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"My high school self is devastated by this news. Current me is a little sad, too. So it goes." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JaredSeth
2 months ago
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"My friends and I refer to this genre (the Pearl Jam ripoffs, not PJ themselves) as Ass Rock, or that rock which emanates from the ass. You can add Finger 11 to the good suggestions given up-thread...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by By The Grace of God
4 months ago
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"It's really great to lie to kids when you're a camp counselor because you're not responsible for any long term effects that your lies may have. In the summer I'd say right around 40% of everything I say to campers is a bald-faced lie. It is a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by subaruwrx
7 months ago
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"Update:
Here's what I went with, for those who care:
1. "Let's Dance"- The Ramones (Dee Dee Ramone [my friend had him on her list of sexy guitarists.])
2. "Twist and Shout"- The Beatles (Take your pick)
3...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by salvia
7 months ago
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"My sister always gets great reactions when she points at her Aussie with her fingers like a gun, yells "Bang!" and the dog rolls over onto her back.
I have no advice as to how to teach that trick, so I hope you were just looking for ideas..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by whiskey point, kidsleepy
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Killjoy airline executives promptly fired his ass.
They wanted some butts!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mrnutty
8 months ago
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"I was 22 when my folks split after 25 years, so I guess I can speak a little bit to what you can do as far as your boys go (I'm my parents' boy). It sounds like it was a lot like your situation, where my mom just said she'd had enough.
First, be..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by slyboots421
8 months ago
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"There's nothing useful to be learned by seeing Castro in a swimsuit.
Good god. You feel compelled to declare someone an ass based on one tiny, tiny nugget of insight into his pedagogical approach. All we know is that he might show a picture of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jtron
8 months ago
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"Oh, come off it. When kids see a picture of a guy in a speedo, they'll perk up. They'll be engaged. Then the teacher is free to teach whatever lesson he/she wants to about Castro. Just because he didn't introduce the unit on the civil war with a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by By The Grace of God
8 months ago
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"Your note is just hedging your doggone bets. "I have a crush on you and think you're cute but I'm dating this other girl" does not say "I want to be friends and nothing more." It says "I'm going to keep doing the same stuff..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by astrochimp
8 months ago
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"If they had been presented to me as "cool wiggly sea creatures" I would have loved that video. Calling them "sea spiders," however, has ensured that I'll feel anxious for the next thirty minutes and will be unable to sleep..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by arcticwoman
8 months ago
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"It tells officials that the helmet is equipped with a radio receiver so that the QB can communicate with (I think just hear) the coaches in the booth. Only one helmet with a dot is allowed on the field at one time...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
11 months ago
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"I get the feeling many of you were picked on by football players at some point.
they ought to just stop calling the players "students" (because, let's face it, that's an insult to actual students)
But let's not confuse the people who..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Snyder, Dr. Grue, mrgrimm
Last year
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"This one is definitely on the borderline of clean/ tasteful, but it's one of my all-time favorites:
A rabbi and a priest are walking down the street in a residential neighborhood. Up ahead, they spot a small boy playing with GI Joes in his front..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by small_ruminant, phrontist, koeselitz, sondrialiac
Last year
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"I disagree with one of his assertions. If my friend asked me "How good was that album?" I would respond "Fucking," and he would understand me.
But, then, I fucking cuss all the goddamn time because it's fun as shit...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nooneyouknow
Last year
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"My whole family saw some bastardized incarnation of the Monkees when I was 11 or so. I couldn't believe how loud they were. My mom insists that, upon leaving the concert I declared, "I don't care how old they are! That was awesome!" This..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tehloki, soundofsuburbia
Last year
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"Oh my God. This one's right up my alley. I'm back at U of M for law school after being an undergrad here and then teaching for a couple years. I'm nearly shaking with excitement for the season to start and your question has only made it worse...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lairc
Last year
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"I was on Jeopardy! and got a note from a girl in the audience who thought I was cute." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by brundlefly
Last year
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"Unreleased tracks from a session with Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.
Totally awesome." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by limeonaire
Last year
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"The first kid's ecpression is hilarious.
His voice says "Eeew, yuck," but his body language says "Oh yeah, all over my tits!"" [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nomisxid, crunchyk9
Two years ago
