I would not be all surprised to find out that one of the reasons for the high rate of death and injury is that the doctor did not perform all of the surgeries. It's easy to imagine him being overwhelmed by the number of patients, and just saying to a nurse or assistant, "you've watched me do this. Go do it."

We have a local restaurant that makes poutin with duck fries. It's kind of like that Paula Deen doughnut hamburger - recommended serving is one per lifetime. But man, it is greasy heaven on a plate.

Sorry - should have added a jk or something. I know it's not a Scottish brand. I was in Scotland about thirty years ago, and my friend and were sitting in a restaurant near a lovely wedding party. Bride in a white dress, men in tuxes, etc. Then one of the groomsmen stood up, and he the full kilt kit on below the…

Actually, Neil DeGrasse Tyson said the science in this one was pretty good. It was a bit long, and it gets a bit silly at the end, but I have to admit - I cried. It was actually enjoyable, especially if you like scifi.

Nope - it's all liquors. A friend of mine in college used to call me the Ultimate Cheap Date.

Thanks for the explanation. Unfortunately, I can't eat seafood, but maybe a nice beer-battered chicken breast?

The best way to get fairer elections is federally-funded campaigns. Everybody gets the exact same amount amount of money to spend, say $6 million for a House seat and $10 million for a Senate seat What you do with that money is up to you (as long as it is spent on the campaign).

I know - but they assured me that when they flambeed it, it would "burn off" all the rum. I've also had a problem with some vodka blush pasta sauce - won't try that again.

Just FYI - the alcohol doesn't ALWAYS cook out of the food. I'm really sensitive to alcohol (I can get drunk on half a beer, which is one reason I don't drink anymore), and I after having gotten quite tipsy on three bites of a rum-covered and flambeed cake, I simply don't order anything that has ever had alcohol in…

I am convinced that only type of footwear that goes with a kilt is combat boots. Is Doc Martin Scottish?

I am LIVING an episode of Property Brothers right now! I bought a house about a month ago, and started renovations the next day. I didn't have to be out of the condo I was in until the end of October, so the contractor was pretty sure I'd be able to move in to part of the house by then. And then they found - c'mon…

"a pair of cockatiels named Vladimir and Estragon" OK, I just read that second name as "Estrogen." I am officially a blind old.

Thanks for the link - just donated. Good luck, and thank you for helping!

...and now so am I.

My take on consensual polygamy has always been that the ones who marry those who are already married must have incredibly low self-esteem. It's basically saying, "I'm not a good enough person to deserve having one person who will love only me, think only of me, and be dedicated only to me."

Interesting - when I first read the Sophia Loren story, I didn't think she was expressing faux concern for Mansfield. I took it as her saying she just didn't want nipples on her plate. I cannot blame her for that, even if they are Jayne Mansfied's nipples.

My biggest problem with the show is that every time Wes is on-screen, all I can see is this:

I think it was Bo Derek in "10" that originally made white people think they could do cornrows. We can't.

And that, mansplainers, is how you tell a strangers to smile.

What about the war on Jewish Christmas?!?!? It used to be that you could go to the movies in a half-empty theater, and see all the people you haven't seen since Yom Kippur, maybe that nice family who switched congregations or a few relatives. Then you'd just stroll into your favorite Chinese restaurant, and the…