Ask comment:
"I don't have a science answer, but my guess is that, with novels and film, we view them for the story first and foremost. Once we know the story, know the twists and turns, we can never enjoy it quite the same way again. Not that we can't enjoy it,..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by Koko, Who_Am_I, synecdoche, yohko, you're a kitty!, notashroom
9 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm someone, one of far too many in this country, who has good reason to have no love for drunk drivers. And so I say this as someone who agrees with the intended message strongly: this is plain and simply cruel, fucked up, and people who would play..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by pointystick, Crabby Appleton
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"And never invite Jimmy Stewart over to taunt him at a dinner party after the murder. I made that mistake once.
Once." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by chrismear, hjo3
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"Of course, over time, I think the meaning has changed, and I would disagree with Mr. McLean over whether the word is used 'wrongly'. It is used differently, and when 99% of the public understands it to meean one thing, sorry, that's what it means now...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
Last month
MeTa comment:
"I'm consistently amazed by how above and beyond some people go here for others on MeFi. This question of mine even resulted in a MeMailed explicit transport offer from someone who I've sometimes vehemently disagreed (and sometimes agreed, for that..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Rock Steady
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I once had a guy on a subway train ranting about the New Order and how it must be stopped. I had a lot of fun arguing with him, to the horror of my friends, about how he was nuts, Bizarre Love Triangle is a phenomenal song, and then started singing..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by punchdrunkhistory
2 months ago
MeTa post:
Embrace this new feature, and take it to where it needs to go, where the world clamors for it to go -- OPTIONAL HYPOTHETICAL FILTER
favorited 8 times, recently by Phire, MikeKD, tehloki, Iamtherealme, agregoli, empath, Rock Steady, grobstein
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Does someone really think there's anything remotely good faith about this post?
Oh my word, no. Clearly trolling, or trying to support a project no one would have seen otherwise...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by the other side, Baby_Balrog, shmegegge
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Has no one yet linked to How do I dispose of a body?
(and I'm totally gonna start slowly collecting these in my profile. Wanted to keep a rundown for a while now, even though threads like these make it somewhat unnecessary.)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by olya
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"This thread is like Atlas Shrugged. Many claim to have read the whole thing, but nobody actually has.
I've read all of both. One of them was worth it. The other was Atlas Shrugged...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Phire, grouse
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"You know, I really have to agree with the point that, while konolia's phrasing was a bit "I have all the answers, kids", it surely got made into a much bigger thing than it would have been had it been posted by someone else...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by loiseau
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Frankly, konolia, I think Brand New Day only goes so far, and I think U.N. Owen is well past that point. As far as I am concerned, she is persona non grata. This is not my decision, obviously, but I think there's a point where someone has..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"treat her like YOU would like to be treated, folks
But people already did that. And look where it got them." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by shmegegge
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Every once in a long while, I think about Mr. Rogers, for no reason, and I tear up that he's gone.
And people look at me and ask what's wrong. And I feel like the biggest dork in the world when I say "I miss Mr. Rogers."
But I do...." [
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favorited 33 times, recently by babybuns, flatluigi, CaptApollo, maudlin, Zosia Blue
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"(because I'm bored, decided to continue with my last thought.)
Okay, here's my suggestion for watching the new series and still learning about the history, seeing its roots, and helping you decide which old ones you'll want to focus on watching...." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by Nickel, mindless progress, team lowkey, misanthropicsarah, Gary, runtina
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm not sure how this works in traditional religions as my knowledge is quite limited, but in churches like the one in which I was born into you are told it is the ONLY true church and your only hope for salvation....
No, that's pretty much the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Avenger, nooneyouknow, Pope Guilty
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"To address "Did it force them to change the way they posted?", that's actually WHY I'm non anonymous. To quote my own profile here:
What's the deal with your nickname? ....
I'm an aggressive, confrontational person, with strong..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by misha
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Slarty Bartfast said "My mouth is hanging wide open."
Huh? Shouldn't you be the LAST person to be surprised by the beauty of rugged coastlines?..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by longbaugh
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
""There are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn't advise you to try to invade."
--Rick Blaine" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Artifice_Eternity
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"It doesn't seem very realistic to me that the Nazis would have changed all the street names." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tehloki, lou
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I remember in 1999 my very Republican neighbor, in all truth, was prepared to move to Canada if Gore became the POTUS.
...yeah... Cause if you don't like living in a country with leadership who believes in diplomacy, environmentalism, and..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by loiseau, tehloki, MLIS, The Loch Ness Monster
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"once I can understand, but it was a total pile-on.
Look, he somehow decided that "There must be more to this story" somehow could ONLY mean he was lying or holding something back. As though he was the ONLY one involved in the story...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by GaelFC
6 months ago
MeFi post:
No Reason To Get Excited
favorited 23 times, recently by Fence, anni, nicolin, flapjax at midnite, rmm, Ber, GaelFC, El Brendano, zonem, lunachic, Rain Man, waraw, Corky, the dief, divabat, McLir, the cydonian, Rarebit Fiend, ronin21, Nick Fisher, Artw, maudlin, eriko
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Letterman "caved" by giving the writers exactly what they wanted? That makes no sense.
This shows the networks that they can get their content...
by getting it from people who are adhering to WGA requirements. Like Letterman...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by roll truck roll
6 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Ah, very cool. I figured it might well be be a feature I missed, which is why I put it here instead of asking via the contact form. :-)
Well, now I'm off to sabotage everything he's ever done by adding tags implying how much less cool he is than..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by misha
6 months ago
MeTa comment:
"If an admin deletes my comment, I'm annoyed, and that is the only problem. If they edit it, even with good intention, I am misrepresented, and my name is eternally below a thought that is not the one I intended.
I'd much rather simply be annoyed...." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by deborah, sondrialiac, wendell, gemmy, konolia, Manjusri, brain cloud, Skorgu, Ryvar, jonmc
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I don't care what you say, my Anita Bryant is dead party is gonna be AWESOME." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jtron
6 months ago
MeTa comment:
"By definition, you liked how Metafilter was when you joined.. or you wouldn't have joined. Well, it changes. I remember the way it was way way back for the years I lurked. That's different than it was when I joined. That's different than it is now...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by tehloki, Riverine, misozaki
7 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I just hope no one ever posts MY real name in a mefi thread.
That could be embarassing." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by deborah, arcticwoman, shmegegge, nonmerci, konolia, Skorgu, Abiezer, lazaruslong, armage, tehloki, ALongDecember
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I also have to say that, while I find both of them despicable policy-wise, I'd be lying if I didn't get a smile out of this. I would definitely shake Huckabee's hand if I someday years ran into him in an elevator for this ad.
I'd then punch him..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by MikeKD, EarBucket, ukdanae, Blazecock Pileon
7 months ago
MeTa comment:
"If we edited the original text of a deleted comment to reflect moderation commentary on the comment instead
It is ALWAYS better to delete than edit...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Skorgu
8 months ago
