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Sorry in advance to non-US escapists, but you might still find this amusing. So I was reading up on the Iowa caucus results a few days ago, and since then I've been mulling something over. The GOP race currently has (or had, not sure if both are still running) two "Ricks," Rick Perry and...

I have a bird that needs a home and a little TLC. If anyone would like to adopt it, or knows someone who would, I would love to hear from you! Backstory: Yesterday a white bird flew into our apartment complex (lots of trees and a creek here), and today I found it on the ground around...

It frustrates me because while it maybe wasn't the gentlest or most elegant way for them to find out (depending on how she told them), it was still a safe place to find out and she was DOING HER JOB! As a teacher she has a responsibility to tell kids the truth and keep polarized stuff neutral...

Wow, that is an awesome re-write! Thanks a bunch! Seeing it written that way makes it much easier to work with and see the flaws.

So this has been driving me nuts, and I thought that the helpful community of the escapist might be able to lend a hand. There's an argument that seems to be getting more popular, or at least I'm hearing it more from the anti-gay groups, that says that the law is fair for gays because...

Fuck no! I've seen MRIs of what ONE time will do to your brain. It permanently rewires your neural circuits and the last thing I'd want is to be addicted to some ridiculously destructive drug like heroin.

Yeah, the dichotomy is jarring. It sort of harkens to the fact that kids have limited rights, and when you attend a school you are generally required to surrender some of those rights to the school's rules, especially if you in a representative capacity like a cheerleader or part of the student...

Unfortunately "asked" in American schools is usually more the sort of "asked" that you are expected to comply with before it becomes an order. If they don't like what you're doing, they'll ask, when you refuse, they'll tell you, and if you refuse again, they'll punish you. It's so stupid...

Having to sit through commercials is a silly reason since even Americans have to do that. Only the super expensive channels or on demand stuff doesn't have them during the movie, and you still have too deal with them before or in between. I get something being so obscure it never came to...

So you being "cultured" is more important than someone's livelihood? It's still stealing, regardless of your justification. Besides, there are dozens of ways to see films these days without having to buy every single one or resort to theft. If you have internet, and would download them, get...

First, that's what iTunes and radio are for. You listen to clips, advertisements, or the song that someone else (like a radio station) paid to be able to play. If you want to listen to it at your leisure, you pay for a copy and the right to do so. Second, there is a difference between media...

Wow, I've known about this for a long time actually. There was even a disturbing DD on it on deviantART. (Don't look if you don't want to see a penis) http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&q=meiwes#/d2jrg3w I guess it's a sign of how much I read about this sort of thing, but honestly...

Sorry to hear you're so easily offended. Still, being offended isn't an excuse to steal. It's like saying "He called my mom a whore, so I shot him because I was offended." People who say they steal to "get back" at someone/something/a corporation/etc. are just being petty.

I'm against pirating games for the same reason I'm against pirating movies and music. Just because you can "copy" something without having it cost tangible goods, that "copy" still costs money. Money that SHOULD be getting paid to all the people who helped make and distribute it. When you...

I love tattoos, although it does irritate me when someone obviously didn't give it any thought or just picked a piece of wall art. I feel it devalues peoples' opinions of the individuals who did give their tattoo a lot of thought and meaning. I've wanted one for as long as i can remember but...