Said same above in response to G&T. The worst punishment, and the one he’s earned, is to be ignored and forgotten. No follow-up interviews, updates, or ‘legacy.’ A collective and public disavowal. In five years’ time, if his name is mentioned, the response should be, who? Let’s talk only about the survivors and the…

Naw.... lock him up in solitary for the rest of his miserable life, and let’s never speak of him again. He’s abdicated any option of rehabilitation, due to his acts; there are things you never go back from. (I do think he was heavily influenced by his older brother, but bears responsibility nonetheless). To be ignored…

Someone upthread did the whole ‘’how do you like your eggs in the morning’’ one and it got all the stars and I can’t believe not everyone has heard this joke before.

I’m on my third IUD and I can tell you that the removal is waaaaaay easier than the insertion. So easy, in fact, I accidentally removed my first one myself at home when it dislodged.

My only exposure to her comes from Top Chef, and I just found her uninteresting. Katie Lee Joel was robotic and terrible, but her total awkwardness was at least entertaining.

Today is the Day We Decided to Give Mischa Barton a Break. Calendar marked! Because who amongst us was not a bratty teen at one point or another?

Thanks, Thanks! That’s actually not too bad. Snotty and unpleasant, certainly, but she was a teenager. Safe to say she’s had her comeuppance since, anyway.

What’s the story??? Share the Cliff’s Notes with the class so we don’t have to read Jason Priestly’s autobiography, please!

GOD, thank you. She is just not a good model. IT'S OKAY. She is still a pretty girl. There are a mega-ton of pretty girls in the world, though, and only a tiny percentage of them are actually good models.

Thanks for the response - it was good to read (in that you understand where I am coming from, obviously, not 'good' that you had a similar experience). I think the fact that you knew it was creepy is really interesting. I don't remember the timeline enough to recall when the more 'mentoring' type of activities were…

I love Texas. LOVE IT. Part of the hard love is admitting how fucked up it can be, though.

Taking a child to museums and concerts can be a lovely form of mentoring and spending time with a young person whilst introducing them to the cultural world. Or, it can be grooming, or (I think) 'dating' in the eyes of the predator.

The clothes are baggy to hide the scales, come on now.

I twice read that as 'compared gay marriage to insects' and was very intrigued. I actually clicked the link to see what Jeremy Irons said about insect intercourse. Not sure which statement would actually be crazier.

The restaurant I waited at guaranteed $75 for lunch service, and $100 for dinner service (and this was in the late '90s). If the tip pool failed to pay out, the house covered the remainder. This almost never happened for dinner, but once in a while for lunch on a slow day (normally we exceeded the minimum).

All y'all crushing on Zayn need to be aware of the physical (and manlier) perfection of boxer Amir Khan:

I think we are basically on the same page, then, although I'm more forgiving because 30 Rock is, to me, one of the most consistently funny and quotable comedies I've ever seen (see also: Peep Show, Arrested Development, Pulling). There are very few shows as fast and reliable with one-liners as these - it delights my…

Whoooooooooaaaa, GAUNTLET THROWN. Interesting point.

Dear fucking GOD. The '70s were a terrifying time to be a child. I was an '80s child, and things were thankfully a lot more peppy. I have a good friend here who has a lifelong fascination-with-slash-terror-of nuclear war, cemented in his head by the completely traumatic airing of "Threads'' in his youth.

Came to say the same thing. I am so appalled at what this family went through, and filled with absolute admiration for their willingness to keep this in the public eye and fight for justice for themselves and others, during an unimaginably painful time.