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MeTa post:
reasons for leaving
Can you people please stop talking about her here and just follow her further well-scripted adventures at MetaChat?
Or can we, you know, stop crossing the fucking streams where she's concerned?
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 2:01 PM on October 4, 2008
MeTa post:
Read before answering, please!
I was just thinking something like a box you had to check before posting an answer that said something like "I have read the complete question and this is an honest attempt at being helpful."
You know those license agreements you're required to read and agree to after you've downloaded software, but before you install it? How many of them have you actually read before clicking "I Agree"?... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 10:40 PM on September 27, 2008
MeTa post:
It's Gonna Work Out Fine, right?
That shabby building next to the Dog and Duck? It was my first non-dorm home in Austin. Second floor, second set of windows from the right, if you're looking at the southwest corner of the building. That was me. That was almost 20 years ago. Jesus.
I hated the Dog and Duck then. (Drums and bagpipes on alternate Fridays.) I love it now. (Two thousand miles away. Cheese fries, Guinness, Heaven.)
Best to all y'all who weathered the weather.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 9:44 PM on September 15, 2008
MeTa post:
Alabama big pig followup
In re the quote taz pasted:
I don't wish death on this poor kid. Or even prosecution, since the law is all kinds of fucked up when it comes to canned hunting operations.
I do hope, however, that when he reaches 9th grade and has to read Lord of the Flies in English class, that his nightmares will prominently feature him in the role of Piggy, for the rest of his damn life.
And those adults deserve a... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 12:13 PM on July 31, 2008
MeTa post:
Lesbian / lesbian
Somehow, between this and the recent CA Supreme Court, I know that I should feel victorious and vindicated. But really, I only feel sweaty.
I'm not sure how relevant that is, but I thought I'd throw it in there as a data point.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 10:37 PM on July 22, 2008
+ decision.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 10:37 PM on July 22, 2008
MeTa post:
AskMe Answer Generator
You really shouldn't have posted this here AND there. Really. Just, no.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 12:24 PM on July 18, 2008
But hey, since you DID post it to Metatalk, I'll go ahead and say that this comes off as "Hai Guys! I did something cute and cleverer! Look at meeeeee!!!!"
See, in Metachat, I'd never say that. But forget it, Jake, it's Metatalk.
If you need attention this badly, get a puppy.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 12:29 PM on July 18, 2008
Mainly because the people who run Metachat want to keep Metafilter discussions off Metachat...
Not exactly. The policy, as written in Metachat's FAQ:
Posts about or links to Metafilter are usually fine unless:
* You want to bring some drama to our attention.
* You want us to laugh at someone you think is an idiot.
* You feel you've been on the receiving end of some... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 2:16 PM on July 18, 2008
Okay wait, this just got even ickier.
What Not Tot Post to AskMe II
April 1, 2007 4:42 PM
In honour of the 1st, we're revisiting the "deliberately flameworthy hypothetical AskMe question thread" over at MetaChat. Feel free to join in with fake questions or answers.
posted by orange swan to MetaFilter-related at 4:42 PM... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 2:20 PM on July 18, 2008
Some issues were fair game not too long ago.
I can't say for sure, but I think the policy evolved as issues became apparent. That's my recollection, anyway.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 2:21 PM on July 18, 2008
MeTa post:
"Wow, look at the Boobies!"
Anyone done a comment count on these threads? We have to be nearing 5,000 aggregate by now, if we've not surpassed it ...
Then the issue is clearly unresovled.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 12:35 PM on July 11, 2008
MeTa post:
Spamspamspamspamspam
It also doesn't accept "You Suck" as a valid first/last name, nor 800-386-2277 (800-Dumb-Ass) as a valid phone number.
Now I'll never know how long I'd survive. :( :( :(
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 3:35 PM on June 12, 2008
Eh, turns out that 800-Dumb-Ass is no longer in service.
However! 888-Dumb-Ass works just fine. Call up and you get a recording that says:
"If you need a home loan, a car loan, or a paycheck advance, please press 1. If you have dialed a toll-free vanity number that you'd like to use for your company, please press 2."
They're casting a pretty broad net for dumbasses, it seems.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 4:53 PM on June 12, 2008
MeTa post:
Related questions are awesome.
Okay, I'll delete the post I was about to make and stick it here instead.
Neat idea. But two minor quibbles.
First off, whatever metric of relatedness it's using is a tad off. For example:
What land animal has the largest testicles?
Related questions:
Binaural sound generation.
Upcoming research topics
Heroin sensitivity
A... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 3:49 PM on June 4, 2008
Another example:
I'm researching a very specific time period in American history for a paper and I need some help finding sources of information!
Related questions:
Paper or pixels? October 27, 2005
Gimme back the necklace, whitey. September 18, 2005
What's that "Shaman" song/artist? September 10, 2005
Looking for Cornell-lined notepads. August 1,... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 3:52 PM on June 4, 2008
I personally think it work better on the right side of the page, above the fold.
Hear hear.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 3:54 PM on June 4, 2008
Yeah, I understand cortex. Makes sense. I think my main problem is the combination of the disconnect and the location. It seems to be a matter of great import when it's placed immediately above the comment box -- like something you should read before you post.
It's sorta like the sponsored google ads in gmail. They're never spot on, and they're often quite entertaining, but they're placed to the side, so as not to distract from the real business at hand.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 4:02 PM on June 4, 2008
I'm still considering where to place it, but for now it's in a spot that doesn't compete with anything else.
Due respect, that's not entirely true. It competes for the user's attention. It totally interrupts the flow of any given thread. With the box where it is now, reading/contemplating/answering a question goes like this:
Read question. Formulate initial answer. Read first comment. Shake head vigorously and laugh at... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 4:33 PM on June 4, 2008
C'est magnifique!
Except it'd be nice if the left border of the Related Comments aligned with the left border of the comment form.
I'm here for all your nitpicking needs. I work cheap.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 7:07 PM on June 4, 2008
On carsonb's screenshot, the Related Questions box is to the right of the comment field.
On mine, it's to the left. (Draw your own line, dammit.)
FF/WinXP, FWIW, etc, HTH, LOL.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 9:48 PM on June 4, 2008
MeTa post:
chatfilter?
Ooh, a call-out!
There's nothing gained by the word lavish. True? Not true? Who cares. It's not helpful. The exact same amount of help is there when you delete the judgment.
Fine. You think it's an extraneous word. Got it.
Apologies if the word "lavish" was offensive. It's never sounded offensive to me. It's not analogous to "wasteful" in my mind, but that seems to be your... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 4:36 PM on May 5, 2008
I understand your point, salvia. I think we're reading and interpreting the responses differently. Unless there were a lot of overtly rude comments that were deleted and I that didn't see, I just don't see what you're seeing. (And I certainly didn't intend to come off the way I apparently did to you.)
Anyhow, peace is cool by me.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 7:06 PM on May 5, 2008
MeTa post:
Performance art?
If it's performance art, it has been done with a tremendous amount of care, since there's no apparent relationship between either of the two main accounts or between either of them and the new one...
It seems too unrandom to me NOT to be some sort of performance. Maybe, as Zeph said, it's some sort of sly, passive-aggressive lovers' spat. But the involvement of the newly signed-up Person #3, in both threads -- which is the sum total of his... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 9:16 PM on May 1, 2008
Dude. I could do so much better than you. You're no adonis, and you know it.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 9:21 PM on May 1, 2008
MeTa post:
Jessamyn on FutureTense
Corrected the host's grammar. That's moxie.
Ahem.
"Creativeness."
*cough* Creativity. *cough*
Kidding! Okay, not kidding -- poking. Good-naturedly!
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 9:04 PM on April 14, 2008
Come on, she's a New Englander! I think that's moxie!
Of course it's moxie! I'm just moxiliciously pointing out that she used the word "creativeness."
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 9:40 PM on April 14, 2008
MeTa post:
My story, on Metafilter
Hey, good on you. Deep breath now.
Thanks for the update. I think it's important for people to know that, hey, it works out. Coming out is so scary. The possibility that, after a lifetime of acceptance, your family will no longer accept you? It's terrifying.
I didn't have the luxury (or the burden) of choosing to come out to my family; they asked me. I sure as hell wasn't ready or prepared (19! in college! financially dependent!), but it worked... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 1:49 PM on April 14, 2008
MeTa post:
He should have known he would get responces like this from wacked-out liberals.
AskMe's beloved troll, Armen Rezai Asl (whose name was posted in the original Ebay thread), is pursuing a degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at CSU-Bakersfield.
Five years from now, if the dude graduates and gets his license, folks will be going to him for help dealing with mental health and/or relationship issues. I think it's kind of important for there to be some sort of Google-able record of his own apparent -- what? -- instability? Dishonesty? Dickheadedness?... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 12:00 PM on March 4, 2008
MeTa post:
Birding on the Bay
All the smart birds will be inside, where it's warm and there's beer.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 11:07 AM on January 25, 2008
The flying spaghetti monsters were awesome. I am not, however, disappointed that I didn't consume one. I've already got plenty of internal demons. Didn't need yet another made out of ramen and marshmallows and gel caps.
Good to meet you all.
*waves to the people at the other end of the table, who were never officially met*
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 8:40 PM on January 27, 2008
MeTa post:
Boooooooooobs.
If you believe in your position -- which hmsb clearly did -- don't you owe it to yourself to continue to support it?
Yes, of course. Repeatedly. In 1000+ comment threads. You're obligated to keep trying to make a point that not only falls on deaf ears, but results in allegations of hysteria and fragile flower status and humorlessness &c.
The reason people closed their accounts, I'm assuming, is that NOTHING EVER CHANGES.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 3:35 PM on January 24, 2008
MeTa post:
Stop referring to yourself in the third person,...
I played roulette with Ricky Henderson in Tahoe. People kept coming up to him and telling him they were really glad to see him. I, standing next to him, finally told him I had no idea who he was. He said, "I'm a baseball player," and was very nice about it. From then on he ignored all the fans and chatted with me. He was a nice guy, and not a primadonna at the roulette table.
Anyway.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 10:22 AM on March 30, 2005
MeTa post:
There are some interesting goings-on at my...
Buddha -- you got no email address, Buddha.
Does this have anything to do with Marie Waldron? If so, email me.
If not, email me.
I might be able to help you, independent of your Metafilter dilemma.
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 7:01 PM on February 25, 2005
