I also knew an older white lady who pronounced it chih-pol-tay...drove me nuts

SeaWorld trolls: what has the world come to?

I love my sea cows!

I live for this!!! I'm cracking up so much right now.

Did anyone think of "Let Them Eat Cake"?

honestly, I still meow at people to get there attention and I'm 26 :)

My mom had my ears pierced when I was 3 or 4 because I begged and begged, and they always would tie a string with a pendant attached around my ear to mimic the experience, which I hated. I know that it hurt because I held onto this stuffed moose they gave me and I was afraid to get the other ear done. However, I can't…

*cough*intersectionality*cough

I don't mind watching my boyfriend play the remastered Resident Evil, because I still find that shit scary.

I don't want your face to get mauled off :(

Am I the only one who thinks the interviewee doesn't even sound remotely like a woman? It sounds like what a really clueless man thinks a woman in this situation would say...down to the purple-black, Alice-in-Wonderland romper room wedding :\

Sure, my parents and other family members aren't "kiss on the mouth" people either. However, even at 26, I might have a rough day working with a client and I'll visit my mom so she can hold me for a bit. I recognize that can be weird to others, but I still feel like there's a part of me that will always be their kid…

You sound culturally insensitive based on this thread. What do you culturally identify as? I ask because many times if something deviates from an "American family system" then some people start to call things "creepy/weird".

You sound culturally insensitive based on this thread. What do you culturally identify as? I ask because many times if something deviates from an "American family system" then some people start to call things "creepy/weird".

Wasn't what I said. I'm saying that the idea is a young black female comedian is not considered marketable to a large audience as much as Jon Stewart is.

The "like a" clearly makes it a poor excuse for a simile, not a metaphor. Poor excuse, nonetheless.

She is a damn funny, intelligent 24 year old. And people would definitely watch the show if she was hired. I think the reason you fear she won't be picked is less subtle than that ::cough black female cough::.

It doesn't matter what beautiful verbiage you wield when what you say has no content and is utter bullshit.

...What have the Buddhists done?

And I've been settling for this since my childhood: