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But, just in case you didn't get it . . .

Oden: http://deadspin.com/5457361/greg-o…

Incidentally, the advanced stats guys at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association are currently putting the finishing touches on a new advanced metric known as the Oden-Ibaka Quotient, which is going to revolutionize the way stud fees are calculated.

Rumor is that 2 of the Colonel's 11 herbs and spices in Cerrano's pre-game bucket of sacrificial Kentucky Fried Chicken were actually discovered to be on the banned substances list.

I'm not sure why you think I was mocking you or putting you down or taking a dig at feminism or anything along those lines. My questions were sincere and born of genuine curiosity. And your response has actually hit on a lot of what I was trying to get at.

In no way did I tell you how your marriage ought to be run. (I will, however, gladly accept the "Boo" — love a good pet name.) How you and your husband order your affairs affects me not at all.

As an initial matter, I think you've taken us just a tad bit off track here. I thought we were discussing whether fathers should be permitted to participate in the naming of their children. As such, the number of American children who grow up without a father strikes me as entirely irrelevant. Which is not to say…

It's not justified. I have not once suggested that the current and historical paradigm of defaulting to the father's surname in the absence of compelling reasons to choose some alternative surname is valid or should be maintained. To the contrary, my entire point is that both parents should have an equal say in what…

Lewis opens his mouth after Rasmus takes advantage of the defensive shift and gets on first.

But $8MM for first place passed the ol' common sense test, so you ran with it? Gotcha, makes sense.

MLS seriously draws crowds of 55,000 in Seattle???

So good.

I think the point was that, regardless of whether paternal resemblance is actually stronger in newborns (somebody below cites a study concluding that it is, for purposes of encouraging paternal bonding), people will tend to tell parents that their kid "looks just like his/her father" as a way of really saying (perhaps…

Just curious as to the source of the information that the "average" man provides no (or almost no) help in the raising of his children. Was this the finding of one or more rigorous academic studies that you might be able to point me to? Was it derived from your own observations of a diverse and statistically…

You can change your name, you know. If you'd prefer your mother's maiden name, go ahead and give yourself your mother's maiden name. It doesn't come without cost or hassle, but it can certainly be done.

I read that comment completely differently—I didn't detect an ounce of shame, but rather, took the admission to be something of a prideful boast—though I mostly agree with your broader point.

Anticipating the "arrangements" as a mom-specific duty is, in large part, why I feel I should get two votes.

if I can conceive, carry, and deliver a baby ... allowing him to participate in naming it is a courtesy I'm extending.

Just curious: Is it also essential to you that your grandchildren share your last name? Or, is it perhaps essential to you that they not share your last name (as they will have been gestated by—and squeezed out of a uterus belonging to—a woman with a last name that is not your own)?