MeFi comment:
"Yeah, Horatio Sanz really is a poor comedian. Look at him on Saturday Night Live: always laughing at his own jokes, mugging for the camera, losing it in the middle of a horrible setup.
Ban "Comic" Sanz NOW.
Wait, what?..." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by nervestaple, John Kenneth Fisher, dejah420, bitter-girl.com, scrump, amethysts, Brainy, InnocentBystander, mrnutty, 0xFCAF, Alvy Ampersand
13 days ago
Ask comment:
"In the pilot for Twin Peaks, there is a bar fight to a cheesy 50's-sounding ballad sung by Julee Cruise. To me, anyway, the "whoa-whoa-whoas" over the pointless violence engendered feelings of gloom and hopelessness unequalled in the rest..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Beardman
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I like BoingBoing. I still go there every day. But I now never, EVER want to be a part of the "community" there thanks to their moderators (who I'm sure are all really cool in real life, etc.).
Sure, MeFi may be messy, but as..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Vidiot
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Social stigma of out-of-wedlock births has decreased. This is a Good Thing. However, social stigma of poorly raising your child has decreased as well, which is a Bad Thing.
I would love to read MeFi comments from teen parents about this post, but..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
Last month
MeTa comment:
"I get a warm fuzzy feeling when I count my best answer checks. I probably wouldn't get that feeling if I were competing against other people, as opposed to competing against myself...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Phire
Last month
Ask comment:
"It seems to me like you have too much empty space in your life, and you're trying to fill it. Been there, done that.
Small things:
Start doing activities out of the house—especially social activities that don't require buying things. No knitting..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by snowleopard, arishaun, zippity
Last month
MeFi comment:
"WALTER: This rug, then, was a valued scrap of cloth.
DUDE: Indeed, sirrah, uniting my salon.
WALTER: This rug, then, was a valued—
DONNY: Do pray tell
What was it that your quarters did unite?
WALTER: Pray, Donald, hearken did you to the..." [
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favorited 15 times, recently by auralcoral, grandsham, Sys Rq, zennoshinjou, scrump, deborah, shmegegge, Jofus, rossmik, bkudria, shiu mai baby, subaruwrx, Navelgazer, Cool Papa Bell, sixswitch
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"According to anecdotal evidence, the oldest kid in the family really does bear the brunt of "Holy shit, we're parents and we're broke," while the younger brothers and sisters get to enjoy imported cars, premium television channels and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by patricio, Pope Guilty
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The starr'd expanse, that last and great frontier;
In this, the good ship Enterprise does sail
with five-year pact to planets weird explore;
to seek out novel life and cultures hail;
to boldly go where none have gone before...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by puzzler
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Alas, Sys Rq, thou knowest more than I
of mark'd-up text and presentation raw;
yet Firefox and Apple's browser seem
to display well my comment without flaw.
For emphasis there is the humble em,
but outland phrases choses simples mean!
Italics..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by mosessis, kev23f, jokeefe, blasdelf
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Great. Apparently my ISP is looking out for my best interests as a consumer and is a good value. Thanks, MetaFilter, for bringing this to my attention...." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by ST!NG, ninthart, dabitch, Kadin2048, Jpfed, Kikkoman, flatluigi, Jubal Kessler, hjo3, leviathan3k
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"The events centered around Avi's laptop occur sometime between March and autumn 1998. BeOS was ported to x86 with the release of R3 in March '98. Windows 98 was released June 25, 1998.
The action takes place over several months, and there's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zippy
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Wyoming out of order
Temporarily Colorado
Sorry for the convenience" [
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favorited 11 times, recently by schyler523, tehloki, Mr.Encyclopedia, ekstasis23, chime, feloniousmonk, not_on_display, LogicalDash, flatluigi, Dizzy, Someone has just shot your horse!
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I submitted my own pathetic geek story three years ago right after PGS went on hiatus. Eventually I forgot about the strip and went on with my life.
One day I heard that Maria was doing comics again! I was so excited, I checked the website..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sdrawkcab
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Children of the Stones creeped me out, in part, because Nick ran the entire series two or three times back-to-back. **SPOILER** One of the motifs in the miniseries is a period of time running in an endless loop, with those poor villagers destined to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by FatherDagon
4 months ago
Ask comment:
"Normal is such a loaded word. Are your "quirks" and neural twitches interfering with your long-term goals in life or your close personal relationships? Do they cause you emotional pain?
If not, you're doing better than most of us, and I..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by frosty_hut
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"To think is to forget a difference, to generalize, to abstract. In the overly replete world of Williams there is nothing but details, almost contiguous details...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ormondsacker, vacapinta
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Hey, Beastmaster's On!" [
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favorited 12 times, recently by zippy, Rock Steady, Smart Dalek, Cat Pie Hurts, JHarris, Senor Cardgage, willie11, Servo5678, Pope Guilty, subaruwrx, Bookhouse, CitizenD
4 months ago
Ask comment:
"DVD author here. Just back up the VOB files (make sure to remove CSS and Macrovision). Any further compression from a DVD source will result in more artifacts, and MPEG-2 for DVD has a number of drawbacks that particularly impact cell-drawn and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by yerfatma, phax
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Batman: The Animated Series is one of the best animated series in history, IMHO.
The backgrounds were painted onto black backgrounds instead of white. This has an amazing effect on the visuals and imbues even sunny days in Gotham with a sense of..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by bullitt 5, JDHarper
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Obama is my boyfriend
Obama is my girlfriend
Obama is my dead end
Obama is my imaginary friend
Obama is my king-size bed
Obama's where I make my friends
Obama is my hot hot bath
Obama is where I'd like you to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ALongDecember
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"This is how Minnie does it.
Myself, I buy lean meats and use cast iron pans. The miniscule amount of leftover fat becomes part of the seasoning of the pan...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by moxiedoll
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"Bring on Person B without firing Person A. Find a place in the company for Person B. If they have great skill and great talent, they probably have great ambition too.
There should always be a place in any company for a person with great skill,..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by FlyingMonkey, Wolfster, HighTechUnderpants
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I love the smiles on these people who have lost their house and (presumably) thousands in payments.
I like the pictures of the families in the park, posing and playing in their new home...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by dismas, schyler523, uaudio
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"My Teva flipflops lasted for ten years. Ten years! Wearing them everywhere, over rocky, gravelly, dirty terrain; in the shower; everywhere! Technically, they are still wearable, but I got a new pair anyway.
Ten years! They're made of recycled..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by samthemander, brism, oalocke
6 months ago
Ask comment:
"The next day at work my coworkers were talking about them, and a few days later one of my favorite bloggers mentioned them. Neti Pots did not suddenly became trendy or newsworthy that week, and none of the sources have any connection to each other,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bkiddo
6 months ago
MeTa comment:
"This thread is the greatest ever. I have two things to add.
#1: I haven't used the "I got no sleep" excuse for bad behavior since daycare.
#2: Charity starts at home. If you're worried about transparency, give locally so you can..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nax, konolia
6 months ago
Ask comment:
"What worked for me was:
"Who's calling, please?"
They tell you their name. Make sure you get first and last name.
"And what company do you work for?"
They tell you. (Legally, they have to!)
"I am not Joe..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cinemafiend
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm sure Ubisoft deserves some criticism
I've called Ubisoft a fag, what more can I do?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by shmegegge
8 months ago
Ask comment:
"Due to a massive data loss bug, you should wait before upgrading anything to Leopard." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
8 months ago
Ask comment:
"I don't capitalize the civil rights movement. But I would capitalize it if a participant referenced it as just "the Movement."
That being said, I'm not sure it's as much about gravitas or historical significance as it is marketing and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by not me
9 months ago
