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""... or money and no taste."
Those are what my grandmother would call "five dollar people with 10 dollars."" [
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Yesterday
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"what did you do to put people with different economic backgrounds at ease,
I do my level best to treat everyone, regardless of class, with kindness and respect.
It's worked out quite well for me...." [
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2 days ago
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"Just be you, a little bit street, a little bit high class. Don't sweat it. You're no better or worse than anybody else. The only people you'll have issues with are those who are hyper-aware of status. And really, they don't count for much anyway...." [
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2 days ago
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"Not exotic but walking the labyrinth at Grace Cathedral calmed me down on Day 2 of my trip this past January." [
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8 days ago
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Is a life without makeup in my future?
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9 days ago
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"The national (cheap) brands, like Neutrogena or Aveeno or will do nothing for you. And in fact they may harm you (look at the ingredients).
The products that are "a croc" are the cheaper brands. Moisturizers that actually work are..." [
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10 days ago
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"The peeing thing knocked me right out. I have the bladder of a 5-year-old." [
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2 weeks ago
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"Perhaps I've feeling particularly jaded today but I find they all pretty much...um...suck. I had what you might term as "success" with Match and Yahoo in the past (one year-long relationship, another just short of that.)
Out of all of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
Last month
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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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Last month
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"Tula, is that really necessary?
I've stayed in situations that were not good for me and the only reason I did so is because I did not believe, down in the depths of my heart, that I was enough. Mean good enough, lovable enough. Once you know that..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by Wilder, bilabial, inatizzy, Phalene, logic vs love
Last month
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"When I was young ... about 4 or 5, I was absolutely terrified of Isaac Hayes. My parents used to entertain themselves by putting on his album and watching me from screaming from the room. He had that deep voice and shiny bald head before anyone did...." [
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Weight Watchers survival kit
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2 months ago
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"I don't know much about CPS in your town but calling someone may not necessarily result in Elizabeth being removed. They might be able to offer her some counseling or someone supportive to talk to and might suggest parenting classes for her parents...." [
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2 months ago
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"I'm single and am probably alone 90% of the time during the week. There may be an ocassional date, maybe a drink with the one or two friends I have in town but otherwise, it's just me, myself and I.
I enjoy this most of the time, though I'd would..." [
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2 months ago
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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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favorited 1 time, recently by badmoonrising
2 months ago
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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 months 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 months 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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favorited 3 times, recently by thetenthstory, chesty_a_arthur, Kadin2048
3 months 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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3 months ago
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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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3 months ago
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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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favorited 1 time, recently by kev23f
3 months ago
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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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favorited 1 time, recently by lysdexic
3 months ago
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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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3 months ago
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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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3 months ago
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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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3 months ago
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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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4 months ago
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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
4 months ago
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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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favorited 5 times, recently by invitapriore, miss-lapin, dirtdirt, arto, melissa may
4 months ago
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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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favorited 2 times, recently by miss-lapin, [NOT HERMITOSIS-IST]
4 months ago
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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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favorited 1 time, recently by miss-lapin
4 months ago
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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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favorited 1 time, recently by flamk
5 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
5 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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5 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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favorited 1 time, recently by desjardins
5 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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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
5 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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favorited 4 times, recently by chicainthecity, loiseau, frumious bandersnatch, sweetkid
5 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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6 months ago
