Am I the only one who's kind of impressed with that little Google-generated poem at the end? It's kind of lovely when you think about how millions of people contributed to getting those results.

Yes, I get why it's not welcome. I don't get why some women act like it's a huge ordeal that terrorizes them, as if they have the delicate sensibilities of a Victorian nun, even as they go on and on about how "sex positive" they are. (I am a woman, btw.)

I don't really get the whole idea that seeing a dick pic is supposed to be some kind of horrible visual assault, but I have to say - boobs and butts are much more pleasant to look at than the genitals of either gender. You're also kind of assuming that we're talking about the parts of conventionally attractive people.

The post on Gawker handled that contradiction a little better, essentially just saying, "Yeah, but what the hell is the alternative?" I agree it's silly for Jez to just pretend they don't have this problem. They also apparently think we're so dumb that we'll only click on a post about journalistic integrity if they…

That's good advice, though I would probably worry about coming off as pretentious if I launched into an explanation like that right away. I try not to default to assuming ignorance; some people do have real respect for librarians. In some cases, it's also kind of useful to hear their reactions, if I'm trying to…

Yeah, that's another assumption, that I work in a public library (I don't).

I am definitely a hot librarian.

Yeah, this is mostly from acquaintances or first dates. There's really no malice intended. In some ways, it's flattering based on their sense of what's important. They think I'm clearly so intelligent and articulate that I must have more ambition than being 'just' a librarian.

Thanks! I like it, most of the time anyway.

I don't like talking about my job, because most people make really insulting assumptions about it (I'm a librarian). This is how the conversations usually go on my end:

Wikipedia covers it pretty well. See also, fried chicken.

I don't know if she does this shit because she's unaware, thinks it's funny, wants to be down or genuinely doesn't care if she's rude or offensive.

YellowBurner just had to make sure you knew that s/he is so much MORE outraged than you! How dare you appear to be insufficiently outraged!

I didn't take Jolie's words to mean that they literally don't communicate in normal ways alongside the letters. If they're actually refusing to call or Skype the whole time to maintain a romantic fantasy, that is rather silly and inauthentic. But little fantasies like that can be a fun part of dealing with a…

Wow, that is ... not what I was expected.

Not pretentious. There's something undeniably special about a handwritten letter.

I don't think writing handwritten letters has anything to do with pretending you don't have any money. It obviously costs more than sending an email, with postage and the varying cost of the paper, if you use any kind of stationary.

Do you know if he's quiet with everyone or just with you? If you haven't already, it might help to spend some time with his friends and see if he has a different default.

I really doubt that DirtyMcGirty was referring to Stone, Green Flash, and Ballast Point when he was talking about all the shitty bandwagon IPAs. Those are very well-established brands that helped to start the craze for IPA. The problem is all the inferior breweries who noticed that those IPAs are popular and thus…

Too bad. Pilots sometimes have a drastically different tone then the rest of a show's run though, so there might still be hope for it.