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"We used to have a couple "Witch's Hats". I don't see those on that page. It's a tall metal pole with a metal cup just sitting on top, with four chains down to a couple of concentric rings suspended at the bottom. You'd get some kids..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by malthas, anthill
4 days ago
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"Seconding Library of Congress' Jefferson Reading Room. Amazing surroundings, electrical outlets, and, yeah, air conditioning. There's a pretty low threshold to get a reader's card--just tell them about a research project you're working on. No view,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by i_love_squirrels
7 days ago
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"What if she signed on before the same-sex partnerships were legal?Then she's free to go find another job. She has a right to hold whatever beliefs she chooses. Acting on those beliefs, in a civil service capacity, is not, however, her right.
I..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by John Kenneth Fisher, Phalene, aeschenkarnos, axon, anansi, cashman, LucretiusJones, moxiedoll, gorgor_balabala
12 days ago
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"Nobody has said it, but it's clear that some believe it. Since you have suggested that rather than having her beliefs accomodated, she should have "found another job", I assume that you are one of them.Finding another job = punitive..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by axon
13 days ago
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"...except some fundamentalist left-wing Americans on metafilter who believe that a better outcome would be to force this woman to conduct the same-sex ceremonies precisely to punish her for not approving of them!Who is saying that, standbythree?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by axon
13 days ago
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"I really can't imagine having the sense of entitlement you'd need to commandeer public space the way these kids did.This has to be parody. Seriously--you really can't imagine? They're kids. Kids do stuff like this. Kids everywhere, rich kids, poor..." [
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favorited 24 times, recently by howrobotsaremade, billyfleetwood, erpava, the christopher hundreds, MotorNeuron, Jpfed, aeschenkarnos, nev, Pope Guilty, HighTechUnderpants, jtron, weebil, erniepan, khaibit, Hot Like Your 12V Wire, Kattullus, Optimus Chyme, RedEmma, rocket88, gubo, Rarebit Fiend, halonine, bowmaniac, Miko
2 weeks ago
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"Do keep calling the police, of course. We had the same experience a while back, and the repeated calls (both from us and our neighbors) did get the place raided, finally.
But you know what else helped? The Laser Pointer of Justice. I'm..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Soulbee, astrochimp
2 weeks ago
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"that seems a little... lazyAlmost as if religion is acting as some sort of, I don't know, call it an opiate." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Artw
2 weeks ago
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"Think of the term hillbilly like the term nigger. African Americans can refer to themselves, and to other African Americans, as niggers, but if a non-black person uses the term, it's extremely offensive. Many black people, too, would prefer that no..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hecho de la basura
2 weeks ago
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"Ask the person about his or her spouse or partner. You can learn a lot about someone that way." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by woebot
3 weeks ago
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"We recently began our welding hobby with an outlay of around $150--a 70 amp welder, helmet, gloves, electrodes, and 20 or so pieces of rebar. We were successfully joining pieces together by the end of the first weekend, and built a grape arbor in..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by inqb8tr, -harlequin-, puckish
3 weeks ago
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"rokusan, we've seen that sort of thing here on metafilter, of course--someone makes a comment, someone else responds to that comment, comment #1 is deleted, comment #2 is now context-less...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by aeschenkarnos, DU
3 weeks ago
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"We did everything outside, in our 13-foot-wide rowhouse back yard. I mean, I don't want to harp on this; I just want to convey it's really a pretty easy hobby to pick up. And $150 is a generous estimate, really--the complete welding kit was $100, but..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by kelseyq, Greg Nog
3 weeks ago
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"A friend of mine was interviewing for a job when she noticed a picture on the interviewer's wall. It was a 5x7 photo of a massive pro-choice rally at the US Capitol, and right there in the middle, behind a large banner, yelling and gesticulating, the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Xere, divabat, horsemuth
3 weeks ago
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"Go to a, uh, adult toy store. Sex shop. Dildo dealer. You know, one of those. Maybe have a drink or two before hand. It might take a couple of trips before it stops being creepy, and the two of you stop joking about all the weirdos. Then you'll..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ihope
3 weeks ago
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"It's up to people at whatever age they are to realise they are making mistakes and fix them or ask for help and act on said help or otherwise identify the problem and amend it.That's why I kicked my 3-year-old out of the house for pooping his pants...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious
Last month
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"It should be pointed out that every word in the Congressional Record isn't actually spoken--texts of bills are routinely inserted without ever being read aloud, and the whole purpose of Extensions of Remarks is to allow House members to insert..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sunlightfoundation
Last month
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"I moved to DC from Atlanta. Perhaps my memory has faded a bit, but I remember Atlanta traffic being way worse than DC's. Maybe it's just the routes I drive.
The thing that continually bugs me is how many, many of the traffic jams are for just no..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by contessa
Last month
MeFi comment:
"What's wrong with enchantment?
I mean, fuck adulthood. So, I'll work 60 hours a week, wear a too-tight tie and a damned hot wool suit every day, and have my first heart attack by 50. I'll golf and watch sports and let the wife play with the kids,..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by furiousxgeorge, sebastienbailard, Durn Bronzefist, sixcolors, Lou Stuells, TheOnlyCoolTim, drjimmy11
Last month
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"Yeah, thinking back to my online-personal-ad-dating days, I can't think of a nice way to say "Hey, you're nice, but ugly." If you feel you must say something, say something like "You know, I usually am a pretty good judge of these..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jess the Mess
Last month
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"DC is, indeed, kinda wierd. Most people are here for a reason--they're working for a politico, or some kind of cause, or they're building up their resume before they move somewhere else. Lots of lawyers who are just starting out, and are willing..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Kikkoman, invisible ink, timetoevolve
Last month
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"That's Really Interesting News, But Why The Odd Capitalization?" [
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favorited 11 times, recently by LiliaNic, flatluigi, Ludi, flibbertigibbet, Pope Guilty, WolfDaddy, champthom, tinkertown, anthill, sperose, Senor Cardgage
Last month
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"Yeah, I can picture the T-shirt:
MY TAX DOLLARS "LIBERATED" IRAQ
AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY
$5.00 PER GALLON UNLEADEDHere you go." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by 999
Last month
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"Dirt, water, sunlight, and air, when added to a tiny little seed, can make a tomato, or an oak tree, or a clover leaf. That blows my mind every time I think about it...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Deathalicious
Last month
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"We get aphids on our tomatoes, so we get a batch of ladybugs every year. Most do, indeed, fly away, but we minimize, or, at least, delay that by keeping the bugs in the refrigerator, wetting them down with sugar water (it makes their wings too sticky..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by mediareport
Last month
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"Palm Beach Gardens police plan on pressing charges of grand theft auto against the boy.
My magic 8-ball says that won't help anyone very much.
posted by Xoebe at 12:45 PM on May 1
I agree. It would obviously be much better to ignore it and..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by tehloki, Pope Guilty, uncleozzy
2 months ago
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"When you start doing things with her that you'd be uncomfortable with her doing with someone else. That was always my guide--could apply to sexual things, sure, but also to a broad range of other things. Of course, her list of things may very well be..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by manish, chicainthecity, thebrokedown, chrismear
2 months ago
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"Massive sandcastle. I'm 41 and I still enjoy building them. The castle itself dowsn't have to be anything special, but the fortifications--walls, moats, drainage ditches--are the most fun. Build below the high-tide line so you can watch the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by frosty_hut
3 months ago
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"I, and most people I know, got paid to go to graduate school." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Floydd
3 months ago
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"I do not enjoy many of the priviledges that are listed in this piece. I consider myself "white" or "caucasian."Yeah, but you're poor...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lord_wolf
3 months ago
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"I re-entered the dating scene at 31, fresh out of a 10-year marriage. After dating pretty actively for several years, I'm now happily married, to a woman I met via an online personal ad. I dated women I met via print ads, too, as well as a few met at..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by chicainthecity
3 months ago
