I briefly misread the headline as “That’ll About Do It For Nice Folk in Tampa” and was intrigued.

GET IN THE CAR. STAY IN THE CAR. MUTE YOUR CELLPHONE. DUDE.

I had not heard of either that phenomenon nor the art project. Thank you for the link, and I will now weeping softly as my opinion of the human species has lowered another notch.

This sounds eerily familiar...

I do the same thing, and so do other people who shop at my grocery store and PetSmart. I have also used the term Coupon Fairy! #synchronicity

I agree with your general point, but I must say I hate the stereotype of “women who are friends with men only because women are such bitches” who will inevitably get some kind of sexist comeuppance. I’m a woman whose friends are almost entirely male, because I tend to gravitate toward fellow mild-mannered, nerdy…

The overriding positive effect of my Catholic upbringing was learning empathy for others. We weren’t well off by any means, but my parents gave generously to third world charities and volunteered with St. Vincent de Paul and Meals on Wheels. The message was reinforced through 12 years of Catholic education. I grew up…

He implied it by distinguishing them from from people, though: “And Paris has done an amazing job in a very hostile CNN community. He’s all by himself. You’ll have seven people, and Paris. And I’ll take Paris over the seven [people].”

I disagree that the problem lies in applying a psych diagnosis to Trump. The problem is the idea that having any psych diagnosis gets you off the hook for taking responsibility for your own behavior.

“I’m not racist, but [objectively racist statement]. I have many friends among The Blacks!”

I automatically picture anyone insisting that they’re an “alpha male” on the internet as scrawny with a high voice and lisp.

The point of the article isn’t “people in the military with minority political views have minority political views.” The point is “people in the military with minority political views are now 1) actively concerned about being retaliated against, and 2) fearful of what a culture of political retaliators might do…

I have no comment on the GITS whitewashing controversy. I just came here to say that I hope the Fullmetal Alchemist movie doesn’t suck. I’m cautiously optimistic after seeing the brief glimspe of effects and overall look in the teaser.

Oh for god’s sake. No one is arguing that non-voters don’t have the LEGAL right to complain. The argument is that they lack the MORAL right (i.e., justification) to complain. Which I suspect you understand perfectly well.

Granted. I’ve also had my butt pinched a couple of times, and my hand dragged onto a man’s crotch, by men who were not certifiably crazy. But the neck incidents were the most traumatizing. And in all cases, although I pulled back and said “No,” I was too timid and polite to cause a scene that would have embarrassed…

I have had my neck involuntarily sucked by young men that I’m pretty sure were schizophrenic (as in the mental health diagnosis, not the slang) on two unrelated occasions.

Thank you for the Elfen Lied mention! Tear-jerkingest anime I’ve ever seen. You wouldn’t expect a gore-filled harem anime to have that much emotional nuance, but there it was.

The original FMA was one of my favorite animes. When I heard they were rebooting it so soon afterward, I rolled my eyes. Took me years to getting around to watching Brotherhood.

I was a volunteer pollworker for the 2004 presedential election, and with everyone still smarting from the 2000 debacle, we had observers from both parties. The Democrats were a pair of friendly hippie types who introduced themselves and brought us donuts. The Republican was a lone guy who (I swear I’m not making this…