@Lizabelle: I didn't realize there was such rage involved.

@starke: You don't see the conscientious smokers because they get away from everyone before they light up.

@msridiculous447: That's exactly why I move away. I don't understand why my politeness, or the politeness of others, needs to be legislated. I'm already smoking outside, which I'm fine with, and I'm already walking away from everyone, too. Why can't you guys just let me enjoy my damn cigarette instead of saying I need…

@la.donna.pietra: I read through a good portion of the comments. The VAST majority of them complained about smell, not health risks. I recognize health risks - that's why I get far away from people when I smoke. I understand people who are concerned about health, and want to ban smoking based on health reasons. But…

Welcome to the new ban: No smoking allowed in this town, period. Calabasas, California enacted one and they're popping up everywhere. My hometown in Northern California enacted a "no smoking on the streets downtown OUTSIDE" and I just about lost my mind. That's where all the bars are. Now I can't smoke inside OR…

@L'Chaim!: That about sums up my situation perfectly.

Why can't I be on both teams? I firmly believe there is more than enough room for both cake AND pie on my plate - with leftover room for ice cream.

@FactCat: Testify!

@AfroJezeBella: It's a miracle of baking soda and molasses coming together. The Pennsylvania Dutch are masters of the pie, and this one is like the UberPie.

@chancentrate: Nobody wants to go to your house anyway, crabby.

@la.donna.pietra: Think of all the frat boys that would drop that game like a hot potato if the genre was changed from "FPS" to "Friendship Adventure"!

@AfroJezeBella: No no no, it's Shoofly Pie. It's a pie crust with cakey filling! And it has molasses! You can't go wrong with Shoofly Pie.

@Alohamaid: It's a softer form of pursing the lips . . . think duck lips, not kissing.

Luckily, I arrived superstoned for this. Unluckily, the first shot of those F-ED UP masks freaked me out.

@somnambulance: Much as I would love for plants to yearn to nourish the world . . .

@heavymetalkarma: And that's an argument for vegetarianism/veganism I will always appreciate and understand.

Natalie Angier loves to use biology, in all it's weirdness and beauty, to question our societal beliefs. She's done this for a while (see: Woman: An Intimate Geography, which is AMAZING) and I've always seen it as more "Devil's Advocate" than "pushing an agenda."

@SisterRay73: Thank you! That quotation made me laugh so hard. Maybe Robin Thicke's ladies need sex therapy, but everything's going swell for me.

@Hey Girl Hey: I had lovely, foresty dreams last night, too! At one point I actually saw the braid linky-thing linking with a creature in the dream . . . the imagery does hang around.

@rbdfoxes: I thought this during the initial "taking the outsider to meet the tribe" scene, too.