Well, at least she was beautiful and noteworthy enough to become more than an anonymous statistic.

The difference is, when fat women have strangers make comments about us, we don't get to turn around and see ourselves portrayed positively EVERYWHERE to take the sting out of it.

Studies show that "skinny" women will outearn their "normal" and "obese" counterparts by tens of thousands of dollars.

"But as someone who is naturally very thin (with very visible ribs and spine), being told you are "too thin" is just as bad as being told you are "too fat". "

Good point. A reasonable, and non-confusing, way to teach tour kids that physically harming others is wrong than by physically harming them. Kids really learn from irony that leaves marks about the face and genitalia.

What reasonable term could we use to replace it with?

Delusional, really? Could a person suffering from delusions carefully shade in a huge, perfectly identical, "TMZ" logo on each page?

He's not delusional he's just fucking stupid which is why he still can't figure out how to pull the pin on his tattoo and commit suicide.

I'm a good person with a huge heart and everyone who knows me knows that

Obligatory.

I just make up words. I find it intriguens my day-to-day conversating.

On the bright side, his record of 18 gold schlägers should stand for some time

That's one way of helping him dry out.

HOW DARE YOU SUGGEST THAT SOMETHING LESS SHITTY THAN THE CURRENT PRACTICE MIGHT BE ACCEPTABLE WHEN I STILL THINK IT'S SHITTY. I WANT 100% IMPROVEMENT OR NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL.

YOU ARE TO BLAME FOR TIPPING CULTURE. YOU PERSONALLY. AND ALSO SOMETHING ABOUT HOW THIS BLOG ONLY COVERS AMERICAN DINING ISSUES. AND ALSO DO YOU…

Which is why I'm saying you need to weigh that AND the benefits together. The hourly isn't the positive here, it's the benefits.

Because America is a faulty, broken society with an extreme lack of self awareness.

We used to frequent a now-closed French restaurant in the DC area. The owner/chef and his wife were French, and once a year, they would close the restaurant, take a month off and go home to visit family. (The restaurant is closed because the owner/chef retired, not because of this policy. ;) )

I second that. I'd also like to add that I am amazed and humbled by Kat's patience with questions from those commenters like myself who are—even in a ham-handed way—trying to get it right.

@sulayman: I couldn't agree more with both of you. I'd make a point of bouncing on my seat back if someone refused to remove those things.