In case you haven't figure out by the cheeky title demanded by the winner, this is a payment for losing a wager. I got chatting with a lib Democratic friend (I'm a Republican, btw) and it devolved into an argument and then a major wager about who would do better on a political knowledge quiz.

I'm still bitter about losing this one and the payment is insidious.

Besides having to use this humiliating blog title, I am to request of the community what picture of myself they...

This site continues to amazing me.

Most people on here have been very pleasant, despite my uniformed assumptions when I joined. I have had many pleasant conversations and have made it a practice to accept any request for private chat.

But there is always that one guy, let us call him “the Oaf,” who lives up to every crass stereotype. Crude, uneducated and offensive he is the master of the monosyllabic text: “how r u?” “im horny, u skype?” “show me r tits.” His nicknames...