Why does balanced = best? I hate balanced hometown announcers. I want my team’s announcers to be rooting for my team. (obviously doesn’t apply to a national game like this, but on the subject of the mets...)

Like his take on Robin?

huh? it isn't healthy to trash talk with friends? gimme a break.

at the very least you're terrible at making jokes

I'd remove the comma, remove the word "it", add an em dash

"Hey look! We're a bunch of quirky misfits, but we kick ass, mostly by misadventure!"

can't be real

I found smartphone addiction to be a real issue in my life — so I bought a Jitterbug in addition to my smartphone. If it's the weekend and I'm just going out to eat, have fun, whatever — I bring my smartphone. On work days, I carry my Jitterbug — and anyone who might need to contact me in an emergency has the number.…

I bet your fun at parties.

actually, no. if it's a by-the-law hatecrime, then punishment is increased.

what if the nba said they didn't want to be in business with a communist? still as straight forward?

So fucking explain the difference to your kid. So complicated?

i too look forward to the day that every single thing that annoys me is banned

"people who easily succumb to addiction make me sick"

I have premium cable but still use HBO Go a lot, on Apple TV. There are a good number of their older shows I haven't watched through, and having them all there, every episode, is great. I'm sure they are targeting cord-cutters in lage part, but I doubt that's a strategic reason for not having it.

I like to think it's because some directors still appreciate the difference between real and fake. But I'm sure it's mostly about money...

That's how I've heard it used most often — which is why I said, "in my experience, which is admittedly limited." From wiki: Heteronormativity is the body of lifestyle norms that holds that people fall into distinct and complementary genders (man and woman) with natural roles in life. It asserts that heterosexuality is…

Absolutely it is — I was only referring to this specific case.

Although yes, the way he says it is a bit creepy — fine if it's your grandfather giving you an elbow nudge and pointing out some pretty ladies, not totally fine for a national broadcast.

Heteronormative tends to be a derogatory term, usually used to describe someone who can't stand the idea of non-heterosexual relationships (at least in my experience, which is admittedly limited).