To widen the question out a bit — for those of you who are in long-term relationships, how strongly is it grounded in physical attraction? I would say that the strongest aspect in selecting my spouse was her overall attitude about life - we were actually just buddies at first and the physical aspect was almost…

Yeah, tipping for counter service is always very subjective, but at the cafe in a grocery store where I already work I would lean towards “usually no.” I mean, there’s no way this guy should drop an extra buck every day.

What I found truly weird is that he could go on and on about this without relating it back to his old buddy Michael Richards. I seem to remember that they both did quite a bit of groveling on the talk show circuit after the n-word incident (with Richards insisting that he wasn’t a racist and Seinfeld vouching for him),…

Yep, happy to hear it, will lay off the hand-wringing for a while. :)

I mean, I hope you are right, but I’m thinking about the Atlanta Olympics bombing where they falsely accused Richard Jewell, as well as the anthrax terrorism (sent through the mail!) that they failed to close until after the suspect was dead. Not to mention the Unabomber who only got caught because his brother ratted…

At this point the smart denialist would argue that this is a “round up the usual suspects”-type thing. The bomb was mailed from a certain location and this raving wingnut with a criminal history (including bomb threats) is known to frequent the area. Maybe they got some cellphone hits using the technique some people…

A person that is motivated to get a gun and kill a bunch of random people with it is always mentally ill, in some form.

I know this was against the school’s policy, but did anything illegal (other than the public part) happen here? They are both adults.

I’m kind of optimistic that this will eventually prove to be a bridge too far for a lot of people.   It’ll take some time and a lot of special segments on daytime TV but eventually people will realize that this is the same scapegoating shit that conservatives played with gay people.

And beyond all that, it’s kind of a stupid bet to assume that more stuff didn’t happen that hasn’t been fact-checked by the NYT. This stuff was rumored for years and every fanboy on the ‘net howled about it all being a scurrilous lie.  Jizzing all over the place tends to leave stains.

Yeah, haven’t you heard the expression “don’t shit where you eat?” Only in this case it’s don’t jizz where you eat. Though I guess that doesn’t work as a metaphor, because you could do that, if you really wanted to.  Let’s stick with the shitting.

I know it’s an experiment but it does seem pointless since you have to have an adult on board anyways, they may as well drive.

Forget it, Drifloon, it’s Parentown.

I’d be fine with that.

Doesn’t matter that the *real* Roseanne announced the death plot early. It was pretty easy to guess what happened as one of the alternatives before she spoiled it.

Just pretend you don't really speak English very well.  Make up a plausible accent, and say "what is...collidge?" Start doing it now, even with these regulars you've already conversed with.

Yeah, I hope they eventually get charged with “gang assault,” which sounds so much more ominous than regular assault. Can’t say you are defending yourself when your attacker is on the ground and three people are kicking him.

Eh, to me the joke was that someone with a wholesome and wacky persona turned out to be actually pretty evil. To do the impression while he says that he “put the pills in the people, the people did not want the pills in them...” reminds you that you loved that stupid stuff when you didn’t know about the real Cosby,…