Did I ever claim to be in the know? I was expressing an opinion, for Christ's sake. I confessed my ignorance - hardly a defensive maneuver. Learn to parse a sentence. I expressed surprise since I was unaware of his rise. Clearly, Tyler Perry did not spring full-formed from Zeus' head, he came from somewhere. But that…

Yeah, and I'm saying I never fucking heard of him prior to showing up in Diary of a Mad Black Woman in drag. And you're comparing Tyler Perry to August Wilson? Duly noted.

Yeah, but seeing as how I don't watch much of the Chitlin' Circuit, I myself feel - AS I SAID - that he's only been around like five years. Which isn't far off - Diary of a Mad Black Woman (the film) is 2005.

I had no idea he was worth that much! I feel like he's only been around like five years. Damn.

Tyler Perry has a private jet?

Clearly the whole "licking it all over so you don't take a bite" thing doesn't work with that pushy panda.

I am ambivalent about this. I fucking LOVE Abe Lincoln. And the book was okay. But this kinda leaves me cold.

See, the thing about this line of anti-feminist thinking is that it does men no favors, either, by assuming they're all sex-crazed rapey demons with no self control.

My middle name is "Party." Whoo-hoo!

Adele's get-up is my new red carpet fantasy gown, should I ever go to such an event. Which apparently I can, if it's the Grammys.

Are you a sociopath, perchance?

I dunno, you're asking the parents to fork over yet more money. Why not make it a different and memorable night out that's gobbling up your dollars? It's not like the kids are there.

Other articles say it crawled in through the pipe in the basement, kept moving forward and was out of reach, then got stuck essentially under the house.

Aaaaah! Thinking conflicts with my black and white view of the world! Run, run, run!

Embryos before hos.

I hope they get just as upset with God over those million-or-so miscarriages he causes every year as they do with women who want a regular period and some acne relief.

I, for one, would not do math for anything less than surf n' turf.

I, for one, think he should be getting far more impressive snacks! It looks like he gets one wee nibble for doing that. I think he should get, like, a whole fruit salad served inside a watermelon or whatever the chimp equivalent of gustatory excess is.

What assholes - debt collectors who are terrified of babies needing to be fed. I think the only way they'd get more loathsome on the public acceptance scale is if they were to kick kittens, too.

I haven't been to the Caribbean since I was a kid since I can't afford vacations. But thanks for the condescension! You must agree that it's odd - no matter what the color of the person - to put anyone in a catalog who isn't selling something. Even the goddamn dogs in L.L. Bean are usually advertising something.