Wendell: May I suggest the pop-music-reference-filled "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" from the '70s as a substitute? PLEASE? Any other suggestions?
How about "Life is a Rick (and the Internet Rolled Me)". I hear that one a lot.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 11:31 AM on February 8, 2008

A Zimmer is also a beautiful, elegant, sporty automobile, with taste, power and no connection whatsoever to cocaine-snuffling 80s stockbroker stereotypes.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 12:19 PM on February 1, 2008

(semi-self link, as I am working on a sorely-needed new website for him) a friend owns the old Warden Johnston, the launch used to ferry passengers to and from the island. It was used in the "Escape from Alcatraz" film, and took many of the resident's kids to school in San Francisco.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 1:11 PM on January 23, 2008

Fapsi plush.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 12:57 PM on January 18, 2008

Metafilter: sleeps with a blue stuffed monkey.

Gompa, my x-and-y ass also loves good food- and there are two ways to go about it: your way, and the work-your-ass-off-to-afford-it fancy restaurant way. I'll take the farmer's market every time. The smiles of my guests makes it worth the effort, and the pleasure of creation is its own reward.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 11:46 AM on November 26, 2007

This post was deleted for the following reason: You know what else is brown?
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 1:50 PM on November 13, 2007

691589 gets you to 28, I can't finish it. But it's a great game!
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 3:20 PM on June 23, 2007

lekvar, perhaps you can be consoled with Blixa Bargeld reading the Hornbach catalog?
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 1:57 PM on May 31, 2007

You know who else liked eugenics? ...
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 10:25 AM on May 29, 2007

I love this thread.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 6:03 PM on May 21, 2007

size S/M indeed.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 10:54 AM on May 20, 2007

It's not just airplanes that do this sort of thing.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 2:19 PM on May 14, 2007

OTOH, the term "bat cave" doesn't even appear in the Constitution.
But "wolverine" appears no less that seven times! Hard to believe, but true.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 11:16 AM on April 3, 2007

Those are gorgeous prints! I wish they'd be willing to post higher-resolution photos of them, though.

(PS: The site is resizing them. If you right click and pick "view image", they resize down to normal. And t first I thought your article began "Enzo meets pine tree".)
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 7:56 AM on April 3, 2007

Dad and I built three of these when I was thirteen- we sold two to pay for ours. They only cost about $200 each, when made with cheap plywood.

I have also had a great time in these ultralight boats- they only weight about 8 kilos each!
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 11:08 AM on April 2, 2007

It's squamous and rugose! Arrgh!
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 4:59 PM on March 14, 2007

Hey all, since the scifi.com pages seem to be so universally hated, try using one of these 'zap' bookmarklets to clean 'em up. And thanks for the amazing stories.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 4:43 PM on February 25, 2007

thanks twsf, for saving me from looking that up. Or finding the dampened, runny printout of it that's somewhere in my kitchen. (off to start runny bread...)
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 11:56 AM on February 24, 2007

Eideteker, thanks for the videos. And by the way, you need an Evo, not an STI. I'd try to convince you with a drive in mine if you were on the other coast.
Why?
Less expensive than the Subie to start with and less expensive to modify. I'm putting out 410hp at the wheels for under $3k. The 4G63 motor is easier to open up than the boxer in the STI. Cams are cheaper. The car is more neutral-handling than the Subaru. The 5-spd transmission is absolutely... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 9:12 AM on January 16, 2007

...and part of sunday too, if you perform the whole thing.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 2:23 PM on December 30, 2006

I'm no philosopher, but I did enjoy a fine Critique of Pure Riesling the other night.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 12:21 PM on November 14, 2006

Chunking, that's 'Technologic' by Daft Punk, in case you were wondering.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 12:07 PM on October 17, 2006

But in racing, it's all about max torque at 0.
Could you point out to me that part of the race, other than at the start, where the cars stop? The start is quite important, but it's hardly everything. Perhaps you meant drag racing?
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 11:11 AM on August 30, 2006

cured meat in Midori: Prosciutto e melone. Sublime.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 10:17 PM on August 27, 2006

I was hoping to see The Thong Song:

She had dumps like a truck truck truck/ Thighs like what what what/ Baby move your butt butt butt/ Uh/ I think to sing it again (repeat) Gah.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 7:44 AM on July 21, 2006

it freaks out and does something different every time when supplied with my domain.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 3:29 PM on May 26, 2006

Fans of Hollywood quote-whoring should also not miss the Filthy Critic and his "Quote-Whore of the Week" sidebar.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 12:49 PM on April 10, 2006

I was thrilled at the names: Winston Briscoe driving, Lloyd Licorish conducting. I hope to ride one of them on the "heritage routes" someday.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 9:25 AM on December 9, 2005

and here is the bike kill 05 video as well...
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 10:34 AM on November 29, 2005

I had never heard of Takeshi's Castle- perhaps it's even better in German?
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 3:29 PM on November 10, 2005

Some of the guys here in Marin have a hilarious picture: Gary Fisher & buddies-- on cyclocross bikes-- looking enviously at Joe Breeze and Alan Bonds (?) on converted Schwinns at the start of a race- circa '76.
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 3:39 PM on November 8, 2005

At least the BBC made a lion that was unreal enough that it didn't fall into the uncanny valley- it was so obviously unreal that it was perhaps more believable. If one wanted, one could argue that although Aslan was clearly depicted as a lion in the books, he could have been nearly a lion, with a few godlike unreal features. (Just please don't make him radioactive like Santa in Polar Express!)
posted to MetaFilter by wzcx at 8:27 AM on December 20, 2004