What? Your reply makes no sense. And FYI, I know what a logical fallacy is. Randomly posting links like that when I'm not being at all argumentative is a really condescending thing to do.

I think what she's saying is that the truth is GOING to be spun, whether we like it or not. And a lot of those doing the spinning have good intentions (like, say, fat-acceptance activists who use the addictive quality of food to show that overweight people aren't necessarily lazy or gluttonous). But even those…

The researchers used artificial, zero-calorie sweeteners to make the two drinks taste identical.

Echidnas make up for their lack of teats, though. WITH FOUR PENISES. Because that's how many penises a male echidna has. Four. FOUR.

I literally just stepped in a fire ant mound 20 minutes ago. So, talk to management for me too.

Oh, don't worry—Houston is very liberal. I'm in Austin, but we consider Houston to be our soul-sister, politics-wise. People who actually live there could probably speak to the politics better than I can—but how I envision it is very similar to Austin: there's some business-y folks who are conservative, but everyone…

I'm in Austin, and of course you're right—most everything is air conditioned, which makes it not so bad. Unless you don't have AC in your car. Or you work outdoors. Or you want to go to a music festival or workout outside or walk your dog. Then you're screwed. That's always what I hate the most about…

The guy at the grocery store asked me, "Are you enjoying the weather?" And I laughed at him. Then I realized he wasn't joking. I was like—no. Not enjoying the stifling heat and 600% humidity, weirdo. But thanks for asking.

I'm in Texas too—it is actually bearable right now. But Saturday? 108F. I felt like my skin was melting when I got into my car, which had been parked in the sun. It was probably 240F in there.

I love how annoyed she is with her neighbors for barbecuing all the time. WHO IS PAYING FOR ALL THIS MEAT. She's basically me. Do not fuck with me during the summer—it's too hot for me to put up with your bullshit. I cannot.

True dat. What I find hilarious about Perry is that he's a fucking TERRIBLE politician. (It's hilarious, but it's also hella frustrating—because HOW does he keep getting elected?) Good politicians are polite to their constituants, even the ones who don't vote for them. Perry, on the other hand, is infamous for…

Here's the thing about Perry: He's not actually a religious person. It's all a rouse. There are crazy religious nuts who actually believe their own nuttery—and while those people's zealotry is scary, it's ultimately somewhat sympathetic (they're mostly misled and uneducated). His nuttery is completely for his own…

Really? Tell me more! I just bought both a pair of Brooks and a pair of Sauconys, and I was trying to figure out whether to return the Brooks or not (I want them, but I'm not sure if I'll use both pairs enough to justify keeping them, and I already wore the Sauconys). Maybe an inspirational tale will give me an…

I'd be willing to bet that most big-name brands donate to the GOP, so I wouldn't let it deter you from buying from them. As long as they aren't doing creepy Chic-fil-A type campaign donations, I'd go with what works for you.

HOLY COW. YOUR USERNAME. You're my favorite person in the world—just so you know.

Hallelujah. I'll go one step further—don't expect ANYONE (stranger, friend, whatever) else to discipline your kid (other than an employee or family member who's explicitly been entrusted with that authority).

OMG. THE LITTLE ONE. He's so funny! My favorite part was when he was asked what he thought of the fact that robots make his food, and his response was: "........ heh. robots."

First, I really like your comments here—I want to say that. But I sort of disagree. At least with this: "It's not the insinuation of lust alone that is offensive and creepy, it's the context and the history of gender relations and power gaps that conjure the creeps and what not. Women aren't creeped out by the…

Ahhh, I love that the anti-choicers were chased off by the chanting! THE FLAMES OF OUR RIGHTEOUS FURY WILL BURN YOU, ANTICHOICERS. OUT OF OUR KITCHEN. TOO HOT FOR YOU.

Oh, I agree. I just think it's cyclic, you know? People see how they're gerrymandering, and see that Rick Perry won AGAIN even though he didn't bother even showing up for a debate or even pretending to care about anything other than A&M's booster club—and they lose hope. Add to that that the Tea Party has all the…