The way the NHL is handling this also makes me sad for the sport of hockey.

I think nicknames are meant to be collected. Like perhaps to you, they will always been Boomba and Critter, but if they want to have their friends call them something else, or their teachers call them something else, that’s cool too.

Kids may be stupid about picking their own names, but adults aren’t much better.

I only enjoy very early summer, when it’s slightly warm and you can get by with a light jacket on chilly evenings.

Shingles. And I wouldn’t mind spreading rumors about how she used to sacrifice baby animals for her faith.

Most boy bands have similar clauses. Depending on their age and the type of image the company wants them to have, they are not allowed to date because they’re “in a relationship” with their fans. Some of the no-dating bans are lifted once the members are older though. Others just change careers and give up the idol…

Yes! I don’t like it when acquaintances are overly familiar with me, like no, you don’t get to say my name like you know me. You may address me formally (whether that means Mr/Ms or adding an extra title in front of my name, like Coach Anna) until we’re cool enough to go by first name only or nicknames.

I agree with the bit on gendered honorifics, but I like the idea of honorifics in general, maybe because I’ve been submersed in Japanese/Korean culture for so long. It makes it really clear really quickly what your relationship is with someone...like if you don’t use honorifics, it means you’re very close to that…

I mean, cute lunch boxes are awesome. If I ever have a kid someday I might do that for like, a special occasion. Birthday, kid won some sort of award. But on a day to day basis, eat whatever I throw into a sack or starve, whatever. As long as it tastes okay who cares how it looks?

I’m weirdly fond of it. I like to chew on the wax after the ice cream is gone, like gum...except then I swallow all of it.

I’ve tried the coffee because I’m one of those curious types, and also I happened to have unsalted butter, coffee and coconut oil at home. It was okay, like a really thick latte that left a coconut-y aftertaste. It’s not horrible at all, and I actually kind of liked it as a breakfast substitute, except I got tired of…

I support you, Cara, but still won’t be seeing Paper Towns.

High fashion models generally aren’t conventionally attractive. They’re meant to compliment the clothing, not the other way around. :)

I now have a Pavlovian reaction of tearing up every time I see Malala’s photo/read her name. I don’t even have to read the full article, just the headline of “Malala Yousafzai does a thing” gets me all choked up. Still can’t believe there’s such a wonderfully good person like her in the world. And then I read the…

Now now, you know a cold Euro unconventional hottie would never be a stripper...he’s too above it all. He’d be the bartender, the one who hands the ladies their drinks and deliberately lets their fingers brush. The one who slips away all invitingly but when you follow, he’s inexplicably gone.

Well yeah if you’re showering. but if you’re there for sexy times I guess hair down the back is the way to go? Not that I currently encourage sexy shower times what with the major drought and all. Hop in, get clean, hop out yo.

Seriously, is it like the older you get, the more indestructible your tongue gets? I burn myself all the time because I sip hot drinks I think have already cooled to a more imbibe-able temperature, I can’t imagine demanding a drink be boiling hot WHO COULD EVEN DRINK IT

Yes, I am so tired of hearing the “religious liberties” talking point. No one gives a crap about these people’s religion, the whole “freedom of religion” thing extends to me too. I don’t want these so-called Christian sensibilities dictating what I can or cannot legally do.

Why all dinos were female: all embryos start off female, and then the introduction of testosterone (in humans) or change in temperatures (in reptiles) turns some of them male. So the scientists just decided to keep things simple and keep all the dinos female. Then the reason some of the dinos turned male is because…

This is unfortunately true. Anything remotely hitting the knee is seen as “mom jorts” and no one wants to touch those. I wish culottes would come back into style. They’re actually perfect for the summer.