I'm surprised by all the people crying over Sam & Frodo. Just about everything they do is obvious and expected. I always find unexpected reveals to be more tear-inducing.

NPR Stories That Made You Cry
Since that will assuredly never be a future inventory, I'll go ahead and mention this now. About six months ago I heard a story about the NYC employees whose job it is to deal with old people who die alone with no family on record. They talked about rummaging through these people's homes,…

Robert Duvall's corpse in Lonesome Dove is pretty integral, although that's a mini-series so maybe it doesn't count.

Does your dog bite?
That is not my dog.

Am I the only person here who finds the O6 plot way more interesting than what's happening on the island? Sayid is awesome. Ben's nonchalance is also awesome. Poor Jack trying to hold it all together is cool. And I totally get the "lie" motivation for Hurley.

Biggest laugh for me
You shouldn't end sentences with a preposition at.

Are all of the 128 preceding messages really replies to the original post? Start new threads, people. My brain will thank you.

Wow! I remember your episode, Janet. It was pretty fun going on Friday, because I got to watch the other four episodes being taped. I thought it was lame how everyone just had to leave after theirs was over.

What is being a homeless person?

Doing things on purpose
Josh, I applaud the sentence where you said you knew you would watch this on purpose. I'm going to start adding "on purpose" to the end of sentences to sarcastically convey my disdain for things.

I also lost on Jeopardy
I did the online test almost exactly two years ago. I totally forgot about it, then I got a phone call in June saying that the casting crew would be in town in a few weeks and that they wanted me to come to an audition. At the audition about thirty other potential contestants and I filled out…

I made that joke in 1988. Dukakolypse Forever! Whoooooo!

As with most things
The drunker you are, the better it is.

I am ashamed. Damn you all.

I'm in downtown Chicago right now, and honestly I haven't noticed anything that crazy. Everyone I know was able to watch it at their respective workplaces, but it's nothing compared to the buzz on election night.

He "smacks of effort?" What the hell does that even mean? You do realize we're talking about real life, not your favorite indie band's first commercially successful album. It's debatable to what extent elected officials should be judged by their public personas in the first place, but by almost any measure Obama is…

But good gravy that song sucks. My Brit Lit teacher played it for the class in 10th grade as part of a desperate campaign to be hip that included Olivia Newton John's "Xanadu."

Eh. I'm pretty lukewarm about Donnie Darko, even after seeing it twice. I can't picture the Mad World sequence in my head. It's at the end, right?

Wow. That was one of those rare occasions when award shows are worth watching. Finally post-racial America has a face.

Auspicious.