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Will a Namesake Bring Back Bad Memories? {ParentDish}

Mar 18th 2010 2:51PM In my religion, it is not only acceptable but customary to name a child for a family member who is deceased; furthermore, it is not allowed to name one for a relative still living.

Tribune Co. Bans Over 100 Words From News, We Can't Do Without Them {Asylum}

Mar 18th 2010 2:46PM I don;t have time to comment on each word or phrase, but I'm glad to see some of them go. Take "5am in the morning," for example. It's redundant. When else would 5am occur, in the afternoon? It's like seeing that stupid phrase "free gift." Really, what other kind of gift is there?

Mom's Fight to Hang Her Laundry Outside Gets Dirty {ParentDish}

Mar 18th 2010 2:42PM In the old days before dryers, folks hung their clothing out to dry, but were careful to clip their "unmentionables" inside larger items like t-shirts and pillowcases to avoid offending their neighbors. Nowadays, however, everybody's offended by everything; one can hardly smile without causing someone else's disapproval. Bottom line? Unless you're breaking a law or a contractual agreement, do what you have to do, and to the devil with anyone who finds fault with you.

Dating Dilemma -- Should a Man Take the Curb Side of the Sidewalk? {Lemondrop}

Mar 16th 2010 4:20PM The man should keep the woman on his left side if he is right-handed, and on his right side if he's a southpaw. Why? Because if danger comes, it's more likely come in the form of another man than inadvertently flung poo, and our hero must be able to draw his gun unimpeded. Any questions?

Atypical Wall Art {Shelterpop}

Mar 16th 2010 4:08PM A new use for Aunt Gertrude's pot holders? What's wrong with the old use - holding hot pot and pan handles with them? Geez, some folks will hang anything on a wall and think it's "art." They're trying to emulate Andy Warhol, totally forgetting that, as an artist, he was a big phoney.

43 Things Actually Said in Job Interviews {Careers Articles}

Mar 16th 2010 12:22PM I read those interview responses, and I wondered (not for the first time), "Where are we going, and why are we all in this handbasket?"

World's Oldest Flying Car Up for Auction {Urlesque}

Mar 15th 2010 9:24AM Maybe it's just the nitpicker in me, but if it flies, it's not a car - it's an airplane. Just because it has wheels and can roll down a road doesn't make it a car. A "real" airplane has wheels and can roll down the road, too, but it's no more a car than what the picture shows.

Home Ec: 5 Things You Should Never Vacuum {DIY Life}

Mar 13th 2010 2:47PM Those hints were really, really good - and really, really needed by this generation of stupids that needs to have instructions in front of them on how to open a milk carton. Lord have mercy!

The Iraq War: Suddenly, It's Not So Bad After All {Politics Daily}

Mar 13th 2010 9:42AM I'm proud to be an American, because that gives me the right to sday that, in my opinion, Vice President Biden is an idiot.

Debt charge-offs not consumer payoffs reducing credit card debt {WalletPop}

Mar 11th 2010 3:02PM I feel so, so bad for the poor, poor banks. Now that they've gotten more out of us than we can afford, they'll have to start screwing EACH OTHER.