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"The existence of multiple forms of intelligence has become a commonplace, but however much elite universities like to sprinkle their incoming classes with a few actors or violinists, they select for and develop one form of intelligence: the analytic...." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by divabat, magstheaxe, Telf, twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, The ____ of Justice, Hutch, rtha, Smart Dalek, jonmc, lunit
4 days ago
MeFi comment:
"For a nation whose expansion relied on railroads, today's rail system - aka Amtrack - simply doesn't take itself very seriously.
Amtrak is not the rail system. And I don't think the U.S.'s expansion really relied on passenger railroads quite as..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
2 weeks ago
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""In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then He made School Boards."
—Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar in Following the..." [
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favorited 24 times, recently by ShawnStruck, Fiberoptic Zebroid and The Hypnagogic Jerks, jlbartosa, merelyglib, FuManchu, aeschenkarnos, M Edward, ooga_booga, myopicman, shinynewnick, thewittyname, Blazecock Pileon, confusionball, Dreamghost, CheeseDigestsAll, noway, miss-lapin, lupus_yonderboy, grubi, tits mcgee, YouRebelScum, nushustu, xthlc, Pope Guilty
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Was that the same Senator that hit a security guard?
No, konolia, that was a different black member of Congress." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by EarBucket, scody
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"He's looking like a big effing coward here.Please tell me what he has to benefit from addressing it.
Doing the courageous thing does not always result in some sort of benefit. Sometimes that's why it takes courage to do so...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by languagehat, spiderwire
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I thought Amnesia was really hard. But really interesting. It was hard to imagine it came from the same mind as The Brave Little Toaster.
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favorited 1 time, recently by Blazecock Pileon
2 weeks ago
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"Lots of guys look at other women. Fewer comment on it. And any guy worth your time will stop commenting on it if you let him know it bothers you. Let him know in a way that does not make him feel bad for doing it up till now...." [
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3 weeks ago
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"Consider installing LeechBlock to limit your daily time on time-leeching web sites." [
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3 weeks ago
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""Hi XXX, attached is the document for review. BLAH BLAH BLAH. Please review this and send your feedback by DATE so that we can hit our publishing date of DATE2. Thanks"
When people with no authority give me deadlines, or tell me I have..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ManInSuit
3 weeks ago
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"Along the lines of zippy and edd, paragraph 5.5 of the Services Agreement says "We will monitor usage of the Service via your account for the purpose of controlling our credit risk and your exposure to fraudulent usage." You might argue..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by seanyboy, the christopher hundreds, Shepherd
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"So "Is that an order or a request?" belongs in your lexicon right next to "Am I being detained?" and "Am I free to go?".
The phrase used in the video phrontist links to (which doesn't appear to have been produced by..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by tehloki, Richard Daly, magstheaxe
4 weeks ago
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"Is it true that if you invite them in once, they have implied consent for future visits? (or am I confusing them with vampires?)
You have them confused with bailiffs, who can "break open the outer door to re-enter without any previous demand..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zippy
Last month
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"I have been using Quicken for about ten years (on Windows, but I think my experience is relevant). I heartily discrecommend it. While its basic features are easy to use, Intuit is one vendor you don't want to be locked into.
They have removed the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Houstonian
Last month
MeFi comment:
"It was a little cocker spaniel dog, in a crate that he had sent all the way from Texas, black and white, spotted, and our little girl Tricia, the six year old, named it Checkers. And you know, the kids, like all kids, love the dog, and I just want to..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by phrontist, kalimac, Blazecock Pileon
Last month
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"I understand if a business wants me to make appointments on the phone. What really gets me is when they refuse to provide basic information first. Things like pricing.
it would be nice to include a photo of a happy, successful dog
Ugh...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fantabulous timewaster
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"Halsbury's Laws of England: Local Government says this about the relationship between the Lord Mayor of the City of London (not the Mayor of Greater London) and the Queen:By ancient custom the Lord Mayor tenders the City Sword to the Sovereign when..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Jahaza, peacheater, Goofyy, vacapinta
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"The web site of an Australian naval air station is hardly authoritative. JanetLand's quotations come from web sites whose home pages are entitled "Freedom Domain Political Conspiracies Hemp Marijuana Freemen" and "Illuminati Conspiracy..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pompomtom
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"I agree that for more serious situations, such as people accused of a crime, or people in situations where thousands of dollars or more are at stake, getting real paid-for advice from an attorney is essential, and I think providing legal information..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by Happydaz, Blazecock Pileon, iminurmefi, mullacc, Rock Steady, ClaudiaCenter, sixcolors
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"How do you know how "minor" the dispute is?
Sometimes some common sense is warranted. Yes, I know, we're talking about the law, and that doesn't necessarily have anything to do with common sense, but it's not really cost-effective for..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by TheOnlyCoolTim
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"I sent you a MeMail that explains everything." [
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Last month
MeFi comment:
"Hershey's Chocolate is rotten, can't you taste it?
I don't know many Americans who enjoy Hershey's chocolate straight more than other kinds of chocolate. For some reason Brits seem to love bringing it up. Yes, if you buy the cheapest, nastiest..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by Senor Cardgage
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"When faced with a piece of code that I really need to understand, I sometimes start by rewriting it line-by-line in the way I would have done it." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fantabulous timewaster
Last month
MeFi comment:
"at what point in history did we evolve to essentially suck the tit of another species?
In the last several thousand years." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Artw
Last month
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"The creator gives you tab stops for the same reason he allows you to press space more than once—to test your faith." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by prefpara
Last month
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"People who use their dinky cameras to take flash photographs of things that are hundreds of meters away aren't just asses. They're idiots." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by rooftop secrets, ekstasis23
Last month
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"if they get distracted by something else like washing hands before they exit
Pre-teens? Washing their hands? Yeah, right." [
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