Yes, but whether or not you're wearing a seatbelt isn't usually considered a type of contributory negligence. Morgan is suing Walmart because their driver caused the accident. Contributory negligence is when someone's behavior contributes to the cause of an injury. If you jaywalk and get hit by a speeding driver, you…

I can't even. These people must be VERY unhappy in life if that's how they act over a one-day party.

CVS drives me crazy with their pricing. If they put something on clearance, they put a tag on the shelf, but they don't change the price in the computer. So if I want to buy five different clearance items, I have to write the prices down (or remember all five) and then tell the cashier, "Hey, this is on clearance for…

n my case, I gave him my driver's license number from memory. He looked it up on the computer in his car to make sure it wasn't suspended and I didn't have any active warrants, and then he told me to be careful and sent me on my way. I forgot my wallet was in bag X and I grabbed bag Y on my way out the door that day.

I'm jealous! I made homemade chicken soup for the first time the other day, and it turns out you can't fit 80 oz. of stock and a bunch of vegetables and noodles in a normal-sized cooking pot.

I agree with you, and when I am editing, I still change "over" to "more than" when appropriate (and use it in my own writing). But Gawker sites probably use AP style, so I guess it no longer matters here.

When I was in junior high, some of the student s started a newspaper. We had a naming contest to decide what the title would be. We ended up with "Plains Talk" (the school was named after the Native Americans who lived in the plains of North America). The logo? A drawing of a Native American man wearing a headdress.…

I agree, but the AP has relaxed its stance on the over/more than debate.

Germ isn't really a cutesy word; it's a synonym for microbe, bacterium, etc. When speaking to a large group of people with varied educational backgrounds and language abilities, it is usually best to stick with words they are going to be familiar with rather than confusing them or scaring them.

I live in PA and went to college in PA, so I understand your plight. =)

Did you have to walk uphill both ways in the snow, too?

That is awful. We were lucky enough to be able to borrow the TI-86 from the school. The only way you'd have to pay is if you lost it.

Sometimes it's not a matter of thinking s/he'll change or not wanting to leave, but just not having a way to escape. I was in an emotionally abusive relationship, and the fucker did everything he could to make it difficult for me to leave. He stole money from my purse, threatened friends who would IM me on our shared…

Yeah, I'm not seeing the problem. If they never said it was "Meatless Monday," no one would have batted an eyelash. We always had a day or two per week where the entree had no meat in it (mac and cheese, egg and cheese sandwiches, etc.). Additionally, the "meat" used in school lunches is probably as close to the…

I went to college in a small town that had NOTHING in it, so we always had to drive to a nearby town to dine out or have any kind of fun. The nearby town was also pretty small, so Olive Garden was pretty much the only "fancy" option. I used to get a wonderful dish that was garlic chicken with broccoli. They'd grate…

Are you sure you're not thinking of Texas Roadhouse? Because a) Logan's doesn't have rolls here and b) The food is awful. But TX Roadhouse is awesome, they have amazing fresh rolls with cinnamon butter, and you can throw peanuts on the floor.

I don't know where you live, but the local Logan's is the WORST. Went there once, will never go back. Awful steak and dirt-tasting potatoes = yuck. Texas Roadhouse is where it's at (and they also let you throw peanut shells on the floor).

I have to say, I don't mind this as much as other social media trends. A girl I know from high school (we sat next to each other in a computer class; we were far from close friends) is pregnant and living in Japan with her military husband. She posts her bump pics for people at home to see, and even though I was never…

Don is clearly the best part of this video.

There hasn't been a new treatment for lupus approved in 40 years, yet this is what people are spending time and money researching. /bitter