I think him randomly pissing in the river she’d have been fished out of was a sly metaphorical wink at the book-reading audience as to what they’ve done with the idea.

What bothered me more is the song sucks and is about a flashlight which sounds like fleshlight in the song.

Wholeheartedly agree. Also, I strongly prefer steel cut oats. I think they taste much better than the rolled oats, and I find them more filling.

Step one: DON’T PUT IT IN THE MICROWAVE, YOU DRIVELING HEATHEN.

This guy is obviously a total asshole, like an increasingly large percentage of the population of San Francisco. But the homeless problem is getting worse and worse, and the powers that be don’t seem to be concerned with doing much about it (apart, of course, from sweeping it under the rug for Super Bowl). Anecdata, I…

IT’S ALL WE HAVE!!!

Delta Airlines has never once facilitated re-seating my family after they have broken up our seat assignments. Consider this a public shaming of them.

I don’t know, isn’t Mr Nancy/Anansi supposed to be a little, nimble old guy? Keith David is built like a brick shithouse. I always visualised him as a Cab Calloway kind of guy. Just add yellow gloves.

Ed Harris would be perfect!!!

5 is the standard used in most competitive rowing events (national team trials, team testing, etc.) 10 allows the fan to slow the most between strokes, and if your technique is not good, you will risk a lot of strain on your back.

When I see the word “normal,” I read it as an adjective that describes a wide range of phenotypes. And I imagine Oprah saying “You’ve got a normal body! And you! And you! You’ve all got normal bodies!!!!!!!!”

Does anyone ever stop to think that maybe this woman seemingly glides right through menopause, surgery, marriage, hell, even the loss of her own mother because she’s been a fucking tireless humanitarian since she was 26???? She’s witnessed the absolute shit bottom of human existence, men/women/children who have been…

What drives me crazy is when my (ex) boyfriend sort of wants to be helpful. For example, I’ll be in the middle of cleaning the house and have a mental list a mile long of things that need to be done. He’ll come up to be and be like “oh let me do (insert whatever it is I’m doing at that exact moment).” I’m like no, I…

Oh man, I know exactly the conversation you’re talking about. But a few weeks ago, I had my (male) fiancé read the whole metafilter thread on emotional labor (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UP…) and we had a pretty rough conversation afterward. But I think it really sunk in. (And he also started out as a totally…

A real man picks up a crying child and soothes them so you don’t have to put down what you’re doing. A real man comes home from work with groceries, saying “Oh, I noticed this morning that we were low on milk and eggs, so I got some more.” A real man picks up his goddamn shoes and puts them on the shelf, so you don’t…

The finding stuff around the house is right up there on my list of pet-peeves.

Well, if that’s the *only* time, ye must be have nearly superhuman patience for New Jersey.

Cocaine? That is the hipster thing these days right? I think I read that here. Everyone in Brooklyn eating artisan bread and 64% pure coke. Obviously the cut their lines with the lid of a mason jar but even so.

off topic: i was thinking about this other day (after watching the john Oliver bit) — they really need to teach how to begin and end relationships as part of a sex ed or life skills class. particularly how to end relationships.

I think my main problem with all this is :