And yet, actually finding out was never the true intent of my original comment.

More because he cracks me up

Boyfriend does this, tampered down from his original line “How you doin’?” Which I quickly killed. I sent him this post this ensued.

My personal preference is “please clap.”

The problem with this blog is that this has never happened, ever, to anyone.

Seems a little weird/creepy to me.

An accident waiting to happen?

“Live Gun Demonstration”

The Four Rules

This. Sure, it’s a step forward in the sense that countries that didn’t even include women in their Olympic selections now do so, even if it’s more because of IOC pressure than because they’ve actually had a change of heart. And it’s good that the IOC feels the message sent by having more women is important enough…

“Respect the culture!” you plead. Respect the genital mutilation, the domestic violence, the honor killing, the oppression of little girls and women. OK.

Really? I hire people and I'd be tickled that someone was this happy to come work for us. I'd show it to everybody in the building!

Oh and by the way none of these women would have qualified for the Olympics. “All four women received wild card entries in which qualifying marks were waived.” So they are participating only because they are muslim. Seems fair.

I’m kind of confused at some of the comments which seems to think the article is being 100% positive. I think it’s being pretty evenhanded, especially in the woman running for Saudi Arabia by noting how all of the pics of her running normally at home have been scrubbed from the internet (that’s frankly the scariest…

Fuck that 7th century culture, it deserves no respect.

Fuck the culture. She has every freedom to practice it, but it’s a regressive misogynistic nightmare culture that oppresses her.

Bullshit. I don’t have to respect a culture that demeans other humans and treats them as chattel. GTFO with that shit.

She didn’t really like fencing but it was a sport where she could fit in without looking too abnormal. Or she could just fit in and do ANYTHING she wanted by not living in the Stone Age.

Well, not all professions can be completely humorless and boring.

Really? I’d be thrilled by her creativity, drive, and commitment. Her office personality is probably pretty fun too.