Cthulhu f'taghn

I've always wondered if the emphasis should be placed on the "f't" or the "agh."

Then I wonder if I even want to pronounce it properly.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 7:13 AM on May 30, 2008

It's pronounced "Bill Smith", believe it or not.

Aha! That probably explains all the strange, amphibian sounds coming from the old Smith house. Good to know.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 7:31 AM on May 30, 2008

And even if you do manage to pronounce it correctly, locusts fly out of your mouth and the sun turns black.

And therein lies my apprehension...though it would be pretty cool to watch it happen to someone else.

(I used to have a friend, may he rest peacefully, who was fascinated by Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant, and the whole Typhonian current. His greatest ambition: to unleash a plague of locusts upon the earth. One... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 9:41 AM on May 30, 2008

heh, adamdschneider...I should mention that the friend lived at least 500 miles away, so shenanigans were out of the question. It has all the makings for a hell of a prank, though!
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 9:55 AM on May 30, 2008

DA - fair point. I'm a genuine skeptic by nature, but the thought that he could have pulled this off through mundane means is almost more impressive to me than any mystical mumbo-jumbo I could imagine. Poor Bart was far too destitute, bi-polar, and out of his mind on trazodone or whatever he was on at the time to pull off a stunt like that, even though that is clearly the most likely scenario. But you really would have had to know him to believe that, so a good healthy dose of skepticism is... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 10:21 AM on May 30, 2008

The OP said here I'll go first and gave several answers.

Which is an excellent definition of chatfilter. I wonder where we all saw it?

Here, I'll go first. At MetaTalk.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 8:00 PM on May 29, 2008

I would like to propose some sort of sketchy somethingorother to any MeFites within walking distance.

You know where to find me.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 6:16 PM on May 29, 2008

Goddamn. If it was that easy for me to evoke the chthonic entities, I'd be at home muttering passages from the Goetia right now.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 6:57 AM on May 29, 2008

Oddly enough, my dry cleaner has autographed pictures of porn stars on the wall. I've long suspected some sort of conflux between the two industries.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 6:29 AM on May 20, 2008

Well, I always assumed that the porn stars were the people doing the autographing, just as I also assumed that the dry cleaner was the person doing the cleaning.

I could be horribly mistaken about any of this.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 10:58 AM on May 20, 2008

I'd like to go, but first I'd have to leave Los Angeles.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 10:44 AM on May 14, 2008

Don't worry, Pope Guilty, you'll get used to it.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 12:24 PM on May 15, 2008

All righty then.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 12:38 PM on May 9, 2008

To me, it kind of seems like taking steroids for an athlete (if it could be proven to be efficacious at all). Would one really want to be the Roger Clemens of the meditation world?

No, I think lobotomies have no place in the world of competitive meditation.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 6:56 AM on April 9, 2008

Yes, but with bonus points for style.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 8:10 AM on April 9, 2008

Some days, I am all over Metafilter, ogling the blue, groping at the green and grazing the grey with lust-filled eyes...

Well, it's still a little early, but I think spring is definitely here.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 11:42 AM on March 12, 2008

My absolute favorite part of this year's challenge was collaborating on a song with another RPM participant from halfway across the world (Finland!) She has a simply amazing voice which you can hear on My Voice in Her Heart, a beautifully haunting song that sounds a bit like a cross between Dead Can Dance and Yann Thiersen.

I'm pretty happy with the rest of the entry, though I think it pales in comparison to our collaborative effort (which is hopefully just the first... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 9:29 AM on March 12, 2008

Don't even ask me what my rabbit tells me to do.

When the rabbit starts to agree with the squirrels...well, don't make the same mistake I did. Just get out.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 9:04 AM on March 4, 2008

It is important for a project I am working on to know which of you are from the mongrel races.

I think they do that over in Arizona, but here in California, it's strictly about the ponies. And it looks like this one broke down before even reaching the gate.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 6:30 AM on February 22, 2008

Really? No dog racing in Ca?

Nope. There are only a handful of states that still allow it.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 9:30 AM on February 22, 2008

That's great stuff. Best wishes, prayers and thoughts to you, nickyskye.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 6:15 PM on February 19, 2008

who wants me to mail them Andy Williams from Branson Missouri?

I'm a little iffy about the Moon River guy, but throw in Claudine Longet, and I'll pay for overnight shipping.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 6:30 PM on February 18, 2008

I'm trying to compile my own list of things white people like, but the only thing I can think of is interest-bearing checking.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 2:46 PM on February 15, 2008

Whereas black people don't like interesting-bearing checking because they have no money!

Oh yeah, it's that whole exclusion thing again. Wow, this stuff is harder than it looks, but I meant no offense.

My other thought was "anything laminated," but that's probably just me.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 3:07 PM on February 15, 2008

On the freakish mutant third hand...

Larry Niven-reading geeks would call that "the gripping hand." It's a useful phrase, particularly for identifying Larry-Niven reading geeks.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 2:37 PM on February 13, 2008

I'm back for '08. I'm really excited as I'll be collaborating with a fellow RPM'er from Finland on a track or two.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 8:47 AM on January 28, 2008

This thread reminds me of a thought puzzle I came across long ago...

You awaken in a room with a window and a door. There is a desk in the corner, and an office chair that is missing one wheel. The window is open, but sealed off by bricks. There is an electrical outlet near the desk, but the walls are otherwise bare. You try the door, which is naturally locked. A 60-watt bulb illuminates the scene from the ceiling. You can reach the light bulb by balancing... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 12:01 PM on January 9, 2008

The rush to defend Rachel, the anonymous provocateur on Phil's blog, is pathetic. I find it incredible that they are seemingly oblivious to the irony.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 10:49 AM on January 3, 2008

Another metric by which I can measure my unpopularity. Well, at least I'll know how many people I've tormented.

More seriously - thanks! This is cool.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 5:58 PM on January 2, 2008

The front page of the contest states: "You can hoard it for yourself, sell it to a major soft drink corporation, use it in your daughter's first Christmas video, or share it for free on your website."

So that non-transference/redemption clause is a little strange in this context. I think what they are trying to say is that the winner can't ask for cash instead of the "rights" prize. (Nor could the winner ask for rights to a different song, or for... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 11:05 AM on November 11, 2007

I'm late to the game, but I think there is an easier way to visualize this than the rollerskate analogy.

Let's take a Hot Wheels car and place it on conveyor belt. Turn the conveyor belt on, and the car moves along with the belt. Now if we hold the car steady against the belt, the wheels spin, and the car now has momentum relative to the conveyor. I can keep turning up the speed on that belt, and continue to hold the car in place (relative to everything but the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 4:10 PM on November 2, 2007

I was just about to post this link to a transcription of the Courtauld Talks when the post was yanked.

psmealey, I hope you take another crack at it. KJ is a great band, and Jaz is one of my favorite frontmen.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 11:02 AM on October 5, 2007

That last paragraph leaves me completely frustrated. It seems like magic to me.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 7:59 AM on September 12, 2007

And all this time, I thought DJ's subsisted entirely on humble pie and bitter fruit.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 10:46 AM on September 7, 2007

Happy birthday Jessamyn!
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 4:49 PM on September 5, 2007

...my great uncle got his ear pierced to ward off the evil eye.

Oh, now that just hurts.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 6:57 PM on August 22, 2007

This whole mess has me playing Madden '06 again (I don't really care enough to buy a newer version.) I think the real-life Falcons should do what I've been doing, make him scramble on every down; hoping for either a career-ending or life-threatening injury with every play.

Unfortunately, he's averaging about 450 rushing yards and six TD's per game. But damn, it feels so good on those sacks where he doesn't get back up!
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 3:02 PM on August 20, 2007

The Metafilter is leaking!
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 12:49 PM on July 18, 2007

This happens to Music posts as well...I've found mp3s that I have uploaded only to Metafilter on various music aggregators. I don't think that's a big deal, and neither is this. I certainly wouldn't blame Matt for sending a C&D, but unless they have deep pockets it's not worth much of a fuss.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 2:54 PM on July 18, 2007

Jessamyn, I'm not quite sure if they are hosting the files or just leaching bandwidth from Metafilter; I'd probably have to guess the latter, which makes it a bigger deal than I first thought. I'll send you a link to one of them (actually, it is the only one I can find today, these things seem to spring up then disappear.)
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 8:53 AM on July 19, 2007

Is this it?
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 11:42 AM on July 13, 2007

I was hoping the theme would be "country sky razorblades" - I already have two verses and a bridge.

hmmmm....bridge....water.....nah, too obvious.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 1:36 PM on June 21, 2007

sgt. serenity: Is the gay rights cause so weak it needs optimus defending it ?

Here in the US? Absolutely. State after state has enacted anti-gay-marriage legislation, and only a handful of states have been able to buck the trend. I think it's well past the time that all people of good conscience take a stand against anti-gay bigotry.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 8:32 AM on June 14, 2007

I flagged Matt's comment as fantastic, but after seeing that I can't undo the flag, I no longer think it is as fantastic as I did before, and hence would like to remove my "fantastic," but I can't undo the flag.

And on preview, it appears that there are no flags allowed on preview.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 1:22 PM on May 31, 2007

I've seen this happen a few times over the last week or so. (Firefox, XP.)
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 1:05 PM on April 26, 2007

I'd like to commend jesirose for handling the deletion with a lot of grace and class, once the reasons were adequately explained.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 8:53 AM on March 16, 2007

Well, at least she isn't bragging about packing heat.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 9:02 AM on March 16, 2007

This really was a lot of fun. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out...I've been describing it as an unholy combination of Coil, Massive Attack, and Yann Tiersen.

I would have liked to have done a lot more guitar work and maybe take a stab at some vocals, but I don't think I ever would have been satisfied, and would have become too bogged down to complete the challenge.

And I swear, that 10-minute experimental track at the end of... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 1:13 PM on March 1, 2007

I'm with sleepy pete. Wire was great for their first three albums (and I consider them as one of my many influences), but I saw them on their first reunited tour (around '87, I guess), and I can't find words strong enough to convey the mighty suckage. One of the most disappointing shows ever.
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 12:16 PM on March 2, 2007

I've always liked Infidel Zombie because he reminds me of that Dickies' song, "Infidel Zombie."
posted to MetaTalk by malocchio at 6:36 AM on February 16, 2007