MeFi comment:
"in the face of all U.S. legal precedent preferring state law over federal law when the two are, as they say, "at odds."
You must live in an interesting timeline. In mine (Neil Armstrong, 5 Djumada 'l-Ula, 1389), the states kept losing..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by the other side, oaf
3 ¼ hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Neal Stephenson did fake Asian bragging better in 1992:
I'm Sushi K and I'm here to say
I like to rap in a different way
Look out Number One in every city
Sushi K rap has all most pretty
My special talking of remarkable words
Is not the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kittyprecious
2 days ago
Ask comment:
"If you haven't read Hayek, I highly recommend it.
I agree, but mostly because the mix of ideas might blow the mind of American right-wing types. His The Road to Serfdom in a nutshell is:
(1) Socialism would be terrible and evil (here they go..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ssg
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"ROU_Xenophobe, would you feel the same way if the man were raped?
Yes. It's unfortunate for the man that his rape is compounded by having to pay money to the product of his rape, but being the fruit of a rape isn't the child's fault. There's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Phalene
4 days ago
MeTa comment:
"Explain to me why a man who has taken on good faith that the woman he is with is using birth control should be forced to pay child support?
Because there is a child, and children have a claim of support from their fathers.
And only one person..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Phalene, ClaudiaCenter, Your Time Machine Sucks
4 days ago
MeFi comment:
"And for that matter, why would organisms "evolve" to swap dna to begin with?
It randomizes your offspring faster than mutation does, but also only does so over a limited domain of the genome -- the parts that are different between you..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Pope Guilty
4 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Pffft, I jumped on the back of a hog that size this one time and snapped its neck with my bare hands.
What, both hands? Pussy. Hogs that small I just kill with harsh language if they annoy me...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by bugbread
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Well, one might argue that a locally owned business could add an element of personal engagement and humanity to its commerce, fostering bonds of mutual regard and enriching a notion of common purpose and shared citizenship.
One might argue that,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Snyder
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"There seems to me no question that the Batman film "The Dark Knight," currently breaking every box office record in history, is at some level a paean of praise to the fortitude and moral courage that has been shown by George W. Bush in this..." [
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favorited 17 times, recently by cirocco, grubi, mystyk, MikeKD, silas216, electrasteph, krippledkonscious, roystgnr, Optimus Chyme, Blazecock Pileon, Doofus Magoo, Ickster, Caduceus, headspace, null terminated, verb, newmoistness
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"What do bisexuals get?
THIS! *rips off stripper clothes to a Window ta-da noise*
*poses "enticingly," with 100% sexyface (tongue-out leer)*
*the audience screams*
*not in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cavalier
8 days ago
MeTa comment:
"First they came for the communists, and I was going to speak up, but Fred said that if I did he'd tell everyone the shit I told him in our clearing sessions, so I shut the fuck up.
Then they came for the socialists and the trade unionists, and I..." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by RedEmma, Gucky, ekstasis23, davejay, merelyglib, alltomorrowsparties, echolalia67, penduluum, orrnyereg, Pope Guilty, konolia, roll truck roll, five fresh fish, crataegus
8 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Guess what... IN THIS COUNTRY IF THE MAJORITY WANTS SOMETHING AND VOTES FOR IT.... EVEN IF IT IS A 51% to 49% vote the majority wins.
Mastercheddar, I think you took Intro To American Government from me. And that you one of the ones who asked if..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by perilous, electrasteph, turaho, Drastic, nooneyouknow
8 days ago
MeFi comment:
"A while back I saw a list of famous science fiction authors who didn't turn out to be shitheads, but I can't remember which two guys were on it.
Stross and Scalzi?, he asks, sucking up so that they'll go BACK TO THE WORD MINES AND WRITE MOAR...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by aeschenkarnos
8 days ago
Ask comment:
"As others have noted, a BA degree doesn't mean that you have to work "with" or "in" that field in any way.
A BA degree in history means, from the point of view of an employer, that:
*You can be trained
*You can digest..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by anansi, DulcineaX, Avenger, Forktine
9 days ago
MeTa comment:
"Relationship problems? See page 171
Send Xenu $500 for hookers.
What should I name my cat? See page 265
Xenu. The rights to name your cat Xenu can be bought for $2300.
Should I eat it? See page 129
Sure, what's the worst that can..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by misha, Navelgazer, kuujjuarapik, Huw
10 days ago
MeFi comment:
"What's with the brain that pop's out of the clown head? What's funny about that?
I can't think of a single possible circumstance where a clown's brains pop out of its head where it's not a knee-slapper, or at least a cause for rejoicing...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DU
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I feel like some people feel like he was cheating or something. That makes no sense to me.
He's not cheating. The headlines of MAN GIVES BIRTH are.
MAN GIVES BIRTH implies a bunch of things that just aren't true here. MAN GIVES BIRTH implies..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by iamkimiam, essband, nooneyouknow, brain cloud, konolia
11 days ago
Ask comment:
"Rule one of immigration is DO NOT FUCK WITH THE IMMIGRATION PEOPLE. Especially if this girlfriend has long-term or marriage potential (and you are a dude).
If you need to see her before January, hie thee to Britain or Belgium.
Or both of you..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by oaf, sabira, Jahaza
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"That the "responder" teakw00d knows who the All Blacks are is itself proof that the teakw00d is just someone taking the piss, not a real ignorant American...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Lentrohamsanin
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"So are you saying he's not a man?
Well... he's not, in some important ways.
He's a woman who wants to be acknowledged as a man, who has taken great pains to be acknowledged as a man, who we should acknowledge as a man, and who we do acknowledge..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by MikeKD, Goofyy, desiderandus, XMLicious, essband, brain cloud
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"not-hermitosist, that's a bit of a silly slippery-slope.
I at least am not saying that there's anything bad or shameful or creepy or whatever about this couple having a child.
I am only saying that "AREA PERSON GIVES BIRTH USING UTERUS AND..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by oaf, essband, brain cloud
12 days ago
Ask comment:
"Dunno that Ford and GM need bailouts. Last I checked, Ford and GM were posting profits... just not in their US operations. Or at worst, reasonable losses. Anyway, Ford and GM are far larger than just their US branches.
It's also the case that..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Robert Angelo
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"As headnsouth said, if you're curious or need to know, just ask. I'm pretty sure no one will object to your questioning, and if it helps to better connect and understand people, then that's all the better.
I would avoid asking people questions..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by twiki, divabat
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"It also means that old ladies who have started shrinking, and definitely won't grow no matter how much nutrition you throw at 'em, aren't people, so I can do what I want to them with bevets' implicit blessings.
That sounds like an old AD&D..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sotonohito
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"How long can the military survive running on blind faith?
Forever. Which is to say, until the Rapture. Just a feeeeew moooore years.
What makes homosexuality different than chess in their minds?
The buttfucking and cocksucking?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"So you're saying you re-offered it for sale at 293, and have an offer at 285?
Take the offer." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Twicketface
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"The ticking doomsday clock motif was also used by Sting about the same time.
It bothers me immensely that anyone would think "ticking doomsday clock motif" and then "Sting" instead of "Iron Maiden."
Really? Sting?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by COBRA!
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"What kind of fucking provincial moron doesn't know what a Cornish pasty is?
Indeed. Even people who've never seen one in the wild should know that they are British empanadas...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Sidhedevil, Blazecock Pileon
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Assuming the US is anything like Australia, interpretations of the Constitution can only be decided in the Supreme Court anyway, so you can't even raise that sort of argument in a lower court.
IANAL, but AFAIK this is exactly backwards for the US...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jimbob
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Point of order. He'll be helping guard them, not shoot them off.
So he's only literally an accessory to the people who will murder millions of people at a whack anytime Caesar says to turn that key. And your daughter had also agreed to swear to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by agregoli
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"The problem with that is, that if we as a society provide those "safe abortions" then we as a society are then accessories to murder.
I find it baffling that you worry about society being an accessory to murder when your own son has..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by agregoli
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"interesting to hear. but does that mean that lower courts can try test cases relating to the constitution
I'm not sure what you mean by "test case."
There are essentially no "test cases" in the US in the sense that ~all..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kadin2048
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"The Spartans were not all gay
They were too, you boys. I installed mirrors in each one of their houses so that they could watch their friends have sex...." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by porn in the woods, Divine_Wino, Token Meme, Senor Cardgage, ctmf, stinkycheese, kuujjuarapik, edgeways, The Great Big Mulp, ornate insect, everichon
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"Is it human nature to want to find a single, life long partner?
"Human nature" is a meaningless concept. There is no behavioral "nature" common to all humans...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by terpsichoria
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"How do I decide if the money I would earn if I took that option would be worth the emotional/psychological hardship?
Easy. Flip a coin. Heads you take the cold place, tails you stay in school. Get set to do it now.
But wait -- are you hoping..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Solomon
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Or to make it simpler:
Person A is an atheist who just doesn't like gays, and refuses to process their marriages. Person A is fired.
Person B is a Christian who also just doesn't like gays, and refuses to process their marriages. Person B is..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by marble, axon, chuckdarwin, aeschenkarnos, Dumsnill, binturong
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"So what a lot of you are saying is that it is just fine to discriminate against someone's religion.
No, we're saying that the law should treat people equally. When people decline to perform their duties as civil servants, the law should not take..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Nothing, axon
3 weeks ago
