That black lingerie and hair are straight up late '80s/early '90s Cher. Love it, though.

Maybe he just has a kooky sense of humor.

Nope, not even going to watch this trailer. I hate obvious, lazy CGI.

Hell yeah!

I knew it was trying too hard when they put her in the big black "see I'm studios and serious" glasses while keeping her in the perky ponytail that transitioned into an equally stereotypical chignon when she met with the president.

But you can have a cookie while someone else eats yours.

Aaaand, I almost agreed with you at the end, but you do realize shopping for Black Friday deals "early" through online retailers still probably means people have to work on Thanksgiving?

The guys in Portland all look like this all year long.

I know you are half-joking, but...

Depends on where your *stereotypical* Southern person is from.

Goddamnit, this would have been perfect without the embedded commercial nature of it.

I am so sorry you and your dog had to go through that. If a vet talked to me the way those two vets did, I would feel just as crappy as you did. I am glad your dog found peace.

Seriously, why did you have to write about this now, with a pic of a cat that looks very similar to the one I'm going to have to put down very, very soon? Cruel coincidence is cruel.

Ok, you all may get kind of pissed at me for this, but I just want to explore this. I have family members that are exactly like this, and in many ways, I am just like Olive. However, what about the abusive affects this personality/behavior can have on others?

I thought she was 24 or 26 when she took the hike.

Jez already covered this a few months ago...sorry, not the first look, but I'm glad it's getting more attention. This was a most wonderful book and the author is very interesting.

Well, shit. I do that every single day, every moment. Right now, commenting on Jez because it feeds the reward center in my screwed up brain.

I disagree! Anytime is a good time for naked fire dancing. Gets the old circulation going...

Stuff like this happened when I attended college - there was a serial attacker at the University of Alabama, and they tried to invoke curfews for all women staying in dorms on campus, because alumni parents were in a fit. They eventually caught the guy, but the way the whole thing was treated felt paternalistic…

This made me question what might have been taken out of my own textbooks — of any sort — growing up in the '80s and '90s in Alabama. I barely remember details much of school, but I do remember a few of the "girls only" and "boys only" classes. I remember learning about STDs, not birth control, not pregnancy. I think,…