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• Commented on Redhead 12-year-old assaulted over Facebook message citing South Park episode?
  I am sad to say that my daughter in middle school came home on Friday talking about this. Several boys in her grade were sent to the principal's office for engaging in abusive behavior towards redheads. Apparently the kids were...
• Commented on Owner of trendy Manhattan restaurant Paradou plumbs new depths of evil bad-bossitude
  Why don't all of the servers quietly find other jobs and walk out en masse? There's enough negative publicity against this owner that other restaurant owners would probably understand the situation and realize that they'd be getting very loyal and...
• Commented on Was Demi Moore Ralph-Laurenized on "W" mag cover, with missing hip-flesh?
  I honestly don't get it. She doesn't look like herself. If you hadn't printed her name with the photo, I would have had no idea who it was. Her facial structure is so changed that I do not recognize her....
• Commented on Taste Test: Persimmon
  I've got one ripening right now, for a miracle berry tasting. Sure, we'll be doing all the usual stuff, like lemons and Tabasco sauce, but I really want to try a persimmon under that influence....
• Commented on Will the Duggars Inherit the Earth?
  Following on Enormo's post @ #60, I feel compelled to quote the obvious, attributed to Groucho Marx: "I love my cigar too, but I take it out of my mouth every once and a while."...
• Commented on Will the Duggars Inherit the Earth?
  Antinous @ #55: Thank you for typing that. I knew I wasn't the only one who put 2+2 together, but I never saw it suggested by anyone else at the time (and the idea was always immediately shot down as...
• Commented on Arthur Goldwag on the queen of the "birther" movement
  That's due the concern about which side do you fight on if there's a war. You do not have to give up your foreign passport to the US State Department or prove that you relinquished it to your own country's...
• Commented on Will the Duggars Inherit the Earth?
  In addition to receiving lots of sponsorship and other forms of handouts, the reason the Duggar family functions as well as it does is because the older girls do most of the work, including childcare. They're also all being home-schooled,...
• Commented on 20-year old Iraqi woman dies; father ran her over for being too Westernized
  Homais @ #19 said: Or the way people assume this had anything to do with religious dogma, rather than the kind of chauvinist culturally-insecure need-to-assert-power-in-a-situation-I-don't-understand nonsense That was hilarious....
• Commented on The Secret of Liquid Smoke
  Franco @ #30: Use a tiny amount in soups like split pea that benefit from having a smoky taste, which is usually provided by ham. Also, here's an easy and yummy BBQ seitan recipe: http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2007/05/barbecued-seitan-ribz.html Our only complaint is that...
• Commented on Careless forklift driver brings down the warehouse - video
  Thanks, Freddie @ #43. I re-watched the video based on your info and how it happened makes sense now....
• Commented on Arthur Goldwag on the queen of the "birther" movement
  Two quick points: -People born in the 1890's did get social security numbers by the time of their retirement. -Becoming a naturalized US citizen does not require you to relinquish your original citizenship....
• Commented on Hallowe'en is safe, your kids are safe, the only scary thing is the warnings
  Urbandude, that wasn't a real razor blade. Look at it. Maybe it was from a gag shop originally....
• Commented on God's hand on the BBC's Big Screens
  What's funnier is that people actually believe this happens, the only difference is that you can't see the hand....
• Commented on 1971 French translation of Chester Himes novel shows woman with smart phone
  ITA with #11. I had a transistor radio in the late 60's, right about this size and with a similar black cover. It's too big for an iPhone, in any case....
• Commented on Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Burqini
  @ #249: AFAIK, you can convert from islam if you were born muslim. You didn't have a choice in the first place. The "death" part should only occur if someone embraces islam on his own then reverts from it. And...
• Commented on Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Burqini
  Abu Som3a @ #232: "Then they aren't being reported, or taken seriously by the authorities. If you don't think every society suffers its share of sexual abuse, you are living in a fantasy." In a proper muslim community, you wouldn't...
• Commented on Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Burqini
  There have been several references above to men being forced to wear suits (not about being forced to earn 6- and 7-figure salaries in their chosen career, just the suits they have to wear as part of the bargain). Does...
• Commented on British Airways adds a "fly next to your children" fee
  Octopod @ #53: [QUOTE]hmm. possible parental reality distortion field detected.[/QUOTE] Ha! I've certainly witnessed that problem too, more times than I care to remember. But in this case, we're talking about kids who read the entire time, except for the...
• Commented on British Airways adds a "fly next to your children" fee
  Bloody !@(*&#$^&$ It's the less-than sign. OK, take 3, or whatever this is: ______ Family reunion several states away. Two family sets arrive at the airport, mine and my cousin's (minus his wife). Between us, 6 children, including a less-than-2...
• Commented on British Airways adds a "fly next to your children" fee
  Grrrrrr.... OK, here's the second paragraph in full: ______ Family reunion several states away. Two family sets arrive at the airport, mine and my cousin's (minus his wife). Between us, 6 children, including a...
• Commented on British Airways adds a "fly next to your children" fee
  Reposting because parts of the text just disappeared for no apparent reason: ________ Considering the stories so far, I feel the urge to tell one of mine... Family reunion several states away. Two family sets arrive at the airport, mine...
• Commented on British Airways adds a "fly next to your children" fee
  Considering the stories so far, I feel the urge to tell one of mine... Family reunion several states away. Two family sets arrive at the airport, mine and my cousin's (minus his wife). Between us, 6 children, including a We...
• Commented on Will a clean fridge get you laid?
  JMcGarry @ #41: I think the text accompanying the photo in The Star gives a clue as to how we should view the photo: "Sometimes Corey Mintz can come across as uptight, snobby, callous and inflexible. He hopes this photo...
• Commented on Battle of The Billboards in LA: Giant Boozy Ladyparts are OK, Criticizing Insurance Companies Ain't.
  Pipenta @ #30: I can't believe it. After nearly 2 decades of expressing the sentiment of having just spewed hot tea all over my monitor and keyboard in response to someone's post, for the first time ever I have actually...
• Commented on Dramatic reading of a break-up letter
  Not only do I agree with #8-9 that this is old, I'm reasonably certain I saw this originally because of a BB post several years ago. Couldn't find it with a cursory search, but I do think BB covered this...
• Commented on Dutch government tries to stop 13-year-old girl from sailing around world solo
  "Miss Dekker, who was reportedly born on a yacht off the coast of New Zealand during a seven-year world trip, plans to break that record." Sounds like a sailing family. She's no rookie at this: she's sailed her entire life,...
• Commented on Smart Bombs: Mark Dery, Steven Pinker on the Nature-Nurture Wars and the Politics of IQ
  Pinker lost me when he wrote a glowing forward to the poorly written and researched book "The Nurture Assumption." Seeing how well he sloughed off the layers of academic verbosity in the above piece has made me regain respect for...
• Commented on Pantsed celebrity photoshopping contest
  Anyone else notice that most of the panties/legs used were of women, even though almost all of the celebrities were men? Is it that hard to find available public photos of men in underwear? Yes, that was a rhetorical question....
• Commented on Baby pictures in lost wallets increase the chance they will be returned
  Mister Fricative @ #16: I did enjoy this hilarious quote (misquote??) from Dr Wiseman though: 'If you find a baby alone, there is a good chance it belongs to you'. Evolutionarily speaking. Our brains weren't wired 3 years ago. Yeah,...