I have a question - and I'm not trying to troll, I just cant find the answer anywhere else. Who paid for this investigation? Was it taxpayer funded, or paid for my the baseball commission?
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 3:02 PM on December 13, 2007

that was so funny my co-workers came to investigate!
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 12:28 PM on July 7, 2006

Hiya Jon!

What a stupid columm. Musical bands are not parasitic organizations driven solely by profit and greed.

You're aware of the manufactured band phenomenon?
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 12:03 PM on May 17, 2006

[this is good]
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 8:22 AM on May 17, 2006

A site which doesn't require a password, for those who don't want to use the NYT link
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 11:17 AM on May 5, 2006

It seems as if the publishers of McCafferty's books aren't buying her apology or her explanation
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 7:13 AM on April 26, 2006

What if he gets a blow job?
posted by bonaldi at 4:32 PM EST on April 25 [!]

Not likely
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 3:08 PM on April 25, 2006

How could I have forgotten the world's ugliest bride's and bridesmaid's dresses
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 8:37 AM on April 25, 2006

I love the one with the little boy sitting on a ledge looking very fed up. can't figure out how to link to it directly, but these are truely lovely pictures
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 7:59 AM on April 25, 2006

Dave the chameleon is not just a character

Turns out there is a person named 'Dave Chameleon' (see first paragraph)
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 6:27 AM on April 19, 2006

I just planned my next vacation. I already know I love Argentine red wine , and I now have to pair it with a food steak
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 12:04 PM on April 12, 2006

Maybe the statistics listed in this link will help explain why we don't really need an International Men's Day
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 6:26 AM on March 8, 2006

tkchrist: You're right, the numbers I linked to in the Indepenant are overly simplistic. And many of them are about how life sucks in the developing world. But some of them were about the so-called rich world - how about:

Women in full-time jobs earn an average 17% less than British men

Women in part-time jobs earn an average 42% less than British men

67% of all illiterate adults are women (emphasis mine)... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 12:33 PM on March 8, 2006

Goofyy: You're thiking of Asda in the UK, which is owned by Walmart.
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 8:51 AM on March 8, 2006

Oh, and TJ's in Newton, MA, has awesome paneer and frozen naans. Oddly, not all the stores seem to carry it though.
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 8:52 AM on March 8, 2006

rxrfrx - while the refrigerated parathas at any Indian (or chinese) store are fabulous, I've never seen good naan in an Indian store - they're always rubbery and chewy. Although if there's a particular brand you can recommend, I'd love to try it out!

And banjo_and_the_pork, there's a couple of Indian stores in Somerville/Cambridge, if you don't want to trek to Brookline. Check out this link for names and... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 10:48 AM on March 8, 2006

And there was another earthquake in Gujarat, although apparently in a sparsely populated area
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 1:36 PM on March 7, 2006

Does anyone have a link to a picture of Judi Dench? I would love to see her outfit, but a Google images search and a news search turns up nothing.
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 1:58 PM on March 6, 2006

These are neat - with a little modification, they could be useful for a costume party...
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 1:05 PM on February 27, 2006

Eideteker , I am loving that Russell Peters link...
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 9:31 AM on February 13, 2006

Dupe
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 9:30 AM on February 13, 2006

Slate has an short history of the New York fashion show.
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 10:27 AM on February 10, 2006

fun
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 7:36 AM on February 2, 2006

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posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 10:22 AM on January 31, 2006

I like it
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 8:26 AM on January 11, 2006

How... timely. (I remember talking about this at the boston meetup last week)
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 10:58 AM on January 10, 2006

Scoring is off for me too. but the game is addictive
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 3:03 PM on January 2, 2006

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posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 4:28 AM on October 25, 2005

awesome post
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 1:48 PM on September 26, 2005

Heh. I am reminded of a poem by John T. Baker, In Praise of Wine.
These are fun
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 1:03 PM on September 26, 2005

My absolutel favorite indian-chinese food has to be chilli paneer. spicy and tangy and salty and sweet, all in one.
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 12:50 PM on September 22, 2005

My absolute favorite indian-chinese food has to be chilli paneer. spicy and tangy and salty and sweet, all in one.
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 12:50 PM on September 22, 2005

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posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 12:07 PM on September 20, 2005

Nice find
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 8:15 AM on September 15, 2005

And today was the third plane crash in 2 weeks
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 5:50 AM on August 24, 2005

Nice. Charle's head stuck on a tampon with wings - now thats an image I will remember if he's ever crowned
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 11:29 AM on August 19, 2005

Great post
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 6:50 AM on August 18, 2005

Actually delmoi, I remember discussions in the 80's referring to the First, Second and Third world nations. Definitions here. That terminology is no longer popular, and has been replaced by the developed /developing distinction instead.
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 2:09 PM on July 8, 2005

Africans have to solve their own problems. And the only real guaranteed solution is massive population reduction and control.

I agree with the first part of the that statement - these are indeed our problems, and we need to find solutions that fit our circumstances. But while population control is key, to say that's the only real solution is simplistic. What are we to do with the current population? What about investing in education? Or, as... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 2:31 PM on July 8, 2005

To add to PenDevil's point, many nations in Africa have plenty of natural resources. The Congo has more minerals under the ground than I can name, but unfortunately Mobuto stripped the country bare before he died. Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana have gold, Sierra Leone has diamonds. Botswana has diamonds and nickel.
Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania grow superior coffee. Central African nations grow good cotton, and if only they could export it at competitive prices, those ecomonies would do... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 3:58 AM on July 9, 2005

I don't know if anyone is still reading this, but Puffin mentioned KickStart upthread. Kickstart is a contestant/participant in Amazon.com's Nonprofit Innovation award, which challenges customers to donate to their favorite innovative charities. The organisation which collects the most gets a matching grant from Amazon.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 5:53 AM on August 5, 2005

some of the comments that thing apparently puts in are more relevant /useful than actual commenting I've seen real programmers use.
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 7:49 AM on August 2, 2005

Fabulous! And thanks for the reminder for Restaurant week. Thanks for posting this
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 6:00 AM on July 29, 2005

Nightchrome: - care to provide additional links? I'd be interested
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 12:39 PM on July 28, 2005

Thank you for those links
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 2:27 PM on July 7, 2005

Sorry - meant to add: this is happening to kids in war-torn areas all over Africa, such as Congo, Sierra Leone. Uganda's conflict, though, is certainly the longest running, and seemingly the most ignored by the rest of the world.
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 2:35 PM on July 7, 2005

My cousin just told me that the cops stopped a suicide bomber getting into the Citibank building at Canary Wharf.
can't find links though
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 6:33 AM on July 7, 2005

Although there's no commentary, this site has some old picture postcards of the Copley Sq area
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 11:38 AM on June 24, 2005

White cars banned in capital city
(bugmenot registration -hippo/kiboko)
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 6:00 AM on April 1, 2005

(HRH) Charles offered 'real job'
posted to MetaFilter by darsh at 8:59 AM on April 1, 2005