much less even talking about replacing the dollar with the Amero...

Those dumb bastards. AS IF we'd ever approve a wimpy little "Amero" instead of a big throbbing North American Dollar!
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 3:51 PM on August 22, 2007

Think of Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, the Bronte Sisters, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Anne Radcliffe...

Think of A.M. Barnard, Cotton Mather Mills, Currer Bell, Acton Bell, Ellis Bell...
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 7:41 AM on August 22, 2007

"The submersibles lack traditional toilet facilities, but a special pre-dive diet will help keep you comfortable during your dive."

Translation: they starve you for a week first so you won't inadvertantly spraypaint the interior of the submersible with liquid feces when you reach 15,000 feet and suddenly realize that the unimaginable icy weight of the entire Arctic Ocean is crushing your tiny soul.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 8:02 AM on October 21, 2006

"...the antiwar types aren't really pacifists."

Hmmm, you know... I really do think some of the anti-war types are pacifists. Me? Heavens no, no, no, no, not me, I LOVE KILLING REPUBLICANS TOO MUCH TO STOP NOW. But it's not always about me. Unfortunately.

"A doctor will warn that if you see a man stabbed in the chest, you shouldn't rush to pull the knife out.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 5:38 PM on October 19, 2006

Kirth Gerson - That was TrueMajority's beautiful pink shiny Pigmobile, although it looks like the demons of planned obsolescence are replacing it with a sadly humdrum OreoMobile. Bah.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 1:55 PM on August 2, 2006

Hey, forget boring old sex ed videos... our nation's schoolkids just need to grab their Wienerwhistles and start tooting!

I'm also pretty excited about the Wiener Patrol but would never admit that in public.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 2:05 PM on August 2, 2006

who are these people, really?

Meet the World Overcomers, whose church building is basically a giant breast.

I know you'll also be excited to learn that official "Statue of Liberation Through Christ Merchandise" is coming soon.

And check out the statue's inscription:
Give me your POOR, BROKENHEARTED Your CAPTURED, BLIND, AND BRUISED Your huddled MULTITUDES
yearning to... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 8:11 AM on July 5, 2006

If they don't SHOUT, you won't LISTEN!

THINK ABOUT IT, HERETICS.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 8:30 AM on July 5, 2006

And a little child shall lead them...
"That church is trashing the meaning of America," said 11-year Hickory Hill resident Evelyn Douglass.

"The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of the United States of America," she said. "The cross represents a specific religion. It's not right that they are mixing the two."

Douglass now takes the long way home to avoid "the big green thing.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 11:48 AM on July 5, 2006

11-YEAR resident, not 11-year-OLD resident.

Oh well, sure, if you insist on a literal interpretation...
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 1:50 PM on July 5, 2006

Last I checked Elvis was Lord over memphis.

Praised be His hips!

There's a web poll in progress at wmctv.com if you want to let your crazy little lights shine. Right now the results are:
What do you think about the new 72-foot Statue of Liberty replica on Winchester & Kirby?

- I think it's a great way for a church to bring a community together (15%)

- I think... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 4:04 PM on July 5, 2006

"As one college professor said about an animal that seemed utterly useless: the best thing it can do is to become extinct."

Please. Stop talking about us humans like we can't understand you. HELLOOO, WE ARE RIGHT HERE.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 3:56 PM on July 2, 2006

Wow. All the angry extroverts in this thread are doing an awesome job of proving the dude's point.

Sure, everyone has to find some kind of public/private balance if they want to live their lives in a productive way. But the balancing act is much harder for people who don't fit the social norm, and in American society those abnormal people happen to be the introverts.

Our norm values teamwork and socialization for its own sake. Our norm does not... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 2:01 PM on February 20, 2006

I think there is no mystery as to why serial killers and spree killers all always described as "quiet, kept to himself" type people. Y'all bottle shit up and then go nuts.

Okay, so I can either stay bottled up and watch the extroverts decide among themselves that introverts are not legitimately different from extroverts, but just lazy and stuck-up and antisocial...

OR

...I can be a crazy... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 6:11 AM on February 21, 2006

To answer the question of whether this is legally theft, here are the legal references I dug up for the AskMe thread on this topic:

According to Hawaii law, Section 708-830(3), the camera-finder has committed theft in the second degree, which is a Class C felony.

If this act had taken place in Canada, the camera-finder has still committed theft as defined by Part IX, Article 322(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada. So it's against the law in both... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 9:35 AM on February 20, 2006

Subsection 3 doesn't actually indicate that an offense is committed if the property is not returned, merely that an offense is committed if the original owner is not notified.

Yes, sorry, the correct citation in this case is Subsection 1 of Hawaii's Section 708-830. And it doesn't matter whether the 9-year-old was the one who found the camera originally; the mother is in possession of stolen property and refusing to return it, which is still theft... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 11:46 AM on February 20, 2006

There was no intent to deprive, in any case, since they did report the camera to the park service as having been found.

And then refused to return that camera to the person they KNOW is the rightful owner, and they are continuing to intentionally deprive the owner of her camera. How else would you define "intent to deprive"?

I don't wish to argue nuances of intent -- that would be a matter for a judge to decide, not... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 2:18 PM on February 20, 2006

Yeah, and that's the Memphis in Tennessee, not the one in Egypt.

Go Tigers!
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 11:14 AM on February 10, 2006

There's no one Jewish person in his cabinet, nor in his inner circle.

Except for Chertoff, of course. And surely the "inner circle" also includes Melman, Wolfowitz, the president's personal aide, and the deputy chief of staff?
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 12:52 PM on January 8, 2006

If the world is going to be changed, it's not going to be through small acts of sabotage or even "demonstration" or "civil disobedience;"....

Whoa. Don't equate violent action with peaceful action. People are naturally selfish and it's very hard to change that. We are not all going to wake up one day and decide to protect the environment just because it's the right thing to do.

Education is one important... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 7:23 AM on December 16, 2005

You're talking about MISDEMEANORS here.

And also felonies. And troopers committing crimes while on duty. And troopers with suspended or revoked driver's licenses. And personnel records that have been illegally altered. And troopers buying promotions from the governor. And the head of the highway patrol promoting his own sons over more qualified people. And so forth.

Obviously, the key question here is: should troopers be... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 1:48 PM on December 9, 2005

Beautiful in a hopkin green frog way.

Who let the flyer out

who
who
who
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 11:28 AM on December 4, 2005

I'm sorry the circumference bothers you.... Your erection has other nice features such as the angle.

This is awesome.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 2:33 PM on October 23, 2005

The ancients used to place cypress branches near a funeral pyre, so that the stench of burning corpses would be smothered by their fragrance.

Well, yeah, it seems blindingly obvious now...

There are two kinds of geese, domestic and wild. Wild geese fly high, in a an orderly fashion, signifying those who, far away from earthly things, preserve a rule of virtuous conduct. Domestic geese live together in villages, they... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 4:21 PM on July 13, 2005

Why are they collecting the bones of the dead? What are they going to do with them?

Bury them, would be my guess. Amazing photos.

I strongly second the "Confederates in the Attic" recommendation. It's fascinating and poignant and hilarious. Yes, all at the same time!
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 9:53 AM on May 20, 2005

Whoops, sorry y'all... I did search...
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 5:14 PM on May 10, 2005

...and just flagged my own post as a double, oh, the ignominy!

But still, I'm secretly pleased to have chosen the same awesome links that madamjujujive liked. So it's all good.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 5:21 PM on May 10, 2005

And the great thing is, people who live in tiny houses don't have room to throw stones!

Thanks for being so sweet about my faux-pas. I am not worthy.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 6:36 AM on May 11, 2005

What wonderful incredible news! All you haters can just step off.

The White-Cache overflow is the North American version of the Amazon basin. Back when the Mississippi River floodplain was still 100 miles wide, the White-Cache and the Atchafalaya would become part of the Mississippi during floods. Those natural barriers to human "progress" made it possible for an isolated population of black bear to survive the slaughter of the past few centuries.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 6:45 AM on April 28, 2005

"I wonder what that sounds like."

Like this, according to the Cornell project.

Lord God!
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 4:19 PM on April 28, 2005

Umm... what? Mourning doves do nothing to hurt songbirds.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 5:42 PM on April 28, 2005

Are there any photos of the new sighting?

See here for an awesome photo. I think it's from an earlier video though.

A great quote from the Cornell site: "Just to think this bird made it into the 21st century gives me chills. It's like a funeral shroud has been pulled back, giving us a glimpse of a living bird, rising Lazarus-like from the grave."
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 6:00 AM on April 29, 2005

Also, someone has to say it...

[this is good]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 6:01 AM on April 29, 2005

that sort of Rube Goldberg air...

...that I find a little DELICIOUS!

Nothing against my beloved mountain bike. It's just that we all need a beautiful faraway dream in our lives and the Bigha is mine. But I don't want to grow a beard and you can't make me.

On preview, I am also opposed to numb crotches.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 3:33 PM on April 27, 2005

My theory about bumperstickers is exactly the same as my theory about cats. If you have one, you're fine. Two? Still okay. Three? Entering Danger Zone!

I used to have a sticker that said "Creative People Must Be Stopped" until the magnitude of the task became too overwhelming. Now I have "EVOLVE" but it's just not happening fast enough.

So I'm considering this one because Dinosaur Comics reminds me of MetaFilter.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 6:28 AM on April 26, 2005

Hmm, yes... I like to fold them into tiny paper animals for my tiny paper circus, even though it really isn't the same since that rogue tiny paper elephant kicked over a tiny paper oil lamp last year... the dying screams of the tiny paper clowns still haunt me... running around in tiny paper circles, tiny paper wigs aflame...
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 2:23 PM on April 22, 2005

Straddling the razor's edge that separates bullshit pseudo-intellectual tripe and PURE FUCKING GENIUS!
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 10:49 AM on April 22, 2005

Okay, I was going to refrain from pointing out that many undersea critters also resemble penises, but then davebug just had to go there... so, yes, that certainly is a big barnacle you've got there, little buddy. Or maybe you'd rather check out the booby?... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 4:57 PM on April 16, 2005

I wanna know how much the US gov't is paying website designers.

Not nearly enough...

Great post, thanks! I'm loving the incredible W.H. Jackson collection.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 2:10 PM on April 14, 2005

Wow.

I have met Willie Fontenot and he is an amazing person who has worked for many years to improve Louisiana's quality of life. I'll be contributing to the fund set up for him, pronto.

Eight years ago, my husband was harassed for taking photos (from a public road) of the Mississippi River intake pipe that supplies tap water to New Orleans. A uniformed guard demanded his film, my husband declined to give it, and we drove away.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 7:20 PM on April 11, 2005

MetaFilter: Some said wtf, others said dude!
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 7:03 AM on April 8, 2005

There was a kid born in Connecticut
With a silver spoon stuck up his pasty... nose.
His youth was ill spent,
He's a crap president,
But olives? I'd love to eat those!
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 3:36 PM on April 5, 2005

Don't you mean misused ellipses and double hyphens?

Yeah, let's hear it for English majors!

Wheeee!

Sigh...
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 5:14 PM on March 22, 2005

Most excellent links, and particularly this site... Furman Owens, 12 years old. Can't read. Doesn't know his A,B,C's. Said, "Yes I want to learn but can't when I work all the time." Been in the mills 4 years.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 5:37 PM on March 2, 2005

You're equipped with the intellect of a little pancake.

You're a mistake of evolution.

Your dick is so small that your mother placed a sign near it that says: "Don't squeeze it, it's a penis."

Ach, my proud Dutch heritage... all that brilliance and six ways to say "motherfucker" too...
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 3:03 PM on February 27, 2005

A college friend of mine had tattoos, a shaved head, and a large number of facial piercings. It was almost physically painful for me to watch him eat, because lip rings give me the heebie-jeebies. But I liked him a lot. He was a sweet, generous, friendly person, and one day he killed himself. And everyone who knew him as a person was shocked, but people who didn't really know him said things like, "You could tell he was headed for suicide just by looking at him.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 10:46 AM on February 21, 2005

fff: Spending your life trying to justify to others how you spend your life is pretty fucking sad. and EB: Well, you do seem to have thought about this way too much.

What the hell?

This is what I see: kyrademon responded in a clear, open and intelligent manner to the derogatory comments of people who think she's silly and adolescent and possibly white trash. Now she is accused of thinking too much and... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 12:58 PM on February 21, 2005

Dude. I'm not saying your point of view on body mods is wrong; I just think it's shallow and boring.

My point above was that it was out of line for fff to belittle kyrademon when she attempted to explain her perspective. Not tragic, just needlessly rude.

And if "thinking too much" is not allowed on MeFi, well, some of us are in big trouble.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 1:27 PM on February 21, 2005

Ah, to clarify, my comment was in answer to jonmc.

EB, in my experience "you're thinking too much" is usually a disparagement. I'm glad you did not intend that.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 1:30 PM on February 21, 2005

Yeah, I consider myself a road man for the lords of karma.

RIP.
posted to MetaFilter by naomi at 6:07 AM on February 21, 2005