Also Bachelor #3 wants a friends-with-benefits situation and if you're looking for a capital-R Relationship, he ain't it. [
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favorited 7 times, recently by guster4lovers
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An hour ago
You give yourself far, far too little credit.
The fire will destroy the zombies as well. [
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favorited 2 times, recently by zarq
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Yesterday
Also, when he orders food in a restaurant and it comes back wrong does he:
-Make a big ol' stink to the server and demand it be comped? (Too hot.)
-Eat it anyway even though it is not what he wanted? (Too cool.)
-"Hey, sorry, I ordered this... [
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favorited 7 times, recently by Schielisque
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2 days ago
La Jetee.
Also, many, if not all, of Peter Greenaway's short films.
A Walk Through H is probably my favorite. The Falls is a feature-length film of his consisting only of narration.... [
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favorited 3 times, recently by earthwormsleg
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2 days ago
For a short period of time, I moved to suburban LA -- Valencia -- from New York City. Where I came from, unless you were minding small children to whom you were teaching the rules they would grow up to wholly disregard,
not jaywalking got you... [
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favorited 78 times, recently by holympus, Coatlicue
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3 days ago
It's less than 1/8 mile to another crosswalk, and people still don't use it.
If your design is measuring something that is supposed to be convenient for pedestrians with the word "mile", your design is bullshit.... [
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favorited 65 times, recently by ricochet biscuit
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3 days ago
Why would anyone want any of this plastic crap in their home?
Have you ever been in the house of a single young man who
really likes horror movies and has bad priorities for his disposable income?... [
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favorited 24 times, recently by Neely O'Hara
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3 days ago
Star Wars is the central mythology of the twentieth century
The other day I got my entire The Bible As Literature class talking about how strikingly similar the story of David was to the original Star Wars films.
...the lone Biblical... [
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favorited 2 times, recently by arkham_inmate_0801
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3 days ago
Captain Picard never said stuff like that.
No, but it's pretty much exactly what went through Kirk's head within the first five minutes of every episode. Right after "what's the most dramatic way I can violate the Prime Directive on... [
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favorited 6 times, recently by C. K. Dexter Haven
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7 days ago
It's trying, I think, to say that of all people, shouldn't those who have suffered most from abuse be the ones to renounce it?
I don't know, have you
met many people who suffered from abuse? There's this weird pedestal that... [
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favorited 33 times, recently by oceanjesse
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7 days ago
...but I guess we still get to read profanity-laced sorority tirades.
Why does this keep coming up? Almost every time there's a Serious Issue Deletion MeTa, it is invariably compared to some other (usually innocuous) post that has... [
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favorited 24 times, recently by infinite intimation
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8 days ago
Yeah, that is definitely adware/malware/spyware of some sort.
samsara and Deezil have detailed information in their profile as to how to get rid of malware.... [
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favorited 9 times, recently by Jahaza
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8 days ago
Christopher Lambert does not
slum. Christopher Lambert is the only choice for any role eventually played by Christopher Lambert. [
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favorited 20 times, recently by the_bone
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9 days ago
Also: Assuming that adults are, well,
adults and put civility and maturity ahead of egos, agendas and personal issues. I was, apparently, an idealist of mammoth proportion with that one.... [
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favorited 81 times, recently by St. Peepsburg
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9 days ago
Please keep in mind that a lot of jurisdictions have very specific rules as to what "hard cash in a safe deposit box" means, and what protections you have, and what responsibilities the bank has. It's not necessarily as safe as you may... [
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favorited 4 times, recently by dott8080
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9 days ago
Calling it what I think it was is even more embarrasing.
You're don't have to put a name on it to confront your fiancee and say "hey, you know that thing you did? Please don't
ever do that again because..." and you can make... [
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favorited 35 times, recently by The Minotaur, CyborgHag
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10 days ago
Also, I am from the Soviet Union and feeling a bit left out at the lack of Second World Problems:
"Breadline administrator ran out of ink for the stamp. I have to memorize the number #secondworldproblems"
"May Day parade is... [
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favorited 151 times, recently by saveyoursanity
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11 days ago
It's amazing that none of these individuals were afflicted with glandular problems, big bones, or "fat genes".
It's even
more amazing the sort of things you can surmise from five and a half minutes of film footage.... [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Dolukhanova
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12 days ago
Also who in god's name decided this was a great promo shot? It looks like Philip Seymour Hoffman is trying to escape out of Leonardo DiCaprio's body. [
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favorited 27 times, recently by palomar
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13 days ago
(Also, you know what people don't do IRL that they do on MeFi that's really annoying? Quote themselves.) [
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favorited 2 times, recently by rtha
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2 weeks ago
What on earth is a doxx? And how do I get one? Wait, do I even want one?
You know how in the late 80s and 90s, people would get swears shaved into the back of their head?
It is absolutely nothing like that.... [
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favorited 31 times, recently by rtha
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2 weeks ago
"Throw out the baby with the bathwater and alienate the entire customer base"
Abercrombie & Fitch, sort of. [
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favorited 4 times, recently by burnmp3s
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2 weeks ago
I'm only two years older than you but heads up: time is about to start moving really,
really fast. Get shit done. [
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favorited 42 times, recently by honey wheat
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2 weeks ago
Also, I learned that if you sound confident about things (regardless of your actual confidence,) people will be a lot easier to deal with than if you're obviously confused. "It's usually X, Y or Z, but this is a special case, so I'll have to... [
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favorited 21 times, recently by jander03
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2 weeks ago
...he cannot afford to live on his own if I ask him to leave.
Perhaps he can go sleep in any of the numerous beds he seemed to have made for himself.
Please don't be ashamed for feel dumb or blame yourself in any way. You didn't do... [
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favorited 131 times, recently by rmannion
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2 weeks ago
Wait I found it:
...researchers collected 1,540 hours of footage of 32 middle-class, dual-earner families with at least two children, all of them going about their regular business in their Los Angeles homes. The intention of this study was in no... [
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favorited 10 times, recently by NorthernAutumn
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2 weeks ago
Oh, and while this is
obviously secondary to my grand accomplishment above: Blisterlips and I got engaged earlier this month. [
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favorited 98 times, recently by TravellingCari, papafrita, bardophile, leslies, Unicorn on the cob, palomar, infinite intimation, SisterHavana, easilyamused, santaslittlehelper, Edna Million, bibliogrrl, lonefrontranger, The Whelk, Sara C., sonika, telophase, Ziggy500, Kimberly, Wordshore, BrotherCaine, safetyfork, nuala, mollymayhem, MissySedai, Specklet, drinkyclown, brennen, jokeefe, easily confused, Golden Eternity, en forme de poire, camyram, theBigRedKittyPurrs, Short Attention Sp, FirstMateKate, Joey Michaels, Room 641-A, Space Kitty
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2 weeks ago
If that happens, I will personally volunteer to throw a skull labeled "MEMENTO MORI" through Steve Albini's window every week. [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Purposeful Grimace
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2 weeks ago
Yes. Good for her. I feel especially awful for her regarding the gross, shitty behavior she encountered on tour because her track "Oblivion" was made in response to having been sexually assaulted.
It's unfortunate that people can't see... [
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favorited 9 times, recently by rada
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2 weeks ago
You evidently have been only selectively paying attention to the information we have about this, then.
Okay, let's rock and roll:
We've got a kid who was probably born, but at least spent more than half of his life living in exile... [
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favorited 39 times, recently by inire
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2 weeks ago
I didn't get yelled at by Brandon Blatcher today. [
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favorited 49 times, recently by infinite intimation, skwt, The corpse in the library, Dynex, seawallrunner, Edna Million, Iteki, notyou, sonika, Kimberly, popcassady, BrotherCaine, zachlipton, safetyfork, mollymayhem, jokeefe, easily confused, Golden Eternity, en forme de poire, camyram, Dysk
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2 weeks ago
IF YOU KIDS DON'T QUIET DOWN BACK THERE I'M TURNING THIS WEBSITE RIGHT AROUND AND DROPPING YOU OFF AT FARK'S HOUSE [
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favorited 43 times, recently by oceanjesse
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2 weeks ago
I am not sure you will ever be able to find a single human being who can honestly say "boy that Freshman orientation sure beat a free trip to Europe.... [
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favorited 65 times, recently by oceanjesse
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2 weeks ago
Based on working in a similar regulated profession (law) as well my experience with professional medical defense, I think that my comment was factually correct and answered the question
Doctors of MetaFilter, I'd like to know your opinion... [
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favorited 2 times, recently by amitai, Blasdelb
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2 weeks ago
I have a letter on my desk from a legal clerk at the NY Attorney General's office that signs off with "Very truly yours." Make of that what you will.... [
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favorited 3 times, recently by mister_kaupungister
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2 weeks ago
I'd love to see some different viewpoints represented on the mod staff.
Like what?
I love the idea of a hardboiled rogue mod who plays by no one's rules but his own but,
dammit, he gets the
job done.
mathowie:... [
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favorited 24 times, recently by spinturtle, garlic, cooker girl, Proofs and Refutations, camyram, bitter-girl.com, maggieb, misha, gaspode, Hadroed, klangklangston, lord_wolf, Amaterasu, experiencing a significant gravitas shortfall, vasi, softlord, prize bull octorok, bakerina, Catseye, Rock Steady, beryllium, Tevin, Rustic Etruscan, Phire
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2 weeks ago
Er, specifically: there is no term for "black person" in Russian that would in any way encompass Chechens. [
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favorited 3 times, recently by delmoi
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2 weeks ago
Are they kissing my ass because I've crossed a threshold and am now considered a more valued/valuable client?
Yeah, once you go above a certain balance ($10K is one) you become eligible for all sorts of Gold, Prime, Superior, Platinum,... [
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favorited 3 times, recently by IAmBroom, aramaic, Hanuman1960
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2 weeks ago
"nipples and chest hair in professional settings" may as well be on my business cards. [
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favorited 24 times, recently by The corpse in the library, whistle pig, bunderful, frecklefaerie, bibliogrrl, Ideal Impulse, Chairboy, rabbitrabbit, lucien, sonika, 256, Skyanth, Blasdelb, Now there are two. There are two _______., Potomac Avenue, chinesefood, louche mustachio, ifjuly
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2 weeks ago
... a casual aquaintance had suggested his actions were only because he was so into me...
This may be stating the obvious, but I would suggest not taking dating advice from this person in the future.... [
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favorited 54 times, recently by Feisty
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3 weeks ago
