But this sets up a maddeningly unproductive catch-22. "we don't need to worry about treating people equally until we treat people equally.' This conundrum extends far past a single word. And it creates an environment of mutual unease, when no one feels like they're getting the unvarnished truth about what we're…

Well that was productive.

Is there like a Mad Libs book for reference?

CK has the time and focus to provide his own context. He has a rationale underlying his use and provides it in the course of his routine. It doesn't give his greater leeway, but it gives the audience a context they can sort out among themselves.
That's different from someone popping off out of nowhere, then…

Almost TV's Ty Lookwell.

I was never really all that into Batman growing up, but I ended up in the middle of bum-eff nowhere for university. So bum-eff nowhere that the dorms didn't have TV reception or cable in the rooms. So we had to watch TV communally in the lounges where there was cable. And every afternoon, the universal consensus…

We need to figure out if equality and identity are fundamentally compatible.
I don't use slurs in an unvetted situation, because it may hurt feelings.
And I don't use 'that word' at all because I've been conditioned to understand that hurt feelings are very likely.
That's not a problem of race or identity. It's an issue…

Hollywood BabbleOn will be a blubberfest this week.

Don't blame AVClub. Looper made a video. AVClub was honor bound to turn it into an article.

I am known to still use 'needahavvashite' to abruptly excuse myself from social gatherings [only with friends who would take my meaning].

Yeah, DongLover in an NC-17 video is an idea ripe for lulz.

Transpon, transpon. . . . TRANSPONDSTER!!

Actually, it says 'I [heart] Khaleesi,' so I assume [s]he advised his/her human companion [s]he was a fan.

Cake Boss!!

My poor parents, splurged on a high end [$2K] subwoofer, then turned around and got a dog. . . . a dog that went apoplectic over bass lines. So the sub sat in the corner unplugged for a decade, until he passed. A ton of Hi-Fi equipment and they never put it above a whisper for his sake. Ironically, without the…

I said GOOD DAY!!

Case Study: Shunt McGuppin

1. is this really regional? Granted I've only seen them in the MW, but I haven't had much opportunity to peruse dive chinese takeout places nation-wide. That said, I could have sworn I saw it offered on a takeout menu once or twice in NYC.

Lisa Simpson was a fan at some point

Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?