I suspect that many of these people know guys who were "falsely" accused of rape (because there is no way he would ever do something like that!), and many "know" guys who were falsely accused (because you did briefly meet your cousin's neighbour's boss that one time, in passing).

This makes me wonder about the murder/accident dimension of the story. My area's White Lady story (posted above, in reply to the original comment) involves an accidental drowning, but one could be construed as the result of parental negligence, or of ill-luck, depending on who was telling the story (and one that could…

Interesting - your story sounds closes to the White Lady story that I grew up with (in Canada).

Imagine a pro-commuting campaign making use of this story!

Yes to this!

Yes! I so, so, so, badly want to punch younger Pomme, both for judging other people who did seek treatment for their depression ("taking the easy way out" my ass) instead of respecting their choice, and for refusing to consider the option for herself. I was on effexsor a few years ago, and it was ridiculous. In two…

I don't think that it's only about the anxiety that a diagnosis could stir up - the followup tests are painful, potentially destructive, and, like any surgery, can be (very rarely) dangerous. Some individuals may prefer to be super vigilant and risk pain/fear if it means minimizing their risk of cancer as much as is…

Awesome!

Awesome! You will need tall tales about your past hunting exploits.

Wow - I hadn't considered that, but that's probably true (and really intriguing!). Trying to make sense of that would make an amazing research project for grad student demographers/epidemilogists out there!

Duly warned :)!

The victim hood is ruled by gangs of feminist thugs!

I think some people are just like that - on dates (or at parties, or meeting people that I want to befriend, etc.) I'm as bad as she is. I think that it's a mix of a natural tendency towards extreme shyness, and an accumulation of bad experiences brought on by and exacerbating said anxiety. There isn't much that…

I've actually met a few little Zias - our generation has come of age, apparently.

I LOVE crazy original names that were obviously invented by parents still in altered states of mind (whether from anesthetics, sleep deprivation, or intentionally). All my respect to the parents of the Apples, Morning Doves, and so on of the world. Because even though the current crop of classic names are really…

Everything else aside, why is having a newspaper delivery route worth three times more merit points than having any other type of job?

Most commenters arguing that a remake is unnecessary and trying to understand where the demand for such films stems from at all focus on language, which I suspect actually plays a relatively small part in the explanation.

Good point.

Ah, but they are for less government intervention in the lives of *people*. Like men. And fetuses.

Which is why I think that she will be good as the evil Queen. Granted, I find her creepy in most of the roles that she has been typecast in (because she always plays them in an unsettlingly cheery way), but even for fans, I think that having someone smile and laugh adorably after ordering an execution would be…