For what it's worth, I agree. The same comes up in the debate over the Washington Redskins name. Defenders of the name will point to a few Native Americans who like the team name and act like that's a trump card, but it doesn't seem that way to me. There are always going to be some people who don't care for whatever…

Haha, I can't follow it either.

Huh, that's strange that it happens that often. Maybe it's something about hair texture that makes yours more prone than mine? Because I have definitely never had that happen to any significant degree. Even on extremely windy days (I work mostly outside and it's not uncommon to have 30-40+ mph winds here all spring),…

Yeah, it definitely gets fuzzy and I know they have to account for it pretty carefully. I was just saying that it's possible to do through state Medicaid programs without being in violation of the Hyde Amendment. My state definitely does cover abortions without restriction, even under the expanded Medicaid program…

The Hyde Amendment only applies to federal funding, I believe. I know my state covers abortions as part of Medicaid.

What kind of things do you get caught in your hair? That seems really odd to me. I've had everything from a shaved head to butt-length hair and I've never noticed much of anything getting caught in it, except maybe some twigs or stuff if I'm fighting through brush on a hike or something, but even there, your whole…

I think it's usually done for next-of-kin and inheritance reasons, but yeah, it definitely happens. My mom does death notifications for the local police department and she ran across a situation where the woman legally listed as the deceased's daughter was actually a close friend who was adopted as an adult. My mom…

That'd be my guess too. I have done that kind of thing way more than I care to admit, except fortunately every time I've messed it up I've accidentally sent a picture of an animal looking silly rather than, you know, pornographic shots involving planes. I'm bad enough about it that recently I included a silly picture…

This is a really unusual case, though. Most of the time, keeping your garbage in a garage or shed that is kept closed when not in use is recommended as a preventative measure because it further limits access to garbage (bear-proof cans obviously do too, but while they help limit odor there can still be enough smell to…

It's surprisingly easy. I had a friend who wasn't even overweight do it in high school and no one realized. Not her parents, not those of us who were her friends, no one. I mean, I noticed she'd gained a bit of weight but that happens. The only reason we found out was that after giving birth she decided to keep the…

What's wrong with keeping your garbage can in your garage? I've lived in bear country most of my life and it was usually recommended that you kept it in your garage, along with using bear-proof cans. Unless it's an open carport or something, then you might want them somewhere with less foot traffic.

Yeah, really. Of all the immediate associations that come to mind when I think of Hemingway, Africa is way the fuck down on the list.

Seriously. I knew about Project ROSE but didn't realize it was developed by the ASU School of Social Work. It is an awful initiative in so many ways that I am actually surprised it has ties to the school.

You know, I've been thinking of traveling a bit this year. I know where I'm going to be stopping!

I think the major difference is that there is potential with modern GM to change the plants more drastically than selective breeding could probably ever accomplish. Selective breeding allows you to enhance and maximize certain traits, but GM at least theoretically allows you to add things that are found in completely…

I'm really sad that the comments on the original article were lost when Slate redesigned its site because they were GLORIOUS.

As I recall, they were comparing it to wearing briefs multiple days in a row and I was like, "That is not how breasts work." It really reinforced my belief that most misogynistic commenters (I used to be a regular commenter on Slate and recognized a lot of names) actually have never been in an intimate relationship…

I think it was Dear Prudence, actually, because I remember the comments section and the men were all freaking out about it and all the women were like "yeah, that's normal," which made all the men freak out even more because OMG THEY ALL DO IT.

I am a dog trainer and I have mastered the art of silent farting so whenever I have to I'm just like "gimme your dog, I need to demonstrate something" and then fart and am like "damn, what are you feeding this dog?" I'm very relieved I am not the only person who does this (haha jk we all do it, that's one of the perks…

Not all mainstream churches teach that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute and some accept the possibility that Jesus was married, just for the record. I've been to a variety of mainstream churches in my life and it was only in Catholicism that I was taught the whole prostitute thing. The other churches just taught that…