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1. about 4 years ago on The Born Loser

   Or that name for the hindermost part of a donkey.

2. about 4 years ago on B.C.

   you’re (contraction of “you are”.

3. about 4 years ago on For Better or For Worse

   Please see my post above, the one about the difference between paying forward and paying back.

4. about 4 years ago on For Better or For Worse

   Many responsible parents will vehemently eschew being paid back, having adamantly devoted their own lives to paying forward.

5. about 4 years ago on For Better or For Worse

   A truly desperate person (I mean Ellie) may (unknowingly) resort to self-deceit.

6. about 4 years ago on For Better or For Worse

   You have (inadvertently, I hope) omitted a possibly critical modifier: I hope you meant “Research has showed that when old people are moved from their familiar home, their condition actually deteriorates more rapidly.”

7. about 4 years ago on Andy Capp

   I had a sloe gin once. All I can say about it is that it was sweet and that I strongly dislike sweet alcoholic drinks; mercy has expunged the balance of the memory. I am not even certain whether I had a second sip, but I doubt it.

8. about 4 years ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Do you mean gasoline or rectal?

9. about 4 years ago on Pearls Before Swine

   You have never considered using either less coffee or more water?

10. about 4 years ago on Pearls Before Swine

    May I add that their overpriced coffee often tastes somewhere between mediocre and horrible? But often the baristas are cute and at least courteous.