This is voyeuristic and dirty.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 8:32 AM on September 17, 2004

This is voyeuristic and dirty.
posted by the fire you left me at 5:32 PM CET on September 17

I've often considered fraternities/sororities to be nothing more than sex clubs. Date rape is more or less the inevitable outcome of these collegiate Bacchanalian cults.

These images are voyeuristic and dirty, but a punch in the chest in a Nan Goldin sort of way.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 8:41 AM on September 17, 2004

How come people can talk about "white people", implying blandness and often stupidity, without thinking twice, but talking about those black people is, like, bad?

I've always wondered why black people never obey crosswalk signals.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 10:34 AM on September 17, 2004

Spike's a bit of a twat, matteo
posted by jonmc at 9:16 PM CET on September 17

Your blue collar shtick always wears thin, but calling Spike Lee a "twat" is as vulgarly close to trailer park as I allow myself to encroach.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 12:40 PM on September 17, 2004

A Karl Rove confederate was planted to rip the sign and manipulate the press.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 9:47 PM on September 16, 2004

This whole thing has clearly worked to Bush's political advantage

The Wall Street Journal seems to indicate otherwise.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 10:28 AM on September 16, 2004

One point to consider is this can only benefit the Kerry campaign - it is forcing Bush supporters to take the position that, "Well, it don't really matter anyways, Vietnam. What matters is the economy, I mean health care, I mean Jesus!"

It forces Bush supporters to consider current issues, as they have a natural blind spot to Bush's faults, one of which is now Vietnam.

Bush is stranded as the focus is forced to shift.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 5:28 PM on September 15, 2004

Check this baby out:



Approved by Trench Coat Mafia everywhere.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 4:11 PM on September 13, 2004

I just plain don't eat in restaurants any more if I can possibly help it. Eating at home is cheaper and a lot of times way tastier. And I'm not even a very good cook.
posted by JanetLand at 8:51 PM CET on September 13

There is an enormous difference in what can be prepared in an professional kitchen and what can be prepepared on a $500 electric range.

Secondly, you really should eat at Dorsia.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 2:13 PM on September 13, 2004

It's like Christmas, only every one keeps dying, year after year.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 12:28 PM on September 11, 2004

More from the Boston Globe.

It's important because it illustrates Bush's true character, which the laminated cutout presented by the RNC does not.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 12:43 PM on September 8, 2004

Meanwhile, would Kerry MIND running on his record?


As he was graduating from Yale, John Kerry volunteered to serve in Vietnam, because, as he later said, "it was the right thing to do." He believed that “to whom much is given, much is required.” And he felt he had an obligation to give something back to his country. John Kerry served two tours of duty. On his second tour, he volunteered to serve on a Swift Boat in the river... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 1:13 PM on September 8, 2004

hob, that is BRILLIANT. T-shirts anyone?

It's been around.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 10:23 AM on September 8, 2004

hob, that is BRILLIANT. T-shirts anyone?

It's been around.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 10:23 AM on September 8, 2004

Farewell to Stromness is nice. It is also nice on guitar.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 10:03 AM on September 8, 2004

No, prepare to be maced/arrested

This is a great link.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 8:13 AM on September 8, 2004

Big hands I know you're the one.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 6:08 AM on September 8, 2004

One thousand wrongs.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 2:33 PM on September 7, 2004

blacks are genetically stupid

This seems a little hysterical.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 9:14 AM on September 6, 2004

The most interesting aspect of The Bell Curve lies in its motivation.

troutfishing, I'm familiar with the Pioneer fund, and I've read Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, and bought copies and given them to friends.

I also realize there are razor jaws awaiting any new data "supporting" vicious beliefs. Their ancient motivation is an evil. But science is not moral.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 2:04 PM on September 6, 2004

Funny that conservatives are for privatizing everything... yet religious institutions such as marriage have to be defined and defended by the government. I for one am in favor of privatizing marriage.
posted by wfrgms at 2:54 PM CST on September 3

Another classic example of this is gun laws should be left to the states, whereas marijuana laws better fucking be in the hands of the pharmaceutical companies government.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 1:13 PM on September 3, 2004

What exactly does a missile sound like?

A screaming comes across the sky. It has happened before, but there is nothing to compare it to now.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 8:43 AM on September 3, 2004

My belief is, with the exception of Bertrand Russell, that there has not been a valuable presence in philosophy since Kant.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 4:53 PM on September 2, 2004

Zellephant runs wild.

War is awesome.

Vote GOP.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 8:40 AM on September 2, 2004

Is Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon any good?

One of the finest novels ever written.
posted by caddis at 6:33 PM CET on August 29

In my view it is wandering, somewhat aimless, but interesting. A grad student in 1983 may say it is "the finest," but that line has worn a little thin, much like DF Wallace's footnote special effects.

Here's the first paragraph from Jon Dos... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 10:54 AM on August 29, 2004

dhoyt, that's such a negative attitude.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 10:35 AM on August 29, 2004

Yes, but why is the birth rate sharply decreasing?
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 10:22 AM on August 26, 2004

“This president was handed a recession in January of 2001''
- Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill

“When he took office this economy was already in a recession''
- Commerce Secretary Don Evans

“It's now official…He inherited that recession from the previous
administration. Case is closed.''
- White House Budget Director Mitch Daniels
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 9:21 AM on August 26, 2004

". . .doesn't distract from the real issues upon which you and the country should be focusing."

Yes, a patterned distraction.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 10:50 AM on August 25, 2004

Rich Wall Street commodities brokers turned kitsch con artists have such hard lives.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 11:52 AM on August 21, 2004

I literally vomitted from watching the ad.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 12:57 PM on August 19, 2004

The "freedom is spreading like a sunrise" really did it.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 1:26 PM on August 19, 2004

quote from Josh Marshall:

What I can't help but wonder is what issues get pulled into the mix when Keyes and his wife get in an argument about ... say, whose toothbrush is whose? Or when one of the kids won't take out the trash?

"You have said that you will not take out the trash, that you will take out the trash after you play Nintendo. But I tell you today that taking out the trash is no mere chore. Just as a righteous society is preserved... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 8:40 AM on August 17, 2004

Keyes wants to end election of senators.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 10:14 AM on August 17, 2004

"Excuse me. I just dropped my Congressional Medal of Honor. Would you mind if I looked under your table?"

What?
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 8:52 AM on August 17, 2004

Thank you. Now watch this drive.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 3:05 PM on August 16, 2004

AREA WOMAN RECALLS DAYS WHEN SHE RESENTED BEING HIT ON

SALEM, OR—Kimberly Jones, 43, vividly remembers the bygone days when she took umbrage at being pursued by aggressive suitors, sources reported Monday. "I was quite the looker back in college—I couldn't even go out for a few drinks with my girlfriends without some guy macking on me," Jones said from the kitchen of her one-bedroom apartment. "That used to really piss me off for some reason I... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 7:11 AM on August 15, 2004

There seems to always be this tension in Germany between recognizing what was done, and not talking about it anymore and moving on.

The last time I was in Rotterdam I walked by a train station that was a central point for the deportation of Jews. There was no sign, no plaque. I took a couple of pictures.
While walking slowly around the small station, putting my hand on the wall, two young Dutch mothers walked past, one with a stroller,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 9:52 AM on August 14, 2004

I never understood the difference in going on a date and driving around before having sex.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 12:25 PM on August 13, 2004

This is nice. Although for me, leaving lobster bisque would be difficult.

There is nothing quite like reading Proust while a crustacean screams in the distance.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 7:33 PM on August 10, 2004

The BBC insisted Real Player create an executable without all the nonsense.

Here it is.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 11:26 AM on August 10, 2004

Thank you for this link. Rich and incredibly funny.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 2:06 PM on August 9, 2004

Who needs credibility when the mob's gaping maw is salivating for more?

Here's an example from a right wing weblog:
"The ad is powerful, but, in my opinion, not as persuasive as it could be because it is so general. The veterans say that Kerry has lied about his service; the doctor who treated Kerry for the wound that gave rise to his first Purple Heart says Kerry's account is untrue; they say Kerry betrayed his comrades. But there are no details, no... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 10:05 AM on August 6, 2004

I wonder what people in the Midwest think about this.

If they think about this.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 6:35 AM on August 3, 2004

Halicarnassian.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 4:38 PM on July 30, 2004

Metafilter: Keep those motherfuckers away from me.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 8:36 AM on July 29, 2004

Marriage is for cheaters.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 7:50 AM on July 29, 2004

I've had many people come to me, tell me that Fahrenheit 9/11 is full of lies, and that they'll never watch it.

I'm also beginning to think that while many will never publicly say this, most people backing Bush are for an American Empire.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 6:51 AM on July 29, 2004

When you lose small businesses, you lose big ideas.

Absolutely.
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 7:27 AM on July 26, 2004

The following assertions were collected from public statements made by George W. Bush and his official spokesmen since 1997.
Originally from Harper's Magazine, May 2004.


The President of the United States is not a fact-checker.

I’m not a statistician.

I’m not a numbers-cruncher.

I’m not one of these bean counters.

I’m not very... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by the fire you left me at 6:46 AM on July 24, 2004