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"Here is my advice: believe what people tell you about themselves. If she tells you she does not want to sleep with you, believe her. Take that at face value. Don't try to guess at what she "really means." Don't speculate about her..." [
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favorited 29 times, recently by adamp88, Metroid Baby, cazoo, decagon, Ladysin, softlord, melorama, bbyboi, aeschenkarnos, HighTechUnderpants, littlelebowskiurbanachiever, Nerro, KAS, headspace, highrise, nadawi, robtf3, mazienh, Dragonness, lunasol, ImproviseOrDie, sondrialiac, Squee, Ookseer, Sneutrino, Forktine, Miko, woebot, brain cloud
32 minutes ago
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"When you are photographing someone, and you want them to look natural and happy, but they are camera-shy and stiff, keep the camera trained right on them and make them roll their head around, stretch their mouth out, furrow their eyebrows, and..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by badmoonrising, Korou, nerdcore
2 days ago
MeTa comment:
"Also, straight-up, it's news, right? Not something cool on the internet? MeFi != CNN." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by a3matrix
7 days ago
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"The fact that it's clean and has no "natural odors" is a great start. I would stay away from any artificial scents -- room sprays, perfume, candles, etc. If you feel you must have a smell, there is, I believe, one right answer: bake your..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DWRoelands
7 days ago
MeTa comment:
"You have five dollars. Do you
(a) Buy a gallon of milk -or-
(b) Join Metafilter?
actually, (c) put a towel on the floor by the two inch gap under the door; now they can't see the politicsfilter..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BeerFilter
7 days ago
MeTa comment:
"orthogonality, thanks for trying to explain the significance of this event to me. I'm not sure I understand why "McCain does stupid thing" makes for a good FPP, even when that thing is triple-stupid, but it may just be my (perhaps..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by the other side, timeistight
7 days ago
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When I was young me and my mama had beef
favorited 16 times, recently by Your Time Machine Sucks, quadog, shrabster, idiomatika, divabat, kryptos, elisynn, JimN2TAW, ames, nooneyouknow, Violet Hour, cosmic osmo, smich, Blacksun, drycleanonly, Sweetie Darling
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"majorities naturally will, and should, have majority representation in society and media
Sorry it's so hard being transgendered. It's also hard being a lefty, wanting to watch Olympic fencing, or being a fan of a sci-fi show on Fox.
Sorry, are..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by tehloki, lupus_yonderboy, Sidhedevil, palimpsest, Solon and Thanks, Phalene, Marisa Stole the Precious Thing
9 days ago
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"I absolutely agree that if you don't want to be part of a meltdown, fake an illness. You have a headache. You think you might throw up. Everyone should just go on ahead and you'll join once you're feeling better. Then, do whatever you want to do...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by silkygreenbelly
11 days ago
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"A metafilter membership!
Many small things sent over time, so that she is constantly reminded of your caring. Soft blankets, sockshoes, silly gag gifts, collections of short stories, especially funny ones. You visiting. One piece of candy every..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Brody's chum
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Inclusion of link in article ≠ endorsement of link's views.
I think the problem is that there was no distinction between lists that are clearly superficial and sexist and lists that are more serious in intent and execution. This is confusing. By..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by agregoli
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"So many rich and well-connected people (read: celebrities) have had terrible, disfiguring plastic surgery that I have trouble seeing it as anything other than a desperate gamble for the common man. If they can't get it right, we're all in for a very..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by aeschenkarnos, geekigirl, Coatlicue
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"OK, actually, I will go ahead and abandon my pretense of being reasonable and open-minded.
If many people are finding Shakespeare uninteresting, then that is a sign that our culture has failed them in an important way. It has nothing to do with..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by MythMaker
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"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 8 times, recently by MythMaker
3 weeks ago
MeFi post:
Libraries: delicious!
favorited 31 times, recently by detune, Large Marge, limeonaire, Dreama, Violet Hour, estherbester, nev, Rykey, UbuRoivas, ltracey, lisawin, dirtynumbangelboy, mudpuppie, mek, Stewriffic, timshel, jrb223, subgear, miss lynnster, Juicylicious, orrnyereg, Haruspex, three blind mice, Cassilda, roofus, BozoBurgerBonanza, Mike D, jeffburdges, pointystick, ormondsacker, destrius
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Wearing heels makes me a vain, vapid sexbot and a bad feminist, but I do it anyway because I really want to please men. Health is for suckers! Men don't make passes at girls who wear glasses!
OK, back to stumbling around blindly in my new pair of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Get a fucking grip woman.
&
Terribly outdated and completely false.
Ooops... clearly, I should have been explicit, not sarcasitc. Let me rephrase.
I roll my eyes at all of you heel-haters rolling your eyes at me! Yeah, high heels don't do..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mrgrimm
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Don't forget Gogol Bordello! Have you not crossed the seven seas?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by swift
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I was all set to take the high road and not poke fun at other people's pain, but then I read this. It really taught me an unforgettable lesson." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nudar
Last month
MeTa comment:
"It's inevitable that a discussion of this issue, which is an evolving, complicated, and controversial one, will include opinions from people who are not comfortable with transgenderism, people who are not well educated about it, and people who have..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by lacedback, regicide is good for you, longsleeves, netbros
Last month
MeTa comment:
"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
Last month
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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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favorited 1 time, recently by Optimus Chyme
Last month
MeTa comment:
"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
Last month
MeFi comment:
"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
Last month
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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
Last month
MeFi comment:
"This is one of the saddest things that I have recently read." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by RussHy
Last month
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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
Last month
MeTa comment:
"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
Last month
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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
Last month
MeTa comment:
"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
Last month
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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
2 months 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
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"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
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"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
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"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
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"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
2 months ago
