MeTa comment:
"It ain't the way I wanted it! I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart and I want respect!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Koko
Last month
MeFi comment:
"For some reaon the letter reminds me of this children's mini story by Tolstoy:
Mother had bought a pound of plums, washed them, and left them on a big plate in the center of the table. They were for dinner.
Little Vanya had never tasted plums..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ZachsMind
Last month
MeFi comment:
"One of the earliest (if not THE oldest) forms of Iranian theater is Takht-e Hozi, a primitive lowbrow type of comedy in which the main character is a servant in black face. The "Siah" (literally black) is a clown in a red silk pajama-like..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by generalist, KokuRyu
Last month
MeFi comment:
"It really is amazing that these were taken in the 20's and 30's. There's a very modern feel to them, and the villagers seem so unselfconscious and comfortable being nude in front of the camera and around each other. And because they village women..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by malaprohibita
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"AZ, you're an Irish Jew (or of Irish-Jewish origin)? I realize Jews hail from just about every (European and Middle Eastern, in particular) country, but I wasn't aware of a Jewish Diaspora in Ireland until your comment piqued my curiosity and led me..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by owhydididoit
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Another interesting footnote: "Asl" means "genuine" in Farsi. I've never run across an Iranian with that last name. Particularly one with the first name "Armen", which suggests he's an Armenian-Iranian. It would follow..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Deathalicious
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"It seems every British captain called Ian Wilkinson is destined to lose command of his vessel:
British captain returns home after Mediterranean mutiny
A British [ship] captain who was taken off his ship by Cyprus police after his crew refused..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nasreddin
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I have avoidant traits. I diagnosed myself, but a couple of shrinks agreed with me ("So since I did your job for you, can you knock off a couple bucks off the bill?").
Borderline women scare the shit out of me. I had a BPD girlfriend,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kimota
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I always thought that state lotteries were just a hidden tax on the poor.
I've heard it referred to as "the stupid tax"." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kadin2048
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Highly educated people make just as many mistakes as folks with an average education, except they're less likely to question their logic/reasoning or admit they're wrong. Applies especially to some physicians who lack any trace of empathy for their..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tehloki, bonecrusher
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Also have to mention Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cass
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Yeah, it's manipulative and all that, but if it serves no other purpose than to let people know that there was a very caring and brave little boy called Thomas Monahan who loved his dog and laid his life on the line for her, and saved all his change..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sageleaf
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I don't know why I hate this guy so much, but the sentiment seems to be shared by just about everyone in this thread as well as the youtube one. I mean, all he's doing is flipping around and playing some hackneyed riffs, he's not setting kittens on..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jon Mitchell
8 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm late as usual, but just wanted to say that Eddie and Alex are both essentially deaf. A few nights ago I listened to a phone interview with Eddie from 1982 on youtube, and he basically asked the interviewer to repeat every other question,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
9 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Signing up for my MeFi account was the most fun I ever had. Nothing like answering the door and seeing the high-priced call girls with the eightball of pure Peruvian flake that Matt promptly sent over. Granted, you n00bs have to pay five bucks, but..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by the_royal_we, amberglow
9 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Instances when an English accent definitely does not sound pleasing to the (American) ear:
. When they are pronouncing mangling Spanish words, particularly food names. They make delicious Mexican food sound so unappetizing. Greg Proops used to do..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by supercrayon
Last year
MeTa comment:
"Yup, all those folks are attractive and the pictures are beautifully shot, but more than anything, they look like a nice trustworthy bunch. Like you could totally count on them to feed your cat while you're out of town. Except for ikkyu2, who is..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by occhiblu
Last year
Ask comment:
"The Rules for men (and women) are that there are no hard and fast rules. Everyone is willing to bend them for the right person." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
Two years ago
MeFi comment:
"Reminds me of my dormitory in boarding school. And the one vagina belonged to our 60 year old matron :(" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Hildegarde
Two years ago
Ask comment:
"Just be glad you don't live in Iran. The practice of tarof, a form of polite (and persistent) insincerity disguised as good manners, can drive you batty:
"A more basic hurdle to understanding the country is that Iran is a real insider..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lalochezia
Two years ago
