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Every time Tweet Beat posts a Taylor Dayne tweet, someone posts this video. It gives me the smiles.

This bit is making my very bad day a lot better!

She is perfect.

Tig has got to be one of the funniest people around today, easily.

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That Taylor Dayne tweet just reminded me of that amazing story Tig Notaro told on This American Life. One of the best laughs I've ever had. If you're not familiar:

Taylor Dayne!

If you think that not vaccinating your child is a good idea, you shouldn't be allowed to home-school.

No. I'm pointing out the irony of someone claiming to be "too sensitive" as the result of their volunteer work with abused kids, you know, the abused kids that this person is getting so very offended on behalf of? And then this person proceeds to follow this statement with a completely gratuitous description of one

when you've met a tiny 5-year-old raped so hard she couldn't sit down for days,

Their dreams. They're all that's left.

If the american government decides to come for you, I assure you, you DO NOT have enough guns to make a difference.

A better question is why we hold up the right to bear arms as though it's sacrosanct. It is a right created by people, therefore people can also take it away.

Save Money. Live Better. Masturbate on Whatever.

The problem with "responsible" gun owners is that EVERY gun owner thinks they're responsible. I challenge you to find a gun owner who's like "Yep, I am a complete dumbass who should never be allowed near a weapon. Shame on the guy who sold this to me!" And unfortunately the only way to identify the irresponsible from

"At least one more, but not mine," the NRA said in unison.

My mom will still occasionally stop what she's doing, turn to me and say, "sometimes I think it's a miracle that you survived to be an adult." The falls, the accidents, the near-drowning experience. It happens to everyone.

I actually know a family with one of those pages for their son. Not very well, but they are related to a very good friend of mine. While I'm pretty sure they are legit, and the kid really did have the illness, go through the surgeries and treatment and seems to be doing really well these days, it's kind of weird how

"Munchausen by proxy, fed by social media sympathy"

If I get my hair cut by him, I'll bring it up! I can only imagine!

I wonder if he's into Orphan Black, because there is nothing in the world I want more than to hear the names he would come up with for the clones.