The link to Bespoke Shoemaking also has links to various shoemaking schools, blogs and forums for anyone else who is interested.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 8:31 PM on February 18, 2008

Thank you, this actually makes a lot more sense than it did yesterday.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 11:06 PM on February 11, 2008

Urban Outfitters has plenty of jeans that should fit, ranging from cheap all the way to $200 a pair.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:16 PM on October 16, 2007

junesix,
I think you're probably right about it being paisley. I thought it was a cotton blazer at first, but then the shininess threw me off later. Would a cotton blazer look that shiny under the right light? [OP does not where blazers more than once a year, if that often]
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:35 PM on October 10, 2007

miss lynnster, you just completely validated my choice to wear white chucks and a hand cut shirt instead of spending money. For that, I thank you. I have my share of super tight jeans, so I'll just need to head to a good vintage store and get a neckerchief and a blazer. Oh, and a belt. And some feathered hair.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 7:11 PM on October 11, 2007

Alright, but can anyone explain the bizarre leap-frog style double-scroll bars?
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 11:01 PM on August 31, 2007

So WD-40 makes sense, but for boiling water, would it create a problem if water got trapped in the flint tube (technical term)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 9:50 PM on August 31, 2007

Alright, i'll try that now. Thanks a lot!
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:03 PM on August 31, 2007

I had some WD-40 and after soaking the lighter for 10 minutes I got it off with just a little bit of work and then I got rid of all the extra oxidization and now I'm letting it dry. Thanks for the answers, even the potentially lethal ones.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:59 PM on August 31, 2007

I agree with whoever said Guild Wars. Not only is the lack of monthly fee nice, but they are adding some cool stuff. It's a great game to just hang out in, plus challenging missions and an interesting story. There are 3 episodes now, all with new classes, items and all that fun stuff, and they are coming out with a new expansion that will finally allow you to try things other than humans. And in the not to distant future they will be putting out GW 2.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 6:12 PM on August 3, 2007

mdonley - It was June 16 when I heard it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 6:37 PM on August 2, 2007

While I wait for that to load, Jofus, I'll try to add more detail. Besides the narration, there was generic song structure with a chorus and all of that, and it was as I remember the length of a normal song. The voice could have been a recording of Orson Wells, but without the actual song I couldn't be sure.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 6:45 PM on August 2, 2007

Though the length I imagine can be changed for radio.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 6:46 PM on August 2, 2007

Jofus, I am in awe. That is exactly the song I heard, it just started about 5 minutes in. Thank you all, but especially Jofus.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 6:49 PM on August 2, 2007

I had horrible IBS for many years and it ended instantaneously the day I quit my job and went back to school. I really liked my job (commercial photographer) but apparently I was totally stressed (I also got a divorce at the same time, so perhaps the job wasn't the issue).

Stress is a funny thing. You can be so used to it that you don't even notice it. I had IBS while on vacations, but the day I started grad school I never had it again. No changes in diet, no changes... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 5:39 PM on May 18, 2007

Actually the above (and this) is not by KingoftheWhales, but by johngumbo, his Dad. Sorry about the confusion.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 5:40 PM on May 18, 2007

I think it will work out fine as long as you do both respect each others beliefs and will not ever try to convince one another that the other is wrong. If you try to convert eachother, only bad will follow.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 8:25 PM on April 10, 2007

Strasbourg by The Rakes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 8:45 PM on April 8, 2007

The most popular high quality jeans to know are going to be Diesel, Lucky, 7 for all Mankind, Paper Denim & Cloth, True Religion, Earnest Sewn, Levis (I assume you can tell those from a mile away), Krew (if you are between the ages of 15-25), and there are a lot of other jeans that are not quite as popular. Some of it depends on where you live, but I think those are pretty universally known. Different styles of those brands will often have different back pockets. A good place to see those... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 7:18 PM on April 2, 2007

Thanks frogan, that is exactly what I wanted to know.

I can't believe that I forgot to mention that my friend is actually a major retailer and this game is new and I bought it with money. Money that is mine.... And I was only asking the question for a friend anyways! My friend Johnny.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 3:07 PM on January 27, 2007

If you are in coach, then it can be kinda rude. There is hardly any leg room in the first place, and to then have someone recline into you gives you even less. I not so secretly hate people who recline in front of me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:40 PM on January 25, 2007

What harm does it do? If he gets pleasure from his bed, then good job in buying him an excellent gift.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 1:13 AM on January 8, 2007

Sorry to enter this so late, but do you by any chance mean a "line?" It's a very short cropped look, almost like a buzz cut, but with a straight line shaved across the forehead. The two best haircuts I could find are of Jay-Z, but I see the look mostly on Latino youths.
Jay-Z 1

Jay-Z 2

You'll notice that that is not his natural hairline and it is just shaved like that.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:22 AM on January 4, 2007

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hp1z3z8idBk
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 6:39 PM on December 13, 2006

Well I would say it was heavy gear except that according to wikipedia, it was a show in 2002. But that seems to be the kind of thing that I was thinking of. Oh well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 6:58 PM on December 11, 2006

I wouldn't take Idcoytco's approach of having all of your son's friends be merely children you practically paid to hang around him (not to mention they would only be there in the hopes that he gets hurt... I foresee an imminent "accident" coming out of that).
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:05 PM on December 9, 2006

The fat is dripping down from the steak and it flames up. You can turn the temperature down (although it still flares up some), or just move the steaks a little further away from the burner so that it doesn't drip over the flame; the steak will still cook, don't worry about moving it a little.
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 3:44 PM on November 28, 2006

It's off, so it can't be emitting any of that radiation.

And on a semi-sequitor; if microwaves were giving off deadly lukhemia-causing radiation, would the little plastic door be able to stop it from getting to you?
posted to Ask Metafilter by KingoftheWhales at 7:30 PM on October 15, 2006