I know someone who had surprise triplets. She bit her husband's hand and drew blood in the delivery room when the doctor told them and he started to (nervous) laugh.

My ideal get-to-know-you conversation involves some mutual trash-talking about TV or movies or comics or something.

But that's mutual, and not disrespectful. I wouldn't need a guy to like Firefly or Supernatural, but he better not be pissy about me liking my shit.

Guy a cube over, speaking of dissing, is talking trash about rum. I almost interrupted, and then realised, oh, sense of proportion and relevance. He's calling it a girly drink. Because of how people mix it. Like I can reason with a guy who will talk so proudly about downing 45 beers in an evening. Obviously we approach drinking differently.

Above-Average Plastic Surgeon Takes Out Amazing Billboard (PHOTO)

Huh? Caption is funny....

Or was her sister???

You know, I think the sister was the second one! And what was supposed to be my roommate's middle name ended up her twin's first name. Apparently, after the first one came out, the mother was like, "I think there's another baby coming!" and the doctor said, yeah, no, that's the afterbirth -- and then took a closer look. Good times.

Apparently, after the first one came out, the mother was like, "I think there's another baby coming!" and the doctor said, yeah, no, that's the afterbirth -- and then took a closer look. Good times.

You know how when you take your clothes out of the dryer and you make one last check to make sure there isn't a sock or something still left in there? That's what doctors should do.

Many thanks, y'all. I've finished my coffee and still want vengeance. But I'll settle for getting stinkin' drunk tonight.

Corwood, that's just incredibly incredibly pissy, to put a petty word on something much bigger than that. I'm mad on your behalf.

Some cool photos: Japanese Cat Café

So, this is weird! Apparently in Japan they have these places called “cat cafés.” They’re sort of like geisha theaters except instead paying to spend time with beautiful women, you’re paying ¥1000 ($10.65 USD) an hour to spend time with cats. Patrons are apparently required to remove their shoes, and be very quiet (you’re not supposed to wake up any sleeping cats) and are loaned cat toys. Man, that sounds awesome. If they had these in America I would totally go to one.

Cor, that Not!Buyer is pathetic. A pox on her. An itchy one.

Good luck, Theo. You'll ace it.

Happy birthday, Glam!

Emmett's off at Great America today as part of a school outing. All the 8th graders go after they finish their iSearch projects. It's his first time on a roller coaster.

I told him (repeatedly) to not eat so much junk food that he puked or got the trots. You'd think I wouldn't have to say this more than once, and yet my experience with him over the years has not indicated he has any more sense about what he puts in his mouth than a hungry Rottweiler.

But that's mutual, and not disrespectful.

Sure – but before it can be mutual, one person has to start it, and the other person has to not take it personally. You don’t know for sure till you try.

A: “I really liked X, have you seen it?”
B: "I only saw enough to determine that it was terrible, sorry."

If A responds by laughing or being faux-outraged, coolness. If A is insulted or genuinely outraged, badness.