I read the "femme fatale" thing as an oblique reference to the fact that her current husband, Cass Sunstein, left his last wife, Martha Nussbaum (decidedly no slouch) for Power. It was something of a scandal in Chicago circles.

we had precisely the same response.

No. Just. No.

You had me at In Bruges

none. not a single thing as cute.

I guess I think that when there is a picture of a stuffed animal and they explicitly refer to it as a toy, it's an awfully big stretch to say this refers to anything other than a product rather than an actual animal.

But you can get actual dachshunds from the pound; like ones that are living breathing animals instead of toys. Dachshunds ftw!

This is all sorts of awesome. I have 3 dachshunds and they are the best dogs on the planet. Loving and brave and beautifully silly looking. I never fail to raise a smile from people when I'm walking them. Get one!

I am dogs all the way, but the Maine Coon is just lovely.

Okay, now I have checked it out and...awesome! It turns out Max Brooks has a miniature dachshund named Maizy; while I have a mini dachsie named Maisy. I like him already!

I have no idea what that is, but I clearly *have* to find out!

No — a pound puppy is a stuffed animal, not an actual puppy from the pound. Vote dachshund!!

GO DACHSHUNDS!!!!! Real dogs are always preferable to stuffed animals — and the dachshund is a proud and mighty hunting beast (and so cute to boot).

Nooooo! I love Bert Cooper. I say kill off Betty's husband!

I feel exactly the same way; but I would break it down store by store.

And I think they have a good point. I don't see how you could have a class action case covering millions of woman and then be allowed to use anecdotes like the one noted above (about men having families to support). While the statistics are concerning, I'm sure the plaintiffs don't want their case to be based on…

Not if what she is asking for is a reasonable accommodation.

If a disability interferes with one or more major life activity, it qualifies. And the ADA was written so that people with disabilities don't have to be sneered at by people who don't understand what it means to be disabled. It is clear that she needs the dog to help her through making her way in the world, and…

I hate everything about A&F. From their overly sexualized gift cards (which I discovered when my then 9 year old niece asked for one — I wouldn't buy it); to their crappy, boring clothes, to their horrible treatment of that disabled girl a couple years ago, and now this.

My first reaction is that the building and her neighbors are assholes. My second reaction is that she's got a gold plated ADA claim — the snotty comment that she is not blind has nothing to do with anything. If she were blind, would that suddenly remove the specious claim about allergies and fear of dogs? That…