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"Well, for what it's worth, plenty of teenage girls have dated, intentionally even, really awful boys, and turned out okay. I serially dated guys my dad hated (hi dad!) and guys I didn't even like, just because I didn't feel like being told that nice..." [
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2 days ago
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"I have pretty irrational insomnia. If my husband falls asleep before I do and I'm having a bad night with regard to being able to sleep, period, I become completely and irrationally convinced that I am keeping him awake, or that I will wake him up,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by teleri025
3 days ago
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"I miss the West Wing. I've always been so sad that WW deserted me in the middle of the worst presidency I hope I ever have to remember." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dreama
2 weeks ago
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"Snyder - really? there are quite a few comments about it being poorly written, and then an *entire digression* about how abortion just doesn't make for great film. I don't think, personally, that the writing is particularly bad -- and I don't think..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Korou
Last month
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"I'm not entirely sure how I made it through reading the comments in this thread.
This girl, who I will assume to be real, and actually having an abortion, until and unless she proves that assumption to be wrong or someone sleuths her out, is..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by agregoli, headspace, onlyconnect, Rumple, [NOT HERMITOSIS-IST], jessamyn
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"fwiw jay dee bee - I think the cat would be comforted if the home were less stressful for everyone - so if he gets relief from whatever intimidation the other cat is putting on him, and if you guys are happier. If crating him (progressively or 100%)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Arqa
Last month
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"re: # of litter boxes- two is not enough. You probably need at least three if not four considering his problem. I know it sounds effing crazy, but you should always have one more litter box than you have cats. One thing you did not list - have you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by redfoxtail
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"We got married in October:
1) Relax. Seriously. The tone of the wedding, the party, and the amount of fun had by your friends is directly determined (for the most part) by the bride's attitude.
2) Our reception was extremely non-structured,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Elsa
Last month
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"Women are always afraid to issue the call out when they are being harassed.
Don't be afraid.
You've done nothing wrong, and the person in the wrong is this creepy dude who is being an asshole. There are legal mechanisms in place to protect..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by blueberry, orrnyereg, Lou Stuells
2 months ago
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"Wow, did I hit myself on the head and then write this?
It's a hard question. I definitely know where you are coming from, and I'm so, so there. Things I've done for myself so far are as follows -
1) Treadmill. Unlike ikkyu2, the treadmill is..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Melismata
3 months ago
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"A couple people, mostly the guys, carry knives and sometimes guns to everyday places, such as malls and parks.
No one I know with a CCW permit would carry into a crowded public place where it was totally and utterly illegal to have the weapon...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kadin2048
3 months ago
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"Yeah, I have to say, it seems like the problem here is mainly that the nurse could not keep her judgements to herself and that the son needed to knock. I mean, really? You don't knock when you walk into your dad's room? What kind of a dick are you?..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, Pope Guilty, misha, Dreama, peacheater, iamkimiam, mosk, sondrialiac
3 months ago
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"Speaking as a woman, if I found out you were covertly engaging in a routine to get me to be skinnier to satisfy your sexual needs, I would kill you, and then I would find a man that didn't behave like a dick.
If she's fine with herself the way..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ifjuly, Phalene
4 months ago
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"If you've ever watched project runway, you've seen them go to Mood. Every large city has a place like that - it's a matter of finding the place. In Atlanta, it's this place called Gail K on Cheshire Bridge Road (I can't tell where you live from your..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zpousman
4 months ago
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"My friend just quit a small children's book publisher three months ago; I'm pasting her response to your question in below:
I worked for an independent children’s book publishing company as of 3 months ago, specifically reading the slush pile, so..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by mikepop, blackunicorn, headspace
4 months ago
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"Was that filly that got killed (put to sleep) at the Kentucky Derby an example of cruelty?
No. She had catastrophic fractures to both her front legs and as such had a zero percent chance of survival. Horses need at least three legs to have any..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by nooneyouknow, Kato, ltracey
4 months ago
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"vorfeed, we are a culture of laws, and we have to decide, here in this place, what is and is not acceptable. If the Philippines wants to have legal cockfighting, and they think that's OK, fine, but I do not plan on giving them any money, for example,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jess the Mess
4 months ago
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"Well, since a lot of students from low-income families are often working at least a part-time job to supplement income at home, if you pay them to go to school it might just allow them to get through school and still meet those obligations at home...." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by marsha56, Hot Like Your 12V Wire, Hactar, marble, sperose, mygothlaundry, msali, Pope Guilty, lunit, Reverend John
5 months ago
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"In many families in the upper-middle class, there are already monetary and gift incentives for studying and grades.
Exactly. "If you do well in school, then you don't have to have a job to pay for the things you want, within reason."..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nooneyouknow
5 months ago
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"What you are describing sounds a lot like what I call my Bad Boss PTSD. I still have a minifreakout whenever the phone rings and I see it's my boss, because my former boss never called me except to be a jerk. FWIW, I think for me it's taken really..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by epersonae
6 months ago
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"Well, FWIW, when I met my husband I said, flat out, I don't date more than one guy at a time. I like you, and I want to date you. But if you want to date other people, let me know, because that is too much damn trouble. We talked about politics and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
6 months ago
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"Serial dater. I love that term. It's great.
26, Married WF. As a former "serial dater" myself, this is what I'd say about "relationships" or lack thereof:
Do what you want. Do what makes you happy. For me, it was always..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
7 months ago
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"Funnily enough, this touches on one of my two posts to the Blue - Christine: SOE Agent and Churchill's Favourite Spy: A Search for Christine Granville. It's an excellent biography. I've also got on my shelf but have not yet read Spymistress: The Life..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by steef
7 months ago
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"No, Nader was not honest. I'll repeat this for truth: he purposely campaigned in swing states. In states that made the difference between the current fuckwit in the Oval Office and the possibility of Gore. QED, he is an arrogant asshole, and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by spiderwire
7 months ago
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"We need to help elect some right-wing christian fundamentalist facists who will rob this country blind while running it completely into the ground. No pain, no gain. No fear, no compromise. We've got to burn this country to save it.
All due..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by jonp72, spiderwire
7 months ago
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"@Rykey - you miss my point. People who do not like McCain (and who are already Republicans) are more likely to just stay home against Obama (unless of course they are OMG RACISTS which I think you are over-blowing), whereas against Clinton, they will..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
7 months ago
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"45moore45 has it right. Whatever you think of Obama we sure as shit don't need another four years of Republicans, and Nader won't win. QED. Maybe he could elevate the discussion by doing what he did well at one time - advocating for consumers, rather..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by perilous
7 months ago
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"@Rykey - actually, I think the conservatives have such an unreasoning hatred of Hillary that her nom would get McCain in - people who hate her would be motivated to hold their collective noses and vote for McCain. Have you seen the "STOP HILLARY..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sheila t
7 months ago
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"Only child #45837 here.
Going to college means being independent. My mom said, "If I've done my job, then you are going to be fine." By that she meant, "As a parent I'm supposed to train you to make it in the world outside of our..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rtha
8 months ago
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"The Creative Circus in Atlanta says it's the place that makes weird kids employable. If you want to be a graphic designer, you might look into it. I know some people who go or went there, and it's a pretty cool place...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious
8 months ago
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"Our local Home Depot carries something similar to this but I can't find the actual product name. It's these tile-like things that fit together like a jigsaw and are tough enough to go in your garage, but there is also a certain kind of it that is..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jeanmari
9 months ago
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"To get exactly what you want, you might have the dress made. Vogue has reissued a bunch of vintage patterns; having worked with them myself, I'd say those would need to go to a pro to be done well. (Click on the ones with photos to see the drawings -..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Houstonian, whitneykitty
9 months ago
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"Oh, for fuck's sake Matteo, it's not about being fucking PC. Not that I would expect you to understand it, but it doesn't fucking matter if it makes one person feel like shit -- it matters because the way the post is structured, supposedly it lends..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DarlingBri
9 months ago
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"Books and music. Sounds prosaic, I know, but if books and music (and film, for that matter) matter to you, then typically it bodes well if s/he can speak intelligently about such things. Generally speaking "and why" is a good thing to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
9 months ago
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"On the contrary, seanyboy, the way society chooses to treat the least among us, including children and animals, is the measure of our humanity. I'm from the country - grew up there - and my dad is about as hillbilly as you can get - but he doesn't..." [
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favorited 26 times, recently by Joe Schlabotnik, idiomatika, senor biggles, lupus_yonderboy, Pantengliopoli, porn in the woods, magicbus, The Monkey, JHarris, idlyadam, mediareport, ikahime, thewalrusispaul, R_Nebblesworth, perilous, The Light Fantastic, Snyder, Melinika, hecho de la basura, Locative, flummox, the luke parker fiasco, JaySunSee, nickyskye, liza, pinothefrog
9 months ago
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"Bad mouthing someone, even someone who is clearly a crazy mofo bitch, won't get you anywhere. I know, I have one of these in my life, but thankfully she's not living with my OTHER friend anymore, so I can safely cut ties with Crazy and not risk any..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by zippity, ClaudiaCenter
10 months ago
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"You can tell fairly easily if the cat is dehydrated by pulling a fold of skin gently away from his body and then letting it go. It should snap back into place quickly, not meander back, and it should go back flat on his body. I test my kids on their..." [
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10 months ago
