Ahh, I guess I didn't bother to research this particular test and was lumping them in with the standardized tests that most kids in the U.S. have to take. I just hate tests.

Does it make me a horrible person if I openly state that I don't particularly enjoy the company of children and that I will never have any because they would be a complete drain of my time, freedom and resources? I understand the point that Erin is making here and it seems like pretty valid one (although I would say…

I wouldn't even say that it's a decent measurement of whether or not someone is "book smart", a big part of it is just showing that some people are better (multiple choice) test takers than others. There are hardly ever significant essay portions to these exams and some kids who are brilliant in one subject might…

Well, you're clearly more righteous, upstanding and pure than anyone else in the world who smokes, or who has ever smoked before, so I don't think that I'm going pursue further conversation with you on this topic. I'm glad that you can determine an entire person's worth based on relatively insignificant facet of their…

So...smokers are categorically undesirable? You realize that like half of Hollywood and many top models smoke, right? Smoking may not appeal to you, but I never understand why people are so scathing toward smokers. They're by and large just normal people who indulge in a bad habit. Do you hate people who eat a lot of…

Being a smoker automatically knocks her out of the "desirability" category? In that case, wouldn't Lauer not want to be with her? I don't get where the smoking comes in here.

Yeah, that thought had crossed out minds. :(

Because we weren't sure what the procedure for removing that stuff was and didn't want to match the paint incorrectly. We tried to get a hold of our landlord a few times about the move out process before we left but she didn't get back to us until it was time to schedule the walk through. We figured a few small,…

Why not both?!

Thanks for the advice and support! I appreciate your input. don't mind working out an agreement with her about material costs to repair the small wall holes but I refuse to pay for the cleaning and the majority of the labor that she claims to have paid for. I'll look to see if there's a tenant resource center here in…

I used to be a competitive swimmer when I was a kid and was really good at it. I could swim for hours and hours and not get winded. I can't run for more than a minute without feeling like my heart is going to explode and it's always been like that for me. I'd really like to be able to take up jogging as a primary…

Okay, so I'm a first time renter who just finished moving out of a terrible, old, decrepit rodent and insect infested apartment last month. I know that I made a lot of rookie mistakes - i.e., not taking pictures of before and after condition, not getting written permission (although we certainly got verbal permission)…

It's because they've never learned that (modestly) wealthy people are wealthy not just because they bring in a lot of income, but because they tend to be miserly when it comes to certain large expenditures. It's not really their fault if no one in their family was really in a position to teach them how to earn and…

This likely goes beyond a war thing and turns to the Zionist philosophy that still pervade the mentalities of many Israeli's. When your religious and political beliefs tell you that your group is exceptional and chosen by God and that you have a divine right to the land that you occupy it can do strange things to the…

You could be Helena Bonham-Carter!

Who doesn't? If I could pull that shit off I'd be doing it every day!

I still wish that's what love was. :(

Oh no! I read your comment and you're absolutely right, she's not an MPDG at all. She's definitely got eh sheltered virgin thing going on, but the whole movie is about her finding her own happiness and place in life, rather than about Captain Von Trapp's. She's more than just a presence, she's the soul of the film!

Ahh, I think I may have misunderstood your original post. Sorry!

Oh come on. Israel breeds the Palestinian extremism that it deals with by taking every chance to impose restrictions on any glimmer of Palestinian prosperity. You try having MP's and tanks patrolling your neighborhood so that you can't leave your house, or have your electricity arbitrarily cut, or have to deal with…