My college goalie is a Buffalo firefighter. We keep expecting to see him in net, at 40+ and 25 lbs heavier.

As a Leafs fan, I well understand the pain of overpaying for Dion.

That is a thing of beauty.

If you don't burst into flame from incidental sun exposure first.

I'll have to check out the game. And I'll no doubt play as a complete dick the whole time.

Shameless self promotion, since this is crosslinked to MA and I'd like a gig.

Valid point.

Thank you for this. I'm glad someone expressed this early on.

Valid point.

It's not necessarily "Americans" in this case, though. It's "people who want to devalue what she says by any means necessary."

I would pay to see this.

Mainly NYC area, I think, because I've lived in upstate NY my whole life and only heard it in NYC.

You're absolutely correct about actual consent and I'm sorry for your experience. I was taught as a kid that "no meant no" and then I went off to college and, boom, it didn't. And I would take no as no, until she got mad that no didn't mean no and I wasn't interested, and a truly messed up relationship blossomed.…

Not trying to be facetious, as it just happens, but if I'm walking around and hear a whistle, I'm going to wonder where the basketball game is.

While I'm very sorry for your trauma, my olive/dark hair spouse will now never hear the end of "but the cops said it!" when I'm trying to start trouble. So I thank you for that.

One of my first experiences was with a "good girl" who (thanks, society) didn't want to seem into the sex she was into, so she did the hard to get/oh, no *giggle* no thing. Completely messed me up about consent and if no meant no. Fortunately I'm repulsive so I never had any opportunity to be truly offensive and do…

Yes. This.

I was listed next to Tidhar in the index of an anthology once. Pretty much the brightest part of my career.

What's your ratio of people who seem earnestly interested in what you have to say vs. people who want to flame you and hate-tweet?

I think the post should specify there is a difference between the @ to Jane Doe and the @ to Jane Famous. Both should be good mannered and civil, but I don't see a reason not to engage with celebs who use the public profile for professional promotion.