The last “country” concert I went to was Marty Stuart, Tracey Lawrence, and Chris LeDoux at the Fresno County Fair. That was kind of the end of the genre for me. But I grew up in Oklahoma, with cousins and an uncles who rodeoed, and a grandma who forced me to watch Porter Wagoner on Saturday nights.

Are you serious?

Just remember, the Kennedys don’t age well.

My first thought on seeing the hot modeling poses: “How did HE come from ROGER?”

I never got it, either. I live in Condit’s former district and they called him “Gary Condom” for a reason. This psycho Guandique killing her makes a lot more sense. It’s just an incredibly twisted coincidence that she’d had an affair with Condit.

Thanks for that very informative weblink. I will recommend it to my students who decide to research this topic for my Intro to Critical Thinking Course.

They usually just kept it to “pinche puta,” under their breath, of course.

Yep, African-American woman from Pennsylvania taught my high school Spanish in Oklahoma. Yee-haw.

I teach in Merced, and most of my students are Hispanic. Although I had four years of high school Spanish, when I started teaching, I learned those Mexican-Spanish insults and swear words right quick. They would have eaten me like carnitas had I not.

They did the same thing to me. Said my knowing “The Right Stuff” backwards and forwards does not qualify me to work for them. They just DGAF that I know it was not about the pussy, it was about the monkey.

I live in the country and we have propane. I, to this damn very day, cannot say “propane” to anyone without adding “...and propane assessories...”

I teach at a Hispanic-serving institution, and I love my job and my students, but holy fuck! Last fall I had reading course with 28 students. 9 of them guys who had names that started with “J,” FIVE of them were José. Imagine if you will, 9- 18/19 year olds, all with similar skin tone, very similar haircuts, height,…

He’s a lizard.

Sometimes the best way to apologize is to leave someone the fuck alone.

It’s not a double-standard, because you are not of the same gender. If he made cracks about your appearance and expected you to not be upset, that would be a double-standard. In some workplaces, he could have screamed “sexual harassment,” regardless of your past friendship. I’m 44, and maybe you’re a bit younger and…

Okay, I’ve read through the posts and responses, and now that I know you are a woman, I feel comfortable giving you some sisterly advice. As a woman, you should know you have no right to make cracks about anyone else’s appearance. Especially to someone’s face. It’s just rude. What if he came up to you and made some…

I love Canada; I’ve visited several times for academic conferences. By chance, would you happen to have a spare room that would be available around November 10?

“cheque.” So fancy!

You can watch it through the People link. If you are prepared to shove ice picks in ears afterward.

I had a brief high school romance with a baseball player who thought he was supposed to suck on my tongue until it ripped from head. I gave him lessons to improve his technique, but alas, we were not meant to be.