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The librarian knows.

Illustration of single colorful sock, light blue with red, blue and peach stripes

Your sock is hiding in the dryer outside of eyesight. JohnnyGunn tells a funny story about calling the library to find out the location of their missing sock in pablocake's Ask Me post about a phone hotline (instead of Google) for questions. It should come as no surprise to Mefites that in this, as in so many things, librarians are our heroes! (or, as Mournful Bagel Song puts it, "unearthly beings of pure knowledge")

11/25/24
by taz

"Why does accepting help feel so scary?"

painting of a pair of hands reaching out from a crashing ocean wave and another hand reaching out to helpImage by Sue Carroll on Unsplash

How do you ask for help when being cared for feels terrifying? Anonymous reaches out in Ask Metafilter.

12/10/23
by taz

"everything is expensive and nothing makes sense": Hey, check out phunniemee's post in Metatalk kindly offering pro assistance to US mefites who need help navigating confusing health insurance benefits issues!

11/04/23
taz

Getting Clear
The Wrong Kind of Cheese turns out to be exactly the Right Kind of Cheese, again, with thoughtful and expert advice on a tricky distance cleanup situation.

10/24/22
by taz

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