First of all,why be surprised that a group of white people in Chicago would agree with Huey? Illinois is, as far as I can tell, the most liberal state in the Midwest--hell, we've managed to outpace Minnesota.

Secondly, while Boondocks may seem like a bad fit for Adult Swim, it does have a certain Anime look which might help it slot in quite well. I'm very interested to see it, though I tend to enjoy the anime less and the weird, shorter shows (Aqua Teen, Tom Goes to the Mayor, Squidbillies) with funkier animation more than the anime--but just the look of it might fit it in nicely with some of the other shows.

The T-shirt ACTUALLY says "Do I make you look fat?" I've seen that misquoted in every story I've read about this tempest in a teapot, and it's very easy to check--just look on Abercrombie's website.

Personally, I bought the "I'm not with stupid anymore" t-shirt to wear to a function where, well, "stupid" happened to be. Pretty much everyone who saw it was amused (though I suppose stupid himself wasn't). BTW, I'm 39.

I really don't see what all the fuss is about. Spencer's sells more offensive t-shirts than the ones A&F have. Yeah, some I wouldn't wear myself, but jeez, people--you don't HAVE to buy them. The "girlcott" basically brought A&F some nice publicity--I wouldn't have known about or bought a (ridiculously overpriced) shirt without the "girlcott", since I rarely go to malls, let alone go into A&F--and left the impression, once again, that this country has no sense of humor, and no sense of proportion. I mean, please--don't we have ENOUGH to worry about?

I don't have children. I don't have anything personal AGAINST children. I have absolutely no intention of telling anyone how to parent. But I think that if you bring your children into a public place, especially one primarily frequented by adults, they should be expected to behave, and if they do not behave, you should leave.

I mean, I wouldn't go out to eat, for instance, Chuck E. Cheese and expect the kids to be quiet. I WOULD expect it in a cafe or more formal restaurant.

Or let's put it this way--imagine I brought my dog into a public place and he peed all over everything, ran around like a maniac jumping on people, and barked his idiot head off. YOU would have no problem asking me to leave, and I would be embarrassed at my dog's behavior. And I wouldn't bring him out in public again until he was better behaved.

My boyfriend has commented before about the strange absence of pubic hair on Playboy centerfolds. The most you ever see is a little "Hitler moustache" or "landing strip". What's the deal with that? Seriously--I think the lack of hair on these women make their genitalia look strangely unreal--not like little girls (which I guess is the idea) but more like Barbie dolls.

Do a lot of women do this? I personally couldn't be bothered, but is nearly total removal of pubic hair the new normal?

I thought they just had to cover their own hair in public, and it didn't much matter how they do it--but a lot of them do wear wigs. Am I wrong?

Why put her in the "mystery" ghetto? She's the one writer, right now, whose books I get genuinely excited about, read over and over again, and press upon other people.

He was so high-maintenance that he was exhausting. Yes, he was depressed--but even after I found him help (difficult enough to do for someone who had lost his job and had no health insurance) he would STILL require me to do all sorts of things for him without offering much in return (except sex--which I was too tired to enjoy).

Eventually, he found a new job, or more accurately his best friend found him a job. Then he proceeded to have an affair with the same friend's wife, breaking up their marriage, and ended up leaving town (with the best-friend's-wife).

My only regret is that I didn't have the chance to kick him out! Thank goodness someone ELSE gets to maintain him now!

Interesting that you were talking about your wife's high-maintenance behavior. I've noticed that the most high-maintenance women tend to be married, and the least high-maintenance ones (the ones who can take care of themselves, and who want a partner and a friend, not a servant or a sugar daddy) tend NOT to be.

I hear complaints all the time (and see the behavior) that men I know put up with, and cannot figure out WHY they put up with it. But it does seem like the most demanding women (the ones who require flowers on every minor holiday, and jewelry on every major holiday; the ones who require a phone call at a certain time every day; the ones who refuse to cook dinner or clean house even though they're unemployed, etc.) are the ones men fall in love with and marry.

I don't think women should be compelled to have abortions when the father does not want to father, but I DO think that the father should be able to "opt out" of any responsiblity to support the child. This should be done early on in the pregnancy, I think--within the same time frame that an abortion could occur.

I've seen too many women try to "trap" men by getting pregnant. It never turns out well for anyone. If the father let the woman know early on that he was going to opt out of responsibility to support the child, the woman might re-think her reasons for getting pregnant in the first place.

I know that sounds kind of harsh--but it IS all about choice.