Edit: That gif was a bit more graphic than I realized, toning it down, whoopsie

Oh, I have an entire Tumblr blog about just my experiences like these in online dating. I sometimes post reader submissions, but 95% of the content is just stuff that happens to me. . . which is really, kind of depressing.

People can just DO that with their cats?!? I mean, even if I had the physical strength to hold my 18-pound monstrosity like that, he'd be off like a shot as soon as I opened the door.

Are knee highs back??? I've been waiting for this day for like 20 years.

Wasn't the dating mantra for women always to wait like three days before responding to not seem over-eager? I think that's total bullshit, but maybe it's a good screening process to see who will reveal themselves as a complete asshole when you don't ask "how high?" the minute they say jump.

I don't think it's okay as a breakup technique but I think it's acceptable if you've gone on one date with someone or hooked up a couple times and you don't have a serious thing going with them. I don't have the greatest manners, though, so I'm willing to reconsider if everyone thinks it's rude. Thoughts?

I know! He really just needs to calm down and stop being hysterical.

I don't understand why you wouldn't want to get these kinds of messages, ladies. Sometimes you have to wait months or even years to find out you've been dating an asshole, but these guys just let you know right away. It's practically a public service!

Men are *so emotional!* My heavens.

I teach at a high school and while the rest of the world and the kids don't understand why we are all so medieval about this, there is a method to our madness. #1 I'll bet that the reason this school is going gonzo on this is because last June the outfits were completely unacceptable. That's what happened here. The…

I agree, the midriff baring shirt made me see that this probably is a pretty reasonable dress code. I had a uniform, but not showing your stomach or butt on either gender seems pretty reasonable. Mostly I was thankful for my uniform because it kept me from being fidgety in my clothes as teenagers can be when they are…

Where is the part of the story about the students intending to fight back?

I think that mass punishment like this is kind of stupid, but as an adult who goes to work at a place where sometimes it is very warm, I have to make due without baring my shoulders or wearing short shorts. I don't think there's anything wrong with expecting kids to not bare too much skin at school; I mean the whole…

It's not that difficult to follow a dress code. We had a dress code when I was school. We didn't have air conditioner and it was very hot. Just follow the dress code. Following rules is a part of life. It's not like these rules are oppressing anyone, —there is nothing extreme in what is being asked.

It's never so hot that you can't cover your ass and stomach with a thin layer of cotton.

Kat's story sounds very familiar as I, too, ran into this problem when working at a steakhouse chain; many customers failed to understand that T-bone and porterhouse were one and the same.

when I was a little kid I ordered the shrimp boat while out with my parents. I was so excited. A shrimp boat all to myself. I had plans with that boat. It would sail across the seas in that boat. Imagine my disappointment when it was just a lot of shrimp. Of course I was like 7 at the time.

And see? Your friend has secured his/her place as a decent person. It's fine to be wrong, or not know something. Just don't be a dickwad about it.

That first story reminds me of when I was a young waitress (probably 16?) who'd just moved up from dishwasher and prep cook at a small-town restaurant. The chef told me, in her thick German accent, to put a Porterhouse on the specials board. I'd never heard of one, asked her to repeat it, and then confidently wrote…