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"In my experience (in shipyards, not construction), nearly everyone wears the front-billed ones. The all-round bill ones are more rare because that's not the kind they give you, you have to get your own. So I guess it kind of shows that you care..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by TheManChild2000, zippy
2 weeks ago
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"Thirding 'channel fever'. It's not quite the same thing as you're looking for, though.
People's emotional state tends to go through phases at roughly the same speeds, give or take, and we have a term for when everyone is at everyone else's throat..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by vorfeed, kittyprecious
3 weeks ago
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"I like more complicated music, and I listen to it many times over, but I listen a different way each time. I might follow the drum patterns, or the harmony line, or any number of things. I might compare successive variations on the same basic part..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Who_Am_I, synecdoche
Last month
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"Parliament - Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
Now that would make me smile. I might even join in.
Most other things would make me want to punch you in the face early in the morning...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by alitorbati
Last month
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"I've always found when people are teasing each other, that instead of making a new joke, it's usually funnier to continue the old one another step. Make a sick joke one step more appalling. Even (especially) at your own expense. I think improv..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by flatluigi, Jofus, Cat Pie Hurts, jobby, BrotherCaine
Last month
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"I think you should send some "investigators" over to their office to look into the matter. Dress them in bad suits and bad Joe Friday or Columbo imitations.
Also, buy a stuffed pony (preferably one with a big goofy smile), cut the head..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by vytae
2 months ago
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"I get creeped out by that, and I have much less reason for it - I didn't grow up in higher society. I just hate being served by another person. So much so that I hate getting a haircut even though I can't really do it myself. Getting a pedicure or..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mjao
2 months ago
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"Having your friends waterboard you isn't as torturous as having some sinister strangers do it. You always know your friends will quit after a while, and will try not to kill you. All you have to do is fight instinct and trust them.
The bad guys..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by gum
2 months ago
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"I recently discovered that the calculator app on the mac will do RPN and show the stack. Happy day! I have a hell of a time using a hand-held calculator that requires me to use paren buttons. RPN just makes so much sense...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Rafaelloello
2 months ago
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"In my experience, caipirinhas are fantastically good on a hot day and not girly at all, but they do have two drawbacks:
You have to keep track of how many you have more closely because they will sneak up on you. Also, the bartender will give you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by messiahwannabe
3 months ago
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"Seconding avoiding at-sea sprinkling. We have to do that from our submarine from time to time, and gusty winds + ashes + white uniforms seems to never work out that great...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jahaza
3 months ago
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"No, he won't stop bringing them. He's contributing to the family. You want to take that satisfaction away from him?
I've had good success giving ours plenty of elaborate praise when he brings presents home - after he gives them to me. Now..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Silly Ashles
3 months ago
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"Same places as you. We're all around you. Only, when you go out, you have to start looking for the other guy. The guy who's at the bar with his extroverted (borderline obnoxious, because they've been drinking) friends. The guy in the bookstore..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by chicainthecity, vers, jragon, jobby, tomboko, melorama, elisynn, Optimus Chyme
3 months ago
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"The loser also gets pressurized with the hot breath of the winner. Yucko. Neat game, though.
In a more competitive spirit, push hands is fun." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Greg Nog
3 months ago
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"J"can you show me any other website in your industry which does something like that?".
No. We're innovative. We're thinking outside the... yadda. Some people can not be talked out of something they're emotionally attached to. Make..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fishfucker
3 months ago
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"Some old NWA minus the lyric track. Has the excitement/noise level factor, plus the subconscious hostility factor for those who can't quite place where it came from. (not so subconscious for those that instantly recognize it)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jtfowl0
3 months ago
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"I think it's a marketing thing. Being able to say "Just one pill contains all the blah..." is worth something. It's also a perceived quality thing. People think one 500mg vitamin is somehow "stronger" (therefore better) than..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dmd
3 months ago
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"I see demanding (or requesting, whatever) evidence to back up a statement in a polite conversation as either: calling bullshit on something, or saying "wow, that sounds interesting, tell me more." I may do either in an actual conversation..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by iamkimiam, axon
3 months ago
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"I don't have a suggestion for what to do, but having been the overloaded-at-work guy, I have a suggestion for what not to do. (or to just keep in mind)
Try not to make yourself another task. You don't want his mental process to be "ok, now I..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Jezztek, loiseau
3 months ago
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"Tell him you have "this friend" who wants to ask him out for lunch. Ask him how "your friend" should go about doing that. C'mon, it'll be funny. He'll know you mean you, and either tell you yes or some excuse why not (which..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nooneyouknow
3 months ago
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"?
You're supposed to be calling random numbers. You want to fix a bingo game?
I guess I don't understand your ultimate goal. Do you have 15 prizes that you're giving away to winners instead of giving back a percentage of the card sales?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by punishinglemur
4 months ago
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"Rephrase the question in your mind in the most charitable way possible. If it ends up something you could answer, answer. If not, don't.
I read this one as, "I'm no longer sexually attracted to my wife. I really love her, and don't want to..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by HighTechUnderpants, spinturtle, Arch_Stanton, olecranon, oaf, drpynchon, MythMaker, i_am_joe's_spleen, LeeJay
4 months ago
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"The squeaky wheel gets the grease
but,
The nail that sticks out is the one that gets hammered.
And to steal from Catch 22:
What if everyone went around [doing X]?
Then I'd be a fool not to do X, wouldn't I?..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by mitzyjalapeno, Deathalicious
4 months ago
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"Stick it to a plate of aluminum, plexiglass, or hard plastic. Punch holes. Tie strap to your bumper or place on back window ledge, if the school allows non-permanent installation. Inside is better, if theft may be an issue. (My small parking..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by whiskey point
4 months ago
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"You can only motivate them with 3 things (in order of effectiveness):
1) the respect they have for you - i.e. just because you want them to, or they don't want you to think they're shitbags.
2) you can make them see a significant benefit to them if..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by tastybrains, Hot Like Your 12V Wire, DulcineaX, yohko
4 months ago
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"Imagine a cheesy romantic movie. Don't ask her out right away, but do flirt and see if you can't create a bit of interest. Let it be like that for a while. You want her to think of you as a possibility, not "put you on the friends..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by manish, jejune
4 months ago
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"At some stores, that cashier "owns" that register. They essentially borrow all the money that goes into it at the beginning of the shift, and then pay back what should be in it at the end. If that's the case, the store doesn't care what..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mdn
4 months ago
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"I don't think it's a very good joke. Reason: even though I know full well the chemical makeup of water, I also know quite a few situations (some of which mentioned above) that might cause said water to present a risk of hydrogen gas evolution...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by mdn, moss, douglaswth
4 months ago
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"Ah, also, re: bringing up past stuff
I know why that is, too. See, say you forgot to take the trash out. An argument ensues.
You think it's a simple argument about the trash. You may or may not admit fault, but you will suggest corrective..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by herbaliser, aielen
5 months ago
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"You've describe me and my wife pretty accurately. You're a rational, she's emotional. You will never understand why she gets upset at the smallest things; she will never be able to be so cold and calculating as you without attaching ulterior..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by ihope, logic vs love, mausburger, aielen, frumious bandersnatch, arha, chrismear, ukdanae, srrh, evilbeck
5 months ago
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"I agree with several of the points raised above, both positive and negative.
1) Your deadlines are your deadlines, not your vendors'. If the vendors aren't coming through in time for you to make the deadlines, set theirs earlier, and communicate..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dreama
5 months ago
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Sounds like the future!
favorited 12 times, recently by zusty, kpmcguire, yohko, euphotic, ourobouros, cmyk, Afroblanco, box, jessenoonan, ROTFL, Large Marge, that possible maker of pork sausages
5 months ago
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"I've had to do this question game. It's annoyingly frequent in (yes) the Navy. I've found that trying to ask "good" questions always sounds lame or like you're brown-nosing. What works really well is to think about the last time you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Riki tiki
5 months ago
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"I would absolutely go. I lived in Honolulu for six years, only recently moving back for my job. We plan to move back again in a few years.
The arts: well, it's good you like shoestring budget local stuff. There's plenty of that. There is an..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
6 months ago
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"amberglow, yes. Whether or not that's a bad thing or not, eh. Depends on my mood. Ever want to just get away from it all? Life's a bit simpler. It's very communist. I do my job, and pretty much that's all I have to worry about. When it's lunch..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by LeeJay, brundlefly
7 months ago
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"I'm in the military, and we normally keep our logs in local time. We treat daylight savings shifts the same as when we cross time zones. Each time zone has a designator letter, as shown on this obnoxiously colored chart at the bottom.
In the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dancinglamb
8 months ago
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"I always thought it would be cool if Kimberly Clark was an ass kicking, female James Bond. Who cleaned things.
Also, just the opposite of what you're asking, every time some very strange or potentially dangerous situation comes up, my manuals..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by punchdrunkhistory, whitneykitty
9 months ago
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"The school couldn't have been that competitive, or the burglars wouldn't have shared the exams with fifty-odd other people. That would defeat the purpose.
The cheating problem didn't get that way over night. They must have had a slow buildup of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by marble
10 months ago
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"I have no experience with bombers, only with Trident submarines, but:
Nuclear weapons are not moved around by a couple of guys in coveralls. There is no "oops, shit, I grabbed the wrong missile!" Missile moves are accompanied by marine..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Oddly, jamjam, amberglow
10 months ago
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"1) click on your name after the post
2) click on the number of answers to see their answers
3) save that page
4) create this file as awkfile:
BEGIN {comments=0; best=0}
/comment\ posted/ {comments++}
/bestcheck.gif/ {best++}
END..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
10 months ago
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"They would absolutely attempt to rescue the unfortunate sailor. Man Overboard is considered a ship's casualty, like a fire or flooding.
There are automatic immediate actions that happen in the first several minutes that would be extremely..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by slimepuppy, Mercaptan, paleography, furiousxgeorge, b1tr0t
10 months ago
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"With a lot of older guys, it's "young lady" is just a more homey, informal way of saying "ma'am". They won't use your first name without being invited. Unless they know your name, Ms. doesn't work like "sir." You..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ClaudiaCenter, limeonaire
10 months ago
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"To unfavorite a comment, simply favorite every other comment on the site. That leaves your unfavorite -1 overall." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Rock Steady
11 months ago
