MeFi comment:
"Back in college, I took a course on the history of the English language. From this class I got two of my most favorite anecdotes evar:
1) English has a lot more words to describe animals than other languages. For instance, many languages only..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by ceri richard, peacheater, liza, pwicks
11 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"AwkwardPause: I've been told that a lot of it has to do with how they thought words rhymed back then. Look at poetry, see what people thought worked as a rhyme, and that gives you some idea of how they pronounced it all...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
more than 12 hours ago
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""This is my house."
You need to learn to say that. You need to say it. Regularly. To them. You pay the rent, you get to say what happens. They are your guests, that's it.
"That is my TV."
"That is my phone...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Asymptote
4 days ago
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"You can't make him more emotionally available. He's really the only one who has control over that.
Stop thinking about it in terms of him having some flaw that needs fixing. It doesn't matter if there's some deep emotional trauma from his..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by drjimmy11, chicainthecity, johannahdeschanel
7 days ago
MeTa comment:
"I really enjoyed the story. It was a good reminder of how important the little things are in our lives. There wasn't any big event -- the woman didn't want to return to any particular place where some momentous, life-changing event occurred. This..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nickyskye, ignignokt
7 days ago
MeTa comment:
"In Pursuit of Over-Dramatic Displays, an Actual (Very Short) Play
Or
The Circles We Keep Going Around and Around in
Jim: Hey, Bob, remember that knock-knock joke you told about chicken farmers?
Bob: Heh, yeah, that was hilarious.
Jim: Well,..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by hot soup girl
8 days ago
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"There's a difference between what it's socially acceptable to do in the privacy of your own home when no one can tell and what it's socially acceptable to do in all other circumstances. It's not clear from what you've said which you're curious about...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by paleyellowwithorange, Alterscape
9 days ago
MeFi comment:
"In any of the Endless Palin Threads, has anyone linked to this article? It's an examination of the gender roles implied by Palin's nomination speech at the RNC.
It... It made so much clearer to me...." [
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favorited 13 times, recently by dellsolace, Senor Cardgage, dejah420, tehloki, nax, mothershock, lunit, nickyskye, availablelight, amyms, googlebombed, Wilder, idiopath
10 days ago
MeFi comment:
"To disguise it somewhat from coworkers I'll just call it "CRIMSON TIDE LOLOLOLZ!!!1!!11!".
"Socialist Rally".
My SO prefers to be informed that the Red Army marches...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by turgid dahlia, spinturtle
2 weeks ago
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"A huge percentage of conversations about Freud end up referencing one topic: penis envy. And this topic always ends up eliciting derisive chuckles. Stupid Freud! He sure was right when he said he didn't understand women! The point is: most women..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Coatlicue
3 weeks ago
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"I agree with most of the hypotheses listed above. But then the question is, with the possibility that he's depressed, what do you do?
The most desperate part of your situation, it seems, is his unwillingness to talk to you. That, I think, should..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by jkl345, badmoonrising
Last month
MeTa comment:
"There's a commercial all about how Bayer's is good for heart attacks. A man says, "Bayer's saved my life!"
But, you see, Bayer's sounds a lot like bears.
It makes the commercial so awesome...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by aws17576, steef
Last month
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"Okay, it sounds really stupid, but it works. This is a game created (to the best of my knowledge) by my S.O. many years ago. It works mostly on long car rides.
The game is My Cows.
If, on the journey, you see some cows, you say "My..." [
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favorited 24 times, recently by Korou, paulus andronicus, divabat
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I wish we were having a more open conversation about the pain many women voters felt at Hillary's defeat by a man.
What kind of seems to be supporting sexist stereotypes is all the talk about the pain these women have felt, how their emotions need..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by shiu mai baby
Last month
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"It seems like you're trying to make your romantic relationship "the most healthiest" by altering your relationships with other people. I think you've got that backwards. Healthy romantic relationships are not ones that require you to..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by cybercoitus interruptus, marble, UbuRoivas, Sidhedevil
Last month
MeTa comment:
"1. I think we're being a little too quick. At least one of Lesser Shrew's posts exhibited a sexist claim -- that men as a group as sex-crazed. Bad on that. But, at the same time, I don't think we can see that post as an example of misandry..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by agropyron, Rock Steady, nooneyouknow, Afroblanco
Last month
MeTa comment:
"Wait, what? I seriously doubt that just about anyone who has seen these threads wouldn't accurately be described as a feminist. It's laughable to say the feminist movement hasn't gotten off the ground.
Think women should be barefoot and pregnant..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by Phalene, liquorice, LobsterMitten, Snyder, Miko
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"No. Religion says you should feel bad. Practical matters about human psychology and culture mean that many women simply do feel bad.
If you cannot understand this simple fact -- if you cannot imagine how it could be painful to tear a living thing..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by UbuRoivas, Salamandrous, The Light Fantastic, saucysault
2 months ago
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"Yes, it CAN work out... But that really doesn't depend at all on the opinions and advice of online strangers. Instead, it depends on you and Awesome Dude working together, with dedication and complete honesty. It really doesn't seem like you have..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by peacheater, johnstein
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Oh, come on. Come on!
I really dislike Bush, and I hate many of the things he has done as president. I really like Batman, I've idolized him since I was teeny, I dressed up as him for Halloween, I see him as a standard for how one can be good and..." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by grubi, mystyk, zardoz, fuse theorem, Snyder, electrasteph, ooga_booga, tkchrist, lord_wolf, bitterpants, Navelgazer
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I personally advocate obscenity conservation, under the theory that if I never, ever, ever use profane words they'll still have lots of juice left when I really need one.
I used to hold that theory. Then there came a time, in an argument with my..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by h00py, The Great Big Mulp, TheOnlyCoolTim
2 months ago
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"Seriously: she has a giant exam coming up shortly that has a giant impact on her future and which she has been working so hard to prepare for for how long now? She's probably extremely nervous. She's probably a little scared. I wouldn't want my SO..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sondrialiac, Jurate
2 months ago
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"(Stephen C. Den Beste is probably thinking of Putnam's argument against the possibility of us all just being brains in vats. It's not exactly solipsism, but the same argument would work against solipsism. More can be learned about it at The..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Korou
2 months ago
MeFi post:
"W/ Extra Duck"
favorited 15 times, recently by BobsterLobster, muymuy, Hal Mumkin, typewriter, ...possums, JHarris, johannahdeschanel, jeffburdges, Lord_Pall, soundofsuburbia, chrismear, DrGirlfriend, M.C. Lo-Carb!, Emera Gratia, dobbs
3 months ago
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"Your baby girl will be a person just like a baby son would have been. She'll need to learn things, too. She'll need advice from her father, just as a boy would. She'll have scraped knees for you to bandage, she'll need you to check under the bed..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tomboko
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I don't know why people hate this movie so much.
I never saw the original Indiana Jones films when I was a kid. I only saw them a few years ago, and, man, they involved ridiculous physics, horribly annoying sideplots, terrible one-liners, and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by newmoistness
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I think we all have to agree that Arizona, etc., not marching in line with the neighbors is horrendous, though.
The network channels in AZ go off of mountain scheduling. So, when something says, "House, on at 9!" it really means House..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by niccolo, artifarce, lizzicide, flatluigi, dogwalker
3 months ago
MeFi post:
An Unforgivable Name
favorited 11 times, recently by eitan, ntartifex, graventy, idiomatika, dawson, brina, Kimothy, Del Far, PROD_TPSL, logic vs love, Blazecock Pileon
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"A few years ago, back when my SO and I were first starting to date, he asked me to help him make a resume-like website. At the time, he didn't even own a computer, so the internet was a big of a strange thing to him. So, as part of the process, I..." [
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favorited 23 times, recently by nervestaple, moss, flatluigi, amethysts, Scram, the cydonian, roll truck roll, estherbester, JHarris, fillsthepews, Cat Pie Hurts, chrisamiller, brain cloud, milov, MikeKD, howrobotsaremade, teleri025, etaoin, lysistrata, languagehat, deborah, delmoi, greenie2600
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Hey, folks! I was a totally obese 12 year-old. Well... I was a totally obese kid from grade 8 to about age 15. But 12 is the age I remember the best: when I was 12, I weight 180 pounds.
The thing is, when you are a totally obese 12 year-old,..." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by hecho de la basura, flatluigi, hydropsyche, aeschenkarnos, Jimbob, Metroid Baby, Dreama, smartyboots, Rumple, rivenwanderer, JDHarper
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I sometimes get stuck being the "I'm holding the door open for you even though you're ages away" person (I can't be the only non-male who holds doors open for people). It happens because there is a certain distance between you and the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by loquacious, nooneyouknow, jtron
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"It's not like I'm taking a battery of Latin or Geology courses, it's creative writing. I dare say that my writing professors likely cannot teach me a thing.
I majored in English, and I took a lot of creative writing classes. So, allow me to give..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tyrantkitty
4 months ago
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"Torturous? You mean delightful, fun, and easy to read, right? I happen to like it. Anyway, one thing to keep in mind about How To Do Things With Words is that it's the collected notes from a series of talks he gave. He starts out with a theory of..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by limeonaire, ManInSuit, iamkimiam, milestogo
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"What if I took a $1 bill, some scissors, and went to town? Would I then be able to convince any blind people that I was actually handing them a $100? The change would have to be something difficult to counterfeit...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by prefpara
4 months ago
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"There's something I don't understand. You say this question occurred to you after a meeting with your psychologist... But shouldn't your psychologist be helping you to figure that out? Hasn't he or she given you any sort of help? Because, that's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by damnjezebel
4 months ago
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"(Also, considering how you'll be switching from a fairly common spelling to a completely unusual spelling, keep in mind that people will keep spelling your name the incorrect way. They'll assume the extra E is a typo, or some other mistake. They..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by robinrs, mer2113, Melinika, loiseau
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Whenever I ask a question, I get really anxious about the prospect of selecting one or two as Best Answer, and giving any follow-up. Take, for instance, my most current question: http://ask.metafilter.com/90392/Records-from-a-Pulmonologist ...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by the other side
5 months ago
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"Have you heard the advice that when you want to bring up a complaint or something, you should always phrase it around how you feel, as opposed to what the person is doing? So, instead of saying, "You're always so whiny and petty!" you say,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by softlord, limeonaire
5 months ago
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"People commonly use "there is" when the subject is plural. It's common, but incorrect. If you follow the rules of English grammar, laid out in a'plenty a text book for several centuries now, you always use "There are" to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mynameismandab
5 months ago
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"Well... It may be an example of a bad conversation, but the first thing I thought of is the scene in Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail where they try to figure out how to tell if a woman is a witch, resulting in them testing whether she weighs..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Gungho
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I'd guess that part of gallows humor is actually being the one in the gallows. Otherwise, you're just pointing and laughing at someone else's suffering.
(In the gallows? On? At? Being hung from? Eh, whatever.)..." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by Salamandrous, LobsterMitten, mdn, bettafish, flatluigi, headspace, The Toad, iminurmefi, nasreddin, DarlingBri, lore
5 months ago
