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MeTa post:
Smells like Jessamyn Spirit
I think Metafilter deserves better than this, my friends.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 1:29 PM on October 8, 2008
senator ob: Who said that?
(Stage Whisper, creepy half smile) That one!
*points at cortex*
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 2:05 PM on October 8, 2008
MeTa post:
The 2008 MetaFilter election prediction contest
Colorado - McCain
Florida - McCain
Indiana - McCain
Minnesota - Obama
Missouri - McCain
Nevada - Obama
New Hampshire - Obama
North Carolina - McCain
Ohio - McCain
Virginia - McCain
McCain by 4.5 %
This is my strategy: Generally speaking, I can hold my drink. I'm going to try to find one person to buy me a drink for every percentage point that I'm wrong by. By the end of the night I hope to be absolutely shitfaced.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 1:54 PM on October 5, 2008
MeTa post:
Wanna have brunch in West Hollywood on Sunday?
I don't think I'm going to be able to make it. I'm downtown and I'm a freak who only relies on public transit (and friends) so West Hollywood is a little far out from me. But I'll keep up with the thread and see what's proposed.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 8:00 PM on October 4, 2008
MeTa post:
vegan nazi zealots omg
Hummus vs. Bacon
posted by brevator at 4:57 PM on October 1
This was the answer that was going through Sarah Palin's head when Katie Couric asked her to name another Supreme Court decision apart from Roe v Wade.
Thank you, I'll be here all week. Try the tahini.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 11:52 AM on October 2, 2008
MeTa post:
Loves me/loves me not
I actually love the relationship questions. When I first hit in AskMe in the mornings I go directly for them. Bonus points for them being anonymous because there's a chance that its about heartache and liking/not liking putting things in various orifices and/or getting dressed up as a viking. It's my ghetto version of reality TV. I fucking hate the cat questions though.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 10:15 AM on September 19, 2008
MeTa post:
There is a downtown apparently...
Fantastic. Well, I'm happy to sort out reservations for The Edison but I'm out of the country until the 5th. I'm happy with weekends and either of those I think is good for me, although seeing as my birthday is on the 19th I might be a little dusty on the 20th, but what the hell!
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 9:50 AM on August 20, 2008
Yeah, it's true you can only get one but it's always well made and yes, it's 35 cents. The place does get crowded though so once we have a date in mind and numbers I'll call to make a reservation. I know that on a Wednesday reservations are already in for most days that week, so I think a week in advance should do it.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 2:21 AM on August 21, 2008
Whilst I'm on this patchy internet connection in Italy, I'll put my vote in for the 20th as that seems to be what most people are aiming for. Is that cool folks? If so, once I get back we'll take final numbers and I'll make a reservation for the Edison.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 2:24 AM on August 27, 2008
SCHEISSE! I can't make it on the 20th. I promised a friend that I'd come to her birthday bash and I just got an email that it's on the 20th (which isn't the day of her birthday I hasten to add.) Damn and blast, it all seemed so easy.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 2:05 AM on August 28, 2008
How about the week before, the 13th? Is there anything good on at The Smell then? Otherwise I fear that this might have to split into two meetups an Edison one and Smell one...
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 12:59 AM on August 29, 2008
Well, if two meetups is the way then we should do a Thursday at the Edison to take advantage of the 35c Martinis. How about the 11th or the 18th?
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 3:29 AM on September 3, 2008
Is this thread still alive?
I hope so. I just got back to the country, and I was waiting for some responses, but I guess I'll just chose a date and see if who can make it. So how about Thursday Sept 18th?
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 3:09 PM on September 7, 2008
I'm still up for a meetup that then ends up at The Smell btw. I'm actually not too happy that I can't make the 20th as it seemed the best date, but I'm sure, seeing as quite a few folks seem to be keen on downtown meetups, that we could arrange another quite soon.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 6:51 PM on September 8, 2008
The 18th is at The Edison. I think that the 35c Martinis stop at 8pm, so 7pm is probably a good time to start... I'll book a table today for next week as it gets really busy there.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 9:32 AM on September 11, 2008
Yes you're right. I guess 6pm then...
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 5:42 PM on September 11, 2008
So, here's the deal: As I'm not sure quite how many can make it, I've been conservative and reserved a table for eight. So 6pm, Thursday 18th at the Edison it is.
If you think you can make it can you shoot me a MeMail? Next Thursday will be busy there, so it'd be good to get the numbers right. Also that way I'll mail you back with the reservation info.
Don't worry if you can't make it until later. I'll do my best to hold the fort down for a while!
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 6:07 PM on September 11, 2008
Well I'll be there, and I'll make a MeFi sign just in case anyone else turns up!
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 11:30 AM on September 17, 2008
Great photos!
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 10:54 PM on September 18, 2008
Oh, and I meant to say, good to meet you guys, that was cool. I'm considering selling the Metafilter sign on ebay. Is going to be fucking massive!
BTW, am alone in having problems writing the word Metafilter? Sometimes I want to write Metalfiler and other times Mentalflier.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 11:01 PM on September 18, 2008
am I
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 11:02 PM on September 18, 2008
No probs! I'm up for going to the Edison any time. Does that make me a soak? Probably... Anyway I'll be watching MeTa for another downtown meetup!
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 10:04 AM on September 19, 2008
MeTa post:
you're not helping
What things could one person do now to best progress human civilization in the long term (ie, millions of years)?
I think the only fair answer to this is: Eat it!
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 1:03 PM on August 19, 2008
This MeTa post should be deleted for pandering.
But what about Panda-ing. You don't see so much of that these days, huh?
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 1:16 PM on August 19, 2008
I wonder why it's so bad in answer to the most hypothetical question possible to say that humans aren't all that great, and in all fairness should be wiped off the face of the earth? It was a shit question, more open-ended than something that's really very open-ended, and those 'negative' solutions were actually quite fair answers.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 7:14 PM on August 19, 2008
Or what languagehat said.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 7:15 PM on August 19, 2008
yes, but... FLAMETHROWER!
I think we've all felt like that at some point.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 4:51 AM on August 21, 2008
MeTa post:
Yup. I'm actually back.
Damn! One meet up that I thought I could make (I've never been to one before!) having just moved to LA and all, but I'm away in Italy until Sept 5th. Is anyone crazy enough to want to have a meet-up in downtown LA sometime after that?
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 1:51 PM on August 19, 2008
Fantastic! I'm a big fan of The Edison. It's a great space, the drinks are fantastic and it's only a few blocks from my place! So may be an Edison meet-up in early September then?
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 3:04 PM on August 19, 2008
Sounds good. I've also never heard of The Smell even though my better half and I have tried to visit every bar in downtown L.A since moving here last month. So, good to know. I'll start a new meet-up thread.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 6:19 PM on August 19, 2008
MeTa post:
Pompous bands do not make good questions.
I just came back to the thread and I saw that it was deleted. I'm not surprised, but I did want to answer spinifex23's question there:
I mean, really - *how* many pig heads on spikes does a band really need on stage these days?
Four. Just so you know.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 1:13 AM on August 2, 2008
MeTa post:
Region filter?
I'm from the UK, have lived in The Netherlands and now live in the US. One half of my family is Spanish and my parents live in Spain, so a regional filter wouldn't work so well for me, unless I could chose some parts of Europe and the US...
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 8:52 AM on July 29, 2008
MeTa post:
I am a commenter, but not your commenter
OK then, I'll have a go at legal and especially medical advice. I don't have anything to loose: "Yes you should shove that lightbulb up your arse, it will help your cold."
Oh, and the answer to that oft asked question is: "Eat it, there's no such thing as rancid".
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 8:22 AM on June 4, 2008
I want to start wearing a monocle. If someone ever accuses me of taking myself too seriously, I'll just point to said monocle. That'll do it.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 9:01 AM on June 5, 2008
MeTa post:
It's "great" !
If we could search favorites by username, we could pinpoint who the major offenders and round'em up!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 2:57 PM on May 22
I think we all know what we need to do once we round them up.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 4:29 PM on May 22, 2008
To use the musical analogy: if a professional musician hears someone happily singing out of tune as they stroll down the street, I'm sure they cringe inside. Fine, they can't help it. But if they mock the singer, or tap them on the shoulder and say "Excuse me, but you're not in tune, please take some lessons," then, you know, fuck them.
posted by languagehat at 2:49 PM on May 23
That's always been my feeling. I'm often in... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 11:28 AM on May 24, 2008
MeTa post:
Creepy Dutch TV Host + Paedophilia Thread.
I watched this video and it's beyond me how anyone could view this as serious. Then again, knee-jerk reactionism to anything even approaching hinting at pedophilia seems to be as American as Apple Pie. I think gnfti's comments here have been great, and I too am a little pissed off with some of the Anti-Dutch reactions.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 8:44 AM on April 25, 2008
MeTa post:
Mathowie for the win
Damn, I wish I had a namesake.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 4:29 PM on April 21, 2008
Every time I google my name, I come up. Do you know how boring that is? A bit. It's a bit boring.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 4:31 PM on April 21, 2008
Quite by synchronous circumstance, I was reading some schlock zombie horror (Briane Keene's The Rising and City of the Dead wherein the main antagonist zombie is, indeed, called ob. Be proud!
Well, at least my username has a namesake. That's something...
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 4:45 PM on April 22, 2008
ob - be careful of what you wish for.
Yeah I knew about that. I'm glad that I'm of some use.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 4:48 PM on April 22, 2008
Personally I find it odd that I don't have an actual namesake. My last name isn't particularly unusual and my first name isn't exactly odd, yet the combination of both of them is apparently unique. I suspect that's what my mother was going for...
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 4:54 PM on April 22, 2008
MeTa post:
I need crack.
Well I not only followed these links, but the old link as posted by Reverend John. My, it's been an odd ten minutes.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 4:40 PM on April 22, 2008
MeTa post:
He should have known he would get responces like this from wacked-out liberals.
Ya know I've thought about signing up for another account and trolling like a fundy every so often, just for shits and giggles, but I actually like this place, and quite frankly I have better things to do. Like not troll. Oh yeah and I'm not sixteen years old. Still, regardless of whether this guy is a troll or not, there were some marvelous responses there. Now I want to go out and have an argument with someone gathering souls just so I can say: "Fuck you, churchy". Oh Jehovah's... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 4:39 AM on March 4, 2008
Wow, this has got interesting...
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 7:42 AM on March 4, 2008
MeTa post:
Metafilter minus Garfield minus Garfield
Having come to this late and having seen the original post and having found myself amused by it, then having to wonder why it was deleted and then having found out that it wasn't, the last few minutes have been an emotional roller-coaster, albeit one of less-than-cataclysmic proportions.
posted to MetaTalk by ob
at 4:48 PM on February 26, 2008
