I'll give that a shot and see how it goes. I bet you're probably right.

What we need is specifically worded legislation that prevents this. That causes the defendant to offer specific examples of risky behavior on the part of their victim in order to get the not guilty verdict. This whole "well, they were just really scared" bullshit is dangerous.

Same. These dolls aren't really very human-like, so without other evidence, I'd be a little reluctant to assume that they were bought so the owner could avoid interacting with real women. I'd be more likely to assume a doll or a rubber fetish of some kind, neither of which has to have anything to do with actual human…

As a former server I'd be curious to know the details of the Paris Hilton tip, as in how much the server(s) went home with after tip-out.

Rich people paying extreme mark-ups is a good thing. She paid $277,000 for what was probably $2,000 worth of booze. That $275,000 extra paid all the club workers, maintenance, utilities, etc. for that club. It got redistributed to whole bunch of not-rich workers.

Paris Hilton's bar tab tip is more than what I earn in a year. :-/

A source claims the bar tab was $230,000, with a $47,000 tip.

Attention bad tippers: Paris Hilton is now a better person than you are. BOOM.

As someone who works retail, it's really obvious which kids have heard the word "no" before. My favorite line from a parent to her kid: "Buddy, you're just gonna have to learn that the world does not revolve around you." I gave her a candy bar.

why the fuck do people keep having small children with my EXACT INTERESTS.

Some of my parent friends love to sanctimommy about how bad it is to use the word "NO" with children, because we're supposed to "deflect and distract" or something. One of these parent friends has this rule literally printed, framed, and hung on the wall of their living room: "We don't say NO to our children" along…

OMG, I sort of know someone that happened to! A friend of mine had a childhood friend who decided all he wanted to eat was hamburgers and his parents were like "yeah ok." So my friend was telling me this and I was like "Holy shit, how did that kid not get scurvy?" and he was like "oh he did. He got scurvy and had to…

Yessss. Sometimes my boss complains about not having enough money and I try not to roll my eyes and say, "Well, maybe your wife should get a job."

I am a big brother who basically raised his little brothers and I have to say, the power of "no" can be quite the power trip. But it is an important part of teaching the kids that they are stupid and you know better.

It makes me happier than it really should when shitty parents complain about having to live with the results of their shitty parenting.

Whenever I question myself as a parent, I always think of my ex-bf's mom who bought a beautiful white Persian kitten. When it was time to start the cat on solid food, the cat turned up her nose at it the first time. Fearful that the cat would starve to death, she never again offered it solid food. So its teeth never…

You thy to indoctrinate them early into the good stuff. My kids are the only ones at school who are into Doctor Who and Godzilla and Harry Potter and classical mythology and giant squid. But they're gonna like what they like, and lots of it will be awful. You just have to keep repeating to yourself, while suffering…

I have 4 kids and ergo am an expert on every damn thing. So here's what you do:

SAY NO. Say it all the time Say it a lot. Nooooooooooo.

Then you have to do the parental thing and put a stop to it once it becomes a problem. The most terrifying part about being a parent is causing a rift with your child by doing the right thing and never having them realize it was the right thing.

Dear dad,