@enfantdevaudou: I second this plan of action. Rum & eggnog and clonazepam get me through family gatherings.

@Cinnamoncanuck: no, but there should have been. "go for the eyes, fluffy!"

Last night I dreamt that Sarah Palin was trampled to death by an angry moose.

@Flackette Knits A Lot: I saw a TV show last weekend (and of course everything on TV is true) where an HMO was suing two best friends who married for health insurance, because it's fraud in the US. Is that for real? Given how many people marry for "practical reasons", how could you even define or certify a…

My partner and I are common law, and that's fine by me. We can't see any practical reason to get hitched (no kids, no assets, etc.), although we'll sign the paperwork if we have to for travel reasons. But we refer to each other as husband & wife.

@LittleMotel: from spring '09: "Health Canada is advising Canadians not to purchase or use electronic smoking products, as these products may pose health risks and have not been fully evaluated for safety, quality and efficacy by Health Canada....While no electronic smoking product has yet been authorized for sale in…

@cirocco: So hilarious (in hindsight). High five for your awesome improv skills, man.

@cmd: I feel so uncomfortable whenever someone calls me ma'am. I used to think, "oh god, don't call me that, I'm not that old!" Now I just think "ugh, the wrinkles are already that obvious huh."

@confirmed spinster formerly angryyoungwoman: I never say anything, because I don't want to gang up, but I am always horrified when I see pregnant women smoking. I just want to shout OMG DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO YOUR BABY???!!! But I restrain myself.

Are these still banned in Canada? How backwards is that. Well, our government does hate harm reduction in any form.

@labeled: CRAZY AUNT KANYE: seriously, the amazing flavours in these things have made me consider starting to smoke them (and I quit smoking cigarettes ages ago).

@FreudianNipSlip: pink diamond clit

@Moonmaid: It's complicated and is something I struggle with as an abuse survivor. I'm sure that my mother failing to protect me caused just as much trauma as the abuser himself. I know she was also a victim of abuse, and that helps to explain things, but it doesn't excuse them. It took many years to work out that…

This makes me really, really want to buy a wig.

@maharani: awww! :) cuteness overload. what a sweet picture. you can tell his momma & poppa are really loving it too :)

Monster-In-Law 2: Less Jane Fonda, More Vodka!

@Jellybish: that website is really arty and all, but my god is it ever bloaty and slow. people are going to the site to see the clothes, not to watch floaty butterflies.

What he said about his mother was so touching.

@Wagner James Au: I think that's the point. The white frat boy republican and the guilty urban white liberal characters both don't recognize their privilege. I think 80s jacket dude could easily be a stick figure; it's more about the words.