The counter to that is Nicole Kidman is now married to Keith Urban, who is also 5'7-ish. The difference? He smiles and points out how hot she looks in her high heels. I obviously don’t know Tom Cruise, so I don’t know what was up with the two of them and that comment, but if you’re a short guy that freaks out about…

I think it was the constant awkwardness next to your gregariousness that shot him in the foot more than his height.

you are totally right! I don’t know how I forgot that.

For crossover slang German speakers often just use the English. A Bro is a Bro is a Bro, no matter where they may roam. :)

Bells aren’t just for farmers to find them. As someone who grew up around small ranches, especially at twilight, hearing the bells let drivers and pedestrians (especially pedestrians w/ dogs) know the cows are nearby so they can keep an eye open. It isn’t totally necessary, no but there are times when it is very…

Asterix is a Gaul... Or is it Asterix saying Romans are crazy? I’m down with that. Can you tell who read too many of these books as a kid?

I basically do this too. Most of the times I only need a very general idea because I’m mostly trying to figure out say, ‘how far is it from Berlin to Milan’ or whatever, not ‘How fast can I drive right now?’ 

It’s not nearly as accurate, but since 1.609 is close enough to 1.5 for most practical applications I go, OK, 100 miles... Half is 50 so 150 km and round up a bit. I usually use it more for averaging how far away something is rather than driving speeds, so being off by that much isn’t as big a deal for that most of…

I need to figure out how to do that with my program, I’m sure it can, I just didn’t think to check for that. Thanks for the tip!

I need to figure out how to do that with my program, I’m sure it can, I just didn’t think to check for that. Thanks…

I lose mine in my house way more often than I’d like to admit. It’ll end up under the couch or the bed, behind a pillow, etc. The problem then is I look it up on my laptop and all it can tell me is “yup, it’s in your house!” Thanks, GPS...

I lose mine in my house way more often than I’d like to admit. It’ll end up under the couch or the bed, behind a…

That’s the part that always almost makes me want to laugh. “It doesn’t count, I was only going to say it to my friends, not out in public! That means I’m not racists/sexist/a sexual predator/ horrible person! Because I only really mean it if I say it out loud in public on purpose!”

you wouldn’t be selfish or unreasonable, but you may be cutting off your nose to spite your face.

It took me way too long to learn this. I am so glad I finally did.

I think it depends. I do think especially Americans are a little more tentative to bust out the I Love Yous. For us it feels very serious and isn’t something you say lightly. That might be cultural, as I know folks from other places who throw it out there much more easily because for them it isn’t as much of a…

Junior high school is the perfect time to discover a song like this; it’s the kind of track that you want to listen to with a flashlight under the covers. 

I am also tired of the whole “of course it will happen, you just haven’t found the person yet,” thing. That is just plain not true. I can think of five people off the top of my head who are really good, smart, successful people who are in their 70s who never found anyone. It is NOT a given that every pot has a lid.…

I so wish I could get a pet. Sadly, I live in an apartment that doesn’t allow them in a city where it’s getting almost impossible to find affordable rent, let alone an affordable place that will allow any kind of pet.

The way the female judge was just frozen except for the almost manic blinking was cracking me up. I could just see the wheels in her brain going, “how exactly do I respond here?”

Dude just needs to learn the joy of the pickle back.

I always thought “the thought that counts” refers to thinking of the person and thinking to get them a gift, not the amount of thought put into the particular gift. As in, “so nice of you to think of me during the holidays!”