It's always funny to see how closely the distribution of retrograde ideas maps to Appalachia (with guest appearances by Texas, Arizona, and Florida).

Dammit - it was blue. Of course, I only own six work-quality shirts of which two are blue, so that's not actually too surprising (I'm wearing the other blue today).

My reaction would be: "Why is this crazy person obsessed with shirts?" - also, the odd emphasis placed on shirts would make me less likely to change my mind about what color shirt I wore (that is, constantly wondering about your mental state and obsession with shirts would mean my memory of yesterday's shirt is closer…

Excellent use of "sinister."

The idea that Amy is/was trapped in Pompeii - and the Doctor can't save her without doubling back on his own time-line - would make me very happy. Instances were happenstance and serendipity are made to look like part of a grand design just make me inexplicably giddy.

Anecdotal evidence that totally proves this is true: In college I went to a nearby amusement park with this girl I liked and another guy who was interested in her. The other guy and I mostly traded off riding next to the girl - except when it came to roller coasters. We both hated roller coasters, but I liked the girl…

Not to disparage your dad, but he's being (perhaps unintentionally) disingenuous. If Hillary was the Democratic nominee, Rush and Fox News would stop talking about how competent she is and pick-up where they left off four years ago during the primary season when they really did think she was going to be the nominee…

I won't say it lost me, but that did strike me as a terribly off-key note that could ruin the entire show - and there's really no going back now. If they wanted a conspiracy, couldn't they have waited a little longer to let the inherent weirdness of the show's premise breathe before tacking on (rather unimaginative)…

On the plus side, his state of the union addresses would be like a national game of Taboo:

Given what the BBC can do with short seasons, I think it's hard to argue that such a trend is (in itself) something bad.

But it's a little more complicated than that - the Blunt amendment would have left the requirement that everyone have healthcare insurance, but removed the requirement that the healthcare insurance offered actually cover anything (especially anything too expensive).

I'm still a bit puzzled by the "strategy" of those pushing the Blunt amendment. Contrary to the article above, I think the real point of this bill was to neutralize the new healthcare law by making any and all insurance coverage optional for businesses using the hokum of a "conscience clause." Those senators in the…

Totally agreed - my wife and I have never allowed our three kids to have soda (they're 4, 8, and 10). The added bonus, since we're both addicted to Vanilla Coke Zero, is that there's a daily reminder that rules need not be fair or evenly applied to everyone.

There are some science-fiction books that deal with this issue, though - "Forever War" to name just one well-known example.

I'm not sharing my candy with a plebeian like you - it's mine, all mine!!!!

"Another lab test began by grooming subjects to feel like they were wealthy or poor by asking subjects to compare themselves with other wealthy or poor individuals. When presented with candy they were told was for kids in a lab nearby, those made to feel rich were much more likely to literally steal candy from babies."

Sorry - missed your point the first time. Really, though, it's not simple altruism; it really makes me happy to be able to have that effect on her.

Wait, I thought that's what I did say. Isn't it?

Here's why I like them: Touching them makes my wife very happy (very quickly) and I like to see her happy. Why wouldn't you love things that can make the one you love ecstatic?

I used to think similarly to your friend - after serious talks with my wife about possible consequences of breast cancer (long history of it in her family), though, I'm now willing to embrace the idea of no nipples if it means she gets to stay with me longer.