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"John's first video, posted to his personal account on YouTube (youtube.com/sparksflyup--he doesn't use it much these days) explains this. However, I've seen multiple confirmed images of the Yeti. She is indeed, well, a yeti."

"Indeed, but so does obesity, and by the numbers, overweight and obese people are more common than more conventional eating disorders. As an aside, why the focus on girls with eating disorders? You (generalized, impersonal) do realize that…"

"Let's run the numbers here: 12.5% of adolescent girls are starving themselves to lose weight (were these numbers self-reported?). 15% of adolescent girls (and about the same number of adolescent boys) actually need to lose weight (70% of the…"

"Getting drunk is stupid, yes, and that's what makes it fun on occasion. Also, you can get drunk pretty damn cheaply on crap beer, provided you don't mind drinking horse piss. It can be a good time if done sparingly and with the right crowd."

"I wouldn't go around making assumptions based strictly on your own personal experiences. I know people who get off on a partner who lies back and thinks of England."

"If you don't want to be alone, get a dog (or a lolcat)."

"Well, I hate Valentine's day and want to get drunk as well. Being single means that you don't have to hide this desire."

"Once upon a time, there was no such thing as "underage" drinking. Everybody drank, though there were some teatotalling societies even in antiquity. In fact, consuming alcohol was far safer than drinking anything that came out of the water…"

"I recommend Python as a first language, knowing and having worked in a number of languages. It's fairly simple, and it'll grow with you. I'm currently working on writing an introductory text to the language, but I'm kinda…"

"Well, I've gotten to a BMI of 22 from 31 at the beginning of the challenge."