Ah, the ultra-exclusive and ever-sought-after Magic Pants.

That’s not true for all players or all MMOs. I’ll definitely grant you that it’s probably true for most players, but some of us hit the level cap and just see that as a reason to create a new alt. Or, much more likely, just switch over to one of the several alts we’ve already created.

I hate sharks. I do not care that they are “ancient, majestic creatures”. I do not care that they rarely attack humans. I do not care that “they normally go after seals, and the only reason they would go after you is if they mistook you for their natural prey”. I do not care that their skin feels really cool when you…

Doesn’t really matter. As soon as you butter the first slice, you will drop it. It will, of course land butter side down. Your dog will grab it before you can bend over. He will promptly run under the couch with it. The next piece will be happily burning in the toaster while you chase the dog & try to clean up the…

We had a lab growing up that my dad unfortunately abused right alongside with myself. He threw her down stairs and other awful things and she would pee on the floor at the sight of him. Eventually she would just bite people because she just never knew their motives when they came to touch her. Of course this made my…

Pretty sure my dogs would take food from pretty much anyone. Or actually, maybe not. I mean, I think in this lab situation they probably wouldn’t notice and they’d totally sell each other out for practically any kind of treat. But on the street, they do seem to pay attention to the people around us. Normally they…

This article just made me cry. I really miss my dog, he died two years ago this July. He always, always had my back and absolutely turned down attention and treats from people he knew I didn’t like. I always knew I was safe when he was with me. He was my little shadow and I often felt like it was him and me against…

You seem to be focusing your response on access to lawyers, which is not even close to the only suspicious finding the report discovered.

Graphic novels are a recognized genre in both literature and design and there are several that rise to a very sophisticated level (Maus comes quickly to mind). I see no reason why a survey course shouldn’t have a block on them or why a professor should not be free to choose the material for his or her own course.

By…

“The parents have also complained that the books are available in the school’s bookstore. “It was shocking,” FFS, if the books are required reading for the class it would be shocking if they weren’t made available in the bookstore. Did this little snowflake not thumb through the books when purchased at the start of…

Too bad she wasn’t forced to read Art Spiegelman’s “Maus”, as she might have learned something about fascism and tolerance...

I did get a bit of resistance to the rape of the Muse and the violence in Dream of 1000 Cats. But we were able to have adult discussions about those moments and move on.

I’d tell the little Eichmann to go fuck herself

“I don’t want them taught anymore. I don’t want anyone else to have to read this garbage.”

You would be surprised at how many of today’s college students don’t want to be taught anything that might challenge the ideologies of their parents and church. So many lack any intellectual curiosity and just want a job that it’s pretty depressing. I find myself questioning my choice to go into higher education more…

For the past two years I’ve taught The Watchmen in my freshman composition course. While I’ve never had a student complain, I have had parents bitch to the bookstore about how comics aren’t books or that the violence of The Watchmen is inappropriate for college freshmen. It’s never gone any farther than that.

When I…

Also,

“It was shocking,” Shultz said. “I didn’t expect to open the book and see that graphic material within. I expected Batman and Robin, not pornography.”

I don’t understand why people who are so offended that they want to ban books would go off to study English. Like... maybe try math or something? You’re not going to see anything offensive or violent or rapey about math, whereas Shakespeare? Titus Andronicus is more disturbing than most modern films. But then I…

(This is an abbreviated version of my comments to an O-Deck post that preceded this one.)