Actually it's the other way around with the Sonic Hedgehog gene. The scientists that discovered Shh named it so because the protein vaguely looks like Sonic while he's rolled up and moving (round and spiky). The Sega game came first!

I once violently threw up immediately after eating an entire bag of Hot Munchies and that experience was enough to never want to eat a Flaming Hot Cheeto again. Flaming hot nasal passages was a hellish experience I never plan on encountering again.

Nope, I specifically don't watch men's basketball because I hate that type of play. I'm not interested in watching athletes act like dicks, regardless of gender. You're right that she definitely took some licks during games but I watched Candace Parker (arguably Griner's only equal in the past 5 years) take that same…

Oh man, as an avid (and probably the only) viewer of women's college basketball I could not stand Brittney Griner. Yes, she is an incredibly talented player but her attitude on the court is gross. And not in a "ladies should act like ladies" way but in a completely "dude, don't be a dick" way. She definitely got…

I also read somewhere that she doesn't drink at all. It's amazing to me how much easier it is to lose weight and keep it off when I cut alcohol out of my diet so I'm not completely disinclined to believe her. Then again a few squares of dark chocolate don't make me feel less murderous at the end of a long day as much…

Yeah, I don't see her anymore. She wrote me a prescription for BC, I took it, and then promptly found a real gyno when it was time to get it renewed. It's super irresponsible. I was 19 when she told me that and if I'd taken her word at face value I'd probably have a kid by now.

Wow! As someone not looking to get pregnant your story is terrifying. ;) Fortunately I'm on the shot and don't have to worry about missing pills.

I'm sorry. Whether you want children or not, hearing that the ability to choose has been taken away from you is tough.

That's crazy. At least my doctor was telling me I was probably infertile while she was writing me an RX for BC (to try to regulate my system a bit). I can't imagine why a doctor would say something like that without some kind of extensive testing. With your friends' pregnancies ending up being high risk I don't think…

Well my situation wasn't really a prognosis either. It was a rather glib comment coming from my GP that came with a new BC sricp and no follow up testing. I'm definitely not saying that there aren't some delusional women out there who have unfounded beliefs of the state of their fertility I just think that some…

Okay, I was really just hoping that that level of stupidity didn't really exist. That's really unfortunate.

Is it really for no particular reason though? My ovaries went a little haywire a few years ago and a doctor told me that I'd probably never be able to naturally have children. I found out a couple months ago that the same thing happened to my mother around my age and she was told the exact same thing then went on to…

I have nothing to add other than you are killing it all over this comments section. I'm loving it!

I would watch the shit out of a Taystee and Poussey mystery solving spinoff if only for the off chance that they break out in white girl speak for a bit each episode. Their relationship is my favorite!

I'm so confused as to why "in vitro meat" is championed yet transgenic crops are evil, terrible, no good things designed to kill us all. First of all, these muscle cells were grown in a culture medium containing both antibiotics and fetal bovine serum (FBS). So actually, animals were harmed for the culture and…

I'm so sorry for just assuming you didn't have a much clearer vision of this issue than I do. Your comment provides such a comprehensive, eloquent perspective of the "other side".

All of this. I admit I'm kind of a princess who was raised in the south and expect a door to be held open for me but I would never not reciprocate the action of holding open a door for someone, regardless of gender. It's just manners.

Anecdote Time! I had a roommate that was dealing with some serious alcohol issues during undergrad. My other roommate and I videotaped her one night on an especially egregious night (this girl literally would hallucinate an identical twin for me who she hated and would talk to both of "us" during a bender and during…

I have such a girl crush on Karlie Kloss. Love, love, love her cute little short hair cut and so annoyed that my crazy curly hair won't work in that style! It looks fantastic on her.

It's such a smarmy way for people to make fun of rural people who don't fit their idea of what a lifestyle should be. Admittedly, I've only ever seen the Toddlers and Tiaras episode Honey Boo Boo was in but their family seemed to have it really together. They are definitely redneck as hell but they also seemed to…