I'd not heard that either, nor ever seen it used in a negative connotation. When I've encountered it, it was generally used much as one would "strong" and/or "forceful."

Meh.

Ah. Given the usually strident tone of your articles, the "default setting" for your material seems to be serious. With that as a basis, humor isn't exactly expected, I suppose.

I'm all for inclusiveness, and glad they're showing support for equality. However, given that Lucky Charms (and many of its consumers) predate the rainbow flag by more than a decade, it seems a somewhat wishful stretch to theorize that the colors of the cereal bits were originally associated with the LGBT symbols &…

All present emerged un-stabbed, and un-possessed by household appliances.

Knowing this kid, it was much more likely G-O-D.

Ohhh, I remember that one. Not long after, there was the controversial ruling in which they upheld an assault conviction in Mother v. Cracked Sidewalk.

Perfection.

Back in the teenaged days, I was in a kitchen table D&D game with a kid who got bug-eyed and freaked out when he noticed that the time on the microwave clock was 3:33. The DM asked what the problem was. The kid pointed an accusatory finger at the microwave and decalred, 'THAT'S HALF OF 666!!!" The DM said, "So what?"…

I love getting that total. When it happens, I always laugh with as much maniacal evil as I can muster (a real-life MWUUHAHAHAHA!! etc), just to mess with the other people in line.

Seconded. I freaking love Cathay Pacific. Best airline I've ever been on.

Schumacher fins? This is not a good sign.

Setting a precedent, eh doctor?

Yeah, that one was rather nice.

The highest!

The act alone is marvelous, but the "Boom!" put a huge grin on my face. Fantastic!

Took 'em long enough. I came up with this months ago:

Since one man doesn't have the sort of political or military power that was wielded to colonize territories in the past, I'd say the gesture is fairly benign in a modern context. It is a great picture though, and I love his "go get it if you don't like it" dare to the president.

Well, I was, until you gave away the secret of how you got pieces of corn to mix with gold. Sometimes a little mystery is a good thing!