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swell — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:42:48 -0800

Looking for a gift for that special child? A battery of reviewers at Amazon are just humming over the Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 Broom. Harry Potter toys aren't usually worth the buzz they generate, but the users of this one seem positively stimulated about the good vibes.

By: riffola

riffola — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:47:58 -0800

As Source: Ufez Jones so elquently put it, Buddha on a Harley, can we please put giant flaming 40 foot letters saying "we've already seen the farking harry potter broom review thing 10 times!!!"????!!!???

By: riffola

riffola — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:48:52 -0800

oops screwed that up

By: mattr

mattr — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:49:33 -0800

Oh dear....I feel a flurry of comments relating to the TOP ENTRY ON THE SIDEBAR!!!!

By: littlegreenlights

littlegreenlights — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:50:33 -0800

Oh Jeebus I think my butt just fell off. Maybe a pop-up instead of the sidebar?

By: crunchland

crunchland — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:50:50 -0800

So, let me get this straight... the toy broom, it vibrates?!

By: Stan Chin

Stan Chin — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:51:06 -0800

Score one more for the "Well I thought it was funny" team! (just good-natured ribbing, please don't ban me)

By: slipperywhenwet

slipperywhenwet — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:55:18 -0800

Vibrating toy broom... overlords... welcome.. yadda yadda yadda.

By: crasspastor

crasspastor — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:01:30 -0800

AYBABROOMTU

By: captain obvious

captain obvious — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:04:30 -0800

check out these hilarious comic strips I found!

By: StrangerInAStrainedLand

StrangerInAStrainedLand — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:10:30 -0800

What concerns me more than my claustrophobic feelings of anxiety brought on by these haunting Nimbus posts, is the fact that apparently, none of the Legion of Numbus Posters have bothered to glance at MeFi at all lately. Just another signpost pointing towards our bloat. If we were a marshmellow...we would be all over the microwave by now.

By: mcsweetie

mcsweetie — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:12:05 -0800

this makes, what, four times in a week?

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:13:07 -0800

check out these hilarious comic strips I found!

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:16:20 -0800

check out these hilarious comic strips I found!

By: euphorb

euphorb — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:18:16 -0800

You know those bad horror flics where the monster keeps rising from the dead? Don't care for them much. Except maybe Evil Dead 2.

By: adamgreenfield

adamgreenfield — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:19:51 -0800

check out these hilarious comic strips I found!

By: Slithy_Tove

Slithy_Tove — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:22:29 -0800

Stranger, I admit I don't read the sidebar often, and I would have missed it, too. A search doesn't find it. These posts get deleted rapidly, so unless you happen to see it in the brief interval it exists, the only way to know that it's been posted is lofi.mefi. Maybe Matt should add to the guidelines something about how if your item is on Fark, Memepool, or Slashdot, it's probably already had enough exposure, and doesn't need to be here as well. Either that, or a frontpage background graphic of a 'no brooms' symbol.

By: JazZ

*JazZ* — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:33:06 -0800

Have you guys heard about that broomstick they're selling over at amazon ?

By: hot soup girl

hot soup girl — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:34:06 -0800

Metafilter: stuck in a temporal loop.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:40:17 -0800

Someday they're gonna build cities around that toy broom.

By: littlegreenlights

littlegreenlights — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:41:23 -0800

check out these hilarious comic strips I found!

By: holloway

holloway — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:49:48 -0800

b r a i n s ?

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:50:12 -0800

Metafilter: stuck in a temporal loop.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 00:53:39 -0800

Metafilter: stuck in a comicstripbroom.

By: crunchburger

crunchburger — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 01:05:09 -0800

My eyes... the goggles do nothing!

By: taz

taz — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 01:08:12 -0800

What's all this fuss about vibrating booms? I, for one, love Kipling and all his work: "Then, perhaps, a little rain falls, and all the trees and the bushes and the bamboos and the mosses and the juicy-leaved plants wake with a noise of growing that you can almost hear, and under this noise runs, day and night, a deep hum. That is the noise of the spring--a vibrating boom which is neither bees, nor falling water, nor the wind in tree-tops, but the purring of the warm, happy world." What? Vibrating Brooms? Oh. Never mind.

By: adamgreenfield

adamgreenfield — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 01:21:47 -0800

Someday they're gonna architect cities around these comic strips I found!

By: HTuttle

HTuttle — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 01:33:22 -0800

Does Ann Coulter have one of these?

By: Homeskillet Freshy Fresh

Homeskillet Freshy Fresh — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 01:41:35 -0800

ARE THERE INSTRUCTIONS? thread done. Over and out.

By: nathan_teske

nathan_teske — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 01:48:54 -0800

The new and improved 'Matt-a-filter' (tm): Automattically deleting any post containing 'broomstick' and 'vibrat.*'

By: Su

Su — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 01:49:16 -0800

A little insight into why this has popped up so many times in the last couple of days. Yes, some of them might have been people not paying attention, but in other cases, they likely never saw the previous posting(s). Now, calm down and just let the thread go. Matt will trash it in the morning.

By: Orange Goblin

Orange Goblin — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 04:04:41 -0800

My eyes... the Google does nothing!

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 04:06:59 -0800

please hope me! i can't escape those damned brooms! has anyone seen this wonderful satire site?

By: kevin123

kevin123 — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 04:08:39 -0800

Adampsyche - The Onion is a great site but I don't see anything there relating to this story...

By: baby_jeebus

baby_jeebus — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 04:12:24 -0800

*cries*

By: soundofsuburbia

soundofsuburbia — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 04:22:14 -0800

Kittens!

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 04:23:51 -0800

It's a pity, because the post is so amusingly written. So before it incurs the penalty for the serious felony of sidebar disobedience, here's a little consolatory Lorenz Hart for swell: Thou swell, Thou witty, Thou sweet, thou grand. Wouldst kiss me pretty? Wouldst hold my hand? Both thine eyes are cute too, what they do to me, Hear me holler: Why choose the Potter lollapaloosa for me?

By: TheApocalypse

TheApocalypse — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 05:44:58 -0800

well, now you've done it. I'm here.

By: Dr_Octavius

Dr_Octavius — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 05:45:27 -0800

Does it come with instruc.................ahhh fukit.

By: quibx

quibx — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 06:10:35 -0800

Sad thing is we have 2 of them in our house.

By: pardonyou?

pardonyou? — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 06:13:34 -0800

Harry Potter. I love that little imp.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 06:14:34 -0800

Metafilter: stuck in a temporal loop.

By: eas98

eas98 — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 06:19:03 -0800

How come a Britney Spears likes porn link can stay up, but this Harry Potter Broomstick link keeps getting killed? Just leave the damn thing up already, and we won't have to keep seeing it.

By: thatweirdguy2

thatweirdguy2 — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 06:34:53 -0800

I heard it's the latest innovation in the war on terror. Look out, Saddam... this thing vibrates!

By: crunchland

crunchland — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 06:35:08 -0800

Ok, so let me get this straight ... this toy broom, it vibrates?

By: Ufez Jones

Ufez Jones — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 06:46:07 -0800

::Clears throat:: ~~Buddha~~ Vishnu on a ~~Harley~~ Vespa, can we please put giant flaming 40 foot letters saying "we've already seen the farking harry potter broom review thing 10 times!!!"????!!!???

By: Danelope

Danelope — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 06:46:52 -0800

*POP* I see you're trying to post about the vibrating Harry Potter broom! Would you like to see the help topic associated with this item? [ YES ] [ NO, POST IT AGAIN! ]

By: yhbc

yhbc — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 06:48:49 -0800

The nature of Harry Potter vibrating broom was irrepressible.

By: baby_jeebus

baby_jeebus — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 06:49:11 -0800

*makes stone tablet decreeing the 11th Commandment against posting about the Vibrating Broom*

By: pekar wood

pekar wood — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 06:52:31 -0800

the original vibrating, motorized pen in hot new clear colors creates squiggle writing loops with replaceable color points hours of creative fun

By: norm

norm — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 06:56:06 -0800

Say what you will, I laughed harder at this thread than most.

By: Tarrama

Tarrama — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 07:21:37 -0800

If the nimbus 2000 didn't take your fancy, there is always the electronic Quidditch game. The player straddles the broomstick and sort of waves the handle about a bit.

By: jennak

jennak — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 07:25:15 -0800

WAIT!!! What about vibrating toothbrushes? Am I a bad older sister if I buy my little sister one of those?

By: Dr_Octavius

Dr_Octavius — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 07:32:43 -0800

Does it come with instructions?

By: O9scar

O9scar — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 07:34:20 -0800

I think the David Hasselhoff meme provides much better entertainment value. The song "Hot Shot City" is particularly good.

By: rushmc

rushmc — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 07:37:20 -0800

It's those damned Wiccans....

By: jennak

jennak — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 07:41:41 -0800

C'mon guys -- get off this guy's case. I didn't see the broom until last night. And I read MeFi daily.

By: jazon

jazon — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 07:43:01 -0800

Yeah, the Ninbus 2000 is a nice broom, but I'm saving my Galleons for a Firebolt

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 07:48:44 -0800

The Curse of the Haunted Link!

By: trondant

trondant — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 07:59:11 -0800

HTuttle: How do you think she gets to work? New tagline? Metafilter: Enough with the broom already.

By: picea

picea — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:05:08 -0800

Metafilter: stuck in a temporal loop.

By: SpecialK

SpecialK — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:07:43 -0800

Ah, Trondant, that's the best tagline of this topic so far.

By: SpecialK

SpecialK — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:08:24 -0800

MetaFilter: History Repeats Itself. MetaFilter: History Repeats Itself.

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:08:43 -0800

Metafiilter: take that goddamned broom and...

By: gen

gen — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:08:53 -0800

check out these hilarious comic strips I found!

By: mischief

mischief — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:10:41 -0800

What's funny is that with high probability, more than a few MeFites still haven't read about this broom, here or anywhere else, and if this thread were deleted once again, one of them would repost it.

By: TheApocalypse

TheApocalypse — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:30:42 -0800

you all know I'm still upon you because of this right? or should it have been a left at WallaWalla?

By: mcwetboy

mcwetboy — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:35:29 -0800

<worf>I am experiencing ni-pokh -- the feeling I have done this before.</worf>

By: evanizer

evanizer — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:36:13 -0800

Get your own broomstick, f**kwit.

By: Voice of God

Voice of God — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:46:41 -0800

*makes stone tablet decreeing the 11th Commandment against posting about the Vibrating Broom* Son, I know You weren't around quite yet, but it's already in the Commandments. Rule I ("Thou shalt have no other gods before me"), Subset B, Item vi clearly states: "Thine vibrating brooms shall be removed of their batteries, and kept away from the eyes of thy neighbor. Do this in honor of Me." I can't help it if these humans can't follow the rules. What do You want me to do, smite each one into a pillar of salt every time one posts this thread? Oh, very well: Posters, I damn thee!

By: briank

briank — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:51:08 -0800

I like pancakes.

By: hot soup girl

hot soup girl — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 08:52:58 -0800

Metafilter: stuck in a temporal... temporal... temporal...

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 09:01:35 -0800

gee, thanks, dad. always undermining me and embarrassing me in front of my friends...can i borrow the car?

By: yhbc

yhbc — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 09:05:46 -0800

psst - adam: your "altar" ego is showing.

By: Ufez Jones

Ufez Jones — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 09:06:58 -0800

D'oh! Not good adam.

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 09:07:50 -0800

*hides*

By: priyanga

priyanga — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 09:10:25 -0800

check out these hilarious comic strips I found!

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 09:11:40 -0800

[c3p0 voice]sir, it's against my programming to impersonate a deity[/c3p0 voice]

By: Fofer

Fofer — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 09:26:50 -0800

I heard Amazon's now selling Qiddich Nipple Clamps too.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 09:51:33 -0800

Well, I was going to pancake the thread....but since I've done that five freakin times this week...I offer you the: Hello Kitty Massager...it vibrates!

By: yhbc

yhbc — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 09:57:04 -0800

dejah, that is so wrong on so many levels I can't even begin to * head explodes *

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 10:06:40 -0800

Check out this great new website I found!

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 10:28:48 -0800

Metafilter: caught in a vibrating temporal loop. We love the buzzzzzz.

By: mkelley

mkelley — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 10:28:57 -0800

"F r e e B i r d !"

By: Hildago

Hildago — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 10:47:39 -0800

"Headmaster Dumbledore spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. He became angry and withdrew from the world, chain-smoking Marlboros and writing op-ed pieces for The American Spectator. Hermione aborted the fetus, but later regretted her decision and became an outspoken champion for the pro-life movement. Harry Potter bought a house on the coast and threw cocaine parties there until his money ran out and his friends left him. Harry and Hermione met one more time, at a Republican congressional fund-raiser. They spent the night together and were young again until the morning came and they realised that they were not meant for each other. Hermione tried to commit suicide by overdosing on Vicodin, but was unsuccessful. Harry took a trip across the country to try and clear his thoughts. On a beach in Mexico, with a Margarita in his hand, he had a moment of clarity. He found religion and joined a monastery in Tibet for several years. He later learned that Hogwarts had mortgaged itself heavily and was being investigated for tax evasion. Hermione married, but for convenience rather than love. She had two children and was comfortable, but never really satisfied with her life. Sometimes, she would sit for hours and think of Harry. Harry, deep in meditation, tried his best to forget her."

By: SpecialK

SpecialK — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 11:05:41 -0800

Oh my GOD, deja. I need to go post that to the front page now.

By: mcwetboy

mcwetboy — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 11:06:27 -0800

What, is this still here?

By: mediareport

mediareport — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 11:25:06 -0800

dejah, that is so wrong on so many levels I can't even begin to * head explodes * You'd better stay away from the (very work-unsafe) Baby Jesus Butt Plug page, then. It's appeared in comments here a couple of times before, but never on the front page. Interesting quotes from the founders here.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 11:25:35 -0800

The masses have spoken and in one mighty voice they have cried, "NIMBUS." Perhaps Matt has decided that is spawned a worthwhile discussion after all. Plus, by leaving it up, nobody else has an excuse to put it up again ever.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 12:04:50 -0800

In any case, I want this toy which somehow reminds me one of my favorite toys of all time,

By: SpecialK

SpecialK — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 12:16:24 -0800

I think that's more like it, Joey. So bring on the bunnies and pancakes! Ooh, Haiku! give good vibrations order nimbus two thousand make happy children

By: jeremias

jeremias — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 12:34:09 -0800

Here's something that might actually salvage a flailing thread. Did you know the origins of broomsticks? They were simply dildos covered with a hallucinogenic paste. A little action by a witch and boom, you're flying. I swear, it's all here (Warning: geocities page with wav sample)

By: me3dia

me3dia — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 12:47:23 -0800

Does this really need salvaging? After all, it's almost divine in its lack of focus.

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 13:01:11 -0800

jeremias, there's at least two or three very worthy taglines in that post of yours.

By: TheApocalypse

TheApocalypse — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 13:09:07 -0800

Does this really need salvaging? After all, it's almost divine in its lack of focus. Delicious.

By: quin

quin — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 14:08:29 -0800

And what is the benefit of having a broom that vibrates? Does it make it sweep faster?

By: pardonyou?

pardonyou? — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 14:13:24 -0800

And what is the benefit of having a broom that vibrates? Does it make it sweep faster? Interesting. Tell me more about this vibrating broom.

By: mcwetboy

mcwetboy — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 15:19:44 -0800

What, is this still here?

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 15:55:50 -0800

Does it come in a ribbed version?

By: thatweirdguy2

thatweirdguy2 — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 16:13:02 -0800

Stop the insanity! (Warning: ultra-conservative website link)

By: pekar wood

pekar wood — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 16:14:11 -0800

Also, check out the Hello Kkitty V-v-v-vib-rat-t-torrrr.... sucks to be/...

By: SpecialK

SpecialK — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 16:24:14 -0800

[i]And what is the benefit of having a broom that vibrates? Does it make it sweep faster?[/i] No, but it makes for happy housewives.

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 16:24:24 -0800

wow! Thanks for introducing me to The Leftersons, thatweirdguy2! It's better than Family Circus and Marmaduke put together!!

By: quin

quin — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 17:01:57 -0800

Does it come in a ribbed version? i suppose that if the handle was ribbed it might be easier to hold... waitaminute, are you guys talking about something else? oooh, i see.

By: Nicolae Carpathia

Nicolae Carpathia — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 19:02:29 -0800

"Temporal loop"? Either there's no Dr. Who fans here, or none of them can spell "Chronosynclastic infundibulum". Ha-ha, I made the spell-checker's head explode!

By: priyanga

priyanga — Sat, 07 Sep 2002 15:24:35 -0800

check out this cool new candy i found (IT LOOKS LIKE A DILDO AND SQUIRTS OUT GOO)! and there's a hello kitty vibrater too (IT VIBRATES)! have you heard about the baby jesus butt plug (YOU PUT IT IN YOUR BUTT)! did you know that there's a pen that vibrates (IT REMINDS ME OF A VIBRATING DILDO)! thanks you guys!!!! and you'll never guess what the new harry potter vibrating broomstick can be used for... (secret thrill in perpetuating phallic memes) by the way, ever been to Long's Bookstore in Columbus, Ohio? Their sign looks like a giant ... actually, nevermind.

By: sgt.serenity

sgt.serenity — Sat, 07 Sep 2002 20:15:25 -0800

finally , i find the harry potter thread.........it really has been so worth it....

By: hama7

hama7 — Sun, 08 Sep 2002 00:12:58 -0800

Has anybody heard about this cool new Harry Potter gift that the kids are going crazy about? I't called "the flying vacuum" or something and it's really cool!

By: whatnot

whatnot — Sun, 08 Sep 2002 21:11:40 -0800

I heard it VIBRATES! *tee, hee*

By: hot soup girl

hot soup girl — Thu, 12 Sep 2002 08:55:54 -0800

Behind the scenes: Mattel execs brainstorm merchandising ideas with J K Rowling.

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