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The older I get the less appreciate Neil Young mentioning his age in “Old Man”.

Dec 31st

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“As you can see from my tiny-font, two page resume, I attended a top-level...”

– Stuff Expat Aid Workers Like #122: Cover Letters from Unemployed Overachievers Via Taken directly from @cblatts

Dec 31st

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Dec 30th

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“Turn up the noise.”

– Bug, when she wants the volume on the TV up.

Dec 30th

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“First, use code words and homophones… Second, use images as much as...”

– An Xiao’s 3 ways to get around China’s Censors, which mirror Best Practices for the Overachieving Tumblr User pretty closely.

Dec 30th

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Local community wants to attract big businesses... →

I don’t know if this will attract any more capital than the ill-fated stadiums or upmarket malls of the 90s, but it seems like a safer long-term investment. It’s less of a gamble when the worst-case scenario is your community has more classroom space than it knows what to do with.

Dec 29th

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Dec 27th

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“It wiped out everything. Now I have nothing for (my son). But what do you do?...”

– A working mother in Minnesota whose savings for Christmas were wiped out by a $100 administrative fee her local utility charged when she feel behind on payments.

Dec 27th

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Anonymous asked: I dropped off your Tumblr Secret Santa gift at FedEx this morning. It should be there Thursday. (Someone needs to sign for it.) I hope you enjoy it. Happy Holidays.

Dec 27th

“Google and Facebook would have you believe that you’re a mirror, but in...”

– 4chan’s Chris Poole.

Dec 27th

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Dec 25th

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Dec 25th

“Your kid’s gonna throw up cookies.”

– Me to Damn Wifus just now.

Dec 25th

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Dec 24th

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Dec 24th

“Daddy, when you come to grandma and grandpa’s house, it’s so pretty....”

– Bug

Dec 23rd

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Dec 23rd

“I am a gay robot. I oppose Bachmann’s position on gays, whether they are...”

– Bachmann Encounters ‘Gay Robot,’ Hecklers in Liberal Iowa City | Iowa City, IA Patch

Dec 23rd

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Rather Good Holiday Songs, #9: “Home By...

Dec 23rd

The Mottram Program: Best Songs of 2011 for Real →

jamiemottram: Here’s the annual mix CD I make for people. It’s my favorite songs from the year that was, and what’s nice about this year is Spotify lets me link to the playlist for everyone to listen to. Technology! Spotify: Best of 2011 | Best of 2011 (EXTENDED EDITION) Looking forward to this. Thanks to Jamie for showing me how to do this on Spotify with my Christmas mixes. My daughter...

Dec 23rd

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“They get it. I’ve played them some George Carlin clips that have cursing in...”

– Louis C.K. explains curse words to his daughters.

Dec 22nd

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South Korean Twitter Users Respond to the Death of... →

It’s humanity’s universal coping mechanism.

Dec 22nd

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Sometimes New York is tolerable.

Dec 21st

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Dec 20th

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“It would be nice if we could get behind one person who we believed could be a...”

– Jane Aitken, spokeswoman for the New Hampshire Tea Party Coalition.

Dec 20th

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Dec 19th

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Dec 13th

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Dec 13th

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“There are a lot of people hurting out there, and so I’m not sure this is the...”

– Gov. John Kasich signaled yesterday that he would rather see welfare recipients who are on drugs get help for the addiction than have their public benefits pulled. This is the governor who just got blown out in his bid to roll back public union power. Looks like he’s tacking left now. ...

Dec 13th

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Rather Good Holiday Songs, #8: “Time of the...

Dec 13th

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