Wonderful! Glad everyone had a good time.
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 4:24 PM on May 7, 2007

I went to MonkeyFilter at one time too. I never seemed to click for me. Seems a nice enough place though.
I do think that MetaChat is a refreshingly happy place though (MiFi, not so much), and used to interact frequently, but that was then. I still lurk and, to be honest, can't get enough of the bunns, but I don't feel the whole "in crowd" thing is easy to break into or very welcoming. (Just my 2 cents FWIW)
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 12:47 PM on November 12, 2006

IMHO, as a former visual communications professional, the issue here is about branding. The first thing I "saw" when I looked at the linked picture was MetaFilter. For me, it's just too simmilar to be thought of as original and distinctive. It actually doesn't even look MSie to me; not what I have come to expect. I could also be full of shite.
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 9:22 PM on September 20, 2006

That spooge eating monkey is less stressed out and fucked in the head than any of us, and you know it.

Amen! Like some humans don't eat their or another persons "ejaculate." No wait . . . we're not really interested in admitting that, are we?

people really don't like this.

Sure, sure. No one at Metafilter EVER does anything remotely similar to the little monkey in the video. Not us. No WAY!
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 10:17 PM on August 19, 2006

PLEASE! PLEASE Moderate this thread.
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 9:04 PM on May 28, 2006

Anyone here ever had that experience where you turn around or turn the corner and get the fright of your life 'cause there is someone standing there you had no idea was there? Well, that's the life of a schizophrenic.

A schizophrenic, just like anyone else, is a reasonable sane person that has the sudden fright, "Jesus! You scared me!." experience EXCEPT, 1) the person around the corner or behind you is GENERATED by the person's brain and, 2) the suddenly... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 12:28 AM on May 29, 2006

Divine_Wino, will you marry me and talk to me like that to me on our wedding night?

/not a snark ;)
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 8:17 AM on May 30, 2006

Trolls are HAWTTTT!
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 11:10 PM on December 17, 2005

Bugbread, I respectfully disagree.
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 2:16 PM on September 23, 2005

Seriously, i think the question was an opportunity to disguss the sterotype while pointing out how pervasive it is, without slamming the poster. In a way, it can be just as hateful\stupid to assume a poster's hatefulness\stupidity than it is to state an meaningless sterotype.
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 2:19 PM on September 23, 2005

KevinSkomsvold: I guess everyone is going to hear the question differently. That's cool. I wonder though, how will a person who might have these eronious beliefs ever feel comfotable enough to speak them outloud and hear different ideas, if they are used to being piled on here? How is anyone to know what is 'wrong' without having the kind of open discourse necessary to learn?

I guess I am just saying there is a way to respond without a knee-jerk reaction. Now if I can... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 4:30 PM on September 23, 2005

Bummer, I can't make it either. Maybe next time. I'll share my 'in the woods in pitch darkness, no flashlight, being stalked by TWO fisher cats' story. Ever hear those critters scream? My shorts are still messed!
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 7:22 PM on September 12, 2005

I want reparations!!!

*ducks*
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 7:01 AM on September 12, 2005

Seriously though . . . who will be the arbeter of valid theory. I mean some seeb blatantly silly and other do, as was noted upthread, walk a fine line.

Can anything be done about it?
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 9:24 AM on September 12, 2005

Can someone write a script so I can delete a posted comment when, later, I realize I hae been a complete nutsack?

Oh wait, I have self control for that. Well...sometimes.
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 9:52 PM on September 2, 2005

*huggs*
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 9:09 AM on July 9, 2005

I just deleted my long-winded response to this post. Feel blessed.
The gist of my feeling is that I am still contemplating requesting that my membership be removed simply because I, only a few weeks into it, am getting sick of feeling like I will be descended upon by snotty posters who are more interested in sharing negativity than just choosing to only comment positively on the posts they do like. And God forbid I accidentally post a link that doesn't meet their perfect standards.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by johnj at 3:40 PM on January 6, 2005