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"When I worked at a large rental car agency, I learned that there was no set price for any car, only a "target" average price for all cars you sent out that day (I put 'target' in quotes, because in reality it was a pretty firm quota,..." [
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2 weeks ago
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"A word of advice for someone who's job it is to constantly complain to companies on behalf of his employer:
a) Always send a physical letter (not an email) and preferably send it certified/FedEx/etc.
b) Address this letter to the president/CEO of..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by anildash, Silly Ashles, krix, Metroid Baby
2 months ago
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"Is this a real request? I read this as an excuse to see a bunch of creative insults being hurled around.
(I see loquacious already got there)" [
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2 months ago
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"I have no idea where you live, so this may completely be out of the realm of possibility, but the best fun/workout ratio of any sport I have every engaged in is surfing.
However, be aware that surfing may end up being a larger part of your life..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chrchr
2 months ago
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"I thought the same thing odinsdream... I was happy to see a post about WALL-E just because I wanted to express my pure unadulterated joy for the best movie I've seen in a long time...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ukdanae, Artw
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I have always loved Thoreau's quote:
This spending of the best part of one's life earning money in order to enjoy a questionable liberty during the least valuable part of it reminds me of the Englishman who went to India to make a fortune first,..." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by hyperfascinated, syzygy, twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, phatkitten, JDHarper, tnai, nasreddin, meech, symbollocks, bonaldi, regicide is good for you
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Metafilter: like anything else, it's whatever you think it is, except when it's not, then you get mad." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by safetyfork
2 months ago
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"I was once trolling out in Long Island on my dad's dinky motorboat "The African Queen 7" (ask me what his favorite movie is) and I caught a sand shark, which is just like a regular shark except about the size of a large Italian Combo Hero..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by msconduct
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Yet another psychological problem of this mental recession no doubt." [
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favorited 12 times, recently by perilous, imperium, wolfewarrior, Dreama, Malor, roystgnr, Dreamghost, tarheelcoxn, Senor Cardgage, sonic meat machine, R. Mutt, Blazecock Pileon
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Does anyone else see the implicit conceit in the overall tone and content of the article? In that between bouts of false-self deprecation (which are only used to justify the bouts of self-aggrandizing), the argument is "it's torture now because..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by ShawnStruck, liza, axon, destro, DU
3 months ago
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"So if I'm reading this right, you need a brilliant, rich, gorgeous woman with a slight smile and a slim figure, who is smart as a whip and has impeccable punctuation.
And you say only slightly more than two thirds of women would "have no..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by HighTechUnderpants
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Very interesting article. And yet another reason to just stop the farce that is the drug war and start regulating these growers like any other farmer/business...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Surfin' Bird, skjønn
3 months ago
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"Well, "cabin fever" may very well apply to boats:
From Wikipedia: The phrase may also be associated with ocean-crossing sailing ships in which passengers had to endure weeks and months of slow travel while living in cabins below deck...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by synecdoche
3 months ago
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"Range of vocabulary, proper pronunciation, choice of cultural references (say... 'The Daily Show' rather than 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians'), lack of visible ego (smart enough to know they don't know everything), generally abreast of current..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by mynameismandab, hulahulagirl
3 months ago
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"fuck. one more sane voice in a sea of lunatics drowned out for good.
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favorited 1 time, recently by aqhong
3 months ago
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"In a word, as a Jew whose grandparents were sole survivors of the Holocaust from each of their respective families, no.
In fact, I think the fact that you two were making out together is a very good sign of the reconciliation of our peoples...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Dillonlikescookies, stupidsexyFlanders
3 months ago
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"I try to live by the adage "live and let live", but as someone who goes to a fair amount of shows (big and small) I have to say cellphones are definitely the bane of the modern concert-going experience. There's nothing that takes me more..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fook
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Jeez. I bet the urge to just draw a giant penis was hard to resist.
(I kid. That's insane if it's real... I'm not even sure I could draw that with my hand.)..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by subaruwrx, vertigo25
4 months ago
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"The later the better is the rule. You will sit on the 5 pretty much no matter when you leave, but it will be that much worse if you leave in the dreaded 6-8pm time slot. It would be much much much better if you were able to leave town by 3:00 PM..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tvjoshi
4 months ago
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"Oh, and ummmmm.... I may be reading this wrong, but didn't you already admit to looking at porn and get called out BY your wife?" [
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favorited 17 times, recently by Nattie, deborah, bitter-girl.com, streetdreams, dismas, OLechat, Locative, srrh, hjo3, dersins, Ufez Jones, B(oYo)BIES, ddaavviidd, BobFrapples, mandymanwasregistered, blueberry, sararah
4 months ago
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"Honestly, the first thing that comes to mind is to work in a bona fide service job for a real amount of time (waitress or something similar). You said you worked as an usher/info booth attendee, etc., but until you have someone stiffing your tip..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by tomboko, hulahulagirl, Miko, waitangi
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"if only metafilter were so eloquent and gracious....
Metafilter: Now that I have quite openly stated our differences in intellectual convictions it is still clear to me that we are quite close to each other in essential things.
naaaah. never..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Turtles all the way down
4 months ago
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"If you decide after an email or two that you are not interested...
Um, after one or two emails I would not be too worried about hurting someone's feelings by telling them they weren't my type. I mean, you don't even have to tell them, it's email..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
4 months ago
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"Does he play GTA?
Not for a week." [
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favorited 48 times, recently by tehloki, olya, miss lynnster, blueberry, The Card Cheat, trim17, SpacemanStix, fullerine, Malor, hangingbyathread, alidarbac, Four-Eyed Girl, Rock Steady, humannaire, arianell, KingoftheWhales, maryh, obvious, PostIronyIsNotaMyth, eriko, nola, The Great Big Mulp, sir_rubixalot, turgid dahlia, o2b, emelenjr, Gary, Bookhouse, JDHarper, Ostara, tachikaze, the dief, milov, penduluum, flibbertigibbet, Sys Rq, Pope Guilty, swift, tommasz, majorsteel, phrontist, Krrrlson, Inspector.Gadget, shmegegge, mosk, euphorb, arcticwoman, Blazecock Pileon
5 months ago
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The Opposite of Lonely
favorited 21 times, recently by elisynn, blindcarboncopy, scarylarry, notquitemaryann, LobsterMitten, the luke parker fiasco, ifjuly, dkg, puckish, Dreama, GaelFC, not me, zanni, headnsouth, divabat, Smallpox, chase, andoatnp, safetyfork, ferociouskitty, ZakDaddy
5 months ago
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"I'm guessing you mean catnabbing. Well, I think short of keeping your cat indoors, I'd probably tell her the cat needed to be home every day because it needed some sort of daily medication, and it was bad for the cat not to get it on a regular..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by sascha, RedEmma, hulahulagirl, wuzandfuzz
5 months ago
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"When Pigs Fly: The Death of OiNK, The Birth Of Dissent, and a Brief History of the Record Industry Suicide
okay, not the best essay I've ever read but it summed up the topic of the time pretty darn well when OiNK went down.
The Problem With Music..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by moxiedoll, Rock Steady
5 months ago
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"I can only speak from personal experience, but my father tried to get me to learn the guitar when I was a child, and I found it too large, painful and confusing... and eventually gave it up. Not more than a year later I was introduced to the ukulele..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jemstar
5 months ago
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"The Yellow Pills compilations are good for some indie pop music.
Also Pitchfork does a round-up of the best songs every year as well, in addition to their album list...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sully75
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I would like to see this idea applied to other famous people. Sort of like an Inside The Actor's Studio meets This Is Your Life on the internet. And instead of their favorite curse word, we find out how long they last in the 2 Girls 1 Cup Rodeo...." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by notashroom, bitter-girl.com
6 months ago
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"When I'm shopping online, I find it useful to just google "company name" and "review" I frequently find reviews of the company/website.
Agreed, and I often find myself here (resellerratings.com) after such a search...." [
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favorited 1 time
8 months ago
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"somewhat related, for those that haven't read it: here" [
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9 months ago
MeFi comment:
"your favorite self-linked blog mentioning an underrated beatles song sucks." [
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9 months ago
