Congrats on COTD! Keep bring the funny and I'll keep reading.

So glad you're back!!!!

Spot on. I hate it when people qualify their support of a womans right to choose with "oh but I personally would never.." so? TOTALLY IRRELEVANT.

Yep.

Honestly, I love smoking. I know that I shouldn't and I know it doesn't make me look "cool." Whenever I see young children in the street I try and hide my cigarette from them so they don't think it makes you look older. It's just so damn satisfying. I have a theory that I smoke because I have problems that are out of my hands (being broke, living in a box, etc.) When I smoke I create a problem (the nicotine craving) and can immediately solve it. Plus, how can you watch an entire episode of Mad Men cigarette free?

Thanks so much for belittling my dissenting opinions with accusations of "God, that is so condescending". Which, ironically, is condescending in itself. But that was your intention, I'm sure.
Thanks! Love having a different opinion than you! You make it so fun!

Ugh, I don't like where this Susie Bright stuff is going. I was SO freakin' excited to find Harpyness this week!! I will be reading every day!

RE: The "Fire Down Under" Thread

I realise that you probably don't care for my riposte. But here it is anyway - I cut and pasted it from the thread:

"No. Bad save. Some people managed to make a similar point without being an arsehole about it. You chose to respond the way you did. The 'facts' didn't command you to."

I don't know why I let your EXPLANATIONS and accusations of bellyaching (and something being 'wrong with me') bother me. But I did, and they did. Even after I explained why I was bothered, you continued on in the same insensitive fashion. You may want to display a little more sensitivity the way you go about things. Maybe. Like I said, you can make the same points, with some semblance of tact. And those points would still be as valid. Hell, other commenters did!

Sorry for "getting all emo" about the whole white/black thing. I guess I should have just told you to fuck off? So here you go, FUCK OFF

Today I realized how much Jez has taken over my life. I was at the grocery store, perusing the beers. And I was like, "Hey! That beer is named after a commenter." False.

But if you squint, the N and the A look sort of like an M. Sigh. Check out your (non)namesake:

[syracusechiefs.mlblogs.com]

Honey, you are one of the amazing women I look forward to reading on Jezebel each day. I am sending you nothing but loving good thoughts to life your spirits. It's true that the world has a lot of assholes in it, and there is a special karma for insensitive jerkoffs like the ones you've encountered who cannot keep their uncouth mouths shut. But there are many here who absolutely treasure you. Truth.