Ok, so once I applied for a job that said "$x/hr or negotiable". When I tried to negotiate on the basis of having more experience than required, they said I can't get paid more because it wouldn't be fair to the other (less experienced!) person they just hired for me to get paid more. Another time I was applied for a…

So here's what's weird: I am typically satisfied with a can, but if I get a 12 oz (or 355 mL or whatever) cup and fill it at a fountain, I refill it at least once and tend to drink it faster. But if the fountain says "no refills", the cup is enough. It's some kind of psychological "if it's there and I paid for it I…

I don't understand how people can eat so much fast food. I love the stuff, really (especially In'N'Out or that new Taco Bell black bean burrito...) but it all kinda tastes the same after a while. How do people not get sick of it?

I voted.

My thoughts exactly. Surgical residency is brutal. Even if someone was given a shot at medical school because of the color of their skin, they still have to make it the other end. And grades in high school and undergrad are by far not the only determining factor of success in medical school. Perseverance is certainly…

I work pretty hard to solve problems with people who were genuinely wronged, even if they're exploding. But the majority of people who make a scene generally don't actually have a leg to stand on, and are being jerks to people who are willing and happy to work hard on their behalf - if they're nice. I've dealt with…

My favorite is the people who say they will never patronize my business again like that's supposed to make me scramble. My reaction is typically "thanks!"

io9 commenters are kinda the best.

HOORAY! Damn, seeing the "likes" at the bottom of the pages drove me mad. I was like, "that's so nice that you like this. But what is your witty comment about it?!"

The lack of comments was seriously driving me up a wall. It's just so not the same!

I didn't see this movie because after struggling through half of the book before throwing it out the window I certainly was not about to sit through the movie.

I'll be really impressed by the ladies who dress up as the BOOK Danaerys in Qarth.

Thanks for the link. The comments are really interesting.

MD/PhD.

I always make that hand gesture when I talk about scrotums. 100% serious.

Umm, no. I valiantly slogged through the book to the story in the middle, saw the damn apostrophied dialect, and said "oh hell no". I found the whole thing insanely overrated.

I watched Audition with some friends from school, and the next day after class, one of them came up behind me while I was talking to someone and made that "kirri kirri kirri" noise into my ear that the girl makes when she was torturing that guy.... I think I was more terrified in that brief moment than ever in my…

Wow, that movie causes strife. Me and my then boyfriend, now husband had a fight because he watched it without me. I wanted to see it but was scared to and kept saying "we'll get it next time" at the video store, so he just rented it. I was so mad. Then I just made him watch it again with me.

I think I read an article recently that called for an end to goofy names for the very reason you mention. I always liked the goofy names because it was a lot easier to remember than the alphabet soup some scientists preferred to come up with.

I'm so sorry to hear that :(