I had that acupuncture argument on Sunday, and the woman looked at me smugly and said "Well, anything that people have been using for 2000 years HAS to work". It's not worth arguing with crazy, but I wanted to say "What, like the Aztecs and human sacrifice? "

I can't believe I read that whole Jonathan Chait piece! (There were a select few things I agreed with, but not very many, and it was so fucking needlessly long and repetitive.) Your article was a great response.

The whole piece is a strawman. It is not "political correctness" that causes me to refrain from treating women like shit; nor is it PC that I dont walk up to Mrs. Chait and say, "Honey, you could stand to lose a few pounds." "Politically Correct" is a figleaf for the oppressed white male.

Some people may feel like they have to say things to look smart in front of artsy folks — otherwise they'll look foolish not saying anything or pointing out the obvious. That sentence was meant more from a self-conscious context — like you want to impress them or don't want to look dumb in front of them — and less…

That video clip was taken about 40 miles north of where I live. Had there been heavy traffic and an accident had occurred, the Minnesota State Patrol would not only ticket the semi driver but probably would have called in a Commercial Vehicle Inspector to inspect the truck and trailer.

I once was following a truck on…

But that's not true. I've read the entire thread. You just dismiss people's concerns, even when you're presented with a valid example of harm that could only be avoided by clearing the top of your car. It seems more than a little childish and irresponsible to continue to maintain that possibly preventing inadvertent…

My brothers got neon colored cap guns for christmas. With enough refills to last them to puberty.

ZOMG, those things are horrible.

My friend, you have a dog trapped in a cat's body.

I'm typing this with one hand because I'm petting my cat with the other. Cats are totally capable of love, they just express it differently than dogs.

My birthday is exactly a week before Christmas, and as such, is almost always the day that my office chooses to have their holiday party. This has happened several times over the years with various jobs, and it is generally uncomfortable and has occasionally gotten weird.

The most memorable, however, was several…

The cat is just stalking you for food.

It was not a good apology, considering it never actually contains an apology. Is it really that hard to actually apologize that we accept someone hemming and hawing and never getting to the "I am sorry"?

I'm one of those people who was tormented all the way through school, from 1st through 12th. I am sure some of those people have turned out differently, but I was definitely scarred and have zero interest in giving any of them a second chance. I don't live near them, I don't have any happy memories of them, and there…

I don't know what they gave you, but that is not shwarma. That is a travesty.

Agreed. I also think that it's silly to assume she was taken advantage of or underpaid. Was she paid in accordance to industry standard for that kind of work? That's that, then.

And unless it was in her contract that she would receive residuals, then she needs to take that check and move on to the next thing. Are we supposed to feel sorry for this girl?

Yeah, I was thinking she had less than 5 lines, right? She got paid according to contract, and perhaps a bit more.

I haven't read the Star article. I tend to take anything the do with a grain of salt. That being said...

2% of rapes is still more frequent than .0001% instances of voter fraud.

We were the Warriors too. We used to have a Native American head but then it was changed to a mountain. Actually, not like a real mountain but a local hiking trail called Mission Peak. That was painted on all the helmets and jerseys... But we were still warriors, I guess.