Good point, likewise, don’t downplay a very real alternative explanation for the present childrens televison context.

Consider the age bracket targeted for Sesame Street ... it’s not uncommon for young children to superficially imitate the social models for boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife/mate/signficant other ... which at there stage of social experience often simply translates as new bestie, or good friend.  So taken in that…

... or ... a felt shell covering a human hand and forearm, mimicing a made up character, that literally does not have physical implication below the waist.  I’d day no sexual orientation beyond a cosmetic identification logistic would be wholly appropriate ... disingenuous would be a rather large stretch, IMHO…

The Odd Couple? to a lesser extent Holmes and Watson, Batman & Robin ... and oddly enough, a large chunk of the globe. It seems to me that we Americans have a particular moral hangup for the cosmetic or surface appearance for homosexual interaction.

Because if he is anything like Felix Ungar from the Odd Couple, his neuroses and habits would compel him to assess the entire living space context. I think it was fairly clear that Felix didn’t slip into his room mate’s bed ...

I read this story ... paused speechless, reread it (along with watching Cooper’s response). Then just laughed uproariously for a minute or so. There is an old saying in our family - “You plant corn, you get corn ...”

hmmmm ... I’ve personally found that such a selective desire has more to do with personality deficiencies/quirks ... as opposed to gender or race.  

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+1 ... As I read the historical recap on the (debated) history of the pickle, I could only scratch my head in wonder ... that phrase ‘proud ignorance’, I’ll be keeping that one.

Hahahaha ... actually, so do I.  I puzzled over it for a bit, and my best guess is that the meme dilutes the ‘disgust factor’ by becoming blatantly self aware ... and by evoking a visual mitigation of childhood frivolity (think Doogie Houser) ... the photo effect has, in effect given the POTUS the cranial proportions…

Male here ... while Polygraphs are not perfect tools for divining absolute truth ... were I Kavanaugh (and telling the truth),  I would feel extremely motivated to do everything in my power to prove unmitigated innocence of said accusation.

The motivational them does have long standing historical precedent ... to borrow a line from a favorite movie of mine - “GOD WILLS IT!” Sigh, IMHO, its rationalizations like this that give religion a bad name.

I am a strong advocate for the affirmation of life ... that said, I do support the freedom to choose in this issue, given the context of a responsible and reasoning adult.

Wow ... great idea... likewise though, my one concern would be what happens when you hit a bump with a compartment or tray only partly filled ...

My take on the comments made by Matt Damon ...

“Tim also says that, when you are pronouncing the letter w—like, not the sound it makes, but the name of it—it has two syllables; that it is pronounced either dub-yew or dub-yah. This, also, is madness. W, I say, is pronounced double-yew, and therefore has three syllables: duh, bull, and yew.”