I’m confused. They shorted him a dollar and then chased him down the street? It doesn’t even make sense as an overreaction—what were they even reacting to in the first place?

I wouldn’t recommend becoming a vegetarian in your case. I think it’s possible to build a healthy diet without meat, soy, or nuts, but only if you can prepare a significant portion of your food from scratch. I eat mostly vegetarian, vegan at least some of the time, and free-range, humane, sustainable, etc. animal…

You can usually buy simple syrup (which is just sugar water) at most liquor stores, and in this case, I think you could muddle mint leaves in simple syrup instead of cooking anything. I’m with you, though; every time I’ve seen one of these features, it looks like way too much fucking work and ingredients I’ve never…

...and a heads-up that he’s needy af.

I’m pretty sure that article IS saying it’s a myth.

Aw, shit. I’ve never had a hangover, and was starting to think I never would. I’m 31.

I’ve never told anyone this story, because I was so ashamed. One night I was driving home after having a few drinks, thinking it was no big deal because I wasn’t far from home. And then, out of nowhere, an abortion appeared in the middle of the road. I tried to swerve, but I couldn’t avoid it. I never thought this…

I love this idea so much I wanna marry it.

Are you sure you have white privilege? Like, maybe that one waiter who was rude to you one time was actually committing a hate crime. Better have a DNA test just to be certain.

I mean, if you go far enough in any direction from the place I was born, you will hit a tree. So there.

“manslaughter” of rapes

I think you’re missing the point. Sometimes a person doesn’t want to have sex, even though they like the other person and maybe even wish to have sex with them at a future time. College students need to understand that “no” still means “no” even when it doesn’t mean “fuck you.”

Regarding the first scenario, there have been some studies I’m too lazy to look up at this late hour showing that many women are socialized to be coy and say “no” when they really mean “yes” so they don’t look too “slutty.” This is all sorts of fucked up, obviously. My advice for any woman who does that would be to…

I think it does get a bit complicated when there’s an ongoing sexual relationship and a context to getting incoherent. It’s a really uncomfortable subject, and I’m extremely wary of saying anything along the lines of “it’s OK to fuck a drunk person when...” because duh. But I’ve deliberately gotten drunk and/or high…

There are two ways of looking at rape/sexual assualt. One is to ask whether the “victim” wanted to have sex. The other is to ask whether the “perpetrator” reasonably believed the “victim” wanted to have sex—that is, whether the “victim” gave consent. The former looks at what was in the “victim’s” head; the latter…

The story of how tipping came to be in the U.S. is actually rather interesting. It was an aristocratic custom imported from Europe, where it dates back to the 1700s, but it didn’t make its way over here until after the Civil War (late 1800s). It was met with fierce opposition even then by people making all the same…

Mostly yes, but not always. Every now and then an owner/manager/employee with no fucks left to give will stand up to these assholes, and a little more often, the cherished regulars who behave themselves and tip well get special treatment and a heartfelt thanks.

Assuming you’ve already looked for an opportunity to peek inside the check presenter after he pays, and that you’ve already considered nonchalantly raising the topic (“hey Dad, how much do you usually tip when you go out to eat?”) and neither of those things worked out for some reason, you could make some excuse to…

Yes, it’s a little bit gauche to second-guess a chef on these kinds of things. (Rude is too strong a word, IMO.) If the restaurant is the type that only has line cooks and not chefs, don’t worry about it as long as she continues to be polite and reasonable (sometimes things are prepped in advance, such that certain…

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