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"I told my mom and she said that was as ridiculous as I thought it was
Maybe your girlfriend would be a bit less insecure if she knew she could count on you to be on her side even when she's not being entirely reasonable. It is quite possible to..." [
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9 days ago
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"If you can increase your level of direct engagement with politics and activism, you might find that your identity as a feminist becomes less dependent on the details of your lifestyle. Saying no to candy is definitely not giving in to The Man if you..." [
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12 days ago
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"I think if you have a look through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, you will find some statements that you will be happy to accept as non-negotiable. You'll forget them, but you can go back to it any time you want to remind yourself that..." [
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2 weeks ago
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"Everybody likes a little drama, a little something to shake up the routine.
Yeah, I think its a case of everybody being happy to play along for the sake of having something to talk about. It's a bit like needing to suspend disbelief in order to..." [
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3 weeks ago
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"There was an episode of Red Dwarf on this theme called The Inquisitor. From the wiki page:
Starbug is taken under control by a being called The Inquisitor and returned to Red Dwarf. The Inquisitor is a self-repairing simulant who survived until..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by The Light Fantastic
Last month
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"Found it!
They were meant to float up into the sky to mark the happy union of a wedding, but the newly married couple were shocked to find they had accidentally caused a UFO scare.
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Elle Crowden and Wayne Packer sent up 40 floating..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kattullus
Last month
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"I lost respect for the author when he declined the offer of Scattergories
I lost respect for the author when he went in with 20 lousy dollars. What an asshole...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by RedEmma, Scram
2 months ago
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"My suggestion is that you concentrate on developing self-discipline, which is really the foundation for other "traditionally masculine" qualities like confidence, resilience, steadfastness, and so on. You don't have to lose your whole..." [
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2 months ago
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"For your own peace of mind, I think you need to work out a backup plan for what you're going to do if the situation doesn't improve. This would include informing yourself about what the law can do to help you and your kids in the event that it..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by vertigo25
2 months ago
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"How do you know if you are going "too far" in terms of self-interest or self-sacrifice?
A useful thought experiment would be to imagine a child of yours being in the same situation. What would you want them to do?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by uxo
2 months ago
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"Perhaps the most discreet option would be to use a customizable application launcher (which would have work uses) and set up some custom commands in it. For example, this Lifehacker article talks about how to integrate Launchy with Twitter, amongst..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by toekneebullard
3 months ago
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The heart condition is spelled differently
favorited 12 times, recently by lunachic, nimsey lou, SuperSquirrel, mike3k, mcrandello, ronin21, arcticwoman, pantufla, P.o.B., Corky, moonlet, horseblind
4 months ago
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"Most of the time, my rational side which is saying, “okay, you’re upset about this, but it’s no big deal” can’t win over my emotional side which is saying “oh god, it hurts, make it stop.”
Trying to fight it just gives it more energy. It's better..." [
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4 months ago
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"It sounds to me like you're laboring under the following faulty reasoning:
1) My wife has gained weight
2) I don't see her making any effort to lose it, this must be because she doesn't care about being attractive to me anymore
3) If I withhold..." [
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favorited 17 times, recently by DulcineaX, streetdreams, Laura_J, chelseagirl, fillsthepews, palomar, The Light Fantastic, RedEmma, misha, nooneyouknow, ClaudiaCenter, peacheater, wyzewoman, ceri richard, jamaro, ukdanae, drpynchon
4 months ago
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"I'm feeling the need to contribute a bit more on the side of this being a genuine need to work on a sincerely held personal passion. Here's why he'll be better able to work on his music in the loft situation:
1) His friends will be expecting a..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by SemiSophos, yohko, svolix
4 months ago
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"A small, crippled man that you could outrace at a brisk walk? Not threatening.
You'll need to go to sleep at some point. That's when he silently sneaks in through the catflap and steals all your underpants...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by nzero, seanyboy, Nattie
4 months ago
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"most of these projects are not something that are monumental but things like building a website or learning CSS or just putting a podcast
My guess is that you may be underestimating and undervaluing these challenges (learning CSS is a big deal,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nooneyouknow
4 months ago
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"It sounds to me like you're being held back by guilt and shame more than anything else. You need to learn to do what you want and not take any bullshit from anyone else (or your neuroses) about how living your life the way you want to makes you a..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Ira.metafilter, elisynn
4 months ago
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"Here's Dawn French's wonderful 2006 show "Girls Who Do Comedy", featuring interviews with many of the best female comedians from the US and UK: 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3...." [
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4 months ago
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"My own trick that I developed years ago is to replay the memory as if it were someone else doing the embarrassing thing.
I was going to suggest the same thing. You could perhaps write the story down and read it back as if it were written by..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by The Toad
4 months ago
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"I wonder if this behavior is his way of saying to you that you're not really a serious couple and he doesn't see you as a life partner in the long term. By acting like a dick, he's trying to send you a message that he's not going to be there for the..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ifjuly, hollisimo
10 months ago
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"I went for the Van Halen one and was absolutely appalled for about 10 seconds before I figured out it was a joke." [
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10 months ago
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"I feel as though she has lower standards than I thought, and this makes me feel less special.
Is it really that, or is it the feeling that she wouldn't have sex with you except as part of a relationship, but she was willing to jump into bed with..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ignignokt, crabintheocean
10 months ago
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"I spent some time with Earope (commercial product for Windows, downloadable demo) a few years ago, it seemed to work pretty well but of course I forgot everything after I stopped practising with it. It covers chord types, scales and modes, chord..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by de
10 months ago
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"I learned from some other forum that Archos now makes a hard drive based player that has WiFi and runs a version of Opera. Apparently it's pretty good, it certainly has a lot of features. Still no Bluetooth though,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by takeyourmedicine
10 months ago
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"Wikipedia refers to two studies that suggest that any sperm present in pre-ejaculate may be ineffectual at causing pregnancy. You might also like to read about the effectiveness of the withdrawal method of contraception which arguably wouldn't work..." [
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11 months ago
