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MeTa post:
Musings
I agree with Miko - I put a few people down as "muse" because they inspire me creatively, not because I want to bone them. Please don't sully these pages with incromulent protestations as to the "true" or "original" meaning of the word "romantic" either.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 11:26 AM on July 22, 2008
Reading "its/it's spazmos" totally inspired me to laugh. Now my wife knows I'm weird! Thanks a lot jessamyn.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 6:59 PM on July 22, 2008
MeTa post:
MetaFilter: It is what it is
Like TPS, I don't read those other sites, so I don't give a damn what's on BoingBoing. Even so, I find stuff here that I've already been exposed to somehow or other. I don't see the need to freak out about it; I assume that not everyone has seen this thing. This kind of assumption can most often be confirmed or repudiated by reading the comments.
If you've already seen something, great! You are the man/woman/entity. It doesn't somehow cheapen this already vile site.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 8:48 AM on July 11, 2008
O no she di'n!
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 9:55 AM on July 11, 2008
I came here for an argument.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 10:12 AM on July 11, 2008
*Footnote misplaced. -Eds.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 11:07 AM on July 11, 2008
*Ach! Ruined my joke!
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 11:07 AM on July 11, 2008
MeTa post:
It's is not the possessive form of it.
Welcome to Jesus' and dios's house of Beansplates.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 11:12 AM on July 10, 2008
Did you expect to be shat on or pelted with bottles when you posted this? Because, lucky day, your getting both to'day!
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 11:17 AM on July 10, 2008
In the interest of efficiency I propose we pelt him with bottles of shit.
I like the way you think, man. '''''
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 11:41 AM on July 10, 2008
Thank you EVER so, Daddy-o! Now if I could just get rid of the grease stains on my whites!
RACISM!!!1111!!! Wise it gotta be "stain's" on you're "white's"????
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 11:55 AM on July 10, 2008
stopgap, we are all making a mistake in posting here.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 12:54 PM on July 10, 2008
Thanks for makin' it all boyzone in here, everichon. RACIST!
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 1:14 PM on July 10, 2008
What were for apostrophe's?
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 1:16 PM on July 10, 2008
MeTa post:
"Wow, look at the Boobies!"
I dunno. What is "boyzone"? Is any reference to or depiction of a woman's genitals or secondary sexual characteristics necessarily "boyzone"? Where is the line drawn? I mean, it's goofy, and it has pictures of breasts–but I'm having a hard time seeing the harm in it.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 12:26 PM on July 10, 2008
Fact is, many women have had their breasts augmented surgically, usually for reasons of vanity or commerce, and I think it's OK to poke a little fun at the practice.
And can we drop the "boyzone" bullshit? Say "sexist" if that's what you mean.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 12:52 PM on July 10, 2008
MeTa post:
X-posting AskMeFI and Uclue - is it bad?
Hahaha! Grither is right; so in other words, you shouldn't do it, as there are lots of mostly insane people here.
Nah just kidding, the point of MetaFilter is to irritate the mostly-insane userbase, so post away. Post to Yahoo! Answers! too! Go nuts!
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 4:57 AM on July 10, 2008
Go and sin no more, you FNG.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 6:31 AM on July 10, 2008
You know what's funny, is that I'm reading a story that involves the game Clue, is what's funny. Furthermore, in the story it is revealed that the game originated in England, where it was called Cluedo!
This supports my long-standing theory that Britons are totally bollocky at naming things.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 8:13 AM on July 10, 2008
roofus, that is the exception that proves the rule. Hello, bangers and mash? What the hell is that? I am certain that you people are responsible for scrod as well. Feckenham? Pleas, don't be such a tw*t about this.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 8:42 AM on July 10, 2008
I leave the last "e" off of please as a protest.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 8:48 AM on July 10, 2008
MeTa post:
FYI
The little die in there is made of narwhal tusk, is it not?
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 5:02 AM on July 10, 2008
MeTa post:
A million monkeys... and some editors!
Stacey, I think that what you are describing is probably the appropriate level. It will be very important to review continuity/agreement throughout the piece, as it will have been written by nine different authors across a wide stretch of time (and space).
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 6:59 AM on July 7, 2008
What's rtha doing here? I thought he died in chapter 4?
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 7:00 AM on July 7, 2008
WPW, that's a great idea. Maybe when we have had a few people look this over, we'll get a better idea of what our expectations from our editors ought to be. Right now I am not sure exactly what it is we're looking for from our editor(s); maybe an impartial eye or two can help clarify things.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 8:39 AM on July 7, 2008
I will come to your house and read it to you.
Nahh, just –the details are very hush hush right now, but trust me this will be a spectacular presentation. That's my way of saying, "we don't know how we're going to present this yet."
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 9:57 AM on July 7, 2008
Seriously though, I think that the presentation should be something that will be easy to access, so either a site/minisite or a PDF. I think we also discussed the idea of having a print-on-demand option, I think that'd be nice too (as long as it's not the only way to get the book).
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 10:35 AM on July 7, 2008
BitterOldPunk, do you apply some kind of hypersyllablized improvificatory algorithms, or is this more improvisationalistical improvification?
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 11:05 AM on July 7, 2008
MORE ROYALTIES FOR ME!!!11!!1
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 1:22 PM on July 7, 2008
But seriously... WPW said what I was trying to say, and he did it using words, which is the key to this sort of thing. Let's let a few trusted readers review and point out the inevitable sore thumbs in our baby here, as we (the writers) are probably blind to this sort of thing.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 1:25 PM on July 7, 2008
We could let Metafilters artists get involved too, because every book needs a front cover.
I was thinking that too, but I didn't want to bring it up cuz I have no idea how to handle it either. Actually, I was thinking that it would be cool to have a "Cover" and also maybe a plate for each chapter, and each one could be done by a different artist or else all by the same artist or somewhere in between. That would totally rock, but I don't... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 2:33 PM on July 7, 2008
While I was running in the rain on Sunday, I thought of an interesting theme for a collection of short stories: One Way.
The idea is to write about a journey, physical, metaphysical, or metaphorical, from which one does not return, so to speak. These journeys need not be tragic, but there should be something irrevocable or irreversible about them.
We could collect 'em at the end of the summer and post 'em somehow. Any thoughts
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 7:09 AM on July 8, 2008
?
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 7:09 AM on July 8, 2008
Heck, you can be a columnist in my newsletter!
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 10:45 AM on July 8, 2008
NUBS, rtha, et al (assuming there are any al): I am going to think about this a little more and then send you guys some ideas on timing and stuff like that. I don't go in for a lot of rules, but there are a few things to consider...
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 7:21 AM on July 9, 2008
MeTa post:
Metafilter - lessons learned from the BB problem?
Yeah, it's fora. And this is an apples-to-oranges comparison.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 12:17 PM on July 2, 2008
The thing is, VioletBlue was more like a columnist for BoingBoing, rather than one of thousands of uncompensated contributors like we have here. I assume she was compensated; there must have been some sort of financial agreement in place, and when you get money involved, it grows complicated. We just don't have that sort of arrangement here, because the people who work for the LLC are not really big contributors of content; the content comes mostly from the users who have agreed to the terms of... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 12:28 PM on July 2, 2008
The cooter counter was reset in the blue earlier today by the quonsar.
So go nuts, get it out of your system if need be.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 12:48 PM on July 2, 2008
So as to preserve les bon mots.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 1:09 PM on July 2, 2008
I recall clearly that it was something that seemed a lot like that, shmeg.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 2:16 PM on July 2, 2008
Dude that's second base. Third base is farther down.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 2:19 PM on July 2, 2008
*Takes third on errant throw by Klangston*
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A
at 7:55 AM on July 3, 2008
