Wait, I thought the gripe with Watchmen was that it was a superhero action movie? I never read the graphic novel (I can't read anything comic-like, my eyes immediately go to the flashiest thing on the page and disrupts the story) but I thought it was criticizing violence and superheroes where as the tone of the film…

I just had that conversation with my boss about an hour ago. I was unaware President Dipshit had copped to sharing the information. Maybe I'll mention that this afternoon.

Agreed. And I'm speaking from a position of ignorance in this particular case because I know exactly nothing about real estate in Australia besides what people are saying here.

I'm just not a city person at all. Given the choice of living somewhere that is cheap but lacks certain niceties or someplace expensive with world class amenities nearby I'll take cheap. I don't mind traveling. If I really want to see/do something I'll make the trip.

Have you tried slightly gelatinous egg yolk? It's tough to do but that window where it's more solid than liquid but still more gold than yellow… Pretty damn good. It's easier to do if you're poaching.

That's because it is…

Well, he's being a gigantic ass about it but his general principal is sound. Unless you're extremely wealthy, you're going to have to skip some small stuff to afford big stuff. This all comes down to personal preference. It also depends on where you live. There's no way in hell I could afford my current lifestyle in a…

Isn't there, like, a shit ton of open space in Australia? Could not someone, I don't know, go build a house somewhere?

Where do you live?

I'm a single, childless homeowner and I'm pretty happy about it. I hate apartments. I love that I have a garage now. I have a (small) yard to let the dogs out into. I can crank the stereo up as loud as I want without having to worry about pissing off the neighbors (the joys of stucco siding). I've got all kinds of…

Who and why is anyone snarky at Sam Neil?

Did you add that last paragraph after the fact? If so that's fine. I welcome the additional information. But I wanted to clarify that when I said that "this dude who sleeps with chicks must be straight" I was referring to his sexual orientation. At this point the term "gender" seems to be so fluid as to not have much…

You stick a label to yourself, you don't get assigned it by other people based on their perceptions.

That is confusing. Also, thanks for making the baffling use of the word "queer" clearer for me. I genuinely did not understand how it didn't fall somewhere under the LGBT umbrella.

Whoa. It's like if M.C. Escher painted for Penthouse.

That's a thorough explanation. Thank you. I still don't get how "dude who only sleeps with women isn't straight" but you've cleared up the non-binary thing a bit.

I'm still not understanding how a man who only sleeps with women is anything other than straight. He can be as effeminate as he wants (dresses, make-up, wigs, whatever). I am genuinely not judging. But if he has a penis and exclusively has sexual intercourse with women… He's straight. He checks all the boxes. Meets…

Indeed.

Good point. I was thinking of the alcohol/drugs angle when typing my original post but I think the criteria still holds up. Assuming both people are under the influence. As for the drunk initiator scenario: It depends on how drunk. Again for me personally, if the other person is so wasted that I, a presumably sober…

Uhhhh….. What? Look, I'm not trying to start an argument here but words have meanings. If you are male and "exclusively slept with women" that would make you straight by definition. Right? If you are male, exclusively sleep with women and like to wear women's clothes/make-up that would make you a transvestite. I don't…