MeTa comment:
"Let's decimate the inflammable bastards!" [
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favorited 10 times, recently by demagnetized, jmhodges, crossoverman, marginaliana, shmegegge, grouse, blue_beetle, iamkimiam, grateful, lukemeister
8 hours ago
Ask comment:
"T: Is this the person in charge of your website marketing?
M: Why yes, it is. [actually I'm not]
T: Great! *launches into long spiel*
M: Wait just a moment there, is this one of those things you need a computer for?
T: [confused] Yes?
M: Oh, we..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by genniangel0, contessa, Class Goat
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I bet vets see this all the tine.
Yeah, one of the professional magazines even runs an annual contest. This year a snake that swallowed the owner's pet rabbit (and the electric blanket it was sleeping on) came in first, and won the vet that..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by tehloki, palmcorder_yajna, Debaser626
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"unexpected side-bonus of this great thread: finding out what other MeFites are experts in. Forensic Entomology? Opera Singing? We need to have a MeFite talent show sometime...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by manguero
4 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"For the field of Historic Preservation, I'd be hard pressed to choose between The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs and How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand.
Great question, BTW...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by manguero
4 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"So I was able to imagine them, standing their, in their business casual khakis and polo-shirts, smiling affably, and calmly chatting the lines "punch 'em in the dick" to each other.
And you've got your music video right there, mediocre...." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by Skorgu, graventy, A dead Quaker, Drastic, naju
Last month
Ask comment:
"If you love the dude, tell him. If that freaks him out, he'll either handle it in an adult, mature way, or he won't. Either way, you'll learn things worth knowing.
TPS for the win. This is so, so true. Be true to yourself and respect your..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sondrialiac
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I was actually impressed that one of the judges (the old guy) demonstrated some level of insight, thought and (omfg) open-mindedness in expressing doubt about his compatibility with choreography and all that.
If you are not familiar with So You..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zarah
Last month
MeTa comment:
"I listen to the podcasts when I'm out for my postprandial constitutional.
*learns a new word*
C'mon, dude, podcasts have been around for like, years...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Horace Rumpole, Artw
Last month
MeTa comment:
"It's good to not want to see how many favorites comments have!
Don't cornfield me, bro!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Meatbomb
Last month
MeTa comment:
"Oh, this is just one of those mixups like when you're putting together a resumé and Clippy's all, "It looks like you're trying to write erotic fiction. Would you like help?"
Good Clippy humor on Wait, Wait this last week. Something..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by bonobo, scrump, shinynewnick, pxe2000, Locative, soviet sleepover, lukemeister
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"loiseau nailed it. Jack Callahan, Ninja Hunter is hott. For semantic purposes, you could probably generalize ninjas into something like "thugs" -- regular humans who through innate ability, learned skills or other acquired advantage are..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lizzicide
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"In conclusion, ICANN can go eat a bowl of fuck.
I think you mean "a bowl of .fuck"" [
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favorited 2 times, recently by delmoi, Korou
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Well, did she try the mirror thing? What do they want me to do, wait for the sequel?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Oh. My. Shit. This seriously brings tears to my eyes it is so cool. Imagine the feeling of living in your fabulous new apartment for A YEAR, getting used to it, realizing that you are finally feeling at home in it, that you know all its quirks and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Space Kitty
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"It's not strictly a poem, but Henry's "St. Crispin's Day Speech" from Henry V gives me the shivers every time I read it.
WESTMORELAND
O that we now had here
But one ten thousand of those men in England
That..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by pointystick, nooneyouknow
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The best minds of my generation
Went crazy all over the nation
With lots of Molochs
And assholes and cocks
And what's with the Rockland fixation?" [
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favorited 7 times, recently by ErWenn
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I thought you were agitating for us to all use a "print stylebook" (K. Klangston, 2008)
That would be ridiculous.
Works Cited
Klangston, K. "Comment 539873" in MetaTalk: Feature Requests, Bugs, Etc.. MetaFilter Publishing..." [
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favorited 62 times, recently by zeek321, Blazecock Pileon, Hargrimm, lizzicide, joedan, sarahnade, eckeric, ztdavis, blasdelf, kaydo, reventlov, knapah, schyler523, Skorgu, Viomeda, jokeefe, rush, sarahmelah, eriko, tyrantkitty, M Edward, middleclasstool, roofus, Phire, estherbester, myopicman, salvia, deborah, flod logic, jpdoane, Pants!, BrotherCaine, confusionball, smich, khaibit, trondant, snofoam, tractorfeed, trip and a half, flatluigi, CwgrlUp, Effigy2000, grobstein, shmegegge, FissionChips, patr1ck, Kwantsar, misha, bonaldi, emelenjr, The Light Fantastic, kuujjuarapik, starman, By The Grace of God, nasreddin, cashman, eyeballkid, Liosliath, scrump, dhartung, Meatbomb, Doofus Magoo
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Is it true that you can just be fired at the whim on an employer?
It varies by state, but here in Massachusetts, most employees fall under the category "employee-at-will," which means either party (you or your boss) may terminate the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Samuel Farrow
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"It is almost assumed at this point by natives and long-time residents of the Cape that there are some environmental factors that make cancer more common here. There are studies that show risk of breast cancer is 20% higher on the Cape than it is in..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Dreama, lukemeister
3 months ago
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"It is from 1960, and about baseball, but if that doesn't stop you, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu" by John Updike is considered by many to be the finest piece of sports journalism ever...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by timetoevolve
3 months ago
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"However, the Pontiac Vibe is the very same car with better moldings and interior design cues
Heh. I think the Matrix is one of the nicest looking cars out there, and consider the Vibe to be its embarrassingly ugly cousin! I do appreciate that..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by workerant
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Is there a Greasemonkey script that posts "There's a Greasemonkey script for that" in every feature request thread from now on?
There should also be a script that makes a "Is there a Greasemonkey script that posts 'There's a..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by owhydididoit, mkultra, beandip, loiseau
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"If you have any concerns that she may ever try to actually kidnap your cat (permanently), you should get him microchipped. Your town's Animal Control Officer will have a device that can read the chip and verify that you are the rightful owner...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Scram, bettafish, Artw
4 months ago
Ask comment:
"You probably don't want to work for someone who would freak out if addressed by his first name in an email, so..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hulahulagirl
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I hereby challenge these to posters to a fight in the nearest Shaw's Supermarket.
That's the traditional thing to do, right?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by gnomeloaf
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Urgent pony request:
I would like to be able to read MeFi by watching live streaming video of blasdelf's printer printing off threads in real time. Thanks in advance...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by steef
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Postmodernists copulate in a fashion that humorously juxtaposes their sexual prowess with their professional skills.
Now THAT is how MeFites do it. Just perfect, Countess Elena...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Reverend John
4 months ago
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"Well, it's not a movie, but considering how badly Hollywood seems to drop the ball on Lovecraft, I can't resist mentioning the Interactive Fiction game Anchorhead by Michael Gentry. It is text-based (like Adventure and Zork), so depending on your..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"While I could care less if the university students aren't paying attention due to cell phone use, I do know that when the phones ring, as they inevitably do at least once per class, we lose instruction time.
Professional business people have..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cusack
4 months ago
Ask comment:
"Can we have an "In-depth The Wire analysis and interpretation question" at least once a week or so? This was fun. We could alternate it with "In-depth Lost analysis and interpretation question" if we must...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by runtina, blueberry, moxiedoll
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Hey, that's neat. Any chance of making the month/day optional as well? I wouldn't mind people knowing how old I am, but I sure don't want any goddam well-wishes on the day the Earth was cursed with my presence...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by h00py
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"There should really be posted exchange rates between various online reputation systems.
1 Digg = 24.3 positive Ebay feedbacks = 45.4 MySpace friends = 132 plastic.com karma = 421 MeFi favorites
You've got some more favoriting to do Jessamyn...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by The Great Big Mulp, goodnewsfortheinsane
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Anyone know of any other Jeopardy clue where the correct response varied depending on who is giving it? Wasn't there a Celebrity episode where the subject of a clue was playing and he or she (correctly) answered, "Who is me?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"True enough, esp. on the low end of fiction; but at the other end of the spectrum, is there anything in video game land that is the relative equivalent of, I don't know, Moby Dick, or The Great Gatsby, or Anna Karenina, or that old Mefi standby,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by SBMike, tylerfulltilt
5 months ago
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"As a manager, I think one of the most important things that I can do I to actually "do the work" every once in a while. I don't have a choice right now, as we are understaffed, but even if we weren't, I would want to be a the front desk..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nax, shesaysgo
5 months ago
Music comment:
"This is great. Frankly, I love the idea of doing this to all sorts of overplayed classics. There is so much new energy to this version that it feels like I'm back in high school hearing it for the first time, getting my mind blown and wondering..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by spinturtle
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"The only way to favorite incorrectly is to spell it with a "u."
[NOT COMMONWEALTH-IST]" [
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favorited 2 times, recently by hjo3, emelenjr
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"Google Apps for your Domain allows you to register a domain for $10/year (or you can use one you already own) and have Gmail-hosted mail service for that domain. Your email addresses are fully customizable and manageable. Your users can access them..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zippity
5 months ago
