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"One of my favourites was :
An Irish Proverb:
See a penny,
pick it up,
and all day long
you'll have a penny.
The same fellow now goes into babelfish, translates 'My slippery goose won asparagus chess!' (or something similarly odd) into..." [
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favorited by TimeTravelSpeed on
August 28, 2008 9:08 AM
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"An anecdote:
I came home and my 10 year old brother is sitting in the corner working on his homework. A book is open on his lap, and he's clearly struggling with something. I often help him out, and it usually involves explaining how to multiply..." [
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August 27, 2008 3:44 PM
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"An anecdote:
I came home and my 10 year old brother is sitting in the corner working on his homework. A book is open on his lap, and he's clearly struggling with something. I often help him out, and it usually involves explaining how to multiply..." [
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August 26, 2008 10:34 PM
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"An anecdote:
I came home and my 10 year old brother is sitting in the corner working on his homework. A book is open on his lap, and he's clearly struggling with something. I often help him out, and it usually involves explaining how to multiply..." [
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favorited by Aleatoire on
August 26, 2008 3:43 PM
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"An anecdote:
I came home and my 10 year old brother is sitting in the corner working on his homework. A book is open on his lap, and he's clearly struggling with something. I often help him out, and it usually involves explaining how to multiply..." [
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favorited by nasreddin on
August 25, 2008 8:13 AM
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"An anecdote:
I came home and my 10 year old brother is sitting in the corner working on his homework. A book is open on his lap, and he's clearly struggling with something. I often help him out, and it usually involves explaining how to multiply..." [
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favorited by Mephisto on
August 25, 2008 7:36 AM
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"I don't think it's a question so much about what goes on with your friends as it is about what's going on between you and your partner. I think if the relationship is very open and very honest then friendships with exes and opposite sex friends..." [
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favorited by Ladysin on
August 24, 2008 8:49 PM
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"What do you want? Cheap? Fun? Good rooms?
I stayed in the Kabul, just off las Ramblas. It's central, very reasonable prices, and full of young people having a good time. This may or may not be an advantage, depending on what you're after...." [
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favorited by fire&wings on
August 23, 2008 12:31 PM
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"Something that I would have liked knowing is that girls aren't some other-worldly beings who, if we work hard enough to impress them, will lower themselves down to our level temporarily enough for us to go out with them or, *snigger*, kiss them...." [
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favorited by ifjuly on
August 16, 2008 11:59 PM
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"Are the two dozen bottles gone? If so, then at some point when you're both together, just say "Hey roomy, do you mind if we don't go halves in booze from now on? I just realised that I don't drink as much as I think I did, and only actually..." [
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favorited by vegetableagony on
August 6, 2008 7:30 AM
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"I don't think I've ever encountered any polite anti-gay bigotry, though
The best (as in, most reasonable and polite) anti-gay message that I've heard was in a discussion with two Jesuit priests. One of them said he sees nothing wrong with..." [
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favorited by BrotherCaine on
July 31, 2008 7:02 AM
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"I wonder if she'll read his letter, take his well-reasoned points to heart and go on, not necessarily with a changed mind, but at least with the acceptance that other people have a right to their own beliefs.
I hope so...." [
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favorited by rocket88 on
July 31, 2008 7:01 AM
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"I wonder if she'll read his letter, take his well-reasoned points to heart and go on, not necessarily with a changed mind, but at least with the acceptance that other people have a right to their own beliefs.
I hope so...." [
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favorited by batmonkey on
July 30, 2008 6:00 PM
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"Are the two dozen bottles gone? If so, then at some point when you're both together, just say "Hey roomy, do you mind if we don't go halves in booze from now on? I just realised that I don't drink as much as I think I did, and only actually..." [
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favorited by indienial on
July 28, 2008 4:21 AM
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"If you are indeed from Australia, then I think much of what would categorise someone as 'lower class' (although I think 'bogan' would be a much more appropriate term) would be their habits more than their behaviours. Drink VB or XXXX, love the V8s,..." [
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July 26, 2008 4:40 AM
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"If you are indeed from Australia, then I think much of what would categorise someone as 'lower class' (although I think 'bogan' would be a much more appropriate term) would be their habits more than their behaviours. Drink VB or XXXX, love the V8s,..." [
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favorited by the.carol.baxter.experience on
July 25, 2008 9:56 PM
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"I recently started circus classes once a week, and they do for me exactly what you're after. They are two hours of running, jumping, stretching, land ifting weights (other people). I didn't do it to get fit though, I did it because it's fun. And..." [
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favorited by chrchr on
July 24, 2008 5:50 PM
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"I recently started circus classes once a week, and they do for me exactly what you're after. They are two hours of running, jumping, stretching, land ifting weights (other people). I didn't do it to get fit though, I did it because it's fun. And..." [
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favorited by chicainthecity on
July 24, 2008 5:13 PM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
What is it like to stay..." [
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favorited by Laura_J on
July 22, 2008 5:02 PM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
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favorited by zeek321 on
July 22, 2008 2:29 PM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
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favorited by jacquilinala on
July 22, 2008 9:35 AM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
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favorited by cadge on
July 22, 2008 7:48 AM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
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favorited by andeles on
July 22, 2008 6:32 AM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
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favorited by rongorongo on
July 22, 2008 6:07 AM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
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favorited by hip_plumber on
July 22, 2008 5:05 AM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
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favorited by idiomatika on
July 22, 2008 3:27 AM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
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favorited by Drop Daedalus on
July 21, 2008 11:17 PM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
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favorited by Talez on
July 21, 2008 11:13 PM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
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favorited by meerkatty on
July 21, 2008 10:49 PM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
What is it like to stay..." [
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favorited by Fiasco da Gama on
July 21, 2008 10:42 PM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
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favorited by jason's_planet on
July 21, 2008 10:40 PM
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"Nobody is 'not welcome'. There are some hostels that are definitely geared towards younger, wilder crowds, and I'd suggest you avoid these (because you probably wont enjoy them as much). There are many others though.
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favorited by Blazecock Pileon on
July 21, 2008 10:31 PM
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"(Grumblebee- I like that I can know which answers are yours before I see your name at the bottom. I agree completely about completeness.)
One of the things that I realised is that the general things people like about their partners ("she's..." [
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favorited by curiousZ on
July 11, 2008 7:25 PM
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"I disagree with londongeezer. The gut feeling doesn't mean one option is the wrong one, it just means both options are so wonderful that it's not easy to pick one over the other. You wont regret moving away, especially once you're back together...." [
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favorited by halogen on
July 11, 2008 5:19 PM
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"I'll second skydiving.
And, though this is harder to do regularly, every year at the Adelaide Fringe Festival I have exactly the experience you describe. A few years back I found an old leather arm chair, had an artist friend paint a mural on..." [
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favorited by abdulf on
July 6, 2008 8:41 PM
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"(Grumblebee- I like that I can know which answers are yours before I see your name at the bottom. I agree completely about completeness.)
One of the things that I realised is that the general things people like about their partners ("she's..." [
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favorited by chicainthecity on
July 5, 2008 10:36 AM
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"(Grumblebee- I like that I can know which answers are yours before I see your name at the bottom. I agree completely about completeness.)
One of the things that I realised is that the general things people like about their partners ("she's..." [
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favorited by arcticwoman on
July 5, 2008 7:34 AM
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"(Grumblebee- I like that I can know which answers are yours before I see your name at the bottom. I agree completely about completeness.)
One of the things that I realised is that the general things people like about their partners ("she's..." [
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favorited by wyzewoman on
July 5, 2008 6:16 AM
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"I graduated last year with a major in geology and and minor in english. I did the minor because I enjoy it, not because it was meant to be useful or look good on a resume. I mean, why would a geologist need an english degree?
I loved it. I'd..." [
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favorited by frettchen on
June 30, 2008 2:44 PM
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"It doesn't actually matter how much more expensive petrol is in Europe than America, or any two countries. If you were paying half as much for petrol five years ago (like I was when I started driving in Australia) then it still hurts, regardless of..." [
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favorited by h00py on
June 30, 2008 12:29 AM
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"It doesn't actually matter how much more expensive petrol is in Europe than America, or any two countries. If you were paying half as much for petrol five years ago (like I was when I started driving in Australia) then it still hurts, regardless of..." [
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June 29, 2008 7:45 PM
