I'd sooner have a root canal without anesthesia.

I with you Peg.

Haha!!!! Me too!!!!

Actually I would like to give him one, three stooges style, that would knock that smugness right off his face.

Who let the first-grade kids in ?? Peg, Cyndy, and Tippy Doodle (Yikes) what are your ideas for a better MAssachusetts?

As a regular Patch contributor I see and often ignore a lot. Particularly as pertains to politics, you may have noticed that comments were disabled for the galleries of the candidate's photos, simply because I didn't want to have to delete partisan blather. Rather, I just left it comment disabled. Sadly, those with the least to say are generally the ones who shout first and loudest.

Paul, My experiences here at the Patch have been much the same. I thought the comments section was supposed to be for discussion and airing of opinions. Not for the ridicule of those that have one! It's why I dont spend a lot of time here anymore. Its just not worth it to me. I do wonder how most of these people post incessantly and are able to lead a "normal" life. And the fact that ANYONE would belittle someone with a disease is not only disturbing, but amoral. Shame on the Patch editors for letting that one slip through!

Several comments have been deleted on this thread that do not follow our user guidelines for posting. Please be civil. Dave is correct, in that this ought to be a place for people to share opinions without calling each other names. Readers always have the option of flagging comments or alerting an editor when an offensive comment has been posted.

Mary....Thanks! Is there a number that will automatically delete a comment if that many people flag it?