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"ARGH. Why do I always miss the Roald Dahl threads? Thanks to Roach for the shout-out though. It gave me a ridiculous thrill to see "Metafilter's own" before my very own username. (And thanks to AgentRocket for the heads up about the thread.)..." [
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2 days ago
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"We had good luck using double-sided tape on the arms of the couch to teach our cat not to scratch, but we've given up on the hair issue. Here's my SUPER DUPER REMOVAL TIP: get a rubber glove (like one for washing dishes) and rub it on the couch. The..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by different
Last month
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"I just ran my first half-marathon TODAY. (Details on my blog here.) I am not an elite athlete by any stretch of the imagination. (In fact, I'm still about twenty pounds above my goal weight.) I actually started training about six months ago. I spent..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by snafu
Last month
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"No answer for you; I just wanted to chime in and say I FEEL YOUR PAIN. I love having a shower before bed, but I too have the crazy hair in the morning. And if I don't wash my hair in the morning, I feel like an absolute greaseball by afternoon. My..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by gjc, nimsey lou, vytae, pinksoftsoap
3 months ago
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"I'm the knitting/yarn store employees, but really it's cheating. Thursday was my last day. I go back to being a software developer on Monday. That's a lot more boring (but sadly, pays a lot better).
My least-favorite portmanteau is "webisode...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Rock Steady
3 months ago
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"You sound like my husband too. There was a great documentary series made recently called Broadway: The American Musical that he sorta half-sat through with me. Getting some idea of the history of the art form may change your mind about it a little..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kwaller
4 months ago
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"I'm sure you're about to get jumped on by about a hundred people, but... I'd suggest that if the question wasn't important enough to remember, it's better that you didn't ask it. It's a pretty good litmus test to know whether it's a good question to..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by arcticwoman, Rock Steady, blueberry, hadjiboy
4 months ago
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"Dude, you left out our peacay shout-out! :P
Here's that viral video thing I was telling you guys about. The DJ one is pretty good too..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by UbuRoivas
4 months ago
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"Oh god. I have a hideous picture from grade school that has a background that would be AWESOME. There was a black backdrop with a black Venetian blind hanging in front of it. Then, behind the blind, they shined down a colored light that MATCHED MY..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by damnjezebel, flibbertigibbet, sourwookie, sondrialiac
5 months ago
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"Man, every time a Dahl related link gets posted here, I get all excited in the hope that somebody will recognize that I am MetaFilter's Own Dahl Expert. And no one ever does.
But yeah, this page is so 1997. 95% of it comes from the movie, which..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Roach, agregoli
7 months ago
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"My husband makes a kickass "40 Clove Chicken" in ours. I just emailed him for the recipe for you:1 Chicken. Clean him inside and out as normal. Season with salt and pepper. Stick one preserved lemon up his bum, or failing that, one fresh..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jamaro
7 months ago
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"I don't have a shop, but I've been making custom sock monkeys for a while now. The biggest hits were gay sock monkey cowboys and Dreamgirls. I've also just finished a Sock Orangutan (aka "The Librarian" from Discworld), which was actually..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by misha
7 months ago
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"If I can cut through the snarkiness a little bit, I'd just like to say that I LOVED voting in my first federal election here today. It's still a novelty to have such a "low-tech" voting experience, with pencils and pieces of paper and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Effigy2000
8 months ago
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"OOOOHHHH - I could easily make a sock orangutan, and then little the little "Ook!". BRILLIANT. Quick to whip up, and very very appropriate.
(For anybody who's interested, I wrote a tutorial for making sock monkeys on my website.)..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Alison, goshling, louche mustachio
8 months ago
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"For me it was theater. A student ID got you cheap tickets on the day for just about any performance that wasn't sold out. I saw like three shows a week for an entire semester. Not sure how you'd represent that in a video though.
The other big..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by StickyCarpet
8 months ago
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"Going with the mother theme: Once in college, I caught a cold that developed into a nasty sinus infection. I went to the student health clinic and got antibiotics, but either I was allergic to them or they were ineffective. For two days I laid on my..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by papafrita, Arasithil
8 months ago
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"I know you're making fries (and not roast duck), but here's what my husband said when I sent him this link:I think what I've done in the past is to get a couple of ducks, and take off the good bits -- legs and breasts. Then trim up those good bits..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jedrek
8 months ago
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"I actually dressed as a fellow MeFite. The costume was great, but I'm a little depressed at just how much I looked like asavage. (I'm a girl.) You can also see my ooky food photos here...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Rock Steady, bristolcat
8 months ago
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"I need to post something to keep this thread in my Recent Activity, so here's the SMH's round-up of public feedback regarding Abbott's lateness yesterday. Many, many of them gave me a chuckle.
(Question for the True Blue Aussies - although I..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Effigy2000
8 months ago
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"I think it was Steingarten in The Man Who Ate Everything who said that you have to try something several times before you can get over the shock of "eww, new flavor" and start to actually appreciate it. So after I read that, I made a rule..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by andraste
8 months ago
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"Like agregoli and several others here, I agree with the author's point but not her way of making it. I kept my name. I go by "Ms", not "Mrs." No plans for kids yet, but we've already decided that if we do, I get the girls, he gets..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jb
9 months ago
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"Knitting is crazy popular at the moment (see Ravelry), yet the Knitters Guild here in NSW seems to be fading. Lots of younger people are happy to turn up for no-commitment stitch-and-bitches, but as soon as you mention the word "guild" they..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cass
10 months ago
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"I've come to LOVE the truffle in the few times I've had it. It's one of those foods that grows on you each time you try it, so don't be put off if it isn't orgasmic the first time.
To tell you the truth, the whole truffles we've bought to cook..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by special-k, oxford blue
10 months ago
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"Nah, not a world-record. It was kinda rainy so they only got about fifty people to show up. (And NO, the Sydney Meet-up crowd did NOT head over to participate, so don't go trying to analyse those bottoms!)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by amberglow
10 months ago
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"We have such a thing in Australia. The drink form is called Milo and it's a chocolate powder that you can drink warm or cold. Ten years or so ago they released it in the form of a chocolate bar, which is basically just compressed drink powder covered..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by taff
10 months ago
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"Well, it was APEC weekend and most people either went away for the weekend or were out protesting, so I imagine not a lot of people were sitting in front of their computers.
Oh, wait. You mean I can't extrapolate what's happening in Sydney to the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Pinback
10 months ago
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"I got married in Vegas less than two months ago! My Aussie partner and myself decided the big international family wedding was too expensive, so we planned a fun wedding just for us. We went to The Little White Wedding Chapel (which is where Britney..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Captain_Science
Last year
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"I can't believe they didn't put me on there. There's nothing geekier than going to the trouble of knitting your own Howarts costume and then being the only person at the theater. *SOB*
(I'd also just like to point out that I've lost a lot of..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Jilder, jb
Last year
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"During Sydney's Mardi Gras a couple years ago, I assisted on a play that had been sponsored by an adult shop. Not only did they put up the money for the show (thus getting their info in the program), but they set up a booth during Fair Day and held a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by baphomet
Last year
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"If you do decide to try knitting, check out Sticks and String. It's a podcast by a guy in the Blue Mountains who commutes into the city every day... and therefore has a lot of time to knit!
(PS - I can teach you at the next MeFi meetup, if you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by geekyguy
Last year
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"I used to be on the Speech team in high school, and my specialty was "impromptu speaking". You'd walk into a room, get handed a topic, and after thirty seconds you were expected to give a five minute speech on it. At one meet, I noticed a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by flibbertigibbet
Last year
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"No, think of it as the plane ticket. It would cost a lot more than $350 for me to fly to the next big Stateside meetup with y'all, but do you see me complaining?
Besides, it's not really $350. If you already have a nano - and many people do - it's..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by bunglin jones, chiababe, caddis
Last year
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"Knitting Shop:
- "How many balls of wool does it take to make a scarf?" THERE IS NO GENERAL ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
- People who think I know their friends/family better than they do. "Is this a good colour for my nephew's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by libraryhead
Last year
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"Thanks for the head's up, Brittanie. Yeah, I moved to Sydney about five years ago. Just got my citizenship last week.
The stuff about what to bring is basically all right. Go ahead and bring your DVDs; there are plenty of region free players that..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by matty
Last year
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"Chafing. I was only about fifty pounds overweight at my highest (which I've since lost), but even then I found it impossible to wear dresses without some sort of bike shorts underneath. The chub rub between the thighs KILLS...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by IndigoRain
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