MeFi post:
Plunka-plunka-plunk, plunka-plunka-plunk, plunk, plunk, plunk.
favorited 25 times, recently by biffa, bicyclefish, NormieP, Korou, liza, djeo, nicolin, Hello Dad, I'm in Jail, Kimothy, GuyZero, PlusDistance, oozy rat in a sanitary zoo, retronic, mandal, saturnine, lumensimus, shoebox, JHarris, cillit bang, jb, bowline, scblackman, aburd, maudlin, RussHy
Almost 5 hours ago
MeFi post:
Polka Power Digitized for Your Protection
favorited 12 times, recently by paleyellowwithorange, ZenMasterThis, DiscourseMarker, JHarris, gc, pyrex, Mamapotomus, onkelchrispy, inthe80s, finite, Lokisbane, Del Far
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"supercrayon: "My mom's maiden name is Snodgrass. Given the unusualness of the name I wouldn't be surprised if this lady was a relative of some kind. Thanks for the post!"
If you're collecting Snodgrasses, there's a Trek author named..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by orrnyereg
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Joe Biden learns how to not make girls cry. I cracked up about six times reading this ..." [
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favorited 17 times, recently by grapefruitmoon, Jilder, Durn Bronzefist, kosher_jenny, gladly, Hutch, chugg, frenetic, MysticMCJ, Marisa Stole the Precious Thing, clearly, DevilsAdvocate, shiu mai baby, palomar, scody, RussHy, Big_B
2 days ago
Ask post:
How Do You Make Friends From Strangers?
favorited 54 times, recently by Metroid Baby, surenoproblem, bilabial, canine epigram, barrakuda, shelbaroo, Herman Hermanson, sculpin, chrchr, Sys Rq, tragedy_and_comedy, jujube, Madamina, svolix, PhoBWanKenobi, SteveInMaine, xotis, InfinateJane, snownoid, kosher_jenny, cmgonzalez, chrismear, blindcarboncopy, TheSecretDecoderRing, queseyo, elisynn, vytae, DulcineaX, daikon, Wolfster, mai, be11e, nooneyouknow, woebot, mewithoutyou, fieldtrip, yohko, weathergal, idiomatika, misha, Melismata, TG_Plackenfatz, JimN2TAW, abdulf, spiderskull, carbide, needs more cowbell, wolfkult, libraryhead, hot soup girl, cirocco, b33j, the jam, arianell
6 days ago
MeTa comment:
"Mister_A: "Hey man, wake me up before you go-go.
Am I doing this right?"
Well? Is he doing this right? I mean, don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo......." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by alpha_betty, Mister_A
9 days ago
MeFi comment:
"The worst thing that the Westboro Baptist Church could ever have happen to them would be for the entire world to pretend as if they didn't exist.
The BBC did a documentary, "The Most Hated Family in America," in which their documentarian..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by babybuns, regicide is good for you, Kimothy
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"> not really. as much as the American Jesus invented by US fundamentalists is anti-gay, anti-abortion, pro-rich, pro-war, and more or less silent on divorce
Jesus vs. Jeezus...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sebastienbailard
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"> Melt a slice of Machiavelli cheese and a slice of Sun Tzu cheese on a biscuit, once the cheeses have merged, the resulting sandwich is known as a 'turd blossom'.
No, you're missing an essential ingredient: about two scoops of American lard...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hortense
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"Generalizing about an entire occupation of people isn't generally accurate. I went to a chiropractor who approached things from a very medical perspective, explained what she was doing, explained what was going on with my musculature and how I could..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by FauxScot
2 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"klangklangston: "What, Mike, you hadn't made a MeTa post in a couple of days and were feeling the jones again?"
Yo momma." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cashman
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"> I'd've done the legwork for you, but the site appears to be temporarily down at the moment
Well, it's back up, so here's some of that legwork: here is AFSP's list of New Hampshire support groups, but the Exeter group remains your closest..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Soulbee
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"I'm so sorry.
(1) I would talk to your therapist and see if you could begin meeting on a more frequent basis: two or three times a week, or perhaps just an extra session every other week (week 1: Mon, Fri; week 2: Mon; week 3: Mon, Fri; etc.)...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jody Tresidder
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"If anyone did this to Obama, I'd be sequentially giving birth to about twenty cows right about now. Thus, as much as I want to cackle sinisterly and just wallow in schadenfreude, I must begrudgingly admit that this just generally sucks, even if the..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by brundlefly, JHarris, Metroid Baby, Miko, Dave Faris, davidmsc, headspace
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"anastasiav: "So it really feels like I'm just throwing money into a big sinking hole."
The following is my entirely non-expert understanding, and any experts should be paid attention to more than me.
Let's say you are constantly..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by scody
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"> "feminist-homosexualist axis"? Really? Oh my.
Every time I read "Oh my", I think of George Takei delivering the line. Which is tangentially appropriate in this case...." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by The Ardship of Cambry
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"What (preferrably free) software is a must for me to add? (I work as a Windows networking admin so I do know my way around well, just not with Macs)
My own invaluable apps include Meteorologist, TinyClock, SkypeMenu, SoundSource, MenuCalendarClock,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Skyanth
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I think we need to lighten the atmosphere.
*passes out banana creme pies to everyone*
*switches video camera in corner to B&W*
*throws banana creme pie at Blazecock Pileon*
[misses]
Damn.
[banana creme pie whistles through the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by tehloki, jamjam, applemeat
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm looking through sleep-fogged eyes, so I'm going to call it a night, but I did want to say that this guy makes me even prouder than normal to be a resident of Illinois and of Chicago. The city is known for many bad things, but much of the..." [
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favorited 45 times, recently by manguero, bienbiensuper
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm staying abroad teaching Kindergarten until my country comes to its senses. Thinking I'll be here at least a decade.
God knows I'm not exactly usually in the camp of the reactionary patriot, but one of my favorite comments about patriotism..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by shiu mai baby, lunit, blind.wombat, jenkinsEar
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"My favorite comment in Malkin's thread: "As am I. Palin’s acceptance speech brought a tear to my eye. For once after 2 years of oppressing democratic rule, I have hope for something better."
That's just ten pounds of......" [
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favorited 3 times, recently by kryptondog, JaredSeth, Artw
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Bitter soylent: "I am anxiously awaiting the "Dean Scream" from Ms. Palin."
The Dean Scream was a media construction. Dean was in a room full of screaming happy supporters who weren't picked up by Dean's unidirectional lapel..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by weston, synecdoche, H-Bar, lupus_yonderboy
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Giuliani was quoted as saying about the lack of September 11th references, "Neinehleffen neinehleffen neinehleffen. Essehptimburrehleffen neinehleffen McCain, neinehleffen essehptimburrehleffen Palin, essehptimburrehleffen. Neinehleffen..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by Kid Charlemagne, goodnewsfortheinsane, directnine, EarBucket, JHarris, Dark Messiah, shmegegge, DecemberBoy
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Actually, to give credit where credit is due, "Wake Me Up When September 11 Ends," mashed up by RIAA. (Stick with it.) (if the direct link stops working)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by scission
Last month
Ask comment:
"The quoted phrase there was "Allow yourself to admit that what you actually have is a feeling backed up by opinions that you think are facts, not actual facts."
And, with regard to this: "who just don't think the way you do or..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by five fresh fish
Last month
MeFi comment:
"IN A WORLD where at funerals, people just go up to each other and say "Period.", ONE MAN dares to challenge the system. NOW, MORE THAN EVER ... your heart will be warmed by ... The Non-One-Fucking-Character Non-Lazy Eulogy. Rated PG-13...." [
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favorited 1 time
Last month
MeFi comment:
"> Video is unavailable already. Is it available somewhere else? I was looking forward to seeing what the hubbub was about.
Supposedly this MSNBC link will do it, but it's not showing anything for me at the moment...." [
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favorited 1 time
Last month
MeTa comment:
"Coming late to the party, but button up, because I'm posting way too much:
allkindsoftime's smackdown re: poverty in Africa.
maxwelton's alternate-universe Mefi comment.
Bromius' MAD fold-in-style comment.
fandango_matt's skewering of......" [
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favorited 4 times
Last month
Ask comment:
"What the hell? Breaking up via Facebook? There's such things as class and testicular fortitude, of which this guy appears to have neither." [
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favorited 4 times
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Overlaying the Metafilter Google Earth file and the hurricane data, it looks like m0nm0n, Yorrick, puddsharp, coreb, MotorNeuron, and atchafalaya are near Lafayette, directly in Gustav's path; The Giant Squid, RicciHull, rentalkarma, grimcity,..." [
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Last month