Linda Tripp talked her into it.

I still don't fully understand how Dylan went along with the whole thing.

I agree. The book makes the case that, had Harris lived, he would have killed even more. He meant to kill more. Columbine was intended to be a bombing, and had the bombs gone off, the death toll would have been in the hundreds. I don't know if Harris was psychopathic, mentally ill, or demon-possessed, but the book…

HAHAHA! Makes perfect sense! Thanks!

I simply must hear about the Polish Vodka Incident.

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Not banks; TIAA-CREF, the teacher retirement outfit. They have a sterling reputation and were among the first to bounce back after the 1987 crash. This was before the switchover from pensions managed by solid professonals, and 401K's managed by clueless individuals, luck, and banker crooks. This is one reason I say…

I know all that. I had this same point of view when a 70-year-old photographer was laid off from his longtime job at the Chicago Tribune. I posted that he's probably socked away a million by now so save your pity for the ones getting laid off at 50, not the one getting laid off at 65 or 70. Then, too, people…

OK, next time you guys start in on Boomers saying they took all the good years and hogged all the good jobs, remember this 59-year-old Boomer, who somehow is an exception to the usual refrain on Gawker: "Boomers are hoarding all the money and jobs." You can't have it both ways. Either Boomers are hoarding all the…

You're describing the situation of someone much older than 59. Including the upbringing where women weren't told they needed to build their own nest egg. This woman isn't even as old as the older boomers who had it super-good. She's a late Boomer who had it reasonably good. This woman is in the sweet-spot age…

People her age hadn't entered their prime saving years yet when the S&L crash happened. Now, as for the internet crash, I do know some people around her age who did things like put everything into Enron and/or Global Crossing and stuff. I guess that's no dumber than what she did, giving it all to some romance…

Even with cancer, a 59-year-old can easily have a lot more than 86K saved. The reason I'm on about this is that this has come up before on Gawker, and the younger people didn't believe me about how savings compound and mushroom in your 50's.

This woman, if she had a job, should have had a lot more that 86K saved.

I…

This is going to sound callous, but if she had a really good job, 86,000 should have been less than a tenth of her life savings at her age. Let's take off 200,000 for the cancer (presuming she had at least some insurance). At her age, if she had a really good job. she should still have had 400K or 500K not 86K.

And…

I'm pretty sure the writer threw Sally Field into the multiple-choice list to be cute, because they thought it was one of the other choices.

And whatever one's features, people like this will find something to put down. If you have a magnificent rack, they will pick on your hair color. If you have magnificent hair, they will pick on your ankles. You get the idea.

Oh haha. When I smoked I was thin—THAT'S when I couldn't run! Now I'm plus sized AND CAN RUN.

I saw her on the Today Show yesterday and couldn't believe my eyes. As a Midwestern middle-aged lady, I somehow had the notion that my social betters on the coasts dressed a lot more fashionably! This woman is getting dates? With that 20-years-out-of-date hairstyle and clothing?

I agree. It's no one else's damn business. I would suggest preparing some smart and clever responses ahead of time such as "who wants to know?" or "Define virgin." or "I am pledged to His Highness Lord Souksaroth" Maybe that's not so smart and clever but it will do in a pinch.

That's terrible. My male gyno told me he sees lots of older virgins. Some are or have been nuns. He was just wonderful—too bad he moved his practice to Idaho.

OK, I'll spell it out. Jsffcnt didn't actually think the students in the photos are underprivileged. Jsffcnt was being sarcastic.