I want that woman to show me where it has been proven that the Harry Potter books have harmed children.

Well, some of them are pretty heavy. I bet they'd hurt if you dropped one on your foot.

I want that woman to show me where it has been proven that the Harry Potter books have harmed children.

It's the argument that they promote religion that is really nuts though. OTOH, she's getting nowhere with all of this nonsense.

And of course, all those kids getting nearsighted from all that reading.

Funny family planning advice sign

I'm not sure if it's a Photoshop job or not, but if it's real, it's damned funny.

Right? It's not like Avada Kedavra actually works, y'know.

Well, you have to really mean it to get any of the unforgivables to work.

And of course, all those kids getting nearsighted from all that reading.

Plus lack of sleep.... not getting enough exercise....

My crazy!conservative coworker doesn't want her kids reading Harry Potter books, as she thinks they encourage the occult. Because apparently even the existence of magic in fiction will make magic (which is badbadbad) "normal for kids." She also thinks that JKR is deliberately including specific references to the occult in order to influence children.

Even repeating that makes me @@.

I knew someone was going to go on the record with this idea eventually: [link]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A state lawmaker, worried about a recent string of deadly school shootings, suggested arming teachers, principals and other school personnel as a safety measure and a deterrent.

A Houston parent wants to ban the book Fahrenheit 451, even though he admits he never read it.

Irony would be so much less fun if there weren't people who were incapable of recognizing it.

I've been wrestling with editor's notes, and don't really get how to do them smoothly. It's hard to describe. I want to accept some changes, reject a few, and then there's highlighted suggestions for added text from my editor. So I'm having issues doing the note, then deleting the comment, then accepting my own changes...it's confusing.

Honestly, this would make me insane. I'm not wired to handle that kind of editing. I'm a cut/paste/delete/oh hell just copy the whole document to a fresh file clean and make the changes there and ditch the old one -uh, person. I understand how things like the track changes can be useful. Really, I do. But you can't make me like it.

OK, how soon would I be able to commit to the January trip? hyperventilating. Thinking about usual holiday expenses and my stupid neuroses. Thinking about warm sun in Janufuckingary. And chicken from a truck.

puts head in a paper bag

A state lawmaker, worried about a recent string of deadly school shootings, suggested arming teachers, principals and other school personnel as a safety measure and a deterrent.

I saw the trailer for this one! The Substitute with Tom Berenger.