You’re right, I was just being difficult. :)

Don’t you mean Isengard? :)

Thank you for this post. Just read the article in question. Ugh. I noticed that the gay guy and the couple who ended up engaged got actual names, while the sugar babies got ridiculous, condescending names.

:)

OK, most Catholics don’t, but whatever. I’m not going to debate this with you any more. Have a great day!

No. I’m sorry, that’s just not how religion works. I’m Catholic, as are my family and a lot of my friends. I know what I’m talking about.

Of course they are. Religious faith is more nuanced than that. It’s not an all-or-nothing thing.

If you really want to tell everyone you’re a feminist, you can buy this $20 shirt instead. Part of the proceeds go to Planned Parenthood.

You could buy this t-shirt instead. It’s only $20, and part of the money goes to Planned Parenthood.

Also, there are plenty of people who subscribe to a religion but don’t follow all of its “rules” (probably the majority of religious people, actually). Most Catholics have no problem with birth control, and many, many Catholics use it with no moral qualms.

Sort of. She played for years. They added this rule a year ago. She still played. They wouldn’t let her play in the final.

No, she played during the other games. The officials didn’t see her play, though, so they assumed she was just sitting on the bench.

I used to work at a soda fountain, and one summer we got banana syrup. But it wasn’t like our other syrups, most of which were used to make ice cream sodas, phosphates, and other drinks. It had bits of banana in it. It was really, really gross, but I guess you could have put it on ice cream and it would’ve been OK (if…

You can also use frozen bananas and whatever milk substitute you want to make smoothies and faux ice cream. Frozen bananas blended in a food processor with nutella and a bit of soy milk, then frozen, is amazing.

“Batman’s just a rich guy with an affinity for bats.”

If I remember correctly, when Jem was describing what was and wasn’t considered rape, he was talking about the legal definitions (which were, of course, backwards).

This is terrible. I’m not a regular like you and some of the other commenters here are, but I’ll miss seeing your comments nevertheless. I wish things didn’t have to be this way. Best of luck to you.

Jesus Christ, that’s horrific.

I can’t imagine having a friend in the hospital like that. Seriously, internet hugs.

I’m so sorry for what you and your friends are going through, and I hope your friend recovers.