Could be some form of mild autism or asperger. People with asperger's sometimes become fixated on a narrow, unusual interest, like washing machines or subways systems. It's his idea of happy. Everything is controlled, there are rules, ways to organize, and he doesn't have to interact with other people. I don't expect his wife is very thrilled, but it does some like a very inexpensvie hobby.

Asperger kids are so smart intellectually, but need a lot of help socially and emotionally. This boy's mom rocks for loving him for he is and recognizing that he needs to be reminded that he is loved. That was always Mr. Rogers' mantra, "I love you, just for being you." Sounds simple and obvious, but that's how some important things are.

Unclench your ass a little VonSkippy. It's school spirit and it's fun, without being offensive. What did your public education dollars pay for here? Many hours of comradery, rehearsal, cooperative learning, and a little entertainment for their community. Throughout history there have been traditions of playfully assuming opposite gender roles and camping it up.

At first I thought, "What a decadent asshole", especially since I'm a humble father of two, scraping by on a teacher's salary while my wife is recovering from breast cancer treatment and not working, but then it occured to me that at least his wealth is being spread to the guys who had to build that extravagence. Also, think of all the times the owner is going to get pissed off because it stopped working again.

Cola, it's not that costumes shouldn't look dumb or obnoxious, they often should. But in Lady Ca Ca's case, the costumes are used to distract kids and humans from noticing how bad her music is. She's another empty product wrapped in sparkley colors.

Superstitions and fairy tales. Sure, they're creepy places, but that's because our imagination gets to us (myself included). I'm disappointed to see so many people posting here really believe in ghosts. The account of the guy with the "ghost meter" getting bricked was good for a laugh. Does it measure boo levels? Haunt voltage? Big claims require big evidence. Hold it up to the sharp light of science and it shrivels into nothing.

And best of all, it consumes electricity, thus adding to the... aw, nevermind.
Could be fun for Burning Man though.

Jeez, what a buncha snotty a-holes. The person who made this was just trying have some fun and share the results of their effort and you all use it as an opportunity to show how clever and superior you are. Jerks.

Kurt Cobain. Especially sad because he chose it.

Could've, would've, should've. It's easy to be an armchair quarterback, but we weren't there and have probably never been put in situation like that before. Bullets and blades don't bounce off of my skin and I think it's ignorant to say someone should go charging into a violent crime with unknown factors. If those guys tried to help her and got shot and killed people would be talking about how stupid and reckless they were and how they should have called the police instead.

It's a difficult, but unfair question, because we don't have all the facts. Did the employees know it was only one man? Did they see him at all? Could they have known if he was armed or not?

I would be haunted by it the rest of my life if I was one of those guys and felt it wasn't safe to act. Rape is a horrific thing. A cop at least is armed, has training, and can call for back up, but even a cop wouldn't go charging in blindly...

"I like turtles."

Occupation: Rock and Roll Specialist

One sad aspect about Buddy dying so early was that he still hadn't reached the peak of his abilities. He was still getting better and better. He was the real deal too. The music BUSINESS and hunger for fame have ruined so much. Guys like Buddy made music because they had no choice. It was in them and it needed to get out. It was inevitability. The success and adulation were nice rewards but not the prime motivaters back then. Now so much music seems to be sweet, sticky cotton candy. Fluffy and colorful but it ultimately doesn't satisfy in the long term.

These are annoying UK English phrases. I hardly ever hear Americans say "At the end of the day."

Geekazoid's comment of "Spot on" seems to be another popular British English phrase. Americans never say "Spot on." We don't refer to things as "Brilliant" either.

It might be interesting to see how the most annoying American English phrases compare, but ultimately, who cares anyway? It's a ridiculously subjective list, as what annoys one person can pass unnoticed to another.

I'm voting for Obama, but give McCain a break. I didn't think the wording was offensive at all, just awkward. YOU try months of speaking and debating under CONSTANT scrutiny without occasionally mixing words or saying something ambiguous or open to misinterpretation. It's a non-issue.