MeFi comment:
"I just interpreted it in a more mechanical way. The smell of amniotic fluid probably just stimulated some maternal behavior. I don't think the lion had any sort of sympathy or anything. Just the "oh look, a baby" instincts kicked in and she..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by madamjujujive, RussHy
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"This is the first time I have gasped involuntarily reading of a death on Mefi. Just shocked.
In 1997 I had the pleasure of seeing him at an author reading in Austin. It was a big part of the reason I even bothered stopping in Austin to visit a..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by JHarris, moift
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"All this "what if she gets preggers?" talk sounds like some serious false flag bullshit to me.
I don't know, considering her personal history (and not just the case of any woman in office having any baby, ever) I would really question..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by mrgrimm, Jimbob, scarylarry
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I was underwhelmed by the GYWO vid but I decided to check out the Olympic Opening Ceremonies in a minute one that was suggested after I finished. Loved it, very well done. Check it out...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Who_Am_I, longdaysjourney
Last month
MeFi comment:
"From one of the comments:
Many of us are just living WAY TOO LONG…Dr. Kevorkian had it right. We “put down” our loving pets with a great deal of remorse, sadness, etc. but the vets know that it is for the best because they aren’t as money-hungry..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by stupidsexyFlanders, nax, dog food sugar, mygothlaundry, briank
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The Pasadena, California-based bank specialized in so-called Alt-A mortgages, which didn't require borrowers to provide documentation on their incomes.
Gee, how could this have gone so wrong?..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by fullerine, perilous, Dreamghost
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"If you really want to reduce abortions, you should offer full economic subsidies through the 18th year of a child's life. Is it not worth it to avoid the abortions that are done for economic reasons? If it was really about avoiding "murdering..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Kadin2048, oaf, aeschenkarnos
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Why I am an abortion doctor
I can take a woman, in the biggest trouble she has ever experienced in her life, and by performing a five-minute operation, in comfort and dignity, I can give her back her..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Kadin2048, munchbunch, PeterMcDermott
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Also, no violence seems to have resulted from these remarks.
Yet.
I have a feeling this would cause a lot more of a ruckus if someone on left-wing radio had called for the murder of someone like Rush Limbaugh or Bill O'Reilly. They'd go..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by pointystick, mer2113
3 months ago
Ask post:
Purse contents for the perpetually prepared person
favorited 55 times, recently by sascha, ellebee, rosebengal, orchidarea, finrod, yohko, honeyx, streetdreams, apartment dweller, Lotto, limeonaire, jessica, coizero, elisynn, Julnyes, ohcanireally, Rad_Boy, jvilter, booknerd, chara, ROTFL, Salamandrous, Jade Dragon, taff, idest, Locative, barrakuda, healthyliving, chewbud, sciapod, oxford blue, the luke parker fiasco, andraste, Alison, subbes, invisible ink, melodykramer, Sweetie Darling, banjo_and_the_pork, youcancallmeal, BubbleWrap, gnat, saradarlin, trillian, flibbertigibbet, nowonmai, k8lin, peacheater, anondonna, DulcineaX, sary, riane, beachhead2, mittenedsex, palomar
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"regardless of my relative intelligence I'm in way better shape to filter out the noise than nearly every man alive in 1000 AD.
Ah, but without modern psychopharmacology will you be able to filter out the noise from the voices inside your own head?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"makes me realize there is a lot of unemployed and underemployed people out there who are actively damaging themselves by spending their non-spare cycles on edit wars and blog posts when they could do something they could put on a resume.
So..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by blacklite, finite, nasreddin
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I never ate many vegetables growing up, and have always been a picky eater. I'm one of the people who would outlast my mother when staring at the lima beans on my plate. She learned quickly not to try to make me eat them. There were tons of things..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I don't think that having an English degree necessarily points you toward or away from King or anyone else for that matter. I have one of those degrees too
and then later:
irregardless
I guess in your English curriculum they missed covering..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by thanotopsis
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Head asplode! It's either random, or it's not. "Random and controlled" is just an amusing contradiction of terms.
I don't know, I think that an omnipotent being could load the dice, personally. This is actually a key part of my God As..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by misha
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I think a good reason for her to think about maybe not making the 8 so prominent is that discussions of her work tend to center around the fucking 8. Or maybe that's the most interesting thing she has to offer? Would her work stand on its own if she..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"These girls' only experience of being valued, though, might only be for their appearance -- even by their mothers! -- and they will just feel confused and lost when being pretty doesn't make everyone like them.
In addition, I think they would..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by perilous
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"From the inside, there's no way to tell, and so no need to invent a god.
It's not about *needing* to invent a god. It's about *wanting* to.
It's especially awesome if the god you invent finds you personally interesting and special and worthy...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Pope Guilty
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"That would be great, if the idea of women being less sexual than men were not a culturally- and historically-bounded idea. Meaning, there have been times (like now) when men are thought of as more interested in sex, and women need to be protected..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by herbaliser, tkchrist, misha
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm Derek, MeFi user 44 and creator of Fray.
Am I the only one who finds brandishing one's low mefi user number unseemly? I just don't get how this necessarily correlates with the quality of the story or whatever else he's aiming at with this..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by loquacious
8 months ago
Ask comment:
"There are three books called Big Secrets, Bigger Secrets, and Biggest Secrets by William Poundstone that have this sort of thing in them, but I'm not sure if you'd be interested in them since they've been... well, published in books.
I found them..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Afroblanco, bonaldi, limeonaire
10 months ago
Ask comment:
"The OP's responses just make the situation seem more and more awul / pathetic / depressing. You deserve someone who respects you. This guy clearly does not.
Not only is he amazing to put up with how I look
He is both a better person and a..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by minervous, Dillonlikescookies
11 months ago
MeFi comment:
"My $700 Armani bag was a gift from a boyfriend. He'd say it was worth every penny. I was very appreciative.
Okay I'm probably reading far too much between the lines here, but does this mean to suggest that you ... gave him affections based on the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Facts you think I should know but which I do not are unimportant.
Facts I think you should know but which you don't are evidence that you are a fucking moron...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by kittens for breakfast, nasreddin
Last year
MeFi comment:
"I would play a bald midget with an enormous handle bar mustache.
I can't tell from your comment if you are specifically referring to the fact that you can do this in WoW or not. Because, in case you didn't know, you can live your dream there...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by closetphilosopher
Last year
Ask comment:
"What the hell is money *for* if not to help your children have the best chance in life? This is not a wedding or a fancy car, this is 40 years of working life, and fucking GOODWILL towards one's family member (which, incidentally, one CHOSE to bring..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by oaf
Last year
