Oh God no totally dodged a bullet on that one. Blech, I shudder to think.

One of my exes bought these pretty close to the day they came out. He cited all the bullshit about how it's better for you. I thought they were ugly as hell and vastly unneeded as said bf did not do any sort of 1. running 2. rock climbing 3. activity. We got into a huge screaming match over it and he bought them…

Oh man I wanted to be an inker for Tokyopop! But, had the misfortune to come out of college and apply RIGHT before they shut down. So that dream is probably dead (and after trying to ink some tests for Dark Horse, realized that I am very much a manga inker only).

Yeah that one confused me too. I think, in retrospect, what she meant is that she didn't believe that airplanes should exist, because something about crossing national boundaries...but, if you believe that, you run into the argument that all boundaries are somewhat bullshit, anyway, so..

I had a bf in hs who said he didn't masturbate. He said he had tried it a few times, but his hands were so fucked up (supremely calloused, he also lost feeling in a finger due to nerve damage) that it hurt and he did not enjoy it at all. I didn't really care if he was lying or not, but I really hope (weirdly, and…

Once a girl (white) claimed she was part NA because she was from Oklahoma. No lineage, no nothing, just "Oh, well I'm from Oklahoma, so I have some NA in me."

Our AP European History teacher tried to teach us the Da Vinci Code in class...as FACT. She also was hell-bent on proving that Shakespeare didn't write Shakespeare's plays. She also did not believe in airplanes. When I looked up her salary later (Texas Tribune, ftw), I was PISSED that it was higher than many other…

I have the same feeling/thing - but two of my siblings already bought the flowers, lotions, clothes for my mom AND signed all of our names on it. I can pay them back, but it's also okay if I don't. So...best siblings?

Why did you marry him? I'm not asking to be mean or judgmental, I really want to know what went through your mind, how you justified it, did you like him a lot but not love LOVE him, etc.

She is not "threatened" by talking to people. She is rightfully a bit worried when someone she doesn't know from Adam somehow gets her personal info. Despite what you think, that is problems. I don't work in retail, but my job does put me into contact with a lot of possibly dangerous people. We even have a…

I would also like to point out that really awkward but earnest people (like you) are extremely sensitive to offense. When they feel they have crossed a line, they feel SO SORRY and really bad and try really hard to apologize and make things better. CREEPS, however, continuously push their victim's boundaries even…

I have a weird "should I date them? So improper!" story that I would live feedback on.

Oh yeah I know, it's just that wording is so fishy sounding! I have heard that "was found at the scene" part in like...16 different cop episodes and now my tv-trained brain naturally jumps to that no matter what. I'm blaming Law and Order

Maybe I've watched too many "dirty cop" tv shows, but "A revolver believed to be the weapon Golden had at the time of the shooting was found at the scene by officers, the statement said" screams to me "THEY PLANTED THE GUN AFTERWARDS GUISE DO YOU NOT SEE THIS"

I hope the follow up is "After years of trying, he finally got it. You can see it on Pluto.TV, the link is up on our website thisamericanlife.org. Stay tuned for Act Two, when ..."

A long time ago on TAL they did a segment on a man who tried (and failed) repeatedly to sell this very idea to a cable network. Please tell me this is that same guy

For most situations like that, I ask for more information. Like "Oh, what specific movie are you wanting to watch?" or "Is there a specific beer you want to try? Who makes it?" Most people who are being pretentious can't back up their questions, and the people that are my friends and I *do* like will usually skip…

What the fuck. When I read your original post, I just thought your aunt was just clueless - some people get lucky and can't realize they did.

Our friend group had a guy who was a magican. Every new girl he met through friends he would do these two magic tricks with, one involving a huge ass penny (like palm-sized). Once, after I watched him do it to like the 5th girl in a row, I said very loudly (and may have been drunk, because it was completely…

Do schools make any $ off of prom? When I was in hs, no one took prom seriously - everyone said it was "a more expensive banquet" (we had yearly band/orch banquets, tennis banquets, etc.). Our school was okay then, one of the two "best" schools in the district. It was at a somewhat nice place, $35 a person.