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"I'm a guy, and I'm in New Zealand, so my comments may not totally apply. However, I've used online dating extensively and met my current partner online.
1. Approach guys that you find interesting. In my experience, there are more males than..." [
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favorited by chicainthecity on
June 4, 2008 4:25 PM
MeFi comment:
"But one in a hundred? Would you be up in arms if it were one in 200? Do you want to release half of the current prison population ... today? OK. So, which half?
Ooh! ooh! I know!
The ones who are imprisoned for non-violent drug offences?..." [
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favorited by delmoi on
February 29, 2008 7:27 PM
MeFi comment:
"But one in a hundred? Would you be up in arms if it were one in 200? Do you want to release half of the current prison population ... today? OK. So, which half?
Ooh! ooh! I know!
The ones who are imprisoned for non-violent drug offences?..." [
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favorited by jtron on
February 29, 2008 8:58 AM
MeFi comment:
"But one in a hundred? Would you be up in arms if it were one in 200? Do you want to release half of the current prison population ... today? OK. So, which half?
Ooh! ooh! I know!
The ones who are imprisoned for non-violent drug offences?..." [
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favorited by graymouser on
February 29, 2008 8:00 AM
MeFi comment:
"But one in a hundred? Would you be up in arms if it were one in 200? Do you want to release half of the current prison population ... today? OK. So, which half?
Ooh! ooh! I know!
The ones who are imprisoned for non-violent drug offences?..." [
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favorited by tehloki on
February 28, 2008 10:03 PM
MeFi comment:
"But one in a hundred? Would you be up in arms if it were one in 200? Do you want to release half of the current prison population ... today? OK. So, which half?
Ooh! ooh! I know!
The ones who are imprisoned for non-violent drug offences?..." [
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favorited by Jimbob on
February 28, 2008 5:53 PM
MeFi comment:
"So, is Orson overthinking a plate of peas?" [
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favorited by Deathalicious on
February 24, 2008 9:51 PM
MeFi comment:
"I have the world's greatest music collection.
I keep it all over the internet.
Either my searching skills suck, or there's a lot that just isn't available online. Back when Oink was still running, I was going through a book called '1001 Records..." [
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favorited by sparrows on
February 20, 2008 9:21 PM
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"So, is Orson overthinking a plate of peas?" [
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favorited by tehloki on
February 19, 2008 2:18 AM
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"So, is Orson overthinking a plate of peas?" [
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favorited by JHarris on
February 18, 2008 5:53 PM
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"The reviews on that page are great. I loved the woman who blamed the book for her friends growing up to a life of walking on the wild side...and the 14 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO HAD TO WRITE THE TRUTH IN ALL CAPS!..." [
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favorited by ignignokt on
February 17, 2008 8:11 AM
MeFi comment:
"[On preview, i_am_joe's_spelln beat me to most of these, but I typed it all out so here you go anyway]
I wouldn't say The Front Lawn were ever popular in the sense of having major chart hits, but they're certainly well-regarded by Kiwi music fans...." [
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favorited by myopicman on
January 6, 2008 11:37 PM
MeFi comment:
"A query, perhaps answerable by MeFi's kiwi contingent or else maybe ultimately unknowable: Why is New Zealand indie/garage so goddamn good? Is it the southern air? The water?
My private and probably completely wrong theory: because we're a small..." [
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favorited by Slack-a-gogo on
January 6, 2008 7:35 PM
MeFi comment:
"*How is filesharing any different from back when we used cassettes to share songs (beyond the obvious difference in efficiency)?
**It's not different at all. In fact, it was illegal then, too. ;-)
And the recording industry was campaigning..." [
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favorited by flatluigi on
December 30, 2007 5:04 PM
MeFi comment:
"Fourth Division? The Spice Girls are Derby County.
Hmmm....by which logic, Oasis (ironically) are Manchester United; adored by millions of empty headed morons for no explicable reason, and loathed by the rest, they remain a benchmark of success..." [
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favorited by Jon Mitchell on
December 22, 2007 3:20 PM
MeFi comment:
"Standard practice here in New Zealand. The radio stations fill out forms listing every song they played, and the fees get divided up on a pro rata basis, to each artist. But they only record songs for one week every few months (maybe one per year)...." [
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favorited by Dillonlikescookies on
December 21, 2007 4:51 AM
MeFi comment:
"Hank Williams overdosed on drugs and alcohol.
I'm not sure I'd call that an accomplishment.
Well, you have to remember, Hank had a pretty high tolerance. Defeating that, and ODing - that's actually quite an accomplishment...." [
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favorited by tehloki on
December 9, 2007 12:31 PM
MeFi comment:
"Sorry, but criticising a religion is not tantamount to racism.
No (although the original article argues that it is): but talking about racial profiling is: ""The Muslim community will have to suffer until it gets its house in order...." [
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favorited by axon on
November 25, 2007 5:57 AM
MeFi comment:
"I find it so interesting that people are getting pissy because I am not for drugs. Maybe a better question is why are people so into them? Why is just living the human experience not enough?
First up, I want to say that I think your posts over in..." [
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favorited by bugbread on
November 24, 2007 12:06 AM
MeFi comment:
"I find it so interesting that people are getting pissy because I am not for drugs. Maybe a better question is why are people so into them? Why is just living the human experience not enough?
First up, I want to say that I think your posts over in..." [
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favorited by ekstasis23 on
November 23, 2007 8:12 AM
MeFi comment:
"I find it so interesting that people are getting pissy because I am not for drugs. Maybe a better question is why are people so into them? Why is just living the human experience not enough?
First up, I want to say that I think your posts over in..." [
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favorited by mazatec on
November 22, 2007 11:48 PM
MeFi comment:
"The next time someone tells me they are "high on life" I'm staging an intervention.
Guy I know used to have as his sig: "I used to get high on life, till I found out it was cut with idiots".
Some more trip reports.
The..." [
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favorited by tehloki on
November 22, 2007 11:03 PM
MeFi comment:
"The next time someone tells me they are "high on life" I'm staging an intervention.
Guy I know used to have as his sig: "I used to get high on life, till I found out it was cut with idiots".
Some more trip reports.
The..." [
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favorited by RedEmma on
November 22, 2007 12:15 PM
MeFi comment:
"I find it so interesting that people are getting pissy because I am not for drugs. Maybe a better question is why are people so into them? Why is just living the human experience not enough?
First up, I want to say that I think your posts over in..." [
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favorited by jtron on
November 21, 2007 10:07 PM
MeFi comment:
"StickyCarpet: It would be an interesting exercise to design an IQ test that would advantage African-Americans.
A New Zealand academic did just that back in the 80s (only for NZ Maori, not for African-Americans). Average score for white NZers was..." [
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favorited by Ira.metafilter on
November 18, 2007 3:14 PM
MeFi comment:
"StickyCarpet: It would be an interesting exercise to design an IQ test that would advantage African-Americans.
A New Zealand academic did just that back in the 80s (only for NZ Maori, not for African-Americans). Average score for white NZers was..." [
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favorited by moonbird on
November 18, 2007 2:36 PM
MeFi comment:
"StickyCarpet: It would be an interesting exercise to design an IQ test that would advantage African-Americans.
A New Zealand academic did just that back in the 80s (only for NZ Maori, not for African-Americans). Average score for white NZers was..." [
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favorited by nasreddin on
November 18, 2007 2:27 PM
MeFi comment:
"jedicus: this project to put US case law online (for free) may be of interest." [
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favorited by effwerd on
November 15, 2007 11:58 AM
MeFi comment:
"jedicus: this project to put US case law online (for free) may be of interest." [
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favorited by BrotherCaine on
November 15, 2007 10:03 AM
MeFi comment:
"jedicus: this project to put US case law online (for free) may be of interest." [
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favorited by ZenMasterThis on
November 15, 2007 4:58 AM
MeFi comment:
"jedicus: this project to put US case law online (for free) may be of interest." [
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favorited by madamjujujive on
November 14, 2007 9:35 PM
MeFi comment:
"jedicus: this project to put US case law online (for free) may be of interest." [
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favorited by Richard Daly on
November 14, 2007 9:22 PM
MeFi comment:
"I walked past Tower Records in Manners Mall the other day. It was once filled with excited and confused teenagers filling their lives with musical feeling.
The kids have gone now leaving only old men
But c'mon, that's a lousy store and..." [
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favorited by Samuel Farrow on
October 18, 2007 8:50 PM
MeFi comment:
"The national anthem of the New World Order is Dancing Queen by Abba.
I.am.sold." [
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favorited by Monochrome on
October 11, 2007 8:10 PM
MeFi comment:
"...Our legacy. Our message to whomever or whatever should return to this place after the last fire has gone out.
Our epitaph.
DON'T TAZE ME, BRO!..." [
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favorited by Blazecock Pileon on
October 7, 2007 10:10 PM
MeFi comment:
"...Our legacy. Our message to whomever or whatever should return to this place after the last fire has gone out.
Our epitaph.
DON'T TAZE ME, BRO!..." [
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favorited by herichon on
October 7, 2007 9:12 PM
MeFi comment:
"...Our legacy. Our message to whomever or whatever should return to this place after the last fire has gone out.
Our epitaph.
DON'T TAZE ME, BRO!..." [
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favorited by washburn on
October 7, 2007 7:35 PM
MeFi comment:
"...Our legacy. Our message to whomever or whatever should return to this place after the last fire has gone out.
Our epitaph.
DON'T TAZE ME, BRO!..." [
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favorited by pyramid termite on
October 7, 2007 6:53 PM
MeFi comment:
"Fond of 1991 myself:
Blue Lines - Massive Attack
Nevermind - Nirvana
Screamadelica - Primal Scream
Loveless - My Bloody Valentine
(Not to mention the La's, Teenage Fanclub, De La Soul, KLF, the Orb, the Pixies, Public Enemy, the Chilli..." [
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favorited by psmealey on
September 19, 2007 4:14 AM
MeFi comment:
"Fond of 1991 myself:
Blue Lines - Massive Attack
Nevermind - Nirvana
Screamadelica - Primal Scream
Loveless - My Bloody Valentine
(Not to mention the La's, Teenage Fanclub, De La Soul, KLF, the Orb, the Pixies, Public Enemy, the Chilli..." [
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favorited by alidarbac on
September 17, 2007 8:03 PM
MeFi comment:
"Fond of 1991 myself:
Blue Lines - Massive Attack
Nevermind - Nirvana
Screamadelica - Primal Scream
Loveless - My Bloody Valentine
(Not to mention the La's, Teenage Fanclub, De La Soul, KLF, the Orb, the Pixies, Public Enemy, the Chilli..." [
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favorited by nasreddin on
September 17, 2007 8:01 PM
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"I personally prefer travelling on my own; I get to choose what I do, and meet people (most of the time). YMMV, but I'd do it if I were you.
Echoing Stopgap, I'd suggest staying in hostels as a way of meeting people to hang out with. if you value..." [
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favorited by kjs4 on
June 14, 2007 12:33 AM
MeFi comment:
"Davy: I see what you're saying, but then if you shelved "a literary critique of Thucydides' History [alongside] an analysis of what it reveals of internal power relations" you would be seperating the literary critique of Thucydides from the..." [
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favorited by Pope Guilty on
June 10, 2007 11:48 PM
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"The decision that (US, public) libraries had to filter children's internet access or lose federal funding - which meant that adults using the same computers were denied their First Amendment rights b/c they had access to constitutionally-protected..." [
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favorited by blueberry on
April 5, 2007 4:20 PM
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"IIRC, Google can only search for up to 10 search terms. The original query has 11. But this still doesn't make sense to me, because surely it would match "Washington and", even if the last term was excluded.
Actually, no: they raised it..." [
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favorited by Jaybo on
February 22, 2007 7:08 PM
MeFi comment:
"UbuRoivas: there's surely a bit more to it than that - the karanga, the mihi, the waiata.
Heywood Mogroot: your memory's pretty good - check the link in the second post for the words.
I have to say, I'm not wild about non-Polynesians adopting..." [
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favorited by TheWhiteSkull on
February 20, 2007 3:58 PM
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"I visited India nearly ten years ago, so my advice may be out of date; also, I'm male, and I never visited Rajasthan, so my experiences may not be directly relevant to yours, but seeing as you haven't had many replies I'll give you what I've got...." [
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favorited by CitrusFreak12 on
January 3, 2007 9:22 PM
MeFi comment:
"Just to clarify, this is not about copyright on the music itself, only for specific recordings. So the original recording of "Hard Day's Night" will no longer be protected, but the song itself remains protected for 70yrs after the artist's..." [
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favorited by the cydonian on
December 30, 2006 8:35 PM
