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Re: Infographic of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:21:52 -0000

I revised the caption when I realized people were misunderstanding it. I wasn't saying bullying would no longer exist; I was taking a jab at the MPAA for being bullies and saying that if people stopped turning a blind eye to bullying it -- the MPAA -- could no longer exist (because they're bullies).

-j.

Re: This x That - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:18:38 -0000

http://www.youtube.com/watc...
-j.

Re: This x That - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:12:55 -0000

Sexlexia happened.

-j.

Re: This x That - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:30:54 -0000

Good catch. Not sure what happened there.

-j.

Re: This Is Fabulous, You Should Watch It of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:29:28 -0000

will do.

-j.

Re: This Is Fabulous, You Should Watch It of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:53:53 -0000

Oh no! So, so sorry about that. Will you accept a friendship voucher as restitution?

-j.

Re: Child’s First Haircut of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:27:14 -0000

You are correct. I misread. Post has been revised.

-j.

Re: Town For Sale of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:29:59 -0000

Derp. Thanks.

-j.

Re: CatDog of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:40:01 -0000

FWIW, the cat's owner says in the vid's description that Tifa has been to the vet and no medical problems were found.

-j.

Re: It’s Sundog! - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:05:12 -0000

I was at SXSW for a couple of days, but now I'm back.

-j.

Re: Star-Studded Stage Production of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:29:13 -0000

I wanted to leave a few names open to pleasant surprise.

-j.

Re: Terrible Identity Thief of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:08:09 -0000

Hey! Thanks. :-)

-j.

Re: Follow Up of the Day: Terrible Tipper A Terrible Hoax - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:36:28 -0000

Everybody be cool this is a rob--er, I mean I'm working on getting this sh*t fixed.
-j.

Re: How A Bill Becomes A Law of the Day: - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 03:14:31 -0000

The authors of the bill may not have initially concerned themselves with what sort of medical procedure was necessary to obtain an ultrasound image in the early stages of pregnancy, but once it was pointed out by Del. David Englin that an invasive, transvaginal probe was required, Republicans in the state House went out of their way to ensure that it was *not* removed from the bill.

An amendment proposed by Englin that would have required written consent from female patients prior to a transvaginal probe was overwhelming rejected by the House.

http://www.washingtonpost.c...

The Republicans didn't insert "bookmark language" into the bill so they could go back later and "clarify" it. They didn't care then, and they didn't care after that "particular bit of information" was brought to their attention. It wasn't until SNL and The Daily Show made a big stink about the whole thing that Gov. McDonnell was compelled to write a letter to the assembly asking that it ensure women would not be required to undergo an invasive medical procedure against their will.

Bottom line is, all of the above is really beside the point. Whether or not they intentionally sought to require a transvaginal ultrasound is not the issue here. The issue is that politicians -- Republicans or Democrats -- really have no place telling private citizens what they can and can't do with their own body. For a lawmaker to require *any* medical procedure of women, transvaginal or otherwise, is simply unacceptable.

If this whole thing was about the government trying to inconvenience men by making an unnecessary medical procedure mandatory, we wouldn't even be having this conversation because that would never happen in a million years.

-j.

Re: How A Bill Becomes A Law of the Day: - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:46:50 -0000

I don't know if you're trolling or you just don't care or what, but the reason this bill was referred to as the "transvaginal ultrasound bill" by everyone, including Virginia's Republican governor, is because it states -- in the version you keep linking to -- that an ultrasound image "shall be made pursuant to standard medical practice in the community."

While you're probably used to seeing the "Hollywood"-type ultrasound images with the well-defined fetus that's waving back at its mama, most, if not all, early first-term ultrasounds require a transvaginal probe because an abdominal ultrasound is not sensitive enough to pick up anything but fuzz. This is what is meant by "pursuant to standard medical practice in the community."

So, while you are technically correct that it doesn't *actually* say anything about requiring a transvaginal ultrasound, since most abortions take place early on in the pregnancy, it really does.-j.

Re: Home Movie of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:10:37 -0000

Three brothers, no sisters. Also, all my personal home movies burned in a fire that I started in order to burn them.

-j.

Re: Adele First On-Screen Post-Surgery Song of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:07:07 -0000

No.

-j.

Re: So This Happened of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:48:53 -0000

Thanks for confirming! Much appreciated.

-j.

Re: So This Happened of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:37:11 -0000

I rarely send people to the Tumblr site, but sometimes the videos don't want to embed on WordPress so I have no choice.

It may very well be an AdBlock issue. If I find a YouTube embed, I'll switch 'em out.

-j.

Re: So This Happened of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:27:48 -0000

What's crappy about the Tumblr site? It's a post-for-post mirror of this site, except with fewer ads.

Also, is the video not working for everybody? Seems to be fine on my end.

-j.

Re: Damn Nature U Scary of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:59:42 -0000

Sure, if you want to get all "factual."

-j.

Re: This Might Not End Well of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:35:20 -0000

Monday.

-j.

Re: Kickass Cupcakes of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:01:00 -0000

Hey! My pleasure. Have a great weekend!

-j.

Re: Kickass Cupcakes of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:41:50 -0000

What about it seems un-J? That last line? I was going for something.

Also: Friday.
(Also Also: There is no other writer, so If you think a post is "uncharacteristic" it's probably just because one of the other voices is taking a turn at the brain-podium.)-j.

Re: Spinning POV of the Day - The Daily What

thedailywhat — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:10:41 -0000

Holy hell. Good show.

-j.