Pygmania

After swearing up and down I'd never watch Teen Mom 2 again because of MTV's complicity in the frequent neglect and documented abuse of Jenelle Evans' young children, today I caved. But nothing could've prepared me for the following: Hashtag breadsticks. PS Let us take a moment to admire the height difference between Jenelle Evans and David Eason , aka Soulmate No. 5 ( #justlikethenotebook ): 🍝💍

Jill Dillard (née Duggar) recently birthed her first child, a boy named Israel David Duggar. Emma conscientiously shared the happy news and requested my opinion on this name choice. I really had no comment on the matter. My only form of response was to begin speculation on what Israel's little brothers and sisters will be called; in the course of making my list of name possibilities, it struck me that such content truly ought to be housed on vospymies rather than hidden in an email thread... predicted + suggested given names for future babies of the Dillard variety [  f   m n  ] : predicted: suggested: irish ;  ireland innuit indiana imagine infinity identity independence isabella isaac isaiah/isaias ian ida ivy; ivory isadora iris ice-cream i nferno india immigrant icon impulse irregardless implication itchy iGod ...

Shortly before their wedding in 2011 it was reported that the couple privately called each other 'Big Willie' and 'Babykins'. Prince Charles and Camilla have long found it amusing to refer to each other in private as Fred and Gladys. Prince Philip apparently calls the Queen Cabbage or Sausage, while she supposedly calls him The Boss.

Exhibit A:   Exhibit B:   I fear that my life will lose all meaning if and when CU Public Safety remembers to remove me from their listserv. #CUPublicEnemy #dark

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"YES, I want to help change the lives of Israel's children in need - and ensure a brighter future for the State of Israel. Enclosed is my tax deductible contribution to the Israel Tennis Centers Foundation." Jeez, you give money to one Jewish organization and you get on the mailing list for all of them. Also...tennis. Really?

Winter Storm Brutus: Why We Named It Winter Storm Athena: Why We Named It [Athena knocked me down the Subway steps this morning. It's true.] NEW YORK — Winter Storm Athena, which stymied recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy, pulled away from New York and New Jersey Thursday, leaving a blanket of thick, wet snow that snapped storm-weakened trees and downed power lines, but didn't appear to add much more to the devastation. More winds are expected through Thursday and commuters may have to brave lingering snowfall. "We aren't out of the woods yet in terms of the winds of this system," Tom Niziol, winter weather expert for The Weather Channel, said Thursday morning. "Once again, I want to reiterate that without Sandy, we may not have named this storm. However, one of our main reasons for naming events is societal impact. With so many people still under recovery efforts -- even well inland -- the combination of heavy, wet snow and wind prompted the decisio...

Inspired by "List of animals with fraudulent diplomas" http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Incorrect_predictions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_performance_timeline_comparison_%28women%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_city_nicknames_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_individual_dogs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mythological_dogs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatchamacallit_(candy) . . . *drumroll* . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Mudkip

So many tweets to Reade

are you trying to tell me it's not on the best-seller list?