Ring of truth? It's totally true. I went to a very wealthy private school in the 80s. Everyone dressed in some weird 60s hippies/punk rock/90s grunge (even though it wasn't the 90s) blend. No one wore designer shit. The idea of trying to keep your clothes or shoes clean was — unheard of. I mean, you did laundry,…

You can't have it unless you are rich. Not in a tiny NYC apartment. Try sharing 600 square feet with 2 people. It's hard.

Please save it. Please. Nest egg. Don't touch it. No — take one thousand dollars and have a crazy time — vacation, handbag, whatever that means to you. And the rest? NEST EGG. DO NOT TOUCH IT. UNLESS you have high interest debt — if you do, use it to pay that off (like credit card debt, not mortgage).…

It is TOTALLY fine and good for you! Save that stuff! It's memories — it's your life! Hold onto it!

I was just talking about this. I said that to be minimalist in NYC, a person has to be rich. My husband and I live in a 600 sq. foot apartment. It's cluttered. If we could afford space, if wouldn't be. But I want my damn toaster. And I need my winter coat. And we each need our desks for work, plus a couch for…

Of course it's shitty! Welcome to Jezebel. A lot of people here are HORRIBLE. You sound totally awesome. Of course people want to thank him. He should be thanked! Only on Jezebel would you find a whole lot of people who can take something wonderful (people so moved by heroism that they donate to a life-saving…

I was just singing, "My Hooptie" the other day. Sadly, that is because I own a hooptie. Four door nightmare — I live in NYC and I park on the street! What else am I supposed to own?

Me too, me too, me too! I have a big booty and big legs and come from a town that is 99% white. My body was WRONG. You know what that is like! And then I moved to the city and all of a sudden — I was perfect! I actually got a job because my very young boss told me, "The most beautiful thing a woman can have, I…

The interesting thing about that song is that is what not written that way (although I see why you say it has become that). Think about this — the idea that a woman with a big butt is hot was just a GIVEN. There was no question about it — Sir Mix-a-lot's Baby Got Back may be an ode that says any body type is…

Don't listen to ellenjane and don't let her get to you. That is silly and ridiculous. We all, men and women, have things that turn us on. It's normal. There is nothing wrong with it. I love Harrison Ford's strong jaw, the hair on his manly chest — I love Tom Hardy's succulent mouth, I love LL Cool…

Don't listen to ellenjane. All of us — ALL OF US — have things we like. Men and women. There is nothing wrong with it. I have this odd thing — this straight upper lip thing — LL Cool J and Forest Whitaker both have it. It's so sexy. It drives me wild. Am I reducing either of them to a body part? Please. No. …

Please. We all do that. There are certain things I LOVE on a man. I can't help it. A strong jaw — mmmmm! Gets me every time. A certain amount of hair on the chest (like Harrison Ford) — yes! Actually, anything that reminds me of Harrison Ford. But we all have things that attract us. There is nothing wrong…

Woman with booty here — are you dating white men? Because I NEVER had this problem with black or Latino men. They told me I was PERFECT. It was just a given in that culture — look at the songs! The art! Big legs and a big booty are celebrated and there is no question about it. It is only in my white culture (in…

Really? I hope you are a Latino man. I said something like that here and was attacked and told I was a racist. But as a white girl with big legs and a big butt, I have noticed that I get a lot of genuine appreciation from black and Latino men (and women).

Really? I hope you are a black man. I said something like that here and was attacked and told I was a racist. But as a white girl with big legs and a big butt, I have noticed that I get a lot of genuine appreciation from black and Latino men (and women).

Otherwise productive life? What the fuck? Oh, a little sexual molestation is fine, really, because the defendant led "an otherwise productive life." Uh, no. There is no otherwise productive life. There is a life that has been horribly injured — probably more than one, but definitely one that we know about. That…

As a teacher, I have to say this. "Phenomenal Woman" spoke to EVERY woman — that is what makes it so amazing. It's not just for black women — or even just for women — remember the line when she says, "When you say me passing/ it ought to make YOU [emphasis mine] proud." YOU. My pride in myself — in a world that…

You have stunned me. I am actually stunned.

To me eternal shame, I stopped watching Doctor Who when I saw that Christopher Eccleston had been replaced by David Tennant. Who is that skinny guy? I thought. I could never find him attractive! And, needless to say — I WAS WRONG. I have never been so wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong! I watched it anyway, realized…

Very true. My first husband was attacked by a dog when he was a little kid and has the scar on his arm to prove it. It was a similar situation — I think the dog wanted to drag him off to eat him or something. His arm was laid open — it was awful.