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Of all time in the US, probably. Post Tate-LaBianca - John Belishi, John Lennon, and Princess Diana would be up there. Last year only, I'd have to go with Keith Emerson's suicide, people didn't see it coming at all while there were some people who knew Bowie was very ill.

I forgot until someone else mentioned it, in that farming community, your parents did have to sign off on corporal punishment. My folks said they did, but I doubt they did considering what my Dad went through in Catholic School. My folks also never employed it either.

Turned it on w/7+ min left in the 3rd - saw the score and started laughing. I'm sure my GB rooting friends will say something about all the injuries GB has, which when I brought up all the injuries the Bears had when GB beat them, well those were unimportant to the outcome of the game.

Pretty sure I mentioned this on ASMB, but my Dad got the ruler treatment in Catholic School in Chicago (Ukrainian, no less - old world mid 1940's and still there). His older brother was a troublemaker, and Dad was new to the school. The assumption of the Nun was apparently he'd be like his brother. Someone else hit the Nun with a spitwad when her back was turned. She immediately went to my Dad's desk and asked him to put his hands on his desk. Not knowing why, he did as asked - wham (with a metal edged ruler)! He said he looked at his fingers and saw blood, balled up his fist and got her right in the gut, doubling her over. His Dad was called from work into the school office and told what had happened. He turned to my Dad and asked him, "Did you throw the spitwad?". Dad said, "No." Grandfather apparently then reached over and slapped my Dad across the face and asked him again, and Dad said, "NO!". My grandfather turned to the principal/headmaster/Father/whatever and said, "He did not do what he was accused of" and pulled my Dad out of the school. My Dad told me that this was the reason I never attended a parochial school, he wouldn't have it.

I was. They didn't do it at any of the schools I attended until we moved to a farming community. I was stunned, especially when I saw the paddles used, but those farm boys were used to it. I was never punished that way, but in 7th grade, one kid who was constantly being punished was taken into the hall by a female math teacher for "whacks". When they came back in, she was apologizing profusely. The story I got was that either she or he lost count, he straightened up and she caught him in the small of the back. I think they stopped the practice shortly after that. There might have been a lawsuit involved.

I was expecting, "Is this your card?" Although, "You've got a pretty big 'Adam's Apple" would work too.

Those fumes are probably counterindicated to solving the issue.

Did she buy you just one MAD magazine or the whole subscription?

How could you not like Ralph?

Currently, one of the standard ones. Eventually I'll switch it to

First, nobody is "too good" for anyone. They may want other things in their life that are different than you may want, say like they're really into socializing and you aren't, but nobody is "too good". There are plenty of "opposites attract" stories out there. I remember reading about a woman, a member of Mensa with PhD who had been married to a garage mechanic for 20 years (at that time). Second, though not mentioned in the OP, is the concept of a "soulmate" - utter garbage. The idea that there is one perfect person in the world for you is insane. Ask most people to describe their "soulmate" and they'll immediately go into physical characteristics, which have nothing to do with one's soul. What if it turned out that, no matter your sexual orientation, your absolute "soulmate" was some 70 yr old man in Mongolia who you are never destined meet?

It'll be ok. I know lots of people who are in a dense fog until about that time, usually goes away after their 3rd coffee. Seriously though, not too many things as scary as being on a highway and losing sight of both the tail lights of the car ahead and the headlights of the semi behind. About 20 ft visibility that night for a couple miles...then all the sudden, it was clear again.

No, they're not. But you're pretty sorry.

Actually, I was thinking we're talking a step-parent here.

But he's got talent and skill, while you have...ummmm...what exactly do you have?

Not just fried shrimp. It's like trying to chew a tire after an hour or two, no matter how it was prepared.

He's hangin' with Rick Moranis.

You should be thinking this...

Or "Night Court".

Used to be a place near where I went to college, Burritoville - "Burritos as big as your head". If I couldn't finish it, I'd wrap it in foil, toss it in the fridge and it would keep. Same for a gyro, I'd buy a couple from a place that had a deal on 2. Toss one in the fridge, eat the other.

Exploding E cig takes out 7 teeth of some poor guy. https://consumerist.com/2017/01/18/man-says-e-cigarette-explosion-destroyed-7-of-his-teeth/

Well...that explains that. I thought some things went missing.