Haha, you summed up my comment in fewer words and with less CAPS.

Right? Last time I hung out with a friend who has a toddler, I picked up a nasty cold from the sick, snotty toddler (but a very nice toddler, it must be said). I've never gotten the flu from my cat.

My favorite part is his assertion that cats only exist because of the silly, sentimental laydeez, and that such women are in need of a man's clear thinking to correctly see the situation. Then, in the same damn breath, he basically declares, "I AM A MAN AND I LOVE SONGBIRDS. SAVE THE SONGBIRDS. I AM MAN SO MY ANIMAL…

I loved Zoobilee Zoo as a kid, but that fox freaked me the fuck out. I also have a vague memory of hating the shit out of the pink one. WTF kind of animal is she even? It's like if Gem and a Pound Puppy had a baby and that baby was the worst.

My sister had been asking her boyfriend for this on pretty much every gift-giving occasion for the past two years. He finally relented and got it for her for Christmas this year, but was like, "Please don't tell anyone I got you this. They're going to think I'm giving you eating issues."

Funny story re: the Biebs! He apparently has been bopping around my parents' town (coastal SoCal) for the past few days - he has this in common with my sisters and me, who are with the fam for Christmas. Annnnyway, Biebs went to the town's fancypants theater to, ostensibly, see a movie, but all the movies were sold…

Haha, thanks for the offer. Didn't realize at first read that it was a coupon, and not a gift certificate. Woof!

I got a $400 gift certificate to Merry Maids from my parents (among other, fun things) and I am super pumped. I hosted Thanksgiving this year in my one-bedroom apartment, and believe you me, I cleaned that damn thing before and after they left, so it's not a knock on my housekeeping skills (which actually do suck, but…

God(topus) bless Jason Katims.

My darling, wonderful, beloved little sister is an almost-Christmas baby (today is her birthday! Happy birthday if you're reading, little punkin!). As a result, I try really hard to make sure her birthday and Christmas presents feel really different and make a big deal of each. That said, a lot of times it means the…

Precisely. And that's why I don't feel comfortable using that term.

I'm not saying it's racist towards a white person. I'm saying it's racist towards people of color. Anyway, I've had some people agree with my opinion and some not. I don't feel comfortable using the phrase because I think it's demeaning to people of color.

They didn't use it here, thank goodness, but I loathe the term "white trash." Doesn't specifying the "white" part imply that for people of color, trash is a much more natural state? Even growing up in the South where people used it regularly, I've never felt comfortable using the term because it feels racist to me.

OK, so we're not supposed to be surprised, our outrage is silly but totally understandable, and we also need to not be condescending but it's totally OK that you were condescending... So the point was ... I'm really trying here, but yeah, no.

Throw them away? My mom died very unexpectedly 2.5 years ago, and my sister and I had the pleasure of finding her vibrator. We put it in a sock and threw it away. The end.

I'm 29 and read the book and saw the movie pretty young. Probably too young. Eh. Rebeccas4eva

Definitely only one Burt, but I think I wear the name Rebecca quite well :)

My name is Rebecca and every time I see "Rebecca" pop up in the author line, I'm like, "Oh, hey, it's me. Oh, wait, nope. Nope."

I have totally ... not quite hugged, but ... warmly shaken hands with Jane Fonda. And met her dogs. I worked for one of her non-profits and she came by all the time. Fonda days were always funny days, but I like her.