Yup. That was exactly it—he didn't think I could possibly really mean I didn't want an engagement ring, despite the four years we had been together, because our culture is just that persuasive. Fuck the patriarchy, seriously.

Just because it's not mandated, doesn't mean it's not part of the sport. Full make-up, heavily styled hair, and glittery, sexy uniforms have been a standard part of gymnastics for decades. It's sexist as hell, and it's definitely part of the spot. Athletes may take part in that in some countries more than others…

Oh God. On top of the "Commie" thing, the commentator on NBC just announced that it was the Mexican female archer's turn to compete by saying, "And now it's time to go to the Mexican side of the border!" Kill me now.

Seriously.

No need to apologize! I have one of those diamond solitaire engagement rings, and I love it because of what it symbolizes, but I only have it because my now-husband did not believe me when I said that if I ever got married, I really didn't want an engagement ring because they seem like a waste of money that could…

I totally agree; I absolutely hated that bit and thought it was a terrible use of a brilliant villain.

I'm pretty sure my hospital isn't ordering from an online pharmacy that doesn't require a prescription for you to order human growth hormone and buckets of Viagra, thank goodness.

I could get on board with it being a sight gag—they're on the run and happen to see Lady Liberty peeking out between the buildings of the city, and Rory momentarily panics, thinking that an angel is after them. That would be quite funny and wouldn't totally demolish the rules the show has set for the angels.

Not to mention that her eyes are open. Maybe he's going to use some famous version of Lady Justice instead? She's not an angel either, but at least her eyes are covered!

Good Lord, they're using erythropoietin? Do they know how freaking expensive that stuff is? I'm a new RN, and one of the first injections I ever gave in nursing school was Epogen (the brand name of erythropoietin). I was in the middle of drawing it up into the syringe when my clinical instructor said, "Be sure not to…

Well, red blood cells live for roughly four months, so once you've made a whole bunch extra from being at high altitude, you should have a few months to compete before they are all worn out.

It just depends on your kid whether it's useful or not. For mine, my shriek of terror as she tried to pull a pan of boiling spaghetti sauce onto her head only vaguely gets her attention; it doesn't actually get her to stop pulling on the handle of the pan. A smack on the hand while I very sternly tell her to stop does…

Being wealthy isn't a sin. Utterly denying both the incredible privilege you were born with and the effect that privilege has on the lives of the millions of people who weren't born with it is a fucking sin.

I'd forgotten that he actually says that you turn to stone, as opposed to just becoming one of them or something. As for that scene where they're talking, I simply put it out of my mind as one of the stupidest things Doctor Who ever put on film, and try not to think about it.

My first thought was, "But it's made of copper! It's not a stone statue! That makes no fucking sense!" Which is exactly why he'll do it.

YES. They should at least tell the gymnasts—if not the public—exactly what the deductions were for so they can improve the next time.

I do not understand why that has not yet become the law. It just makes so much fucking sense. Maybe that's the problem—we're trying to use logic to make the world a happier and better place.

That is insanely brilliant and hilarious.

For regular things, like throwing blocks or something, we use time-outs. For something physically dangerous, like running in front of a car, I generally shouted (mostly in terror, but it worked to scare them as well) and then I either swatted their butt or smacked their hand hard enough to sting. That was an…

I'm not ashamed to admit that I would watch a feature-length Disney animated movie about an adorably bouncy baby goat IN A HEARTBEAT.