Sigh, I never get mail...
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 4:50 PM on July 16, 2008

Individual spam mail? I think he misses the whole point o' spam.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 4:54 PM on July 16, 2008

Depart Newark (EWR)
Arrive Mumbai (BOM)
Duration: 29hr 35mn
$1593 Roundtrip

maybe?
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 8:54 PM on July 5, 2008

The old man never liked me.
He gave me my allowance in traveler's checks.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 11:38 AM on July 4, 2008

They clearly are related, dear sir. Simply in the wrong order. Kinky Couture first, need for baby clothes second.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 5:13 PM on June 29, 2008

Back Bay Puritans, dude.

And Beacon Hill Brahmins.

My old Boston-Irish Catholic relatives wish to have a word with you ... Mayor "lace curtain" Curley...
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 7:09 PM on June 29, 2008

5. R. Mutt 127.11

Where's my frickin' cookie?
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 3:51 PM on June 20, 2008

Perhaps it is time to have our low achievers take one for the team, and switch to the #1 smartest website team. We could take them so down.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 4:38 PM on June 20, 2008

Someday, when Bill O'Reilly passes, let us revisit this.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 8:24 PM on June 13, 2008

it sure sounds like Townes Van Zandt singing it

Yes, it is Townes Van Zandt, from his Road Songs CD.

Which also has a killer version of Racing In The Streets on it:

Some guys they just give up living
And start dying little by little piece by piece
Some guys come home from work and wash up
Then go racin in the street...... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 5:15 PM on May 30, 2008

So I was out at a fancy Mother's Day Brunch with dear ol' mom on Sunday.
I needed salt for my eggs.
So I asked her to pass the salt, only it came out as ...
"YOU RUINED MY LIFE YOU MEAN OLD &^%&%$#%#%#@!
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 12:30 PM on May 12, 2008

I figured everyone knew it...
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 12:46 PM on May 12, 2008

Sometimes he's pissed off though, which is nice.

And with good reason, no doubt. You think Steve Jobs has to deal with the interns who are abusing the copy machine?
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 6:07 PM on April 25, 2008

[249 thought this harmful +]

This also lacks useful context.

249 out 300 viewers?
249 out of 5,000 viewers?
249 experts in the field who were to busy to comment?
249 people who just don't like the idea?
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 7:46 AM on April 23, 2008

I had to empty the cache before it would work again in Safari.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 3:13 PM on April 18, 2008

From this week's New Yorker article on "misspeaking" ...

Along with its various derivatives, “misspeak” has become one of the signature verbal workhorses of this interminable political season .... It carries the suggestion that, while the politician’s perfectly functioning brain has dispatched the correct signals, the mouth has somehow received and transmitted them in altered form. “Misspeak” is a powerful word, a magical word. It is a word that is... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 1:28 PM on April 16, 2008

Clearly there is a need for the ability to add footnoted comments directly to one's favoriting, no?
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 1:46 PM on April 16, 2008

"obscene, threatening, borderline psychotic e-mails"...

Oh thanks... that reminds me I need to call my folks.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 3:10 PM on April 16, 2008

You know what I miss? Those nice Norman Rockwell covers that Time Magazine used to run. Like the one with the whole family watching the wireless radio.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 7:09 PM on April 7, 2008

Yes, even trolls have a God, and apparently He has forsaken them.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 12:19 PM on March 28, 2008

If God had a daughter, well maybe I would at least think about it.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 12:36 PM on March 28, 2008

I used to think that William F. Buckley was a well spoken jerk. But now I realize that he was a complete asshole.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 6:10 AM on March 23, 2008

I think the anti self linking rule has something to do with it too. It undercuts all those self promoting idiots who view the web as all take and no give.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 1:28 PM on March 21, 2008

Also:

Anyone heard of Ask MetaFilter?
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 12:31 PM on March 19, 2008

Yes but apparently Answerbag gives out points and medals!

Answerbag recognizes the most prolific members by awarding them points and medals, along with ranks. When a user receives points, the user levels up, but it takes more points for the user to level up the next time. The levels are as follows in order.
Level 1-2 Beginner
Level 3-4 Novice
Level 5-9 Contributor
Level 10-14 Wiz
Level 15-19... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 12:37 PM on March 19, 2008

The ali g interviews Noam Chomsky YT link.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 3:30 PM on March 19, 2008

Anonymous should get her own damn blog.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 10:29 AM on March 14, 2008

Boy, the way Glenn Miller played. Songs that made the Hit Parade.
Guys like us, we had it made. Those were the days.

Didn't need no welfare state. Everybody pulled his weight.
Gee, our old LaSalle ran great. Those were the days.

And you know who you were then. Girls were girls and men were men.
Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.

People seemed to be content.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 5:41 PM on February 23, 2008

* "Those Were The Days" by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 5:44 PM on February 23, 2008

Some politic is healthy, too much politic is destructive, but no politic is denial.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 7:44 PM on February 19, 2008

* Squid Fishing Forum... I have read somewhere that attach a chemical light stick in front of your jig improves squid jigging?
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 7:58 PM on February 19, 2008

Really, aren't there other outlets on the internet for this sort of thing?

Yes there are, but that is not the point. Really, aren't there other outlets on the internet for music?
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 5:22 AM on February 13, 2008

At the very least they should have included the username since they were using the entire comment.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 4:17 PM on February 11, 2008

Dilbert goes on dates, in person?
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 5:29 AM on February 1, 2008

note: Ask MetaFilter is as useful as you make it. Please limit comments to answers or help in finding an answer. Wisecracks don't help people find answers. If you don't know the answer, don't answer the question. It's that simple. Thanks.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 7:55 PM on January 10, 2008

Well, after 2 seconds on Google, I'm still not sure what the emoticon for "shrug" is. Oh well.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 8:12 PM on January 10, 2008

Never mind the old skool cafepress mefi t-shirt. What is important about that photo is languagehat's flaunting of the "hold one's cold drink in the left hand so as to keep the right hand non-clammy and free to greet others" cocktail party rule.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 12:01 PM on January 9, 2008

Bah!
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 12:22 PM on January 9, 2008

I seem to recall, from the blur of my catholic childhood, that the cathedral in Boston had the hats of the cardinals (and bishops?) hanging from the ceiling. Each piece slowly falling apart high in the dusty cathedral light. Not a Pope's hat, exactly, but the image is burned into my visual memory.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 6:15 PM on January 10, 2008

And could you please capitalize a god damn letter occasionally?
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 12:07 PM on January 6, 2008

I nominate nevessary, misread as "neverssary" as the MetaFilter word of the day.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 7:37 PM on December 14, 2007

What the hell do you people do for work that you can sit on the internet all day like this?

Asked the man with... 1672+ comments.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 7:54 AM on December 14, 2007

I work in a busy art studio, in nyc. It is not what most people would consider a normal job, with normal hours, rules ...
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 8:03 AM on December 14, 2007

I too, damn much time on MetaFilter margaritas.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 9:45 AM on December 14, 2007

I keep waiting for someone say:

I'm the decider, heh . So, heh. Lotsa free time. Heh. Free time.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 10:33 AM on December 14, 2007

Now what was it that they call a gigilo with an advanced degree? Oh, yes .....

Professor!
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 12:25 PM on December 14, 2007

I know from experience that expressing sentiments such as "everybody needs a hug" are an unintended consequence of allowing Barney to become part of the backround noise. It is a slippery slope, my friend.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 6:44 PM on December 12, 2007

tell everyone when you first started using the internet, and what was the first thing that made you say "wow, this isn't just a place for freaks after all?

What an old man type question! Hasn't the internet existed since you were born? You are like my grandmother babbling on about the early days of "The Marconi", black and white tv, the Brady Bunch in color, and pong. sheeesh.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 2:48 PM on December 12, 2007

Bah... in other words, what jack_mo and languagehat said.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 2:49 PM on December 12, 2007

Please leave your donkey out of this, jonmc.
posted to MetaTalk by R. Mutt at 2:53 PM on December 12, 2007