I love everyone in this bar.

ugh, I think Kinja ate my first reply.

True. I still think it's irresponsible to accuse someone of rape or "alleged" rape if that isn't what they're charged with, legally. I think libel/defamation laws are a bit more strict north of the border (where I am), so that probably tints my opinions. Also, a lot of alleged rapists probably won't go after a media…

Journalism graduate here: dictionary definitions are not the same as legal definitions and you can get into HUGE trouble as a media outlet saying that someone "raped" someone, if that isn't, according to the letter of the law, what they are charged with. It's not really a matter of squeamishness. It applies to all…

Starred for "Canadian milk"

Fine, fine work, my fellow Canadian.

Really can't win, eh? Remember all those people bitching about the barista who tried to explain about the "coffee latte"? Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

I drink a ton of milk at home, but milk is not A thing that a grown person should never order in public. It's just fucking weird.

Oh, no need for regret, I mean, 35 sounds like a perfectly reasonable average across all of humanity, really. I think I'm mostly with it by now, but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if I do some more spectacularly stupid things in the next few years/the rest of my life. That's what keeps things interesting!

Wait, we're all stupid until thirty-FIVE? I'm about to turn 30, and I was really hoping *most* of my stupidity was now behind me. Sigh. Well, at least I have the chance of collecting some more stories for future Pissing Contests, I suppose.

(Dec. 6th, not Dec. 25th)

As a Canadian, I can assure you I routinely hold the door for a moment and look over my shoulder every time I walk through a door, just in case someone is there, even when I know damn well there's no one around. By the time I croak, I'm sure it will account for a total of ~1 month of my lifetime, but it's just the…

I want to star this comment times infinity.

I avoid confrontation like the plague, so I dunno, but I did notice a few years ago that when I need to approach a bar to get a drink, I strain on my tiptoes to get noticed. Even if it's not crowded at all, I just feel like the bartender won't see me if I don't streeeetch up.

While watching this show a couple of weeks ago, I was caught off-guard after they censored one of the panelists saying "vagina." The language gets pretty blue on that show, and I don't recall them ever censoring slang terms for penis, or the actual word, but to censor the correct (if perhaps vulgar) use of a word for…

Ah, yes, Toronto is defninitely scarf-and-toque, pretty snowflake kind of weather. Right now, Ottawa is crawl-into-a-tauntaun-and-pray-for-the-sweet-release-of-death kind of weather. It is quite pretty in the summer for a few weeks, though, haha. Have fun while you're in Canada, eh!

Where in Canada? It's -30 degrees in Ottawa right now... can I sign up for an exchange program where someone will send me to the hot Australian summer to replace you?

I've found the single biggest contributor to the 'crustiness' not coming off in the wash is actually overfilling the washing machine! Once I stopped doing this with my undies, I stopped having that issue completely. They just don't get agitated enough that way, it seems.

Ohhhhkay, now that a bunch more comments have trickled in, I think I understand the confusion from those that didn't go to larger US universities. It's that the "town's" police force adopts the name of the school if the school's population is big enough compared to the surrounding community? That's... Very confusing.…

Good. I wonder how many students know that, though? From the comments I've seen on other similar posts, many campus phone systems direct 911 calls to campus security, and it seems the administration is all too happy to re-route the complaint internally so public stats dont reflect how many rapes happen among their…