I was raised Catholic, and I don't remember ever seeing a bishop in person. Do they give sermons or just like, hang out when they visit?

I was raised Catholic, and I don't remember ever seeing a bishop in person. Do they give sermons or just like, hang out when they visit?

Companies like Shell are more directly responsible for a lot more deaths than Warner Bros, but that doesn't stop them from releasing their profits.

Companies like Shell are more directly responsible for a lot more deaths than Warner Bros, but that doesn't stop them from releasing their profits.

@avclub-fd1764f21ce533cc362d9938d39b5d6e:disqus Italian fascism was based primarily on nationalism, so don't act like it's inconceivable.

@avclub-fd1764f21ce533cc362d9938d39b5d6e:disqus Italian fascism was based primarily on nationalism, so don't act like it's inconceivable.

@avclub-c1fe85b855c6d045b827f74a1e2c3fd7:disqus I never implied that athletes are overpaid. In fact, I think team managers are overpaid and the athletes should get an even larger cut. I was only referring to "unearned" reverence. I'm not convinced that what athletes do benefits society enough to justify the reverence…

@avclub-c1fe85b855c6d045b827f74a1e2c3fd7:disqus I never implied that athletes are overpaid. In fact, I think team managers are overpaid and the athletes should get an even larger cut. I was only referring to "unearned" reverence. I'm not convinced that what athletes do benefits society enough to justify the reverence…

The BNP might disagree with you. I bet they'd have supported an alliance with Germany.

The BNP might disagree with you. I bet they'd have supported an alliance with Germany.

The Ozarks are a weird combination of everything that's great about America and everything that's wrong with America. Most of the people are lazy, fat, ignorant, and racist. There are also a lot of people really into self-sufficiency and the freedom to do whatever you want, as long it doesn't hurt anyone. I've lived…

The Ozarks are a weird combination of everything that's great about America and everything that's wrong with America. Most of the people are lazy, fat, ignorant, and racist. There are also a lot of people really into self-sufficiency and the freedom to do whatever you want, as long it doesn't hurt anyone. I've lived…

Colin Woodard has a book about the different cultural regions of the US. He makes a pretty compelling case until he gets to the Mississippi river. The whole thing falls apart west of there. Here's an overview I thought was interesting: 
http://www.bloomberg.com/ne…

Colin Woodard has a book about the different cultural regions of the US. He makes a pretty compelling case until he gets to the Mississippi river. The whole thing falls apart west of there. Here's an overview I thought was interesting: 
http://www.bloomberg.com/ne…

Only when he dances.

Only when he dances.

There's a place in Ozark, MO called Lambert's. It's the "Home of the throwed rolls" and poor grammar. The waiters huck bread at you. Yakov Smirnoff is apparently a big deal in Branson. Yakov went to dinner at Lambert's, and every customer there lost their mind and mobbed him with affection. Even as a native, I feel…

There's a place in Ozark, MO called Lambert's. It's the "Home of the throwed rolls" and poor grammar. The waiters huck bread at you. Yakov Smirnoff is apparently a big deal in Branson. Yakov went to dinner at Lambert's, and every customer there lost their mind and mobbed him with affection. Even as a native, I feel…

Why not rip England for the Falklands? Someone needs to take those wankers down a notch.

Why not rip England for the Falklands? Someone needs to take those wankers down a notch.