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I would like to commend the regulars of AskMetaFilter for letting their style of asking questions happen. It inspired the way I write AskMe questions now (and now I don't care if any people answer). Which brings me to my next and final point; about ettiquete and policy. Why can't people relax and just realize that's it's a sandbox, and if you kick the other kid's toy or throw sand in their face, I'm going to shove you? The conflict is necessary to watch the community form, but I think it's time to move to the monkey bars, you know what I mean kids?
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at 1:00 PM on June 20, 2006
(43 comments)
How do I travel the West Coast by rail for cheap? I have the general plan mapped out (I want to go north... or south?). I most certainly will see people and places in Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego. Hopefully in a semi-linear fashion with interesting walk-abouts in between. I'm thinking railpass. I'm not really asking for nuts and bolts, I'm asking for
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at 11:49 AM on June 20, 2006
(16 comments)
The Zobo!
Spanish-American Chess Men! Where can you find these amazing products, including
Sanitary Belt Pads the
Toilet Mask, or a handy
goat harness, at amazing, rockbottom prices? The
Sears, Roebuck Catalog, of course. Everything you could need for the modern American family! They did
houses (
1,
2) even. Starting in 1888 and mostly selling watches, this venerable institution of consumerism spent its first
10 years rapidly growing and adding products, lasting for over 100 years before finally folding in 1993. The catalog still stands as a detailed historical document of what the average American would buy to get through life. They make a fun collector's item,
too (1902 available on
CD-ROM as well).
[ This post inspired by the 1902 Sears, Roebuck Catalog blog. ]
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at 12:18 PM on May 26, 2006
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That fateful day is almost upon us!
6-06-06! Will fire rain down upon us from the heavens, or will the avian flu start spreading like a bad case of the Da Vinci Code? To celebrate these exciting times, I would like to throw an Apocalypse-themed party where we party like it's 1666! But I need some suggestions.
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at 11:58 PM on May 25, 2006
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"And And God created man,
for because I have blessed him. And Noah begat Methuselah three wives of it, and to thee nothing but dust shalt say, This is evil continually." What happens when you put a million monkeys at a million typewriters? You get the
Markov Bible! After a million years, that is.
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at 2:53 PM on May 18, 2006
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Flying Robot Planes? The analysts seem to think there is no good way to stop these things. Why isn't the government interested in using the wisdom of crowds to prevent terrorist attacks?
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at 3:28 AM on May 10, 2006
(14 comments)
What are some good wine tasting options in Cleveland, Northern Ohio (eastern of course), Lake Erie, Western Pennsylvania? I am going to be in a hotel in downtown Cleveland this weekend with some friends and we want something to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
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at 2:59 PM on March 8, 2006
(10 comments)
Can we make this a link:
? Cuz I always try to click on it whenever I see it, and it's driving me a little nuts. And it would be super convenient and save me a little scrolling when I just want to see the Best Answer. Yeah. Ponies!
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at 9:51 PM on February 15, 2006
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Can anyone translate this? I believe I was just insulted in Dutch, but Babelfish isn't translating more than a word or two, and I don't know much. Dutch.
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at 1:14 PM on February 14, 2006
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Should I be able to flag my own posts? Because I just flagged all of them as Fantastic! (kidding, I just did one to test it). Am I making much ado about nothing?
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at 12:48 AM on December 14, 2005
(13 comments)
IndieRockLoveSongFilter: What are some good indie rock love songs? I'm making a CD for a certain someone, yet...
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at 12:52 AM on November 21, 2005
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One of our couches was peed on at a party last night. A lot.
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at 10:28 AM on June 4, 2005
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I need to find archived weather reports from Michigan for the month of February of this year.
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at 1:55 PM on March 7, 2005
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