Slightly deflated footballs!

Decisively.

"Sounds like the archbishop is groaning during the reading yet again," the parishioners whispered to one another.

Yeah, sure. I'm one of them.

None of those people is a "giant star." They're just working actors who are also young and handsome. This type of celebrity exists everywhere.

You kinda lost me there, but I might point out that your comment about sarcasm is itself dripping with sarcasm.

Didn't love the movie, but I can't load a dishwasher without thinking of that scene.

That's exactly what Bobby DeNiro always says.

Definitely read the RR w/Alfred Molina. I believe there's a link to it in this piece. It's a good one.

What do you mean by your last sentence? Does that work often get outsourced to CGI sweatshops or something? Just curious.

Every day I come to work is truly a cubicle drone's gift.

Exactly. Jules Kroll's wealth is the reason people disagree with you. You nailed it.

He's waitin'
He's waitin,
He's waitin'
He's waitin' for you
WHHHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was responding to this:

Poor Marfa.

It doesn't sound like the people in Astronaut Mike Dexter's anecdote found the topic boring.

The powers that be, up to their old tricks yet again!

Actually, some people here are being judgmental towards parents based on (what they think is) an objective standard. Like the guy who threw out the old "there's too many people in the world already so it's selfish to create more" line.

Key word "seems." What most people learn when they become a parent is that the sacrifice is worth it.

Exactly. Let's face it - as a young, handsome, well-connected fellow Russian, Oleg is way more of a catch for Nina than Stan is. And that's even without taking into account the fact that Nina and Stan's relationship was founded on his blackmailing her. If they manage to get Nina out of her predicament, will Stan…