Oh I thought they were talking about the DNC hack (which wasn’t exactly proven but had enough plausible evidence behind it that I’ll allow it). Yes, to jump to this particular conclusion about the FBI being in cahoots with Russia on a domestic U.S. issue is definitely hilarious/sad.

No, sorry — I hate Trump as much as anyone here but the U.S. has very directly interfered in the elections of innumerable countries (including Russia where they had been instrumental in Yeltsin winning). To consider this kind of commonplace realpolitik “as close to an act of war as possible” as a nation chronically…

As someone who grew up Catholic, I can confirm that the attraction vs. action dichotomy is pretty well-entrenched in the culture - even if official dogma might not say much about it. I have heard multiple times from older Catholic relatives that people who were considered “different” in that way were usually…

I’m sorry to lean towards a bullshit answer, but I can see some guys really pulling off the crawlspace thing without even looking like a guy from Outlander. As with everything else I am ever prompted to consider, I have give this way too much thought and have devised a formula to define how much a dude could pull off…

The iconic slash solo around 4:50 made me wonder as a kid how all the wedding guests got there, since there are no cars or bikes or anything at all as far as the eye can see around the church. Never mind that this church is obviously a much smaller one than what is clearly a cathedral for the interior shots . . .…

Since the pill reduces testosterone production I would think that being on the pill would have the opposite effect of steroids. So, not something you would want to take as an athlete.

Shocking evidence! :O

These story lines are very American, in that anyone receiving treatment for a certain condition probably could not be doubted in the same way in most developed countries outside of the U.S. Medical professionals do not humour hypochondriacs in a publicly-funded system; conversely, I have learned through friends who…

Honestly, I love her hustle. Most people can’t assert themselves properly in the shark tank that is any RH crew without going completely off the edge. That’s why hardly anyone compares to the level of entertainment that Luann gives. I think she conducts herself with a certain level of dignity that the other HWs can’t…

Also, Bethenny and Carole were textbook slut-shaming Lu. This totally fits with their shitty gender politics (i.e. digs like “LuMan,” “I’m allergic to fish so I don’t eat vagina HAR HAR” etc.). They are so desperate to destroy Luanne’s reputation and relationship that they neglect to even come up with anything funny.…

Eh, Ramona would be making a *way* bigger deal about this if she had been even remotely involved with Tom beyond a couple of measly dates. And she would have gotten pissed at Dorinda for setting him up with Lu at that time, which she didn’t. Everything about her behaviour says she doesn’t care but also doesn’t want to…

TinyTardis is mostly right, except for the fact that the foreign investors did not permanently lose the money. To explain, from the point where you say you left off: the small number of people (320,000 or so) in the country vs. the massive scale of the banking industry there meant that the usual proposition of having…

“Much worse” how? Iceland’s unemployment rate is lower than in the U.S., last I checked the national debt-to-GDP ratio is higher in the U.S. than in Iceland . . . By what metric do you figure Iceland is in a “much worse position”?

is there an incantation that may increase the chances of this case being “tried” on Judge Judy? Because I would watch the shit out of that

Why would you do this to me

Does a talking stock photo count as a “friendly Canadian”? because Selena here will be happy to explain the additional provisions for maternity/paternity for self-employed people. I know a little bit about it because I am a Canadian self-employed person, but trying to explain it properly sometimes makes my head spin…

In Canada you can opt in to a self-employed benefit program where you pay the same premium as employees do; downside is that you miss out on the employer contributions of around $2.60 per $100 earned (about 25% more than you contribute as an employee). So, you only get covered 55% of your pay instead of around 70% for…

EI is also paid into by employers in Canada, more so than by employees; employers’ premiums are $2.63 for every $100 of employee earnings while employees pay $1.88 per $100 ($1.52 in Quebec). Benefits also correspond with the income you were making beforehand and are split into two categories: 15 weeks for maternity…

I think it’s important, given that there are things like cosmetic labioplasty - which in many cases is done for a male audience - that we more or less accept in the West. I think it makes sense to really target the worst practices (based on severity, age/consent and likelihood of complications) and to do that we have…

This New Yorker article explains everything XD http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz…