This is actually something done at some tabletop gaming and comic stores; there’s pictures out there of the signs. No, you can’t attend Friday Night Magic and expect to be tolerated if you have horrific BO. I think it’s a fantastic policy, but it shouldn’t need to be spelled out. Gamers are barbarians, and not just…

If it was blacks arming themselves, speaking as a leftie, I'd probably be singing a different tune. But it's basically white men, the group that has the least to worry about, and they seem mad that other people want a say in running our society. So yeah, that's worth worrying about.

There are places that seem to have made it work; Singapore, say, or Malaysia, for instance.

You should catch the Thorns (pro women’s soccer) opener this weekend! I’ll be watching from MN. So stoked.

The irony here is that Martha Stewart actually does have a criminal background.

Not a medic here, but I have a friend who’s stuck in a power wheelchair with Lyme. She can only walk, like, across the room. It’s serious shit.

I used to live in Calgary. It goes below -30 a lot more often there than in MN thanks to the altitude/latitude combination, although it’s warmer during the winter day. Minneapolis isn’t really brutally cold all that often. It’s not like Winnipeg or Fairbanks. But perhaps you’re right and that’s small comfort to a…

I feel really bad now. I thought she was just being a jerk.

You're assuming the actual goal is to prevent teen pregnancy and illness. If you assume the goal is control of female sexual behavior, they look a lot more rational.

This. I'm 27 and a virgin, and that more or less has worked ok for me, but I have no illusions that that's "normal" at the scale of a whole population.

Minneapolis is basically Portland meets Chicago with lakes and nature everywhere and super queer, so it might be good if you don't mind chilly winters.

Your mom's a horrible lay.

I do the same. I value having a physical backup.

The kind of money cartels can throw around is probably more than sufficient inducement. Threatening them seems like a risk I probably would skip, were I running their operations. I mean, that's not to say these women have great lives, but I suspect the cartels held up their economic end of the bargain.

I think we're agreeing, if I'm understanding you properly.

I figure if it was really about politeness and not some kind of racial fetish thing, you'd see it with other "polite" cultures. You don't hear American men talk about how demure Canadian women are, you know?

The dude's name is Pocky. He may be a little biased.

There's plenty of airline work you can do on the ground. I get nonrev benefits as a crew scheduler, for instance, and it's all computer and phone work in an office. The ramp guys are in a similar position, although the pay usually sucks.

The difference is that dogs didn't bring us the Black Death. There are good reasons they have a bad reputation.

As someone who's been reliant on ADD medication to function their whole life, I'm not sure I agree with you two. I would love to actually be a normal fucking human being and not feel like I'm just emulating one; the "no longer human" feels very apt to me. Sure, I'm high functioning too, with a solid career and a…