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• Commented on Heroes and sociopaths: behavioral twins?
  Batman!...
• Commented on Was Demi Moore Ralph-Laurenized on "W" mag cover, with missing hip-flesh?
  The outer line of her left thigh isn't aligned. She's out of sync. Perhaps she's encountered a Star Trek-style phenomenon....
• Commented on Do you understand my first-grade child's homework?
  Sorry, but this is the kind of approach that made me LOATHE math and miss out on all its potential fun....
• Commented on Thrashing, mad, metal: the art of Double Fine's <em>Brütal Legend</em>
  The inspiration for "Battle Nun Orthos" might, just might, qualify as a Ralph Lauren model....
• Commented on A drink that sounds even more unappetizing than "Dairy Drink"
  Grew up in Western New York and drank Dairylea. No one I knew thought anything odd about the name. That yellow and red carton brings back good memories....
• Commented on Hallowe'en is safe
  These stories were all the rage when I was a kid during the 1960s, and they made my mother nervous enough to restrict how far I wandered. They made me nervous, too. It sounded like an epidemic. Now I find...
• Commented on Armed to the Teeth: The Fight Over Rural Dental Care
  I get cleanings four times a year from a dental hygienist. Once or twice a year, the dentist comes in and pokes around a bit, telling me what the x rays (if any said) and if everything looks good, and...
• Commented on Big sale on vinyl Obama Hope Rebel flag
  My question today is, why a separate symbol for the south? Isn't the Stars and Stripes the symbol of our nation? Why do we continue to insist on divisiveness?...
• Commented on The criticism that Ralph Lauren doesn't want you to see!
  That huge head just gets me....
• Commented on Executive compensation vs. the world
  And world leaders who make much, much, much less than this, and other politicians—they wouldn't ever end up beholden to business or business leaders, natch....
• Commented on Will a clean fridge get you laid?
  Even I have classier containers than those. And WHAT is #5? BARF. Sorry. Guess it's all just not making me feel sexy....
• Commented on Daredevil LA tagger "Buket" of YouTube fame gets nearly 4 years in jail.
  My vote: "Not bright."...
• Commented on Damien Hirst installation owner charges teen art-rival with theft of &pound;500,000 for removing box of pencils from installation
  I've got at least a dozen of those pencils from the late 70s/early 80s in my closet. Who knew they could be my retirement fund!!!...
• Commented on Interview with author of Introvert Power
  FWIW, according to MBTI I'm an INFP. I've noticed my lack of "popularity" since day one, although I have close friends who will do a great deal for me when it comes down to it. I can never have expectations...
• Commented on Baby chicks ground up alive: animal rights video goes viral
  #57 "it wouldn't cost much to have the last few yards of the line end in a carbon dioxide chamber." Chicks used as food animals (say, for snakes) are humanely euthanized in this way. This is just barbaric, and it's...
• Commented on Amazing PaperPro Nano Stapler
  I love these staplers. They also have animal-themed versions geared toward children. I have both minis and desktop. And office supplies....
• Commented on Race and book covers: why is there a white girl on the cover of this book about a black girl? -- UPDATED
  I don't know about YA, but most cover art misses the mark in some way or other when it comes to what the book is actually about. Sometimes I've wondered if the art director read the book (I've heard that...
• Commented on HOWTO bake dashboard cookies while you're working
  My first reaction was entirely different: Imagine what the heat does to pets and children, who some people still do not have the sense not to leave in cars? As for food safety, used to eat raw hamburger with raw...
• Commented on Astroturfing face-lift dirtbags get fined, stay in business
  From the site: The Lifestyle Lift Code of Internet Conduct and Assurance Lifestyle Lift® pledges that all Internet communications accompanied by the trademarked Lifestyle Lift® logo are fair and accurately represent the latest in medical information about facial firming procedures....
• Favorited Creepy vintage print ads on Boing Boing
• Commented on Michael Jackson's everlasting death spectacle and "Paedogeddon"
  Innocent until proven guilty. It's our system, and it's a good one, as you'd agree if you'd ever been falsely accused. While Jackson was definitely off kilter, so are many celebrities....
• Commented on Sarah Palin, via Twitter: God told me to sue the internet
  When did we start taking BoingBoing headlines so literally and seriously? Next, we take on the LOLcats at I can has cheezburger?...
• Commented on Weather Channel: no more smooth jazz
  Next thing, AMC will stop playing American movie classics....
• Commented on Elderly retired boxing champ beats six kinds of crap out of drunken burglar neighbour
  Perhaps Mr. McCallum will sober up in prison. It's a good thing for him the older gent hit him just enough to subdue him, judging by the results. And I assume he's a little out of practice . . ....
• Commented on City of Toronto does crummy job inserting black guy into stock-art photo on official publication
  Toronto is very multicultural, or it was in 1979 when I first visited, so I assume it hasn't regressed. So how hard would have been to find a real mixed-race couple with real mixed-race children and photographed them? Fingers =...
• Commented on Lancaster, PA: the most spied-upon town in America
  I was just there. Next time I go, I'm going to prominently pick my nose and do other noxious but perfectly legal things. Anyone find it ironic that this is in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country -- among the...
• Commented on Rosie Hardy (photography)
  What authority does this guard have to force anyone to delete all the photos on their card? I sure wouldn't do it. He doesn't have the right to make me delete photos I took at a birthday party that were...
• Commented on Oklahoma Highway Patrol finally releases video of trooper attack on paramedic
  #72 I agree that he's initially upset with the driver, but there's something very dismissive about how he treats the paramedic. Once he said he was the man's supervisor, a rationally behaving person would have addressed his comments to him...
• Commented on Oklahoma Highway Patrol finally releases video of trooper attack on paramedic
  I hope the paramedic is fully exonerated. As for respect, the officer came out loaded for bear. Clearly he was way out there in his behavior. And it's bizarre that he let the man with the cell phone take video...
• Commented on Why No Famous Scientists or Engineers?
  Paul Sereno. See, I named one. Anyone who contributes to Edge....