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    I'm not persuaded that it's insane.

    Could you help me? Since the change-over to the new format, I can't seem to get my comments to break up into paragraphs with space between them. When I hit 'Submit', they get re-formatted into one big lump! I don't see a post-changeover equivalent of an FAQ page on which to seek answers. I notice you have it resolved,

    This seems like practically the definition of manipulation. You'd literally be manipulating the person into breaking up with you. From my experience and observations, manipulating others, even (perhaps especially) 'for their own good' is almost never a good idea.

    See, now THAT'S a comment! "From now on, THAT'S how you comment!" (nod to Will Smith) When I read comments like your first one, I find that what you describe as "sarcasm" and "hyperbole" seems, to me at least*, beyond those and into the realm of mischaracterization. That is to say, the changes from the original post

    "You can't be dumb and be Miss America." Can you elaborate on that some, so as to reconcile your statement with Miss South Carolina 2007 (I think)? Because that Miss South Carolina won 4th place in Miss Teen USA. Now, I recognize that Miss Teen USA is not the big league of Miss America. But it does seem pretty high up

    I don't know if your comment is supposed to be sassy, or 'snarky', or what. It's fairly obvious to any reasonable reader that the pageant spokeswoman, Ms. Woods, was indicating that the winner must get ready to compete, which includes a certain weight/figure range, as well as talent preparation, etc., not that the

    I have never seen an episode of anything Blake Lively is in, nor ever heard her speak a word. But she looks beautiful, all the time. I did not see Aguilera's screw-up of the Star Spangled Banner, but her apology seems quite gracious. So, good for her on that part, I guess. So that's two things I don't know much about,

    These kinds of post-breakup insults are weird ... I mean, all these qualities were good enough for her, right?