Great minds think alike!

I disagree with her whole-heartedly, especially about this whole idea of a "conspiracy" to keep Cosby off TV (why? Why would anyone go to this length to do that?), but at the same time I can sympathize with the probably extreme cognitive dissonance this must cause for people who personally know and love Cosby. This…

I find this horrible for so many reasons already well stated above, but I also find that I want to whip out my red pen and correct her terrible spelling/grammar/writing!

I think we just squirmed and said "Omigod Dad, ewww, gross!!!"

In "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," during the scene where Judge Reinhold's character is masturbating in the bathroom, my father turned gravely to my supremely uncomfortable sister, best friend, and me, and asked "Do you girls know what he's doing?"

What does it say about me that I've never heard of more than half of these "celebrities"?

Yeah, it pretty well sucked. :(

That's terrible, I'm sorry. I hope this Christmas is a merry one for you!

Ok, good! :) I have a reputation for sentences that go on forever and use lots of parentheses! I can now interpret you "Wot?" as an empathetic hug from someone who knows what the diss process is like.

It is a long sentence indeed. I'm not sure if your "Wot?" means you're confused, but in case you want clarification here it is: I disguised an old research paper as a dissertation chapter and gave it to Grandpa for Christmas so he would think that I was making progress. I also wanted to get him to stop nagging me. It…

I'm sorry for your loss. I am grateful that I got so many years with him. His 94th birthday would have been this Sunday.

Another sad Xmas story with an awesome gift but a terrible ending. When I was around 7 and my sister was 9, our parents got us an Atari. Best. Christmas. Ever. But it turned into the Worst. Christmas. Ever. when we got back from our grandma's house later on Christmas Day and our house had been burglarized. All the…

Maybe we can call this the worst present I ever gave. About seven years ago I was in the midst of finishing my PhD and extending the phase known as ABD (all but degree) with a magnificent procrastination jag (it would last about five years - they give you lots of time to finish in anthropology!). My grandfather, who…

I'm not going to give her name, but I can say that she played against Julia in Julia's fifth game.

According to some other commenters, I think you are right. My perspective was as an audience member, but I do remember my sister saying that Alex would not talk to them at all other than on stage. I'm sure that's the reason - they don't want any hint of impropriety. Obviously, I had no qualms about that in my…

That was one of my all-time favorite episodes of The X-Files! Well played.

Yeah, my sister had to be cranked up too because she's pretty short. She also had nothing but nice things to say about the crew. Even though she didn't win we had a great viewing party when her show aired, and it was a terrific experience for her. I really enjoyed the taping, too - it was fascinating to see how…

Also: he was charming and gracious throughout the entire day, and endured audience questions that I'm sure he has to answer at every single taping with wit and civility.

My sister was a contestant on Jeopardy! this year. I sat through an entire day's worth of taping - five shows - and she was in the final show of the day (she lost to superstar Julia Collins). Alex does not interact with the contestants before the shows or after - it's just too many people! However, during taping…

I can empathize with that. It is pretty gross to smell random shit smells in public. I just try to remind myself that as nasty as the smell is, it's just the smell of food being processed. I learned to do this when I worked at a convalescent hospital in the early 90s and had to change diapers on adult patients; that…