Aw, I don't know how I've managed to miss this thread on all the previous go-rounds, but I do love that there are still "in" jokes left to discover here. And I do love me some MetaFilter. Happy birthday.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 7:35 AM on July 14, 2008

Great post. I appreciate it.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 7:24 PM on April 20, 2008

Pracowity makes good points that I would like to second.

I work for a fruit orchard that sells its stuff at local farmers markets. The localvore movement has been big for us.

Maybe some people hear about the idea and immediately recognize the absurdity (or impossibility) of eating locally 100% of the time, year-round. But part of what's happening here is that as a message catches on and becomes more popular, it starts to lose nuance. The fact... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 7:16 AM on March 23, 2008

So now I have to remember to replace the battery AND the ammo? Fuck.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 9:21 AM on March 10, 2008

Uh oh. I think we broke the Internet. I'm getting this:

Oops, you encountered a DAMN error. Rest assured! The engineer responsible will be flogged mercilessly.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 3:31 PM on February 26, 2008

Wow. That is really cool. Thanks.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 10:58 AM on February 4, 2008

This thread is useless without pictures.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 5:12 AM on February 4, 2008

I played with Legos. If I had to play with Lego, I'm pretty sure I would have begged my mother to buy me at least one more brick.

Man, I loved those things, whatever you call them. I played with them SO much, too. You'd think I would have turned out to be more creative or productive or something.

Oh, and when I was 21, I made a pilgrimage to Denmark to visit Legoland. I was not disappointed. Still have my Lego salt-n-pepper shakers. They stack... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 4:47 PM on January 28, 2008

monocyte: You're right. Robert's other blog is great, too.

invitapriore: I can help a bit with the pizza question; I'm working on an article about it. The city just put out a book naming 39 pizzerias as part of the city's heritage. There used to be a web site to refer to, but I'm having a hell of a time finding it now. (I suspect it may have been taken down when the new mayor took office.) In any case, these 39 places don't all make mind-blowing pizza, but it's a great... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 8:36 AM on January 28, 2008

The NYT obit ends by referencing the "Newhart" finale and citing the Onion headline: "Universe Ends as God Wakes Up Next to Suzanne Pleshette."
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 5:33 PM on January 20, 2008

This is really great. Or bad. It's really something, at any rate. Thank you.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 3:30 PM on January 14, 2008

I was a Hollinger employee (Chicago Sun-Times) for five years and I can tell you that everyone at the paper knew that he was fleecing the place, long before the shareholder lawsuits and criminal investigation. So it's nice to see he'll be doing at least a little time. I hope each day seems longer than the last for him in there.

It's true that the Sun-Times was in a tough spot before Lord Black came along, but he and his crony F. David Radler* probably dealt it a blow... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 2:24 PM on December 10, 2007

Jesse deserves all the success he has coming to him. Even though I am piss poor and generally resistant to pitches, I contribute a big $2 a month to prop him up because I enjoy the shows so much. (Especially "Jordan, Jesse Go!"). I bet he would take your money, too.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 6:14 AM on December 10, 2007

This is just poor.

And if this leads to another 1000-post MetaTalk thread, I'm going to glower at you. Did you hear me? GLOWER!
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 7:01 PM on December 7, 2007

...getting a computer magazine and typing in some program for a hundred hours and then the damn thing wouldn't run.

Oh my god. I remember. What a total time suck!

If I had known how much time I was going to piss away on the Internet later in life, maybe I'd have used my childhood for something else.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 2:14 PM on December 7, 2007

Mmm. . . I don't know. The gay thing seems flimsy at this point. It's certainly possible, but let's also remember that a competing explanation is that he's doing this to cash in on lobbying.

So he could be hungry for dollars and not dick.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 7:07 PM on November 26, 2007

Great post. Thank you.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 4:26 PM on November 22, 2007

Here's a continuation of the YouTube video linked in the post.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 4:49 PM on November 22, 2007

SPOILER: It was all a dream. Or a hallucination. Or something. Except for the part about the copyright violation and the takedown notice. That was real.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 6:01 AM on November 15, 2007

You just know someone'll come along and tell us how White Castle gives them the runs. Thread shitters.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 12:29 PM on November 7, 2007

Oh, man. I am loving Fridgewatcher. I always get a kick out of watching what people buy in the grocery store. Peering into their fridges is the next logical step.

My fridge got pretty crazy over the summer when I was working for an orchard. (Disclosure: self-link).
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 5:22 PM on October 18, 2007

"WE HAVE NO POSITION AS TO WHETHER THE GUN IN THE RACK SHOULD BE LOADED OR NOT."

Isn't the purpose of this device somewhat defeated if you reach for the shotgun from the comfort of your bed and it's not loaded? I mean, hell. The damn thing may as well be across the room!
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 3:29 PM on October 17, 2007

I sat next to Chuck Norris in a sushi bar in LA.

In LA, Chuck Norris sits next to YOU.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 3:54 PM on October 16, 2007

Also, the car culture in Los Angeles drives me insane.

When I visit my mother there, I get stared at for walking.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 3:56 PM on October 16, 2007

Mmm... thanks , jedicus. Maybe this is double-ish, then.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 8:22 AM on October 16, 2007

This is very cool. Thanks.

I'd love to know what the drawbacks are. (I'm guessing cost is probably one at this point.)
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 6:28 PM on October 7, 2007

I'm with you on the Golden Russet, dilettanti. I just finished working four months for an orchard with 24 kinds of apples and those were definitely in my top 3.

The funniest part was watching people go absolutely apeshit over the Honeycrisps. They're OK. But it got to the point where people wouldn't even consider another apple if we were out of their precious Honeycrisps. Sigh.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 5:27 PM on October 2, 2007

ZOMG! I was born in 1977. This was buried deep, deep in my subconscious until right this moment. I definitely had one of these. Thanks for the post!
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 5:56 PM on July 28, 2007

I will post a hilarious comment as soon as I am done sealing the drains in the house. I am concerned that the lesbians can come up through the drains -- whether in gangs or as rogue operatives. (Needless to say, I'm not sitting down on the toilet anymore either.)
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 6:07 PM on July 9, 2007

This is really friggin cool. Thanks.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 6:25 AM on May 19, 2007

Only downside is my feeling of inadequacy after seeing the halibut gonads.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 6:38 AM on May 19, 2007

On the Internet, I have hair.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 12:34 PM on May 17, 2007

[NewsFilter]: Jerry Falwell had a heart!
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 10:49 AM on May 15, 2007

In all seriousness, wasn't he kind of a throwback to a time when religious kooks were on TV asking for money and not on TV asking for votes?
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 11:06 AM on May 15, 2007

amberglow, yes, definitely. But it just seems like we're increasingly skipping the middleman and his political organization and electing the religious kook. I could be wrong.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 11:23 AM on May 15, 2007

I will not rest until Mr. Clean has his own sitcom. It could be called "Hangin' with the Cleans" or something equally fresh and hip. It would follow the Clean family -- Mr. Clean, his wife and children of ages appropriate for the demographic the show wishes to capture. One of the show's cental conflicts would be -- are you ready? -- Mr. Clean's OCD and his wife's messiness! OMG. I am ROTFL already.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 8:26 AM on May 15, 2007

When does the Kool-Aid man get a show?

When he's not drunk.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 9:09 AM on May 15, 2007

Should read: "The culprit can now be re-revealed . . . AGAIN!"
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 8:36 PM on May 10, 2007

Yeah, this was good. Thanks.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 12:53 PM on May 7, 2007

The Mexico City Missed Connections on Craigslist should be a laugh after this. "All I saw was your ass . . ."
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 8:26 AM on May 7, 2007

Eh, there are probably a lot of Missed Connections like that on there already.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 8:28 AM on May 7, 2007

1pm: Get email from guy I have crush on. Smile as I read that he broke up with his boyfriend. Feel like a dick for smiling.

1:05pm: Excitedly email a few friends to tell them the guy broke up w/ his bf.

1:10pm: Realize that we still live 6000 miles apart.

1:11pm: Seek comfort in soothing blue of Metafilter.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 9:03 AM on April 25, 2007

Another reason Roger deserves credit.

When I was at the Sun-Times and union negotiations were down to the wire, he sent the letter in the link above to the publisher, saying he would strike if necessary.

He got a snarky response from Conrad Black (now on trial in Chicago). In response, Ebert sent a letter back to Black, in which he referred to Black's wife Barbara and said:

"Since you have made my salary public, let me... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 1:09 PM on April 24, 2007

Former Amiga 500 owner here.

When I read that name I asked myself, "Why is it familiar?" Then of course it all came back to me. What a great contribution he made.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 8:03 AM on April 24, 2007

Holy crap. That's pretty slick. Thanks.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 8:26 PM on April 22, 2007

Yeah, well, the difference is that with the Edwards video, his hair actually looks a little better when he's done.

With the McCain video, when he's finished, he still looks like an ass.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 10:02 AM on April 22, 2007

I don't know, PeterMcDemott, the McCain thing got pretty good play in the U.S. media. It obviously had the advantage/disadvantage of being up against wall-to-wall coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings, but it did get mention.

I agree with you, mediareport, that there's a lot of gotcha B.S. floating around. God help me, even Bush doesn't deserve ALL the shit he gets (some of the malapropism guff, for instance, is a cheap shot when there are so many more substantive... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 10:23 AM on April 22, 2007

Forgive me, PeterMcDermott, for botching your name.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 10:24 AM on April 22, 2007

Yeah, we were talking about these over here in the Pulitzer post. Powerful stuff.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 5:21 PM on April 18, 2007

Oh my god, paperpete. I was not prepared for that.
posted to MetaFilter by veggieboy at 3:31 PM on April 18, 2007