A lot of good flipflops have proper arch support and won't give you much trouble. Good thing Birckenstocks are hip right now, huh?

I sure hope the spot the jumping girl picked is deeper than the spot the other girl is sitting.

@carriout: You're a pro-bar-fighter too?

"Jho has invited Paris and her sister, Nicky, out to St. Tropez as friends. He has not paid her in any way, although he is extremely generous."

@texaseditor: All those do not apply to you, because you didn't grow up "sure than nothing would ever happen to you." (which I am deeply sorry for, by the way)

Basically this affirms my belief that no matter what we wear, there will always be someone who considers it alluring/sexy/immodest/obscene or who believes you put it on JUST FOR THEM.

"An immodest lady is loud, proud, and dresses in a way that communicates such an attitude."

Right click, Save As: More proof Americans and outfit-appropriate shoewear do not mix.

She's just checking to see why the rum is gone.

@Kivrin: Home-schooling is not allowed in The Netherlands. The reason the court got involved and it actually took her a year to get permission to leave was among other things that the government body which oversees school attendance (all Dutch kids under 18 MUST attend school) heard of her plans and got involved. I'm…

What will the panels be on? "Well here's to you, Mrs Robinson: Tamara and her skeevy tendencies"?

@Squabble: Yeah, that's why I said the legislation was probably badly framed (I have to admit my in-depth knowledge is lacking), but that it should not necessarily be automatically written-off as a disgusting idea.

@lodown: Ehhh, to be fair, I already felt kind of awkward posting it here, because she's a commenter herself. I only did it because I noticed she hasn't been around for a couple of days. But even though her story is on the internet, and really worth reading, I don't feel like it's necessarily my place to promote it,…

Though I understand how this legislation could be perceived as bad, and was probably badly framed, I recommened gherk's blog post on the issue as an alternative perspective:

So that's why the Dursley's neighbours were sneakily watering the lawn when they'd been forbidden to do so because of drought. I'd always wondered about that passage in The Order of the Phoenix.

@HeartJuniper: Oh yes, I once did the "Oh LOL I always lied about what time I got home after I realized you both slept like babies anyway." They weren't appreciative.

Chapter 16: Your Parents Were Young Once Too. No, really. No, REALLY. REALLY!

@fridaphile is tequila's momma:

His wand is probably a little overexcited, too.

@WhoreHound: In The Netherlands it's not, far as I know. Newspapers have done it (in the cases of Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh) and gotten their asses handed to them. To me there's a difference between showing pictures of completely covered bodies after you know all relatives have been notified, and pictures of…