Well, to some extent this is a natural human reaction and should be taken as a compliment by the author that she or he created a work that lives on in the imagination of its readers. The Odyssey was more than likely an unauthorized sequel to the Iliad, for instance, and pretty much all of Aurthurian literature is…

Gorgeous, inspiring ad. It reminds me of pulp science fiction stories from the 40s and 50s. (Although the LV bag does look a bit out of place.)

@lilliputzian: Many of the men of my acquaintance are horrible gossips, and much more efficient at it than the women. I was surprised by this at first, I'll admit, but now I think it's fascinating and endearing.

I used the band-aid thing a lot when I did ballet, actually. It wasn't perfect, but it did the job.

@syneblue: As far as I recall, the blue they used for Mary which came to be associated with her was an extremely expensive pigment, so they saved it for the important figures.

God, I thought that was terrible. Maybe it's because I'm a noir and Hitchcock fan, but wow... yeah. I'd like to scrub that out of my brain now, please.

I wonder what ingredient bubble baths causes the UTI problem? The fragrance? The soap? (I make bath supplies for friends and family, and I'd hate to be handing out UTIs along with them).

@Laulau: Yes, it's "separate but equal" all over again, including the intention of never ever wanting it to be actually equal.

@PurpleMonkeyDinosaur: I'm guessing it was a Catholic hospital, in which case someone's got some learning to do about charity and humanity and not walking around being all judgy with a stick up your ass.

@Wibbles: Amendment 2 of what? Because I'm seeing a lot of stuff about guns and militias with nary a complete sentence to congeal them all together. I'm going to assume you're talking about Florida's state constitution? Maybe?

THIS is why "civil unions" are not enough.

OMG Squirrel!

@Pavonine1: Sense, ur talkin' it.

@TheBolter: Yes. We're too silly to know our own minds and too foolish to be trusted with the responsibility of making our own decisions.

@mbot is a biracial butterfly:

I'd say "second childhood" but I don't think he ever really progressed out of first.

Interesting. I suppose you could also do glass etching for a similar effect...

@Trulymadlyme: I would think it's the sentence. 8 months is a slap on the wrist.

The other odd thing is that cat a lot of people with cat allergies can get used to the particular cat and not have an allergic reaction to it anymore. That's been how it is with my family, at least.

@120pagemonster: Mine was down for well over an hour. My mail, search, homepage, reader...