Polliwog
Polliwog
Polliwog

Tom Hiddleston says verb away, girl. He relishes a good verbing.

I am fortunate that I have a job that allows me to do things like go to Jefferson City yesterday to the Stand With Missouri Women rally. There weren't enough of us there, but there were a few hundred. We knew going in that the veto was going to be overridden, but our voices needed to be heard. After the rally, we went

Worth noting that there is one (yes, ONE) abortion clinic in all of Missouri. That one clinic happens to be in Saint Louis, which is profoundly inconvenient for anyone in the center of the state, even without a 72-hour waiting period. (Ideally, people in the Kansas City area can just go to Kansas. *crosses fingers*)

Because the Mets salary structure is now determined by a mysterious secret ring, much like the fate of Middle-earth.

I always think fat shaming has less to do with a genuine desire to help and is more to feel superior to others. If you really want to help, be nice. That's it. Just be nice. It really isn't hard at all. Not even a little. Simply don't be a dick.

Are you telling me that treating people like garbage does not boost their self-esteem and desires to better themselves???

I love reading Miss Manners on the subject. "Should I tell my friend she's fat?" "Why? Do you think she hasn't noticed?" If you see something wrong with someone's appearance, the rule is that you can mention it only if the person can immediately fix the problem. Since no one is going to step into another room and

Normal relationships are dynamic and unpredictable sometimes.

it is extremely rare — if not non-existent — for a woman to have an abortion because the pregnancy posed a risk to her life.

Exactly. What the fuck do I care what complete strangers, who will never see me again, think of what I'm wearing?

Going to the theater takes a couple of hours, is optional for everyone but critics and the performers' loved ones, is considered fun by most people, and is often preceded or followed by doing something else social like dinner or drinks.

When I go to the theater, I generally don't have 2-4 pieces of potentially heavy luggage that I have to drag around with me, nor do I have to deal with taking off my shoes and jacket only to put them back on while being herded around like cattle, nor do I have to walk for what feels like miles through a bustling crowd

Or perhaps Isaac Asimov.

Preach it! And may I add, fuck those people who think dressing all fancy with lots of attention to detail is just a basic part of the social contract. That it somehow makes you more considerate if you want to look "presentable" (i.e. attain a beauty standard that is more doable with money and leisure time) in public.

Once in college a dude in a suit tried to hit on me at the train station. He was being a creep and when I turned to tell him to fuck off I found I needed to burp. So I did. He left :D

You know what else? I dress like a slob on the airplane because it lessens the chance that the douche next to me in the suit will try and fucking hit on me the whole damn flight. I dress comfortably for me, but my yoga pants and huge sweatshirt also act as a shield against men who want to talk to me, because I don't

Amen. As long as we're all decently clean and as odor-free as is reasonable, I don't give a shit what any of us are wearing.

Unproven???!? WTF? Does he want a long form birth certificate??