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And you shouldn't have to pay school taxes if you don't have kids and you shouldn't have to pay for the Defense department if you don't get to use any of their cool toys to blow stuff up! What is WRONG with this country?

Thanks, carolyn. Have fun in the wicked Great White North.

That only works if you have no friends or family or children and you never drive under the influence and that the public health services and public safety officials have no legal, moral, or financial responsibility for you. If you can die by yourself without endangering anyone, without harming your family, and without costing Joe Taxpayer a cent...well, go for it!

You need to spend more time with Michelle Malkin then.

I used to think that, until I went (to South Africa). Absolutely one of the most spectacular experiences of my life. I don't care how many zoos you've been to, the first time you see that action out in the wild, you literally go ape shit. The rock climbing is superb, too, but keep an eye out for pythons. The same in Australia, except you have to keep an eye out for about 10 different spiders and 10 different snakes. Nothing says 'Stop daydreaming' like seeing a 2 meter long black snake in the middle of the access trail.....

Isn't Climbing magazine designed to make us unhappy? Look at Beth and Tommy climb 5.13! You can't, can you!? Hah!

The only legislation I want to see is the one that bans the government from using propaganda. That'd shut them up a fair bit.

Eerily familiar?

Because, ultimately, we are, in general, a puritanical nation at heart and explaining violence to kids is easier and more comfortable than explaining sex, groping, and complex love triangles. For the tin-foil hat crowd, TV violence ensures healthy military recruitment.

[snark] If there are hot guys in all the billboards, why aren't more guys suffering to look like that? And what about all those ads that make men look like morons who can't tie their own shoelaces and a long-suffering but loving spouse who solves all their problems in a thrice? Oy! The pressure! [/snark] To follow up tvash's (tark? the tarkster? the tarkulator?) point, I have a friend in the international modeling biz and she pretty much validates what you said. From her description, every one of her colleagues is completely messed up and has these horrible dysfunctional family histories. She herself isn't immune to to the latter, but is fortunately from the eating disorder problem. archenemy, that's a good question. since ads are usually driven by client demand, I'd imagine it has to do with clients trying to be 'edgy' instead of pushing a particular ideal of 'beauty'. What better way to separate youth from their dollars than to sell them something that makes them feel they aren't mainstream? After all, the ads are ultimately trying to sell clothes, nothing more.

Celebrity Death Match episode!

You're so mean! I HATE you!

Ooh. There's a thought.... Betting windows are open.

You haven't been banned because every village needs an idiot.

We refuse to accept the metric system. That ought to tell you something right there.

you should be glad someone spared you eating that filth. PJ's pizza blows.

why do you hate America?

Probably just someone from east of King County voicing his opinion of the place on his way back to the non-latte-drinking part of the state.

If your non-climbing friend gets bored or try these isV64u8JRjg rGUmPKi4FlM

funny, i thought the takeaway from that was 'how can anyone trust a government run by paranoid incompetents?'

pamela + nine - melamine - ? + ? - (el or l) + LA

"helping the farmers and workers" = "bailing out agribusiness (our fundraising buddies)"

We'll turn it into a big American amusement park, for you and me.

Ah, you want the Tempura Bacon! 0UVDomqhx2A

come to think of it, when you're going to end up sweating bacon grease, no Islamic terrorist will want to, or be able to, catch you....even if you are only capable of waddling away slowly, stopping to catch your breath every 10 meters.