MeFi comment:
"What's the difference between an oboe and a bassoon?
A bassoon burns longer." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
Last month
MeFi comment:
""Senator McCain, where is your VP candidate from?"
"Alaska"
"No, I'm asking YOU the question, Senator."
"Juneau."
"No, I DON'T know—that's why I'm asking!"
"Anchorage...." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by RussHy, darkstar, schyler523, Poolio, tehloki, emelenjr, RakDaddy, bunnytricks, zardoz
Last month
MeFi comment:
"In the fantastic youtube video cited above, Don mentioned that his voice changed suddenly at 13. Since according to his myspace page, Don was Jewish, I only wish I could've been at his Bar Mitzvah!
"In world where the Torah unfurls before..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Faint of Butt, matteo
Last month
MeFi comment:
"This looks like a pretty cool concept. I think it'd be nice to have contextual menu choices for highlighted selections, as an option instead of typing commands.
But what's this fascination with embeddable maps? Wanna know the easiest way to embed..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ColdChef
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Brilliant post. But the salmon never pops out of the toaster all the way." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by moss
Last month
MeFi comment:
"How big is your baby? vs. How big is your zygote?
It depends on your understanding of when leaf begins." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by h00py
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Hey, FPD, you don't have to be half an inch from the dish for it to be a good food photo. And please, lose the dumb text.
I much prefer tastespotting for my daily dose of food porn...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kato
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I only wish someone would lead this Prayer at the Pump (courtesy of Rabbi Jack Reimer)
We cannot merely pray to God to end war;
For the world was made in such a way
That we must find our own path of peace
Within ourselves and with our..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by deusdiabolus
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The narrator sounds like SNL's Kristin Wiig doing her Target Lady Character.
"Nicherlson and Erd Bergley Jr. [sic] - It's a match!"" [
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favorited 2 times, recently by miss lynnster, XMLicious
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"High school boy: You know, I was the baby on the cover of Nevermind.
High school girl: (pause) What's Nevermind?
High school girl's little sister: What's a cover?..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by pokeydonut, mw
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"It's a win-win for the big O. To the left, the message is that religion should be a private affair. To the more religious swing-voters, the message is that Obama does have a humble, God-fearing side.
Also, I love how most American papers reported..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by limeonaire
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"My favorite joke from the Talmud (actually, from Midrash Leviticus Rabbah, but who's counting - it's still a thousand year old Jewish joke):
Once upon a time, a man was coming to Israel from Babylonia. When he sat down to rest, he saw two birds..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Lentrohamsanin
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The only thing I like about M. Night Shyamalan is that whenever his name is mentioned I get to say, "M. Night Shamalamadingong" - which provides me (and anyone within earshot) with more entertainment value than Shyamalan's last handful of..." [
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favorited 17 times, recently by miss-lapin, captnkurt, Bixby23, ninazer0, borborygmi, gargoyle93, Roach, inqb8tr, stenseng, phatkitten, MythMaker, malocchio, nthdegx, Dr-Baa, liza, ClaudiaCenter, null terminated
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"If Spike Lee directed it, it would be called, "Do the Wild Thing." Which, I believe, would be a completely different movie (or "joint"). But still a heartbreaking work of staggering genius...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by arcticwoman
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I think it's interesting to note the spectrum of words used to described Obama's historic victory, ranging from Obama "saying" he will be the nominee, to Obama "claims or "declares" victory, to Obama "clinches"..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by horsemuth
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"While gazing at Prince during his unbelievably-great Super Bowl half-time performance a couple of years ago, I came to the following visual realization: Jimi Hendrix + John Waters = Prince...." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by BrotherCaine, kryptondog, Dr-Baa, amyms
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Yet Einstein still wrote about being "religious" in a larger sense:
Although I am a typical loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has preserved me..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by hap_hazard, kryptondog, quintessencesluglord
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
""Don't stop after beating the swords
into ploughshares, don't stop! Go on beating
and make musical instruments out of them.
Whoever wants to make war again
will have to turn them into ploughshares first."
-Yehuda Amichai (trans. from..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by weston
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I was worried that by posting this piece it would become derailed into a generic accusation about Israel's national character. Thanks for proving me right, dirtynumbangelboy...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nasreddin, pmdboi
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"My favorite part of this piece is the penultimate line:
Also, the NY Times called me "delightfully scene stealing" so suck it!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Hugonaut
9 months ago