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By phunniemee in "Should I be less affectionate with my wife?" on Ask MeFi

phunniemee — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:14:27 GMT

she insists, "No, I love it."

Christ, dude! Take her at her word! You've been together for 30 years and are gaga in love with your wife. Don't change anything.

By like_a_friend in "Is this believable or should I walk away?" on Ask MeFi

like_a_friend — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:36:09 GMT

predictable flakiness of a girl her age and her looks

before she can follow I grab her arm and ask wtf was that

This girl is so cool to talk to and hang out with, and so unbelievably attractive, I just don't trust myself to judge her story clearly.

No, wow, just no, do not pursue, you are NOT in a right headspace re: this person. You're not approaching her as a human but as a collection of stereotypes and weirdly, as some sort of possession. Grabbing her? Preventing her from following her friend? WTF is THAT, man?

I don't care if it was "in no way violent." You grab me, stop me, fucking pick a fight with me when I've known you for three hours? Nope. To reprise an earlier comment of mine, she ain't yo girlfriend, son.

You leave this girl alone til you get your head straight. She's a person who happens to be hot. Get a grip.

By Ursula Hitler in ""It's a mental illness"" on MeFi

Ursula Hitler — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:41:06 GMT

People who underestimate Brand do so at their peril. He is a very intelligent and articulate guy with a wit that's cocaine-quick, even though he apparently swore off the stuff long ago.

A while back he was on Jimmy Kimmel and went off on some riff that the audience wasn't really going for.

"Pardon me," he finally said. "But I wandered far out on a peninsula of idiocy, and it was some time before I realized how lonely I truly was."

I mean, that's almost like a line from a lesser Shakespeare play.

By Cool Papa Bell in "The chickenhawk phenomenon explained" on MeFi

Cool Papa Bell — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:38:11 GMT

The effect of the draft has a lot of little impacts you don't really think about.

Here's a fun piece of anecdata. If you were a member of Generation X, think back on your male high school teachers. Lots of football coaches and auto shop teachers and whatnot.

You probably had some really terrible ones, right? I know I did. I set of male teachers that were pretty much shunned by the other teachers because of their sheer incompetence and general fuck-you attitude. The kind of teachers that were relegated to driver's education duty.

Everyone has them, right?

Not so fast there. Realize that the many male teachers of the 70s and 80s were in the profession only because it provided them with the cheapest, easiest means of avoiding the draft. Getting a teaching credential bought you two extra years of college deferments. And getting a single-subject credential -- physical education for example -- that made you eligible for high school teaching, was the easiest of those.

Now drop and give me twenty.

By RogerB in "I need a drink" on Ask MeFi

RogerB — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:23:21 GMT

I'm sorry, the idea that cheap wine is out of order at grad student parties is completely nuts. Grad student parties are what cheap wine was invented for. Furthermore, "looking cheap" is not something that any grad student should be concerned about, ever. The etiquette failure is in your husband's head, and the poisonous overheard gossip is best ignored.

By sandettie light vessel automatic in "What's big, yellow, can open a door, and doesn't like being in a closet?" on MeFi

sandettie light vessel automatic — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:22:07 GMT

THAT IS THE WRONGEST SORT OF CAT

WHAT KIND OF FUCKED UP CAT IS THAT

By suedehead in "I need a drink" on Ask MeFi

suedehead — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:22:55 GMT

This isn't about the wine. And I say this who also agrees that a TJ bottle of wine is great, but not for dinner parties.

If this was a party that someone invited you to, then if you brought $6 wine, and "embarrassed" yourself, then, well, that's for you to decide if that's okay or not. But these are his colleagues. If he shouldn't have wanted to have been "embarrassed" by a $6 bottle of wine, then he should have gotten the bottle of wine himself. Unless he asked you "hey, could you get a bottle of wine for the party?" Then it's still his prerogative to say, "oh, and a $15 bottle of wine this time". But he didn't -- and he supposedly overheard colleages talking about it, and now he's blaming you? Especially considering this happened multiple times?

This, to me doesn't sound like it's about wine, but more about a pattern of him blaming you about an issue that is 1) entirely within his control, and 2) ultimately his own responsibility.

By elizardbits in "And the home of the" on MeFi

elizardbits — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:24:32 GMT

I went to a major sporting event in Canada last week, and it was liberating to not be searched.

yeah but you had to wait literally months to get in to that major sporting event and also socialism

By xingcat in "My boyfriend is really tight with money. How do I navigate this?" on Ask MeFi

xingcat — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:21:09 GMT

The main issue, it seems, isn't that he's tight with money. The main issue is that he's a liar when it comes to making financial agreements with you.

By KathrynT in "I need a drink" on Ask MeFi

KathrynT — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:07:41 GMT

My father is a guy who hosts a lot of fancy parties, gourmet group type stuff, the kind where he's cooking out of Julia Child all day and there are terrines and mousselines and forcemeats and spatchcocked duck and placecards and soup courses and things. He has a lot of good wine at these events -- sometimes wine that cost fifty, sixty, a hundred dollars a bottle.

You know what else he always has? His latest attempt at finding the perfect six dollar merlot. He'll break it out at some point in the evening, pour it round, and then as everyone is complementing the legs or the fruit or whatever, he'll crow "SIX DOLLARS! What do you think, is it a keeper?!" It's gotten to the point where other people will also bring 5/6/7 dollar wine, deliberately, price still on it, so they can compare it to the fancier stuff and discover some serious gems.

My father, let me promise you, is not cheap, nor is he embarrassing. He's also a Ph.D. and is usually socializing with other people from his university. What he is is a great host who loves wine, and who is always looking for a good one that won't break the bank. Your husband is out of line in a big way, imho.

By shakespeherian in "7 year bookends" on MeFi

shakespeherian — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:56:06 GMT

Maybe their store is closing because everyone on Metafilter is ridiculously hostile.

By Blazecock Pileon in "Go nuts for" on MeFi

Blazecock Pileon — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:05:28 GMT

Someone needs to start a Crunkin' Cronuts chain.

By item in "His final words were "Set me free."" on MeFi

item — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:05:08 GMT

It's funny and kind of sad how with a good chunk of people it has to be an either/or situation - either you side with the victim or you feel for the accused. With these people, there's not enough compassion to go around.

Then again, a good chunk of people like Two and a Half Men, so I suppose I don't know what the hell to think.

By rtha in "Massive Implosion . . ." on MeFi

rtha — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:32:08 GMT

In our cultural tradition, stories about men are stories about Everyone. We are taught to universalize men's experience, and taught that women's experiences can only be specific to women.

By His thoughts were red thoughts in "SPOILER" on MeFi

His thoughts were red thoughts — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:22:10 GMT

Pot, it's the kettle. You're black.

I think you mean "POT, MESSA KETTLE. YOUSA BLACK".

[cue massive, yet oddly bloodless battle between frog people and robots where stakes = zero]

By jedicus in ""If you want to claim the Fifth . . ."" on MeFi

jedicus — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:10:42 GMT

I also want to go on record claiming my fourth amendment right to due process.

You'll be wanting the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments for that.

Anyway, we'll have to update the rules for (not) talking to cops. I guess it now goes something like this:

Ask "Am I free to go?" If yes, then say "I am expressly invoking my Fifth Amendment right to silence. My refusal to answer your questions may not be used against me." and then leave.

If no (i.e. you are under arrest), then say "I am expressly invoking my Sixth Amendment right to an attorney. Until my attorney is present, I am expressly invoking my Fifth Amendment right to silence and will not answer any questions."

By His thoughts were red thoughts in "SPOILER" on MeFi

His thoughts were red thoughts — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:12:24 GMT

As Lucas painted it, the shift will present new opportunities both for consumers and filmmakers. Viewers will have access to a wide variety of programming, "usually more interesting than what you're going to see in the movie theater".

Whose fault is that, you fucking hack?

By Juliet Banana in "Talking Famous Female Suicide: The Right, Wrong, and Vice Way" on MeFi

Juliet Banana — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:58:15 GMT

Cool, another thing for "Everything I Know About Feminism I Learned From Ad-Driven Lady Blog Content Aggregators" feminists to pat themselves on the back for decrying, while CeCe McDonald rots in jail for defending herself against a hate crime and Somali women are raped and tortured by US backed Nigerian counterterrorism forces.

I personally HATE the arguement that you can't be mad about something just because worse things exist, and I hate that I have to use it, but sometimes white middle class feminist handwringing is just so white and middle class and self absorbed and pop-culture based that I want to stick my own head in the oven..

By Bora Horza Gobuchul in "SPOILER" on MeFi

Bora Horza Gobuchul — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:08:40 GMT

If more film theaters followed Spielberg's suggestion and copied the Alamo Drafthouse model - deeper, wider, and more comfortable chairs, on-call table service with a good, fresh menu and liquor (and because of that, no-one in the audience under 18) - I'd go see more movies, not less.

By BostonTerrier in "I need a drink" on Ask MeFi

BostonTerrier — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:05:30 GMT

I'm confused...since the partygoers and party-givers are your husband's colleagues, why has has it fallen to you to bring a housewarming present?