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    anonymousryan: These sans-culottes must be stopped, in the name of the King! #paristrousers more »
    yinyang: Next time I visit Paris, I will make sure to report my preference to dress like a man to the local police department. I am sure they will appreciate ... more »
    FireflyinJuly: Breakin' the law, breakin' the law. I'm finally the miscreant I always wanted to be . . .in theory . . .in Paris. #paristrousers more »
    Skellatrix: All this time Lady Gaga has simply been adhering to 19th century Parisian law. #paristrousers more »
    lilbobbytables: This proves my theory that Lady Gaga is a) a time lord, and b) stepping up the offensive on her War On Pants. I will show myself out now. #paristrousers more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: I actually don't have too much trouble with that law. Those types are on the books everywhere. In Charlotte, NC it is illegal for women to appear in... more »
    AfroJezeBella: What is it with the French and banning women from wearing certain clothes? Are the only thing women are allowed to wear is dresses and skirts? What a... more »
    badmutha: In an equally relevant vein: First!!11! U R so geh! #paristrousers more »
    A Small Turnip: If you really want a weep-for-humanity moment, the Telegraph comments beat YouTube's by a whole order of magnitude. They systematically dismantle the... more »
    Susan B.: I love that you'd have to be HOLDING the reins of the horse. What if you got caught while walking from the stable? Do you know how hard it is to take ... more »
    Nessienessa: Last year, I started eating Activia regularly because I thought it was good for my diet but then it actually gave me digestive problems, of the worst ... more »
    Blitzgal: Thing is, pretty much any yogurt can help get you regular again...they just gave their active cultures a special magical name and pretended it was bet... more »
    rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny: It's almost like the FDA's gaping loopholes regarding the claims that people can make regarding drugs and treatments are actually harmful. more »
    MargaretMoony: Activia is scary. I don't have digestive troubles but once accidentally ate some. Then I had digestive troubles. more »
    PoisonPixie: Yeah, but in the commercial it doesn't REALLY say what it's for. It doesn't say "it makes you poop." It just implies it's good for your belly...so I... more »
    EdnasEdibles: So wait, there's no such magical ingredient as Bifidus Regularis? I am SHOCKED. more »
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    sequined: I don't remember Activia pretending to be Pepto Bismol, though in that ad it does look that way. more »
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    OK_NiceLegs (formerly: thevickinator): Hmmm. I'm a homeschool graduate (5th-12th grade). And although my parents' main reasons for homeschooling me and my sibling were mainly religious, the... more »
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