It probably sucks to get an email congratulating you on your baby if you're, say, struggling with infertility or just had a miscarriage or something. I can understand why some people might have had more of a reaction than confusion and deletion.

Your first thought upon seeing that name might have been, as mine was, "oh, that must just be a name for something that features a tiny splash of vinegar or something."

There really isn't anything here I'd be willing to put in my mouth, especially not having to pay those prices for it.

I've been working at a franchise cafe for a few months now (let's just say it's not Panera Bread but it's close enough I routinely have people think they're in a Panera Bread). In general I don't have too many horror stories yet, I'm lucky. And most of the one's I do have are about really, really dumb coworkers.

I've never watched TBL, but it seems like the kind of show where they would use BMI? If so I don't think the point was that she was definitely unhealthy based on her appearance or weight, but by TBL's own standards she'd gone too far in the other direction for it to be "healthy".

There was a woman in my small town/church community when I was growing up. Tiniest thing ever, just naturally rail thin. She'd get to easily 6 months without showing a bit, pop and have a small but not abnormally small pregnant belly, and then be back to rail thin in a month or so. She wasn't some fitness nut…

*makes mental note to avoid Harry Potter fandom in the coming days, weeks, and probably months*

Oh man, Adventures in Odyssey and AWANAS. My fucking childhood. *shudders*

Bear McCreary just announced he's doing the score for this.

I always save mine up then give them to my mom. She runs a consignment clothing store. She's never purchased bags since buying the store, she just uses what people give her. She already gets customers who bitch at her because she doesn't sell things for garage sale prices, lord knows how much they'd complain if she…

I can't wait for someone who's religion dictates pacifism to sue the government for making them pay taxes that are used to fund the military. Sure they're not being forced to personally participate in war, but the government is forcing them to contribute money to something they don't believe in. It's totally…

(ugh, why does Kinja post gifs so tiny - text is "Die choking on your own blood, please")

The problem with this is the same problem with the Dove video with the women describing themselves to a forensic artist and then other people describing them as "prettier".

I like hot grape nuts with honey - they get much softer and taste really good with honey. But that's the kick, it tastes really good when you've completely changed the texture and poured sugar on.

True. I think a lot of them are well meaning but they base it off of stereotypes and misinformation and lack actual knowledge or anything resembling understanding of the nuances of different cultures (many of which aren't a single unified culture anyway). They want to be angry so they can feel like they're doing…

Right. Like, I am white and generally try to follow a policy of 'shut up and let other people who actually know what they're talking about speak', but I do think acknowledging that she's not white is important. Not because 'don't hate white people' or anything like that, and not because the points about her probably…

Hillary isn't white. Not that that changes your larger point but...yeah.

I could never agree with the complaints about their singing. For one, I don't think they were great but I don't think they were nearly as awful as many seem to. And second, there are many musicals where having an amazing show stopping voice is critical, and I just don't see a show about vengeful/pragmatic cannibals…

The idea of doing a live televised musical is not a bad one. It was the execution that was...*shudder*. A better cast, who could all both sing and act, not just one or the other, is a good place to start.

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