I'm pretty sure this is part of the current elementary school curriculum. Everyone at my school had to learn about her, at least.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 3:02 PM on April 26, 2008

TheOnlyCoolTim, are you mentioning that to counter hincandenza's point? For people in 3rd world countries desperate for even a few cents, paying for 30 minutes of time at an internet cafe would cost them more than they would make.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 6:32 PM on April 12, 2008

That movie changed remarkably from beginning to end. They would never have called Ricky Ross a good man early on, but by the end they made him out as a victim and almost a hero, fighting against an evil and corrupt government conspiracy which had spread over 5 presidencies. It went from a very informative documentary to a rabid rant, railing against the government with claims that the war on drugs was just an example of the ruling class trying to keep power over certain parts of society. The... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 1:22 PM on April 6, 2008

2528.77
That was a remarkably fun game.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 7:50 PM on March 28, 2008

Fuck us. Seriously, I'm almost starting to avoid the news; every headline just makes me more and more disgusted with the country that we are becoming.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 7:22 PM on March 10, 2008

Also, this would be easily enough justification for Bush to invade us if we were some oil-rich nation rather than his own homeland.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 7:23 PM on March 10, 2008

Well, according to those numbers, I win the BMI contest.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 5:59 PM on March 4, 2008

maryh, wow. Somehow, the comments are worse than that disgusting post.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:43 PM on February 25, 2008

I clicked on that link all ready to jump back into the blue with a fistful of snark as soon as it was over. But then, I saw Josh Groban and Harrison Ford sing "I'm fucking Ben Affleck!"
Bravo, Jimmy Kimmel, Bravo.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 3:17 PM on February 25, 2008

dgaicun, I was just going to say something about how kinky some of these are.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 11:17 AM on February 24, 2008

48.6 is as high as I am going to get. This is fun until you realize that you are never going to get 50m; you can only get close enough to convince yourself that you can get all the way.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:13 PM on February 22, 2008

I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam I am. I would not eat them in a house, I would not eat them with a mouse. I would not eat them with a fox, I would not eat them in a box.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:04 PM on February 21, 2008

I missed the debate, is it online yet?
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:08 PM on February 21, 2008

David Letterman is a dick.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 5:50 PM on February 6, 2008

Ouch. It was a valiant effort doug.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 7:27 PM on January 27, 2008

If any of you are interested, Nike SB just released their skate video, Nothing But the Truth, which can be found here, on google video.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 6:49 PM on January 27, 2008

Yeah this traveled around amazingly quickly; I must've gotten at least a dozen text messages starting around 2 pm PST. It is a shame, though, that someone as young and as talented as he was had to go.

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posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 6:06 PM on January 22, 2008

I laughed, and I laughed, and then I cried. I am not quite half way through the page. Thank you, XQUZYPHYR.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 4:44 PM on January 21, 2008

Mitrovarr writes "You know, even if the game did involve sex, how does this compare to other adult concepts in games? I mean, hell, I can think of at least one mainstream game that will allow you to feed a disabled child to man-eating monsters in order to advance the plot."

So, ummm... which game is that? Not that I'd play it or anything... 'Cause I wouldn't! I just want to know.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 9:45 PM on January 15, 2008

Gravity: Doesn't exist. If items of mass had any impact of others, then mountains should have people orbiting them. Or the space shuttle in space should have the astronauts orbiting it. Of course, that's just the tip of the gravity myth. Think about it. Scientists want us to believe that the sun has a gravitation pull strong enough to keep a planet like neptune or pluto in orbit, but then it's not strong enough to keep the moon in orbit? Why is that? What I believe is going on here is... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 11:56 PM on January 13, 2008

That was excellent and informative, KokuRyu. Except that I find it hard to believe that your black friend who lives in a major US city is stared at on buses. It's not like seeing a black person is some rare occurrence that happens only once in a blue moon.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 11:38 PM on January 7, 2008

Sorry, redteam, but fashion is still slimming everything down; which is also a more 50's, 60's kind of thing (slim suits, teddy boy jeans, etc.). Personally, I am a fan of the slimming movement and I am pretty confident that these bell bottoms are not the next big thing.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:01 PM on January 6, 2008

Well, aren't we all riled up today! Honestly, if people are going to watch animals fight, I would rather they pit bugs against one another than any other species. Bug fights do not seem all that barbaric; I mean, dogs at least have sad eyes and feelings and make pathetic whimpers when hurt. This is far from my favorite FPP, but I am even farther from up in arms over it.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 1:56 AM on January 6, 2008

Even the dead are not guaranteed to have their last wishes respected.
posted by Dennis Murphy at 6:45 PM on January 4 [+] [!] No other comments.

I don't really see how amberglow was pushing a political agenda by saying that 2007 was a deadly year for our troops in a post about someone who died as a US soldier in Iraq. You using his death to throw a 'zinger' at him seems kind of off though.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 4:44 PM on January 5, 2008

MIA's site reminded me to visit.....
I was so ready to be angry at you EMRJKC, but then I realized how great that site actually is; also, how remarkably similar it is to M.I.A.'s.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 5:48 PM on January 3, 2008

Maias summed it up so very well in my opinion. I would try to add something to this, but she said it so much better than I would. So, yeah, ditto.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 3:39 PM on December 30, 2007

DO NOT WANT. Good post though, especially with the whole cordyceps and botfly things lately.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:06 PM on December 28, 2007

This IS part of some comedy routine, right? I don't watch Scrubs so I'm really not familiar with this guy's work.

They aren't real quotes, but just imagining Zach Braff saying them amuses me to no end.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 9:45 PM on December 28, 2007

Your favorite internet artists suck?
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 7:42 PM on December 19, 2007

I'm sorry, that was mean.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 7:43 PM on December 19, 2007

It's OK guys, I'm here.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 5:24 PM on November 28, 2007

In this thread: we blame our failings on the lack of Y axis inversion.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 9:10 PM on November 9, 2007

The only thing that changes is the shirts, everyone's hair is the exact same length (which if it was weeks later after a surgery, it obviously wouldn't be) and for the guys at least stubble length is also identical. Oh well, it would make going to concerts more of an adventure.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 11:02 PM on October 25, 2007

I saw Justice live at the LA Weekly Detour Festival a couple weeks ago, and there were hundreds of people jammed into a city block to hear them. I was at the front and the energy was pretty crazy; no one had any control of their own movement, you just went where the crowd pushed you. By the end of the set I was covered in sweat and a lot of it wasn't mine. I am always surprised at how exciting it is to see electronic music live, and while they didn't match up to Bloc Party who I saw... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 9:34 PM on October 24, 2007

Although, in contrast to this performance, at Detour they were just up on stage DJing. Still, it was awesome.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 9:48 PM on October 24, 2007

I AM HAVING FUN RIGHT NOW!
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 5:14 PM on October 22, 2007

Was anyone else hoping for at least one wikipedia link as a summary?

And damn was that 'White Nigger' link bigoted.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 8:41 PM on October 20, 2007

I feel like a good number of these links could have been left out. Some of these are interesting, but two random images and a picture drawn by an elementary school student didn't need to be there. More links doesn't make the post better.

But still, he does seem like a pretty cool guy with a pretty amazing life.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 8:55 PM on October 20, 2007

ZachsMind: please, for the good of the community, throw yourself into a lake whilst fully clothed. Do this as soon as is practicable. Wear boots.
posted by chlorus at 8:25 PM on October 20 [+] [!] No other comments.
I am not really seeing what you are all in a huff about. Care to explain?
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 8:33 PM on October 20, 2007

LOL U FAIL
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:50 PM on October 19, 2007

Once I got him, I spent about a minute taking away his little green spots until he was just hopping about with just a few left, praying that I wouldn't take away any more of his now precious freedom. I took it. Where once he was a proud, arrogant cat, prancing around, falsely secure in his knowledge that I would never catch him. Now he is merely the quivering broken shell of the cat that once was... And finally, I can go to sleep a happy man.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:47 PM on October 19, 2007

I think most people who speak english as a first language can agree with darksasami. I know exactly what [insert appropriate gender] means, and I think it's the case with anyone and their native language. We aren't taught to speak or write with 'gerunds' and 'past participles,' and in the same way we aren't taught to look for those when we read. It's only when we are taught foreign languages that we get this approach and I think that the reason so many people find it so hard to learn a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 8:53 PM on October 17, 2007

ITT: we tell roommate stories.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 9:42 PM on October 16, 2007

Really, can people start placing [.pdf] notices in front of links to pdf files?
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 1:51 PM on October 14, 2007

Wait, they claim that UFOs made these? People are so crazy.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 1:58 PM on October 14, 2007

Seriously? 130 comments on old rap songs that white people like? I love you all so much.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 10:24 PM on October 10, 2007

As far as I can remember, all of the hugely publicized high school shootings have been in small towns... And to me, that makes complete sense. In small towns, you get loners. I live in Los Angeles and with 4,000 kids per school, and a high school every mile or two, almost everyone has other people who are similar to them and who understand them. It's in small towns where kids can have not a single friend, and be ostracized by almost every one of their classmates that... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 7:52 PM on October 7, 2007

EDIT: actually, last year a senior at my school was shot outside of school after an argument with another student in their neighborhood; a student brought a machete to school and threatened a student (he was apprehended before any harm could be done); a man was stabbed nearly to death on the lawn of my school, but he had no ties to the school, except that he almost died there.
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 7:54 PM on October 7, 2007

YESSSSSSSSSSSS
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 9:31 PM on September 17, 2007

So what do we think of 'leave bush alone!'?
posted to MetaFilter by KingoftheWhales at 9:32 PM on September 17, 2007