My asshole brother. He also bragged that he would put the gun on the floor mixed in with his son's toys (boy was like 2 at the time) and "taught" him not to touch it. How his kids have survived so far is beyond me.

Well, there was the one time my brother proceeded to bring out his handgun and pass it around to show everyone. I freaked and immediately grabbed my two kids and went outside until he put it away. And everyone acted like *I* was the asshole.

Dutiful grey, aligned with your assessment and reporting for duty!

My point was more that there are some people (bf included) who drink but seem to have a double-standard about the drinking of their partner. It's anecdotal, not scientific. I'm not completely dismissing the claims made. I'm divorced too, and my ex was a teatotaler.

I do believe that's the creepiest gif I've ever seen. <shudder>

Eh, I don't know. My boyfriend has his drinking well under control now, and I rarely drink, but he was a binge drinker previously, when he was married. So was his wife, and he would speak very derisively about her drinking and talk about fights it caused. We had to have a couple of pot-kettle-black discussions.

I know what you mean. I mostly lurk and I think I will forever be a lowly grey.

A special interest of mine (one I've volunteered for) is Truckers Against Trafficking. People laugh and joke about so-called "lot lizards" (prostitutes at truck stops) but a great many of these women are victims of human trafficking.
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Thanks, I'll look that up!

If you want to learn more about human trafficking, The Polaris Project is a great place to start. Where I live, there are migrant farm workers and they have a high risk of trafficking.

As someone who lived through the original trend, let me just say NEVER AGAIN.

Definite red flags. I spent the last few years in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault education. What I find works best is to keep reminding her that she deserves better. Point out disrespectful or harmful behavior, always in as neutral a way as possible and always leading back to how she deserves better than…

Agreed, they're definitely very talented. They just don't have the panache of Puddles.

That's rad! Reminds me a little of Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Ron Swanson said he hates liars and skim milk, which is water lying about being milk.

I think the sass factor is a definite element of a capella performance too, they're very expressive.

He really does have a great voice, and I love this whole arrangement.

The possibilities are endless.

Since I saw this, I have read up on him. It is now my mission to see one of his shows, the fact that I'm an Old be damned!

Meh, I like Puddles' version better. ;-)

I'm starting to wish I could meet this person irl just so I could blow a big puff of weed smoke on them. Of course, we're vicious, not mellow.