MeFi comment:
"Wow what great photos Nicky :) great post.
Years ago I saw a documentary on PBS about the trans-siberian railroad (narrated by G Gordon Liddy of all people) and I have searched and searched for it to no avail. What captivated me was the soundtrack,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nickyskye
more than 12 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"I do remember reading a funny anecdote from William Golding about winning the Nobel Prize for literature. After giving his speech, he flew back to London and drove to his apartment, but couldn't find a parking space on the crowded street. Tired and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Kattullus, grapefruitmoon
more than 12 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Do you even have a clue matteo? Alice Munro was championed by the New Yorker who has been publishing her stories since the late '70s. Even a partial list of contributors reads like a who's who of modern lit. (I'm guessing you were a fan of the Tina..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by snookums
Yesterday
MeTa comment:
"The ability to edit posts and comments would be nice (maybe with a time limit or severe repercussions for those who abuse it?). And also a page that listed all the links you have posted in fpps and threads -- for some reason about half of my links..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by batmonkey
2 days ago
MeFi post:
A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?
favorited 52 times, recently by njm, hap_hazard, The Salaryman, bdc34, kuperman, Bron, snsranch, shinybeast, hector horace, killuglyradio, El Brendano, Homemade Interossiter, Minus215Cee, ethel, Large Marge, LoneWolfMcQuade, ronin21, muckster, msconduct, 3.2.3, aquanaut, Rykey, rleamon, cimbrog, tiny crocodile, madamjujujive, Dean King, TwoWordReview, oozy rat in a sanitary zoo, hot soup girl, phax, ornate insect, cazoo, nicolin, signalandnoise, lapolla, tommyD, Haruspex, jack_mo, louche mustachio, keevinl, telstar, Omission, one_bean, mattoxic, Kronos_to_Earth, blisterpack, bonobo, agent99, lumensimus, glycolized, maudlin
2 days ago
MeFi post:
Art In The Twenty-First Century
favorited 28 times, recently by jack_mo, From Bklyn, pracowity, zoinks, leibniz, greta simone, typewriter, kryptos, stagewhisper, horsewithnoname, Kikkoman, hip_plumber, lumosh, Haruspex, box, ZenMasterThis, muymuy, wander, Brandon Blatcher, painquale, Benjamin Nushmutt, Rykey, Cassilda, louche mustachio, bonobo, oulipian, shmegegge, roll truck roll
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Weirdly, I've never been a big Zappa fan, but there are, for me, certain times every year when the only thing that will scratch that certain musical itch is Beefheart, Beefheart and more Beefheart.
this is a good article from the Guardian on..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by nasreddin, madamjujujive, tiny crocodile
9 days ago
MeFi post:
Meetings With Remarkable Men
favorited 11 times, recently by P.o.B., ZenMasterThis, aquanaut, Roach, UbuRoivas, nicolin, El Brendano, mai, tellurian, jgee, not_on_display
10 days ago
MeFi post:
The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language
favorited 27 times, recently by phaedon, paleyellowwithorange, ronv, wires, dtp, phytage, lunit, fgd31, |n$eCur3, brownpau, dlanznar, nicolin, horsewithnoname, longdaysjourney, Marisa Stole the Precious Thing, numinous, afx114, champthom, ramix, Kronos_to_Earth, Stewriffic, es_de_bah, swift, internet!Hannah, nickyskye, shavenwarthog, KokuRyu
12 days ago
MeFi post:
TIP TOP
favorited 39 times, recently by StrikeTheViol, finrod, marginaliana, pullayup, Potomac Avenue, askmehow, shinyshiny, UbuRoivas, inqb8tr, artof.mulata, The Whelk, suki, Cassilda, jgee, aldus_manutius, Afroblanco, phylum sinter, tehloki, a lot is two words, madamjujujive, ruby.aftermath, bonobo, Lentrohamsanin, moonmilk, well_balanced, signalandnoise, pyramid termite, brundlefly, LinusMines, nickyskye, chuckdarwin, ornate insect, Sys Rq, oozy rat in a sanitary zoo, robtf3, [NOT HERMITOSIS-IST], Blazecock Pileon, Wreath Ass, hecho de la basura
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I don't have kids yet, but I do have 5 nephews. One is very bright, govenor's school and early letters from Yale, etc... but also quite fanatical about playing HS football. Instead of overpraising him which can be a fault of mine, I asked him instead,..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by yohko
12 days ago
MeFi post:
Black Swans and The Fourth Quadrant
favorited 39 times, recently by parudox, Defenestrator, tickingclock, Rykey, fantabulous timewaster, weston, whoojemaflip, surenoproblem, UbuRoivas, swift, scalefree, MetaMonkey, Rarebit Fiend
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
""That's basically how I dance, apparently" Me too hermitosis. If I ever see you at a meetup I will have to challenge you to a dance off. There can be only one!
"this is my life...wtf!? those are the same dances musicians do today..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by drjimmy11
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Yeah well I was hoping to hear more of a discussion on the qualities of his translation rather than on the veracity of the Bible. Someone gave me a copy of this several years ago and told me it was worth reading and I inwardly rolled my eyes and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by pantagrool, brownpau
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now..." [
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favorited 1 time
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"My cat likes to snuggle my neck when I am resting but she knows that it takes about 20 - 30 minutes of tossing and turning for me to fall asleep. So she waits patiently for me to stop squirming. Once, she thought I had dropped off to sleep, but in..." [
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favorited 2 times
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Great comments everyone. The debate about madness versus artistic vision that xchmp and nasreddin bring up is explored more thoroughly in Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament.
I met Dr. Sacks at a book and..." [
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favorited 2 times
4 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"I tell you right now - it left me with MAJOR problems. 5 years after and the last doctor I visited recommended corneal replacement surgery as an option. I have kerataconus. Hard contacts (rgp's) are the only thing which give me any quality of vision..." [
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favorited 1 time
Last month
MeTa comment:
"Umm yeah Ubu, I said you could borrow that skirt... not keep it forever!
*rummages through Ubu's closet*
hey this is mine, and this too... you dirty little slut!..." [
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favorited 3 times
Last month
MeTa comment:
"Great thread. I would like to add -- Ubu's about me from his profile page :)" [
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favorited 2 times
Last month
MeFi comment:
"My apartment in nyc was high enough up (32nd floor) that I could look out and see many tricked out penthouses like these all over the lower village and soho. I will admit to some extreme jealousy now and again.
Of course there are rooftops, and..." [
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favorited 3 times
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Yeah, I guess they remind me of a Yurt, in a good way. With a few design tweaks here and there I think they could be very livable. Seems like a no-brainer for disaster relief as well...." [
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favorited 1 time
Last month
MeFi comment:
"If you think India is big, you should take a look at Africa." [
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favorited 1 time
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Linked in the thread comments we find -- clips from the never-finished Miyazaki version of Little Nemo -- one, two." [
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favorited 2 times
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"Saute some boneless skinless chicken breasts. Empty one can of the best quality coconut milk you can find into sauce pan. Reduce by half. Roast 1-3 jalapenos under broiler or grill until skin turns black. remove blackened skin. Scrape out seeds and..." [
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favorited 5 times
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
""nobody does the robot like a guy coated head to toe in glistening lubricant."
You swore you would never tell anybody!" [
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favorited 1 time
2 months ago
