MeFi comment:
"I liked igmorant better.
I thought Faze's comment was hilarious, BTW, even though I don't actually agree with the sentiment. But I reckon Faze doesn't entirely agree with the sentiment, either. I think he was just riffing, then got on a roll, and..." [
more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Hadroed
31 minutes ago
MeFi comment:
"First they came for the snowglobes,
and I did not speak out—
because I was not a snowman" [
more]
favorited 25 times, recently by finrod, Jacqueline, ixohoxi, liza, LeLiLo, The Light Fantastic, ShawnStruck, so much modern time, terrirodriguez, modernnomad, jeffburdges, shiu mai baby, mikelieman, humannaire, Secret Life of Gravy, Iteki, etaoin, motdiem2, sebastienbailard, fluffy battle kitten, june made him a gemini, OolooKitty, mccarty.tim, vorpal bunny, mollywas
An hour ago
MeFi comment:
"... its designer was later executed.
You know, if the US started doing that with its designers of insanely expensive military equipment and weapons boondoggles, it might just help rein in in the Military/Industrial Complex. A little...." [
more]
favorited 8 times, recently by blue shadows, Hello Dad, I'm in Jail, lord_wolf, maxwelton, oozy rat in a sanitary zoo, sebastienbailard, yeloson, Faze
Almost 3 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Also, here's an interesting page devoted not to a musician, but a popular radio DJ of the era, a woman named Meas Mathrey. The audio clips on her page feature her voice, interjecting over backing music, or introducing the upcoming record. Makes for..." [
more]
favorited 1 time, recently by vronsky
more than 12 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"she just kept bringin' him penguins
like a little cat brings you a mouse
like she had a little penquin convenience store
just down the street from her house.
of course he should've eaten some penguin
that would've been the gracious thing to..." [
more]
favorited 12 times, recently by Sweetie Darling, louche mustachio, From Bklyn, tigrrrlily, misha, echolalia67, Faint of Butt, Mike Mongo, LobsterMitten, idiopath, maudlin, readymade
Yesterday
MeTa comment:
"My mother died of cancer when I was nine years old. That's probably a more of a direct, life-altering experience with the disease than many here have had, but also less direct than others: like those that have battled cancer themselves. But no matter...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ShawnStruck
2 days ago
MeTa comment:
"if comments here can be believed
this idea's being well received
no snark or snarling haters heard
there's friendliness in every word
unlike the recent "faved" thread, friends
this one might just have happy ends
and our hundred..." [
more]
favorited 11 times, recently by darsh, kev23f, fiercecupcake, Bangaioh, ShawnStruck, gman, Sailormom, Solon and Thanks, Blazecock Pileon, garnetgirl, Caduceus
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"one-a-day-on-the-internet...
a new picture of your toe or your pet?
celebrity lookalikes that you've met?
a running tally of your gambling debt?
the daily sunrise, and/or set?
have you gotten your idea yet?
somebody's already done it, I bet!..." [
more]
favorited 2 times, recently by boo_radley, joseph conrad is fully awesome
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"This is a seriously quirky story.
All due respect, there's really nothing quirky about it at all. Via records and film, American popular music (including jazz) spread throughout the world very quickly, rapidly finding its way into local music..." [
more]
favorited 4 times, recently by languagehat, Wolof, k8t, netbros
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Squat toilets? Really? In the 21st Century?
As has been pointed out by various folks in at least one or two previous toilet-related posts (they crap crop up every so often here) there are some advantages to the squat version, especially in public..." [
more]
favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
4 days ago
MeTa comment:
"i'm-a reiterate
here to obliterate
i do not care a bit
about your fa-vo-rite
how many that you got
i know you got a lot
now you can count 'em down
and take 'em outta town
do what-chu wanna do
i'm only tellin' you
and words i will not..." [
more]
favorited 2 times, recently by limeonaire, ocherdraco
5 days ago
Music comment:
"Yeah, chococat, it really can be a soul-crushing endeavor, doing jingles. I don't recommend it, personally.
If you do luck out and just get something accepted with minimum fuss and revisions, it can be fine. Happened to me once. Here's a..." [
more]
favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
6 days ago
Music comment:
"This kind of pop-rock setting seems particularly appropriate for your voice, cortex. Nice job on those vox!
Mix is a mess, everything recorded not-particularly-closely-miked in my big bare basement so there's a whole lot of room in everything and..." [
more]
favorited 1 time, recently by snsranch
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I remember him very fondly from my Boston years, 1977 to 1984. Living to age 88 ain't shabby, that's a good long life, but his passing is saddening, nonetheless... for me, it's another signal of the passing of time.
Rest in peace, Brother Blue...." [
more]
favorited 1 time, recently by lukemeister
8 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I received some Flickr mail, concerning this blog. Read for yourself:
"I'm writing because I happened to see a comment you made on someone's Tumblr site, Black and WTF. I just wanted to let you know that he used my photos (and many others)..." [
more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Scram
8 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I have been trying manfully for the past several hours to find the "Mamy Poco Pants" post in Mefi Music to link here. It needs it, somehow.
I found it right away! Guess I'm more of a man than you!
and maybe it also helped that I made..." [
more]
favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
8 days ago
Music comment:
"I don't even know how to keep down more than a boneheaded kick-and-snare beat.
The keeping down is key, and when you can do that, really put it in the pocket, then you've got something, and it ain't boneheaded, no matter how simple. Of course,..." [
more]
favorited 6 times, recently by ocherdraco
10 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Our bodies, what's not to like?
The spare tire and receding hairline I'm saddled with in my middle age.
*sob*" [
more]
favorited 1 time, recently by IAmBroom
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"...easily-outraged people...
Taxpayer money funded it. Public land was reclaimed/used for it. People have a right to be outraged." [
more]
favorited 20 times, recently by Locobot, SouthCNorthNY, snsranch, tehloki, BrotherCaine, dacoit, zardoz, mikelieman, letitrain, IAmBroom, You Can't Tip a Buick, leotrotsky, mrgrimm, bakerina, Hactar, roomthreeseventeen, Artful Codger, Mick, Pope Guilty, lupus_yonderboy
12 days ago
Music comment:
"This has a ragged and triumphant glory, like a battered soldier staggering off the still-smoldering battlefield, shaken and wounded, but ALIVE, dammit, and proud to yell it to the world. A damaged exultation that sounds cathartic for you...." [
more]
favorited 2 times, recently by snsranch
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I admire his compassion and empathy that a lot of former Christians lack.
I'm here for criticizing
your editorializing.
that framing ain't so spiffy
plus your grammar's kinda iffy...." [
more]
favorited 2 times, recently by longsleeves, not_on_display
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"female, 30, Wells Fargo, is pretty cute. I like me a bad girl.
Yeah, but... she asked for three hundred dollars. You like 'em dumb, too?" [
more]
favorited 4 times, recently by maxwelton, acb, ob, Brockles
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I did notice that "I kissed a girl" only returned Katy Perry results as if the Jill Sobule version didn't exist.
Not to mention the cover that kicks both their asses, the Brett Domino Trio* version.
*and yes, I plan on doing a Brett..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Brainy, snsranch, vhsiv, ripley_
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"e.g., Lady Gaga, eh? Now, how cool would it have been if the folks at Google had put the name of some really obscure but worthy-of-more-recognition musician* there in the e.g. slot instead?
* like say,..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by june made him a gemini, kev23f, papafrita
13 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Did you just only now take a bite of a seven-dollar hot dog and realize this?
All sorts of information in this world comes to different people at different times. As for myself, I have little interest in baseball, so I didn't really know about..." [
more]
favorited 6 times, recently by snsranch, artsygeek, Evilspork, limeonaire, bakerina, vito90
13 days ago
MeFi post:
A really big circular slice of a building that moves. Yes.
favorited 17 times, recently by LobsterMitten, SuperSquirrel, andromache, funkiwan, JoeXIII007, serazin, infinite intimation, Hugobaron, kathrineg, phatkitten, mer2113, MuffinMan, krilli, sueinnyc, signal, koeselitz, adamt
13 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Pretty much the nicest thing you could say about Shea was...
that those four talented young lads from Liverpool played a few songs there years back?..." [
more]
favorited 2 times, recently by koeselitz, Sk4n
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Interesting stuff. thanks Joe Beese.
And concerning Koko the gorilla, here's some reminiscences from none other than... Shatner!" [
more]
favorited 1 time, recently by jouke
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I think this is quite wonderful. The post could only be improved with the addition of one more link. This one, of course." [
more]
favorited 12 times, recently by mitzyjalapeno, dismitree, Reverend John, Sailormom, not_on_display, minifigs, Brainy, teraflop, twoleftfeet, flatluigi
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"strike that, and reverse it... big ball of snow is on the bottom
big ball of snow is on the bottom
kids make 'em like that, cause that's how we taught 'em
if they try to put the big ball up on top
we say: uh-uh, and we tell 'em to stop
we say:..." [
more]
favorited 4 times
2 weeks ago
