“Slavery was so long ago!”

It’s very nice. He’s very talented. But it isn’t “classical”.

I read somewhere they have black writers on the show. That’s nice. And I try not to judge a show before it’s even made, but really. How can this be a good idea? Unless it leads to a black uprising that demolishes white culture in the first episode. That’d be cool. (In the show. ‘Cause one in real life would suck for…

Can Rajnikanth play Jafar?

And we’re ignoring the fact that it rubs its ass on your head? It’s phrenology meets proctology.

And BERlin, NH.

I don’t feel sorry for her. A woman who’s trapped by an abusive husband AND living in poverty? Sure.

Yes, but the problem is the way it’s used. When it’s just tossed in “because women”, without any real understanding of what it means, then it misrepresents the issue.

if there’s one coup de grâce that never fails to subdue the victim of gross exploitation, it’s to tell them that they’re being ridiculous.

They would have left a flaming bag of space poop but, you know, vacuum...

How is this not called R2-Darth2?

Chris Carter is to The X Files as George Lucas is to Star Wars.

I was sent by an agency to an IT job as a contractor. The technical questions were a bit out of my field, but I did my best to answer them confidently, assuming they’d get to the meat of what I was there for; SQL, reporting, VB. But they got even further away from what I was expecting, eventually asking about things…

Yes, that and Star Trek.

Clearly, these are threats. Even if they can be... "defended" under freedom of speech, you should still be allowed to report them. We all agree we're not allowed to yell "fire" in a crowded theater, so maybe we can agree that you can't say "rape you" to someone in a chat room?

Trade him an afternoon of WoW for an afternoon of fly fishing. :-)

Kaldricus' response is an excellent way to start. "Be interested in what your kids are interested in" are words to live by.

I prefer the sex-specific search engine, Bada Bing.

Why is the water black?

WHAT DO THESE ATTACH TO? They look too big to be for fingers. The only other thing I can think of would leave out half the population and only requires one. Unless there's a buddy system I'm not aware of.