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"This is why a lot of clothing stores now sell fashion glasses. I own a pair. They're just pretty frames with clear plastic lenses. Vision is for chumps, man, but you don't have to look like one!
Fuck that shit. You didn't earn it reading by..." [
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"Just a tip for when he does begin to repay: Make it a condition of repayment that they take the default off your record. I had to do a direct debit for a year & not be late, then voila: no record. Really, the government will make a nice deal...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by zippy, cmyk
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"We do ice baths at swim meets to keep our legs fresh day to day. One of my teammates did the research and found that it only has to be down to around 50F, so as long as it is vaguely painful, you should be fine. And yes, it hurts. Here is how we..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by eritain, activitystory
Last month
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"Raysmj: The quote is from the second linked Pollack dropping. He writes: "Pal, I'd rather have a cup of coffee with my next-door neighbor every day for the rest of my life than share one 'hazelnut latte' with you. He thinks I'm going to hell but..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Pope Guilty
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"It is very hard to dangle a backpack at ankle level, and either other people will step on it, or you'll trip them with it.
So I keep it on, and if I were a little fatter I would be exactly the same size without any backpack.
The correct answer..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by anildash
2 months ago
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"Interestingly enough, in swimming right now there is a lot of debate about Speedo's newest racing suit. A ridiculous number of world records have been set since it came out a few months ago, and many folks are asking if the suit helps "too much...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by LobsterMitten, limeonaire
2 months ago
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"Some people just don't like some things. That's okay. I find mustard totally repulsive. My mother refuses to eat strawberries because of the texture of the seeds on the outside. I think you have done more than most people, and that is commendable...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nzero, kitmandu
2 months ago
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"Regarding the deposit, use this handy New York trick: If it is equal to a month's rent, don't pay the last month and instruct your landlord to use the deposit. I don't know anyone here who has ever attempted to get the money back from their landlord..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rhoticity
3 months ago
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"I've never heard an American distinguish between where and wear or shore and sure.
I'm a Californian-American. Shore rhymes with whore; sure with her...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by you're a kitty!
6 months ago
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"Here is the thing about sauce: it is really personal. I make sauce like I make it because my mom taught me how to make sauce. Making someone else's sauce is anathema, and all these people's strange suggestions are wrong to me, because this is not how..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by oneirodynia
6 months ago
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"Also, a relevant quote in case people don't feel like reading the whole thing:
"The final ingredient in the mix is global warming. In the past century, the average temperature in New York has risen by two degrees, and the trend shows no sign..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by paisley
6 months ago
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Project Management Advice from PMs and Developers
favorited 11 times, recently by upplepop, tomw, electriccynic, citron, jkaczor, quadog, strangeleftydoublethink, Mister_A, sweetkid, matildaben, twiggy
7 months ago
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"I see that many people can take compromise by reframing it as something palatable. For me, nothing would make it palatable, so I would simply refuse. I guess it depends on you...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by numinous
7 months ago
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"Checking pockets is part of the "taking off clothes" task, not the "putting clothes in washer" task. Your fault. And if you want to never leave things in your pockets, think of it that way. I haven't had anything ruined in years..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by speedo
9 months ago
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We has excellent TV reception
favorited 26 times, recently by jeffburdges, sharpener, Mamapotomus, exacta_perfecta, misha, muymuy, Snyder, lazaruslong, the_very_hungry_caterpillar, DreamerFi, dtp, pyramid termite, ShawnString, 40 Watt, johnjreiser, psmith, mkultra, look busy, matildaben, scblackman, WolfDaddy, jonp72, bayliss, silas216, SirOmega, jkaczor
9 months ago
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"And no, you don't have to be super skinny or flat everywhere either.
Yes, yes, you do. Otherwise we will be mocking you. Because you will look absurd. Just because other people are taste-challenged doesn't mean you are allowed to join them...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by snafu, ThePinkSuperhero, miss lynnster
10 months ago
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"Welcome to your late twenties. You were an aweesome superstar and then you frittered it all away, and now you have to make a real life. I know it hurts, especially when you felt immanent value (for what you WERE) and need to find value in what you DO...." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by softlord, Brian James, bluebird, mullacc, ThePinkSuperhero
10 months ago
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"New York City (all 5 boroughs) -- #13 (10,439 population density/km²).
C'mon now, that's not fair: Staten Island has ten people, a million rats, and a decomissioned landfill...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kwine
10 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I love you all. Especially sub'''x for claiming apostrophes are a persuasion. You just can't make that shit up." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Salmonberry
11 months ago
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"Fat + small dick = not for me. But look at all the other girls who think it doesn't matter." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ch1x0r
11 months ago
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"Oh, wow, thanks for that brilliant Internet-ranger observation. Obviously they are shit in my opinion. I already said that. But hey, you couldn't get a real publisher to do your book, so you want to believe that those vanity presses are okay. Way to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by solid-one-love
11 months ago
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"POD is crap compared to offset. Maybe you don't care, but I will never, ever pay for a POD quality book in the same way I am never drinking crappy beer. Life is too short...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jamjam
11 months ago
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"Ugh. Fuck Bloomberg. All the stupid people are on his jock while he pretends to do stuff, all the while not doing anything useful. Wasting time on the Olympics and the West Side stadium no one wants? Congestion pricing, which will affect the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lupus_yonderboy
Last year
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"It's about lording one's position within the community over others by redirecting comnmentary into stylistic quibbling.
You know what? Style fucking matters. I am so very tired of people acting like it doesn't (see also: superscript). You may be a..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by atrazine, nenequesadilla, mediareport
Last year
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"I'm pretty sure that it is not what she says here that causes harm but the effects of that belief out in the world. As such, I think it is kinda stinky that OC's pointing out how little sense she made was deleted: she has not just mentioned her..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by digitalis
Last year
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"What is up with the fetishization of factory work on the "left"?
Unions. Which you know make sure people don't get totally reamed. And were a traditional source of left support.
Besides, you don't get poor people benefits by playing..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by hurdy gurdy girl, matteo
Last year
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"and there isn't enough extra meaning in "quotidian" to justify having fewer people understand what I meant
Except it is useful (a) if someone else used it or (b) you take French (or perhaps other Romance languages), and then you get like..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by booksandlibretti
Last year
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"This is just a friendly note to remind you all chaps are assless. It is inherent in the concept. Thanks." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by RussHy, treepour
Last year
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"I see I am in the minority, but I would say not helping family members when you can do so is messed up and I don't blame you for being resentful. I also wouldn't blame you for wanting to kick all the people keening, "This is a lesson in..." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by crack, Asherah, Salamandrous, marble, gatorae, mdonley, friendlyfire, oaf, who squared, zarah, jedicus
Last year
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"But he said, how bad is it? So bad that she is lucky you dumped her is an accurate answer, no?
(Also, totally fake. She would have crazy loose skin.)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by RussHy
Last year
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"So annoying. Please don't do it when I can't escape. Also, when you have kids, no, we don't like it when they run through the plane shouting. Geez." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tristeza
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"In France a perfect breast fills a wine glass. In New York Los Angeles a perfect breast would clog a toilet." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ivanka
Last year
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"I am not a grad student, though most of my work is self-initiated (ie, I work at home) and I can get get crazy busy. However, I think this applies no matter what:
The best thing I ever taught myself was how to just say "fuck it."..." [
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