In addition to what TheCatBastetCameBack said so much better than I could, I think the reason this is getting a lot of play is because its an example of a young girl being empowered and real change happening as a result. Warms the cockles, as it were. All of your points are solid, though, and I don't think it's a…

If I had to pick a spouse from a house, I would totally commit to a Hufflepuff.

So, so good- thank you for this!

He'd totally do something unreasonable and wonderful like give most of the stuff away to some lady he finds wandering around the storage facility, and then take 1 random thing (small enough for him to carry without straining anything) to his friend, who turns out to be the person who built the original Herbie or…

I know it won't happen, but I do want Barry to get this one!

Hahaha! Yes! I think I saw you there ;)

So wait... does that make Sean Penn the Humperdink of this scenario?

Ha! Getting a manicure at Beauty Bar inevitable lead to having the worst manicure for a few days because 1. it's dark in there! 2. drinks! and 3. being too hung over the next day to remove the nail polish smeared across cuticles.

Oh, yes- people in service get treated terribly regardless of gender, for sure!

You know, my mom has an issue that makes her walk slow as well, way slower than fast walking me. But she is aware that she walks slowly (as I'm sure you're mom is, too) and she adjusts her behavior when she's in a crowd. She doesn't just block all paths and then take the "move around me" attitude; she steps to the…

There's also something about being in a confined space like when you're behind the counter. It really brings out the guys who have power issues- they see a woman who, because of their position and/or the situation, can't avoid interacting with them so they say things the would never dare say to a woman in another…

Ugh- sorry you had to deal with his grossness. It reminds me of the guys who would constantly, on purpose ask me & the other female serves at the cute, upscale cafe for a "quickie" instead of quiche. Every f-ing time. As if they were getting away with some hilar joke that no one else in the world caught on to. And…

No worries! I probably was over-simplifying to get to my point that the OP's position was bullshit and threw wiki under the bus for the sake of brevity.

Ok- In my experience, wikipedia is a great place to start research, but not an end point. Thanks, wiki warrior!

Of all the things that are wrong with this comment (1. men are not left off this list- as others have pointed out, a lot of these points apply to both genders, it's your own perspective that is excluding men, 2. wikipedia? really? Those numbers have refuted. 3. insulting the entire readership of this site twice and…

He was a super special fella!

It's true- I had a dog who loved wearing my shirts. He was about 90lbs and if I held a wide collared shirt up with the neck hole in a ring, he would put his head through and then lift his paws so I could put them in the sleeves. We discovered this when I was going through laundry- it was totally spontaneous and he…

I'm going to send this to Mr. Trousersocks once a month- it's way more satisfying than just yelling it from the bathroom!

OMG! I thought it was just my secret shame! I get constipated just before my period starts and have the worst cramps until, during the heaviest flow, I also take the biggest shit! Then there is such a mix of emotions, because my cramps immediately slacken, but I'm faced with figuring out how to clean myself up. It…