MeFi comment:
"I'm going to forward this post to Bush.
And his daughters! And his brother as well, don't forget - they're running around marrying and giving birth and carrying on like they intend to pass on those genes...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Cricket
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Exacerbated by the fact that The Guardian thought it appropriate to post this in their 'Life & Health' section.
Probably because being at the wheel at the time fucked him up mentally for a while.
And there isn't really a more appropriate..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Sk4n, Pope Guilty, aeschenkarnos
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"Pulling off a live performance on stage well. For me personally this means in a play or after an inspired improv performance. Nothing beats that afterglow...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by abdulf
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Single Link Jew Tube?
Incidentally, there is actually a JewTube.com. The tagline: "Here's looking at Jew!"
No Palestine-tube though. Maybe it's because "Palestine" doesn't rhyme with "You"...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Robson
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"If goths were going to play in a giant ball pit, what color would they prefer those balls to be?
True - but (1) swimming and goths don't mix, and (2) that's a pretty big If.
Also, seconding the disappointment that it's really a reservoir and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Rock Steady
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"If we're gonna have this pony, how about... having only the day and the year?
Mmm! Tasty pony!
No? :(" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by grobstein
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by owhydididoit, lupus_yonderboy, theyexpectresults
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Not to be a wet blanket, but I wonder what the carbon footprint is to mail an international postcard.
Wet blankets are good things... they put out the fires fuelled by zealous postcard exchanging. And we all know FIRES CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL WARMING...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by farishta
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"From the Daily Show wikipedia entry:
Stewart is often critical of Democratic politicians for being weak, timid, or ineffective... He has targeted them for failing to effectively stand on some issues, such as their stance on the war in Iraq...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by shinynewnick, tachikaze, Brocktoon
4 months ago
MeFi post:
Flash Friday Fun: Pew pew space lasers! (Sort of.)
favorited 24 times, recently by ikkyu2, phyrewerx, Citizen Premier, smbird, flibbertigibbet, NortonDC, teraflop, horsewithnoname, lumosh, Durn Bronzefist, regicide is good for you, juv3nal, Caduceus, muckster, Cassilda, beaucoupkevin, sacre_bleu, baltimoretim, zeugitai_guy, garlic, Ella Fynoe, Kronos_to_Earth, Freaky, BrotherCaine
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Incidentally, does the batshitinsane tag refer to the letter-writer, the pond-destroyer or the blogger? I just think that everyone involved has a sense of humour.
As an aside, appropriate use of "batshitinsane" includes Bill O'Reilly,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Iamtherealme
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Because it was God being a dick, in that situation being a dick was totally Good.
Being God sounds like a good job. If I were God, it'd be really good. I wish I were God...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Let us all piss on this game. It deserves to be pissed upon because it is so bad. And pointless.
Pillage the Village is a game that has at its core the same "throw people around with your cursor" mechanic. It is, however, more fun. (That..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by MythMaker, wastelands
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"What is happening here? The fuck??
Snark snark snark. Come on. This could have been cool, instead it's a "let's piss all over a slightly oddly-phrased FPP because we're so cool" thread...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lupus_yonderboy
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"McCain is Nixon without the charm, without the paranoid thoroughness it takes to be corrupt, and without the cleverness to get away with most of it.
That's a good thing, innit? It's a bit like calling an aspiring dictator "like Hitler, but..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by JHarris, Blazecock Pileon, Jilder
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
... only to slam it shut! Right in..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Deathalicious, bettafish, mrgrimm, roystgnr
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"What were the designers thinking? I mean... look at where the pointy bit of the thermometer is emerging from. That's right, his pants.
Are you READY, kids?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pyrex
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I read that as "Operation Sudden Fail." Which, you know, kind of makes sense if it's the War on Drugs you're talking about.
Me too. But the war on drugs isn't an example of "sudden fail"; it's consistent, regular, and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"Related: three Atlantic Monthly articles by Jonathan Rauch.
Caring for your introvert.
Introverts of the world, unite! (Interviews inspired by previous article)
The Introversy Continues.
In short: no, you're not weird. You're lucky...." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by melorama, Metroid Baby, arianell, Mapes
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The first Last Stand is now named "Penultimate Stand 1."
The Final Fantasies #2-10 come to mind. "Penultimate Fantasy" doesn't really have the same ring though. Alliteration ftw!
Is there a single word for "third..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by roystgnr
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"A hypothesis: MeFites, being creatures of the internet, still need to shit all over threads, but MeFi being what it is, it is generally not acceptable to shit on legit threads. When there is a bad thread (like the one in question, here), MeFites take..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Rock Steady
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Walter Mitty, I actually clicked on that 2nd link. Damn you!
Oh dear.
By way of apology, here is my real favourite. (It's the Parrot Sketch.)
"HELLO, POLLY! POOOOLLLLLEEEEEE!" *thump thump*
In related news, the Nigerian..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Marie Mon Dieu
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Personally I'm quite amused by the online lynching of said thread - it's got everything you'd want from an angry online crowd surrounding a spammer. If this were 16th Century America we'd be throwing up some fairly elaborately carved pyres, building..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by delmoi
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM :D
I wish I was a Viking.
More Monty Python for everybody!
This is liek my absolutest favouritest 1." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Marie Mon Dieu
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Instead of making an incredibly urbane and witty comment about how the bikes will be stolen within a week, smartass comments about what the bikes might be used for, or a clearly informed opinion about the sexual orientation of bike-riding, here is a..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by mediareport, Blazecock Pileon
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Slow news day? If you can't report the news, make it.
Charles Foster Kane: "You provide the prose poems. I'll provide the war."
That quote's really fresh in my mind, just watched Citizen Kane. Good stuff.
Someone should throw a net..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by blucevalo, grubby
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"A man should have a hat, in his opinion. Beyond a certain age it will suit him and give him weight, become a welcome addition to his face, almost a trademark. People will look at his hat as it hangs on the back of a chair, or a coat hook, or rests on..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by rottytooth, languagehat
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"Not a direct answer, but possibly of related interest: a BBC interview with George A. Romero (creator of Night of the Living Dead) where he firmly states his position on running zombies.
On one matter, however, [Romero] is prepared to take a stand..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hot soup girl
6 months ago
Ask comment:
"While the link I included above obviates the need for Character Palette, a quick Google for Mac Keyboard Shortcuts yields the following:
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts (from Apple)
Mac Keyboard Shortcuts (Dan Rodney)
Magical Macintosh Key..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by peacheater, rossination, roombythelake
6 months ago
Ask comment:
"Hmm, so "begging the question" wasn't the first example. Still... begging the question is often used to indicate that a statement invites an obvious question, whereas correct usage would involve identifying that the logical fallacy of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sanko
6 months ago
Ask comment:
"PDF. Easy and free (both to create and manipulate) and has good readers (e.g. Skim). It also translates well between systems, i.e. it maintains formatting no matter what computer you use it on; I had problems regarding fonts and such with other..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by interrobang
6 months ago
Ask comment:
"If you can find and print a keyboard shortcut cheat sheet (like this website has) you'll find using keyboard shortcuts becomes easier, which is half the battle won since a lot of these shortcuts aren't obvious or even documented.
As for..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by meeshell
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Praise Ceiling Cat, who be watchin yu, may him has a cheezburger.
Wut yu want, yu gets, srsly.
In ceiling and on teh flor.
Giv us dis day our dalee cheezburger.
And furgiv us for makin yu a cookie, but eateding it.
An do not let us leed..." [
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favorited 13 times, recently by Rictic, JHarris, cathodeheart, liza, tarheelcoxn, Mamapotomus, regicide is good for you, misha, Blazecock Pileon, mds35, notashroom, The Light Fantastic, Baby_Balrog
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The GDP per capita of the US and Canada is about the same, actually; so, income-wise, that's pretty similar. (Wealth figures are probably different.)
Perhaps if the US spent those billions it spends invading other countries on education/..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by tehloki, klanawa, Turtles all the way down, Malor, batmonkey
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"A Pirate Party? Arr! Sign me up! Shiver me timbers, pieces of eight, what what!
... Oh, wrong kind of Pirate. Not necessarily the kind of pirate that makes an authoritative source on economics, hey?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Silly Ashles
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This article about "The Unburdened Mind" from Damn Interesting is, I think, relevant here; and I'm not referring to the father.
It's about psychopaths, and how the psychopath is rather more prevalent in society than we'd like to believe...." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by Smedleyman, PeterMcDermott, Blazecock Pileon, By The Grace of God, homunculus, dopeypanda, Minus215Cee
6 months ago
