I googled it and you are correct. It's special corset fabric that has a tight weave so that it is smooth under clothing but doesn't allow the bones to poke through. If only modern bras were made of such stuff we'd suffer less from underwire poking accidents.

Spot on, coutil is a fabric specifically made for corsetry, sturdy and with zero give while still being pretty thin and flat. Starched cotton is generally to frail and yielding for serious corsetry. (The woman should be frail and yielding, the corset sturdy and ungiving. The victorian nightmare must have been of a…

I've watched it three times! It's so good. David Starkey is the best-ever documentary presenter for things historical. It's like Cosmos for the English monarchy.

Oh, me too. It's totally fascinating. There's an awesome documentary series on Netflix from the BBC called "Monarchy." England 400-1800 AD. You're probably primed for it right about now. Just give in!

Absolutely! There's always room at a proper seder!
If there isn't, you can just take Elijah's spot.
(Only joking!)

Should've named one Schrodinger.

What happens when one or more lady partners hits menopause? Everyone broils in the fires of hell?

People sleep like this? Really? I wish. Last night, I woke up with my entire body positioned diagonally across the bed. I assure you I did not get into the bed this way. My arm was on my boyfriend's face and his leg was dangling off the bed. My other elbow was on the nightstand, I think. Somewhere in the night all the…

I think that's what it is (being in sync body temp wise). I am FREEZING ALL THE TIME. So is my partner. Prior to him, I got "oh, geez, it's fucking hot, get off!" while I was lying there freezing. So, we are very in sync. But we both sleep balled up in the same sort of nesting position, which is good. If that…

I also have super-straight fine textured hair that will not hold curls, so it's boring, limp, straight hair all the time. The best thing I ever did was grow it out past my shoulders and stop dyeing it (the key to getting it to grow more quickly).

My previous shelter mutt was a shepherd mix (part boxer.) She lived to be 16 1/2! I wish you the same luck. And by all means go older. I don't know what we were thinking going with a puppy again. Older dogs can sometimes be harder to place because all the visitors to the shelters fall in love with the puppies but…

With you sister

Related: among my biggest pet peeves are the women who have really long hair, then get a haircut of a few inches and cry "Oh my god, it's SO SHORT! I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE IT! WHY DID YOU CUT SO MUCH OFF!?!?!?!"

I don't mind tundra, some of my favorite outdoor places are in permafrost. But there's shit to watch out for there, too. And I definitely have better situational awareness in the wild now than I did as a teenager.

Sorry for the double post but I just saw that you posted the Wake County ASPCA video and I want to repeat myself. Forgive me Jezebel commentariat:

Are you me? Because you are definitely living my life! Duggars aren't my TLC show of choice, though I'll watch occasionally. I really just want to watch the Long Island Medium make everyone cry and those sassy southern bridal salespeople and their sassy southern brides and their insane families!!! (I've had it with…

Join us!!!! ANY TIME!

Yes, that photo looks weird and unnatural.

Full disclosure: the ring my wife wears wasn't worth $10k, but it was somewhere between $5k and $10k. Let's leave it at that.

Did you and I go to the same school? That's basically what I was taught in high school.