Hahaha, oh Capitalism! At least you don't ALWAYS discriminate.

Totally unrelated, but man do I miss Costa! Their cocoa still makes me salivate.

Whatever, I'm sure you just didn't want to go to the doctor, or were too lazy to find the magical $2 birth control everyone seems to be convinced is available in every single market in America! You lazy whore.

Surely you meant "Is this because women can't afford to go to the Dr?"

My dad's new girlfriend is a nurse at a hospital, and they had to submit their BMI as part of their insurance physical, as well as answer a whole bunch of HIPAA-skirting questions about personal habits, etc.

Ding ding ding! I was a big advocate of the Pete kills himself storyline, but in recent weeks I keep getting this feeling that it's Megan.

But he wasn't actually convicted of rape. Hence the headline pointing out the absurdity?

I think the title of the post was meant to throw light on the fact that no, he actually wasn't convicted of rape. No? Still weak, agreed.

I sorta took it as absurdist commentary on the cop NOT being convicted of rape - he's not a Rapist Cop, but just a Rape-y one. Meh, still falls flat. Not necessary, the editor in me says get rid of it, or find a better replacement.

Blame the victim much?

Yes, but is it a Dyson or a Hoover? Tell me now, I need to be informed!

My boyfriend is 6ft 4in and is yelled at on occasion by the person in front of him because his knees hit the back of the seat when he's sliding in and out of a row. We tried filing him down at the ankles, but the gangrene was just as offensive as the knees. I would love your advice on how to handle this!

Is this where the hate comes from? Religious Zealots hate homosexuals because they get to have baby-free sex by default? Are they jealous that homosexuals get to have sex for pleasure, and no other reason?

Whoa dude, why all the yelling? I calmly asked some pretty straightforward questions - but I'm GLAD YOU WERE SO EAGER TO MAKE SURE I HEARD YOU!!1!!1!!

Good point, often overlooked!

You'll notice the third paragraph begins with "Within a couple of miles of almost any urban neighborhood..."

I love the assumption that if you live in a city, you can't live in a food desert. Has no one here been to Newark?

Is your implication here that abuse against animals is unforgivable, but abuse against women isn't? That's... fucked up is the only phrase that comes close.

Yeah, pretty much my exact train of thought. This is a fun little antidote to Harvey's book, though: [www.amazon.com]

"My doctor told me that she ties annual exams to birth control renewals because that's the only way she can get a lot of women in for an exam in the first place."