You will stand alone.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 3:07 AM on September 1, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7t2Ztb92mE
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 5:37 AM on August 28, 2008

Oh, for fuck's sake.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 2:55 AM on August 26, 2008

Someone (probably on Mefi) said the London logo looks like Lisa Simpson giving a blowjob. Now that's all I can think of during the 200 times per day I have to look at that monstrosity. It's going to be a long four years.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 5:13 AM on August 21, 2008

Cilit bang, you linked to Sunday's forecast. Tomorrow's forecast is not so good.
posted to MetaTalk by Optamystic at 2:08 AM on August 15, 2008

Metchek linke are relative...

Good to know. Sorry I won't be able to make it, due to an unforseen wedding anniversary.
posted to MetaTalk by Optamystic at 7:58 AM on August 15, 2008

It's like a pizza delivery service for raptists.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 1:42 AM on August 15, 2008

Eponysterical?
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 2:49 PM on August 13, 2008

The album didn't chart. It was more of a cult favorite.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 10:15 AM on August 7, 2008

I remember watching Jerry Clower as a child in Jacksonville, Florida and thinking "I have to get the fuck out of this church, out of this town, and out of this country before I turn into one of these humorless, racist, bible-thumping shitheels".

I nearly made it out in time.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 10:01 AM on August 7, 2008

My screen's all blurry.
posted to MetaTalk by Optamystic at 6:34 AM on August 3, 2008

It would be nice if the Imperial War Museum could somehow end up with the watch.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 3:21 AM on August 1, 2008

I am so ashamed that our country treats its prisoners worse than the Nazi's treated theirs.

Some English and American officers were relatively well treated. Corporal Goldenstein, notsomuch.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 3:31 AM on August 1, 2008

Gary Busey on cocaine.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 10:37 AM on July 17, 2008

Did you actually read Oswalt's address, Pollomacho? I'd really like to know.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 5:11 AM on July 10, 2008

ND¢:You should live surrounded by your aunts and uncles and cousins and grandparents and whatnot, so that you have an incentive not to act the fool, because then your family will be there to tell you that you are being an idiot.

Shit, I don't even know you and I'm here to tell you that you're being an idiot.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 9:26 AM on July 10, 2008

Here's the back story.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 7:06 AM on July 7, 2008

That was quality.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 10:01 AM on June 12, 2008

Yeah, I guess that was pretty vague. Sorry about that.

Joseph Campbell was a close friend of and a mentor to both Moyers and Lucas. The Jedi bit was just a reference to the aplomb with which Moyers dispatches this particular stormtrooper. I'm a nerd.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 5:16 AM on June 9, 2008

Or what Dave Faris said.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 5:17 AM on June 9, 2008

This hurts. I heard that he and Tim Conway have been roomates for the last few years. It always made me happy to think of them laughing away their golden years together.

If it ain't true, it should be, goddamn it.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 6:06 PM on May 29, 2008

Ok, lets actually do it right this time and make a concerted effort not to end up shouting at each other in a crowded pub on a friday night. We need to either find an out of the way boozer, or reserve a function room at a popular joint.

And get off my lawn.
posted to MetaTalk by Optamystic at 8:11 AM on May 1, 2008

Now you're talking. Unfortunately, I will not be available for tonight's research expedition. Also, please excuse the pissy tone of my previous post. Allow me to rephrase:

We really should try to find somewhere that's not packed, if at all possible.
posted to MetaTalk by Optamystic at 4:50 AM on May 2, 2008

Well done, sir. Rising Sun it is, then?
posted to MetaTalk by Optamystic at 5:19 AM on May 4, 2008

More pix here. I will tag them at some point.
posted to MetaTalk by Optamystic at 6:25 PM on May 23, 2008

Thanks all. Yes, GB rather than MB. I was tired last night. Looks like I should probably keep things as they are.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Optamystic at 1:26 AM on May 19, 2008

Try System Restore. Othewise, you may have to nuke it from orbit (reimage the drive).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Optamystic at 5:44 PM on May 18, 2008

I like the cut of your jib, twistedonion.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 1:40 AM on May 8, 2008

...faithful fan base, ie the average sons of the petit-bourgeoisie...

hahahahaha.... Seriously?
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 8:09 AM on May 8, 2008

Jon Lovitz career was killed in his sleep by Bryn Hartman on May 28, 1998.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 4:19 AM on May 2, 2008

I love this piece, and I love Esquire. Wander through the online archives, and you will find many examples of fine journalism. Start with Tom Junod's excellent profiles (Mr. Rogers, etc.) and work from there.

I only wish they would jump on the "publish the entire run of the publication on DVD" bandwagon.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 4:18 AM on May 1, 2008

If there had been one moment of introspection...

They're hired killers. They're not paid to be introspective. They sign up with the unspoken hope that those who are paid to be introspective will be. Suckers.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 9:00 AM on May 1, 2008

I love this in theory. In practice, not so much.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 2:21 AM on April 27, 2008

"What It Feels Like" to get high with Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 2:23 AM on April 27, 2008

No please.
posted to MetaTalk by Optamystic at 5:23 AM on April 25, 2008

Neutral Milk Hotel
posted to Ask Metafilter by Optamystic at 12:30 AM on April 21, 2008

granted many "creationists" kinda come off sounding stupid

There's a reason for that.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 2:54 PM on April 20, 2008

WRT the writing credits on Fear and Loathing, in Wayne Ewing's excellent documentary Breakfast With Hunter there is a scene wherein Alex Cox and Tod Davies pitch their version of the famous "we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave. . . ." monologue. They wrote the scene as an animated interlude, with a literal, cartoon wave carrying Hunter from San Francisco to Vegas.

The documentary chronicles Hunter's... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 2:25 AM on April 10, 2008

That was a great read, despite the fact that it reinforced my long-held suspicion that as a pansy-boy London IT worker, I don't stand much of a chance when the big day comes.

And now, Patton Oswalt on the Apocalypse.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 1:14 AM on April 2, 2008

They really shouldn't release stuff like this on April Fools' Day.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 12:54 AM on April 1, 2008

Since the Esquire piece seems to have been removed from their site, here's another link to the greatest magazine profile that I have ever read.
Can You Say...Hero?
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 6:04 PM on March 19, 2008

Here's the video of Cohen's acceptance speech.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 7:05 AM on March 11, 2008

As opposed to snarking prepared and removing all doubt.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 6:58 AM on March 8, 2008

Sparx says:

it's half past eleven in the am and those people that ended up in wood green are almost out of wine. What will happen next? I could go into details but cillit bang has advised me against it. He is of the wise.

Apparently, it is OK to eat fish, because they don't have any feelings.
posted to MetaTalk by Optamystic at 3:38 AM on March 8, 2008

what really got me about the post was its link to this rather disturbing thought experiment.

No kidding. I could have happily gone all day without reading that.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 9:21 AM on March 5, 2008

Not this shit again.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 6:27 AM on March 5, 2008

And considering that the Boss had no problem getting paid to have it used in truck commercials, I doubt he really cares how people perceive it.

From Wikipedia:

Springsteen refused Chrysler Corporation CEO Lee Iacocca's request to use "Born in the U.S.A." in commercials for Chrysler cars, turning down an offer that would have been worth several million dollars. Instead, the company used the Kenny... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 1:24 AM on February 27, 2008

That was bleeping annoying.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 5:16 AM on February 25, 2008

Mr. Chief Justice, I intend to vote to convict the President of the United States on both articles of impeachment. To say I do so with regret will sound trite to some, but I mean it sincerely. I deeply regret that this day has come to pass.

I bear no animosity for the President. I take no partisan satisfaction from this matter. I don't lightly dismiss the public's clear opposition to conviction. And I am genuinely concerned that the institution of the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 3:15 AM on February 21, 2008

Fun little variation on the old Fortune Cookie game: When you read her bio, add the words "in bed" to the end of every sentence.
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 6:13 AM on February 21, 2008