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"I'd like to amend my answer to say that I would have said something more during the ten years." [
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3 months ago
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"It is a little selfish for you to confess your feelings, but I'd do it anyway, since I would have a tough time dealing with myself if I didn't. I think it's an intensely personal choice though...." [
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3 months ago
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"I'm big on fixed gears for commuting, not because of the hipster coolness factor, but because once you have one built up it's nearly impossible to have mechanical problems. Lots can be had for under $1k, from beautiful repurposed steel road bikes to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by entropone
3 months ago
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"I'm surprised IU Bloomington made such a big showing in the Vault list. Generally though, the whole ranking thing is going to forever be a fight about either upholding or tearing down the status quo...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by wires
3 months ago
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"I still think that the "you don't get anything because you fucked up" answers in the original thread were answering the question.
For some reason I got particularly worked up about how this thread went, largely because things broke..." [
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5 months ago
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Spice up the Law House
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5 months ago
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"Casino Royale and Breach (Spies like us)
Dogtown and Z-Boys and Riding Giants (counter-culture documentaries) or Dogtown and Z-Boys and King of Kong (same)
Amelie and About a Boy (anti-socials become social and be cute)
Die Hard with a..." [
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5 months ago
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"A portion of my floor is devoted to this cause." [
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7 months ago
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"The FGG forum has some top-notch bike geeks knocking around, and they've guided me through my share of builds. I post there as well.
I'm not real crazy about the whole BikeSnob, scoffing-at-hipsters phenomenon. I'm not a big fan of the hipster..." [
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7 months ago
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"Generally, lawyers are bad at math. It's one of the reasons we didn't become accountants." [
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7 months ago
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"I think it matters whether your friend actually stole the Shiney Thing or not. If he did, you're both somewhat screwed, see the "give it back" advice above. But if he just violated store policy by buying something at a discount and..." [
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8 months ago
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Poor form costumes
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9 months ago
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"Are you in a cube or an office? If you have a door to shut, I'd start by keeping it closed.
Failing that, it may be time to get somewhat blunt. Sit her down, say "listen, I love talking to you in the morning, but I have to get things done,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dondiego87
9 months ago
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"Ah HA! deleted thread looks like the ticket. I figured it wouldn't happen on the mefiadmin side.
Thanks for the donkey.
(cuz.... you know.... it's half a horse.... nevermind)..." [
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9 months ago
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"If it means driving with your windows open instead, nothing. I remember reading that the two are on par when it comes to fuel consumption, due to the increased drag caused by the open windows. The Mythbusters find them to be pretty close...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Goofyy, limeonaire
10 months ago
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"allterrainbrain, it wasn't hate, just confusion. not really a callout, more of a "man, that was WEIRD."
And Dave, I'm not a sockpuppet, just a bona-fide loser...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
11 months ago
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"Take photos now, of your car, and of the truck if you can do so without attracting attention. Then call a lawyer.
I know, I know, it's a boring answer. But approaching pickup-owner before lawyering up could only hurt you, unless he/she happens..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by AlisonM
Last year
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"+1 to most of the comments here.
One helpful suggestion: one of my parents' issues with my curfew is that they had to stay up late in order to enforce it. Then my dad hit upon an ingenious idea. He bought the loudest alarm clock he could find,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Alison
Last year
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"I'd suggest starting from scratch, but I probably wouldn't do it myself. Because... ug. I've been there.
Try doing a find/replace for one of your character's names (or all of them, for that matter). I've done it before and it makes it feel like..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kensanway
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"Oh, and mom/dad: thanks. Even if your son doens't say it, he appreciates your letting him go. So do I, for that matter. If I hadn't grown up in the sticks, I'd like to think that my parents would have let me go to punk shows, perhaps slipping a..." [
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Last year
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"You have $20 until THURSDAY?!?
You're fine.
First off, biscuts and honey. Good for snacks, as a side, etc. You'll be eating a lot of carbs.
Run through your $3 meals on lunches. Stagger them, and have biscuts on the off days.
Do you..." [
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Last year
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""But really what's so hard about finding an apartment? What you do is, you read the obituary column. Yeah, you find out who died, and go to the building and then you tip the doorman. What they can do to make it easier is to combine the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by acoutu
Last year
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"It was noted in the full report that the peg-legged driver sang his Yarrrr's, proving him to be a musical pirate, but not, alas, a music pirate." [
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Two years ago
