I think I'll have another drink.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 8:47 PM on August 19, 2008

Just so long as I don't have to believe in anything.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 9:26 PM on August 19, 2008

Y'know ODiV, you're right. I flagged it, then made a jokey non-answer, then immediately felt like a knob for having done so. Consider me wearing a virtual hair shirt.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 10:59 AM on August 13, 2008

Great. Now not only do I regret participating in the AskMe thread, but also using the word "knob" in front of cortex.

I'm going drinking.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 12:22 PM on August 13, 2008

No love for St. Louis-style?

No? Good. It's vile.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 6:53 AM on August 14, 2008

This thread may not stay open long enough to cover hot dogs as well.

How about hot dog pizza?
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 8:49 AM on August 14, 2008

Well, we're not taking you boating.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 1:27 PM on August 7, 2008

I've actually been meaning to go to a KC T-Bones game. The next home stretch is next weekend. We could have a tailgate meetup at one of those.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 1:53 PM on August 7, 2008

Sanguine, Lipogrammatic Yodelling Troupe.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 10:51 AM on August 4, 2008

We are all bamas here.

Droll Tide!
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 9:03 AM on July 24, 2008

After steampunk, there will be steamwave. After steamwave, there will be steamemo, or what I shall now call steam-o*.

* trademark pending

Noooo! Don't tempt the legal division of the obscenely deep-pocketed (NOT AVAILABLE) Corporation!
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 4:11 PM on July 23, 2008

WRONG. DAMN. ONE.

I know. We'll make it out this fall, promise.

Gritty's it is. Since it's a weeknight for you working stiffs, let's say the festivities will begin between 7 and 7:30.

I have a tendency to blend in -- being so bland looking 'n all -- so I'll be wearing an obnoxiously orange hawaiian shirt.

First beer's on me, Miko (and you, theora55 and Elsa and anyone else who shows). Hope to see you there.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 6:30 AM on June 30, 2008

Is there a secret code? Rose in the lapel? Secret handshake?

Nope, just a dopey-looking guy in an orange hawaiian shirt.

We could develop a secret handshake, or maybe adopt terrorist fist bumps.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 9:27 AM on June 30, 2008

This sounds good. See you all tomorrow evening.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 6:24 AM on July 1, 2008

OK, just to be sure we're all on the same page: Gritty McDuff's tomorrow between 7 and 7:30, then probably hopping down to the Porthole a little while after.

Also, thanks for putting this on the meetup list, whoever did that.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 8:53 AM on July 1, 2008

Thanks, Marie Mon Dieu, for posting those pictures. And thanks, Portland and Casco Bay Metafilter people for making us feel welcome. We thoroughly (borderline excessively) enjoyed ourselves.

By the way, MEP and I stopped by the liquor store catycorner from Casco Bay Lines before catching the ferry to Chebeague. Can't remember the name of it at the moment, but it looked as if they stocked most of the beers Novare Res served. (Not that people shouldn't go... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 10:19 AM on July 12, 2008

When I was a kid, I thought my state song was depressing:

"Where 'seldom' is heard, a discouraging word..."



















Still do.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 6:32 AM on June 30, 2008

ok, who isn't a sock puppet?

*raises hand*

I am not spock.

(Always wanted to say that -- thanks for the setup, Brandon Blatcher.)
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 1:03 PM on June 20, 2008

He is in your house only to piss on your floor.

Also, his piss is neither a waxing compound nor a dessert topping.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 3:47 PM on May 28, 2008

John McCain is older than anything created, discovered, invented or named after August 29, 1936.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 12:46 PM on May 13, 2008

I say RTFM.

And here it is.

Have fun, piratebowling!
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 9:47 AM on May 9, 2008

Sushi would be great. A thread or two at Chowhound mentioned Takashi -- how does that rank vs. Ginza and Hapy Sumo?

I'll be staying at the Red Lion downtown, doing conference stuff during business hours. The evenings of the 29th, 30th and 1st are open.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 9:38 AM on April 8, 2008

SlyBevel, sounds like you know best re: sushi places. Pick a joint. My flight is scheduled to arrive ~2:00 pm Tuesday. Maybe meet at the restaurant ~7 or 8?
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 12:52 PM on April 8, 2008

OK, Happy Sumo around 7:00.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 1:13 PM on April 8, 2008

Rats. I was out of touch all yesterday while in transit. Made it to Happy Sumo just after 7 pm, and was seated at the bar. I'm pretty sure the college kids sitting next to me thought I was some kind of tweaker 'cause I was glancing over my shoulder so often.

Glad some folks showed up, sorry I missed you.

(For the record, I am not a tweaker.)
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 12:05 PM on April 30, 2008

I don't think anybody actually reads projects, do they?

Like Greg Nog said, Projects is great. I check it at least a few times a week. I never would have seen the cool Mars Tokyo's teeny theaters thing otherwise.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 9:51 AM on April 21, 2008

HURF *wheeze* DURF *wheeze* PROJECTS READER.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 10:07 AM on April 21, 2008

HATE. LET ME TELL
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posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 2:29 PM on April 17, 2008

FWIW, it really shouldn't have been "The Deletening". That was Highlander 2. Should have been "The Deleteror" or something like that.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 3:10 PM on April 9, 2008

"Highlander is entirely appropriate."

Oh, indeed, but The Quickening was the subtitle to Highlander 2, whereas in his deletion reason cortex said Post 3, which doesn't correctly correspond to oh holy shit what has become of my life.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 3:43 PM on April 9, 2008

People, play more TF2.

Can't. Wife caught me cooing at the in-game voice -- as it told me the enemy had been granted more time and threatened -- and threatened to divorce me.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 7:17 PM on April 4, 2008

Stupid beer makes me type things out all wrong.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 7:19 PM on April 4, 2008

Don't overanalyze it. Hugs are a three-edged sword.

Dude, yeah, just like Talon's sword in The Sword and the Sorc-- wait, nevermind.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 1:47 PM on April 4, 2008

What was last year's april fool's thing again? I'm fairly certain I found it rather hysterical.

Fake AskMe. Questions like "My cat's been swallowed by a python. How long can it survive?"
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 8:37 AM on April 1, 2008

I had a dream that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama met me in the Kansas City Hyatt Regency and listened to my concerns over how they were running their campaigns. Hillary took issue with some of the things I said and left for a moment -- and Kathleen Sebelius went with her. But they came back a minute or two later and heard me out. They then thanked me for my candor and had me escorted out of the conference room, and my wife and I took the elevator up to our room, but the way the elevator... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 9:29 AM on March 31, 2008

How is mummy formed?
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 9:33 AM on March 31, 2008

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posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 1:38 PM on March 26, 2008

The $100k flash job

Man, let me dig out my rain coa-- oh.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 1:50 PM on March 25, 2008

A virtually exhaustive list of things that will help you itch less: rayon sweaters, acrylic sweaters, calamine lotion, merino sweaters, Cortizone-10, not rolling around in chigger-infested lawns and/or forest duff, hot showers or baths, the sweet release of death.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 1:12 PM on March 25, 2008

There are Vikings on Mars.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 8:40 AM on March 17, 2008

I don't know how many time I've told those boys, never call chiclets broadlets.

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 8:47 AM on March 21, 2008

The soda will be less fizzy this time, by the way.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 6:06 PM on March 3, 2008

Regarding a May meetup, I don't see why not. The bars'll be packed graduation weekend, but I'm sure we can figure something out.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 1:54 PM on March 10, 2008

For anyone who's planning to attend this Saturday, the weather's not looking so great. With luck, we'll have enough room inside for everyone. However, the beer is going to be located outside, so bring warmies just in case it's nasty and you're the type that enjoys standing around the keg.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 8:30 AM on March 13, 2008

Meetup a failure, party a success. No pitchers.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 8:56 AM on March 16, 2008

Remains of the Day II: Metafilter Boogaloo.

I was coming up with some kind of plot where jessamyn finally deserts her family and re-joins mathowie and cortex at the mansion to help them breakdance fight a rival aristocratic weblog, but then my brain seized up.

I'm going back to bed.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 7:40 AM on March 15, 2008

Yeah, this is cool.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 8:44 AM on March 5, 2008

I was under the impression that authorship was limited, but maybe I'm thinking of a different thread or idea. Glad to see that's not the case, as I have a terrific/terrible idea for a short story in this setting.

Now I just need to buy some scotch.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 4:36 PM on February 14, 2008

Here's one of mine. And another. Only one involving alcohol, and neither Edinburgh.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 6:57 PM on February 14, 2008

What's up with the mod worship, people?

Some of us just really like sharp dressing scooterists, is all.
posted to MetaTalk by cog_nate at 5:10 PM on February 12, 2008