I would enjoy a feature like this as well, especially to know who's here in Brazil, but don't know how it would work. American zip codes cover a pretty large amount of ground/people, versus a Canadian postal code that narrows down your house to a particular street. My CEP number in Brazil is not quite as specific, but close. Lat/long sounds like an okay way to go, but it would be entirely geographical proximity, i.e. I wouldn't necessarily get to see who else is in the rest of Brazil. Maybe... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by wallaby at 1:46 AM on December 21, 2005

Thanks for posting this question. I had been wondering the same thing. I really have a hard time believing anyone will outdo Jingle Bell Rock. But please, prove me wrong...
posted to MetaTalk by wallaby at 11:18 AM on November 20, 2005

Without naming any names, some of the $5 folk posting in this thread swiftly slipped into the 'been around for yonks' portion of my head.

That's been the startling thing about this thread. I've been reading MeFi for over three years now so you would think I would be able to remember which of you haven't been around that long. But some people have done a remarkable job of finding their places in the MeFi landscape that I can't remember a time that they... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by wallaby at 3:09 AM on November 18, 2005

Thanks, anastasiav, you helped renew the front page, if just for a day or two, to its former glory!
posted to MetaTalk by wallaby at 3:39 AM on August 3, 2005

He could have cut out all the middle stuff and left the question as:

My wife wants, more than anything, to have a baby. I want, more than anything, not to. What should I do?

I don't have any good reason not to have a kid. We both have stable upper-middle class jobs, our insurance is excellent, there is room in the house and her parents would love to become grandparents and are willing to help out.

Perhaps some... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by wallaby at 4:42 PM on June 22, 2005

I am in awe. This is just the ticket to annoy my family.

I especially love from about 1:30 on, as you start getting tired.
posted to MetaTalk by wallaby at 11:57 AM on December 24, 2004