Ahh - that explains it, jon. kidding! or am I?
posted to MetaTalk by item at 9:27 PM on June 27, 2008

I know of only one instance where Matt did a full wipe, and that involved a user who had already irreparably broken relations with the site in a really bad faith manner and then proceeded to, yes, threaten to sue.

Ahh, Foetry Guy, a prince among... not men, exactly. Slugs? Are slugs known to be monarchical?
posted to MetaTalk by item at 7:38 PM on June 25, 2008

Okay.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 8:34 PM on May 18, 2008

By "okay", I mean "it's your party, and I can cry if you say it's okay".
posted to MetaTalk by item at 8:36 PM on May 18, 2008

Crap. That came out kind of weird.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 8:37 PM on May 18, 2008

*sob*

I just figured out how to view deleted AskMe threads, though (you have to include the / at the end of the address! Wowza!), so all is right in my Mefi world at the moment.

Good night.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 8:53 PM on May 18, 2008

Funny. They love you. They told me last night, when we were all having dinner at your folk's place.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 10:08 AM on May 19, 2008

Oooh - performance art. I get it.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 8:33 AM on April 18, 2008

Wow - that is certainly a shitty way to kick off a thread, even by three blind mice's standards.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 8:35 AM on April 18, 2008

You've picked a bad night for Unicorn on the cob & I - Negativland is playing their first ever Dallas show that evening. If you're planning on sticking around TV's past 11:00, we could swing on by after getting our minds screwed with by Contra Costa's finest.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 7:36 PM on April 15, 2008

So you're pimping a radio piece about a website you help run. How is this Metafilter-related?
posted to MetaTalk by item at 8:30 AM on April 10, 2008

Is 'labored' American for 'laboured'? Because the built-in spellchecker in my international version of Firefox refuses to recognize 'laboured', yet I swear I once heard it uttered on an episode of 'Are You Being Served'.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 11:43 PM on April 1, 2008

Us haterz apparently have to have it explained to us that this is not a real game.

In other news, the chicken never really crossed the road. IT WAS A SETUP, PEOPLE!!!
posted to MetaTalk by item at 12:23 AM on April 2, 2008

Christ: what an asshole.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 12:35 PM on March 28, 2008

I guess this would be as good of a point as any to mention that I'm not even a very big Bill Hicks fan. I just hate admen.

Seriously, jessamyn, if you felt that was such a dickish move, I'm wondering why the comment was left intact. I wouldn't have complained if you'd axed it.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 10:11 AM on March 27, 2008

As you probably should have. That'll learn you to step away from your duties. I don't make it a habit of commenting in obit threads unless the dead person is either a influence on me or a relative. I regretted the comment as soon as I made it, but the damage was obviously already done. If you guys had implemented the oft requested, timed self edit feature, I would have definitely deleted the quote.

Could I suggest an autobanning of anyone that capitalizes my name?... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by item at 12:04 PM on March 27, 2008

Here you go, matt. Now you don't have to do any fancy coding.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 7:57 PM on March 23, 2008

Here you go...
posted to MetaTalk by item at 7:57 PM on March 23, 2008

No precise examples spring immediately to mind, but I honestly believe reading and taking part in Metafilter has made me a better person.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 7:46 PM on March 23, 2008

Where does it pop up from? I see only a blank page, must be Adblocked.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 6:46 AM on March 17, 2008

I'm not offended by your comments in that thread. I'm offended that you're a 14k'r and yet you signed your fucking post.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 4:33 AM on March 17, 2008

Doogie Howser went to med school early and still, he managed to figure out stuff like how to rent an apartment and date.

Doogie Howser lived at home with his parents, who may or may not have been stalking him. Also, dating as a homosexual teenaged doctor was probably a complicated mess.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 8:19 AM on March 10, 2008

Starving yourself? You're actually craving nothing.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 11:02 AM on March 10, 2008

WITCH! BURN HER!!!
posted to MetaTalk by item at 1:42 PM on March 10, 2008

jessamyn, cortex: By u.n. owen's own admission, innocentBystander doesn't use his account anymore - she does. I'm kind of confused as to why his account's still active. Is u.n. owen really deserving of the benefit of the doubt that she won't use IB's account?
posted to MetaTalk by item at 4:30 PM on March 11, 2008

warning: previous comment contains ugly, awkward syntax.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 4:31 PM on March 11, 2008

PinkStainlessTail!
posted to MetaTalk by item at 8:14 PM on March 11, 2008

This is the weirdest Mefi gatherings post I've ever seen, and I've posted one requiring everyone to come dressed as zombies.

Godspeed, you crazy SF swingin' singers. Godspeed!
posted to MetaTalk by item at 5:50 AM on March 11, 2008

Also, I'd like to complain that there are never any jobs posted anywhere near me. The closest current one is 335 miles away, which is a helluva daily commute.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 2:09 PM on March 10, 2008

I happen to live in one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, Mr. Utah.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 2:20 PM on March 10, 2008

Yeah, I know EB could be kind of long-winded, but manifesto?
posted to MetaTalk by item at 7:14 PM on March 8, 2008

I'd marry him, but I'd be afraid old age would do me off before he was able to make it to the end of his vows.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 11:21 PM on March 9, 2008

jon, you know I... I love you, man. Don't do that again, and I'll continue loving you. Deal?
posted to MetaTalk by item at 11:10 PM on March 9, 2008

*beats chest, throws semen at onlookers*
posted to MetaTalk by item at 11:11 PM on March 9, 2008

I also really wish relationship questions, which are by their very nature unanswerable except through anecdote and handwavery (which may make us feel nice and warm and squishy inside, I know, but still), were deleted on sight. I really do.


I'll never understand the hate for that type of questions - there's definitely been some decent advice tossed around in relationship-related threads. Yeah, a lot of time the best answers are either... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by item at 1:06 AM on March 7, 2008

Also - I can't be the only one here that disbelieves 1's claim that he's not a sockpuppet.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 2:14 AM on March 7, 2008

ND¢:

I am a wearer of a mustache that I do not consider to be ironic in any way, shape, or form. They look like shit on some guys, but mine is hot as hell - ask Unicorn on the cob. I did wait until I was nearly thirty to grow my first one, however, as I do feel that a mustache should be earned with life experience. Most guys under 30 that grow them look like they're trying too hard, are trying to prove something, or are funny and ironic. Not me.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by item at 12:15 PM on March 4, 2008

pineapple:

The most recent photos of myself with a mustache are from two weeks ago, and in said pics I also happen to be dressed as a zombie. Zombie mustache pics:

Here I am about to receive a kiss from Unicorn on the cob, zombie prom queen. Mustache featured prominently.

Again with Unicorn on the cob. I think Ufez Jones took this pic.

Just zombie Item and my zombie mustache.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by item at 4:54 PM on March 4, 2008

I keep pushing the big red button, but nothing happens so I'm being forced to continue using this wretched website. Am I doing something wrong?
posted to MetaTalk by item at 5:25 PM on March 3, 2008

Too bad. I'm still here.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 12:49 PM on February 28, 2008

jonmc? What the hellfuck?
posted to MetaTalk by item at 12:50 PM on February 28, 2008

Poison words, those. i have yet to call in. I have failed the community, and the outlying communities around it!

I'm not yet grown comfortable with the near future. I will accept it, though. In my own manner, I will accept it.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 1:28 PM on February 25, 2008

And to be blunt before the captain, I do not call in on this most recent of call-in batches. I was out gathering rare pine needles, which we will later extract a chemical that holds the key to massive celebrity.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 1:32 PM on February 25, 2008

We spent hours on that, Dave/ HOURS
posted to MetaTalk by item at 1:44 PM on February 25, 2008

My question was answered, and I've accepted the conclusion. Man, is the warm 'n fuzziness coming from Metafilter or is it something else I've done to myself? Calling all doctors, all rehab techs, all down 'n out hucksters. We've got a radio show to finish here, people.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 8:00 PM on February 25, 2008

Baby, were you drunk when you posted this?

Nope. Tired.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 11:29 PM on February 27, 2008

Okay. I thought the madness had finally conquered the last folds of my brain. Please delete my two comments from that thread.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 3:19 PM on February 26, 2008

On second thought, leave 'em, as they provide setup for use of my new-favorite term "nermalfuckin'"
posted to MetaTalk by item at 3:24 PM on February 26, 2008

The problem's not with Metatalk. It's with your brain.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 12:21 AM on February 23, 2008

Hmm - this is the best I can do at the moment. Notice his socks have an official government seal on them.
posted to MetaTalk by item at 10:40 AM on February 22, 2008