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Conchie Birdie
11/20/09

In reply to The Truth About Zoos: Poop. (And Pee)
For a moment there I thought Jim Carrey was going to fall out.
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TheBusinessGuy
11/20/09

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Ah, the National Geographic party videos!
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Foster Kamer
11/20/09

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#Yes. But also, I kind of do want to mail April Winchell a check. Regretsy is awesome. #ThingsWeActuallyLike
#BookDealsWeCanGetBehind
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yourfriendandneighbor
11/17/09

In reply to This Video Contains Every Awesome Illusion of New York
I, too, dream of yawning over jigsaw puzzle pieces. Wait, I did that every night in my suburban home growing up. #lydiahearst
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NigelAstydameia
11/16/09

In reply to This Video Contains Every Awesome Illusion of New York
That was about New York? There wasn't even a steaming manhole (I don't mean the sexual act, I mean an actual manhole with steam coming out of it). #lydiahearst
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sanyucat
11/16/09

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Erm . . . what? What is happening there? #lydiahearst
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burbere002
11/16/09

@sanyucat: Two things:

A) A playful reference to Hearst/Citizen Kane.

B)The beginning of a new art form.
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sanyucat
11/17/09

@burbere002: @jodru: I get the Citizen Kane part. But if that's the beginning of a new art form, I'm glad I've already finished my painting degree. Also it sounds like the soundtrack was provided by a Muppet. #lydiahearst
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raincoaster
11/16/09

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I always find that liveblogging or live-tweeting the offender's offensiveness, along with their name or physical description and location, is quite satisfying. I mean, I'm only sharing it with a few thousand people... #manners
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onebadclam
11/16/09

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What? No Jay Gatsby? #lydiahearst
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elinorwhyme
11/16/09

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It just makes me think Lydia Hearst should have been a 1930's Hollywood starlet. #lydiahearst
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nicepony
11/16/09

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Me thinks, somebody must be friends with or wants to be friends with Bradley Young to feature that. Pointless. #lydiahearst
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Swifter
11/16/09

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I found this story to be full-bodied, with undertones of currant, chocolate and berry. It should do well with the soufflé later tonight. #lydiahearst
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Seeräuber Jenny
11/16/09

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But I thought Susan Alexander Kane had finished all the jigsaw puzzles .... #lydiahearst
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belltolls
11/16/09

@Seeräuber Jenny: You can't buy a bag of peanuts in this town without someone writing a song about you. #lydiahearst
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Mrs. Beeton
11/16/09

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The problem is people are immune to shame. I'm not saying we need to bring back the stocks (I am) or that everyone needs to spend 15 minutes with my grandmother (they do), but a little embarrassment over doing stupid shit does work wonders. #manners
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Perhaps Not
11/16/09

In reply to The STFU Manners Mafia: We're One Step Short of Beating You with Your Cell Phone
Some people just need to know that you mean business.

I was sitting on the Metro in DC next to a guy who kept his copy of the Post wide open across both seats, even after I sat down. Drove his elbow into my arm and everything. I put my bag down, arm-wrestled with him for a minute, and finally just looked at him. he kept staring at the Post.

I said, "Are you kidding?"

And he folded it into fourths, like a normal human being, and we went on our way.

Even yesterday, on our own fair subway, some dickhead had his lunch bag in the seat cattycorner from him (old 2 train) and didn't move it when I asked. So I sat on it, and he yanked it out from under me.

People know when they're being assholes. It doesn't hurt that I'm 6' tall and 2oo lbs., but they generally understand when their mothers would smack them for doing what they're doing. #manners
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merc6point9
11/16/09

@Perhaps Not: No, it really helps that you're 6' 200. I have a friend who is 6'4 220 and I swear that the world is different when I'm out with him. I'm an average size dude, so it never ceases to amaze me how differently people treat him--they're rarely rude, and often just get out of his way instinctively. #manners
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Perhaps Not
11/16/09

@merc6point9: Yeah, I hear you. Talking to my wife about a particular part of town, I'll say, "Oh, sure, they're rough-looking, but they don't do anything to you," and she'll say, "Maybe not to you." #manners
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HereComesMyBaby
11/16/09

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Hah, you think you know rude, wait til you move to Tel Aviv! Israelis take rudeness to a whole new level. Spitting, yelling, picking their nose, mouth breathing, smacking gum, ALL OF IT.

And everyone is talking on the phone at all times, including in the middle of business meetings (which is kind of awesome, actually). There is no time in which it is not okay to answer your phone here.

It's really kind of disgusting. #manners
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Botswana Meat Commission FC
11/16/09

@HereComesMyBaby:
When I was a student in France I once saw a (I'm guessing) 35 or 40-year-old man berate a little old lady for taking too long at the ATM. I mean, she was a bit slow... but still. #manners
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HereComesMyBaby
11/16/09

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: Yeah, here it's totally like that too. You get yelled at for doing ANYTHING. This is why I always have my headphones on. #manners
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