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I'll write a tipsy letter to a real good friend of mine
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5 days ago
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My computer is a .pdf’ing mess!
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"I disagree with norabarnacl3 to the extent that the attitude of owners of these statues has any bearing whatsoever on the statues' racist implications. Statues like this are remnants of a long legacy of racist representations of black folk, and as..." [
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Last month
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"Slambrosia is great! Here are some others:
• Doc Holliday / Doc Rolliday
• Georgia O'Grief
• Malice Cooper
• Goria Malign'em
• Miss Aries (or Miss Airy) - Also BONUS since you actually are an Aries!
• Madam Throws'ya (ugh, I tried. Nothing..." [
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Last month
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"Are your classes really so terribly boring that you must drink for their duration? Though I really don't suggest bringing alcohol into your classes (many universities have explicit policies against the consumption of alcohol within the classroom..." [
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Last month
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"Ah! I missed the part about the salad dressing. I'm not sure if you can have these per your acid reflux, but these are two dressings that I alternate whenever I make a fresh salad, and are incidentally acceptable for those with Celiacs.
Fresh..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by bettafish, redfoxtail
2 months ago
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"GODSPEED YOU, DEAR FEATURE REQUEST!
team lowkey: Unfortunately, it has not been implemented - though it's been requested over and over (and over and over and over!) again. Perhaps with enough encouragement and enthusiastic requesting, the mods will..." [
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2 months ago
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"CASHEWS! Cashews cashews cashews cashews. Something happens to them when they go into the oven atop a pizza...they emerge buttery and soft. I just suggested this recently, so I'll just cut+paste:
Also, our local pizzeria makes a veggie pizza to..." [
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3 months ago
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"Of course you can find a proper English breakfast in Los Angeles! If you're anywhere on the Westside, and feel that Santa Monica isn't too far, I'd suggest checking out the Ye Olde King's Head. It can get pretty busy, but the wait is worth it...." [
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3 months ago
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"Ingredients: scrambled eggs, hash browns, onion bagel, cream cheese, Tapatio, ketchup, cracked pepper, lobster bib.
Step 1: Toast onion bagel, and smear with cream cheese.
Step 2: After cooking, mix hashed browns with copious amounts of Tapatio...." [
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3 months ago
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"I suggest that you pick up an introductory text book like those read in university "Gender and Sexuality" classes. Specifically, I would suggest Women's Lives, a very comprehensive anthology that will serve as a good jumping-off point..." [
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4 months ago
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"I find it incredibly disappointing that EB is so disenchanted with MeFi, and yet I (sadly) completely understand it. He was such an asset to the site, to the often contentious discussions about feminism and institutional oppression, and articulated..." [
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4 months ago
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"Disgraced Sports stars: You should wear a #7 with "Ron Mexico" on the back. InstaClassic!" [
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4 months ago
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"cortex, put that old saw away!! Greasemonkey is becoming the bane of my mefi existence. It is referenced and suggested as a panacea for so many site woes, pony requests, etc etc. Suggestions for Greasemonkey + me = :(
Unfortunately,..." [
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5 months ago
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"I spent several summers in San Miguel de Allende (SMdA) studying abroad, and attended the now defunct SMdA branch of La Universidad del Valle de México. My professors were incredible, and I returned stateside after 18 weeks speaking Spanish with..." [
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5 months ago
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"If you were to disclose this information to a physician or psychologist, per the usual "Informed Consent" that you must sign in order to undergo counseling, the psychologist would be under obligation to report this behavior to CPS. This..." [
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5 months ago
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"Personal anecdote: My first period surprised me a hour before my 2nd cousin's wedding. I was in the bathroom for a bit, and then emerged to tell my mother. She was over the moon about it, and proceeded to tell my father about it at the wedding..." [
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5 months ago
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"Imagine my surprise when my pony was resuscitated! I thought that it had either been put out to pasture, of had been put down due to a bum leg. Thanks, cashman!
Jessamyn, I agree with your last stated reason. Not everyone who uses Mefi is able..." [
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5 months ago
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"I love the idea of exploring consciousness in an objective, observant manner (though my interests fall somewhere within the parameters of studying our consciousness of social phenomena, to which Humphrey only vaguely alludes). This is a fascinating..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Baby_Balrog
5 months ago
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"cashman and tkolar: I am hoping for the same thing!
All mefites who think that this is a gem of an idea should favorite the hell out of this post and flag it as a "fantastic post." Hopefully that will get the mods' attention while..." [
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5 months ago
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"2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
Airplane!
Amadeus (because regaling your pals with Salieri jokes, followed by Hulce's hysterical laugh, is always a lark)
Amélie
American Beauty
Apocalypse Now
Bamboozled
Bill & Ted's Excellent..." [
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5 months ago
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"Yes, please see a dermatologist. A rash is a skin issue, and as such should be treated by one who specializes in skin disorders.
As per making your appointment, there is no need to feel ashamed. If it is helpful, use clinical language to..." [
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6 months ago
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"The "smoky eye" look is derivative of the traditionally applied kohl eye make-up used by various cultures around the world. It has been used seemingly for thousands of years to "enhance" the appearance of one's eyes.
This page..." [
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6 months ago
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"This is great, and I really like the ability to play the songs available on MeMu. However, it appears as though I cannot post a comment/response using mobile.mefi. Is this common to all mobile devices accessing the site this way? Will..." [
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6 months ago
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"I don't know how "ironic" they're being, but you should absolutely check out Nouvelle Vague (here's a link to their wiki page). They cover an amazing range of post punk and new wave classics, and do so with a bossa nova twist. They're..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by whir
6 months ago
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"Wow, this post has released a flurry of wonderful memories for me. As with the How Crayons are Made segment that I linked to earlier, I was always partial to those shorts that featured factories and modes of production, or that illustrated some..." [
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6 months ago
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"there is a fantastic ice cream place in LA called Scoops, and the fact that the proprietor creates unique and innovative ice cream flavors is Scoops' major draw. here are a few of his flavors that appear to meet your criteria:
• brown bread
•..." [
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6 months ago
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"Mistah Kurtz - he dead."
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7 months ago
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"I cannot more emphatically recommend Democracy Matters: Winning the Race Against Imperialism, by Cornel West. It is a great work which addresses this issue directly...." [
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7 months ago
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"gompa, I simply used the quotation marks as means of:
1) Specifically referencing my understand of the standard to which FPP ought to adhere ("best of the web"). As per the Guidelines, "A good thread values uniqueness over novelty...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sondrialiac
8 months ago
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"Right, because lesbians are clearly a monolithic blob, and as such their physical attributes while in their "autumn years" are identical and therefore predictable?
I'd hardly call this the "best of the web." I get that the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sondrialiac
8 months ago
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"a fellow mefite and i did a variation of spy vs. spy.
another fellow mefite at the party went as tobias funke (he even shaved his head. such commitment!)...." [
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8 months ago
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"I agree with jjg about the cadence and double-syllable framework, but I would open it up to surnames with emphasis at the beginning, such as:
Dresden Hawthorne
Dresden Miller
Also, I like the ring of:
Dresden Ray
Dresden Hart
Dresden..." [
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9 months ago
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"Speaking as a previous student of music, I diito the suggestion of getting him into piano lessons. I've found that it is easiest to start them a younger age in order to dedicate their leisure priorities, so to speak (getting him into piano may prove..." [
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Last year
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"I'd have to agree with the party for Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā. Rādhā, Kṛṣṇa's consort, is considered to be Kṛṣṇa's Śakti - the active and dynamic power of the gods which often manifests in the female form. Hindu deities are often portrayed with their..." [
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Last year
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"I think you need to differentiate your conceptions of being in love, as it were, and experiencing intense chemistry with someone. The entire phenomena of being in love with someone demands a certain amount of respect (along with all the other great..." [
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Last year
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"Ooooh, killer! The UT body farm was written about by Mary Roach in her book Stiff. I find it absolutely fascinating! Personally, I hope this catches on, if not for the ecological benefit than at least in hopes of dismantling the racket constructed..." [
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Last year
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"IANAD, so my first suggestion would be to consult a dermatologist. My first medically-uneducated guess would be that you're dehydrated, but that seems a little too reductive, given that the "prune-like-ness" of your fingers only lasts a..." [
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Last year
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"I, too, am a religious studies major (although I am agnostic, and was so before choosing my academic focus). I was fortunate to take a course last year entitled Death and Dying, shortly before spending an entire month at my grandmother's side while..." [
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