SageAgainstTheMachine

I guess I don't personally identify with being proud of any inherent quality. But I know plenty of people who are proud of their heritage, for example. Irish American guys running around in their leprechaun costumes on St. Patty's Day don't (typically) hurt anybody. Of course, they didn't do anything to make their grandparents Irish. They were born with it. It doesn't have to be logical.

The line should be wherever other people are egregiously harmed by the behavior. Gay marriage doesn't qualify, neither does consensual sodomy.

Which one of our sarcasm meters is broken? For the record, I was just trying to make a joke on the "pride in blue eyes" thing.

Bah, jokes don't count.

Seems reasonable. And yet, we're not great at empathy when it comes to stuff on the road. I've accidentally cut people off a couple times, but when it happens to me I don't say "Oh, I've done that before, it's ok, I hope that guy has a nice day."

I'm inclined to say yes, but it seems like something bad happened once when people were TOO proud of their blue eyes.

Some people are criminals and inherently bad. And some people are raised by their parents and mentors with the message that homosexuals are threatening to the American way of life. You don't see how specific hatred gives way to crime? Not to hyperbolize, but doesn't national identity fall under your definition of exclusivity? I mean, we're human beings, we put labels on things. That's not going to stop. The goal isn't to stop noticing differences, it's to stop fearing them.

If you want to be. "Pride" isn't some exclusive club that homosexuals are part of. Loads of people on this very board are vocally proud to be American, proud New Yorkers, proud Buffalonians, proud parents, etc. The word doesn't need to imply an accomplishment.

Why does gay pride need justification?

Don't look in the box. There's a dead cat in there. Or a really pissed off cat.

It's funny. Everybody agrees that most of the other drivers on the road are horrible, and we all have the same gripes about the hypothetical "other". But you never seem to meet the terrible drivers.

Anybody see Ted? Here's my review... http://www.entertainment-bureau.com/ted-review-reviewsday-tuesday/2286 Much better than I expected.

In other news, Woody Allen reveals he's Jewish.

Now, think...what if the known universe is just a quark in an infinitely larger physical reality? INCEPTION

Not judging, but as a hip hop fan it was pretty meh. Props on the analogy though, made me laugh.

Chronic back issues for a guy his size...regardless of on-field performance, he'd be smart to walk away from the game.

Meh, who knows? But check out the private webcam. Hopefully Bertha's finished with her sandwich now.

Actually we've had them for a while, but they're mostly girls who didn't get callbacks for the Jills. So we prefer to keep it under wraps.

Stick to the day job, Stevie.

Nah. Chili's better over cornbread.

I'd say Daniel Day Lewis. Leo is up there too, though. I'd say so. Something about your lead actor looking directly into the camera and saying "I think this just might be my masterpiece" before fading to black is just...tasteless? Arrogant? Both in equal measure?

Roy was a good player through some pretty lean times. I never quite sensed the ambivalence that others did. But it seems like the team is ready to move forward with Ennis and Hodgson as the scoring line centers, so I don't mind seeing them get an agitator type like Ott in return.

I definitely read, "Sorry, bad gang bang at the office."

Why did biologists ever waste their time studying viruses? They're so minute.

I've been in the front row for every Wiggles concert since their inception in 1991. Seeing the joy in the children's eyes is magnificent, and then later the fear.... Oh. I mean...What I meant to say is, three rows behind the Sabres' bench in a playoff game.