Barbie fantasies played prominently in my childhood faps. I can't fap to Breaking Bad.

Having never been to the west coast at all, I always thought people were full of shit when describing SF and other cities in the region as wonderful utopias of humanity where everyone dines on the finest kale and shits rainbows. Thank you.

By the time dinner rolls around, they are usually trying to determine "cultural fit" and if you'll get along with everyone. If I'm going to be viewed negatively by having a single beer as a guy in his mid-30s at dinner with other adults also having drinks, then it wasn't going to work out in the long run anyway.

That might work, but then you are relying on the place of business that you have a dispute with to assist you in disputing them. Probably not an issue for most businesses on the up-and-up, but it's the other type you're probably having a problem with in the first place.

When I'm asked to attend any super important meeting (e.g. job interview) in an area I'm not already familiar with, I'll usually do a dry run a day or two before to make sure I'm crystal clear about how to get there and know about any construction-related detours that might be in place.

Re: alcohol - during an interview I've only ever ordered a beer (just one!), and only when it was clear that the boss AND my potential peers (if present) were doing so. Of course, if I'm already at the point where I'm having dinner with the employer I know I'm pretty much in, and it's just a matter of not doing…

He should write a meta-book about that. People would buy it, I'm sure.

I had completely forgotten about that glorious, if short-lived, program. Thank you.

Actually, barely literate people throughout the centuries wrote down the inane rambling stories passed down from even older generations of completely illiterate nomadic shepherds for the most part. Not to get off topic, but this passes for science in some school districts.

As a personal anecdote, I was at a party and there was a girl that I knew well for a long time who was pretty cool, but that I was massively unattracted to despite her many advances, and getting all mad & depressed every time I refused (this was semi-frequent). Many drinks later, I wake up on the floor and this woman…

Although to be fair, the type of 33-year old that gets evicted and lacks the self-control to not set someone on fire is probably also the type of person to keep rancid takeout in the fridge way longer than a normal person.

Seems like a valid "we were both totally shitfaced" defense could, AT MOST, get charges reduced to some version of a misdemeanor sexual battery charge. Like involuntary manslaughter (not intentional but it's still your fault) as opposed to murder (intentional).

Serious question: are there any legitimate cases of male students anywhere being date-raped or drug-raped - hetero/homo/other? I've been to enough sorority (and other female-centric) parties to know that this has certainly happened, but nothing in print.

Just like someone is responsible for his actions while driving, shopping, running, working, or any number of activities performed while intoxicated, he is also responsible for his sexual activities while intoxicated.

This is true. But if you've already put yourself in a situation where you need or choose to use cash instead of a card for day to day purchases, inconvenience is probably something you're used to.

Agreed on prevention. Those stations with the signage also require pre-pay, so maybe they get some type of compensation or tax break by putting the signs up, or people have come up with other ways of pumping gas without paying up front - I guess fraudulent checks or cards.

I put all receipts (not just gas) for any given day in my wallet, and put them in a small box on my desk at home to scan on the weekend or whenever I have a spare few minutes

While gas might be an exception (who spends $30+ at a gas station without buying at least some gas?), you'll still have a hard time if you are required to produce a receipt for other purchases. E.g. just because your bank says your dropped $100 at Home Depot doesn't mean that you bought a defective drill instead of a…

I live in a town close to the interstate, and all the gas stations have very prominent signs on every pump about the consequences of skipping out without paying - losing your license, etc.

I ran into that once - pain in the ass, had to call the bank but I got it worked out.