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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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"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)
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"If you value your hearing, bring some ear plugs. Rock concerts tend to be LOUD." [
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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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"Problems with the data and the methodology have already been mentioned above, but I think there is a fundamental problem that I haven't seen mentioned yet. If you notice, the vast majority of the books on the chart are sandwiched between 1000 and..." [
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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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"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?"
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"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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"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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"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.
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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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