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The soil in my tiny yard is hard as concrete, but I want to grow a garden. Tips?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 2:26 AM on June 17, 2008
(19 comments)
My kid is going to be six next month and he wants a party. We are very short on cash. Suggestions?
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at 3:05 AM on April 19, 2008
(42 comments)
Help! I need a font (or at least some good examples of it in use), pronto!
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 6:56 PM on March 8, 2008
(3 comments)
"In"
is a lovely, maddening, hypnotic 23-minute CG/live-action abstract short created by
Philipp Hirsch and Heiko Tippelt.
via
posted to MetaFilter by maryh
at 11:36 PM on February 26, 2008
(7 comments)
I apologise if this has been covered before, but is there a way to search within a given users comments? I want to find a link I posted ages ago, but my search terms are way too general for a regular MeFi search.
posted to MetaTalk by maryh
at 10:30 PM on February 11, 2008
(34 comments)
BookFilter: Young adult genre, ancient Egypt, cat, young baker.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 11:18 PM on February 10, 2008
(5 comments)
I got a stand mixer for X-Mas! No, not the damn KitchenAid with the atom smasher attachment. I'm looking for some good, basic mixer recipes, breads and meatloaves in particular.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 1:42 AM on December 27, 2007
(7 comments)
From the age of 5 until 9, my doctor prescribed phenobarbital for my migraines. The headaches disappeared, but I'm wondering if there have been any long term studies done on the effects of phenobarbital on young children.
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at 11:11 PM on December 9, 2007
(6 comments)
Gossip of the Sewing Circle
Profound cattiness from 1903. Learn to use such snarkily coded terms as
embonpoint in everyday conversation. Need to shame a beautiful rival who hasn't produced an heir for her much older husband? Describe her in The Newsaper of Record as owning "an extremely clever parrot." PDF, link from the NYT Archives.
posted to MetaFilter by maryh
at 3:32 AM on December 2, 2007
(38 comments)
Sometimes called "The Ed Wood of Animation", director Sam Singer had an interesting career. He was responsible for some of the
most godawful cartoons ever produced, and through his work on 1975's
Tubby the Tuba, was present at the birth of
Pixar.
posted to MetaFilter by maryh
at 9:50 AM on November 16, 2007
(43 comments)
I'd rather not clutter up nickyskye's
Mango post with this question, but I've noticed that the FSI Language Course site Vacapinta
mentioned in the thread (
here, previously) is inaccessible. Does anyone know if the site is down for good?
posted to MetaTalk by maryh
at 1:51 PM on November 7, 2007
(17 comments)
LOLinator:
Yah, U can haz websiet! "An advanced, highly scientific tool that gives us a glimpse into an alternate universe where LOLcats created the web." Friday luls courtesy of MeFi's own Malevolent.
via projects
posted to MetaFilter by maryh
at 11:37 AM on November 2, 2007
(50 comments)
Garbage Truck Costume
You know, for kids! A Flikr reader wrote asking for instructions on how to make this garbage truck costume. If anyone out there needs a last minute idea for their Department of Sanitation obsessed sprout, this might be a fun Halloween project. Enjoy!
posted to Projects by maryh
at 1:48 PM on October 26, 2007
You've probably seen this toy
Jacob's Ladder before. I'm wondering if there are any other illusions that use the same principle, and whether they can be easily recreated by crafty amatuers.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 10:15 PM on October 20, 2007
(9 comments)
While other children their age spend their days in school, forming friendships and worrying over their grades, these two young ragamuffins spend long nights camped out in front of hot night spots they won't be able to legally enter themselves for at least half a decade. Please open your hearts, ladies and gentlemen, to
the littlest paparazzi.
posted to MetaFilter by maryh
at 9:34 PM on October 8, 2007
(29 comments)
I'm making a rat costume for my son and I need to know where to buy "whiskers".
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 12:31 AM on October 8, 2007
(16 comments)
Good jokes for a beginning reader?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 8:52 PM on September 17, 2007
(22 comments)
What are the odds that I can successfully introduce a cat into my household, given the presence of a high strung dog?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 11:46 PM on July 29, 2007
(9 comments)
What do I do with all this yeast?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 10:40 AM on June 22, 2007
(24 comments)
Oh god, I've murdered my son's goldfish. Poor Mike, Jim and Poopy, I never meant to cut your lives short. Aquarians, please help!
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 9:08 PM on June 1, 2007
(21 comments)
I'd like to make a nice paper 'n' ink book version of a blog to give as a gift.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 10:29 PM on May 21, 2007
(5 comments)
Has anyone here tried to make thier own hamburgr buns?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 3:58 AM on May 13, 2007
(15 comments)
MovieFilter: I'm sure I've seen at least one film where a character was assaulted with an Emmy award. Help me with a bet, please?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 11:49 PM on April 15, 2007
(9 comments)
Why would someone ingest powdered clay? Is this harmful, or are there some nutritional benefits?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 12:47 AM on February 26, 2007
(20 comments)
Some time during the past few years, I'm sure I read a quote from someone connected with the Bush administration, but I can't seem to find it now. Something along the lines of "El Salvador's current government is the political ideal." Can anyone point me to the quote, and some context for it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 10:19 PM on February 5, 2007
(6 comments)
As a teenager,
Bernard "Hap" Kliban joked about wanting to join the Air Force to strafe civilians. Instead, he became a
fabulously successful cartoonist best known for his
Cats. But his non-cat work was perhaps more influential, and certainly funnier. Gallery
1, gallery
2, gallery
3. (many NSFW)
posted to MetaFilter by maryh
at 12:57 AM on February 4, 2007
(33 comments)
My dog has developed a romanitic interest in his doggy bed. What to do?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 11:36 PM on January 7, 2007
(21 comments)
Ponytime: I have a lot of favorited posts. If I want to find something from two years ago, I have to scroll through the whole list. Could the pages be numbered so I could go directly to Page 1? I apologise if this has been asked before, I didn't find any requests through the search engine.
posted to MetaTalk by maryh
at 9:34 PM on December 16, 2006
(10 comments)
Tom Hignite wasn't content owning one of Wisconsin's most successful companies, Miracle Homes. The evangelical contracting magnate had a dream. He would be the
Walt Disney(sound) of the 21st century. So he turned a portion of his 7,000 square foot house into a studio, hired a crew of veteran Disney and Warner Bros. animators, and proceeded to make a
feature film QT starring his own creation,
Miracle Mouse. This is the story of
how it all went wrong.
posted to MetaFilter by maryh
at 4:05 AM on December 10, 2006
(54 comments)
There are a lot of coyotes in our nieghborhood this year, and they're less shy than in the past.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 5:36 AM on December 9, 2006
(21 comments)
From far away they came to toil under the scorching Outback sun, and their hardy dispositions and tireless labor helped to create the central
Australian railway and telegraph systems.
They are the
Camels [NPR story w/ audio], and today they are free (well, okay,
feral), and they are many (700,000 strong, at least.) While they're no
cane toads, they're becoming a bit of a pest. What to do with all those dromedaries? Well, you can
race 'em, or you can
eat 'em, or maybe you can even try
milking 'em. Just get 'em before they get
you, mate.
posted to MetaFilter by maryh
at 3:51 AM on December 9, 2006
(18 comments)
Help my pooch! I need to board my dog for a week, and I need recommendations for good kennels in the Los Angeles area.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 12:56 PM on November 28, 2006
(1 comment)
Anyone have any recommendations for good websites/internet games for young kids?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 9:45 PM on November 16, 2006
(6 comments)
If I were to forego eyebrow grooming for, oh, about four days, I would probably look like
this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 5:57 AM on November 5, 2006
(17 comments)
I want to give my 4 year old a decent grounding in science, but I'm prety dim, myself. Where do I start?
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 1:38 AM on October 4, 2006
(23 comments)
About 5 years ago I saw a very funny, possibly fake documentary about middle aged singles looking for romance, but I have no idea what the title of the film could be. Help!
posted to Ask Metafilter by maryh
at 5:18 PM on September 7, 2006
(4 comments)
