Joy, joy, joy. Here we are. Yet again. Watching the whole comic-fanboy V's movie crowd go at each other in some mastabatory frenzy of "they forgot X", "they totally misunderstood Y", "Man, they really fucked up Z - that's totally not what the whole mythos was about". Plus, we also have critics coming out of the woodwork and complaining about either too much or too little propaganda. Or something. You're entitled to your opinions. You can take them to your... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 4:46 AM on May 17, 2008

I spent my entire childhood waiting to be morbidly nuked.


I'm still waiting.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 6:43 PM on April 14, 2008

Sapristi Nukkoes! There goes most of my week and my last remaining shred of sanity. And you know what?

Fine. Fine. Fine.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 3:26 PM on April 5, 2008

In a similar vein (heh) our friends at EnglishRussia have a video (with cheesy soundtrack) of a robo-snake. Looks something between a prehensile penis and one of Cthulhu's tentacles. Cue Snakes-Onna-Plane jokes...
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 8:24 PM on March 18, 2008

I just came across this via JayIsGames and thought it was so cute. The artwork is really lovely. I wish there were more fun little things like this. And no, I have no shame about playing a kids game. Because it's just that damn cute.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 7:58 PM on March 16, 2008

Heh, well my old hippy school didn't bother teaching grammar and I was too busy passing notes to pay attention in math, so yeah - I got a few wrong too.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 8:22 PM on March 16, 2008

Brilliant!
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 5:23 PM on February 21, 2008

And remind me never to sit in the front row.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 5:25 PM on February 21, 2008

There's also this pope (currently in jail for child-abuse etc)(official website here)
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 3:58 PM on January 31, 2008

Bah - everyone knows that taping a piece of banana skin over a plantar wart and keeping it there for a few days is the best way to get rid of them.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 7:29 PM on December 30, 2007

There goes the rest of my day! Whoohoo. Thanks, Kattullus!
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 6:16 PM on December 29, 2007

At last! I've found the perfect Christmas music for my store!
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 9:49 PM on December 17, 2007

The last two links took me to (inconvenient) a dud site and (places) a pay-per-view. Other than that, nice post. That should keep me in the screamin' mimi's until Christmas dinner. My diet thanks you.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 8:05 PM on December 14, 2007

It's got...electrolytes....?
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 11:39 PM on December 5, 2007

Go away! Batin'!
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 12:10 AM on December 6, 2007

madamjjj: can I ask how you stumbled across this gem? I'm totally serious - not in a million years would I consider putting "salami" and "fighting" together as a search function. What's your secret??
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 3:31 PM on December 1, 2007

Fortunately, they were stopped by the all-too powerful syphilitic acne sufferers lobby. posted by srboisvert at 7:27 AM

Good to see the House of Lords taking an active interest in matters.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 6:38 PM on November 28, 2007

Someone has been smoking skittles, and it ain't me. Dude. WTF?
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 10:09 PM on November 14, 2007

Words fail to convey my utter disgust at the quality of the line-up this election. I don't believe I've ever seen such a collection of arse-kissing, mealy-mouthed, self-important tossers in my life. Policies aside, it's come down to choosing between the lesser of the two weevils. FAN-tastic.

I plan on spending election night getting pissed. If anyone cares to join the wake, drop me an line - email is in the profile.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 8:06 PM on November 11, 2007

You're quite correct - there should definately be an *again* in there. It was probably my distress at having to vote and thereby encouraging the bastards that made me miss it out.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 8:17 PM on November 11, 2007

Thanks guys - my Quickflix list looks like a study in depravity so I'm sure to have some fun flick-watching ahead of me.

And yes, I'm n-thing "The Reflecting Skin". I saw it about 15 years ago and there are some scenes that make me squirm even now; the accused father drinking petrol and setting himself alight, the toad-inflation and subsequent popping with a slingshot... There was never anything scary per se but jesus, that movie freaked me the heck out.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 3:06 PM on November 7, 2007

One can well see what was important to a precocious nine year old girl at the time - clothing, expensive things and many, many sweet cakes.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 2:15 AM on November 5, 2007

God, this is a fantastic post.

One comment in the Nosferatu movie forum stands out - "Why can't I hear any voices?" I don't think s/he's quite grasped the concept of silent movies...
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 8:15 PM on October 14, 2007

I tend to sound fairly British and the accent gets more cut-glass the more angry I am. Never underestimate the power of an articulate dressing-down combined with a few well-placed (and timed) "you stupid fucking cunt" or variations thereof. There's something about the sudden vulgarity amid otherwise perfect enunciation that makes "fuck" that slightly more shocking.

And while we're all having a go, you can all fuck off and die you pathetic crew of... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 5:46 PM on October 10, 2007

Blacklight and cat-pee tend to glow pretty well - I was expecting one of these to be an ingredient in Mountain Dew already. Colour me surprised (and slightly glowing).
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 8:32 PM on October 9, 2007

I was already in awe from this fine offering but this was amazing. Thanks for...giving me teh craves.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 4:30 PM on October 9, 2007

Where are the people who eat cold left-overs for breakfast? Did I miss them? This morning's breakfast was three left-over sausages with plenty of onion gravy in a bowl with some peas and corn, a bucket of sweet milky tea and the small left-over piece of merlot-chocolate that I somehow missed yesterday.

Where are the eaters of cold pizza out of a box that's been left on the coffee table all night? Where are the curry-munchers who prefer cold Thai with extra chilli to... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 5:41 AM on October 9, 2007

For anyone interested in this stuff, you might like the book "The War Magician" by David Fisher about Jasper Maskelyne. The account of how he made the entire port of Alexandria vanish and reappear several miles further down the coast of Egypt is great stuff.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 5:34 PM on October 5, 2007

Thanks so much for posting this. I have most of a copy of the 1898 edition (missing its front cover and entire index) and it's scary reading at times. I've never been game enough to try any of the recipes included but the book as a whole (particularly the notes for servants and the portion at the front detailing what a good kitchen should have in it) is such a fascinating read. A snapshot of the times, indeed.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 4:44 PM on September 18, 2007

Wow - serendipity. I just bought the book that inspired this blog. You're my hero, Jonson. Bacon ahoy!
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 3:48 AM on August 10, 2007

I work for an academic bookshop and I'm slowly seeing a trend away from texts as the new crop of more technology-savvy lecturers starts to percolate up the ivory tower.

A large percentage of lecturers at my particular institution produce their own notes which are printed and bound pretty much at cost via the Uni Printery. People don't mind paying between $10 and $40 for a bound collection of photocopies when the alternative is a $150 text. Even here, some lecturers... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 4:49 AM on July 25, 2007

Oh noes! I remember walking around this ship when my parents clubbed together their savings and went on the World Trip. I was 9 years old and fascinated by it. I particularly remember how low the ceilings were and loved how I had no problems but all the adults on the tour kept bopping their heads. The smell of wax, oil, hemp, leather and much sweat was amazing.

Fare thee well, Cutty Sark. A Viking end for a proud ship.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 12:42 AM on May 21, 2007

I tried kava very recently after doing a lot of research. The effects are very slight but when you're really keyed up from chronic anxiety and depression, the feeling of calmness and relaxation that it gives is very welcome. This often carries over to the next day without impairing my reaction time and motor functions - something that alcohol always does for me.

My two cents, but is there's any thought given as to why people feel the need to medicate themselves to... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 3:25 PM on May 1, 2007

Bugbread: I wasn't trying to imply that nothing is being done. It is (non-sniffable petrol, alcohol-free zones, counselling etc) and it occaisionally works. The problem that I have with the article is that the community knew that there were already rampaging substance abuse problems and they brought in a brand new substance. Which, surprise, is now being abused. So the Powers That Be ban it and, surprise, there's a thriving black market. So the answer, obviously, is to licence it and make... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 7:46 PM on May 1, 2007

That's a US$ figure and here's the "it" that's missing from the paragraph above.

*sigh*
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 8:41 PM on April 19, 2007

Oh lordy - I didn't even see it. It's Friday afternoon - I'm obviously more distracted than I realised. Also, more sober than I should be.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 9:05 PM on April 19, 2007

Metafilter: A huge nonvibrating cock puzzle
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 10:42 PM on April 19, 2007

God god. Flashback to the late 70's when I was a kid and there were rumours circulating about nefarious milkbar operators putting drugs into milkshakes and selling them to kids to get them hooked.

What the drugs were, where this was happening, and why no-one could explain why "they" were giving away their drugs (or selling $20 milkshakes) - it didn't matter. It stems from the same stupid urban-legend crap perpetuated by people who must have made-up... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 1:17 AM on March 28, 2007

Oh gosh, I love Georgette Heyer! I'm a sucker generally for any Regency novels but her fluffy frivolity has always seemed perfect for when I'm feeling a bit off and can't concentrate on Ms Austen. "Powder & Patch" is my favourite.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 3:42 AM on March 12, 2007

Well, I'm slightly disappointed that the "stacking food on enormous plates into tiny-but-very-tall towers" is being taken over by a different fad as I was just about to take delivery of a tiny wrecking ball.

Now, we're throwing food into glasses (how wacky!), throwing foam on it (someone owns either a Cuisenart or a cappuccino machine - woohoo!) and presenting it with instructions on how to eat the damn thing - just in case you weren't insulting the diner... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 1:29 PM on March 7, 2007

inconsequentialist: Fair point, but (personally, obviously) what happened to displaying the stuff on a plate so you could see it properly? One of the best meals of my life was a square of beef in aspic trimmed and served with warm baby carrots, some fresh steamed french beans, and some amazingly tiny new potatoes in their skin which had been drizzled with a little herbed butter. On, and a little side salad of greens with a vinaigrette. It was all arranged on the plate like a still life and... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 12:40 AM on March 8, 2007

I'd very much like to point people to "Day by Day Armageddon". The forums are a goldmine of survival information, and you get a nice big slice of his novel to read online. I actually went and bought it for my collection and I quite enjoy it (although spelling and grammar pedants should be warned not to read it within easy grabbing distance of a red pencil).

Bring on Z-day. I've been waiting for this all my life.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 2:51 PM on February 3, 2007

Man. That's...amazing. Metamovie meetup, anyone?
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 11:56 PM on January 11, 2007

"Tinea corporis. Concentric circles may occur, creating beautiful patterns."

This word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 2:38 AM on January 4, 2007

Ow. Just...ow!
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 10:44 PM on December 31, 2006

Oh gosh, this stuff is good. Thanks for sharing (again).
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 6:04 PM on December 25, 2006

One of the things from the Boxing Day Tsunami were a series of pix that were emailed around of all the weird deep-water fish that had been tossed up onto the land. Wish I could find that to compare with this selection of monsters.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 10:26 PM on December 5, 2006

Thanks, TF. That's the one! So, not related to the tsunami but definately a collection of ugly motherf*ckers. Except for the elephanty-dolphiny-sausage dog sort of affair midway down the page. It just looks lonely. And...slightly confused.
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 9:44 PM on December 6, 2006

There is actually some evidence to say that bear bile has benefit for a few liver and gall-bladder illnesses. People tend to be prescribed ursodiol which is the synthetic version. I know this because I can't legally have this prescribed to me in Australia for my gallstones, but I apparently I can get traditional medicine which would presumably contain bits of bear. Despite gallbladder attacks of an excruciating nature, I'm not tempted to venture into Chinatown just yet.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 12:28 AM on December 1, 2006

Unfortunately, I think it still takes potable water to make Soylent Green, and it's potable water we're running out of the fastest.

Steve CDB: I don't think genetic engineering is going to help in this instance when the issue is mostly the method rather than the crop. Australia did once have an inland sea, so no matter how salt-resistant the plants might be, as soon as you put water into the soil, there's going to be an issue.

And, just as... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ninazer0 at 10:56 PM on November 25, 2006