On his online dating pages he describes his affinity for this behavior as "liking to go out and have a good time."

OK the actual 20 steps are stupid but the basic premise is somewhat accurate. Men do want a partner who will be a resource for emotions, not a drain. And yes because of our hormones, etc (seriously when women complain about hormonal issues all I can think is "try testosterone; it's the heroin of hormones") we are…

Stay classy, North Dakota!

Yes I agree. It sounds like "Gay! Fuckin' Shit!"

I can't imagine what kind of person this appeals to; it sounds horrifying. Also I doubt we've developed fabric that feels like awesome sex flesh.

I know. I'm just being cheeky.

If you hate this type of thing never forget that we have Mohammed Ali to thank for it. He started the whole "press shit talk storm that gets in everyone's head" thing.

Swimmer's are so overrated. They get to win eleven medals because they swam 50 meters, then 100 meters, then 500 meters, then a relay, etc. It's still all just swimming. Hockey players play a grueling tournament for one medal.

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Ah I love America. Let's change our speech and pat ourselves on the back for it while never actually changing our attitudes. Master bedroom has about as much racial and gender connotation as the term "master key". Oh but that's our north face clad yuppie knee jerk PC liberal crowd. It's not about actually ceasing…

Yeah I get it and I love craft brew. But craft brewers have a hard time even meeting demand for their retail and bar markets so I don't think logistically we're going to see them at ballparks.

Sorry, no. This obviously has an aesthetic effect and is not insulting. Only people who haven't been around actual racism have the energy to worry about something like this.

But blackface is a mocking, insulting caricature whereas this has an obvious and inoffensive artistic effect. This is just another case of guilty whites with useless degrees with the word "studies" in them finding something offensive because they think someone will pat them on the head for it.

OK we need to start drawing the distinction between painting your face black and what is referred to as blackface. These people have their face painted black. Al Jolson performed in blackface.

One response would be to travel with your own trainer. But then we may see the opposite problem of under reporting injuries to keep star players in. You'd think that a team trainer would be liable enough for that kind of thing but you never know.

nice

(I'm sorry I just can't resist) I know you would, Reggie Ray!

Don't listen to this person. I thought it was very well written. You actually write like a real journalist - short, terse and to the point. Keep it up. This guy is probably another American addicted to sensationalism and mindless opinion. On another note I'd take issue with your labeling Kobe as a high functioning…

This is actually a typical phenomenon. Sadaam Hussein used to lead reporters on carefully guided tours to show how not terrible his country was and the reporters would eat it up because they are idiots. The only difference is North Korea just chose one strange idiot.

"Seethe with holiday atmosphere" is a strange turn of phrase, especially when referring to North Korea.