They say the Eskimo developed 50 words for “snow” because, as it was such a pervasive and perilous aspect of their daily struggle for existence, subtle distinctions mattered greatly.
The English language has 456 synonyms for “bullshit.”
Infer.
Indecision is…
An alcoholic with a Fitbit.
Humiliation is…
Being kicked out of somewhere you didn’t even really want to be in the first place, because you thought it was beneath you.
RIP campus comedy
Comedian Nimesh Patel was kicked off stage at Columbia University’s “cultureSHOCK: Reclaim” event for humor deemed to be out of bounds for what the organizers describe as a “space for inclusion and acceptance.”
During the event, Patel’s performance featured commentary on his experience living in a diverse area of New York City—including a joke about a gay, black man in his neighborhood—which AAA officials deemed inappropriate. Patel joked that being gay cannot be a choice because “no one looks in the mirror and thinks, ‘this black thing is too easy, let me just add another thing to it.’”
For the irony-impaired, the premise is that blacks and gays are unfairly discriminated against. Is it hacky? Yeah, it’s been done before. But it’s also pretty much the opposite of bigoted humor.
On a related note, I’m starting to think maybe we should lay off the childhood vaccinations. This autism epidemic seems to be getting out of hand 
Thanks Peta
Two birds, one scone
PETA — in their ongoing question to unite people of diverse ideological persuasions in the shared belief that PETA is just fucking awful — takes a moment to wag their finger at speciesist* phraseology:
(*spellcheck, your objection is noted)
