Have you had an STD screening? If not, please get one (for chlamydia, gonorrhea, etc).

A pap smear is NOT an STD test.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:32 AM on October 9, 2008

Ooooh, I should start a group to post the infected genital close-ups I have to look at all day at work!

You ain't lived til you've eaten lunch at your desk while flipping through photos of ulcerated vaginas and penises covered in oozing chancres, or anuses fully covered and closed up by warts.

Good times.
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 8:11 AM on October 9, 2008

Make sure she has birth control available, and knows how to use it.

This, this, this, this, this, this, this, and....THIS.

This really is the only answer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 6:24 PM on October 8, 2008

You could order them and have them shipped overnight from Archie McPhee
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 6:22 PM on October 8, 2008

Ask your local Safeway manager to order them - every Safeway in Seattle has about 15 trillion bags of these, so obviously it's possible! (I love 'em too.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 2:42 PM on October 8, 2008

I live in NYC, which is rife with some of the most clear-cut class distinction imaginable, and I've still managed to find a large circles of friends for whom class is largely a non-issue.

(I'm using this quote strictly as an example, not having to do with the person who said it)

In defense of the OP (whom I admittedly am not quite understanding), of the large circles of friends that a lot of us have that we think are immune... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 2:54 PM on October 7, 2008

I don't know any right now, but some of the people I know were extremely poor as kids and teenagers.

I was trying to make the point that as much as a lot of us are here saying "oh, no, me and my friends don't ever consider class, no one I know ever even thinks about it", we all probably DO in fact hang out with people of like "class".
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 3:17 PM on October 7, 2008

Cafe Flora on Madison
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 9:25 AM on October 4, 2008 marked best answer

Metafilter: I'm pretty much sorry before I do this, but not sorry enough not to.
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 11:11 AM on October 3, 2008

Some of them cap it at $75 or $100

...but a LOT don't - and it's a relatively recent change. Read the fine print!
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 10:42 AM on October 3, 2008

Who is the "celebrity" @ :18 - 22

Jonah Hill (Superbad)
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 11:09 AM on October 2, 2008

Request for clarification: When did he move in with you, and when he did, was it just him?

I can't parse why he doesn't have his own place to live with his kids, unless he moved in with you (quickly!!), then brought the kids in.

Please tell me he didn't move out of his own place straight into yours WITH the kids at the same time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:01 AM on October 1, 2008

So, did he "drift" out of his lease or something? This guy sounds sketch - you've only been dating for a few months, for god's sake! Run. You're a good, caring person.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:26 AM on October 1, 2008

I'm seriously starting to hate you bitches.

Didn't your mamas teach you that if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all? For real, it's a *really* good rule to live by.

Assholes.
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 7:18 PM on September 28, 2008

Why is it thread pissing because some people weren't moved by the story? When was Metafilter ever about only posting positive comments?

Do you know how many threads I DON'T comment in?

Many. Many many many many many. Close to 100% of them.

Because I have NOTHING TO SAY OR ADD except, "Dumb".

Which doesn't really add anything.

So I don't say anything.
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 8:54 PM on September 28, 2008

Bridesmaid called again and left a message asking if I still wanted in on the cabin

If a bridesmaid assumes/thinks you're invited, I'm guessing you ARE and that the invite got lost.

(she came to visit me a week ago and we had an awesome time).

If she did not ONCE mention her wedding while you were hanging out, I'd question your being invited.

If she was,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 3:15 PM on September 28, 2008

it happens ALL THE TIME. I highly recommend you go back, they're used to it, and they want to keep your business. They will work with you to make you happy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:58 AM on September 28, 2008

Goregous. Thank you.
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 8:05 PM on September 27, 2008

Condoms prevent body-fluid transmission, but they do nothing for the cooties side of STDs. Things like crabs and scabies are something to be concerned about.

...as are herpes, syphilis and warts.

Condoms can help protect, but are not close to AS effective as they are in preventing bodily-fluid transmission of STD.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 9:23 AM on September 27, 2008

Dammit! I f'd up the link, sorry! Thanks ColdChef.
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 5:52 PM on September 26, 2008

Faze - what? I'm lost - you almost chose not to vote for Obama because of a clip from the Sarah Silverman Program about a nursing home? I'm confused.
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 6:42 PM on September 26, 2008

HA! At 5:00pm today I took all my $ out of my WaMu account and went to a credit union - suck it you "whoo-hoo!"-ing bastards!
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 6:24 PM on September 25, 2008

I think it's TERRIBLY rude of her to invite HER parents to not only YOUR wedding, but YOUR reception - what is she thinking??

Tell her that you did not invite them, and while they're welcome to stay with her in the hotel (because it will cost you the same either way), you intend to reduce your catering request by the 2 that cancelled, in order to save money.

It is not up to members of the wedding party to invite people to a wedding or... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:32 AM on September 25, 2008

CHRIST WHAT AN ASSHOLE.
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 2:26 PM on September 24, 2008

COURIC: I'm just going to ask you one more time, not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation?

PALIN: I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you.

Sweet merciful FUCK. Can someone just PLEASE put them out of their misery??
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 4:04 PM on September 24, 2008

Talk to your doc about getting fluconazole to take with your antibiotics.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 9:04 AM on September 23, 2008

What they all said. I am sorry.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 10:41 AM on September 18, 2008

Put posters up ASAP! Your neighbors might surprise you.

If a neighbor calls to say they've seen her in their yard or whatever, go rent a HavAHart trap (humane feral cat trap) RIGHT AWAY! And stake out where she was seen - set the trap with tuna and pray. Read up on cat trapping for tips, but I'd definitely do that SOONER rather than later.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 7:12 AM on September 18, 2008

On Friday I took my cat to the vet for a peeing problem, and when I got him home (after a stressful visit that included a bunch of shots, poor guy), I let him out of the carrier and 5 minutes later noticed a huge pile of white fur, some attached to roots (eew!) on the floor.

Upon exam, my cat had an instant nickle-sized bald spot over his shoulder and I flipped out, called the vet, and they were wholly unimpressed or worried. They said he probably caught his skin on the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 7:55 AM on September 16, 2008

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posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 7:26 PM on September 13, 2008

When I look at these graphs I have to question what change occurred in the American lifestyle at the end of the '70s. Why is there such a dramatic increase in the girth of America at this point in time.

It's just that we all stopped swingin'.
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 7:20 PM on September 9, 2008

Anecdote: my gentleman-friend has very severe panic and anxiety disorders.....when he's doing OK and not suffering, he smells one way. When his anxiety is really high, his body takes on a distinctly different, very sharp odor that is really noticable to me. I've always attributed it to "fear" - or maybe adrenaline? IANAD.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 5:55 PM on September 9, 2008

Burger with no bun or ketchup at any fast food joint?
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 3:32 PM on September 9, 2008

Lovely - even without donks.
posted to MetaTalk by tristeza at 9:51 AM on September 7, 2008

If they're really cold sores (herpes), I'd highly recommend seeing your doctor for treatment options.

If they're canker sores (not herpes), I've had luck rinsing with salt water and avoiding citrus/acidic foods.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 2:15 PM on September 6, 2008

Get one of those little pedaling machines and sleep in a recliner or on the couch.

Please don't walk and sleep.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 2:53 PM on September 5, 2008 marked best answer

How many hours of labor did they perform?
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 6:18 PM on September 4, 2008

Thanks, but the question is "did I get ripped off", not "how do I find out if I was ripped off".

Thje only way to know if you got ripped off is to find out....if you got ripped off. Simple calculus. If you don't know how many hours of work they did, and what they charge per hour (which you, uh, have to "find out"), you can't answer this question.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 9:48 AM on September 5, 2008

I see where you're coming from. But, you really do need some basic info from them - call and just ask "what's your hourly labor charge"? Anonymously.

If they say "$65/hour" then you likely got fucked. You need at least this basic info to get to the bottom of this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:04 AM on September 5, 2008

So mock Palin if you must. But if you think Obama/Biden is substantially better, it is only because you have neglected to look behind the curtain.

HiLARious.
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 5:31 AM on August 31, 2008

Does anybody else find it odd that they insist that this is a decision? Decision implies choice, right?

EXACTLY EXACTLY EXACTLY jesus christ can we please make them deal with the hideous hypocrisy in this canonizing of Sarah and Bristol for "deciding" or "choosing" to keep their precious babies - IT IS NOT A CHOICE FOR THEM. God makes the choice, that's IT. Can these people not see the sheer and utter idiocy of praising them for... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 11:04 AM on September 1, 2008

"My vetting process was completely thorough and I'm grateful for the results," McCain told reporters in Philadelphia after a visit with firefighters."

I literally just read that as:

"...McCain told Philadephia after a fistfight with reporters."

I have to stop reading this shit, I'm starting to go as batty as the GOP!
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 1:51 PM on September 2, 2008

and people still are excited-incredibly excited-about Palin. )

Do they say *why* they're excited, or *what*, specifically, they're excited about?
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 3:47 PM on September 2, 2008

I figure that mom and daughter did discuss this. If Bristol were unhappy about mom taking the position, believe me, we'd have ways to know that.

Nah, Sahah didn't even KNOW Bristol was up the pole til Sunday after the media got to it - and if she DID know before then, she's a complete asshole for dragging that poor kid through this.

Lose lose.
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 6:16 PM on September 2, 2008

A little late, but...

"(For those of you who felt the evening was creepy? Yeah, that's how we feel when your people are having their convention. It's okay, we understand.)"

Really? Is that really true?

Are there really people who find positivity, themes of hope and renewal, rhetoric about supporting and organizing people against poverty and oppression, feelings of unity and collaboration, creepy?

Really?
posted to MetaFilter by tristeza at 11:20 AM on September 4, 2008

Oxy Clean Laundry Stain Remover

This shit works on errythann, I swear!
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 6:41 PM on September 2, 2008

Dammit.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 2:04 PM on September 2, 2008

The thought just occurs to me that he may have deliberately left the door open after dumping you so that after he's spent time looking for another girlfriend closer to home, if he fails he's always got you to fall back on as a backup option.

As someone with many more years of experience with shitheads than you have at this point...this is 1000% what's happening, I am quite certain.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 11:17 PM on August 31, 2008

Wow, so many people bashing Facebook for the form of communication.... I don't like getting a 'Dear John' letter by e-mail, but for some people, e-mail = Facebook.

Hmm...I assumed that she saw that he had merely changed his "status" to "single" without further communication about it, which I now see was indeed a total assumption. I would think he was way less of a shithead if he actually sent her an FacebookMail, rather than... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 10:43 AM on September 1, 2008

A friend of mine is a doula, and instead of cash people have given her goods (when they can) in exchange for her services - a couple of cases of wine, for example.....just a data point.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tristeza at 9:45 AM on August 25, 2008