The expression “blood is thicker than water” originally meant that the bond between comrades is stronger than family, as in bathing in the blood of your enemies is a pretty powerful bonding experience, and it has been bastardized into meaning the exact opposite.

I’m an idiot who saw the photo, came to the comments, then read the story. The piece is excellent, sorry for jumping to comment.

As I mentioned in the article, dogs are omnivores.

On behalf of ironic media non-consumers I’d like to present you the Smugly Unaware of Hit Show Medal of Honour.

An actress from Game of Thrones...its this TV show thats sort of popular, maybe you’ve heard of it.

I don’t understand what any of this is.

You can pry my LaCroix from my cold, dead hand.

My full size V8 4WD Silverado gets better gas mileage than both of the vehicles listed in this article. I daily it. Wonderful do-it-all vehicle.

Yes...because it doesn’t take 2 hours for someone to send a quote via email. And I’m not saying avoid all contact, I’m just saying keep that method of contact separated for your own organizational purposes. Respond to the calls, respond to the emails, but then shut them down once you have bought your car...because the…

I haven’t seen someone get flicked in at least 2 decades. I’m dying.

Been to a class reunion yet? Even the 10-year can be a case of BMOC schadenfreude. By the time you get to the 25th, all the guys have become sunburned thumbs and it becomes apparent that long straight blonde hair is not equally flattering. (I’ve become a greying fatass myself so my time at these events involves a lot…

I got a lot of high level advice but none that I could take action with. Spend less than you earn! Start saving for retirement when you’re young! Not oh here’s a good way to keep track of what you earn and spend and how you can project/save for known expenses coming up so you don’t blow a perceived surplus by…

The first car I bought, I did a GREAT job getting the best price possible. However I did a HORRIBLE job with financing...I was fleeced. I knew my credit was bad at the time, but had little understanding of what was “fair” to me at that moment. I wish I could go back in time and tell myself to get other offers…

Want to hear something weird. When I get a seat on the subway—which is a little rare since I ride it around rush hour times—I often almost fall asleep. The most relaxing place to be is on the gross subway without wifi where no one knows your name.

One, you can’t just rely on someone to be the inevitable candidate, just because people think it’s their time or because people feel like it’s the time for the first woman president.

So I think a) you need a clear, defined message, and a simple one. And b) you need someone who—and I hate to say this—but you need someone that doesn’t have as much history and baggage that they cart with them onto the campaign trail.

In the third year of my marriage to my husband, I slept with his best friend.

If you’re calling people assholes because they don’t give a reason why they won’t go out with you, I can think of at least one right now.

Wrong. A person doesn’t owe you an explanation for why they’re not interested. The fact that they’re not interested should be enough.

This is not to say that providing a reason wouldn’t be nice, or helpful. Just that people do not owe you a reason for saying no to a date or romantic overture.