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"Short-haired chick here.
I'm a bit evangelical in my love of having short hair and seeing short hair on other people, especially women. Here are some random thoughts from someone who has probably overthought this part of life:
1. When people..." [
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2 days ago
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"Crossword puzzle seems like a natural fit. Just cross off the clues you've already solved and you won't lose your place in any meaningful sense." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kidsleepy
3 weeks ago
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"Are you saying that my daughter, who is very prolife, and stuck to that when she found herself pregnant and unwed, wants to control women and doesn't care about babies?
One person making the choice she thinks is right, no matter the reasons, is..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Miko, marble, peacheater
Last month
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"FFF, it all boils down to I think abortion is the taking of a human life, period.
That's a perfectly valid opinion, of course. I think the idea of the link here is that no matter how benign or wrong you see abortion as we know it today, if it..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by h00py, tachikaze
Last month
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"I'm also surprised by the number of Americans who suggest that it's actually normal not to wear shoes indoors
Sure, of course it's normal. It's not that it's abnormal not to wear shoes indoors--it's just that neither is it abnormal to wear shoes..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jessamyn
2 months ago
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"Novels vary widely in length. Once you've hit 50K, you've got a novel, as opposed to something else. But most adult novels hover closer to the 100K mark. See this entry from Miss Snark for instance. Page count will vary even among books with the same..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Carl Mentor
2 months ago
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"I'm a full-time, salaried editor of trade and mass market children's books. My job could not be more different from those of the technical editors, freelance editors, and copyeditors who answer above. Editing is the heart of my job, but I spend the..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by rtha, gum
2 months ago
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"What? A moon pie is totally different from a whoopie pie. A gob looks exactly the same as a whoopie pie, to me.
A moon pie is more like a scooter pie.
I like this quote from the moon pie wiki page: "In New England, a similar item is known..." [
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favorited 12 times, recently by Mayor West, somanyamys, MikeKD, jonmc, limeonaire, h00py, misha, MythMaker, uncleozzy, Viomeda, Pantengliopoli, dirtdirt
3 months ago
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"Why can't I find just DVDs of episodes for sale?
Because the Old School DVDs are the first time they've ever released full episodes on DVD. Here are some possible ideas for you:
Take a closer look at the Old School DVDs, especially Volume 2. It..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cocoagirl
3 months ago
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"Yeah, the books I put back on the shelf with post-its sticking out the tops so I can find my favorite parts again. Few and far between (thank goodness because those post-its look tacky).
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien:
You can tell a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Felicity Rilke
4 months ago
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"If she and her fellow sperm-bank-mom friend are so desperate for a trench-buddy that they'd consider marrying closeted gay men, why don't they just shack up together themselves? They apparently don't care about sex, or even if the thought of touching..." [
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favorited 17 times, recently by chicainthecity, mismatched, jlbartosa, The Card Cheat, purple_frogs, GrammarMoses, acid freaking on the kitty, Kadin2048, LobsterMitten, lumensimus, phrontist, minervous, salvia, mygothlaundry, clevershark, L. Fitzgerald Sjoberg, grouse
5 months ago
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"It has to do with how the computer systems work. (Although it's true even if they do things the old fashioned way on paper). It's hard to express just how much easier it is to swipe separate credit cards in than it is to do separate checks. The..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by LobsterMitten, Miko
5 months ago
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"Suffering and happiness are not mutually exclusive. Everyone needs some happiness. Everyone can have happiness--even if they're poor, even if they're hungry, even if their country is at war. There is happiness available to those people too. Any..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hulahulagirl
5 months ago
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"Here's what I'd do. Keep the shorts if you think she'll like them, but put them on under a more realistic sailor suit (if they'll fit--one of the great things about sailor pants is they are TIGHT). Go to Times Square. My first thought was to go..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious
5 months ago
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"Keep an eye on the fabulous blog Worth the Trip, which explores any and all queer themes and characters in books for young readers.
It's non-fiction but the young adult anthology The Full Spectrum has a few personal essays by trans kids. One is by..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fiercecupcake
6 months ago
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"A couple weeks ago my husband was watching the movie Being There in the other room. The part came on when the main character is watching an episode of Mr. Rogers. I sang along with "Won't You Be My Neighbor." Then I heard him begin,..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by blueberry, grubi, babybuns, nickyskye
6 months ago
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"So I flipped through it and found many, many paragraphs with a single word on the final line. Tightening the kerning in these paragraphs would easily have reduced the overall page count by thirteen.
I think you're overly optimistic about just how..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by cass, peacheater, Dean King
6 months ago
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"I made a very mild, slightly off color, mostly off-hand remark. I thought it was funny, and it is certainly something I would say in mixed company, with friends, in public. I am not ashamed, even a tiny bit, at my thoroughly PG remark.
I don't..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by madamjujujive, agregoli, kosher_jenny, Locative, arcticwoman, miss lynnster, nickyskye, peacay, languagehat
6 months ago
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"It's so easy to pick on RENT because it's so 90s and so sincere. It's the type of thing that dates pretty quickly, but it was awesome when it was new. Maybe it'll make a great period piece as a revival one day.
The movie is what it is, but..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ShawnStruck
6 months ago
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"I hate to be blunt but how much money do you make? If you are wealthy, NYC is a wonderful place to live and it's quite enjoyable. If you are not wealthy, it's almost pointless to be there.
I see stuff like this all the time and I've just never..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jaltcoh
6 months ago
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"The worst thing that could happen is that you end up in the same place you are now, except you will *know* there is no chance.
I don't really see the logic in that. Say he sends the letter and her response is just as negative as her response to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by languagehat
6 months ago
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"Kinda baffled by some of these suggestions.
Willy Wonka, with a kid that young and sensitive? You might as well just go ahead and put on some Hitchcock. That film is outright disturbing beginning to end, and intentionally so.
Chitty Chitty Bang..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by cass, amethysts, SassHat
7 months ago
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"Honestly...I would love to hear one sentient viewpoint about what ANTM or anything like it adds to our culture other than a quickly/cheaply produced show for the networks, and an hour or so of bottom feeding escapism for viewers.
Well, as I just..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by brain cloud, loiseau, melorama, amethysts, ThePinkSuperhero
7 months ago
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"I'm from the midwest and have heard every stereotype mentioned, except the bad driving one - why is there that stereotype, and are people from Mass. really bad drivers??
Overall, they tend to be fairly aggressive drivers, which I think comes in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ClaudiaCenter
7 months ago
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"Stuck-up.
Potheads.
(I am a Mainer...these were both ways, during college, I heard folks from away finish the sentence, "I always thought people from New England were...")
We (New England) do have a lot of WASPs. Just not..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ClaudiaCenter
7 months ago
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"A lot of these answers are actually the opposite of what you're looking for. If you pronounce things phonetically, you're unlikely to call spaghetti pasketti or say supposably instead of supposedly. Those are mistakes of people who talk WAY more than..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by Chris4d, bkiddo, flibbertigibbet, grouse, pravit
7 months ago
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"I love the thing that someone up there ^ pointed out which was a disclaimer about vintage Sesame Street not being suitable for toddlers today. If it was good enough for my mental health be sure and certain that I'll be passing on the madness to the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
7 months ago
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"Because of that commercial, "je suis la jeune fille!" is pretty much the only French phrase I know other than "je ne parle pas francais."
Also, when I was a kid, I had a "character" that I would draw comic strips..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Ambrosia Voyeur
7 months ago
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"I think "I wasn't feeling very well at all for a while there, but I think everything is fine now" should do it.
You might get a "did they ever find out what it was?" here or there, which is harder to get around. You could just..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ivanka, tyrantkitty
7 months ago
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"Not necessarily, not if there are better alternatives, such as many, many more years of books and music to enjoy, not to mention exercise to be had, places to visit, friends to talk to, things to write, instruments to play, and so on.
Well, I was..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BClady
8 months ago
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"Just chiming in to say my usual, that TV has been kicking ass the past few years, and bragging about not watching is empty, snobbish, and illogical.
I'm a little disappointed that this probably means we won't get our promised 16 episodes in a row..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by BClady, hjo3
8 months ago
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"A couple of movie characters come to mind--Sarah Paulsen in Down with Love. She was the only woman editor among all those old blowhards at "Banner House" who all call each other CT and NW and so forth. I always get a kick out of it because..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by 23skidoo
8 months ago
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"WOW.
Wow. I almost remember this. I feel like I must have seen it once and never thought of it again, because while I spent the first few minutes like "Alf too???" and "that green Ecto Cooler thing from Ghostbusters???" and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by k8t
8 months ago
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"Aha! I found it. Maybe it wasn't part of the Boomer Files after all. Here's the article, and here's a relevant quote:
There's a fundamental difference between the big American male stars of Gen X and their predecessors. The icons of the past were..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by milarepa
8 months ago
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"I'm sorry, but you're just not going to get a job at a major publisher with no work experience at all. Some may give you informational interviews, and if they do, definitely go. But don't spend too much energy trying to get a job at any of the big..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by QueSeraSera
8 months ago
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"I've been thinking about this, as this debate continues on in my recent activity page. I totally understand and share amberglow's disappointment that she waited didn't take advantage of her opportunity to show a positive gay character in the most..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by wires, amberglow, Tehanu
8 months ago
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"My gut says to lead by example. By which I mean: show him that you are comfortable with yourself just as you are (gay, out, all the other things you are) and you are comfortable with him just as he is (seems gay, identifies as straight, worried..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by marble, widdershins, ikkyu2
9 months ago
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"She genuinely wants a Catholic wedding (even apart from her parents) so far as I can tell
This is the bottom line. First find out if you're right about this--is this really what she, the bride, wants?
If the answer is yes, do it for her. If the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jayder
9 months ago
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"Adam wants to remain friends with Sarah because he has invested so much time into their relationship/friendship.
This is total code for wanting to get back together. And it sounds like a first and a second real relationship. Adam spent four years..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by sondrialiac, pinksoftsoap, rtha, Peecabu
9 months ago
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"A can of cold soda is a fun idea. I remember one year I went Christmas Carolling in a neighborhood where the folks expected us and had goodies ready to give out, a la trick-or-treating. Candy-canes, gingerbread men, you know, Christmassy stuff. One..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by meindee
9 months ago
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"Also, Patricia McKissack is one of today's most respected kids' authors all on her own, but she's also written several award-winning books with her husband, Fred...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by smich
9 months ago
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"I don't care how you take the image apart, she's not "really" spinning in either direction because she's not real. It's a 2-dimensional image that's completely black with no characteristics other than its outer shape...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tehloki, phrontist
9 months ago
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"I usually don't make eye contact with strangers unless I have reason to. It doesn't have to be an important or compelling reason, just some reason. They're with a cute child or dog, I like their outfit, they make a point of making it easier for me to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Constant Reader
9 months ago
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"I've never felt bitter about Watterson stopping his strip, or the quality of Peanuts in the later years. They are the two greatest comic strips of all time. One of the greatest strips of all time licensed out the wazoo and ran new strips literally..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by voltairemodern, JHarris, dr_dank, jonmc
9 months ago
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"I work in children's books editorial.
The sort of (kind of) joke answer is that anyone who is thinking of getting an entry level editorial job, (especially at a major media corporation, such as my workplace), should first read The Devil Wears..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ztdavis, paduasoy
10 months ago
