1) I'm with etruscanlibrary here. I heartily agree with the protestors' position, but had I been at the concert I probably would've been knocked a bit off-balance (which was the whole point of the protest). Sounded like a lot more than two people clapping, anyway.

As someone with a background in arts nonprofits, I don't think that "rich white people" (and implied Republican) is a super accurate description of the typical classical music fan. Classical music audiences do tend to be old and white, but they're hardly a bunch of stodgy conservatives— the arts crowd leans pretty…

The orchestra applauded. :) I thought that was great.

But we do have two more cases in the works, including the federal challenge in Kansas City and the one in St. Louis from when the city officials issued marriage licenses to four same-sex couples. We're really pushing for this to go through!

Notice, Upon Missouri's Flag are Two Bears...just sayin'.

I'm 100% convinced that St. Louis DA's office have a countdown for when it is OK to announce that there is no charges being filed against Darren Wilson.

According to Mama CaptainBromerica, who was there that night, they did it right after intermission and before the orchestra starting playing and were all paying customers. (Since apparently people are saying they snuck in?? Okay, STL. Okay.) She says they were very nice and it was a very moving experience.

Well, as for why they're still separated, it's got to do with their being different organizations—Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts do have pretty different philosophies on a lot of things.

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So true! At the moment everyone is looking at me going "she's having bacon sandwich cravings again..." NO! Bacon is fucking awesome! Even when not pregnant I often order bacon sandwiches off menu and the only time I have ever felt bad about it was when I had to pass by a synagogue during a very rushed lunch break just…

As someone who is currently pregnant, I'll add to this that not every thing a pregnant woman eats is due to cravings. Sometimes we just want some goddamn ice cream or a cheeseburger. It's exactly like when we're not pregnant, which is a time that we also eat food.

So, why don't they have stuff that works towards the girls badges like they do for the boys? OK, Girl Scouts have insignia instead of badges, but still. Let's see what kind of things girls 8-12 get insignia for. Juniors, grades 4-5, have...

Sigh. As the leader of WeePiglet's Brownie troop, I find myself bashing up against this kind of crap ALL. THE. TIME.

What a waste of money. 30 grand could have put a couple of those sex dolls through college.

I don't know about a "deal-breaker", but I always assumed I would marry someone who had the same voracious appetite for books that I do. Reading is such a huge part of my life.

Nobody puts Baby on the floor.

Anchovies are fucking delicious and I will not stand to hear them denigrated. I SAID GOOD DAY, SIR.

I once had a woman order steak tartar, well-done. I explained that the dish was extremely high end beef, hand minced, served raw...to her horror, and her husband's great confusion. Just to be a dick I said, Think of it as cow sushi. They were not amused.

Here in Denver nobody can pronounce 'quinoa' (to be fair, this was a few years ago); I've heard myriad variations, but my favourite was 'quinn-oh-na' as in Quinona Ryder. *Snort* Even after subtly using the correct pronunciation the woman still insisted on calling it quinona.

My other favourite story was when I was…

Pictured - cow from which 23 oz filet might be taken: