On the other hand, when a lot of people say "effeminate," they mean "flutteringly ineffective" (since it literally means "unmanly," and "manly" is associated with being strong and getting shit done).

I have to know for real.  Do people actually think Debra is hot?

FIX ME!

Robert Sean Leonard's character really was a dope.  Hey, kid, even if you don't want to drop out of school and run away from home, you're about to turn 18.  Tough it out a few months till you graduate, and some guy doing regional theater will let you stay with him till you figure out what else you want to do with your…

Yeah, that was my reaction when I saw the movie as a kid.

Well, *we* can't help it if we're looking kind of dazzled!

"response to your pre-amble here"

Yeah, I know someone who got those lines as a tramp stamp.  Just couldn't help herself.

Oh, also, I love that Cohen has a waltz about being kneed in the balls.  (All right, the song's not just about that.  It's about The Man kneeing you in the balls for making art.  Still: more waltzes need lyrics about attacks to the testicles.)

I like his audible smirk when he sings, "I was born like this / I had no choice / I was born with the gift of a golden voice."

I agree; I can't stand listening to that cover, and I love listening to varied covers of songs I like.

I want to be Betty's Barney.

BEADS.

I, for one, just feel so, so blessed to learn not to be so quick to judge someone who has mud on his shoes or a tattoo.

@avclub-5470317571e6488699c5096861915107:disqus Ahem.  That's "Let's Get Drunk and Create the Tablescape."

Thank you for posting this.  I find it hilarious/sad… but, then, that's just me flapping my opinion-hole.

Thank you!

She was also on Freaks and Geeks, as it happens.  (As Karen Scarfolli, prior to playing Karen Filippelli.)

I was also about to make the cock remark.

Oh, he was totally an asshole—he drags a kid in to subject him to dental work so he can try to get him to cover for his affair.  He tries to justify himself to the kid, too.