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MeFi post:
Harper gets a crush
Dont know about them influencing vote's, but the creator's seem to be having a good time, so good for them.
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at 7:09 AM on September 14, 2008
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Chemistry without those blasphemous isotopes!
I wish I could unequivocally think that this was a good idea by UC. I just feel really bad for the kids whose parents forced them to attend one of these schools. They never stood a chance.
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at 2:18 PM on August 13, 2008
MeFi post:
Flipper? Is that you?
Brainy: I remember reading a long time ago that elephant skulls were the source of cyclops lore, that the trunk hole was thought to be an eye socket.
Oh man. I read that too, growing up, but had completely forgotten it until this very moment. I'm pretty sure it was in a Zoobook about elephants. Regaining this memory has made me bizarrely happy. Thanks, Brainy.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 8:48 PM on May 31, 2008
MeFi post:
Go to Your Room
My anecdotal evidence proves these conclusions truer than true. My sister did the same stupid shit I did in high school, but she didn't get punished for it nearly as severely as I did, because by the time she was doing it I had gotten into a good college and shown my parents that your kid doing stupid shit in high school won't keep them from fulfilling the dreams you have for them. Parents learn too- as they go, even.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 9:30 AM on May 5, 2008
MeFi post:
That's that-there yell.
I was wondering the exact same thing, miss lynnster. How he went about knocking his teeth out with a chainsaw while keeping his head attached is just one of the many things I can't figure out about this video.
I can't wait to go to my friend's wedding in Kentucky next month.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 7:49 PM on April 9, 2008
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Lies I've told my three year old recently.
It's really great to lie to kids when you're a camp counselor because you're not responsible for any long term effects that your lies may have. In the summer I'd say right around 40% of everything I say to campers is a bald-faced lie. It is a long-standing camp tradition and, really, tons of fun.
I teach skin diving and can dive pretty deep into the lake- farther than any of the kids, at least. The reason that this is important is that nearly every kid under 12 at... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 4:53 PM on April 9, 2008
MeFi post:
Multiple SIDosis
Excellent. My favorite part was when he stopped playing the ocarina but that version of him stayed on screen for a while and just kind of bobbed his head to the music. Utterly charming.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 10:07 AM on April 8, 2008
MeFi post:
A Shot of Bleach Ought to Dew It!
In a bizarre confluence of two of the myths mentioned in this thread, I knew a kid in high school who drank a capful of bleach because he thought it would help him pass a drug test (he had been smoking pot).
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 5:27 AM on April 5, 2008
MeFi post:
Map Quizzes from Ilike2learn.com
Sys Rq: You mean the earth isn't flat?
Please be respectful of my religious views.
Also, that Dunder Mifflin game (thanks, brain_drain) was really fun because it was tricky to translate the info I've gathered from watching (too much of) the show onto a map of the office, which is a way in which I'd never seen it presented before.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 2:26 PM on March 22, 2008
MeFi post:
Minimalist Sky Diving
The 250 ft ski drop is insane. Just because you've got skis on you can jump off of whatever you want? Yeesh. I broke my hip on a blue slope in January. Makes me feel pretty uneasy.
Also, the no-parachute guy freaked me out. I was nervous for him the whole time.
Maybe I should watch fewer videos of people doing crazy things.
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at 6:49 PM on March 3, 2008
MeFi post:
Very cool spiders!!
If they had been presented to me as "cool wiggly sea creatures" I would have loved that video. Calling them "sea spiders," however, has ensured that I'll feel anxious for the next thirty minutes and will be unable to sleep tonight.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 5:32 PM on February 19, 2008
MeFi post:
Songerize
I'm really getting a kick out of this.
It plays Great Lakes Myth Society!
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 1:10 PM on February 8, 2008
MeFi post:
Trebek: the glue that holds television together.
When I was on Jeopardy! I got to watch some of the other games in my tournament. During commercial breaks Trebek would take questions from the audience. If anybody got the microphone and said "Um," before asking their question, he would interrupt them to say "Don't start your sentence with 'um.'" and refuse to take their question.
The most surreal moment, however, came when some poor woman in the front row lost control of herself and called out an... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 9:00 PM on February 7, 2008
MeFi post:
What would Darth Joker do?
I used to have an old comic where Superman and Supergirl were in the core of the Earth, tossing nuclear weapons into the molten part. They were both smiling and one of them was saying something to the effect of "Our invulnerable bodies are no match for the heat of the inner earth, so we can help out by destroying these nuclear missiles where they won't hurt any one else!"
The lightsaber doesn't stand a chance.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 11:20 AM on February 2, 2008
MeFi post:
Do Do ... DoDoDo ... Do Do ... DoDoDo
I kept expecting it to get all flash animation on me and have Santa do something absurd like suddenly be playing poker with the cast of Phantom of the Opera or something.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 7:49 PM on December 13, 2007
MeFi post:
7-year-old shot 6 times
mr_crash_davis, please take this opportunity to explain how your comment doesn't make you an ignorant, heartless,
Ah hell. I'm too upset by this story to have a serious conversation about Detroit and stupid ass people who talk shit about it because they watched 8 Mile.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 6:58 PM on December 13, 2007
Detroit depresses me too. But it's a city that can be saved. And writing it and its seven year old girls off because it's a "violent shithole" just contributes to the problem we're so anxious to blame its savage residents for.
On preview, brevator, I agree.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 7:05 PM on December 13, 2007
MeFi post:
The confining dark...
Am I the only person who thought the kid in the "Harvest" shirt was a girl until the caveman him had a beard?
Glad I read that, I guess, even if I'm even less likely to get over my insomnia now, on account of being all worked up over it.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 11:44 PM on December 10, 2007
MeFi post:
In the future, we're still all raging dirtbags.
Ah, "BDM" (as my professor called him). His international relations textbook was the first one I read in my undergrad poli sci major. I liked it a lot. Made good sense. Never got too far into his line of thinking though, because I preferred Plato to preference orders.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 2:19 PM on December 4, 2007
MeFi post:
Squaring the square
From what rudimentary understanding I can gain of all this at this time in the morning, it's looking to be pretty neat indeed. If I wanted to decorate a wall like this, would I need to hire a mathematician as my interior decorator?
My understanding will be no less rudimentary at 2 in the afternoon.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 5:04 AM on December 4, 2007
MeFi post:
Serfs of the Turf
I get the feeling many of you were picked on by football players at some point.
they ought to just stop calling the players "students" (because, let's face it, that's an insult to actual students)
But let's not confuse the people who are there solely to participate in those spectacles with the people there to actually get a diploma.
Why can't universities admit students... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 2:39 PM on November 13, 2007
I missed the part where anybody argued that varsity sports help all students stay active and healthy. They raise awareness for the school. They provide a unifying force and sense of pride among the university community. they're fun. They create well-balanced individuals. And they most certain do not, at least at my favorite team's school, take resources away from the majority of the student body, unless you count charging for tickets, and that's totally optional. Here at Michigan the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 3:16 PM on November 13, 2007
In encouraging spectators to identify with one side or the other, it helps perpetuate the us/them false dichotomy which leads to racism, nationalism, classism, colonialism, exploitation and war.
Well, you got me there. Because I fucking hate those red-neck, white trash Buckeye fans and would fucking kill 'em if given half a chance.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 1:34 PM on November 14, 2007
It doesn't keep me from noticing, but it does help me cope.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 2:43 PM on November 14, 2007
MeFi post:
Pedal Power
So I just biked, boated, skated, and walked in from London, and boy are my legs tired.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 6:17 AM on October 12, 2007
MeFi post:
What The Fuck?
I disagree with one of his assertions. If my friend asked me "How good was that album?" I would respond "Fucking," and he would understand me.
But, then, I fucking cuss all the goddamn time because it's fun as shit.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 3:58 PM on October 10, 2007
MeFi post:
Silhouette pirouette
She has switched twice, the first time after about five minutes, but I have no control over her whatsoever. I yell and yell and she just ignores me and spins whatever damn way she pleases.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 9:07 PM on October 8, 2007
MeFi post:
No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
The people on the jury who voted for this verdict looked at Jammie Thomas. Then they looked at whomever was there representing the record company. Then they thought, "Man, that bitch really screwed that poor guy. I'm gonna make her pay big time."
WHO WOULD DO THAT?!
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 5:02 PM on October 4, 2007
MeFi post:
Meet The Lollipops
Did I miss something? Why is Robbie Williams dressed like K.I.S.S.?
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 5:28 PM on October 2, 2007
You must have missed this.
So I did. I liked the video where he strips nekked and then rips off his skin and muscles. Is dressed up as a member of Kiss the iconic image of Robbie Williams held by people all over the world who don't miss things?
Because mine is pretty much the stripping thing.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 7:28 PM on October 2, 2007
MeFi post:
What was your first concert?
My whole family saw some bastardized incarnation of the Monkees when I was 11 or so. I couldn't believe how loud they were. My mom insists that, upon leaving the concert I declared, "I don't care how old they are! That was awesome!" This does little for my street cred.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 10:31 PM on October 1, 2007
MeFi post:
Theoretical Geography
I'm moving to the Isle of Jerks so I can finally fit in.
In other words: Screw you guys, I'm going home.
posted to MetaFilter by PhatLobley
at 7:37 PM on September 26, 2007
