I strongly urge you to download the entire archive of The Bugle podcast. It is John Oliver and his comedy partner Andy Zaltzmann. It is so funny that I cannot listen to it while running on the treadmill because I actually fell off at 7 mph from laughing so hard.

Yeah, I'm not trying to convince them one way or the other that one lifestyle is better, in fact, I'm fairly certain that both of them will go on to have children at some point (one is 20, the other 22). They can see that while I have a lot of freedom and no regrets about not reproducing, I'm not out clubbing every…

I'm getting to enjoy being an aunt to two terrific young women right now (one is actual niece, the other is niece-like—my cousin's kid). Both my niece and the cousin's offspring have lived with me at various points and one is staying with me now. I'm happy to provide a place to live and some non-parental advice when…

Zaftig is a compliment, it means curvy and beautiful and is offered by someone who finds those qualities attractive. Think how one might describe somebody as "slim" or "slender" as opposed to bony or scrawny.

There's no reason she can't do both. If somebody at work assaulted me, I would tell the police, but I'd sure as heck also tell HR.

+1

I've been near him a couple of times in everyday situations and seen him be nothing but humble and polite, even to people asking for a photo or autograph. Friends in comedy say he is A-OK!

I graduated from Penn State. I nearly broke the "unfriend" function on Facebook after the apologists for Sandusky and Joe Paterno came out in force.

Oh yes, I know—I've been through college and grad school and have gotten those same orientations. It just always seemed so stupid to me to go about it that way. A crime is a crime whether it is committed on a city street, a private residence, a college campus or a church.

Are campuses somehow the legal equivalent of an embassy or consulate, where the local and federal laws don't apply? If a rape, or any other violent crime for that matter happens, it should be reported to the police. Why the hell would you go through a university bureaucracy to redress this?

My brothers and I always refer to the Style section of the New York Times as "the comics."

Do you live in NYC? Sexy clowns would be a vast improvement over the current NYPD. But I agree, he doesn't show good judgement or leadership qualities.

Your grandpa has the best advice.

I always feel like the fallacy in this argument is that we assume that what we call human love is really that different. I don't mean that in a cynical way, but simply that we are pack animals as well and have evolved to communicate our needs, our family bonds and social structure. Love and amity are pleasurable…

I've read that separation anxiety in dogs is less "Mom/dad is leaving, who will protect me?" and more "Jesus, the baby is missing, where the hell is s/he?!!" whether an actual baby is involved or not.

Puppies are always a good idea.

You're an anti-dentite!

How about don't blow $40,000 on a wedding if you're broke?

Ugh, right? And the irony is, at my age and economic level, I'm more likely to be a serious customer, to tip better when served, etc. I do NOT miss the catcalls though, that is for dang sure.

Ha ha! I finally went out with a guy who'd been pursuing me for years only to have him ask me if I were on a diet. I had just had surgery and wasn't eating much, so I told him no, I wasn't. He said, "too bad, because you're so much prettier when you're about 20 pounds lighter." I announced that I was going to lose…

Oh, you are not the only person alive who adores Andy's pun runs...I got to see him do "dogs" live and it was *transcendent*. But I also like Chris, so my opinion might not be worth much.