following the links back to the draft legislation, the conditions are: the woman states she was sexually assaulted, someone accompanying them states she was sexually assaulted, or the staff have reason to believe she was sexually assaulted. No qualification other than that. That would seem to cover the basics - women…

I was going to ask if someone could tell me the difference between a French braid, cornrows, and just a little braid. Is there anything else, other than overhand vs underhand?

I almost snorted my coffee up my nose - i had that orange 1960's honda civic! With "hondamatic" transmission! My first car, it was an awesome little clunker. "Hondamatic" transmission was basically two gears, low and high. And in high gear, if you hit the accelerator just right, the car would go from nothing to 60,…

huh, I hate getting a female Indian doctor, they always seem to be nasty, judgemental and more interested in pushing their own agendas than actually listening to what I'm telling them. And I was a medical receptionist for a few years before moving into regular reception, so I got to see a couple behind the scenes, as…

oh dear, Battlefield Earth. The thing is, it is a pretty good book, a shining example of space opera and space adventure. But I think writing it broke Elron's brain...

what I picked up from the mishmash of sex ed and tv and awkward talks with my mum, was you only lose your virginity once. Do you want it to be a happy time, with someone who loves you and cares about you, or something crappy that you will regret forever? So I took the rule of 'if you could only sleep with one person,…

quick question - as I personally don't like anchovies and don't have any in the cupboard, I make Caesar dressing with a few drops of fish sauce instead. Clever or sacrilege?

Dear Jezzies,

argh, for me it's always New Zealand, poncy bastards, thinking they're too good to worship our Neurax Overlords...

my absolute sympathy and endless virtual hugs. The same thing happened to me three years ago, but my ex didn't have the balls to actually say he wanted out, he just acted like a turd till I was forced to do something. Remember, he's not leaving you, you are leaving his dumbass behind to 'work things out' while you get…

I LUURVE weird and gory. I'm the kind of sick puppy that giggles thru horror movies. But I'm in Oz, so no (easy) streaming services, I'm morally opposed to downloading and counterfeits, and I'm a constant rewatcher, so DVD sets are best for me - I just hesitate putting the money down if I'm not sure I'll actually like…

I can't even. I seriously don't know whether to laugh or cry or perv or pearl clutch.

Thanks HS, for posting those, I'll look them up. Thank you too for your diverging, interesting and polite replies. And I gather I hit a sore spot, so my apologies too.

hey VonStrudel, I was thinking of getting Hannibal on DVD (I don't have cable so I haven't seen any of it) - is it worth the $50?

the trick is to find an activity where you stay still and they run around. Like soccer with you as the goalie, or a park where you stay on the bench 'to mind the bags' (that works for the beach too), or going for a nice walk, while they ride rings around you on their bikes. (I'm in my thirties, but I'm an inside…

yay! Congrats, hon. I love your comments btw, I just followed you after reading what you did to the anti-abortionists at your school. Noice work.

heh, that's nothing. Google 'pizzle rot'. And how to treat it.

thank you for your reply, HS. In response:

Or effing terrifying. Like, Asimov's Nightfall style terrifying. I got the weirdest creepy shiver reading that, Yoko.

eeeeeeeee! I had never heard of this before today and it was featured in the paper and on Jez. Opens next week in Oz. Looks amazing!