finally a social network where having a group called "predator" isn't inappropriate.

Inspired by this, I want to start a group where we like minded folk can discuss the best invisibility cloaks, places to hunt well armed men, and emergency self surgery techniques.

I'm going to institute a serious 'no xenomorph' policy though; those fuckers a just a bunch of trolls.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 7:46 AM on July 25, 2008

My god, it went from four words to nine. Nine!

It still only has two punctuation marks though.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:33 AM on July 24, 2008

Because I've grown incredibly tired of this argument, I'm going to choose to believe that anyone who comes into a steampunk thread for the purposes of complaining about how stupid it is, is doing so because in their private time, they like to wear brass goggles and leather jodhpurs, and they are afraid that if doing so becomes popular and mainstream, they will no longer be able to get off on the illicit sexiness that is the sound of steam whistling through a half opened valve.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:25 AM on July 24, 2008

One of the amazing powers of AskMe is the surprise "I am not a freak" validation it often supplies

I'd be very wary of that feeling. I've done my share of 'that happens to me too' in some of these threads, and I can assure all of you, I have a lot of freak in genetic makeup.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 7:28 AM on July 23, 2008

This is somehow related to the cabal isn't it? Like an org-chart or hit-list or something.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 7:20 AM on July 23, 2008

I always took it to mean that you considered the person to be like a classical Muse, in that their skills and graces inspired you.

This is how I've always read the term. Which is to say, the one time I've used it, it was in the inspirational sense.

Because Astro Zombie 3 always seems to be able to articulate himself in a way that when I look at it, I think, "Damn. That's a good way of phrasing that, I wish I had been able to express that point."
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 7:51 AM on July 22, 2008

Pffft. Famous... who gives a shit about being famous?

Now... Infamy. That's something to shoot for.

And sometimes it's best to aim for the head.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 3:33 PM on July 21, 2008

On a somewhat related cookies issue, I can't log in from my PSP anymore. It just hangs after I enter the password/ username and click log in.

I suspect something may have changed on the PSP browser side with one of the recent updates.

Out of curiosity, is there any way to see a page similar to Recent Activity when not logged in?

Something like http://www.metafilter.com/user/15055/contribute/activity/ or something?... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 1:26 PM on July 21, 2008

When spoken in a terse and punctuated way, my user number evokes images of a hardened, grim faced man who has spent too many years doing bad things, in other countries, all in the name of a government he isn't sure he even respects anymore. He would be speaking into an old radio; he would have a cell phone that would provide a more private form of communication, but on this particular job, the point was to not be secured, to let the enemy hear and draw their own conclusions. It was this kind of... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:34 AM on July 21, 2008

Land Shark Candygram...
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 7:59 AM on July 17, 2008

Nah, she smells like horses.

horses, horses, horses
coming in in all directions
white shining silver studs with their nose in flames,

She smelled like horses, horses, horses, horses...

Well, you get the idea. The thing is, she really did know how to bony maroney back in the day. Pony too.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 9:05 PM on July 17, 2008

carsonb : ...and with "Ducks, you sucker!" it just gets ugly.

Which is why I always preferred "Suck, you duckers!"

...

Wait, what are we talking about again?
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 2:01 PM on July 17, 2008

It's more fun to believe that all other languages just use question marks instead of letters. And the real skill is in the readers who are able to see ????? ?? ???? ???? and know that it means "Breaking news: Fire found to be hot!"
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 3:49 PM on July 14, 2008

Hmm, it looks like next year, July 14th falls on a Tuesday. A drunken meetup might be hard on people who work.

Unfortunately, that really only leaves one logical solution: Everyone must quit their jobs next year, we'll start drinking on Friday the 10th, and stop sometime around Sunday the 19th.

It will be epic; like a scene from a Hunter S. Thompson novel. The hotel room will be flooded and the walls covered in condiments. Someone will be... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:48 AM on July 14, 2008

What the hell do you think an ellipsis is, anyway...three full-stops...?

You know how when people get really excited about something they let you know like this!!!

An ellipsis is just a really strong commitment to end a sentence.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 5:46 PM on July 11, 2008

I keep this page bookmarked and do the cut-'n'-paste thing. It gives me terrifying powers.

░░░░░░▒▒▒▒▓▓█▓▓▒▒▒▒░░░░░░
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 3:07 PM on July 11, 2008

I’m sure this comment will go over like gangbusters.

If you mean that it will open with a lot of useless shrill noise, you're right.

Like others here have said, I don't usually read other sites, and as a result, everything that is here is usually going to be new to me. Now, I'm thrilled that you are so fantastically well read, that you have seen all these links already, but as a personal favor, next time you notice some... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 1:00 PM on July 11, 2008

and probably have depleted uranium tips filled with anthrax.

Mine are all made out of pure anger with a cesium core.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 7:25 AM on July 11, 2008

I hate, hate, hate looking at a comment just after I hit post, but before the page reloads and noticing that I've fucked up a they're/ their or made an word unintentionally possessive by adding a superfluous apostrophe.

I swear that I check and then check again, but something about my stupid brain makes me blind to these things until I've hit 'Post Comment'. It drives me batty.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 3:03 PM on July 10, 2008

Yes. Exactly like that. I was digging my nails in my palm as soon as I saw that.

It was just. as. I. hit. the. fucking. button.

*sigh*
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 3:23 PM on July 10, 2008

never used baby shoes : Boobies!

nanojath : great tits.

Just to balance things out here, I'm going to link to a giant black cock.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 3:14 PM on July 10, 2008

I've found the best way to use a phrase that people will find offensive is to use the correct anatomical term. Hence 'dick-head' becomes 'penis-head' (or better: 'penis-face') or someone isn't a 'pussy' they are a 'vagina'. I don't know why people are more bothered by this, but I've found it to be almost universally true in terms of reaction.

And "twat" shouldn't be vilified. It sounds too much like the sound a ruler hitting a desk would make, and that's just funny.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 3:46 PM on July 9, 2008

and fuck ranks an impressive 37,199.

Well, we do our fucking best, ya know?

[37,200]
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 2:01 PM on July 10, 2008

...mostly insane...

It's a graduated scale? I'd love to see the descriptions at each level:

Kinda insane: Talks to pets, thinks they answer.

Mostly insane: Gets angry about cross site posting.

Insane: Tries same thing, expects different result.

Barking mad: Uses flare gun inside, on purpose.

Out of his fucking mind: Believes... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 7:33 AM on July 10, 2008

When cats speak, it's in code. "Oh Don Piano" is his way of telling his owner that it's time to send the neighbor through the woodchipper.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 10:14 AM on July 10, 2008

So, vegetables only?

If anybody wants, I have a yard full of World Famous New Berlin Maple seedlings.

I had a lawn covered in maple whirligigs that I didn't clean up this spring and the damn things have started to sprout. No matter how many times I go over them with the lawn mower, the little fuckers keep coming back. I've decided that their indestructibility is the key to my future riches.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 7:29 AM on July 9, 2008

How strange, I have a basement wrapped up in a friend's mom.

Her name is Atari.

I don't have a clue what this means either.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 7:20 AM on July 9, 2008

What'd I miss?

I learned some valuable life lessons:

While it is certainly possible to eat 15 Red Savina Habaneros in a row, it's not recommended.

When reading up on potential new ways to get high, if someone suggests huffing a small quantity of bleach mixed with a measure of ammonia, don't listen to them. It smells terrible.

Signs that say... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:10 AM on July 8, 2008

I'm actually working on a gardening site right now. Whenever I finish I'll stick it into Projects. (Though, at the rate I'm going, this will probably be some time in 2018)
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 2:42 PM on July 3, 2008

brucecampbell.metafilter.com

The way I see it, this might marginally increase the chances that Bruce would get an account here, and that is the single greatest thing that could ever happen. Ever.

I say we do it.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 4:13 PM on July 3, 2008

Of course not. Use the letter opener for that.

Are you crazy? That's about the most dangerous thing I've heard all day. You have no idea where that letter opener has been, and you could catch all manner of infection.

Use this ice pick instead.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:16 AM on July 1, 2008

It's a way of reinforcing the answer. I also suspect that a lot of people just like to answer questions, but I'm no psychologist.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:12 AM on July 1, 2008

Artw : You should see what I do to spaces.

A while back, I was thinking of using this very device in a post on optical illusions. It seems like something where it would either be very well liked, or I would immediately be vilified and then torch and pitchforked. Or maybe both.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 9:34 AM on June 30, 2008

I AGREE. MANDATORY CAPITAL LETTERS WOULD BECOME TIRESOME VERY QUICKLY.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 1:40 PM on June 30, 2008

Does the Contact Activity sidebar show when one of your contacts has disabled their account? Or (more importantly) does it show when an account comes out of disabled status?

Because that would be my pony.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:01 AM on June 25, 2008

I prefer my drama canned. It keeps better.

And let me tell you, there is nothing worse that discovering that your drama stores have gone bad. That's the kind of smell where it's easier to just move out of your house and burn it down, because you aren't ever going to cover it up with an air freshener.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:38 AM on June 25, 2008

I brought my toboggan, where is this slippery-slope everyone is talking about?
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 10:05 AM on June 23, 2008

I used to DJ in a strip club and one of the dancers regularly chose 'Bloodletting' for her sets. It worked surprisingly well in that capacity.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 11:03 AM on June 23, 2008

Wait, people are complaining that the story about specific body parts showing up with no known corpses repeatedly in a small area over a short period of time isn't interesting because it's a local story?

Seriously?

You guys must have a crazy high threshold for having your attention grabbed or something;

"Did you hear that some monkeys have escaped from the zoo and are firing crossbows at... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 9:58 AM on June 19, 2008

h00py : I'm an enormous scab

*picks at h00py*

Like EatTheWeek, I don't think things should be linked if it only contains a pay-for content. I don't mind if there is pay-for also, as long as the free content is compelling on it's own.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:53 AM on June 19, 2008

Do we have to keep it clean? Because I could see this turning into an interesting meme.

Dear Metafilter Letters, I never thought it could happen to me, but boy was I wrong...
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:01 AM on June 19, 2008

A is like the pretty girl who isn't really all that interesting in bed. B is like the somewhat more plain girl who is an absolute freak.

B.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 7:52 AM on June 18, 2008

A is hostile and univiting.

That's because it grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and had a difficult childhood. It turned to drugs at an early age and lived a rough life, due to suffering from bouts of depression which caused it to lash out in anger at anyone who made the mistake of getting close. It's clean now and trying to turn it's life around.

But I still prefer B.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 1:19 PM on June 18, 2008

Yeah, but honey comes from Bees and I would argue that honey is superior to A-Team reruns.

Again and at every turn, B is better.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 2:17 PM on June 18, 2008

For Sale:

One bedroom house, One bath, Shopping and exercise facilities "nearby"
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:10 AM on June 18, 2008

I didn't see it on the AskeMe post page, but you may want to include a line about the resolved tag, so that people who don't read Metatalk are aware of it's existence and start to use it.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 1:53 PM on June 17, 2008

I wasn't aware that was an option.

*considers*

*rejects*
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 3:37 PM on June 16, 2008

I'm giving myself a new mission. I'm going to try to fit the word 'defuckify' into at least three conversations today.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 1:53 PM on June 16, 2008

I think jessamyn underestimates her superpower: listening to this podcast, I've come to realize that she can make the word "fuck" sound remarkably vulgar.

That's a serious talent and I'm damn jealous.
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 9:12 AM on June 16, 2008

"Scare quotes"
posted to MetaTalk by quin at 8:19 AM on June 16, 2008