I'm down with it Karl, especially because you mentioned nutria. Perhaps I should bring my camcorder, as not long ago I got some good video of Lake Washington beavers.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 6:43 PM on June 20, 2008

How about Saturday? I suggest this from a purely selfish perspective, as is looks like Saturdays don't require a parking fee. I'm a dreaded driver, as mrzarquon can attest.

And Saturday would work well if people want to drink alcohol afterwards...

All these years in Seattle and I've never been there. I was out there just now to double check the location, and I see they have a veritable flotilla of aluminium canoes. Good choice Karl.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 10:48 PM on June 22, 2008

I think Tube will be amenable unless church interfers.

Not since I was about 20 and read Bertrand Russell...

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

Karl, the canoes I saw looked like multiple-human models. Doesn't two-per-canoe make for more symmetrical paddling?
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 5:45 PM on June 24, 2008

Was Sam the guy in this canoe?
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 6:49 PM on June 25, 2008

It was a very good meetup, and Karl is to be commended. No one became tired from paddling, and no one got really wet. We could talk back and forth between canoes, at least most of the time.

We saw a large bald eagle in a tree, perched on what looked like a dowel. It was surrounded by squawking crows. Later, we saw a big bird circling the open water, and the others identified it as an eagle as well, probably the same one. We passed two large herons... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 11:32 PM on June 29, 2008

Yeah and the parking lot, too! Also, I should have spelled it razed...
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 12:17 AM on June 30, 2008

Thanks for the update, Slarty. I would have otherwise missed this story. Weirdly, I'm wearing the same green Carhartt shirt today as I was when your photo was taken...

Yeah, I thought about that old lady too. My father lives alone back in Montana, in the house I grew up in, and he's about the same age. Thankfully his house is not bounded on three sides by vertical concrete walls. I must go visit him this summer. My secret goal is to get him the Mansfield Library and show... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 5:58 PM on June 17, 2008

Another Seattle Times column. Enlarge seems to work this time...
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 5:54 AM on June 18, 2008

Atypical condom usage.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 9:41 AM on May 17, 2008

If there is a running mate does anything change if they are also killed by the meteor?

My favorite Ripley's Believe it or Not off all time was an illustration of a meteor with the caption "No meteor has ever hit the earth".
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 6:18 PM on May 13, 2008

I ZEE NOTHING!!!!
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 7:03 PM on April 14, 2008

Alright people, it's crunch time. No more dilly dally, no more shilly shally. WHERE TO MEET AND EAT??

I vote Shultzy's for the good reasons listed by others and the presence of gumbo.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 8:34 PM on April 15, 2008

Yes.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 3:52 PM on April 16, 2008

While I felt erudite regaling those in attendance with my knowledge of nutria, I was outshined by owhydididoit's revelation that Catholics consider both the nutria and the capybara "fish" and so may eat them on Fridays.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 11:11 PM on May 11, 2008

My knowledge of fiction is poor, and so was publicly excoriated for my failure to recognise the allusion to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as the source of Slarty Bartfast's moniker.

Later though, I extracted no small degree of literary revenge, as I was conversant in the works of John Rechy and Joseph Wambaugh, specifically as their books related to "park fairies".
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 11:20 PM on May 11, 2008

I was impressed that owhydididoit knew that brains are very high in cholesterol.

I was wowed by fuzzbean's anecdote regarding an OCD fear of prions.

I failed to engage in meaningful conversation with ArtW, and vow to do so in the future.

We tossed around the idea of the next meet-up occurring in Georgetown, and I like that idea.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 3:47 PM on May 12, 2008

Nutria!
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 11:05 PM on May 12, 2008

The bard has been raised.

Seriously, the quality is so impressive that it makes me feel totally outshined. I believe I shall slink away, perhaps even venturing outside...
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 10:10 PM on April 21, 2008

Is this a web-only thing, or will the print edition of Time have this story? Because if it comes out in print curious children in middle America are going to be asking their parents what "Reverse Cowgirl" means...
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 8:07 PM on April 7, 2008

Say what you will about Charlton Heston, but personally I'm reviewing the age and health status of celebrities and collecting ironically poignant ASCII art in order to exponentially increase my "favorite" count when the time comes.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 6:55 PM on April 6, 2008

After you do your Coke, you chase it with Hires.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 11:13 PM on April 2, 2008

After Siskel died, Ebert should have partnered with someone named "Ernie".
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 4:43 PM on April 2, 2008

There has been talk of Mike's Chili Parlor in one of y2karl's earlier posts. I have never been, but there's a certain beauty in meeting up at the subject of a MeFi post.

I've been here since 1987, and have yet to go to Mike's. I'm now told it has really good chili, so I'd like to check it out. One vote for Mike's.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 9:10 PM on March 17, 2008

I'll be selling bootleg shirts in the parking lot. Same font, same blue color, but to avoid legal action "Metafilter" is cleverly misspelled as "Metaphilter". I'll have others that feature Bart Sampson.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 10:35 PM on March 28, 2008

The chili was excellent, as advertised. Would eat again.

I met a number of very smart, literate, and eclectic individuals.

For a time, I was seated next to Agent Seamalt Jones, and so was able to exchange meaningful anecdotes about "slugs", the legality of feeding parking meters, lockpicks, digital audio, conductivity of copper vs. the conductivity of verdigris, and the alarming rise in copper theft. He seemed mildly melancholy about... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 10:34 PM on March 29, 2008

I'm actually kind of sinister looking, and have laser vision. Kneel before zod!

Yeah, me too. It's cause Slarty used his special Woodland Critter Christmas camera.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 10:19 PM on March 30, 2008

According to Bill Hicks, I should "suck on a tailpipe" because I once sold a pickup truck on Craigslist using (gasp) photographs and descriptive text. Understandably, I'm somewhat upset by this, but I find solace in the fact that I'm joined by people who sell pink melamine dishes on e-bay, people who put up "Saturday Yard Sale" signs, bands on MySpace, and "escorts" whose pictures appear in the back of The Stranger.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 10:20 AM on March 26, 2008

Incidentally, someone I know and respect used the word "The Ints" today to describe what would hitherto be described as Teh Intrernets. I mention it only because half of me hates the expression, and the other half wants to be the first on MeFi to use it. Discuss.

I see no reason to upset the status quo, and shall continue to use the proper vernacular; Teh Intertubes.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 2:59 PM on March 25, 2008

If I pony up five more dollars, will I be able to write like Nabokov?
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 11:23 AM on March 24, 2008

I should like to proffer my soup analogy. Soup is essentially homogeneous as far as taste goes. I really doesn't take more than one spoonful assess if it is too salty, too hot, or too thin. Likewise comments on particular websites are by and large homogeneous.

This is a roundabout way of saying that you really don't have to spend much time to asses the temperament of YouTube or Metafilter comments. While I think this mashup is funny, and in fact "favorited" it,... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 3:07 PM on March 24, 2008

In the interests of not instigating a complete conversational black hole, does anyone have excellent theories on how mefi manages to attract such delicious peoples?

My own theory is simple social stratification. Not-so-smart people don't feel comfortable in a room full of smart people. If you are a not-so-smart person, you probably won't understand the humor of many of the searingly witty and subtle comments. You won't get many of the oblique... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 6:32 PM on March 21, 2008

Tube, that sounds like an idealized version of MeFi. "Pompous" is still a popular insult here.

Yes, intelligence and pomposity are not mutually exclusive, and of course you see that on display here too. Good point. I'm suggesting that in general, the critical mass of smart found here is a good de facto barrier against dumb.

LOLLATIN!!
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 9:13 PM on March 21, 2008

Somewhere, there is a homie named "Cooliehead".
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 9:30 PM on March 19, 2008

I suspect, but do not know, that this is a trend with morning radio programs. At work I listen to KZOK here in Seattle, and the DJ's often discuss "human interest" stories that I recognize as originating from Boing Boing, Digg, Reddit, etc. I've yet to hear any stories come from Metafilter, though.

The DJ's are constantly looking things up on the 'net and talking about them on the air.

What could be an easier source of material for starting conversations?
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 9:21 PM on March 19, 2008

Is there a running with the Devil challenge?
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 5:48 PM on March 4, 2008

In a strange coincidence, I heard an interview on the radio this morning with a different man entirely on the subject of cursing.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 10:54 PM on February 28, 2008

Cheetos are highly flammable.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 7:17 PM on February 13, 2008

This thread reminded me of something from many years ago, so I wrote a blog entry speculating on the real origin of the "Rick roll". (self-link: Not a rick-roll, I promise)
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 12:55 PM on February 2, 2008

Perhaps re-posting old comments of one's own is gauche, and so too is gloating, but I'm going to indulge myself:

When the plane takes off, we will have a situation similar to what occurred when the first photographs of the earth from space were publicized. From Wikipedia:

In 1956, the Flat Earth Society found itself under scrutiny. There were various photographs of the earth from space and later the moon. Member Samuel Shenton remarked:... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 8:13 PM on January 30, 2008

I'm waiting for YouTube to show the birth of a test tube baby.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 11:46 PM on January 20, 2008

I take it the name didn't start with the letter "Q"...
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 6:54 PM on January 11, 2008

Buoyed by the success of their recent reunion tour, Van Halen is set to release a new studio album tentatively entitled Ship High In Transit.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 5:17 PM on January 10, 2008

You know what else originated in Texas?

Astroturf.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 7:42 PM on January 3, 2008

It's f-f-f-f-f-fffffreeeezing here in Montana. I am not doing anything that requires going out the door! Not even to light fireworks.

The solution is to crack the window open, point the .357 Magnum away from the Rimrocks, and fire at will.

*Not Montanaist*
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 9:42 PM on December 31, 2007

What I most enjoy about Christmas is that it marks the beginning of another eleven month or so reprieve from Christmas music.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 10:56 PM on December 24, 2007

Please take photos of those bed-of-nails guys I've heard so much about.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 7:02 PM on December 20, 2007

Jebus, no! Localization would lead to schismatic factionalism, so I count my self as a Metafilter antidisestablishmentarianist.
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 11:44 AM on December 16, 2007

Very Good!
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 12:06 AM on December 10, 2007

How do we meet once we get there? Do we have some kind of secret handshake or a gang color or...

Slarty's the one with the cool haircut. He knows stuff about microbes, too. Just start asking random Zoo patrons about e-coli 0157:H7; Slarty will emerge sooner or later...
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 4:19 PM on December 12, 2007

When the plane takes off, we will have a situation similar to what occurred when the first photographs of the earth from space were publicized. From Wikipedia:

In 1956, the Flat Earth Society found itself under scrutiny. There were various photographs of the earth from space and later the moon. Member Samuel Shenton remarked: "It's easy to see how a photograph like that could fool the untrained eye."
posted to MetaTalk by Tube at 9:25 PM on December 11, 2007