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"I like to annoy my Israeli flatmate, by giving him any mail addressed to "The Occupier"." [
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2 weeks ago
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"I've been taking cold showers a couple of times a day for a few weeks and the results are much better than from anything else I've tried for my depression and concentration problems (including meds). The world just seems so much more interesting and..." [
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2 weeks ago
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"You need to say something. Maybe he's just eating too fast? If you're going to have a relationship you need to be able to talk about stuff like this.
If you want to be vaguely subtle you could tell him the following old joke and see how he..." [
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2 weeks ago
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"I've probably mentioned it here before, but I suggest you try nose breathing. What I mean by this is nothing more than breathing naturally, but making sure you keep your mouth completely closed. I find this really reduces anxiety and produces a..." [
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3 weeks ago
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The musical equivalent of sneaking around MIT late at night, solving equations left scrawled on whiteboards
favorited 17 times, recently by moocheen, stubby phillips, Estragon, antiform, Zero Gravitas, Orb, jpdoane, strontiumdog, nickyskye, nicolin, maudlin, melorama, BobsterLobster, briac, RussHy, cdmwebs, drhydro
Last month
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"If you're anything like me, you have a fundamentally contrary personality and any attempt to push yourself to change is going to end in failure. The more forbidden something is, the more attractive it becomes. Anyway, you already know the cause of..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by notjustfoxybrown, hought20
4 months ago
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"Thought of another one: Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli in The Namesake. The movie is well worth seeing in its own right, but it's particularly good in its portrayal of a loving couple as they go through different stages of life.
Another Mira Nair film,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by chicainthecity, peacheater
4 months ago
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"The story is not really about their marriage, but I nominate Norm and Marge Gunderson from Fargo as an example of a couple who are affectionate and supportive of each other.
I'll be interested to see what other people come up with. It seems to me..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
4 months ago
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"if you were my future life partner, would you like to (vaguely) know about such an experience or would you rather not know?
I think if the subject comes up, it's OK to discuss past partners in a matter-of-fact way. Call me jealous, but I think if..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
4 months ago
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"I'm married, have had very little experience outside of one previous long relationship apart from a lot of first dates, and I have to say I have no regrets. I think in general most people accept their past as what it is, so I don't think you need to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
4 months ago
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Forgive me if this is a double
favorited 34 times, recently by finrod, shelbaroo, Knicke, kensanway, bienbiensuper, jquinby, agregoli, penguin pie, eritain, theperfectcrime, tkchrist, Sticherbeast, Homeskillet Freshy Fresh, GaelFC, Serena, dogwalker, khaibit, El Brendano, dejah420, hydatius, pamccf, wander, The Light Fantastic, Jart, TryTheTilapia, iamkimiam, maryh, nickyskye, milarepa, Foci for Analysis, phrontist, Faux Real, pazazygeek, clevershark
5 months ago
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"Sadly, I think the author is simply too proud to admit that her own narcissism led her to undervalue the men she now regrets breaking up with, so she's come up with this bizarre argument instead. Hopefully at some point she'll get over herself to..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Kadin2048, minervous
5 months ago
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"kaydo's suggestion sounds good, but if it doesn't work, you might want to try the Windows connection repair if you haven't already. Open "network connections" from Control Panel, right click on the wireless connection and pick..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kisch mokusch
5 months ago
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"How does a ballot design featuring a completely redundant but required step make it into production without anyone pointing out the problem? The apparent incompetence is breathtaking. Can anyone provide an explanation?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by acro
5 months ago
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"Like 90% of rants about men, this article is actually about alpha men. Non-alpha men don't even exist in the minds of women who write this kind of stuff...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by SpacemanStix, pyramid termite
5 months ago
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"Maybe it would be an idea to have a rule that obit posts have to wait until at least a week after the death. There would be a much better chance of having a decent discussion about that person's life and career, and the inevitable but probably..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bugbread
6 months ago
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"If Nabokov was of sound mind when he made this request, I don't see how this is even a question. If his surviving family were destitute or something, you could make an argument that he would have wanted them to be comfortable, but that seems to be..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by vsync
6 months ago
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"I say blame the building and try to get over it. In this kind of situation, the anger and feeling of being disrespected can be worse than the actual problem. Keeping music at a sensible volume is a reasonable thing to require of neighbours. Asking..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Metroid Baby
6 months ago
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"I don't have any problem with educated guesses in AskMe, but they need to be identifiable as such. Having said that, I like having SCDB around, and have never really understood all the animosity towards him, especially given the condescension and..." [
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6 months ago
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"Your problem is that your niece is not happy, not that she watches too much TV. She already dislikes school, and I find it hard to see how pushing her to stop doing something that helps her forget about it for a while is going to make her feel..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by parilous, cass, jocelmeow, Kid Charlemagne, Metroid Baby, peacheater, KAS, Dolukhanova, lucyleaf, The Toad
6 months ago
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"inigo2's advice is good. You might also find it helpful to know that you can use shift-F10 or the menu key to the right of the space bar to get to the context menu of a taskbar item you have selected using his method.
If you have memory to spare..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Reverend John
6 months ago
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"Can respect he was more technically skilled but I like FretKillr's singing and style better, more meat there, more heft to his style.
In that case, you would probably particularly the album Solo, which has a distinctly heavier and more percussive..." [
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6 months ago
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"I want a guide for how to live. I wouldn't follow it blindly on faith. I would certainly do some picking, choosing, and editing of such a guide. But having to come up with it completely from scratch makes me feel so lost and confused.
It seems to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by epersonae
6 months ago
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"The article is flawed (the completely absent linkage to the last 5 being the worst mistake), but there's some good stuff in it and I think it deserved a lot better than the response above. This kind of thing is why I don't bother recommending that..." [
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7 months ago
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"The closest thing I have to a magic position is the coital alignment technique. Don't be scared off by descriptions, it's unbelievably easy and natural - I happened upon it by accident and only found out what it was called later.
The only other..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kifer85
7 months ago
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"I don't have too much to contribute, but I want to say that I think this discussion is worth having, and I hope that Metafilter continues to try to do better than the rest of the web when it comes to pervasive casual sexism.
Also I've read this..." [
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7 months ago
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"I think Flakypastry is on the right lines. There's no way of working around the fact that your sister-in-law feels alienated and judged instead of loved and accepted; this is a problem that has to be dealt with directly. You and your family need to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by croutonsupafreak
7 months ago
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"I know you're frustrated, but if I never hear "fuck off" from another user (and trust me, I hear it usually a few times a week and it stings every last time) for returning snark with snark, that's okay with me.
I appreciate that it's not..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by roofus
7 months ago
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"A better pledge would be to completely ignore comments that are rudely expressed (other than possible flagging if appropriate). The effect would be like that stealth banning thing they do on some boards where the banned person's posts are visible to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by LobsterMitten
7 months ago
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"1.) Exactly how many pounds of ladybugs can I buy for $20?
From this, it looks like $16.50 gets you a pint of them, and according to this, that has a shipping weight of 1 lb. In case anyone else was wondering...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by quin
7 months ago
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"Oh,
Because the thing I am sending has a cash value of $25.
Suspiciously, this is the exact price of a quart of ladybugs." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by niles
7 months ago
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"I suggest that the current notice below the comment box be expanded with something like: "Please remember that Metafilter is a diverse and inclusive community". This would act as a relatively gentle reminder against insensitive comments..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by madamjujujive, SassHat, occhiblu
8 months ago
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"I think she cheated on you for the same reason you're considering taking her back and have already forgiven her for three near-misses in eight months: you don't really value yourself.
Until you learn to respect yourself more, you're going to have..." [
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8 months ago
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"Making an effort to fit in with the rules of your boyfriend's family is reasonable, so long as he is appreciative. If he's coming over as thinking that you're obligated to do whatever it takes to keep his family comfortable without expecting any..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by agregoli
8 months ago
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"Producer: "You know that part where he gets in his car and drives to work? Actually, the camera ran out of batteries, so we had to do a second take"
I think this is a great example of low-grade deception being done out of habit, to..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by Acey, roll truck roll, MythMaker, tehloki, bugbread
10 months ago
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"On the surface this situation looks like a problem, but it can more usefully be viewed as an opportunity for one of you to make a really meaningful expression of love to the other that they can remember with pride every time they see your names..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by 26.2
11 months ago
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"> less ideally, help me stop being bothered by this attitude
Sorry, but I think this is really your best bet. I suggest you think about why this bothers you so much. It sounds like your coworker is just a bit of a pain in the arse and there's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
11 months ago
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"It sounds like you're arguing with your wife over the proper response to this. I think this is one of those times when any discussion about the "correct", logical response is just going to obscure the real issue which is more of an..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pamccf
11 months ago
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"You're already in the habit of writing, which is a good start. I would like to suggest a David Burns technique, which is to do a written cost-benefit breakdown of any change you want to make.
This is a fairly straightforward matter of listing..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Durin's Bane
11 months ago
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"symbolic.metafilter.com
Every post and comment consists of one or more textless images*. Unique icons are used instead of usernames. We could live without dates and times, but I guess a picture of an clock could be used to indicate time if..." [
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11 months ago
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"Bread and Jam for Frances is fun, and definitely a classic. Amazon gives the reading level as ages 4-8." [
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11 months ago
