MeFi comment:
"Man, that speech in Virginia was awesome. I went to an Obama rally in Jacksonville last Saturday with my friend. We were a bit afraid that the rains we drove through earlier in the day would postpone or even prevent the speech from happening...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fourcheesemac
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Okay, I would have to say that I am somewhat of an expert on at least some of the carney stuff. My dad and his dad and his dad's dad were professional carnies for most of their lives. My dad and the rest of my family travelled from Florida in the..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Lou Stuells, bitter-girl.com, mai, Effigy2000
9 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Maias: If you are close and relatively equal, there's a need to differentiate. If there are status differences, there's already enough "difference" so less need to do so.
Ira)_:That makes sense Maias - but why is there a need to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hap_hazard
3 weeks ago
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"Here is a great recipe for parmesan crisps from Alton Brown. The fun thing about these is that once they are done baking, they are malleable for a while. You can take the slightly gooey parmesan, place it over the end of a salt shaker, and it will..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I am deathly and irrationally afraid of aliens and my sixth grade math teacher made my class memorize 52 digits of pi during one half of the year. This is the most nightmarish of all posts for me...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rokusan
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This all reminds me of a Jack Handy quote:
"Somebody told me it was frightening how much topsoil we are losing each year, but I told that story around the campfire and nobody got scared...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by autodidact, captnkurt
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Ah, yes. Saw these funny things yesterday. I wouldn't mind having an animal that has pink hair like me.
And they're brought to you by the same people who've brought you Subersive Cross Stitch...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by miss-lapin
4 months ago
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"One of Maynard Keenan's side projects, Puscifer, has a song that I would want on a playlist as a woman:
Rev. 22:20
Sensual and irreverent." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ruelle
4 months ago
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"These also seem to be cases of jamais vu, the opposite of deja vu. The explanation for why it happens is similar to the one giraffe mentioned:
From a linguistic perspective, the phenomenon that a word after frequent repetition seems to lose its..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by peacheater
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This scene from Pee Wee's Big Adventure is one that I refused to watch until recently." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by vytae
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Talk of Super Mario Bros. always brings a smile to my face. If it weren’t for those games, my childhood would have been a lot less exciting. I grew up as a carney. My parents were carneys and my grandparents and great-grandparents were carneys. My..." [
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favorited 157 times, recently by AceRock, KokuRyu, Kattullus, inconsequentialist, Snyder, niccolo, shmegegge, bru, dazed_one, lazaruslong, mai, armoured-ant, davejay, hifiparasol, Marla Singer, four panels, mikeh, KingoftheWhales, Krrrlson, maledictory, Jorus, antigreg, peeet, of strange foe, milarepa, Lusy P Hur, nickyskye, electric_counterpoint, davros42, Mercaptan, juv3nal, samh23, junesix, clockworkjoe, ChestnutMonkey, mitzyjalapeno, cascando, MidAtlantic, mrzarquon, Obscure Injoke, triv, gen, longtime_lurker, Mik3, hurdy gurdy girl, Student of Man, Demogorgon, onalark, olya, cazoo, CitrusFreak12, patr1ck, lumensimus, Jilder, cobra_high_tigers, sebastienbailard, Afroblanco, JHarris, LobsterMitten, lhall, SmileyChewtrain, erinfern, exlotuseater, supercrayon, 235w103, fillsthepews, Faint of Butt, Sailormom, trim17, Mach5, snowsuit, arnold, romakimmy, allkindsoftime, teem, wander, I Got My Own Blog, blasdelf, ursus_comiter, waterlily, shinynewnick, Brian James
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"There Will be Milkshakes, an accompaniment to Greg Nog's comment." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Gary
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"As an adult, finding out that Uncle Phil was Shredder is mindblowing." [
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favorited 15 times, recently by dobie, sperose, headspace, RokkitNite, greycap, lumensimus, myopicman, streetdreams, Tehanu, blender, katemonster, willie11, davey_darling, oblio_one, regicide is good for you
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"As a philosophy TA and grad student, the only times when I expect the phrase to be used in its technical sense is when I'm teaching or engaged in an explicit philosophical discussion of the soundness of an argument. Short of that, I never have any..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ssg, languagehat
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I think these thought experiments are useful in garnering the intuitive data points out of which some ethicists in philosophy build their normative theories.
For more fun, here's a parody of the infamous trolley dilemma which exploits the..." [
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favorited 17 times, recently by salvia, Salamandrous, papafrita, MikeKD, h00py, alltomorrowsparties, Rock Steady, ST!NG, kisch mokusch, tehloki, wanderingmind, janelikes, lalochezia, abulafa, MrBobaFett, Meatbomb, Avenger
8 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I read blahblahblah's name as just another line in the bill my first time looking at his comment." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Huw
9 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I doubt that this blog will do very much to change the opinions I've already formed." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
9 months ago
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"I don't think there's really anything set in stone here. Usually the "fairy" takes the tooth and keeps it for good. If he wants to keep it, help him compose a note to the "tooth fairy" asking her to leave his tooth behind so he..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sarelicar, lizzicide
9 months ago
MeFi comment:
"That first video gave me chills.
And, yes, proofreading is very important. A few summers ago, I was teaching reading at USF in Tampa and saw a flyer for a party that said, "Drinks, Dancing, Raping."
Please, kids, remember to double..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Songdog
9 months ago
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"I think infatuation can be a bad test for determining whether or not you are compatible with someone. I think feelings of infatuation often result from some sort of ideal picture you've built up of the person you are dating, a picture which will..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by olecranon
10 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Bugs must have reformed.
And Garfield really wasn't worth a shit, was he? I think he was the one who took the dad's beer." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by GaelFC
10 months ago
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"When did you start taking the BC? IANAD, but if this is your first cycle on the pill, your body may be adjusting to the hormones or be reacting to taking the pill later than usual by spotting. Chances are good that you're not pregnant. I agree with..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Sara Anne
10 months ago
MeTa comment:
"To quote the great Michael Scott, "Adapt, react, readapt, apt. Alright?"" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lodurr
10 months ago
MeFi comment:
"It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
Then it's a sport.
No, then it's hilarious." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
10 months ago
MeFi comment:
""(She) felt this incident contributed to Megan's suicide, but she did not feel 'as guilty' because at the funeral she found out 'Megan had tried to commit suicide before."
I don't use the word 'hate' often, but I hate these people...." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by papafrita, perilous, Phire, zebra3, Hot Like Your 12V Wire, trim17, roll truck roll, Pope Guilty, tarheelcoxn, kableh, urbanwhaleshark
10 months ago
MeFi comment:
"From the YouTube comments:
"Don't want to burst people's bubbles if they want to think this is an "angel or ghost" but this is a bug, no doubt. Look at the shape it is a grasshopper (or similar). Especially look at the way it moves...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DU
10 months ago
MeFi comment:
""Whether they ever find life there or not, I think Jupiter should be considered an enemy planet."
-Jack Handy" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mister_A
10 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I would just like to flesh out SeanMac's comments if I may.
Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too..." [
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