MeFi comment:
"we'll know she recognizes herself in the mirror
Just to add my thoughts on this mirror topic: it's actually been quite a while since I recognised myself in the mirror. As far as I recall, I'm a strapping young lad of 18 years old, with a song in..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by subgear, Dillonlikescookies, misha, newmoistness, schyler523, funkiwan, Dormant Gorilla, crataegus
13 days ago
MeFi comment:
"No, that's not right ... his paintings are shit too. OK, I think that means that the inconsistency here must be between Hitler, who was a complete jerk in every department, and me - obviously some kind of world's ultimate genius or something...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hjo3
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I have mixed feelings about Burroughs.
It IS disconcerting when we are faced with such a dichotomy between a person's art and their life, hj03. I personally find it quite troubling in the case of Hitler, who was a TERRIBLE artist, but otherwise a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by yonation
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"What a moran. Accurately replicating even the smallest trace of an human being - created in God's image and endowed with complex rationality - is simply impossible for sinful fools such as we...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fuq
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"MINUTES OF GALACTIC BOARD MEETING
1. Update on takeover of Milky Way by Andromeda galaxy. Staffing issues discussed, agreed that this was a good chance to get rid of embarrasingly-named Uranus. Memo entitled "We're firing Uranus" to..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by jamjam, DU, Kattullus, languagehat
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"cosmis osmo, you are asking why your questions suck: if you get any good answers here then it's obvious you don't need any advice about asking questions and you're wasting our time. But if you don't get any relevant answers here, then you've wasted..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by fishfucker, owtytrof
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm actually working on a similar scheme, "the Open Source Child-Hugging project". Parents are encouraged to wear one of our freely distributed T-shirts - one kind reads: "Yes, Please Hug My Child!" and I'm working on getting the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by leotrotsky
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Well I welcome any and all research into the sham athiest science of "Darwinism", and I'm glad that people are finally starting to recognise that the intelligent design of toxic plants, malaria, leprosy, flesh-eating bacteria and ravenous..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by Salmonberry, grandsham, creasy boy, DU, caution live frogs
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"Try this Cool MeFi Hack!
You will need:
- a pencil.
- some paper.
- some string.
- some sticky tape.
METHOD
1. Tie the string around the end of the pencil. If you have no experience of knots, ask an adult to help you.
2. With some..." [
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favorited 18 times, recently by eponymouse, Sticherbeast, psyche7, axon, EarBucket, delmoi, freya_lamb, amethysts, good in a vacuum, papafrita, armoured-ant, oxford blue, ShawnStruck, sebastienbailard, tehloki, Rock Steady, The Toad, kuujjuarapik
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Of course many persons lined the flame's route through London's streets, and I myself was one of these - allow me, I beg you, to tell my story of that fateful day.
All throughout the dim and frosty morning I had waited out my place. I was stood..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by regicide is good for you, JHarris, oxford blue, loquacious
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"The flowers are losing their scent
The buzz of bees is diminishing
The stock of the forest is spent
The banquet of fish is finishing
The glaciers are melting and dying
The frogs are all covered in mould
The birds have given up flying
The..." [
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favorited 31 times, recently by onalark, The Card Cheat, painquale, Pallas Athena, sgt.serenity, Mael Oui, LobsterMitten, cytherea, sculpin, fleetmouse, GalaxieFiveHundred, regicide is good for you, CaptApollo, myopicman, Jpfed, sarahmelah, Slarty Bartfast, The Light Fantastic, nooneyouknow, nicepersonality, effwerd, Reverend John, kuujjuarapik, PROD_TPSL, East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94, Pater Aletheias, anthill, mek, Pendragon, twistedonion, psmealey
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"New patented soul test! Doth thou have soul? Look unto mine child and fill thine ear with his hymn unto the LORD. Then should thee have soul, thy soul will cause thee to bless mine child before the LORD. Should, however, thee lack soul, thou..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by Nattie, Jilder, From Bklyn, jtron, JDHarper, spaltavian, Sangermaine
Last month
MeFi comment:
"in which languagehat will bless it and tell you that it's now part of the English language
Oh, so that's your game, eh? languagehat performs his anti-papal office and suddenly it's OK to tax me, click by click! You linguinists DISGUST me, what..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Slithy_Tove, Malad
Last month
MeFi comment:
"QUENTIN BRYCE: EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY
SHE was a fiesty, two-fisted federal official whose no-nonsense approach to her gubernatorial duties ruffled feathers in the highest levels of government.
"Goddammit, Bryce! I told you to exercise..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by t0astie, Wolof
Last month
MeTa comment:
"Thank you for your metatalk post! Your metatalk post is important to us! All of our vituperitive assholes are currently busy but your metatalk post has been placed in a queue and will be dealt with by the first available snide, arrogant harpy!..." [
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favorited 95 times, recently by vewystwange
Last month
MeFi comment:
"unlike males, prone to making assumptions, women processed all available information when making decisions
BULLSHIT. When I got caught balling my wife's sister, she immediately starting yelling and throwing stuff at me, despite my calm..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by Cobalt, Afroblanco, King Bee, bravelittletoaster, lalochezia, lord_wolf, Blazecock Pileon, regicide is good for you, Green Eyed Monster
Last month
Ask comment:
"This may not be the most orthodox technique, but why not do what I do and stick a bottle of Vodka by the computer, and take a little hit, say, after every sentence?
Soon you'll find that yer writing style flows a lot more naturally.
Its..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bluebird
Last month
MeFi comment:
"You need to read that comment again, Stav. And double check who posted it.
Preposterous! It's standard procedure to read each comment only once and then release one's zombie army upon the commentator or commentatoress as the case may be, while..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Locative
Last month
MeFi comment:
"O.K., I'll give you military information if you will take me to the hospital.
- At last you will tell us your military secrets, John McCain! So - please begin!
OK - take this down. Salt, pepper, paprika, oregano ...
- Ah, this is some kind..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by grandsham, dazed_one, middleclasstool
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I hate kids just as much as anyone, but that doesn't mean they're not right sometimes
Oh really? Well I've only got two words for you: go fuck yourself.
Right ... that's actually three words. So try these two words on for size: bugfucker...." [
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favorited 31 times, recently by fnord, Asymptote, flatluigi, Jon Mitchell, stubby phillips, Brockles, ibmcginty, matthewr, mosessis, Dasein, h00py, ~, quin, flashboy
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Friday Night with Günter Verheugen
The European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry will delight audiences again in March with an exciting line up of Hollywood stars speaking about their ideas for economic progress through innovation and..." [
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favorited 17 times, recently by Dasein
Last month
MeTa comment:
""Greasemonkey for non-Firefox browsers" - ?
I don't mean to alarm you nerds, but does it ever occur to you that your arcane computer-talk is becoming dangerously exciting for all those uncontrollable bestiality fetishists out there?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Rock Steady
Last month
MeTa comment:
"Well well well, if it isn't Abiezer - who, when once a jolly swagman, camped by my billabong, under the shade of my coolabah tree! I remember how we sang as we watched and waited 'til your billy boiled, Abeizer. And then you put on that dress and..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by bitter-girl.com, misha, Rock Steady
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"My pet peeve is when someone says "hack-hack-hack-pyow-hack-hack-pyow". I know potty-nosed monkey language is constantly evolving (or whatever the hell it is that languagehat claims) but I just think that it makes the caller sound stupid...." [
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favorited 21 times, recently by Lucie, theiconoclast31, bokane, special-k, tehloki, Rictic, LeeJay, rocket88, AstroGuy, ramix, lalochezia, pinothefrog, rtha, Hicksu, cortex, Phire, languagehat, bookish, fourcheesemac, Anything, Jpfed
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Pardon me for not joining in your reactionary group-think, MetaWhiner - but I honestly don't see what the problem with this is. All but one of these kids look really happy to be portrayed in this way...." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by LeeJay, tehloki, Drab_Parts, WPW, Artw
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Well I think it's disgusting Mr Howie is promoting gambling and I think it's horrifying that he is promoting the idea that any book other than the Bible is "best". I also have a few other feelings that I'm saving for anything else he does..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sgt.serenity, grobstein
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Was it not the great Reuben Fine who said he'd rather have a pawn than a finger? That's why modern chess is so complex, because players can swap body parts for extra pieces.
I remember seeing Viswanathan Anand play a game where he was down two..." [
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favorited 18 times, recently by strangememes
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"THE ROSARY OF OUR LADY OF LOUISIANA
Hail Britney, full of grace, the LORD is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed are the fruits of thy womb, Sean Preston and Jayden James. Holy Britney, mother of dogs (Bit Bit and Lacy), pray..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by RedEmma, ramix, vbfg, generalist, jonp72
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The only problem is that he's a fucking president of a fucking country
Sheesh, you people and your stereotypes." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by aeschenkarnos
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Personally, I never write a single syllable on this website that I would now proudly say at the facial appendages of the person or persons whose eyeballs are intended to suck upon the syllabic glyphs first-mentioned.
Why, only the other day I..." [
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favorited 40 times, recently by chugg, cryosis, takeyourmedicine, Chunder, where u at dawg, like_neon, Jubal Kessler, psmith, Brocktoon, concreteforest, lalochezia, [son] QUAALUDE
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Sontag's thesis is an excellent one, and rightly held up by all upright, right-thinking people as right. However, I'd sound one note of caution upon the bugle of philosophical analysis - does the argument go far enough?
Of course, photography is..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by nasreddin
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I got on the wrong plane once. I was seated next to my wife, but it wasn't my wife - it was the wrong wife - somebody else's wife. And I wasn't wearing my clothes. When I got off, I picked up someone else's luggage and I booked into their hotel...." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by moonmilk, i less than three nsima, languagehat, shinynewnick, brain_drain, JeremiahBritt, Alvy Ampersand, Sys Rq, Blazecock Pileon
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Of course, you will all remember the bestselling book, Coming to Terms with the Dictionary of Coming to Terms with the Past - for Dummies!.
Not to mention the University course, "Two Terms on Coming to Terms with the Dictionary of Coming to..." [
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favorited 4 times
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Hanging Out Your S.O.
1. Wash your S.O. in warm, soapy water and pat dry with a paper towel.
2. Clip your S.O. to a wire coat hanger with two equally-spaced wooden clothespegs.
3. Hang your S.O. outside to dry thoroughly in the warm sunshine..." [
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favorited 4 times
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Godspeed You! Black Emperor placed itself into voluntary administration today, citing their embarrassment over a misplaced exclamation mark as the primary catalyst. "No one told us that those things go at the end of a sentence - not just..." [
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favorited 4 times
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"What people fails to realise is that while the contact categories remain rigid and fixed (like Cortex's ugly fascism) their meanings are flexible (like Cortex's loose morals). For example, I categorise my contacts according to the following..." [
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favorited 2 times
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Co-incidentally, I actually have a life-sized rubber mother. And we do everything together!
I dress her up in a variety of clothes appropriate for a middle-aged matriarch, I take her out shopping with me, we go to the movies once a week, and -..." [
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favorited 18 times
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"He's not a red squirrel, that's a filthy lie, typical of his subspecies of Stoat.
Stoat! Stoat, he says! Why this disgusting vole was allowed to ferret his way onto this site remains an impenetrable mystery - no doubt the MeFi gerbilstrators..." [
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favorited 2 times
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Premise: all superheroes (of any actual quality, so you can stick the Fantastic Four up your ass) have a secret identity. Lemma: if you have a secret identity, you are a superhero - like me. Conclusion: you "non-anons" are just cannon..." [
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favorited 6 times
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Attention, all users within an n-mile radius!
I am Vorthax, Herald of Juwawa the Cosmic Discombobulator.
His Supreme Depravity summons you all to assemble in the one location so that He may more easily feast upon your puny brain-pulp and suck..." [
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favorited 3 times
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I think threaded comments are a wonderful idea,
> Oh yeah? Well who asked you anyway, asshole?
> Hey don't call me an asshole, you fucking
>> Look at you two swearing..." [
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favorited 4 times
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This is truly high quality post, and I'm glad that Wolfenstein has "raised the bar" for discussions on socioeconomic themes on MeFi - it's usually a pretty left-wing extremist pseudo-intellectual cesspool in here, to be frank.
That being..." [
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favorited 5 times
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Surely the phenomenon of celebrity is now so ubitquitous that we could expect to be immune from its sullen spell when tragedy blights the spotlighted incumbent? No! - not when a callow youth, whose very profession is to inculcate empathy in his..." [
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favorited 18 times
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I think the obvious point with obit threads is that - basically - none of you witless jackanapes are actually qualified to comment in them at all. I mean, how many of YOU know what it feels like to be dead?
Luckily I have a way around this..." [
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favorited 2 times
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm actually thinking about painting a non-sectarian mural on Bono. This will combine the Loyal and National factions into a gestalt, "Lotional" grouping, and I imagine myself painting this Lotion all over Bono while he sings one of his..." [
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favorited 3 times
3 months ago
