Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don't see any.
Orson Scott

Comment preview: I was just talking to a defense attorney yesterday and she told me about going to a conservative town in Utah (only 20 minutes from SLC) and upon entering the courtroom the judge told her she was not appropriately dressed for his courtroom. My first though ....


Comment preview: You know how I know Robocop is the greatest film ever made? Because if you apply the plot of Robocop to any other film it instantly becomes better. I call it the Robocop principle. Take for example, the movie Battlefield Earth. It's a shitfest. But, imagin ....


Comment preview: No! Not a good message! I hate that movie and I'll tell you why. The main characters' only problem is that they're too good at too many things. Not only are they popular and attractive, smart, athletic, and have a good relationship, but now they're great s ....


Comment preview: Let's make a list, shall we. Doesn't tell Luke about having a kid, even when April is doing her science fair project. I mean, c'mon Anna HAD to know what April was up to, especially if she needed help from her uncle. I'm with you on that whole "single mom" ....


Comment preview: Rich people don't live like you and I. Imagine working a fencing job at 16 years old. It's your first job. You're new to South Florida. You're a ginger. By God, you burn, motherfucker. Like. A. Motherfucker. For how much? $5 an hour. CASH! Clutch paper flo ....


Comment preview: I wouldn't necessarily say that. More likely it's a good idea that got mired down in the minutia of law, leading to some weird consequences. Preventing legal adults from having intercourse with minors is a good idea. There are exceptions, as there are with ....


Comment preview: Pseudoscience alert! I first became concerned with the phrase "fitness experts, nutritionists, and dietitians" because one of those is a protected scientific term, and two are unprotected descriptors that could apply to hobbies. Like hearing "Mathletes, Ma ....


Comment preview: Hey, I graduated into a 50k/year job, and managed to knock off about 30k of loans in the past 18 months. And I've gotten my first raise and spectacular reviews. By all accounts I'm doing great. But you can't deny there are some systematic forces working ....


Comment preview: **Sweden** I think most students enjoy school in Sweden. Sure, bullying occurs but when I went to school I hardly saw any bullying and if teachers found out there were huge repercussions. Now, I'm from Northern Sweden so there might be huge regional differ ....


Comment preview: So these three motherfuckers want to set some world records and they're getting pretty goddamn serious about it. The first motherfucker, who is a big motherfucker, is convinced that he can split the most logs in an hour. He gets a crackin' and an hour late ....


Comment preview: I was born in 1978 and still live in Romania (so it's only 8:30 pm). Not sure what exactly you guys would like to read. I was 11 in '89 and know first-hand only a few things. It's more than 20 years later and people still argue whether the change was good ....


Comment preview: Hijacking this to end this shit. Here is the transcript of the 'rape.' We can read here that no where did he tell her to stop. He initiated sex. He went down on her. She was not forceful. When he fell asleep the last time she did not continue her sex acts ....


Comment preview: **Atlantic High School** #*A publicly-funded, pseudo-private magnet school, Atlantic High School features both great arts and academics. However, it has been athletically overshadowed by two other district rivals. The school has been trying to expand in t ....