And you thought there was racism on AI
 

Don't selectively quote. You also said, as if it was a direct contrast, "You don't see big publicity when black women get killed." (or something to that effect)

As long as we're ranting
 

Who the hell chews gum for 45 minutes? Mine lasts maybe 7 1/2 minutes.

Another rant
 

Wow. Hey. Welcome to the FB:therock:

Another rant
 

You obviously don't know me at all. I AM the person who (proverbially) lights the filter end. See,e.g., my tennis discussion with soupsandwich.

Smokin' Stork
 

Being pissed off is understandable. Hell, I live most of my work life that way. But you sound like you're in a bad way, man.

You post something over here about something no one is talking about. You're mad that no one is talking about it. And you would be mad if people were, because people talked about it in the past and it mad you mad then. When someone responds to you, you're pissed off. I'm guessing if no one responded you would be pissed off too?

Are you ok, homie?

TM

Physician, heal thy_____
 

It is a proven fact (somewhere, in one of those stupid fucking parenting books) that young children are narcissistic. Most outgrow it but some grow up to be partners or people who buy lots of shoes. I don't care much if the Little Fan right now doesn't give much of a fuck about other people (so long as the little shit doesn't get me sued or something) because, well, he is supposed to be sorta self-centered at his age, but I started early on making sure that he is nice to animals (I have lots of cats) and understood that he was to love and not to hurt them. This is in part because I love my cats and in part because I didn't want him to grow up to be a fucking Dahmer. I figured I could short-circuit any Dahmer-tendencies by getting him to respect animals (and bugs and shit like that -- fuck people).

Thrashers(then the fire ants stung him when he was "petting" them - what a dumbass)Fan

Another rant
 

I think you should change your name to Bucky.

Smokin' Stork
 

This is weird. I am not opposed to the occasional glass of wine while pregnant, though I suppose standing in heavy smoke at a bar is probably a bad idea. I was criticizing those who had a glass while pregnant? That is so not like me (the drinking,not the criticizing).

Smokin' Stork
 

Just fyi, the ban is back on in Toronto (since 2001). You can (last I checked) however smoke at my ex-boyfriend's bar, since bless his stinky little heart, he has proudly defied the ban from the get-go.

I don't "smoke" anymore, so the ban here doesn't really bug me. However (as the sweet RT knows) when I get the urge to smoke it is in a bar, and I get cranky if I can't have one. But I suppose the ban will stop me from demonstrating how I can smoke backwards, so I won't look like a fool.

Physician, heal thy_____
 

Hey ...

Hello to my coworker
 

I think this is my favorite post of all time.

AI
 

All I have to say about Josh is, I know what an eye is. So when you sing the word "eyes" you don't have to point to your own eyes. And I know what "you" means, so when you sing the word "you" you don't have to point at me. And Ex-lax is cheap -- try the chocolate flavor, I hear it's delicious.

Clay was adorable. He was totally making fun of himself with that rendition of "Grease" and the cheesey hip swivels, and I got the joke. The outfit was part of the joke, and it worked.

K-Lo was sadly mediocre. I think everyone wanted her to blow Josh away, and while she was still much better than he, she wasn't amazing. I still voted for her a few times but I'm not optimistic she will survive tonight.

Ruben was Ruben. As he always is. He is consistently good, but boring. I think we are looking at a Clay/Ruben top two which is fine with me.

Physician, heal thy_____
 

I understand that one only gets snippets from posts, and that this could simply be you having fun, but my impression so far is that you should have found some of the other genre of parenting books, too.

Although you seem to have nailed the one type you did get.

Smokin' Stork
 

Really??? I didn't notice at all. I'm shocked.

I think he's not alone. But it may just be that we were being dragged around by a bar smoker, who only took us to resistance bars.

BR(FIGHT THE POWER)C

Hello to my coworker
 

All over the country, people who work in firms with a "no kids" rule are slamming their doors.

Another rant
 

Well, okay then. Because I may have taken it the wrong way and out of some sorta respect for a veteran, I will reset my opinion button to disregard my belief that you had shit on my head in public for unintentionally puking up a fucking smarmy brit word. My opinion is now however shaped by the thought of you lighting the filter-end of a smoke like a fucking moron -- and yes, I would laugh.

I can't really do an apology for my possibly misplaced vent though because I figured out early in my life that I only have the capacity for one meaningful apology EVER and thus am saving it in case the whole God-thing isn't a farce and I have to do some serious repenting for all of the fucking crap I have pulled and shall pull in the future.

Thrashers(squeak)Fan

RP
 

I think I missed the tennis convo, but do you play tennis here in DC? I need to find some folks to play with.

Smokin' Stork
 

Oh - I don't really know for sure - they may have lifted it again. Consistency is not a big thing Toronto city hall. (this month, garbage pickup will be Monday and Wednesday, and just for kicks, next month it will be Tuesday and Friday - oh and for the next six months all city workers will be on strike)

AI
 

Even though he sucks, Josh did well enough last night to stay on. Kimberly will go home (Josh should go home, but now I don't think he will). Ruben doesn't do it for me. Clay should win.

Is the next kick-off tonight?

Favorite Post of all Time
 

I don't know, Paigow. I like this one much better.

Physician, heal thy_____
 

I bought a few and they all seemed stupid, especially after the kid was actually here.

Thrashers(trying something shocking with this parenting through common fucking sense thing - a book, you need a fucking book to raise a human?)Fan

Smokin' Stork
 

What the flying fuck are you talking about?

not7yS

Physician, heal thy_____
 

Kids who aren't nice to animals will never, ever be allowed in my house. Because if one attacks the other, I'm invariably going to take the pet's side.

If kids are not nice to each other in my presence, I won't interfere unless the parents ask me, so long as they still appear physically intact and aren't getting blood on my couch.

Crazy Mel, Mayor of the meGA-city
 

Maybe Mel decided the additional smokers hack would confuse the WHO inspectors?

Physician, heal thy_____
 

They are actually quite handy if you need something heavy to beat your kid's ass with. ;)

AI
 

Yeah. how sad am I that Josh didn't suck more? Although Jive Talkin' was pretty damn bad. If I was an audience member and saw him barrelling down the aisle at me, I would wet my pants (and not in a good way).

Tonight at 8:30 is the elimination show. I voted for Clay about 50 times (no, I'm not a fanatic, I just watched some shows I had tivo'd and kept hitting redial every 10 seconds -- not very labor intensive) so I'm sure that will keep him safe. If he is not eliminated tonight, you can thank me.

Physician, heal thy_____
 

Dont get all fucking midwesty preachy on ThrashersFan. I happen to think she sounds like a fabulous parent. She takes her kid out to sporting event,s makes sure he respects animals, doesnt waste her valuable time that could be spent getting to work faster so she could get home sooner for him and doesnt take him to places where adults are trying to have some fine dine and wine. And she if fucking hilarious. And some of those parenting books are fucking parenting books. I recall reading HERE that what to expect while you are expecting is pretty bad.

so keep your little one liners about her parenting abilities to herself unless you actually know her.

(I wont comment about her smacking her kid on the ass)

AI
 

I can't believe I forgot to vote again. Crimony. I need to be focused while watching AI rather than drinking wine and smoking cigarettes. Thanks for pulling my weight for Clay.

Physician, heal thy_____
 

Then you're successfully defeating one of the Serial Killer Triumvirate of late bed wetting, animal torture, and fire-starting. Where they coincide, watch out.

Of course, Kafka (ours, that is --- don't be difficult) observed on the Stalin FB that the most successful parenting can be entirely overriden by giving your child the middle name "Wayne." Some parenting mistakes have lasting and permanent effects, I guess.

Random Buffy comment
 

So, is it just me or did absolutely nothing of any interest at all happen last night?

BR(I was glad to see the mayor again, though)C

Smokin' Stork
 

More government interference. Just what we need.

This silly law not only imposes restrictions on bar owners and deprives them of additional business, but in some instances, acts as an virtual "taking", as many owners recently installed "smoking rooms" with separate ventilation systems to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars, only to now learn that such rooms do not comply with the drafted code and are now rendered useless.

I find it utterly amazing that the loudest proponents of this restriction are people that seldom go to bars in the first place.

not7y(no strip bars, no smoking, income tax increase, sales tax increase, subway increase - a great town we have here)S

Random Buffy comment
 

Well, there was sex...

Physician, heal thy_____
 

I heart you -- but not in the, you know, squicky way, NTTAWWT, just not my gig. Come to my house and you get cats and dogs -- if you don't like cats and dogs and have not yet taught your children to respect animals and other people's shit don't come to my fucking house. And don't come over and then complain because you are alergic to cats -- take a Benadryl you pussy, you know I have cats.

Thrashers(I also hate kids who come over and touch expensive shit of mine and their parents say nothing - they don't have nice stuff so they let their kid ruin mine?)Fan

Physician, heal thy_____
 

Yeah, but from someone who I also suspect would select children based on the color of her outfit for the day, I can't get too excited by your judgment here. As I said - we only get snippets here - but I rarely see such a calculating and cold-blooded approach.

Of course, it could be Penske, or FoF.

Smokin' Stork
 

Why would you find this utterly amazing? A big reason that a lot of the people who seldom go to bars in the first place don't go is because of all the cigarette smoke and the lasting impression it leaves on your clothes, hair, eyes, etc.

I don't find this surprising at all. (You don't have to agree or disagree with the enactment of the law to see this point, do you?)

Physician, heal thy_____
 

Actually, I let the hubby handle that shit. I don't like the whole hitting thing, and was never hit as a child, but I know people who were (including my hubby -- not beaten, just disciplined) and they don't seem particularly fucked up by it. I must say that it tendsed to get a more positive response then when I kept trying to "talk to" the Little Fan about things. I guess an occasional pop on the ass isn't all that bad. Of course, now taking away the PS2 from his playroom works better than if I beat him with a cast-iron skillet.

Thrashers(nope, nuthin)Fan

Another rant
 

No, my next screen name, should I choose to invent one, will contain the word empress or princess or chick or babe or hottie or sexpot or vavoom or classylady or something similar, so that I convey a sexy image, not an ambiguously-gendered one.

Smokin' in the Boys Room
 

When I moved from California back to Texas, it took me awhile to get used to the smoke in bars. The whole "smoking, non smoking" question at restaurants still sort of throws me for a loop. I've since adjusted back to smokey bars and have been known to procure cigarettes in bars, even though I'm a non/never have been smoker.

I do, however, still immediately hop in the shower when I come home from a smokey bar to get the smell out of my hair, and my dry cleaning bill is much higher in smokey jurisdictions than non-smokey jurisdictions.

Anecdotally, a very good friend of mine just quit her bartending job for a variety of reasons. She's an ex-smoker, and she said that her smoker's cough came back with a vengance when she was working at the bar. She was particularly concerned about the smoke because she and her boyfriend are trying to get pregnant. Her bar had recently bought something to absorb / get rid of/ eat the smoke, but it wasn't that helpful.

I would love to see a voluntary smoke-free bar to open up around here, just to see how it would fly. That said, there are a LOT of outdoor beer garden / ice houses that make it pretty easy for everyone to get along.

Physician, heal thy_____
 

I'm thinking that she's just for having fun with her kid.

Another rant
 

How about Ambiguously-Gendered Bucky?