North Korea, on the other hand, might have use for you.

Sorry to hear about your brother. Sounds like a lot of my peer group in my 20s. Sometimes to break those cycles it takes a radical break. Like moving to another country.

Unbelievable. I thought you were making the breakfast cereal and other stuff up till I looked it up.

I doubt they'd chant "uhura." It means "freedom" in Swahili and was the name of a character who performed one of the first black-white kisses on network TV

Nah, I already used that explanation for "Why was mom making strange sounds this morning and why was your bedroom door locked?"

I saw two unfairly maligned movies this weekend.

OK, but only if it's free-range and cruelty-free.

Mine do, but I've shown them a wide range of films from an early age. Maybe not for a kid who's grown up on nothing Angry Birds and Pokemon.

Fun fact from Wikipedia:

I saw that movie when I was about six and it scared the hell out of me. Thanks, now I have to leave the lights on all night.

I actually saw this fight on TV in 1975. Thanks for the reminder. I didn't know till now that it inspired Rocky. I did assume that Apollo Creed was based on Ali.

In Taiwan, a 1st-world country, I pay about $US25 per month for excellent-quality national healthcare—including dental care. Under this plan, which everyone has, you pay about US$4.50 to see a doctor, including medication.

…She’s both a stone-cold bad motherfucker and a petulant child, and that’s not a combination we often see.

HHM going out of business might also be the end of the big finder's fee Jimmy's due to get in a few years.

No, they're TSA agents.

There is nothing wrong with mirrors on the ceiling!

Absolutely. Without slavery, how would the rum and molasses trade have worked?

White people gave us penicillin, velcro and movable type!

I disagree. It was more of a a "sulk."

That has to be the worst. But it sold a huge number of copies to right-wingers.