That's interesting, thanks for the info. I still find it a little bit strange that an employer would accept a recommendation from someone who happened to be in the same society as you, as opposed to a former employer or educational establishment.

"She said having her sorority on her resume would help her land a high-profile finance job. (It worked.)"

I didn't realise it was fictional either, though the names not matching up did confuse me.

Surely the other 300 were a control group?

I always find that I enjoy watching sports a lot more when I am actually playing those sports. You don't get a real appreciation for the feats the athletes are achieving until you've made an ass of yourself trying to emulate them.

I think he's the weekend editor, so probably.

For others like me who began to weep at the "100 messages per response" stat, someone else posted this article: [static.izs.me]

If it's related to heat it could be, like when sap in trees freezes, expands, then explodes, causing sharp cracking noises. Not to say that that is what is happening here, but if something is being cooled when the sun goes down and triggering the noises then that's one explanation for night only occurences.

I remember reading once that the basis of all humour is the absurd, and this seems delightfully absurd to me!

That's what I thought too, but I guess it could also imply the long nights when his wife is in hospital?

It's been proven time and again that the death penalty costs more money than life imprisonment. Do your research next time.

Yeah, or just socially awkward maybe. Or I was making her uncomfortable and she didn't know how to handle it so she pretended I didn't exist, creating a feedback loop of social ineptitude.

Fuck, I can't believe I forgot the kidnapping. Rooky mistake!

Nah, miscarriage, then stuffing a pillow down her shirt for 8 months because her unwanted pregnancy made her realise that all she ever really wanted was to be a mum.

But when we refer to them as USians instead they get all pissy. :P

For all those people curious about the Christmas sweater:

Maybe not in Japan? the dude apparently just redistributes those ones, so the actual acts are taking place in Japan.

Is it healthy to become teary-eyed because you want to smoosh your face into a bunny so bad? Of course now I'm not even sure they're real, they look like they might be toys.

I did not read the article and have no uterus, but I too read the title as involving boning.

I'm actually trying to pluck up the courage to begin using facebook, as I'm the last of my peers (I think) to not be on it. Unfortunately every time I go to add people waves of inadequacy wash over me, and that's just from looking at their profile pictures! I'm not sure how long I can keep up the whole "my facebook…