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The hope (i.e. on Opt Out Day Nov 24) is that it will accomplish enough of a breakdown in the system that TSA will be forced to back down on this BS. Not just the nude pictures/groping, but the whole...

It WAS a great game... for an Ultimate Cagefighting match or maybe some kind of karate/soccer hybrid....

Unfortunately, some of those "experienced teachers" are experienced at not doing their jobs very well, and complacently expecting no consequences for that. I'm not saying most DCPS teachers are like t...

Outside of capitalist-uplift inspirational movies, teenagers do not get summer jobs based on "their own hard work." They get summer jobs because 1) their parents' network hooks them up or 2) they liv...

It's true, I use bike riders for transportation all the time. ...

Exactly. It's not that we spend so much money on streetcars and dog parks, it's that those things address problems that are relatively easy to fix. Systemic poverty is a lot harder to solve than "Fi...

Sweetie, if you're with a guy 8 years OLDER, you're not a cougar, you're... oh never mind. Who wants to bet the phrase "2.5 inches in diameter" triggered the spam-bot?...

This looks amazing, but I'm a bit worried about being preached at or "recruited" - anyone know the story on that front?...

@dgoldhirsch: It's the "rich yuppie" parents who are more likely to pack their kids really healthy lunches, and the poor uneducated parents who are more likely to have them eat whatever the school ser...

Most people can afford a closet this big in the far 'burbs or out in the country (convert the basement!) Just not in the city....

If only Enterprise was open Sundays they would get all my business! I wish I could afford Zipcar on the weekend, because schlepping all the way out to DCA is a pain, but the cost difference is just t...

Yes! CVS was the worst. Before, it was a race against time to get the words "I don't need a bag" out before the cashier whipped my single tube of lipstick, hair ties, etc. into 17 concentric plastic b...

When “the man” doesn’t offer transit options or more capacity, workers adjust their schedules or work at home or do flextime or f**king move to where the commute isn’t as hellish. You're assuming tho...

Why not just buy bags specifically made for cat litter rather than using a whole garbage bag? I get these (the "dog" ones work fine for litter boxes): http://www.biobagusa.com/biobag_dog.htm...

@Deep, it's true most people in the library are using the computers but this might be due to the limited space as much as anything. Given the neighborhood demographics I can see a children's story ho...