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alisaburke: oven baked s'mores - http://alisaburke.blogspot.com/2010...
Kol Tregaskes, junrxu, April and 24 other people liked this
"S'mores are one of my favorite treats and I can remember sitting on the beach around a bon fire, assembling graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate while watching fireworks. To this day every time I eat them I am transported to summer, to memories, to childhood. A bon fire or camp fire is not always accessible but you can still enjoy this mouthwatering treat by baking them in the oven- thank goodness! I will be serving them this weekend on a platter, as dessert for the 4th of July festivities at our house."
- edythe
from Bookmarklet
Not really a smores fan. But, they sure do look yummy.
- Yolanda
I like my marshmallows burnt. I just toast 'em over the stove burner.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
we have s'mores plans for tonight already. might try that.
- Rachel Lea Fox
I've only ever done s'mores in the oven - we use Nutella instead of Hershey's though.
- Lix
OMG! I am going to try this!!!
- Anna Lynn M.
and Nutella!!!! OMG OMG!
- Anna Lynn M.
You had me at s'more...
- Fossil Huntress
Niranjan, iMorpheus, Kevin Johnson and 2 other people liked this
What do you mean there's no more football??
Roberto Bonini, Vicarbott, Marissa and 109 other people liked this
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
- Shey
Best. Pic. Ever.
- Derrick
Hey Shey NBA!!!!
- bcultral
Bob? SpongeBob? :/
- directeur
AWESOME! Oh man...I can't stop laughing. Just brilliant.
- Anika
:D
- Manuela
Go long!
- Josh Haley
I'd respect you more, if you weren't wearing that ridiculous-looking hat. [/Bears fan]
- Steven Perez
You've got arena football, and the UFL on deck....football-lite, sure, but better than nothing bruh!
- .LAG liked that
Welcome to NCAA Basketball and March Madness. It consumes me.
- Mike Nayyar
I don't know what you're talking about. Combines are this week, the draft is in April, and there's plenty to keep your cheesehead high about.
- Pete D
If you get NFL Network on cable, they do replay games from the season every night
- .LAG liked that
NOT THE SAME.
- Steven Perez
I know, but it's better than nothing...especially in HD!
- .LAG liked that
We had arena league season ticks but that folded. So nothing.
- Todd Hoff
@Todd...oh, yeah, that's right, I forgot about arena football going on hiatus for at least one season. is nothing sacred in this economy?
- .LAG liked that
Northing. We are on the border of the profane.
- Todd Hoff
I agree with Steven, not the same. Sorry tho Mr Perez, GO PACKERS!!
- Shey
ROFLMAO! love this pic!
- vijay
HAHAHAHAHAHA
- Anna Haro
there is... :-p
- Live4Emma (L4S)
Yes, sad times right now.. LOL
- Sean
hahahahaha - that's brilliant :)
- Zee.
best_photo_evar
- Mattb4rd
Wow
- orionstarr
@Mohomed.Genieyclo.Gatsby BOOOO to you and your Vikings! I can't believe they won the North. *vom*
- Shey
Hey Shey, you pinched ma hat?!
- Sally Church
@Sally It's totally official, straight from Green Bay!
- Shey
I knew you were a cheeseheads
- orionstarr
This has to be the best friendfeed face ever. I feel sorry for you, Shey, but hey on the bright side, Formula One is about to kick off again soon.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
My husband sports that same face every year too. Epic photo Shey! :D
- Carmen wBabby
lol
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
Bumping for the silly hat meme.
- Shey
So awesome.
- Akiva
And football's almost ready to start again.
- John (bird whisperer)
Bumping cause there's no more football would have been good too :)
- Mark Krynsky
One more month to go.
- Joel Robert Perez
Whoever bumped this reminded me that it's time for two-a-days. I hate you. :)
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
Not soon enough guys, not soon enough
- Shey
HOLY CRAP IT'S ALMOST AUGUST!
- Mike Nayyar
yup, just one more week. Still waiting for summer...
- Shey
Shey ...TRAINING CAMPS opened today!!!! yesssssss!
- .LAG liked that
LOL I just dug up this photo to give to a friend who was lamenting about no football. Even my kids are whining about it.
- Anika
Ah, the classics.
- Steven Perez
love this pic
- Mary Carmen
Whoever bumped this picture is my hero.
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
*takes a bow*
- Shey
Lawlz.
- Ayşe E.
...as fresh as the first time you posted it! .LOLz! -- btw, at least there's the scouting combines this week on NFL Network... if you like watching a bunch of college football players run around cones.
- .LAG liked that
For some reason, I read combines as concubines. I've been reading the Bible a lot more lately, LOL.
- Shey
hahaha!..... for some of those players, there will be concubines (and transgressions) too...
- .LAG liked that
dude... EPL, Serie A, La Liga, and Champion's League are going strong, and MLS is just about to get rolling! TONS OF FOOTBALL!!!
- Bren
WIN!
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
24 Things I Do When Launching a New Blog - http://www.viperchill.com/launchi...
iMorpheus liked this
Family Togetherness Time
Kimitake, Johnny, M. Serdar Kuzuloglu and 103 other people liked this
Look at them sleeping. So daggone cute!
- Hutch Carpenter
Looks like Dad got a bit of schwag, too... :)
- Mark Dykeman
awesome!
- Thomas Hawk
Where are the FF onesies?! :-)
- JA Castillo
The FF onesies are way too big. My "biggest" kid is five pounds. When these guys get 3-6 months, let the schwag wagon roll.
- Louis Gray
FFTwins FTW!
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
Link bait! :)
- Andrew Baron
awwwww
- Michelle Trent
Do they have FF accounts yet?
- Johnny
aww gorgeous :) and the babies too!
- Allison
LOL that is alll kinds of win
- Mona Nomura
I've always thought it's important to establish brand awareness early on. Good job ;-)
- Jonathon
So, what are their domains and RSS feeds? I need to add them as imaginary friends for now.
- Rob Diana
Peace. That's the word that comes to my mind :)
- directeur
from NoiseRiver
good thing they are always this happy. right!
- Tim Connors
I want that shirt!
- James Hull
totally got a cool idea for new schwag... two items: for new Moms, a friend feed shirt with slots for easy feeding of infants... and for new Pops like Louis, nipple with bottle attachment inserts with one nipple coming out of the first f and the second nipple coming out of the second d... saweet!
- Rob Reed
FF schwag and twins! best picture of the day!
- Sarah Perez
Cute as a button. Akiva you crack me up. :)
- Mathew A. Koeneker
from fftogo
@Rob Reed: Awesome!
- April Buchheit
Kinda wished I had some FF schwag to wear with the newborn on the way.
- Randy Hall
The first marriage on FF cannot compete with this.
- Russellreno
Congratz.
- Bill Bittner
Mega awesome ;) Congratulations to you and your family, like the Friendfeed t-shirt ;)
- Mario Olckers
Tiny... little... eentsy... lumps of yum. There, my estrogen has officially shown itself.
- Carla Thompson
No way - they have FF onesies??? How do I get my hands on one of those?
- Jesse Stay
The Gray family Babies!!!! Sarah and Mathew look sooo cute in your arms! and sooo tiny my goodness!!... still LOL @ Rob's wacky comment..whoa!
- Susan Beebe
cool beans! workin on those biceps!
- Melissa Davis
from twhirl
bring on the schwag, very cool pictures indeed
- Dobromir Hadzhiev
Bump for good times
- Jesse Stay
A Retreat in Snowy Japan - The New York Times > Great Homes and Destinations > Slide Show > Slide 5 of 12-1 - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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iMorpheus liked this
I only find females sexually attractive. Am I sexist?
Kol Tregaskes, Chieze Okoye, Carlton Hackett and 20 other people liked this
nah, you're just heteroexual
- Cee Bee
No, you are normal.
- Morgan
Mark - I had always suspected that. Thank you. :)
- Anthony Citrano
Isn't a sexist someone who likes sex?
- Martha
Sure, Lindsey, but I discriminate viciously against men in my sexual desire.
- Anthony Citrano
Normal, Morgan? 0_o
- Derrick
I'm with Sean, it's a biochemical thing, not an ideology. I wouldn't call you anti-mango if the smell of frying bacon makes you hungry.
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
But how far does it go, MiniMage? What if I only like blondes? Am I hairist? What if I only like Asian women with green eyes? etc. etc. I think sometimes our language about ‘discrimination’ gets into some troubling areas. That was the point I was trying to make with the original post.
- Anthony Citrano
I don't think so.
- Just Katie
No, you're a breeder. Where *are* the little munchkins anyhow? :)
- Richard Walker
The term "sexist" does not connote attraction as a matter of definition. Sexual preferences and negative generalizations based on the immutable characteristic of gender are not even in the same volume of the dictionary, let alone the same definitional entry.
- Martha
If you only like Asian women with green eyes, then apparently you're an undead Chinese sorcerer that shoots beams of light out of your eyes.
- Victor Ganata
*-ism is not really about preference, but about power.
- Victor Ganata
+Victor on Big Trouble in Little China reference
- Rodfather
There's preference based on the superficial, and then there's biology. The two do not compare; they contrast. Now, if you owned a company and only hired women (I'm trying to imagine a business that a man could run that could only use female employees, and I'm coming up empty), THAT would prove you sexist. If you constantly sent anti-men propaganda out and constantly extolled the virtues of women, THAT would be sexist. When you start talking about eye, hair, etc, color, THAT'S exclusionary.
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
Stockers, accountants, cash register/lights/rack maintenance. Anything behind the scenes could be done by a male at VS. I already thought of lingerie :).
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
Based on yesterday's discussion, if you promote stereotypes of one sex or the other, you are a de facto sexist.
- Dave Roth
@Dave: I'm stuck with this damn sexist brain, I guess.
- Anthony Citrano
Ah, @Mark, what kind of evil genius franchise CANT actually use males? Ah, @Dave, when one is a leader in society and promotes stereotypes against another group, how is that NOT at least making the attempt to undermine, hamper them or otherwise be oppressive?
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
You know, I'm with you on that. If I were an evil genius who'd seen your M.O., I'd evilly copy you and hire only handsome men. I would be completely sexist. Of course, if I were a good genius, I wouldn't do that.
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
Naw, it makes you a dork for posting this.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
@Mark ++++++
- Shevonne
What if one doesn't find trans women sexually attractive? Seems like the same rules ought to apply, but trans activists don't seem very happy about that idea...
- Karl Knechtel
I just love this question! Seriously! ++++++++
- Carlton Hackett
Name something trivial you absolutely can't stand.
Angus Neil, Aliha, Anthony K. Valley © and 34 other people liked this
Mine is cream of mushroom soup. The smell of it makes me want to retch. At the holidays, it's all I can do to politely choke down a bite of anything made with it.
- FFing Enigma
from email
Spinach dip! The sight of it gives me a gag reflex.
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
People going nuts over [insert trend/topic/object here]. What happened to measured responses, people?
- Mike Nayyar
A rich dead guy on a beach... You have to hold them up so no one knows they are dead...
- Johnny
Hair stuck on the bar of soap in the shower
- Sally - Skyrimmin' It
Country songs that lament how things have changed...as if things were so much better for the common man in the 80s or the 50s.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Sally, you can never be sure where the hair came from!
- Michael McKean
Seafood.
- LB so u no it's real
Stinky farts
- Rodfather
leaving an open toothpaste tube on the sink counter
- Nathan Chase
other people
- Nathan Rein
leaving lights on in rooms no one are presently in
- Nathan Chase
Socks + sandles ... UGH!
- Michael Forian
putting pillows into pillow cases
- BEX
"kudos" and "props", oh, and those tall boots every other woman on the street seems to be wearing.
- coldbrew
@Michael, yep, you don't know which part of who's body the errant hair came from. Seriously, it's such a turnoff that hubby and I have our own soaps. We don't share.
- Sally - Skyrimmin' It
I wanna change mine. I really can't stand that one single little curly hair that is always in every hot tub you get into. You know the one, it has like gps and hones in on you as soon as you get int....
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
Styrofoam!! hate it.
- Frankie Warren
The people who wear those "lead, follow or get out of the way" shirts. Pisses me off.
- Michael Forian
@Forian (since I'm already a michael...) "NO FEAR". :D
- mjc
Tapout shirts
- Rodfather
Fake/ Phony people
- YoYo_P
Late people and people that are undisciplined at work. I may be undisciplined at home, but I cannot stand slackers at work.
- Michelle M
Rod, does that apply even if the person wearing the shirt could actually make you tapout?
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
@Chris, RE: people who unsub - Oops. You asked for it ;)
- Michael Forian
Tapout shirts?
- BEX
@Joe: 99% of the time they can't and just want to look badass.
- Rodfather
grabbing food off my plate without permission. really sets me off for some reason.
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
That's ok, Chris: I have it on good authority that southern girls who can punch can take your hate and turn it into fluffy zombie cats of doom.
- FFing Enigma
from fftogo
People that leave the standard 4:3 TV shows stretched on their widescreen 16:9 TV's and gloat about how great it looks
- Nathan Chase
People eating food while standing over my shoulder as I try to concentrate. MAJOR pet peeve of mine.
- Phil Glockner
People who don't join Twitter because "they don't want to know what everyone had for breakfast"
- Nathan Chase
My fiancee not putting the toilet seat up. :)
- JCunwired
Shia LeBeouf
- Derrick
Shia. He's so cute! And he's a beef!
- anna sauce
Snoring!
- Tamara J.
Running out of beer.
- coldbrew
students wearing pajamas to class.
- adf
People who talk too loud
- Shey
people that think AOL is the internet
- Nathan Chase
And face-talkers
- Shey
What, this thread MVB? No, I read a comment about green bean casserole which made me think about how much I hate it, and this was a more fun way to post it.
- FFing Enigma
from fftogo
FriendFeed drama
- Melissa
Like George Carlin (RIP), those little yellow signs in car windows that say things like, "Baby On Board"
- coldbrew
When the pie pieces would get stuck (if inserted upside down) in the Trivial Pursuit pie piece! Apparently, I'm not the only one http://www.amazon.com/review... . Taking FF literally is the only safe bet these days.
- Micah
Not driving in the proper lane. If I know I need to turn left - even 5 miles ahead, I'll get in the left lane. Maybe that's just OCD...
- iTad
When someone says "cumpacity" instead of capacity.
- Ken Stewart | ChangeForge
Chris White
- Rick Kaiser
Chris: take it easy!! ;)
- Frankie Warren
Loud chewers
- April Buchheit
+1 April
- Shey
People who say "conversate"
- April Buchheit
And people who chew with their mouth open
- Shey
when people say "warsh," instead of "wash"
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Sheppard Smith and Keith Olbermann (to be fair and balanced).
- Michael Forian
People who've commented more than 2x on this post.
- coldbrew
People who say "irregardless," "should've did," "would've went," etc.
- April Buchheit
+1 Chris
- April Buchheit
Trivial comments by colorless characters... how's that? ;)
- Rick Kaiser
People that complain about complainers in a thread that is about complaining.
- coldbrew
People who don't complain about me, but quietly hold grudges about trivial matters.
- Bruce Lewis
People that don't understand how deep this thread really is.
- coldbrew
Colorless comments on trivial threads. :p
- Rick Kaiser
Hehe Chris, I thought the same thing, but am too nice to say it :)
- JCunwired
Sober people.
- coldbrew
Trivial pursuit categories I don't know well.
- Mike Reynolds
Trivial trivia on Trivial Pursuit
- Rick Kaiser
Trivial humor on trivial comments on trivial threads.
- Rick Kaiser
People that think the word trivial has only one meaning.
- coldbrew
The word trivial. Ahhh...sorry...I actually like that!
- Rick Kaiser
People that refer to others by their first name despite the fact that there are typically lots of people with the same first name, and they have never shaken hands with that person.
- coldbrew
Chinese food that looks like stew.
- Rick Kaiser
People that use their legal names believing they have some higher moral ground on which to stand.
- coldbrew
People that complain about data cllection policies of companies, but are quite promiscuous with their data/ info at the same time
- coldbrew
Slow drivers in the fast lane
- Rick Kaiser
Wet countertops.
- Nakachi
Sticky countertops!
- Rick Kaiser
are Chris White and coldbrew the same person?
- Nathan Rein
Taking out the trash.
- Steven Perez
Polls
- Tony C (Unrated)
Memes.
- vimoh
Eating noises
- Alistair (alpinefolk)
...chewing your food w/ your mouth open or smacking your gum...
- JA Castillo
Sticky & oily faucets and hair on the bar of soap. LOL
- Praveen Vasudev
People who say "should of," "would of," or "could of."
- Bec Rowe @d0tski
The statement, "I seen it" vocabulary fail.
- Janet-The Bottley Crue
Another one for me: sleeping through my alarm. Sets a crappy tone for the rest of the day.
- FFing Enigma
Having to repeat myself to people who never listen.
- Josh Haley
Josh, what did you say?
- Tinfoil 2.0
Public restrooms. :|
- Parth Awasthi
LE beat you all to it. Was that a great setup or what?
- Josh Haley
I had a bunch till I read everyones and then realized Rick's "slow drivers in fast lane" made me boil over so I'm going with that too.
- SteVe C
hypocrites.
- vijay
feet
- Kelly
someone touching my computer monitor
- dpurrington
the word "webinar"
- Melanie Jagolino
Graffiti. People who don't clean up after their dogs.
- stretta
Chairs that tweet when you fart.
- stretta
the smell of tequila....yuck :-(
- Live4Emma (L4S)
O_O?? I LOVE TEQUILA
- Shey
Death.
- Iain Baker
Flash
- RAPatton
this thread jumping the shark.
- vijay
people who don't tell me they're leaving an IM conversation! say goodbye dammit (and people wo say "brb" when they're not gonna be Right back ;)
- guruvan (Rob Nelson)
yeah...sorry Shey....had a BAD experience one time and ever sense then....eeesh...even the smell makes me retch... >.<
- Live4Emma (L4S)
Double parkers in front of a parking space. *Hate it*
- Sarah Peterman
Sharing a 5PM commute with no driving aholes!
- Mike Lewis
When other people are navigating the web with me watching and they don't see the proper links as quickly as me. Drives me insane - "Just CLICK RIGHT THERE!!!"
- Zach Landes
Broccoli. And slow drivers.
- The original Kevin
When people walk around with their laces undone.
- Vicky
Sentence finishers.
- The original Kevin
Whistling.
- Rochelle
me too Jason!
- vijay
Webcam self-portraits of people looking at their monitors.
- Dave Roth
Right now it's co-worker's talking easter egg. Must. Control. Fist. Of. SMASH!
- vicster
People who really are alcoholics (or are definitely heading that way) who claim that they are just "social drinkers." That, and the people who enable them.
- Katy S
Garden State Parkway and NY Thruway tolls, which keep going up.
- Morton Fox
Jason, it's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
- Rochelle
stripper butt glitter on my pants
- Tony C (Unrated)
from fftogo
Cherries, blech!
- Kelly W.
Drivers who don't use signals when they turn or change lanes.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
Rubbing my hand on carpet or watching someone else do it.
- Just Katie
People who strain their necks in order to read the newspaper I'm reading on the subway. Did I say newspaper?
- Bryan R. Adams
Websites that don't leave a decent left margin. They make you want to scroll left so the page does not feel cluttered.
- The Amber
Tomatoes
- Anthony K. Valley ©
Little misalignments in anything. I always feel the urge to realign them.
- xero
trivial pursuit
- shaun mclane
Any, I mean ANY of those idiot FB apps, and that "25 things" thing
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
Being illogical or someone who doesn't accept (or is unable in) thinking differently about something without that person considering him/herself in the calculation.
- Zu from AOD
omg..and ESPECIALLY the stupid picture "gift" apps. I love to get the requests just so I can block the app ;)
- guruvan (Rob Nelson)
People who claim welfare when they can work and are not sick ie. malingering spongers.
- Angus Neil
sally field
- siggimus
Franc Grom Egg Shell Art - http://www.hemmy.net/2008...
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Amin, Aliha, Λlii and 67 other people liked this
Egg Art Master Franc Grom sells egg artwork by creating approximately 2,500 to 3,500 holes in each egg shell. His intricate art is inspired by traditional Slovenian designs. Drilling holes in egg shells would require an incredible amount of steady hand and patience and the effort has paid off with these beautiful creations.
- Cee Bee
یا حسین! چه عالی
- Saop
یا حسین, خیلی هم خوبه و کاش منم بلد بودم
- Saop
wow
- The Amber
How cool?
- Rob Brammeld
یا حسین / پس چی؟ تو هم؟ هیه
- Saop
یا حسین / من دارم میرم بخوابم, خودت چرا بیداری؟ فکر کردی من حواسم نیست؟؟
- Saop
perfect!
- jandark
یا حسین / تمام. خیششششش
- Saop
Great work indeed
- ardiba
damn it, cee bee! :-p
- Live4Emma (L4S)
That's amazing!
- *Tiffany Diamond*
lovely!
- Tatty Gibson
randomonium:
I never had an imaginary friend when I was a child, but blogging has filled that role quite nicely in adulthood.
Thank you, Internet. - http://browneyes.tumblr.com/post...
minus-one, vijay, Anthony Farrior and iMorpheus liked this
Am I the only one who is REALLY offended when they see someone littering? Throwing cans & fast food bags from their car window filps me out.
Harold, Kamilah Reed (K. Gill), Rich and 35 other people liked this
No, I freak out to. I'll even tell someone, "Hey you dropped something!".
- Anika
I can't stand that crap at all. Pisses me off.
- Rah-PM 2012
No, I go ape when I see it. I've gotten into some ugly verbal fights with people. :|
- Anna Haro
Thank you!! I get treated like some kind of over-sensitive "Stuff White People Like" (http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/) tree hugger. I totally bitched-out one my daughter's teachers for throwing garbage in a yard next to the school.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
Rob, a teacher did that?! >.< (!!!)
- Anna Haro
Yes---I lost it.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/ I actually this site is pretty damn funny & that my reference made some kind of sense...
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
no. i hate when people litter.
- Trish Haley
I've stopped on several occasions and picked up big stuff, followed the litterer until they stopped, handed it over and told them they dropped something. Shocks the hell out of them.
- JCunwired
I hate it so much. Makes my argument for 'car mounted rocket launchers' a strong one (but only in my fantasy world for now). I had an asswipe throw a lit ciggie butt out the window and straight into my lap. I was on my motorcycle. after removing the threat to my nards, i pulled up next to their SUV and knocked on the driver's window. We were driving at about 40 mph on the 110 freeway...
more...
- Morgan
Dang
- Rodfather
Especially when there's a bin a few metres away
- Bryce Roney
I hate littering. How easy is it to put your rubbish in a bin?
- Kol Tregaskes
No littering is very offensive. You can say many explicatives that won't offend me, but please throw your trash away--thanks.
- Kelly W.
i hate seeing somebody litter too!
- rommel
The thing that pisses me off the most is to see some yahoo throw a lit cigarette out of the window of a moving car. I the summer, we have a very high fire danger here in northern CA. These idiots are responsible for countless grass fires along our highways and occasionally a large fire that ends up burning homes and businesses.
- Jeff P. Henderson
I had a friend who would pick up trash thrown out the window by someone stopped at the light in front of him. He would turn off his car, get out, pick up the trash, hand it back to them if they still had their window down or just make a big show of holding up traffic while he threw their trash away for them before getting back to his car. I often wish I had the balls to do this.
- Lisa L. Seifert | FHG™
It is just completely irresponsible and immature to litter and there doesn't seem to be any logical reason for doing so aside from laziness.
- Kenley Neufeld
Nope! aAARRGhHHH!!!1!!! Drives me nuts, too.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
Yeah I HATE that. I usually tell them that they dropped something.
- Jeremy Brooks
Obama's 'civilian national security force' - http://www.wnd.com/index...
Are we talking about creating a police state here? The U.S. Army alone has nearly 500,000 troops. That doesn't count reserves or National Guard. In 2007, the U.S. Defense budget was $439 billion. Is Obama serious about creating some kind of domestic security force bigger and more expensive than that? If not, why did he say it? What did he mean?
- bcultral
from Bookmarklet
Are you right-handed or left-handed? (Need this for a survey my son is doing for school, he's 9). Thanks! :)
Tv Series, Steve and 3 other people, Rob Sellen :o) and 42 other people liked this
left
- Shey
right
- Rah-PM 2012
Right
- Penguin
Ambidextrous
- Sally Church
right
- sofarsoShaw BAZINGA!
Right.
- i80and
Right
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
righty
- Dobromir Hadzhiev
Right
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
left
- Richard Lawler
lefty
- Vicky
right
- Shirley Wu
Right
- JA Castillo
Thanks team, looks like many righties. I'm a righty too for writing, but am ambidextrous when it comes to sports.
- Mike Reynolds
Right.
- Just Katie
@Mike - same. Right for writing, ambidextrous for most other things.
- Jennifer Dittrich
L
- Todd Hoff
left (or "correct" as I like to call it ;) )
- alphaxion
Right
- Sarah Peterman
Left, though I feel like if I was right (less unique) I might have skipped answering.
- Kevin Fox
Right.
- EricaJoy
right
- Bryan Clark
left
- sofarsoShaw BAZINGA!
Rightie here
- embee
right
- Mattb4rd
right
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
Right
- Elmira Gazizova
I'm an ambi
- Keke
right-handed
- Shawn Duffy
from twhirl
Right.
- Stormy
Right
- Sarah Miller
right
- Simon Wicks
Right-handed
- Patrick Jordan
right
- Karen Padham Taylor
Right
- Loren Heiny
ambidextrous
- mjc
right handed
- Rachel Lea Fox
Left (very ambidextrous though as well)
- Penny
Left.
- Rob Schonberger
right
- Jason
I'm the oldest of five. The oldest two (me and my brother Phil) are left-handed, the other three kids are right-handed. Our parents are right-handed too. It's too early to tell for my two kids (1 1/2 and 3 1/2), but I think they're going to turn out right-handed. There you go, nine data points for your son's survey!
- Stephen Mack
Right
- Aaron Hood
right
- Michael Hocter
Right
- Rachel Walden
ambi
- sofarsoShaw BAZINGA!
right
- Glenn Slaven
Left. Only one on either side of my family.
- Hookuh Tinypants
right
- Mark Shoemaker
Left
- Ryan Kaisoglus
left
- sofarsoShaw BAZINGA!
Hey, you already answered thrice before.
- Stephen Mack
right
- Cardeen winedrunk
right
- mike "glemak" dunn
Right handed. 100%
- Cyrus Lendvay
Right
- Ben
right
- Anne Bouey
left
- Andre
Right.
- Zach Flauaus
right
- browneyes
Right handed.
- Beau Liening
left
- Robert Lee
from twhirl
Right. Did Akiva respond? If not, I'll answer for him. He's also right handed.
- Rochelle
right
- sofarsoShaw BAZINGA!
Right
- J. McConnell
left, but ambidextrous for almost everything except eating with chopsticks
- Rebecca Lasley
Right!
- Zulema ⋅ spicy cocoa tart
from BuddyFeed
Left handed.
- Neal "thePuck" Jansons
Ambidextrous
- Shevonne
Ambidextrous but still right dominant
- Kevin Bondelli
Right
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
right
- Bora Zivkovic
Right
- Carmen wBabby
right
- Alejandro
Righty
- Micah
right
- Josh Haley
right
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
right
- Trevor
Right
- Justin Korn
Right
- Heather Solos
Right
- Steve Lowe
Ambidextrous.
- Mona Nomura
from fftogo
right
- Richard A.
Left
- Mel Buckpitt
right
- Al Degutis
from twhirl
LEFT
- Jeff (Team マクダジ )
Right
- Rob H.
Right
- Jeanine W.
Right
- Alfredo 亜瑠布れっど
Right
- Brian
Right
- Dragos Ilinca
from twhirl
Right
- sofarsoShaw BAZINGA!
Left.
- .LAG liked that
right
- Steve Lacey
left
- Kevin Johnson
Right
- Lou Paglia
What?
- Bwana ☠
It's a simple question: which hand are you more at ease using, your left or righ? me I'm a south paw.
- sofarsoShaw BAZINGA!
right
- Rodfather
right-handed here... Tad is left-handed. We always have to set next to each other to eat with him on my left or it's no fun.
- Lindsay
Right-handed.
- Chris Charabaruk
Lefty.
- Tom Landini
left
- Melanie Jagolino
right to the death
- sofarsoShaw BAZINGA!
right
- Shane Wolsey
Lefty, but can do many thing with both hands, like play trumpet. Just can't write right.
- Eric
Right
- FFing Enigma
Right.
- Nate Pilling
Right!
- Michael Forian
Right
- Chris Rivait
right
- Adam Matthews
Right
- Jasmin Smith
Right handed.
- Lis
right
- Markus Merz
Right
- Grant Bierman
left
- Duncan Riley
Left
- Herb Hernandez
Right
- Rob Kramer
Dexter.
- Phil Glockner
Left
- Ivan Campos
Ambidexterous, but I use my right, cuz flipping between the two freaks people out.
- Steven Perez
Left for everything but playing guitar or golf.
- Christian (Simply X)
Thanks everyone for helping my son complete his research. :)
- Mike Reynolds
Right
- Andru Edwards
right handed.
- Parth Awasthi
Right
- Amani
Left
- Chris Cotsapas
from Nambu
right
- Ivan Zuzak
mostly right (thankyou nuns) but actually pretty ambi
- WoH: Minding her Steves
Write left, everything else right.
- ronin
left
- Selma
right
- Thierry R. Andriamirado
Right. I'm a klutz with the left
- Outsanity
Right.
- Ton Zijp
Ambi
- Bee
right
- Bren
right
- vijay
left
- Tine
right
- Chris Loft
right
- Deborah Fitchett
right
- Keith - @tsudo
righty
- InPerpetualMotion(Gina k)
right
- Chieze Okoye
right
- ЯIИGҜIИG
Right.
- Roberto Bonini
Right.
- Nakachi
Left.
- Richard Walker
right, but i can write backwards with my left, too. it's just not as pretty.
- Trish Haley
Right, as is my wife.
- Paul Jacobson
from twhirl
oh, and three out of my four kids are right handed. josh is, too. too soon to tell for zoe.
- Trish Haley
right
- Henrik Johansson
Both. Cant remember what it is called. Good luck to him
- Martin Liechti
from fftogo
@Martin "Ambidextrous" and I'm right-handed.
- Dennis Bjørn Petersen
from twhirl
right
- deerstep
right, as are mum, dad, sister and both kids. Brother is left-handed though.
- i-Zimbra
right
- Manuela
right, but try to use left more for symmetry :)
- Rui Pereira
Right
- Imabug
right. my left hand has an iq of 3.
- Bec Rowe @d0tski
right
- Richard Akerman
right
- Kris
My dad broke is right hand two times in a row when he was six. So things he learned then, like writing, he does with his left hand. He also still eats his soup using his left hand. For the rest he does everthing with his right hand. One cool trick he has up his sleeve is that he can start writing a sentence with his left hand, switch the pen mid-sentence, and complete the sentence with his right hand. As for me, I'm a plain boring righty.
- Jeroen Van Goey
Residual effects of childhood polio have forced me to be right handed but according to medical professionals, I ought to have been left-handed. (That may skew your results a bit!)
- Jill O'Neill
right handed.
- Thomas Hawk
Right.
- Joey Gibson
right
- Hitesh Sawlani
Right. Interesting trivia: my grandfather was left-handed, but was made to learn how to write with his right hand.
- Kevin L
Right.
- jjprojects
Left. And left-footed. And left is my master eye. Though I use a cricket bat right-handed.
- CdL Creative
Right
- Jordan Hofker
Right-handed
- Tyson Key
Right-handed
- Joseph Ferris
I can write with my feet, hahah joking i'm a righty
- Gordon Swaby
Right
- Thomas Power
right
- acedanger
isn't this response somehow amazing for your 9 year old
- Thomas Power
Right handed (I think)
- Joe Dawson
i'm left handed and proud of it! :)
- Les Zaldor
right handed, and also proud of it.
- Nick
right, handed but left foot centric.
- clarke thomas
Right
- Yuvi
Right - bet you wished you used a poll now, rather than having to count all these
- Nigel Walsh
Left - all the way
- Adrian
Right handed.
- James Ferguson
Right!
- Charlie Anzman
I write with my right, but do other things like, pour water and shoot basketball with my left. *shrug*
- Derrick
Left!
- Daniel J. Pritchett
right. except I fish with my left.
- JoEllen
Kid deciding if he's right-handed "today" http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Micah
Ambidextrous - write with my right; cut, throw, catch with my left
- Andrei M. Marinescu
left
- Thomas Stromberg
Right.
- Kol Tregaskes
Right
- Lode Nachtergaele
right
- matthew john ernisse
Right
- Lorin Olsen
Mostly right, but ambidextrous for some things (like I iron left handed)
- Patricia F. Anderson
left handed
- nouhad
Right is right.
- SteVe C
left
- Joshua Schnell
Right, mostly. Weirdly, I use a bow and arrow, dial a telephone and swing a golf club left-handed.
- Bill Hooker
well, whoa, just saw this thread, i'd have to say left
- sofarsoShaw BAZINGA!
Heh heh, sofarsoshawn has now answered about a dozen times.
- Stephen Mack
Left
- Michael Zitek
Right
- Mitchell McKenna
Right (although started left handed, due to seriously broken arm became right. Can still shoot left handed, though)
- Steve Newton
Right for most everything that requires manual dexterity.
- Jeff P. Henderson
right handed for pretty much everything
- Morgan
Right
- Jeremy Brooks
Right
- Russellreno
left
- Jay
Right
- Samuel Driessen
Left.
- Becca
Right
- Julie Barrett
from twhirl
Right
- Geoff Schultz {TF}
Right
- Shannon Jiménez
I've totally commented enough on this, but whatever: right
- sofarsoShaw BAZINGA!
left
- Hutch Carpenter
right
- Nir London
right
- İbrahim Uzun [ j ]
right
- Great Scott! Needs a Ham
right
- kartik vaithyanathan
Left-handed
- Sally - Skyrimmin' It
Right, but bat and play tennis/golf left.
- Kelly W.
Neither, I lost both my hands in a tragic gold smelting accident.
- Will Higgins™
right
- Sheila Taylor
Rignt and left but more right
- RetiredTeacherD
right
- Yunus Tunak
Both
- Mil∂d
Right (:
- Üçer Aksu
I'm right-handed, but my mother uses her both hands! Now 2 ones were added to your son's survey counter. ;-)
- Bita
right handed
- Rajiv Doshi
right
- Zee.
very decidedly right handed. And right footed, I can't do a thing with my left on a soccer field.
- Martha
lefty (Southpaw!)
- Daniel D. Cole
Genetically L. ETA: mom is R, dad and brother are both L.
- fn (fairnymph)
Right handed
- Abbas Haider Ali
wow mike, this thread is longer than a scobleizer ;)
- mike "glemak" dunn
Right handed
- Robert Hafer
right handed
- Harold
right
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
left
- Warren Butler
right
- adf
right
- karchesky
right
- Joshua Smith
from twhirl
lefty :)
- Anna Lynn M.
right
- Melissa dela Merced
from twhirl
right
- amelia arapoff
Right but ambidextrous from practicing in highschool
- @CrystalinaB
practicing what in high school Crystalina?
- SteVe C
Are we going to see stats?
- Chris Cotsapas
right, but left-able
- Jason (not an Argonaut)
Right!
- Jeff Eddings
right-handed, but I play drumset left-handed(although not very well)
- Cornelius Toole
right
- Eric Berlin
left
- Jorg Jansen
right
- Rob Sellen :o)
both, but naturally right
- Toby Graham
right
- Steve and 3 other people
right
- Scott W.
Yep!
- Adam Lasnik
Adam - does your "yep" mean you're..."handed"?
- Hutch Carpenter
No, it means I'm indeed either right-handed or left-handed. Okay, so maybe that makes me handed. Or handy? :)
- Adam Lasnik
Flickr Photos Become Stock Photography at Getty Images #shareit - http://mashable.com/2009...
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- Kol Tregaskes
ScienceDaily - Compulsive Hoarding Poses Safety And Psychological Risks - http://www.sciencedaily.com/release...
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ScienceDaily (Mar. 10, 2009) — "Most of us save things – memorabilia, collectibles, items from our childhood or from our children. But for more than an estimated million Americans, the saving may get out of hand and cross over to a psychiatric condition known as compulsive hoarding. People who engage in hoarding put themselves and neighbors in danger, say experts at the University of Michigan Health System. Their living conditions can present a fire hazard and are often unsanitary and unsafe. Hoarders face the real prospect of becoming buried under an avalanche of trash. Treating hoarding is difficult because people who suffer from it often don't see the squalor they live in as a problem."
- Anna Haro
from Bookmarklet
My Dad's uncle's wife has that. When he passed away and the family had to move her out and help her because she couldn't live alone we all found out how bad she had it. Its still tough with her.
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
Oh my goodness, Joe. :( Yeah, this condition is really quite sad.
- Anna Haro
Yeah, he told us that she had a lot of stuff that she wouldn't get rid of but since they lived way out and always came to us we just had no no idea at all.
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
I think an ex of mine has it. She isn't to the point of it being unsanitary but she needs to surround her living area with tons of clothes, boxes, trinkets and such.
- ·[▪_▪]·
My mother has it. Her excuse has always been "I might throw out something I need."- to which my reply one day was "Well, mom, most likely you have 7 or eight of every thing you could possibly NEED. You have so much stuff you can't find anything when you are looking for it and then need to go buy another. Wouldn't it just be better to go through what you have and reduce?" -Because I've lived in her house, i make it a point to go through spring cleaning every 3-4 months, rotating rooms i hit.
- InPerpetualMotion(Gina k)
My uncle definitely had this problem. None of us realized how bad it was until he died and they had to clean out his house. It was unbelievable. The piles of boxes, the trash, newspapers... he literally had a path through his house from room to room that was surrounded by 4 ft high piles of stuff. It was really, really sad.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
Oh, look a photo of hell to me. :|
- Bibi
I used to be in the early stages of this condition. I was a minimalist my whole life, and then 5 years ago i became a packrat for some reason. then about a year ago, i just woke up one day and decided that it was time to let go. now i'm somewhere in between the minimalist and the packrat, which i am enjoying quite a bit.
- Morgan
This condition hurts everyone around the person who has it & it's a very sad reality w/most of my family. Why does it hurt people around them? B/c we're the ones who have 2 clean up after these people when they pass on. Trying to live with & or clean up after people who have this problem sucks the life out of people b/c of the amount of time and money it takes to purge. I abhor clutter and try to live as simply as possible b/c of the family around me who insist on living this way. It makes me ill.
- Melissa Davis
My Mom is doing this and it pains me greatly to see her live this way. I had to *untrain* my own brain to not think objects /materialism is good. Ugh! I have an very simple house now and enjoy the lack of crap! I am dreading the day we have to clean out her 3,000 sqft, 5 bedroom / 3 bath home...
- Susan Beebe
Stay outta my room!
- Derrick
My dad has this. We're cleaning out the house that I grew up in and it's miserable. When he dies we'll have to handle the home he lives in now and four storage units. I'm a minimalist for the most part and I think it's due to his habits.
- Heather Solos
How changes in weather can give you a headache - http://www.independent.co.uk/news...
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A rise in temperature or a fall in barometric pressure, which often accompanies a thunderstorm, may trigger a headache or migraine.
- M F
from Bookmarklet
I had a terrible migraine last saturday & sunday
- Manuela
this is true. the air pressure can sometimes trigger some real bad ones
- Cee Bee
I have definitely been getting a stuffy nose a lot lately now that the temperature rocketed up to 60-70F from 30s temporarily. It will swoop back down again tonight. I think by congestion bay be related. *sniff*
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
The problem with places like this twitter etc... you have to be well active... a little break and it seems you lose any interaction when you come back... the downside of it. that report on my blog I posted is the answer to making these places work right... :o)
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Starting to feel like these social sites are in a way a waste of time, mainly due to the fact its constant work.... any thoughts on this?
- Rob Sellen :o)
the silence says it all ;o/
- Rob Sellen :o)
yup. I've noticed that with my blog and Twitter/FF. But eventually, if you keep active, you'll get noticed again. :)
- Shey
What's funny, on one of my Twitter accounts I'm barely active. I may post once every few weeks and I'm getting 10 followers every 3 days and loads of sign ups on my site associated with that account. The Twitter accounts where I'm active, I get almost no hits on my sites from Twitter.
- Anika
Keep active? thats the issue... I aint got all day to spend on here, like some (who should be working?) ... but then when I do... I get no respocse...
- Rob Sellen :o)
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- browneyes
from Mento
Do You Have Emotional Baggage? - http://shine.yahoo.com/channel...
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hmm... another phrase I don't care. Emotional baggage is another term for life experience being learned from.
- Michael W. May
No: emotional baggage is life experience you have *yet* to learn from. Instead of finding something useful in your experience, you're just carrying it around with you wherever you go.
- FFing Enigma
exactly. I am glad I am not the only one who disagreed
- Shevonne
Tina, carrying the baggage around is part of the learning.
- Michael W. May
I think of it in the same vein as Tina does.
- vijay
Who doesn't?
- Steven Perez
Commercial flights now charge for any piece of emotional baggage (...alas, if only they did and passed the savings on to the rest of us ~ )
- Micah
Here I am, a thirty-five year old African-American man in Los Angeles. Have I been wrong all these years? To think that race is the issue when it might actually be class?
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It's usually both
- Shevonne
I think it's both, too. At least from my experience.
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
from fftogo
They overlap...a lot.
- Anna Haro
So does say, Will Smith have more in common with me or say, Tom Cruise?
- Derrick
So you identify as African-American for a race, what do you identify for as class?
- Sparky, lurking
Sparky: Broke.
- Derrick
Money does not equal class. Perfect example: Whitney Houston and Britney Spears
- Shevonne
Shevonne, I doubt Whitney and Britney have school loans that rival mine. And both of those heifers have no class, that much is true, but I meant of the socio-economic sort.
- Derrick
Tom Cruise is a category of one.
- David HC Soul
Derrick - you have a job. That makes you near-broke at worst.
- Sparky, lurking
Ok, David, so say, Will Smith and Jeff Bezos of Amazon. Are they of a similar ilk because they're in the same tax bracket?
- Derrick
If you can break down the issue in just one word, then you're definitely wrong.
- Richard Lawler
I can break it down to one word.. humanity. Being shitty to each other since the first human turned to the other and said "mine! not yours"
- alphaxion
Alphaxion gets today's cookie.
- FFing Enigma
*noms the cookie*
- alphaxion
My Criminal Justice 101 prof (summer of 99! woo!) insisted that cops weren't explicitly racist, they just necessarily dealt with lower-income suspects most of the time due to the nature of our society. Thus they developed animus towards the people they policed most often, who were largely ethnic minorities. I guess that's a long way of saying "blame the system". Not sure if that holds up under intense scrutiny but it was certainly food for thought.
- Daniel J. Pritchett
I'd never reduce it to just a word, Richard, but I'm thinking about life in my teens, watching friends being assaulted or worse by police, listening to Public Enemy and NWA like it was religion, and having that culminate with the Rodney King affair. But in my midthirties and in 2009, looking at economics, things just feel different. I'm not diminishing race, and certainly the two aren't mutually exclusive, it's just...wow, the world is really different.
- Derrick
Another thought - be glad its a class issue not a race issue. You can change your class after all!
- Sparky, lurking
I agree with Richard. The problems we face are too complicated and too broad to some up in just one word. They stretch across socio-economic boundaries like spilled milk on the ground.
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
Nice, but I don't think humans have the monopoly on being shitty to each other.
- Richard Lawler
Our country is a capitalistic society. If you have the cash flow, it really doesn't matter what you look like.
- Mona Nomura
When you are dealing with people from the same socio-economic strata, race does matter more. But when you mix race and economic status, particularly as you go up the economic ladder, it gets more fuzzy. Will Smith probably has a better chance of getting into a swanky nightclub or restaurant in L.A. than Jeff Bezos. But what about an exclusive golf club in, say, Arizona?
- The original Kevin
Kevin - in this economy, no one gives a crap anymore. If you have the funds, you're in. Period.
- Mona Nomura
@richard I never said we had the monopoly.. just that it is certainly our worst trait. Our capacity to be shitty to each other shows no boundries :(
- alphaxion
@Matthew he had all the ladies
- Shevonne
Mona, I'd disagree. How many times have I walked into a shop ready to drop serious ducats and get ignored by the sales staff, only to have them practically slobber all over my white husband. When he deferred to me *then* I existed.
- Anika
But do the shop workers know you're ready to drop the cash?
- Mona Nomura
The problem isn't a concept or categorization, it's people. Too many are uncaring, unthoughtful, intolerant, insensitive, unsympathetic, ...
- ·[▪_▪]·
I'm used to being broke, and broke doesn't mean unhappy. Do I splurge on stuff I probably shouldn't? Possibly. But I'm also working my ass off so that there's something to enjoy in my future. I don't need to be wealthy, or obscenely rich. Even with what I have, I'm donating and giving to causes. I dunno. There was so much going on in that *other thread* I needed to vent.
- Derrick
As a small businessman; I can tell you the only color I care about is green. The private sector is way to competitive to exclude anyone, those that do, fail.
- Robert Hafer
Derrick, you are a good man and I can understand your need to vent. I'm keeping away while grinding my teeth and muttering foul retributions.
- WoH: Minding her Steves
Lindsey, I hear you, and I'm a firm believer that everyone should respect one another, and listen to reason, and be understanding. That isn't always the case.
- Derrick
*buys Matthew a beer*
- Derrick
I think it's both class and race, and they tie into each other. Political blogger Digby's been writing about stuff like this (off and on) for years now; this one (http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2003... ) is from 2003 but still seems relevant to me.
- Andrew C (✓)
Of course they didn't, but they never bothered to ask. Instead, when my husband would in 5 min. after me, it's, "Hello, sir. Can I help you find anything?" I shouldn't have flash a gold card to get a simple greeting.
- Anika
faboo: I get the same thing in first class on some flights. (I get upgrades on two airlines.) If I'm "dressed up" it doesn't seem to happen as often. If I'm in sweats, it's like I'm invisible. Happens at some hotels, too. I'm gold on two and silver on another.
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
Lindsey, that's just so much bullshit, but it's favorite line to trot out. It's the assumption that my husband is well-dressed, which he most likely isn't. It's the assumption that we'd deign to waste our money on designer clothes, when we don't. And it's an assumption that someone who works retail at a furniture store is going to instantly know designer clothes, when most people couldn't tell real from fake in most instances.
- Anika
I find the Lindsey <-> Anika conversation here very interesting based on my own experiences... but it's super tangential and I wanna talk about it so am gonna start another post instead of being the usual threadjacka!
- Anthony Citrano
I don't see why you can't both be right. Your husband gets preferential treatment because he's white (wrongly, lest anyone think I approve of the practice); you (and Lindsey's friends) would get better treatment if your wardrobe screamed "I'm a bajillionaire and I am about to buy out some of your priciest items".
- Daniel J. Pritchett
Lindsey - then why have I never, ever had this experience? Weird. Anyway I started a thread about it. Daniel - have you seen how real billionaires dress?
- Anthony Citrano
Like Bruce Wayne, right? Right?
- Daniel J. Pritchett
My point, Daniel, is that I have a lot of wealthy friends - some of them extraordinarily so. I also know a lot of highly leveraged upper-middle-class/lower-upper-class wannabees. Which segment do you think (most of the time) wears/drives the "fancier" shit?
- Anthony Citrano
Anthony... if the latter group is the one that splurges on the more ostentatiously expensive clothing, it seems entirely logical that store salespeople flock to 'em rather than the people who -could- afford the stuff but -won't buy it-.
- Andrew C (✓)
Trish, you reminded me of the woman who runs MotherTalkers. She's Latina, her husband is Latino; their little boy is fair-skinned & blond. A few years ago we were talking about a similar subject and she mentioned that people in Berkeley always assume she's the child's nanny. I get the same thing with my own kids.
- Anika
Lindsey, I'm not denying what you've experienced, but it isn't universally true. An example of one (which means just that): a friend of mine, a middle-aged African-American, professionally-dressed professor, is constantly followed around by security guards when she goes shopping, whether that be at Target or Macy's. It doesn't matter. That is definitely about race.
- Katy S
People do react to the way others dress, but that is just one of the things that make up our appearance. Other things include skin color, weight, height, gender, etc. One thing we learn from studying student evaluations is that these things affect the way students respond to professors. I can't tell you how much bs a friend had to deal with one semester b/c she was female, short, and very pregnant. We know that tall men gain their students' respect more easily. This happens in the rest of the world, too
- Katy S
mr7ba mona kefek
- sanaddd
Mark, that's like Hancock Park here. Lots of old money, lots of old cars. You can always tell the social climber homes by the (number of) ostentatious cars in front. Lindsey, what are you on about? You didn't reference your experience, so how could I call that bullshit? Besides, it was clear that I was saying that the clothing excuse is bullshit. My goodness.
- Anika
Andrew, very good point re: consumption. But that's not the proffered thought process; you give them too much credit. How many times have I heard "wow, check out that guy's car/watch/whatever - he must be rich." I generally tend to have the opposite reaction (or at least a far more neutral/tempered one.) @Lindsey - I actually do regularly patronize high-end stores that cater to females (for several reasons.)
- Anthony Citrano
Re Smith and Bezos same ilk? ... if you call being "slightly wacky genius" as a social class :). I have trouble with the whole social class concept it tends to be most important to those suffering "imposter syndrome" or those that think they will change if "move up" - not all but dome of the "noveau rich" I've met have shown no class (let alone social) after coming into money (others have been the same after as before and are the happy ones)
- David HC Soul
Lindsey - It happens to her in the supermarket, too. Employees follow her. It happens to others, too. And this has happened to her in two different Upper Midwest university cities. And everyone shops at Target here. It's where the people who don't want to be seen in Wal-Mart go (that is, your middle class folks with ideals or "standards"). Anyway, it just happens. I'm as pale as can be and I've never been followed in a store to my knowledge, no matter how I've dressed.
- Katy S
My 2 cents: I've been treated remarkably well in public when I'm with my white boyfriend. This is in Indiana. I expected possibly some off behavior, but pretty much everyone has been cool, at least to my face. They even acknowledge that we're a couple without a hitch. We could just be a really good match on some subconscious level to the people we encounter.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
The theory of intersectionality (arising out of feminist theory) says that the social and cultural categories you belong to interact leading to the specific inequality you may experience. Being poor and black, poor and white, rich and black, and rich and white are all different. Multiply again for gender, and other categories (although these are the most important). In other words, race and class aren't only important, they are important in their interaction and not just as independent issues.
- Patrick
Kamilah - glad to hear my home state is treating you well! It still has it's problems, particularly in certain regions, but it isn't all evil. :-)
- Katy S
thanks, I probably should have included that
- Patrick
Here's something to consider: If the LAPD were all black, would Rodney King still have gotten beat up? I think the answer is yes, which means class has more to do with it than you'd think.
- Gabe
Gabe, I don't think it's a good example, because the LAPD, whatever their race, still represents the group in power. The more pertinent question is if Rodney King were white, would they still have beaten him?
- Victor Ganata
OTOH, wealth does matter. If OJ weren't rich, would the murder trial have even lasted as long as it did?
- Victor Ganata
If OJ weren't rich, would I have still heard about the damn white bronco chase while I was living in Austria? And would I have had to hear so much about how psycho americans are for caring about the whole drama?
- Katy S
Downloaded Battlestar Galactica Season 4 to watch on the plane...
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Extortr: online blackmail for the masses - http://www.extortr.com/
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WTF....
- FFing Enigma
roffle...the diagram alone is worth it
- PalMD
no.way.
- Marco(aureliusmaximus)
...the end is nigh...
- JA Castillo
the two guys at left really need to refine their position a little
- Robert Stribley
problem is: after they get the money, i'll bet the video finds a way to get online eventually.
- Morgan
Crazy! I just can't believe it!
- Zu from AOD
sheesh info glutton...lighten up.... check the site, read it and you see it IS a joke site. :o) glad you thought it funny, I wet myself when I first saw it. :o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
The image on the left raises all sorts of questions for me. Why is the camera so big?
- Martha
lol @ martha..... :o) indeed why?
- Rob Sellen :o)
know sommat we dont john ;o)
- Rob Sellen :o)
You've got....... BlackMail!!!!
- Richard Walker
lolllllllll @ Robert, agreed!
- fn (fairnymph)
Escape to subway path. - http://browneyes.posterous.com/escape-...
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How much do you weigh right now?
Alfredo 亜瑠布れっど, Randy, iMorpheus and 19 other people liked this
I'm 240lbs :(
- AJ Batac :)
180 lbs
- Mathew A. Koeneker
lol reminds me of "asl" ;)
- Sasha Kovaliov
AJ: the first step in making changes is identifying something you really want to change. Weight is a thorny, tricky bugger. If it is a something you want to change then how about looking at it from a different angle. You want to lose weight so you can be healthier, more active, do more things or whatever. Why not look at the other side - exercise? Take one fitness goal and work towards that. As you get towards it you will be achieving two things.
- WoH: Minding her Steves
great advice WOH :)
- AJ Batac :)
165, I think.
- Vicarbott
197 and dropping.
- Rob H.
...You will be improving your health and you will be more motivated to look at the food you eat in a positive way. On Jan 5th Sparky and me set up this room http://friendfeed.com/rooms... so we could reach the goal of 100 push-ups. We're not there yet but I've seen a big improvement and I've started doing other exercise, too. Very best of luck!
- WoH: Minding her Steves
just to confuse everyone with numbers i'm 82 kgs ;)
- Sasha Kovaliov
180 lbs.
- Cee Bee
140-150 lbs. Varies on the time of day, what I've eaten, and if I've been moving during the day.
- Mike Nayyar
145#
- Jack&Cleo
too much
- Shey
235 lbs
- Hookuh Tinypants
196 lbs. or so...
- JA Castillo
145lbs, usually varying by about 5lbs either way. I should be about 155lbs though.
- Chris Charabaruk
Weight isn't the real issue, though. The real issue is fitness, and given that muscle weighs more than fat, that makes weight a poor indicator of fitness.
- Chris Charabaruk
so... no one here is heavier than me. i will sit on you if you piss me off ;)
- AJ Batac :)
345 lbs.
- Steven Perez
ok Steven, I'm gonna shut up now ;)
- AJ Batac :)
213.8 lbs
- Morton Fox
AJ, I must weigh more than you. I know I gained back the weight I lost last summer, so if I weigh 250 I wouldn't be surprised. I don't weigh myself though.
- Anika
No idea, no scale in the house.
- Kenton
158 lbs as of yesterday. Apparently I've dropped 12 lbs helping Dave count his calories.
- FFing Enigma
What? You mean like right now? Here, on Earth?
- Morgan
85kg
- Warren Butler
Funny, if you asked a typical woman how much she weighs to her face, she would either lie or get offended, or both but here people seem to be pretty free with posting their weight.
- Jeff P. Henderson
133 right this moment, but it varies +/- 10 pounds every day because of the baby.
- Rochelle
A lot.
- Derrick
Meh, I put the real weight on my driver's license and people still think I'm lying about (but up, not down, which is weird)
- FFing Enigma
Pounds, no idea. Stone, about 8. (edit, thats 112lbs)
- Simon Wicks
Not sure exactly since I don't have a scale on this continent but somewhere around 180 lbs/81kg
- Zach Landes
180
- Daniel J. Pritchett
@Jeff: I will readily answer if someone asked me to my face as well. :) I've gotten to a point where I feel silly lying or getting offended by the questions. I can understand why others do it, but I'm (weirdly enough) comfy with sharing the truth. My normal weight is actually 135 and I'll get back there one day. So I'm cool with dishing numbers. :D
- Hookuh Tinypants
225, down from 235 a month ago
- Bren
177
- Just Katie
No clue - don't own a scale. All I know is my clothes are tight... :|
- Mona Nomura
Between 130 and 135 lbs.
- Mathew™ aka Youngblood
203, but I'm up 10+ lbs due to these stupid f'ing steroid inhalers. sigh
- iTad
235-240
- Andru Edwards
Around 160.
- nsnadell
157 as of last night.
- Benjamin Golub
150
- Alan Le
~220
- Herb Hernandez
276
- (jeff)isageek
159
- Steve Rubel
175
- Rodfather
150
- Richard Lawler
entirely too damn much! 150lbs (5'5") Grrr
- Susan Beebe
I weight a lot but it's all muscle, so I don't really go by weight. I weigh 160, 5'7, but I look like a weight a lot less.
- Shevonne
Probably more than I should.
- Tom Landini
I don't own a scale, but likely somewhere around 330. @Jeff, if someone asked sincerely I wouldn't lie or be offended.
- Lix
I'm in the same boat, Shevonne. Me at 170 was two sizes bigger than me at 115...
- FFing Enigma
@William - great point! at ~315 right now, but in good shape and losing weight.
- Jennifer Dittrich
175 or so but no one ever believes me
- Zulema ⋅ spicy cocoa tart
15st 10
- Ian May
too much
- MicahBear78
206.5, but who is counting?
- Russellreno
A little over 70kg.
- Paul Grav
what I'd like to weight is more like 128... I have a looooooong way to go :(
- Zulema ⋅ spicy cocoa tart
190 - was losing fast for all the worst possible reasons, now steadying / gaining ...
- Patrick Jordan
95 kg
- Sebastiaan van den Akker
60 Kg- but I'm 4 ft 10"
- InPerpetualMotion(Gina k)
180 pounds
- Andrew David
164 lbs. Working it downward.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
187 lbs.
- vijay
166 lbs
- xero
My scales say 130lb, but I think I'm heavier than that. Edited to say, my WiiFit says 158. Damned scales.
- Bec Rowe @d0tski
180 lbs
- Ernie Oporto
from Nambu
117 last time I checked (a few mornings ago). Possibly a little more *right now*, though, since I just ate dinner and a piece of cake.
- Penguin
After that burger and fries, I think I'm floating up to 300lbs.
- Anika
More than your cat
- Josh Haley
Kev, is that kg or lbs? :P
- AJ Batac :)
More than it says on my driver's license!
- Meredith
I've seen your avatar. It should be lbs. ;)
- AJ Batac :)
167-170. I should lose ~5-15 lbs.
- Mitchell Tsai
2800.....oz. :)
- imabonehead
171 compared to 198 about two years ago.
- Mike Reynolds
142. I'm 5'8".
- Martha
130 lb 5'10
- Eric P
Don't know and don't care, but I'm too fat. The gut needs to go.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
170 lbs. =(
- Randy
74,4 kg. I hope to be back to 70 or less for spring.
- Brome
128 bmi/23
- Janet-The Bottley Crue
14 2/3rds stone
- Kevin Fox
198 and dropping (again)
- Mattb4rd
enough
- Sean
If a "tribe" doesn't want its leader to succeed (and/or vice versa), it's not really a tribe. it's a circle jerk.
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I like this photo - http://pixdaus.com/
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Multitasking is the fastest way to mediocrity - http://www.37signals.com/svn...
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"Ten Things Men Know About Women". 1. They have a vagina. I can't remember the rest...
Кофе без сахара, Tom Parish, iMorpheus and 5 other people liked this
I'll offer #2: they have very nice skin. soft, silky, yummy-licious skin. all over. and it gets even softer in the nook and cranny regions. I hope women never stop having skin.
- Morgan
LD: yeah, i can see how it might come across like the dude in Silence of the Lambs....but it was not meant to....or was it? Hmmmmmm. "it puts the lotion on the skin, or it gets the hose again!"
- Morgan
I"ll stick with Hugh - they have a vagina ...
- Tom Parish
I can't decide between a Storm or the iPhone (yes I [Mr. Apple Naysayer] am actually considering it for the features)
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It's hard to swallow no Wifi on the Storm, but the iPhone doesn't even do video [natively] and has a lower screen resolution and crappier camera.
- Shey
I heard bad things about the Storm.
- Shevonne
Yes, Storms are generally bad =P
- vijay
I am a huge BlackBerry fan, but I have heard nothing but bad about the Storm.
- Michelle M
But very romantic for valentines.
- Todd Hoff
have you tried the storm? the push button screen is annoying
- Richard Lawler
You should think about the Curve if going the Blackberry route.
- Shevonne
Have you looked at the HTC Touch Pro? Although you are likely on Rogers so maybe they don't have it. WiFi, video, 3.2 MP camera, nice interface, active sync for GMail, Google Maps with GPS. I like mine a lot.
- Kenton
Storm is nice in theory, but not in implementation. If you're gonna go BB, look at the Bold. Also, the iPhone has MAD apps. Something to think about. I like my Apple stuff, but I'm no fanboy. And I love mine.
- Derrick
@Shevonne There's been a lot of iPhone fan-people who have been spreading a lot of crap about the Storm. I've played with it alot and it's downright sexy. @Richard I love the clickscreen, it's a great idea.
- Shey
If I were you I would also consider the BB Bold.
- Michelle M
I have heard negative stuff about the Storm. And seeing the commercial where they type on the screen and every letter clicks makes me think I would go insane using it. Between the two I'd pick the iPhone. But I will also say that I love my Android G1! :)
- Lindsay
Bold >> Curve?
- Shey
I just recently switched from a BlackBerry to the iPhone. Both have their advantages/disadvantages. Both data plans are $30/mo. (at least, mine was on VZW) and, for me, the iPhone makes that $30 much more worth it. Way better browsing experience and a lot more apps.
- Shawn Farner
Check out Cnet Reviews. That is where I get all my tech reviews: http://www.cnet.com/?tag=hdr
- Shevonne
Shey - wait! All the new phones are coming, which means 1) you will have more options and 2) the prices will drop. Seriously, wait.
- Mona Nomura
iPhone. I don't understand why anyone would use a blackberry (i've spent all morning wrestling with one -- they cache SSL pages -- WTH)
- RAPatton
@Mona what new phones?
- Shey
There are tons coming out. New Curve, new iPhone, Samsung, etc. etc.
- Shevonne
@Shevonne @Mona The sad part is it will take forever for those phones to come to Canada. I HATE the Canadian telecom market
- Shey
Isn't Microsoft rumored to be coming out with one as well?
- Shevonne
@Shey =( You can't get an unlocked one on Ebay? It's just like here. Europe and Asia have phones we'll never get our hands. Makes me green with envy.
- Shevonne
@Shevonne, I think everyone has pretty much agreed that the MSFT phone rumors were about software/services for Windows Mobile and not a MSFT-branded phone
- Alan Cheslow
@Shevonne E-bay? *shudder*
- Shey
The Bold is supposed to be better than the Curve, larger keys, better camera, wi-fi. My dad has one and likes it.
- Michelle M
There are tons of Androids in the pipeline (which personally I'm excited for) as well as the... wait for it... PALM PRE and the iPhone 3rd gen. Seriously, wait.
- Mona Nomura
Yes iPhone pix blow, but I use the wifi ALL the time and take pictures with my camera.
- Kelly W.
Former Crackberry addict --- GO FOR THE iPHONE! really really really better!
- Susan Beebe
If your going to get a Blackberry, go with the Bold. Otherwise, the iPhone sounds better like a better choice.
- Michael Fidler
Android :)
- Mike Fruchter
wow, i tried the storm that my lawyer had. it thoroughly sucked. he returned it in 3 days saying that he is faster on his Touch (can't have att phone, poor bastard). wait for the new iphone. sure to kick everyone's ass again...
- tommy payne
from twhirl
I'm really close to getting an iPhone. Really close...
- Karoli
I'm not a BB guy (i'm on my 2nd iPhone) but if you want to do more than email from the phone - go with the iPhone. Internet access is unparalleled - Safari alone would be enough of a win, but couple that with socnet specific apps and it's a hands down winner. If you were considering a storm, you're ok with the soft keyboard and unless you really, really need it to do video (which you may be able to do if you jailbreak?) the iPhone's gotta be the way. :)
- felix
I'm BB all the way, but when it comes to qwerty as to the Storm: dunno
- sofarsoShaw BAZINGA!
I think I am going to go with the Palm Pre.
- jho
Palm Pre, or Nokia N97!
- Tyson Key
(Although I'm biased in favour of Symbian OS-based devices)
- Tyson Key
Mona++, WAIT. If you don't wait a while, you'll be pissed. If you think about it, both of these phones are already old news
- Rah-PM 2012
@Abby I think I'm just going to wait until August when the contract expires and see what pops up then. Jas and I both need new phones
- Shey
Is the Wal-Mart $100 iphone rumor still going?
- sofarsoShaw BAZINGA!
Shey go for the storm. People just steal iPhones on Bart (true story)
- @CrystalinaB
wait for more android phones dude
- Bob Sonin
The Storm is awesome. Love mine.
- Scott Maentz
Buy the iPhone—no doubt. There are some interesting things about Android and the Palm Pre. However, neither of them has the goods to catch Apple in features or variety of 3rd-party apps. Apple is just on version 2.2.1; version 3.0 of the software (and likely the hardware) will be out around June-ish, which should result in another jump in features and capabilities. Like with the iPod, Apple has a lead they will not lose.
- Albert Willis
iPhone vs. the Storm. Most of the hardware is comparable, but Apple has the advantage with software, with the AppStore, etc. Video capture on non-jailbroken phones is coming. And no wi-fi on the Storm is a deal breaker. I mean, that's just nuts. Mobile Safari was great when it was released and continues to get better and better. I do an amazing amount of surfing on the iPhone—it matters.
- Albert Willis
iPhone is as far as i saw not able to forward SMS messages and all music once put in it is hard to retrieve. it has no bluetooth and has no ability to deal with business cards... or?
- Hayk
love my iphone. besides a shuffle, it's the only apple product i own.
- cjmart
Yep - no SMS forwarding. And no sending contact vcards ( or otheer contact format). The iPhone will read a vcard but wont send. Much to my distinct distste. But i can live with it.
- Roberto Bonini
iPhone all the way. If you jailbreak, you can fix the missing features.
- Mohamed J
i bought a HTC Touch HD, and as much as it is windows mobile 6.1 based, so far i like it a lot! it is not necessarily as easy in autorotating as iPhone - remedy is called GSen - but it is arguably better and has better charactereistics than iPhone. so perhaps consider it as well.
- Hayk
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