I'll see your "Hochwildschutzpark" and raise you a "Seifenblasenspiel" (soap bubble liquid).

Mr. Verdigris says toddlers can "act out" out of frustration when their limited verbal skills prevent them from being understood.

I thought it fell back, but then it was all "HA! I meant to do that! /snooze/"

Yes, you're being pleasantly logical - quite the opposite of our couple! And HAHAA - you said "quadrant" XD

When have you ever seen a working fountain? Not even rich people can have such a thing. If they do, they will work a couple of times and then fail and resist repair.

My guess is the ten kitchens are to enable food preparation and consumption from multiple areas of the home: master bedroom, guest suite, childrens' rooms, game room, theather, lalala...Not that I condone it, but I'm fascinated by changes that push the envelope of what an American home might be.

Yeah, you'd think if 1) they were divorced 2) he'd moved on to another relationship some time ago and 3) she was supposedly a sociopathic soused bitch, holding her body hostage seems like sour grapes - or a pissing contest with her family.

LOL at the side-eye (0:30)

HA! Good one!

/pensively taps fingers/ Their imminent destruction has been declared for some time, hasn't it? Apparently they're on the same waiting list as Smith/Pinkett-Smith.

Banana made of feldspar?

I was also trying to post to the group and contribute to the discussion, not reply to *you personally.* Having been bit once, I will be sure never to hit that little arrow again.

I am quite distraught over this woman's treatment. I contributed to her "retirement fund." In fact, she lives near me. And I, too, was bullied for being a different color, different size, etc.

The kids are doing what comes naturally to junior-high students: isolate and marginalize the weak among you so that you feel better about yourself. See "Why middle-school kids can be so mean" [todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.com]. I think this will eventually haunt and sadden them for the rest of their lives.

You're right on. The screaming is the reason I don't watch. (I can't even stand hearing crowd noise during a sports event.)

One wonders how he mustered the courage to enter our den of iniquity and read the headline.

Not only are they white...they are blindingly white.

On a recent visit to North Carolina, I thumbed through a magazine about the state. After I flipped through a few pages, I realized I wasn't going to read any stories about the Black residents of the state, or anything about Black culture or history. Sure enough, I went all the way through the magazine and found only…