I'm not having an argument or a conversation. I made a pretty straightforward two-post critique of your lacking ability to use charts to prove a point. Do you normally speak in a series of non sequiturs? I seem to recall your normal comment quality to be a little less wanting.

Incidentally, if what you're trying to demonstrate is that the South is more racist, and attempting to do so by conflating the data in those three graphs, I would suggest that you find a less ass-backwards way to do it. Like, for example, a listing of hate crime statistics by state. The actual data may not support…

Trust me, my ability to read graphs is not the problem.

I'm dying to know what exact point you're trying to make with those graphs. Go ahead, we'll wait.

The worst thing ever as a server was learning that people of a certain race tend to be more demanding and never tip*

If you were driving the route that takes you through Broken Bow, that *is* an excellent trip! The Sandhills portion is particularly lovely.

I felt like the storyteller was reading a lot of malice into that kid's behavior that wasn't necessarily there.

Ah, eau de cow shit. After a while, you really do get used to it. Around here we call it "the smell of money."

Of course, if you're talking about Lexington or Grand Island, what you're smelling is not a stockyard — it's a meat packing plant. And yes, that is on the Top 5 list of Worst Odors, somewhere between Hog…

So this hotel hosted plenty of groups for functions around the city, and one weekend we had a group of teenagers from the panhandle — like, fucking nowhereville in farm country — come into town for debate team championships of the world or whatever. These kids knew they were smart, and they knew there was NO SCENARIO…

I don't have cable (I've been keeping up with this season via i09 episode recaps), so I've only gotten to see this guy for an episode or two. Thus, I'm always freshly surprised at just how much ol' Eugene looks like a pudgy Bill Hicks.

Yep. One of my best friends is also an ex. I didn't think that this was that controversial. I'm still friends with most of the people I've dated. I was friends with most of them before we dated, and our friendships continued after.

especially if, as they mention, they're travelling in the Midwest

No shit. Is "perpetually out of breath and sweaty" this guy's gimmick?

Nope, not out of context. These statistics are not per spill; that is overall. While rail spills have become more common than pipeline spills (though it nowhere near approaching 36 times more), the total amount spilled by pipelines within an eight-year period was three times greater than the amount spilled by trains —…

I hope that we can both agree that both methods of shipping oil — pipeline and by rail — pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. That said, the most recent data from the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has shown that even with the recent uptick in shipping oil by rail,…

I've been following and writing about the Keystone XL project for nearly five years now. Unfortunately, as this issue has made its way through the courts and government channels, some basic information about the KXL is often underreported or glossed over (no doubt in part because much of it is considered a "rural…

I think you are not wholly understanding this issue.

It's an OUTSTANDING pantsuit. Not only is she really good at country music, she's actually really good at country fashion. Not everyone understands the glorious virtues of a good old-fashioned country music pantsuit.

My partner and I watched her SNL-40 performance, and we were both blown away. I was left with the impression that this is a young lady who is wasting a genuine talent for country music on things that are not that. Pop is fine, but country is obviously her calling.

I'm normally the first dingus to say tiresome shit like…

Yes. YE GODS, NO MORE TANNING, LADIES. A 26-year-old acquaintance of mine died of cancer that started on her back, and it was 100% preventable and 100% due to her tanning bed use.

My younger sister and I have the same genetics, same skin tone, the works. The only difference in our lifestyles has been her heavy tanning…