It was two decades ago in a very quiet part of rural Ireland; I wouldn't place bets on the little old lady's condom familiarity prior to getting a surprise present of a lot of used ones in a bag. A decade earlier, condoms were almost impossible to buy in Ireland. It's a very different culture. And I would hurl NOW if…

None of mine where that bad, so I didn't submit. I did get my period in a secluded beach in Hawaii. We had to beg to use the bathroom at a Buddhist temple so I could put in a tampon. The monks were all very nice to let me use their facilities - once we found one that spoke English.

where is the naked in the hallway story with the generous asian man?

Ugh. This.

After planning a wedding, I did not want to plan an elaborate vacation. We booked a Caribbean cruise, where I could just roll on the boat and have a drink with an umbrella immediately placed in my hand.

I’ve commented before about the small contractor, who was also a racist, sexist assbag, that I worked for years ago. His idiocy and ego knew no bounds. My favorite was when I was sitting in his office with the project manager (PM) for one of our regular meetings:

My new husband and I stayed in a cute little cabin on the Olympic Peninsula and cooked for ourselves the whole week while exploring the rain forest and local beaches. The very last night, we decided to splurge on a nice dinner out. We got all dolled up and had a drink or two and had a lovely evening. Driving along the…

I wonder if anyone ever comes here and is like "Oh my god, that was me."

“Restaurant food was decent but I had to provide my own bread and wine. The next day I was nailed to a plank of wood and died. Would not recommend.”

What’s hilarious about this to me is that my mom does yoga every week. At church.

I don’t understand why some people believe their Almighty God is such a pathetic wimp, they must protect him from all the nasty “others”.

Agree to everything you said and just have to add that the yoga classes that school district offers are OPTIONAL! Holy shit! Why is it so hard for some religious people and conservatives to just opt out of stuff they don’t like and go on with their business?!

I realize this is a very personal question that a lot of people would decline to answer, but I’m curious about what sort of stuff he asked that you burn. Without getting into specifics, was it evidence of crimes and/ or moral misdeeds, creative works, or just everyday personal letters?

Just a warning - they might destroy them after taking a peek. When my dad passed away I burned all the stuff he wanted destroyed, but I looked at it first. I was just too curious as to why he wanted the stuff burned, and there wouldn’t be a chance to ask him.

I opened a small bit of a seam on a old beloved bear of mine, removed the stuffing and hand washed him in the sink - he was pretty grubby. I rolled him up in a towel as you suggested and squished out most of the water, and then popped him in a pillow case and stuck him in the dryer on a gentle cool air cycle to ensure…

We purchased our washer/dryer combo based solely on how well it could wash a two-foot-long mako shark. The laundry machines may or may not be referred to as "the shark spa," and before then, washing my shark was truly a traumatizing thought. An in-dryer drying rack works wonders on my shark's "spa day."

Shout out to Sam Woolley, that illustration is great.

For anyone outside of the States, ASOS is way better.