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MeTa post:
Son of Mass Canoe Rental Meet Up Concept
Ah, I really wanted to do this our last attempt and I can verify that this is a one hella-fun thing to do, especially for any Seattle newcomers.
Sadly, next Friday at 6 is difficult and next Saturday is impossible for me. But no one should listen to me since I have been to like the last 5 meet ups in a row (as has Tube, I think). In case anyone cares about little ol' me, Sunday and Mondays are great and any midweek day after next week is possible.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 5:20 PM on June 20, 2008
ps. I only go for the alcohol anyway, so I'd probably try to hook up afterwards if there was an afterwards.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 5:23 PM on June 20, 2008
I can vouch. My first taste of alcohol was when I was about 7 on a canoe trip with the entire extended Bartfast clan on a river in rural Michigan. Peppermint Schnaaps. I cannot say for certain if it resulted in decreased performance but I do recall quite a lot of canoes running into one another and people getting wet. Under the 520 bridge in Seattle on University of Washington owned equipment is *not* the place for this sort of canoeing. People, don't do drugs. And stay... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 6:25 PM on June 20, 2008
Sweet, blasdelf! Welcome to the big city!
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 11:55 PM on June 20, 2008
Alcohol is so the anti-smart drug. It tends to bring out the don't tell ME what to do! in people at the absolutely worst possible time...Hence the emphasis on safe and sane while on the water.
I'm in total agreement on this point. However, after two hours on the water I will likely start experiencing the shakes. How about the College Inn or even margaritas at Agua Verde afterward?
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 11:12 AM on June 21, 2008
My vote is Sunday, just for personal reasons.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 8:14 AM on June 24, 2008
Well, my Treo takes crap pictures, but it was super fun and the weather was amazing. You'll have to wait until Karl posts his pictures to see the motherfucking *bald eagle.* Great meetup.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 9:08 PM on June 29, 2008
MeTa post:
The Little House in Ballard is now empty.
Oh, by the way, let's not turn this into another obit thread where everyone has to get in their criticism of the little old lady from Ballard's lasting cultural impact. Yes, some of her work was controversial but most of us would like to show our respect for the dead.
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posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 5:59 PM on June 17, 2008
I could get behind a giant middle finger. The Ballard Bird.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 9:03 PM on June 17, 2008
I just posted pictures of the makeshift memorial in front of her house on my terrible blog.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 11:06 PM on June 19, 2008
MeTa post:
Not About Tim Russert
I will have had a full life if, when I am dead, a bunch of people who've never met me post their "."s and every 5 comments or so someone points out yet another asshole thing I did when I was alive.
And if you fuckers don't, I WILL COME BACK FROM THE DEAD and MeTa your asses to complain about how I wasted $5 and countless hours of my life on this so called "community."
Everybody needs a hug except the dead.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 6:55 PM on June 13, 2008
MeTa post:
Do Mefites get sick of eating Chatfilter?
Mesach is acting like an annoying little jerk in the thread.
Yeah, what the hell is wrong with that person? I had a wonderful answer prepared involving my previous time in India and an interesting article that answered academically this exact question. But once you start acting vaguely hostile towards the people trying to answer your stupid chatfiltery question, well, fuck you pal.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 5:18 PM on June 12, 2008
MeTa post:
Gee, man.
Wait a minute...I can get recognition for making a bunch of bad deleted posts?
Here we go!
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 5:15 PM on June 4, 2008
MeTa post:
Best MeFi conversations?
It's not actually a discussion, but I thought the Pulp Shakespeare thread was a pretty good example of what a bunch of intelligent creative motherfuckers there are around here. Note that I never posted in it.
For discussion, I will go with the health care thread docpops linked to. In fact, I commented on the quality of discussion within the thread.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 7:47 PM on May 30, 2008
MeTa post:
iPoutine and iTakeout
One of us was pretty adamant about Shultzy's during the last meetup thread. I love Smith, and the Steelhead Diner for that matter, but I am intrigued by the talk of Smarty Pants in Georgetown. I kind of picked Mike's Chili Parlor though so I should keep my big mouth shut this time.
In summary, I will be mostly done digesting my chili fries by May 10 so anywhere is fine.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 2:10 PM on April 14, 2008
Oh yeah, Shultzy's is right there in the U district if that information is helpful.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 2:10 PM on April 14, 2008
Steelhead is a bit pricey for meetup purposes.
I'm torn, do we only get tkchrist if we go to Mama's?
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 9:11 PM on April 14, 2008
Puyallup. You'll never guess how it's actually pronounced.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 6:22 PM on April 15, 2008
um, May 11 is Mother's Day. But my Mother lives far away and doesn't love me so it's okay for me to stay out and drink...
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 10:10 PM on April 16, 2008
Sorry mom, I can't come see you today. I held my sausage and now I have to go eat tongue with my internet friends.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 7:46 AM on April 17, 2008
dw's mom is holding my sausage.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 1:51 PM on April 17, 2008
Well, you'll probably want to stay away from Shultzy's, that place is being taken over by wankers.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 8:41 AM on May 2, 2008
Don't worry, Tube. I'm just tickled there are a few people out there that don't realize I possess the geekiest handle in MeFi history.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 9:11 AM on May 12, 2008
A family meetup sounds like a great idea, hopefully I can borrow one in time.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 9:01 PM on May 12, 2008
Wow, this has got to be like the longest meetup thread ever, keeps popping up on my recent activity!
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 7:33 PM on May 30, 2008
MeTa post:
Ministry of Mis-Information
I wonder if it isn't time to instate a "no pregnancy questions" rule?
Jesus, I *am* a doctor and when Mrs. Bartfast gets pregnant I plan on maxing out my question quota.
Dear MeFi, my wife won't allow any food in the house except Snyder's honey mustard pretzels what do I do?
Dear MeFi, I'm pretty sure my wife's pregnancy is giving her hemorrhoids because I hear her screaming in... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 1:41 PM on May 16, 2008
Honestly, AskMe is like a cocktail party. It's unfortunate if someone believes they are getting reliable advice about something important like a medical problem. That doesn't negate the value in polling a bunch of people in a social setting about something that troubles them. Ultimately, after hearing a number of opinions this guy did what most reasonable people would do so no harm, right?
I don't know how I feel about shouting people down who are saying something that... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 3:23 PM on May 16, 2008
Yeah, that was pretty cool. "Here's a journal article I wrote about this exact situation..."
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 4:30 PM on May 16, 2008
MeTa post:
May Cycling Challenge and 10km Streak
Matt, since this is now an official MeFi, on MeTa, thing, could we start it *today* instead of May 1?
Yeah, I just took a week off. Maybe this would be more fun if there was a defined starting point coming up.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 12:25 PM on May 12, 2008
MeTa post:
Best Of The MetaFilter
I vote for amazing. And what's surprising to me is not that it's an amusing little novelty but that, when done right, it's fantastically engaging and alive. Yeah, I would love to see Pulp Shakespeare done live. I'll volunteer to do the lights and sew the costumes.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 6:07 PM on April 21, 2008
And I wonder what Miserlou would sound like on harpsichord?
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 6:11 PM on April 21, 2008
MeTa post:
BIRTHDAY PONY?
I don't like this. The last thing I need to know is that the person I just told to go fuck themselves is a 72 year old.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 7:09 PM on April 7, 2008
MeTa post:
Look, Ma, I'm full of piss and vinegar
The opening comment in the Heston thread really seemed to set the tone I guess. But man, what a zinger.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 12:18 PM on April 6, 2008
Smedleyman posted *once* in the thread and in that post he compared people who criticize Heston to necrophiliacs. In a thread that had gone no further off the rails than any other obit. In fact, given the controversial nature of the deceased, this went a hell of a lot better than it could have. It doesn't make any sense to me unless all these people who think there's fresh piss on Heston's corpse hold him up us some kind of unassailable Jesus figure.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 3:27 PM on April 6, 2008
To clarify, I understand the natural tendency to want to step back and contemplate this mortal coil and the fragile nature of human life as we respect someone's memory. I just find the backlash to be a bit surprising and I am having a hard time wrapping my head around it. What happened that so shocked a long time member that he had to cash in his chips? And why did he stick around so long if this kind of thread is so offensive?
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 3:33 PM on April 6, 2008
Ok, I just got caught up on the original thread. It's definitely off the rails at this point.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 3:50 PM on April 6, 2008
It was not obvious to me nonmerci. Looking back it still not obvious but I am pretty thick.
My observation is just that right *there* was a weird place to draw for Smedleyman to draw his line.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 3:54 PM on April 6, 2008
MeTa post:
The Sun Is Here Seattle, Let's Have A Meetup!
It should be noted that Sunset sells beers in bowling pin shaped bottles. Cheap, piss-tasting beer.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 1:36 PM on March 19, 2008
black8, I think Sunset is probably a done deal, I'd love to buy you a bowling pin beer if you'd make the trek. Be nice to see you again.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 9:06 PM on March 19, 2008
fuzzbean, I would love to help but my home is scheduled to be torn apart by contractors that weekend. But congrats and welcome to Seattle!! I checked your website :)
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 9:14 PM on March 19, 2008
Seattleites are much more cuddly than Los Angelinos due to our long cold, wet winters. Now that the sun's out we're getting downright frisky. Wuv acknowledged and accepted.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 4:36 PM on March 21, 2008
Good times, let's do this again in the next couple months. Definitely Smarty Pants.
Mike's was great. Seriously, people, I can't believe I hate the whole thing.
Pictures coming toot-sweet.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 3:26 PM on March 30, 2008
Please, don't distract me. Digesting this food brick takes concentration. Inhale...exhale...
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 4:02 PM on March 30, 2008
MeTa post:
What do you say to near real-time traffic stats?
I am a another person who has often wondered about the size of this community. I mean, aren't 20 of those 245,000 hits mine? How many people really frequent this place? How many of the 16,000 members actively post?
Disclaimer: I have no idea how the internet actually works. Hey is that a picture of a kitty? How cute...
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 10:41 AM on March 24, 2008
MeTa post:
Mefi Made Me See The Light!
Off the top of my head,
I no longer blame every fat person for their being fat.
I switched to Mac and have never looked back.
You can't win an argument with a libertarian, so don't try.
Mr. Rogers may have been actual honest-to-God saint.
I am going to work now, so any libertarians should just MeMail me.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 9:55 AM on March 23, 2008
MeTa post:
Big love for community heroism
Had the membership fee been $50 instead of $5 the community would be even more dedicated.
Christ, the same logic applies to going to the gym. If it didn't cost $75 a month, I'd never exercise.
posted to MetaTalk by Slarty Bartfast
at 9:20 AM on March 22, 2008
