Ha ha ha, seriously. SNL seems to draw pretty heavily from the Lampoon staff. Conan O’Brien, Etan Cohen, B.J. Novak, Greg Daniels, and Colin Jost all went to Harvard. Andy Borowitz is an alumnus as well.

Seriously, this is like 7th-grade-level pedantry. A democratic republic is a type of democratic government. When we use “democracy” in common speech, we are not exclusively referring to direct democracies, a modern, nation-state example of which anyone would be hard pressed to give. When we reference Democratic…

It’s amazing to me that the sarcasm was not more obvious to so many people.

If I had to use an outhouse in the winter, I’d be pretty anxious to avoid any food poisoning whatsoever too. Or the summer, for that matter.

Historians and political scientists love to start the era of the modern presidency with FDR, so that would probably make for an accurate qualifier. I suspect it wouldn’t be hard to demonstrate that this is already one of, if not the most xenophobic administration in the modern era.

Wow - that’s awful! If I had to use Scott 1-ply, I think I’d install the nicest bidet I could find. Bummer about the septic system dying too. That’s no fun. ;-) But seriously, having a septic system go sounds like a terrible experience.

Wow - that’s awful! If I had to use Scott 1-ply, I think I’d install the nicest bidet I could find. Bummer about…

Regardless of whether you have a septic system or a municipal sewer hook-up, please do not flush anything other than human waste and toilet paper. Sewer systems are not designed to handle wipes, which do not degrade the same way as toilet paper, and packaging that says they are “flushable” is marketing nonsense.

Regardless of whether you have a septic system or a municipal sewer hook-up, please do not flush anything other than…

Amazing. I am constantly reminded of just how ridiculous Trump is, and baffled anew that he has gotten this far.

Is this real? It looks like one of those Tweet generator ones and I could not find the link.

Because I have a working understanding of the scientific method, including peer review, and read about it from reputable sources citing peer-reviewed studies. For instance:

This is a fascinating theory. How do you explain the absence of carbon-14 in pre-1950s ivory yet its presence in all ivory since then?

The real irony is actually that deregulation of the airlines has allowed prices to go up so much.

This is a really important point that people often overlook. Because of the stigma, the first opportunity for help most of these people get is after they have already offended. If we recognize this kind of paraphilia as a mental health problem that can be treated and ease some of the stigma over seeking treatment,…

Bonus points if you can find a photo of Trump showing the soles of his feet to the Prime Minister or giving/receiving anything with only one hand instead of two.

You raise an excellent point. From a business and consumer psychology standpoint, it is exceedingly obvious that post-purchase justification is a major player in politics and more so now than ever. As good as it feels to wail on these individuals, it is only driving them further into their twisted version of…

I love that their excuse for the Australian PM phone call clusterfuck was that it was after 5pm after a long day and he was tired. Good thing he didn’t make a big deal about his stamina during the election or compete against someone who could handle an 11-hour grilling in front of Congress and come out a clear winner.

He’s collecting anecdotes for his memoirs and his tell-all.

Audible gasp says so much. The level of this is insane. Administration was literally off by three orders of magnitude.

They also made phone calls. Lots of phone calls. But showing up is even better. Showing up > Phone Calls > Letters > E-mails.

No - almost always, the process is that you call in, register your opinion, they mark it down (they usually have a for/against list on any hot topics of the day that they get a lot of calls on). Sometimes you get a follow up from the member, but not usually on big issues, more often on niche issues that they don’t…