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"I would dearly like the ability to edit my comment within - say 5 minutes - after posting. Even Live Previewing doesn't catch all my typos." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by louche mustachio, batmonkey
Yesterday
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"A couple of drops of vanilla and a dash of cinnamon in a small amount of water on the stove burner.
Burnt toast is not a great smell, but it masks almost any other odour. (this one told to me by a pot-smoker. dunno about it masking that, but it..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by surenoproblem
Yesterday
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"NEVER FAIL ROAST BEEF
roast beef 4 1/2 to 12 lbs. (2-5.5 kg)
Flour
Salt
Pepper
Remove roast from refrigerator 2 1/2 to 4 hours before cooking. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260C). Place roast in shallow open pan, fat side up. Sprinkle and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by urbanwhaleshark
12 days ago
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"Ants always have several exits to the nest. They may have grabbed their eggs and left the spot. If that's the case, they'll be back." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cjorgensen
Last month
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"Moisture.
Do whatever you can to get the foam up off the floor, even if it's just a few inches. Air circulation is vital to sleeping on foam. If you're on the floor, you're going to wake up with a damp mattress and go to bed with it still damp,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
2 months ago
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"Do you hate her? It seems to me that you're about to do a really cruel thing to a person you say you care about.
Note the "it seems to me" part; I'm not you or the woman you are going to marry.
Good luck, fairlysober. Maybe going..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by palomar
2 months ago
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"The smoke is actually greasy.
You have to wash everything thoroughly, rinse just as thoroughly. Every surface: walls, ceiling, fixtures... everything. Shampoo the carpet, maybe twice.
A big job, maybe you can make a work party of it and get..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by estronaut
2 months ago
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"You know what? I'm pretty much in agreement with those who think her behaviour is over the top.... but...
perhaps this could be worked on AFTER she finishes the exam. That's some intellectual and emotional heavy lifting, and it seems a bad time..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by peacheater
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"This "they" functions just fine. People who are so rude and dismissive in this thread often have intelligent things to say when they don't feel threatened somehow. I've been an internet user for a long time (1994) and am used to blurring my..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by onlyconnect, loiseau
2 months ago
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"oh nola, I DO like the word cunt. It's a lovely word. A perfectly, euphoniusly fine word. It's just not an insult word. It's a love word; it's a woman word; it's what I call my own privates. When it gets used pejoratively, it feels like a threat...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tomboko
2 months ago
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"Cunt is a vile insult in my neck of the woods (British Columbia). Twat is seldom heard; it has a connotation of "foolish and ineffectual", and just like cunt, insults by comparing to a stereoype of femaleness.
Cunt is a private word..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bigbigdog
2 months ago
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"Try this:
Make a new bookmark.
Paste the javascript below into the "url field" of the bookmark. Name the bookmark whatever you like; mine's called "get YouTube Video". Be sure to copy all the javascript...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hap_hazard
3 months ago
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"What ikkyu2 said: "you people have no idea what goes on in hospitals, do you?", is bang - on.
I'm a professional well-educated, experienced RN. I read Latin, so the tactic wouldn't have worked on me, but if I had forgotten myself..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by languagehat
10 months ago
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"That funny-looking thing was a heart. :(
Even 2-character ascii art is beyond me." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Don Pepino
10 months ago
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"I guess it's lax of me to not contribute a bit to this thread. I've been reading along as it evolved. I'm a lurker, and yes.. intimidated and weary of being a good sport. I don't go into the discussions unless I need to get a better idea what a link..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by onlyconnect
10 months ago
