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I have some magazines from the 70s and just checked two at random, a 1973 Family Circle and a 1979 Women's Day. Between the two of them there were 24 (!) cigarette ads, but none of these ones had the particular tagline you're seeking. I will check some others this evening and report back if I find what you're looking for.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by fourpotatoes at 5:20 AM on January 12, 2024

I would say more than anything, don’t be surprised by getting ghosted at any stage of an interview. It seems like the norm in places to not get a response. So cast inquiries expecting some not even to respond back.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by nickggully at 12:37 PM on January 12, 2024

oh and of course socks by beverly cleary!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by misanthropicsarah at 12:31 PM on January 11, 2024

The Cat Who...series of mysteries by Lilian Braun featuring two Siamese cats who clue in their human companion.

More feline detection featured in Rita Mae Brown's Mrs Murphy series. The first 15 of these books are amusing but she kinda gets weird and politically sus in later books.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by a humble nudibranch at 11:50 AM on January 11, 2024

The Magicians
Kim's Convenience
The Good Place
The Crown
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Eyelash at 6:50 PM on January 11, 2024

This article is exactly about how the salary in question is not actually hard to live on.

$285,400
the kind of money that upper middle class white collar professionals make in their late 20s.

Sometimes you come across a comment that really drives home the different circles people live in.
posted to MetaFilter by trig at 2:05 AM on January 11, 2024

Like the author, I don't have a lot of patience for anyone justifying Clarence Thomas' corruption. But I also don't have a lot of patience for people who are attacking the notion of paying the people in the highest court in the land enough salary that they can pay for their own vacations with their peers

Come at it from the other side, tax Clarence's friends so hard there's barely a difference anymore.
posted to MetaFilter by Dysk at 11:19 PM on January 10, 2024

I'm on Hinge. It works exactly as you describe. On Bumble I think women have to message first if they are trying to chat with men, but on Hinge as long as you both swipe yes on each other, anyone is allowed to message first.

Then you try to get a conversation going in the direct message part of the app. In my experience, many conversations fizzle out due to boredom and lack of energy. The ones that stay interesting, you try find out if there are any deal breakers,... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by MiraK at 3:40 PM on January 9, 2024

Beat Saber and VRChat between them seem to account for about 90% of what people actually do with a standalone Quest, so I'd start there. I had a pretty good time with Moss also.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by rhamphorhynchus at 11:02 AM on January 8, 2024 marked best answer

One of my cats is particularly fond of being vigorously petted and scratched. At least twice a day, he lies down on my chest, and we do our little "snuggle time" for a few minutes. He purrs like a jet engine.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by akk2014 at 4:09 AM on January 6, 2024 marked best answer

Brushing my dog's teeth every night. I'm absolutely religious about it. It makes me feel good about myself and he is 7 years old and still has clean teeth and fresh breath.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by HotToddy at 8:13 PM on January 5, 2024 marked best answer

It is unethical for society to let some individuals face the risk of ruin over an illness while other individuals have billions of dollars.

Using GoFundMe to try to prevent the former could not possibly be unethical.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by jacquilynne at 10:32 AM on January 6, 2024

I have literally seen people use GoFundMe to fund a trip to Burning Man just because they wanted to go and didn’t have the cash at the time. Your proposed use is completely ethical.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by holborne at 10:09 AM on January 6, 2024

What is not ethical is your employer failing to provide you with paid medical leave. Start looking for a new job with better benefits.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by mareli at 6:14 AM on January 6, 2024

You have this internet stranger's permission to use a tool that other people use, in the way that other people use it.

I'm not sure how successful a gofundme will be without some kind of viral hook, but mutual aid is a thing so I don't see any ethical harm in trying, assuming you're being honest with people.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Alterscape at 3:37 AM on January 6, 2024

I'd go with something like, "I've had some medical stuff come up and I need to re-prioritize my budget. I'll let you know if I decide to move forward with this at a later time. Thanks!" No lies there, doesn't allow for details that aren't really any of her business, but doesn't burn the bridge either.

I've also had to be delicate in dealing with a tattoo artist, so I think I understand your concerns. My sense is that if the interaction doesn't feel good, then... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Molasses808 at 3:58 PM on January 7, 2024

I agree that she sounds rude and a bit short-sighted. You don't owe her anything at this point, but if you want, you can say "circumstances have made me reconsider the timing of this tattoo. I need to put it on hold right now."
posted to Ask MetaFilter by hydra77 at 3:55 PM on January 7, 2024

She knows you cancelled for medical reasons? "This just isn't the right time" and let her imagine whatever she wants from that. If she seriously pushes back even against that, "I don't know when will be. I'll keep you in mind." Because at that point you certainly would keep all of this in mind, wow.

If she doesn't already know it was medical, then I'd consider sharing at least that it is, because it takes you from a potential... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by teremala at 3:55 PM on January 7, 2024

It seems like saying that between the loss of the deposit and some "medical stuff" that's come up you can't afford it right now is a good way to go about it and it isn't even a lie!

I don't know about tattoos, but I use this excuse all the time even though I have plenty of money. Not being able to afford something doesn't mean you don't have the cash to pay for it, it means that it doesn't fit into your budget currently in a way that you find acceptable.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Literaryhero at 3:49 PM on January 7, 2024

43. Propaganda - Dr. Mabuse
Original 12'' version - if you were going to be messing about with a Fairlight in 1984, this is what you would want to have been doing.

Token additions: Cocteau Twins: Domino, The Smiths: How Soon is Now, Torch Song: Don't Look now!, The Blue Nile: Tinseltown in the Rain, Julian Cope: An Elegant Chaos, Talking Heads: This Must be the Place, The Farmers Boys: Phew Wow, The Violent Femmes: Its Gonna Rain, Tom... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by rongorongo at 7:13 AM on January 4, 2024

Oh I just remembered when I was taking a jewelry course at Kent State in 1970 (before the tragedy) we would do our soldering on desks topped with asbestos board. Rest our cigarettes on the board while soldering jewelry...and using solder that contained cadmium...
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Czjewel at 7:36 AM on January 3, 2024

as long as you are white, from what I've heard about Finland from an acquaintance of Finish/Indian descent
posted to MetaFilter by kokaku at 7:12 PM on January 1, 2024

I want my cancer to go away. Surgery on the 18th has a 70% chance of getting it if nothing changes before then, but I have one more scary test. If that's ok I won't exactly relax (30% chance of chemo and/or radiation is still no fun) but I'll do less contemplating of how to arrange things before I shuffle off this mortal coil.

Survival is the goal; everything else comes after that.
posted to MetaFilter by gentlyepigrams at 9:04 AM on January 1, 2024

I want good health at long last. After nearly 30 years of Crohn’s Disease, my small intestine ruptured and outright died in 2022. I spent a week in a coma with septic shock, then 45 days in the hospital. I had to learn to walk and move my arms again following the coma of nightmarish dreams from which there was no escape. I was not expected to survive, but I flourished and bounced back. I’m even walking without a cane again. My doctors don’t know why I’m still alive. People don’t survive this.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Servo5678 at 6:57 AM on January 1, 2024

Back in July I had my aortic valve replaced for the fifth time since I turned 27. (I am now 66.) The surgeon installed a human homograft valve (along with a section of aorta), which was his only option given the condition of the valve site after undergoing four previous replacements. It’s actually a great valve (very performant) but these typically only last for about 10 years. And there’s currently no surgical (or transcatheter) procedure that would allow the valve to be replaced again given... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Insert Clever Name Here at 6:18 AM on January 1, 2024

The Detectorists- charming, silly, funny, interesting and sweet-hearted.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by kimdog at 6:50 AM on January 1, 2024

The Durrells in Corfu
posted to Ask MetaFilter by JoeZydeco at 6:43 AM on January 1, 2024

If it is not very sweet, that is very strange because sweetened condensed milk is REALLY sweet. Does it only taste mildly sweet to your wife too? If I opened a can of sweetened condensed milk and didn't really taste sweetness, I might test myself for Covid, tbh.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by virve at 7:32 PM on December 30, 2023

That's odd. Sweetened condensed milk has a cooked milk taste that you might conceivably describe as mildly musky and the colour can be similar to tahini, but it is definitely very sweet. It is also thick and syrupy. Are you sure you don't have evaporated milk, which is an entirely different thing (basically concentrated canned milk)?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by ssg at 7:00 PM on December 30, 2023

Crocs. Yes, your feet get muddy, but both feet and shoes rinse clean in the end, and there's no insole to hold on to water and get gross.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by smangosbubbles at 12:35 AM on December 31, 2023

You can absolutely still get a degree if it's important to you.

But, I have an undergraduate degree (with honors!) from a well respected state school, and my partner had to drop out of college for financial aid reasons and has yet to go back at 42. He makes almost 3x my income and most people would consider him more successful in life. Certainly no one would describe him as unintelligent, and I suspect the same is true of you.

At 40, people who... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by the primroses were over at 10:05 AM on December 31, 2023

Leave him. Keep the dog (if you like the dog) because he will abuse her next if he hasn’t already.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by rednikki at 3:55 PM on December 28, 2023

I thought the easy way (blocking) might cause him to hurt himself

He is the only thing that might cause him to hurt himself. If he does himself harm it is because he is by all visible measures a violent, drunken lunatic. Do not allow him, your own internal self-judgment or anyone else to convince you that any part of his bad behavior (fully including potential self-harm) is something for which you need to take responsibility.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Parasite Unseen at 3:49 PM on December 28, 2023

When I used Zelle I broke the payment up in two over like a week and then after about three times doing that the cap was raise automatically once it knew the transactions were safe.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Mr. Papagiorgio at 4:52 PM on December 28, 2023

An occupational therapist can help you find out if there is a bidet compatible with the seat, or a different, better solution. Ask any of teams already on board for a referral for an OT.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by DarlingBri at 10:31 AM on December 29, 2023

Anyway - here is my proposed contender for sentence of the year:

“I think we can all agree Elon isn’t serious and it’s time to move on.” -Mark Zuckerberg
posted to MetaFilter by splitpeasoup at 3:53 PM on December 26, 2023

As I understand it, "rizz" is derived from charisma
posted to MetaFilter by Greg_Ace at 3:44 PM on December 26, 2023

most of these made no sense and had no explanation.
posted to MetaFilter by 922257033c4a0f3cecdbd819a46d626999d1af4a at 1:54 PM on December 26, 2023

I wish I got holiday cards that said "the kids were finally old enough for the stunt work."
posted to MetaFilter by EvaDestruction at 8:06 PM on December 26, 2023

As a former mail carrier, I can tell you that the rule against mail carriers accepting gifts at Christmas is more of a guideline…that's completely ignored.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by jabah at 6:55 PM on December 26, 2023

My father's second wife (not my mother) was in a similar situation. Dementia and me and my brothers having despised her for decades. We came to realize that for all her faults, she really cared about our dad. She was also in a precarious position in that her own kids didn't talk to her but the rare happy birthday call. At the end, spending time with our father meant spending time with her. Nothing was going to change that. Even the hospital staff stopped discussing treatment plans with her... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by JohnnyGunn at 7:28 PM on December 26, 2023

[...] to remove Companion from the family home.


So, does Companion have resources to live on their own? Is the house she considers home a house other than the one your father-in-law lives in? You mention that you don't think she is your family's responsibility, so is there someone else there to step up if and when your father-in-law goes into assisted living or similar? Because this current situation sounds very vexing but kind of... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by BibiRose at 6:39 PM on December 26, 2023

THAT is something that makes me smile today.
I needed one.

People don't need much. It can be 10x10 and a roof to keep the rain off. A bed. A toilet. A small cooker and a locking door.
Some people don't even want much, but everybody deserves a safe space and a place to sleep.
USA, you suck.
posted to MetaFilter by BlueHorse at 5:33 PM on December 24, 2023

There are circumstances, not even extreme circumstances, that leave Americans homeless. They can be in a position where they lose their car, job, or house, and even if they pay their taxes all of their life, their registered income will prevent them from any financial assistance. I am glad someone is figuring it out, and I do hope other countries follow Finland's lead.
posted to MetaFilter by ukfacts at 2:00 PM on December 24, 2023

I'll tell you the thing that maddens me about some podcasters. I'll tell you the thing that maddens me about some podcasters. It's a thing they do all the time, all the time, and it maddens me. It makes me mad. It's the way they repeat things. They repeat things and it makes me mad. It's the thing that maddens me about them.

They have to fill space and they really don't have much to say
posted to MetaFilter by Ray Walston, Luck Dragon at 6:53 PM on December 21, 2023

That's always been true. If you recall a time when it wasn't, you recall a time when the least interesting music is all you knew about.

Back in olden times, AM radio was diverse, those were the days, my friend.
posted to MetaFilter by ovvl at 6:57 PM on December 22, 2023

A big part of the enshitifcation is the poor quality of music - the whole, Pro Tools sound, drum machines, loops and boringness of songs. I know this is going to piss people off, but an example is when I listen to some of the newer hip hop artists and it's all the same, mumbling, monotone...boring stuff. You can barely tell one song from another. And the autotune, and the missing licks, hooks and chorus. A lot of newer songs are just...bad. Everything sounds so artificial, or like it... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Liquidwolf at 11:43 AM on December 22, 2023

Also, too...

A big part of the enshitifcation is the poor quality of music - the whole, Pro Tools sound, drum machines, loops and boringness of songs. I know this is going to piss people off, but an example is when I listen to some of the newer hip hop artists and it's all the same, mumbling, monotone...boring stuff. You can barely tell one song from another. And the autotune, and the missing licks, hooks and chorus. A lot of newer songs are just...bad. Everything sounds... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Chuffy at 11:15 AM on December 22, 2023

Not a party per se, but consider Hemmingways in Yorkville. They serve a Christmas dinner plus the regular menu on Chridtmas . It’s festive and seems to attract nice crowd
posted to Ask MetaFilter by walkinginsunshine at 6:52 PM on December 21, 2023

Never met a kid that age that doesn't love a remote control car.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by MadMadam at 2:25 PM on December 20, 2023