The slope is slippery. If a business can ban women or men, then race, gender identity, sexual orientation and all the rest will follow. “It doesn’t bother me” was an excuse for Jim Crow laws.

Not in the United States and it’s a private club. It’s cute when you do that, but try again, honey. Now wiggle your ass next time you post. We appreciate a good view. That’s a good boy.

Well, let’s see... the people are overwhelmingly good-looking, the nation is the world’s seat of good taste in all things, the education system is solid, and they have fought bravely in war when necessary and have nothing to prove...

Why not? I go to Floyd’s which is a barbershop and I don’t even have a pixie cut or anything like that.

I mean, we can debate about the degree to which she’s a monster (less than ISIS, more than the assholes who drive on the shoulder of the road in traffic) but if you’re physically assaulting terrified people, children among them, at their lowest point, yeah, you’re a monster.

The statement went on to read; “And since he doesn’t play on the field, it is very easy for us to just dismiss him and move on. If he had been an actual player, we would, of course, be handling this far differently.”

Out of curiosity, how would you feel if you went out with a guy who made less than you?

Whether or not my offering to split the check results in an adverse reaction from the man makes a big impact on whether or not there will be a next date :)

Okay, I’ll bite. Am I really the only one who at least tries to get the guy to let me chip in for half? Sometimes the guy on the date stubbornly won’t let me, in which case I’ll usually concede (because I don’t want to get into a huge argument about it) and pay for the second date (if there is one) or, if we’re going…

“ Living in a pluralistic society that also grants freedom and civil rights protection to those with whom one disagrees is not the same as religious persecution. And crying persecution every time one doesn’t get one’s way is an insult to the very real religious persecution happening in the world today.”

Please don't continue using heroin, no matter what the lives of other users may look like. It will ruin you and destroy your family and everything you care about, if you survive at all. Good people don't encourage others to use heroin. Please stop using now, before it gets worse.

I think I read somewhere that accents get lost in singing voices because of the loss of suprasegmentals (a song’s rhythm can limit a singer’s ability to pronounce words, and especially vowels). But there are plenty of singers who have pronounced accents. Lily Allen, Eliza Doolittle, The Proclaimer, Neil Tennant come…

Canadian English is not exactly the same as American English either. We still use a lot of Britishisms (ie. colour).

American English and British English can be two very different beasties. We Yanks seem to be more fluid with our grammar rules and slang, at least in my experience. Coming from a European family, but born and raised in the US, I developed a very proper way of speaking, with correct diction and enunciation so I don’t…

Not to be over dramatic, but that is nothing short of assault.

This is a wonderful idea. I know I had to save up to move out when I was in a terrible, abusive relationship. I’m guessing this will be particularly helpful for abuse victims who have been isolated from family and friends or whose support networks aren’t aware of the abuse and wouldn’t immediately support the…

Strengthened by regular carrying of the burdens of those in need. 2x impressive.

I was thoroughly unsatisfied. >:(

This is true! In the case of multiple unusual allergies in a child it’s recommended that they keep their allergy information with them, perhaps monogrammed on some object they can carry with at all times.

My parents have a tabby-and-white who loves to roll in the dirt. His very favorite thing to do is to roll in the ashes of an old fire and come out absolutely gray. Then, of course, he wants to loll on your feet and shins and get pets.