@DandiDame: Me too! But then I've never been scared of insects.

@SarahMC: Yes, it just seems so divorced from any kind of reality, and well, I guess, respect is the only word I can think of. A person died, not a toy doll who is part of some game for you. She was real, had feelings, and you supposedly loved her. Casey's family must be sickened by her actions.

@Zombies make the heart grow fonder: Yes, I have no idea what half the jezzies are talking about when they use temperatures. It's terrible. I am completely denied the privelige of feeling smugger because I'm colder/warmer than other people.

@bowleserised: That is such a bizaare fetish. I wonder what triggers something like that. To think I thought the redhead fetishists I deal were the worst.

@SarahMC: That was my first thought, especially since the money is going to an ED charity. Surely looking at her perfect body would be triggering. Although I will be charitable, and acknowledge the full sized cover may be a different beast than the thumbnail above.

@cate3710: But where do the british daily mail men stand on the lipgloss/lipstick debate?

@Questioning Everything (stopped WashingMyHair): Yeah, I should have just ignored him from the get go. Know-it-alls like him are never convinced by anyone who contradicts them. At least you gave it a fair shake though.

@GreyEyedAthena: What? Humans taste just like pork. Delicious!

It's not just insensitive, it's plain wrong. Aliens prefer lean meat.

@Hooplehead: I think it would probably be treated in a similar manner to Portia di Rossi's coming out in the media. My main concern for an actress would be the effect on their career. I can imagine it would be more detrimental for an actress than for an actor, particularly given the scope of roles available for women.…

@NickelMD Noticing symptoms of IBS and whether they improve does not involve personal anecdotes you moron. I've been fairly clear on this thread that I am not in favour of fad diets as a treatment for children who don't need it.By the way, this study looked at intestinal damage to children as a marker, a lot of damage…

@Hooplehead: I actually think it's a shame that she is being used as the basis for this discussion, although it is certainly timely. There is a legitimate question to be asked concerning how young beautiful women coming out will be treated by the media. Using Lindsay Lohan or Casey Johnson as examples complicates the…

@likepenguins: Well she couldn't spell 'you', so you could be right.

@Hooplehead: I do too, it's nasty, especially for her family. It must be shocking for her parents to deal with the press coverage on top of their daughter's death. I just think a lot of the blame can be placed on Tila Tequila and her hysterical tweets (which frankly come off as disingenuous) rather than her being a…

@Ipomoea: I was actually flinching reading about the Sea World incident, that sounds painful! I commend you on reaching a détente with the gulls, I wouldn't be so charitable. After two incidents like that I'd be convinced the whole gull population had some vendetta against me.

@hdgotham: I wasn't aware of that, that's awful. I'm not american, so I'm not aware of all the media aspects to issues like this. From the coverage I read in Ireland I knew it had caused a fuss, but I though it had been treated fairly respectfully. I think we have a long way to go though, with regard to media…

@likepenguins: You're right, hell I think everyone questions that relationship.

@Hooplehead: Brittany Murphy was one half of a straight couple, and the coverage of her death has been pretty salacious. And Britanny was an established hollywood actress not someone 'famous' for being a troubled socialite who recently became engaged to a reality TV star who has been twittering about her death, I do…

@Hooplehead: I'm not sure that's true. Katy Perry and Russell Brand seem to have a genuine relationship, but other, more fishy relationships, are definitely scrutinised and mocked. See Jon Gosselin and any of his recent paramours. I think the invalidation is down to the relationship itself rather than their…

I saw a documentary about this once. It was about a man who was terrorised by one particular gull, who he had rescued as a baby, but had turned against him for some reason. It sounds funny in print, but the man was being seriously injured by the bird. Seems that gull attacks are becoming more frequent in England in…