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Open Thread

Open Thread, Holiday Weekend Style

Happy Friday to us all! Many of you are celebrating spring holidays this week and weekend, so whether you’re traveling or just sticking home I hope it’s a good one.

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Open Thread

Persephone Lounge is Open to Cheese

…Cheesy songs, that is. Well, I think we’re open to actual cheese too. But since the weather is finally warming up for a lot of people, I was inspired to post this lovely song from the totally not-cheesy television program, The Brady Bunch.

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Lunchtime Poll

LTP 4/12

Good morning, and happy Tuesday to us all. I thought we could engage in some commiserating today, because doing so has been scientifically proven to bond people as a group.

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Open Thread

Persephone Lounge is as Open as This Thread

It’s the weekend (weekend!) so what better excuse do you need to sip a drink or two in the Persephone Lounge?

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Open Thread

Open Thread: Hedge Maze Edition

It’s time to get lost in the conversational hedge maze that IS a Persephone open thread, team. I hope everyone’s having a good week. And if you’re not: hey, it’s more than halfway over.

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The Daily Goodie

TGD: Sick of Winter Edition

Yes, I know, we’re all upset that we got some warm weather for about 5 minutes and then it snowed. This is why I hate spring.

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Lunchtime Poll

LTP: Environmental Guilt Edition

OK, it’s confession time. I’m going to work under the assumption that we all care about protecting the environment and generally do what we can to minimize our impact. But will also assume that we all have a couple things that we continue to do even though we know they’re “bad” for our poor planet.

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Lunchtime Poll

Lunchtime Poll: Ides of March Edition

Well, other than the brutal stabbing of Julius Caesar, what’s there to talk about today? How about the Internet?

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Open Thread

Open Thread: Dance Party Edition

That’s right, friends and lovers, I can pander to my audience. It’s 10 p.m., and I don’t know where my children are because I don’t have any.

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The Daily Goodie

TDG: Prairie Dogs

So, the Internet, in its infinite wisdom, has just taught me that “prairie dogging” actually has two meanings.

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Lunchtime Poll

Lunchtime Poll 2/22

Well, hello there. It’s Tuesday, but it feels like a Monday for the Americans among us who had Presidents’ Day off. Still, making it to lunchtime is a little victory for us all, eh? Today’s poll, partially inspired by Nanna’s lovely piece yesterday, is about goals.

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Lunchtime Poll

Lunchtime Poll 1/25

Today’s poll is about clothing items you can’t quit. I’m not talking about the things that sit in your closet that you can’t bring yourself to throw or give away. I’m talking about the things you wear regularly despite the fact that you know they look terrible. I have this horrible pair of clog-like shoes that […]