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Why can't I find "Silent Lucidity" on this list?

Wow, how cool is it that a person on the internet, misspeaks, three people jump his shit, and he admits it with grace, dignity, and no hurt feelings. You, sir, are a gentleman.

I believed this for three hours last July.

Farsi is an Indo-European language. It is closer to Kurdish, Pashto, Hindi, or even German and English than it is to Arabic. They just happen to use the Arabic alphabet.

No. Some of us intentionally suppress those base instincts out of a desire for greater cooperation and effectiveness. When dealing with flawed humans, they will occasionally slight or embarrass you, but that does not mean you should viciously turn on them. Some people call this "having character". It is tested in

They sure cranked up the profanity compared to the earlier seasons. Is this HBO?

Excellent historical summary, but I feel like I should point out that there is an often overlooked subset of what I call "modern Hasidim" where the women work outside the home and often have better English and more secular education than the men. They are still Hasidish in their customs and are still observant of

Put your mind in a nineteenth century context where it is assumed that men know nothing of cooking or caring for a child. One could picture an American court giving custody to an aunt and uncle in 1850 or so. This would be more convincing if the child was two or three, but with a strech you can see the internal

It makes them sound really well-scrubbed.

Juvenile Delinquent is what JD means in 50's slang. You can also find the term JD in "The Outsiders".

Juvenile delinquent . . .

Look everybody! This guy supports Debaathification. Ask Paul Bremer how that goes.

And people say we are in the darkest timeline. Those people know nothing as to how bad it could be.

The attempted rape in "Cat's Cradle" is capped by Mona saying one sentence and the narrator realizing what a schmuck he is.

Martians, mind-control implants, harmoniums growing on the walls . . .

Betty Smith, or is this a gritty late 70's retelling?

Dave's not here.

That would be awesome news to come out. Not that air marshals should be unmasked, but if someone would leak evidence of that, just this once . . .

Aw, William Rehnquist is a gentleman and a scholar compared to this slimy racist creep.