MeTa comment:
">>I didn't expect a big rush of agreement with me here. Given the liberal leaning around here, and election fever, trying to convince people to vote Obama is the Holy Grail right now.
Tip #1: "Since you all don't agree with me, it's..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Nattie, Caduceus, peacheater, rtha
7 hours ago
Ask comment:
"And the list is growing all the time.
Stop adding to the list. Give yourself a window of [X months] that you won't add anything new to your list, unless you get more caught up or take something out of the "currently to be read/watched"..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by elisynn
2 days ago
MeTa comment:
"Bring back the IMG tag.
...with limited use. New users (date of reg? number of comments?) are restricted.... as is number of times that any user can use IMG tag in [given period] (days, weeks?). If you post NSFW or above a certain file size, you..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by wendell, Sangermaine
6 days ago
Ask comment:
">> Just ask. It's the equivalent of going to a dinner party, and asking what's being served, so you can bring a nice wine to pair with it.
I'd say it's the equivalent of going to a dinner party, and sharing your own potentially-fatal food..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by SNWidget
6 days ago
MeTa comment:
"I really hate the fact that any time a user says, "Those naked breasts that you linked to without any warning aren't actually SFW, could we get a 'NSFW' tag, thx," the group responses are always going to include:
1. If you think that's..." [
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favorited 24 times, recently by justonegirl, tigerbelly, grapefruit, tyrantkitty, johnstein, glycolized, lonefrontranger, dirtynumbangelboy, lohmannn, bettafish, TungstenChef, Cassilda, meech, mudpuppie, cjets, Snyder, misha, batmonkey, Evangeline, winna, languagehat, bookish, matildaben, roll truck roll
7 days ago
Ask comment:
"What's the demographic of your attendees? Women bid on different auction items than men. The black-tie charity crowd bids on different items than just-folks at a work event. Any demographic will bid on a kids' package.
I've really been striking..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by divka
9 days ago
Ask comment:
"What about the two duos from Revenge of the Nerds? Stan Gable and Betty Childs, plus Louis and Judy (the Omega Mu)?
Suits + rubber masks = Dead Presidents
You could go as Amy Winehouse, Sarah Palin, Corey Feldman and David Hasselhoff, and wait..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Nutritionista
11 days ago
MeTa comment:
"pineapple that compromised my judgment
Yawn. I can't even get out of bed for this anymore, I hear it so often." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Alvy Ampersand
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
">>> She is an asshat, an idiot, a narcissistic tool, but unless she finds a way to restructure her DNA, she isn't black and her "black" name, whatever the fuck it is, doesn't make her any more a friend to the oppressed minorities..." [
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favorited 46 times, recently by sunshinesky, iamkimiam, holgate, OmieWise, Ira.metafilter, inqb8tr, like_neon, Jilder, shelleycat, BinGregory, swerve, mai, waraw, unregistered_animagus, flatluigi, zarah, marble, Slap Factory, languagehat, pointystick, oaf, MythMaker, mrzarquon, DevilsAdvocate, kittyprecious, equipoise, maxwelton, the other side, mer2113, batmonkey, etaoin, madamjujujive, jtron, eckeric, Pantengliopoli, funkiwan, gaspode, eponymouse, cashman, peacheater, The Light Fantastic, demagnetized, Hairy Lobster, rtha, dyoneo, empath
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"For my .02, this bit:
she fantasizes about a completely separate man and woman getting it on, and concentrates on the woman to orgasm.
... changes up the whole deal.
Your original question asked about a woman fantasizing about women rather..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by whitelight
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Afro: I was for it!
I would love this feature even more if it also had a spot for non-Freecycle-style transactions.
Example:
Do you have a copy of May 2008 Harvard Business Review? How about a copy of the US issue of the Economist for the..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by soviet sleepover, not_on_display
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"You could ask him to move the video game set-up to his own room. You don't have to give the exact brutal reason ("I'm #@$%ing sick of the sight of you") but can go with something gentler yet still truthful ("I don't use it but it..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by lizzicide
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"What I condimeant to say, is that this mayo may not end well. I don't know what your dill is, but it's causing all salsa problems here. So what if the MeTa posts over a weekend can't ketchup to the weekday traffic? Everyone knows it's about the..." [
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favorited 16 times, recently by kristin, mrzarquon, The Light Fantastic, misha, schyler523, flapjax at midnite, ShawnStruck, wendell, iamkimiam, The Great Big Mulp, nomad, fantabulous timewaster, hellopanda, lalochezia, stelas, sourwookie
4 months ago
Ask comment:
"In college, I was very interested in pursuing social event planning (ie. weddings and parties, no corporate/convention) as a full-time career, so I did a lot of research. This would be in the mid 90's, so take this with a grain of buttercream -- but..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by somanyamys, GardenGal
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Interesting, too, to follow a single state as you tweak one of the variables.
I found it interesting that the NYT chose to re-position a state's block, even when it didn't move statistically.
Look at AR & KY in the <30 and 30-44..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by honest knave, moxiedoll
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Cerdasher,
Cerdancer,
Cerprancer,
Cervixen,
Cercomet,
Cercupid,
Cerdonner,
Cerblitzen!
Sorry, couldn't resist.
So, as long as I'm here: pwb503, are you the boyfriend?..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by lizzicide, amethysts, lukemeister, delmoi, IndigoRain
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"These exact same arguments always arise, in some form or another, when the "Why can't we have [some metric pony for Best Answers]?" is posed. And the arguments mostly seem, to me, to have some holes. Here's my take:
1. "The..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by tomcooke, burnmp3s, prefpara
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"In all fairness, if your boss is the kind of person who thinks that a cervix is disgusting they probably don't know what one looks like.
In all fairness, my boss doesn't have to think a cervix is disgusting in order for it to not be appropriate..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by justgary, DU
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"To be fair (although I don't know that this is FPP material, and I DEFINITELY know that it's not SFW),
as a girl it was pretty interesting to get a photographic look at the cervix of a real human being...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by mckenney, miss lynnster
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"pwb503, I think that's kind of assholish of you.
Based on the text, rational people would instinctively have assumed to proceed with caution, except that you explicitly stated SFW.
In italics, for extra emphasis.
When the photos inside are..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Mamapotomus, DU
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Dude -- on what planet is a blog that displays photos taken up a vagina right on the front page considered SFW?" [
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favorited 2 times, recently by thisjax, MythMaker
4 months ago
Ask comment:
"The Three-Pound Enigma: The Human Brain and the Quest to Unlock Its Mysteries
Just came out this spring. The author visits with big names in modern neuroscience to get a snapshot of the latest breakthroughs, and has a helpful set of chapters..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cgc373
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Allow me to roll my eyes... Past posts include questions about what to get, leatherwise, now that her Coach bags are no longer appropriate. Buying a house. Hiring a doula. Her Kaboodle wish list has a $700 stroller on it.
Oh, no, dear rhys, allow..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by drjimmy11, waraw
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Wow, for a bunch of folks who dislike Lost, you sure do spend your valuable time telling everyone how much is sucks in a thread clearly designed for those who like the show.
Dantien: shut up. You are approaching silly reflexive fan-boy frothing,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by TomMelee, turgid dahlia
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"fire&wings referred to the color of the link text on the default theme as "mustard yellow". Apparently felix is very suggestible, because after reading this, he started thinking about mustard every time he saw a link on MetaFilter, even..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ErWenn
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
""I'd suggest this piece of work - Lost, when viewed in its entirety - is truly new."
If only the blog post was. But okay, so even if it were new, what is the value in the linked post beyond, "In 2006, television producers are using..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by waraw, Artw
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"For the record, I think anybody who gets banned and then semi-sheepishly comes back under a new username, but then once outed he pretends that he's really the old poster's roommate or something -- is probably up to no good.
Jesus.... are y'all..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by waraw
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Brockles said: "Being betrayed by someone else's discretion (as is possible here) doesn't make your judgement as the leader of a sporting body flawed necessarily."
I just disagree. If he didn't know he was being taped, then I would..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Ziggy Zaga
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I suspect the fact that other readers can't get past konolia's tone has a lot more to do with their personal history with her than any real outrage at the way she expresses herself. I suspect that even if she were to be more specific and less..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by jtron
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Don't care much about the drama and the fraud, since this ilk is all over the internet. Surprised that MetaFilter got taken by it, though.
"this account is his, though he doesn't use it much any more because he's more active on reddit)..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by jtron
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"I want to second shifafa's comment, and to say that I just did this trip with my stepdaughter last month, who is a couple years younger but really loves the shopping/sightseeing/nice hotels also, and wanted to visit California for the first time --..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jasper411
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"This is why I don't invite Him to my parties anymore. He's all over in the corner turning my pigs-in-a-blanket into loaves and fishes, just for fun, and also, there is NO telling Him it might be time to, you know, switch to black coffee...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by misha, Rock Steady
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Really, you can't tell Jesus how to pronounce anything these days. He's become really Insufferable." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by MrVisible
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"[advance warning of super-long comment]
This is a great bridesmaid's manual -- v. realistic and practical. Recommend highly A+++
kidsleepy's overview of the general course of events is spot-on. I've been a bridesmaid a dozen times, and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by mausburger, iminurmefi
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"The challenge with generic advice is that each of us has a unique set of conditions -- hair type, skin type, face shape, genetics, environment, budget -- so, then add on the myriad different looks anyone might be attempting to convey: natural,..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by bettafish
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
">> So, what we have here in this thread is an assertion ("most people can detect race by voice") countered with anecdote ("no they can't, because I called lots of people"), countered with an actual scholarly study that shows..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by russilwvong
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"Is there anything else I should do to study up before we move?
I don't have a particular book to recommend (a native might step in here), but I think it would be helpful for you to learn all about Mardi Gras as a cultural phenomenon. Most people..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fishfucker
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Make it into whatever you need it to be, CPB. You sure edited cute there, but you're willfully ignoring my actual point. I trust that those who are predisposed to make this conversation reasonable and not a kneejerky bonfire got what I was trying..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jtron
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
">> Dr. John Baugh, professor of education and linguistics at Stanford, disagrees. I'm sure he would appreciate an email or a phone call from you correcting his research with your personal anecdotes.
I'm disappointed, Pater -- I wouldn't have..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jtron
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"From my perspective there are multiple issues here, Blazecock Pileon. All of them fairly well laid out in my first few posts. All of them fairly well laid out in my first few posts.
While I am waiting for your answer, I will say that the..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by The Gooch, rtha
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"konolia said: "I think she deserves a chance to redeem herself.... Remember, it's really pretty easy to get one's internet rep trashed whether or not it's deserved...treat her like YOU would like to be treated, folks. ...in the ministry I am..." [
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favorited 15 times, recently by agropyron
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I'm not the only one who does this, right?
Nope. I do this all the time, and not just with potentially-anon questions. If it's a general problem I perceive I can't solve, first I frame it in my mind as an AskMe (which helps me boil down the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by paduasoy
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This is like someone took the story of my family, and photographed it and made it into a website. I was 11. My brother was 8. My mother was 39. I used my school markers to draw interesting faces on the styrofoam heads that held the wigs and hats...." [
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favorited 18 times, recently by GaelFC, DarlingBri, miss-lapin, chunking express, hadjiboy, Nattie, freshwater_pr0n, grabbingsand, mewithoutyou, OutlawedYeomen, newfers, raztaj, bluesky43, brain cloud, hecho de la basura, Liosliath, madamjujujive, justgary
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I'm going to just call it "Highway Run" from now on out. And when people try to correct me I'm going to get very, very wistful. And stare off into space and say, "Sorry, I forget. I used to know someone who called it that...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cgc373
6 months ago
MeTa comment:
"LM: dump the dairy grunge in the dishwasher, it's the only way. Shut the plank and then boil that fucker.
THAT WAS SIX MULTI-TABS...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by LobsterMitten
6 months ago
