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"That made me a little crazy: She called everything the wrong name and just seemed clueless for someone who likes subways. On the other hand, she was really excited and cute. So I am just so torn.
Note for out-of-towners confused by how you..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sondrialiac, roomthreeseventeen
8 days ago
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"Yes, essentially the question is "where are American girls exotic and therefore hot?" And for reference, I'm not asking because I have trouble getting laid. I'm asking because I want to learn more about the fascinating world around me...." [
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9 days ago
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"From my rememberance of my life with Chicago, the answer is: They are just nouns. How do you write Bowie knife or machine gun? Exactly. Capitalize the proper noun part and leave the rest lowercased, just as you would Girl Scout cookies vs. peanut..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by MLIS
3 weeks ago
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"Honestly, just eat the cupcake. If you take good care of yourself and mostly eat well, taking a trip to the land of glorious chocalatey fatty nom nom nom isn't going to kill you...." [
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"While knowing how to swim for survival is great, looking at your post, it looks like that is not what you are after. So I would earnestly suggest ignoring all the "you don't need lessons/anyone can swim crawl" comments in favor of a path..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by carbide
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"The Y. If you let us know where in the city you are, I could probably recommend one for you. Then, if you decide you love it, you can move in to a Masters team, which would continue teaching on a less intensive level (the Y teams are a little more..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by amanda
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"C_D: People with nice stuff don't get it to show off. They do it because they like to live with beautiful things." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bonaldi
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"It's manufactured desire, just like wanting a new pair of sneakers when your old ones are fine, though out of style. But I'm pretty argued out on this point. If you care to look, it's fairly obvious that in a consumer culture, there's a complex..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
Last month
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"Luther Blisset (and to a lesser extent C_D): I think you misunderstand me (which is my fault for posting before coffee). I want to address your questions point-by-point because they are good, and (I think) genuine.
dame: It isn't necessarily..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
Last month
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"Is Suicide Girls less objectifying than the normal pictures of bleached blonde, silicon-bloated women in Playboy or on mechanics' calendars, in which the women have all the personality of a Barbie Doll and the only things to fantasize about are,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
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""Oh c'mon. If you are so smart, you should be able to see that's not all sports teach."
Okay, I'm game. What do sports teach that wouldn't be taught by a well-rounded academic program?
Well, as I learned in English class, I..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by atrazine
Last month
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"I'd like to request more silly jokes, please. I can offer:
What did the zero say to the eight?
Nice belt." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nickyskye
Last month
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"Dude, all these people saying to wait are crazy. Insane. Lunatics. Frankly, if you aren't there to do your laundry, you're lucky I don't put it in the wettest, dirtiest spot I can find. Or dump it outside. And sure, people might say, but what about..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
Last month
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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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favorited 1 time, recently by grubi
4 months ago
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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
4 months ago
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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
4 months ago
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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
4 months ago
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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
5 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
5 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
6 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
7 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!
9 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
9 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
9 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
10 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
11 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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Last year
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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
Last year
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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
Last year
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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
Last year
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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
Last year
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"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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