I just commented on a guy I know from Coventry who likes to take the piss out of his fellow countrymen (to which I said "it's a nonsense theory"). relax

An English friend of mine said that his friends speculate that centuries of war have, combined with Island isolation, have diluted the gene pool, resulting in the average white Brit being somewhat funny looking.

First of all, stop paying attention to the news. It's all death and doom, all the time. They don't report on the vast vast vast majority of humans who had perfectly ordinary days.

What a load. One medium sized human must have the carbon footprint of several dozen hummers. By pooch eats a cup of kibble, and drinks 2 cups of water a day - that's so horrible. God what an annoying article.

My parents had me in the middle of 'Nam, few short years after the cuban missile crisis. There was still a sense that the world could be destroyed at a moment's notice over some US-USSR nonsense. But screw it, they had me, and I'm not sad about it.

touché :)

Nope, just that land is key to owning property

You've made a great case for "living in" an apartment, not "buying".

Good on them for their financial success, but I'll always maintain that buying apartments is not wise (for a variety of reasons).

Hallelujah!

I hope one of the choices is "Burger King bathroom"

Dating is one of life's many Zero Sum Games.

Nice work!

Dating is surprisingly avoidable.

My ex works as a social worker in the same school system my kids attend, so it's nice to get her perspective. In addition to the PSA's and assemblies, they have a Zero Tolerance policy on it. When anyone on staff gets wind of a situation, they shut it down to the best of their ability. Full investigation,…

Loved your link - he's really such a swell person.

I prefer the Adele Dazeem version from the Oscars.

For most normal people, consent is generally determined organically, though there are women who will say upfront what their limits are ("Just so you know, we're not going to have sex tonight"), but other than that, the responses during the session itself determine how far it will go. Either a gentle shove of a hand,…

Does anyone besides me have an Inner Jukebox that automatically plays "It's Rainin' Men" whenever I hear phrases like Fireman Calendar.

Girl's got some sick guns!