We have to play Barry White for our zebrafish. And I give them a big pep talk beforehand as well. Maybe I'll switch it up with Marvin next time?

Shit, hardcore Jews don't even buy anything for the baby before it's born, or encourage others to do so. No showers, nothin. That is a big ol' kein ayin hara in Yiddish.

They did this on Mr. Show:

As someone who works in the genetics field I can tell you that the VAST majority of genetic and medical researchers do not support the ability to patent naturally occurring genes. Why? Because it stops research from taking place and therefore delays progress. It's only medical and pharmaceutical corporations that want…

I just want to say that below you claim to make no classist remarks in this argument, but this is. Implying that someone has no education or a smaller vocabulary is implying that they have fewer means to an education which is generally true of poor people. The implications of this is that you won't communicate with…

I wholeheartedly disagree that profanity is equal to ignorance or poor vocabulary choice. I use profanity constantly, and still have the best grammar, spelling, and language skills of anyone at my day job. I also work in theatre part time, and most of my constituents use fuck and shit every other word, but happen to…

First, I want to quickly say that using swearing in speech and swearing specifically "at" someone are often considered only mildly related things. One is a function of language, the other is openly hostile. I am only discussing the first one. I wouldn't blame you from walking away from someone actively swearing at you.

Only if you assume that their only reason for using swear words is a lack of ability to come up with alternatives.

Respectfully, I don't find much weight in the "swearing makes you sound low-class" argument. For 1) it's an obviously classist and privileged argument. But for 2) if you are a reasonably intelligent person listening to someone talk, you should be able to discern the validity and intelligence of their comments…

Wow, your assumptions and insensitivity are astounding. While I appreciate your sincerity, I wonder if it is realm considering how judgemental your last sentence is:

Those people must have Blubber for brains.

But It's Not the End of the World. Judy Blume's books will be with us Forever, and I'll read them all aloud, in order, tonight. (Then Again, Maybe I Won't.)

Dont forget the best option for a new pet is adoption...

I'm sorry, but that's a ridiculous comparison. If my name were Rebecca would it be better? I explain my cultural heritage briefly in the article. I was named after the singer, but could have easily have been named after an Asian or European pop-star or given a common name from Suriname in South America where my family…

That's the point. My family is not directly from Africa, although I understand that my ancestors are. The first part of the article was not meant to offend anyone, in any way. Specially not fellow Black Americans. Say what you will about my picture, or my name, but I am often asked if I am mixed or other races. My…

I know who Finishing School Dropout is!

That's a nice idea in theory, and I admire where it's coming from. As a physician-in-training, I am disturbed by the ethical implications, however. It is not the role of physicians (or other providers) or the state to edit the medical information available to a patient. If this were a case study six years ago in…

Fun fact: India and China, aka those nations that have problems with sex-selective abortion, have already outlawed sex-selective abortion. In fact, sex-selective abortion is the only abortion restriction China has.

Guess what? Those countries that have issues with sex-selection throwing off the male-to-female ratio, like China and India, have already outlawed it. Making abortion illegal doesn't make it go away, it puts women in greater risk of danger.

About a week ago, I got into an argument with some other commenters on this site because I said Jewish American Princess wasn't an ok term. It seems obvious to me that arbitrarily ascribing negative personality traits to an entire religion is offensive, but apparently not. Also, spoiled people are everywhere, and…