I wonder if Yoko has a “word salad generator” application that she uses for these tweets?

It’s interesting; I’ve known about serial killer groupies for a while but what really shed some light on it for me was an episode of First Person (a defunct Errol Morris show) about Sondra London. It was bizarre seeing this grown woman get giddy at the idea of being near a serial killer. She even had one of them…

I agree with this. I think NM has a lot of great messages but they don’t always come out in a way that’s easily consumed.

I consider Nicki’s line “fuck them skinny bitches” to be her reaction to people who have body shamed her. When I listen to that song I don’t feel attacked even though I have no ass. I always hear it as a defensive statement from Nicki.

Yes, it was definitely a situation of the kids loving the sound of their own high pitched squeals. And the parents (and at least one grandparent) watching with mild amusement. I have a much higher tolerance for kids that are clearly having a crappy day.

I think you’re fine and that person shouldn’t have glared over a few shrieks. Kids (unless they’re robots) are going to do things like that, particularly young ones. Hell, I didn’t glare at anyone during the 15 minute ride with the two shrieking kids. I should note those kids were around 4 or 5. Certainly old enough…

It’s very weird when someone finds them endearing for traits that are socially or morally unacceptable. Like the parents who were proud of their children’s incessant and shrill raptor-like screams in public, or the mother of a serial killer who still thinks the sun shines out from her son’s ass.

What do you do when they complain when you don’t answer immediately (e.g: ‘Well? Are you gonna answer?’)?

I was on public transit and there were two children making those ecstatic high pitched shrieks over and over again. Their parents watched them with pride. I wondered at that moment if there was something about being a parent that altered your hearing so that terrible sound was somehow appealing.

Excellent idea! I used to have a browser extension that replaced all baby pictures in my Facebook feed with something else. I chose My Daguerreotype Boyfriend.

I might have to try it and see how it goes!

Exactly! If you’re not willing to explain what you’re talking about then don’t post it.

The HP cast continues to impress me as they grow up. For various reasons.

Isn’t the stage where it has to grow out before waxing again a little awkward? Particularly in the summer?

Cady’s tweets remind me of the obnoxiously vague and fatalistic status updates that certain friends post of Facebook and then refuse to explain.

Why Lea?

Oddly enough I understand it the first time I glanced at it. When I look at it more closely it is a little muddled though.

The proper solution for Mr. Wieland is to express his thoughts on birth control and rationale for it not being appropriate to his daughters. This is the tactic that my (clearly vegetarian) parents used with me and eating meat. It worked for 25 years until I began experimenting. Meat is much more accessible than birth…

I don’t understand the Anne-hate. I don’t adore her but she seems like an intelligent and decent person.

The bothersome part about the Maggie incident is that she looks her age. She’s attractive and looks like she’s 37. Not every actress can be Rachel McAdams and look 26 when she’s actually 36. Yet that’s the expectation in Hollywood. Many of the older* actresses who are cast still look significantly younger than their…