Totally agree. No one philosophy is going to fit a person 100%. I like to synthesize my own from a number of sources. I'd say I learned self-sufficiency and individual achievement are not bad things, but discarded the notion that those things can fix all (any?) of the world's problems.

I don't know... If the vast majority of Tea Party adherents actually read Atlas Shrugged (not the cliff notes version), I'd be shocked.

Far down the list, I'm sure, but I'd like to contribute:

Totally agree. I absolutely don't agree with anything she stood for, but her books were riveting and expected the reader to keep up with her. I can't stand authors who spoon feed me plots and characters.

The final scenes from Clue always take my breath away (as in, panting along with him). He wins the Most Effort In a Undeserving Movie award.

That's kind of what I'm getting at. Her writing is good, and just because I don't agree with her politics doesn't mean I can't appreciate the talent. Lady Gaga = Brilliant PR/businesswoman, but I can't stand her music.

I'd say it depends. I can enjoy the story of The Fountainhead as piece of literature and as a story (I actually read it in high school, on my own, without any thought to the philosophy or politics and loved it), without becoming an Objectivist. Same way I can enjoy Jackson Pollack's work without thinking him a decent…

Not going to argue, because everyone has preferences, but I'm genuinely interested in why you didn't like her writing. Reprehensible yes, but technically bad?

I did a juice diet for 5 days, just to see what the hype was about. The stuff that came out my other end just could not have been an indicator of a healthy person. Like, downright clear watery shite. HOW IS THAT HEALTHY?!?!

I'd like to add Ayn Rand to the list of good authors who have douchey fans. And I'd like to remove Philip Roth from the list of good authors, period. His stuff is just depressing pretension all over the place.

Because New York

Sorry, that other bully over there already took them. You can put ketchup in my hair if you want, though.

This really sucks, not just for the student, but for all of us women in STEM fields who want to see more young people like her come up in the ranks. Nothing's worse than feeling unsupported by the teachers or administration who were supposed to be advocates instead of mindless drones spouting arbitrary policies.

Not to be pedantic, but I think the issue is not bullying, but the legal ramifications of biologically male students playing on female teams, and vice versa. It could affect win/loss records and scholarships, for example.

"I'm not Anti-Semetic, I'm Pro-German!"

Totally right. Just imagine selling a product made from a raw ingredient you were paid to use. Double profit. Like Underpants Gnomes.

Someone enterprising needs to come up with a new health craze to alleviate the issue: Lactic Acid, sweetener/nutritional suppliment/muscle builder/viagra of the future!

I think they don't want to keep it around long enough for it to evaporate, as any rain event or storm risks a catastrophic spill or leak. Evaporative pools are extremely prone to leakage (see hog lagoons, waste treatment facilities, and fraking in general as examples)

In response to the declase comment, two words:

I totally picture a group of female Neanderthals sitting around having this exact same debate. If they had the time and resources to breastfeed more, they probably did. If they had to spend most of the day out collecting fruits and nuts, they maybe weaned earlier (such as this one example). Seriously, what makes us…