@Phyllis Nefler: True, although the county election map is pretty visually misleading because, damn, Harney County is big and red ... but it only has a population of just over 7000.

@erin in upstate manhattan: As he asks the question, she gives him this look like she's thinking, "Cook for you? Seriously? Like a house slave?"

Playing the Iron Lady is obvious Oscar bait, but I can only assume that Meryl will be brilliant in the role.

@lolita7b3: He brought up marriage with Oprah, too.

Piers: "What would you cook me?"

@pervocracy: Hmm, not Cal-i-forn-eye-ay?

These women are art students, so I am going to assume that this is performance art, not some creepy "I wanna be like Kate!" gathering. The article implies that they were also in character as Kate Middleton.

@wtfox?!: Well, shit. Gotta keep lookin'.

@sublimelazy: Not quite. More accurately, Oregon is a divided state (largely along urban/rural lines like most Western states) that is still plurality Democrat - at 42.5% of registered voters - and is, by the numbers (Gallup poll numbers, at least), the 4th most liberal state in the US. Oregon's Congressional…

@marilynmonrobot: A disease that is comorbid with diarrhea of the mouth.

@tiredfairy: You wrote the measured and thorough response I didn't have the civility or patience even to begin to think about writing. And, although I doubt it, I hope that tomsomething (and anyone confused about what "privilege" means who happens upon this thread) learns a little something from it.

@moonkitten: I know damn well where Oregon is.

Where the fuck is Oregan? Somewhere between Colorado and that other state I always forget the name of?

@mhm51: And it sure is a disappointment to all the mighty beavers of Oregon State.

This is a fantastic project.

@tomsomething: Hint: I'm making fun of male privilege.

@sparkle587: Thank you for adding this.

@tomsomething: I am utterly confused as to how you got that out of my sarcastic addendum to jwlucy.

@tiredfairy: Thank you.

What? You thought a Baume & Mercier vacation-inspired party would include such elements as microbe-infested water, dirty sleeping bags, scat holes, leafy toilet paper (hey, it's organic!), and questionable berries?