A few months ago I came across a scam that involved..... the brain, of all things. I received a pack of wedding invitations because I was to write the addresses. I reviewed it and, just for peace of mind, I took a picture and sent it to the bride. She calls me a few minutes later, panicked, saying that the day of the…

This just recently happened to me, so I thought I’d share.

Did it occur to him that the female models might make the women feel exactly as awkward as the male models made the men feel? No. No it did not.

They got zero complaints. SO? What the hell would be the point of a tiny minority of women complaining about this very bro solution to the problem of too many bros- to give them an excuse to label you a “bad fit with the culture”? This guy has no awareness of the fact that the women workers would feel precisely the…

Thank you! I don’t know why we talk about “fight or flight” but never freeze, which is far more common.

This is why people (rightly) promote the “enthusiastic consent” standard!

“Freezing is a third fear response recognized in the field of psychology but, for some reason, missing from public discourse. Someone tries to put a hand on me; I’m uncomfortable, but I can’t move or speak. “No” is not clear.” http://ladyclever.com/culture/freezi…

So, this is a snark-free comment (apologies): Wyatt Cenac is wonderfully active on (and often reads) Selected Shorts on PRI! Love him!

I do that too. My dentist keeps telling me I’ll get cancer. More than once I’ve ripped open a deep enough gash that my mouth has filled with blood while I’ve been in a social situation/at work. It’s gross, but I guess I’m just thankful that my OCD didn’t manifest itself as nose-picking or something more…

How much are tickets to this show, and where can I buy them?

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Give it a rest, Jared.

“Is it satire, or is Earth just a satire of sanity?!”

Global warming does not cause El Niño/La Niña, per se, but the effects of global warming are exacerbating the effects of the unusually intense El Niño currently at work. At minimum. When you start with a higher-than-normal temperature, then have an intense El Niño on top of that, of course things are going to be…

Even though I know Climate Change is real and will have horrible consequences, I’m not complaining about the warmer weather at all. But then again, I’m a person who hates being cold and snow. I know my parents in the Midwest perfer this milder weather compared to the past winter with tons of snow and arctic blasts.

So many words and yet I have no idea what your point is. And I'm a parenthetical motherfucker.

I love dogwoods and irrationally feel bad for the poor thing.

Genetically Enhanced Nazi Islamic Extremist?

Um, did no one see the Aladdin documentary? They created a super solider called “G.E.N.I.E” which could do anything. As an American, it is our duty to bomb the shit out of them to make sure they don’t have a chance to use it before we do on us. I’m pushing back on this one.

Working from home is nice and dandy, but most people can't work without a boss keeping them on their toes. I know I find it difficult (as I write this, for example :|). Even though most jobs could be performed from home, I feel the productivity would drop a lot.