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1) Raindrops of roses 2) Whiskers on kittens 3) Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens (yes they act as 1)

American Dad is much more structured and the character are much more consistent. No cutaway gags, random scenes, impossible scenarios or jokes that are forced awkwardly into the script.

Any fans of Family Guy, American Dad or The Cleveland Show here? Now, I know Glee isn't the only thing you folks watch. Anyone else feeling that FG is on the decline and it's now tear inducingly boring? American Dad, imho, takes the place where FG stood a couple of years ago, not so sure about Cleveland b/c I haven't watched much of it yet. I wonder why there's this huge discord, they're all made by the same team of talents under MacFarlane.

I know that feeling all too well. I never get time alone Go crazy! Jam it up and dance like nobody's watching cuz...nobody's watching! Masturbate openly in the living room, pass gas loudly while eating dinner, drain the blood on a chipmunk in your kitchen, ahh the possibilities. I wouldn't be able to handle the dark, cold and quiet though. I need lighting, warmth and background noise (almost at all times)

I hear that it's "Isabélla Maria Louisa Bonita de Surrogato y Miké con Santa Quoñus Consuella Washington Dé Cé para Andy la Lastname"

Kavrik, even many girls I've talked to admitted they'd prefer sons over daughters LOL. To be quite honest I rarely if ever have heard couples say they firmly would like a daughter over a son. YAY BOYS

Blaine and Kurt....what a friggin mismatch

Agreed. No need to give rise to another institution of mediocrity And no, that's not entirely a jab at the University of Delaware system. When you're talking about law school, unless you attend a highly regarded one, there is little to no justification for wasting time, money, and energy. I know even undergraduates who've sprung from some College of Nothing-ville and applied to certain competitive jobs positions only to have the employer basically imply "come back when you have a real degree".

Glad to hear things are good. Happy belated birthday Take a hold of the good feelings and run with them

That episode.....interesting plot but ugh....

It's cool you're that determined. I very much respect that actually. Wasn't "gay" originally used to mean happy and festive? It's almost but entirely fallen out of that use now, I wonder why this particular word was chosen to mean homo. I think the reason why using "lame" and "retarded" is so much more common and acceptable is because those words are never used to describe people of those conditions anymore because they're derogatory and so not PC. But "gay" is PC for homo, so that link is still strong.

Well then this goes into the whole debate about using "gay" as a slur in the same way "lame" and "retarded" are. My position is that you can't stop the evolution of language. "gay" being used outside of its homosexual connotation and as "silly", "stupid", "ridiculous" is well underway and as far as I see it, not even gay people care as much as to avoid using it. As I always say, unless you avidly avoid using descriptions like "lame", "retarded" or anything similar as well, there's really no need to hear you say more.

Clearly we live on those said islands or countries, and Glee is based on their cultural standards............. So I watched a documentary one time about how a small region in Brazil sees having sex with animals as a rite of passage for young men. I guess since it's for them, we ought to open up the barn to our high school curriculum here as well, no?

I've always liked Rebecca Black and think she's a sweet girl. I've also come to enjoy "Friday" for it's simplicity and I love driving my friends crazy when I make references to it or sing. So yea, I'm looking forward to watching the episode. But I wanna make a comment about what you said here. Yes, Glee is about smacking dogma in the face, giving those who are stepped on something to smile about and encouraging integrity. It's those things and the totally clever and funny ways everything wraps up that made me enjoy the show a great deal. But It seems to me like Glee has deterred somewhat from that ever since the show has established itself into a secure place with its audience...Also, I may be the only one who went "what the heck" at Santana's sudden lesbianification but what the heck? Not for the gay factor but I wonder how far down the cosmopolitan road the show is willing to venture...It's like they're really trying to squeeze every conceptually minority subject in.

Clearly you didn't read what I wrote closely. I don't believe I implied anywhere that "I'd like my child to conform" or "I will know what's best for my kid". I did and do however, state that I'd like my kid to be able to keenly discern for himself what's good or not for him, and that includes knowing when to deviate from the norm and when to follow suit. Also, you're making a hefty assumption in that popularity and acceptance cannot also be criteria to some people's happiness. As far as bravery goes, that term can only be accredited to those who abide strictly by personal satisfaction and also receive net benefits from it in the long run. If merely acting upon one's own pleasures ultimately leads to greater expenses, "bravery" quickly and easily becomes "recklessness"

Social winners are at a clear advantage for sure, however I wouldn't make the quick assumption based on Nifty stories that those winners are always jocks and sports stars. At the same time, I wouldn't make the assumption that athletes don't make good grades. The stereotypical concept of the otherwise-unachieved high school jock who is virtually a deity is as incorrect as it gets as far as I have experienced. There's a fine line between a jock and an athlete and from what I've been able to witness, not many jocks get anywhere or are looked up to, while those who were great and happen to also be athletes are admired and go on to do great things. You are right in some of your assertions but it's not because dumb jocks took over the world. People don't follow others blindly without some sort of credibility and you must award credit to those who deserve them. An large portion of the male population here at my school were former high school athletes, but we are also one of the most highly acclaimed public universities in the US. In other worlds, we don't let "dumb jocks" in but how did these other athletes do so well? It's interesting to wonder about cause and effect.

Those types of behavior aren't really socially acceptable if you zoom out and look at a grander scale. There are people who do that sort of thing everywhere, but they aren't the fortunate ones. It's actually quite simple to me; that group of 19 year olds who drive by people to insult them are unaccomplished teenagers who have undeveloped senses of how the world works, who they are and how to earn respect. When you think about people's behaviors in terms of animalistic instincts, those types of behavior are assertions of dominance when there is nothing else to compete with. Adolescence who are already relatively insecure and eager to please more readily try to put themselves on top through whatever means. When they insult you, it's almost a challenge, and when you cower, they have won. In my experiences, young adults who do that to feel socially superior are the ones who have the highest likelihood of becoming socially deemed losers very soon. To me, a person is a complicated mix of nature and nurture. The nature molds your general shape and nurture goes a long way and it's often obvious what kind of nurturing a person has had for him/her self. i.e. the unfortunate ones who try hard or the fortunate ones who don't give a sh*t. I think when someone disrespects you for being a certain way, instead of seeing you as someone who is made for that way, they see you as someone who's accepted it and made no efforts to change. i.e. the hereditarily obese individual who walks towards McDonalds will be seen in a different light than the hereditarily obese individual who walks towards the gym. In a world of constant and relentless competition, we are all expected to challenge ourselves, even our natures. We may or may not have true control over ourselves but there is little to no good to believing in a lack of control and letting chance take your life thereof.

I kinda see where he is coming from though and if I'm correct, what JG was wondering was not so much why coming out is so hard for some people but why more people are not able to turn an unfortunate circumstance into a better one in perspective. Different people will have different circumstances in their lives that can make coming out more difficult, dangerous or just impossible but this isn't about coming out, it's about having made the decision to stay closeted and how one feels about it. As someone who has both felt miserable and content being closeted, it seems to me the key to a smooth transition is perspective. Since this is off topic for this thread, I won't get too much into it but it just seems like when people are stuck in bad situations that cannot be helped, sometimes applying a change internally can help tremendously. Like the lemon/lemonade suggestion right? Anyways, I have many deep rooted regrets as well but it seems to heavy to talk about it so I'll share something light. When my straight friend in high school asked me to blow him one night when he was apparently horny enough to not mind who he was getting head from....I said no because that was gross and I'm not gay. He ended up jerking off in his room while I was there. So yea, it didn't come to my senses until much later that he was actually really hot and I regret not having developed my taste for cock sooner because he never offered again despite all the subtle hints I tried to drop later. Damn it........LOL

I'm confused, none of you are wearing glasses, it's hard to tell who has short hair and you all look equally tanned.

Overall, I think people should learn to just embrace their age and all the benefits, connotations, and shortcomings thereof. If you truly believe in the beauty of life, you will see that every stage of life is worth being in. It seems to me that while remaining highly subjective on the matter of age and youth can be good if the purpose is to keep a better outlook on life, it may ultimately benefit one more in the long run to simply acknowledge that he or she is a certain age and accept it. By acceptance, I don't mean admitting defeat but rather let go of negativity. The cultural obsession with youth is gradually becoming a disorder if you want my honest opinion.

Happy birthday. You're old

At 22, I'm considered way too old to start competitive gymnastics At 22, Yoda would disapprove training me to become a Jedi At 22, I may as well be 82 when it comes to the law But... At 22, I'm still enjoying the prime period of my physical and health state. At 22, I'm young enough to be cocky but old enough to be confident. At 22, I'm still discovering myself but have a good idea. And.... At 22, I'm only starting my career. At 22, I'm still on the first page of my bucket list. At 22, my entire future is open to me

By 3 you're still a growing young boy By 7 you're basically an evil horny adolescent. By 14 you should be well settled in your career By 17 you're pretty much done.

You misunderstand. I'm not an advocate for a kind of total and blind conformity that stems from the inability to develop the self. I'm an encourager of perception and knowing when there can be certain benefits to adhering to social standards and when there can be certain benefits to remain individual. In other words, I encourage careful eclecticism. Incomplete. The idea is to raise a child that is secure and smart in their own decisions. Security in decision means nothing if it did not come about from good rationale. The fact that so many decisions lead to regret implies that people make too many "secure" decisions without thinking of possible consequences. Sure, there's no way to predict the outcome of every decision, but there are many secure but bad decisions that can be prevented, such as "I've only had 2 drinks, I can drive just fine". Well, first off, most likely kids won't need you to tell them for them to know if and when they are thought ill of by their friends. The only thing parents can do is to reassure them if it does occur. And it's not as simple as peer pressure, which btw will never be a non-issue. By telling a person that, for example, an employer will think ill of you if you walk into an interview dressed in pajamas is not an attempt to discredit that person's own sense of expression.

Happy birthday! And it's as if the whole country's celebrating this day for you (You are the mom aren't you? )