"...essentially took the stance that comedy requires absolute freedom in order to function. Comedians joke about difficult issues because it's a "release of tension" for people uncomfortable with those issues. It's "catharsis." No subject should ever be "off limits" and comedians shouldn't be "silenced." And anyway,…

You've never had to fill out an I-9 form for employment? Driver's license and social security card are the easiest for me, so that's been the only occasion where I've kept my social security card in my wallet until I remembered to remove it again. Then again, you could also use a certified birth certificate along with…

Seconded!

Never been to Minnesota, huh? :)

I adore old lady catalogues. Never heard of this one yet, thank you!

Yep, this is what I'd heard too. It was more about the ripping on other brands than Fox itself.

How about this: how many amazing discoveries have been made that were lost? Say there was one person who found out a weird way to make something amazing, but didn't tell anyone? or did tell people, but it didn't get beyond them and this amazing knowledge just went with them to their graves?

olivesalad's response to this below is really great. I hope you take some time to consider what s/he's saying.

What makes you think that that always works?

"Lily cat, Lily cat, does whatever a Lily cat does..." to the tune of "Spider Pig" from the Simpson's movie.

Yes! I'm a female software developer and first year coach for a FIRST Lego League team at my younger sisters' school, which has mostly girls. I'm hoping it'll get them and their teammates interested in engineering, and to see that it's actually a really creative and fun field. The FIRST programs are amazing; I wish it…

Are you unwilling to consider that chemical imbalances in your brain are the source of the problem? Certainly that's no easier to will away than an inability to regulate blood sugar.

"It's all in your head, ya crazies! Suck it up!"

I had a bad experience that was weirdly the opposite of a kid-kicking-the-seat situation. I was sitting next to my 9 year old sister, and the man in front of her kept turning around and telling her to stop kicking the seat (she was well past the seat-kicking age). The first couple of times it happened, I scolded her…

Late, but I have to add: I saw a Prius with a vanity plate that said "GREENER." The stench of smugness was overpowering.

If you're up for a good horror film, watch this movie. That's the premise, and it's terrifying.

I wouldn't go so far as to say it's an abomination, but I've always been the weird one who prefers fries and grilled cheese without ketchup. Gets in the way of the greasy goodness :D

Another funny lady on the internet: Hannah Hart ("My Drunk Kitchen" on Youtube)

We keep inching closer and closer.

I'm in the same boat as you, I'd like to get into it but haven't really begun digging. However, I did find this awesome website when I was reading about the 1940 census last month: familysearch.org. It's basically a massive database put together by volunteers (you can do it, too!) who transcribe and enter the contents…