How can they only be available to some students? Will the kids who aren't meant to get them just not go to the nurse's office? Will the nurse be all like "No protection from STDs or pregnanccy for you, your parents don't want it!"? How will it work?

A stick of rock is basically a cylinder (about 20cm long, maybe 2, 3 cm diameter) of "candy" - boiled sweets. It's usually mint flavoured, although there can be other flavours, and it is usually a souvenir, with the name of the place all the way through the stick. You can stop being depressed now.

Have you not heard about the doughnut parasites?

It wasn't banned outright, it was banned for under-18s. The headline, first and thirds paragraphs are misleading.

Exactly what I thought!

I agree - all the effing ridiculous crap here, and you chose body snarking? Really?

It's a Biblical thing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levirate_marriage

When did they trick "a 14-year-old survivor of sexual assault into talking about her "sex life" on air"? The link just goes to an article about how the DJs are upset about the woman's death.

Mine will always be "Gestatey Katie", http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/04/royal-baby-kate-middleton-pregnant-media_n_2236499.html

I'm British. I make and buy fruitcake pretty often, and it is delicious. It is so nice. The USA is missing out, seriously. However, why are you bringing this up? It's a bit random.

This also. http://americankabuki.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-rolling-jubilee-occupy-wall-street.html

What do you mean "paved the way"? It was there before THG, sure, but what else?

That is the type of arrant pedantry for which I will not stand! - Winston Churchill, on being criticised (I'm British) for this. WIN.

Full Frontal Feminism, by Jessica Valenti. That is all. (beware - there is A LOT of swearing, so if they or their family will take offence, then - you know what, just get it anyway. It's awesome)

My thoughts exactly.

Her left shoulder looks like it's trying to escape.

"a crime, whether it's violent or sexual or whatever" But rape IS violent as well as sexual.

Yes, you're a male. You can't help it. You're ruled by your genitals. Come on! You have a mind, don't you?

FYI, Mazel=fortune. It makes no sense.

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