MeFi comment:
"Truth be told, there are few cartoon franchises that would not benefit from a themed rectal thermometer." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lukemeister
2 days ago
MeTa comment:
"I will not play at tug o' war.
I'd rather play at hug o' war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins.
Yeah,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dirtynumbangelboy
5 days ago
MeTa comment:
"I totally should have brought up the white background thing when Anil was moderating Matt's panel at ROFLCon." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by anildash
6 days ago
MeTa comment:
"My suggestion is to make the favoriting system invisible. Being able to see the number of favorites each comment has is an incentive for attention-seeking types to post flip one-liners instead of making meaningful contributions to conversations...." [
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favorited 16 times, recently by bugbread, Jpfed, like_neon, Sitegeist, waxbanks, christonabike, thinkpiece, stinkycheese, nowonmai, !Jim, Orange Pamplemousse, flatluigi, Brainy, iamkimiam, studentbaker, zeusianfog
Last month
MeFi comment:
"My formative years were spent with the Sega Master System and then the Genesis, so I'm a comparative latecomer to Nintendo devoteehood. If it weren't for the PC shareware games that my friends and I all played, I would think that I was in a different..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ignignokt
Last month
MeTa comment:
"When the Escapist picked up Zero Punctuation, their traffic jumped 400%." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
Last month
MeTa comment:
"Confirmation bias." [
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favorited 19 times, recently by trim17, Nattie, asuprenant, amethysts, ztdavis, Telf, flibbertigibbet, ErWenn, gen, DarlingBri, shinynewnick, myrrh, nowonmai, Reverend John, Skorgu, grobstein, Miko, xorry, rtha
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Maybe all the leftover candidates can start a band. Huckabee plays bass, right? Does Ron Paul know how to throat sing or something?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by symbioid
Last month
MeTa comment:
"Speaking of The Wire, Sudhir Venkatesh (the Freakonomics guy mentioned in the podcast) watched a bunch of episodes with his gang friends and reported their reactions on the Freakonomics blog...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by russilwvong
Last month
MeTa comment:
"I'm immune to brain freeze/cooliehead (cooliehead??). Which means I can eat ice cream really fast. I consider it a superpower.
Also, Wikipedia tells me the scientific name for brain freeze is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. I think that's what..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by soviet sleepover, vronsky, betterton, CwgrlUp, misha, booticon, tehloki, Rock Steady, utsutsu, Greg Nog
Last month
MeTa comment:
"Whenever he was asked to castigate non-Christians or gays for their differing beliefs, he would instead face them and say, with sincerity, “God loves you just the way you are...." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by somanyamys, taz, jessamyn, SassHat
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Every time I see a post like this it reminds me that I ate at dinner at McDonald's right after seeing Super Size Me." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by artifarce
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"If that dude from the Sneeze is still alive, the answer to all these questions is probably yes." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by popechunk
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"Samus is a great example, but it's kind of sad that they hide the fact that she's female until the end.
I dunno. I thought that was a great subversive touch. The sad thing, IMO, is that now she's just as much of a sex object as any other female..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by reventlov
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Garlic: The Silent Killer
OH SHIT OH SHIT" [
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favorited 11 times, recently by InnocentBystander, axon, The Bellman, olya, xthlc, Duke999R, tehloki, dobie, sleeping bear, Pope Guilty, kittens for breakfast
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Heh, I just finished reading the chapter on synesthesia in Musicophilia." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Sk4n
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"We could do some amazing things with classical music Stradivarius clumsy oops.
Joshua Bell Plays F-Sharp Instead of F-Natural, Fans Incensed" [
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favorited 2 times, recently by you're a kitty!, ook
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I laughed out loud at "On the Border Grande Taco Salad with Taco Beef." That is seriously stretching the definition of a salad!
soundofsuburbia, I bet this is what you're thinking of...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by soundofsuburbia
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"In the space of about 18 hours I read a paper on Peak Oil, watched an episode of Planet Earth: The Future, and read the articles in this thread.
I think I'm ready to get back in bed and await the end times in the fetal position...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by scrump, tehloki, sperose
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"You know what the best use of Wikipedia is?"Five Steps to Jesus" is a game played on Wikipedia. Players click the "Random Article" link, and then attempt to make it to the page about Jesus Christ by clicking five steps (links) or..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by LeeJay
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"For those who haven't seen it, this comment by Pastabagel is one of the best things I've ever read on MetaFilter." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nickyskye
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"I have the same habits as you. It seems very much related to Barry Schwartz's "paradox of choice" theory, which is more about consumerism than music but is still a convincing explanation of why we're wired this way.
As for a solution,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"As much as I love video games, Legos make me understand why parents are so adamant about creative play. Best toys ever." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by h00py
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I sent it to my parents. My mom loved it, and sent it to her friends.
Do you know what this means?? In a few weeks you're all going to see this shit again in your inboxes, prepended with "Fwd: Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: Re: Fwd:"!..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Sallyfur, tristeza
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Happy Puppy is the first website I can remember visiting. I was eight. Seems like now it redirects to generic domain parking." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by nzero, the other side, acro
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Quietgal: that trick is called an ollie. The Wikipedia article has a decent explanation of the execution:The front foot is moved slightly more towards the center of the board. The skateboarder quickly drags his front foot up as he jumps, and as he or..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tbastian
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"Priests vow to remain celibate, physicians vow to do no harm, and letter carriers vow to swiftly complete their appointed rounds despite snow, sleet, and split infinitives. Few people realize that psychologists also take a vow, promising that at some..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by amethysts, chrismear
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Deathalicious: I tried my best. Unfortunately, I was in sixth grade, and didn't really know how to play the violin." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ErWenn
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Anyone else have the suspicion that Google keeps your messages somewhere even after you delete 'em and empty the trash?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by misha
4 months ago
Ask comment:
"(This is from my friend Katie, who was in Peru for four months.)
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If you're going to Peru, everyone will want to sell you things all the time. Especially food. Resist the temptation to keep eating and eating when you first get there. A lot..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by scabrous
4 months ago
