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  1. anonfish

    Wow, i’m commenting more today than I ever have.. Dara is a childhood friend of mine. She’s amazing! Buy her stuff!!!

    • NOLA

      Hey anonfish – I just got out of meetings and answered the question you asked me in the earlier thread.

  2. Handwashing “dry clean only” garments

    I have the following garments that say “dry clean only.” I’m wondering whether I can successfully handwash any of them?

    Cashmere sweater
    Silk sweater
    Wool/nylon/spandex skirt lined with polyester/spandex
    Polyester trousers lined with acetate

    I’m guessing I can handwash the cashmere sweater and poly trousers, and that I definitely need to dry clean the silk sweater. I’m torn on the wool/nylon/spandex skirt. And generally concerned that I’m wrong all together and will ruin hundreds of dollars of cashmere sweaters.

    • OP

      As a side, I had to laugh when I read the content tag on the poly/acetate trousers. They probably aren’t worth worrying about, but I love them so I’m keeping them!

    • Nonny

      You can hand wash the silk sweater too. That’s all I’ve ever done with silk knits.

    • Ellen

      I dry clean everything other then my underpant’s and bra’s b/c the cleaneing lady shrink’s stuff that is supposedly NON-SHRINKEABLE!

      As for these ring’s, I am HOLDEING OUT FOR a DIMOND, and no other ring will be on my finger. I want to make clear to ALL eligeible men that I am availabel, and some times, if peeople have alot of ring’s on their finger’s, men (who are not the smartest), think a person is TAKEN, if not MARRIED, if they have a ring on their finger’s, even if it is ON OTHER FINGER’s!

      At my age, I can’t afford to loose a guy to such confusion, so I am NAKED on my finger’s. All I wear is a bracelet that dad gave me from when he went to Europe. He said he was goeing to give it to mom, but gave her the dimond instead. I almost asked him whether he ever thought of giving it to one of the GLAZZNOST Girls that the Square Headed Guy from Langley talked about!!!!!! Mabye I will ask him in front of Mom, since he is NOT talkeing to me these day’s! FOOEY!

    • Lady Harriet

      I usually hand or machine wash my silk sweaters on delicate, then hang on a drying rack. However, mine are mostly blends, so you may have a higher class of silk sweater than I do.

      I have heard on here that acetate shrinks easily when washed, but I have been able to very gently hand wash an acetate-lined jacket without shrinkage, so ymmv.

      • tesyaa

        I think I’m the one who has previously warned about acetate, and I’m happy to hear that you had a better experience.

    • posey

      I washed cashmere sweaters in the washing machine, delicates cycle, special soap. No dryer of course. It worked out OK.

      • Veronique

        +1. Usually on delicate, inside of a lingerie bag, turned inside out. Lay flat to dry and you’re good to go!

    • Hippie washer

      My sense is that you can wash any natural fiber – with gentle soap and agitation of course. After all, the sheep/ goats/ silkworms are out in the rain in life.

    • tesyaa

      I have stated this before, but never wash anything containing acetate. Poly washes fine, acetate doesn’t. I just sent my daughter’s thrift store skirt to the cleaners because it has an acetate lining. There’s just nothing like paying more for cleaning an item one time than it cost to buy!

    • Bonnie

      In my experience, cashmere comes out better washed than dry cleaned. I wash mine on gentle in a mesh bag with gentle detergent and dry flat on top of the dryer.

    • Susie

      Pretty much every item of clothing I own (except my wedding dress and leather jackets) has been in the washer and dryer on regular setting and did not shrink or get ruined. I’ve never even really thought about it or checked the labels.

  3. Anonymous

    Too good of a deal not to share, if you’re a size 6, 10, 10.5, or 11, 6pm has the Cole Haan Air Talia’s in black for $39.99. Wishing my feet were slightly bigger…

  5. Starter home?

    How do you decide whether to keep saving (and paying rent), or to buy a property that will meet your needs for the next 5-6 years? My husband and I are in a bad rental situation, which is making us want to move asap. Right now we have a downpayment that will get us something relatively convenient, safe and livable, but small and in a school district I am not comfortable with. While we don’t yet have kids, we’d like to soon (something that would be a challenge in our rental, in addition to size concerns, we have really noisy neighbors). If we bought now, our monthly payment plus taxes would be about 60 of our monthly rent, so we could potentially save faster, even accounting for maintenance costs. If instead we were to keep saving, we could probably save enough to buy something in a better long-term neighborhood within two years (and carry a higher mortgage). But we’d also pay another $50k in rent, and I’m not sure we can stay in our current apartment two more years (I know we can move to another rental, though that is not really appealing either).

    Alternatively, is this a situation where it would make sense to try for a ten percent down loan, with the intent of paying the PMI portion off in the next two years?

    • LizNYC

      I’m not a RE agent or really have any experience with this, but from what you outlined, it sounds like you should look to buy. You’d be happier because you’d be putting equity into a place, you’d be your own landlord (and all the fun issues that come from that — I live in a house built in 1903, so yeah… ;), and even if you started for kids today, it’s 9 months, + at least 3 years (if there’s public preschool, 5 years until kindergarten) till they’ll really need the public school system, right? So that puts you in 4-6, maybe 7 years in your house, putting in equity, not being in a rental, and knowing what area you’d like to be in. My $.02 = buy.

      • TBK

        One thing to consider — even if you won’t need the schools, re-sale is often easier if you live in at least a decent school district.

    • SoCalAtty

      Have you considered a smaller house in the location you want that is a candidate for renovation? Also, be aware of the new PMI rules. Depending on your downpayment and loan to value, you could be stuck with PMI for 10 years or even for the life of the loan. It used to be 5 years AND have paid the loan down to 80% LTV, but the “value” was always the purchase price, not a real appraised value.

      I would stay away from FHA/PMI combinations if you can. The rates are pretty crazy now.

  6. Anonymous

    TJ – I am desperate to get more flexible and have no idea how to do so! I work out pretty frequently (relatively intense cardio 4-5 times per week) but have incredibly tight muscles. I try to stretch as much as I can after each workout, but don’t feel like I’m getting anywhere at all and am not sure how to fix this. For some context, I was one of those kids who grew faster than their muscles, so this is nothing new but I’d like to finally fix it some. Is this something a trainer could help me with, or do I just keep doing my best to stretch alone? Fwiw, I’ve tried yoga and just can’t do it-too alone with my thoughts and focused on how I can’t do anything! Thanks!

    • posey

      have you tried one of those foam rollers? People use them in Pilates but they work wonders stretching out tight muscles. They usually come with short videos showing you what to do.

    • Statutesq

      I know you said you can’t do yoga, but it really is the answer. Try and find an instructor/video that is fast paced–then all you’ll be thinking about is trying not to fall on your face. This is coming from a long-time runner who couldn’t touch her toes for years. After about six months of yoga, I can almost put my palms on the ground. I will still walk out of a yoga class if it’s too boring–no one has time for boring!

      • Anonymous

        Yup. Also, you just need to find the right class. Try different styles of yoga. I tried Power Yoga (Baptiste) and fell in love. I was a notoriously inflexible person (distance runner with tight, tight, tight legs, hips, etc) and yoga has made me so much more flexible.

      • roses

        Yes. I absolutely felt exactly the same as you, but fast paced yoga keeps my attention and stretches me out. it feels SO good the day after a long run.

      • NYNY

        Iyengar yoga is great for improving flexibility, but if you’re easily bored, it may not be for you. The focus is on precise pose alignment and staying in the poses a looooooooooooong time. They use props – bricks, straps, blankets – to help you get into the pose correctly, so as you gain flexibility, your props change.

        • TravelMoreRoads

          I’m actually starting Iyengar tonight! I’ve done other styles for years but that one looked great, very excited to try something new!

          I echo giving yoga another try. It takes at least a few weeks to really get used to it, and the “wandering mind” type problems do get better. Good luck!

      • PolyD

        Ballet is good, too, and you can’t get too into your head when you are trying to remember the choreography. Even barre work makes me focus and gets rid of the “alone with your thoughts,” problem – in fact, I am heading out to a class tonight to hopefully take my mind off the shut down and the fact that I don’t know when I will be going back to work.

    • Godzilla

      You don’t strength-train? You need to shape your muscles! Cardio alone isn’t enough.

      • Anonymous

        OP here-I do some strength training and am actually pretty strong, just not very stretchy! I do weights and some Pilates (albeit quite poorly), as well as cardio with significant strength training components (eg soul cycle-type spinning with weights, push-ups etc. built in), although now that you mention it I probably could do with some more!

        • Godzilla

          Depending on where you’re tight, a foam roller or a TENS unit can help. Surprisingly, once I started mega doses of vit D, most of my tightness went away.

    • Pretzel_Logic

      It might be advanced at first, but if you hate slow yoga like I do, try Jillian Michaels’ Yoga Meltdown. It is HARD, especially if you’re not super familiar with it, but it’s a lot more active and I’ve noticed increased flexibility (and I’ve always been pretty flexible).

      If you do cardio on a regular basis, do you do active recovery at any point? For example, I do Insanity, and there’s two levels of “Recovery” days which consist mostly of stretches and holds that somehow always kick my butt. I get really stiff if I skip those, though.

    • Kathryn

      You could try to find a studio that plays top 40 / rap / hip-hop music (SLT in NYC is really good). I really like vinyasa flow classes and the teachers I go to play really fun music. Not bored at all.

  7. Anonish

    So I’m am slightly obsessing over the “dream” job I just applied for. I got past the first phase, but it seems like the process takes forever. The only other jobs I’ve applied for have been with small firms, I was one of a few candidates, and I got the job quickly. I’d love some anectdata from those of you who went through the interview process with big companies. How long was the process? How many rounds of interviews, etc?

    • Veronique

      I’ve worked for two large companies post-law school (both in-house corporate positions). The first job had two rounds of interviews, one on campus with my future second line manager and one at the office with my future manager and coworkers. The entire process took 3-4 months. The second job was with a company headquartered in another country, so most of my team/clients were outside of the US. I had three rounds of phone interviews. The first round was with the company’s internal recruiter, the second round was with a joint interview with two of my future managers and the third round was separate, back to back interviews with two future internal business clients. This process was extremely fast, less than a month from initial contact to offer.

    • SoCalAtty

      Long. 8 weeks – maybe 10? It felt like torture, because I was coming from a firm that made me want to leap out of the window. I did the initial phone interview with their main talent search person, and then a phone interview with our corporate office, and then two interviews with various managing officers in my local office.

    • Susie

      I work for a large corporation where on average it is about 6 months from the initial interview to start date.

  8. Anonymous

    Sorry if this posts twice, but it doesn’t seem to have come up-I am in a peplum crisis! I just bought into the trend (I know, two years late!) with a gorgeous black theory peplum sheath dress I found on sale. The dress is great so far, but I cannot for the life of me figure out what to wear over it to go to work (business casual office). Should I do a sweater, or maybe a jacket? And what lengths? Yikes I have no idea-thank you for any suggestions!

    • In the Pink

      Would love a thread on this as well. Adore peplums but I can’t seem to be happy with the look with a blazer nor a cardi…have tried cardi open and shut … so the peplums sit in the closet until the weekend. Help!

      What is the hive’s thoughts about adding a belt to a peplum top or dress? hourglass figure…

    • TO Lawyer

      I have a black peplum sheath dress and I wear a jacket over it – it covers the back but not the front when the jacket is left open. I’ve also worn a cropped cardigan over the peplum and both seemed to work for me.

    • Bonnie

      I always belt my peplum tops and dresses to emphasize my waist. I like fitted jackets worn open with peplums, generally ones that end at about the same place as the peplum.

    • Hel-lo

      I think belts are fine (above the peplum). Also, a cropped cardi or jacket works, as long as its hem is well above the peplum.

      Or long sleeves underneath could also work for a dress or top.

  9. Anon for this

    I had an interview several months ago for an unpaid 1-year government position (Special Assistant U.S. Attorney — I posted about this a week or so ago asking about the work experience). They came back to me last week and asked if I was still interested, and I said yes because I do think the job sounds like it would provide great experience, look good on a resume, etc. The government wants to set up another round of interviews.

    Now, however, I’m starting to get more concerned about the money – about having enough to pay our bills but that’s it. My husband and I can swing it for a year (although it will be tight), and my firm will not hold a job for me for a year. My husband and I have to discuss the money more, but if we ultimately decide that I can’t afford to be unpaid for a year, when/how should I communicate that to the government?

    • LeChouette

      In view of current federal government events, I can advise that it is unlikely you would be able to negotiate your way into a paid position at this time (unless your office is unique)…you can of course tell them you can’t afford it, but that will likely be heard as your taking yourself out of the running for the job.

      • Anonymous

        This is not necessarily true. Once (if) the shutdown is over, the funding should be restored at the same levels and there may be room to ask for pay.

      • NYC

        They can’t convert the SAUSA posting to a paid AUSA position, unfortunately. Usually says so on the job posting. You can just wait until they have a real AUSA posting and apply then, and hope that your familiarity with the office from the initial interview helps you get in the door.

      • OP

        Right – they were very clear that this would not lead to a paid position with their office. It doesn’t foreclose an opportunity elsewhere, but I agree that the current climate (shut down, sequester) is tough and I might find myself back at a firm after the year is up (if I could get a job).

    • Anne Shirley

      I’m not sure it does look all that fantastic on a resume. Taking on unpaid work says to me that either you don’t value your work (ie living off hubby’s money) or the market doesn’t (no one would pay you to work).

      I wish this program had stayed as originally intended, for attorneys retiring from private practice, because I think its all kinds of awful for recent grads. Since you have a firm job, I’d go with that.

      • Anne Shirley

        Oh, and to answer your original question, I’d call whomever made the offer of the interview as soon as you decide and say thanks very much, but you’ve found other employment.

      • LH

        I disagree, I think being a Special AUSA does look very good on a resume. I agree with you that in general unpaid work makes it seem like you can’t find paid work or don’t need the money, but that reasoning doesn’t apply to highly selective, prestigious positions, which this is. The people I know who’ve done this program are some of the smartest, most accomplished people I know & have all gone on to really big things. I think, at least for a certain type of work, its a gold star on your resume like certain clerkships.

        • Hel-lo

          But clerkships pay.

          You wouldn’t be the only person in the world who couldn’t work for a year without pay.

    • Anon

      It depends what you want. I was a SAUSA and to helped me get offers at DA offices and other US atty offices but not at the office where I was a SAUSA. It was a fantastic experience and totally helped prove to other employers I really did want to be a prosecutor. There was a mentality at many of the offices that people wanted to work there only for a few years and then leave. (Which I did.) it was great fun. If you can swing it, do it!

  10. Tired anon

    Not sure if I just need to vent or looking for advice, but here goes: how do you know you’ve finally, permanently burned out on Biglaw? I’m not even working out of control hours (probably average about 50 billable hours per week, but it’s consistent and there are hardly any lulls) and generally I like what I do, but some days I find myself completely incapable of getting anything done. It’s like I physically shut down. I crashed and burned like this towards the end of last week, and even though I had deadlines that would require me to work over the weekend, I just.could.not.do.it. I got (deservedly) reprimanded by my (nice, fair) boss, who said I rushed the task when trying to do it Monday and that I should have worked over the weekend on it. He’s totally right, but I just feel even more downtrodden now. Is it time to get out when this is starting to become a pattern? (I’m a 5th year transactional associate.) I know that Biglaw comes with this requirement – we’re supposed to be superhumans who can muscle through fatigue. I just think I may have lost that super power. Can I recover or should I get out before I do too much damage to my career?

    • NYC

      Can you take a vacation and see if the energy comes back after some time away?

      But my gut says it is time to move to something else, before biglaw poisons your interest in being a lawyer at all!

    • Another S

      If this isn’t a side effect of something else (like a difficult period in your personal life) and a vacation doesn’t cure it, it make be time. Deep down, you probably already know the answer. Signed, In-house who knows how you feel

    • TBK

      50 billable hours per week, week in week out, is a lot. (Meaning you’re on pace for about 2,300 for the year, if you take all your vacation. Pushing 2,500 if you’re not.) 5th year is a great time to look at other opportunities. Why not set up a meeting with a recruiter, just to see what else is out there? Also, do you want to make partner at your firm? If not, definitely start looking. You don’t want to get to 7th or 8th year with no idea what you’ll do next.

    • roses

      I think you need to think long-term about what you want to do. If you in theory want to be partner (and all of the demands on your time and psyche that come with it), just try to rest/take a vacation, and work on long-term stress management and self care. If you don’t, maybe this is your body telling you now is a good time to start looking for other opportunities.

    • CapHillAnon

      Oh my. You need to take action before it becomes a pattern. If you find yourself not engaged in your work to the extent that you suddenly start turning in sloppy work or blowing deadlines (or not really caring about those things), that is a big flag, because you must have a killer work ethic up till now to get where you are. Totally understandable why you are feeling burned out–you just need to figure out how not to let that feeling sabotage your career. We’ve all got limits. Short term, vacation and gather your thoughts. Longer term–well, I agree with Another S that you probably know that. Hang in there.

    • Tired anon

      Thanks guys. I’ve done a lot of hard thinking lately and I’m pretty sure I’m not interested in becoming partner. The stress levels increase for partners in my firm, and for me it’s not worth it for the money. I wish we had some other tracks available as I really like (most of) my clients, the work is interesting, and I like my colleagues. I just don’t know how long I can fend away this type of low-grade, slow-burning work fatigue. I’ve actually taken quite a bit of vacation this year (we have “unlimited” vacation days so I think my billables will only be around 2100 for the year), but I think I’m starting to feel the compounded effect of the years… This is different from coming off one massive deal where you inevitably start questioning your career choice (that feeling usually goes away when things are back to normal) – I haven’t done all-nighters in forever, it’s just the steady, never-ending day-to-day demands that are starting to get to me. And I hate, hate feeling sloppy at work.

      Seriously, (stating the obvious here) these firms would have so much better retention rates if there were alternative tracks available.

      • Hel-lo

        Yeah, I’d start looking for other work.

        Whether you are “permanently” burnt out or not, it doesn’t seem like your heart is in it right now.

  11. Charlotte

    So, I’m considering trying sulfate-free shampoo. I have kind of oily-by-mid-second-day hair, but washing my hair every day makes my hair so dry, so I usually wash every other day. I find, though, that on the second day, my scalp itches a bit. Has anyone encountered this and been able to link it to the sulfates? Also, should I be worried that sulfate-free will not clean my hair well enough, or will my oil production adjust after a while? If any of you has any stories regarding your experience after switching, I’d love to hear it.

    And one last thing, does anyone have a recommendation for a good, but cost-conscious, sulfate-free shampoo? Thanks!

    • Mary Ann Singleton

      I like the L’Oreal one. Is it called Everclear, perhaps? Or something like that. Relatively cheap, smells good, seems to work.

      • Godzilla

        I like the Loreal Ever Pure line. It smells REALLY GOOD. I got the orange-scented one from Trader Joe’s and it’s not as moisturizing as the Loreal one. But, both smell amazing. And the conditioners are really good.

      • Mary Ann Singleton

        Had to check – I use the L’Oreal EverCreme line. It’s moisturizing. Looks like there’s also EverPure, EverStrong and EverCurl, at least. I bet they all smell great!

      • anon

        I used to struggle with extreme oilness by the end of day one and the L’Oreal EverPure products have worked really well for me. I tried the Burt’s Bees volumizing one and it didn’t seem to get my hair as clean. I recently switched to sulfate-free conditioner and it seems to be helping as well.

    • Charlotte

      Meant to add, too, that I’ve got color-treated straight hair that kind of frizzes (because of the color treatment). Blondish/honey color, if that matters.

    • Miz Swizz

      I tried Whole Foods’ sulfate-free shampoo and wasn’t a huge fan. I’ve recently started using the Tresemme Naturals line that’s lower sulfates and I really like it. I intend to switch to a sulfate-free shampoo if I can find one that I like. I have curly hair and have been eying the Loreal Evercurl line but I have to go to the store and smell it before I buy it.

      • Charlotte

        Ha ha — I know what you mean. Scent has a HUGE impact on whether I like a product, so I have to check it out in person, first, too!

    • CKB

      When I went sulfate free, shampoo every other day it took my hair a couple of months to adjust oil production and the itchy scalp to go away.

      I use Live Clean brand, but I think it might only be available in Canada. Approx $6/bottle, and can be found everywhere (Walmart, grocery stores, drug stores, etc.)

      • Marilla

        I’ve been using that conditioner (I grabbed it without doing much research in the store, just based on it being silicone-free) and like it a lot. I’m planning on trying out the shampoo as well – glad to see a good review for it!

        • CKB

          I haven’t tried the conditioner, but I like the shampoo – especially the moisturizing one

    • hoola hoopa

      I have similar hair/scalp and had similar washing habits before switching. If anything, it was better after switching to sulfate free. Definitely not worse. I get plenty clean, although using a comb while I wash and rinse really helps.

      I use California Baby Shampoo and Desert Essence Coconut conditioner and really like both.

    • a.k.

      I use the Trader Joe’s one (nourish, I think?) and have had no issues. It’s on par with Suave on price.

    • mascot

      I didn’t like sulfate free shampoo at all (was using the Loreal Ever Pure) when I didn’t have color on my hair. My hair just seemed flat. I’ve since tried others since getting highlights and have had better results. Organix is a drugstore brand with a lot of formulations and nice scents. I like that line.

    • Associette

      haha I feel like I am always mentioning this here but get Wen! You will love it.

  12. Sad Trombone

    Ladies, I know I’m in a pretty good place here. I’ve got a solid job that pays enough to live on, where I’m getting accolades. I’m in a loving, trusting, egalitarian relationship with a great man. My friends are fantastic.

    But it’s just not where I wanted to be, you know? Today’s my 29th birthday, and it just hit me that I fully intended to have 20x more money in the bank by now (no, literally, 20x), and when I was planning out life at 17, I planned to get married at 30 to have plenty of time with my husband before we tied ourselves down with kids. I despise my job (yes, I’m looking), and my relationship, while it’s great, isn’t exactly on a marriage and kids path (yes, we’ve talked about it, and we’ve decided to make a decision to cut or commit at a certain date).

    The number, 29, just drove it all home today.

    • Anonymous

      I will tell you that 29 is nothing, and at 29, I was working in a BigLaw job that I hated and was married to my long-time college boyfriend. 8 years later, I work at a job that I love and I’m divorced, remarried and pregnant for the first time. So, even if you had all the stuff you thought you’d have at 29, there’s no guarantee that you’d end up on the path you thought you’d be on.

      I recommend appreciating the things you do have, working to change the things you don’t like and going with the flow if you are generally, day to day happy.

    • LH

      I’m the same age & I feel you! I’ve said on here before that I don’t think anyone has it together in their 20s (and most people don’t in their early 30s). I’m happily married but can’t help but feel sad about the fact that buying a home is not in the cards for us, at least for 10 or more years, because of the high cost-of-living area we live in. We also won’t be in a situation where we can have kids for another 2 or 3 years at least. Most of my friends have bought their first homes and are starting to have babies & it makes me feel like I’m behind, even though I know everyone does things at their own pace & I have things they don’t (I’m sure many 29-year-olds would kill for your friends & relationship!) My point is that no matter what stage of life you’re in, there’s a natural tendency to want to hurry up & get to the next stage and this seems to be especially predominant in ones 20s. Social media definitely doesn’t help either. But I’m working on living in the moment & appreciating what I have now. It’s easier said than done though :)

      Happy birthday!! Hope you get to treat yourself to something lovely today. And remember that while the number can be scary, the birthday doesn’t actually have any significance – you’re only 1 day older than you were yesterday.

    • posey

      I see this with a lot of people (including my husband) and I think that overachieving people are so used to planning things out with step 1, step 2, step 3, with each step having clearly defined processes, endpoints and goals, and directly leading to the next step, that once we get to a place where there is no obvious next step we get lost and don’t know what to do. Especially when you feel like you’ve done everything right and been applauded and praised the entire time and are still not where you want to be.

      So while you may feel like you’re floundering, you’re really not floundering. You’re just so used to having an obvious next step that when there is no obvious next step you don’t know what to do to find it. Life can’t always be planned out and Anonymous 6:04’s experience really highlights that. Give yourself a break and realize that you’re doing great and eventually you will figure out what works for you, you just need a little time to work through it all.

      • mascot

        Truth. At some point, life stops moving in a predictable pattern. That’s ok. Trust that you have the ability to handle whatever comes next.

    • Avery

      Hugs. Have been feeling that way about 27 lately. But you know what, we are still SO young — we have a whole lifetime to do whatever it is that we want to do.

  13. I am a banana.

    SF lawyerettes – any recommendations for legal recruiters? Litigation, 3rd year.

  14. Anonymous

    Can anyone think of a good pop-culture esque costume that starts with the letter “B”? Trying to think of something clever and topical, beyond my uncreative “bee/bear/burglar/barbie” options.

    • Mpls

      Only some are probably topical

      Breaking Bad
      Buffy the Vampire Slayer
      Brontosaurus (isn’t an actual dinosaur anymore, they decided the skeleton the discovery was based on was actually the previously discovered apatosaurus).
      Bach/Beethoven/Brahms

      • Gail the Goldfish

        Wait, the brontosaurus isn’t a dinosaur anymore? First Pluto, now the brontosaurus? My elementary science education is just going to be obsolete before too long.

    • Anon

      Brittney, b****
      Bono (leather, slicked hair, sunglasses)
      Barbie
      Bridezilla
      Boston Red Sox

  15. Debbie

    How do I get gum out of my jeans? I sat on some and it’s completely smeared/rubbed in. Help!

    • Anonymous

      you could try freezing the jeans and then scraping the gum out of the fibers with a very stiff brush or smooth knife.

    • Anon #2

      Peanut butter is supposedly helpful. You might try a Google search for more ideas. Good luck!

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