Heather Haters (as crowd): TV is stupid. Why aren't you outside during summer?

Heather Lovers (as individual): What, your computer is outside? How do you see the monitor?

Heather Haters: TV is stupid. I never watch TV.

Heather Lovers: So.. you just read articles about TV?

Heather Haters: Here's some mintutae for me to use as proof that you are incompetent. Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about!

Heather Lovers: Impressive. You don't date much, do you?

Heather: I enjoy this show.

Tom: I hate this show. Obviously you are stupid.

Heather: I don't enjoy THIS show.

Tom: I love this show. It reminds me of something from the 50s, so obscure as to be insignificant. Obviously you are stupid.

Heather: Observation on life and television, chickens.

Tom: Who cares. Obviously you are stupid. And stop calling me names.

Heather: I get paid to watch TV. Sometimes that is great, sometimes, not so much.

Tom: I get paid to harass Heather. Oh, wait, no I don't.

THE END

RE: Hillary's huge lead:

How far ahead in polls was Dean before Iowa 2004? I hope Clinton's not counting chickens in egg form...

1: If you think that all Keith Olbermann has done is Sportscenter then you've missed some of the most engaging television in the past 4 years on the crimes and misdemeanors of the Bush administration. His special comment on Katrina and repeated calls for the resignation of Bush or Cheney have made him a hero to those of us who have had no media outlet for the last 6+ years

2: Chris Matthews is an idiot - what was with the 20 minutes with Terry McAuliffe last night? - weren't any of the other candidates' campaign managers available?

...MTV! That's right! Without this evil cable channel reducing the attention spans of future sports fans country-wide, those of us who comprise the marketing goal of current advertising trends wouldn't need constant homeruns to hold our attention (I, for one, will immediately turn off any baseball game where no HR has occurred by the 3rd inning).

Curse you, Viacom, and all of your corporate holdings!!

Rich people are often pompous, oblivious idiots. Don't worry, their kids will "rebel" by killing themselves with drugs, becoming whores, or both.

So what's the news here?

That's why an approach like the one in Danica's book should be embraced, not heaped upon with scorn.

Teenagers are weird creatures: half child, half adult, just trying to be accepted, assaulted by hormones and inexplicable body changes that happen too fast or too slow... The pretty ones trying to be taken seriously. The serious ones just trying to have a social life. Not one of them, no matter their "station" (i.e., geek, jock, princess) are happy with where they are. Bravo to teachers like "farnsworth" who are doing the grunt work on this one (A math rap? Wow! How much behind-the-back crap do you get for that?)!

If we wait until they were sufficiently non-materialistic and superficial (as I'm sure Linear Chaos was when he was 13) they're already too far behind and well on their way to that Communications degree. And, LC, I have to disagree that video games are the way to reach most 13-year-old girls. Just trust me when I say it isn't.

"Perhaps it is not the the girls that need to realize that math is "cool", but their families and society as a whole for that matter." Easier said than done, my friend, and certainly not in time to compete with the Chinese or Indians. Best to work with what you've got presently.

I can't decide which is creepier: that a major network decided this was somehow newsworthy enough to "sting" with a hidden camera or the shot of a herd of geeks chasing after a cute, blonde girl making "To Catch a Predator" references..

Maybe next time the network will be smart enough to at least send someone who would actually blend in!

What, Gagne's going to play first? I know the Bo Sox pen is loaded but that seems like a tremendous waste of talent to play him in the infield. Maybe right field..

Seriously, though. With the return of Jon Lester and Schilling, Okajima eating up innings and Papelbon only blowing 4 saves all year, Gagne might have to get use to only pitching every 3rd game. Does wonders for the noodle arm. I'm thinking that this move also doubles as a contingency plan for Schillings eventual departure in the offseason (with either Okajima, Tavarez or possibly Papelbon taking over the 5th spot). Even the Red Sox aren't stupid enough to get into a bidding war for a 42-year-old pitcher, no matter how much the RSN digs him!

As to the Braves brillance, Texiera (sp?) might make a difference this year but with the Jones' in the afternoon of their careers (one late, one early) and a pitching staff that looks closer to retirement than a WS ring, I wouldn't start planning the parade just yet. They've had a pretty good team forever and '95 was the only year they managed to pull it together...

I'll take that bet on the 2009 Texans any day. They're gonna have that Bush-stink on them for along time...

Get a penis since birth and then get back to me...

I'm circumcised, my son is circumcised, and I don't feel the slightest bit guilty/oppressed about it. I'd do it again in a second. I also cut his hair, trim his nails and other various things which make it easier to keep him clean and germ free.

Also, I don't feel I'm superior to uncut men or that I'm somehow "mutilated" or missing out on some mind-blowing sexual pleasure. Or that I've somehow "ruined" my son for all that future sex he's going to have. And I often make decisions on his behalf without consulting his opinion first. He's 2-years-old and I'm his father, so I'd say that's pretty normal as well.

So just let it be, anonymous'. Seriously. And that goes for you too, "Broadsheet"!