We should be focused on educating people to create the world we want to live in. We also absolutely need to prepare people to live in the world we actually inhabit. That means taking responsibility for your safety. It does NOT mean that it's your fault if anything bad happens but it DOES mean that it's just smart…

I have to agree. It's kind of like saying that you shouldn't keep a fire extinguisher in the house because, in perfect circumstances, you'll never have a fire.

Yeah, while roofies happen, more often people just make "extra strong" drinks for women.

Argh I'm so fucking sick of this idea that women shouldn't be taking responsibility for their own safety because in a perfect world they wouldn't have to. Living in a fantasy world won't keep you safe! Predators are out there, and they will continue to be out there. You can't just sit around waiting for society to…

My friend's daughter is participating for the third year in a row! She never gets close to the Finals, but she has a blast and it's a free trip to DC that includes fun sight-seeing stuff, social activities, and every participant gets (I believe) a $100 savings bond. It is awesome. Go, spellers!

At the riskof sounding like a total asshole-and not the partial asshole I usually sound like-I think the Indian-Americans have a slight advantage.

I regret not having been able to participate in this kind of thing as a child. It would've been a nice ego boost, and I would've loved it SO MUCH. I promise to encourage my kids (when I have them) in whatever would be for them what this would've been to 10 year old Lyra.

YOU GO, LITTLE NERDFIGHTER!

Sorta-related: My wife won second in her state spelling bee and received a black and white antenna tv. She was so cute as a dorky pre-teen, I wish I could've seen her "think face."

This chick. I like her style.

It's extremely unfortunate that this dog reached that point of aggressiveness.

Yah, reading that comment, I can see where he was coming from, sort of. If he had given a harsher sentence and then made a comment, with his heart behind it and not his misguided attempt to put this out of his mind, that he hopes she finds peace some day so that she can better move on and look to the future (for…

THIS. Fuckety fuck fuck is exactly the only response.

Nah, the lady brain couldn't grasp what the skull and cross bones meant. I was certain it was pirate flavour and hubby loves pirates.

I think we could all use a hedgehog in an egg cup.

No, your honor, I don't know how the arsenic got in his food. I was dutifully trying to rebuild my marriage, and give my husband the support he needed in his rehabilitation, I just didn't expect arsenic to somehow randomly appear in his dinner. I'm as shocked as you are!

Laced with glass.

Let's all bookmark this for the next time some MRA asks, "why didn't she just go to the police?"

Now we need a female student to take the fall for the graffiti and get kicked out so the shit can hit the fan. It's the only way things get done nowadays.

I'm fine with the decision to have this guy leave the publication. I still think it's crazy that Colleges have any kind of arbitration system to deal with sexual assaults on campus.