I agree wholeheartedly with everything you’ve written here.

Yep. I grew up among a lot of evangelical Christians, so I have a high tolerance for nutty Christian stuff, but the Quiverfulls are a whole other level of crazy. You probably already know, but if you really want to make your blood boil, read about Andrea Yates. She murdered her children (which is of course abhorrent),…

THIS, 100%. Even before the Josh Duggar scandal broke, it disturbed that TLC was putting this show on the air in the context of “look at this wacky, adorable family!”

Yeah maybe someone would do it if he/she were so desperate for money they were willing to ignore the obvious risks. That’s also how say, the Green River Killer, and other have found victims. It’s not a sex worker’s obligation to put him/herself in danger to provide sexual services for scary individuals in order to…

What was also infuriating is that people insisted that he could have or should have seen a sex worker, as if they don’t have 1) a right to say no 2) a sense of when someone is a complete creep that might cause her (or him) harm.

When I saw O’Malley debate, I was skratching my head for weeks, because he reminded me of someone, but I couldn’t figure out who. But then I realized it was this minor character from Parks & Rec.

He would have also done much better if the city he was mayor of didn’t erupt in riots shortly before he announced his run.

Lol. It definitely doesn’t taste anything like chicken. I can understand confusing lamb and beef, but chicken...

Lamb is great, but it can be fatty and has a strong flavor. That’s exactly what I like about it, but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

Well, he’s an old white guy, but it would be a pretty BFD to have our first Jewish president. Very few people are bringing this up, but it’s important. Anti-semitism is still very much a thing in this country.

Yep, exactly like the Duck Dynasty Douches!

My very favorite thing about this whole story.

My MIL had the same theory about Al Gore. It was so painful to watch him campaign! And when it was all over, he really loosened up and became much more energetic, you have to admit.

Yep... Especially with this nonsense.

I’ve been saying it for months, Hillary is going to get this nomination and blow it. She’s not getting anyone excited about her candidacy, she’s just assuming her Republican rival will be a mess. By the time the Republican candidate takes the stage, expectations will be so low that he’ll only have to form complete…

Chop suey is a dish invented by Chinese restaurant owners to appeal to American tastes and win their business. It has a long history as a Chinese-American food that was put forward by Chinese-American business owners. Not sure how this appropriation at all, actually.

Huh? The size of one’s nose has nothing to do with bilateral symmetry. There have been multiple periods in history where big noses have been considered beautiful— just look at Roman statuary.

Man, I wish I could make my prescription drugs sound fancy... “My Lexapro so I won’t get into screaming matches with my passive-aggressive mother! My birth control pills, so my uterus won’t shed it’s insides over the Persian rug! My allergy medicine, so the cat doesn’t have me sniffling into our silk-linen napkins!

That’s interesting! Both about Jordan and Trollope! I had always thought the money taboo it was a Victorian thing too, but maybe it was a product of the industrial revoluation— keep mum about salaries, so the underclass doesn’t revolt? It definitely seems to be a an upperclass WASP thing in the U.S.— my mom was…

I worked in China for a number of years, where it’s completely normal to talk about your salary (and money matters in general). People were especially curious since I was a foreigner, even cab drivers would pepper me with money questions (how much is your salary? how much would I make in the US? What does an iPhone…