But if you karate-kick, or scream you are arrested and have to listen to a patronizing judge explain why you should be complimented. Hyper-speed just speeds up the comments.

And my personal favorite, "This isn't a problem for most women because not everyone is as pretty as she is."

It's nearly impossible for a woman to pick out a real compliment from the deluge of commands, appraisals, lewdness and threatening behavior.

I really want to believe it's fake, but I've met people exactly like that woman. Even if it isn't real, it may still be representative.

He deserves better.

YES! My husband is 4 inches shorter than me. That has not hindered his ability to earn a living, make decisions or be sexy. I'm picking a life-mate, not livestock.

At least introvert/extrovert designations come from observations of human behavior and are backed up with research (MRIs etc). That alpha-beta crap comes from outdated and dis-proven theories of wolf behavior.

Generally cultures that involve a lot of physical touching, involve that much touch with both adults and children. Children are generally more comfortable hugging after seeing their parents go through the same ritual.

Generally cultures that involve a lot of physical touching, involve that much touch with both adults and children. Children are generally more comfortable hugging after seeing their parents go through the same ritual.

Why we can't understand the concept of respecting kids is beyond me.

This is a real problem with assistance dogs. I mean, the dog is WORKING, in a place where dogs usually aren't, and has a sign that says 'Do not touch'. People still come up from behind, out of sight of the dog, and start petting. Or come running straight at the dog with hands out.

It needs to be harder than 'no effort' for your cat to get food.

Writers don't call themselves writers. They are novelists or journalists or researchers or historians. My guess is at best he writes advertising, it's the only thing that would transcend topics enough to be in 'all' the magazines and also on the radio.

I wonder if he still gets paid if absolutely no one shows up for the speech.

Much more plausible that way too.

Cross-stitch is excellent for throw pillows, and passable for quilts. Very nice on bags, you can sew it on to boring grocery store reusable bags. If you are really feeling crafty the stiff cross-stitch fabric works well as a book cover. Place mats, table runners, towels, napkins etc are all pretty traditional.…

I think it likely has more to do with differing animal welfare traditions in Spain and America. American animal welfare laws may not be the best, but in the US it is considered morally and legally incorrect to throw a dog down a well because the hunting season is over.

Excalibur was euthanized so that the health ministry could prove it was taking a hard line on ebola infection. It was a political not medical decision.

I must admit I'm impressed by the mental gymnastics required to not only misunderstand ones own religion and other religions, but also history, psychology, time, the English language . . . Has anyone asked his opinion on germ theory? Gravity?

I'm interested to see how this works out for the NFL, in part because I wonder if their discoveries can be applied to other groups. I know that with the NFL there is an argument for the intrinsic violence of the game, racial/cultural issues, and even the influence of head injuries — all things that make the situation…