What gets me is this bit from the first link:

"Another gripe is that the tax implies an unfair link between club patronage and sexual violence, though no evidence to support this has been presented. State representative Ellen Cohen, who sponsored the legislation, argued that connecting the two is fair because both strip clubs and sex crimes objectify women."

So ... it's OK for the state to make money from... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 9:54 PM on January 8, 2008

Thank You Sparx for linking this, I hadn't read SP before, started reading from day one last night. (God knows why but) Choo-choo Bear made me laugh 'til I cried, and I have been desperately in need of both lately.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 2:16 PM on January 29, 2006

And can anyone find any mention of how many pairs she was giving away? It came across to me that the border visit was a promotional thing, like a book-signing, and the 'real' purpose of the shoes was as a pricey artwork. In which case, I second OmieWise above.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 1:55 PM on November 17, 2005

This thread is excellent, it's like an NZ mini-mefi-meetup.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 1:46 PM on November 17, 2005

"On the other hand, I haven't been a bad sort in my way, so I think I may count on being a nice animal, something elegant and lively, with a love of fun. An otter, perhaps."
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 12:42 PM on November 16, 2005

Wub er, Wobble! (Previously discussed)
O shit, it's started already.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 11:55 PM on November 15, 2005

Hol, I think the link to fantasy feeders wasn't in the last thread.
[expletive deleted] there are fat/feedee guys on that site too. I don't think it's any more moral to force husbands and boyfriends etc etc.
(Trying to turn the flamewar train onto gender issues track)
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 12:08 AM on November 16, 2005

hUg :)
Sorry, wasn't trying to call you out above - thought it best you know asap.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 12:44 AM on November 16, 2005

I have to say that my first reaction on seeing Kara's picture was: 'They let their 14 year old daughter wear that much make-up?'
That's a terrible, on some level 'They were asking for it' response, I know. But *sigh* Don't kids climb trees at that age anymore?
In other news: Teenager plots father's death in revenge for curfew.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 1:39 PM on November 15, 2005

Thank You for making me cry, clgregor.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 6:46 PM on November 10, 2005

Accidental gold pickup line I used in a bar once. Asked a hotgirl^TM if she was German. Because I'd just overheard a guy asking his friend "how do I say 'I love you' in German?" And assumed they had to be talking about her.
The catch was, I was being sincere at the time: I doubt it would work twice.
And it turned out she was gay. Just my darn luck, all the pretty girls turn out to be gay.
Wait, that makes no sense.
/confused.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 7:27 PM on November 6, 2005

But quonsar, is that all he does? It's like one of those novelty bobbing head dogs my Pop used to have in the back of his car. Left Right Left Right. You'd get bored with that after a while, surely.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 2:38 PM on November 3, 2005

thanks rxrfrx. Great post, especially the non-newsy link.
I had these playing on repeat for hours yesterday at work. It was that sort of day yesterday.

Now I think of it, it's that sort of day today....
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 2:32 PM on November 3, 2005

Just a side-note - I was working in a bar here (NZ) last summer when the smoking ban came in. i_am_joes_spleen and The Monkey may remember the first couple of weeks adjusting to the foul reek of B.O and stale spilt beer that was no longer covered up by cigarette smoke ... hurrrghhhhhhhh.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 7:46 PM on October 26, 2005

(and that was just me, the bar smelt even worse *boom boom*)
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 7:47 PM on October 26, 2005

I'm not doing any "outing" here - you guys are quite capable of doing your own sleuthing - but do check out this guys own vanity site ...
*chuckles*
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 5:15 PM on October 19, 2005

Zed_lopez: because: "it seems the local chapter of the Co$ has decided to begin a non stop barrage of phone calls, emails, and visits to my home - at any hour day or night."
It didn't seem sporting to me to post it.

But hey, thanks for showing us all your w1ck3d google-fu! I am impressed! You win!
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 5:49 PM on October 19, 2005

Newtown in-joke filter!
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 5:04 PM on October 18, 2005

Oh, hoorah, time for some Nash!

I think that I shall never see
A billboard lovely as a tree.
Perhaps, unless the billboards fall,
I'll never see a tree at all
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 12:26 PM on October 17, 2005

Damn. I think I'm in love. With all of 'em.

Rubbstone, my child, you are showing your ignorance.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 8:36 PM on October 9, 2005

"Make them dark skinned and talk in hebrew and then we'll have ourselves an educational toy."
I was thinking something along those lines myself when I saw JC's listed feature:
"Realistic eyes."
What the heck does that mean? And is it just me, or the blue page background?
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 5:31 PM on October 4, 2005

So they ripped a tentacle off trying to pull it to the surface?

See, in Japanese scientific circles there is no distinction made between "research marine creature" and "kill and eat marine creature".
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 7:08 PM on September 27, 2005

From the "History":
"...he kept on training cats, disproving a widespread belief that cats cannot be tamed."
Also not stoned.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 4:16 PM on September 18, 2005

My Badcat (he deserves the name) has always had a thing about the toilet flush. He seems to be getting better with age, but used to be very embarassing - he'd sit outside the bathroom door when I was in there - howling - and run in as soon as the door was opened to stick his paws up on the bowl and watch the last of the flush. He'd do it to visitors sometimes too.
His litter-mate Goku has been at the Vet all day getting a mysterious 3 inch gash stitched up, and... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 10:49 PM on August 29, 2005

The gorgeous, crazy Kawakawa public "loos", by artist & architect Frederick Hundertwasser. And more here.
The local council has a terrible time - the toilets aren't designed for the volume of traffic they get and aren't easily cleaned.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 7:40 PM on August 18, 2005

.

I was away at a friend's beach place all weekend - no TV, no papers, so of course the first call I got on Monday morning was Joe Public asking why all flags were at half-mast. I quickly shunted him to '0' (for Operator or Oubliette, I think) and was a bit sheepish when I picked up the paper.

There is a condolences/memorial book for signing at Parliament right now, anyone can drop in and leave some thoughts there.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 11:35 PM on August 15, 2005

Morning after pill is available here in NZ from pharmacies without prescription.
Brandz may not have been able to get certain cough medicines over the counter due to fuss about Bad Eggs obtaining pseudoephedrine that way. P-P-P P Panic
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 9:27 PM on July 16, 2005

Chasuk - sounds right - Kiwi news sources.
stuff.co.nz
tvnz
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 1:48 AM on July 17, 2005

"i went to many a pharmacy in queenstown and aukland and no one would sell me cough medicine with pseudoephedrine"
Queenstown & Auckland! That explains it, you weren't actually in New Zealand at the time. /snark
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 11:28 PM on July 17, 2005

Swweeeet...
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 11:35 PM on July 3, 2005

Rumple "I dunno, I know there are bigger issues, but did any tourists stay to help the locals deal with it?
Some did.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 5:02 PM on December 29, 2004

I think this is great news, wonderful if they can pull it off. (pun?)
I think a lot of people underestimate the ways that 'appearance' surgery can be so wonderfully lfe-changing. I know I did, until this year, when I finally got my mammoth, broken, useless chest reduced. I can run fast enough downhill now to get those ripped-up jeans and scarred knees back that I had at twelve. And I don't wake up in the morning with my spine out of place. All this and more from a relatively simple... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 12:27 PM on November 27, 2002

debutante in New York City. ... Daughters of the Cincinnati .... showgirl, summer 1963 ....
She's like Auntie Mame with the craziness turned up to 10.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 6:49 PM on November 5, 2002

There is enough detail there to make for a great exercise in jabbascript-sleuthing. For example, I guess this is her cousin Theodore, one of the Nefarious Knappens, who would certainly have access to areas "behind some objects in the station of a well known bus company".
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 9:02 PM on November 5, 2002

Here's a brief article on the phenomenon in New Zealand. Our 'road-toll' is astronomical, and the controversial crosses first appeared in my hometown, on the route I used to spend 80 minutes on every day.
Mostly they are seen as a reminder about road safety, but lately they are so common they are becoming easy to ignore, (sadly). Some sprout massive displays of plastic flowers and odd tributes; beer bottles at the spot that Gang member went under a truck, foil windmills where a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 2:39 PM on November 5, 2002

[snide] How does one account for Australia? [/snide]
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 6:40 PM on November 5, 2002

The Good:
cara is a stunning girl displaying beautiful breed type
cara is back and appears to be on the fast track
cara is precious
cara is good for all alaskans
cara is the most special person on earth
The Bad:
cara is dead but it's too early to celebrate
cara is fiscally irresonsible
cara is a threat to property rights
cara is a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 7:30 PM on November 3, 2002

If you grow stuff, you don't know whether, when it is ripe, it will sell for 1 Euro or 10 Euros, so you don't know how much time/acreage/cowshit to invest in it.
Then you should not be a farmer, you should get a job sweeping floors somewhere, and join a floor-sweepers union.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 8:17 PM on October 31, 2002

makes you want to go out and try it
Heh, I've already bitten the bullet and emailed my local cheif-bellringer wallah. I am lately making the attempt to embrace my ethnic heritage, and it was this or Morris dancing : )
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 4:06 PM on October 31, 2002

chief, dammit.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 4:07 PM on October 31, 2002

Oh Secret Life Of Gravy! Not another Sayers reader! I'll admit that Nine Tailors is what set me off on this. What a gruesome death in that one.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 4:38 PM on October 31, 2002

Oops, I can't believe I forgot to include the Change Ringing Resources page in my post. Tons of links, including simulators and software.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 7:23 PM on October 31, 2002

Wot StoneRoseDesign said.
Also, I still recall the excitement when the first McDonalds opened in my home town. I have to admit that fast-food before McD's etc was grim, grim, grim. Of course, now I'm a vegetarian.... *sigh*
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 5:38 PM on October 31, 2002

tzaar baalei chayim?
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 3:00 PM on October 30, 2002

hippugeek: their idea seems to be that the cow has to be 'perfect' for sacrifice, the last candidate rejected when it started sprouting white hair. Even in purebreeds, a truly solid-colour animal is rare, to say the least.

on preview: echo, cut PP some slack. It's his non-English-as-first-language nature, or something.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 3:15 PM on October 30, 2002

Hmm, the laws of common-sense dictate that a sharp blade and a swift cut are sufficient to cause an animal to bleed to death. (Don't forget to hang it by it's heels!) But my main sticking point was the avoiding unnecessary suffering bit. I don't think I will ever be brought to see the necessity of slaughtering an animal to get the ashes to purify a temple and so on. So I think I will just watch this thread from the sidelines from now on, seeing as how I don't... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 3:33 PM on October 30, 2002

metafilter: most of the comments here, if not complete rubbish, at least misguided and uninformed.
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 6:33 PM on October 30, 2002

"Taking out SH will take a few weeks at most..."
So it'll be over by Christmas then?
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 7:23 PM on October 28, 2002

What, my 'non-English-as-first-language' nature? I think you're dellusional!
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 7:42 PM on October 28, 2002

I suspect that crystalle is another name for plastique
posted to MetaFilter by Catch at 2:36 PM on October 28, 2002