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"Oh, man. Ishmael is, indeed, a cult book. You're either crazy into it or it annoys the fuck out of you, and I'm in the latter camp." [
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11 days ago
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"Bonus pedantry: that B-like letter in Großes is an eszett, which as others have said, is an olde fashioned way of representing an sz or ss sound. See the Wikipedia link for a nice visual explication of how the ligature grew into what otherwise..." [
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3 weeks ago
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"I don't know where you are, but you might check with your local public library. In that those are considered to be definitive recordings, they are likely to also feature at the core of a good library's jazz collection. With the list in one browser..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by lukemeister, GPF
4 weeks ago
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"Keen, good to know, fire&wings. In the future, I would direct you to the excellent This to That, an ancient web property that just keeps on keeping on. It is your guide to finding the right adhesive to stick A to B...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by whoda, bonobo
Last month
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"I take it your parents weren't divorced, eh? Or if so, one never moved far away... the only upside, as far as your daughter is concerned, is that if you live somewhere interesting and different, and she visits you, then she's somewhere interesting..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by marble
Last month
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"Now we know, and the other credit-card-ignorant will know too when they search!
I suggest that you take this opportunity to add some credit-card, AMEX, extended warranty, etc.-related tags to the question, to help the credit-card-ignorant find it,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by lizzicide, sparrows
Last month
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"I'm looking for traditional (melodic) music sung by singers with non-traditional singing voices.
I know it sounds like you don't want Björk, but her early Gling-Gló album may be the exception. It's quirky Björk vocal goodness applied to solidly..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by gyusan
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"There are a lot more sociological factors that go into your question than just "aged 20 - 28." I'm sure that in certain circles it's quite common and in others not so much. When I was twenty-something, pot and booze were par for the course,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Metroid Baby
Last month
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"how can I figure these questions out on my own?
Identifont and WhatTheFont are the resources referred to in the FAQ." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Eringatang
Last month
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"Thanks, but no, really, I couldn't possibly. It sounds positively ass." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by docpops
Last month
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"The bulk aisle is your friend, seriously, if you have a local store that has one. All sorts of grains, pastas, nuts, cereals, and spices that don't generally come in store-brand format. Spices in particular can be about 1000% cheaper bought a few..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by invisible ink
Last month
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"Seconding polyglot. I don't know from antipodean sockets, but my first thought, given that it's bedroom/livingroom, was that perhaps it was to allow you to put a stack of LPs on the living room turntable and then casually move the action from the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by thejoshu
2 months ago
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"Where can we get a lot of lead (or something heavier) on the cheap?
The only thing heavier than lead which is also not radioactive — I assume that would be a deal breaker for you — is bismuth. (Bismuth is technically radioactive, but its half..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by wfrgms
2 months ago
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"Don't sweat it. You don't look like a gift grabbing leech, you look like someone who's rushing full-on into adulthood and is sharing the good news. In an earlier generation, a baby shower invitation would be expected within the year, for the hat..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by DevilsAdvocate, fantabulous timewaster
2 months ago
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"So do you want this to be hortatory, in a literal "Get off my lawn!" sense, or more motto-like, like "My sward is without child" ?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Richard Daly
2 months ago
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"Oh, you said OR in your title. Well really, with such broad tastes I would encourage you to check out the askmes that use the Portland tag, since this comes up fairly often. I collected the most useful-seeming threads for a previous question. Here it..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hulahulagirl
2 months ago
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"Why is this anonymous?
Because they're essentially saying, "My electronic house doesn't have any locks on the doors." If the OP's MeFi user profile features a Real Name and accurate ICBM co-ords, well, they might not feel very..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by limeonaire
2 months ago
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"Has your bike been checked out by a mechanic? It looks shiny and nice in the picture, but that doesn't mean it's safe. If you bought it from a shop, they should've adjusted the seat height for you, so I'm guessing not. If not, consider taking it in..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by chicainthecity
2 months ago
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"Why: The Flash plugin for MacOS X is, frankly, crap. You're not alone.
What to do about it: I find it helps to allow video to load completely rather than to stream. At least, I like to think it does. Other than that, hope that Adobe will release a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by matteo
2 months ago
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"Ach, it looks like one of my favorite recipe finds has vanished from the internets. Fortunately, I have an old food-stained printout to crib from. I don't recall its origin, but the author calls it a Porra, while acknowledging that it's more like a..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Wilder, MonkeyToes
2 months ago
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"Architectural Salvage is also in Portland, Maine. The ReBuilding Center is in Portland, Ore. and has better prices, but it's still not by-the-pound, and isn't primarily metal stuff. Of course, if you're familiar with Scrap, then... oh, yes, I see..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hulahulagirl
2 months ago
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"Obviously without knowing your numbers and your market it's very hard to say. When I ran Google Ads on a blog of mine to see how they worked, my experience mirrored jeffamaphone's, both in terms of hits and payout. Not impressive numbers for traffic..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by salvia
3 months ago
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"Yes, Before Stonewall and The Celluloid Closet. Netflix, conveniently, has a Gay and Lesbian category, so you can start filling your queue from there. Rent A Touch of Pink if you like Cary Grant and/or Kyle McLaughlin or have a Desi thing.
Learn..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kuppajava
3 months ago
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"Bah. AskMe isn't just a resource for the asker, it's an archive of answers to problems that we all may face at some time. It's like one of those big data sets that people pull together for creating expert systems or teaching AIs (please, expert..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by iconomy, dawson, taz
3 months ago
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"We fill them with cat poo from scooping the litterbox, but if you have neither cats nor dogs, nor wish to use them for your own trash, some grocery stores have collection points out front where they accept them for recycling (mine does).
But as..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by lioness, hellopanda
3 months ago
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"I would imagine that this happens to almost everyone with a blog, to a greater or lesser extent. Information-seeking in the wrong place, that is. On several occasions I've blogged about a food product of some kind, only to have some ass show up and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
3 months ago
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"When were you last clean-shaven? I've got a beard that hasn't come completely off for about fifteen years. I would not be shaving it, not because I cherish it so, but just because it's part of who I am. Shaving would be like bleaching myself blond..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by hulahulagirl, Jpfed, amethysts, fructose
3 months ago
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"At my most recent employer, I'm pretty sure that a clear distinction was drawn between education and conferences. The former was specifically certification- or degree-oriented stuff, while the latter was, you know, the normal conference thing,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Scram
3 months ago
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"I haven't been paying close attention to the question of hittability in comments of late ... would it be too soon for a "Hello, My Name is: Cooter" shirt?..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by goodnewsfortheinsane, enn
3 months ago
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"Bah. Ask him if he wants to move the cable to his name. If not, cancel it. Just doing it without telling him, while your right, is just going to introduce unnecessary aggravation. You could do it, but he'd see it as a dick move and be less receptive,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by HighTechUnderpants, mullingitover
3 months ago
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"I agree with all the Anglophilia. French Bulldog, or no, that face bespeaks Albion.
If you want to call him "Chumley," which I agree is a fine name, you should know that properly it's spelled Cholmondeley for extra awesomeness points...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bettafish
3 months ago
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"I have given myself a practically impossible goal of not purchasing or consuming any products or services that have used oil, coal, or natural-gas resources during production, distribution, or development.
I'm glad you acknowledge the near-..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by General Malaise
3 months ago
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"The thing about cosmetic surgery is that there's nothing inherently wrong with it. It's a logical extension of hair dye and hair cuts and dressing nicely and whatnot. —dirtynumbangelboy
Yes, but we've really gotten quite good at dyeing hair. A..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by marble, Greg Nog
3 months ago
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"Riding your pony. As far as icons go, I'd like for there to be one for FAILED MEETUP, red circle with cross through it style. Presumably there would be no conflict with the pictures icon unless one solitary mefite showed up, took pictures, and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Artw
3 months ago
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"I think it's basic common decency to go to the table when a meal is prepared for you. Am I wrong about this?
No, you're not not wrong. It's the polite and courteous thing to do, which I assume is why he's prompt on those occasions when others..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
3 months ago
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"Sometimes when we get big press, a ton of people sign up but only 1-5% pay for the account
Huh. I just logged out to check the sign-up process, since that seemed like a crazy abandonment rate. I hadn't realized that the $5 isn't actually..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tehloki, BrotherCaine
3 months ago
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"it would be interesting to see what the breakdown is between ad revenue and sign-up fees
I doubt that's necessary, caddis. Assuming that the rate of completed registration (paid) is a constant 50 users/week, that's $13,000/year. Mathowie is making..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by caddis
3 months ago
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"If you're not comfortable talking to him about it, is there an RA or other older-student-of-authority in the dorm? If so, I'd go to them and outline the situation. When your roomie has crotch-rot so bad that the neighbors can smell his stanky johnson,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bonheur
3 months ago
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"Thirding that you should read the monumental (749 comments) What is this creepy site advertising? AskMe thread. It provides real-time documentation of how a group of intelligent, net-savvy people coalesce around, investigate, and ultimately come to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Rock Steady
3 months ago
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"Oh, man. You ask a very big question... there are chapters, if not entire books, written about this. Before there were cocktails, there was punch. Group servings instead of individual portions. Taverns kept punch bowls, and groups of friends would go..." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by Sys Rq, Large Marge, flying kumquat, misozaki, ikkyu2, theora55, hot soup girl, ekstasis23, Green With You, phoenixy, Jorus, i_am_a_Jedi, Iamtherealme, penduluum
3 months ago
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"How long has it been since you were last in town? Since it sounds like you're somewhat familiar with the burg, knowing that may help us to suggest things that will be new to you.
Also, did you check the Portland tag? Because this kind of thing..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by parilous
3 months ago
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"Metafilter is ranked #3 (is it a ranking?)
It's at #16 currently. I thought it was a kind of weird infographic at first glance, but no, that scale underneath the site name is an interactive rating tool, and MeFites are demonstrably not rating MeFi,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by furiousxgeorge
4 months ago
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"I couldn't begin to count the number of times I've written, edited, and rewritten a comment, only to ultimately decide it's not appropriate to the thread and just moved on. It sounds silly, but the process really does get it out of your system,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ukdanae
4 months ago
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"Nthing not to configure her for Spaces if you love her. I use and enjoy it, but there are times when Apple apps (in particular, it seems) pop modal dialogs off in another space, behind another window, which don't appear on the zoomed-out Spaces..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
4 months ago
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"I'm 5' 11½" as well, and generally go with 6'. My driver's license says 6' 0". It's a nice number. People are buried that deep. It's two yards. It's six of one, half a dozen of another. It's half a gross of inches. It's three letters, a..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by safetyfork, prophetsearcher, wyzewoman
4 months ago
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"On the subject of unexpected things to do with grapes, if your dining hall has a make-your-own omelet thing (mine did, on occasion) you might investigate whipping up sausages with grapes, from the NY TImes food blog. A bed of sauteed grapes is really..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chara
4 months ago
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"&tabI suggest you avoid the colorful comic supervillain for its potential to come across as too campy. And outside of comics, unfortunately, most evil supervillainesses are lamentably too often just sex-bombs with really high heels and a complete..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by shelleycat
4 months ago
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"Have you ever tried mauby? It's kinda like root beer, but with its own special bitterness. You may not care for it at first -- it's a flavor-profile that's uncommon in the states -- but it'll grow on you. You can find concentrate, or just the..." [
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4 months ago
