MeFi comment:
"It is time now to talk about The Wheel.
Growing up, my parents had obviously read all the studies about praise and punishment and their effect on a developing child. My father came from a distant, reserved family and was the middle of three..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Really, how hard could this be?
CHASE: House, we need to cure this patient. He is very sick.
HOUSE: Did you try the medicine drug?
CHASE: I did try the medicine drug.
HOUSE: Only stupid people try the medicine drug. You are stupid.
PATIENT: I..." [
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MeFi comment:
"George Musser wiped the tears from his eyes as he stood before his New God. Constructed of aluminum chair frames, old circuit boards, and an old one horse merry-go-round George 'liberated' from the local K-Mart, the New God was a thing of almost..." [
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MeFi comment:
"America, this must be tough for you, I know. It's never easy when your ex cleans up and moves on before you do. It must be even worse seeing that your ex is an Oscar-winning Nobel laureate now.
It's been almost eight years now, America, and I..." [
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MeFi comment:
"My deepest sympathies for posting this. I lack all attempts at rhythm and meter, and don't even have a nice English accent to back things up!
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Thou shalt not post if you are the original author.
Thou shalt not worship favorites or follow..." [
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MeTa comment:
"'Meh' is the first letter of one of Apathor's "Sixteen or Seventeen Dread Names or Something." Modern Apathites, especially those of more progressive Order of the Passive Snark, use it as minor invocation of their patron's powers. Apathor,..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Listen, our forefathers did not risk it all fighting giant enemy crabs so that we could sit back today and laugh at some Sony jerk.
They did it for our freedom.
Great Historical Creature Fights:
10. Napoleon vs Giant Sting Ray (1807)..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Brood X, MD '87 Survivor here. We saw the war down there, my friends, we saw the war.
When the cicadas came, we were not ready for them. All our modern concepts of "play" and "outside" and "leaving windows open"..." [
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MeFi comment:
"My version of the movie would take place on a cruise ship in the open ocean. Green algae produces most of our oxygen anyways, so if Mama Nature wanted to introduce a person-killing poison, that'd be as good a place as any to start.
Imagine a..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Most of the replies seem to follow this same basic logic:
1) Arrive in past. Know you are awesome and handsome because of your better diet.
2) Use your awesomeness to meet king. If threatened, breakdance.
3) Impress king with..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Why bother with passive aggressive print out notes? I think it takes a human touch to really get the point across. That's why when I leave a note I just scrawl the following across their windshield in lipstick:
You have shown that while you..." [
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MeFi comment:
"It was Thursday night, stormy and bleak, when she walked through my door. Her lab coat was soaked and she shivered as she peeled it off. The red blouse she had on beneath wasn't much drier and I could see the outlines of her considerable assets..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Log: Day 1
Today, I sail forth towards my destiny.
I have been studying the mysterious “MeFisles” for the past several years. Not shown on any map, this strange land of blues and greens has existed only in legend, in the tales of sailors, and..." [
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Ask comment:
"So at the reception following a friend's wedding, the father of the groom wanders over to me while I'm in the midst of tying one on. The groom has a German grandmother and with my two semesters of German 121 under my belt, it's my job to keep her..." [
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MeFi comment:
"I can't wait to have kids. I'm going to let my three year old to babble pleasantly like this about anything she likes - ponies, Star Wars, whatever. I'll also train her to pause in mid-babble, lock eyes with the adult she's speaking with, reach out..." [
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MeFi comment:
"I once received a resume that had the applicant's profession listed as "Gentleman Adventurer."
You better believe I called that guy in for an interview.
Turns out he wasn't a gentleman at all! And his adventure was just backpacking..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Meanwhile, Disney continues to withhold the names of all the children who mysteriously disappeared from DisneyWorld since 1989. It's amazing how a big pile of money can make officials and even parents 'forget' about a missing child. Sure, sure, they..." [
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