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[ - ] I need to buy a D cell battery, a meter of very thin plastic coated wire and a thickish magnet about the size of the D cell or a bit smaller. Any thoughts on where to buy these things? They're for DC's science experiment. I"m on UWS but resigned to leaving neighborhood. 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 05.25.13, 08:49 PM Flag
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Try Basics Plus, in the basement, at Bwy and 84th. Or Mike's Lumber on 88th betw Bwy and WEA. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:57 PM Flag
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The hardware store (can't remember the name) on the south side of 72nd, between Amsterdam & Columbus (closer to Columbus), has nearly everything, in my experience. Might be worth a shot? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:00 PM Flag
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When I was a kid that was what you got at radio shack [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:14 PM Flag
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Get a magnet off your fridge [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:50 PM Flag
[ - ] Need help - last-minute invite to boss' summer place tomorrow. Good hostess gift/something to bring? They are extremely wealthy but very low-key and fun, mid-40s. TIA! 21 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:47 PM Flag
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Wine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:53 PM Flag
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this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:55 PM Flag
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+1 consider one or more bottles of a nice rose. If you are in NY go to Moore Bros and ask them to hook you up with something unique, good and inexpensive. Don't mean to flack them so much but I used to live in Philly and loved the service I got at the Pennsauken store. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:56 PM Flag
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If you know wine! I hate choosing wine for rich people, makes me feel self-conscious. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:57 PM Flag
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If you really want to impress them get them some Andre champagne. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:01 PM Flag
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Lmao. Or chateau diana [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:04 PM Flag
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Annnndreeee! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:05 PM Flag
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op: I was thinking more along the lines of a box of Franzia, lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:06 PM Flag
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Hell yes. Or a 6 pack of four loko and some newports [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:07 PM Flag
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op - we drink a lot of four loko at work, so I'd like something a little more special. 40s of malt liquor maybe. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:09 PM Flag
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Love you [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:16 PM Flag
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Yaaaassss [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:03 PM Flag
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Yeah, right! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:46 PM Flag
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op - what price range would you say? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:09 PM Flag
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a selection of really good cheeses if you have a cheese place near you. plus a bottle of wine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:37 PM Flag
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I second getting wine. Just wanted to throw out there that our go-to hostess gift is Livio Felluga pinot grigio. It's fancy enough for my wine-snob ILs, but not epically expensive. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:02 PM Flag
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op - thanks! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:10 PM Flag
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Find a new craft product, like olive oil soap in lovely package [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:16 PM Flag
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I think we are the same person. Don't want to get wine, so might go with the soap option above. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:43 PM Flag
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Boone's Farm [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:40 PM Flag
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Bring me good wine, Diptyque candles, nice cheese, olives or liquid hand soap (Molton Brown or l'Occitane--people LOVE this stuff and will always put it in guest bath if nowhere else). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:56 PM Flag
[ - ] any LaGuardia moms on? dc will be going in sept. 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:46 PM Flag
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Yes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:09 PM Flag
[ - ] S/O on the posts about the smart guys marrying the dumb but hot girls. Maybe, but I will say there can absolutely be some serious sexual tension stemming from an intellectual connection... 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:42 PM Flag
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Heck yes. DH casually used the term "sisyphean task" in a text message early in our relationship, and his hotness suddenly skyrocketed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:51 PM Flag
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And do you think your brains were sexy to him too? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:46 PM Flag
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Definitely. We were both really drawn to each other's minds right from the beginning. Obviously there was physical attraction too, but without that intellectual compatibility I doubt we would have gotten further than a second or third date. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:01 PM Flag
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Plus one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:01 PM Flag
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and then they wonder why their kids don't all have IQs to get into Harvard... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:38 PM Flag
[ - ] dh hates leaning over to open the car door for me. we don't have automatic, so sad. whenever he meets me in the car and dc are in the back, he will not do it and insist one of them comes to front seat and do it. wdyt? 18 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:40 PM Flag
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Why do you need someone to open the door for you? I'm assuming that you have arms. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:47 PM Flag
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Are you a paraplegic? Open your own door, princess. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:48 PM Flag
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I think she means the lock. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:45 PM Flag
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So he won't unlock the door? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:51 PM Flag
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op; the door is locked. I am outside the door on the passenger side. It needs to be opened in order for me to get in. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:45 PM Flag
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It needs to be unlocked, not opened. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:46 PM Flag
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np: In that case, whoever's closest unlocks it. Not that big a deal. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:47 PM Flag
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I guess you didn't major in Gender Studies. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:48 PM Flag
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Umm, open your own door. If this is really the biggest complaint you have against DH, then you are one lucky SOB [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:45 PM Flag
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Seriously, get over it. If you guys go out for dates alone and would like him to open the car door, then I'd see your problem, other than that open the damn door for yourself. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:51 PM Flag
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idiot - the lock, not the door. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:58 PM Flag
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Well, then the OP is the idiot because she said he won't open the door for her, jackwad. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:53 PM Flag
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Or. you didn't say that, genius. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:02 PM Flag
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Is your car 30 years old? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:53 PM Flag
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Carry a key with you [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:54 PM Flag
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This might be your answer. For now at least. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:06 PM Flag
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Volunteer to drive and see if he likes it [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:59 PM Flag
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wow. if a guy did that to me on a date, we'd be dunzo. thankfully, my husband a well-mannered feminist. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:33 PM Flag
[ - ] I will be interviewing for a job in Neptune, NJ (Jersey Shore area, Monmouth county). Never been there. Opinions about this area? it will be 3 of us moving, dh, our 5 y/o dd and I. Have to live no further than 25 miles> Thank you! 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:39 PM Flag
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Get the job first! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:48 PM Flag
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Avon is there. I lived there before [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:44 PM Flag
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If Irish, then Spring Lake. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:20 PM Flag
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The train is all the way over in Asbury Park and you have to walk through a dodgy neighborhood to get there. You'll need to have a car to do just about anything. If you're a city person, don't take the job. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:42 PM Flag
[ - ] Why do Jews send there kids to camp? 32 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:32 PM Flag
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Get off it!! You post this shit every day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:39 PM Flag
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And it's spelled *their* [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:50 PM Flag
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Here here! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:50 PM Flag
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And it's spelled *hear*, silly. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 10:15 PM Flag
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to teach them the difference between their and there. signed muslim ESL mom [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:39 PM Flag
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Lol... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:27 PM Flag
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like! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:31 PM Flag
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cheaper than nanny [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:40 PM Flag
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Um. I'm Jewish never sent any of my children. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:40 PM Flag
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I'm Christian and we have gone for generations. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:41 PM Flag
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Same reason anyone else does. Camp is fun. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:44 PM Flag
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I'm not a Jew and my kids go to camp and they LOVE it [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:45 PM Flag
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To remind them of what their grandparents went through in concentration camps. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:46 PM Flag
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That is disgusting. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:47 PM Flag
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Someone asked, Jews go to camps. It's their thing [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:50 PM Flag
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You are an animal. Everyone goes to camp. There are thousands of non-denominational and Christian camps all over the US. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:52 PM Flag
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NP: You are just a despicable human being. Absolutely shockingly disgusting. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:51 PM Flag
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CUNT [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:02 PM Flag
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I actually think that term is a couple of steps above this piece of shit. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:18 PM Flag
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I went to a Jewish camp. It was great! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:48 PM Flag
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^^ hmm that came out wrong. I went to a Jewish summer camp. It was great! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:53 PM Flag
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http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/insider/people/jt/people_features/camped_out/ [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:42 PM Flag
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Totally true. Jews are always complaining about the Holocaust and how they're persecuted. Having a persecution complex is about 80 percent of Jewish identity [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:51 PM Flag
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Complaining? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:52 PM Flag
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Fuck off, hitler. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:54 PM Flag
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you sound really intelligent and not at all racist or narrow-minded. clearly you have enough knowledge of judaism to go teach at a yeshiva somewhere.......not [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:13 PM Flag
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Is this a joke? Because hitler gave the orders?? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:58 PM Flag
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That's where Jews go. Duh [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:20 PM Flag
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Preheat to 400 degrees, please [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:27 PM Flag
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Tradition, to meet other jewish kids and their families. Network. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:51 PM Flag
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Because they are kind parents? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 10:15 PM Flag
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There was a NYT article about this recently. Apparently it derives from the mid-20th century, when many Jewish immigrants sent their kids to the country to enjoy outdoor activities for the summer. Became a tradition when kids went to the same camps their parents had been to. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 10:15 PM Flag
[ - ] I grew up in an all white town. While I have many friends of all different backgrounds I struggle to imagine myself married to someone of a different ethnicity. I want to get over this and move forward. Any tips? 38 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:31 PM Flag
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Why do you care so much? What are you trying to prove? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:32 PM Flag
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Because I am single and should be more open minded. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:31 PM Flag
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Black men are seriously overrated [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:39 PM Flag
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There are billions of them on this Earth. You're saying a lot if you know the entire group is overrated. np [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:46 PM Flag
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Have you dates outside your race or ethnicity? If not do it [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:26 PM Flag
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I did date a Korean guy for a short time. He pursued me for a year before I decided to give it a chance. Now I have another guy of a different ethnic and religious background asking me out, and I am hesitant. Not sure how to discuss our differences and the role they would play in our future. Maybe it is too soon for that conversation, but it has to happen...so when? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:31 PM Flag
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You're thinking it out too much. Just go and get to know these men. I love knowing and learning differences [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:46 PM Flag
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Date some not white guys, see how it goes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:36 PM Flag
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I'm only interested in dating for marriage though. At what point can I ask them how they plan to raise their children and such? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:39 PM Flag
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You have to go on at least one or two dates to see if you even like someone. Just go on a few dates. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:44 PM Flag
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Wouldn't you ask this even if it was a white guy? Spanking, religion, morals, etc vary no matter what a man's race. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:47 PM Flag
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I would, but often with the white men I date I am more familiar with their backgrounds. I don't date Jewish men anymore as most have expected me to convert and I am not interested. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:49 PM Flag
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What is the point of posting this? Do you want to marry someone that is a different ethnicity? If not shut up. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:31 PM Flag
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This is why I'm glad I grew up in the South. We actually lived side by side with all kinds of people and married them and have families with them! I have a hard time thinking of anyone in my family or town who married anyone who was exactly like them. We don't just use people as token minorities in our private schools or nannies for our kids! NYC liberals. They're a hypocritical hoot! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:39 PM Flag
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Where in the south? NYC used to be much more diverse when I was growing up, it has become very elite and white in the past 15 years. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:43 PM Flag
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My family is from 3 different states in the South and I lived in 2. Louisiana and South Carolina. My sister and her AA husband live in Georgia now too. And we have loads of family in Alabama. Oh. FYI. Anything that's not the panhandle in FL is not the South. It's fairly clear from the national census though. Percentage-wise the South has alot more minorities and intermarriage. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:48 PM Flag
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Native louisianaian and have to say this is absolutely not my life in Louisiana. There is black and white and a very small percentage of other races. My biggest disagreement with you is the interracial marriage. I know no one, not one person that is married outside of their race. Mixed race couples exist, but generally they are lower class. I cannot imagine any of the people I grew up with in private schools here marrying someone of another race. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:43 PM Flag
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I went to an all white private high school with no token diversity students. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:38 PM Flag
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Ummmm...except for that high school down south that STILL has a segregated proms. Don't know where in the south you're from, but some southerners still don't have it together. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:45 PM Flag
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Yeah. New Yorkers definitely don't have it together either! I can't imagine this happening at a high school in the South. http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-858297 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:55 PM Flag
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Ummm. Actually I could. Back to my point, I have never heard of segregated proms in ny. Only southerners would get away with something like this. It's 2013 by the way. [ Reply | More
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don't you have to have an integrated high school to even have a segregated prom? not many of those up here! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:55 PM Flag
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that's disgusting. entitled brats. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:05 PM Flag
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HAHA! somebody touched a nerve did they? trying taking a look in the mirror Ms. UB liberal. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:03 PM Flag
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Well, that explains it. I can't imagine an all-white town in the south. And people tend to marry who they are comfortable with. Here in NYC the only people of color my child encounters are doormen, nannies, cashiers and homeless people. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:54 PM Flag
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This is true. At least in the south people aren't afraid to let you know they don't like your kind. In NYC everyone pretends they accept each other and then call you names behind your back. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:59 PM Flag
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At least in the south when you live in an UMC neighborhood it has people of all different races and ethnicities. Not so here. I find people to be so segregated here. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:07 PM Flag
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Where in the south is this? Southerner here and that is not my experience at all. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:53 PM Flag
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"don't like your kind". that's a phrase i never heard till i moved to nyc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:08 PM Flag
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That funny, when I say it in my head it always has a southern twang to it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:14 PM Flag
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In all honesty it is hard for me to relate to this. What is the nature of your struggle exactly? Just aren't attracted? Or worry that you will clash over values/heritage stuff? Divorced now, but was married to a middle eastern guy for a long time. I actually felt like that cultural diversity brought a lot to our relationship. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:42 PM Flag
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Often not attracted. Also worried about cultural differences. There is a new guy I am attracted to though from another ethnicity. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:45 PM Flag
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OK well if you aren't attracted, you aren't attracted. But if you are, just try it. I assume you aren't marrying the guy on the first date. But also realize that for all the differences, there will be many commonalities too and don't forget to enjoy those as opposed to just thinking about differences. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:44 PM Flag
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why are people so fearful and narrow-minded in nyc? no wonder you have to pretend to drum this fantasy of diversity into your kid's heads at school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:09 PM Flag
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With sites like Match you can go on a really low key date with a couple of guys who you normally wouldn't date. You have to eat dinner anyway so why not work on being a more open person. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:43 PM Flag
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Should I always offer to pay my share in these instances? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:40 PM Flag
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I would but most guys I have dated would object. But you aren't going a free dinner you are going to open some doors you want open. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:54 PM Flag
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well, my dh grew up in an all-white suburb, and ended up marrying me (asian). so it seems to be more specifically about you than the town you grew up in. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 10:13 PM Flag
[ - ] Filling out diversity paper for school. I don't get it. Why does the DOE only consider Hispanics, African-American, Native Americans or Asians real minorities? If you are Cajun or Arabic you have to mark yourself as White. Makes no sense at all. 39 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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I dont get it. Arent cajuns all descended from europeans ? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:32 PM Flag
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French settlers in NOLA. Others settled in Acadia/the Maritimes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:29 PM Flag
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This. Cajuns are French, they have also been here for hundreds of years. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:35 PM Flag
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You are a moron. Acadians have been protected as an ethnic group as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and acheived recognized minority status by the US govt as of 1980. Try to leave Manhattan once and a while. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:44 PM Flag
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Wow, you are sweet. I've never heard this. Do everyone a favor, don't work with kids or have them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:46 PM Flag
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Cajuns are not French. Try not having kids either, we don't need more idiots in the world. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:44 PM Flag
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Cajuns are descended from Acadians who are French people who moved to the maritime islands and Canada and then left for Louisiana to escape anti-catholic persecution. They most certainly are descended from the French and that is why THEY SPEAK FRENCH. Read a book. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:56 PM Flag
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We speak Cajun french. Not French. Read a Cajun book. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:36 PM Flag
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I love that this person is lecturing np about her own minority group. Classic UB arrogance. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:36 PM Flag
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Intolerance and ignorance. An ugly combination. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:42 PM Flag
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Cajuns are not French?? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:59 PM Flag
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Cajuns are an endangered minority with their own culture. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:30 PM Flag
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They don't teach about minorities other than what their nannies are here in their NYC private schools. So you don't count. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:45 PM Flag
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Wy do you need to classify yourself racially? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:33 PM Flag
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Not sure. Ask all these nyc private and public schools who demand that you do to determine your child's opportunities or value. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:30 PM Flag
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It's all political. Mostly they care if you are Hispanic or not. Not sure why that is important. Then they pretend to care about other races and ethnicities. [ Reply | More
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I don't think 10th generation French immigrants should have a special category but middle eastern Arab, isn't there an "other" where they can check box and describe? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:38 PM Flag
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New Yorkers are so ignorant and provincial. Cajuns are a recognized minority group in the US since 1980. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:41 PM Flag
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Somebody learned something new and wants to show it off. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:47 PM Flag
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No my family is Cajun moron. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:43 PM Flag
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I think it's pretty stupid to think that French people who came here hundreds of years ago should be considered a minority. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:46 PM Flag
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And what about Hispanic people or African Americans who came here hundreds of years ago? Nope? Just Cajuns. You're lovely. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:34 PM Flag
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I bet you dance around in blackface and think it's cute. And think you are really tolerant because you speak spanish to your maid. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:39 PM Flag
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You should definitely try leanring something. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:44 PM Flag
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You should definitely open a dictionary. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:02 PM Flag
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Let me guess? New York WASP? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:35 PM Flag
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So what? You sure as hell shouldn't get affirmative action or any other government aid. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:47 PM Flag
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According to the US govt we do. Wow. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:34 PM Flag
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What gets me is that my kids have to put white (they are Arab). But most of America sees them as that - Arab. Oh well, they are still awesome :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:45 PM Flag
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We have the same issue. Somehow the giant 'minority' of AA and Hispanic kids look better on the brochures I guess. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:35 PM Flag
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We were told by a FA person that our Arab race didn't count because we weren't Muslim. What? So crazy! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:43 PM Flag
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Isn't there an "other" choice. You fill in and explain. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:29 PM Flag
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Nope. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:34 PM Flag
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In NJ - they ask for ethnicity according to the father. There's no explaining this crap. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:37 PM Flag
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That is insane. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:44 PM Flag
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Arabs are whites. They are not a different "race". [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:44 PM Flag
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Are you kidding me? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:57 PM Flag
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Arabs can be white and black. Like Hispanics, but our nation politically doesn't have an interest. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 10:00 PM Flag
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did you hear about the Arab-American census campaign? they are completely annoyed by this "check it right! you ain't white!" this was a real campaign out here in Cali. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 10:09 PM Flag
[ - ] STCM are you here? 0 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:20 PM Flag
[ - ] I am so sick. Dh and kids aren't home for the weekend. Can I hire a nurse to come to my house to take care of me? I know this sounds so lazy, but does this service exist? 12 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:19 PM Flag
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How sick are you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:21 PM Flag
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Our doctor makes house calls - do you live in Mayberry, too? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:22 PM Flag
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I don't need a doctor or even an RN. Just someone to make me a little bit to eat, bring me water, etc. my body aches so much walking is very painful. Makes me dizzy and then I throw up. I feel so horrible. :( [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:24 PM Flag
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I would rather be sick on my own than with my DH and kids around. The help DH would give me would be more than cancelled out by the kids running around. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:23 PM Flag
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That's why they are away. But I'd gladly pay someone to do this. My friend is wealthier and has a maid. But do they have on call maids like they have sitters? I obviously wouldn't ask my nanny to do this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:26 PM Flag
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Can a neighbor or friend help by getting you stuff at the store, washing your sheets, staying close by while you take a shower? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:24 PM Flag
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If I lived near you I would bring Gatorade, ice cream, and Motrin plus do your laundry. You are lucky the kids aren't home but ohhhhhhhh, what a waste of a holiday weekend. :( [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:27 PM Flag
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I know. I was with them this morning but came home because I felt miserable. I always take public transportation but had zero energy to do subway so took a cab and passed out in my bed. I might just call a friend and see if she will bring me some things and offer to take her out for dinner once I am feeling better. I hate asking people for help like this, but today I need it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:30 PM Flag
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I bet you could find someone on care or sitter city. You don't need someone to clean a bed pan do you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:37 PM Flag
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Not yet! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:32 PM Flag
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Yes. Good idea. Or call a friend, relative, or maybe even your cleaning lady who may want to make a few extra dollars helping out. I usually keep ordering for delivery of food, water, drugstore items when I'm sick and sleep it off. Good luck and feel better. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:59 PM Flag
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As soon as you are well, buy emergency supplies! I always have a stash of ginger ale, Advil, Gatorade, soup, crackers sorta hidden from the general public! Hope you feel better! Drink as much fluid as possible and sleep sleep sleep. If you are feeling better, watch the Arrested Development marathon! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:06 PM Flag
[ - ] When you hear BK do you think of Brooklyn? 13 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:18 PM Flag
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Nope. Burger King. And I live in BK [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:27 PM Flag
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This....but I live in the city [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:25 PM Flag
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I live in Brooklyn and think Brooklyn. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:35 PM Flag
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Me too. I've lived in Brooklyn for 18 years. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:37 PM Flag
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yes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:24 PM Flag
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yes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:24 PM Flag
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Yep [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:30 PM Flag
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Native NYer...LES. If I hear BK I think of her shoes back in the day...British knights [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:36 PM Flag
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Lol!! Get off on the right foot, get off in BK's. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:40 PM Flag
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Yes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:32 PM Flag
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Burger King [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:33 PM Flag
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Burger King [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:53 PM Flag
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BKLYN is brooklyn. BK is Burger King [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:09 PM Flag
[ - ] Any OB/GYN recommendations at NYU? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:18 PM Flag
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I go to NYU for everything but my OB/GYN is at Roosevelt. I love him and his partners. dr Kurt Christopher and Dr Shawna Hedley. Wonderful Drs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:35 PM Flag
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Same but Jacques Moritz. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 10:15 PM Flag
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Dr. Quagliarello [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:06 PM Flag
[ - ] Tonight I'm stopping by a dinner party of family friends. This will sound catty, but an ex friend is there with her whole family. I was very close with them until we all had a huge falling out. Long story short, I hate them. How should I act? Completely ignore or be friendly? 16 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:10 PM Flag
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If you are in someone's home, you are an invited guest: ho history, no agendas, no ignoring. Friendly only or decline the invitation. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:12 PM Flag
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op: absolutely, there won't be any flipping tables there lol but I am nervous about a really awkward situation [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:08 PM Flag
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this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:00 PM Flag
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You probably should not attend. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:14 PM Flag
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op: Wasn't going to until one of the hosts called me and insisted. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:18 PM Flag
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Np: no one can make you attend [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:01 PM Flag
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Act like a grown up. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:14 PM Flag
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Be polite. No need to air dirty laundry in front of family and friends. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:18 PM Flag
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+1 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:06 PM Flag
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Be cordial..that's it [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:21 PM Flag
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That's what I have had to do. Take the high road. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:56 PM Flag
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I would avoid, not ignore. Don't seek out, but if you happen to be in the same circle at the same time, be cooly cordial and exit the circle at the first socially acceptable moment. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:25 PM Flag
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ITA, good advice [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:21 PM Flag
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I would not attend. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:25 PM Flag
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x2 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:47 PM Flag
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This [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:57 PM Flag
[ - ] All the UB snobs and obnoxious people have moved to a more active site. 10 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:07 PM Flag
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Which one? I want to go there, too [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:14 PM Flag
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No way, sorry they're bringing over too much bullshit like Jamaican Nannies being horrible people and your HHI isn't enough. It's obnoxious. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:16 PM Flag
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^I just come back here occasionally for some rational discussions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:17 PM Flag
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Glad they are gone. I want this siteto be tt again [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:18 PM Flag
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Yeah it's really TT again, have you ever logged on after 9PM? It's all those trolls from that man site yelling stuff about "faggots" and "niggers" really TT. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:14 PM Flag
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It is crazy. I really think it is one or two people. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:20 PM Flag
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So what i log in .. In the morning whan it is tt [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:15 PM Flag
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LOL the morning is far from TT. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:19 PM Flag
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Which one? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 10:16 PM Flag
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If you're talking about youbemom, meh. It moves too quickly and stays too superficial. It's like UB meets Twitter meets hyperactive squirrel. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 10:16 PM Flag
[ - ] It is a myth that the most highly educated men select brain dead but hot females to marry 21 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:06 PM Flag
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Jesus, we heard you the first time. Plenty of women marry really good looking assholes. People make stupid choices, who cares? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:14 PM Flag
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No, it's not. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:15 PM Flag
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Read the book. Stats prove it [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:19 PM Flag
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Which book is that? ...and don't tell me "the rules" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:17 PM Flag
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" coming apart" by charles murray. Shows that high iq men are marrying the high iq women. Not the bimbos [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:19 PM Flag
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Just an anecdote ... I have a PhD and most of my friends are fellow nerds married to other nerds. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:21 PM Flag
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Your anecdote reflects the statistics [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:19 PM Flag
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The low iq women are screaming mad that they can not get the husbands they want. Zuck chose a smart girl. Bill gates chose a smart girl. Google guys chose a smart girl. Bimbos are shit out of luck [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:20 PM Flag
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Yes, there was a million bimbo march recently. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:29 PM Flag
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I know! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:31 PM Flag
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PHds don't make money. why would I waste my hotness on your nerdy broke ass. I go for money baby [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:33 PM Flag
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Yeah but bill gates and zuck both laughed at bimbos like you and married smart [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:34 PM Flag
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oh please, even bimbos have standards. I would've fuck either of those nerds with a borrowed vagina [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:35 PM Flag
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Are these your only 2 examples? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:37 PM Flag
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OR: I can confirm that we are a pretty shabby lot. But money isn't usually what gets us going. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:35 PM Flag
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I know. Both my parents have PHds. I decided to go to path with least resistance and marry a rich guy looking to drastically improve his genetic pool look wise. I am kind of smart and hot, and he is kind of hot and smart. I think the kids will be fine. If not, we will sell them on the black market and get better ones [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:37 PM Flag
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OR: DH and I are going to try to train the kids subliminally to become hedge-fund types. They will become filthy rich and we will condemn their moral bankruptcy, yet allow them to buy us an amazing apartment. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:40 PM Flag
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Good plan. When all fails go for guilt trips they always work [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:41 PM Flag
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Nerds do marry nerds, I think finance guys like the hot trophy wife. They aren't that smart. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:28 PM Flag
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The statistics show male investment bankers marrying women with roughly similar iq. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:31 PM Flag
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OR: I don't know many finance guys. Only one friend from grad school went that route, and he's pretty sheepish about it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:34 PM Flag
[ - ] Yesterday, my cousin told me that her DH was thinking of buying a handgun for their apartment. I told her that I would like to know if they did end up keeping a gun in the house, because I probably wouldn't want my DC going over there in that case. Has anyone ever been in this situation? 24 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:03 PM Flag
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You'd be surprised how many people have handguns in your home. People you never would have thought. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 07:58 PM Flag
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OP: You don't think it's their responsibility to tell parents about it, given the statistics? I would also want to know if someone had a really aggressive attack dog at her house before allowing my kids there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:07 PM Flag
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Just ask what precautions they have taken to make it inaccessible. Then either you trust them or you don't. Same as dogs, medicine, household poison, swimming pools, visitors... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:24 PM Flag
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Not if they're properly stored in a locked safe with ammo in another safe. Anyone who stores their guns differently is irresponsible, IMO [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:20 PM Flag
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We refused to interact with in-laws until they showed us where and how they locked their weapons. Wish we had questioned them earlier because they had several other weapons we did not know about. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:06 PM Flag
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It depends on how they store it. In a safe taken apart, fine. Loaded in a drawer, no. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:08 PM Flag
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ITA. My kid can play with them at my house. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:21 PM Flag
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Ridiculous. We have loaded guns at home, and it is none of your business. NYC TT schools by the way [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:25 PM Flag
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OP: Do you feel it's your ethical responsibility to tell parents of DC's friends about it? If not, why not? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:29 PM Flag
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OP, I really think you're underestimating the # of rich people who have guns. We want to protect our shit. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:34 PM Flag
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OP: I was asking about your ethics, not your shit, which, I'm sure, is quite lovely. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:36 PM Flag
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Well, I am saying, I am willing to bet your kids have already been in a house with guns. And no, I do not go around announcing to people that I have guns in my home. And I am ok with it because the safety measures in place are top of the line. Plus, it's not like the kids know there are guns in the house. So, yep, ethically, I am ok with it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:43 PM Flag
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OP: I think we hang out with pretty ethical people who would disclose information about how potentially dangerous their household is. But it could be a problem when my kids are older and hang around with people I don't know. Anyway, you probably know the statistics. Your house is less safe for your kids and their friends than a house without guns. GL. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:57 PM Flag
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No. It is my ethical responsibility to keep them from children who come over, but not to tell the world we keep guns. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:38 PM Flag
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+10000000000000 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:43 PM Flag
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Let me add that the biggest gun safety precaution in our home is our children. They are trained to use and respect guns. They are safe with guns, and would never allow another kid to touch the guns [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:39 PM Flag
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How do you store them? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:29 PM Flag
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This is extremely unsafe! Please consider storing them unloaded. Signed, veteran and gun-owning mom [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:28 PM Flag
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An unloaded gun is a club. We keep them loaded so they can be used quickly [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:30 PM Flag
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Is it locked up? If you have a loaded gun just out in your house, I don't want to come over. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:51 PM Flag
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No but it is generally out of reach to a child, not visible, and stored someplace where it is unlikely to be accidentally discovered. But it is loaded, with a round in the chamber. Gun safes are good to protect from theft, but they are bad from a self defense perspective. Trigger locks are idiotic, too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 08:55 PM Flag
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Generally would not cut it for me. That sounds scary to me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:01 PM Flag
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Well you're scared because your kids are not gun-proofed. Mine are. Guns are not inherently scary. They are tools, like chainsaws. People get accidentally killed by guns because they don't know what he hell they are doing. Everyone in our household is gun safe, and that is much safer than all the trigger locks and gun safes in the world. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:13 PM Flag
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No children are gun-proofed, unfortunately. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.13, 09:57 PM Flag
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