The internet at its best! Free access to all this stuff. Libraries rule! Thanks for the tip!

* Puts toothpaste right next to bed after 2 days. *

At 24, my family has just begun to see me as an adult. As such I am now expected to bring gifts for everyone. I’d rather not spend all of my holiday bonus (a whopping $200) on gifts. Suggestions to keep costs low?

You sound like a library employee. If that’s the case, hello fellow library worker! +1 to your OverDrive comment. Seriously, as a bibliophile it’s the best app on my iPad.

You sound like a library employee. If that’s the case, hello fellow library worker! +1 to your OverDrive comment.…

In my experience 12.01am - 11.59pm are the worst times to shop on Black Friday.

What kind of godless communist only needs 1 pie per 4 people? First of all, the absolute minimum number of pies per Thanksgiving is 2, because if you don’t have apple and pumpkin then why are you even doing this? Second of all, 1/4 pie per person means you only have enough for dessert and “I really shouldn’t but it’s…

Today in Science Sucks All Joy Out of Life Bit by Bit Piece by Piece Little by...

You don’t need a calculator. The answer is easy.

Bob: I brought some whiskey!

Now there is a conundrum! Use the whiskey to start a fire to cook bacon? We need more whiskey to think about this.

Complete heresy to waste whiskey on a fire. Yes even cheap whiskey.

But...but...after I’ve finished off the whiskey, I won’t have any real need for the fire because I’ll be toasty from the inside out! Either that, or so blotto that I won’t be able to start the fire anyway...

Seconded. That’s pretty bigoted, for an association. Pretty much any image would be preferable to that old a stereotype...

Any chance on getting a new image that isn’t an Orthodox Jew?

I don't think the picture of an Orthodox Jew jewelry salesman adds anything to the post and plays to historical stereotypes.

my favorite pumpkin for pies....

Yes, this exactly. My dad was born in the 60s and he’s the pickiest eater I know (and neither of his brothers or his parents are, so I don’t think it’s the parenting). Some people just don’t have tastes that conform with what society places importance in.

First, “kids these days” has been trite and overused for thousands of years. Let it go.

I think my method is a bit easier. Except for essentials (food, personal hygiene, etc) I put everything I want, including clothes, on a 30 day list. If, at the end of 30 days, I still want it, I buy it.

Well, the lawyers won’t let us do How to Get Away With Murder (presumably for copyright reasons). So we have to take the next best thing.