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"My signature BBQ chicken recipe always draws raves and goes like this:
(1) Get a bunch of boneless, skinless chicken thighs.
(2) Rub liberally with a rub* so that thighs are entirely coated. You can put on grill right away if you are rushed, but..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by suedehead, donovan
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I really wonder what an egg peeler looks like.
Behold Odenberg, Inc's industrial peeling solutions!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by slogger
2 months ago
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"I end up in Vegas a couple times a year on business and have to say that I've been consistently disappointed by the high-end brand-name chef restaurants so my advice is just skip'em altogether. On my last trip this Spring, though, three different..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kamelhoecker
2 months ago
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"Matt's a friend and y'all should know that he generally pegs the start of his meme-dom to the 2005 MeFi post. Mathowie, he said he spied you at ROFLcon but failed to make contact.
As twoleftfeet noted, he's a really nice, incredibly modest guy..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by flibbertigibbet, LobsterMitten, hecho de la basura, roystgnr, jamesonandwater, Dave Faris, h00py, Caduceus
2 months ago
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"I ask: "What are you passionate about?" totally open ended and gives the stranger explicit permission to take the conversation somewhere that they care about, which 98% of the time is fascinating and a great way to dive quickly below..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Korou
3 months ago
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"I'd say cool your heels and wait for the App store in a few weeks--the game demos I've seen are mindblowing and are gonna beat hands down what you can do in a browser or what's going to be available for jailbroken(?) phones...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by misha
3 months ago
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"I've lived on the West Coast all my life, but travel frequently to NYC, sometimes twice a month. And in all of my time there I've only ever found New Yorkers to be kind and helpful. Sure, they can be brusque and direct sometimes, but that pretty..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by junesix, stargell
4 months ago
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"I'm gonna guess this was the "Viva Las Xmas" talk. Some other talks can be found here." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by malapropist
5 months ago
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"I second kindall's suggestion to get the hell out of the Eastside. It's my urban bias, to be sure, but despite a lot more trees the "urban" part of the Eastside (Bellevue, Redmond) is about as exciting as a strip mall in Orange County, CA...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Blazecock Pileon
5 months ago
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"I also do not use my tongue, and find the idea a bit off-turning
Well I think that hotness is a two-way street and you might want to rethink your above statement as one possible way to increase said hotness which might improve the odds of things..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Cat Pie Hurts, hulahulagirl, chiababe
5 months ago
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The glass flowers of Leopold Blaschka
favorited 20 times, recently by kwaller, yohko, musicinmybrain, agregoli, belladonna, hilatron, palimpsest, nicolin, babybuns, LeeJay, fujiko, limeonaire, lucien, dhruva, Esoquo, mr vino, flibbertigibbet, lapolla, imperium, nickyskye
6 months ago
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"This should not really be a concern, we just need to establish a National Canned Air Registry and ensure that, much like purchasing Sudafed, only people who provide personal information and a photo ID can ever get their hands on this terrorist tool...." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by spaceman_spiff, tehloki, lalochezia, MikeKD, mek, eritain, Sys Rq
7 months ago
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"I'd agree that Challahtronix lost their cool there, BUT I know I found myself being annoyed by some of the many assumptions that some commenters seemed to be making about his situation which I'd argue might come from only traveling by air in the US...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by litlnemo
7 months ago
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"So maybe you really can't over think a plate of beans?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by olya
8 months ago
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"Are you crafty?
Try this:
Buy a pair of dowels the width of the window. Buy attractive fabric of right dimension and sew sleeves for the dowels. Attach (hot glue or sew) the midpoint of two lengths of attractive ribbon to the back of the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tastybrains
10 months ago
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"I wrote this "complex, rewarding story of how and why government leaders establish targeted programs for unpopular, politically weak groups," but generally just tell folks the book is about sex and drugs...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by amberglow
11 months ago
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"Thanks for the great link. REM was my first love and OH! how did I love them. I was a major fanboy.
If you can relate, you might enjoy this musing: A Precocious Young Man Schemes with His (long lost) Platonic Soulmate, Meets His Idol, and..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by jewishbuddha, bluishorange, turaho, jokeefe, Senor Cardgage
11 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I think she's probably a) well-aware how needy and neurotic she comes off and b) exaggerating how bad she was.
posted by empath at 8:24 PM on September 26 [+] [!]
Well you would know that now, wouldn't you...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by JDHarper, BeerFilter
Last year
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"Burning MeFites! Alas, I will be busy slinging ice at Ice 9 with my beloved campmates (a couple of MeFites among them) during the time of the meetup.
BUT, I'd like to welcome Metafiltarians of all persuasions to drop by my camp, The Playa..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Roach
Last year
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"In the United States, common short codes (CSCs) are issued by the Common Short Code Adminstration, which is the agent for the CTIA (the wireless industry association).
Some things to note:
* Just because you have a CSC doesn't mean it works with..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by 913
Last year
MeFi comment:
"So let me get this straight, right and left jurisdictions are banning talking on your cell phone while driving, but it's somehow safe to be a "pilot-reporter"?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
Last year
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"I tell Gnutron's joke like this:
What did Buddha say to the hot dog vendor?
"Make me one with everything"
And follow it up with . . .
So Buddha orders a hot dog from a cart and gives the guy a $20.
There's a confused moment of..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by fondle, booksandlibretti, jvers
Last year
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"So I went with my wife to this Japanese garden last week and it was beautiful. We were walking around and walked over this tiny bridge and saw all these fish, but no matter what I did they just wouldn't pay attention to me.
My wife came up to me..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by DevilsAdvocate, chrisamiller
Last year
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"So what's the word for someone who goes to great lengths to highlight their unpaid involvement with a major corporation via their ceaseless consumption of various products all wrapped up in a viral video??
Oh, right...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
Last year
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"I have a completely allergic reaction to the advice given by ctfm and Ookseer. I don't think gossip is cool or useful. Gossip is about people behind their back.
This is not an effective way to communicate with the person who is ostensibly of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by LoriFLA
Last year
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"Karam's Garlic Sauce could make wood chips seem like a taste treat.
Available at stores in the Puget Sound region and easily shipped anywhere." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jeanmari
Last year
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"I'm with Gortuk--the Peppermill Fireside Lounge is just fab. Good diner grub in the cafe that won't break the bank but make sure to visit the lounge and have a drink in the sunken couch pit that surrounds the flaming pool of water.
If you have..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by melorama
Last year
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"And let's not forget one of the absolutely greatest surpirse performances--Improv Everywhere's unannounced rooftop performance as U2." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
Last year
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"Well, if substance A is pure crystal meth, and substance B is crystal meth cut with other stuff, wouldn't it make more sense to call substance A "crystal meth" and substance B something else, instead of calling substance A something else..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by tehloki, andifsohow, ageispolis
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