I have some cousins that tried that crap—I made a point of demolishing their false pride in such a way that an entire branch of the family tree fears me and flees the area when they get wind that I may be coming into town.

My parents told me that I had to be out of the house by 18. I left the house at 17, went to a military school because the tuition would be paid for (and it guaranteed a job after graduation). When I got out of the military, I had saved up, made some extra cash as a freelance artist, and remained in my apartment until…

I blame her either.

I would highly recommend Budget Bytes. It is a good site with alot of step-by-step photos that anyone can follow. I started there, then experimented with other sites/cookbooks when I got more comfortable in the kitchen.

I don’t even have kids, but I KNOW these burrs are a bad idea because if there is one thing NEVER to underestimate, it is the power of a child to do the worst thing possible when presented with anything.

The first time my puppy-mill rescue dog LOOKED TO ME for help was when she got a tumbleweed stuck to her butt and could not dislodge it. I had spent over 6 months trying to earn her trust, and that was my moment to shine.
(I shamefully admit, burrs and tubleweeds hold a special place in my heart for that silly reason)

Well, experience is the BEST teacher...

...are we still talking little children or college guys?

Wasn’t that a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon? Hobbes cut off all of Calvin’s hair, so they “fixed” it with a marker?

How cute...she is trying to get on board with the leggings trend! X-D

This. They are large, brightly colored burrs. Anyone who ever ran through a field and picked up a burr should know what a LARGER burr would be capable of...and what a child would be 100% likely to do when within arm’s reach of something like that.

Yup, she is also on Deviant Art screaming for attention there too.

I wouldn’t take what Penny says seriously—she has been screaming for attention on DeviantArt for years. Awhile ago I saw an article on her in the Daily Mail where she was supposedly trying to look like Jessica Rabbit.

Yes to the former. There are alot of dinosaurs out there who have no problem complaining about their perceived lack of conservative values in today’s world.

I work a rotating shift schedule. I am all kinds of screwed when it comes to sleep.

...but how much brussel sprouts do I need to roast?!?

Sadly, I think it is.

I fondly remember entering the Pinewood Derby with my Dad—under his registration, of course—because I wanted to participate when my brother was in Boy Scouts. We didn’t know that the adults could cheat on the derby specs, but we won the adult races with a Speed Racer style Mach 5 that was totally in regs with the…

I recently came across a few tupperware items from that first commercial...I had to throw them out because the plastic had started deteriorating so that a sticky film coated the entire thing.

My Mom told me the same thing at the same age, but in broken english with her thick Korean accent...and continued with it up until my early 30s (despite being the same weight since I was 14, now she thinks I am too skinny).
I used to spite her by eating EVERYTHING in the fridge.