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"You have not lost any money, actually. You only lose money if you sell what you currently own and move the investment funds someplace else. The idea, naturally, is to wait it out and sell the investments when it's worth more than what you paid for..." [
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3 weeks ago
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"At first glance, I honestly thought this said, "My husband makes custom made penis," which totally deserves an askme." [
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Last month
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"On the contrary to Camworld's answer, salaries are ALWAYS negotiable. If they aren't willing to come up with more for you, you should be able to spot their immutability and then you should back off, but I know that, both from being the entry-level..." [
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2 months ago
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"You're not going to get sick because you can smell someone's cigarette smoke every now and then. Don't have paranoia about lung cancer, but do feel free to be bitchy about the smell. I don't believe this is a health issue, but it's certainly a..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by susiepie, nasreddin, zaphod
2 months ago
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"In effect, wealthy hetero westerners got a lot of money spent on them they didn't need, that could have been spent on other groups at much greater risk that needed it more.
But isn't that true for just about... well... EVERYTHING?..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by wendell, kittens for breakfast, lord_wolf, batmonkey
3 months ago
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"My wife's family still hates the Turks, although the Armenian Genocide (yeah, I capitalized it -- you wanna rumble?) occured a few decades before the Holocaust. Were she to have married a Turk, you can be damn sure that she'd've been disowned -- and..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Deathalicious, crinklebat, Meg_Murry
3 months ago
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"I don't know anyone in Charlotte. I've never been to North Carolina. I don't read the papers there. I don't go to parties there. I don't have a court case pending in the area, and I've never met Mr. Belk or Mr. Thalheimer, and I don't know anyone..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by jayder, Lesser Shrew, Nattie, sondrialiac, spec80, nebulawindphone, srrh, Shepherd, loiseau
4 months ago
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"Off the top of my head, I can only think of one reason -- it will perpetuate the feeling that your real, current, actual age is somehow 'wrong' and a problem that needs to be fixed. But that's only an artificial solution, one that resolves the..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Scram, kristin, sondrialiac, chrisamiller
4 months ago
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"Maintenance Man is allowed to think racist thoughts and say racist things. He isn't allowed to do something about it, like kick people out of the building because he's a racist fucktard. If you are friendly with 'those people,' I'd ask them why..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by anildash
6 months ago
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"Gosh, Freshwater -- you've got some balls to wish Gedde so much ill. He's pretty aware of himself and the place the role sits in the culture, and states in the story that he was naive about the role when he did it. Hindsight and all that, huh?..." [
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6 months ago
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"Wait -- an article suggests that we analyze carefully the ideas behind an environmentally conscious movement and evaluate how best to consume and save the earth at the same time and clearly it's a piece of corporate propoganda we shouldn't believe?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
6 months ago
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"Interesting comment from Chris Matthews on the night of the Texas/Ohio primaries -- when he was asked if this means Hillary was gaining momentum again, he pointed out that the demographics of 'Obama voters' and 'Hillary voters' have stayed relatively..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
6 months ago
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"Scariest part of this article in the New Yorker a couple weeks back was when they talk about how the locavore movement might not be so carbon-positive as we think.
The environmental burden imposed by importing apples from New Zealand to Northern..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by willie11
6 months ago
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"I think the reason no one is touching this is that it's Friday and the question is about health insurance, not "Should I break up with my abusive boyfriend?" or "How do I program some obscure thing in flash?" Health insurance is..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by GPF, Banky_Edwards
6 months ago
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"From my perspective, it seems that she's the one who needs to break up with you. And this comes from someone who recently quit smoking, believes it's the best thing I've ever done, and would heartily encourage absolutely everyone in the world never..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Wilder, General Malaise, MsMolly, mumkin
6 months ago
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"A lot of people are going to suggest you follow your instinct and jet off to places unknown, explore, travel, write. I am not one of those people. Don't listen to people on an internet message board -- ask an agent or a manager. I hope you're in..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by The World Famous, kajj, sweetkid, Scram
7 months ago
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"There's no... side money in screenplays. If you're a paid screenwriter, then you'll be a screenwriter and very happy with the money you're making and having another job will be, well, superfluous. Because your job will be screenwriting.
First..." [
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7 months ago
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"Actors' contracts (and, actually, nearly all contracts for people on the show) delineate where and when their credit appears. It's a negotiable piece that ties into compensation, as well. If you're a producer or a writer, exactly what you're called..." [
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7 months ago
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"Have you visited Burbank? I mean really visited Burbank? It has absolutely none of the qualities you state you're interested in. OK, that's not true -- there's a Panda Express. You can walk on the side of the freeway, I guess. The movie theatres..." [
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7 months ago
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"This sounds like an expensive ring, and I'm not sure you're getting a fair price. When you're buying jewelry, only concern yourself with three things: how it looks to you, durability, and source. If the stone looks good to your eye (in the sunlight..." [
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7 months ago
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"To start, I'm your age, anon, and I'm assuming that the girl is our age as well or therebouts. Firstly -- ignore everything you've read here so far. No, really. They're all wrong, even the ones who agree with me. It's weird, isn't it? Weird but..." [
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7 months ago
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"For short stories and developing your voice, I really don't think there's anything quite like a writer's workshop to assist you in honing work. There are plenty of people who get too wrapped up in workshops, but if you take from it just what you..." [
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8 months ago
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"There is no way to know if the film will definitely get a wide release, for a few reasons.
When distributors put out a smaller movie like "Teeth," they often rely on a platform release -- that is, they start in a few key cities that have..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by safetyfork, FlyingMonkey, Brocktoon
8 months ago
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"Talk to the other best friend, the engaged one. I'm of the intervention camp. It is your place. You'd ask the same of your pals. Anything else is dishonest, although I'm entirely aware that this is meddling and such and you might get your hair..." [
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8 months ago
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"To my experience, you didn't mess up at all -- when I'm hiring, I don't pay much attention to the salary requirements; I have a certain budget for the position, and that's what I offer. If they want more, they have to ask for it. The only thing the..." [
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8 months ago
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"While Blingo might think he's speaking the truth, he isn't. I know of at least one story department that's still chugging away. The first week of the year is always thin, but there're people doing coverage, and if people are doing coverage, then..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by flibbertigibbet, the dief
8 months ago
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"Give me 24 hours and I'll post an extensive answer here from a friend even closer to the trenches, but here's my go, as a person who has had, well, some experience with WMA.
First off... the training program really doesn't pay. I mean really. At..." [
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10 months ago
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"Continued from my last post...
(by the way, the party was fantastic, thanks for asking)...At WMA, no one is your friend and everyone is your friend. There's real camraderie, from what I gather, among the support staff, but everyone always has one..." [
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10 months ago
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"I'm going to diverge a bit and point out that if waiting for the bonus means putting the new job in jeopardy, then don't feel dumb about leaving before the bonus and moving on to the new opportunity (unless we're talking about some major cash here..." [
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Last year
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"Break. Up. Now.
But you knew that already, didn't you? Frequently, people ask these questions so they can get reassurance that they're doing the right thing. Well, if you break up with her, you are. This comes from one who has been in your..." [
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Last year
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"Waitwaitwaitwait... AskMe, I am SO disappointed. This question has been up all evening, and this is the best we can come up with? C'mon! Hey, no one loves the Akbar/Good Luck/Dresden/Derby/Rustic/Vermont/Tiki Ti's more than I. Hell, I live there...." [
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Last year
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"I conducted a highly scientific survey in my head about fifteen seconds ago. The results will be published in greater detail in a very prestigious journal, but here's the abstract:
I have a few friends, six, who smoke weed every day. They're all..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by AdamOddo, jayder
Last year
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"I'm rereading everything here and realizing that you've only been in this job for a few months -- do I have that right? And this is basically your first job since graduating college? Have you worked freelance before? If not, grab a chair and let's..." [
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Two years ago
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"This most certainly isn't the answer you're looking for, but one of my favorite online games I've encountered is Motherload (link is JayIsGames review) which is basically just what you've described, although a bit more arcade-y. But give it a try.l..." [
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Two years ago
