When these "gentlemen" start using "males" to refer to immature men over the age of 18 who haven't earned the title of "man" then maybe they will have a point, Until then, yeah, sorry, no.

Me too, I say gal all the time, but I have noticed I'm in the minority.

This is why I hate it. It sounds literally like you are talking about an animal. That is what we use female for, " which dog?" "the female". etc. If you use it for a human you are calling them an animal, as in sub-human.

I might not be grammatically correct, but in this context it feels to me almost like when it is used in a clinical context. So just like a medical report would say "females on this drug experience lower instances of side effects than males..." or whatever it is correct, because in that instance it is a clinical…

If it were JUST that, sure. I was in that boat, and yeah, when the person you're hot for suddenly doesn't want you as often it hurts and feels weird. That part is normal. That part you talk it out and while you might not be super stoked about it for a while you roll with it. The part that is the flag is when she tells…

I totally have one of those handsets! I use it when I'm at home and I want to tuck it under my chin on longer conversations like a real phone-phone. I can hear WAY better through it and from asking people on the other end they hear me really well.

Frozen brown rice! It's awesome. I've been able to find it at my regular grocery store lately so check the freezer section. It's plain ol' brown rice, cooked then flash frozen. All you do is throw it in the microwave for three minutes or so. Tastes the same as cooking it in the pot. At least the brand at my store does.

If she really thought about it the opposite is true. If Big Pharma were really out to just cash in they would discourage vaccines because treating chronic conditions created by rampant disfiguring diseases contracted in childhood is WAAAYYY more profitable that vaccines that fell out of patent protection a long time…

I think this is a good point. We're starting to confuse "balanced, impartial reporting" with "give both sides the same amount of time." They are not the same. The first is you really do your research into both sides to makes sure you are providing the facts, along with potential pros and cons of the facts, to the…

AAAAKKKKK. No, just no. Yes we have rats in SF, they are in the transit stations and if you look you'll see them, but they take a "you leave us alone we leave you alone" stance when it comes to public transit and I am very happy with maintaining this relationship.

I don't think so. It depends what the kind of "like" you're talking about, I guess. I mean, my dad is smart, funny, and one of the kindest people I know. I don't think it's creepy that I look for those things in a partner. Dude doesn't need to look like him or have the same career or anything, I don't actually want…

That is always full of exceptions, though. If, say, the giver cheats then even a halfway decent lawyer could get the suit dropped with a cease and desist. If the receiver has put down ANY kind of deposit or anything for the wedding the ring can be used as collateral and held to repay the debt if the giver is the one…

Hubby is second only to DH for the words that make me want to jab an ice pick in someone's ear. (DH= darling husband... Yes, I know people who actually SAY DH, not just use it on Facebook)

Heh, I couldn't tell if she picked 35 because she is being myopic or if she is just realistic enough to know if she gets 10 more years of this that really will be a ridiculously long career for someone with her level of tallent.

yup, not the full amount, but I think each sub day cost the teacher $60 or so. Could be different now, it's been a while, but that was how it worked within the last few years.

Nope. You get a certain number of sick days, but even on those sick days you have to pay for the substitute to cover (at least that's how it was in my district when I was a subsitute).

Exactly. I would never want to defend this guy but it is really unfair to hold him responsible for the behavior of other people when he is at the club because he was contracted to do a job and he was in the process of doing it, not because he just chose to go there and hang out.

It's pretty common for advanced sniper drills. You need to be able to identify an individual through a scope, which is different from looking at them unaided, and you're also aiming for a tighter target, say, literally between the eyes, as opposed to "general head area" which is what you would get with a standard…

Oh man, sidewalk solicitors... One of these days those companies are going to figure out that jumping in front of people who are either stressed because they are late getting TO work or desperately trying to LEAVE work because their souls have been crushed for the last 8 hours is not the best way to engender sympathy…

This. I can't think of any public school that would have enough extra books to just give a parent one. Shoot, in the school I used to work at we didn't even have enough books to give each STUDENT one to use, They had to share.