erica.blog commented on Wannabe Supervillain Who Claimed He Poisoned Baby Food Is Arrested

"Broadcasting desperate pleas for attention from a shower stall -- while that's definitely odd (and pathetic!) it's not insane :)"

erica.blog commented on Tampa Woman Tries To Collect Loan Made By Her Great-Grandfather During Civil War

"@edosan: That would probably cost a lot more than just paying it off :D @Buran: As a northerner who recently moved to the South, let me assure you, not everybody down here thinks so..."

erica.blog commented on Verizon Doesn't Care That Someone Hijacked Your Account While You Were Serving Overseas

"This is at least the second Consumerist story about members of US armed forces trying to put accounts on hold, and Verizon screwing that up in some way."

erica.blog commented on Philadelphia Cafe Keeping Server's Tips For Themselves?

"Whether or not the servers were in on the deal when they were hired, who knows."

erica.blog commented on Spreadshirt Inc. Spares Frat From Dressing Like Girly Men

"Wow, very nice, Spreadshirt. @dh86sj: I'm not sure how "gay" and "Fortune 500 excutive or elected representative" are mutually exclusive, or how you defended the hetero-nature of fraternity brothers (some of whom are gay)."

erica.blog commented on UPS Breaks, Steals Computer

"@MyPetFly: The Pony Express was never affiliated with the US Postal Service."

erica.blog commented on NYT Editorial Board: Hey Congress, Textbooks Are Too Expensive!

"I got my textbooks for relatively low price by checking them out of the school library (which always had its own copy, frequently copies, of textbooks for the upcoming semester); anything I wanted/needed, I photocopied."

erica.blog commented on Drunk Dell Tech Repairs Laptop With Hammer

"Have pity on poor Joel."

erica.blog commented on Skyy Tastelessly Tries To Capitalize On Absolut's Mexican Gaffe

"@aphex242: I thought lots of Texans were married to Mexican-Americans, how unique can you be?"

erica.blog commented on Skyy Tastelessly Tries To Capitalize On Absolut's Mexican Gaffe

"Skyy is just pandering to anti-immigration activists."