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whats_in_a_name
09/25/09

In reply to Sarah Palin Fans Christened The "Anti-Christers" • Gay Couples Make Good Parents
The Tufts University item reminded me of the one truly assholish roommates I had. I was laying in bed just barely asleep when I heard the door open and somebody come in, I figured it was just one of my roomies coming in so i didn't say anything. A couple minuets later I hear an obviously drunk girl say "I thought you said it was big" followed by about 2 minits of sex noises then "I thought you said you were good".

normally I'm not a big fan of making fun of endowment or sexual performance, but over the entire summer he never did any cleaning, left his shit all over, though out several of my dishes instead of cleaning them after using them, and thought it was funny as hell to hit on the middle shool aged girls that attend the cheerleading camp my school hosted every summer.
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tiredfairy
09/25/09

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I wish the study about gay parents could be placed in the "no shit" category...but sadly, a lot of people apparently don't get that PARENTS screw kids up. Period. Sexual orientation is not the deciding factor.
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SaturdaysChild
09/25/09

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Ugh, I wish my school had Tuft's anti-asshole roommate policy. My roommate had sex with her nasty boyfriend while I was sleeping all. the. damn. time. Several times I had to loudly say "I'M AWAKE!". Plus he stayed in our room every night of the week.

I went to the RA and to a counselor, who both suggested that maybe I was just jealous because I was single. Arrrgh. My junior year was hellish.
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NellMood
09/25/09

@SaturdaysChild: When I lived in the dorm I had a divided double, so we were connected but separated by a door. I can't imagine what it would be like to have someone having sex in the same room I was in, nor can I imagine choosing to have sex while my roommate was 10 feet away.
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sybann
09/25/09

@SaturdaysChild: YOU ARE FUCKING KIDDING ME!? I'd write a letter to the Dean and name names. That's just unacceptable. She was putting you at risk for one.
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beckalina
09/25/09

In reply to Sarah Palin Fans Christened The "Anti-Christers" • Gay Couples Make Good Parents
Um, I'm sorry. Everyone knows that Sam Winchester is the true Anti-Christ. Not Obama. Duh.
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wtfox?!
09/25/09

@beckalina: Supernatural reference for the win!

Maybe Sam could do something about Palin? That would be awesome.
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shouldbestudying - med school edition
09/25/09

@wtfox?!: I may or may not have heard a rumor that Sarah Palin will be president in Supernatural as a sign of the Apocalypse.
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wtfox?!
09/25/09

@shouldbestudying - med school edition: Despite the claims of her supporters, she really is a tool of the devil, although I imagine Lucifer disclaims all responsibility for her.
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curiousgeorgiana
09/25/09

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"Tufts University has instituted a new policy instructing students not to have sex while a roommate is in the room"

Can we make this a nationwide initiative? God, freshman year was insane.
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EkaterinaBallerina
09/25/09

@curiousgeorgiana: I got my roommate during freshman year for that very reason (my first roommate left after first semester, I was given a new one second semester). Her roommate slept with a guy while she was in the room and when they were finished he tried to have sex with her. She filed to be moved the next morning.

It turned out for the best. We roomed together again sophomore year and we're so close now, we're practically family.
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curiousgeorgiana
09/25/09

@EkaterinaBallerina: WOW. I never had any problem with the guys that came over, but my roomie did not exactly keep her activities under the blankets. It got to be like a live porn show after a while (she was a dancer and bendy). I learned some things, though!
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EkaterinaBallerina
09/25/09

@curiousgeorgiana: Haha, er. Upside?

Truth be told, it doesn't surprise me that the policy is at Tufts. A friend of mine transferred out of there and the stories I heard from her were downright awful. One involved an oversexed football player, an orgy and his roommate's laptop. I still cringe at the mere thought.
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curiousgeorgiana
09/25/09

@EkaterinaBallerina: I'm not going to think about that too much. Ick.
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jaydock
09/25/09

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"A new study has found that gay parents are just as fit to adopt as heterosexuals. Children raised by same-sex couples had no more emotional problems than those raised by straight parents."

...This shouldn't be news. It's painfully obvious.
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GirlFailer
09/25/09

@jaydock: It's pretty sad there was a fucking study done on that... and by pretty sad, I mean completely infuriating.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
09/25/09

@jaydock: You know, I'm actually glad they did the study. Now I have a rebuttal to people when they try to claim that.
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PrairieGirl
09/25/09

@jaydock: Also gay couples tend not to get pregnant accidentally so all their children are planned and wanted.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
09/25/09

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Wait -- 'broad' is offensive now? I love the word 'broad!'
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sassyredhead
09/25/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: I refer to myself as a broad!
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NellMood
09/25/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: I think it's pejorative, but I don't know the actual definition. I remember being sent my room after calling my mom, jokingly, a broad when I was a kid.
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sassyredhead
09/25/09

@NellMood: I think of it in the Bea Arthur sense.
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JennaW
09/25/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: Anything can be offensive if you're Perpetually Indignant!
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erinna
09/25/09

In reply to Sarah Palin Fans Christened The "Anti-Christers" • Gay Couples Make Good Parents
Every time I see an article about Sarah Palin and all her fans and potential for running in 2012, I keep holding my breath expecting someone to come out and say "No no no, we were just joking, we'd never let that wingnut run, here's our actual Candidate for 2012" (and I please wouldn't be Huckabee, between the two I'm not sure who is scarier)
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phedre
09/25/09

@erinna: I hope she does run, because apart from a very small (but very vocal!) minority, most people think she is batshit crazy. If that's who the Republicans nominate, there's no way in hell they'll win.
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femputer
09/25/09

@phedre: I'm counting on that, too.
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badmutha
09/25/09

In reply to Sarah Palin Fans Christened The "Anti-Christers" • Gay Couples Make Good Parents
Do you think that the assholes at Tufts are going to all of a sudden stop being assholes because now there is a policy against their assholism?
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sybann
09/25/09

@badmutha: I don't know about you but I know a shitload of celibate assholes.
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NewsBunny
08/18/09

In reply to An Offer You Can't Refuse
My Eleanor Roosevelt Rigby was a stray.

We've been together 15 years. She has followed me across four states.

She's still plotting the death of my husband, whom she despises with a furry passion. But the cat relationship preceedes the human relationship, so Eleanor has the right of way.
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Gretchen is a new kitten mom!
08/18/09

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We have 9 cats (and 2 greyhounds) and only 1 was 'pre-owned'. The rest of them were dumped off. The cat farm? We haz it!

We've learned you really need about 300 sq. ft. of house per cat. Our current place is 4,000 so 9 is our limit to keep everyone happy.

Here is our newest:
[www.facebook.com]
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sybann
08/18/09

In reply to An Offer You Can't Refuse
"This moggie was only ever petted on Sundays, after church, by a little old lady with arthritic joints - as you can see, there's very little wear on that glossy coat!"

In short, whatever works bishes. Love me some pussy - would have tons more if I weren't already wearing the CCL badge in my fam. (4 - 3 rescues). 2 dogs.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/18/09

In reply to An Offer You Can't Refuse
That is pretty awesome. I am suddenly overwhelmed with the urge to adopt 1 or 5 new kitties...

Hey, anyone want to start a farm with me out in the country someplace? Something with lots of room for kitties to run and play and cause trouble?
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BabyJane
08/18/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: I'm in!
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stacyinbean
08/18/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: I've taken in three strays from my neighborhood in the past two years, you can just come over. It's serious cat farm.
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Jezebabe
08/18/09

@stacyinbean: Ugh! The tiny one is soooo cute!!!!!
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starsnostars
08/18/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles:
oh hell yes. i just adopted a kitty from my local shelter and i wanted to take them all home with me.

it would be like this!!!

[www.youtube.com]
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stacyinbean
08/18/09

@Jezebabe: She's SOOOOO little, I couldn't let her stay outside!
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yet i
08/18/09

In reply to An Offer You Can't Refuse
this is so great!

i just recently took in a mom & a litter of 4 as she was abandoned and the SPCA had no room for her; all of our local shelters are not accepting any new cats. at last count (2007), there were 1.6 million stray/abandoned cats in montreal. IT'S TOO MUCH. and i basically avoid alleys because they make me sad.

That said....I kind of don't like having 5 cats in my house, if we're being honest. i will, however, keep the mom (she's such a sweetheart!) and get her spayed.

does anyone living in montreal want a cat in 4-5 weeks?
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/18/09

@emilielaine: If I were in Montreal I would steal them ALL~! I am such the crazy cat lady in training it is not even funny.
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I'm Chuck Bass
08/18/09

@emilielaine: Just don't do what I did -- we took in a pregnant cat and I ended up adopting out two of the kittens and kept mom and two kittens. We now have five cats. And then we got two dogs, too. Yikes.
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yet i
08/18/09

@I'm Chuck Bass: i have a dog, also. and my manfriend has a cat. that would make a whopping 6 cats + a dog, so i can safely guarantee that i will not be keeping more than the mom. and maybe one kitten who has the best personality ever.
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fishlikesequins
08/18/09

In reply to An Offer You Can't Refuse
Yeah but does it have that new cat smell?
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/18/09

@fishlikesequins: I'm kind of wondering about the trade-ins myself.
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