He's got a face made for kicking.

It's an existential shout of the joy of life mixed with the knowledge of its misery.

I LOVE the idea of this. The imagery!

I should get a sign that say "This jobsite has gone (fill in the blank) days child-free...and loving it."

Scatman.

Everytime I see his wife on "Project Runway" all I can think is, "Was Marchesa really worth having to surf this whale on a nightly basis?"

Take him down!

I usually (note: USUALLY) find that when they put a non-American in the role of examining American culture, public policy, etc., the tendency is do it from a mock-De Touqueville, "look at how weird Americans are!" point of view.

It's not that I'm "special". I never even implied that. That's you doing some reading into my comment. That's all you.

My best girl friend did that. "No gifts". I gave them one, anyway, but it was something I knew they'd enjoy as a couple with nothing "wedding-y" about it.

It's not particularly funny but it's not, to me, anyway, offensive.

Only if you're not doing it right.

I think it's just a simple case of "I know you're doing it and I won't stop you from doing it, but if you ask my opinion, I don't approve."

I mind, actually. But he's informative and doesn't play the tiresome, "I'm from Europealand and just don't understand these crazy Americans."

So a night at "Scores"?

Here's why I disagree with you: Your friends and family know you. They doubtless already know your reasons for doing it this way or wouldn't get offended in any case.

I have zero problem with this. Either as an issue of etiquette or of anything else.

Yeah...try again. I enjoy Rihanna's songs. Her singing is merely serviceable.

Imma go mess wit' the wimmins heads! Hurr hurr hurr...*gets Jergens and Kleenex*

Cute, smart, funny. But not American. And black. South African. With accent.