I've always particularly loved these lines: "Rulers make bad lovers/You'd better put your kingdom up for sale."  I know it's mostly about cocaine, but it always makes me think of all sorts of self-destructive actions people take for the sake of unhealthy relationships, and how they their lose their agency in their…

Where the seafood was all distributed at precise intervals across the ocean floor at a depth easily attainable by the chefs?  Distributed thusly by NATURE, of course.

I agree that it's a well-known stereotype, Crizzappie, and I would have had no issue had Rabin nodded to it as such.  "They act like stereotypical petty, small-minded girls…" or something like that wouldn't have stood out to me in any way.  But using the stereotype with no comment implies its objective reality, and…

"They’re essentially petty, small-minded little girls in the bodies of middle-aged men…"
 
I'm a little confused as to why Showalter and Black (or their characters) specifically seem like GIRLS.  Do they like pink and sparkly bows?  Are they big fans of Dora the Explorer?  Clue me in here, because otherwise the…

I saw The Cult with Lenny Kravitz opening.  Kravitz was actually pretty good.  The Cult, whom I loved at the time, came out late, drunk, and belligerent, and played for about 45 minutes before leaving.  Overall: not a good concert experience.

I'm just not a huge fan of flipping the bird.  On the very few occasions when I've been angry enough to want to do so, simply lifting a digit in the air did not seem like a strong enough expression of my anger.  But I don't know of a better option, really.  Signal flags?  Chainsaws?  Deliberate projectile vomiting?

Jeremy's………Iron?

I saw the episode with the "Top Chef" judge Hugh "Hugh-nibrow" Acheson.  The highlight was definitely "Plead the Fifth," in which the blunt Acheson didn't even bother invoking his right not to answer a question.  He came out and said the most overrated chef currently was Guy Fieri, and picked Gail over Padma.  I don't…

Rare roast beef, shredded cheddar, mango chutney, and some mayo.  Oh, it is so very good.

Yeah, he seemed shocked that he'd even done it.  It was also one of the most awkward-looking punches I've ever seen.  And I watch hockey, in which two grown men on skates try to throw punches while skating in circles and pulling their opponents' jerseys over their heads, sometimes with helmets still on.  I KNOW…

I am a self-proclaimed feminist who prides herself on self-reliance and believes deeply in nonviolent solutions to problems, but…yeah, it was hot.  I think that this reaction may be a bit more common than you know—or perhaps more common than you WANT to know.

^^^This post exemplifies a lot of what I love about this site and its posters.  Thanks for dropping some random knowledge, Boojum!

When I was a kid, I found Overboard charming.  As an adult, I find it disturbing, especially since it's supposed to be a romantic comedy.  Kurt Russell's character is a misogynistic asshole.

And Andy was originally injured while trying to hang the gold record Leslie gave him for Christmas.  There were all sorts of callbacks this episode, which I loved.

What with all of the endless citing of Miss Piggy as a true fashion muse to each of the designers, there was just so little content about the actual decision-making and work going into some of these dresses.  That's a major reason why this season is frustrating me so much.  I WANT TO SEE THE CLOTHING.  I want to see…

What a good wife you would be!

Renaton, I actually wrote in "Baby Got Back" before reading your comment.  So you can count on at least two votes!

It was so exciting to see what the chefs could actually accomplish given some inspiration and independence.  I thought this episode was fantastic, and I have new respect for Charlize Theron, who came across as intelligent, funny, and very interesting.

Note the word "DVD."

Oh, now I'm sad again that Better Off Ted was pulled off the air.  And where the hell is the DVD of Season 2?