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46. As someone who's been teaching ESL for nearly 9 years, I hang my head in shame. If it helps at all, I forgot nearly all the prepositions, much like many of my students.
posted to MetaFilter by Ghidorah at 4:31 AM on August 6, 2008

Bye!

I'm a citizen of the States, although I've lived overseas for about nine years. I made a joking comment before I left that if Bush won, I'd stay gone until we elected someone decent. I didn't actually intend to be gone this long, but here I am.

A couple years back, I went home to Chicago to visit family. At customs, I was asked how long I'd been overseas, and I said I lived in Japan. The response was alarming. The woman's eyes narrowed, and she said "Why did you… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ghidorah at 5:52 AM on August 1, 2008

shmegegge beat me to it, but seriously, folks, we can show of the size of our computer geek muscles until we're blue in the face. There's two problems with that. Half of the things you do are beyond the abilities of most users.

The more important issue is that we shouldn't have to have this discussion at all! This is another instance where the spirit of the law (and hey, the constitution) is being twisted around, and the letter of the law is being… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ghidorah at 4:36 PM on August 1, 2008

Don't Cry for Me, I'm Already Dead

My long standing tradition of waking up, checking mefi, finding a post about comics, reading the comics, then feeling slightly to intensely crushed by them remains intact. I think the art was a choice, and whether or not you agree with it, it worked for some people (me included).

Some people will decry the quoting, but it's just a substitute for shared experience. You've seen the same show I saw, we have something in common. It's a bond that can be difficult to come… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ghidorah at 4:30 PM on July 23, 2008