Seems like the ending might be the problem. If you are holding onto an idea of marriage as this beautiful sacred thing that is all about your childhood dream of love becoming an adult reality, then you are going to be really disappointed and pissed off. It’s not holy or necessarily beautiful- there is no magic.…

Well also we don’t know the context- what the other dude said to lead up to that.

That’s ridiculous. There are loads of ways to be a successful and happy person. Following a career path is just one way for some types of people. She didn’t seem that she was saying that.

She’s a judge, after all. She has to remain professional and do her job. What is she supposed to do? Clearly there was a lot of emotion, and she did not seem sanctimonious.

Yikes! There are bodies in the Ganges, unfortunately. Surely eating them is something a person could only do one time... On the other hand, maybe there is potential here for a unique solution to a serious public health problem?

The brevity is the key. I tell dreams too, and it never seems to annoy anyone. I have a one sentence rule. Most people don’t do this. The Orlando Bloom on a centaur delivering pizza image is hilarious. Most people make the mistake of dragging it out and trying to capture the feeling of the dream and they go on and on…

I read Conquest of New Spain years ago when I was visiting Mexico, and I remember parts where Diaz says people were for sale as meat. I just thought he was making the story sound juicy. What’s the most recent (non-serial killer or freakshow) known incident of cannibalism? I mean, are there cultures where they still do…

Wow, I didn’t know that! Were the Aztecs the only cannibals in the area then? Their subjugated neighbors didn’t eat people? How did they kill them? And how did they cook them? Recipes?

Also, tell me something about cannibalism. Preferably something that also involves a virgin accused of witchcraft or a starving explorer on an adventure gone wrong.

I think it’s the sort of thing that people have to be into. I’m into dreams and dreaming. I like to hear about dreams and I like to tell about them. The reason it is usually boring is that the events are random and so hold no driving drama or tension. To you, the dreamer, there might be all sorts of emotion, but it…

I don’t know if you are kidding, but actually it’s the best solution. Know a lot about something that is interesting. Ask other people what they know about things that are interesting. People’s bizarre knowledge areas will sometimes surprise you.

If you eat all organic and don’t pollute your body with vaccinations, then you are surrounded by a protective aura of nature goodness. It is made from the souls of pre-industrial era children who died before they turned five.

People are really weird about cutting fruit. I know a ton of people who don’t eat fruit just because they don’t want to cut it.

Never? Hmmm....

Well I don’t know if it is real or not, but people don’t act the way they act in movies when they think they are going to die. I mean, I suppose SOME people do, but actually the thing that made me think it was real (and now probably it’s not so what do I know) is that she DIDN’T scream the way the others did. Her…

If she was in on it, that’s better for everyone all around though, right? I mean, I have no love for Paris Hilton, but I saw that prank, and if she had no idea it was fake then it was an extremely cruel thing to do- terrible for her, terrible that all the people involved would do that to someone. Also terrible to…

Ha ha! That happens in Punjabi weddings too. Also had a nephew who rode with the groom on the horse for the whole procession. It would seem really weird in that context to hear the bride be like, “no kids- it’s midnight, go to bed”.

Some people just don’t know. Seriously- I know that once you have been through a wedding or many invites, you know, but some people don’t. I had no idea all the stress and planning involved in weddings until I was actually a part of one. This is totally something I could see myself innocently doing when I was younger.…

Traditional Indian weddings are the same, only they go on for hours (if not days) and there isn’t the same expectation to ever sit still quietly and watch a ceremony so the kids can just sort of run amok. I think it is easier in traditional communities like that because the extended family is all there and the…

Wow, that’s a really thoughtful and practical gesture! Good for you!