MeFi comment:
"I know yalla from Arabic. People think I'm Jewish about as often as they think I'm Muslim (I'm neither) because I tend to throw fits at work about being open on major non-Christian holidays and have no tolerance for Christian-centric bigotry...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DU
more than 12 hours ago
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"While I'm sure that I'll start paying more for everything soon, because of the rising gas prices here in the US, I've got no sympathy for folks who choose to live in suburbs and drive SUVs. I chose to live in the city, with no car and take public..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by flamk, PeterMcDermott
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Gods, Canada has come a long way. I gave up my dreams of emigrating to Canada 25 years ago because gays were banned, and I refused to lie (I did when I joined the US Army, later).
At Baltimore Pride last weekend, we had Chipotle, Visa and Best..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Richard Daly
3 weeks ago
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"The two things that have consistently made the biggest difference for me are making a list of what I absolutely need to get done today, then being happy if I do half of it and walking...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Deathalicious, Civil_Disobedient
4 weeks ago
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"Nimbu pani is the Indian way to rehydrate. Squeeze a couple limes into a big glass of ice water, add a small pinch of salt, stir, drink. It doesn't taste salty (the salt just cuts the bitter). No sugar, some salt, tastes great...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mapes
Last month
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""Sir" and "Ma'am" are appropriate for any stranger. If you are writing a formal letter, then there are books in the library and websites with the proper salutations. If you really were planning on memorizing titles from all the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by highrise
Last month
MeFi comment:
"The timing on this is really bizarre, as we just had the lowest Jan. in 30 years (since before crack) for murders.
I'd point out that Baltimore just added crack to heroin, rather than crack replacing heroin, and that US society seems to be quite..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by MLIS
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"It is the northeast's New Orleans or Detroit. If a catastrophe reigned down on Baltimore, it would never come back.
Nope. I lived in Detroit for years before moving to Baltimore. Detroit has given up on itself. The city is actively trying to kill..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by longdaysjourney, Airhen, regicide is good for you
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This idiot made it big? I remember when he was just another looser right wing frat boy from Dartmouth who couldn't get laid at my college." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by AceRock, axon, lodurr
6 months ago
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"How about the Dewey Decimal Classification system? There is a nice intro pdf at the OCLC site (Warning - pdf file).
Memorize the hundreds, and maybe some of the important 10s. Snicker at Melvil Dewey's attempt to classify all knowledge in a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tomboko
10 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This reminds me of my macro econ prof. I pointed out one day that there wasn't enough gold or whatever to back the amounts of money he was talking about. He very cheerfully agreed. I compared the world economic system to a shared delusion. He agreed...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by enn, Squid Voltaire, blacklite
10 months ago
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"I have been going crazy lately for homemade chapatis. They are quick, easy, cheap and tasty as all get out. They keep and reheat decently, too.
Start with 2 cups (you don't need to be precise here) of sifted whole wheat flour, or chapati flour..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by meijusa
10 months ago
MeFi comment:
"It is all about leadership Shalikashvili wasn't willing to be a leader. Maybe someone else is now.
Having been a gay woman in the US military, back in the mid 80's, it was obvious to me that in well-led units, being gay wasn't an issue. In poorly..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by axon
Last year
MeFi comment:
"An OS runs a computer. If I have to run another OS to get to the "OS", it isn't an OS, it is, at best, a graphical shell. Like Windows 3.1." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by beth
Last year
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"It isn't all happy. Michigan has banned affirmative action, and I'm still waiting on two local library votes.
Never rule out the library votes. Those are our future......" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jaybo
Last year
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"One more than I'll stop...
My partner really enjoyed the Rouge factory tour. It leaves from Henry Ford Museum, and as well as being one of the grand, huge old car factories, they just did major upgrades, including a huge green roof and other..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by deliriouscool
Last year
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"What kinds of food do you like? There is excellent Lebanese on Warren Rd., plus some incredible bakeries. And Shatilla's, which has great Lebanese ice cream and ships bakhlava all around the world, including to Lebanon.
There is a great Tamil..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by deliriouscool
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Until less than a year ago, I had a library director who printed out every single e-mail she got, including the spam. She then filed the print outs. One of the first things her successor did was to recycle all of them.
She also always clicked on..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by oxford blue
Last year
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"Floydd, that has been my experience. Which is why I shake my head at legal posturing. Yeah, anti-discrimination laws are nice and all, but, when push comes to shove, it is my neighbours who are going to report that punk who just slashed my tires..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by EarBucket, jonmc
Last year
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"Yes, leapfrog, elementary school music teachers are a dying breed. My mother was pink slipped every year for over 20 years.
But, you could still try calling your local elementary school. Most teachers are nearly as pathological about helping folks..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by box
Last year
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"I used to vote because I thought my vote counted. Now I vote to make it harder on the bastards who are stealing the election.
I find this depressing...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by a_green_man
Two years ago
