MeFi comment:
"We'll see what he'll be like. But, the good news is that Medvedev proudly continues the hair/no hair pattern of Russian post-revolution leaders.
Lenin (bald)
Stalin (hairy)
Khrushchev (bald)
Brezhnev (hairy)
Andropov (bald)
Chernenko (hairy)..." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by dasheekeejones, dmt, dhartung, fullerine, pantagrool, gorgor_balabala, jedicus, Lentrohamsanin, prefpara, Viomeda, Sys Rq
2 months ago
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"I don't think that this joke is a clearcut example of racism. You are right that it relies on racial stereotypes to get its point across. But, the point of the joke is not that black (or white) people are inferior, but rather that we all tend to..." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by sindas, elisabethjw, schyler523, gt2, iamkimiam, Koko, Inspector.Gadget, konolia, Xoder, kittens for breakfast, limeonaire
2 months ago
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"ME: "I'm a mathematician."
THEM: (Any combination of the following)
"You must be really smart!"
"I'm really bad at math."
"Haven't all math problems been solved already???"
"So, um... what do you DO?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ZeroDivides
2 months ago
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"1) You know you're a mathematician if when shopping for cars and saying "I'll take the blue one or the red one," you feel compelled to add "but not both."
2) Cosine is having a party and invites a whole bunch of other functions..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by numinous, rapscallion, snafu
3 months ago
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""But in this ever changing world in which we live in / Makes you give in and cry" (Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney)" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by johngoren
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Sarcasm is a tool, and like a sledgehammer, sometimes it can be used for good sometimes it can be quite hurtful. Consider the following two exchanges.
Conversation 1:
"Do I look good in these pants?"
"Oh yeah, as good as any..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by drjimmy11, regicide is good for you, you're a kitty!
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The thing that bothers me with moral dilemma scenarios as commonly presented is that we are given yes/no options without room for variations or alternative possibilities.
You are right that usually we have more than two options in any given..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by ekstasis23, tehloki, nooneyouknow
7 months ago
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"1. Don't leave your stuff lying around. (E.g., don't leave your jacket on the couch in the living room, don't leave your dirty dishes in the sink.)
2. If you make a mess, clean it up right away.
3. Don't cook things that stink.
4. Don't be..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by limeonaire, streetdreams
8 months ago
MeTa post:
All hail DaShiv.
favorited 27 times, recently by awesomebrad, schyler523, KingoftheWhales, amro, grateful, cdadog, sien, MikeKD, mek, Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson, Dillonlikescookies, antiform, safetyfork, ooga_booga, limeonaire, amberglow, ambrosia, CitrusFreak12, ColdChef, kittyb, melorama, Plutor, lucien, grouse, chrismear, hermitosis, Phire
9 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Feynman was a fascinating character. Thanks for the post!
In college I took a course on relativity and quantum mechanics. When we got to the first class on quantum mechanics, the professor, rather lecturing himself, played us a video of Feynman..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Poolio
10 months ago
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"From what you said, I can completely sympathize with your girlfriend. I hate big loud groups, and I loathe reality TV. I could take something like that every now and then, but would hate being dragged to some event like that on a regular basis..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
10 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Hmm, Anonymous is actually pretty good-looking. I wonder why she has so many relationship problems." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by eriko
10 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Wait... I agree that it would be impossible for the mean number of partners to differ significantly between men and women (assuming that people in other countries, prostitutes, etc. don't skew the numbers too much), but it seem possible for the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by mai, desjardins, lodurr
11 months ago
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"If you want to keep being friends with her, the key is to figure out a way to stop thinking of her as a sexual being. So, for example, every time you want to check out some part of her body or stare into those deep eyes of her, don't. Pretend that..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by yohko, iamkimiam
Last year
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"My guess is that one significant reason why people identify with subcultures is because they like to feel special. Belonging to a group lets you say to other people (or even just to yourself): "look at me, I belong to this group, and all those..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by philosophistry
Last year
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"equalpants has it.
Steven C. Den Beste, it would be 8!/(5!*(8-5)!) = 56, as you say, if duplicates were not allowed. But, (5^8)/(5!) is not even an integer, nor is (8^5)/(5!), which is what I think you had in mind...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by vacapinta
Last year
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"If the NYT Social Class Calculator is to be believed, the most prestigious occupation is surgeon--more prestigious than architect, scientist, judge, or CEO. Is that really what most people in the US would say? If so, this seems strange to me, since..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chuckdarwin
Last year
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"1. How about just saying: "why?"
2. "I am... on the inside."
3. "OK, but only if you cry."
4. Look concerned for a moment, and then say: "I seem to have left my smile at home today. Sorry! Try again tomorrow...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by silly110671, flod logic, Ambrosia Voyeur
Last year
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"Say: "Already have one," and point to husband.
"When you offer to come over every day to change the diapers."
"As soon as we're ready - you'll be the third to know."
"Probably sometime in the next 50 years...." [
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Last year
