1. If you, like many among us, thought that Fred Astaire maybe didn't have any feelings about Steve Martin, allow me to gently correct you. He hated him for making Pennies From Heaven , that bonkers-depressing 1981 musical that Pauline Kael loved (which, aside, I have always meant to develop an Opinion about Pauline Kael, because it seems like something that smart people do!)

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  2. Do we need to ask less of women or ask more of men?

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  3. There was a curse upon the family of Laius, King of Thebes, and the story of his son Oedipus is the story of the fulfilling of that curse. Laius, driven from his kingdom, took refuge with Pelops, son of Tantalus, and then most ungratefully kidnapped the boy Chrysippus, son of his protector. In course of time Laius recovered his kingdom, and married a princess called Jocasta.

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  4. The job where instead of firing employees she didn’t like, my manager would move their cubicle every three months until they quit.

    The job where I knew it was time to go when she moved my cubicle to a spot directly under the air conditioning vent.

    The job where my director would look at my lunch and say, “Wow, are you going to eat all of that?”

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  5. FYI! YOUR KID SHOULD REALLY LOOK INTO LIFE INSURANCE

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  6. "I shall call her...Mini Me."

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  7. 46. Christians are to be taught that unless they have more than they need, they are bound to keep back what is necessary for their own families, and by no means to squander it on pardons.

    "SORRY THERE'S NO BREAD FOR BREAD-BONE SOUP TONIGHT, SIMONLINGTON, I HAD TO BUY SOME HEAVEN-BUCKS TO KEEP GOD FROM GETTING MAD AT US"

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  8. Toasties, is it spring yet? I thought it was and then a "huge terrible coldest ever snowstorm on Monday" was announced for NYC. If so, return to us the hour of sleep.

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  9. OK, sorry to put underwear straight up in your face today, but I'd like to talk about something: why is it SO hard to find 100% cotton underwear anymore? And another thing: padded bras. Who needs 'em!?

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  10. Someone find me this citation at once:

    "Cavett once related an anecdote that he and Marlon Brando were having dinner at a restaurant when a female fan approached the two men and made an advance. The men almost partook in a threesome with the fan, but Cavett decided against it because they had not finished their soup.[citation needed]"

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  11. My little buddy Mr Wilson wanted to say hi.

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  12. Copyright laws must walk a fine line between encouraging creativity -- by ensuring that authors of creative works are given a way to make a living from their work and know their families will continue to benefit -- while also ensuring that the creative efforts of future generations are not hampered. Once a work is released to the public, it begins a new phase in its history.

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  13. "No one's pinching his legs!" Happy today.

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  14. Friends have described pregnancy to me and I conclude it sounds confusing to say the least.

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