I never saw the entire circus, but the Torture King's act came through Anchorage many years ago and performed at the all-ages club I was working at.

After the show -- which culminated with him swallowing a weight on a string, making a small incision just below his sternum, and pulling the string out through the incision, leading to at least a couple kids fainting -- he went upstairs to the club's coffee bar and ordered a coffee from my friend Chad. When he got it, he... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 9:10 AM on July 14, 2008

Pecinpah: I've got that too, it's called "The Elvis of Letters." Great little album. There's a couple used copies up on Amazon.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 7:37 AM on July 11, 2008

> > Also, why is there no non-gross word for testicles?

> Sounds like you've got an idea for a metafilter project! I look forward to the new word.

> I propose: lovetanks, cream-cartons, netherbrains, seminarovoids, gametricals, and um... tadpole-factory.

I read this to my girlfriend. Her response: "No. I think 'Herman.'"
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 9:44 AM on March 30, 2008

I did a search for wyoming escalator on Flickr, and got exactly one result -- though as the single hit is titled Up the Down Escalator, it appears that once again, we're dealing with a declinator and not a true escalator.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 2:48 PM on March 27, 2008

I got enough of a kick out of this that I killed a couple hours tonight and turned it into a short music video.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 10:22 PM on March 14, 2008

I used to be responsible and manually archive my sites every so often. Thanks to that, I'm (proudly?) still serving my site as it stood on Feb. 27th, 1996 (and, of course, it's 'Netscape 2.0 enhanced' and best viewed with the window sized to the width of the graphic bars.).

Also still kicking around: Feb. 14th 1997 (pretty slick by '97 standards, though somewhat broken in today's browsers) and March 30 1998, most notable for the sub-site I had for Gig's Music Theater, an... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 8:47 AM on January 27, 2008

> We don't steal, cheat, lie…as a matter of national security policy.

Quote lightly edited because yeah, I'd be surprised to see adultery as a means for national security (you never know these days, though). The first three, though -- I'd be surprised if those _weren't_ regularly used, on multiple levels both within our government and while relating to other governments, in the name of 'national security'.

Not that that weighs directly on the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 8:19 PM on December 22, 2007

I make no claims to being up to the standards of the many, many links above, but I've gotten a few compliments on my one attempt at mashing. Not perfect by any means, but I'm fond of it.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 2:13 PM on December 10, 2007

I'm amused and somewhat saddened that one of the del.icio.us 'recommended tags' for the page is NASA.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 6:12 PM on November 8, 2007

Multiple theme songs, apparently!
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 1:17 PM on November 1, 2007

And suddenly I understand why my shot of the Teller's Cage has had so many views. Heh. Thanks for the link!

Personally, I'm a big fan of the Underground tour. I tend to go on it about once a year, whenever I find someone who hasn't gone on the tour yet. To me, it's a fun and pleasantly irreverent look at some of the odder parts of Seattle history, and I've not yet gotten quite the same collection of information twice. The basics are the same, sure, but each tour guide... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 9:38 AM on August 14, 2006

If you've ever noticed the K/S slash phenomena (or just enjoy silliness), the 'Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps' vid is _so_ worth downloading.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 11:07 PM on July 19, 2006

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posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 9:17 PM on August 17, 2005

zoogleplex: Joss Whedon is my master now.

Oh, I'm so getting one of those. Thanks, zoogle!

Zed_Lopez: I just started watching the series on DVD, in anticipation of the movie. I was disappointed in the pilot. Too many on-the-nose scenes spelling out "this is how these characters feel about each other" explicitly. But I'll keep watching for now.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 4:55 PM on August 10, 2005

Another, and one of my favorites: Who's on Stage? (self-link, Animaniacs transcript):

Skippy and Slappy are at Woodstock. Roger Daltrey is onstage singing…

SLAPPY: Skippy, what is the name of that group playing on stage?

SKIPPY: Who.

SLAPPY: The name of the group.

SKIPPY: Who.

SLAPPY: The group on stage.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 9:56 AM on August 2, 2005

I'm not even a tea drinker, but my self-proclaimed tea-snob girlfriend took one look and declared it very nifty, and something she'd like to have. Perhaps a good Xmas present later on (good thing she's not a MeFi reader...).

This amused me, though...

Dunvegan: I'm into my cuppa at least four times a day...so, for something one does so often, superior design for function is looking to be worth it.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 6:27 PM on July 25, 2005

Going waaaay back to the beginning of this thread...

mathowie: There was a story recently about how well the newspaper handled it -- they were very delicate about it and the small town and the guy's neighbors praised how well the Seattle paper treated everyone with respect involved.

Here's the article. Definitely worth reading...for such a bizarre and disturbing incident, it really was handled well.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 10:46 PM on July 21, 2005

kyrademon: Still, if a horny wild dolphin ever hits on me, as apparently sometimes happens, I can't see the harm in having a fling with one if I'm sensible about and neither of us gets physically hurt.

From Zoophile.net: Dolphins: FAQ on mating:

WARNING! In the considerations of safety, you should NEVER let a male dolphin attempt anal sex with you. The Bottle-nose dolphin member is around 12 inches, very muscular, and the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 10:52 PM on July 21, 2005

I doubt I'm anywhere in the league of most of the links above, but here's my sole (so far) contribution to the whole mash-up craze: Just Can't Get Flexible in 1999 (Depeche Mode "Flexible" and "Just Can't Get Enough" and Prince "1999").
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 6:47 PM on July 21, 2005

Along the lines of davelog, brandz, and Swervo's comments, while it doesn't have the subversive obscenity of the linked site, this sign I ran across a few months ago was one of my favorite pieces of random graffiti:



_Far_ more creative than most efforts I see.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 9:13 PM on July 20, 2005

Also mentioned briefly a few years ago in Something Postitive: The Sweet Taste of Turmoil, Part 1 and Part 2, which led me to search out the relevant Wikipedia article.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 9:33 AM on July 15, 2005

I finished level 9 last night (mostly because Kottke [Waxy?] said he got through level 8, and I'm stubborn).

No way am I getting back into it here at work. _Far_ too much of a time sink.

Tonight, though...

On preview: my general take was similar to mce's. I ended up thinking of the strings as elastic, and doing what I could to bunch clusters together in the center...after a while, it made it easier to start to see... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 1:49 PM on July 12, 2005

Joining in the fun with a blatant self-link: no pictures, just an old story about my brother's cat George. Possibly worth a grin or two...
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 3:12 PM on July 8, 2005

Seemed to work fine for me, and -- as promised in the post -- came up with something mildly interesting.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 10:33 PM on April 28, 2005

> I'd like to see "lost virginity here" maps. Really.

Well, you asked....
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 2:26 PM on April 8, 2005

> I uploaded my shot of where I lost it, but that's a bit too much. I realized this sort of "stunt posting" would be the kind of thing you might regret later and made my shot private.

I thought about that -- briefly, I'll admit -- but then decided that for me at least, it wasn't really worth worrying about. But then, I was light on details, and the humor amused me more than any personal worries. Besides, it had to happen... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 4:15 PM on April 8, 2005

(Off the topic of little miss Deese, and about numerical names.)

> ...might decide to give her a number as a second middle name...

My high school German teacher named her first child, a daughter, 9. Not "nine" -- 9. Her third child, a boy, had the middle name of 7 -- again, the numeral -- only he was very specific about how it was to be spelled: it was the German 7-with-the-crossbar. If the crossbar wasn't there,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 10:47 PM on March 29, 2005

> If I saw one approach me, I reckon I would get the overwhelming urge to BOOT the thing into next week.
>
> Not out of anger or anything. Just... coz.

Damn skippy -- though suddenly I wonder what it would take to hack into one of these things to [change|add] the shutter sound so that it sounds like a little kick-me dog's yip, just to make the impulse _that_ much harder to keep contained.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 11:27 PM on March 20, 2005

> Is this a parody of an actual song? I remember the adorable old lady from The Wedding Singer doing something that sounded just like this, and wondered then if it was a real song too.

Ouch. ;) Suddenly I feel really old...and I'm not that old!

(Admittedly, I know nothing about your age, and it could be nothing more than widely different musical influences while growing up...but I just got the same mental cringe that I did... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 11:29 AM on March 17, 2005

Also often worth browsing: 'clouds' on Flickr. At times a little monotonous, but then you'll get the occasional gem.

That Morning Glory cloud, though...just jaw-droppingly incredible. Thanks!
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 4:31 PM on March 8, 2005

of strange foe:

George: Condi! Nice to see you. What’s happening?

Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.

George: Great. Lay it on me.

Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.

George: That’s what I want to know.

Condi: That’s what I’m telling you.

George: That’s what I’m asking you. Who is the new leader of China?... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 9:43 AM on March 6, 2005

Why does the 'first episode' have a 'last time on Battlestar Galactica' sequence at the beginning?

They're picking up from right at the end of the miniseries that was broadcast in '03 (and is available on DVD now).

I just watched the DVD of the miniseries, and wow was I impressed. More realistic in-space maneuvering, Starbuck (as has been mentioned, yes, she kicks much ass, and quite well), the over all... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 7:35 PM on February 24, 2005

What I'm curious about is how true-to-life these really are.

The one that got me curious was the seated smoking naked girl — it appears to be in a restaurant, and you can see people walking around in the background. Was she really naked for the shot, or did he strip her while drawing?

And if that's the case, perhaps there are other alterations to the rest of the set.

(It also makes me want to give it a shot... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 6:51 PM on January 13, 2005

Semi-on topic (as far as the commercialization of Christianity goes, that is): there's a great weblog called They Will Know Us By Our T-Shirts that addresses much of the silliness inherent in Christian retail.

A couple brief quotes:

A woman recently asked me if we had any “Christian knock-offs” of the Lance Armstrong Live Strong bracelets. When I informed her we did not, she said, “That’s funny, we [Christians] usually have some cheap knock-off... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 8:13 PM on January 6, 2005

Re: Google select number

Metafilter would be a 5.1 — nothing until 'metaf', but then it's the first choice.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 8:35 PM on December 10, 2004

198 on my first try...better wait 'til I get home for more tries.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 1:37 PM on November 19, 2004

I agree the image looks an early film star.

That was my thought, too, though I couldn't come up with a specific name.

I'd eat it.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 5:00 PM on November 16, 2004

All of a sudden this costume from Halloween at the Vogue here in Seattle makes a lot more sense to me (not being a gamer, I had no frame of reference to work from).
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 9:24 PM on November 5, 2004

Mental geography can be a wonderfully screwball thing at times.

I grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, where if you're bored and want to go to another decent sized city to do something, your best bet is Fairbanks — a good six to eight hours drive north (at the speed limit, many people do it in far less time) depending on traffic, weather, and how much of the highway is under construction. We'd do that on weekends when we were bored. Sudden impulses leading to pointless drives... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 10:28 AM on August 4, 2004

I ran into this a few weeks ago when I had to buy ink for my printer and realized that it's practically cheaper to buy a new printer than to buy ink refills. Obnoxious.

Even more obnoxious was that after I got the ink installed, I found out that the printer was dead, and it really would have been far cheaper to just get a new one.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 10:10 AM on June 10, 2004

I've had a few friends who would give out 867-5309 when they didn't want to give out their real number. Half the fun was seeing if the recipient would recognize it…
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 8:54 PM on May 23, 2004

Rafter — I thought so to (self link). Spent a good few minutes poring over that one when it popped up.

I'm gonna be late for work if I don't stop refreshing this thing…
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 11:52 AM on April 13, 2004

theora55, starscream: Here's a working link to that NYT article: From Vinyl to Digital, Hold the Crackle. :)

(Slightly OT, but FYI, you can use the New York Times Link Generator to create eternally accessible links to NYT stories. I do this every time I link to a NYT piece [for instance, the vinyl to .mp3 story]. Comes in very handy after a few weeks and the normal link goes into their archives.)... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 11:13 AM on January 22, 2004

There is, of course, the possibility that the experiences mentioned are a load of hooey.

However, the overall idea of the blurred line between masculine and feminine in this situation was what peaked my interest the most, even if the story has been embellished (fabricated?).

Damn, now I'm second-guessing my own post. ;)
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 7:54 PM on November 10, 2003

First off: man am I glad that I moved my site off of my personal server before all this happened.Anyone who uses microscopic white text on black background deserves to be fired. Sheesh.Good point — it was a temporary stylesheet for Halloween that went up a couple days ago. The normal black-on-white has been put back.

I'll be back later on to respond to some more of the points that are being brought up — right now, I've been in the house working on my... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 10:32 PM on October 28, 2003

The manager's comments -- if quoted accurately -- are puzzling. Why ask where the site is hosted?The quote is, admittedly, a paraphrase — I've never had the gift of perfect recall — but it's fairly close. Apparently, I would have been in more trouble (would they have fired me twice?) if I'd had the picture or the weblog hosted on Microsoft's servers. Had that been the case, I would have had MS security standing over me, supervising me as I deleted the offending information... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 1:19 AM on October 29, 2003

Need a hanky?
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 1:53 AM on October 29, 2003

Just wanted to toss in some sort of closure for all this — my final (unless something else explodes) followup post on the whole thing (yes, one last blatant self-link).

Essentially, I can sum it up this way: Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. ;)

Thanks for the discussion, and for not ripping me apart too badly for pulling a stupid.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 1:50 AM on October 30, 2003

Speaking of TrackBack and spam (and gratuitous self-linking), I got TBSpammed yesterday. By a Greek port authority, no less. Why? No clue.

Of course, the solution was easy enough. Delete. *poof*
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 11:41 AM on July 22, 2003

Kind of makes me wish I could just toss my Audioscrobbler statistics at them. Though looking at the list, I'd say it's fairly obvious where the majority of my tastes lie.
posted to MetaFilter by djwudi at 11:04 AM on July 11, 2003