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Today we had a few technical problems, meaning we didn't post for a few hours and nobody's comments worked. Great! And it didn't escape you commenters' notice.

Today we had a few technical problems, meaning we didn't post for a few hours and nobody's comments worked. Great! And it didn't escape you commenters' notice.

Today we learned about Meghan McCain's hatred of going to work when she's been dumped and love of landing airplanes on the Las Vegas Strip. She said: "The American dream of rags to riches feels attainable the minute your airplane lands on the Strip." Uh, airplanes don't land on the Strip! So we said that we could have…
Today we all watched a video for a teen song called "My Jeans." It's all about a beloved, fabulous (but not Zack fabulous, just regular fabulous) pair of dungarees. It was great! But it's sooo this morning. We need something hip and now. Luckily one commenter has their finger on the pulse of the industry and could…
Today, well OK last night, we stared slack-jawed at a bubbly blonde UCLA student's pretty darn racist YouTube video. Why did she make this damn thing? Well, one commenter had a theory.
Today we saw a terrible trailer for the sure-to-be-terrible Smurfs movie. Yikes! One line from the trailer is "I just Smurfed in my mouth," or something. That's pretty, pretty bad. Is there anything worse? Yes there is, according to one commenter.
Today we gave you some advice for dealing with email disasters, inspiring many of you to share your own email-related horror stories. Here are three of them!
Today we looked at the raging debate over New York's bike lanes, with strong voices on both sides speaking their piece. Bicyclists are annoying menaces that don't follow traffic laws! Motorists are careless and don't care about helpless bikers! Etc. In truth, bicycle people can sometimes come off a bit more on the…
We've been talking a lot about fucksaws recently! Sometimes directly, sometimes indirectly. Like when Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is referred to as "a human fucksaw." This prompted a commenter to wonder if we maybe had stock in the fucksaw and stood to gain from its mention. (We don't, sadly.) This question…
Today we listed the ten worst things that Starbucks has given us in its 40-year history, sparking lots of ranting about the evil coffee empire and all it implies about the world. Though a lone voice did break through the din and bring a message of positivity.
Today we heard the distressing news that 1 in 3 art students can't tell famous works of art from paintings done by monkeys. Oh no! What does this mean? Is art meaningless? Do form and technique and intent mean nothing? Should we burn down MoMA? No, says one commenter.
Today we heard about a glorious fucksaw demonstration at Northwestern University. What a great story! What it really needs, though, is a song to go along with it. Enter a commenter.
Today we learned that women are slowly starting to make as much as men, leaving everyone to cheer about the correcting of that 75 cents on the dollar income gap thing. Well, almost everyone. One commenter argued that that statistic is a myth.
Today we pondered the meaning of pop sensationalist Lady Gaga's new video. What does it all mean? Nothing? Is it nothing? Maybe not, says one commenter.
Today we heard the story of a Congressman who laughed at an assassination joke, in public, at a town hall meeting. Yay! All he's done in response has been issue a late-coming condemnation of the joke. Huh?
Free art is hard to come by these days. Sometime as time consuming as a multi-piece collage would be pricey at a gallery. That is not the case here, at Gawker Giveaways! Today we'll be giving away two collage pieces from collage artist and photographer MaryLaura Mau.
Today we heard an alarming thing: women be buyin'. Yup! Women have lots of money and are like paying for dates and stuff! It's crazy. Well, not that crazy if you're this one commenter who's been doing this for ages.
Today we heard the somewhat exciting news that the high witch of Delaware, professional election loser Christine O'Donnell, might do Dancing With the Stars. Yay! That's fun. But what songs will she dance to? One commenter knows.
Today we learned about Sarah Palin's secret Facebook account. Well, OK, a Facebook account that might belong to the Dark Archduchess of Alaska. Now that 'Lou Sarah' has been outed, again maybe, Palin sort of has egg all over her face. Hence, this.
Today we looked at a list of the world's most livable cities — decided by pure science and not just some arbitrary criteria, obviously. America's biggest city, New York, was pretty low on the list! Some of you might disagree with that assessment, but one commenter resignedly doesn't.
Today we heard the frustrating news that the United States House of Representatives voted to defund Planned Parenthood because the ghost that lives on the moon told them to. Many of you reacted with outrage, but one just resignedly got themselves ready for the future.