MeFi comment:
"Also: I can't WAIT to get home and put my thousands-of-dollars'-worth of pastry school to use making A Better Microwaved-in-a-Mug Cake. Brace yourself, Metafilter, for I have ideas...." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by Lou Stuells, Corky, notashroom, climalene, Shutter, rokusan, Karmakaze, agropyron
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"This is why, living in Austin, I miss the Houston Press. Investigative reporting. For more fine examples from the Press, see these:
Run Over by Metro
Catching Elevators
Thrilled to Death
Quiet Rage
All the Austin Chronicle ever..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by bluishorange, nushustu, rmd1023
6 days ago
MeFi post:
"This mighty garden" and its "methods of culture"
favorited 15 times, recently by lucien, yoyo_nyc, marble, jgee, Durn Bronzefist, longdaysjourney, anoirmarie, cmyk, librarina, thegreatfleecircus, Bora Horza Gobuchul, nax, stbalbach, batmonkey, likesuchasand
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"But they were beautiful before, and now they look like an ice cube on a stick." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bristolcat
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"Oh, come on, just eat with the tines up, since that's the eating skill you've mastered. You aren't going to "pass," it's not going to do you any good to waste your energy trying to adapt. It's not like the forks are different over there...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Mayor Curley, Who_Am_I
3 weeks ago
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"A two-week supply of brand new underwear and socks. No laundry!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by GPF
4 weeks ago
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"Yes, ventilation, goggles/glasses, and also the importance of Washing Your Hands. Pretty much all solder is nasty stuff that should not find its way into your mouth. A little burn will teach them to be careful; it's not a torch or an open flame. It..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sperose
Last month
MeFi comment:
"At least two people have mentioned artichokes. Y'all are scaring me.
All you have to do is put them in a pot big enough to cover them with water. Boil till the leaves come off with only a bit of a tug. Drain and serve with a dipping sauce (I like..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rusty
Last month
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"Pollen contributes, which is why allergy sufferers might do better to dry their clothes and linens inside. I miss that smell but it's worth not waking up all congested...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jamjam
Last month
MeFi comment:
"This is bullshit, and it's bullshit that they made him take it down. How many people think that Mapplethorpe or Finley or hell, even Rothko or Picasso or Monet or Mondrian aren't artists? The artist in question here didn't DO anything punishable. He..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dizzy
Last month
MeFi comment:
"So awesome. So beautiful. Love it.
And to those of you with your "offices" and your "doors" -- shouldn't you be too busy to read at work? Bastards. You probably have "windows," too, whatever those are...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by CwgrlUp, desjardins, marble
Last month
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"I didn't start with a huge crush on my partner, like I did in previous relationships, but I did develop one rather quickly. It came AFTER I learned more about her and what it was like to be in her company.
I still have these little flashes of..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ifjuly, Riverine
2 months ago
MeFi post:
Take my arm, my love
favorited 52 times, recently by MikeKD, rmd1023, Iamtherealme, Nattie, binturong, Omission, regicide is good for you, theperfectcrime, gc, finrod, ClarissaWAM, dash_slot-, Kat Allison, Robert Angelo, pummelo, Obscure Injoke, BrotherCaine, trip and a half, weebil, t2urner, lilac girl, Hot Like Your 12V Wire, avocet, Nerro, mudpuppie, misanthropicsarah, limeonaire, pookzilla, gemmy, treepour, you're a kitty!, padraigin, Blazecock Pileon, Hactar, sleepy pete, ColdChef, Sys Rq, jonmc, CaptApollo, batmonkey, jack_mo, puckish, lunit, Kattullus, patricio, johnj, sixcolors, Happy Dave, desjardins, metabrilliant, jeffburdges, rtha
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Well, it seems like the reason others would care is because Roach has been forceful about putting his material out there, and leaders are worried about his influence on newcomers to Buddhism. Something that paints Buddhist yoga practice as a way to..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by amethysts, The Bellman
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"Shady Grove! You can probably make up endless verses to that song. More later, when I have time." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Seamus
2 months ago
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"Wow! Great analysis. I don't think I ever realized that there were two separate restaurant chains." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by octothorpe
2 months ago
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"Places I would avoid:
-West Campus (though there are exceptions)
-Riverside
-East Austin around 51st/Manor (pronounced MAY-ner)/Springdale
-potentially S. Congress/S. Lamar/S. 1st north of Oltorf (getting very expensive)
Places I would check..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pedmands
2 months ago
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"Sure! Gully Cat Tattoo on S. 1st has several artists who work in primarily an old-school style, though there is a lot of Asian influence on their work as well. My partner's (so far) floral half sleeve was done freehand by Mike Terrell, and she gets..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pedmands
2 months ago
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"Benadryl is one of the aforementioned old sedating antihistamines, and it's cheap and pretty much harmless to boot. Don't take one and drive, though, till you know what it does to you. If I'm in the middle of a mini anxiety attack that's enough to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ClaudiaCenter
2 months ago
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"Don't ask questions unless you're interested in the answers. This should go a long way.
Fight the Good Fight: Small talk stops with you." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by GPF, collocation
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This is the shit that eats people alive, from the inside out. I'm done pretending. But I've got a lot of "invisible femme" guilt, much as I try to avoid using that privilege wherever possible. Heterosexual-appearing -- whatever that means,..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by Dreama, aeschenkarnos, Dizzy, librarina, tippiedog, Elsa, Solon and Thanks, arcticwoman, somanyamys, crunch buttsteak
2 months ago
MeFi post:
You can't spell "terrarium" without "terrar"
favorited 49 times, recently by premortem, kuujjuarapik, jquinby, lunachic, taz, madamjujujive, figment of my conation, cobra libre, nev, generalist, fuzz, nickyskye, ethel, anansi, susanbeeswax, hilatron, YamwotIam, deborah, honeyx, JiBB, logic vs love, mkim, violette, amyms, blatant gizmo, Heatwole, krisak, trip and a half, ikahime, jamaro, jgee, box, hydropsyche, leesh, Mamapotomus, dersins, No Robots, Foci for Analysis, acro, Hobgoblin, psmealey
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"(To be more clear, put four in a cross shape, then four more in the corners created by that, then four more evenly around.)" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Greg Nog
3 months ago
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"Twang is a non-Lucas, non-lead brand of ... well, basically of Lucas. That's what you want. Mmm. Not sure how hard it is to find outside of Texas, though. Mmm, beer salt...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by numinous
4 months ago
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"Absolutely no scientific background to back this up, but: A dog who sleeps in your bedroom will be happier and better adjusted. Dogs are social animals; they need their pack. It's cruel to make them sleep away from you.
People I know who do this..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by FlyingMonkey, LeeJay, ClaudiaCenter, zeph, beccaj, CorporateHippy, kuujjuarapik, mphuie, Rosie M. Banks
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"From the Myspace blog of Autumn Edows that nasreddin linked above:
Four years ago, I was a girl that self-mutilated as a result of being depressed, and took scandelous photographs just to feel important - as if they gave me some sort of status...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Robson, space2k
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Tired of video sites that are 99% cats running into walls?
Nope." [
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favorited 6 times
6 months ago
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"I was poked via MeMail to update, and update I will.
Since this question was written, I have:
- come out to my relatives, via posted letter
- gotten engaged (June 20, 2006) - yay!
- started making plans for the wedding this October
My..." [
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6 months ago
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"I just skimmed -- someone may have already got this, but ChordFind's 4stringchords is a great resource for mandolin chords.
MandolinCafe.com's forums are a great resource, too.
More time later -- I will come back to this. The mandolin is a..." [
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6 months ago
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"I don't think 1992 will call if you give him a mix CD. Especially if it's full of well-chosen songs...
How about songs about birds and desert islands and red Skittles and tall boys? (I smell an AskMe question...)..." [
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favorited 1 time
6 months ago
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"My dad is a geologist and has been for many, many years. He's studied and seen a lot of meteorites, also, just to rule something out. I sent him this thread and he replied:
"I think some of those folks might be correct and that thing MIGHT be..." [
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favorited 1 time
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The paper towel dispensers in my office are the worst I've ever used. They never, ever recognize me. I always have to touch the sensor before it notices that I'm there, which defeats the purpose.
Somehow I don't think the wet-paper-towel..." [
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favorited 1 time
7 months ago
Ask comment:
"Someone please, please, please make a chart or a graph or a map of all this useful washcloth data.
I was raised in TX by a washcloth-using mom and a non-washcloth-using dad. I used a washcloth till I discovered the joy of the bath pouf. Now it's..." [
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favorited 1 time
7 months ago
MeTa comment:
"What the hell else is AskMe for?
it really cheeses me off that I learned this stuff on my own either by making mistakes and learning from them or asking the more experienced people that I work with for help. But no, why don't we ask the internet..." [
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favorited 1 time
7 months ago
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"One of my father's favorites in this genre:
Q: What did the French vegetarian existentialist say?
A: Ce-le-ry! *groan*
He used to tell me when I was little to Eschew Obfuscation, but lately I've seen that one on bumper stickers...." [
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7 months ago
