This may be the first Kickstarter I've heard of that actually refunded its backers. Good on Mr. Stephenson for being a professional. Hopefully if he tries this again, people will remember how ethical he was with the money from this one.

Taking responsibility for and recognizing the reason for failures, providing refunds for those who request them, delivering on backer rewards... this sounds like the right way for a kickstarter project to die, as sad as it may be for those involved. Bravo.

It must be pretty rough to be facing the prospect of a manufacturer selling a product direct to the public without uber-expensive Undercoating and not charging the consume a "dealer markup" (BS fee that is pure profit for the dealer).

Is there some sort of "female entitlement" for male attention? Jezebel has tons of articles railing on the notion of "male entitlement" attitudes, the most recent being the OK Cupid douches. That is a sword which cuts both ways; women are not entitled to male attention and men are free to be attracted to whichever…

You are correct in your observations. You have my empathy too my friend. I'm glad that you responded and shared your stuff.

I am glad you found the support you needed and got the fuck out.

When I found myself getting assaulted by my ex-wife the first time, there was no danger of her knocking me unconscious but still, it was horrible, surreal and destabilizing. She didn't like that I called her out on the affairs she was having and the lies she was telling. She attacked me, ridiculed me, shoved and…

I appreciate the column, but let's not get rutted in the belief that only women are victims. Tell your story to someone whose wife was secretly abusing their young child for years before it was discovered.

Tell that to me.

Step One in the abuser's playbook is to isolate the victim. (I almost said "his victim," but it's also VERY possible for a man to be the abused person in a dysfunctional relationship. See, once you've cut off someone, they have no support group. No peers. No one to run to.

People who call fast food restaurants to complain are just the worst. Listen, everyone, life's a gamble — sometimes you get the whopper and sometimes you get a chicken sandwich. Fucking move on.

I'm trying to wrap my head around how the fuck you even get in this situation? Why wouldn't you bolt for the door?

Plaintiff did not want to see Defendant JERRY JONES receive oral sex from the female.

No no, they just encoded it. Start with the wardrobe paragraph and continue down through the next one. That's all code. It means tiny, tiny dick. Tiny. Like, medically interesting levels of tiny.

Okay. Let's get real.

I'm genuinely curious; given the plethora of online pricing tools, large volume of dealerships, competition out there— why would a consumer need a broker, especially for a Honda?

I could definitely see someone using your services for, say, an Aston Martin DB4 or a new Rolls, but...a Honda? To be honest it sounds like…

Your post could've gone without that last phrase. I would say "people who take advantage of others" are the worst.

I'm sure Jennifer Lawrence, who has made a fortune selling her looks and body, is doing just okay.