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"You could foster some orphan kittens! Guaranteed to a) keep you busy b) give you some smiles and c) make you feel like you are doing a good thing. I work with a foster group and they are desperate for foster people with lots of time on their hands..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by Soulbee, Phalene, damnjezebel, hungrysquirrels, MegoSteve
11 days ago
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"The week of placebo pills give you a "false period", which was added in the belief that women would feel more comfortable if they had a "period" every month
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by you're a kitty!
3 weeks ago
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"This is an interesting article but I don't think that women's rights has been this linear advance or that strict patriarchal societies were designed for the benefit of all men. Most societies that sharply limit women's rights also sharply limit the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jb
3 weeks ago
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"It's a job. They pay you to show up and do various tasks. If the money is not worth it, quit and get a new job but don't magically expect your new job to not require you to do largely exactly the same thing.
Or in other words: no one cares...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sien, KokuRyu
Last month
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"caddis, it seems like you're saying gun safety is a numbers game: assuming there's some constant proportion of morons in the general population, the more people have guns, the more morons will have guns... seems to me there's only one way to win that..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Kadin2048, davejay
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"Hey, you had salmonella, that's enough to wipe anyone out. Plus it sounds like you left because you really needed to get away so no surprise that you're not all unicorns and sunshine. You've made it to a place you know and are comfortable at and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by miss lynnster
Last month
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"Any rational adult thinks about it taking care of a baby before deciding to get pregnant
Ha~ No, they do not. Lots of grown women just reallyreally want to have a kid so they do (probably men as well but less so, imho). I know tons of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by crabintheocean
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"Focus on feeling and expressing your own feelings for a change. You're drained and nearing your limit, and he needs to know that. He needs to be able to listen to your frustration without diving into a spiral of defensiveness and self-hatred. That..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Korou, elisynn
Last month
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"Biologist here- I frequently have to carry a weapon for bear "defense". The ideal weapon of choice for bears is a 12 gauge loaded with slugs. I do know of people who carry a .45 but I think they are fooling themselves. Neither of these..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by TheOnlyCoolTim, klanawa
Last month
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"I'm on the sarcastic side and introverted, I didn't know that was considered flirting. I didn't know he was looking to jump ship on his girlfriend until after the movie.
You know what? That is totally fine. It was a mis-judgment on your part but..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by zarah, samthemander
Last month
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"Reminds me of the conversation I had earlier with a coworker about how crappy Yahoo! News stories are these days.
Yahoo homepage is turning into FoxNews lately...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by limeonaire
Last month
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"I call this "backpacking"
A week of 10-12 mile days in the mountains kicks your ass and mind back into shape pretty effectively." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by iamkimiam, zippy
Last month
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"They could have stopped developing computer games with Tetris and I'd have been perfectly happy." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kjs4
Last month
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"Foreign terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay can challenge their detention in civilian courts, the US Supreme Court rules.
No shit.
I can't believe it took this long quite frankly. Congratulations for taking 6 years to rule on a very well..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tachikaze
Last month
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"Check out your local YMCA! The average age at my Y is about 106 and the average weight is over so no judging going on at all. I've seen people drinking soda as they ride the bikes. That's not to say it's not a serious, good gym too because it is..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pointystick
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"Need more details: arable land, improved grazing or rough grazing? Leveled and cleared land on a well established farm with facilities and clear title or land on the side of a mountain that has a fence around it but, ah,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zaphod
Last month
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"The belief in witchcraft and the power of the fetish is just an extreme example of magical thinking, a kind of thinking which is no less valid than Western rational thought.
Um, yes it is. Much less valid. Especially if you're an albino..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by arcticwoman, Flitcraft, aeschenkarnos, kuujjuarapik, agress, transona5, damn dirty ape, tehloki
Last month
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"Arguing from exigency isn't exactly responsive when the underlying objection is moral, not practical, though, is it?
Pregnancy and childbirth are leading causes of death in teenage girls in developing countries
I'd say it's a practical problem..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by tachikaze, Belle O'Cosity, Blazecock Pileon
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"You need to go and get your thyroid checked- the endocrinologist is the best suggestion here. Personally I'd lay off the testosterone too." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by amethysts
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"he suddenly broke up with me based on some unfounded assumptions he was making about how i felt about him and whether i really wanted to be with him as well as some fears and insecurities he was projecting onto me
Run. run so far away.
He's..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by annieb, mi, chicainthecity, pullayup
Last month
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"1/3 baking soda, 1/3 peroxide, 1/3 Dawn washing up liquid. Mix it up, coat the dog being careful of eyes and mucous membranes, and let it sit for 10 minutes. Rinse.
Also works for skunks...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Ufez Jones, everybody polka
Last month
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"I gave $100 to Planned Parenthood and stuck the rest in savings.
I would have given it all to PP but I'm saving up the deposit for a foreclosed rental property so I can become a slumlord. Thanks Republicans!..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dasheekeejones
Last month
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"Lately, I've focused on eating MORE of good things - more fruit and more leafy greens.
I've been doing this too and I've lost a ton of weight. Wasn't actually trying to but hey-ho, can't hurt. Turns out I'm only hungry if there are carbs..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by parkerama
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"There is a huge difference between bring somewhat physically attracted to someone and wanting to be in a relationship with them. I don't see where this girl has "led you on" but I do see where you are not really listening to what she's..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by erisfree, TryTheTilapia
Last month
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"Cats can devastate wild populations of birds in a relative short amount of time
I had to take down all my birdfeeders when the cat-people moved next door. Their cats were killing the birds at an alarming rate, depite the fact that the feeders..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by KokuRyu
2 months ago
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"I was interested in the part on women's equality and the shared raising of children. I feel very strongly that US society needs to undergo a pretty fundamental shift in how we treat young women and children in order to produce more educated, cared..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by peacheater
2 months ago
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"If she's not a size zero she's more than likely already got body issues
wtf?!?! That's a ridiculous blanket statement and, quite frankly, as a woman it offends the hell out of me. Not all of us are at home crying our eyes out because we aren't in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by the other side
2 months ago
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"For most of my life, I've been the kind of person who thinks very hard (almost strategically) about what to say about myself and others, for fear that I might say the "wrong" thing. I'm basically pretty choosy about how I express myself...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kpmcguire
3 months ago
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"I'd consider listening to him, but getting a second opinion of course. If she's that small and is failing a stregth test at a young age she could very well be at risk for osteoporosis later on. It's very impotant to lay down bone in your 20s and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cowboy_sally
3 months ago
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"We can't include the Chinese characters because to anyone not from China, Korea, or Japan they are meaningless and all look alike.
This is not limited to Chinese characters at all. I have an (important) apostrophe in my surname and I don't show..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by knapah
3 months ago
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"We took the public bus starting in 1st or 2nd grade. The biggest danger was the older kids looking for someone to pick on." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
3 months ago
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"People are mixing two things here: normal human scent and stale, old nasty scent. Most people don't need to wear a deoderant if they clean themselves and keep their clothing clean. A cold towel bath will do perfectly well for hygeine if you're..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bonheur
3 months ago
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"Dude, where do you think little kids get multiple bikes and random briefcases? Go see if any of the bike frames have licenses and call the cops on the little bastards.
I can't stand families like that and feel it is my civic duty to make their..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Fiasco da Gama
3 months ago
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"On February 26, the searchers finally found the abandoned camp on Kholat Syakhl. It was obvious that the camp had been left hastily - the tent had been ripped from within, so it looked like the inhabitants hurried so much so they had no time to open..." [
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favorited 12 times, recently by rongorongo, LeeJay, gen, blueberry, xthlc, [expletive deleted], facetious, nooneyouknow, nicepersonality, DU, posadnitsa, olya
4 months ago
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"The neighbor is, at best, a stupid and irresponsible dog owner, at worst he's a sociopath.
Or he's running a meth lab/ medical pot operation out of his house.
I'm with the your-friend-needs-to-grow-a-spine contingent. The dogs are dangerous..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dreama
4 months ago
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"I'm curious why everyone, including the anonymous poster, is so sure that this woman is now operating at something substantially higher than her body's setpoint. She's older than when she married, she's presumably had children. Her body chemistry has..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Forktine
4 months ago
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"I believe this is one of those things where "christian"= US protestant as I've never heard this used in or around a catholic church*.
*possibly due to a lingering fear of an angry nun materalizing from nowhere with a ruler and dispensing..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by konolia
4 months ago
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"We ostracize the weirdos, we ignore the socially awkward, and yet we're surprised when they snap (whether suddenly or over time) and take their revenge.
I'm a scientist, most of the people I know are socially awkward, even downright weird. But..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by transona5
4 months ago
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"I can't believe wolf packs were in ready supply in heavily-populated mainland Europe, even in the 1940s. You'd think that might have tipped a few people off that this might not be 100% accurate...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cass
4 months ago
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"It sounds like your wife is still trying to explain the problems to you and to reach out to you. Maybe this marraige can be saved, I hope so, you sound like a caring man and people can always change things about themselves if needs be.
Best of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Ladysin
4 months ago
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"I would really advise you not to think of this girl as a "two faced whore" or to, in any way, apply such a negative spin to what happened. It sounds to me like you met a girl, started dating her, she continued to see another guy briefly..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by Ladysin, The Toad, Melinika, gt2, MillMan
4 months ago
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"Two great books are In Gods We Trust and Religion Explained.
The second one in particular changed the way I think (and made me a lot more tolerant). Both examine the evolutionary roots of belief in the supernatural, rather than being treatises on..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by robinpME
5 months ago
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"Snopes is your best weapon here. Keep sending them links until they develop some critical thinking skills of their own.
And this doesn't have to kill a friendship, my SO has yet to meet a conspiracy theory or quack cure he doesn't like and I'm a..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by melorama, Afroblanco
5 months ago
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"the_dude, I was responding to some of the comments that seemed to be encouraging you to label your ex a whore in your mind to help you get over her. Yes, the relationship creashed and burned and it hurts but trust me on this, there were good things..." [
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5 months ago
