Hahahahaha, my dad's side is Scottish and I take it all back. Fuck is about the most ubiquitous word going up there :D

Hmmm, but we are very non-confrontational people here in the UK. And thanks to years of press demonisation, we are also terrified of young people (this is a 20 year old who often crosses the street to avoid teenagers :D), so even less likely to intercede. That doesn't mean we don't generally find people using strong…

After 3 years of inveterate university partying, I have still NEVER seen anyone put it away like my Grandma's friends. Truly an awing example to the younger generation of pissheads.

Hearted for summing it up so nicely. Half the fun of reading when I was little was getting out the dictionary and my ratty old Macmillan Encyclopedia and finding out what things were.

Speaking as an Englisher myself, if you want one sure-fire way to make our blood boil, Americanise something :D

No, I mean, I think that's why he keeps putting a 'Like' at the start.

I'm guessing the Juddster (is that working? Get back to me...) is thinking of Like Water For Chocolate?

I agree by and large with the sentiment here. The way I see it, we are fighting two battles: the philosophical and the practical. The philosophical is changing our culture, raising men who do not see rape as an option, educating society on healthier ways of viewing women and sex in the long-term. The practical is…

Indeed. It gets better: someone just switched me on to the fact that Gringrich obviously also understands at least a fair bit of French, having done his doctoral thesis on the Belgian Congo and cited French-language material within it. Sigh.

I'm thinking maybe Human Rights Commission is an offputtingly lofty name for a down-to-earth Kiwi engaged in a minor (in the grand scheme of things) local spat. Maybe if they called it the "Seriously, wtf? What's up with that! Commission" people would be more enthusiastic.

I'm thinking maybe Human Rights Commission is an offputtingly lofty name for a down-to-earth Kiwi engaged in a minor (in the grand scheme of things) local spat. Maybe if they called it the "Seriously, wtf? What's up with <i<that< i="">! Commission" people would be more enthusiastic.</i<that<>

Whether or not one would have agreed with their policies, the educated Republican statesmen of fifty, sixty or a hundred years ago would weep to see this. What the hell has happened to the political class of the USA? There was a time when, in spite of their stances, convictions or parties, politicians were amongst the…

It's weird how you can tell a proper actor apart from an amateur from the moment you see their face, before they even speak. Those glassy eyes and that stiff mouth that say 'There's a camera on me. Weird.'

Oh god, you just triggered such a strong forgotten memory of reading those exact words! We must have had the same book. I was pretty young when I read that, but my parents never seemed to actually look at anything I took out of the library. Yay for lax parenting!

I need to go back to school, evidently. We must have skipped that little delight.

Hmm, not sure her.e Knowing what sex involves is probably for the best when a kid gets to 9 or so, when they're going to be curious and otherwise would seek information from inappropriate/just plain dumb sources (ie. other kids in the playground). But I don't get why they actually have to SEE the act, as in actual…

Yes, it is an interesting historical item... until you put it next to your goddamn pool and expect people to obey it.

Hearted. To refer to anyone, of whatever colour, as 'articulate' or 'inarticulate' would be taken at simple face-level as a straight-up compliment/criticism in English as it is spoken where I am. While I understand that an American might choose to avoid the word in their own discourse if it relates to POC (an…

Thanks to the article author for turning a potential 'I'm crying at the stupidity of the this bullshit' situation into an 'I'm crying with laughter at those last few sentences' situation. Law and Order: Kim Novak's Feelings made me spit all over the desk.

Poor guy. You can hear the bitterness and grief coming across so clearly in his words that it made me very uncomfortable that someone decided to go and milk his pain at its rawest and most illogical.