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Portuguese Song translation!
"Aganjú"
Google translate is failing me, I suppose I could try Babelfish, but I'd much rather have a native speaker translate it, as translation (particularly with respect to music and poetry) is an art, rather than a cut-and-dried process.
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 1:24 AM on March 10, 2008
(8 comments)
Suggestions for a birthday present for a one-year-old female cousin?
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 6:50 AM on February 1, 2008
(18 comments)
What kinds of high-technology
things exist now but will only come to light 50 or 100 years from now? Speculative, but asking for concrete answers.
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 11:37 PM on November 30, 2007
(41 comments)
Charlie The Unicorn:
16 million hits, not ever on MeFi as far as I can tell, and UNICORNS! Don't we all LOVE THEM SO MUCH?!
(Where's the interrobang when you really need it?)
posted to MetaFilter by exlotuseater
at 3:27 AM on November 28, 2007
(54 comments)
metalanguage in a second-semester Composition class -- suggested readings.
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 6:30 AM on November 16, 2007
(17 comments)
What happened to the Flickr pics on profile pages? and the photostream? Also my Flickr link under the "social apps" section of my profile has been disappeared.
posted to MetaTalk by exlotuseater
at 8:18 PM on October 18, 2007
(33 comments)
I need jokes that take more than one minute to tell, but no longer than two-and-a-half minutes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 3:03 PM on August 24, 2007
(25 comments)
NuvaRing out for 1/2 hour longer than it ought to have been... looking for advice and experiences.
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 10:09 PM on June 26, 2007
(12 comments)
Men's FashionFilter: I need to
update my develop a wardrobe for the Fall and after.
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 4:07 AM on June 15, 2007
(19 comments)
Favorite exercises/ materials for Freshman Composition classes? Help me engage young minds in order to
brainwash educate them!
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 9:07 AM on May 20, 2007
(5 comments)
need storage solutions for a small bathroom.
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 2:47 AM on March 5, 2007
(16 comments)
Where does the phrase "I fuc*ing concur." come from?
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 9:04 PM on February 16, 2007
(17 comments)
The
sport and hobby of
Falconry, or hunting small game with raptors has been around since ~600 bce. What you might not have known is that there is a small industry to provide your hawk or falcon with a
jaunty chapeau, often necessary to keep the bird calm.
More
here,
here, and
here.
And then there's
the crazy.
All you need... is five-hundred geepee...
posted to MetaFilter by exlotuseater
at 1:15 PM on January 11, 2007
(12 comments)
Is there a word for a sort of nostalgia or longing for the current moment?
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 5:21 PM on November 13, 2006
(14 comments)
OK SO HAS THE
img tag been permanently revoked, or just temporarily in order to stop the insanity? Sorry, took me a second to wind down from my CAPSLOCK.
posted to MetaTalk by exlotuseater
at 5:23 PM on October 22, 2006
(3 comments)
Where to find white pants for men this time of year?
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 6:50 AM on September 28, 2006
(9 comments)
Bags. I need a backpack with a firm-ish back. Ideas?
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 8:04 PM on September 19, 2006
(8 comments)
How to (tactfully and successfully) get some major names to look at some of my writing? Of course there is
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 6:29 AM on July 18, 2006
(18 comments)
Ok. so what, exactly, does the expression "
I will not take the thing from your hand" mean?
I understand that it is a reference to shunning within the Amish community, but where does the expression come from?
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 3:30 PM on July 7, 2006
(13 comments)
Bugs making it in
through the screen door. Help!
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 8:41 PM on May 30, 2006
(12 comments)
[Relatively] cheap alternative to PC? My parents are moving...
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 9:04 PM on April 15, 2006
(14 comments)
Solutions for Chronic Peripheral Neuropathy?
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 9:51 PM on April 4, 2006
(2 comments)
Untranslatable words- The word I'm looking for means [roughly] "feeling embarrassed for someone else", and I think it might be in Portuguese. Anyone?
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 5:40 PM on October 2, 2005
(27 comments)
The
Iraq Coalition Casualty Count has breakdowns of the casualties of the Iraq War and Occupation, by
home city of record,
name, branch of service, rank, and cause of death, and other statistics such as
ethnicity, as well as a printable list of all
fatalities to date.
[previously mentioned here,here,here, and here.]
posted to MetaFilter by exlotuseater
at 12:02 AM on August 10, 2005
(10 comments)
Now that the "Recent comments (on 20 threads)" has been implemented, am I to assume that the user settings (re: amount of days posts stay on the main page) are no longer being used? [+]
posted to MetaTalk by exlotuseater
at 3:41 AM on March 7, 2005
(6 comments)
It used to be that there were four basic tastes- Sour, Sweet, Salty, and Bitter. Now there are five.
Umami is the fifth. More commonly thought of as
"Savory", the taste is connected to
receptors that sense Glutamic acid. In fact, the first taste receptor ever
discovered was one that interacts with glutamate.
While
Monosodium Glutamate has gotten a bad
reputation, most sources agree that it's relatively
harmless, and in fact, does add the "more-ish" type of flavor that is ascribed to umami foods. Foods like
mushrooms are high in glutamate, and therefore taste more "umami". Pass the Parmesan cheese, please.
posted to MetaFilter by exlotuseater
at 10:54 PM on January 7, 2005
(44 comments)
Known in part for their semi-corny jokes and vaudeville style while performing,
The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America is a not-for-profit fraternal and
charitable organization that has one primary goal: to get people singing.
Aren't familiar with Barbershop Quartet singing? Have a
listen.
There is also a Sister affiliate,
Sweet Adelines Int'l., for women who want to sing four-part harmony as well.
I grew up listening to this stuff, and only really started to appreciate it recently.
posted to MetaFilter by exlotuseater
at 6:07 PM on December 20, 2004
(19 comments)
I am an adoptee, and
this AskMe post motivated me to ask- to any of you who are A) adopted and searching, or B) adopted and have found Bparents or siblings or C) have anecdotes on how friends have found parents or siblings.... How did You/They eventually find their kin?
I am all over message boards, registries, etc. I'm looking for other options. Any input appreciated.
posted to Ask Metafilter by exlotuseater
at 8:09 PM on December 13, 2004
(19 comments)
"Students in tax-supported schools are being taught that evolution is a fact. We are convinced that evolution is a religion masquerading as science and should not be part of any science curriculum." Dr. Kent Hovind is offering
$250,000 to anyone who can prove evolution.
Dr. Hovind is also known for his
17-hour award-winning seminar series. While you're there, you can buy
all sorts of goodies like fossil replicas! And if that's not enough, there's a great
FAQ. [MI]
posted to MetaFilter by exlotuseater
at 5:28 PM on December 7, 2004
(85 comments)
"I'm having a little get together with some of my friends...."
I found this bizarre and disturbing little flash-movie a few months ago. The first link is actually the
second installment in what is now five episodes. There's more (including the first through the fifth) on
his site.
The music is phenomenal- bits of spookiness from
sigur ros and
aphex twin.
When you're all done, there's an interview with the author regarding Salad Fingers
here. People are still trying to figure out exactly who the character is and where he's from. If you look and listen carefully, there are literary references, anagrammed names, etc.
If you liked Salad, you might also like
"Hell"(non-flash)
posted to MetaFilter by exlotuseater
at 10:16 PM on November 27, 2004
(21 comments)
