Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. Fo'real.

Sorry guys, Wisconsin people eat venison all the time too. It's not that unique to Minnesota. We just TALK about sauerkraut more because (a) it's kinda gross and (b) venison is just plain normal for us. Come deer season, everyone has venison in their freezer.

Whoaaaa. Wow. So she basically wants you to give her the whole first three to five dates in your first message? What kind of person is worth that much effort in a first contact? Who does she think will respond? (If anyone responds/has responded to her, please share your screenshots! Inquiring minds must know!)

Captain Crunch is going to court martial that woman if she's not careful! He doesn't take insults like fake allergies lightly.

Black Bag on Gawker has more info:

Having lived in the Middle East, I would say "no". It's definitely useful in some contexts, but it's definitely not universally necessary.

In Vietnam, people eat the shrimp shells! It's a good way to get calcium when your cuisine doesn't include a lot of dairy.

1) it might not hurt, and 2) it might hurt a fuckton.

All of the smiles on the Libertarian pin-up girls say "Help, I've been kidnapped and I can't escape!"

Are you selling two-headed dolphins?

However, if we're going to find a way to stop children from being abused — the end goal and the most important thing we care about here — we have to acknowledge the fact that we need to study and understand this disorder, which means understanding the people who have it.

Thanks, tech people. I'll gladly go back to the greys for the sake of the commentariat at large.

BLASPHEMY!

It's actually not a quote, it's just an amalgamation of what I saw and heard working in anti-domestic abuse orgs. If you're ever looking for a good book about the abuser mentality and tactics, you should check out Lundy Bancroft's "Why Does He Do That?" Bancroft was one of the leading specialists in abuser treatment…

You're in love. They're wonderful. They're devoted and popular and they chose you. And then maybe they're a little jealous, or possessive, or they've had a rough day a few times a week. It's really easier for them to have control over the bank account, right? You did overdraw once or twice. His ex was crazy and…

Since it's common for people who engage in domestic abuse to present as "normal" until after the wedding or until after a baby is born, I wonder if this is one of the ways they do it — find another place to vent and abuse people so they don't let up the charade in the rest of their life. Plenty of abusers are "nice…

Well, it is common for people who engage in domestic abuse to present as "normal" until after the wedding or until after a baby is born. I'm sitting here wondering if this is one of the ways they do it — find another place to vent and abuse people so they don't let up the charade in real life.

"We won't ban it, we'll just make it outrageously difficult to access and ensure that it's too expensive to use. All you little ladies should stop worrying your pretty little heads about this! You can still get birth control, if you want to drive eight hours to the nearest cash-strapped Planned Parenthood in a large…

Really? Because I've found them to be the most hostile and intolerant over at Kotaku.

#notalloverlydefensiveendnotes