MeFi comment:
"Alaska rallies against Sarah Palin.
Here is a blog post with pictures.
Never, have I seen anything like it in my 17 and a half years living in Anchorage. The organizers had someone walk the rally with a counter, and they clicked off well over..." [
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favorited 18 times, recently by bitter-girl.com, blueberry, Amanojaku, lunit, hazel, iamkimiam, phidelity, Green With You, flamk, brain cloud, yertledaturtle, jock@law, sondrialiac, madamjujujive, dejah420, oozy rat in a sanitary zoo, longdaysjourney, cashman
2 weeks ago
Ask post:
Should I buy a crockpot?
favorited 15 times, recently by orrnyereg, silverstatue, gfrobe, fijiwriter, codswallop, Melinika, Teh Bean, prophetsearcher, Phatty Lumpkin, Jasper Friendly Bear, a_green_man, geekyguy, hought20, melorama, hot soup girl
2 weeks ago
MeFi post:
Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth
favorited 27 times, recently by skyper, jock@law, Asymptote, jvilter, every_one_needs_a_hug_sometimes, ChrisR, dragonsi55, noether, elizardbits, Monochrome, mduda, HaloMan, maryh, Telf, kit4kat, buka, mai, acro, edverb, nicolin, bluefly, jeffburdges, agregoli, Karmadillo, prefpara, nickyskye, elpapacito
2 weeks ago
MeFi post:
The year 2000 as imagined in 1910
favorited 16 times, recently by marginaliana, jouke, charlesv, sentient, Joey Michaels, whimsicalnymph, P.o.B., stet, sparkletone, The Great Big Mulp, idiomatika, rongorongo, Telf, JustKeepSwimming, creeky, nicolin
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"About the library issue: Anne Kilkenny mentions in her letter that City residents
rallied to the defense of the City Librarian and against Palin’s
attempt at out-and-out censorship (she was one of them) so it seems to me that at least people who..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ooga_booga, DevilsAdvocate
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Thanks for posting that video nickyskye. This is terrifying. And it does not seem to be an isolated incident. I am surprised, actually, that the issue of excessive police violence and unwarranted arrests is not discussed more when it comes to the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I use the TERC method to do things in my head (which I was never taught either) and I do think it should be taught, but only to supplement algorithms.
Me too. I also think there is some value in new math. Sometimes estimates are enough. If I am in a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by peep
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Weirder still, why is so much of the evangelical-fundamentalist world so happy with Palin
I don't think Konolia is as representative of those people as she thinks she is. The people around her may be extatic, the reaction on the homeschool blogs I..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by goodnewsfortheinsane, BrotherCaine
Last month
MeFi comment:
"empath: what they take away from that is that the US is a Republic, not a Democracy, cause like the opposite of a Democract is a Republican, duh.
Huh. I had never thought of it that way. Democrats=democracy, republicans=republic. As a european, my..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by knapah
Last month
MeFi comment:
"zardoz: Her decision to have a child in the first place
It is quite likely that she did not decide to have a child, but that she became pregnant. It happens. Whatever the case, it is non of our business. Did you remark on the number of McCains..." [
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favorited 29 times, recently by h00py, cirocco, DarlingBri, crystal.castles, every_one_needs_a_hug_sometimes, CruiseSavvy, mrgrimm, peacheater, sondrialiac, konolia, zepheria, atropos, lattiboy, merelyglib, Slap Factory, Nattie, Snyder, pyramid termite, The corpse in the library, zippy, ThePinkSuperhero, jsonic, onlyconnect, resurrexit, lucien, internal, pardonyou?, Fuzzy Skinner, shiu mai baby
Last month
MeFi comment:
"msalt: There's another possibility: that Sarah Palin IS the mother, and took dramatic risks with the labor because she was hoping for a miscarriage
Like torticat I think this response is really, really awful and I am shocked that it comes up more..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by flibbertigibbet
Last month
MeFi comment:
"and for the most part we don't understand how our country could have chosen Bush over Gore in 2000
There was a good discussion in askMe about that." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cashman
Last month
MeFi comment:
"The McCain aide insisted a key point to keep in mind is that Bristol decided to keep the baby, a decision "supported by her parents.
Does anybody else find it odd that they insist that this is a decision? Decision implies choice, right?..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by blueberry, iamkimiam, lodev, brain cloud
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Haven't you noticed that the folks who are obsessed with policing other people's morality are more likely than average to misstep themselves?
Where is the evidence that Palin's daughter is obsessed with policing other people's morality?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by delmoi
Last month
MeTa comment:
"Ambrosia Voyeur:Hey, the personal is political, and if zardoz finds large families to be an uneccessary ecological drain, I won't argue with him. Palin's husband is equally due for such criticisms, but he's not the person about whom we are talking...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Drop Daedalus, ClaudiaCenter, small_ruminant
Last month
Ask post:
Educational Wall Chart
favorited 47 times, recently by secretary bird, inigo2, Zed_Lopez, apartment dweller, jvers, shotgunbooty, scubbadubba, mismatched, moira, viachicago, Giant luck, miagaille, crazyray, ClanvidHorse, Thorzdad, cdadog, forwebsites, beccaj, Cuppatea, dreaming in stereo, jewishbuddha, The Great Big Mulp
Last month
Ask comment:
"I think there are some physical activities that adults just do not have the same ability to pick up.
This is often said about music as well. As someone who started playing an instrument as an adult, I found it interesting to read that acquisition of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sentient
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"Homemade tortialla chips: Cut a corn tortilla in pieces, brush with oil and spices and bake in oven.
You can do the same thing with very thinly sliced root vegetables (beets, parsnips, sweet potatoes, etc.) Make sure to slice them really thin and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"Hold On to Your Kids. (The book really is better than the cover and soundbites may suggest)" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by beachhead2
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"My daughter has been the best that ever happened to me. And I say that, even though it has been very hard, and it sometimes still is. I do not think you can understand how hard it can be, if you haven't had children yourself. But I wouldn't trade the..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by onlyconnect, mattbucher
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"This thread was actually quite helpful to me. I always wondered why I hear so many stories of people who believe in quackery and are healthier than ever. I figure there MUST be stories from people who, say, don't believe in immunization and have..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by desiderandus, Human Flesh
6 months ago
Ask comment:
"Cast iron leeches iron into your food, and too much iron (especially in men) is a contributing factor to many diseases. Stainless steel seems safest, but does not have the nice non stick factor.
At any rate, it seems not worth it to worry about..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zippity
6 months ago
Ask comment:
"The people I met that said that vegetarian diets did not work for them or do not work for everybody ate unhealthy vegetarian diets (even though they thought they were eating healthy) and switched to healthier diets with meat. It was not the meat that..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zippity
6 months ago
Ask comment:
"In my experience, people that are really important (well, relatively) like upper management of a large multinational, don't act this way. It are mostly people who manage very few people (like, indeed, lawyers and doctors) who do not know of other..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by The Loch Ness Monster
7 months ago
Ask comment:
"That's not a good reason. As a woman, you should get checked out yearly by a gyno whether you're sexually active or not.
If you live in the US or Canada, maybe. In the Netherlands nobody gets checked out by a gyno on a regular basis. Women who are..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Violet Hour
9 months ago
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"Also, as Paracelsus said in the sixteenth century: All things are poison and nothing is without poison, only the dose permits something not to be poisonous. And of course that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rhoticity
10 months ago
Ask comment:
"Hyves is really big here in the Netherlands indeed. It seems like everybody is "on" it. It is definitely THE social network here.
It looks like you think Finland and Sweden are part of the Netherlands, but they are not...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by divabat
10 months ago
MeTa comment:
"As a Dutch women mefite, allow me to disagree with gnifti and jouke. Just like the word cunt is offensive to many American women, the word "kut" is offensive to many Dutch women. People in my social circle (late twenties, early thirties,..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Don Pepino, Salamandrous, Cranberry
10 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Thanks for clarifying gnifti. Personally, I feel there is a HUGE difference between "kut" when it is used almost unconciously (and that actually already excludes use in forums) as a swear word when something bad or extremely irritating..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by and hosted from Uranus
10 months ago
Ask comment:
"I am with BitterOldPunk. I was the same way. I was SO picky. I mostly ate pasta and potato chips because that was all I could eat. And now I eat vegetables every day and love them. I also eat other things now that I hated with a passion back then..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Danila
11 months ago
Ask comment:
"I agree that reading aloud and working on craft projects would be best at this age. And sing/dance together. School for your child is what you say it is. He will probably like any structured activity you do together.
I disagree with the advice you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by RedEmma
Last year
Ask comment:
"Fat Free Vegan Crockpot Recipes. For example: Vindaloo Vegetables is supposed to be great." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bluishorange
Last year
Ask comment:
"I went from obese to BMI 20. I definetely needed the click, for me it was the birth of my daughter that made me realize that I really did not want to get diabetes (I had not realized before what a terrible disease it is) or cancer, and that, even..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by TheDukeofLancaster
Last year
Ask comment:
"As a guy if I had lost 200lbs you'd better believe that I'd get a new license/passport etc and I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of people would do the same.
I lost 100 pounds and like pearlybob I actually like the picture in my passport. It..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
Last year
Ask comment:
"I'm a vegan. I wear leather shoes because I feel it is wasteful to throw them out and buy new plastic ones. What irks me most is omnivores who try to put a hole in my reasoning. "So, do you know that routinely mice and other small animal are..." [
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favorited 5 times
Last year
MeTa comment:
"I wasn't going to add a me-too, but so that Matt can more accurately assess what "the majority" think: I agree very much with what languagehat and chickletworks said. AskMe is less interesting to me nowadays (maybe it is not a coincedence..." [
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favorited 1 time
Last year
Ask comment:
"You may also find some useful answers in previous threads." [
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Last year
