Can you help me cultivate common sense? I am very book smart - gifted/high IQ, excel at work, etc. I am relatively street smart - no walking down dark alleys at night, etc. But I fail spectacularly at common sense, and I've given a few examples below.
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posted by TestamentToGrace
on Jun 1, 2012 -
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I'm looking for 'Folk' Web Cultures. I am thinking of the recent take-down of Geocities, which seemed to refresh people's love of the naff, kitsch aesthetic it was famous for, as a prime example. What are some other folk cultures still lingering in the dark corners of the web?
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posted by 0bvious
on Apr 4, 2012 -
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I miss the Common Reader catalog. Have you missed it too, and do you know where to find a list of what was in the inventory?
posted by msamye
on Sep 16, 2010 -
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Inspired by
this question and
this comment, I'm curious to know about other things of this nature. Occurances that, to an outsider, seem completely crazy but are common in daily life in certain places in the world.
posted by MaryDellamorte
on Jul 9, 2009 -
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Good examples of intercultural communications based on ideograms or common concepts?
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posted by Bio11
on Feb 22, 2009 -
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Quasi legal status filter: There are a lot of things out there that I take for granted as legal till I think about it. How can you find out what the actual legal standing of an issue is?
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posted by stormygrey
on Sep 7, 2007 -
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Does this hip-hop song ring a bell? It was produced in the last two years. It talked talked about either dead rappers, or famous rappers. The style of music was similar to those by K-OS or Common. Please hope me?
posted by phyrewerx
on Dec 30, 2006 -
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PostOfficeAvoidanceFilter: Has anyone made a weight calculator (or just recorded weights of commonly mailed objects) such that I can figure out how much a double DVD case, 2 dvds, and a bubble mailer would typically weigh?
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posted by anonymoose
on May 26, 2006 -
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What are the 500 most commonly used words in the English language ? Where can I get such a list ?
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posted by inquisitive
on Apr 24, 2006 -
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My wife thinks it is perfectly acceptable for family and neighbors to drop by our house unexpectedly. I disagree, believing that people should call before they come -- whether it is to return a loaned chair or drop in to say hi. What is your view?
posted by terrier319
on Jun 3, 2005 -
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