Ask comment:
"In terms of teaching her a lesson... her parents could try getting the girl up very early in the morning for some reason. Back in the day my dad thought one of my brothers was partying too much (he was). So, one morning after my brother had been out..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by bitterpants, rokusan
24 minutes ago
Ask comment:
"Don't give up on yourself. Honestly, you sound like a really nice guy lots of women would love to meet. Do you have any idea how many men out there wouldn't dream of staying with a woman who wouldn't have sex with them? Or who, when they do have sex..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by WCityMike
more than 12 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Sen. Barack Obama has organized an elaborate well-staffed network to prepare for his possible ascension to the White House, while Sen. John McCain has all but put off such work until after the election.
Even McCain knows he's not going to win...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
more than 12 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Had McCain looked at Obama during that first debate, his rage may have become uncontrollable.[...]McCain's hatred is so ingrained, his self-congratulatory moralism so necessary for his self-esteem, that the emotions overwhelm whatever teaching he..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by scody
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"That is a lovely picture of Obama and that baby. He just looks so focused on her, instead of as though he's thinking about having his picture taken." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by psychostorm
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"I'm with those who say that the non-handshake was a non-issue. McCain got Obama's attention by touching him on the back, then when Obama turned around with his hand outstretched McCain redirected the handshake to his wife. It's absurd to suppose..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by amyms, the other side, contessa
2 days ago
MeFi post:
Because throwing neckties into the garbage is just so old school
favorited 27 times, recently by Mz Martini, KAS, katiecat, Corky, kumonoi, The Light Fantastic, kcafka, Marisa Stole the Precious Thing, Xoder, MysticMCJ, typewriter, Ritchie, bettafish, Gomez_in_the_South, batmonkey, silkygreenbelly, Orb, amarie, buzzman, Heretic, ltracey, greatgefilte, fontophilic, Locative, langeNU, sophieblue, ZenMasterThis
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Rafaelloello, you remind me of a certain neighbourhood kid from the time and the place in which I grew up. At 14, Mark weighed about 90 pounds and was one of the most annoying pains in the butt I've ever met. One time he was bragging to my brother..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by blueberry, Mental Wimp, contessa
3 days ago
Ask comment:
"I don't know about "normal", but I always thought the portrayal of the relationship between Miranda and Steve on Sex in the City felt more compellingly "real" than any other I ever saw in TV shows or movies. The format of a..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by badmoonrising
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"The Letterman list:
10. "Let's practice your bewildered silence."
9. "Can you try saying 'yes' instead of 'you betcha'?"
8. "Hey, I can see Mexico from here!"
7. "Maybe we'll get lucky and there won't be..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by exogenous, The Ardship of Cambry, peacheater
4 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I never thought I'd say this, but George W. Bush may not be the worst president the U.S. will have in my lifetime." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by tzikeh, orrnyereg, Lipstick Thespian, brundlefly, dirtynumbangelboy, blueberry, Blazecock Pileon, bergeycm, blue_beetle, zardoz, JDHarper
4 days ago
MeFi comment:
"She is a Republican. I think she is conflicted about Palin. Wants to spin her performance in a good way, but can't ignore the blatant manipulation and lies.
God, I hate this whole business of people being so invested in a cause/doctrine that they..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Mental Wimp, blueberry
4 days ago
MeTa comment:
"Everyone join with me, please, in singing, to the tune of that "a-wim-a-way" chorus from "The Lion Sleeps Tonight":
konolia-nope, konolia-nope, konolia-nope, konolia-nope, konolia-nope...
Replacing a phrase of 4 syllables..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Nick Verstayne
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"They can plead all they like, but there's no way McCain is going to agree to walk away from this election in the next month. He wants the presidency too much.
And... I take no pleasure in writing this... but my prediction is that when/if he loses..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"The common folk have a legitimate grievance against the materialist-reductionist ideology of the cultural élites. Obama should make clear that he, too, opposes this, that he opposes the Harvard Business School ideology of unfettered markets that has..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Oooh, IRS problems as well as an investigation for corruption? This gets better and better.
This is reminding me of the case of Blair Hornstine from a few years back. She was a teenager who sued her high school for not making her sole..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by des, brain cloud, stinkycheese, skyper, Blazecock Pileon, blueberry, dejah420, amyms, fourcheesemac
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"... though, I should add, lest I sound like some kind of monster, I do make a distinction between being "completely honest" and being "gratuitously honest".
And, on preview, I'm not a Democrat, EarBucket. I'm a Canadian, and I..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nickyskye, zarah
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"One thing I noticed was that sometimes when they showed Palin speaking you could see Joe Biden smiling at her. But it seemed to me that it was more of a big, sardonic grin than a smile...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Lou Stuells
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I wish Ifill had told Palin to answer the questions as asked, because those were the rules and Biden was sticking to them." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dejah420
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"The university's administration has sparked outrage by telling faculty, staff and graduate students that a 5-year-old state law designed to prevent state workers from campaigning for candidates on state time or with state resources meant they could..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Interesting: Sarah Palin says she learned that the McCain-Palin campaign was conceding Michigan to Obama when she read about it this morning (Oct. 3)
*I* knew about this yesterday at mid-afternoon, and I'm a) not only not a member of McCain's team,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by lord_wolf, contessa
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I found I could barely even keep my mind on what Palin said, while I had no trouble following Biden. And no, the problem is not my powers of concentration.
That "Bridge to Nowhere" joke was awesome. And I loved it that Biden..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by phatkitten, shiu mai baby, agregoli
7 days ago
MeFi post:
Na Na, Hey Hey, Don't Kiss Those Nylons Goodbye Just Yet
favorited 10 times, recently by ukdanae, agregoli, sondrialiac, space2k, orrnyereg, kwaller, pointystick, RedEmma, maryh, Greg Nog
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"the vice presidential nominee’s uneven — and, at some points, peculiar — performances in recent television interviews
That's an incredibly kind way to describe those television interviews...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Jilder, Senor Cardgage, fourcheesemac
7 days ago
Ask comment:
"Hmm. You know, reading what you've written, I think this could go either way.
im not meeting the guy who will fulfill all these desires
I guarantee you will NEVER meet a guy who fulfills all your desires. Try giving this guy a fair chance..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by movingon, InterestedInKnowing
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"leader of the free world
Everytime I see this phrase it makes me grind my teeth. For God's sake, the American president is NOT the leader of the free world...." [
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favorited 16 times, recently by vbfg, peacheater, schyler523, ymgve, scody, saturnine, Jilder, aramaic, everichon, anthill, papalotl, idiomatika, doctor_negative, stinkycheese, Hutch, xorry
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Honestly, if she makes that joke mentioned upthread about biden having been around since dinosaurs roamed the earth, what can biden do but grin and laugh?
He can say, "Hey, John McCain must have told you how he used to be my babysitter back..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by Senor Cardgage, Dark Messiah, Perplexity, scody, EarBucket, fourcheesemac
8 days ago
MeTa comment:
"I don't think you understand what eugneics is. It is not prospective parents choosing to terminate a pregnancy because they found their fetus had a birth defect that would result in their having a child who would need life long care...." [
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favorited 17 times, recently by nicolin
8 days ago
MeFi comment:
"You know, this kind of talk, accurate and descriptive as it may be, makes me a little sick to my stomach. It makes me realize that this new shit is the same old same old shit, much as I'd like it not to be, and that my stupid wishful hopes that..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fourcheesemac
8 days ago
Ask comment:
"1. Try to persuade him to get a 3 bedroom apartment for himself and his kids.
Insist that he rent a place with room for him and all three of his children, while you keep your own place. That will solve a lot of your problems right there, and you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by showbiz_liz
8 days ago
Ask comment:
"Collecting can be a hobby and/or a compulsion. At bottom it's just something to do, and gives people an interest and a purpose in life. And once you get started collecting something, it can feel like a task you just have to finish. No, I'm not by any..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by yohko, ekstasis23, syntheticfaith, aramaic, kittyprecious
9 days ago
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"Addendum to my idea above, get the books signed by their authors if they're on tour and coming to a bookstore near you." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mirileh
10 days ago
Ask comment:
"This isn't so much a "birthday" idea, but buy your daughter a Christmas tree ornament every year. She'll get to enjoy them as she grows and by the time she moves out on her own she'll have enough ornaments to decorate her own tree...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ms.v., bettafish
10 days ago
MeFi post:
Art you can really get hung up on
favorited 16 times, recently by Locative, dejah420, yohko, typewriter, msali, invitapriore, padraigin, nickyskye, desuetude, miss-lapin, Potomac Avenue, Drab_Parts, Orb
10 days ago
Ask comment:
"Don't listen to bingo. Don't sleep with this guy in the hope he'll commit afterward, because he won't. You can tell from some fooling around whether you have chemistry or not. This guy has decided it's not going to work for him for whatever reason..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by chicainthecity, blueberry
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"From her interviews and appearances, it's obvious she wasn't cramming for those - she's cramming for this debate.
If she could think on her feet, she'd have managed to speak in complete sentences and make some kind of sense in interviews, even if..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by scody
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"The "Senator Obama doesn't understand" thing was so condescending. If someone disagrees with you you have to address the points of contention, not tell them "oh well, it's all above your head".
Though I'll be tempted to give..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by misha, tehloki, electrasteph, pyrex
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"He had a good, long, full life and it's time to let him go, but damn is it hard to do so." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dhartung
13 days ago
