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• Word of the Day: Gerontosexuality

  Ever heard of gerontosexuality? Neither had we until Congressman Alcee Hastings went before the House yesterday to voice support for the Local Law Enforcement Hate Prevention Act of 2009. The bill would expand a federal law that includes protections for hate crimes. But, as us word nerds know, you can't write a bill about crimes and fetishes you don't have names for so Hastings was forced to do a little edumacatin'. Read More... Posted May 01 2009, 05:05 PM by Emily Farris with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: video, congress, Apotemnophilia, definitions, dry humping, words, alcee hastings, Coprophilia, gerontosexuality, Klismaphilia, frotteurism, word of the day, rep. hastings

• But Do You Know the Plural of "Clitoris?"

  Yesterday we shamefully admitted that we weren't so sure how to pluralize "penis." We surmised that this was because we've never dealt with more than one at a time. Some of you chastised us for not having taken Latin (really? WTF?) but most of you sympathized. Last night, however, a friend asked "but do you know the plural of clitoris?" We thought we did, but we were so, so wrong. Without using Google or a dictionary, take our multiple-choice quiz after the jump. We're taking the rest of the day off to visit meth labs thrift stores in Independence, MO with Scanner Barb (otherwise known as Scanner Emily's mom). We'll reveal the answer tomorrow. No posting it in the comments section, jerks! Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 09:14 AM by Emily Farris with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: quiz, scanner emily, penis, missouri, clitoris, penises, definitions, independence, MO, dictionary, meth labs, clitori, plural of clitoris, clitorae, clitorii, multiple-choice, clitorides

• What's The Difference Between Misogynists and Sexists?

  They're all assholes to us, but there's a difference, and Nicholas Kristoff of The New York Times would like to explain it to you. Read More... Posted Apr 09 2008, 01:13 PM by Emily Farris with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: sexism, definitions, explanations, the new york times, misogyny