Elevator/Escalator etiquette needs to stick around - it makes things easier and safer for everyone. As for texting/etc during dinner? If you're at the dinner table, yeah, it's rude. If you're a TV dinner family, who the eff cares?

It all sounds so bizarre... I have to wonder if he was extremely drunk or high

Definitely the guy with the inexplicably hot wife, and the moronic/ditzy blonde. Doing nothing for anyone.

Curious - what qualifies someone as an 'Evangelical'. A church-going Christian, someone who professes to be Christian, someone who has been Baptized...? I'm just not sure who exactly is being studied here.

Very true. As a Christian who is very much an LGBTQ ally, I'm actually quite confused by people who claim to follow 'Jesus Christ' and are also extremely intolerant. It doesn't compute.

Sure, you can 'have it all' if you have a team of people to take care of the necessaries while you run around with a camera crew doing stupid shit and complaining about how hard your life is.

She's not a model. She's a 'personality'.

No, they pay people to run a product empire, and occasionally show up with cameras to smell things and make 'decisions'.

Oh, and when the bank offers you overdraft protection, or a $10,000 credit limit, turn them down! That's how people end up in the so-called "hole".

Something that has helped me is saving approximately 20% of every paycheque. If you make $100 per pay, set aside $20. It's a good habit to get into for when you're making real money. If you carry that through to when you're in a career, you can be saving money in an interest earning account, and be well on your way to…

When I got around to taking Home Economics in the 2000's, it was basically just how to sew and bake.

This raises another important point. How are kids supposed to learn financial management if their parents are terrible at it? Not everyone has an accountant for a parent.

There desperately needs to be a mandatory high school course on how to get through life: managing finances, getting (and paying off) a loan, writing a resume and cover letter, maintaining a portfolio, interview prep, etc, etc. There was a course that I thought was supposed to be these things when I was in high school,…

What a completely original and perfectly logical conclusion to changing a phrasing to be more inclusive.

If I had her money and body, I'd be rocking this style every day too.

I suspect there are a LOT of contributors to these numbers; the US has a higher population of people who are very rich, and therefor their food bill would be significantly less. Also, in other countries, especially those in eastern Europe and Asia, food is such an important part of the culture. Eating huge meals…

Every up-and-coming judge should have to write an essay explaining what is and isn't 'legitimate rape'. Those who come up with shit like this should be immediately disbarred (or whatever the equivalent is for judges).

And yes, I have read the thread. All I see is you continually running in circles, making statements and then immediately contradicting them. You're entire train of thought is a confused mess. If people aren't following you, it's not them, dear, it's you.

But even if you prescribe the pill for non-birth control purposes, it's still going to have the side effect of preventing pregnancy, thus nullifying the distinction. You're just saying those who 'intend' to not get pregnant should have to risk it, or pay for it.

I don't know where you're getting your information, but I've never had someone say I "should" take birth control. It's always been presented as an option. The only 'should' I've ever heard, is that you 'should' use condoms, which is a responsibility that lands, generally, on the man.