MeFi comment:
"You really, really should visit at least four or five European countries for at least three months each. I don't care which ones - you pick them.
Oh man, I'd love to. I can't afford it, though, since instead of paying a decent salary, my employer..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by 31d1, tehloki
6 ¾ hours ago
MeTa comment:
"He wasn't quoting. He was using summary marks.
What are "summary marks?" If he wanted to summarize the contents of the mefimail, he didn't need to use any marks at all.
In any event, ASAP doesn't necessarily imply urgency--it can..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nomisxid
8 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Given a right of action, a plaintiff should be able to pursue that right if for no reason other than to vindicate his or her rights, damn the cost to the defendants.
This begs the question--Congress is proposing eliminating the right of action. I..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
9 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"To whom? A lot of litigation is slow and expensive. I'm not quite seeing why that's an argument against this litigation, per se.
To the telecoms. The point is simply that Congress apparently believes that the costs of these lawsuits are far..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
9 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Isn't this a re-run? Somehow it's less offensive the more often you say it - you might want to mix your trolling up a bit, it's getting stale.
Maybe you're starting to see how sensible my position is...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
10 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"With that logic then Google shouldn't hire people with kids.
Why not? Google can do whatever they want. I just get irritated at companies that devote an ever-increasing budget to compensation paid solely to employees who have children. It's a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
10 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"There are many people in this country — including, I’ll bet, many Googlers — who believe that employer-provided day care, at affordable prices, ought to be like health insurance, a benefit that every company provides as a matter of course.
Health..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tehloki, monkeymike
10 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"These exorbitant profit margins have attracted the interest of private equity funds who have begun buying up local water companies and jacking up the prices. It makes me sick to think of a day when blood brokers will have bought up all the fresh..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Garak
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"Water is essential to life. Not one person on earth can get along without water. If you do not find the idea of some people profiting off of water why those that can't afford it die of thirst revolting then I assume you are a Republican.
Food is..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by roystgnr
Yesterday
MeTa comment:
"Putting words in people's mouths and misconstruing what they say is what we do here, people. Nobody cares what you really think.
People respond because they want to feel self-righteous, or win an easy (i.e., imaginary) argument, or troll..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by 31d1
Yesterday
MeTa comment:
"It's hardly ironic, BP. I expected it when I got a message from someone earlier telling me to get to #mefi 'urgently'.
The message said "ASAP." Talk about misconstruing what people say!..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dreamghost
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"A tale told by a butter-eater, full of hurf and durf, signifying nothing." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by Stonestock Relentless, m0nm0n, nasreddin, grubi, Dizzy, bookish, Jpfed, aeschenkarnos
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Libertarians don't get to complain about how much being poor sucks.
I'm not a libertarian, but why the hell shouldn't they get to?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by vsync
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"A Civil War, two World Wars and a Cold War all failed to seriouisly damage the US Constitution.
What, are you high? Lincoln unconstitutionally suspended habeas, arrested political dissidents, and ignored Supreme Court rulings. Thousands of..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by scrump, wittgenstein, Richard Daly, spiderwire, desiderandus, Meatbomb, TheOnlyCoolTim
5 days ago
Ask comment:
"I work in one of the smaller practice groups (not litigation or corporate) at a large, New York firm.
Pros:Intellectually challenging work. I've never done anything like document review or due diligence. There's some fairly rote work now and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by patricio
8 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I promise you, DU, that there are plenty of people who find your most heartfelt beliefs (and I'm sure you have some) just as silly, so maybe you should tone down the outrage just a tad?
You can still oppose foes of gay marriage while having a..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by divabat, Lou Stuells, ZakDaddy, kingbenny
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Secular morality appearsto flummox many religious people, especially the ones who like to debate on the internet.
Like I mentioned earlier, I'm not at all religious.
Because, you're right, there's no autocrat in charge, and yet we're not..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by SpacemanStix
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"that's the whole point. as long as there are religious people and/or religions as a whole that have the political power to make secular, policy decisions based on what their god/s believe or dictate, there are no shades of gray.
there IS NO NUANCE..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by ZakDaddy, quonsar, konolia, jpdoane, magstheaxe
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"They also made the claim that people are born with rights that are beyond the control of government - government does not "give" people those rights, nor can it take them away.
Maybe they did claim this, and maybe they even based..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Riki tiki
12 days ago
Ask comment:
"Your girlfriend is suffering from post break-up depression over breaking up with someone else?
This is a DTMFA for the textbooks, my friend. I know you love her, but this relationship will never, ever work. If she were 22, maybe, but she..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Espoo2, blueberry
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I don't think I can give up air conditioning and filet mignon to save the planet. The planet is just not worth that much to me." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by furiousxgeorge, olya, Dillonlikescookies, liza, mek, Durin's Bane, crickets, Kadin2048, Dormant Gorilla, nasreddin, ao4047, Perplexity, Telf, CynicalKnight
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"It doesn't matter what his intent was — or what your interpretation of his intent was — when he issued the death threat. It is still illegal to issue a death threat.
I don't think this is true. A "death threat" isn't simply a matter of..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Reverend John, nasreddin
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Michael Reagan is free to say what he wants, and he is also free to suffer the consequences when he speaks out in a way that is a pretty clear death threat/incitement to violence.
The problem, though, is that it's not at all clear clear that this..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Reverend John, Leon-arto
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"The only worthwhile context is that Reagan is a right-wing radio personality and, because of his political views, therefore will not be charged with the felony he committed, much like that other right-wing radio personality who got off on a felony..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nasreddin
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"IAAL,BNYL. The truth is that nothing short of an intimate familiarity with the relevant law and a thorough reading of the will can answer your question.
I wouldn't assume that Aunt #2 is correct, but I also wouldn't assume that she is wrong...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Happydaz
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"It's been clear for a long time now, though, Steve-arino Yer Mama, that you're happy to troll for good, bad or indifferent, so I don't imagine we'll be seeing much of a letup from you.
Do I seem happy? Before you point the finger, ask yourself,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by TheOnlyCoolTim
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Does it also make sense to charge handicapped people more to fly since they require more assistance, special facilities, beeping carts in the terminal, etc.?
Probably not. The incremental cost of helping a handicapped person (e.g. the work done..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by CruiseSavvy
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Also, everyone's food each month should cost the same, irrespective of how much (and what) they eat." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by five fresh fish
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Also, if Kucinich looked like Mitt Romney, he'd be taken seriously.
It would surely also help if he behaved seriously. Introducing articles of impeachment that have no chance of passing is an inherently unserious gesture...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by spaltavian, konolia
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I agree that anal bleaching (a safe, elective cosmetic procedure) and slaughtering people (to use their body parts in magic potions) are basically equivalent...." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by tkchrist, arcticwoman, aramaic, ruelle, 0xFCAF, LastOfHisKind, Optimus Chyme, unmake, Inspector.Gadget, Huplescat, tehloki
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Now take that back. I've had some bananas foster ice cream (some store brand from Savemart) and it was damned good.
Obvious troll." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tehloki, Bookhouse
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Instead of getting pissy and calling people Hitler, maybe you could just explain why it matters that the Caribbean monk seal is extinct?
We're all reasonably intelligent adults here...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by FuManchu, nasreddin, the other side
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Because the complete loss of a creature from an ecosystem can have unpredictable ramifications, on both the ecosystem and the environment...
That's true, but nobody knows what these unpredictable ramifications may be, or whether they'll be good or..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by cj_, inqb8tr, mw, nasreddin, milestogo
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"MPDSEA - The second you allow the argument to be conducted on "moral", rather than practical grounds, you have lost it.
I don't personally have any morals at all. If it proves convenient to kill fetuses, infants, children, adults, etc...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by roystgnr, jpdoane, the christopher hundreds
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Maybe NBC should start running PSAs about dealing with the police.
"Police officers are violent, territorial apes indigenous to most parts of the United States. If approached by a police officer, don't make any sudden movements or challenge..." [
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favorited 20 times, recently by the christopher hundreds
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"The media portrays [teenage boys] as either drug-crazed, illiterate, unemployable, suicidal, failures at school, sex criminals or vandals.
Yes, and I wonder why this is... It seems a bit strange to complain about media accuracy...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by gorgor_balabala
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