Ask comment:
"With a few nieces and niece-like cousins, I can guarantee this will be appreciated - particularly if you keep up the tradition. Mysterious and thoughtful aunts are more rare than I'd thought, apparently.
Since you don't know her that well, a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sondrialiac
5 ¼ hours ago
MeFi comment:
"That the people doing the mud cookie street industry also have to eat the mud cookies is a huge flashing sign that these folks need way more help than they're currently getting. There are many organisations trying to help, but it seems like little of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jammy
8 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Give to the Haiti chapter of the Red Cross. [nickyskye's comment]
Look to see which of your government representatives are involved in decisions that can impact Haiti for good or ill and let them know you care about those decisions and want to see..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by madamjujujive
more than 12 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"People who go to great lengths to avoid growing up and recognising they're part of a much larger world: missing out.
"But I think more and more people use "gay" the way they use "dumb"."
This sentence seems to show..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by longsleeves
more than 12 hours ago
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"There's already a lot of good advice here: find a good therapist, read books by people who have given long thought and many clinical hours to investigating these mindsets and how to deal with them, care for yourself and your husband peerlessly and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by purpletangerine
more than 12 hours ago
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"As a person who responds to political mass mails with relevant links in a reply-all, my assumption has been that the person was interested in a conversation. And if they try to kick back on it, that's the entirety of my answer: "Oh. You had..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"One of the things that has informed my approach is the concept of prejudice.
Not just to keep from spreading prejudice in general, but holding down someone else from acknowledging and accepting themselves because they have been exposed to..." [
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favorited 16 times, recently by wells, flatluigi, Goofyy, bpt, Solon and Thanks, ShawnStruck, jtron, hydropsyche, vytae, Sys Rq, The Light Fantastic, Pope Guilty, rtha, SaintCynr, Lleyam, Marisa Stole the Precious Thing
Yesterday
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"I'm up for goodnewsfortheinsane's suggestion, chaplinesque. Show 'em we're the stand-up types who aren't easily cowed." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by goodnewsfortheinsane
Yesterday
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"1. Put up signs, check in with shelters, post a "found" notice in Craigslist & your local LJ community.
2. Get kitty scanned for a chip.
3. If you have any other pets, take kitty immediately to vet for tests to determine FeLV/FeIV and..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by DulcineaX, porn in the woods, piedmont
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I'd like to see opinions from gay people in here regarding their feelings on it, whether it's being used by kids or adults.
Personally, having been on the other end of a fist or boot from a hate-fueled bigot screaming out words like..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ltracey, Lleyam
2 days ago
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"Personally, I was always a little bothered that everyone assumed I wasn't interested in activities like hiking and going swimming just because I was fat - or they assumed they wouldn't want me along, which is the impetus behind my suggestion. I love..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ceri richard
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I explained my objection, mattholomew - the rule doesn't make any sense and doesn't aid in deterrence or prosecution of crime. It places an unfair burden on those who cannot afford the type of defense that would allow them to at least retain this..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by humannaire
3 days ago
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"Start off with heading to the WorkSource/Workforce solutions, Employment Commission, or whatever your state's social services human resources agency is called. If you need help figuring that out, feel free to MeMail me. This agency provides..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by carabiner, desjardins, and hosted from Uranus
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"dirtynumbangelboy:
"Attrition and cancellation penalties are immense."
But not as immense as not taking the trip at all.
Also: rewarding malfeasance and poor performance with a sweet trip? Makes no business sense whatsoever...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by marble
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Watching people make excuses for the sheer avarice and abuse of public trust shown by these predators is both fascinating and repugnant.
I understand that's why we're at this point (again, even; Keating Five wasn't that long ago), so it's odd to..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Mental Wimp, SaintCynr, Blazecock Pileon
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I don't care how many others are doing it. I don't care how little an amount it was compared to everything else they've done.
None of it should have been allowed. None of it.
It is infuriating and humiliating the way they (and others like them)..." [
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favorited 15 times, recently by gladly, cass, gadavis, hazyjane, Blazecock Pileon, lalochezia, maxwelton, The Ardship of Cambry, Baby_Balrog, Smedleyman, andraste, strontiumdog, SaintCynr, marble, sotonohito
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I dunno. I'm supremely conflicted in my feelings about this, mostly because of the human inclination to take advantage in a way that's detrimental to whatever they're taking advantage of and my strong feelings about consent. And this is something a..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by bettafish, turgid dahlia
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"No, I don't think this kid is "hilariously awesome". I think he's got issues and needs help.
I do hold it against him. 7 is old enough to have empathy, to know that something is alive. Even if you don't, you're old enough to know that..." [
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favorited 35 times, recently by nickyskye, babybuns, lizzicide, giraffe, squasha, arcticwoman, dirtynumbangelboy, non-kneebiter, Pope Guilty, dejah420, brundlefly, amarie, Coatlicue, Nattie, echolalia67, MythMaker, RedEmma, shiu mai baby, nooneyouknow, pushing paper and bottoming chairs, misha, tyrantkitty, Heretic, Kimothy, bunnytricks, queensissy, flibbertigibbet, orrnyereg, Dreama, teleri025, bettafish, wimpdork, DreamerFi, oneirodynia, DU
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Also: those who are saying the zoo should have been more secure to prevent a 7yr old from doing this...
I'm pretty sure nearly all zoos, when making the argument for how to spend their tiny sums of money, would rather spend that money on providing..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by ShawnStruck, Quonab, freshwater_pr0n, orrnyereg
6 days ago
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"Dessert Gewürztraminer
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
Looks like The Nibble has a tolerable list of desserts and their pairings, in case that helps more...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Joh, ifjuly
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Jimbob:
That kind of thinking must be why several medical professionals have said they were amazed I don't have bodies hidden somewhere and other such silliness.
Even without many strong role models throughout my life - particularly when living..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Librarygeek, scrump, PsychoKick, SaintCynr
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"nushustu:
"And batmonkey, I think you CAN put some blame on the security system of the zoo. "
Only if you completely ignore the importance of culpability for one's own actions and see some sort of relief in shifting blame to an entity..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by Quonab, Lentrohamsanin, misha, orrnyereg, scrump
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"polyhedron:
The kid *is* deeply disturbed. Breaking into someone else's property, violating habitat space for living creatures, and killing living creatures in a barbaric manner (bludgeoning isn't a fast death) are all the actions of a disturbed..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by hazel, Nattie, misha, flatluigi, orrnyereg, SaintCynr, scrump
8 days ago
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"I understand that maybe there are legitimate reasons they may be in this situation, that he may be a hard-worker caught in weird circumstances, that this is all very unexpected and precisely as you'd most like it to appear.
My instincts, however,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Asymptote, theora55
9 days ago
MeFi comment:
"My brother - who has the type of genius wherein one can teach themselves the principles of quantum mechanics over a summer and prefers formulas to novellas - is going to vote for McCain & Palin for the exact same reasons he voted for G.W...." [
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favorited 38 times, recently by ooga_booga, longdaysjourney, grubi, minifigs, RussHy, Balisong, essexjan, LanTao, dansdata, idiomatika, blueberry, dhartung, typewriter, bigbigdog, davejay, mygothlaundry, marble, Mick, Riki tiki, jtron, nickyskye, The Card Cheat, Senor Cardgage, fleetmouse, teleri025, Comrade_robot, effwerd, flatluigi, cashman, BrotherCaine, East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94, lord_wolf, mrnutty, Smedleyman, grouse, teraflop, docpops, piedmont
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Also, more on topic to Palin in general:
I grew up mostly very poor with occasional bursts of lower-middle-class in an intensely dysfunctional family and city. My first job started when I was 8. I worked every summer and during parts of most..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by SaintCynr, nickyskye, msalt, birdherder
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"ericb:
"Brings to mind a certain MeFite!"
Lots of people do this. Some realise at some point that's it not productive, not helping their cause, and/or holding them back from real understanding and effectiveness. Some don't.
That said,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by mudpuppie, jtron
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Yeah, this situation is completely normal. Absolutely. No one should be worried about this at all. I mean, sure, it's one more thing that goes against everything this country has said it's stood for since the beginning, but, honestly, who cares? Our..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by orthogonality
2 weeks ago
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"I'm sorry you went through that, joaniemcchicken.
Thank you for asking this question...both because I'd wondered this myself (along with several folks close to me) and because you got some really amazingly helpful/insightful/confirmational..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by SaintCynr, Jody Tresidder, nickyskye
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"From the article at the last link:
""I absolutely understand they want to get back to their homes ... I'd like to get back to the mansion," said Perry, who moved into temporary quarters about a year ago for renovations to his official..." [
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favorited 13 times, recently by lupus_yonderboy, tehloki, flibbertigibbet, dejah420, aeschenkarnos, RedEmma, jtron, MikeKD, Lizc, H-Bar, JHarris, ValkoSipuliSuola, SaintCynr
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"You're older than you've ever been.
And now you're even older.
And now you're even older.
And now you're even older.
You're older than you've ever been.
And now you're even older.
And now you're older still.
TIME! Is marching on.
And time...." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Kronos_to_Earth, thewittyname, Shepherd
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Please pardon the length of this...I've shortened a few different ways, but I'm still left with all of this. I hope also that these words don't someday get used against me, but I guess we'll see....
My experience with suicide led me to conclude..." [
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favorited 27 times
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"For the record, this is not a "winnable" discussion, unless it somehow helps people to understand that classism and racism are inter-related and need to be attacked from all fronts. Both are evil. Both are used to hold back people who..." [
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favorited 2 times
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Your examples do probably seem compelling to you, but I still believe it's about class more than it is about race. Colour just happens to be an easy way of deciding class, so I'll agree to the principle that non-"white" folks receive the..." [
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favorited 1 time
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"chunking express claimed:
"A poor white person is not as disadvantaged as a poor black person in America. (That they both have it worse than the rich isn't that shocking or insightful.)"
Uh, what?
How in the world can you claim that?..." [
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favorited 1 time
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Butterflies. Insanely complicated but very friendly butterflies who had secrets from my childhood to give back to me.
They want to ban the butterflies?!?
But I've only met them once! They didn't do anything wrong! *I* didn't do anything wrong!..." [
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favorited 28 times
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Moment of silence...? I seem incapable of offering it to him right now, even though I know well how life can feel like a terminal illness in and of itself. So conflicted.
I do want to give his widow all of the comfort and soft words she can stand...." [
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favorited 1 time
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Due to overlapping social circles within several 'fandoms', I've been hearing about these books for a loooong time, reading the gushing from acquaintances and putting up with all of the worshipful fan churn. Based on other "paranormal..." [
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favorited 1 time
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"cirocco, I feel the need to amend your formula:
(Anne Rice + V. C. Andrews) / catastrophic brain injury = Stephenie Meyer." [
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favorited 1 time
4 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"It seems weird to me that people are telling others to avoid threads that would be comforting for people who have had child-loss traumas. Those types of stories tend to give a feeling of warmth and healing, so they would be natural for a person who..." [
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favorited 5 times
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Also: When I was reading through those letters a couple of days ago, I couldn't help but wonder what the effect would be if those fans were writing as profusely and indignantly to their representatives in state and national government...." [
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favorited 1 time
Last month
Ask comment:
"In your own home, where you have at least three feet of space to yourself and turn down the lights to a comfortable gloom.
Get a glass of water and put it nearby but not in striking distance. If you're doing it right, you'll get thirsty. Maybe set..." [
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favorited 3 times
Last month
MeFi comment:
"This has nothing to do w/ Kim Jong Il...
from milkrate's link:
"Alvedazane"
?
So...uh, they really have no idea what they're hearing on these shows and then try to type it out without looking it up or anything? I mean, not even a..." [
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