MeFi comment:
"Sen. Helms was a lighthouse keeper singing a beautiful song of liberty, equality, and justice while he worked through the night to guide us past these rocky shores and shoals of immoral, silvery fish. His light, now sadly extinguished, leaves us all..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nasreddin, humannaire
8 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Grave dancing is fun, definitely. And I agree that much of it is born from an ugly place in the human soul, the "I'm better than you" place.
But this is a case where a man proudly and effectively spent his entire lifetime causing real,..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by melorama, naoko, tyrantkitty, jtron
more than 12 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Dear Canadian physicians,
You may have noticed that we put in that single-payer thing a few months ago, so there's no more dealing with a bunch of nasty insurance companies. But we find we're a bit short on docs.
Wanna come down here for a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by desiderandus
2 days ago
Ask comment:
"Well, you could read the profile pages of the people who posted in the meetup thread to come up with conversation starters. Or read their recent posts.
"I like the story about how you came up with your name..."
"So have you..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by svolix, rongorongo, jouke, notjustfoxybrown
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I've said it before. Everything fucked up in this country comes from Florida." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Glad to see we're talking about gun control in the U.S. That was exactly the message these guys were trying to get across.
I actually just popped in to say I think Current TV does a hell of a lot of cool stuff...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Snyder
9 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm only like 100 comments in to this thread, but I had to pop out and say something (and I apologize if it was said previously).
This is why we have obit threads. I know George Carlin's work. I could recite "Icebox Man" from heart at..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by stavrosthewonderchicken, dasheekeejones
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I remember hearing his routines on KSFO's Comedy Hour in the 1970s. My husband & I quote from "Ice Box Man" when we find mystery items in the fridge: "It has absolutely no smell whatsoever!" "It's good! Put it back!..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by infinitywaltz
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Yep, this was the best one. Many of these, particularly the Bollywood ones are pretty lazy about their "translation" but this one was completely spot on. I really believe this is what Joe Cocker intended to sing.
Additionally, every time..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Ok, 10 minutes. That was all I could take before I wanted to hop in the Fleetwood and go search out the early bird special." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Caduceus
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"I can't believe no one has mentioned the Taj Mahal. I am going to give you some other recommendations, but seriously, go see the Taj Mahal. It's sooo touristy. It's hot, the trip there is terrible, it's expensive, there's so much street hassle, and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kryptos
2 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"I will have had a full life if, when I am dead, a bunch of people who've never met me post their "."s and every 5 comments or so someone points out yet another asshole thing I did when I was alive.
And if you fuckers don't, I WILL COME..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by winna, bardic
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I just hope Seattle gets to keep the name Sonics. Coolest fucking professional sports team name anywhere. The Oklahoma City SuperSonics? That's as dumb as the Utah Jazz.
Actually, most people here couldn't seem to give a shit. And that people, is..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Pantengliopoli, mikedouglas, Tube
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Seconding Black Hole, blender death through a book even, holy crap Disney.
Oh yeah, and how about when they took the mask off one of those freaky robot dudes in the robes and it was like this crazy walking undead person?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I just did a PubMed search and I am really surprised at how little medical research there has been done on consensual sexual relationships and dementia. Everything is about treating "inappropriate sexual expression" with medications and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tizzie, twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"You know the other thing, besides the consent issue, is that dementia is often marked by disinhibition. Many guys think about sex all the time and want to bang everything with hips but our frontal cortex tells us that's a bad idea to act upon. But a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"It's easy for me to envision a situation with two demented people where one isn't consenting but is also not refusing strongly enough to prevent an assault or to catch the attention of a caregiver. That person needs protection...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm not really competent to comment on raising a kid from years 2-12 on a strictly vegan diet. I suspect it could be done with thought and B12 and Vitamin D supplements, and careful attention to calcium and protein. But from ages 0-2 you're either..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by docpops, moxiedoll
3 weeks ago
MeFi post:
He must specialize in a dozen fields...
favorited 13 times, recently by Rykey, misanthropicsarah, biscotti, idiomatika, dragonsi55, twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, Haruspex, ltracey, dejah420, owhydididoit, iminurmefi, LobsterMitten, Brocktoon
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"This time you will.
Be careful with that optimism.
In other words, continue to live in fear and expect the worst? I've been being careful with my optimism my entire adult life...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by OneOliveShort
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Sorry, Pollomacho. It's just that this whole Obama thing has undertones of the "Kennedy promise" being fulfilled, which is probably why the LA Times ran this, and why it got FPP'd. I am sure we'll return to our healthy cynicism shortly, but..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Ludi
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Oh lord, I hope they accept my story. We've been talking about doing a Behind the Music for my high school ska band before our 20th reunion. We thought we were The Shit. In reality we were shit. So many great stories. The time we all showed up at a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Captain Sunshine
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Man, Chuck Norris is a fucking chump.
That's a roundhouse kick." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Hactar
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Well, he's certainly got a better musical sensibility than Dylan. Prine seems to speak more to the common man's heart, writing about your basic love and loss, regret and happiness. And he does it in such a direct "Aw shucks" kind of way..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by jonmc, Tbola
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Right *now*, in my house, stuck to various pieces of artwork, are tiny 4 mm cut out heads of my wife. That Japanese woodblock of the tsunami, that's her right there in the boat about to get drowned. The center of the Nepalese mandala, that's my wife...." [
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favorited 19 times, recently by Fiberoptic Zebroid and The Hypnagogic Jerks, moss, erniepan, gargoyle93, flatluigi, amethysts, Lou Stuells, Locative, Scram, Rhaomi, The Light Fantastic, artifarce, Siberian Mist, agenais, exlotuseater, marcelm, jtron, sutel, fjom
Last month
MeFi comment:
"There are some really good academic studies that show the "socialized" systems in Europe and elsewhere will eventually bankrupt the countries
Do you have a citation? I would honestly be interested in hearing this counter argument. Most..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by owhydididoit, marble, junebug
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I do not get the "how high's the water, mama?" comments.
You see, what makes it such a brilliant comment is that it works on so many levels.
1. It's a pun on the themes of water and feet represented in the story.
2. Johnny Cash..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by olya
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Oh god, I hope he lives long enough to see W out of office. He deserves to see things left in a slightly better state than this." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by M.C. Lo-Carb!, jocelmeow, oaf, yeoja, iknowizbirfmark, scrump, gen, Space Kitty, bitter-girl.com, Kato, Maishe, perilous, Riki tiki, contessa
Last month
MeFi comment:
"The New England Journal recently had a very nice, impartial review of these things, which they call Personally Controlled Online Health Data.
Personally, I think this is probably a Good Thing, though I would never underestimate the unrestrained..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Tube, owhydididoit
Last month
MeTa comment:
"I wonder if it isn't time to instate a "no pregnancy questions" rule?
Jesus, I *am* a doctor and when Mrs. Bartfast gets pregnant I plan on maxing out my question quota.
Dear MeFi, my wife won't allow any food in the house except..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by deborah, litlnemo, Iamtherealme
Last month
MeTa comment:
"Honestly, AskMe is like a cocktail party. It's unfortunate if someone believes they are getting reliable advice about something important like a medical problem. That doesn't negate the value in polling a bunch of people in a social setting about..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by loiseau
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I am late to the discussion as usual but...
When Christians who feel persecuted by these LOLXIANS posts appeal to my liberal sensibility for tolerance -- they really aren't getting the point. I come from a large family of extremely devout..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Pope Guilty
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"This question comes up so often, I keep a list on my PDA (in fact I think I may have posted here before:
Things to show out of towners in Seattle:
Pike Place Market and brunch at The Athenian
Sci Fi Museum. Not as big a waste of money as you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Skychief
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This thread is fantastic. It almost makes me wish I had a kid so I could tell them a bunch of tall tales.
Seriously. Me and Mrs. Bartfast have been on the fence for years about kids but have been talking lots more about it lately. You people may..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Asymptote, LeeJay, the cydonian, papafrita
2 months ago
