MonstrousCosmos commented on Bally Total Fitness Scams College Student By Swapping Contracts

"In true college-student style, I've handed it off to my father, who will hopefully get this mess fixed... OMG - this is one of my students, isn't it? C'mon!"

MonstrousCosmos commented on Safeway IDs Everyone In Your Party When You Buy Beer

"When I lived in the state of Washington this happened every time I bought alcohol in a grocery store OR in a state liquor store."

MonstrousCosmos commented on Beware Long-Term Cardholders With Perfect Payment Histories, Your Credit Lines May Be Slashed

"@SuffolkHouse: Telling someone that their post is too long is hardly evidence of anti-intellectualism."

MonstrousCosmos commented on Aetna: Instead Of Approving That $113,000 Life-Saving Brain Operation, We're Going To Cancel Your Coverage. Sorry!

"@emilayohead: You defend the accumulation of profits in all realms of life as if it is something so unproblematic that it shouldn't even be questioned."

MonstrousCosmos commented on Aetna: Instead Of Approving That $113,000 Life-Saving Brain Operation, We're Going To Cancel Your Coverage. Sorry!

"@timsgm1418: Oh, well if you have had positive experiences with your private insurance company then there couldn't possibly be anything wrong with private medicine!"

MonstrousCosmos commented on Actually, The Lamp Oil Looked Like Apple Juice

"The thing about lamp oil (which comes in all colors, as well as clear) is that, as other commenters speculated, it has a very different viscosity and mouthfeel than juice or other water-based solutions."

MonstrousCosmos commented on Is Will Smith Training Your Kids To Build An Army Of Evil Robots?

"Wow - this school really is a Young Scientology recruitment center."

MonstrousCosmos commented on What Are Your Best Alternatives to Soda?

"@benriggs and @junkmail: I don't know how you guys can afford to substitute Perrier for "normal" soda."

MonstrousCosmos commented on Charm School

"@NefariousNewt: I looked it up on WorldCat because I was also curious about the date."

MonstrousCosmos commented on Make Your Own Plastic with Milk

"Yeah, I fail to see how crude milk protein can be qualified as plastic, but who am I to destroy dreams? I've followed an almost identical procedure to make paneer (fresh Indian cheese)."