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MeTa post:
deleted...why?
I love all things politics and I would have nuked this with extreme prejudice.
It's primarily about the links, not the chat, nevar forget.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 9:15 PM on August 19, 2008
MeTa post:
All time favorite comment?
Oh please. No contest:
Stan Chin's reaction to Scarabic's bloodless and bloody minded dissection of exactly how to get rid of a body.
No contest at all.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 8:59 PM on August 17, 2008
Wondrous though scarabic's comment is, it only attains true greatness when you read on to Stan Chin's rejoinder.
Indeed.
As a major opponent of jokes and off topic remarks in AskMe, I don't know what to make of the fact that the comment would have been deleted nowadays. And I seriously think it's the best thing on the internet.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 9:49 AM on August 18, 2008
MeTa post:
It was the best of times, period.
Not to be morbid or ruin the party, but a friend of mine was killed in a car crash last week and I *wish* they would take down his Facebook page. I guess that just before he died, he must have sent out a bunch of friend invites to people who don't check the site much. Because every day, he's there in my news feed "Rich and so and so are now friends." His page lists "activity" every day. It's almost unbearable. Have they come up with protocols or etiquette to deal with death... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 7:42 AM on August 13, 2008
No, I get that the profiles become memorials and that's touching and so on. I was just talking about the inherant creepiness of the days right after the death, when residual "activity" makes it seem like the person is still alive and using the site. When I said I wished they would take down his profile, I didn't really mean they should take down all dead people's profiles, just that I personally found it eerie and sad.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 8:18 AM on August 17, 2008
MeTa post:
AskMe Noise
that thread filled up with lulz
So what? Seriously, unsnarkily, so what? It's just going to get nuked.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 11:08 AM on August 13, 2008
MeTa post:
"... The Bronx is up and the Battery's down ..."
Okay so I missed Lola's BBQ meetup because of a last minute thing so will try to make this one....maybe you guys could pick a post-park bar? (I would suggest the Dublin House on 79th, generally my UWS saloon of choice, but maybe too divey for the young'uns?)
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 9:05 AM on July 21, 2008
Can we get him to wear a fedora? And I speak as one who loves fedoras and thinks he would look hot in one, especially being all sleekly actobatic and shit.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 3:02 PM on July 21, 2008
MeTa post:
Ten Ten Ten Ten For Everything Everything Everything Everything.
I suggest a 2-day global MeFi meetup in Las Vegas.
I vote for this, except in New Orleans.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 8:27 AM on July 14, 2008
I'm serious about New Orleans. This time of year, hostelries of all kinds are cheap and there are lots of flights. $2 well drinks are easy to find and the music is just as awesome. Also, us merkins can no longer afford to leave our shores.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 10:07 AM on July 14, 2008
Wuss.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 10:27 AM on July 14, 2008
That's why the hotels are cheap!
(Actually, I just got back and NYC is much worse. Maybe I hit a nice week but it wasn't even close to the humid nightmare I expected.)
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 11:34 AM on July 14, 2008
It's not a birthday without a rare Migs sighting!
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 11:44 AM on July 14, 2008
MeTa post:
Pop songs your new boyfriend is too stupid to know about
Doesn't anyone go to murky, dark bars anymore? Beaches and parks? Frolicking in sunlight? Bah. Bah I say.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 4:45 AM on May 28, 2008
Do I have to wear the mini-umbrella hat AND the fedora? That might be a bit much.
Then again, depending on what Zephyrial puts in his brownies, I could be persuaded.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 11:22 AM on May 29, 2008
I think from now on we should always have a backup if something is planned for outside.
Or, you know, stick to murky bars and forgo frolicking in the fresh air altogether....
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 1:35 PM on June 16, 2008
No corncobs for me - I'm smoke free four months now! woo! But I just like murky saloons.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 7:50 PM on June 16, 2008
MeTa post:
Metafilter is....
We are more scurrilous than Malkin? It is to laugh.
Meanwhile, these douches stole the idea from New York magazine anyway.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 2:33 PM on June 12, 2008
MeTa post:
Fightin' Obama and the howlin' wingnuts
It's excessive to label attempts to politicize the Holocaust "wingnuttery?" Because that's pretty much my definition.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 12:29 PM on May 29, 2008
I liked the story because of the simple and satisfying "fuck you" from some WWII vets to people attempting to disparage or disprove Obama's great-uncle helping to liberate a death camp.
(Interestingly, I had googled the liberation of that camp just a little while ago because of a Mefi comment allkindsoftime made.)... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 12:38 PM on May 29, 2008
Or what Artw said.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 12:38 PM on May 29, 2008
Maybe if there were quote marks around "please crawl back under the rock you came from" it would have been clearer that it wasn't total editorializing?
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 12:44 PM on May 29, 2008
Before you guys go labeling this a newsfilter, one of the reasons I liked the post is that it was a minor internet kerfuffle that I'm sure I won't see anywhere else. The fact that it was minor I guess supports deletion, but it was just a nice little "feisty WWII vet flips off would-be swiftboater" vignette that I wouldn't have seen otherwise. And I thought the discussion was pretty interesting, not really howling.
But I don't care enough to keep bitching about it. Gaymover.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 2:13 PM on May 29, 2008
I used to hate Phil Collins. Then I heard this This American Life episode and, well, it's pretty hard to hate him now.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 9:12 PM on May 29, 2008
MeTa post:
Clinton Obama Filter redux
Christ I hate to argue with Jess, but:
We do a disservice to the issues that really matter in this campaign and in politics in general when we act like this sort of thing is the pivotal moment in this whole larger campaign.
Except that, you know, these things often are the pivotal moments.
The Duke in a tank? Silly, stupid meaningless photo op gone wrong. But that, combined with another trivial moment - his debate... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 10:53 AM on May 24, 2008
Do you really think the press would have ignored Hillary's comment if Drudge hadn't headlined it? He linked to a New York Post story and other outlets were preparing stories too. I'm not going to disagree that Drudge has an outsize influence, but it's foolish to dismiss this growing flap as merely a creation of his.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 12:54 PM on May 24, 2008
MeTa post:
BragFilter
My best work was pre-favorites damnit.
From a purely useful point of view, I think this question about moving advice and mistakes to avoid is my best contribution to humanity. I learned a lot.
And this question about Chinese chicken dishes taught me an amazing new cooking technique: "velveting."
This question about the ethics of stealing wireless internet was a fascinating discussion and ended up giving me the rationale I've... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 7:12 AM on May 23, 2008
MeTa post:
AskMe != AskToBeJudged
ikkyu2's answer should not have been deleted.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 3:23 PM on April 29, 2008
I objected to the ikkyu2 comment deletion because his was the only one I saw that answered the question from the point of view of a potential client and I thought that perspective was interesting and valuable. His comment wasn't even as mean as you would think. (caddis, however, seems to be able to pass judgement and characterize it without even having read it: neat trick!)
Ultimately though, I have to agree the only people who should really have answered that question were those... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 6:48 AM on May 1, 2008
MeTa post:
AskMe hell
What a surprise: this guy only asks questions and doesn't contribute in any other way.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 1:16 PM on April 9, 2008
I actually feel sort of bad for him now that I've read the question bcwinters linked. The guy sounds more nutty and sad than obnoxious to me now.
posted to MetaTalk by CunningLinguist
at 1:25 PM on April 9, 2008
