IT ROLLS ITS BALLS IN THE SUGAR AND THEN IT PUTS THEM IN THE BASKET

Here is what I want to say to you, @avclub-9ff7c9eb9d37f434db778f59178012da:disqus , and to @avclub-e19801f9caf39bff8afc5e4548f2942d:disqus too. And I can say it here 'cause nobody can stop me, dammit!

I find that relentless optimism/no-negative-ideas-allowed attitudes also are very effective at:

@avclub-c701a997d9bef627835b036efb4eca63:disqus , for some reason this just made me laugh even more. Something indefinable about the combination of work ethic ("driving the action", which also made me think at first that all your sexual encounters take place on road trips), efficiency (not having time to even pursue…

Would you like to meet my (Diamond Joe) Quim(by)?

I live in America's Heartland (TM). I can vouch for the fact that, yes, many people have sex on tractors. Open or cab-type, doesn't matter.

The guys I work with are mostly just knee-jerkers about the stuff they complain about, when I actually do present a counter-argument, they generally consider it at least. I mean, they are sexist throwbacks but like a lot of prejudicial people they don't have a problem with someone they actually KNOW who is different.…

Enthusiasm counts!

He believed me, the issue was that he still had the feeling of violation even though objectively/logically he had no real reason to feel that way.

Poor Johnny Uggo, slouching along so ugly-ly.

My co-workers complain constantly, and a lot of the time it makes me laugh, to be honest. Of course they don't really have much to complain about but everyone kind of enjoys venting, usually.

Thank you for looking it up, I guess I missed that column.

I did actually understand why he felt that way, although I also thought he gave me the furious silent treatment a lot longer than I deserve.

I don't mind "looking on the bright side" of things, and for me it is kind of useful. What I really do hate, though, are the relentlessly overly-cheerful, transparently fake exhortations to be positive. I think that really gets in the way of honest communication.

What? Did I do something? I just found some random image that showed what I was thinking of since it is hard to describe. Sorry if it caused problems for you.

Dear Savage Dik et al:

In the spirit of your celebration of negativity, I would like to respond thusly:

@disqus_pLtzLD5UrA:disqus I first read this as somehow indicating that you and all your buddies spent 10 days mostly holed up in hotel rooms watching Netflix and cuddling, and you weren't sure how to explain it to your stripper girlfriend.

I agree that asking out someone you've been friends with a long time can make things awkward afterward, unless you are particularly close friends whose mutual love and respect for each other can glide over that.

If you've never been/lived in Louisiana, then you may not be aware that there are "gentlemens' clubs" EVERYWHERE. They advertise on TV there. It is incredibly ubiquitous. The norm is to cater to the lowest common denominator.