Once, while we were still married, my ex-wife was bleeding heavily and unconscious. I called 911 from my cell phone because it was in my pocket and I was trying to help her. I explained what had happened and started to give our address. The 911 operator interrupted me to tell me in an irritated voice that it was much…

His orthopedic surgeon was quoted as saying, "this foot'll hold together," then quietly, with a more concerned note in his voice, "come on, baby, hold together."

Things that make me stressed: maps of the United States with only 48 states on them.

I thought it had clear messages about the destructiveness of hiding who you really are, that Elsa was "in the closet" about her curse, when she needed to be open about who she was. Really pernicious ideas like not becoming a shut-in when people don't like who you are.

Instead of the small type saying, "claims not verified by the FDA or clinical trials," these ads should be preceded by five solid seconds of big bold type, 24-point font, covering your screen "THE FDA SUGGESTS WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IS ALMOST CERTAINLY BULLSHIT.'

I was speaking primarily to the two primary reasons male circumcision is done in this country, in response to the original comment. Virtually no man in America is getting circumcised for the purpose of diminishing the pleasure the man takes in sex and discouraging him from engaging in sex.

I don't know that male circumcision is a great idea, but it's not even in the same category as female genital mutilation. First, the anatomy is completely different. Second, the reason for male circumcision is either hygenic or as a religious marker of one's dedication to God, not in order to impair your sexual…

That headband is so fetch, Genesta.

Louie Prima in the Jungle Book.

Fox and the Hound is at least one movie I can think of with celebrity voices. Also, Ava Gabor in the Aristocats.

Legally, it varies from state to state. Most states have some variation of the following: an age of consent (16, 17, 18) then some kind of window (usually, 3-5 years) in which someone under the age of consent can consent to sex with someone within that window of age. So, if the age of consent in a hypothetical state…

This response is a pretty fatalistic reply to a serious problem. I believe most men know what rape is and believe it is bad. But I also believe that they are capable of rationalizing away what they know.

This serious topic aside, I'm just enjoying a person named after a Megan Mullally character replying to a person named for a Ron Swanson quote.

I have probable only seen a handful of guest appearance as memorable as her 4-6 shows on Newsradio.

When is enough enough? They suspended him for a month and censured him. They didn't draw and quarter him. Suspension and censure seems like a reasonable consequence. If anything, it verges on the "light" end of things, considering the effect his comments are likely to have in dissuading victims from coming forward and…

One fix would be to lower the potency of those edibles, especially if they're being sold in units that people are accustomed to eating. Why not have a standard 1 brownie = 1 dose, 1 candy bar = 1 dose? I'm a little sympathetic to Maureen Dowd here (an unfamiliar experience), since the hash brownie/cookie/candy makers…

If I were a loudmouth jackass without much talent like Jonny Gomes, and the only thing I had going for me was my seniority, I'd make a big deal about seniority too.

Yeah, the quintessential rape apology narrative is that, once it gets going, the woman is overcome by the virility of her attacker and enjoys the rape, or that a little bit of force was necessary to overcome some token resistance (Rhett Butler, Stanley Kowalski). Those rape apology scenes end up affirming the man's…

counterprotesting has a long and storied history. speech that says "these jerks are not worth listening to" is speech too. showing that more rational minds prevail in superior numbers is one of the best responses to inflammatory speech.