Yes, I’ve heard it called that as well. He’s got a thing about people staring at something offscreen with a look of wonder on their face.

Now whenever I see them, that’s all I think.

And educational! Everything I know is a lie! :(

Basic facts should be taught, absolutely. I am 29 years old. 29!!! And I’m just now learning female anatomy. (I’m a woman.) When I saw the OITNB episode where Laverne Cox explains the parts, I was practically taking notes. I had never seen the pee-hole before! I just recently found out what a cervix was because…

Those uniforms...it’s like watching flight attendants on the “hip” airlines that try to put on a little preflight show for you. It wasn’t so bad at the start, with the violin, cello, etc. But then the sax came out, and it got weird. Then the electric guitar, and the guitar + flight attendant/nurse uniform combo killed…

Yes, I completely agree! College is a wonderful thing, but it comes with a high cost and often graduates can’t find jobs in their respective fields. I think people shy away from trade schools because it feels a bit like a failure, like you couldn’t make it to college. But they have low tuition, so less debt out of…

While going to college is a great thing to support, I do wish that trades were brought up more often. I think we’re often told that the only way to be successful is to attend college, while trade school is looked at as something lesser. Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs guy) has a big scholarship program for kids that learn a…

Right? I work with some younger women who agonize over becoming adults and how awful it is. I just want to shake them and scream “It’s the most amazing thing in the world! You can do ANYTHING!!” I can work as many hours as I please, make a ton of money, spend it on whatever the hell I want...If I wake up one morning…

Yes, agreed. I’m middle-of-the-road to liberal on social issues, and pretty conservative financially. I usually vote republican. But in this coming election, I don’t think I can vote for anyone from the GOP. It’s gotten way out of hand, they seem to be trying to out-crazy one another. The party that was supposed to be…

This is what I try to tell people, but as you can see from the comments below, people aren’t buying it. I stopped calling myself a republican because of all the religious baggage that comes along with it. If you’re socially liberal, but financially conservative, Libertarian is the best thing going right now.…

Yes! I’ve been thinking this from the beginning! He’s running against an old friend, I definitely think he’s trying to help her. I don’t think he expected to do quite as well as he has. At some point, if this is all a scam to help Clinton, he needs to self-implode. Maybe that’s what we’re seeing now.

Community fans unite! Did you know there’s a Darkest Timeline Zach Morris that floats around here sometimes?

Really? I’ve always thought it looked equally bad on men and women. There’s something so oddly childish about it, and maybe it’s because I think the nether regions of both sexes are ugly...I dunno. If I saw a woman do this I would definitely think it was super goofy.

I clicked on this article just to say that! It’s the same guy. I wonder if he’s just a popular stock photo model, or perhaps something more interesting. A friend of the author’s, desperate for love, recently looked at the statistics that men carrying children are a turn-on to the ladies. He’s even doing the Jaden…

Really? I wonder if they get released more than other birds or if once they’re released they just multiply that much faster.

Ooo, that sounds like a good deal actually. Most of our feathers are in the blue/green range. The conure has some orange and yellow, but they’re very small. It’d be nice to switch it up a little, and they’re expensive to buy online. How do we do this? Can I PM you through Jez?

They are very pretty! If I can get his molted feathers before he poops on them, I turn them into jewelry, hairpieces, etc. But they are horribly loud. His cage-mate is a Patagonian Conure, and I think they compete with each other to see who can make the most ear-splitting screech.

Yes! I remember poring over my Audubon book, and the painted bunting was always my favorite. In MA, I never got to see one. I’ll be in NYC in a couple weeks, and I think we’re going to have to schedule a little birdwatching.

This made me chuckle. We have a Quaker Parrot. He’s an asshole but my husband loves him. He gets so excited when we go to NYC, trying to spot their clusters. Apparently Chicago and California had Quaker outbreaks too.

Thank you!