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"Few of us can say we found true love and stuck with it for more than 50 years. Few can say we made fundamental improvements to human rights and dignity for all. What a life to have lived! Thank you Del!..." [
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10 days ago
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Harshing your mellow
favorited 11 times, recently by yohko, mysterpigg, bubukaba, box, Surfin' Bird, BrotherCaine, limeonaire, P.o.B., fiercecupcake, Esoquo, pyrex
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"As a card-carrying homosexual, I look forward to the final solution to Will and Grace." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by oogenesis
3 weeks ago
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"Um, given that all women you are close to annoy you and that you want a son rather than a child, I wonder if a women's studies 101 class would help? I'm not trying to be snarky...." [
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Last month
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Draw Yourself as a Teenager
favorited 28 times, recently by Rora, misha, finrod, apdato, marylynn, destro, pete0r, tickingclock, MaryDellamorte, teishu, that girl, PROD_TPSL, theiconoclast31, the littlest brussels sprout, jeffburdges, Flipping_Hades_Terwilliger, Xoder, slyrabbit, lunit, purplemonkie, ColdChef, ntartifex, mikeweeney, sexymofo, hjo3, rongorongo, suedehead, divabat
Last month
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"Common sense, it's what's for dinner!
posted by P.o.B. at 8:56 PM on July 14 [1 favorite +] [!]
What KirkJobSluder said, only I'd add that I'd prefer to see a study based on human beings in real-world scenarios, not on rats on forced obesity..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by marmot, yort
Last month
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"Mostly, I think anyone’s body size (or height, or skin color, etc) is none of anyone else’s business. But here’s where I’m coming from in my personal ideology about body size:
1) Certain health conditions are associated with certain physical..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by sondrialiac, Hat Maui, nooneyouknow, Kinbote, designbot
Last month
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"You're not sticking with science, you're sticking with some weird ideology. I mean, weight gain not correlated with calorie intake? Come on, be serious.
posted by Justinian at 8:38 PM on July 14 [+] [!]
I'm serious. Show. Me. One. Study. Just..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by kimdog, yort
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Justinian - there is not a good study that shows that fat people eat more than thin people. If you know of one, please point it out to me. For your point to be significant of course, I'd need to see multiple studies pointing to the same conclusion...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
Last month
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"I mostly wanted to say that I appreciate that this thread is more or less civil and respectful.
I fall in the fat acceptance/health at any size camp so I suppose many of you would consider me biased, but the main thing I think is worth trying to..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by smartyboots, kimdog, Kinbote
Last month
MeFi comment:
"You want a reference for the idea that you gain weight when you consume more calories than you burn, and you consume calories by eating them? I guess I can repost the first law of thermodynamics.
posted by Justinian at 3:18 PM on July 14 [+] [!]..." [
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Last month
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Backyard fish?
favorited 26 times, recently by Neilopolis, LC, Floydd, Acetylene, Soulbee, chump, mightshould, Mitheral, TomMelee, Arthur Dent, rux, Ctrl_Alt_ep, boba, McBearclaw, electroboy, lnicole, librarina, salvia, libraryhead, M.C. Lo-Carb!, Tacodog, limeonaire, tomcooke, farishta, Orb, tomble
Last month
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"Wow. I've always thought the suicide barrier idea was stupid. This article totally changed my mind." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kingbenny
2 months ago
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"I don't know when, but they are part of a perfectly linear continuum of don't-rock-so-hard-as-to-be-offputting-to-advertisers white dude rockers that starts somewhere around the Stones, touches briefly down on Lynyrd Skynyrd, and apparently continues..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Cranialtorque, nasreddin
2 months ago
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"I'm confused. Won't your period eventually fall on a weekend no matter what?
Also, I know that many find menstrual blood disagreeable, but it is possible and for some, enjoyable, to fuck while bleeding...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by gleea, roomthreeseventeen
2 months ago
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"DU, I think the artist statement talks about the "superhuman" tasks an immigrant must perform in order to both survive here in the US and send money home to support family and community there...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I have to admit that the disemvoweling thing in particular has come to strike me as just utterly obnoxious and passive-aggressive.
I don't follow Boing Boing - what is the vowel-removal?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Scoo
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"In effect, wealthy hetero westerners got a lot of money spent on them they didn't need
This isn't exactly right. Budgets for AIDS in developing countries come from different pots than AIDS work in rich countries. Global Fund money (which accounts..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by anansi, The White Hat
2 months ago
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"Good for you both for delving into some new kinds of sex! A little recommended reading to start: The Whole Lesbian Sex Book, a basic SM guide like the Bottoming Book, the Topping Book, SM 101, etc from Greenery Press, some queer fiction (or if you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by puckish
3 months ago
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"Wow, I really admire your honesty and straightforwardness here. It's a touchy subject with a lot of repercussions that must be hard to think about.
My intuitive hit is that quitting drinking - at least for now - could really be a good thing for..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by modernhypatia
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"That's really good writing there. It's made to seem goofy and relatively shallow, and manages to bring you a bit deeper without feeling manipulative. I'm impressed...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ZachsMind
3 months ago
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"I like Sarah Kramer's cookbooks - consistently tasty and consistently on the easy side." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by RedEmma
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Oh man, now where am I gonna get my Kill Whitey Krullers??
I wish I could just ignore this bullshit remark, but it's too frustrating to let it drop. This sentiment is exactly why I'm not going to jump on some symplistic bandwagon about the Oakland..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by iamkimiam
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"make laws which make the transmission of a deadly disease and non-disclosure of HIV status to a sexual partner without a barrier method a felony
Sometimes I hate metafilter...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by quintessencesluglord
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I thought it was semi-clueless of that Nature article to state that: Historically, AIDS research has been afforded especially strong public support in the United States. Ha ha ha! When was this person born? Does anyone remember that Ronald Reagan..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Blazecock Pileon
4 months ago
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"Please don't be dissuaded by folks who lack direct experience in this. Legal concerns are real, but so is the desire to help someone to start a family. Sure, get legal advice. Of course. I found the National Center for Lesbian Rights here in San..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by saturnine, Capri, Greg Nog, advicepig, lampoil, ceri richard, special-k, you're a kitty!, wfrgms, shazzam
4 months ago
MeFi post:
Rawrrr!
favorited 11 times, recently by skyper, Esoquo, Araucaria, jmdodd, muymuy, hilatron, Tube, blendor, zeoslap, puddles, C.Batt
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"piratebowling: follow the sephardic tradition and eat all the beans you want!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dreama
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm going to try my best to stop commenting after this, so here's my (hopefully) last word.
When I posted this, I expected oh, maybe 6 or 7 snickering "people are weird if they don't act like me" comments. But I'm pretty surprised at..." [
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favorited 12 times, recently by zeusianfog, madamjujujive
5 months ago
