I’m pretty sure dolphins have been known to gang rape other dolphins - for fun, not procreation.

Now I’m picturing the opening scenes from “Up!”; only viewing all the photos and memories through the letter writer’s eyes and with the albums having annotations of all the excuses he told her - like “grad school Big Brother/Big Sister promo shoot”.

Agreed, but on the other hand some restaurants provide detailed descriptions of their dishes (fake example dish: a rice noodle, tossed with sesame oil, garlic, ginger, carrots and snow peas, and topped with toasted sesame seeds), so asking what’s in it seems redundant - until it arrives with peanuts tossed in as well.

I don’t know if I’d go that far, but I think I would have turned around and landed a lot sooner than they did.

I know, right?

Seriously. My cat has barely left my bedroom since I got a new housemate.

And who knew such tiny balls could have such a noticeable smell?

First, a big hug to you! (Sorry for the long response....)

Except that there is a different public perception and understanding of physical vs. mental illnesses.

Absolutely! My comment was more to the point that his actions don’t automatically mean he was mentally ill.

True.

I agree. And sanity is a legal term, not a psychiatric one.

I don’t disagree.

I don’t disagree.

I actually didn’t say that he is not mentally ill. I said that racism, hate and violence are not mental illnesses.

I totally identify.

I’m actually reading a book about Andrea Yates right now. Such an unbelievable amount of incompetence, apathy and ignorance.

With all due respect to your credentials, that seems like casting an incredibly wide net for what qualifies for, or is symptomatic of, mental illness.

I have OCD, PTSD & some phobias - so when people lump together the mentally ill, that includes me too.

It’s ok. No one takes the mentally ill seriously anyhow. ;-)