Angloesque

Angloesque

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Article on Yahoo! news about bloggers who've been fired from their jobs. Here's the Link . The article is promoting the use of the word "dooce" (verb) to describe someone who's been fired for blogging, the term originating at dooce.com by H

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I used to hate the absurd plethora of advertising ( Link ) that abounds in America. I swear there are people who would sell their souls for a few bucks--the idiot from eBay who is selling his forehead space not withstanding. But lately I've come to embrace a part of it, being the concerned environmentally cons

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I have a few opinions about wedding photographers now, having received our proofs and ordered recently. 1. Don't settle for cheap. Two of my friends had another friend--a wannabe photographer--shoot their wedding and she did a terrible job. So they have a few snapshots where they look great--sent in by family members. And them being the album-wanting type,

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The lawyers fees should be capped at $125,000 (which is pretty generous) for an individual, or $200,000 for a group or firm. I wonder how getting that passed would ever happen. Too many politicians are lawyers and they'd never back something that lessens their pay. <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="9

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How annoying! Put a big sign out there, "This area is under survellience", that might put a stop to them in the future. Yeah, or just one of those security company signs. Or get a chipper and shoot it out all over your neighbors' lawns. Or get a "beware of very large rotteweiler" sign. Razor wire? Land

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Gee, Chip, I'm really gonna lay into you for this.... So, yeah. Thanks. What I find interesting is that the person says s/h/it (that's she/he/it in shorthand, heh heh) found this on google...and yet I have no google referrals for this article. Shouldn't it show up as a referral? I've never been totally clear on how they work, but that would be logica

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I agree with your premise, Gideon--the idea that a woman has the right to choose an abortion and the man has no say--is wrong. Funny thing, though--I've never heard of a case where a man contested an abortion a woman had. I'm sure they're out there, but in order to rectify this, they have to be brought to light and the discrepancies shown. I tend to disagree, however, that a man shouldn't be forced to pay child support. If a man asks a woman t

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20%? Really? I thought it was 15%. Could be a geographical thing. Everyone I know tips 15% for standard service, and more if the service is above average--depends on the kind of restaurant and the expectations of the server, etc. (A while ago, I wrote a blog on the concept of negative tipping, because I've had a couple of the rudest, scariest waiters/-esses in the world. Would they actually deduct it from the credit card? I've never had the gu

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I just read about your car wreck--ouch. Glad you're ok. I also just read your Riverton, WY blog and laughed my tired ass off. I was unemployed last summer for quite awhile. I temp jobbed and hated it, but I hated the nothingness more than the crappy jobs. Hopefully for your sake this is just a glitch in the matrix and you'll be up in no time. Best of health to you. -A.

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Dang it, my comment got deleted by the Cyber Gobblin. And it was interesting, if not insightful. Ugh. Bottom line: Often obits are prematurely written by fledgling writers trying to claw their way up (down?) in the news world. Perhaps this person is too obscure to have one? I doubt it. Woodward's just writing it because no one else knows it's Deep Throat. But interesting nonetheless. Because obits are often written ages

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it’s all about having an unbiased respect for humanity Hmm. That would require me to get off my morally superior soapbox and I'm very honestly not ready to do that, what with the daily bombardment of evidence that humanity is preserving more idiots as medicine advances and Darwin's theory makes its name

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It was a good game. Well, it was pretty sloppy, but it was good. I was getting the feeling that the Pats needed a bit of a kick in the arse to get them going. They seemed to warm up in the second quarter and things moved along nicely. I was actually far more interested in the game than the commercials, unlike so many people it seems. (Aside: the hype about commercials needs to go away so they can just be commercials, and so we can go pee without worryi

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Lesson number one – If you want something, you have to take it. I'd be careful applying that one, boy howdy. You'd end up on the wrong side of my fist if ya tried to take me. But being a nice guy, I'm sure you're better at discerning when

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Please don't post her address here. While I find her despicable, I don't condone any violence toward her, nor would I want any to come by her from information other people have found at this site. And funny: This morning, when I got back, I realized that it's not her I'm so mad at. People will always be stupid and that's why we have the Darwin Awards. But my anger was misplaced and should be directed at the (1) lawyer who took this, and (2) t

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I found this while googling (and any suggestion that I frequent certain websites to balance the left wing media's bias is preposterous, absurd, etc.); it seems they know you by name over at Vanguard News Network ("No Jews. Just Right" - actual motto) forums. Are you some kind of famous White Nationalist? Personally I think it's k

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Two teenage girls made cookies and delivered them to people in their neighborhood. The thanks they got? A $900 lawsuit by one of the recipients. Short version: Girls made cookies and started delivering them around 9 p.m. to houses that had lights on, with little notes that said, "Have a great night. Love, the T & L club" (their initials). They got to this p

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Taking your long-distance photograph suggestion a step further, hire a private investigator. Tell him--well, whatever you want--just to get pictures of her--and see if any of them turn out. People always look great when PIs do this in the movies... -A.

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I knew there were reasons not to go to dentists.... J/K Don't you hate it when people totally miss the message? I was all the way under during my wisdom teeth extraction and, frankly, that's the way to go. If I'm going to bleed out in the dentist's chair I'd rather not know it. Loved the translation, btw. Actually laughed out loud and that doesn't happen often enough. <

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