MeFi comment:
"Even if places like the U.S.A. attempt to impose an exit tax on assets, there will always be ways for people, who make an effort, to move themselves and most of their assets to another country. In the old South Africa, rich people who wanted to..." [
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MeFi comment:
"The "kids vs the system" spin of the article is laid on pretty thick...these aren't kids building something because they had no other options. Like Science! said, it sounds like they have plenty of other places to play and just decided to..." [
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MeFi comment:
"Just remember that about 8 out of 10 people you run into on the streets during the week are actually not New Yorkers, and you begin to understand why people here seem rude.
I'm looking at you, New Jersey...." [
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MeFi comment:
"The picture of a robin didn't look anything like the robins we have here in New York." [
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MeFi comment:
"I'm gonna be pretty pissed if some script kiddie destroys the universe." [
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MeFi comment:
"Should the parents really be liable for what would seem to be negligence on the part of the zoo?
The animals weren't bludgeoned to death with negligence. Maybe the child should be...." [
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Ask comment:
"Nothing to add, but just yesterday I read this passage in Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun:
I have no way of knowing whether you, who eventually will read this record, like stories or not. If you do not, no doubt you have turned these pages..." [
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MeFi comment:
"What happens to the money if you end up aborting? - If we have an abortion, we will donate 100% of the money we receive to a national, recognized, legit charity dedicated to helping people in our situation out. Probably a pro-life group.
So if..." [
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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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MeFi comment:
"After reading a bunch of these, I think we can safely guess where the thumbs were first." [
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MeFi comment:
"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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MeFi comment:
"So at the moment they can only eat Floridians?
I fail to see the problem here." [
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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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MeFi comment:
"C'mon, I'm sure the kid'll be fine. Pfft...worryworts.
More power to them, and better them than me." [
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MeFi comment:
"Next up: Teaching the rat neural tissue to comment on you-tube.
Well that would raise the level of discourse there significantly." [
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