I mean, it’s weak, but that fits pretty well with the rest of the study. And it’s not so much class as it is ethos, and not so much wealth as it is display of wealth.

Not to mention multiple dependent variables being tested in one experiment. Bad experiment is bad.

Yeah the Gizmodo article referenced was even worse than the Jez one. This one was pretty clearly a joke, while the Gizmodo article did a great job of missing the point while trying to be serious.

“Cocoa butter with sugar and vanilla”... and your problem is... what exactly?

Sugar Ladies: finally, I have found my people!

Penileties?

Well that puts me in a right pickle, I guess.

Fun fact: one of the recipients of the recently awarded Nobel for chemistry actually won for his research on the rate of DNA base breaks caused by DHMO. Breaking DNA contributes to both aging and cancer. So you better watch out, that stuffs dangerous.

On the one hand, I can no longer unsee this, on the other hand, there's this thing called tact...

Pretty simple answer to your letter of the week: who says the first word in a telephone conversation is based on who has the greater obligation to prove they are not a robot. When calling a teen, for whom 70+ percent of calls are likely random automated telemarketers, and who may not have even bothered to set up their…

So after the hell burger, they go back for the double hell burger?

Wait... Florida fisheries are laid back?

Looks like I found this heart-wrenching tale a little too late. Guess everyone got board with the puns.

So you’re telling me I’ve been implicitly lied to my whole life?

What about celebrity couple crushes? Am I in the clear?

I feel like plenty of the marketing of idols as whole or pure (or situationally/relatively pure- I see you, 1-D ships) happens everywhere, but I don’t think the contractual obligation part is particularly common in the U.S. or Europe (I have a limited idea, and would appreciate correction if I'm wrong). I’m not sure…

You already covered your last option in your first option.

I wonder what the odds are that this article funded the authors retirement account deposit for the month, versus it being self justification. I kind of like it both ways.

I need that last line as a tattoo somewhere.

In all seriousness though, for those with student loans and the like that are likely growing faster than the overall economy, what's the point of saving beyond enough for a rainy day? I can see if your employer offers an attractive plan, maybe, or if you can put away money that isn't counted toward taxes, but…