MeFi comment:
"It's possible that the kids are spoiled, inconsiderate punks.
It's also possible that the adults are crotchety, selfish NIMBYists.
Most likely, though, this is a situation where (i) the kids innocently and with good intentions set up a play..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by HighTechUnderpants, pointystick, Miko, magstheaxe
4 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"I don't see what was so "ridiculously provocative" about the way the question was framed. It's sort of a goofy post, and it does sort of activate my joke-post sensors, but it is an actual question that seems to have an actual answer. The..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sevenyearlurk
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"From yesterday's NYT: If anyone thinks they’re going to get Fluffy back,” Dr. Lanza said, “they’re gravely mistaken.” A cloned dog is “likely to be a totally unknown dog, just as if you went to the pound and adopted another, unknown animal...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by aeschenkarnos, Artw
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"An African baby has become the latest celebrity accessory;
Yes, there's Madonna and Angelina Jolie and -- wait, that's it." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by hjo3, Nattie
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The Internet creaked and groaned as it struggled to accommodate the efforts of 1,024 virtual cheerleaders to create images of thousands, if not millions, of dongs...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by parhamr
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Guess who else is a married woman, around 50, with two daughters and a son? The governor of Michigan -- who also happens to be in her last term. Commutation, here we come!..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by perilous, Scram, glycolized
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"For a more general discussion of the nature of antonyms, this paper might be of interest. It tackles the following questions:
1. What makes two words antonyms? What exactly are the semantic dimensions which antonyms are said to share?
2. Why..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ErWenn, rikschell
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Fine, but what if it's thrown from a plane that is trying to take off from a conveyor belt?" [
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favorited 15 times, recently by neetij, olya, Jubal Kessler, DevilsAdvocate, chime, rokusan, milov, humannaire, ZachsMind, bettafish, Bonzai, Blazecock Pileon, homunculus, asuprenant, MillMan
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I believe it'll be good for her if she undergoes the punishment she escaped.
Seriously? I doubt she's hearing the beating of a heart beneath the floorboards...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by miss tea
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I tried to read and understand these controversies, but I found myself unable to navigate through the dense fog of vague accusations and interpersonal grudges...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by hellslinger, josher71
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The poor thing has fallen on hard times of late. I hear it's working in a strip club now." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sperose
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Stein denied in the New York Times that he had misled anyone. "I don't remember a single person asking me what the movie was about," he said.
"Hi, do you want to be in my movie?"
"Sure!"
"Do you have any..." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by Pope Guilty
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"The term "black majority" was taken directly from the post itself. TBM said that the majority came to power and did a crappy job running the country. I don't know enough about the history to say whether that's factually correct one way or..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Cool Papa Bell
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Nothing beats a debate about an incomplete set of facts in a thin local news story!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by etaoin
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I've learned that you can be an obnoxious flaming asshole, and make false and slanderous accusations, and people will give you favorites when you apologize for it.
I blame Star Wars. Darth Vader committed unspeakable acts of humanicide and..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by SpacemanStix, ignignokt, tehloki, Reverend John, ColdChef
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I made it through about half of those before feeling too sad to look at any more." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Senator
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I had the same dream once, except I used Yahoo! Answers and I died instantly." [
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favorited 15 times, recently by Nattie, phrontist, shinynewnick, misha, emelenjr, phatkitten, Brainy, schyler523, 517, Blazecock Pileon, cashman, Malor, nicepersonality, Pope Guilty, nzero
4 months ago
Ask comment:
"It was mostly mutual.
Are you sure about this? Few breakups are truly mutual (or even "mostly" mutual). It sounds like you initiated the breakup, and he followed along reluctantly. I only question this because his anger with you may..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
4 months ago
