MeFi comment:
"Yeah, konolia, Truman sounds like he had the same “unblinking” attitude and confidence in himself (read: blind ambition) as Gov. Palin. From Wikipedia:
Shortly after taking the oath of office, Truman said to reporters:
“Boys, if you ever pray,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kableh
2 weeks ago
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"“a minute” — probably more like a few hours
“around the bend” — at least 10 miles
“directly” — when I get around to it
“(feeling) poorly” — hung..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
Last month
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"Mosquitos are attracted to CO2. You can create a trap by wrapping a plastic bottle in black paper, culturing some live bread yeast in warm water inside, and inverting a paper cone into the bottle neck.
The bread yeast will produce a small amount..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by pinksoftsoap, melorama, yoga, parudox, pants, shokod, belladonna
Last month
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"I fell for it. The idea is convincingly dumb enough to actually get $25M in funding, though." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nasreddin
Last month
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"Brewer’s yeast is most certainly not the same as nutritional yeast. What you have is Brewer’s yeast. It has a more granular texture and a nutty flavor; nutritional yeast is flakey and cheesy-tasting. The recipes people are suggesting above are for..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hecho de la basura
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"WSJ is the man now dog." [
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favorited 13 times, recently by nasreddin, boubelium, The Card Cheat, shinynewnick, ztdavis, Dr-Baa, sperose, captnkurt, Poolio, cashman, Smart Dalek, Blazecock Pileon, Korou
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"“I make the observation that MeFites seem to lack skepticism of Obama, the response back is nuh-uh because we say so, and when I ask for some evidence otherwise I'm told to go construct some.”
So you’ve made a purely speculative, baseless claim,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by psmealey
3 months ago
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"This Onion article (one of my favourites) also turned out to be prescient, although it took more than a year, and it was mentioned here before." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by TedW, JBennett
3 months ago
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"Forgive me for this link, but now even LGF has blacklisted Larry Johnson’s “No Quarter” blog (purveyors of the Michelle Obama video rumors,) for disseminating “dirty tricks and misinformation...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by goodnewsfortheinsane
3 months ago
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"I’m a little nonplussed by the select items I clicked on in that huge “Sexism Watch” list. Largely, it seems, the offense is directed from some hack journalist using strained metaphor or some classes nobody hawking tchotchkes like the Hillary..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
4 months ago
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"I’ve never used the Thermapen; I always see them using it on America’s Test Kitchen. I use and prefer a Pyrex-branded one similar to yours with a remote display and timer, which I picked up at Bed Bath & Beyond for about $20. I’m truly..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sugarfish
5 months ago
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"I’d also like to point out that the question of “true” religion dates back much earlier even than the genesis of Christianity. The first line of the Tao Te Ching states, “The Way that can be spoken of is not the true Way,” implying that the truth..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jmnugent
5 months ago
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"jejune: do you think people in non-Christian cultures who aren't even exposed to Christianity are all going to hell? The teaching is that, most likely yes.Yes, but the question isn’t what were you taught, the question is what do you think...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by scody
5 months ago
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"Religion is a tool, a means to an end. Maybe you should ask yourself to what end you want your religion to take you. If it is your goal to find the objectively stated “one right belief,” then you will surely be disappointed, because so many..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hulahulagirl
5 months ago
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"I’ve been following this post sporadically, and I think it’s a sign that I’ve seen too much of MetaMan when I can identify his comments on the basis of reading only the first sentence...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by EarBucket
6 months ago
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"Hear hear, dw. I’m a little guilty of having the thought of Ron Paul supporters being a personality cult, but the polemic claims of 45moore45 and Clinton’s supporters against Obama just smack of sour grapes.
This thread sunk low pretty quickly,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tehloki, lupus_yonderboy
6 months ago
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"Umm, I may be confused, but what you’re describing looks exactly like the normal form behaviour when the request method is GET." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by missmagenta
8 months ago
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"Because of INFOCOM, and Beyond Zork, I learned the word “shillelagh.”" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by grouse
Last year
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"Asking “what do guys want from a girlfriend?” is a bit like asking the converse, “what do girls want from a boyfriend?” Every guy is different. The key in establishing a good relationship is for two people to find that they are compatible in their..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by longsleeves
Last year
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"This is one of those things that noted information designer Edward Tufte would probably tell you not to do." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dmd
Last year
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"Although I know that AskMe is intended to reinforce positive participation, I would love to see an option for mark as worst answer for those times when people are in such a rush to contribute that they don’t fully comprehend the question and get it..." [
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