Yikes. I actually knew a girl who used to work as a carnie. She had a talent for making terrible life decisions.... I say "talent", but it was really more of a super power. Needless to say, we're no longer in contact.

Oh hai, I love you for this.

Allow me to just say

Welp. You've got to give him this - he found a way to besmirch the reputation of carnies, a feat hitherto thought impossible. Congratulations...?

My celebrity crushes are Jamie Pressly and Ben Affleck. I apparently have a thing for a good set of cheekbones.

"It was described as 'very Kennedy'...."

I always assumed it was geographical - like, oh, those lines developed in the Kafir region of .... Wherever limes come from, I guess.... Maybe I was thinking of the Kasmir region of India...?

Well, that's horrifying.

I have never watched this movie, as I heard from friends it was a step above Twilight, and I'm so pleased to see that they were correct in their assessment.

Me, too! I haven't seen her work, because it's not my thing. But in everything I have seen of her in the media since the story broke, she comes across as a very intelligent girl with her head on straight. And maybe it's my personal desire to see someone buck the narrative of "damaged goods who must be shunned and…

Concise and engaging essay. Might we expect more from Ms. Knox on Jezebel?

Oh, for sure. I get the sense that a lot of the anti-choice wing-nut women are afraid that other women are out there having sex and "getting away with it," and that there's more than a little spite and envy going on.

"they also think others will feel the same and maybe applaud them for it...."

It's a weird sort of offense/concern bullying that women seem to engage in far more than men. Similar areas of offense/concern bullying are allergies (fragrance or food) and Won't Someone Please Think of the Children?

Am I the only parent in the world who would have said "Awesome! Free weed!"?

Next level resources: Some states and jurisdictions have court records online, where you can search, though you may have to go county-by-county (marriage licenses, divorce proceedings and paternity and child support actions may be separate, depending on the system). Additionally, your state's department of…

Guy Fieri, quit trying to be our cool dad, okay? You're so embarrassing! We don't want to eat your gross cheesecake thing. Can you please just give us money and drop us off at the mall? The back of the mall, not the front entrance. We'll walk. And don't play Sublime in the car with my friends! GAAAAAAWWWWWWDDDD.

Lindy: 1) All this sounds like a complete pain in the ass. You, Madam, are a trooper.

Notably absent from this list of people: the people she assaulted.

Well, I'll fucking hand it to them - this _does_ make the $600 bridesmaid's dresses, the $70 shoes, the make-up artist, the five showers and the destination bachelorette party seem like reasonable requests.