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"If they really want to cut down on obesity, they should stop the massive sugar and corn (corn syrup) subsidies." [
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"I donated a kidney 5 years ago. I was 30 years old, and in good health, though overweight.
Things have changed in 5 years, I'm sure, but make sure they'll do it "laproscopically". 5 years ago it wasn't the default. I really hope it is..." [
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"doctor_negative:
In Tennessee, a guy sees a sign in front of a house: "Talking Dog for Sale."
He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard. The guy goes into the backyard and sees a black mutt just sitting..." [
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"Just quit with the "Fixed that for you" crap already, would you all?
It's not witty. It's annoyingly passive-aggressive and makes you look like the kind of person that still goes "neener neener!" and "la-la-la I can't..." [
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"Frankly, I don't see having a pregnant 17 year old daughter as a detriment. So she's dealing with the same stuff every other family does (only, unlike the yuppies around here, she's not arm twisting her daughter into getting an abortion). Where's the..." [
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"For heaven's sake, why SHOULDN'T this have been posted? Has sexism and domestic violence has been done already? Moving on, next topic? What am I missing? This post seems perfectly legit to me...." [
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"Zambrano, FWIW that has NEVER been my experience. If I was in a group of women saying things like that I'd either assume they were kidding or run far away, because they'd be space aliens or something...." [
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"leans dramatically toward sarcasm and questioning authority?
This particular thread is turning out to be less questioning authority and sarcasm, as it is about classism at its most disgusting, contempt for anyone with a different point of view,..." [
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"I get "het up" about illegal immigrants for a lot of reasons that aren't racism, and some of which are highlighted in this article.
If you are here illegally, and you're in these people's position, you're a slave.
You can bullied and..." [
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"Yup- the pre-nup isn't the problem. I heart pre-nups. The problem is how he's handling it. Pre-nups are always uncomfortable but they shouldn't be acrimonious. At the FIRST whiff of acrimony you call the whole thing off until you can get a counselor..." [
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"Disagree do I. Improved by yoda-speak mushy self-disclosures are." [
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"Holy shit, konolia! 24 years of hell isn't taking your vows seriously?
Way too many sociopathic spouses spout the same manipulative lines: (best if said in injured whine) "Don't you know that heroin addiction/ alcoholism/ bipolar is a..." [
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"I have the same problem, but I've sort of given up on making friends with women, mostly because it's more work to be friends with women. With guys if we go 6 weeks between activities they don't take it personally.
Also, as more women my age have..." [
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"Who's twisting anyone's arm to get an abortion?
How many middle or upper class, college bound women do you know who had kids when they were teenagers? Do you think this is because they didn't get pregnant? No. Their parents had a kind and loving..." [
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"In general I don't care for real estate as an investment unless it's part of a diversified portfolio and, better yet, income producing (i.e., not your personal residence).
However, as someone else pointed out, all "real estate" is not..." [
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MeFi comment:
"loathesome modern names like Kaeden, Kasidey, Caeli, and Kaelen (all real, I assure you)... Did all the other people in my generation not learn how to spell?
I hereby declare that all names should revert to their original root spelling. For..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Nunnery is just the next step in this terrible vacating of life. Almost the greatest waste of the limited time afforded to someone, and certainly the ultimate sadness.
They're doing what they love, even though it goes against the cultural norm,..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Dirty Dancing always struck me as moralistic in that she got what she deserved - it's only because we liked her that they didn't go all the way and let that abortionist kill her.
I got the same message, only they saved her to show how big-hearted..." [
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