As long as you're comfortable with somebody writing nasty things about people you admire after they die (in my case, Kurt Vonnegut, for example), I see no reason why you shouldn't be able to write nasty things about somebody you abhor when they die.

On the other hand, if there are some people you feel don't deserve even the slightest criticism after death, tread carefully. Everything you feel about the people you hate somebody else feels about the people you admire.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 1:58 PM on December 15, 2009

Who was bad-mouthing Kurt Vonnegut?

Well, davismsc for one.

I also, for the official MeFi record, I welcome Christians here. I welcome people who want to celebrate and defend Oral Roberts. When I say "fuck Oral Roberts," it should not be construed as me disliking his supporters anymore than my saying "fuck Spuds McKenzie" means I hate all beer drinkers.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 2:49 PM on December 15, 2009

I am not anti-hipster or anti-Asian.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 7:11 PM on August 19, 2009

I'm happy that the fat white cat ended up getting away.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 4:03 AM on June 23, 2009

Previously. This is good. Virtually all of the salient points about the value of having your marrow in your countries bone marrow registry have been made. That said, registering to donate marrow - and then actually donating if you're ever a match - can profoundly impact somebody's life. Even if they remove it from you the old fashioned way (through the pelvis), the small discomfort is more than balanced out by the knowledge that your small inconvenience quite literally saved somebody's life.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 6:47 PM on June 18, 2009

Standing in the way of the direction that internet lingo is developing sounds strangely like "hey you kids stay out of my yard-ism." Language use is going to develop the way it wants to develop. If you don't like the use of the "@," then don't use it. If its a useful and effective way for somebody else to communicate, why should you care that they use it, or that they use it here.

What you're saying is "don't use @." The message that's... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 3:45 AM on April 23, 2009

Please don't anthropomorphize language. It's not a sentient being. While it's true that language develops largely due to the unconscious influence of its users, that doesn't mean that those who attempt to consciously influence the development of language are somehow infringing on language's natural rights or otherwise wrong to do so.

Oh, give me a break. Surely you recognize that writing "its going to develop the way it wants to develop" is... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 12:22 PM on April 23, 2009

I don't believe that language is some shambling shuggoth-like creature devouring all in its path.

Yeah, but wouldn't it be cool if it were?

On this, I think we also agree 100%.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 12:59 PM on April 23, 2009

Language does, indeed, devour everything in its path.

Because its a virus.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 1:35 PM on April 23, 2009

In honor of my newly earned points, I'd like to point out that Laurie Anderson also has offered some invaluable tips on How To Write.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 3:17 PM on April 23, 2009

Mediareport: That's missing the point. It's unnecessary noise on the page at an all-text site.

This depends on your definition of noise, I suppose. I just quoted a lengthy section of your post, following accepted convention. This reply would actually have taken up less space without significantly changing the content if I'd done it like this:
@mediareport: This depends on your definition of noise, I suppose. I just quoted a lengthy... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 5:06 PM on April 23, 2009

I propose that if a posted link proves to be false but it is believed that the discussion is worth keeping that something be done to make it clear in the original post that the link is false.

I propose "WARNING: CRUNCHY FROG."
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 2:34 AM on February 24, 2009

I disagree that the presence of comments in the Metafilter thread that debunk the link are actually 100% useful. Indeed, after the first debunked comment was posted, there were still people exhibiting a certainly level of hystrionics regarding deleting their LastFM account.

That said, if its all right for us to post spurious rumors to the front page provided they are debunked within the thread - since that is a "public service" - I suspect that my new... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 8:48 PM on February 22, 2009

Maybe telstar means "This thread requires Orbitz," a gum that will make your breath fresh even if you've been forced to swallow a lot of crap.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 3:36 PM on February 12, 2009

While I'm thinking about it, I thought this "all police are evil" topic was a nice match for the "all lawyers are evil and I'm glad they're getting fired" topic. I'm looking forward to the "all judges are evil," "all security guards are evil" and "all juries are evil (and stupid)" topics that should appear to party with they were figures in Matisse's The Dance.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 4:06 PM on February 13, 2009

I'd like to take this moment to post a link to some powerful, quiet pictures of Axl Rose.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 3:16 AM on October 23, 2008

I don't know whether I made the sidebar with my dork comment or if I'm just seeing my comment because of some clever coding skills, but either way, I am amped.

That said, tkchrist's footsie story brings a smile to my face every time I think about it.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 9:25 AM on August 27, 2008

I missed this the first time around. My dad flew for American before he retired our of LAX and JFK. When I was little (before security was made insane), he used to take me to check his mail, so I got to see the areas that usually only the pilots see. It was great fun and I have many memories of walking through the back passages at those airports. This really made my day!
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 2:37 PM on July 1, 2007

What would the world be like now if Schweitzer had never existed?

I got this one covered.

Somebody else would have won the Noble Prize in 1952.

That's all I got.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 3:10 AM on June 28, 2007

No matter how much I stare at "noble" and "nobel," they look the same to me. The wonders of dyslexia and refusal to spell check!
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 11:44 AM on June 28, 2007

As I wrote in the Meta thread directly below this one, I think that there is actually value in having this posted here.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 9:05 PM on June 8, 2007

Holy cats! Beaten to my own link! Well played, exlotuseater!
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 9:06 PM on June 8, 2007

Alvy: I disagree with Joey Michaels; for the most part these types of posts give people here a chance to condemn celebrity culture rubbernecking while at that same time perpetuating it.

That's kind of the magic of it, though. You can't condemn it without perpetuating it. You can't create a Metatalk call out without perpetuating it. Like an Interweb troll, the only way to effectively avoid perpetuating it is to ignore it.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 10:13 PM on June 8, 2007

It still could be reposted with alterations. Somebody just has to do it...
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 5:46 PM on June 8, 2007

I propose that taking some time to meditate on the fact that USAian culture is overly focused on celebrity culture is actually an excellent use of the Interweb and Metafilter. I offer 200+ comments on the Hilton jail entry and another 400+ on the Anna Nicole obit as evidence that a certain percentage of folks here agree.

Yes, it also becomes "who can make the nastiest one liner" day, but note that the conversation also does address the fact that our news media... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 6:11 PM on June 8, 2007

You call that a thread derailed by joiking? That's not a thread derailed by joking. This is a thread derailed by joking.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 5:29 PM on June 6, 2007

Joiking, of course, being pronounced by Curly of the Three Stooges.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 5:30 PM on June 6, 2007

Frank Miller's lawyer?
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 12:46 PM on May 16, 2007

Holy cow. Duclod man is Chauncy Gardener.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 2:44 PM on May 8, 2007

Seriously, this was one of the best things I've ever read at Metafilter. I am reminded of the work of Studs Terkel. I wonder if there is a site or resource out there that collects and maintains this sort of, well, non-oral oral history?

If not, there darn well should be.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 1:56 PM on May 4, 2007

ND¢ - You left out "batshitinsane."
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 1:26 PM on May 4, 2007

Everything is better as a Red Meat comic.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 12:43 PM on March 26, 2007

Even bitter.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 6:12 PM on March 26, 2007

Rather than posting a second call out to Metatalk, I want to point out this comment from Sully which is, in effect, suggesting that somebody should go and harm Judith Regan's daughter. Perhaps that should be deleted.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 2:39 PM on November 21, 2006

Come to think of it, perhaps that is an example of this whole thing not ending well.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 2:50 PM on November 21, 2006

The stool post should win a special "best of the month" $300 prize.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 3:06 PM on August 4, 2006

The $30 Conundrum: Every little thing I do these days costs money -- about $30 to be precise. While it doesn't seem like much, it sure does add up.

The $30 Music School: "Making art your full-time job is a full-time job." If you're ready to take on this job, then you're ready to follow the advice that you'll find inside $30 Music School. Do-it-Yourself recording, distribution, and promotion have made it easier than ever to make a... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 4:09 PM on August 4, 2006

Seriously. Great comment.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 11:42 AM on August 4, 2006

Weretable...
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 12:17 PM on August 4, 2006

Here's the AskMe thread referenced.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 4:51 PM on August 3, 2006

Congrats, dios, and extra props for donating the money to an excellent cause. I hope that starts a trend.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 6:16 PM on August 2, 2006

Oh, come on. "I won Metafilter" is a riot.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 1:27 PM on August 3, 2006

"I like 'Dios.'"

"We named the *dog* Dios."

"The dog? You are named after the dog?"

"I've got a lot of fond memories of that dog."
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 2:29 PM on August 3, 2006

How can I get the real name, email address and snail mail address of any member of Metafilter that uses an anonymous handle?
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 11:34 AM on July 11, 2006

Thanks PinkStainlessSteel! I'm on it.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 11:46 AM on July 11, 2006

I coach high school debate. In the ten years I've been doing this, the majority of teen competitors have been very well informed about world events, exceptionally level headed and very well spoken.

Of course, I've also met a number of teenagers who are well on their way to becoming complete idiots. Until their idiocy is validated by a high school diploma, they will have to settle for being incomplete idiots.

I've also met a fair number of... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 3:45 PM on June 30, 2006

As long as we don't expect them to proof read their comments so they don't make simple spelling errors, I think everything will be all right.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 5:50 PM on June 30, 2006

A definate sidebar candidate. Really interesting story. Actually, most of that Disney thread is well worth a read.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 2:06 PM on June 30, 2006

Someday, grabbingsand and I will even be online at the same time and I'll be able to join the group.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 1:33 PM on June 23, 2006

The mushroom thing was one of my favorite MeFi things ever. She made herself part of the fun, which is no small feat on the Interweb. I especially loved when she added the "snobbery" tag to the post - one of the funniest MeFi things ever, IMO.

Peace to you, Jade5454 and much respect to MiHail.
posted to MetaTalk by Joey Michaels at 6:38 PM on May 11, 2006