I'll full-on fight you. I once introduced myself to a South Jersey native - both of us currently live in Philly - as being from Central Jersey. She said, "The only people that can say they are from Central Jersey are the ones in and around Asbury Park."

YES! I fear you might dip into the South Jersey territory that we in the real "Shore Area" (That is - my HS athletic conference was the "Shore conference" and I don't think the southern towns call themselves "the Shore Area" like we do) like to distance ourselves from. You might be a "Piney" but at least you're not a…

Of the pictures above, I think the third is the only one that seems to be possibly overtly for laughs. You have to consider what the moderately mainstream "sexy" poses of the 1950's were (i.e. those with the same style as Hilda) and the fact that those Les Toil pictures are a completely different ballgame. The pin-ups…

Retta, in general, is ON POINT, but I found out recently that she hails from Matawan, NJ, which is very near my hometown. In the Monmouth/Ocean County area of NJ, we are always especially proud of our offspring. I would venture to say our regional identity is fairly unique and truly strong and we can claim some…

Jersey Shore native here and they cannot hurt me with this snark. #peeproud

I was an early fan of Buffy - the movie - with Kristy Swanson, which is still one of my (I don't actually have *guilty*) favorites. I think it might have just been the petite blonde as "counter-culture" hero thing, though. Which makes me sort of ashamed of myself. I was apparently okay with it until I hit adolescence.

Is there anyone out there who can explain to me why or how I came to have a dislike for Kristen Bell? I, myself, have no idea where this is rooted, but all the news on her in the last year or so has made me be like, "Wow, maybe I think she's okay," and then I can't think of why I thought she wasn't.

I have had mine for a year and a half and it is going strong. You will get some discoloration of the cup, which you can slow by boiling it (or, supposedly, using their proprietary Diva Wash). But I think $30 or so (plus shipping to you) for a year or more is a significant advantage over that absurd cost you mention…

It's amazing. You don't feel it at all once you get the hang of it. I tend to only get cramps and other symptoms on my first day. So once I put my the Diva in, it's like I have to consciously think to wash it out. And I have waaaayyy fewer leaks with it. Even using "super" tampons, I always leaked every here and…

When I was 13 I was so "in love" with Gavin that I kicked a hole in my wall when my mom told me I couldn't see Bush at the Meadowlands, though I eventually won her over. My argument included an essay for English class which actually resulted in a call to my mom from my totally un-hip teacher asking her to consider my…

I didn't have a very open line of communication with my mom when I got my period at 11. I pretty much just ignored it was happening and my mom only found out when she found my laundry. She happened to be coming to my school that afternoon for a mock trial I was doing in Enrichment class about Little Red Riding Hood…

Thanks for the positivity. There is more to our relationship than what I explained. I pretty much left home when I was 17, but continued to support them financially where I could. After my mom passed, my brother explicitly told me that my relationship with my mom was not what I thought it was and they all resented me.…

Totally. I didn't mean to take away from your plight at all. Just commiserating. I'm super glad you won your argument. I had been scared I was going to have to fight mine, but I did not.

TERRIBLE. I've lived my life in NJ and Philly with some brief vacations abroad. I guess I am sheltered and maybe lucky to have not experienced this.

My first job out of college: I was there for almost four years and I was let go the minute I came back from one of my very rare vacations (four days - Thursday through Monday to go to a lacrosse tournament in New Orleans).

I was struck by that as well. That short documentary felt almost like an entire movie to me - though there was no tidy resolution. When Terry and his wife kicked her out (for that!) , it was heartbreaking. I had been so on their side before that and thought they were amazing. Just further evidence that Hannah, despite…

Warning: Super Long. Sorry.

Do Ginuwine and Idris Elba hang out? Is there any way the writers can pretend they do? I'm sticking with the Ginuwine connection.

It can be someone that her cousin Ginuwine hooks her up with. Diddy? He was funny in a guest spot on Sunny last season, but I don't think he has the chops to keep up with more than a few scenes.

I was coming here to talk about precisely this.