Oh, how I miss the Weekly World News.

I want to say something along the lines of “usually in Texas when your grandma is also your mom it’s a different scenario,” but I’m not sure this is something you’d say about Texas. Alabama maybe? South Carolina? Forgive me, I’m not American and I don’t know the regional stereotypes well enough to make effective…

Are you still watching this? I’m not a troll and I’ve been here a long time!

Here’s something you might not know: Heaven Leigh is the name of a character in a V.C. Andrews novel. A friend of one of my friends also named her daughter Heaven Leigh, after the character.

I’ve met two Kais, both Danish (one is my second cousin, or whatever our relationship is). I’m really surprised to see it on this list.

It’s Irish. I think I first became aware of it because there’s an Irish comic named Tommy Tiernan who talks about his (possibly fictional) friend Declan in his routines.

Good point. My friend has a son named Jude, and while the book wasn’t the inspiration, she calls him Jude the Obscure once in a while because he’s a bit of a 7-year-old drama queen, the kind of kid who acts like he’s suffering unspeakable torment when you try to get him to eat vegetables.

How are the boys’ names dumb? Every last one of them is a traditional name (thank god - I wasn’t a fan of people naming their boys Jayden and Grayson). Atticus, Asher, Silas and Jude have literary nerd appeal. :) Jasper is a nice Scandinavian name that I’d probably consider for my own offspring.

Re. Smitten Kitten, I feel really uncomfortable with a sex toy shop as a venue for sex ed for kids.

I don’t know, I think this is pretty far from the best interview ever. It’s a bit cringey actually.

My mom claims that a guy from her hometown was called Drew Peacock.

Barbequed bologna was a specialty on my dad’s side of the family when I was a kid. Sounds weird, tastes...okay. Other than barbequed, I never liked it, especially the kind with macaroni in it. (WHY.)

When I read this comment I initially thought of dick cheese, a.k.a smegma, as a spread. (I know...Ew. I am sorry.) Then I remembered what head cheese actually is.

I LOVE this! And I don’t think this sounds like Bowie parodying himself at all, I think this sounds like complex “late” work from a mature artist. (Not that I want to lose Bowie any time soon, but he’s 68, so most of his career is behind him now.)

I was just in the middle of writing this addendum but my internet crapped out before I could post it. I apologize.

Babbit is satire though. The whole point of the book is that Babbit (who is basically a personification of some of the more unpleasant aspects of American culture) is a shallow, hypocritical, materialistic douche who completely lacks self-awareness. This passage sounds like it’s from Babbit’s point of view, although…

Am I the only person who thinks it’s a sweeter story in a weird way because they didn’t end up as a couple? The media is often full of stories of couples who made it. You don’t usually hear stories about romances that didn’t pan out but still made a positive impact on people’s lives, and I think we need to hear more…

Anyone know if there are any traces of the Lucky Stiffs on the internet? I’m curious to know what they sounded like.

I was just watching some “inside the episode” videos for Girls. (I know - too much time on my hands.) I have watched the show consistently for four seasons, but by season four it was finally beginning to wear on me. Listening to Dunham talk about her own show is actually kind of insufferable. Of course she’s not as…

This is awesome and I would totally wear it. Haters to the left.