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"How much resistance will you face?
You are in for a world of pain. I predict that you will quickly realize that sharing the bed is the much more restful alternative...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by schyler523, brain cloud
2 days ago
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"I owned two prehensile tailed skinks, three ball pythons, raised baby macaws and parrots, bred hedgehogs, and otherwise lived in and participated in the maintenance of a menagerie when I was growing up.
Man, it would have been so hilariously..." [
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7 days ago
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"Okay, not answering the exact question, but helping nonetheless:
When you *do* buy fresh vegetables, and you realize that you're not going to be able to use the remainder before they go off, here's what you do. Keep a jar/empty milk carton/ziploc..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by dilettante, pushing paper and bottoming chairs, annathea
7 days ago
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"I agree with the above, except I don't think you're obligated to finish your joint art project. If it's a school thing, and not a personal thing, talk to your professor. Explain that the situation makes you uncomfortable and that you need to find..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by idiomatika, aerinmin, orrnyereg, ignignokt, arha, Riverine, Nattie, hecho de la basura
2 weeks ago
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"Christ was the ultimate tolerant liberal. And, some would say, an evangelist to boot.
So yes, it's totally possible, provided that you believe those whole "love one another" and "don't condemn one another" parts of Jesus's..." [
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favorited 12 times, recently by ninthart, low_horrible_immoral, hazyjane, Solomon, Silly Ashles, Rhaomi, Nattie, arha, DulcineaX, Ookseer, thebrokedown, brain cloud
2 weeks ago
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"...though it is possible to support many policies traditionally associated with the political Left and maintain a solid commitment to Christian orthodoxy...
In a roundabout way, this sort of reiterates the point I was trying to make. I don't think..." [
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2 weeks ago
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Have flu. Need game.
favorited 14 times, recently by specialnobodie, Polychrome, hmca, bcwinters, idb, Doofus Magoo, taz, cgg, yohko, JaredSeth, Beautiful Downtown Burbank, still_wears_a_hat, Vaike, lucidium
2 weeks ago
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"I'm sitting here watching these in my pajamas, on a cool Saturday morning, in my mid-30s. It takes me back to such a happy place. I remember sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of our enormous HeathKit, struggling with the fine tuning so's to..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by SaintCynr, batmonkey, JHarris
3 weeks ago
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"Once you mix up your pie dough (remember not to overmix), put it into a large ziptop bag. Zip it up, removing all the excess air. While it's in the bag, gently form the dough into a disk. Refrigerate overnight, or for up to a couple days. You can..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by rux, Forktine, rossination
3 weeks ago
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"I am a big fan of Cook's Illustrated, and they have a great recipe that includes cold vodka. Yes, vodka.
Haven't tried this yet, but it's a brilliant idea. The theory is that the vodka provides the liquid to work the dough, but alcohol + wheat..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by longdaysjourney
4 weeks ago
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"I'm as opposed to hate-mongering as the next person. And I believe that the primary purpose of (or at least the primary effect of) the Klan -- despite their tortured claims to the contrary -- is hate-mongering.
That said, my opinion of them was..." [
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favorited 19 times, recently by artifarce
Last month
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"Veggieboy has a good point. The fact that some interest group has designated an arbitrary date as the day you should change your life FOREVER -- that's not a good reason to come out, solidarity be damned. This is about your relationship with your..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by sabira
Last month
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"Was the Necco factory still operating? I thought they had made all of the Necco wafers back in WW II and just changed the wrapper every now and then.
Ten years ago, they still had a plant in East Cambridge, right near the Green Line. It was pretty..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by BrotherCaine, Deep Dish
Last month
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"This would be an interesting thing to write a blog about. It's unfortunate, though, that the author is trying so hard to become the anti-Juno, which makes her every bit as contrived of a character as the one she's railing against.
Plus, it's hard..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by Dr-Baa, blueberry, diablo37, silkygreenbelly, johnstein, Monochrome, Turtles all the way down, docpops
Last month
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"The few I've harvested so far are bland.
How are you watering? Has it been a wet summer? Tomatoes do best with deep, infrequent waterings. They get too much water, they don't taste so good. Once mine start ripening, I pretty much cut the watering..." [
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Last month
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"Am I a horrible person for wanting to do this?
Dunno about horrible, but you're certainly being a little narrow-minded.
There are lots of options involving getting rid of the cat that don't involve getting RID of the cat. His behavioral..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Arqa
Last month
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"If you chart out the 9,300-plus words in Staci and my emails, "know" and "want" show up as the two most commonly used. That we both wanted something was never in doubt; that we were hunting for understanding and insight doesn't..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nasreddin, benzenedream
Last month
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"One thing a friend recently told me (I think it was told to her): "You have no trouble expecting bad things to happen. Why is it so hard to expect *good* things to happen?"
It's harder in practice than in theory, of course, but it's a..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by elisynn, parallax7d
2 months ago
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"The two-year-old girl's mother, Lulu Latu, addressed the court asking the judge to not allow Bell to be released.
"I cry every time I think about what he's done," Latu said of Bell. "We have had to relocate our family because the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dejah420
2 months ago
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"I think harping on about his Mormonism was a very crude UK tabloid way of saying" you think she's peculiar - he's whacky too...".
I read it a different way. With the Mary Kay LeTourneau case mentioned above, someone says the teacher..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rodgerd
2 months ago
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"I got 9 goats, and I even answered honestly.
This is the highest I've ever scored on an online quiz. Unfortunately, it's a quiz that measures my worth in fucking goats...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by liza, skoosh
2 months ago
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"Just want to back up what Winston said -- removal from the home is an absolute last resort for CPS here in the US. I'd imagine that Canadian CPS is even more noble and efficient, since Canada's just like that.
Here in California, CPS would first..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Rock Steady
2 months ago
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"Mark Bittman's Minimalist column yesterday was all about rice salads." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chara
2 months ago
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"Red cabbage is really good grilled. Cut into wedges, brush with olive oil, add S&P, grill until charred.
You can also make an excellent grilled cole slaw from the grilled cabbage. After it's grilled, shred the cabbage and toss it in a balsamic..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
2 months ago
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"As much as ladybugs love aphids, buying them is a waste of money. All of the advice on how to get them to stay in your garden is worthless. As soon as you release them, they're going to fly away.
Make a garlic/soap spray instead.
In a blender,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by mcbeth, rio
2 months ago
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"Crap, now I'll have to go across the street." [
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favorited 37 times, recently by kryptondog, Twicketface, tehloki, turgid dahlia, naoko, tzikeh, marble, mammary16, The Great Big Mulp, radiocontrolled, good in a vacuum, violette, Jubal Kessler, longsleeves, ManInSuit, Jilder, reventlov, zippy, arcticwoman, dejah420, FissionChips, nev, miss lynnster, loquacious, JaredSeth, champthom, brundlefly, retronic, davejay, jamaro, jokeefe, Blazecock Pileon, jimmythefish, Caduceus, trondant, box, fourcheesemac
2 months ago
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"But hey, since you DID post it to Metatalk, I'll go ahead and say that this comes off as "Hai Guys! I did something cute and cleverer! Look at meeeeee!!!!"
See, in Metachat, I'd never say that. But forget it, Jake, it's Metatalk.
If..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by smich, ThePinkSuperhero, mygothlaundry
2 months ago
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"Injera
In a glass bowl, mix teff flour with water until it's the consistency of a thin pancake batter. Add about a half teaspoon of salt. Cover with a towel and let sit overnight, unrefrigerated. Bubbles should form, indicating that it's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by vers
3 months ago
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"After reading some more, my favorite is the second Kenyan recipe, Steak and Irio. It calls for canned peas, canned corn, instant mashed potatoes, and onion soup mix.
Turns out my mom was cooking Kenyan for my entire childhood, and I never knew it...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by box, trip and a half, Divine_Wino
3 months ago
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"Draft a list of your duties and include a time budget proving that you can do the job in X number of hours.
(The downside of this is that if you're doing that amount of work now in 40 hours, it's clear that you're overpaid.)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by By The Grace of God
3 months ago
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"These girls grew up together and they have known each other for far longer than I have known my significant other.
There's your answer right there. They're like sisters. They're not going to be getting it on, because that would be icky.
When I..." [
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favorited 18 times, recently by kryptondog, silkygreenbelly, meindee, scrump, QueSeraSera, h00py, kosher_jenny, Nattie, ThePinkSuperhero, headspace, willpie, crabintheocean, RedEmma, Kat Allison, Solomon, arianell, Orb, desuetude
3 months ago
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"California's new law that bans talking into a cell phone while in a vehicle
Just to clarify, it doesn't ban cell phone use while in a vehicle. It bans cell phone use while operating the vehicle...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by douglaswth
3 months ago
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"My folks live on a hill overlooking the flatlands outside of Ft. Worth. When I was home two years ago -- nothing. When I went back last December, the number of rigs going up was incredible. They're everywhere.
It's not really a boon for the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Spacelegoman
3 months ago
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"A better slavery lesson than one I got in 8th grade.
Hell, *my* 8th grade teacher actually told us that black people really were better suited to working in hot conditions, with little food or water, all day long -- since that's how they do it in..." [
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3 months ago
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"Ah, I recognize the name of one of the women. Strott made news in Boston a few years back for breaking the prom ceiling, too ... boys had no idea they were dealing with a professional ball buster.
Ball busting? She fought for her right to take a..." [
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3 months ago
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"I make a polenta terrine that is beautiful and looks complicated. It's simple, though, and people really enjoy it.
Make a big pot of polenta. Add a bunch of grated parmesan at the end.
In a well-oiled loaf pan, pour a 1/2" layer of polenta...." [
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3 months ago
