Goodness. One obnoxiously smug article refuted by another. Actually, I think the second article annoys me more. Mostly because people being happy is generally less irritating than being bitter. But both seem pretty certain that everyone wants the same things.

How about we take away from this the following life lessons.

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Oh Guardian. Oh, Guardian ( Read more... )

( Cut for (a lot of) swearing )

So, I'm watching Cold Case. And right now it's an episode in which the detectives are investigating the murder of a woman from 1989, and an important plot point is that she's big, plain and could never attract a handsome man unless he had some kind of angle. And therefore the handsome boyfriend she acquired just before she died had to be evil/a con ( Read more... )

OK.

I know there are a few conservative/republican types out there.

Can anyone explain to me why it is reasonable to charge rape victims $1200 for their own rape kitsBecause I can't think of a single way it makes sense. It penalises victims of crime, means that those without financial means simply can't afford justice, and means that violent ( Read more... )

I just got a stroppy letter from Southwark County Council ( Read more... )

Is there an obvious way to save documents in Microsoft Office 2007 that I don't know ( Read more... )

I was reading this this morning and felt the usual wrench in my stomach ( Read more... )

( A ranty Sally swears and curses )

This is why I loathe Labour with a passion ( Read more... )