I'm sorry it happened to you too! I'm so glad you got out and proud of you for getting out! 

This all works just fine once you understand that these people believe the Establishment Clause only exists to stop Sharia law..

Me after reading these quotes

Well, I mean, it’s fish. To expect it to not taste like fish is absurd.

Absolutely. The groups\clubs I was involved with always did the same. If anyone was observed or was reported to be not following the rules, it was one warning (just in case it was some misunderstanding vs. deliberate violation). No second warning - the violator was escorted out. 

As the majority party for the first time in 26 years, Democrats are taking full advantage of their newfound power. In the last week alone, four gun control bills were advanced, and Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.

They’re already being convicted of manslaughter. The issue is that they’re using this defense to get out of murder convictions.

Oh yeah, it’s not good. Even worse, it looks like it should be good, but once you bite into it the disappointment comes flooding back.

Are you being deliberately obtuse?

Hey there, domestic violence prosecutor who routinely handles strangulation cases here. I totally agree with what you’re saying, but wanted to clarify that it takes a surprisingly small amount of pressure to strangle someone.

It takes only 4 pounds of pressure to block the jugular veins, 11 pounds of pressure to block…

Ages ago I went to a club several times that practiced Safe, Sane, Consensual (SSC) to the point it had to be “enthusiastic consent”  

I know this is a perhaps unpopular take on this subject but I do think porn is somewhat to blame here. Some men (esp younger men) who I’ve encountered think that choking, hitting, etc are ok because they see it in porn and NOT in a proper BDSM context...so they just try doing it and see if I’m into it or not. With no…

IANAD, but it was my distinct understanding that drowning and strangulation are two of the most difficult, involved ways of killing another human being, precisely because you’re fighting another human’s strongest autonomic nervous system response: to inhale and exhale. If they pass out, and you let them out of the…

Easily the most over-cooked fish. This is not stew beef, folks. There should be some moisture in there, and it most assuredly should not smell. I cook it on aluminum foil without oiling the foil. The skin sticks to the foil And you lift off the salmon.  A very few minutes in a very hot oven and it’s ready.

I’m weird, I don’t like cooked fish, but i’ll eat sushi all day. Couldn’t tell you exactly why but as a kid the texture of it just turned me off of it, and I haven’t enjoyed it since.

Between this, the ERA ratification, and the Virginia House voting to get ride of “Lee-Jackson Day” (the state holiday celebrating the Confederate generals on the Friday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day) and making Election Day a state holiday instead, I am actually... proud of my state? Such a weird, welcome feeling!

Oh I agree with all of this, I was speaking more in generalities. And yes, the site is really only relevant for the US and Canada.

I just saw a different poll (I think it might have been Ipsos or Merrist) come out that had the race pretty much exactly the same as where it has always been- the CNN poll is very likely an outlier but I can't wait to see all the opinion pieces talking about how he's now ahead and the people have woken up to the…

I don’t really care about the deficit, but it is worth noting that the deficit increased under Reagan (who helped popularize deficit fear mongering), H.W., and W., and are increasing under Trump even as the Republican majority in Congress is filled with Tea Partiers who are bemoaned by Congress. Meanwhile, the…

My wife was on a flight from MN back to California and a 17 year old male sexually assaulted the 21 year old woman sitting next to him. She was asleep and woke up to him touching her. He was traveling with his family who were all sitting in front of him. The flight attendants worked quick and there happened to be an…