inspired by a morning talk show

[Poll #771666]

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I'm tired of people answering the phone (or having their machine answer) with "Praise the Lord--have a blessed day."

It's really annoying. When did "hello" leave the lexicon?

*sigh*

How am I going to make it through the afternoon without breaking into something sweet and fatty?

Ugh.

There's a afternoon talk show that my officemate listens to. It bills itself as "the baddest adult talk show on the radio." Today the host (a male) is interviewing callers about female "golddiggers."

As you can imagine, I have a lot of problems with just the topic, but the host is going on, after bashing the general behavior of these women (because, you know, there aren't any men who live off their girlfriends) saying that there must be a problem when the woman decides to leave. From the man's perspective, the woman is bought and paid for, so how can she just decide to leave? Note that he isn't asking this of the men who are calling in, just the women who admit to being golddiggers. "There is a real danger when the woman decides to just leave," he says. My question is: why isn't he challenging this mindset of said men? (I'm afraid it's because it's a view he espouses.)

(Okay, so during the second hour of his show, he will focus on the men who do this type of thing. But ohhh! he was really getting on my last feminist nerve with this stereotypical crap.)

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Anxious adults judge facial cues faster, but less accurately (thanks, dsgood)

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If one knows everything, what can one remember?

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Report: Women misled on abortion risks -- quite damning (found in feminist)

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I remember when ATMs were a new idea.