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Weight Watchers survival kit
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"I carried a lunch box the size of a small television.
This made me laugh. I was known on campus as the girl with the lunch briefcase." [
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"In 1999, after my grandmother died, I bought a few episodes of "The Golden Girls" on DVD. The only way I could get to sleep was to pop in an episode because Estelle Getty's wise-cracking Ma reminded me so much of my own grandmother's..." [
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2 days ago
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"I want to second the Pema Chodron book and quote something she wrote in an article she wrote a few years back. I think it was called something like, "10 Bad Things I'm Thankful For." One of the things she listed was that she was thankful..." [
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2 weeks ago
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"I thought pre-nups were unneccessary and unromantic and a throwback to times when women were thought of as property, etc ... until I went to law school and read all those lovely family law cases where people got really, really (really) screwed by..." [
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3 weeks ago
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"I think everyone citing that "bad guys get the most girls" article is missing the point that they're talking about college-age girls in that article, not women.
By the time you're past college age, hopefully you've outgrown the bad boy..." [
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"I'm trying very hard to empathize here but it's tough.
I haven't spoken to my own father in four years and while he was involved in my life as a child, it was not to the extent that it should have been.
I've spent many years in therapy ... not..." [
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"One of my absolute favorite notes from a coworker, after I had resigned. It simply said "Quitter!"" [
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"Also, since you will be in north Miami, I'll second the suggestion to check out downtown Hollywood. If I ever moved back to South Florida, Hollywood would be the only place I'd live. You can have breakfast at the Coral Rose for under $8 per person..." [
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"This doesn't sound like the "The One" (whatever that is) at all. You don't sound like you like her much and believe me, when all is said and done, ya gotta like each other. Get out now now.
That whole "we share the same morals"..." [
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"Eat: Everyone loves The Van Dyke because it's right on Lincoln Road where all the good shops are. If you eat there (it's decent) you'll have your fill of other shops along Lincoln Road. The Van Dyke serves basic Americana and you can generally find..." [
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"Oh and for neighborhoods, I would definitely do Coral Gables and stop by The Biltmore Hotel. The Gables is a wonderfully picteresque neighborhood with gorgeous Spanish-style homes and century-old trees. Very near to both the airport and Little Havana,..." [
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"I still have the funky shoes I bought in Hackescher Markt square. Train stops right at the market and runs frequently. Even someone as directionally challenged as I am had no troubles navigating the rails in Berlin...." [
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"Lawyer and very shortly afterward, newspaper. Embarrass the hell out of them.
If she's uncomfortable just going through the phonebook/internet for recs for good attorneys, please call someone at the University of Iowa's law school and ask if..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Reverend John
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"Jeff,
Did anyone bother to ask the poor people who live there what they wanted or did they simply assume that all they were missing in their poverty-stricken lives was a little Old Navy?
And for me, New York in my youth was this sort of fantasy..." [
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"I'm sure some of those poor people wouldn't mind having a look around a mall or two. Sheesh.
If you could have only seen the look on my face as I read that...." [
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Last month
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"But if someone can come in and restore a little luster to the place, I'd go, and bring my wallet with me, which is kind of the point of development in the first place.
But why does that development have to be the exact same fucking development you..." [
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"Look around for a renter's rights group or a renter's self-help legal group. Contact them immediately. The cost should be little or nothing for you. And the snarky comment about leaving Nebraska isn't helpful. I happened to have gone to undergrad..." [
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2 months ago
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"Keep in mind that the two date marker is when many things fizzle out, so he may say no for any number of reasons.
Which is precisely why I think she should wait. If they'd been dating for a few weeks, had five or six dates, I'd say, sure, ask him...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
3 months ago
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"I might get flamed for this but years of experience tells me this: I don't care what men say. If he wants to go out with you again, he'll call you and ask you out.
You can come up with fiftyleven reasons why he hasn't asked yet. You can say you're..." [
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3 months ago
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"Some things don't change. I say this from my experience and those of many, many women I know. Let him ask you...yes, in the 21st Century." [
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3 months ago
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"You did the right thing. What are the current societal rules for dating? Hell if I know. The only rules that really matter are the ones that allow you to sleep comfortably at night knowing you've stuck by your convictions.
Also, I disagree with..." [
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3 months ago
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"Oh...and let me pipe in on one more thing: wait on the sex. Yes, I know, I know. It's tough...But when you're puttin' out and it turns sour, it just feels ...worse, if you've invested sexually.
I know there are plenty of men who won't go beyond..." [
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3 months ago
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"Those of you who only have to think about racism when the issue is posed on metafilter simply can't understand why the question of its possible racist overtones was even asked in the first place...." [
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3 months ago
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"Agregoli, I do appreciate your comment but there are a LOT of things that women worry about that men don't. Men are not penalized for not worrying about it; women are...." [
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4 months ago
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"Wait, has it even come close to happening? Has the UK had any black candidate ... even one who wasn't viable?" [
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4 months ago
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"Stirring and so neccessary in these times. I admit that I was one of those walking around feeling all "kumbaya" like because Obama's doing so well. Today, I remembered that we still live in America ... and that is both a good and bad thing...." [
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4 months ago
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Is a life without makeup in my future?
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4 months ago
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"When I have questions like this, I usually think, "If you gotta ask ..."
There are other charming men out there. Find one who's not the subject of rumors of his bad treatment of women. Why risk undoing all the hard work you've done this..." [
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4 months ago
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"Just a note that many of the questions here on Metafilter that reference "why do black people do/think/feel X," should really be why "do certain classes do/think/feel X." I recall at least one question about black people and grape..." [
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4 months ago
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"One more thing:
My stepfather (who is likened to Attilah the Hun in another thread) had a master's degree in biology and took a job as a UPS driver becaue he had a wife and two kids to feed. That's what a man who loves you will do...." [
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5 months ago
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No more rubber chicken dinners.
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5 months ago
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"I definitely noticed an incease at about 33 ... and I was in between relationships. Many days I had to stop myself from driving past the local college with my windows rolled down and going "Hey little boy. Want some candy?"
I always..." [
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6 months ago
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"We look really ordinary (and mostly white),
I love how people revel in the fact that the Slope is now mostly white ... as if that's some standard for livability. Remember, the white people are the carpetbaggers. The borough has historically..." [
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6 months ago
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"With the industry being what it is, almost all of the major business magazines are taking on freelancers..but you'll need much, much more than the experience you currently have. You might try a local publication...perhaps your town's newspaper or..." [
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7 months ago
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"I see so many threads like this where people say, "How do I ....kindly?" I'm always floored by that. This is a friend, right? Someone who knows you? Why not simply say, "I'm glad it's working for you but I'm not interested." I..." [
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8 months ago
