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"I don't know. If people are upset, it's only right for them to voice their concern and ask the community to discuss it. However, it's also legitimate for others to question whether their concern is well-founded. I don't think that the fact that..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by Kadin2048, Mick, batgrlHG, CunningLinguist, oaf, Drastic
10 days ago
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"I completely understand! I feel exactly the same way. I don't want to be "that girl" who buys in to our toxic culture and denies herself food so that she can attract a man. Yuck! Eating right and becoming active is not a diet. You need to..." [
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12 days ago
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"In this particular instance, I, personally, was not offended or upset, but I am glad that those who were are talking about it, and I am interested in what they have to say. Certainly, there have been things said in this and other threads that have..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lord_wolf
13 days ago
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"The therapists admitted to feeling jealous or contemptuous on occasion, and though Dr. Karasu said of his patients, “They are, almost all of them, smarter than I am, and certainly more competent,” he rarely missed an opportunity in interviews for a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Countess Elena
2 weeks ago
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"St. Petersburg is an extraordinarily beautiful city. It's not just the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Neva River, the lush, expansive parks, or the incredible architecture and beautifully restored walks. It's all that, and some magic that the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by matildaben
2 weeks ago
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"This is one of the saddest things that I have recently read." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by RussHy
2 weeks ago
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"Oh, and I should say that there is some rivalry between the inhabitants of the two cities, and some dispute as to which is the more authentically "Russian," which has the most/best/___est "culture," and so on. St. Petersburg is..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nasreddin, Artw
2 weeks ago
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"dg, I DID NOT ASK ABOUT A BANDSAW. Why can't you just answer the question I asked? Unbelievable! I can't explain why, but a bandsaw is not an option for me right now, and you need to get over your bandsaw fetish and concentrate on the problem I posed..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by lunasol, fairytale of los angeles
2 weeks ago
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"Do you want those things, or do you want to be happy? They are not the same.
People are notoriously bad at predicting what will make them happy. It sounds like you've put together a list of things that you think will make you happy, and you could..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by drjimmy11
3 weeks ago
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"I think when people post to AskMe they are often literally asking all of MetaFilter rather than looking for a single correct answer. Many problems are too complex to permit a single answer anyway, but beyond that, people often seem to be interested..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dyoneo
3 weeks ago
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"I can only speak for myself. I grew up in my mom's custody. My dad lives far away from my mom, so I see him about twice a year. Now that I'm an adult, I have even less time with him, since I suddenly have two weeks off a year total (what??? what..." [
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favorited 12 times, recently by marble, TheManChild2000, hfbellefille, RedEmma, JohnYaYa, Flying Squirrel, Methylviolet, timshel, Sweetie Darling, konolia, riane, moxiedoll
3 weeks ago
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"OK, you seem to be asking for specific things that you can do right now that will make it easier for you to change your focus. I am not an expert, and I claim no special authority, but I do have some ideas for you that might help.
Let me see if I..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by asuprenant
4 weeks ago
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"Assuming this article is accurate, it seems to be a powerful argument for those who believe that gender is a social construct. I would be extremely interested in a more detailed account of how these women/men are perceived. It sounds like they are..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by magstheaxe
4 weeks ago
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"Doctors didn't help this guy, a magazine writer channeling a neuroscientist did.
To be fair, Atul Gawande IS a doctor." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by KokuRyu
Last month
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"Did no one else react to these books with dismay? They really felt like propaganda to me. And by no one else, I mean to exclude people who also are opposed to Harry Potter because he is a witch. Grammar fail, but you get the gist...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by magstheaxe
Last month
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"From my own life experience:
I share your fear. I have always felt, in every one of my relationships, that the relationship was doomed and that I was somehow betraying the person I was with by staying in the relationship and allowing them to..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by graytona
Last month
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"It would help to know: do you have blue fur?" [
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Last month
MeFi comment:
"I'll thank you not to act as if I'm part of the problem.
You can thank her all you want, but in your utopia, you'd be doing it from your jail cell." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by miss tea
Last month
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"I've looked at the first dozen or so comments, and it's interesting that most assume that the 21st century time traveler is at an advantage relative to the people he will encounter. Really, guys? Despite not speaking the language, not having any..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by cass, Pope Guilty, serazin
Last month
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"Seriously, I do not understand statements like "I also have a bullshit detector about 10x more accurate than anybody living."
The 20th century did not invent con artists and bullshiteers. People in the past were not bumbling around like..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, GaelFC, jammy
Last month
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"You need to tell him in an absolutely clear and unmistakable manner that you feel no desire to become romantically involved with him, that you have never felt such a desire in the past, and that you do not anticipate feeling such a desire in the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by gregb1007
Last month
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"Honesty can work. Say, "you know, this is usually when I'd try to say something witty and charming, but I actually feel kind of tongue-tied and shy. I really like you. Let's go to a movie so I don't have to talk."
See if admitting your..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ruelle
Last month
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"incomple, these undergrads who are so beneath you in terms of their development as writers are YOUR READERS. In fact, since you're likely paying tuition, you're paying them to read your writing. What they respond to, in your writing and in the..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by shiu mai baby, Countess Elena, Locative, nebulawindphone, oneirodynia, sondrialiac, Ms. Saint
Last month
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"So, essentially, it's two people having a fight that has something to do with Obama? Is either person significant? Is their fight significant or likely to have far-reaching implications? I feel like I must sound like I am trying to be provoking, and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
Last month
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"Maybe I am displaying my ignorance by asking, but what about that post was important or interesting?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
Last month
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""But I don't get anything out of Pushkin! It's all in this weird language I can't even read!" Well, then, he must be totally overrated, amirite?
posted by languagehat 1 minute ago [+]
Ha! Earlier, I was dying to post this (dedicated to..." [
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Last month
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"This site seems to offer advice and test kits.
The best test is a long stay somewhere else -- if the migraines stop, then you've isolated the Two months of rent is not necessarily an absurd amount to spend to ensure health and a pleasant wedding...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by silkygreenbelly
Last month
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"It sounds to me like you're confusing monogamy and character. Faithful, committed, honest people can have multiple partners. Lying, cheating, amoral people can lie and cheat their way through only one or two. How many sexual partners a woman or man..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Nattie
Last month
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"grumblebee, I hear you, and I have had similar issues in writing seminars. I found that I was able to get much more useful comments by asking one or two very specific questions right after the professor asked for comments. I would just jump in and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by gac
Last month
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"If it were me, I would arrange to speak to him one-on-one. I would communicate to him something like this (am calling him Mike for convenience):
"Mike, you are one of my best friends, and I care about you and your happiness. I hope that you..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nooneyouknow, moxiedoll
2 months ago
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"Seconded. There's no magic kung-fu pinky move. It was just the fact of physical contact. It was playful, it startled you into an awareness of your body and her body and how close you were to her, and you reacted. Moves that will have a similar effect..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by moxiedoll
2 months ago
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"What's red and invisible?
NO TOMATOES!" [
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favorited 11 times, recently by rux, roboppy, iamkimiam, you're a kitty!, showbiz_liz, Cat Pie Hurts, crunch buttsteak, treepour, Richard Daly, nebulawindphone, DU
2 months ago
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"Can you tell them in advance, firmly and in person, that it is important to you that this party go well, that this night is about you and celebrating your accomplishment, and that you need to know that you can depend on them to be civil? Have you..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by silkygreenbelly, M.C. Lo-Carb!
2 months ago
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"prefpara, I find your notion of vomiting zombies to be ridiculous.
Ignoring for a second the likelihood of coming up with a non-ridiculous answer to this question, let me clarify that I envisioned the robots tearing apart the zombies only to be..." [
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2 months ago
