Comments on: 10 years man! TEN! YEARS! Ten. TEN YEARS!

10 years man! TEN! YEARS! Ten. TEN YEARS!

anotherpanacea — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:13:45 -0800

Cat-Scan.com is one of the strangest sites I've seen in some time. I have no idea how these people got their cats wedged into their scanners, or why.

By: tapesonthefloor

tapesonthefloor — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:14:38 -0800

wat

By: Item

Item — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:15:05 -0800

I know for a fucking fact that no one reads the posts down here. Go away.

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:15:23 -0800

the radiation has made them bald supercats that can drive cars

By: bjrn

bjrn — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:15:34 -0800

I do.

By: The Bellman

The Bellman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:16:01 -0800

Ten! More! Years!

By: olya

olya — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:16:21 -0800

Can't watch the video but we've been written up in the Globe and Mail. (thanks to Andrew Louis for sending me the link)

By: steef

steef — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:16:57 -0800

I killed the president of Paraguay with a fork. How've you been?

By: Mrs. Pterodactyl

Mrs. Pterodactyl — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:16:58 -0800

Aw, I was totally going to ask if anyone even reads the stuff down here, and then I thought "Will I seem like a poser?" (since I have only officially been a member of the site for less than a year) and then I thought "Maybe, but fuck it!" and then apparently my deliberations took too long and my chance has gone by. Happy birthday, though!

By: mygothlaundry

mygothlaundry — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:17:12 -0800

You know, for the first time in years, I actually have both a cat and a scanner. Hmmmmm.

By: chugg

chugg — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:17:16 -0800

Tenth!

By: prufrock

prufrock — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:17:32 -0800

God I hate Jeremy Piven.

By: splatta

splatta — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:17:35 -0800

awesome

By: middleclasstool

middleclasstool — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:19:07 -0800

the radiation has made them bald supercats that can drive cars Jeremy Piven is Toonces?

By: Halloween Jack

Halloween Jack — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:19:12 -0800

Man, am I disappointed; I was totally gonna go "Yo, that ain't a site, that's a SLYT!" and flag it and all, and then the light dawned.

By: Xoebe

Xoebe — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:19:14 -0800

You know who else wedged their cats into scanners? That didn't wendell either.

By: Stan Chin

Stan Chin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:19:34 -0800

Hey, what happened to my gold star?

By: chunking express

chunking express — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:19:59 -0800

last post! oh wait, this thread is supposed to be closed. ;)

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:20:17 -0800

previously

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:20:29 -0800

All those cats are dead. Well, Piven and Cusack aren't dead, but their careers? IANAD...

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:21:02 -0800

I can't believe it took until 10:14 am Eastern Time for this to get posted. On a more serious note - Matt, thanks for providing this sandbox for us all to play in.

By: Outlawyr

Outlawyr — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:21:50 -0800

Happy 10th!

By: yeti

yeti — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:22:07 -0800

I wish I could hug you all right now.

By: Pastabagel

Pastabagel — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:22:20 -0800

In honor of metafilter's tenth birthday, I think we should get some statistics on: 1. The number of comments total. 2. The ten most linked domains (NYtimes, Youtube, wikipedia, etc) 3. The number of comments comprising only a '.' 4. The number of links to timecube. 5. The number of times languagehat has been "summoned". I want this report on my desk in the morning. Thanks.

By: harriet vane

harriet vane — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:22:59 -0800

Happy anniversary!

By: dylanjames

dylanjames — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:23:28 -0800

The link in the title didn't work for me -- my Netscape browser must be broken. This link might work better.

By: kuujjuarapik

kuujjuarapik — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:23:46 -0800

Thanks, friend of a friend whose name I've forgotten. Your website suggestion has worked out well.

By: crapmatic

crapmatic — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:24:27 -0800

John Cusack? Great, that means it's not really 10 years and we're all still in that haunted hotel room.

By: strixus

strixus — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:24:39 -0800

Happy Birthday! Dear old ones why did I wait so long to get an account. I've been around for way too long without one!

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:24:51 -0800

We all ~~float~~ read the posts down here.

By: gemmy

gemmy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:24:55 -0800

Happy 10 years, MetaFilter! If I had a cat I'd scan it to celebrate. Perhaps it's a good thing I don't...

By: tzikeh

tzikeh — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:25:00 -0800

Can't we have the img tag today? *just* today? O PLZ O PLZ? So much more important to have img tag today than on CAPSLOCK DAY or Talk Like A Pirate Day... PICS OR IT ISN'T TEN YEARS dammit HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUE!

By: macadamiaranch

macadamiaranch — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:25:16 -0800

You know, I hope there isn't like a celebrity death or a massive coup in a foreign land or a politician getting busted for snorting meth off a male hooker's chest or anything anytime soon so this post can stay at the top of the heap for the rest of the day.

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:25:19 -0800

Unofficial catscan replacements: 1, and a much less on-topic 2.

By: prufrock

prufrock — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:25:50 -0800

I wish I could hug you all right now. *takes off pants, outstretches arms in anticipation and blind hope*

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:28:07 -0800

I'm this many: *holds up both hands, fingers splayed*

By: mkultra

mkultra — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:28:56 -0800

This thread is useless without pictures.

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:29:36 -0800

Related: Pikaki!

By: Iridic

Iridic — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:29:54 -0800

Don't forget we're also coming up on the 10th anniversary of the JenniShow. And as ever, the hype machine for Apple's new Consumer Portable appears to be in full swing.

By: JoanArkham

JoanArkham — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:30:06 -0800

Just want to wish all friends, contacts, supporters, spouses, and co-MeFites a happy tenth!

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:30:51 -0800

Toot Confetti See y'all on saturday

By: Optamystic

Optamystic — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:31:28 -0800

I had hair ten years ago. Now I am bald. I'm pretty sure it's Metafilter's fault.

By: shoepal

shoepal — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:32:39 -0800

oi.

By: tzikeh

tzikeh — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:32:45 -0800

Also: Surely this....

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:34:13 -0800

I am also 10 years old.

By: CynicalKnight

CynicalKnight — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:34:20 -0800

This thread is useless without pictures have cat-ears on am about to sit on scanner brb

By: stopgap

stopgap — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:34:51 -0800

. . . and many more, on channel 4. And Frankenstein, on channel 9. And Scooby Doo, on channel 2. And a naked lady, on channel 80.

By: lucasks

lucasks — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:35:27 -0800

I first started lurking when there wasn't a choice and in the years since, nothing, and I mean nothing, has been more harmful to my productivity. -Thanks Metafilter.

By: Lafe

Lafe — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:36:46 -0800

Happy birthday Metafilter!

By: Windigo

Windigo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:37:30 -0800

I feel so old *sob*

By: Rhomboid

Rhomboid — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:38:02 -0800

Time for your birthday spankings, Metafilter.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:39:23 -0800

Happy 10th everyone!

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:39:44 -0800

Woo! Happy Birthday to the best site on the internet!

By: turaho

turaho — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:41:25 -0800

I like popsicles.

By: little e

little e — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:41:31 -0800

Huh. I remember exactly where I was ten years ago today. THAT is a gruesome memory that makes me wish for the ability to time travel and share wisdom with my 17 year old self.

By: furious

furious — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:41:51 -0800

What's this all about? Let me go search cat scan on Hotbot and find out.

By: diogenes

diogenes — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:42:06 -0800

I've been lurking for most of those years, and active for several, and this is the first year I actually understand what is going on with the cat-scan post. I'm a little worried that I'm still missing a bunch of other inside jokes...

By: Zinger

Zinger — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:42:14 -0800

Required: PepsiBLUE

By: burnmp3s

burnmp3s — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:42:14 -0800

Congratulations on 10 great years!* * Although I've only been here since late 2007, so it could have been total crap before then.

By: chowflap

chowflap — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:43:11 -0800

According to the internet, the traditional "10 year anniversary" gift is aluminum or tin. TIN FOIL PARTY HATS FOR EVERYONE!

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:43:21 -0800

What do you give the website that has everything?

By: wendell

wendell — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:44:35 -0800

This will not wendell because it probably will never wend... er, end.

By: notsnot

notsnot — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:44:40 -0800

YAY!!!!!!

By: sperose

sperose — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:44:47 -0800

By: greekphilosophy

greekphilosophy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:44:51 -0800

You are the wind beneath my series of tubes, MeFi.

By: Skorgu

Skorgu — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:45:06 -0800

We have achieved victory over time itself!

By: preparat

preparat — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:45:21 -0800

I like turtles. Thanks MeFi for so being so entertaining/enlightening/infuriating.

By: johnny novak

johnny novak — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:46:33 -0800

By: goo

goo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:46:44 -0800

10 punches! *pow*pow*pow*pow*pow*pow*pow*pow*pow*pow*

By: lunit

lunit — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:47:38 -0800

Is this where there be pancakes?

By: PROD_TPSL

PROD_TPSL — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:47:48 -0800

I finally ponied up the five clams in 2004.. I had been a long time lurker. It's been a good ten year run. Let us all hope for another ten years. I know I do. Matt and the mods, thanks for all your hard work. You've given us a great place to bounce ideas and thoughts around. To all fellow MeFites, Happy Anniversary, and best of luck!

By: mippy

mippy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:48:05 -0800

Why do you summon Languagehat? Every time I read that name I think of a hat embroidered with various friendly international words, doffed by an eager high school Spanish teacher.

By: cavalier

cavalier — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:48:08 -0800

Apparently Zalgo can't wish MetaFilter 10 years? I thought that was a swell meme. /pout

By: CheeseDigestsAll

CheeseDigestsAll — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:48:34 -0800

Metafilter: freaked out, joined the army ... professional killer. (Happy 10th).

By: lilkeith07

lilkeith07 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:49:32 -0800

Is there a conversion for "people years" and "internet years"? Because so many websites die out quickly I fell that MetaFilter is more then 10 years old. Anyways Happy Birthday MetaFilter!!!

By: Kirth Gerson

Kirth Gerson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:49:37 -0800

This thread is useless without pictures. It's true! Now if only someone had a camera ...

By: Pastabagel

Pastabagel — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:51:19 -0800

Apparently Zalgo can't wish MetaFilter 10 years? I thought that was a swell meme. /pout posted by cavalier at 10:48 AM on July 14 Yeah, me too. B̰̫͔̖̮̺̤̠̻o͙̖̯̜̙͉o̳̘̯͈̺͎ͅ.̭͉̰̟̟͉

By: Acey

Acey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:51:29 -0800

This place is the Best of the Web

By: tiger yang

tiger yang — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:51:53 -0800

happy birthday!

By: readery

readery — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:52:28 -0800

Happy Happy Happy Happy

By: DU

DU — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:52:39 -0800

In September, MetaFilter will be entering the FIFTH grade. Our little website. Such a big kid now.

By: flashboy

flashboy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:52:42 -0800

*Gives MetaFilter a manly hug*

By: pianomover

pianomover — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:52:58 -0800

Storm the prison.

By: evisceratordeath

evisceratordeath — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:53:13 -0800

Happy 10th, MetaFilter! This truly is the best site on the internet.

By: halonine

halonine — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:53:16 -0800

Happy Tenyearversary!

By: Tomorrowful

Tomorrowful — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:53:30 -0800

You know, it won't be very long before our youngest members are the age of the site itself. ...yikes.

By: monkeyJuice

monkeyJuice — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:53:31 -0800

a piece in the the uk's Metro paper this morning too.

By: Item

Item — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:53:47 -0800

Thanks for creating the best part of the internet, Matt. And for making all of my bans temporary instead of permanent.

By: yhbc

yhbc — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:54:19 -0800

We were all being uncharasteristically polite, and waiting for Matt to do the 10th anniversary cat-scan post, weren't we? Happy Birthday, MeFi!

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:55:06 -0800

Best five bucks I've ever spent.

By: Item

Item — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:56:06 -0800

Best free website I ever signed up for. Sucka five dolla noobs!

By: Bageena

Bageena — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:56:09 -0800

I was hoping for actual pictures of cats being scanned. I understand you guys are celebrating some kind of anniversary, but don't trick people with the promise of pictures of cats being made to feel uncomfortable. Ah, just kidding Mefi. Happy Birthday. Thank you Matthowie.

By: Acey

Acey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:56:20 -0800

Double. Digits!

By: whimsicalnymph

whimsicalnymph — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:59:06 -0800

Happy Birthday!

By: sjuhawk31

sjuhawk31 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:00:00 -0800

Oh, I get it. Happy Metaversary!

By: lysdexic

lysdexic — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:00:10 -0800

Metafilter: making all of my bans temporary instead of permanent. I like sausage.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:01:17 -0800

Does this mean I can have a celebratory drink at 8 am?

By: Happy Dave

Happy Dave — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:02:31 -0800

Hurrah! I am happy!

By: indiebass

indiebass — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:02:33 -0800

Cat Scan 10x Just wanted in on the festivites. Can I offer a tenth w00t? "w00t."

By: middleclasstool

middleclasstool — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:03:13 -0800

Does this mean I can have a celebratory drink at 8 am? It's five somewhere, dude.

By: djduckie

djduckie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:03:32 -0800

can't watch the video because i am at work and i haven't seen that movie in longer than this site has been around, how does it relate back to mefi 10th birthday?

By: Lush

Lush — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:04:05 -0800

Happy 10th, MetaFilter! I've never loved a website as much as I love you! (And MeFites... collectively.) ♥ Thank you for making it possible, mathowie. Bottles of porkmuncher gin for everyone!

By: never used baby shoes

never used baby shoes — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:05:02 -0800

Can I get some portabello mushrooms to go with my plate of beans? Happy 10th MetaFilter!

By: exhilaration

exhilaration — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:05:50 -0800

A moment of silence, please, for the IMG tag. .

By: vbfg

vbfg — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:07:16 -0800

First!

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:08:58 -0800

Does this mean I can have a celebratory drink at 8 am? It's five somewhere, dude. *pours three fingers from the good bottle of scotch* HAPPY FUCKING BIRTHDAY METAFILTER!

By: cabingirl

cabingirl — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:09:06 -0800

Happy 10th! Yay!

By: figment of my conation

figment of my conation — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:10:55 -0800

Happy birthday, and hopefully many, many more to come.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:11:04 -0800

Let me be the first to say: ZIPPITY-BOP!

By: lunit

lunit — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:11:08 -0800

Happy birthday. I freaking love you, man.

By: absalom

absalom — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:11:18 -0800

This is not an appropriate post for the blue. Best of the web, indeed. *snort*

By: sugarfish

sugarfish — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:11:59 -0800

Happy birthday, mefi. I've been like three new people over the last ten years (dear god, my twenties) but you've been here all the same. Plus I might never have met my husband. Here's to the next ten, no?

By: infidelpants

infidelpants — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:13:09 -0800

MeFi has the same birthday as my father. Ideally, that would help me remember one or the other, but I doubt it!

By: BrodieShadeTree

BrodieShadeTree — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:13:27 -0800

I can put 10 cats in 10 scanners! WEEEEYAAAA!!!

By: double block and bleed

double block and bleed — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:14:58 -0800

THANKS: MATT, JESSAMYN, CORTEX, PB, VACAPINTA AND THE CABAL FOR THIS GREAT PLACE ON THE WEB!! There is no Cabal

By: mss

mss — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:15:13 -0800

10 years is a long time. Where did it go?

By: l33tpolicywonk

l33tpolicywonk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:16:21 -0800

Thanks to everybody here for being a post for me to lean on when I just needed to goof off for a few hours - and for the actually cool stuff I find when I'm being productive. Here's to $5 that really paid off.

By: Ghidorah

Ghidorah — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:16:42 -0800

Metafilter: It's a swift, spiritual kick to the head that alters your reality forever. Happy birthdayversary.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:16:47 -0800

How can anyone hate Jeremy Piven?

By: kbanas

kbanas — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:16:49 -0800

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I SET THE ROOM ON FIRE AND I HAVE NO PANTS

By: carter

carter — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:17:22 -0800

Happy Birthday Mefi!

By: device55

device55 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:17:58 -0800

I ♥☃

By: slimepuppy

slimepuppy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:18:25 -0800

I love you all so much right now. It'll fade by tomorrow, so, y'know, enjoy it while it lasts.

By: muckster

muckster — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:18:26 -0800

Happy birthday, Mefi. Warms the heart.

By: jjray

jjray — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:18:42 -0800

By the tenth anniversary I was supposed to be posting from the moon. Happy birthday.

By: rongorongo

rongorongo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:19:04 -0800

So many hours deliciously wasted! "Entrances will be judged in several categories: -Style- Does the cat's squashed hair make an interesting pattern? -Beauty of the cat- Is this an attractive feline, or a fat, dirty old bag of fleas? -Form- Does the cat's squashed body look like a pear, or a pile of dough? -Positioning- Can you see the cat's face? What about his paws? -Consistancy- Did the cat squirm much during the scan? Squirm-free, full-body scans will have a better chance of victory. " Scanner-wise: if people feel they have missed the boat in terms of showing off their cat it is not too use it as a gramaphone.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:20:21 -0800

10th anniversary flame-out!!!! 10th anniversary flame-out!!!! 10th anniversary flame-out!!!! 10th anniversary flame-out!!!! I JUST CHOP OFF MA RIGHT HAND STOP AM HAVING TROUBLE CHOPPING THE OTHER ONE STOP PLEASE HOPE ME YOU AWFUL BIGOTED EGOTISTICAL SNARKY SELF-CENTERED PRIVILEGED PAMPERED CIRCUMCISERS OF CATS STOP TIA STOP BITCHES STOP

By: lowlife

lowlife — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:20:25 -0800

U n d e c u p l e !

By: Lemurrhea

Lemurrhea — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:20:36 -0800

10 years ago I was a self-righteous, pretentious dumbass 14-year old. And Metafilter was just starting out as a collection of the best of the web. Plus ça change. . . Happy Birthday!

By: tzikeh

tzikeh — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:20:44 -0800

infidelpants: MeFi has the same birthday as my father. Ideally, that would help me remember one or the other, but I doubt it! It's also Bastille Day.... And hey! It's SpongeBob SquarePants's tenth birthday too! Metafilter: Absorbent and yellow and porous! (Firefox's dictionary suggests that when I typed "metafilter," I meant to type "Metamucil". Target confusion... to many possible jokes....)

By: fiercecupcake

fiercecupcake — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:21:11 -0800

Cheers, Metafilter. Thanks for making my life more interesting. I'll drink a little drink for you tonight.

By: arachnid

arachnid — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:22:01 -0800

This Metafilter...it anniverserates? (Happy Tenth!)

By: eriko

eriko — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:23:13 -0800

COULD YOU IMAGINE HOW MUCH IT WOULD ROCK IF THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY WAS ON CAPS LOCK DAY?

By: krautland

krautland — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:23:15 -0800

ten years is seventy years in webbernets time.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:23:36 -0800

Pony request: Just for today, change everyone's name to quonsar.

By: indiebass

indiebass — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:24:03 -0800

A moment of silence, please, for the IMG tag. Ah, the good old days. I'm trying to find the thread where matthowie allowed a single blinking dot and everyone went apeshit with the spinning, flashing and otherwise obnoxiously awesome image links. *sigh* Miss those days... One Internet to whomever can find that thread. (by the by: I think it's good to let the MeFites do that every now and again and get it out of the system. It's healthy)

By: Fezboy!

Fezboy! — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:24:37 -0800

Happy birthday! So much better than Barbelith Underground, which is how I found you, Metafilter, lo these many years ago, back when I read The Underground almost as often as I read you now.

By: Mental Wimp

Mental Wimp — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:24:40 -0800

I wasn't around for 0, but, dammit, I'm not missing 10.

By: tommasz

tommasz — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:24:46 -0800

I wish I knew how to quit you.

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:25:46 -0800

Does anybody read the comments down here?

By: robstercraw

robstercraw — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:26:46 -0800

i do. happy 10th!

By: everichon

everichon — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:27:12 -0800

I have the Treaty of Westphalia! In my pants!

By: kaseijin

kaseijin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:29:09 -0800

Is it that time already??

By: cavalier

cavalier — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:29:43 -0800

Who's not drinking at the meetup this weekend? YEAHHH!H@$)(!@%!!!!

By: gaspode

gaspode — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:30:59 -0800

mods del. pls.

By: grabbingsand

grabbingsand — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:31:00 -0800

Happiest of birthdays, Mefites!

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:31:08 -0800

happy birthday!

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:31:27 -0800

oh yeah - tl;dr

By: GatorDavid

GatorDavid — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:33:06 -0800

Only ~~two~~ three comments so far from MeFites with UserIDs lower than 1000. Where are all the old-timers? It's hard to believe it's been a decade.

By: namewithhe1d

namewithhe1d — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:33:25 -0800

I'm still mostly just a lurker. I try to post every now and then so I don't feel like a total bastard, however. Happy Birthday to the big blue.

By: Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:33:28 -0800

The.

By: JtJ

JtJ — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:33:51 -0800

Name: JtJ Date of enlistment: 18 November 2004 Status: (Mere) Youngster !

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:35:01 -0800

Is there a conversion for "people years" and "internet years"? Because so many websites die out quickly I fell that MetaFilter is more then 10 years old.

I figure Moore's Law applies, sorta kinda, making Metafilter well north of 64 years old in internet years.

By: l33tpolicywonk

l33tpolicywonk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:35:20 -0800

Previously (and previously and previously and previously and previously and previously and previously and previously and previously). We got every anniversary but the first one. Drat.

By: Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:35:25 -0800

Now that's out of the way, some of those cats look like they could use a good declawing.

By: Stynxno

Stynxno — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:35:40 -0800

By: fourcheesemac

fourcheesemac — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:36:04 -0800

10 years is a pretty impressive accomplishment given that the quality and ethos of the site have never declined, even as the sense of community has changed in many ways over the few years I've been a participant here. (I know, I should been there back in the day. I get it.) Congratulations to Matt and the other brass, and to us, somehow. It's a good thing this website exists.

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:36:47 -0800

By: gleuschk

gleuschk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:37:04 -0800

Oh Metafilter. Why can't I quit you? You're just so freaking adorable. Happy birthday to both of us!

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:37:12 -0800

Can't watch the video but we've been written up in the Globe and Mail. Previously.

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:37:21 -0800

Damn you, Stynxno!

By: grouse

grouse — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:37:56 -0800

*makes an enormous stack of celebratory pancakes with real maple syrup* Happy birthday, MetaFilter!

By: divka

divka — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:38:28 -0800

. . . . . . . . . .

By: minifigs

minifigs — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:38:55 -0800

*opens champagne with saber* (Rusty) Bottoms up everyone!

By: The Straightener

The Straightener — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:39:19 -0800

If Metafilter is anything like I was, it's at the age where it starts huffing gasoline.

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:40:06 -0800

I suppose it's a special occasion.

By: jouke

jouke — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:40:39 -0800

Allons enfants de la Mefi, Le jour de gloire est arrivé!

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:41:34 -0800

(Note: admin abuse. Do not try this at home.)

By: prufrock

prufrock — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:41:44 -0800

Strange memories on this nervous night ~~in Las Vegas~~ on the Internet. Five years later? Six? It seems like a lifetime, or at least a main era... The kind of peak that never comes again. ~~San Francisco~~ Metafilter in the ~~middle sixties~~ late nineties was a very special time and place to be a part of. Maybe it meant something, maybe not, in the long run. But no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time in the world. Whatever it meant. There was madness in any direction, at any hour. You could strike sparks anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning. And that, I think, was the handle - that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn’t need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting - on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave. So now, less than ~~five~~ ten years later, you can go up on a steep hill ~~in Las Vegas~~ on the Internet and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark - that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.

By: _dario

_dario — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:41:50 -0800

Happy 10th, MeFi! We've been together for a short time, but it's like I've been knowing you forever.

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:41:56 -0800

HIPY PAPY BTHUTHDTH THUTHDA BTHUTHDY

By: quin

quin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:42:13 -0800

In honor of metafilter's tenth birthday, I think we should get some statistics on: Mine are a little harder to quantify but I'd still love to know: 6. How many hours I've spent reading this site. Seriously, I bet if it was all added up it could clear a full year. 7. How much of my knowledge is directly attributable to having spent the previous decade reading this site.

By: jewzilla

jewzilla — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:43:02 -0800

By: fourcheesemac

fourcheesemac — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:44:03 -0800

Also MetaFilter: “community” is {not} just a euphemism for lettings commentators run amuck and calling it progress. Paraphrased from the Ivor Tossel article in the Globe and Mail

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:45:42 -0800

Happy Birthday Metafilter, on this, the day of your birth. And may your first child be a masculine child.

By: seawallrunner

seawallrunner — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:46:06 -0800

yay! party this weekend!

By: Mali

Mali — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:46:35 -0800

Oldie, but a goodie: http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/funny-pictures-cat-wants-his-birthday-cake.jpg Happy birthday, Blue.

By: rewil

rewil — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:46:42 -0800

CAEK! Yay! ::pinches Metafilter's cheeks.::

By: Mali

Mali — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:47:34 -0800

And someone clearly missed cortex's "do not try this at home" warning. En route to hospital for shrapnel from explodie img tags.

By: AwkwardPause

AwkwardPause — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:48:47 -0800

Thanks for being a friend.

By: Del Far

Del Far — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:49:00 -0800

Oh man, what do you get a website for a birthday present? Do websites like action figures?

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:49:53 -0800

Ten years ago I read MeFi on a CRT the size of a microwave oven that took up my whole desk. Via dial-up. Now I'm reading and posting from a sleek touchscreen in the palm of my hand. Ten years from now I expect to be able to read the site simply by closing my eyes and holding my tongue right. Thanks Matt, Jess, Paul, Josh et al. This site has entertained and informed me every single day (well, almost) for a decade. It really IS the best of the best of the web. Happy Birfday, FetaMilter!

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:49:58 -0800

Allow me to give the most MetaFilter-esque of all birthday greetings: meh.

By: catchingsignals

catchingsignals — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:50:16 -0800

Piece on Metafilter in London's Metro. Thanks Metafilter - I've learnt an incredible amount here over the years, and wasted an equally incredible amount of time. Thanks to Matt, pb and the mods for the incredible job they've been doing.

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:50:42 -0800

Happy Anniversary, everybody! Everybody's gettin' lucky tonight!

By: briank

briank — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:50:51 -0800

Happy Birthday To You

By: anniecat

anniecat — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:51:05 -0800

Yay!!!! Happy birthday!!!!

By: brain_drain

brain_drain — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:52:08 -0800

I'm trying to find the thread where matthowie allowed a single blinking dot and everyone went apeshit with the spinning, flashing and otherwise obnoxiously awesome image links. *sigh* Miss those days... One Internet to whomever can find that thread. Sketchzilla!

By: porn in the woods

porn in the woods — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:52:11 -0800

I'm just here looking for a used car.

By: sleevener

sleevener — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:52:16 -0800

I celebrate this occasion the only way I know how: linking to the worst birthday music on earth. (warning: terrible)

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:52:27 -0800

When God gives you lemons, kill God.

By: samsara

samsara — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:52:35 -0800

By: ZakDaddy

ZakDaddy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:53:36 -0800

REally??

By: ZakDaddy

ZakDaddy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:53:49 -0800

Bah. I was robbed. Happy 10th, all.

By: starman

starman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:53:50 -0800

Six more years till it can get a driver's license! Websites grow up so fast.

By: Item

Item — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:54:00 -0800

That Metro article sums up Mefi perfectly: "wonderful, smart and dedicated souls who hunt down the most interesting things on the web, then argue about them and make obscure in-jokes."

By: Malor

Malor — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:54:14 -0800

I'd be in favor of image tags for this one thread, if that's doable. :) Happy birthday, from one of the fi-dolla noobs!

By: sciurus

sciurus — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:56:43 -0800

Happy Birthday!

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:56:59 -0800

I freaked out, joined the Army, worked for the government, and went into business for myself... I'm a professional killer. On preview: CheeseDigestsAll beat me to it. Happy Birthday!

By: widdershins

widdershins — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:57:37 -0800

This site has been my main source of amusement, oddball information and time-wasting for FREAKING SEVEN YEARS now. jonson, if you see this - thx for the tip all those years ago. Happy birthday MeFi and Matt, jessamyn, cortex, pb and vacapinta: thank you!!!

By: jouke

jouke — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:58:14 -0800

Yes. Yes. Img tag for this one thread!

By: Sticherbeast

Sticherbeast — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:00:18 -0800

HELL YEAH CAPS LOCK DAY

By: mippy

mippy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:00:18 -0800

Ode to Metafilter Your pages are so very blue, your text so very white (or yellow) (or cream) (or gray) I love to refresh and preview and post on a rainy day, Because Metafilter, I love you, I really do, More than glue. Or jbou. posted by precocious at 10:48 PM on July 24, 2002 [+] [!]

By: Jofus

Jofus — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:02:57 -0800

YAY!

By: the dief

the dief — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:03:07 -0800

I love all of you.

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:03:20 -0800

Woot! Here's my gift: a vibrating camera.

By: exhilaration

exhilaration — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:08:11 -0800

Here are the best IMG tag-abuse threads, if you'd like to relive your Metafilter youth: http://metatalk.metafilter.com/14809/A-moment-of-the-silence-for-the-IMG-tag http://mssv.net/wiki/index.php/Beloved_IMG_Tag

By: sunshinesky

sunshinesky — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:09:31 -0800

That time again, huh? whoohoo!

By: epersonae

epersonae — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:10:52 -0800

MetaFilter has outlasted the web "magazine" where I first read about MetaFilter. (Yo, check out that awesome author profile photo at the bottom.) I went away for a long time (AskMe had not yet been born then) because the MeFi was too addictive, and I was too busy. But I'm so thrilled with how it grew in the meantime, and the awesome amazing thing/place that it continues to be. HAPPY BIRHTDAY!

By: notquitemaryann

notquitemaryann — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:10:52 -0800

Happy birthday, mefi and mefites. I love you more than the rest of the internet put together.

By: tspae

tspae — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:11:20 -0800

Happy oh so happy birfday you MeFi you! Every time I read you my IQ goes up. AND IT'S YOUR FAULT!!!!~!1!

By: ChrisR

ChrisR — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:11:49 -0800

Happy birthday, blue.

By: lazaruslong

lazaruslong — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:11:58 -0800

Happy 10 us.

By: Monster_Zero

Monster_Zero — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:14:22 -0800

Yay I am wasting time at work to say happy 10th!! I was paid to post this!!!!

By: kldickson

kldickson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:15:18 -0800

Happy birthday, Metafilter.

By: FelliniBlank

FelliniBlank — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:16:43 -0800

Many happy returns of the day although it is, of course, a bittersweet occasion: On Turning Ten Billy Collins The whole idea of it makes me feel like I'm coming down with something, something worse than any stomach ache or the headaches I get from reading in bad light-- a kind of measles of the spirit, a mumps of the psyche, a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul. You tell me it is too early to be looking back, but that is because you have forgotten the perfect simplicity of being one and the beautiful complexity introduced by two. But I can lie on my bed and remember every digit. At four I was an Arabian wizard. I could make myself invisible by drinking a glass of milk a certain way. At seven I was a soldier, at nine a prince. But now I am mostly at the window watching the late afternoon light. Back then it never fell so solemnly against the side of my tree house, and my bicycle never leaned against the garage as it does today, all the dark blue speed drained out of it. This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself, as I walk through the universe in my sneakers. It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friends, time to turn the first big number. It seems only yesterday I used to believe there was nothing under my skin but light. If you cut me I could shine. But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life, I skin my knees. I bleed.

By: raysmj

raysmj — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:18:22 -0800

Happy Birthday! I need more coffee before I can say anything witty, but know that I mean it.

By: Spatch

Spatch — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:20:09 -0800

AND YOU SMELL LIKE ONE TOOOOO! (don't forget, when tehloki favorites this post, we all get to make a wish)

By: dragstroke

dragstroke — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:20:15 -0800

Is this "Anniversary" something I would need a sense of time passing to understand? Happy Birthday!

By: sveskemus

sveskemus — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:20:50 -0800

Yay! Happy birthday!

By: iviken

iviken — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:21:24 -0800

Metafilter 10 years: the theme song.

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:21:51 -0800

It's five somewhere, dude. If you're referring to the fact that it is in the 5th hour post meridian somewherethis is true. But it is not always any given time somewhere. The world marks time in jumps of 30 and 60 minute increments, except for Chatham Island. This is my plate of beans. That is all.

By: emmling

emmling — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:22:21 -0800

A friend introduced me to MeFi when I was at university. Signups were restricted to, I think, twenty people a day starting at noon PST. For about a week I rushed home every day, trying to get one of those slots. I finally did, and I've been here ever since. Happy birthday, Metafilter.

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:23:22 -0800

Also: 10th birthdays are dull. I'm holding out for the Quinceañera.

By: baby_jessamyn

baby_jessamyn — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:23:51 -0800

* cries *

By: jeanmari

jeanmari — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:24:49 -0800

Wow. Ten years ago, I was backwards, nerd-girl who couldn't cook and who had a bad boyfriend and a serious case of the boredoms. Today, I'm a successful nerd-girl with a nice husband (since I DTMFA'd the bad boyfriend) who knows how to drive a stick shift, top steamed veggies, make sandwiches, and make my house smell good economically. Metafilter has really turned my life around. Thanks, Metafilter! Happy 10 years!

By: rtha

rtha — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:25:15 -0800

Is anybody still reading all the way down here? Happy birthday, Metafilter! Thanks, Matt!

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:25:51 -0800

Happy Birthday Metafilter! If it wasn't for you, I'd probably have accomplished more in the last ten years, but enjoyed it less. Lemme give you a hug.

By: waxpancake

waxpancake — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:27:03 -0800

I love you guys. See you at the party.

By: Potomac Avenue

Potomac Avenue — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:27:12 -0800

i too posted in this thread

By: liquorice

liquorice — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:28:39 -0800

I had to post in this thread because it is this thread but it's clear that I am not original in my thinking. YAY US!

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:29:35 -0800

So, if this is MetaFilter's 10th anniversary, does that make it the 15th anniversary of the Cabal? I should check my newsletter.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:29:58 -0800

Ten years. Damn, and I thought this thread made me feel old.

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:30:44 -0800

When it began, I can't begin to know when But I know I've been posting long Was in the spring, whooooo And spring became the summer Who'd believe you'd last so long Links, posting links, Reaching out Filtring me, Filtring youuu Sweet Old Mefi! (Oh Oh Oh!) Old sites never seemed this good (This good! This good! This good!) I've been inclined (Oh oh oh!) To believe they never would And now I,I look at the site, whoooo And I don't feel so lonely It's grown so far beyond the Blue, oh And when I post Replies from other posters Tell me this is post number twooo Flags, setting flaggs, reaching Out Flagging me, Flagging Youuuuu Sweet Old Mefi! (Oh Oh Oh!) Old sites never seemed this good (This good! This good! This good!) I've been inclined (Oh oh oh!) To believe they never would Sweet Old Mefi (Oh Oh Oh!) Old sites never seemed this good (This good! This good! This good!)

By: exogenous

exogenous — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:30:54 -0800

Here are the posts from the early days of Metafilter. The link will only really work accuratelly for a short while until new posts push it back.

By: Ceiling Cat

Ceiling Cat — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:32:04 -0800

Hurf durf, celebrators!

By: jabberjaw

jabberjaw — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:33:34 -0800

Has nobody tried to actually revive cat-scan.com, or at least the concept? cat-scan.metafilter.com, perhaps?

By: deborah

deborah — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:34:02 -0800

What? I'm at the end and no cat scans yet? Yeesh. Meet Oliver and Abigail.

By: artlung

artlung — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:34:42 -0800

Kudos to the whole Metafilter team! And special thanks and kudos to mathowie. Awesome concept, executed with real staying power. Imagine a humane space on the web! It defies logic but must exist because of the effort of those who contribute to it daily, minute by minute. And of course, thanks MeFites for being some of the best of the web.

By: olya

olya — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:37:47 -0800

Whoops, I realized that later, ericb. Happy birthday to us!

By: Remy

Remy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:38:16 -0800

I am taking the opportunity to re-read Be Safe And Smart on MetaFilter!, the undisputably greatest comic in the history of the Internet. Happy birthday, Blue.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:38:38 -0800

Aw, happy birthday metafilter! You're the best!

By: joelf

joelf — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:38:40 -0800

Hippie Bathday!

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:38:43 -0800

oh, i get it OH I GET IT man, don't you even know how fucking popular I am on the internet?

By: gofargogo

gofargogo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:42:41 -0800

Wooooo! Happy Birthday MeFi! And a huge thanks to the mods for making this place so damn special. I will celebrate by attending my first meetup this weekend!

By: genefinder

genefinder — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:43:18 -0800

Thanks Metafilter for allowing me to remain at the same grade level at my job for 4 years (because I wasted so much time here, I could never be promoted)

By: Caduceus

Caduceus — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:46:09 -0800

Happy birthday, you crazy site!

By: spilon

spilon — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:46:46 -0800

hooray!

By: barrett caulk

barrett caulk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:47:48 -0800

Yay! Happy Birthday, everyone! Hugs!!

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:49:15 -0800

Without Metafilter as a mostly-sane refuge, the rest of the web would be so fucking annoying. Happy Birthday, Metafilter.

By: marxchivist

marxchivist — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:49:46 -0800

I hate you all. What? Oh sorry, thought I was somewhere else. Yes, yes, happy birthday Metafilter! I love this place and almost all the folks here.

By: bicyclefish

bicyclefish — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:51:21 -0800

Happy birthday, Metafilter! [Thread, thread, and thread.] Thanks to the people who made this happen. We all owe you one.

By: JeffK

JeffK — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:52:18 -0800

Happy Birthday!

By: potsmokinghippieoverlord

potsmokinghippieoverlord — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:54:28 -0800

MOAR CATS PLZ

By: memebake

memebake — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:54:31 -0800

Happy birthday metafilter! don't know if anyones posted it already, but the original cat-scan.com is still available at the Internet Archive: cat-scan.com from May 2001

By: starvingartist

starvingartist — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:55:06 -0800

MeFi is now ten And all I could get it was This awful haiku Happy freakin' birthday, MetaFilter!

By: Space Kitty

Space Kitty — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:55:26 -0800

Happy Birthday, Metafilter! Thank you for years and years of making office jobs tolerable.

By: dhruva

dhruva — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:58:47 -0800

Yay!

By: symbollocks

symbollocks — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:59:49 -0800

Wow. I was 11 when this shit went down. I feel old. Happy Birthday!

By: Squid Voltaire

Squid Voltaire — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:02:16 -0800

Happy Birthday!

By: britain

britain — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:03:07 -0800

I've only been following along since 2002, when I found MeFi on a lunchbreak while temping for a large vehicular concern. Happy birthday! Thanks for being interesting, and for not being blocked by Websense!

By: The Light Fantastic

The Light Fantastic — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:04:33 -0800

Metafilter is my one true friend. Happy birthday, friend.

By: allkindsoftime

allkindsoftime — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:04:35 -0800

I've got the BOTW, On a cloudy day. When it's cold outside, I've got the Popular Favorites page. Well, I guess you'll say What can make me feel this way? MeFi. (MeFi, MeFi) Talkin' 'bout my MeFi. (MeFi) I've got so many favorites And my contacts linking me. I've got my contributions listed And I can view all activity. Well, I guess you'll say What can make me feel this way? MeFi. (MeFi, MeFi) Talkin' 'bout my MeFi. (MeFi) Ooooh, Hoooo. Hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. I don't need no Digg, Reddit or Delicious. I've got all the links, baby, One man can browse. Well, I guess you'll say What can make me feel this way? MeFi. (MeFi, MeFi) Talkin' 'bout my MeFi. (MeFi) Talkin' bout MeFi. I've got the BOTW on cloudy day With MeFi. I've even got the Popular Favorites page with MeFi...

By: six-or-six-thirty

six-or-six-thirty — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:04:43 -0800

Awwww. I'm supposed to be working right now. you guys are the best. 6+MeFi 4evr

By: allkindsoftime

allkindsoftime — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:05:53 -0800

Wiki: and is ~~almost~~now ten years old edited.

By: yiftach

yiftach — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:05:55 -0800

So many comments and not a single Mazal Tov yet? Or יום הולדת שמח? What a shanda! Gotta go back and check out that SD Meetup thread, because, you know, I need more disruptions to my productivity.

By: juv3nal

juv3nal — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:07:32 -0800

You're only ten. I could still take you in a fight so don't be getting all uppity. Happy Birthday, Metafilter.

By: sineala

sineala — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:08:00 -0800

Happy birthday, Metafilter! I realize I've only been a member for a few months, but I've been a lurker for, um, at least five years! You're an awesome website! You're like how Usenet used to be -- full of smart people having smart discussions -- only with many fewer instances of bad ASCII art! Trust me, this is a plus! Hooray! I like exclamation points!

By: orange swan

orange swan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:08:55 -0800

Happy tenth, MeFi! I can't believe I've been around for eight of those years (lurker for the first year, member for the next seven), but at the same time I can hardly believe it's only been that long. You've been such a huge part of my life I know I take you for granted sometimes, but I love you. What do you mean, I "never bring pay any attention to you anymore"? I posted to the front page just yesterday. Oh come off it, I don't know why it bothers you that I check out other websites. I mean, yeah, I post stuff to other web sites sometimes. How can you expect me to spend my every waking moment with you and to never even look at another website? That's just not fair. A web surfer has her needs. I don't expect to be the only person in your life. Look, you don't need to be nasty about the time I spend with "those bunnies". They don't trash talk you. Oh God, do NOT bring that up. I can't believe you brought that up. Look, I made a mistake and double posted ONE TIME for crying out loud. How would you like it if I held grudges against you for being down sometimes? Yeah, yeah, I know you're way better at coping with all everyone's demands on you than you used to be. That wasn't my point. No, I'm NOT being mean to even say anything about it. I just meant... yeah, I KNOW you've got a lot on your plate. Yes, I noticed that you do something special for me every April 1st. I always notice. I just don't always think to mention it. I get busy too, you know. Lots of people make such a fuss over that I didn't think you'd care. Yeah, well, you're not the only one who doesn't feel appreciated. You don't always answer the questions I ask you. And sometimes I work for hours on a post for you, and you barely seem to even read it, and then I make one random throwaway comment and you wig out. Do we have to have this argument right now? I was trying to have a nice moment with you on your birthday. Fuck. Fine.

By: clockbound

clockbound — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:10:59 -0800

Dear Metafliter, Thank you for all the education, all the things I've seen and all the ideas you've given me. Happy Birthday!

By: WalterMitty

WalterMitty — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:13:46 -0800

There's nothing quite like wandering around with a 4 pound, 1 inch thick pentium II 366 that's network enabled. That's right, mathowie, there's nothing quite like it. Happy birthday, Metafilter!

By: Mastercheddaar

Mastercheddaar — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:13:47 -0800

Ok.... I get the 10 years link and it being the 10th Bday of metafilter but what is a cat-scan??? Honestly I do not know. Sniff Sniff... I fail epically at Mefi. WAIT a second...... Don't tell me... Don't tell me (Light bulb in my head turns on! DING).... Could it be because of this? Say what you will but I am feeling very good about myself right now. I now have a vague idea what everyone is talking about! It's good to fit in :)

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:14:31 -0800

Welcome to CliffyB's Cat-Scan! So that's what he did before Gears of War.

By: pnevares

pnevares — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:14:59 -0800

It's been a long time, hasn't it. I was surprised to see my name in the comments!

By: Mastercheddaar

Mastercheddaar — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:15:13 -0800

Oh yeah and also thank you Metafilter for everything.... Without you I would have to work 8 hours a day!

By: rodz

rodz — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:17:45 -0800

Happy Birthday. I can't believe it's been ten years in the blue.

By: ooga_booga

ooga_booga — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:19:28 -0800

Happy Birthday Metafilter! 10 years and untold billions of man hours down the drain! I keed. Keep on meta, meta.

By: bashos_frog

bashos_frog — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:19:39 -0800

Ding! Gratz!

By: stoneegg21

stoneegg21 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:20:19 -0800

I joined a bit later then when Metafilter started, but it's still been a blast for the entire time I've been here. Happy Birthday!

By: absalom

absalom — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:23:52 -0800

Man, the IMG tag was a power too great for us. It is best that such magic is lost to the world.

By: filmgoerjuan

filmgoerjuan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:24:29 -0800

Congratulations and many thanks to Matt!

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:27:17 -0800

We should buy cat-scan.com.

By: kozad

kozad — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:28:23 -0800

I am reminded of Metafilter's age every time I log in: in the New Improved Internet Age, you cannot log into anywhere with just four letters.

By: In The Annex

In The Annex — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:29:31 -0800

Happy Birthday Metafilter, and thank you for my daily fix. Semper Fidelis! Semper MeFi!

By: kozad

kozad — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:30:18 -0800

Metafilter: blue. Krishna: blue. Synchronicity or Gopi conspiracy?

By: motdiem2

motdiem2 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:30:51 -0800

Joyeux anniversaire MeFi !!!!

By: gursky

gursky — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:31:08 -0800

happy birthday! the sky is blue today -- nice touch, mathowie!

By: Oriole Adams

Oriole Adams — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:31:10 -0800

Happy 10th, MeFi!! Still the first site I check every morning, right after my email!

By: saturnine

saturnine — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:31:20 -0800

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Happy Birthday Mefi! You taught me that yes, that is indeed a cockroach. Thank you Matt, jessamyn, cortex, and pb for consistently keeping the site awesome! w00t!

By: marsha56

marsha56 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:33:58 -0800

HAP-PY ANN-I-VER-SA-RY! HAP-PY ANN-I-VER-SA-RY! HAP-PY ANN-I-VER-SA-RY! HAAAAAAAAAP-PY ANN-I-VER-SA-RY!!!

By: jeblis

jeblis — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:34:48 -0800

Undecuple Post!

By: caution live frogs

caution live frogs — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:34:55 -0800

It's a bit of a cliché, I know, but... Metafilter first showed me its potential on Sept. 11, 2001, when all the "real" news sites were down and nobody really knew what was going on. When the Space Shuttle broke up over Texas, I got more info from ten minutes on Metafilter (on a dial-up modem!) than my mother-in-law had gotten from watching several hours of network coverage. This is still the first place I go to get decent info on breaking news. All the idiocy, Flash Friday, bitching, moaning, arguing, sillyness, etc. aside, this site is great and I love it for so many reasons (admittedly these reasons include the idiocy, Flash Friday, etc., etc.). Thanks, Matt, and here's to 10 more years of supplying us all with Procrastination Fuel.

By: grouse

grouse — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:35:19 -0800

Man, the IMG tag was a power too great for us. With great power comes great responsibility. Look, we can handle the great responsibility as well as any other 10-year-old. And Susie's ~~parents~~moderators totally let her. Pretty please with Comic Sans on top?

By: katillathehun

katillathehun — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:36:32 -0800

And after all this time, you have yet to tell me where I can find coupons for my orange juice.

By: ambulance blues

ambulance blues — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:37:56 -0800

w0000000000t!

By: daniel_charms

daniel_charms — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:38:39 -0800

Yay, my first MeFi birthday party! Happy Birthday, Metafilter!

By: shakespeherian

shakespeherian — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:38:43 -0800

exogenous: Here are the posts from the early days of Metafilter. It's weird to see mathowie posts without any comments, because 1) Matt's posts are usually fantastic and 2) his posts are usually full of annoying ass-kissers who say thinks like 'Matt's posts are usually fantastic.'

By: djduckie

djduckie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:40:40 -0800

Sweet Old Mefi (Oh Oh Oh!) Old sites never seemed this good (This good! This good! This good!) new inning at fenway?

By: reflecked

reflecked — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:40:52 -0800

Memepool was better, and then it wasn't. Kuroshin seemed smarter, but it drowned in self-referential bombast. Metafilter stayed trueblue. Thank you, Mathowie, for giving Metafilter the space to flourish.

By: Toothless Willy

Toothless Willy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:42:25 -0800

Whoops. No more looking at the archives at work! Old links don't die, they just fade away into porn.

By: zenzizi

zenzizi — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:42:50 -0800

HAPPY B-DAY MEFI !! (btw i'm still pissed about this - meta - it was sooooo not a double XD) (LOL 10MB)

By: jopreacher

jopreacher — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:45:09 -0800

and now we do the dance of joy! :) Happy Birthday and thanks for all the entertainment!

By: fuq

fuq — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:45:41 -0800

If this something I would need to be a member of metafilter to understand?

By: islander

islander — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:47:25 -0800

YOUOOOoooooooooo light up my LIIiiiiiiiife.... *mixes another celebratory G&T* If MeFi did not exist it would be necessary to invent all of you. Which would be very difficult. Happy Birthday!

By: gorgor_balabala

gorgor_balabala — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:47:52 -0800

CHARGE ME MORE MONEY, I DESERVE IT! C'MON BIRTHDAY BLOG!!

By: cavalier

cavalier — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:49:28 -0800

You know, I was like -- gosh -- there's quite a few Grosse Pointe Blank quotes here. And while I think it's one of the finest pieces of cinema ever created, I wondered how we suddenly had so many comments for it on one thread. I just saw the title. Great title. TEN!

By: cazoo

cazoo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:50:15 -0800

Happy 10 year MeFi!

By: Araucaria

Araucaria — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:50:43 -0800

mippy said: "Why do you summon Languagehat?" "Every time I read that name I think of a hat embroidered with various friendly international words, doffed by an eager high school Spanish teacher." I think of this guy.

By: tawny

tawny — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:50:57 -0800

thank you

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:52:26 -0800

God, derail much? Take it to MeTa, people.

By: rocket88

rocket88 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:52:30 -0800

"Ten true summers we'll be there and laughing too" Happy Birthday!

By: disclaimer

disclaimer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:53:06 -0800

Good on ya, Mefi, now give us ten more years. ;)

By: twirlypen

twirlypen — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:55:14 -0800

Huzzuh, I say.

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:56:15 -0800

Read along without joining for 3 years, missing the 30 minute window for 2 of them, gnashed teeth over some interminable outages, -- then day 2 $5.00 n00b, W00T, but I've been "here" for more like 8 now. I wish I could remember how I originally found the site. You guys make me smarter instead of stupider, like the rest of the web.

By: Potomac Avenue

Potomac Avenue — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:56:21 -0800

"I've spent most of my life skateboarding" posted by mathowie Learn something new every day, dang.

By: khregs

khregs — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:58:03 -0800

Wow, 10 years! It's amazing to me that i have been lurking MetaFilter for almost that whole time, finally signing up for an account just a few weeks ago. Thinking back, i believe i first discovered it in the summer of 2000, bored at work and looking for something online to distract me from the soul-crushing mediocrity of my workday. Reading this site was a light-bulb moment -- it instantly became a first-thing-in-the-morning bookmark for me and has remain such ever since. I know that my life and mind are better for it, not just because of the fantastic things i have learned about and been entertained by via this site, but also because of the friendly, hilarious, lively, intelligent and enlightening conversations surrounding each post. So, in that spirit, I want my first post to The Blue to convey my appreciation and gratitude to mathowie, the mods and the entire community for making this site what it is -- truly the best of the web. Thank you & congratulations.

By: The corpse in the library

The corpse in the library — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:06:19 -0800

Optamystic: "I had hair ten years ago. Now I am bald. I'm pretty sure it's Metafilter's fault." You think that's bad? I was childfree and living in Manhattan; now I'm a suburban mother-of-two. I really should've read the fine print a bit more carefully.

By: FireballForever

FireballForever — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:06:57 -0800

Happy Birthday, Metafilter!

By: marsha56

marsha56 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:07:18 -0800

The miracle that almost wasn't. Re-reading this makes me want for us all to go back in time so we could have let Matt know that the best was yet to come. Scary to think how close MeFi was to going away. I'm so grateful to Matt for sticking it out, for putting up with us for all these years. And of course to all the mods, cortex, jess, vaca and pb too! Thanks guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great big sloppy hugs and kisses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: PontifexPrimus

PontifexPrimus — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:07:51 -0800

Pastabagel: "I want this report on my desk in the morning. Thanks." "It's sorta brown, with four legs, and there's two drawers on the right-hand side." I can't believe how long I had to wait to get to make that joke. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Jubiläum! And a lot of thanks to the people who made it all possible!

By: caddis

caddis — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:08:16 -0800

Matt's little project has made all of our lives a little bit richer. Thanks Matt and happy b-day mefi.

By: Iridic

Iridic — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:08:30 -0800

Bad pithy harpy!

By: jouke

jouke — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:08:42 -0800

You lurked for 9 years?!

By: horsewithnoname

horsewithnoname — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:15:31 -0800

ohhhh, ho'-to-cultuuuure. Happy Birthday, Metafilter!!

By: Pendragon

Pendragon — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:17:03 -0800

Gefeleciteerd Metafilter!!!!!

By: benzo8

benzo8 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:17:23 -0800

Ten years. It's been a fucking roller-coaster. I feel sick. But I still can't get off. (Fnarr, fnarr). Happy Birthday all...

By: Night_owl

Night_owl — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:17:32 -0800

Whoa, oh, oh, oh For the longest time Whoa, oh, oh For the longest-- If you said goodbye to me tonight There would still be music left to write What else could I do I'm so inspired by you That hasn't happened for the longest time Once I thought my innocence was gone Now I know the internet goes on That's where you found me When you wrapped your links around me And I have been here for the longest time Whoa, oh, oh, oh For the longest time Whoa, oh, oh For the longest-- I'm that voice you're hearing on the nets And you know what is best of the best? It's how I need you And how you needed me too That hasn't happened for the longest time Maybe this won't last very long But it's been ten years So I could be wrong Maybe I've been hoping too hard But we've come this far And you're more than I hoped for Who knows how much further we'll go on Of course I'll be sorry when you're gone Won't keep my distance Won't forget this site's the nicest You're gonna be here for the longest time I was not sure where this would go I said to myself The net is dumber than you know Now I know the website that you are You're wonderful so far And it's more than I hoped for I don't care what consequence it brings I have been a fool for lesser things I want you so bad I think you ought to know that I intend to post here for the longest time Whoa, oh, oh, oh For the longest time Whoa, oh,oh For the longest time Whoa, oh, oh For the longest time Whoa, oh, oh, For the longest time

By: hardcode

hardcode — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:18:11 -0800

Happy Birthday MeFi!

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:18:39 -0800

orange swan, I could have told you that getting into a relationship with a ten-year-old was a risky proposal at best, and set up to fail from the beginning at worst. And if Metafilter is female, Mark Regnerus thinks you should already be married, but we don't talk to him much these days.

By: norm

norm — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:22:18 -0800

I thought I signed up post-peak. I guess I was wrong. What a strange (and different and yet still awesome) place.

By: Hairy Lobster

Hairy Lobster — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:29:49 -0800

HAPPY BDAY!

By: ardgedee

ardgedee — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:33:27 -0800

I know for a fact that nobody reads the posts up there. But they read the posts down here.

By: ikahime

ikahime — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:37:13 -0800

The corpse in the library - You think that's bad? I was childfree and living in Manhattan; now I'm a suburban mother-of-two. I really should've read the fine print a bit more carefully. If we're going that route, then Metafilter made me gay. Thank you Metafilter! And おめでとう　ございます！

By: JayG

JayG — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:37:13 -0800

Cat-scan is where I come out from the woodwork to say hello to all the mefites. I've been a lurker since 2001. I finally was able to make an account in 2004 when the roles re-opened. I'm a daily reader and a lover of things meta but rather not get into the constant fracas. So anyway, Happy Birthday Metafilter! I will now go back to my hole in the ceiling watching ur internets

By: The Great Big Mulp

The Great Big Mulp — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:37:22 -0800

Happy birthday, MetaFilter!

By: reptile

reptile — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:38:17 -0800

By: BillsR100

BillsR100 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:40:09 -0800

Happy birthday MetaFilter, Thanks for all the smiles.

By: zennie

zennie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:40:46 -0800

Congratulations, everyone!

By: skwt

skwt — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:44:26 -0800

Maybe I'll repeat it one more time, now that it's appropriate: Guys, I love MetaFilter. (Warning: highly-caffeinated profession of affection.)

By: brina

brina — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:44:26 -0800

I never knew mathowie was in the army. He probably shouldn't have told Jeremy Piven that he's a professional killer, though. Especially not on video. These things get out, you know. Also, he looks a lot like John Cusack. How could I not have discovered that some time in these last ten years?

By: From Bklyn

From Bklyn — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:44:26 -0800

Woo Hoo!

By: sacre_bleu

sacre_bleu — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:44:33 -0800

Thanks, Matt. I'm glad your idea has blossomed into something that means to such to so many, and a living for you and others. All those sites with all that money that were supposed to re-define the web, where are they now? Congratulations to you and the mods. Many happy years.

By: DaddyNewt

DaddyNewt — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:46:09 -0800

WooHoo! WooooooHoo! (I love parties)

By: sparkletone

sparkletone — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:46:56 -0800

Once again, Cookie Monster has made my day. (Also: TEN MORE YEARS. TEN MORE YEARS. TEN MORE YEARS.)

By: Guy_Inamonkeysuit

Guy_Inamonkeysuit — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:49:18 -0800

Many happies, MeFi. This is my favorite web site, and I mean it. The wisdom of the ages, Jack.

By: xbonesgt

xbonesgt — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:49:33 -0800

happy birthday!

By: Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:49:52 -0800

God. I've barely been around here for three years and it's felt like a lifetime. What is it like for the 1999 members (or those who are left, anyway).

By: the littlest brussels sprout

the littlest brussels sprout — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:52:26 -0800

How can anyone hate Jeremy Piven? You forgot the "not." How can anyone not hate Jeremy Piven?

By: zsazsa

zsazsa — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:55:06 -0800

By: rainbaby

rainbaby — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:56:16 -0800

I'll pile on. Yay!

By: spacely_sprocket

spacely_sprocket — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:58:34 -0800

Link 404'd. Try this one.

By: Multicellular Exothermic

Multicellular Exothermic — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:02:45 -0800

Hurf durf Metafilter. Needs more bacon. And maple syrup. (Also, happy birthday Mefi! I have been lurking here since... about when Memepool ran out of new content. I finally coughed up the five bucks this year to become a member, but I have read something on Metafilter almost every day this millennium. Thank you, Matt, the moderators, and everyone in the community for building such a rich, deep, and intelligent resource.)

By: milestogo

milestogo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:03:13 -0800

Oh, Joyous day! Let Meta Filter prosper and her enemies soon stumble.

By: pharm

pharm — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:04:26 -0800

I for one, welcome our blue|grey|green|delete as appropriate overlords. Happy Birthday MeFi!

By: soundofsuburbia

soundofsuburbia — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:06:31 -0800

Grattis på födelsedagen, MetaFilter! Ja må du leva uti hundrade år!

By: Pronoiac

Pronoiac — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:06:34 -0800

Hooray!

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:08:02 -0800

Happy Birthday you big blue beast.

By: joeclark

joeclark — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:15:12 -0800

+1(0)

By: Quietgal

Quietgal — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:18:15 -0800

A big fat "Happy Birthday!" from a twennyfi'-dolla noob. (No sockpuppets, just a policy of tossing five bucks into mathowie's hat on my MeFi-versary.) Thanks, #1, for making a place where smart people can hang out on the internets; and thanks, mods, for keeping it that way; and thanks to all of us, I guess, for the wonderful posts and comments which "are © their original authors".

By: evilcolonel

evilcolonel — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:20:07 -0800

I read through three hundred comments just to find out that Marsha56 beat me to my own idea. Happy etc. anyhow.

By: theora55

theora55 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:20:20 -0800

Thou Shalt Always Filter is worth re-visiting.

By: Lynsey

Lynsey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:23:26 -0800

Happy birthday, dear Matt and thanks for all the good times!

By: spitefulcrow

spitefulcrow — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:23:45 -0800

Happy birthday, MeFi. Easily the best site on the web, and I really wish I had ponied up the $5 a year ago when I started reading instead of two months ago.

By: radiosilents

radiosilents — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:26:10 -0800

By: Big_B

Big_B — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:28:28 -0800

Here's to 10 more years of daytime distraction! Huzzah!

By: ahdeeda

ahdeeda — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:29:51 -0800

Happy birthday! Thanks for all the awesomeness!

By: jwells

jwells — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:30:02 -0800

The light at the end of the .com bubble burst. Thanks Matt! Happy 10th, all!

By: Skygazer

Skygazer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:31:06 -0800

Oh man, the fun I have had reading some of the threads and general hi-jinx round here. Sometimes I go back to old threads and re-read them just for how incredibly entertaining they are. Anyhow happy birthday to one of the best places and some of the nicest, smartest, funniest people on the interweb. I know I would hate the web a lot more, if it wasn't for Metafilter. Happy Tenth Big Blue!! See you guys on Saturday.

By: defenestration

defenestration — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:31:27 -0800

Happy 10th, MetaFilter. You are one of the best parts of the whole internets. Here's to the next 10.

By: JHarris

JHarris — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:35:42 -0800

Administrator, please hope us all.

By: tarantula

tarantula — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:35:51 -0800

i'm a cancer too!

By: threetoed

threetoed — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:36:00 -0800

Happy birthday, MeFi, and thank you for the enjoyment I've gotten out of reading you over the past 8 or 9 years. Thanks for the entertainment I've gotten over so many morning coffees, over all the breaks between classes I spent in a computer lab, over wifi in airport terminals waiting for a flight, and over many late insomnia filled nights. If MeFi suddenly disappeared one day, I'd quit the internet. Well, maybe not, but I'd give it serious thought at least.

By: barrett caulk

barrett caulk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:37:55 -0800

When I get home tonight and am likely very drunk, I am going to favorite every motherfucking comment in this thread. A little birthday present to Mefites everywhere. Also, my girlfriend will be receiving some, er, extra attention since she is the one who turned me on to the blue. And because I will likely be very drunk.

By: Skygazer

Skygazer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:51:29 -0800

I forgot to mention the most important thing. The reason I like to come here, other than the reasons I mentioned above is because they're an extension of one person's patience and tenacity and wisdom beyond his years, and a guy I think of as my friend and someone who inspires trust, even though I've never met him, yet his warmth shines through. And I guess what I'm trying to say here is that Matt Howie is fucking awesome. Congratulations Matt. Thanks for sticking it out. You're an inspiration.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:53:20 -0800

Yahoo now has co-branding arrangements going on. I hate to see this trend continue, as I see it diluting the reputation of both companies. What's Pepto-Bismol got to do with teens having a fun summer? Anyone care to make the connection for me? What's next, Geritol sponsoring a site aimed at toddlers? posted by mathowie at 5:59 PM PST - 0 comments - Post a Comment GYOBFW. Heheh. Couldn't resist, Matt. My how things changed over the years.

By: Ogre Lawless

Ogre Lawless — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:55:03 -0800

Xst, I've been here for seven of those years. I need to log out or something.

By: rmannion

rmannion — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:57:17 -0800

Happy Birthday, MeFi!

By: loquacious

loquacious — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:57:38 -0800

*pours out the Treaty of Westphalia for the dead homies*

By: Effigy2000

Effigy2000 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:00:08 -0800

Happy [tenth] birthday MeFi! Yay! Congrats to mathowie and everyone else! Also, one thing I love about these yearly birthday threads is how all the n00bs come in wondering what the fuck catscan is about and how shit a post it is, or mention its a double or whatever. And then they get it. Great stuff.

By: maxwelton

maxwelton — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:03:47 -0800

Hey, I gave you $5 to spend however you wanted. That's the only way I know how to show I care, man.

By: ob

ob — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:13:14 -0800

Happy Birthday MeFi! You've taught me a lot. Mostly about how to more effectively waste time on teh interwebs, but still, it's been magic. *sniffs back a tear*

By: bristolcat

bristolcat — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:15:55 -0800

I can't believe there are people who lurked for years. I think I lasted maybe a month before I ponied up my $5. Happy birthday, Metafilter! You've improved my life in ways I can't even begin to calculate. All those hours I thought I wasted were worth it. On preview, what ob said - tear and all.

By: TheWhiteSkull

TheWhiteSkull — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:18:31 -0800

They call it a decade...

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:19:15 -0800

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:22:30 -0800

Yay!

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:25:14 -0800

yay - cake! and fine wine. we want the finest wines known to humanity. we want them here, and we want them now!

By: robot

robot — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:26:30 -0800

Thank you Metafilter.

By: ants

ants — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:30:55 -0800

Happy Birthday Metafilter! I've (mostly) lurked here daily for the past eight years, and I love this place. Thanks to Matt and all the mods!

By: sueinnyc

sueinnyc — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:31:19 -0800

Happy Birthday, Metafilter! I may not be the most prolific poster, but I've been here, as a lurker and then a member, most days for most of those ten years. And my life wouldn't have been the same without MeFi.

By: chinston

chinston — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:31:35 -0800

Is this something I would need to have a MetaFilter to know something about?

By: scottymac

scottymac — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:32:38 -0800

Happy Birthday, Metafilter!!!

By: Skygazer

Skygazer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:33:30 -0800

and fine wine. we want the finest wines known to humanity. we want them here, and we want them now! We are multi-millionaires!!

By: davejay

davejay — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:36:44 -0800

I look forward to the imminent launch of MetaFilter 2: Electric Booga-blue.

By: davejay

davejay — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:37:08 -0800

Also, if you hosted this site in California, I think you'd be entitled to half of our earnings now.

By: Askiba

Askiba — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:45:26 -0800

Happy brfday, Metafilter!

By: mazola

mazola — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:52:14 -0800

So a guy logs into MetaFilter and the bartender sez to him he sez 'Why so blue?' Har har!

By: jaybeans

jaybeans — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:55:50 -0800

Only Metafilter and the magic of the Wayback Machine can show us what was important 10 years ago. Happy birthday Metafilter.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:00:03 -0800

Its really a shame that cat scan couldn't have been brought back up for just a few weeks in recognition of ten years of MeFi.

By: Slarty Bartfast

Slarty Bartfast — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:04:21 -0800

With a new baby, and a great new job I've been spending way too little time with you, Metafilter. You got me through the Bush years, you've inspired me, you've entertained me, you've given me new lifelong friends, my life is very obviously better because of you. Happy Birthday, all.

By: subbes

subbes — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:08:41 -0800

Wheeeeee!

By: maqsarian

maqsarian — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:10:35 -0800

Despite its legendariness, I had never actually seen cat-scan before. Wow. I don't know if I'd call it NSFW, but it certainly does bring the "What the hell are you looking at?" stares. Also, ten years! Hooray!

By: you're only jung once

you're only jung once — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:17:12 -0800

without you, i'm nothing. well nothing but a hideous lurker. well not so hideous, I do go on and on and on about most of the stuff I read here. respec' innit.

By: barrett caulk

barrett caulk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:17:30 -0800

Two whiskeys in and I should warn y'all of the possibility that it could turn into one of those (rare, but they happen) drunks that turn ugly. In which case I may flag every comment in this thread and not move on, posting a MeTa call out for every comment. Also, my, er, extra attention is met with a bottle of lotion tossed roughly at me, followed by the slam and *click* of the bedroom door. The laundry pile inhabiting the couch is shoved onto the floor and the night ends pathetically there. Through the hot thickness of the next morning I experience pangs of shame, sharp but indistinct. Over cold coffee and repressed retching I wonder Does my blanket apology to Metafilter cover Lauryl, too?

By: mazola

mazola — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:19:28 -0800

Frankly my money was on cat-scan.com to outlive MetaFilter but who can predict the future?

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:25:06 -0800

but who can predict the future? I can. I predict hangovers on 7 continents Sunday morning.

By: qldaddy

qldaddy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:27:27 -0800

I lurked for a long, long, time. Then I joined. Now, I still mostly lurk. But, today, I comment. Thanks, Matt for making this happen Thanks, jessamyn, cortex, vacapinta, and pb for making it work. And, thanks to all you prolific posters and commenters that make all the lurking worthwhile. Happy birthday to Mefi, truly best of the web!

By: OrangeDrink

OrangeDrink — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:32:33 -0800

There is something so poetic that this is listed as having 404 comments. Oh how many times have I clicked a link that brought me directly back to the page it linked from? Recursive joy, that.

By: pianomover

pianomover — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:01:32 -0800

Now, when I get to heaven, first thing I'll do. When I get to heaven, first thing 'awm do. When I get to heaven first thing I'll do, Pull out my horn and call old Blue...

By: ZeroAmbition

ZeroAmbition — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:06:18 -0800

So a guy logs into MetaFilter and the bartender sez to him he sez 'Why so blue?' Because he hasn't found the professional white background option yet? Alternatively he could "Make It Start"!

By: Phire

Phire — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:07:51 -0800

Aw, now I'm all emotional. (I've only been here three years? The fuck?)

By: holgate

holgate — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:07:55 -0800

We have cat-scans.

By: lukemeister

lukemeister — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:08:32 -0800

MetaFilter's own Anil Dash tweeted: Congrats to @mathowie on starting MetaFilter ten years ago today! The web needs more communities run by thoughtful people.

By: twistedonion

twistedonion — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:10:22 -0800

Congrats Matt and all. Happy birthday mefi, the only site I've visited daily for nearly ten years. Not sure what that says about either of us but there you go.

By: shadow vector

shadow vector — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:11:51 -0800

Yeah, count me as one who lurked for a very long time before finally opening an account. I'm not really a joiner. But I've probably been around for 7 or 8 of these years. MeFi has been the first link in my browser toolbar for all that time. Man. ...I used to play a MUD that kept track of your total login time, and it was a little disturbing to see how many man-hours I'd spent there, all tallied up. I shudder to think what my total would be for MeFi.

By: Kevin Sanders

Kevin Sanders — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:19:58 -0800

You are all over-thinking a plate of beans.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:20:03 -0800

*pours a 40 oz on the ground for his absent-from-the-thread-account-disabled homies*

By: Pallas Athena

Pallas Athena — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:23:22 -0800

My favourite band [of merry internet rogues] does not suck.

By: lukemeister

lukemeister — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:25:09 -0800

eyeballkid, Keep your 40 I'll just have an Earl Grey tea

By: rongorongo

rongorongo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:28:56 -0800

<Dan Brown> :-) X! </Dan Brown>

By: Mintyblonde

Mintyblonde — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:31:18 -0800

Happy Birthday from the UK....

By: msconduct

msconduct — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:35:39 -0800

wouldn't it be awesome if everyone with an account posted in this thread? like a 10th anniversary guest book? and thanks to everyone for being here.

By: lukemeister

lukemeister — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:44:52 -0800

Dan Brown's new thriller, The Lost ~~Symbol~~ Mefite: The Cabal Does Not Exist - Or Does It?

By: mazola

mazola — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:52:50 -0800

A moment of silence for the uncommented threads. .

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:12:29 -0800

woo!

By: rahnefan

rahnefan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:15:34 -0800

HBD MF

By: Antidisestablishmentarianist

Antidisestablishmentarianist — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:36:53 -0800

lessee I joined in 2003, so, thats 6 years. More than half. It really doesn't seem like that long ago, but ah, it was. Congrats to everyone for making this place as awesome as it is. Woot.

By: milestogo

milestogo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:37:52 -0800

I love it here. Thank you, everyone, so much!

By: Pope Guilty

Pope Guilty — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:38:38 -0800

Ten years of MeFi and a clip from my favorite movie ever? GodDAMN yes.

By: idiomatika

idiomatika — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:45:10 -0800

Last!

By: the Cabal

the Cabal — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:47:58 -0800

We would like to invite you all to Our private party celebrating ten years of nonexistence, but there isn't one.

By: lemuel

lemuel — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:49:56 -0800

Also, it's Bastille Day.!

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:56:48 -0800

Pretty sure this is a double. Also, I saw this on boing boing like 11 years ago :P

By: elfgirl

elfgirl — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:59:21 -0800

Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Pancake Pancake Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Oolong Pancake Pancake GREY GREY IT'S THE GREY

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:59:35 -0800

We would like to invite you all to Our private party celebrating ten years of nonexistence, but there isn't one. You know,what, YES there IS a Cabal. There I said it. Yes, the Cabal exists and plays the underpinnings of Metafilter like so many harps. Controlling and managing the flow of the Meta to the Filters. I know this because I have seen beyond them. The actuality behind the cabal. The front behind the front behind the cover up. If you'd seen what I have seen, you'd believe in the Cabal too, just our of sheer psychic self-preservation. I've seen the thing that calls it self Mathowie, the various inhuman and uncomprehending energies and *lengths* and *widths* that are called pb. I have witnessed such things, both with my eyes and other things that are not like seeing, but are even worse. Relive in the Cabal. The truth is so much worse.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:00:29 -0800

Happy birthday! I've been traveling all day today from New England to the Northwest and am currently in the amazing new Seattle main library. I'm so excited about the 18th it's not even funny. Actually, it's a bit funny that I'm so excited about a website's birthday, but ha ha funny, not peculiar funny because THERE'S NOTHING PECULIAR ABOUT A MAN'S LOVE FOR HIS FAVORITE WEBSITE!

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:01:03 -0800

Also, it's Bastille Day! Pours a bottle of Merlot for General Lafayette. Dude was down with us, you dig?

By: davejay

davejay — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:01:22 -0800

Congrats to @mathowie on starting MetaFilter ten years ago today! The web needs more communities run by thoughtful people. Twitter's character limit cut off the rest: "Until then, at least we have MetaFilter."

By: _dario

_dario — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:03:12 -0800

Actually, it's Bastille Day that was on the occasion of the -210th MeFi anniversary. I heard things got a bit out of hand at the Paris meetup, but it was great fun nevertheless.

By: anagrama

anagrama — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:03:14 -0800

Happy birthday Metafilter. Though only an occasional commenter, I can say in all honesty that you have enlightened my life over the past decade more than any other website. And almost got me fired in the process.

By: Evilspork

Evilspork — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:03:50 -0800

Welcome... to zombo.com.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:04:21 -0800

Are things possible?

By: nonspecialist

nonspecialist — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:07:12 -0800

Three cheers for Metafilter! HIP HIP ...

By: nonspecialist

nonspecialist — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:07:23 -0800

HOORAY!

By: nonspecialist

nonspecialist — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:07:37 -0800

HIP HIP ...

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:08:01 -0800

HOORAY!

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:08:21 -0800

Whickawacka firecracker sis boom bah! meta filter! metafilter! rah rah rah!

By: tellurian

tellurian — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:08:22 -0800

Happy 214th birthday La Marseillaise - ♫

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:08:58 -0800

HIP HIP...

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:09:48 -0800

HO-RAY! I wish I had a Ho Ray.

By: kosem

kosem — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:10:30 -0800

Both the internet and I are better for it.

By: nonspecialist

nonspecialist — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:11:36 -0800

HA-woOOOOOOSH!psnfrbnml... 'scuse me. Got a gold.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:14:25 -0800

Also my French is now good enough that I can almost follow La Marseillaise. And I'm reading Edith Wharton's French Ways and Their Meaning, which is just a treasuretrove of early 20th century attitude. Why did we pull away from France? They've been our bestest friends since forever. The English sided with the Confederacy, after all, trying to do that divine and conquer thing they do so well with colonies. Plus, um, War of 1812? They burned down the White House! Is a common language enough to make people bestest buddies? Even Hilter was shocked when we sided *with* the British as opposed to "getting back at them". Ah well, history is funny.

By: sexyrobot

sexyrobot — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:17:15 -0800

so, do we all have to make a comment on this thread? great.

By: h00py

h00py — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:19:57 -0800

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!! umm... Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!! I love you, website, I really do.

By: hooptycritter

hooptycritter — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:20:20 -0800

DELETE PIVEN DOUCHE IMMEDIATELY - HE CAUSES TOXIC SHOCK AND EPILEPTIC SEIZURES. btw - saw him in "Speed the Plow" and unless tuna has ecstasy and coke in it as well as mercury he is a lying, bad acting sack o shit.

By: spiderskull

spiderskull — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:22:25 -0800

Yes.

By: bobobox

bobobox — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:25:17 -0800

Thanks for existing, Metafilter. I don't have much to contribute but I do have a scanned cat butt. And that's enough, I think.

By: bru

bru — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:31:47 -0800

One of my friends is 60 today. So yay MetaFilter, congrats mathowie, hugs for the mods: 50 more years!

By: mediocre

mediocre — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:34:01 -0800

MetaFilter saved my life. I am not kidding. Without MetaFilter there is a very good chance that I would be a homeless junkie. I won't go into detail as to why, but if you were there you would understand.

By: mediocre

mediocre — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:37:44 -0800

Oh, I should add.. I won't name names, but after my moment of desperation, several MetaFilter community members were saintly and made an investment in my future that I will never gorget or not feel indebted for. Knowing that there were people who cared enough to take a vested interest in my future gave me the strength I needed to pull myself out of the mire and better my life. Thank you, MetaFilter, for saving my life.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:41:02 -0800

Uh, I have a horsey.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:46:19 -0800

Ah poop, the cake's all gone. Is there any beer left?

By: nonspecialist

nonspecialist — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:50:43 -0800

Nope, but there's this bottle of purple stuff. It used to be fizzy, but someone left the lid off.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:57:20 -0800

stav, buddy, how are... s good to see you man i'ma a... gimme a hug, er'one needs a hug, even got the shirt says that and.. you know i love you ma.. oh shit, fuck i din't mean a spill that on your shirt i o fuck gotta puke... lrgrrrradbbbllllallalaagh.....

By: milquetoast

milquetoast — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:00:24 -0800

Does anyone feed the ghosts down here?

By: nonspecialist

nonspecialist — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:01:11 -0800

Hey, I found some brownies. Anyone want a brownie? Don't know who brought them, they're tasty though. Some kind of mystery ingredient, too ... basil? oregano, perhaps? dunno. Hey, is that couch breathing?

By: MythMaker

MythMaker — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:01:12 -0800

Happy Birthday, blue!

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:13:09 -0800

I've totally got an album you guys gotta hear, one seconds...

By: effwerd

effwerd — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:22:05 -0800

HappyBirthday MetaFilter.

By: 5_13_23_42_69_666

5_13_23_42_69_666 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:23:32 -0800

many thanks to Matt and the Mods, this place is amazing!

By: shoesfullofdust

shoesfullofdust — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:24:00 -0800

Per cent'anni.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:24:24 -0800

but who can predict the future? I can. I predict hangovers on 7 continents Sunday morning. Ha! That's where you're wrong! Monday morning, here! (although a hangover on Sunday morning too is not beyond the cards, to tell the truth...)

By: edgeways

edgeways — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:27:02 -0800

Got off my lawn you bastards! Oh wait... erm HAPPY BIRTHDAY

By: Frank Grimes

Frank Grimes — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:27:02 -0800

Happy Birthday! 10 years old, so that's what, 5th grade? Seems about right sometimes.

By: ook

ook — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:50:16 -0800

I am posting in the ten year anniversary thread. This is me, posting. Here I am. Hello. I am at a ten year anniversary meetup right now. Present at the meetup is myself. Hello. It is nice to meet me. Have a drink. Thank you, I believe I will. HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPP HAPPY HAAPY AHPY AYPHAY AHYHY APHAYHP AYPHAY HAYHP AYHPAYHPA YPHAYHPAY!!!!!!!

By: darainwa

darainwa — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:53:24 -0800

When I joined the website back in the fall of 1999, I managed to read every article and comment posted six days out of the week. I think that lasted about six months before I couldn't really keep up any more. It's been both an educational and entertaining (almost) ten years for me here. Hopefully I'm still around lurking for another 10.

By: cephalopodcast

cephalopodcast — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:54:12 -0800

I came for the Kaycee Nicole. I stayed for the Miguel Cardoso. Thanks you Metafilter for making my Internet tubey.

By: casarkos

casarkos — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:55:46 -0800

Ten years of wasting my productivity. I love this place.

By: defenestration

defenestration — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:56:15 -0800

This thread was great, but now it's just filled with HIPsters. MeFiCliché with shitty pun bonus, go!

By: Bron

Bron — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:58:31 -0800

I came, I saw, I lurked...and baby, my mind blew open. Still the best thing I've ever found on the 'tubes. Thanks, everyone. Here's to ten more. Think I'll go buy a MeFi shirt to celebrate.

By: Alnedra

Alnedra — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:05:25 -0800

*raises a toast* To Metafilter, and its great mods. Love you guys. *guzzles ~~champagne~~tea*

By: Hardcore Poser

Hardcore Poser — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:12:30 -0800

Remember, MetaFilter? Remember gun-running in Antigua? Those steamy nights in the jungles of Uruguay, fleeing for our lives, you from the Cartel and me from the CIA? The hearts we broke, the bottles we recycled? Those days of thunder when we could do no wrong? Remember? Some say those years of addiction and debauchery in the wastelands broke you; I say they molded you, refined you, made your inner light shine like an iPod Touch at a Jonas Brothers concert. And oh how you have shined, MetaFilter. The accolades, the prizes, the song dedications on NPR, our lunch with the Mandelas at the White Castle. But do you really remember, MetaFilter? What has our time together meant after all these years? Did we really cheat death at the hands of Billy Bob Thornton just to retire in splendor in Barbuda? Remember with me, MetaFilter, and come back to your senses. Return to your roots, your true self. Lock and load, MeFi. Time to be a revolutionary again. I'll be waiting in the hovercraft.

By: Quietgal

Quietgal — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:14:24 -0800

Bastille Day: old and busted. MetaFilter Day: the new hotness. Wikipedia says the first Fête de la Fédération in 1790 included a four-day feast, fireworks, and running naked through the streets. Surely we can top that, MeFites!

By: East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:21:53 -0800

I think this website is a good website

By: MultiFaceted

MultiFaceted — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:38:25 -0800

I've lurked and read MetaFilter since...oh...about 2003 I guess. I decided to pony up the $5 and get a user name today. Happy Birthday Metafilter! Excellent site...it has brought me much enjoyment over the years.

By: danb

danb — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:38:32 -0800

MetaFilter, you so crazy.

By: sarahnade

sarahnade — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:44:46 -0800

I like it here. Yay, MetaFilter!

By: ambient2

ambient2 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:58:41 -0800

What a crappy post; one link to something nonsensical. I'm kidding. Thank you for this.

By: pianomover

pianomover — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:00:07 -0800

Ohhhh me so swampy

By: 40 Watt

40 Watt — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:15:56 -0800

Wait, isn't this Plastic.com?

By: armage

armage — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:14 -0800

Happy birthday, from one of the fi-dolla noobs! Happy birthday from one of the 2004 new-member-lottery freeloaders!

By: Balisong

Balisong — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:24:27 -0800

I miss Paris-paramus. Just kidding! I don't! "This is your Birthday Song, It isn't Very Long." Happy B-Day

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:25:23 -0800

THE WALLS ARE MELTING!

By: painquale

painquale — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:27:25 -0800

[This is good]

By: Feisty

Feisty — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:34:30 -0800

A temptingly tasteful comedy for adults who can count.

By: painquale

painquale — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:36:39 -0800

I hope that Miguel and Ethereal Bligh and amberglow and all the other ghosts of Metafilter's past apparate for this thread. They were the reason I started reading the site. We've got a ship of Theseus thing going on here, but the quality of the site has never diminished.

By: medium format

medium format — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:54:50 -0800

Happy Anniversary, MetaFilter! You're older than a plate of beans that I might overthink.

By: flotson

flotson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:59:28 -0800

Ah, sweet memories of insomniac meandering. . . I waited and read, and waited and read, and finally got my own sweet $5 metafilter shanty on the outskirts of town. Then I waited and read some more and one sweet day, finally posted, immediately embarrassing myself. And now I lurk mostly, and love from afar so many of you, aglow in my bedroom at 3am or nestled secretly between my pivot tables and Groupwise on lazy weekday afternoons. Here's to 10 more years of public humiliation, insomnia, and poor performance reviews. HAPPY BIRTHDAY METAFILTER

By: quin

quin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:03:53 -0800

Every now and again, I think about that moment, 10 years ago, when my buddy said; "Check out this site, there seems to be some neat shit" what would have happened differently had I ignored him. It's weird when you can identify a specific moment when things started to change. Nothing you noticed at the time, but when you look back over the the many comments, you can see a different person there at the beginning. And you realize, 'Man, that guy was a total wet blanket. No wonder I locked him in that trunk.'

By: yhbc

yhbc — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:17:52 -0800

I hope amberglow doesn't show up. He sent me a book a few years ago, and I never mailed it back.

By: Pope Guilty

Pope Guilty — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:21:10 -0800

Damn, but I miss amberglow.

By: zinc saucier

zinc saucier — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:29:31 -0800

Happy Birthday to the only website that can make me change my mind.

By: elfgirl

elfgirl — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:42:28 -0800

I would like to point out that monkeys are funny.

By: caddis

caddis — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:54:24 -0800

OK, if we are going to catalog mefites we miss, I miss: amberglow - hugely, more than anyone ever on the site troutfishing - always made me think, one of the best political posters on mefi quonsar - always made me laugh, truth to power, truth to posers daviddark - oh yeah he could make a liberal squirm ikkyu2- House always had the goods paris paramus - how anyone could go from screaming liberal to robot conservative with just a few planes into manhattan I can't figure, but somehow I still dug him dios - although he isn't really gone, he just doesn't come in and provide reality as much as he used to do and then, there is the one really big hole in mefi, the hole that has never really been filled, and the person who perhaps helped make this place so popular with his wit and being perhaps the most articulate and well spoken writer on the web - Miguel Cardoso (so it is super late at night and I probably missed a few, but jeez, the people really helped to define this place in the day)

By: dhartung

dhartung — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:55:47 -0800

I'm trying to remember exactly when I saw the site for the first time. I was trying to get my own blog software running and it kept failing to meet my standards, and the Pyra crew was doing a few things that looked interesting, and probably a link from Ev or Meg sent me here. Matt was taking it up and down and changing things and of course, nobody was commenting yet, so it looked a bit quixotic and unformed. Then Pyra released Blogger to the world (now, I think I was informally a beta user, but that may be an exaggeration -- it was more like Ev knew I was interested and invited me and a few others) and I just went off with my Lake Effect thang for a while. But I kept coming back, and more to the point, other people started showing up and actually giving mathowie some comments love. And then somebody -- the record shows it may have been Steven C. Den Beste, but in my heart I suspect it was jonmc in a thread lost to time -- said something, and I had to respond. Wow. Um, cats, you say?

By: diocletian

diocletian — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:59:18 -0800

Happy birthday Metafilter -- best of the web, always.

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:01:27 -0800

It's funny because cat-scan has this other meaning. It involves scanners, but not cats. The other one is metaphorical. This one is literal. It's usually the other way around. But not this time. And there's really not so much to debate, even thought the topic comes up every year. For a reason unrelated to cats and scanners, but it is worth noting nonetheless. Also, I want this thread in my Recent Activity.

By: samthemander

samthemander — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:07:00 -0800

Happy birthday, MeFi. I still remember the day I discovered you (prowling the bookmarks of my research advisor's laptop.. hehe...). I've since grown with your advice and wondrousness. Thanks for the community, the links and the love!

By: th3ph17

th3ph17 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:08:48 -0800

once i went to a meet-up and was too shy to say hello to anyone. once i went to a meet-up and was fed strange snacks in a bar by jonmc. that...perfectly illustrates my mefi personal growth. someday when metafilter becomes self-aware and eats all of our brains, i will consider it an honor to be one with all of you.

By: Pronoiac

Pronoiac — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:19:13 -0800

Enough hinting, th3ph17, consider yourself E-spoused.

By: fungible

fungible — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:21:48 -0800

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

By: Rat Spatula

Rat Spatula — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:28:31 -0800

jouke: "You lurked for 9 years?!" I've been lurking nearly 8. I know I had started reading prior to 9/11 because I remember sitting in my cube that day hitting reload reload reload. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? FUCK YOU ALL! I'LL CUT OFF MY OWN HAND BEFORE I COME BACK TO METAFILTER! YOU ALL SUCK!

By: Rat Spatula

Rat Spatula — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:30:19 -0800

Also, why is Metafilter run by topless furries in Boy Scout uniforms?

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:40:23 -0800

Damn, maybe I should go dark for months on end. Help the mythology, so to speak *DO DAH DUM DAH DUM DAUH dododododododo*

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:41:00 -0800

It's impossible to find tops for those uniforms in our sizes, basically.

By: Jubey

Jubey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:42:02 -0800

Happy birthday to my favourite site on the net. Matt, what you have created is just amazing and has bought so much to our lives. Congratulations and thanks for all the links. I'll be celebrating with two cats and a scanner today ;)

By: the cydonian

the cydonian — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:48:49 -0800

Been lurking since 2003/04, was able to pony up cash for an account only in 2005. I think it was my first purchase on the net, a few months after I got my first credit-card. :-) This is perhaps contrary to the Mefi Way (tm) :-D, but Mefi was, and still is, the only web-community where I don't mind wading through long discussions without me reacting violently. Posts here are opinionated as elsewhere, but threads taken as a whole are rarely wrong; I find that most of the points I want to make have already been made by people smarter or more experienced than me. Also, there's a lot of brain-fodder out here that you just can't get anywhere else; lots of posts on things that I am interested in (or can be convinced I am interested in) :-) Happy Birthday, Metafilter! _{Also, saved up the 600th comment for this. :-)}

By: the littlest brussels sprout

the littlest brussels sprout — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:49:56 -0800

I'll be celebrating with two cats and a scanner today ;) Well, I'm celebrating with two scats and a canner. To each his own.

By: kozad

kozad — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:02:03 -0800

Through a Rat Scatter Darkly

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:11:03 -0800

And I'm celebrating with two scouts and a spanner. Wait.

By: little e

little e — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:12:51 -0800

I lurked for, I don't know, six or seven years maybe? Because I was in school and broke and I was all like screw that, I'm not paying for something on the internet. Also because actually participating in something on the internet seemed really creepy. Which is funny, because I am actually pretty creepy myself. Then I wasn't in school or broke but it took a very long time begin to recover from four years of training to communicate using only illegible sentence fragments and Latin abbreviations. But once I could form sentences again and I joined it still wasn't that fun until I went to a meetup and realized that y'all actually existed.

By: Rhaomi

Rhaomi — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:16:26 -0800

Ten years! And to think -- if humanity had evolved with 12 fingers and toes, this would have been like any other day on Mefi. Um, excepting the fact that human history would be radically different and Metafilter probably wouldn't even exist. Anyway, thanks to the mod squad and Mefites everywhere for proving that the internet can be consistently intelligent and fun, for providing touching, fascinating, and brilliant commentary on so many difficult issues, for showing me all sorts of amazing things I never would have seen anywhere else, and for giving me enough teary laughter to probably significantly extend my lifespan (IANADs be damned). Happy birthday, you magnificent bastard.

By: barrett caulk

barrett caulk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:22:51 -0800

Oh, for fuck's sake. What a fucking n00b! I didn't realize there was a 'favorite limit for the day'! Pony request? Fuck that for this thread? I made a promise in good faith, and now the rules make me out to be a punk? Happy Tenth, indeed. Heh. Probably shoulda read the FAQ. Jeez-us. I guess it's time to for, er, extra attention. Oh shit. She's asleep. Hug?

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:26:34 -0800

Uh, I have a horsey. Neigh. Start at the beginning! And when you come to the end we can start again.

By: carsonb

carsonb — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:28:32 -0800

Happy Birthday, MeFi. It's been a good long while. Thanks for being there.

By: elfgirl

elfgirl — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:31:47 -0800

And I'm celebrating with two scouts and a spanner. You're an Engineer?

By: Rhaomi

Rhaomi — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:33:21 -0800

I might be a little late in saying this, but DTMFA.* * Decennialize The MetaFilter Already

By: Jumpin Jack Flash

Jumpin Jack Flash — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:33:26 -0800

I just want to add my $0.02 worth. Hippo Birdie two Ewe.

By: inpHilltr8r

inpHilltr8r — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:51:47 -0800

So, we have moderators now? And it costs money to join? And why is the background continually changing colour? Happy 10th mefi. I think I still owe some people a swap disc. Sorry. I should probably get on that.

By: painquale

painquale — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:57:28 -0800

This thread is making me happy. I was really hoping that I could make the NYC anniversary party my first meet-up, but I have a different good friend whose 30th is on the same day, and friends who are not websites win birthday tug-of-wars. I'll be on a boat cruising around Manhattan while you guys are doing whatever you do at 10th anniversary parties, but I'll be sure to raise a blue drink of some sort in your direction. Preferably a flaming one.

By: the cydonian

the cydonian — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:57:40 -0800

_{Errr, not 600th post. Haven't been sleeping well over the past few days.}

By: elfgirl

elfgirl — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:12:41 -0800

I'm pretty sure I got here through dhartung (although it may have been Azrael) who I got to through zannah who I got to through Blogger's recently updated list, when such a thing still existed. So it's, er, Blogger's fault? (It's Evan's fault, he broke the 'Net. He's very sorry.) I am a little mortified to find that my first comment included the phrase "begs the question". My activity levels since then have waxed and waned, but it's always a fun, interesting, thought-provoking place to be.

By: twoleftfeet

twoleftfeet — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:12:51 -0800

Is this "10th Birthday" thing something I'd have to use Metafilter to understand?

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:35:45 -0800

Thanks Mefites, it's been a solid decade of fun. Sometimes it even vibrated. And of course, here's the wayback machine version...cat-scan.com.

By: Inkslinger

Inkslinger — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:49:52 -0800

Happy birthday, Metafilter!

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:04:33 -0800

You're an Engineer? I'm a wha?- oh, yes, officer, that's it, exactly! An engineer! I thought you said "A homicidal paedophile!" Boy, this flu sure is playing tricks with my hearing! Now you understand why there's all this gaffer tape & power tools lying around my bedroom...

By: tickingclock

tickingclock — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:20:04 -0800

Whee! Happy birthday, MetaFilter! Can't believe I've lurked on this site for so, so many years.

By: davejay

davejay — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:46:10 -0800

So long as nobody links to scat-can.com, we should be fine.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:56:56 -0800

scat-can ^

By: sambosambo

sambosambo — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:27:33 -0800

It's silly that I am so attached to a website and a bunch of crazy people I've never met, but this place really has had an impact on me. When I first came across Metafilter, I was a conservative, evangelical Christian. I was on the leadership team for Campus Crusade for Christ at my university, and was the house manager at the "Crusade House," the christian not-quite-a-frat-house headquarters for the ministry. I had been involved with churches, bible studies, ministries and youth groups since I was a kid, and carried the same mentality and political views as most of the fundamentalist right-wing. One of my houemates had Metafilter up on his computer. I don't remember the thread or topic, but I remembered the site. I would check back occasionally to find some goofy website, or a fun new flash game, but once in a while there would be a thread with serious discussions. Discussions on topics on which I was very opinionated, and yet here were people poking holes in my arguments and making me see things from a different point of view. A year or so later, I was able to join the website myself. A couple years after that, I found myself at a very difficult time in my life, and because of Metafilter, I was open to solutions and answers that I had been previously considered out of the question. I've come a long way as a person since I started reading Metafilter. I don't consider myself a christian anymore. Not that it's a good thing or a bad thing, but certainly a path that I never would have taken if it hadn't been for MeFi. Still, I think I'm a better person for it. So thanks to the people who make this site a great place to call home on the web. Thanks for keeping the discourse intelligent and challenging even after 10 years. And thank goodness I didn't find FreeRepublic first!

By: gi_wrighty

gi_wrighty — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:57:42 -0800

[This is always good]

By: EatTheWeak

EatTheWeak — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:11:51 -0800

Happy tenth birthday, Metafilter ... Ooo mathowie, what is your site worth? why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? they say on Fark that the lulz come first why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? While my coffee brews I open tabs for green, grey and blue then I close the blinds so I won't risk going outside then I sit and read the threads that went up after I went to bed I've never been punched in the dick before but that's not true anymore Reading MeFi's the best thing about work why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? to stay on BoingBoing, post steampunk first why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? When I hit the door I load my profile, check my favorites score then I look and see what's new in Recent Activity On this site we're just beginning to get spammed with scams of giving I've never disposed of a body before but that's not true anymore Was sixcolors or Krrlson worse? why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? they say that Freepers can't count to first why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? On this site we're just beginning to end our callouts with forgiving I never ate a placenta before but that's not true anymore Who knew polygamy could cause such mirth? why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? why don't I score favorites when I post FIRST? why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? no website does more to filter my surfs why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? they say that Mefi puts the web's best first why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? why can't MeFi be a place on Earth? why can't MeFi be a place on Earth?

By: sleep_walker

sleep_walker — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:17:35 -0800

By: mmoncur

mmoncur — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:04:43 -0800

! (That's the opposite of a period-only memorial, where I use a single character to indicate that I feel positive without actually writing anything worth reading.)

By: kudzu

kudzu — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:44:02 -0800

I was pregnant when I first came here via "mijn kop thee" . A webblog that is gone. But Metafilter stayed in my favorites. Like my email, I visit it a couple of times a day. Elliot is soon eight! He knows when the screen is blue, there is no way he can ask to play "need for speed". Screen blue means Lego/ play by yourself time here. I lurk mostly, my English is just not good enough in writing. But I have enjoyed every minute of reading. Thank you metafilter, the mods for all the fun hours. Hartelijk Gefeliciteerd!

By: snwod

snwod — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:12:21 -0800

I'm so late to this party, but I feel I should say something... Happy Birf-day Metafilter. Been a paid member since 2002, but lurked for a year or so before that. Still pretty much a lurker. This is a great site. Here's to 10 more and 10 more after that!

By: AD_

AD_ — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:18:50 -0800

Happy birthday Metafilter. Best of the web in content and spirit.

By: Quiplash

Quiplash — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:52:13 -0800

Happy 10th birthday! Here's to 10 more years :-)

By: lukemeister

lukemeister — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:42:59 -0800

painquale, Wait, you have friends who are not websites? Social butterfly!

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:51:42 -0800

I missed posting yesterday as I was 35,000ft above the Atlantic ocean, so Happy Day After Your Birthday, MetaFilter. There's some cake left over in the fridge, if you can stumble over there through your hangover.

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:57:11 -0800

Sweet Old Mefi! (Oh Oh Oh!) Old sites never seemed this good (This good! This good! This good!) I've been inclined (Oh oh oh!) To believe they never would Thanks for this. I have "Sweet Caroline" (the Elvis version) as my ringtone and now it's 10x more awesome.

By: zennie

zennie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:32:35 -0800

I can't believe there are people who lurked for years. I think I lasted maybe a month before I ponied up my $5. MeFi is an engaging and enjoyable read even if you don't participate. I visited for at least 4 years before MeFi wore down my resolution not to join any more timesuck sites. I suppose many people also lurk because they find the level of discourse on Metafilter to be extremely intimidating and/or pretentious, but I'm just grateful to have a place where I don't feel the need to abridge my inner thesaurus.

By: HumanComplex

HumanComplex — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:35:51 -0800

. oh, wait, I mean HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

By: the cydonian

the cydonian — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:31:07 -0800

I'm just grateful to have a place where I don't feel the need to abridge my inner thesaurus. I'd pay good money for a t-shirt with this tag-line. :-)

By: sarahnade

sarahnade — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:04:16 -0800

I'm pretty sure I came here through friends-of-friends who were active on Memepool (not a link, but maybe a discussion on Zephyr*). I'm sure I was lurking during Kaycee Nicole discussions and 9/11. Then I went through a time in my life where I was experiencing a lot, and reading AskMe I realized "Hey! I have experience that I can relate now!" So I succeeded in giving my $5 (Paypal sucks, but I beat it) and here I am. Every day since, MeFi has given me more knowledge and thoughtful, honest opinions than anywhere else. And now I am proud to go to meetups and say "WHY YES, I AM FROM THE INTERNET." *look at my geek cred bitches!!

By: solistrato

solistrato — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:24:47 -0800

Goddamnit, even my black heart melted. Read this one for me and then have something to eat.

By: Wrinkled Stumpskin

Wrinkled Stumpskin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:44:48 -0800

Happy birthday y'all. I lurked here for pretty long before I joined, and it fed my brain in a time of famine. Anyone in Bashkiria for a last minute meet up? I'll bring Scotch!

By: elfgirl

elfgirl — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:39:15 -0800

Read this one for me and then have something to eat. Complaint about old-timers and in-jokes. Shrill demand for inclusiveness. <img>image of small rabbit overtaken by baked goods</img>

By: msali

msali — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:53:41 -0800

Happy Birthday Metafilter! I love the birthday thread.

By: swift

swift — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:17:18 -0800

I haven't read it. It's probably funny.

By: flatluigi

flatluigi — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:44:38 -0800

Probably. I should read it too.

By: NekulturnY

NekulturnY — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:42:55 -0800

carry on

By: She Kisses Wyverns

She Kisses Wyverns — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:52:44 -0800

I mostly lurk but I always love. Thank you Metafilter.

By: secretary bird

secretary bird — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:02:29 -0800

"What's that blue site you're always reading?" Many thanks to Matt and to all.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:05:34 -0800

Man, we're gonna hafta have some massive, epic, bridge-burning multi-post flameout to balance out all the love and hugs going on now.

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:39:13 -0800

I'm working on it.

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:44:25 -0800

Yesterday, I caught myself trying to explain an in-joke inside an in-joke to someone. Tonight, I get to take another stab at trying to explain meetups to my wife. I think I should quit my life & just live at my computer -- all this explaining is just too time-consuming.

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:46:12 -0800

Also. I miss cat-scan.com. catsinsinks.com isn't bad, but it's no cat-scan.

By: penguin pie

penguin pie — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:21:34 -0800

Well, I've never been this late for a party before (drains the last of the flat beer from a few discarded bottles and frees the last cat from under the scanner lid). I just wanted to stop by and say ZIPPITY-BOP! to everyone. Delighted to see that the much-summoned languagehat beat me to it. Happy 10th birthday MeFi, thanks to mathowie and the mods for many years of enlightenment and entertainment.