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Caitlin Petrakovitz
11/06/09

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Wow.
I can't believe Elizabeth Lambert wasn't thrown off the field and out of the game sooner. Not necessarily for What she did, but for the officiating that must have turned huge blind eyes to the game at hand to miss such blatant fouls.
Players talk, ESPECIALLY women. And as a referee, you can tell the exaggerations from the truth. So what happened here?!?
Alright, I admit, at first I was scared the world was headed on a terror against girls who play hard. But that girl did Not head out on to the pitch against BYU without some prior hair-pulling, come-from-behind-tackling and cleating experience. Lambert knew exactly what she was doing, and she's only apologetic she got caught.
All she did was retaliate, and, sure, it was a little more than what the opponent dished out, but that's what retaliation's all about. Lambert was continually trying to get the upper hand, or even force her opponent into exacting her own vengeance, then get caught by the ref. Instead, she got caught. It's a risk you take, and it sucks for her.

So I suppose I'm actually a little sad for her that she got suspended, because those BYU girls weren't saints either, but how many of them will be suspended for their own unsporting behavior? #forthoodmassacre
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BetteD
11/06/09

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Ugh. The Fort Hood story punches me in the heart again. I'm really depressed about the lack of comprehensive and sustained psychiatric care for vets, and if this does indeed turn out to be PTSD related, I will fucking punch a wall.

If the Military Industrial Complex is such a dominant force in this country, why does it care so little for the human beings that carry out it's missions? #forthoodmassacre
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Vulcan Has No Moon
11/06/09

@BetteD: The Military Industrial Complex cares so little about soldiers are the easiest and cheapest thing they can replace.

"Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers."

--George Carlin #forthoodmassacre
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Sarah Dove
11/06/09

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Hey Georgia Legislative Counsel Sewell Brumby: if you are thinking, at work, about colleagues' sexual organs under their clothes, YOU have the problem and should try to deal with it. Leave them alone. #forthoodmassacre
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Ruby_de_la_Booby
11/06/09

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I breastfeed Lil Ruby (she's 10 months), but any benefits she gets from my milk is most likely offset by the fact that I feed her while watching The Real Housewives of Atlanta. #forthoodmassacre
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NellMood
11/06/09

@Ruby_de_la_Booby: Babies need that harsh dose of reality television. It helps them grow. #forthoodmassacre
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quickbird
11/06/09

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The Amanda Knox trial and all the hullabaloo is infinitely interesting to me, despite my better judgment. It's all just so salacious. #forthoodmassacre
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J.D.Regent
11/06/09

@quickbird: dude it is killing me that the english language news is not covering the hearings better. i want transcripts, damnit! #forthoodmassacre
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HereComesMyBaby
11/06/09

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Yeah, Obama must hate all those questions about Watergate and Monica Lewinsky. Ask him about anything but that, jeez! #forthoodmassacre
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kansasgirl
11/06/09

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A friend of mine was unable to breastfeed her 2nd child due to health issues. She felt horribly guilty and was convinced her child would end up with all kinds of health problems, including bad allergies. I know I'm just a sample size of one, but I have the worst allergies of anyone I know and I was breastfed, so I kept telling her that while breastfeeding is great if you can do it, it does not mean automatic protection against allergies or other health concerns. It's nice to see some data back me up. #forthoodmassacre
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jennieguzman
11/06/09

@kansasgirl: Thanks for stating that because my daughter was born with a cleft lip and palate and I tried so hard to breastfeed. I conecentrated too much on breastfeeding that I didn't try to pump which made my milk pretty much disappear quickly. I still have some guilt, but the more I find out about the pros of breastfeeding I realize she's still going to grow up okay. #forthoodmassacre
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kansasgirl
11/06/09

@jennieguzman: I should have added that my friend's son is now 5 years old and is a happy, healthy, intelligent young boy. I have another friend who only breastfed for a couple of weeks; her daughter is 9 and also healthy, and one of the smartest kids I know.
#forthoodmassacre
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squeaky yet unclean
11/06/09

@kansasgirl: a friend of mine was born premature and, according to her mother, refused milk. (this happened in a Soviet hospital in the 70s, where apparently the practice was to get the mothers of preemies to pump and then mix the resulting milk before feeding it to the babies - and she wasn't having it.) she worked out just fine... well, brighter than me, anyway.

breastfeeding is great if it works for the mother and baby, but it does not work for everyone, and that should not contribute to the giant everlasting guilt trip that is motherhood.
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token_illiterate_commenter
11/06/09

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They have the video of Elizabeth Lambert on Deadspin. She does go way too far in retaliation of some chippy stuff, but I don't think she should have been suspended for more than one game at the most. When a football player gets one game for trying to gouge out an opponents eyes, pulling someone to the ground by her pony tail doesn't seem to rate indefinite suspension. #forthoodmassacre
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dangerslut
11/06/09

@token_illiterate_commenter: As a person who worked for a D1 women's soccer team she shouldn't have been suspended but kicked off.

The hair pulling down to the ground? No excuse. It's not a play for the ball. It's the equivalent of cold-cocking someone which DID happen in Oregon and guess what? Suspended for the whole season.

It was absolutely unacceptable.

ETA: The Oregon situation I'm reference refers to the football team incident that began at the beginning of the season.
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sequined
11/07/09

@dangerslut: I think the Oregon dude is going to come back, actually. Not that it probably matters much at this point in the season, but that's the talk I've heard. #forthoodmassacre
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Zombies make the heart grow fonder
11/07/09

@dangerslut: As a person who played and still plays soccer now in rec leagues, I completely agree with you. That hair pull to the ground was completely absurd and the montage of her plays, including a punch to a girl's face when going up for a ball (completely on purpose not in the fight for the ball), and perhaps the most illegal from behind slide tackle I have ever seen are all more than enough for me to support the decision to suspend her. #forthoodmassacre
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J.D.Regent
11/06/09

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Whose million dollar idea was it to start coming out as trans ON HALLOWEEN? #forthoodmassacre
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NellMood
11/06/09

@J.D.Regent: Yeah, I find that really strange. It sets up her transition as something fake and costumey. #forthoodmassacre
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Triana Orpheus
11/06/09

@J.D.Regent: Probably the boss. They probably thought it was a good way to ease into the transition without bothering anyone's "delicate sensibilities." Yeah, it failed. #forthoodmassacre
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J.D.Regent
11/06/09

@Triana Orpheus: next time she can try April Fools and see how that goes over. #forthoodmassacre
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tiredfairy
11/06/09

@J.D.Regent: Yeah, it might not have been the best way to do it...but it's still discrimination. That quote is pretty creepy. #forthoodmassacre
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J.D.Regent
11/06/09

@tiredfairy: oh for sure. to me it shows just what a hostile environment it was that that is the way they were conceptualizing her transition. like a fucking costume. #forthoodmassacre
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tiredfairy
11/06/09

@J.D.Regent: Like they thought, oh, well, it's like dress up. So, so, wrong. #forthoodmassacre
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curiousgeorgiana
11/06/09

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They think color is the number one concern when women buy a car???

They realize we know that most cars come in many many colors right? Why would color be the most important factor? #forthoodmassacre
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J.D.Regent
11/06/09

@curiousgeorgiana: I'm just surprised they didn't assume we all wanted a pink car. #forthoodmassacre
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heavymetalkarma
11/06/09

@curiousgeorgiana: To be fair, my very good friend came home one night and the conversation went something like this:

Her: I just bought a car!
Roomies (incl me): What kind?
Her: A red one!

(It was a Scion and her decision was affected by reliability, price, fuel efficiency and other reasonable considerations. But it was still funny.) #forthoodmassacre
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curiousgeorgiana
11/06/09

@heavymetalkarma: Yeah, color is obviously a factor for most, including men. Like you said though--it's not the reason you buy the car. #forthoodmassacre
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la.donna.pietra
11/06/09

@curiousgeorgiana: Color was an important factor when I recently bought a car, but that's because I live in the desert and know from experience that I can literally fry an egg on the hood of a black car in August. White is the way to go for (slightly) reduced air conditioning.

Mr. Pietra wanted a black car. He hasn't lived in the desert before. I won. #forthoodmassacre
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Ultraprison!
11/06/09

@curiousgeorgiana: When my boyfriend was looking for a used car, color was one of the factors he judged the car on right away. He still thinks red cars get pulled over more often (not true -- check Snopes). #forthoodmassacre
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LBB
11/06/09

@curiousgeorgiana: What crackheaded study says that women think color is most important? When I bought my car, I had my priorities straight... I went for the one that looked most like a happy face.

(Seriously, though? In my experience it's usually men who are more interested in how cool the car looks than in fuel efficiency and reliability.) #forthoodmassacre
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kansasgirl
11/06/09

@curiousgeorgiana: That's ridiculous. We don't care what color a car is; we just care if it has a decent mirror on the visor so we can put on our makeup. #forthoodmassacre
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GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11)
11/06/09

@curiousgeorgiana: Ah you totally beat me to it! Of course I want a white car, I moved to California, and when I buy a car, it's going to be a fun white one dammit. And if someone asks me what kind of car I bought, sure I'll say, "a white Accord" or whatever. But many cars come in white! What, do they think I'll just go buy the first white car I see or something? Mercedes minivan, Kia Sorrento, won't matter to me as long as it's white... #forthoodmassacre
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BytheSea
11/06/09

@heavymetalkarma: Eh. i'm anintelligent MA graduate, librarian and published writer, and I don't know from cars. All I care is that I can afford it and it's green. My computer, otoh, I have a list and it's all numbrs and that Best Buy employee can STFU with his oversell. #forthoodmassacre
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BytheSea
11/06/09

@LBB: Ykno, i think the happy face thing is valid. I think the angry face cars are agressive looking and more likely to get cut off and such from other drivers. I hate angry face cars, you may not merge in my lane!! #forthoodmassacre
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BytheSea
11/06/09

@GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11): Fwiw, white means cheap. All cars start out white, you have to pay more to get it in a color. That's why white is the most common color on the road. #forthoodmassacre
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GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11)
11/06/09

@BytheSea: Hmm, I never knew that! I'm from Buffalo, so we usually just get cars in whatever color will be less inclined to look dirty in the winter, usually silver or light gray. White is actually a fairly rare color in Buffalo, so maybe this is why I associate it with fun and sunshine and California. If getting white meant saving money, that would be very exciting. Perhaps if I wanted a less common color, I'd think it were more of an issue...probably not though. #forthoodmassacre
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NellMood
11/06/09

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I thought it was recommended that children be breast fed for two years? Wouldn't a study comparing the recommended amount of time to 3 months or 6 months be more relevant? #forthoodmassacre
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applejuice
11/06/09

@NellMood: Yes, from what I have read it is already known you have to breastfeed a baby longterm (like 2 years) for it to make a difference to the baby (and the mom health-wise) in the long run. #forthoodmassacre
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lizdexia
11/06/09

@NellMood: The AAP recommends breastfeeding for 6 months. I don't know of any authoritative medical body that recommends two full years. #forthoodmassacre
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NellMood
11/06/09

@lizdexia: The World Health Organization does. I'm not talking about exclusively breastfeeding- I mean introducing solids and continuing breastfeeding as a supplement. The AAP recommends that breastfeeding continue up to a year... #forthoodmassacre
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NellMood
11/06/09

@NellMood: Okay, though after I wrote that I see that the study was looking at exclusively at the time before solids. Still, I'd be interested to know how both groups compare to children who were breast fed, as a supplement to food, for a longer period. #forthoodmassacre
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