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"Why don't you grab a newspaper at a nearby stand? You won't waste paper printing, cause its already printed, and you'll have lots of variety in your reading. Plus, crossword...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by By The Grace of God, zardoz, zarah
9 days ago
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"Something you're doing isn't working and nobody is telling you. The crappy part is, this could be entirely NOT YOUR FAULT, and simply circumstantial. For example, maybe people on Metafilter are jerks? Maybe the guys who dumped you had other stuff..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by sixcolors, cyanide, palomar
9 days ago
MeFi comment:
"How is this whole thing not a complete fucking joke? Not only is this "study" completely unscientific (gathering opinions from random internet users who "opt in"—hardly a fair and representative statistical sample of the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lukemeister
10 days ago
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"You will be the man in her life that will give her the blueprint for how to find a mate, how to be treated by one, and how to raise sons and daughters of her own one day. You will be there to help her make good decisions in life, so that she doesn't..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by thisjax, roomthreeseventeen
13 days ago
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"I've said this in earlier posts, but I think the key to a good relationship is liking the person you get to be around your new partner. Everybody draws out different parts of each other...Ex. around some people I'm funny, others I'm serious, some..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by liverbisque, ifjuly, elisynn, chicainthecity, np312, lunit
2 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"Why didn't you just post an A and a B in this thread and ask MeFites to favorite the one they prefer? Anyways, comment #216 is my vote for B." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cashman
2 weeks ago
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"As a very short person, I know it's damn near impossible to just go out and "buy a pair of pants". Petites are usually made for women 5'1"-5'3". The tape could work, if time for shopping allows...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Space Kitty
2 weeks ago
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Oh, so you're a [insert profession here]! How [insert whacky generalization and misguided curiosity here]?
favorited 50 times, recently by jontyjago, you're a kitty!, andraste, lola, Phire, Del Far, pushing paper and bottoming chairs, madamjujujive, jmhodges, Phred182, ckolderup, limeonaire, vocpanda, fizzix, olya, streetdreams, Horace Rumpole, louche mustachio, wilde, ames, flibbertigibbet, fuzzbean, Skyanth, goodnewsfortheinsane, melorama, Locative, mjao, motdiem2, mer2113, Brian James, jessamyn, LobsterMitten, andoatnp, flatluigi, Lesium, Rich Smorgasbord, divabat, cider, owtytrof, KevCed, jejune, sperose, dog food sugar, lpsguy, lisawin, cyanide, patricio, sweetkid, elisynn, Meg_Murry
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"But seriously, this is story disturbed me. I fear for my old age. I want it to be a happy and exciting place with all the ups and downs that life brings me today. I don't want a homogenized version where it's too whacky to have sex, yet too cruel to..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, o0dano0o, JHarris
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"Well, I don't know if I'd go so far as to say that nobody sucked yesterday. There were lots of people sucking out in the real world." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by roll truck roll
3 weeks ago
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"Be yourself, flirty/hyperfocusing and all, but don't put any extra effort into being attractive when around these guys. Exercise the same amount of energy for your appearance and behavior as you would if you were going to see your brother or cousin...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by interuptus
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I wanted to do a Sex and the City thread, because I searched and saw that in the 10-history of Metafilter AND the show, there wasn't one yet. Y'all had been spared thus far.
I've been thinking about the cultural phenomenon of SATC, and its..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by liza, lizzicide
Last month
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"It's not that English spelling is 'so screwed', but rather that English has a deep orthography system (as opposed to a shallow orthography—meaning a high correspondence between written symbols and speech sounds). English also underwent a period of..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by bristolcat, Burritos Inc., lalochezia, meadowlands, Countess Elena, bdc34, lhall, scody, pravit, Krrrlson
Last month
MeFi comment:
"found this Salon.com article, Those Dirty Girls
"Did "Sex and the City" change the erotic landscape or turn the female libido into a marketing ploy? Sex writers discuss the iconic show's impact."
At the same time, some erotic..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by TheOnlyCoolTim
Last month
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"You should practice your pop-ups on the floor, every night. I did this for years, and it did more for my surfing than anything else. This is because I wasn't wasting the waves that I'd finally caught by trying to build that muscle memory and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by initapplette
Last month
MeTa comment:
"This particular issue is NOT about the content of the questions being posed! It's about the intent of the poster. And I know what you're thinking...how can we know what the OP's intent was??? We can't! BUT, we CAN read the contextual cues and make..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by nooneyouknow, sondrialiac, DevilsAdvocate
Last month
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"I know you personally, so I feel justified in saying this. If you really want to know what your problem is, it's not talent or ability or professionalism or work ethic. It's that you don't slow down and listen to people. When we spent time together,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Cochise
Last month
MeTa comment:
"I understand wanting to have pride in learning and correctly using the spelling and grammar conventions already established. Especially if you have a love of writing, the English language, and whatnot. In that respect, it IS like appreciating..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by languagehat, nasreddin
Last month
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"blog.
blog. blog. blog. You will find your voice and what you want to write about. And you'll gain readers that will respond and push you in different directions based on what they find interesting and who they are.
Personally, what I'd hope to..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by chicainthecity
Last month
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"People are pretty good, in general, at sussing out speaker motivation, regardless of what is being said (this is because we're all pretty darn good at reading the contextual cues; this is also what makes perceiving the correct interpretation in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Miko
Last month
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"I think your three "problems" could be absolutely appealing and wonderful qualities in a man—assuming that the three behaviors are done sincerely and in moderation. Why you have associated these great abilities with "femaleness"..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tristeza
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I think your list of tags aptly and oddly covers all my reactions.
Then I decided to look up slugs on Wikipedia:
The largest group of marine shell-less gastropods or sea slugs are the nudibranchs, but there are in addition many other groups of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lukemeister
Last month
MeFi comment:
"This 3D exploration is WONDERFUL! Guernica is my favorite piece of artwork. I recently bought this 3000 piece puzzle of it, and I've been working at it all week (in between studying for finals—doing puzzles keeps me sane and zen and happy). I feel..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nthdegx
Last month
MeTa comment:
"I like the idea of rewarding well-written and clear answers too! Can we incorporate a reward/punishment system into all aspects of the site my life? I want to be held accountable for EVERYTHING. If I walk down the street without tripping, I should..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by delmoi, bunnytricks
Last month
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"There was a very old man at the post office the other day, chatting it up with EVERYBODY. We were in line for a long time and he started telling me stories. He was talking about how he read (on the internet) that the price of stamps were going up. He..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nasreddin
Last month
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"I remember this vaguely from syntax class several years ago, so bear with me. The example we studied was "gonna", as in:
She is gonna try.
*She is gonna France.
The reason the first example works with the "gonna"..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by amyms, Deathalicious
Last month
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"INTP here. I have similar interests as those you've mentioned, but found that linguistics has so far met all my needs...complex ideas, philosophy, culture, LOTS of problem solving...and there are lots of jobs to be had, especially in law!..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by elisynn
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I love to do the same thing with the first three words I see on every post on AskMe...
I need a...
How can I...
Should my partner...
Is there such...
I recently had...
It appears that...
Short and Sweet:
Is there a...
I'm interrailing and....." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by limeonaire
2 months ago
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"This is just an idea, and may not apply to you...
But maybe you're actually NOT ok with the feelings you have about taking the day off work, masturbating, etc., but your dissatisfaction comes out, or is somehow sanctionable, when you see these these..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Deathalicious, scarylarry, Madamina, buildmyworld
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"Check out Language Myths by Bauer and Trudgill.
Synopsis here, Myth 7
I don't have time to answer in full right now, but many of the responses here are misleading at best. I'll try to get back to this later...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by bigmusic, mynameismandab
2 months ago
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"There are LOTS of variables involved with learning a language, and ease of learning. Just to name a few:
• Learning context and environment
• Learner motivation
• Positive and negative reinforcement
• Practice
• Means of learning about..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by languagehat
2 months ago
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"Sorry to be a buzzkill, as I'm sure you and your friend have the best intentions, but do not do this unless both of you really want this to happen, and you have worked it all out in advance.
I have many friends who are photographers, videographers,..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by pantagrool, inatizzy, AlisonM
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I guarantee that I will never search for this comment. It has no content and isn't even funny." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Locative
2 months ago
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"For many years I've tried to bake a pumpkin pie. Mostly attempted with the same dish, received as a gift over a decade ago. When I first got the dish, I could see that it was an extremely nice piece of cookware and would bake pies well, but I was a..." [
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favorited 15 times, recently by dorothy humbird, Menomena, unknowncommand, Phred182
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"When ethical questions about internet stuff come up, I always revert to the tired ole metaphor of rooms at a party. Metafilter is one giant party, and we're all engaged in discussion here. Anybody can listen in on what we're saying, and the whole..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by treepour, normy, srrh
2 months ago
