I can report that things were apparently not much better in the late 1980's either...

I’ve personally always been partial to hyphenating or otherwise generating a new name together. I like the symbolism of forging a new family together and it avoids some of the situations that can arise from both parties keeping their names (e.g. which name do children get).

It seems wrongheaded to make decisions about married life based on what would be easiest in case of divorce. I also don’t see how sharing your ex-spouse’s family name would be any harder for men than it is for women.

From the way my mom talked about it, the questions were much more “justify your life-choices to me” than normal hospital procedure.

At my previous job there was a guy who took his wife’s name. He said he grew up in a foster family that he never really felt a part of and his wife’s family was always welcoming. I thought it was a sweet, meaningful gesture but boy-oh-boy did he get crap for it from other people. On the other side, my mom kept her…

Wait, now I’m confused. While I do work out, I am definitely still fat. So is it still OK for me to think of myself as a human worthy of existing in the world because I work out, despite being fat? Because that would indicate that your actual concern is whether people are making healthy choices for themselves, not…

It may not kill them but if they’ve been vegan (or vegetarian) for a long time, eating meat can make them violently ill.

“Fuck off into the sea” is delightful.

Hey, I was just wondering what BMI I need to earn the privilege of self-worth? What body fat percentage do I have to achieve to feel worthy of love? Is it OK to stay with my fiance or do we need to breakup until I lose enough weight (how much weight is enough, by the way)? I currently work out several times a week…

My freshman year I knew my three roommates and the RA for the floor. I would have been hard-pressed to recognize the people in the room next door, let alone everyone who was “authorized” to be in the building. Failing to recognize someone is not sufficient justification for calling the police.

If they decided a grilled cheese sandwich was simply melted cheese between two slices of bread [...]

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Don’t be embarrassed. State capitals is absolutely not a thing taught to all kids. It’s definitely not on par with the national anthem in terms of things every functioning American adult probably knows.

The point of the course material is not that successful, strong, and/or active men are “bad” in some way. The point is that a man who isn’t successful, strong, and/or active is still a man.

You can’t have a heart attack without a heart and his veins are full of pure unadulterated spite which has a famously low clotting factor.

Have you ever tried the Impossible Burger? It’s like the uncanny valley of meat: you know it’s not a burger but it’s close enough so as to be unsettling.

I think (part of) the issue is that we’re starting from a false premise. The goal shouldn’t be to prevent men from competing against women: it should be to ensure that all participants are competing against peers.

I have a friend that used to get sloppy drunk at parties. He would spill things, break things, act inappropriately, generally ruin the night for everyone. He wouldn’t always get that drunk but getting that drunk was always a possibility.

PDP process (product development process process)

I believe the letter-writer tips in the 30% range all the time, coupon or no. The “If we’re using a $5 coupon, I’d rather the server get the five bucks!” parenthetical is related to them tipping on the pre-coupon amount, not saying that they add the amount of the coupon to the tip.