Not a helpful contribution since I can't recall the film's title but this story has an uncanny resemblance to a holocaust film about a Jewish boy who alternately masqueraded as a German and as a Russian depending on which army caught him. In the end he was in German uniform about to be executed by the Russians when his brother recognized him. The last scene is them urinating openly since the hero of the film had spent the war ingeniously trying to hide that he was circumcised.
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 5:28 AM on August 22, 2007

I love Waffle House -- best part of moving to the south (ok, Maryland).
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 12:11 PM on February 18, 2007

Its not an acoustic cover, but the Supersuckers have a great cover of Hey Ya too.
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 8:37 AM on August 19, 2006

I "look" like Chester Bennington (???) despite he being a clean shaven blonde and I a goateed brunette. But worse, my 20 month year old son "looks" like Ross Perot!
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 12:52 PM on May 17, 2006

I once had an appointment there...
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 5:29 AM on February 24, 2006

KEXP.ORG 90.3 FM Where the Music Matters!
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 10:46 AM on February 10, 2006

However, we do have an excellent chess team.
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 5:41 PM on January 17, 2006

I briefly read the two articles cited and I'm sympathetic to Brad Vice. I'm a fan of Allan Hollinghurst, and his novel The Folding Star is very much a recasting of Bruges le Mort and Philip Kerr's Berlin Noir has, so far, been a retelling of Chandler's Big Sleep and High Window. I would say I'm not a huge fan of this trend, and feel let down when I find it obvious, but I think it is a legit trend.
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 12:08 PM on December 1, 2005

"Why is 'Moslem' incorrect?"

Because, if I recall correctly, in Arabic there is no equivalent for "o" or "e." The general transliteration is, as was noted, Muslim.
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 4:54 PM on November 3, 2005

In 1992 I spent the summer in Jordan and saw an episode of the Simpsons on local TV. It was broadcast in English with Arabic subtitles. My strongest memory of the episode was when Homer says "Bar-be-que" and it was translated in Arabic as "Shwarma!"
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 10:02 AM on October 22, 2005

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posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 5:32 PM on September 11, 2005

I'm a rare commenter, but has anyone heard or know anything about Coldchef?
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 7:08 AM on September 1, 2005

When Arafat married I think it was the NY Post that ran the headline "Yassir That's My Baby!"
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 4:43 PM on November 12, 2004

My take on konolia is that her point was an observation that for (some number of) Americans Hillary was an issue, which is pretty indisputable. I agree with Wulfgar! that she was an asset to the ticket and I've had the privilege of voting for her as Senator.
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 2:20 PM on January 26, 2004

Are the really great Asian violinists still playing on the platform for the R at Times Square?
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 3:07 PM on December 16, 2003

Beautiful photos and a great idea but many of the images (that I looked at) were so gorgeous that I think it undermines the goal of demythifying war. On the other hand the images from the Jenin camp at rotten.com were so grotesque that I was shaken by them days later.
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 12:08 PM on October 16, 2003

I disagree with # 10 on the list. I have a two year postdoc which is fantastic. Pays decently, doesn't demand much, leaves a lot of time for reading and writing.
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 1:04 PM on September 25, 2003

I usually lurk but wanted to say that I am always really impressed by the level of civility here even during emotionally upsetting events such as this. MeFi writers are a national treasure.
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 7:43 AM on March 17, 2003

In related readings, Jullian Philippe's Prince of Aesthetes about Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac is a chatty biography. Huysmans modelled Des Essientes on Montesquiou to the latters great dismay.
posted to MetaFilter by Seth_Messinger at 1:16 PM on October 31, 2002