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"How everything smells. Unfortunately. Your deodorant, your head, your hand lotion. From 50 paces.
How people talk about their pets, and their invisible connection, or lack thereof, with their dogs when I see them out walking together. Also, I..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by ifjuly, woebot, sperose
Last month
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"When you get home from work at night, go straight to the fridge and drink a glass of orange juice. Most big arguments, including the ones that include the words "I want a divorce," happen in the early evening, and a big reason is you've..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by ifjuly, saturnine, sondrialiac, nasreddin
2 months ago
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"My in-laws do this to their neighbor. The neighbor has even offered to give them the cat, and they declined. WTF? I think it's because they like having a cat but don't want the responsibility of paying vet bills.
Anyway, what if you just said to..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by wyzewoman, amethysts, Rock Steady
5 months ago
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"Okay, I've never tried this myself, but I have read about it. What you do is wait until fall, then get a spade and cut through the roots all the way around. You are going to be moving the root ball inside the circle cut you make, so you want to make..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by librarina
5 months ago
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"I have a dog who has a lot of anxiety and is very sound sensitive. She freaks out at the sound of loud buses, skateboards, etc. I recently took her to a behaviorist, who taught me counter-conditioning, and so far it has been working beautifully...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hulahulagirl
5 months ago
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"Benjamin Franklin was right, this is a bird of Bad Moral Character. You don't see turkeys doing shit like this." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pummelo
5 months ago
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"This is easy. You don't want him doing chores during work hours. You might even forbid him to do any chores during work hours. It is sooooo easy when working from home to lose half the day with "oh I'll just pop a load of laundry in the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by srrh
5 months ago
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"Well, for beef, Alderspring Ranch seems to have a truly impressive operation for raising organic, grass-fed beef. I recently started eating meat after 17 years of being a vegetarian, and this is one of the few places that I feel comfortable buying..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by iguanapolitico, kepano, extramundane
5 months ago
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"Third?ing "Black Diamond Canadian Extra Sharp." I weep for all the years this cheese eluded me, when it was probably sitting right there in my grocery next to the decidedly second-best Tillamook Extra Sharp (sorry all you Tillamook lovers!)...." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by tehloki, Deathalicious, lalochezia, ikkyu2
6 months ago
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"This sounds like the kind of thing that would seem quirky and sweet in a movie, but has too much potential to go wrong in real life.
For basic French, you need Pimsleur. It's not cheap if you buy it, but hopefully you can find it at a library...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by SuperSquirrel
6 months ago
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"Here's a This American Life episode that might shed some light." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dobbs
6 months ago
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"I broke down and bought mine last month and all I can say is, if I get hit by a truck tomorrow, I will be glad I spent the last month of my life in possession of my iPhone and not waiting around for the perfect iPhone. Its awesomeness is awesomely..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Capri, melorama
6 months ago
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"There are all kinds of ways around this, but you need a lawyer experienced in will contests to find out what they are in your case. You will want to find a solution that does not meet the definition of "contesting the will" as defined by..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Picklegnome
6 months ago
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"I have been dealing with this situation for years, so I'll be watching this thread with interest. The thing about perfume allergies is that unlike other types of allergies, people don't believe in them. It's very frustrating. Also, due to media hype..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mael Oui
7 months ago
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"Why slag on Jared? He was fat, he lost weight, he cashed in. It's the American dream. You want to pick on somebody, pick on Subway or Subway's ad agency, because you can't say that you'd turn down the money if you were in Jared's shoes...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by feloniousmonk, batmonkey
7 months ago
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"Nthing nerve pain from bulging disc. Avoid chiropractors. If you use the words "radiating pain" when you go to see the doctor, he/she will probably order an MRI and then send you to physical therapy. I completely disagree with caddis that..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Pantengliopoli
7 months ago
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"There's a fairly horrifying story this morning on CNN.com by a woman who got MRSA on her labia, so at a minimum, I'd suggest that if you continue to dig them out, you take extra hygiene precautions until they're completely healed, including staying..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by limeonaire
7 months ago
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"Many's the time I've been creeped out by some Dale Carnegie type who had obviously made up his mind to start complimenting people more. It's glaringly obvious. Frankly, unless I'm attracted to you or at least not repulsed by you, I don't really want..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by herbaliser
7 months ago
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"I don't have any specific recommendations, but I learned something recently that might be of interest. The scrubby beads in many exfoliants are tiny plastic beads, which go straight down the drain, into the sewer, and out into the ocean, where they..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dreama
7 months ago
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"I, too, have work to do on the computer, so I can't just shut it off; I also need internet access for work, so I can't block myself from that. Minuteur has substantially reduced my dicking around. It's an egg timer. I gave mine two presets: 12..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Hey, Cupcake!, LobsterMitten, wafaa, Miko
7 months ago
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"Think of this from your puppy's point of view. One day she is sleeping warmly in a pile of puppies, listening to the heartbeats and breathing of the other puppies, breathing in the familiar, comforting smells. Then the next day she is taken away from..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sondrialiac
8 months ago
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"A great deal of the charm of a man paying for a woman's meal comes from the graciousness with which both parties go through the ritual. I think that most men expect to pay, that you should assume they mean it, and that you should be careful not to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Ladysin
8 months ago
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"Oh my gosh, I just watched the Adam Ant "Goody Two Shoes" clip. One time in gym class, ca. 1983, they broke us up into groups and told us to choreograph a dance. Stacey Ksomethingsomething, who walked around with her toes pointed out all..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by flibbertigibbet
8 months ago
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"Whoa, 411. But I blame it on the fact that I'm on a laptop. If I were using an actual mouse I'd be much faster. Right?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
8 months ago
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"I have a colleague whom I think of as very formal because he is always "on." He takes his job very seriously and always brings the conversation back around to it, asking you what you think can be improved, what your experience with this or..." [
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8 months ago
