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MeTa post:
OH SNAP LOL
...still listening to the polka birthday. what's wrong with me
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 3:15 PM on October 10, 2008
MeTa post:
Smells like Jessamyn Spirit
I'm still trying to figure out how Jessamyn's answer was a "non-answer" but a joke is a better answer.
Y'know, if the question is too hard for you, you can just skip it.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 6:25 AM on October 8, 2008
katillathehun, me too.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 9:27 AM on October 8, 2008
MeTa post:
Q.E.D.
Hey, I was just going to declare a moratorium on declaring moratoria on moratoria! I slap you with a glove and demand satisfaction!
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 9:25 AM on October 8, 2008
MeTa post:
Philly is nifty! Pinball is also nifty!
I vote for a Wednesday or Thursday as to get both pinball and bison into this Meetup.
Yo, Dealthalicious. It's South Philly. South. Souf (pronounced with an ow!) is also acceptable. Not "southern." Egads, we may have to sentence you to a stint in Manayunk if you keep that up.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 11:22 AM on September 3, 2008
I love pinball. But I am one of those who is unavailable on a weekend.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 3:23 PM on September 3, 2008
I'd be cool with the 25th. And I totally want 8dot3 to go. Hi, neighbor!
Will the boys be as scared of bison as they were kitfo? If so, miagaille and I can pick up the slack.
If pinball is takeout-bison friendly, that'd be awesome.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 9:45 AM on September 4, 2008
My imaginary-to-youpeople non-MeFite SO may even go if it's on a weeknight. I will leave it to ludwig_van and 31d1 to vouch for his coolness.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 9:05 PM on September 4, 2008
Oh, that I wish that I could, except that we're leaving on vacation tomorrow instead. Otherwise I'd be there with bells on.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 9:22 PM on September 4, 2008
That was to ludwig_van. Sorry for any confusion.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 9:23 PM on September 4, 2008
Erm, why haven't any photos been posted to the last meetup thread? Are Philly mefites as charming and beautiful as New York mefites? I need to know if this is worth trekking out for kthx.
We did, but the FotoMat wouldn't print them 'cause they were so obscene.
So, actually, bars = blurry/dark pics. Check the previous meetup links if you must.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 12:27 PM on September 5, 2008
Oh. Erm. The tone there was devil-may-care charming, not snooty bitchface. Dammit, we really must figure out how to do that markup.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 3:37 PM on September 5, 2008
A full report with many pictures, please!!
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 11:54 AM on September 15, 2008
Hey, have fun on Saturday! (So jealous)
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 8:14 AM on September 26, 2008
31d1, OMG haircut!
Is it just me, or do those photos show an awful lot of bowling for a pinball parlour? Was there bison?!
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 8:00 AM on September 29, 2008
Where'd you go bowling?
(Note for future: Fancy places will do takeout sometimes if you ask right. They look at you funny, but hey, don't they anyway?)
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 9:21 AM on September 29, 2008
MeTa post:
MeFi Personals
Please also add an indicator of whether or not you're receptive to flirtation, regardless of relationship status. This would be exceedingly useful to me, a fact to which several Philly MeFites can attest.
This should change at least daily, akin to the "mood" feature on LJ.
Ohwait. No.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 9:19 AM on September 29, 2008
MeTa post:
MeFi International
So, your subjective impression that there are fewer posts outside of regular US waking hours leads you to believe that there are fewer non-USians, even though many of "their" hours overlap with "our" hours, but you haven't actually looked at any data to support this somewhat already-flawed assertion anyway. Oh.
what
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 1:09 PM on September 23, 2008
No, i mean, that's cool. I was just checking.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 1:10 PM on September 23, 2008
MeTa post:
Trisomy 21, General Information
either you repeatedly chose to use the verb "coerce" very, very badly, because you don't really know what it means, and that's OK so please disregard what follows here, or you revealed an amount of bad faith that makes everything else you said here suspect and invalid. all the respect due to the tragedy that struck your daughter, you and your family doesn't give you a license to lie.
For crying out loud, matteo, your disapproval of the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 7:43 AM on September 17, 2008
There's a standard way to reply to difficult issues on metafilter, and this is way out of whack with that standard.
I don't see how this is out of whack at all, except for the fact that plinth's callout on MeTa was formulated to be non-ranty. If plinth had come in here blazing with accusations toward particular MeFites, it would've been a completely typical MeTa.
It's unusual to have two MeTa's inspired by the same post on... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 9:25 AM on September 17, 2008
The formulation most people object to is "You're a diabetic."
I'll have to tell my father in law. He'll be surprised he can't say "I'm a diabetic" anymore.
This does not follow logically on several levels. I can't even figure out how you got there. Except perhaps as a snarky misrepresentation to belittle others' preferences.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 11:03 AM on September 17, 2008
electroboy, um, scroll up?
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 1:12 PM on September 17, 2008
Plinth points out his sons preference, and the preference of people in that community, in his post. ClaudiaCentre posted a link where people with the condition also express their preference.
Which I'm sure they arrived at freely, of their own accord, without any coaching from their "advocates".
What is wrong with you? Now it's an insidious conspiracy to place phrases that apparently annoy you into commonplace usage?... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 5:54 PM on September 17, 2008
The line between neutral and icky with these identifiers often comes down to relevance. It's not necessarily racist to use race to describe someone, and it's not necessarily disrespectful to describe someone via an obvious impairment, either. One must not go into comedy routines to avoid the PC police. However, usages to reconsider:
If a stereotype is being cited (like in Pax's example of describing being harassed and race getting injected), or it's completely irrelevant... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 8:10 PM on September 22, 2008
MeTa post:
If you're gay and in the military you get what you deserve, huh?
It's not an ad hominem and it's not profane or outright hateful. It makes me sad to read it, but it is a very accurate reflection of what the asker is up against. Stated more articulately than how this sentiment is usually expressed.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 8:01 AM on September 5, 2008
Wow, can't a guy have a disagreeable opinion here without being hauled off to MeTa to be made a public spectacle of? For people (read: liberals) who claim to have an open mind about differing opinions, you sure have a funny way of showing it.
You mean this thread? Where a bunch of people, including the moderators, other commenters, and pinko liberals like myself defend TeachTheDead's original comment, even while disagreeing with it? What, we can't... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 8:57 AM on September 5, 2008
That's a subject that could really be further elaborated on. It's really amazing how so large a percentage of the military is still buying the whole "liberals are weak on defense and will dismantle the military and so on and so forth" line of conservative propaganda when it is so, so obvious that the most recent republican policies have been consistently harmful to the interests of the military and veterans, particularly in terms of healthcare for veterans, getting the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 12:32 PM on September 5, 2008
MeTa post:
Palin thread weirdness in recent activity.
But no one wants to spend the time and effort to try to achieve what you'll judge a "good post", because the perception is that you'll delete a post even if it's good, just because it's about Palin.
This perception exists because Matt candidly admitted, when asked for a faster loading Palin thread, that he preferred to restrict discussion to the one thread, even though that inconvenienced people. In the face of that, who's going to make the effort to... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 8:47 AM on September 4, 2008
MeTa post:
Philadelphia is pretty nifty
How many people are driving?
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 8:49 AM on August 21, 2008
It's youse, not yinz. What're you, in Pittsburgh?
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 10:18 AM on August 21, 2008
Sounds like Cantina.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 8:15 PM on August 24, 2008
More specifically:
Cantina Los Caballitos
1651 E Passyunk Ave
7 p.m.
Moving east on Passyunk, with possible stops at:
Pub on Passyunk East (POPE)
1501 E Passyunk Ave
Devil's Den
1148 S 11th St
Royal Tavern
937 E Passyunk Ave
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 8:20 PM on August 24, 2008
I am sad to have tentatively omitted South Philly Tap Room, which is actually arguably the beer-geekiest. Devil's Den has a larger selection, but I think there's more love in SFTR's. However, its location is markedly less convenient. Also, not a great neighborhood for parking. (Um, a little safety concern, too. Not terrible, but I wouldn't necessarily want us to all troop over there soused.)
Thoughts from the beertelligencia?
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 7:53 PM on August 25, 2008
You are. Right?
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 10:02 AM on August 27, 2008
Still awake and drinkin'. Thanks to all who showed and especially to ludwig and 31d1 for hangin' at my crib. More commentary when I'm more sober. :)
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 10:31 PM on August 27, 2008
No pics, sadly. But yay polexa, filmgeek, ludwig_van, 31d1, Deathalicious, Tomorrowful. Welcome to South Philly. Y'all rock. Part II beergeekery soon.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 10:37 PM on August 27, 2008
I did, thanks. I totally missed you.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 9:53 AM on August 28, 2008
So. When's pinball?
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 6:16 AM on August 29, 2008
Poor Deathalicious. Feel better, dude.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 8:35 AM on August 29, 2008
Hey, Deathalicious, don't forget to absolve Meetup/Cantina of responsibility for the puking.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 6:36 AM on September 2, 2008
So, when's pinball?
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 1:06 PM on September 2, 2008
I'm cool with any of those. Deathalicious, maybe you should post a new MeTa, since it seems like it's just you and me chatting, here?
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 9:15 PM on September 2, 2008
MeTa post:
What's in a name?
It's a nice fifty-cent word. I like rescuing obscure words with elegant meanings. It's fun to say. And I was amused by meta-ness of rescuing desuetude from desuetude.
(Unfortunately, it's very hard to articulate in a noisy bar full of Mefites, usually being misheard as "destitute." Which is why I walked around with desuetude written on my hand at that Cambridge meetup in April.)
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 8:45 AM on August 27, 2008
hollygoheavy, that's awesome. I'm flattered.
posted to MetaTalk by desuetude
at 10:06 AM on August 27, 2008
