MeFi comment:
"As someone who has worked security for a variety of events in a variety of venues, I 'm kind of surprised and a little appalled that there isn't an explicitly stated harassment policy for cons that are expected to be this large and densely packed...." [
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favorited 19 times, recently by Kat Allison, cereselle, loquacious, shiu mai baby, ursus_comiter, Scoo, Mavri, sondrialiac, Phalene, supercrayon, harriet vane, tejolote, Space Kitty, Ky, jrochest, Monday, stony Monday, Doublewhiskeycokenoice, bitter-girl.com, neroli
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"Ugh.
There really isn't anything witch-hunty about it. What is essentially being explored here is the novel idea that cons should have the same policies and procedures as any other function of similar size and density. If you were to go to a..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Mavri, bitter-girl.com, Monday, stony Monday
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I also love everyone's stories. I want to build forts with you, and show you the foundations of ruined farmhouses, where we can dig for iridescent bottles. If we're very quiet, we might see a fox...." [
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favorited 33 times, recently by timetoevolve, leo., swift, typewriter, cashman, sisquoc15, scrump, spec80, khaibit, anastasiav, soviet sleepover, eritain, dersins, spinturtle, cass, tickingclock, exlotuseater, Megami, rosethorn, OolooKitty, PROD_TPSL
3 days ago
MeTa comment:
",s>fancy html /s>
Hey, if I can do it, it's not fancy.
Ah, crap." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by quonsar
4 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm going to show these pictures to the microwave so it will do its damn job." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by theredpen
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Will no one think of the zygoat.se?
posted by maryh at 1:25 AM
I'm sorry." [
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favorited 33 times, recently by flibbertigibbet, lalochezia, InfinateJane, zarah, Lizc, desjardins, turgid dahlia, manguero, howrobotsaremade, susanbeeswax, Richard Daly, padraigin, perilous, sir_rubixalot, Dormant Gorilla, brundlefly, Nattie, lysistrata, lupus_yonderboy, schyler523, MythMaker, tehloki, maggieb, clarahamster, shiu mai baby, sperose, twine42, ooga_booga, bookish, jack_mo, loquacious, goodnewsfortheinsane, maryh
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Let's thank our lucky stras it wasn't footage of him gettin' busy in the bathroom." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by maniabug
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I've said this before, but I'll rehash: when you ask if there should be exceptions to the no-abortions rule for rape and incest, virtually every anti-abortionist will say yes. And if you press about why, they'll almost always say, 'because it's not..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by InfinateJane
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"And then you punch somebody in the dick, and it's all better. Emoticon smiley thing." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by wires
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I RTFA and got the impression that this is someone who isn't that familiar with internet culture.
Memes aren't a bad thing, although they certainly can have a short lifespan and can be annoying depending on your tolerance and their relative..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by wires, Korou
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"It's nice to have confirmation that when I tell someone to "eat a bowl of dicks" I have, in fact, instructed them to do something extremely unpleasant...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by wumpus
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm no fan of certain legalization organizations, but the overzealous pursuit of crimes involving marijuana, considering its low level of toxicity and high level of medicinal benefit, is wasteful, infuriating and ridiculous.
Why are we as a..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Dr-Baa, LooseFilter, dirtynumbangelboy
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"More seriously, I think like the music industry, radio industry, newspaper industry, etc etc etc.. culture as we know it has been fundamentally changed by the internet and how quickly information becomes disseminated because of it.
On the..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by l33tpolicywonk, Telf
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Actually, I'm astounded daily by the novelty and cleverness people utilize just to get into my pants.
Eventually one has to hire a Pants Bouncer." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by perilous
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"What does she do?
Nothing!
By following those links, I discovered what she does.
a) Hangs out with Paris Hilton
b) Has notably large and shapely hindquarters
c) Was paid, via settlement, five million dollars by Vivid Video for her..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by roystgnr
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"I saw you in my sidebar and yelled WHOOHOO!! in all caps with two exclamation points. Wonderfulness. Joy and hugs and pie." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nickyskye
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Psychologists and anthropologists have long tried to nail down what makes us perceive one face as beautiful and another not
a) Not looking like your forehead is stapled to your butt
b) Not having to hide from birthday party clowns for fear they..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by tehloki, aeschenkarnos, DecemberBoy, MikeKD, newmoistness
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Well, that was considerate of them to blur out the pictures of the naked people on the boxes of the cheap toxic sex toys. Just like in the Bible, that part where the Lord sayeth "Go forth, and buy thee a Nubby G, or maybe a 2 inch silicone..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by shavenwarthog
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Does TheOnlyCoolTim shit in the woods?
I bet when he sees a bear he does." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Solomon
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I thought the end of the internet is a place where pEopLE wRitE LiKe tHiS except with indecipherable spelling, say "LOL" aand "MUAH" when they are happy and "ur a gay fagget" when they are upset, and communicate through..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by brain cloud
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Poor guy.
He has to spend more than I make in a year to have fun with his friends. He feels like he has to impress them with jets and Hummers and helicopters and VIP suites. And then he has to brag to the press about it.
I can have fun..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Space Kitty, rusty
Last month
Ask comment:
"30-somethings aren't really that much younger than 40-somethings. If they really are making comments about anyone over 40 being ancient, they're being completely ridiculous. God willin' and the creek don't rise, they are going to be 40-somethings..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mynameismandab
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I was just talking to someone about the similarities between Leonard Smalls and Anton Chigur. They seem like more than men - they are summoned by other's desire for the violent enforcement of their will. They are the living embodiment of the logical..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by amyms
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I can't adequately express how funny he was.
I used to listen to his albums over and over again when I was probably way too young to do so. George Carlin probably taught me to have Problems with Authority. I thank him for that, especially...." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by puzzler, slyrabbit, zardoz, grubi, JHarris
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Does this make anyone else sad? I've had a feeling for a while that if she doesn't get the right kind of help she's going to kill herself. I get no pleasure watching someone self-destruct so dramatically with paparazzi cameras documenting every..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by magstheaxe, Blazecock Pileon, miss lynnster, muckster
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"What? The semicolon is alive and well, and anyone who says otherwise is a lying *." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rottytooth
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"Doing something really nice and unexpected for a complete stranger." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hazel
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I do think these would be a lot better when one is high.
Now that you mention it, this does seem like something I would need a bong in the shape of a wizard to understand...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Venadium
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"I have a bag that is a BAG. I can fit my laptop and a few books, a full set of gym clothes and a towel, bike gear and lunch, or a twelve pack of beer in the thing. It was sold as a men's carry-on bag/business case and nobody would bat an eye if a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by showbiz_liz
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"....bawls...
posted by msaleem at 11:18 AM on May 12
What follows is a true convenience store conversation.
Once when I was out and about at the ungodly hour of 9:45 AM, I felt that I was in need of the type of extreme caffeine that only..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by SeanMac
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The title of the post reminds me of an awkward moment I had a few years ago in front of a particularly brutal DeKooning.
The man next to me chuckled and said "My five year old could paint that."
I replied, without thinking "I..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by quintessencesluglord
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"#5 Minneapolis
Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota and is clearly a twin city with St. Paul. It is the state's media, business and cultural center. It makes heavy use of bike lanes but also has a well functioning light rail and bus..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mammary16
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"Oh, so you're in security...
This is tough, because I can't actually give real answers to a lot of questions, since, well, it's security. Fortunately, I have answers for the FAQs :
-do you have a gun?
Would I tell you if I did?
- do you..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by BrotherCaine, DevilsAdvocate
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Server fried
Not fried. The chicken needs to lay another egg so the egg can roll down the chute and fall into the cup at the end of the lever that releases the little car that races across the table and collides with the dominoes that spell out..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Nattie, eritain
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"1. Jacalata makes a comment endorsing violence in response to a non-violent act
First of all, it was a joke, and everyone understood that.
Secondly, asking a strange women if you can fondle her breasts is not only unbelievably annoying, it's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mostlymartha
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"They aren't our kids but they are our kids.
This has been my experience as well. I'm sure that the vast, vast majority of adults have a healthy, functional instinct to protect children. I'm not a "kid person," but I know when I see..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by metasav, Bigfoot Mandala, DevilsAdvocate, emhutchinson
4 months ago
