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"there are a number of aspects of my life, my life experience, my approach to things that makes me feel like deep down inside I actually am a Jew
But you see, you're not. There are really only two ways to be a Jew, by birth or belief. Anything else..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by vanoakenfold, TeachTheDead, missmagenta
more than 12 hours ago
MeFi comment:
""Where shall we go for a snack?" is right. "Where shall we go for snack?" just sounds weird.
Yeah, but don't you folks say you go "to university"?
I keed, I keed...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by shmegegge
Yesterday
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"Who calls who? If you two take turns calling each other, miss your call next time. Because you're trying to be subtle, call her a couple weeks later with "oh you know how it is, life caught up with me" or something like that as an excuse...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zombiebunny
3 days ago
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"The method I've been using for years involves drawing shapes with the keys on my keyboard. It can be a pain in the ass occasionally when I sit down at a non-standard layout keyboard but they are very strong passwords...in fact thanks to doing things..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Jilder, twoleftfeet
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"the next gaggle of maladroit and mendacious ministers of micturition...
I have got to find a way to work that phrase into conversation." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dejah420
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Perhaps, but they will have made friends with reality show contestants. Is that really a win?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dreama
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm here to make friends.
I'm a failure.
Dammit, Dr-Baa, I'll be your friend.
Please don't vote me off the island." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dr-Baa
12 days ago
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"That BBC article is talking about a single, poorly ventilated temple where "during some major ceremonies, hundreds or even more than a thousand sticks are burnt at the same time."
This reminds me of studies where they take some..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by minus zero, peacheater
12 days ago
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"I don't think you should tell her...I can't imagine it ending well.
While you're at it, could you find a way to burn this question out of my brain too?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Capri
2 weeks ago
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"Anonymous, like fairytale I'm just a reader with no industry experience but I work with a former long term Marvel employee - traffic manager in the art department or something like that, so he may have some insights. I'll ask on Monday if he's got..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Shepherd
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Lucifer's Hammer, for instance
And within a few generations things go all A Canticle for Liebowitz. "Scientists" dedicate their lives to preserving technical manuals, little by little losing any comprehension of the information therein...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Dillonlikescookies, ShawnStruck
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"What if you really love children and choose to own your own daycare? What if you really love children and choose to become a daycare consultant? Or work for the state certifying daycares or training daycare delivery staff?
Maybe because you'd..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by mkim, nasreddin, nooneyouknow
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Actually now that I think more about it, Lucy was a lot like the giant heart you can walk through in the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. It all sounded very impressive, especially to a young geeky kid, and then you got in there and realized it..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mayor Curley
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I've got an almost two year old. I've never spanked him
Of course you haven't. Christ, I can't even imagine what a child under the age of two could do to warrant a spanking...." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by rokusan, BinGregory, Pope Guilty, h00py
Last month
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"I've seen these before and since I rarely go anywhere else, I'm guess they must have been posted here already.
Sure enough." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by longdaysjourney
Last month
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"They've forgotten my favorite by Su Shi (or Su Tung-p'o):
Families, when a child is born
Want it to be intelligent.
I, through intelligence,
Having wrecked my whole life,
Only hope the baby will prove
Ignorant and stupid.
Then he will crown..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by sebastienbailard, drjimmy11, SaintCynr
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Principles are forever.
I almost wish I could believe him a man of principle. While I'd still find his actions unpardonable, it might be easier to swallow than the bitter reality of watching him and his cronies cynically parcel out this country's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nightengine
2 months ago
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"A guy with great potential recently exhibited an interest in me.
People are not projects. Do you want people to see you for who you are or for who they want you to be?
..or what wfrgms said...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sjl7678, AlisonM
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Between my brother and brother-in-law, I have 3 nieces...all of whom know that there is no way Uncle Jared will buy them anything Bratz-related. Mind you, I'm the uncle who buys them steel drums and toys with built-in sirens, so I don't know that I'm..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
2 months ago
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"Well I think this is obvious:
The Mind Flayer
only other thing I could come up with was Conan (the Bongarian)" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Ryvar
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"No visas. No money. Very little sense.
I'm so tempted to stick a Metafilter: in front of that." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Smart Dalek
4 months ago
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"What directory service do you use on the back end for authentication? Some remote desktop tools are designed to integrate with (and be managed via) your authoritative DS. (For example, we're in the process of migrating from our old Timbuktu installs..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pete0r
4 months ago
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"Unless you're blindfolded, naked and carrying a big canvas bag with a dollar sign printed on it, there's very little of the New York City subway system that could be considered dangerous anymore...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by sparrows, anildash, oaf
4 months ago
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"Dig up some classics - Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge and Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant were two of the most satisfying turn based RPGs ever, if you can find them.
And seconding the Fallout games if you haven't already played..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by brandnew, ignignokt
5 months ago
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"We can still call it navel gazing if the focus is a couple inches lower, right?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by RedEmma
6 months ago
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"I know this probably doesn't help, but if your boss is a bigwig, isn't there any chance you could hire some IT folks who actually know how to manage locked down systems? One of the main reasons for locking down systems is to prevent the sort of..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by damn dirty ape, missmagenta
6 months ago
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"God, I know this is going to sound insensitive but I just have to say it. There has just got to be more to his ending the relationship than his not immediately knowing you're the woman he wants to marry. Happy people do not fuck with the source of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by drjimmy11
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I know they're over the top but he plays the roles I'd want: Gary Oldman in The Professional and The Fifth Element.
Oh and Dracula too" [
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favorited 2 times, recently by cass, John Smallberries
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I've always been amused by the whole question of whether there's intelligent life on other worlds, and whether it'll be friendly when we meet it.
When, in human history, have our explorers ever come upon a new land and not butchered or subjugated..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Blazecock Pileon, humannaire
6 months ago
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"Carl Hiaasen
Yes, he's the author of Striptease. Don't hold the movie against him." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by h00py
7 months ago
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"Can I play the role of crotchety old fart? Why the heck do her students need to be calling their parents from the classroom?
(Insert "get off my lawn, in my day we didn't have cellphones" rant here.)
Easy solution...it's an expensive..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by eatdonuts
7 months ago
