MeFi comment:
"I'd make an point of going out and doing something extra-rebellious this weekend.
Does calling every lawyer in the state count as extra-rebellious? Because that's what I would be doing.
Snark aside, those kids did learn a truly indelible..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by olya, kittens for breakfast, Goofyy, Stonestock Relentless, bookish, ornate insect, Pope Guilty, Kid Charlemagne, JHarris, not applicable
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Reading more into the article, it appears that some of the kids at the school were actually complicit in this little scam.
I certainly hope those kids have some kind of security arrangement with the police department they helped, because if..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, sperose
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I can't believe my favorite quote on software usability isn't there - "Using a computer should be easier than not using a computer."" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"My 14-year-old asked her mother a couple of weeks ago if she can get a Brazilian wax. Our response was not just no, but "FUCK NO ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND HOW IN THE THE HELL DO YOU EVEN KNOW ABOUT THAT?"
You know the old adage about..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by klangklangston, morganw
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"stealing = doing good / making the world a better place
No. The new definition of stealing is doing good/making the world a better place when there exists a corporation who might possibly have made a profit on it if you hadn't beat them to the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dillonlikescookies
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Nothing from either Ken Burns or Michael Moore? Not even Roger and Me, The Civil War or Baseball?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ornate insect
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"To the "just take karate classes" crowd: I was bullied in junior high school (not anywhere near as bad as this kid was). I didn't take karate classes, but my dad (himself a black-belt Vietnam-vet Marine) showed me enough to get by...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dreama
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I (heart) Michel Thomas. Prior to a business trip to Italy last month, I used his Italian course as a refresher from my 15-years-unused schoolboy Italian, and it worked like the proverbial champ. I went in just a month from not having spoken more..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by wires
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This paragraph absolutely killed me:
What does it say that Obama apparently can't bring himself to mention, for fear of likely white backlash, that whites are over seventy percent of drug users, but only about ten percent of persons incarcerated..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by JHarris, klangklangston
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"FACT: Paula Deen knows she sucks!!!
FACT: Paula Deen's restaurant in Savannah, GA, The Lady And Sons is outstanding. It sucks not. She's also an extremely cool lady - the last time I ate there, she was there just hanging out making the rounds..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by shmegegge, ShawnStruck
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Please keep the discussion civil and respectful.
That's going to be pretty tough, considering that the article in the first link is staggeringly misandrist, and itself pretty much uncivil and disrespectful...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Lentrohamsanin, kuujjuarapik
5 months ago
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"You're only diluting your salary if you have an hourly-wage mindset. To give you an example, my mother was, for her entire working career, an hourly-wage earner (government & unionized). I, on the other hand, have spent most of my career..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Deathalicious
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"@cmiller: Any male who enjoys receptive anal sex would argue pretty vehemently that the prostate is useful." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by humannaire
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I can think of another reason to resist something like this: A checklist will generate a paper trail. Now, paper trails are usually a good thing - they ensure accountability on whether a process was followed. On the other hand, they can open up a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by quintessencesluglord
6 months ago
Ask comment:
"It's unlikely to be really coming from your hotmail account. It's called spoofing, and it's really common. I did enterprise email support for many years, and here's a little primer that I've shared with the users over the years who've called me..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by theora55, peacheater
6 months ago
Ask comment:
"It takes about 2 hours for me, although I've never used a ham bone in mine. My recipe is usually onions, garlic, celery, a bay leaf, a can of tomato sauce, and cover it all with chicken broth. No soaking, either, I just add the dry lentils..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tyrantkitty
6 months ago
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"I'm not sure on your ethical or legal obligations, but you probably want to go WAY out of your way for the guy, lest you end up in the newspaper as "the restaurant owner that doesn't support our troops who are sacrificing for our freedom blah..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kellydamnit
6 months ago
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"I've had to do this with my mother, for many of the same emotional-abuse reasons you cite above, plus a (un)healthy dose of being a manipulative control freak. When I was 23, I ended up having to move 900 miles away just to get out from under her...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by thewalrusispaul, milarepa
6 months ago
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"The definition of racism is "a belief in the inherent superiority of one race over another". Simply pointing out the color of someone's skin does not cross that line in any way, as far as I'm concerned. The conversation, had it continued,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by drjimmy11
6 months ago
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"I don't know if talking to the girl's parents is such a good idea. Parents (especially fathers) of tween and early-teen daughters are notorious for being in serious denial about their child's burgeoning interest in the opposite gender. I can see a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by null terminated
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Back in high school, I worked in a large supermarket in NYC. For part of the time I spent there, I was on "rat patrol". My duties were to make a daily check under each cash register and each aisle display, and look for rodents on the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by skoosh
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The area where I live is a bit of a hotbed for Dominionists, and is home to a pretty prominent Dominionist movement leader, Gary DeMar. Mother Jones took a pretty good look at this guy about a year ago.
Maybe it's just that because of where I..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by blucevalo, Pope Guilty
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Thanks, Signal, for that link. I'm well aware of the Google, thanks, but I'm very glad you've discovered it. It sure is a shame that you didn't hear about it earlier, though, because if you had, this could have been so much more than a single-link..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by gubo
7 months ago
Ask comment:
"Whatever the hell House was playing on last week's episode. Good grief that could have taken paint off the walls." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by IndigoRain
7 months ago
Ask comment:
"Here are the magic words for recruiters who want to waste your time: "My time for going on interviews is very limited. Is this call about a specific position? Can you tell me more about this position?"
If they give you static, then..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by evariste
8 months ago
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"Ok, a word of advice here. You mention that your friend's office is Windows-centric. If your friend isn't in a position to figure this out by himself, perhaps he should stick with whatever hardware/software configuration is supported by his base..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mphuie
8 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Anti-cellphone Mafioso like the Luddite quoted in the article really need to crawl out of their own sphincters once in a while. I don't see how a cellphone conversation is any different or more intrusive than 2 people sitting there talking: except..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by Mitheral, mek, Dreama, the cydonian, JDHarper, mazatec, bugbread
8 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm clicking away on Model Ms both here at the house and at the office. The one here at home is substantially newer: manufactured on 05-JAN 1994, but I bought it new in the box back in 2003 or so. The one at the office? Manufacture date was..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by 31d1, BeerFilter
8 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Like itchie, I am also in Cobb County, Georgia. The whinging and complaining I've heard in my neighborhood about the watering restrictions is, quite frankly, disgusting. These people just have no clue that it really is possible to run out of water...." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by M.C. Lo-Carb!, anthill, InnocentBystander, grabbingsand
9 months ago
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"Agree with the above re: the resignation letter. I've heard that the best resignation letter was Richard Nixon's:
Dear Mr. Secretary: I hereby resign the office of President of the United States. Sincerely, Richard Nixon.
Nothing more..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cobaltnine
9 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Belgian chocolate > everything else.
The cheap brand (Cote d'Or) of chocolate commonly found in Belgian grocery stores is far superior to the supposed "Premium" brands made in the US. Every time I go to Brussels (once a year or so)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by PeterMcDermott
Last year
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"Point out what the Bible says about public displays of piety. From Matthew 6:
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by ikahime, By The Grace of God, mds35, anthill, magikker
Last year
Ask comment:
"Why are manhole covers round?
Manhole covers are round because the holes they cover are round." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by grobstein
Last year
Ask comment:
"Nattō is what you want.
Natto isn't so much a foodstuff as it is a practical joke." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
Last year
MeFi comment:
"I'm not finished reading this yet, but this is the scariest passage I've seen so far:
a white-and-blue police van rolled up behind me and squawked its siren. There were four officers inside.
“What are you writing?” the driver asked. The other..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
Last year
Ask comment:
"I have dealt with a similar situation in my past.
I have an uncle who is a serious, died-in-the-wool bigot. Think Archie Bunker - an old-time, blue collar Irishman from New York City. The kind of guy that wouldn't burn a cross on your lawn,..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by littlelebowskiurbanachiever, hoborg, k8t, Johnny Assay
Last year
