Maybe if they put the directions on the bottom of the jug, more people would figure it out?
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 8:28 PM on June 30, 2008

I, for one, support this law.

For too long have we had problems with Truck Aggression. Consider how many times you've been minding your own business in traffic, only to have a Dodge Ram attack your minivan. This aggression will not stand! (man)

And every time I take the old Prius out , I have to worry about some Dually trying to hump it. For the last time! It's a Hybrid, it's not in heat. I bet that mongrel doesn't even have its papers.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 10:41 AM on April 25, 2008

It's not actually a rocket launcher.
It's a zoom lens. 400mm or so.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 9:20 AM on April 19, 2008

Ah yes. That is definitely a rocket launcher.

Or a badger. I'm no botanist.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 8:28 AM on April 20, 2008

I had a hectic day yesterday. One of those days where things just really wear on, and when you've still got 6 hours left, you want to be asleep.

When I get home, I like to wind down by reading a little. This sometimes involves metafilter. I read this post, and smiled a little, it was a meta rickroll. That doesn't happen often.

I went to sleep, comfortable, and with a feeling that everything in the world was right. I dreamed. I hardly ever... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 6:46 AM on March 26, 2008

This will receive a happy wendelling.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 3:10 PM on February 27, 2008

No one?

Ok.


"We cut off your Lebowski, Johnson"
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 6:40 AM on January 23, 2008

Just 5 more minutes Mom.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 6:14 AM on January 17, 2008

Why the hell do I always get brought up in these discussions? I don't hire the Illuminati.

Or so you think.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 8:40 AM on November 29, 2007

I think we broke it. I keep trying to purchase the book, and the site goes down.

Apparently, our Meta style is stronger than their Shaolin Fist.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 8:00 PM on November 27, 2007

My old roommate and I decided to have a halloween party.

In a beerfueled state, we decided everyone should come in costume. Those that showed up out of costume would have one provided.

So, a box of black trash bags, some white rubber gloves, and some purple face paint later, and we had half a dozen California raisins running around the party.

Of course, we couldn't just paint faces. Nope. My roommate wrote on everone's... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 10:51 AM on October 24, 2007

Sweet. Small world.
That WoW video is based on my old guild.

Felicia is a very sweet and awesome person.

She wrote, and directed that entire short, and it did piss some people off in the game.

I stopped playing well before this video was put out, for many of the above reasons. I like my crack to let me outdoors, thank you.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 9:22 AM on July 29, 2007

This is where I post a link to Octodog, right?
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 12:40 PM on July 6, 2007

Just want to chime in to thank bugbread & kokuryu. I'm glad you're keeping this discussion going in here. Very informative.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 2:07 PM on July 2, 2007

Great post jonson. Some awesome links bewteen photos.

I'm partial to this one.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 11:27 AM on June 17, 2007

Also titled 'List of the next 99 metafilter sockpuppets'
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 8:02 AM on June 13, 2007

Awesome to find this here.
A friend of mine and his wife were the first two residents of this project.


He's got a blog entry mentioning it -
http://www.sarken.org/index.php/2007/05/19/on-harveyville/

Always sounded very interesting.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 10:56 AM on June 5, 2007

Let's try that again with a link to the aforementioned blog entry.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 11:06 AM on June 5, 2007

I suck at this linking thing
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 11:09 AM on June 5, 2007

I recognize every place in those photos.
My parents called me when that was happening.
And thus the circle of life is complete.
From Nature to Metafilter.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 10:02 PM on May 26, 2007

lynn: yes, those storms are common in West Texas.
It's attributed to the farming practices, and the fact that dietys just line up to take a free shot at Lubbock. I can't rightly blame them.

My elementary school was on the edge of Lubbock. We had fire drills, tornado drills, and sand storm drills. The first one involved running outdoors. The last two involved running to the biggest building (that had an industrial strength air filter).... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 7:39 AM on May 27, 2007

A friend of mine threw a party, and didn't call ahead to get the keg. All they had left was a keg of Bud Light.

My friend, being the genius he is, put a bowl of cut up limes near the beer, hid any trace of the brand, and let the party go.

Everyone swore up and down they were drinking Dos Equuis.

Here in my corner of Texas, Budweiser is referred to as "River Beer". If you accidentally drop one while floating in... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 8:48 AM on May 14, 2007

I drive a Subaru Baja.
Yes, the truck/car monstrosity.
I call it the Australian El Camino.
I wouldn't trade it for anything (except useful, reliable public transportation).

I have a few lesbian friends that concur with the Lesbaru theory, but they all swear by the Forester. Maybe it's a Texas thing? Who wants to do the demographic breakdowns of lesbaru cars by state?
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 8:02 AM on April 13, 2007

That article reads like my childhood.

My mother was diagnosed 14 years ago. So she started preparing. Getting all her affairs in order, going for testing, researching options.

All that time, my sister and I were constantly reminded that we had a chance at it.

At first, mom was optimistic. She hoped her kids didn't have it. She respected our decisions to not get the test, to not know, to not have that genetic shadow... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 3:50 PM on March 19, 2007

She does know how it affects us. Neither my sister or I are very quiet about it.

Both of us have been to therapy, and talked about it.

Unfortunately, Mom is in a different city, so we don't see her that often.

I'll suggest the group therapy to her. She has a degree in psychology, focusing on therapy, so that's probably something she'd go for.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 6:10 PM on March 19, 2007

See ya on the flipside Bob.

You obviously influenced me.


.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 9:24 PM on January 13, 2007

Eriko : I remember saying that. I can't for the life of me remember the name of the game, but playing it as a drinking game was always entertaining.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 10:18 AM on October 3, 2006

Why is it everytime a crapflood happens, someone invokes my name?

Now start pining.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 5:48 AM on September 22, 2006

.

A true Texan.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 6:44 AM on September 14, 2006

I caught that site linked off the strobist blog. I've learned more off those two sites about lighting that I ever thought I'd know.

Amazing resources. Good link Civil!
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 3:22 PM on September 4, 2006

I had a gay scoutmaster. I didn't find out till he decided to out himself after nearly two decades of service.
Apparently he kept his sexuality and scouting pretty well separate, as people who had known him for 10+ years didn't know. Or maybe they did know, but they chose not to judge him based on sexuality, and more on his outstanding civic record with one of the largest troops in the US.

To assume that just because a man is gay means he's gonna be pokin... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 11:14 AM on July 26, 2006

Questioning my visibility in the thread, thereby creating another in joke.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 8:33 AM on July 26, 2006

These were some fascinating images.
The artists seemed to stay fairly close to some of the interpretations, but I did have Maddox's voice in my head on a few of them.


Poking around on the site led me to these images.

Some great artwork from the 8bit world.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 8:13 AM on June 23, 2006

This is an awesome post, and has prompted me to find a tea house in my city.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 10:22 AM on June 21, 2006

Being in Austin, I've heard plenty about this in the last couple days.
I'm not a medical professional, so I can't even begin to asses what this might be. I leave that to more seasoned folks, such as conspiracy theorists.

My favorite, in that "what the hell are you on man" sort of way is this one.

He gets props for tying in chem trails. Seriously.

Not to mention the "new bugs found deep in... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 3:26 PM on May 12, 2006

Ahh yes, the joys of having a college chemisty professor for a father.

Some of the more memorable moments.

Making flash paper (flash cotton). Never worked quite as well as the original stuff, but it was still fun.

Contact grenades, A shotgun shell without the buckshot, stick it in a pvc pipe, fill with wadding, add a streamer, and a bb/small ball bearing on the primer. Throw, and enjoy the paper rain (watch for falling... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 6:17 AM on May 5, 2006

gregor-e: yep. Remember, my father was watching all of this. We were doing it all in a lab, under the hood, proper precautions and all.

It was used as a military explosive, but was too unstable (if I remember correctly).

This stuff was all under water in the lab, so was relatively safe, but I agree. I wouldn't touch the dried stuff if you paid me.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 7:04 AM on May 5, 2006

Austin yellow bike project
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 9:01 AM on April 20, 2006

27 out of 30.
I know I recognise all the movies, but can't quite summon the last 3.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 6:29 PM on March 1, 2006

I heard my name?
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 11:21 AM on February 22, 2006

Anna doesn't like to talk about her feelings.
But I think she asked me out to a swedish restaurant, and then to get some Tea and or Coffee.

Also, she might be chained in a basement. She was dodgint too many questions.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 9:35 AM on January 18, 2006

Anna doesn't like to talk about her feelings.
But I think she asked me out to a swedish restaurant, and then to get some Tea and or Coffee.

Also, she might be chained in a basement. She was dodging too many questions.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 9:35 AM on January 18, 2006

I still have a Surge keychain on an old backpack from college days.

It was like drinking caffinated syrup, and I loved every minute I had to pry myself off the ceiling.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 7:19 AM on December 13, 2005

From the Fancy Parking FAQ:
"Where can I find images of the Moon and planets online?"

"There are a number of places, both in and outside of NASA, where such images are available. Therefore, a comprehensive listing of such sites is neither possible or practical."

And

"I'd like to meet other Fancy Parkers in my area. Are there any clubs or associations where we can meet up, and swap... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 6:26 AM on December 6, 2005

I feel strangely left out of this conversation. And not because I'm posting down on the bottom (top?) of the heap.
I'm allergic to mushrooms. Developed after adolescence, as I used to quite enjoy anything remotely mushroom related.
Then, one day, I was enjoying a rather tasty pork tenderloin with a mushroom sauce, and I felt my throat start to close off.
I saw an allergist, and sure enough I'm allergic to mushrooms.
So that's why I feel left... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 9:48 AM on November 14, 2005

This is one of the most intense videos I've watched. It's either that, or I should really put down the espresso and quit trying to steer with my keyboard.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 8:12 AM on November 10, 2005

mkultra - I wondered the same thing. Did the guy that followed him just say "I have to follow that?" or was it an actual contest.

If it was an actual contest, how much leisure time am I missing out on?
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 12:04 PM on November 3, 2005

Free range testicles. Classic. I need a new keyboard. Mine's soaked in coffee.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 9:20 AM on November 3, 2005

Wow. I can not relate the sheer awesomeness of this link. If only I hadn't already done the halloween costume thing.
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 9:26 AM on October 31, 2005

I like this theory. What does DIC stand for, anyway? Maybe if we knew, we would know Dr. Claw's first name.

(Doctor Igor Claw? Ivan? Isabel?)

I'd go with Insidious.

Which would tie into a theory that this is just another vehichle for a George Lucas screenplay.

Gadget is the next jedi, claw is Darth Insidious.

Buy More Toys!
posted to MetaFilter by fnord at 11:11 AM on October 14, 2005