March 6, 2002
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Pigeons are riding the NYC subways? If the paper of record says it's true, it must be. [via layne]
posted by tsarfan (19 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason:



 
It's a good story, but unfortunately, it was discussed already, here.
posted by Marquis at 4:11 PM on March 6, 2002


my first double post. hmm.
posted by tsarfan at 4:24 PM on March 6, 2002


Whee! I love these moments. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, the pure and unrelenting freedom this thread allows is incredible. Now, as for my thought for the moment: What's up with all the damn feature requests as of late? Suddenly MetaFilter could be a whole lot better? Suddenly Matt got a job that we don't know about? What's going on people!
posted by BlueTrain at 4:37 PM on March 6, 2002


All things are one. Simplify your self, Blue Train, and become what you have always been.
posted by Kafkaesque at 4:39 PM on March 6, 2002


A flute with no holes is not a flute. A donut with no hole is a danish.
posted by msacheson at 4:41 PM on March 6, 2002


Or a pancake.
posted by jragon at 4:42 PM on March 6, 2002


Chinese couple are in bed one night...

Husband says he wants 69.

Wife says, "Why do you want beef and broccoli now?"
posted by msacheson at 4:42 PM on March 6, 2002


Merry Christmas! It's the Ghost of Deleted Threads Past!
(From last Friday)

Tuesday, March 05, 2002 2:50 PM PST
Would someone please direct me to the Star Wars trailer that aired
between "Malcolm in the Middle" and "X-Files" on Sunday night? My
roommate turned my TiVo off. (I apologize in advance for not
following the standard MeFi post syntax).
posted by uftheory at 12:54 PM PST - 40 comments (40 new)- Post a Comment

Dude, this thread's gonna get deleted. You know that, right?
posted by starvingartist at 1:00 PM PST on March 5


I thought that was supposed to be airing next Sunday.
I expect this thread will be deleted, anyhow.
posted by annathea at 1:00 PM PST on March 5


I feel bad for you because you're about to get slammed. But the
trailer is on next Sunday, so you don't have to kill your roomate,
after all.

[now you might want to duck]
posted by pardonyou? at 1:03 PM PST on March 5


It's not the syntax that's the problem, this is just not what MeFi is
for. Perhaps you could search /. or something.
posted by Avogadro at 1:04 PM PST on March 5


Yes, personal requests are not really MeFi material. There must be a
Star Wars board somewhere that probably has the info you seek.

Who here likes pancakes?

I love pancakes.
posted by evanizer at 1:10 PM PST on March 5


a) I apologized in advance. 2) I hate you guys.
posted by uftheory at 1:10 PM PST on March 5


a.) still doesn't make it right.
b.) who cares.
posted by mcsweetie at 1:11 PM PST on March 5


c) You are right, Avogadro, I have never seen any posts on MeFi about
Star Wars or links to Star Wars trailers.
posted by uftheory at 1:12 PM PST on March 5


I had pancakes today. With blueberries, at my work's cafeteria. They
were surprisingly fluffy and delicious.
posted by adampsyche at 1:14 PM PST on March 5


so much for the "new friendly-ness".

Still, this:
a) I apologized in advance. 2) I hate you guys. will keep me laughing
all afternoon.
posted by ColdChef at 1:16 PM PST on March 5


Uftheory: not so good idea to defend your actions. You know what you
did was wrong, and people gave you the answer you wanted anyway. Be
happy.
posted by Ptrin at 1:16 PM PST on March 5


c) You are right, Avogadro, I have never seen any posts on MeFi about
Star Wars or links to Star Wars trailers.

Can the sarcasm, uftheory; I was being serious. If you are looking
for something like that, /. is the most likely source.
posted by Avogadro at 1:21 PM PST on March 5


Sorry you can't see the trailer, uftheory. Let me give you a summary:

Shot of whiny blond guy
Computer cartoon of fifty bazillion guys running with glowing
phallus-like swords
JarJar
Jango Fett flying
JarJar again
The Backstreet Boys fighting N*Sync
Carrie Fisher making out with a slug
Ewan Macgregor cashing a HUGE paycheck
Natalie Portman changes clothes seventeen times
The music rises
Fade out on Yoda saying, "See it, you will."
posted by ColdChef at 1:30 PM PST on March 5


Please, please put this thread out of its misery
posted by brucec at 1:35 PM PST on March 5


=)
posted by ZachsMind at 1:37 PM PST on March 5


Oh, and we also see in the trailer that Gungans prefer Pepsi™ over
Coke™ 2 to 1.
posted by ColdChef at 1:38 PM PST on March 5


Naturally. Is that freakish young woman present in some capacity as
well? A theme song, perhaps?
posted by Kikkoman at 1:40 PM PST on March 5


ColdChef, I take back everything nice I've said about you today.
Though, now I just think you're really funny.

In order to see that Star Wars trailer, you'll need to get this first.
posted by eyeballkid at 1:41 PM PST on March 5


ColdChef, you forgot that quick shot of Samuel L. Jackson slicing up
a "Royale with Cheese" with his lightsaber. Cool.
posted by pardonyou? at 1:41 PM PST on March 5


Oh, and I'm looking forward to the soundtrack, too. Aerosmith does a
great power ballad called..."Ewok this Way."
posted by ColdChef at 1:44 PM PST on March 5


Pardonyou: "I said, does the Emporer look like a bitch? Then why you
treat him like one?"
posted by ColdChef at 1:45 PM PST on March 5


No, in order to see the trailer, you'll have to get this first.
posted by Mo Nickels at 1:54 PM PST on March 5


Metafilter: Don't forget to duck.
posted by jca at 1:54 PM PST on March 5


ColdChef: Princess Leia to Han Solo: "I do believe Luke Skywalker, my
brother, your boss, told you to take me out and do whatever I wanted.
Now I wanna dance, I wanna win, I want that trophy. So dance good."
posted by pardonyou? at 2:03 PM PST on March 5


Metafilter: Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and
operational battlestation!
posted by evanizer at 2:04 PM PST on March 5


Uncle Owen: "Is there a sign in my front yard that says 'Dead Jawa storage?'"

Han Solo: "Would you give a Wookie a foot rub? Hey, I'm the
foot-fucking Jedi Master! I don't be ticklin' or nothing."
posted by ColdChef at 2:08 PM PST on March 5


Obi Wan Kenobi to Young Luke: "...and I kept your father's
saber...hidden from the Empire...up my ass."
posted by ColdChef at 2:11 PM PST on March 5


Luke: "...and you know what they put on their burgers at the Toshi Station?"

Han: "No, what"

Luke: "power converters!"

Han: "Ah shit, I'm goin' man, that's all there is to it, I'm goin!"
posted by almostcool at 2:16 PM PST on March 5


Luke: " I can't believe this is the same X-Wing Fighter!"

Han: "Well, let's not start sucking each other's dicks just yet."
posted by pardonyou? at 2:16 PM PST on March 5


I would just like to add that this thread has somehow morphed into
something rather absurd, and somewhat beautiful at the same time.
posted by almostcool at 2:17 PM PST on March 5


Han to Luke: "Destroy the Death Star? That's a great plan, Luke.
That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss
fuckin' watch."
posted by pardonyou? at 2:21 PM PST on March 5


administrator! don't hope me!
posted by machaus at 2:21 PM PST on March 5


Leia: "Do you like sex, Mr. Solo?"

Han: "Excuse me?"

Leia: "Sex. The physical act of love. Coitus. Do you like it?"

Han: "I was talking about my reward."

Leia: "You're not interested in sex?"

Han: "You mean coitus?"

[ps almostcool: I agree. I kind of hope it stays.]
posted by pardonyou? at 2:24 PM PST on March 5


Mace Windu: What planet you from!

C3p0: What?

Mace Windu: "What" ain't no planet I know! Do they speak English in "What?"

C3p0: What?

Mace Windu: English-motherfucker-can-you-speak-it?

C3p0: Yes. Of course I can, sir. It's like a second language for
me...I'm as fluent in Bocce...

Mace Windu: Then you understand what I'm sayin'?

C3p0: Yes. My first job was programming binary load
lifter...very similar to your vaporators. You could say...

Mace Windu: Now describe what Darth Vader looks like!

C3p0: What?

Mace Windu: Say "What" again! C'mon, say "What" again! I dare ya, I
double dare ya motherfucker, say "What" one more goddamn time! Now
describe to me what Darth Vader looks like!

C3p0: Well he's ...he's...black --

Mace Windu: -- go on!

C3p0: ...and he's...he's...tall --

Mace Windu: -- does he look like a bitch?!

C3p0: What?

Mace Windu: Does-he-look-like-a-bitch?!

C3p0: No.

Mace Windu: Then why did you try to fuck 'im like a bitch?!
posted by ColdChef at 2:26 PM PST on March 5


ColdChef! That comment should be dipped in bronze and hung on the
wall at the MetaFilter Hall of Fame.
posted by pardonyou? at 2:34 PM PST on March 5


Actually, it should be dipped in carbonite.

*rimshot*
posted by almostcool at 2:37 PM PST on March 5


so much for the "new friendly-ness".

Oh, ColdChef! Let's try again, using your own latest style:

Hey uftheory! Great post! I was curious about that trailer too. Loved
the way you left out the link - how could you know if you're asking,
right? Anyway, here's the link an old-style, boring MeFi would have
included - in case you're still interested, that is.

It's been posted before, here, here and here, but what did those
fuckwits know? Oh - and uftheory? - don't hate me for pointing out
that this may conceivably be deleted by that tyrant we know as
M***... :)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 2:44 PM PST on March 5


Oh. My. God.

One of the funniest threads I've ever read!
posted by cyniczny at 2:45 PM PST on March 5


What if Star Wars was a pimped out movie?
posted by NortonDC at 2:47 PM PST on March 5

Darth Vader: They're filthy animals. I don't eat filthy animals.

Gen. Tarkin: Sausages taste good. Pork chops taste good.

Darth Vader: A tauntaun may taste like pumpkin pie. I'll never know
'cause even if it did, I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfucker. Pigs
sleep and root in shit. That's a filthy animal. I don't wanna eat
nothin' that ain't got enough sense to disregard its own faeces.

Gen. Tarkin: How about Ewoks? Ewoks eat their own faeces.

Darth Vader: I don't eat Ewoks either.

Gen. Tarkin: Yes, but do you consider an Ewok to be a filthy animal?

Darth Vader: I wouldn't go so far as to call an Ewok filthy, but
they're definitely dirty. But an Ewok's got personality. And
personality goes a long way.

Gen. Tarkin: So by that rationale, if a pig had a better personality,
he's cease to be a filthy animal?

Darth Vader: We'd have to be talkin' 'bout one motherfuckin' charmin'
pig. It'd have to be the James Earl Jones of pigs.
posted by coldchef
posted by ColdChef at 4:44 PM on March 6, 2002


Bring on the ghost of deleted ghosts.
posted by liam at 4:55 PM on March 6, 2002


Fine.

Why do gay men lose so many fights?

Because they think this is a fist:


posted by RJ Reynolds at 4:55 PM on March 6, 2002


FYI: Chef's Ghost of Delete Threads Past will be preserved indefinitely (or until Matt asks me to take it down) here.
posted by jpoulos at 5:08 PM on March 6, 2002


Double posts live forever in our minds.
posted by hugsnkisses at 5:11 PM on March 6, 2002


That's so being blogged. (came up between preview and posting)
posted by hugsnkisses at 5:12 PM on March 6, 2002


Chef just outdid himself again. Bravo, and will you go to bed with me?
posted by Ptrin at 5:15 PM on March 6, 2002


Jpoulos is MY hero!

Oh, and ptrin, the line forms after Miguel, unfortunately.
posted by ColdChef at 5:29 PM on March 6, 2002


bulba fedd's dead baby :)
posted by kliuless at 5:48 PM on March 6, 2002


Does anyone know whatever happened to the MeFi Magazine idea?
posted by jacknose at 6:08 PM on March 6, 2002


Would it be an "adult" magazine? 'Cause if so, count me in!
posted by ColdChef at 6:16 PM on March 6, 2002


My, but this thread continues to be here.
posted by ColdChef at 6:49 PM on March 6, 2002


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