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"You might try Cabins in the Laurel for a sort of historical non-fiction view, and Which Side Are You On, and maybe Growing Up Hard in Harlan County.
Of course hillbillies still exist, but the Beverly Hillbilles was inaccurate and kind of insulting...." [
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13 days ago
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"she has declared bankruptcy
Chapter 13 or Chapter 7? How far into is she (does she have a discharge, has she had her meeting with creditors)? She really really needs to discuss this with her bankruptcy lawyer (and add "really" a couple..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dreama
13 days ago
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"Several years ago, two teenage boys in the Louisville area made several prank calls in which they claimed to be police officers, and told people that family members had been killed in car wrecks. They got jail time and community service for it...." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by Rhaomi, LiliaNic, ekstasis23, vbfg, peacheater, prefpara, lumensimus, lalochezia, Pope Guilty, JHarris
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"Was she found in an area where there's a lot of hunting? She could be mixed with Black and Tan Coonhound (but my first thought was Rottweiler + something)...." [
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"Hummus on toast (can add lettuce, roasted red peppers, olives, whatever). For some reason it works much better with toast than with untoasted bread, though...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
3 months ago
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"Pastabagel: in sum, "What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?"
And another factor in what happened: We're gun-shy and suspicious of sincerity. We want our interactions all manufactured and scripted and clean and we generally..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by tippiedog, grubi, onoclea, ShawnStruck, brookedel, Paragon, rfbjames, dr_dank, Nahum Tate, nooneyouknow
3 months ago
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"Embellish these three as needed.
From Minnie Pearl: "The new young doctor came to Aunt Ellie's house. He said, 'Hello, Mrs. Ellie. You sure look fit for your age.' She replied, 'Why thank you. I've never been sick a day in all my 84 years.'..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by eritain, WalterMitty, waxbanks, Dillonlikescookies, Listener, ceri richard, maudlin, notsnot, jbickers
4 months ago
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"Um ... did she go without bathroom breaks too? Or has she got a bladder of steel?
This story from last year might be relevant to that question." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Bookhouse
4 months ago
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"Compared to other states' bars, it has a relatively low pass rate - it looks like about 2/3 usually pass." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Admiral Haddock
6 months ago
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"Chickpeas, split peas, any kind of bean, really. You can check up on different foods at the USDA Nutrient Database" [
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6 months ago
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favorited 18 times, recently by survivorman, pravit, melorama, badlydubbedboy, KAS, getchoo, CtrlAltDelete, exit, Thorzdad, dorisfromregopark, grapefruit, vanoakenfold, MikeKD, cybercoitus interruptus, granted, drezdn, hazelshade, Phire
6 months ago
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"The Republicans seem to really wish that the Soviet Union were still around.
Ah, so that's why they're trying to build their own right here at home...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by humannaire, Anything, tehloki
7 months ago
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"Odd question, but has your actual size changed, or just your weight? If you've increased your exercise, muscle weighs more than fat and could account for some part of the change.
Otherwise, a lot of really fattening foods are vegetarian - you may..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by croutonsupafreak, tractorfeed
9 months ago
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"This kind of thing is why I've never tried to get a handicapped tag. I have MS and can walk just fine for a bit, but sometimes if I have to walk far I have trouble. If I parked in the handicapped spots I'd have no trouble, and could make it in to get..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Mael Oui, DreamerFi, Thoughtcrime, amberglow
9 months ago
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"Honestly, I think that's overreaching.
But how else do you efficiently deal with bad drivers in front, tailgaters, and the guy driving right beside you who probably couldn't color in the lines on his coloring book if he tried now that he's 40?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by limeonaire
9 months ago
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"When I was a little kid, my grandmother used to tell me that it was very. very important that I make sure to wash thoroughly and be completely clean before I went to bed, because otherwise mice and rats might come gnaw my face and hands off while I..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by yodelingisfun
10 months ago
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"RakDaddy: HCA hospitals are basically normal hospitals. If you look at their institutions, you may find a hospital near you (assuming you're in the U.S.) that you didn't realize was private. They've cut back some in recent years, but they went on a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by RakDaddy
11 months ago
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"Vegetable stew?
3 1/4 c veggie broth
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 medium potatoes, cut into chunks or slices
2 cans of hominy
2 c broccoli
2 medium carrots, sliced
1 c peeled butternut squash, cut into..." [
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11 months ago
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"At worst, check into your state's high-risk health insurance fund. The premiums may be prohibitively high, though - I certainly can't afford them here...." [
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11 months ago
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"Take into account what rajbot says, but you may want a Jack Russell. Or maybe a beagle, if you'll forget the "bad guys" part and if he's not going to be left alone too much.
Of course, these both depend on your experience level with dogs,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cior
Last year
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"I refill water bottles with tap water, and I know from experience that the bottles can start to grow mold inside after a while. The mold isn't the obvious, brightly colored stuff, either - it's more of a pale brownish slick on the inside of the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by missmagenta
Last year
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"The Canadian system contains rationing.
As a friend of mine points out, so does the US system. It's just that Canadian rationing is determined by the patient's need, and the US one by the patient's ability to pay.
I wish there were a government..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by marble, JHarris
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"It's not a tradition, it's just not at all unusual. And it's not just men (my grandmother, one of my female cousins and I all do it, as do my father and at least one of my male cousins).
There can be a variety of reasons. You can get a first name..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chlorus
Last year
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"Ahh. One of the many things I miss about living farther south. Louisville is a little spotty on the sweet tea front, only about 50% of places here have it.
That's been one of my bases for asserting that Louisville is not Southern, regardless of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bunnytricks
Last year
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""a snow-white, completely synthetic substance made from perfluorocarbons, or PFCs, a compound whose chemical makeup closely resembles the nonstick Teflon in your frying pan." Wow.
And I wonder how long until we see this one in athletic..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
Last year
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"From Tehanu's link:
"In the 1950s, Letcher County, Kentucky, threatened to secede from the state, demanding better roads in the area. The threats subsided when Governor A.B. Chandler indicated that he did not care."
I had never heard..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cillit bang
Last year
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"The world would be a better place if we had WWMRD? bracelets and bumperstickers. Mr. Rogers never threatened anyone with lakes of fire for all eternity.
(On googling, I have discovered that this is not at all a new idea)...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by tehloki, mckenney, JHarris
Last year
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"And why doesn't this get more attention? Do we really not give a shit if our kids keel over or get brain damage because oh well, that's the cost of doing business? Does it not matter till it's your kid? Or you?
This is what "cutting..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mitheral
Last year
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"If you read that last link to the article about his death, it claims that the total number of stolen books was (only) 748, and that the press and police had to keep revising down from the original number of 10000:
the AP finally reduced its count..." [
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Last year
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"If the boyfriend is now an ex-boyfriend, you should replace the door yourself.
If he's still a boyfriend, then he probably ought to replace it, but really you need to get rid of the boyfriend before you worry about the door...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
Last year
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"Y'know, sorry to rain on the parade here, but no one has been or (apparently) will be tried for the leak itself. Just for perjury and obstruction of justice. From this article:
"I will say there was a tremendous amount of sympathy for Mr...." [
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"I think the "Treaty Party" was actually the group that signed the Treaty of New Echota leading to removal, davy - it was the group in opposition of John Ross in Georgia.
In 2000, the census had the option to list multiple races, and I..." [
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"And I heard from my brother about how, in middle school, if you were three grade levels ahead in math, you had to go to the high school for math class, and how he felt like a jerk being a 12 year-old around 16 year-olds; he was pretty cool about it,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by CtrlAltDelete
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"my gut tells me Iran was the end game all along. Iraq just turned out to be a little more difficult than we planned.
All anyone needed to do was look at a map. After we had Afghanistan, and once we were in Iraq, was there any doubt that W would be..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tehloki, Aghast.
Last year
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"Dejah420, the choice of terminology sounds like a bunch of people are accepting the anti-abortion movement's positions. If you go through google news, almost all the stories go right along with it, too, and once you start noticing, it gets disturbing...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dejah420
Last year
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"If you went and got one of those fried chicken TV dinners (my, how times have changed - now they're just "frozen dinners," aren't they?) my great-great-grandmother would indeed have recognized it. She died in the late 70s, when I was 6...." [
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Last year
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"I remember this being reported on 60 Minutes at some point in the 80s. I guess that corresponds pretty closely to the loss of his license in 1989." [
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