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"any asshole can jump out of a plane or get into a fight; we'd all do it if our lives depended on it.
mentoring underprivileged kids, volunteering at a hospice—these kinds of things, that take real emotional tolls and that you're not going to brag..." [
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favorited 17 times, recently by papafrita, jayder, Zeker, fizzix, elisynn, UbuRoivas, lalochezia, arha, prefpara, desjardins, jammy, tristeza, invitapriore, shmooly, Grlnxtdr, Cat Pie Hurts, minervous
6 days ago
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"forktine has the best advice in this thread so far, twice over.
also i want to say that while it might weird her parents out a bit that your parents aren't as financially involved in your life as they are in their daughter's, trust me when i say..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by echolalia67
7 days ago
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"if they already know how little you make and how little you've got socked away and that you're a white guy and not a doctor or lawyer or engineer and that your parents are divorced and they're not actively throwing hissyfits that their daughter..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lee
7 days ago
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"all three for a good chef; just the latter for a bad or inexperienced one." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by neroli
8 days ago
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"here, let's have another look at that:
"Why do (some) (Western) men like gadgets so much? What is it about gadgets *in particular* that seems to inspire such ardor?
"Do men in other cultures (Eastern, for example) respond to..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by damnjezebel, Phalene
9 days ago
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"the "manager" there, a young latino girl
what do her age or race or sex have to do with whether she's a manager or "manager"?" [
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favorited 29 times, recently by AlisonM, Coatlicue, lucien, juliplease, different, kuujjuarapik, Scram, peacheater, chiababe, contraption, hydropsyche, re.becca, tyrantkitty, giraffe, Forktine, Cat Pie Hurts, sondrialiac, Lucinda, smich, kalapierson, runincircles, pracowity, taff, missmagenta, yellowcandy, demon666, Fiasco da Gama, grouse, invisible ink
10 days ago
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"have each team create a flickr account and make it so that everything they post using the particular email address flickr assigns them is tagged nameofyourscavengerhunt, so you can see them pretty much as they go up. easy peasy and free. flickr only..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by davidmsc
2 weeks ago
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"austin grossman's debut novel soon i will be invincible was my favorite book of last year; it's written in first person with two narrators, one of them the supervillain dr impossible. it's not quite famous, at least not outside certain circles, but..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by baho
3 weeks ago
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"We are walking around, looking for some good Chinese food, but most important, a good strong scorpion bowl!
good chinese food + scorpion bowl = seriously, this is so not going to happen.
you're not going to find a scorpion bowl in nyc chinatown..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by piedmont
3 weeks ago
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"the whole point of a wedding registry is to help two people, traditionally very young, set up a life together—if the couple doesn't actually need anything, feel free to ignore the registry. gifts are supposed to be freely given, not required or..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by dabitch, kidsleepy
3 weeks ago
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"you said you'd feel bad if a good friend or a long term partner failed to acknowledge your birthday, but hello—you just dumped her! you're not in either category at the moment. just because you can't move on doesn't give you the right to keep her..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tyrantkitty
Last month
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"time to quit, both of you! life is too short to work somewhere where they don't care about your well being. you don't owe your employers work for the sake of your good health or your happiness...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Dreama, Solomon
Last month
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"what you're looking for is called kiosk mode—here are four options:
real kiosk, a firefox extensionsaft, a safari pluginwkiosk, a safari-powered browser (costs $$) instructions for opera's kiosk..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by By The Grace of God
Last month
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"She’s settled that I’m the one and her other quests for higher enlightenment will happen in time, but right now her main concern is getting hitched.
so basically, she wants to settle down and get married now now now, never mind the fact that..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by queseyo, Picklegnome
Last month
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"what is the most effective way of counterprotesting?
turn them into fundraisers for things they hate—have people pledge a particular amount per wbc protester that shows up per hour to the local aclu or lgbt center or abortion provider, whatever...." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by Coatlicue, Twicketface, andythebean, DevilsAdvocate, oaf, Stewriffic, Doofus Magoo, ROTFL, dirtynumbangelboy, holloway, marsha56, Knappster, drjimmy11, brain cloud
Last month
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"you can bust chops playfully and not hurt feelings, but there are still people who will think you're a bitch. sucks, but that's just how things play out. if you're afraid of saying things because someone might not like you, you're never going to be..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nasreddin
Last month
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"i understand where you're coming from, i wouldn't just throw something in the wash and trust the hot water and soap to take care of it. that said: pee, vomit, blood—soak the biological whatever in nature's miracle before you throw it in the laundry,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by MaryDellamorte
Last month
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"there are girls like that, there are guys like that—being overly needy and controlling crosses gender barriers. it happens, but no, it's not normal healthy behavior, and yes, it's totally ridiculous. anyone who freaks out when you want to visit your..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by bend2squares, elisynn, Soulbee, Ladysin, peacheater, Solomon, Jacqueline, BobbyDigital, thebrokedown
2 months ago
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"your post is titled "How to accept someone who's a "masseuse", a goldigger and an old men snatcher?" but reading through it, clearly you don't really want to learn how to accept her—you want us to tell you that she's doing..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by peacheater, oxford blue, gt2, Madamina, missmagenta
2 months ago
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"hmmm...is he silent because he consents or is he silent because he's packing up ~^
cory is away from home on vacation, with his wife and his new baby—if i were in his shoes, you can bet your ass i wouldn't give up a single vacation day with my..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by waraw, twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious
2 months ago
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"i'm sorry the reverend is so rude, but it takes two people to have a conversation—tell him you don't want to talk to him anymore and to stop calling. and then, seriously, don't talk to him ever again—if he calls you again, repeat the request and then..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Robert Angelo, arcticwoman
2 months ago
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"james is, at the very least, quite the tease—the absolute LAST thing you do when a friend tells you they like you and you're not interested is to to engage in any physical contact, let alone more. it's cruel, it gives them false hope, it makes it..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by minervous, headspace, peacheater, Cranialtorque, Rock Steady
2 months ago
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"plantains cash & carry, (212) 777-1044, 155 attorney st—this is where many of our neighborhood bars get their supplies, you can walk in off the street and get cases of stuff at the same wholesale price...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jourman2
2 months ago
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"nothing beats mayonnaise you make yourself—maki itoh has a great recipe for a creamy mayonnaise like my all-time favorite brand, kewpie, which is easily available at your nearest Japanese grocery—but mark bittman of the nyt wrote a great piece last..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by theredpen
3 months ago
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"joel! what happened to your vow to never join metafilter?
p.s. do not poach jessamyn or cortex, or i will steal your fat dog." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by saturnine, tehloki, liza
3 months ago
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"the new york housing market is extremely tight, and 1300 is not an unreasonably price for a big room in a good neighborhood like park slope—if your roommate puts an ad for it on craigslist, he won't have any problems filling the room for that price..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mo Nickels
3 months ago
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"It looks like they only allow dogs to be brought as carry-on items but I don't think that my dog (25 lbs) will fit under the seat.
i've never known airlines to weigh a carry-on animal, so if your dog will fit in a Sherpa Bag—designed initially to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Laura in Canada
3 months ago
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"if he's still got the negatives, is there any reason why you don't want to just scan those?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mecran01
4 months ago
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"accept that you can't really change anyone's behavior and thinking, just how you respond to them. maybe they'll change when you start doing something different, maybe not.
in this specific situation, i would tell them something like "i love..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by miss lynnster, DevilsAdvocate, Monday
4 months ago
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"I'm just trying to get over the guilt.
If there's anything you should feel guilty about, it's that you've already wasted months of your life doing a job you dislike at a company you've long known you want to leave. You're lucky to have so much..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lunasol
4 months ago
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"Any perks I'm not aware of?
If you ever want to immigrate permanently to the EU, if you reside in Spain using your Mexican passport you'll be eligible for Spanish citizenship in just two years—as an American you would need ten years of residency..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by saturnine, alhadro
4 months ago
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"You can get to Dia: Beacon via Metro: North and Storm King via Coach; they're both doable as day trips, or you can find a bed and breakfast near by and explore neighboring towns over a weekend...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by np312
5 months ago
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"kimono large are GREAT. i introduced them to my lover, who previously only used magnums, and he was instantly converted; they fit so nicely and are so thin, you really get great sensation and heat through them. i get weird reactions to some trojans..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by runincircles, kwaller
5 months ago
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"bonaldi's advice is the best, i promise you. flirting, really, is just talking and being funny and nice, just being comfortable being your own charming self. that's all it is. there is no esoteric formula. i low-level flirt with almost everyone i..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by regicide is good for you
5 months ago
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"having trouble producing all the lube I need on my own (medication) but I really don't want to go into the med thing with my partner yet
metroid baby has it exactly right—lots and lots and lots of women can't or don't always produce all the lube..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
6 months ago
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"you should consider attending the place i got my master's from, nyu's interactive telecommunications program, it will give you almost exactly what you want skill-, credential- and contact/job opportunity-wise. it's part of the tisch school of the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by seanaes
6 months ago
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"My friend Amos built the Subway Status app, which is pretty neat and useful. My three other favorites are Graffiti, Cities I've Visited, and the Last.fm Music app, which displays the tunes that you've recently played and allows you or a visitor to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by smackfu
7 months ago
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"bring an old stuffed toy of hers with you, and email her photos you've taken of it wherever you are at the moment—nice way to show her what you are up to, and that you are thinking of her wherever you are. internet cafes are everywhere in india and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by you're a kitty!
7 months ago
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"If you eat meat and are going to be here on the 7th or 8th, you owe it to yourselves to attend the yearly Big Apple Barbecue in Madison Square Park—a handful of the best pitmasters in all of the United States load up their grills, truck into town and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by anildash
8 months ago
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"Um, if he was the one who left the cans open, why are you in such a hurry to clean before he gets home? He should be helping you clean up since it's his fault the cans were there for the dogs to knock over...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mr. creosote
9 months ago
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"If you're not cooking with MSG, and I'd bet money you aren't, it's just not going to taste right.
(And please do not listen to people that natter on about how horrible it is—if MSG was so bad, why doesn't everyone in Asia have a headache?)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by TedW
9 months ago
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"I promise you, this is not a client that you will be happy working with, if she's already trying to bully you about money. Drop her like a hot potato." [
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favorited 18 times, recently by blueberry, chiababe, Ky, pamccf, Doofus Magoo, peacheater, Rosie M. Banks, thewalrusispaul, Infinite Jest, DreamerFi, qvtqht, cazoo, ZeroDivides, avocet, gen, deadmessenger, headspace, Gungho
9 months ago
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"borrow wii sports or mario party or rock band, invite a few good fun friends over, provide a few snacks, have them bring beer. instant awesome party on the cheap!..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by arcticwoman
10 months ago
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"New York will be cold then, but not so cold that you will want to die coming straight off a plane from Singapore, which might not be the case for places further north. And let's be honest, there is no place like the Big Apple. C'mere!..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by amethysts
10 months ago
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"The real problem seems to lie in the cutting of the pages. Each page would need a unique die, and it must precisely line up with the printed image.
If he just wants a small run, he should look into laser cutting, maybe with Ponoko or a company..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by TG_Plackenfatz
10 months ago
