There is nothing funny about pedantry. Incorrect pedantry, however, is a fucking riot.

If there's one thing more tedious than pedants, it's incorrect pedants.

I agree with you that the editing on Gawker sites in general is not always the best, but you're just wrong in this particular instance.

From the dictionary, "to shutter"=
Verb (used with object) - to close (a store or business operations) for the day or permanently:
They declared bankruptcy and shuttered the store.
Verb…

"Shutter" is a perfectly normal word choice in this context. Perhaps you don't read very much.

If it was a dozen or so people coming over for a weekly dinner party, no one would be saying a word.

I'm currently not enjoying the traffic caused by my neighbors' Super Bowl parties. They are into the sportsball stuff in their own houses, so I just have to get over it.

I'm willing to bet that Eutopia's enemies - in other contexts - would be quick to tell you how much they value freedom and limited government intervention.

That's not my fantasy, but if they are all consenting adults and behind closed doors... butt out, city.

Every once in awhile I see people post this quote from Rick Warren on Facebook:

Yes, but they prefer Lisa Frank binders.

But does he have enough gay friends to fill a binder?

Priorities. You gotta have them.

In leiu of watching that interview, I picked my underwear out of the crack of my ass.

Hmmm, hard to confirm since this exists...

I had the same thought about the young black children this person supposedly mentors. For the sake of Black children everywhere, I can only hope this troll is a lying liar and doesn't interact with Black youth in any way.

I wish I could give this comment, and your comment that started this thread, a hundred stars. The sad thing is that there was just no purpose to her (Miss darling's) comment — it was just an excuse for her to announce to a bunch of strangers on the internet that she's the exception, to pat herself on the back for…

Toupé

I know that, if the police ever want me, it'll be a pre-dawn raid and the death of my dog. This is how my nation treats it's veterans now.

Fair warning, this is not up for debate with me. I don't care if you're white and feel slighted by this statement. Deal with it.