73 degrees today in Miami. Swimsuits matter to some of us right now. :D

How is that different from real-life dating? At least with online dating you can weed out a lot of the loonies and losers just by looking at their profile or answered questions or whatever your dating site of choice uses.

Eight Rock?

I read it when I was doing research on geisha and their evolution from oiran/tayu, but I'd have to dig up my research to see who said it.

While that's true, they were still doing it for contrast; they blackened their teeth so that their faces would look whiter. Obviously that's not a style that's not going to be picked up in most of Africa.

It is surprising to me that as a "fan of logic" you cannot work out a way where an all powerful God and a free-will-having human being coexist.

But she wouldn't have to heave all 100 pounds of it. British is trying to say that the only part that would actually exert force on Rapunzel was the part that was free-swinging (the part from her scalp to the floor). All of the hair on the floor (most of it, considering the length of her hair) essentially weighs…

I'd like to read this paper too. Is it published?

Because from the Christian point of view, the goal of Christmas is to spread love and joy (hence gift giving), and it's not supposed to be limited to just other Christians.

"But after 9 years all I know is he wants to be catapulted out to sea when he's dead."

No, it's because Newegg only uses UPS and Fedex now. UPS and Fedex will not ship to PO Boxes because they can't. PO Boxes are owned by the postal service and can only receive USPS mail.

A little aside from the point, but many people DO need a car to get to work and other places—not all cities have adequate public transportation.

Okay, question about the white sapphire, how and why does it dull? Like, is it something that can be cleared up polish or something, or is that it takes a lot of nicks that would affect diamond or something like that?

Wait, they catch *fire* if they're *wet*? How does that work, and what material are your socks made out of? I am honestly curious here, because I put damp washcloths in the microwave all the time (for heatpacks for sore neck n shoulders). I always assumed just the opposite—I thought putting dry cloth in the microwave…

Eeep! Yeah, if I bled I wouldn't do it either. That's a bit much!

You bleed? I don't think that's a normal part of waxing procedure. I've never gotten my girl-parts waxed, but I've never bled from leg or under-arm waxing.

Ugh, god, I know what you mean. I could have gone to Europe! Instead I spent all my money giving old people with those three magical letters after their names the right to harass me with insane reading lists and unreasonable deadlines.

Agreed, Will.I.Am is very clever. Eminem (M&M = Marshall Mathers) is also not terrible.

Handheld weapons...? Like... guns? Those are legal, unless they're full automatic.