Can mascots have fetal alcohol syndrome? I think that’s what’s happening here.

I meant it’s just really sick in light of the fact that he was an active sexual predator, and his character had a one man gynecological clinic in his basement. It smacks of subconscious confession, a la a lot of Louis C.K. and Woody Allen material. (Or Eddie Murphy on gay people.)

My mother and I were actually talking about this last night. My mom adores Oprah to the point where I get kinda sick about hearing about Oprah. But people definitely project their shit on to her. I think her transcendant thing about her is her honestly and willingness to change her mind and share things that people…

Good point, and what about the fact that he made himself an OBGYN on the show? Fucking sick.

I am sorry that happened to you. I can’t imagine how intrusive and painful that was. I understand the presumption of innocence and I’ve heard the adage that it’s better to let 99 guilty people go free, than convict one innocent person. Yes it’s true, there are instances in which an innocent person is railroaded by…

It is madness that any president can do this, its basically a tax on public ignorance and legislative gridlock. I guess it’s that subsidies are a political nightmare. People whine and call it pork. Then if it passes, they’re really hard to phase out, because whichever rep or senator with affected constituents is going…

:)) Thanks, and awesome screen name. I’m kicking this around with a couple others including some who works in my state general assembly, so we’ll see. I actually think it’s something that could happen, and this case being so fresh makes it informative. Finger’s crossed.

Yeah, I totally agree it’s on the state...at least at this point. But the grounds for objecting are unclear in most jurisdictions. And once the insinuation is made, that’s poisoned the jury. I think ultimately there needs to be a bright line rule up front so that the judge can bar that information from coming up. I…

This stuff drives me fucking nuts as an attorney. I understand that the lawyer is doing his job by asking it, but its disgusting...thelaw needs to change to make this grounds for objection or mistrial. The problem is, if the question sways the jury, a victim has no way to appeal. So the only way to change it is…

Which of Oden’s three treetrunks did they cut into?

Real or not, the premise is extremely stupid. Probably a lie, but if it happened, that means Shelby reported it so she would look good, and Walton reported it, too, which is really pathetic.

I assume that means he’s shitting on his own hands. Sounds like fun.

Politely, I think JBUD is right. When you control for gender, those accused of crimes are more likely to have suffered from abuse. Compare male offenders to male population, and female offenders to female population. As another poster said, though, it’s an explanation not an excuse, as most trauma survivors don’t go…

Pretty sure Wheaton is the longest. Woodley Park and Dupont are also huge. My 3 year old thought the Woodley Park escalator was the best part of going to the Zoo.

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An Evening with Randy Newman is both my favorite live concert album and my least favorite episode of Seinfeld.

I’ve been rewatching The Office lately, and Ted Cruz is like Michael Scott if he had been created by David Lynch.

A lot of men go for a female lawyer in cases that have a gendered aspect because the crass tokenism acts a fig leaf  optics are better.

I know his lawyer is a republican and probably loves to troll, but her body language and facial expression makes me pretty sure this guy is the human embodiment of douche-chill.

I’ve spent far too much time ruminating on the term “butthurt” and I’ve come to the self-serving conclusion that it’s more like an anal retentive thing. We all have butts that can be hurt. I’ve definitely heard women described as being butthurt. Laura Ingraham comes to mind.