I think it's driven by the market for okcupid profile pictures - for which displaying a glass of wine is an unspoken requirement.

And never mind false accusations - what about something stupid, like 2 guys with the same (or very similar) names.

Everybody seems to forget that the reason these cases get passed around like a hot potato is that they are nearly impossible to prove. A man and a women have intercourse in private. She says he raped her, he says it was consensual. Sure, we believe her, but that's not enough for a conviction. It's a crime uniquely…

I love and support adopting adult dogs for both the theory and practice of it. It's such a win-win (for your sanity and for the animal).

you can walk that back - he's the one I didn't go to school with.

The general diets of europe aren't all that great - lots of fat and carbs. The issue is walking. We never walk. We try to compensate our 24/7 lounging lifestyle with a 1-4 hours of EXTREME exercise. Even stupid things like getting a standup desk at work will do more for you in the long run.

What they label artificial sweetener is High-Fructose Corn Syrup - is misleading (because it's artificial only in the sense that it's not cane sugar - it's super sugary, caloric, and fattening).

Thank you!

nah - I've just appropriated some phrases. I actually went to grade school with 4 of the 5 NKOTB

not all men

I find that a lot of brainy young people uptalk because they feel that most statements they put out are at the hypothesis level, and they're seeking peer review.

I think the Iraq invasion should have led to the abolition of the pledge, the national anthem, and anything like that. To be replaced with a song like this:

It is strange - to make children pledge their loyalty under threat. Sounds downright North Korean to me. I effing hate the thing. And don't get me started on that Under God nonsense.

I have empathy for these women, because (a) they could be just venting, and don't truly feel that way (b) they may suffer from psychological issues preventing them from experiencing joy - so it all feels like empty toil, (c) they have little to no support.

Yeah, you can't go in ambivalently. And especially you can't go into it without some supports in place - like grandparents, siblings, someone, ANYONE who can spell you from time to time. And if it's just the two of you - both parents need to be on standby during those shitty early weeks/months/years.

I wish there were a card that went like this: "Thanks for having me, more or less"

aunt/uncle (wow, there is no common neutral term for that, is there?)

I'm not sure that's why they're so harsh on Whisper (sounds more like clinical depression combine with limited support network), but I will second what you said. My ex and my kids are supposedly in less activities than their peers, but I still have spent a great majority of my non-work time the last 3 days going from…

All I know is that a bird just crashed into my window, so I can't be arsed with such "deconstruction" at this moment.

They did that 10 years go as well, when that Iraqi dude was beheading westerners and posting videos of it. They were like "too gruesome bro - your making us look like savages - be more civilized and blow up a marketplace"