It's ok to call it gross - there are plenty of natural things that are gross. Naked mole rats, hagfish, diarrhea, and apparently, placenta (I've never seen one before and hope to never again). I was also squicked out but I also am a big girl and can survive seeing an unpleasant image.

Based on how unpleasant and interminable it was to read, I'd already forgotten it HAD an ending, because it sure didn't feel like it.

I was pretty sure e-cigarettes were illegal here in Canada.

... I thought she was institutionalized. As in, committed. And that the Church would have let him put her aside but he refused. Have I misheard?

For all those responding to this joker, I offer you this article:

*hugs*

I'm not sure we're allowed to tell people to get bent in the comments, but just in case we are, "get bent".

Actually not true anymore. Language DOES change and even BBC standard English now allows for a singular, genderless 'they'.

Is there a link for the second photo?

Wait. "7 feet tall dog", but "7 foot cat"? Are you suggesting a... septacat?

Pretty common:

It depends on the class. I didn't realize that my marketing prof's statement that "15% of your grade will be due to participation on the online forums" meant "you will post a comment on every article or you will get 0% for that part of the grade". I assumed that it would be based on the quality of comments/depth of…

I think the biggest miss in the original comment is here:

Well, CLEARLY, that's why Clare is the problem and has to go.

I was, and no, it doesn't.

I don't agree. As a programmer, I say that it is totally not comprehensible.

Bullshit. "Whether is Heather attempting a suicide" is not a predicate. It's ill-formed and not a reasonable question to use to assess the knowledge of a student.

Bullshit. No, it's poorly written and a terrible exam question regardless of content. There's no way to assess the ability of the student based on whether or not they can understand that.

a) grim. b) can we figure out how to infect the Crown of Thorns seastars with this before they eat all the coral in the Coral Triangle?

Coconut oil is surprisingly not greasy if you get the amount right! I shower twice a day b/c I feel grimy a lot of the time and b/c I _hate_ having the feel of stuff on my skin (making bread by hand almost kills me - get it off! get it OFF!).