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• Commented on Woman kills elephant with bow & arrow
  wht cnt It doesn't make it okay if all of the elephant is eaten. This was still killing for fun, and killing must never be done for fun or vanity, only out of necessity....
• Commented on Short story in spreadsheet form
  love the format depressed as hell over the story...
• Commented on Mall rat philosophy in Charlie White's cartoon OMG BFF LOL
  I don't know. A guy making fun of how brainless (these) girls are kind of makes me uncomfortable. And also feels a lot like football fans laughing at SF/F geeks....
• Commented on Store won't put kid's controversial name on cake
  I think it's worth noting that child protective services can do things other than take kids away from their parents; parenting classes, counseling for parents or kids or both together, government attention does not automatically mean that parents will lose...
• Commented on Security guards beat man in soccer arena, then get beat up by players, fans
  That moment, when people say "I see what is happening, it is not right, and I'm running over to stop it," is one of the most beautiful moments in the human experience. It needs to happen more. We need to...
• Commented on Books as home decor items
  I have a cousin who occasionally gives me a stack of old books for xmas, because, she says, I 'collect books.' If I politely tell her I look forward to reading them, she gets annoyed and explains that the point...
• Commented on Adolf Hitler, Disney fan-artist
  The fact that Mr Hakvaag says he is "100 per cent sure that these are drawings by Hitler" gives me pause. So far, the evidence seems to be: 1. They were found in the back of a painting signed A....
• Commented on Nails of the Crucifixion on eBay
  Rob Cockerham is so awesome....
• Commented on Amphibian eats mother's skin
  I think this is kind of sweet. And it's not that different from nursing, is it?...
• Commented on Space Food Sticks
  According to the information at the space sticks website, the 'about 44 calories' is now 210. Too bad; I seem to remember they were yummy....
• Commented on Midwest airlines to passenger who was screwed over and shouted at: we did nothing wrong and owe you nothing
  What is the deal with taking vowels out of posts? It's really bothering me. As far as I can tell (it's not all that hard to read posts that have the vowels taken out, just harder than it should be)...
• Commented on Haunted Mansion spiel to be scripted
  I'd like to know exactly what remarks caused the complaints. Was it actually the blood red carpet one, or is that just an example of the sort of thing they ad-lib? Anyway, it does seem like a shame; part of...
• Commented on Top tech ads not necessarily seen on TV in 2007
  Until the line about the PS2 being more expensive than the Wii, I was honestly unsure which product the ad was for. The PS2 came across much more as something serious gamers would want. And yeah, the ad does seem...
• Commented on 1965 skateboard movie: Skaterdater
  Wow, I saw this in the fifth grade; for some reason the teacher thought this would be a good classroom film. I had totally forgotten until now. What a great movie....