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"lacking dentition
That's what we said in the dental office to politely refer to patients without teeth." [
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"Alpaca, which is what I came to offer.
I'm a knitter and the explanation for this is that Alapaca is a hollow fiber and thus traps air better. Making it a fantastic insulator.
And alpaca is almost always going to be cheaper than cashmere...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rio
3 days ago
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"I absolutely have to have Hyporallergenic tissues available when I get a massage.
That's right folks. I'm allergic to regular facial tissue. And a good massage really opens up my sinuses.
Also, I prefer an unscented massage cream. And not oil...." [
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6 days ago
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"I bred Tonkinese cats for sale and show when I was a child. (at $300-600 for each kitten this "hobby" paid for about a year at state university! Even with the money my grandmother kept for herself and didn't hand over as promised. But..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by catlet, grippycat
3 weeks ago
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Tired of vending machine food!
favorited 16 times, recently by ginagina, jasminerain, silverstatue, rux, sugarfish, rio, doift, ifjuly, Ky, motdiem2, AlisonM, JohnFredra, chrismear, lampoil, esankovi, MeetCleaverTheatre
4 weeks ago
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"it's college, just show up and the sex will take care of itself. try to wear a condom if at all possible. have fun.
If at all possible?
Are you fucking kidding me? If a condom is not an option, but that dick back in your pants man...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by John Kenneth Fisher, Solon and Thanks, Metroid Baby
Last month
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"Some friends of our played the umbrella game and it nearly killed me.
You tell people that you're going to a party and they can come too if they decide to bring the right item. It's not actually what they bring that gains them entrance. It's..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by attercoppe, Korou, rottytooth
Last month
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"I guess I'm in the instinct camp. But with a caveat, people will tell you who they are, immediately. Listen for it. Listen for the new person on the job who comes in late and says "I'm such a flake, I never do anything right" (They're..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
Last month
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"I sell yarn, and teach knitting, which is an admittedly unrelated part of retail. But. I suspect some things I have learned will be helpful to you.
1. Remember what the person likes. This takes time. Yesterday I was able to pull out just exactly..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rongorongo
2 months ago
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"Just know what you're going to suggest. A phrase as simple as "dinner at this japanese place I really like, you have to come with me and try it!" You go out, you like to do things, and you want to bring her along.
I'm getting back into..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
2 months ago
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"I think the point is that there are people who just decide to have children, rather than getting ordered by their biological clock.
I'm not sure I believe there's a difference. In the end, everyone decides.
Ah. There are two things that make me..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jacqueline
3 months ago
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"I wouldn't even ask. Just leave him. Look at it this way, he's mean to you, and you don't trust him.
What a combo. You can do so much better. In fact, even alone you are thousands of times better off than with a man who would tell you his friends..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Space Kitty
3 months ago
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"Ah Mulan. Teaching young girls that the best way to get your foot in the door is to...pretend to be a man. And doesn't she leave her family for this shenanigans? I say it counts as fitting in the absent parents, even though she absents herself from..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by misha
6 months ago
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"Seconding the YouTube videos for practice. Pick classes that are related to courses you're enrolled in now, so you're not trying to take notes on nuclear physics if you are an English major with only basic Biology under your belt.
Nthing..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sweetkid
6 months ago
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"Have you ever had a really shitty job? If not, may I please suggest getting one, however briefly? If you're not willing to sign up for bottom of the barrel, how about just "regular folks" type stuff, waiting tables or retail (both of which..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by limeonaire
9 months ago
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"I make granola and eat it out of hand. Bonus points because it doubles as breakfast if you stir in some yogurt and/or add fresh fruit.
3 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup sliced almonds
3/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut (I have..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by theredpen, nixerman, textilephile, Helga-woo
9 months ago
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"Physical exercise. It gets mentioned for grad students all over the place but it's not just an idea. I'm back in my undergrad (also Anthro, but in a teeny department) and really need to start walking more.
The exercise does two things. It keeps..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by eritain, splendid animal
10 months ago
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"Please please please don't call out the kids without costumes or the kids who seem too old. I was both most years, as we were poor and my parents were incapacitated by drugs and alcohol, so I chaperoned my uncostumed younger siblings around the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by PeterMcDermott
11 months ago
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"I have a very funny boyfriend (fiance now!). His brother and dad are also a laugh riot, but also able to be witty in a wry way about things that aren't suitable for guffaws.
So my advice is, hang out and keep talking.
The brother and dad were..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by vronsky
Last year
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"I want to add, don't be all dramatic with the "please forgive me, look, I have my shit together, let's be friends, loooooove me" stuff. Don't make announcements to everyone in the house that you've washed some dishes, swept a floor and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by poweredbybeard
Last year
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"I'm sorry. You're probably a token in your department in sociological terms. This means that females make up less than 15% of the group you work with. It sounds as though you are being discriminated against in subtle ways that may be hard to prove...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by frosty_hut
Last year
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"It's not the lock itself that makes a door openable with a credit card, but the installation of the door allowing a gap so that one can access the little thing that "locks" the door. You just sweep it and it pushes into the door rather..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
Last year
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"My suggestion is that you talk to him about what the KKK does and believes and how it works to achieve its goals (violence, intimidation, etc). Have a conversation with him that allows him to talk about if he does/why he does feel like those things..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by staggernation
Last year
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"What I say to people at nearly every parting: Have fun (alternately, Have a great day/week/weekend if the people are older and I feel less likely to appreciate being told to have fun by a young whippersnapper. My job involves ladies far older than..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by numinous
Last year
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"I, uh, just read in the tub. How you're all getting your hands wet? I get in the tub, recline, hold the book out of the water and read until I feel so gross that I have to wash my hair, then I wash the rest of me. When I feel gross, I put the book..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by solipsophistocracy
Last year
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"You can't change him. Spend your energy taking care of yourself.
Feel free to email me if you have questions or need a shoulder regarding being an adult and dealing with alcoholic parents. My situation is that I don't speak to either of mine, and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by miss lynnster, Good Brain
Last year
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"I am not a doctor, or a Registered Dietician.
The brain. It likes sugar. The blood brain barrier is a handy thing that keeps bacteria and viral infections out of the brain (most of the time) but fat and protein are too big to get through that..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by gregb1007
Last year
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"I made marshmallows in mine at Christmas time. And then I made marshmallows in my boyfriend's little brother's Kitchenaid too.
I still feel like I did some kind of magic...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by exceptinsects
Last year
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"Loud sex. I don't ever want to hear my hosts having loud sex. If they make "it" easy to hear, I imagine that I've overstayed my welcome." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JujuB
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"Using or dispersing the gift does not in any way obligate you to your father. However, he may think it creates an obligation on your part. You know him better in that regard than any of us can ever hope to.
If I'm voting though, it's for cash the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
Last year
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"Klang- I am sad that I need to point out that rape and physical violence toward women are in no way comparable to Security Theater. Some estimates place the number of women who will be raped or sexually assualted (in America) at 76%. I think you'd..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by internet!Hannah
Last year
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"Theaters, these days, don't make a profit on the film itself. It's the snacks and drinks that bring them real income.
Can your school or the kids themselves hold some sort of fundraiser?
While I am totally against having kids schlep around..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by By The Grace of God
Last year
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"You say that you aren't considering suicide right now, but please write this number down and put it in your wallet. 1-800- suicide. That is the number for Hopeline. Even if you aren't thinking of it, they will listen to you and will probably be able..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rossination
Last year
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"When people ask how you are, or how's it going, or how was your weekend, tell them "wonderful" or "great." Unless things are below average, then if you think the person really cares, tell them what happened and what you plan to do..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ethel
Last year
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"Maslow would argue that sex is not a basic human need. We don't see Needs of Love, Affection and Belongingness until level three of that handy pyramid. That would be after the physiological needs for food, water, oxygen and appropriate temperature..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by beth
Last year
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"As a woman who gets a lot of unwanted attention, I need to say that I'm upset by the "take it less seriously" vein some of the responses have taken. I would rather see women take some well meant comments too seriously and protect..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by beth
Last year
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"As a woman who only shaves the leg bits every few months and the underarm bits slightly more often, I kind of find this thread offensive. Now that my leg hair is finally visible (It was blond and fine until three or four months ago, and not many..." [
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Two years ago
