Surface Detail is one of my favorite Culture Books because it really shows the personalities of the different types of ship-minds. And it's also one of the most accessible - some of the Culture books are kind of hard to orient yourself in.

Nice try, troll. Be better next time.

"Everybody thought it was a Dorothy Hammill, but it was really a Pete Rose" - young Liz Lemon.

Your eyebrows are thicker than my natural, never been plucked ones. Sigh.

This is what SciTy is talking about. Love it.

I understand your question and have the same question! I think they would have to do "core to core" for a real comparison, no?

My favorite PA person asks me questions like, "Are you not doing your job to annoy me, or are you just incompetent?" and then refuses to listen to the actual reason because "they are excuses!" Also if you don't do things EXACTLY the way she wants them done, she will literally cry and wonder out loud why you hate her.

You and me. Our minds are one.

I think the only non-shouty response to this is to silently wait for the next question, which hopefully involves tennis.

I think that rich people, especially those who have had money for generations, are used to straight money talk being part of the marriage conversation. You shouldn't be apologetic for wanting to know the situation.

"So if I've benefited from something I had no control over, I'm as guilty as those that created the wrong? What can I do to stop benefiting from the wrong?"

I'm actually kinda impressed that #2 disassembled all your ikea stuff and brought it over. I mean, you have to pay people for that kind of service.

WASP is White Angle Saxon Protestant. Being a Pole, she probably only qualifies for White. Also, Martha has repeated declared that she is not a WASP, so I thought it was important.

As Martha herself has stated, she's hardly a WASP. She's Polish.

I think he was just afraid to admit he didn't understand the joke, and assumed the word "roamin'" was some kind of dirty word play.

The Z-Shirt skit made me laugh my ass off.

Hey, never apologize for a good lay. I'm assuming he's a good lay.

How am I supposed to eat this delicious cake? What part tastes the best?

I appreciate your passion on the subject. I have used a menstrual cup for the past 20 years, so I am very familiar with it and its iterations.

Ok, settle down, satinseat. They used to make a huge deal about toxic shock syndrome and whatnot. I didn't realize that was passe'.