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Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Singers Of All Time' Is Mainly Male And Full Of Holes

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Jack_Burton
03/11/09

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For someone of skill, it would be trivial to influence the outcome of the voting.

For someone of means, there are "clickfarms."

For America, its' popularity might just be the final crippling blow to our dignity.

Let's not forget that Obama may have won the Presidential Election, but voter turnout was still lower than for American Idol competitors during high season.
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AuntieBee
03/11/09

@Jack_Burton: Hey now, let's not forget that American Idol voters can do it many times over. If you could've, wouldn't you have voted for Obama eleventy times? The voter count on AI does NOT equal the viewer count, I'll bet.
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Jack_Burton
03/11/09

@AuntieBee: We may never know which is a fairer modern representation of democracy...

[www.cbsnews.com]
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Stabby McStabberson
03/11/09

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i can't believe that guy is telling the girl he's going to the gym at 8am when he's actually meeting a hot girl for coffee. friends, my ass. he's waiting for an opening with coffee girl, so dump his sorry ass.

wait, what... this is jezebel? oh.
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georgina
03/11/09

@Stabby McStabberson is stabby: Read "He's at it Again". I cannot believe this is real!
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victoriasauce
03/11/09

@georgina: hahaha It HAS to be made-up. Listening to her stomach? "Erecting" a shelf for three months? Oh come on!
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AuntieBee
03/11/09

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What must it feel like to be the second party in these situations? Do most people agree beforehand that they will use sidetaker to solve their problem? I doubt that. So what they do, I guess, is write up their rant and then go inform the other party that they have done so... I would feel like an idiot enabling that.

My side of the story would probably be "Well, s/he's trying to solve the issue by bringing it here, instead of talking about it. So... I win."
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InCahoots
03/11/09

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It doesn't matter how many people take your side. 20,000? 2? Whatever. At the end of the day it's YOUR opinion and feeling and you have to do what's best for you for the eff of ess.
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
03/11/09

@InCahoots with Zombies: what - you mean the unwashed masses don't dictate my romantic entanglements?
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special_boots
03/11/09

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I thought Jezebel mentioned this a few months ago...
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georgina
03/11/09

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Obviously none of their mamas every asked the all important question: "Do you want to be right? Or do you want to be happy?"

That said, I will read, mock & vote!
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
03/11/09

@georgina: why can't I be both?
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georgina
03/11/09

@zombie.nancy11372 is a godess of fierce: Well, you can (or at least I can- I don't know you! :)- but some of the posts on the site were about petty nonsense. So, you can choose to disagree & move on and be happy. Or you can keep at it to the point of posting it on line and making each other miserable.

That said, I jsut read a few more. And I think if you have to post an open question to the world at large on whether you should break up with your partner, you already know the answer!
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
03/11/09

@georgina: good point! there's one post about a guy preferring to go out with friends vs staying at home with his girlfriend who had the flu. And like a commenter said on the site, obvsly that relationship has some underlying issues.
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victoriasauce
03/11/09

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haha I'm so bored. I already "took a side". In all fairness, that guy shouldn't be looking for casual sex on Craigslist. That's totes cheating!
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thecameralovesyou
03/11/09

@victoriasauce: I picked a side on the "smoking in the house" debate. The smoker guy sounded like a bit of a douche though.
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victoriasauce
03/11/09

@thecameralovesyou: I'm taking his side 'cause his nickname is "Dragon". I like dragons.
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prestocaro fears the culling
03/11/09

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So, the people who argue about their hotornot status go here?
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Jello Mix
03/11/09

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Finally, I can retire my Ouija Board. A new source of dubious answers is in town. Now instead of relying on the psychic energies of spirits departed to resolve my arguments, I can rely on the reason of utter strangers. It sounds much more reliable!
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captainhaddock
03/11/09

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K, story no one asked for:

In high school, my BF was like "What's a maraschino cherry?" And I was all "R U kidding? Everyone knows what those are."

So, somehow, we decided we needed to poll ten people to see if people really knew what this mystery topping was. I lost.

But really, you see, I won, because I still know what A FUCKING MARASCHINO CHERRY IS. But, uh, really really, I lost because I got pulled in to the dumbest argument ever.

So, in conclusion, putting stuff up on this website is really lose-lose. Or lose-lose-lose.
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Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.
03/11/09

@captainhaddock: I have the feeling that the person whose idea it was to put the story up on the internet in the first place will always, always be the loser.
PS. In the fourth grade I couldn't believe that my best friend had never heard of Kosovo (like duh, don't you ever watch the news with your parents?) and so we conducted an informal poll. Turns out I was the ONLY KID in the fourth grade who knew what Kosovo was.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
03/11/09

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Finally! When my friends and I argue a committee of mouth breathing internet folks with nothing better to do can decide our fate! It should be called American Idle.
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AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
03/11/09

@BrutallyHonestZombies: I have a deviated septum, OKAY?
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I, Zombie Normal
03/11/09

@BrutallyHonestZombies: Having a disagreement? Consult the Internet 8 Ball!

Dear Internet 8 Ball, my friend and I can't agree who's cooler, Don Johnson or Vanilla Ice. Who's right?

Internet 8 Ball: All Signs Point to Yes. Shake Again?
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EKane
03/11/09

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What ever happened to people agreeing to disagree?
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DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
03/11/09

@EKane: Then how could we mock them?
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morninggloria
03/11/09

@EKane: No. Right and wrong is very clear at all times.
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DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
03/11/09

@morninggloria: Gray? What?!
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EKane
03/11/09

@DinaRonson wonders if Sevin Nyne Stays Gold: I think my remedy to that conundrum is to mock people without solving their problem. Apathy for the win!!!
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I, Zombie Normal
03/11/09

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What? Is the internet is 4th grade now? Peesh, the internet thinks it's hot to trot, but you know what? It's snot.
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I, Zombie Normal
03/11/09

@AbbyNormal: Braincrazy FemiZombie: *in* 4th grade. Stupid zombie.
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DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
03/11/09

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Why is this site not called "Bish.Plz."?
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morninggloria
03/11/09

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Pure democracy doesn't work. See: Prop 8.
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