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"What keeps jumping out at me about your post is the part where you say the guys are always doing the initiating. I think what you are trying to convey is that they must be interested, since they took the first step. The thing is, I think the reason..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by anildash, Fiasco da Gama, moxiedoll
An hour ago
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"My husband's Mom and her sister didn't have a relationship for years because of a silly dispute they had, and it just crushed her. Now that they have made their peace, she has early onset Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and those years when she was..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Ostara, jschu, chihiro, philip-random
11 hours ago
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"Why stop at one lip? I fall into the kiss, it's a whole body thing, like drowning. There's no bottom lip, no top lip, just mouths, and juicy bottom lips are all caught up with top lips and that sweet dart under the nose that just fits a tongue-tip,..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by ihope, argylekneesocks, dancinglamb, jammy, jmnugent, laumry
3 days ago
MeFi post:
Kilmer House
favorited 17 times, recently by LobsterMitten, liza, bluefly, roygbv, waxbanks, mike3k, schnee, brain cloud, katillathehun, merelyglib, glycolized, Lesium, magstheaxe, briank, caddis, small_ruminant, orrnyereg
4 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Instead of taking me off the hook when I want to email something I shouldn't, google needs to provide me with an alibi.
"What? No, of course I didn't write that crap about how I'm lost without you."
"No, I don't care what it says,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by hazyjane, miss-lapin
5 days ago
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"As a loving submissive woman, you opened up to another person and allowed yourself to be completely vulnerable.
You loved without reservation.
It's going to be hard for a long while to get past this.
Don't just "jump back on the..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by lucyleaf, RedEmma, ifjuly, Solomon
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I love the Bento link (already a fan of edman's site, though my kids don't want bento), and if you didn't check out the second page in the Geeky Cakes link, you should--the video has lots more, including a periodic table of the elements that looks..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
10 days ago
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"She should have given you the change, but I don't think she was intentionally "stealing". We have no idea how her Mom has taught her to look at money--does she understand the value of a dollar, really? Does her Mom say, "Here's your..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sondrialiac
12 days ago
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"There's a book out there for people like you who resort to fast food because of distance/travel/schedule/monetary restraints that's actually pretty helpful, called, Eat This, Not That!
Ideally, of course, you shouldn't eat much fast food, but if..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Plug Dub In
12 days ago
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"I understand where everyone is coming from with, "He's the Dad, butt out," but your boyfriend does live with you, and in my mind that means you need to have some house rules for everyone to follow, including his son.
Firstly, using..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by PatoPata
13 days ago
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"This is a phobia that is coming out in your dreams, so completely rational thinking won't work. However, sometimes you can trick your brain with semi-rational thinking. I'm being serious here, so bear with me through this example and I'll explain...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ElectricBlue
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"That the concept of the space elevator is even conceivable for the near future honestly blows my mind. I feel like I'm living in a sci-fi novel. If they--the Japanese, whoever--can make this happen, I will have far more hope for the future than any..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Solon and Thanks, Uncle Jimmy
2 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"Welcome to the internet. Really, is this a serious callout? It sounds more like a kid throwing a tantrum.
On a related note: why do so many people get so upset over a few words from someone they don't know and probably will never meet?
Case..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Wreath Ass
2 weeks ago
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"You won't want to hear this, but your partner found you, sadly, too soon after the death of his wife for this to run smoothly. People are human, and sometimes they don't know what they want, and they rush into things too quickly. That may have..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Not only should this couple NOT be deported, they should be held up as some kind of example--they don't have religious prejudices, they're hard-working, and they've stayed married for years. That's supposed to be the American Dream, isn't it, to..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by jonp72, batmonkey
2 weeks ago
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"Two things:
Obviously, in your case, there's no denying these were significant and traumatic events, so, as others have said above, the parents in question are either deliberately lying, or blocking the memories because they are too painful for..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by gladly, purpletangerine
2 weeks ago
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"Mefites have recommended lynda.com to me for their great video tutorials before and I think you would find them beneficial as well for the programming aspect...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by shelbaroo
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"The girl who masturbates in the car out of boredom, the "last time on the way from San Jose to ..."?
Yeah, we actually saw her.
(Or if it wasn't her, there's apparently a lot of people on that highway with the same idea).
And..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"This site that's been linked to, sure, seems like crap.
But that doesn't mean that women aren't affected by hormones, and pretending that it isn't so, and calling people "sexist" for making assertions to the contrary doesn't do anyone..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nickyskye
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I read the first three books in the series, because I will read anything and I have a special fondness for Edward, and I have to agree that the prose is labored and there is far too much, "First I brushed my hair, then I ate breakfast. I went..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
4 weeks ago
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"I had shingles recently, which is what you get when you had chicken pox as a kid, and then they tell you that you can't get it again, the bastards, and then you get this rash that lasts for weeks and that you must not under any circumstances scratch..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by longdaysjourney
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I've had to give up Coke, and I stress HAD TO, because I was more of the "pry it from my cold dead hands" mentality. Utterly addicted. I quit it completely when I was pregnant with my kids way back because of the caffeine, but more..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
Last month
MeTa comment:
"I'm a liberal democrat, and this sidebar bothers me.
Why? Because it is full of hyperbole, and clearly written to elicit an emotional response. Brian Boyko has a history of this kind of thing, and it's getting old.
It's fine that, back in..." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by papafrita
Last month
MeFi comment:
"update:
I'm impressed that you've posted some of the questions asked here, and I think that they show the British public in worse light than they do your company (I'm a Yank). How on Earth can you keep a straight face long enough to write the..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by ifjuly
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Wow, am I amazed at the reaction this is getting.
This is all over Twitter, now here on Metafilter, and I'm with docpops on this one--so what? This happened two years ago, and now it's big news? Why?
Sure, it seems bad that he slept with..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by lupus_yonderboy, ClaudiaCenter, brundlefly, longdaysjourney, orthogonality
2 months ago
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"He's working really long hours, as you say, so he might not be free to say, "Hey, want to go out at this time and this place?" very far in advance. Rather than calling you at the last minute, he latches onto your calls like a drowning man..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by bilabial, zap rowsdower, Caduceus, chicainthecity, Gary
2 months ago
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"They certainly believed in their gods and their religions; what was unique about Christianity that caused it to outshine, if you will, the other religions of the time, is that unlike the other deities, the Christian god required *exclusivity.*..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by malpractice
2 months ago
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"I don't think it is her "freedom and independence" at all that is highlighted, but her stunted emotional growth and selfishness (which could be blamed on the way women were treated at the time, like children, but that doesn't make her any..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by justnathan
2 months ago
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"This song is the most anti-feminist song ever and makes me cringe at the very thought, even though I haven't heard it in 25 years or more, so that has to count for huge hatred points: I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me.
Just look at..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by briank, willpie
2 months ago
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"It may be that they simply have several different tags and the one you will receive in your bag is random. That being said, why not put that in the descriptions of the site or the bags somewhere?
If it bothered you and your BIL, let them know...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by divabat
2 months ago
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"You sound completely obsessed with this man, and he may be an incredible person--but I am afraid I am not seeing anything like that on his side.
He likes you, sure. He enjoys being your friend, he even enjoys being your 'friend with benefits',..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by scody
2 months ago
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"mochapickle and I should hang out. Applesauce, FTW. I do like a little cinnamon in my applesauce, though.
Water, water, water. I also go for iced tea, because after quitting soda I still need the caffeine or I get too sleepy to keep up with the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
3 months ago
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"I am so sorry that you are having to go through all this. First the death of your Mom, and now your relationship is rocky. I imagine all you want to do is pull the blankets up over your head and hide.
I'm amazed and impressed that you sound,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by murtagh
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I'm number 4 on Metatalk, according to this, but this 'I.Q. test' is ridiculous, chrisamiller. I'm a former Mensa member, and IMO the Mensa workout, even though it isn't an actual I.Q. test, is a much closer approximation to the kinds of questions..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Miko
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"The sentiment of half the comments on the Russert thread seemed to be that, whatever you thought of his journalism, Russert was a celebrity, and therefore, they're going to miss him. Such herd-mentality thinking is really noxious."
What an..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by notjustfoxybrown, vronsky, Help, I can't stop talking!
3 months ago
Projects comment:
"Your letters are hilarious, and I spent an enjoyable half hour going through them all and reading them to my family. I would love to see answers from Microsoft (equal time, since you already wrote Apple), Walmart, and Starbucks, if you are looking for inspiration. I'm also busily thinking up alternative names for your site.
I think you might want to tweak the description in projects a bit. Put the word "artist" in the first sentence and quite a few more esoteric Mefites may well just skim past the description and never get to the goldmine that is your project." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cjorgensen
3 months ago
MeFi post:
Gamers rejoice
favorited 15 times, recently by magstheaxe, christopherious, theyexpectresults, nthdegx, Cassilda, nicolin, leibniz, twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, mrmojoflying, ErWenn, jeffburdges, mek, pyrex, Richard Daly, miss-lapin
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Yes, of course he should be allowed to say anything he wants to say. That's what 'Freedom of Speech' means.
If people actually went out and took action on what he said, then it would be fair to bring him up for "inciting a riot" or..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by liza, sidesh0w, Monochrome, FelliniBlank
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm waiting for someone to break in and scratch them all off." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by anthill
3 months ago
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"Writing: Kids write every frickin' day, in journals or some such, for the first few minutes of class. Pick a subject or interesting hypothetical, put it on the board. Helps them to settle down right away, too. With older kids, I would find the Book..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chara
4 months ago
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"My niece went on a school field trip to the Holocaust Museum. We are Americans of German descent (and a lot of other things, too, basically mutts). The woman leading the school kids on a tour asked if anyone had any German heritage. When my niece..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Iamtherealme, Dillonlikescookies
4 months ago
