MeFi comment:
"Regional humor is an odd thing. I listened to a couple of Clower's pieces and I found them annoying. The regional humor of my home state of Maine is pretty similar-- rural people are crafty except the few of them who are dumb, but they are still..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by yerfatma, Countess Elena, ZachsMind, Mblue, Optamystic
8 hours ago
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"Every single one of those bars is better than a bar in any other city in the universe just by nature of it being in New York. I wish I had what it takes to live there, but I'm intimidated, frankly...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by yerfatma
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"Just for the record, Mayor Curley, what do you think Obama would have written, you know, if he didn't let his PR people do all his talking for him?
I don't think he would have been doing it all if his handlers hadn't coordinated it. I think Mr...." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by yerfatma, matteo, sonic meat machine, Henry C. Mabuse, wires
Yesterday
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""Lord- Protect my image, and make this note innocuous enough that, if found, it will re-enforce my carefully-plotted appearance of piety. Please bless my PR people...." [
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favorited 54 times, recently by Fiberoptic Zebroid and The Hypnagogic Jerks, ruelle, lalochezia, inqb8tr, papafrita, Espoo2, mitzyjalapeno, mikeh, Reto, Jacqueline, tehloki, jlbartosa, Orrorin, winna, BozoBurgerBonanza, zpousman, whir, ymgve, LiliaNic, maxwelton, Servo5678, Kwantsar, turgid dahlia, xorry, sidesh0w, jkaczor, greatgefilte, Brian B., Blazecock Pileon, ArmyOfKittens, wreckingball, dabitch, gorgor_balabala, derekpaco, klangklangston, ColdChef, drjimmy11, Krrrlson, ZenMasterThis, TheOnlyCoolTim, matty, grapefruitmoon, bh, tippiedog, Saddo, matteo, ericbop, nasreddin, Floach, These Premises Are Alarmed, atrazine, nola, ghost of a past number, jrockway
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Back when the Left had teeth, it had very effective methods for dealing with stools. It's a shame those times have passed." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by By The Grace of God
8 days ago
MeFi comment:
"That trunk full of hydrogen tanks, held in place with just a strap, made me nervous even from 30 years out.
"OH, THE HUMANITY!"" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by XMLicious
9 days ago
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"Because normal, unselfish people see a sign indicating that the left lane will end and get in the right lane at their earliest convenience.
Selfish people know that decent people will do this and use the situation to their advantage. If the guy..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jayder
9 days ago
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"The United States kept a huge military presence in Germany through the 80's, and the Allies had learned their lesson about not paying attention to German politics and munition production ("fool me once, shame on you..."). West Germany had..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Ookseer
10 days ago
MeTa comment:
"Brian B. has had a disagreement with the newly canonized Saint Dee the Xtrovert.
I pray to Metafilter's Holy Trinity to smite him. If someone endures a horrible tragedy, they are entitled to never have anyone contradict them for the rest of their..." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by scrump, Pope Guilty, Kimothy, Kwantsar, koeselitz, matteo, Brocktoon, timeistight, merelyglib, PeterMcDermott, quonsar
10 days ago
MeFi comment:
"And you people who are claiming this is all a stunt are almost as dick as the guy who did this. Jesus Christ, does nobody believe in decency any more?
For the record, I am not claiming this is a calculated stunt by the Obama campaign. But I'll bet..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by reventlov
10 days ago
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"If you need something to do, I can find something for you to do." [
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favorited 19 times, recently by DevilsAdvocate, schyler523, nthdegx, NolanRyanHatesMatches, tepidmonkey, turgid dahlia, ClaudiaCenter, small_ruminant, turaho, orrnyereg, Blazecock Pileon, everichon, miss lynnster, ColdChef, Brandon Blatcher, yhbc, mathowie, unixrat, konolia
11 days ago
MeTa comment:
"I was just out at a bar with friends, and the conversation turned to the Scientologists' card table on Boston Common. I got to give an excited, detailed explanation of Lord Xenu's imprisonment. Then I left, and I found 44 dollars on the sidewalk! Two..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Pope Guilty, crataegus
11 days ago
MeTa comment:
"Rather than Glasgow, why not have it in Edinburgh during the fringe?
City Linking-- Smart Thinking!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ukdanae
12 days ago
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"That said, the dogs don't seem to care, whereas the cats stop drinking when the water is "stale."
It makes sense physiologically. Cats are sensitive desert animals that hardly need water and make super concentrated pee to conserve it...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Heretic, Doofus Magoo, tyrantkitty
13 days ago
MeFi comment:
"The biggest mistake designers make is electing to enter an already saturated field. The fact that there are too many designers is further exacerbated by the availability of modern software that makes anyone with a computer think they're a decent..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zabuni
2 weeks ago
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"There's always the American Experience/FRONTLINE co-production of The Mormons. Watch it online-- the guy who encodes those shows must be some sort of genius to squeeze such quality under those bandwidth constraints!..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by padraigin, jessamyn, shinynewnick, trip and a half
2 weeks ago
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"The mounting portion of custom framing at Michael's is totally for shit. I know from experience. If you get a similar quote somewhere else and still want to get your piece framed, go with the other place. Because they'll probably at least do it..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Deathalicious
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Skinheads From Maine is genuinely hilarious.
"Skinheads from Maine" features the worst New England accents on TV since "Larry, Darryl and Darryl" from Newhart. And I'm not convinced that whomever wrote it has actually been to..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by briank, giraffe, nev
2 weeks ago
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"Kids should know as little as possible about their parents' finances. They'll figure it out. One day a few years from now, one of the twins will be recounting events from his/her childhood and say "Dad was footing the bill. Mom's a mess, she..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Rock Steady
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Durn Bronzefist:You must point us to the complexion/religion chart so people know what beliefs they qualify for.
Here it is. It's simple so you can memorize it:
Adopting a totally different religion from the one you were born into while past..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by blasdelf, matteo
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Oh, I didn't see the "white" qualifier there. So you're just a racist. That's easier to understand.
Unreasoned, grasping logic aside, I think you're straying from the Path. Right Attitude, man! Right Attitude! You're losing it! Go..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by matteo
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"you know, keep up with your Buddhist bashing if it makes you feel better. We've seen it here before.
Sure thing Bodhisatta, as long as you're aware that it's white, first-world, converted Buddhists I'm bashing, not the real ones...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by matteo, Pope Guilty
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"plexi has posted something 228 times, and has 355 favorites, which is 155% omg these numbers are bullshit favorites don't mean anything!
It's the third person references to yourself and the drunk's syntax/spelling that make me think you're the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Pope Guilty
3 weeks ago
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""Me Mom and Morgentaler" was a fun band from the early 90's." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by matteo
Last month
MeFi comment:
"It's £135. That's rather expensive for something that won't actually prevent bike theft. I always assumed that it was some sort of societal hangup that was responsible for Britain's refusal to have any serious legal penalties for property crime. Now..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dreama
Last month
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"Please believe me, in a few years (probably less than two) you're going to realize that it's not your house and never was, even if it takes a few more years after that for "home" to mean "the place where I sleep" instead of..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by BrotherCaine, porn in the woods, minervous, limeonaire
Last month
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"leave her a note back saying 'no'. issue is resolved.
I'd go a little stronger, just to let her know she shouldn't persist:
"That's the most self-important, presumptuous thing anyone has ever suggested to me. You're ridiculous. Do not..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by srrh
Last month
MeTa comment:
"My old Boston-Irish Catholic relatives wish to have a word with you ... Mayor "lace curtain" Curley...
They can drop by house on the Jamaicaway-- the one with the shamrock shutters.
Shh! the conceit of my username is that my heritage..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Your Time Machine Sucks
Last month
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"if a guy is really interested in a woman, he'll pursue her relentlessly, no matter what else is going on in his life
Fetid bullshit. Most men have figured out that obviously, relentlessly pursuing women only works in romantic comedies from 15..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by HighTechUnderpants
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I've lost respect for all things related to England.
There are a bunch of angry Welshmen spitting consonants, pricing trips to your house and wondering whether they can carry their farm implements onto the plane.
GERALLT: Cefin, we'll staaab..." [
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favorited 16 times, recently by pompomtom, h00py, ztdavis, tksh, ceri richard, ryanrs, Wavelet, matteo, Solon and Thanks, ursus_comiter, Mayor West, kalimac, fullerine, yhbc, bunnytricks, Blazecock Pileon
Last month
MeFi comment:
"it seems premature to claim that social services cause teen pregnancy.
Do you honestly think that if there wasn't a welfare safety net, uneducated and unemployable girls would would aspire to get pregnant? I realize that these girls are at both an..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Kadin2048, Scoo
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I'm in the office, so I can't watch it now. But I'm expecting a very balanced documentary." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kwantsar
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Also there is no evidence that these girls are poor or grew up with an intimate knowledge of the welfare system.
Yes there is. They live in Gloucester and elected to get pregnant in high school by shabby dudes...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Scoo
Last month
MeFi comment:
"On the other hand, I linked a study with some 5,000 participants finding no correlation between social services and decisions to become pregnant, suggesting that a sense of entitlement had nothing to do with the story in this article
You linked to..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by jason's_planet, docpops
Last month
MeFi comment:
"All you have to do is drive through Gloucester to know why this happened. It's a beat-up town beholden to a dying industry in New England (commercial fishing). Those girls don't see a bright future that they could wreck by becoming pregnant. In fact,..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by sriracha, docpops, arnicae, dyoneo, Ludi
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Even if these young women got out their notepads and made careful budgets of their Burger King incomes,
Dude, they don't have jobs. Part of the attraction of getting knocked up for these kids is that the state pays you to stay home and watch The..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
Last month
MeFi comment:
"You sound like one of Rush Limbaugh's douchebag dittoheads ranting about "welfare queens." I know you like to play the contrarian, but I know you're not one of them, so cut it out.
I honestly think that the aid the women receives plays..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Kadin2048, BrotherCaine
Last month
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"It's just someone thinking that they're a unique snowflake who deserves half the bike rack because the world wants the expensive frame that daddy bought for them.
If you're seeing the same person(s) doing this every day (like a co-worker and I did)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by matteo
Last month
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"Does anyone have any experience with remedies for gas that I could suggest to her? Suggestions for over-the-counter or natural remedies are welcome, as are prescription drugs. She has an internist, and currently takes something for abdominal cramping,..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by phredgreen, gjc, misha
Last month
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"Post-war Germany has done more to stop the spread of Fascism within its borders than any other non-communist country. That chick should be Roman Catholic instead of Jewish because she certainly believes in Original Sin...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Dillonlikescookies
Last month
MeFi comment:
"From the Wikipedia article:
According to Kate, "I began to feel like we could do this! With God's help, of course!"
If God had wanted you to bear 6 children at once, He wouldn't have made you infertile...." [
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Last month
MeFi comment:
"Something to let the assholes upthread know how much their words hurt, because you are talking about my children too, not just the Gosslins.
JESUS FUCK! ARRGH!
You're like the fifth person to accuse people here of shitting on fertility..." [
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favorited 1 time
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"and now they are doing the best they can to raise eight children to be smart and kind and polite, with a lot more success than the families with one or two kids that end up on the Nanny-emergency shows, so more power to them.
You're conflating..." [
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2 months ago
