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"I say this as a white man who works in advertising - the "patriarchy" doesn't want you to get in shape. What it wants is for you to keep eating your candy bars, watch TV, work your ass off at your job for low pay, and die.
The high..." [
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more than 12 hours ago
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"Cut your hair. I too am an overweight guy with a boyish round face, so I understand your fear of looking like a child. But look around at the other overweight people you see with unusual hairstyles. The hair always looks ridiculous, like they are..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
12 days ago
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Help me get to know Brooklyn
favorited 21 times, recently by thenuts, ames, unmodern, langeNU, Who_Am_I, apartment dweller, kensanway, lauranesson, Wolfster, soonertbone, lisawin, sondrialiac, santojulieta, yoga, pravit, jewishbuddha, brad!, derMax, HotPatatta, Mach5, goingonit
2 weeks ago
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Help me get to know Park Slope.
favorited 10 times, recently by lxs, spec80, Hadroed, activitystory, littleredwagon, unknowncommand, Falconetti, ames, sondrialiac, HotPatatta
2 weeks ago
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furniture
favorited 16 times, recently by sindark, Iridic, vespertine, littleredwagon, lalochezia, Shebear, orchidarea, hought20, Ctrl_Alt_ep, spec80, |n$eCur3, shinynewnick, LobsterMitten, Large Marge, Orinda, grouse
3 weeks ago
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"Is it really necessary to go directly from complete isolation and depression to a self-actualized saint on the One True Path?
Here's another idea. Get involved with a subculture that is constantly desperate for people with money, figure out who..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by gorgor_balabala
4 weeks ago
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"I like to expand the scope of the conversation, so that it's not just about my mistake anymore. Own the mistake, but give the client something to think about besides the mistake.
"I let these three mistakes get past me, but now they have..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by infinityjinx, nooneyouknow
Last month
MeTa comment:
"I wish I had been on ADD meds as a kid. Seriously. When I tried them for the first time, in my mid-20s (Cylert), I has euphoric at what I could do, mixed with a sadness that it had taken me so long to find such help. It sure would have helped me get..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Deathalicious, kiripin
Last month
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"I have lost over 40 lbs. myself, more than once, and here's the deal, in my observation.
To most thin people, you are either fat, or not fat. They don't have a sense of scale the way that fat people do. Sure, they are technically capable of..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by WCityMike, gregb1007
Last month
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"She has contacted you three times in the last three years. She is not harassing you by any stretch of the imagination.
It sounds like you have issues relating to your relationship with her. You should tell her what those are, say you hope she..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by blueberry, Madamina
2 months ago
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"Seconding Nerve/Onion/etc. (eHarmony rejected me).
However, this:
So it's sad to say that the dating scene for an average Joe has been virtually eliminated. Unless you have fantastic looking body (Bruce Lee's, football player, or Antonio..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Iamtherealme
2 months ago
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"I think you are really looking at this the wrong way.
If you're not familiar with New York, and your plane is landing three hours before your interview, then you don't have time to mess around. Plan on going directly to the building where your..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mer2113
2 months ago
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"I've never used a debt consolidation agency. But in my experience, calling the credit card companies directly and asking them to work with you is pretty effective. If you say "Listen, I want to pay, but I owe a lot and I just can't afford to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by korpios
2 months ago
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"Here's a little truth that you might not want to hear right now, but put it in a shoebox and take it out again in six months.
The fact that you are getting this job with no prior corporate experience is not strange or unusual. Being a personal..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by pushing paper and bottoming chairs
2 months ago
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"The way to tell is: Are they asking you to give them any money before they give you the $100? If so, that's obviously a scam (but that's the way a lot of scams work).
It's possible that the seller is just really scared that you're going to leave..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cass
2 months ago
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"I was on a rather heavy dose (40 mg/day) of Adderall for quite a while. While I ultimately decided to stop taking it, overall it did give me a chance to see what it feels like to actually be able to sit down to a task and keep at it for more than a..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by saoyama, BigSky
3 months ago
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"I am a professional online media buyer and planner. My whole job is basically about being the kind of person who you are trying to attract. I plan online advertising campaigns, and negotiate placement and pricing with publishers.
As for how to..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by NolanRyanHatesMatches
3 months ago
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"I interview people all the time, and I have to say that if I interviewed you, I might say something like "Hey, I see you worked for that guy who just got arrested. What was that like?"
I would *not* say "Are you going to testify..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by curlyelk
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"The vast majority of AskMe questions are based on faulty assumptions.
And the real answer to almost every one is "Moron, why don't you just get a lobotomy?"
Since this is the one case in which the OP is cutting right to the real..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by signal, ThePinkSuperhero
3 months ago
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"When you live somewhere with communal laundry, and you don't sit there and watch your stuff, you risk it getting stolen. That's going to be the case anywhere you live.
I advise against putting up a sign. Your new neighbors are just going to think..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by missmagenta, loiseau
3 months ago
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"When I see a ring on the left ring finger, I assume she's married, or engaged, or wants to appear married or engaged, or is trying to make some sort of inane statement about how archaic the custom is, or is just clueless.
In any case, I won't hit..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by vytae, jmnugent, jejune
3 months ago
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"In my (about five-year) experience, when people say that living in NYC is expensive, they really mean that:
a) Rent in any given neighborhood is much higher than it would be in a similar (safety, atmosphere, amenities, convenience of commute)..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by streetdreams, vocpanda
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I've never understood people who want to watch cinema that makes them unhappy/disturbed/sad/upset. That's not an insult or a judgement, I just don't understand it.
Well, here's the explanation. There are different types of satisfaction in life...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Elsa
4 months ago
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"People aren't as different from each other as you think they are. And fetishes are not distinct from personalities.
Get involved with someone you have general chemistry with, and you will be surprised how often your interests are reciprocated,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mosk
4 months ago
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"I'm going to go against the grain here and say that you should go ahead and do it. Yes, your students might see it. So might your co-workers. But I think you need to get past the idea that your specific situation is the root of the problem. In a few..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by herbaliser
5 months ago
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"From Dutch: "lekker" meaning something that feels physically good...it can apply to food, fabric, sex, etc.
Also from Dutch: "gezellig" meaning something sort of like, but not exactly like, "cozy...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ceri richard
5 months ago
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"You should just tell her that you don't have much experience, and you're nervous. She's going to find out anyway. If she can deal with it, then she'll help you. If not, better to know earlier...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by samsara, zippity
5 months ago
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"Damn. I usually send all my clothes out to be cleaned. Unless I can make a regular arrangement with the cleaners to do this, it's going to put a crimp in my entitled yuppie lifestyle...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by hannahq, dendrite
5 months ago
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"The person who gets dumped always feels like they have been interrupted in the middle of saying something very important. To move on, you've got to let go of the fact that you'll never finish saying it...." [
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favorited 35 times, recently by roombythelake, iamkimiam, mjao, curie, yohko, agregoli, chicainthecity, andraste, like_neon, granted, Hydrofiend, mer2113, Windigo, kimota, GaelFC, streetdreams, bigbigdog, amanda, palomar, loiseau, pinksoftsoap, hot soup girl, vers, blueberry, QueSeraSera, The Gooch, Optimus Chyme, different, Phire, moxiedoll, the other side, lia, Defenestrator, LobsterMitten, violetk
5 months ago
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"37 year-old single guy here who does online dating...it surprises me that so many guys have an issue with dating a widow. I would definitely rather date someone who checks the "widow" box than, say, the "separated" box, or even..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Serena
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I'd like to add that this is a lie:
And I did vote in the 2000 election, at age 16, it was fraudulent but they accepted my college ID as a form of valid ID (stupid Iowans).
A fake ID might get you in to vote as someone else, but it won't get..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hjo3
5 months ago
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"Hey, now. I posted what I posted *before* she said she didn't like the prostitution thing. For all I knew, she thought it was fine.
Which makes sense, considering that above, she said:
will it be a sexual service? 'cause I'd totally be up for..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hjo3
5 months ago
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"People, I don't care whether it's illegal or not.
Your question began with the phrase "Is it illegal..."
This gave others license to address whether or not the practice in question was legal. The implication that you cared, at least..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tomboko
5 months ago
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"Yeah. Maybe that's because after they found you closed early, they never came back and instead became regulars at a a more reliable place of business with better service.
Indeed, maybe that's why. And that's what you should do too. Problem solved...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by DevilsAdvocate
5 months ago
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"I have a master's degree in film, and I promise you that your ambitious are already far, far beyond the scope of the introductory class you are about to take. Hopefully it won't bore you to tears.
My mind is like yours in some ways...when I get..." [
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5 months ago
