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• Commented on Photo of the Day, February 02, 2009: Chinese New Year
  Why, oh why, do people persist in calling these "dragons"? Big fluffy heads, four legs -- they're clearly lions... aka "foo dogs;" the teams are called Lion Dance troupes; and the event is called the Lion Dance Parade, for pete's...
• Commented on <em>Sex</em>-Crazed Boston Weekend
  One thing I find irksome is how locked up the theatres are with this movie, and it's not in response to demand -- theatres are having to agree to run it on multiple screens in order to get it at...
• Commented on Cars Can Kill: Learning to Stop for Pedestrians
  You needn't feel sympathy for me, I'm a pedestrian 90-95% of the time, too (don't own a car). What I'm saying is that drivers "yielding" to people who aren't even in the crosswalk are creating a dangerous situation too --...
• Commented on Cars Can Kill: Learning to Stop for Pedestrians
  I hope police will also be cracking down on those drivers who slam on their brakes when coming up on a crosswalk at 20-25mph, to beckon people standing on the sidewalk INTO the crosswalk. The law doesn't state pedestrians should...