Every time I try to open a mag in Firefox it says I need Flash player. Have now downloaded and installed that three times and still not working. Working for anyone else with Firefox?
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 8:23 AM on July 22, 2008

How about a bumper sticker that says "Gary Busey Driving" to keep other motorists far away from you.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 11:15 AM on July 17, 2008

Sounds to me like the barista was a bit of a dick. Suggest to the customer if you like that the icing may spoil the drink but to say "we're you're about to do is really not OK" is simply ridiculous. If I like my coffee with mustard in it I should be allowed to put mustard in it without getting shit from the staff.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 12:47 PM on July 14, 2008

Best of the web? Absolutely!
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 5:19 AM on June 28, 2008

Toledo Window Box was the first comedy record I ever bought when I was a kid and I listened to that record, along with An Evening With Wally Londo, endlessly. To this day, each time I make sandwich I think of that bit where he says (paraphrasing) "you know when you reach down into the pack of bread you always skip the first few slices. Why do we do that? It's kind of like a survival of the fittest thing (in sarcastic voice) "let MY FAMILY eat the shit bread!... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 2:35 AM on June 23, 2008

How come there's no way to harness the rotation of the earth these guys as a power source?
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 10:27 AM on June 4, 2008

Here in the UK, Virgin Media has just started limits. I'm on the XL service (highest) and I believe if I go over 3gb during peak times (10am - 3pm or 4pm-9pm), they lower my speed by 75% for five hours. When this happens I can still browse the net, watch youtube, etc. so it's not that big of a deal. But 5gb per month? That's just ridiculous.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 8:29 AM on June 4, 2008

No sign of them yet in London. Quick, someone close down that transatlantic tunnel!
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 2:42 AM on May 17, 2008

Best Of's are better when they come from bands in which the individual albums are not great on the whole but a few tracks from each album make one great one. In that sense, I can't consider a best of from the Beatles a great best of for the simple reason that each Beatles album was great on its own.

A band that I never wanted a full album from but still love every minute of this best of.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 11:39 AM on May 10, 2008

Pretty cool. If I could embed one of those chips in my hand I'd never have to worry about forgetting my Oyster card again.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 8:56 AM on May 8, 2008

Loads of bands have done this using U-MYX. However, with U-MYX the stems and software are usually given away for free with the single. Having to buy the stems separately is a bit of a rip off but having to buy them individually is an insult.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 5:23 AM on April 2, 2008

slacks.

just say it with me. slacks. ugh.

Was just about to post the same word. Can't believe someone beat me to it.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 2:55 AM on March 30, 2008

Damn, didn't know he was ill. I still watch Jaws a few times per year and can even sit through Jaws 2 only because he's in it. RIP.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 1:03 AM on February 11, 2008

Is he going to use a real PC to post the daily recap or one of those cardboard ones?
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 9:33 AM on January 7, 2008

That was really good. Did anyone else notice a big white rabbit in there or was it just me?

Signed,
Jimmy Stewart
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 5:48 AM on December 13, 2007

I use Wordweb at least once a day. Come across a word, point your cursor at it and control right click and the definition pops up. No typing at all, it's a free download and it knew what thaumaturgy was.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 12:42 PM on November 26, 2007

I was just reading about this last night. Bizarre casting choice and although she really does resemble him in the photos, my first thought was whether her voice would throw it off. Hard to tell in the clip as she still sounds a bit womanly. Great reviews though so I guess she pulls it off.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 11:46 PM on November 21, 2007

I can't believe a family of five eats a couple of dozen eggs for breakfast. The chickens in Texas must be exhausted.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 3:41 PM on November 18, 2007

A few weeks ago I was in a NJ shopping mall and was taking pictures of my 3 year old on one of those coin operated rides. The mall was empty and my son was the only one on the rides. Within a few minutes, two security guys came over and said "for my own security" I was not allowed to take any photos. I told them I was merely snapping a few shots of my kid on the ride and asked them what the problem was but all they would say was "it was for my own security".... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 2:02 AM on November 9, 2007

Looking at Goofyy's recipe, is the addition of baking powder the only difference between regular flour and the Bisquick pancake powder I've been buying all these years?
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 6:32 AM on November 1, 2007

Bernie Taupin? C'mon, that's ridiculous. And I also don't believe that he and Elton almost never communicate. I've read interviews with Elton where he talks about about what great friends they are.

If I had to pick two really bad lyricists I would say Steve Miller (Abracadabra is just plain awful) and Jeff Lynne.

Your'e lookin good just like a snake in the grass,
One of these days you're gonna break your glass.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 5:21 AM on October 11, 2007

Damn, I did do a search but I guess deleted threads don't come up in searches.

I throw myself upon the mercy of the shit post call out squad for as long as this thread lasts.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 2:37 AM on October 1, 2007

How much are you getting for this shill, gfrobe

From the looks of this thread not enough I'd say.

In my defense, I never saw those deleted threads and they didn't show up when I did a search. As for additional links, yeah, I guess I could have added a few and actually considered it but then thought that adding links to other pages that simply reiterated that the band were letting consumers choose their own price seemed a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 9:03 AM on October 1, 2007

I was having dinner with Charles Manson the other day and he turned to me and said "Is it hot in here or am I crazy?

Gilbert Gottfried
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 12:58 AM on September 17, 2007

Wow, the potato really does look like Arthur.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 5:26 AM on September 8, 2007

Apple just announced that Help is coming out on DVD on Oct 30th.

The DVD will be a 2-disc set. Disc 1 will feature the original film digitally restored with a newly created 5.1 soundtrack, while Disc 2 contains an hour of extra features, including:

•The Beatles in Help! – 30 minute documentary about the making of the film with Richard Lester, the cast and crew. Includes exclusive behind the scenes footage of The Beatles on set.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 5:47 AM on September 7, 2007

I've watched these before and really like his style of teaching. And glad to see he's back as all of his youtube videos were pulled in July. Story here.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 2:36 AM on September 4, 2007

Damn. I'm pressing Control+Alt+A and nothing is happening. And I've just updated to latest version. It says ver. 4.2.081. 2634 (beta).

Anyone have any ideas?
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 11:15 AM on September 1, 2007

Disregard my post above as I got it going. From another site in case anyone is having same problem:

Some people have reported that Ctrl+A or Ctrl+Windows+A work when the standard Ctrl+Alt+A does not

Control+A did it for me. I'm off to to fly the blue skies.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 11:24 AM on September 1, 2007

That's a great version of American Tune. Hadn't heard it with harmonies before.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 10:42 AM on September 1, 2007

Better answer -

Slater: Why can't Americans identify the USA on a map?

Miss SC: Who cares? That's what pilots are for.

Seriously though, 20% of Americans can't identify the US on a map? I don't think I believe that. Yeah, I see all those Jay Leno man on the street interviews, etc. that make everyone look stupid but I always assumed he had to ask hundreds of people to get the five really ridiculous ones. And even if... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 4:11 PM on August 26, 2007

Interesting link Grouse. I'm one of those people who would swear that I've seen a clip of the remark. Now I'm wondering if that's possible.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 6:26 AM on August 23, 2007

Would love to buy that diner stored in Amsterdam and bring it to London. This city needs a few good diners.

Although this will always be my favorite. I think anyone who lives in upstate NY or perhaps went to school there has probably eaten here at least once or twice.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 7:54 AM on August 5, 2007

My favorite Left Banke song is "She May Call You Up Tonight". Great lead vocal, great harmonies and why that record never became a sixties classic is beyond me.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 1:08 AM on July 25, 2007

Interesting that you don't even need to import your music into iTunes for this to work. You just tell it which directory your music is in and it will share it.

Beelzbubba, Foldershare is not a bad way to go if you want to share music files with a few close friends. Unfortunately, it's got a one thousand file limit so if you have more songs than that, you'll need to break up your library into smaller directories. That was a breaking point for me so I'm also looking... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 9:12 AM on July 22, 2007

I feel another Splenda thread coming on. The makers of real bacon are not going to like this one bit. Although I'm sure a few pigs are breathing a little easier tonight.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 3:39 PM on July 19, 2007

I was wondering how long it would take the UK supermarkets to do to the book market what it did to the CD market. UK supermarkets, along with big box retailers in the US such as Best Buy, etc. have been undercutting specialist music stores for years by selling CDs as loss leaders. It may have been only a contributing factor to the overall devaluing of the CD (plenty of other obvious factors there) but it certainly hit the small retailers where it hurt.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 12:23 PM on July 9, 2007

Did they do Stonehenge?
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 9:00 AM on July 9, 2007

684,000. Damn, those are some impressive scores above!
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 11:59 AM on June 17, 2007

You have to wonder how many people he had to ask in order to get incorrect answers. My guess is that it took him a very long time to find those people. I hope.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 12:25 AM on June 14, 2007

Although they say there won't be a Sopranos film sometime in the future, I think they'll want to keep that option open so I don't think they'll kill off Tony. Plus everyone seems to be expecting him to die which is probably reason enough for Chase not to go that way.

Whereas other series tend to end each season with a cliffhanger, the Sopranos never really did. Along those lines, I think all of the decimation was in the last episode and now they'll end the series... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 3:24 PM on June 9, 2007

Someone on MSNBC said that if you check the the credits at the end, a few people in the diner have appeared before including a relative of Phil's and two guys who previously tried to whack Tony. Would also be curious whether the guy going into the bathroom was seen before.

Anyone have the credits so we can google the diner guys?
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 7:44 AM on June 11, 2007

Just doing a little more checking and for the sake of discussion, in the final scene the guy at the bar is listed in the credits as Nikki Leotardo. He made a brief appearance in season 6 and is the nephew of Phil.

The trucker in the restaurant was the brother of the guy who was robbed by Christopher in second season. The trucker had to identify the body. And the two black guys who came in were the ones who tried to kill Tony and failed at the end of first season.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 9:38 AM on June 11, 2007

No idea if anyone's still reading, but I just rewatched the last 20 mins., and unless I misread, the guy at the counter was listed in the closing credits as "man at diner."

Yeah, apparently the credit to Nikki Leotardo (which I read somewhere before posting above) is not true but somehow spread among the various Soprano discussions on the web. Same with the rest of the guys in the bar. No grudge holders present.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 2:48 PM on June 11, 2007

It's not a bad little McCartney track. It's no Band On The Run or anything but I've always had a soft spot for his simple little throwaways (although I'm sure he doesn't think of this as one).

This song actually wouldn't sound out of place on the first McCartney solo album or Ram (sounds a bit like "Ram On" with the mandolin). It's just a shame that McCartney is no longer able to reproduce that warm, laid back and unpolished sound of those early solo albums.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 4:38 AM on May 30, 2007

Will be interesting to see if the public now vote her out sooner so she can be made aware or make her the winner because they feel sorry that her father died.

I think the family could have at least delayed the funeral until she came out. James Brown wasn't buried for months.

But yeah, I agree. Priorities all out of whack if winning a stupid reality show is more important than your father's death.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 4:57 AM on May 25, 2007

The Soviets shot down a Korean Airliner with 269 passengers—53 of them Americans including Congressman Larry McDonald. We were due to return to Wash. [from his Santa Barbara Ranch] on Labor day but realized we couldn't wait so we left on Fri. It was heartbreaking—I had really looked forward to those last 3 days.

I hate it when tragedy spoils my long weekend.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 1:54 AM on May 25, 2007

Damn. I can't get my 8 year old daughter to use a fork and this woman has trained her cat.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 7:41 AM on May 23, 2007

The two that always get me are Squeeze's "Up The Junction" and Freedy Johnston's "Evie's Tears".
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 3:35 AM on May 10, 2007

Sheryl has obviously never had a vindaloo and a few pints.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 1:11 PM on April 23, 2007