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"Well, here's how I remember it:
The first part was somebody playing Even Flow over and over and over again. Then, for a little while, it was somebody playing Informer and Mr Wendall over and over and over again while a few people sat in the..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by daisyk, Lou Stuells, oaf, lizzicide, The Shiny Thing, Faint of Butt, vronsky, eatcake
8 days ago
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"This doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing proposition. You don't have to drop out altogether - just make it clear what you will and won't do, and what you've done already.
"Yes, I'd love to be your bridesmaid! Thank you so much for offering...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by minervous
9 days ago
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"It's over. The nice stuff is just trying to cushion you so you don't cry too hard for too long, and to make you feel like you'll find somebody else quickly, and to make him look like a nice guy who treid rather than a bastard. Now he's just..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jurate
9 days ago
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"I can tell you two places where spending a lot more, not just a little more, is absolutely worth it:
Business shirts. I used to buy cheap shirts, and after a few washes they looked faded, the fabric became thin, the stitching started to go, and..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by sindark, peacheater, TheDukeofLancaster
2 weeks ago
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"I'll add an unusual one - be the sober, responsible guy at the bachelor party. Give the bride your assurance that no matter what stupid hijinx transpire, you will be in control and you will keep the groom and his party safe. Have a couple of drinks,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cior
3 weeks ago
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"Mashed with a fork on toasted bread with olive oil, salt and pepper and either:
- fresh sliced tomato, red onion and a little vinegar; or
- roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley and fresh lemon juice.
They're also not bad mashed in pasta - heat..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by catlet
3 weeks ago
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"I recommend you don't go solar. Get instantaneous gas instead. You won't need a tank, you'll never run out of water and you won't lose pressure if somebody uses the loo. The lack of a tank and the ability to precisely set water temperature makes..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Echidna882003
Last month
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"I know that you can throw together a half-arsed essay at the last minute and get at least a Credit, maybe even a Distinction. I know that you can do this for a friend who is taking a subject you know nothing about. I know that you can obtain..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Crabby Appleton
Last month
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"I write one of the following:
For nerdy friends:
"Thinking of Maud, you forget everything else..."
"Green wizard needs cake badly!"
"All your birthday are belong to us."
"Sort your FUCKING life out, mate...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by eritain, dreamyshade
Last month
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"Stupid question, but why do they call them 'refried' beans? I thought the 're' in 'refrito' meant 'well' or 'very' (as in well cooked) not 'again'. Is it just a linguistic mix-up, or am I missing something?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bingo
Last month
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"I forgot boiled eggs and blueberries. Don't ask - I don't know either." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
Last month
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"A 6-oz can of tuna in olive oil, a couple of tomatoes, a Lebanese cucumber, red onion, parsley, arugula and a lemon. It all goes into a bowl to make what I call "Big-Arsed Tuna Salad". As in:
"What's in the bowl, Obiwan?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
Last month
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"Look for a secondhand copy of Paula Wolfert's Mediterranean Grains and Greens." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
Last month
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"Supervillain: "MWHHAHAHAAHA! I have spent TRILLIONS of dollars blocking out the sun. You are poweless, son of Krypton!"
Supes: *switches on UV..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Phire
2 months ago
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"In high school we designed a rather crass deck with the suits Pussies, Arses, Cocks and Fingers. We made an equally crass poker variation to go along with it, which was pretty much just dealing five, discarding two, drawing two then trying to come..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dirtynumbangelboy
2 months ago
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"An environmental auditor showed a similar CO2 graph, but it had a bit of a sting in the tail. It went a bit like this:
"There seems to be a strong correlation between CO2 levels and temperature," he said, and put up a graph that looked..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kev23f
2 months ago
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"Is it just me, or do none of these jokes sound like they're going to be very involved, including the examples from the OP?
A woman comes home after a long day at work. She's flustered, because it's her husband's birthday, and she promised him..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by blueberry, lalochezia
3 months ago
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"Can I add my two cents to those suggesting that you just talk about it, fantasize about it, but don't actually do it? Some guy touching your wife - the mother of your children - is a pretty sure way to bring all your insecurities to the surface,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jayder
3 months ago
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"Roast the pepper over a gas flame (or put it in a really, really hot oven) til black. Remove the skin and tear into large pieces. Coated with olive oil it'll keep in the fridge for ages. Put it on sandwiches, toss through pasta, add to tacos,..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by KathyK, peacheater, olecranon
3 months ago
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"8 oz cream cheese
6 oz can tuna in olive oil
Juice of a lemon
Salt, pepper
Dump it all in a bowl (don't drain the tuna) then whip it up with a fork. Check the seasoning - it probably needs a little more salt. Spread on toasted slices of..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nzero, wtdoor
3 months ago
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"As an introvert who's forced to be an extrovert almost every day of his life: you're not missing out on anything.
Well, that's not entirely true. You're missing out on losing a hefty chunk of your pay check on going out, and then listening to..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by UbuRoivas, pmdboi, RedEmma, brautigan, extramundane, Geppp
3 months ago
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"I'm a little surprised me that you're asking how to discipline these kids rather than asking why it's your role to discipline other people's kids in the first place. They have parents - talk to them. If they won't fix the 'problem', and if they're..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by RedEmma, bonobo
3 months ago
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"As a simple example, the above image shows the implementation of a SR-latch using two NOR gates, as well as a SR-latch logic block...
Well alrighty then...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by captnkurt, bunnytricks
3 months ago
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"I posted something about time travel once, but jessamyn went back in time and deleted it, like it was never there. In my head, she has a goatee like The Master...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by punchdrunkhistory, anomie
4 months ago
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"Daaaad, is Battlestar on yet?
Daaaad, is Battlestar on yet?
Daaaad, is Battlestar on yet?" [
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favorited 7 times, recently by Space Kitty, Cat Pie Hurts, sebastienbailard, jonp72, Spatch, stevis23, bonobo
4 months ago
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"Lolcats: like a zombie Carrot Top, you are ugly, unfunny, and refuse to die.
posted by m0nm0n at 4:54 AM on March 19 [+] [!]
Your user name is 'nom nom' backwards, and you're bagging lolcats?..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by dabitch, Space Kitty
4 months ago
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"A super crisp white bread roll, halved. Remove some of the bread from the inside. Fill with warm refried beans, minced chipotles en adobo, avocado, red onion and cilantro. Cheese and sour cream optional. For a picnic, line the insides with crisp,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by miz brown
4 months ago
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"I usually roast two chickens. One gets eaten that night with roasted vegetables. The other has the meat pulled from the bones.
Both carcasses go into a pot with celery leaves, bay leaves, a couple of carrots, a quartered onion, parsley stalks,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by libraryhead
4 months ago
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"It may have been 'sujeonggwa', a traditional Korean fruit punch usually consumed as a dessert. This recipe is from Korean Home Cooking by Soon Young Chun.
Cinnamon fruit punch with dried persimmon (Sujeonggwa)
2 oz fresh ginger
6 cups..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by lester the unlikely, exlotuseater, FunkyHelix, moonlet, Asbestos McPinto, Rosie M. Banks, the dief, numinous, taff, naturesgreatestmiracle
4 months ago
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"British kiddies stolen during and after WWII...I went to a Christian Brothers school
Are, there you are, right on cue. Aggrieved White Australian #3477865. Here's a clue by four for you:
The apology for the forced, unwelcome and unnecessary..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by divabat, kjs4, outlier
5 months ago
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"OK, I know you totally said not to recommend this, but it worked out really well for me, so:
Is there a particular reason she needs OS X, or just she just like the look and feel? If it's the latter, I turned an ancient Compaq into a..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by DMan, vacapinta, gergtreble
5 months ago
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"Not helpful, but:
He cheated on a gal who says cool stuff like "flagrante delicto"? What an idiot." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Phire
5 months ago
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"Consider the purpose of the massage. Is it to relax, to arouse, to invigorate, to soothe, or to heal? Is it going to be a 30 minute whole-of-body experience, a quick shoulder squeeze to ease neck tension, a deep tissue probe on a strained thigh?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Optamystic
5 months ago
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"Note your advantages:
- a gutless boss who won't stop her is a gutless boss who won't stop you;
- the former whipping boy is a potential ally; and
- there are no witnesses.
In short, there's nothing stopping you from becoming the bully...." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by mynameismandab, Optimus Chyme, LarryC, nooneyouknow, Solomon
5 months ago
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"We say that such things have become 'pantrified'. A quick Google search shows that it's a perfectly cromulent word." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by like_neon
6 months ago
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"It'll get better - it's probably culture shock, nothing more.
In the past I've found it helpful to schedule a late-Friday or early-Monday meeting with my manager to establish what what milestones I should have reached by the end of the week...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lucyleaf
6 months ago
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"Yeast = teh suck. All the bugs you need are in the flour. Commercial bread yeast replicates way too quickly, so there's not enough time for the lactic bugs to do their thing. No lactobacillus, no sourdough.
Throw out that icky bread machine..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by the luke parker fiasco
6 months ago
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"Relax, don't do it, doo doo doo dee doo...ahem.
Seriously, relax. Focus on your abs, lower back and butt muscles for a second, and you'll probably find you're as tense as hell. Unless she's coming at you with an unlubed pineapple, there's no..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kifer85
7 months ago
