I heard that NH was going to allow same-sex marriage, but I haven't heard anything since then.

[New Hampshire] Civil Unions, Six Months Later.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 9:35 AM on October 10, 2008

but he said he'd put his duty of office before his personal feelings.

She, FYI. I would be surprised to hear a male governor named "Jodi" opposing gay marriage.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 9:42 AM on October 10, 2008

As an occasional institutional customer, I can testify to the awesomeness of Pirages catalogs. But we buy the most from Quaritch and Jonathan Hill.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 7:29 PM on October 8, 2008

What's with the mesh-backed jackets so many of these guys are wearing?
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 12:38 PM on October 8, 2008

I'll agree with the general sentiment that Taibbi's responses are mostly diatribes (you can't easily debate when you come off as a crazed nut)

I think (hope?) you've got the wrong crazed nut there, BP.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 4:46 PM on October 6, 2008

Great article, but the decision to change the opponents' names vaguely irritated me when the subject is such a matter of public record. Here are the results in the election (scroll down to district 18). Here's an article about one of the debates.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 8:37 AM on October 4, 2008

I am a wang lemur

...and I approved this message.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 10:38 AM on October 3, 2008

In certain other, uh, genres, it works very well indeed.

the dad thing will make her confess that she hasn't done her homework. Spankings are optional.

Wow, when did this thread become SMOKING HOT?!

OK, you be the stern moderator, and I'll be the naughty candidate who's gone over his allotted time.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 6:21 PM on October 1, 2008

Joe Biden stands as a friend to the Bosniacs.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 7:03 PM on October 2, 2008

STOP FUCKING WINKING! YOU'RE RUNNING FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

Respect the office even if you don't respect yourself.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 7:12 PM on October 2, 2008

In before cromulent.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 10:43 AM on October 1, 2008

A DFW memorial tour: Boston locations in Infinite Jest.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 2:56 PM on September 30, 2008

Like kcds, mine is strictly black and white, and I would say more paisley/blob-like than this animation. And it hasn't yet happened while driving, which is good, because a lot of people are going to die if it does. (Of course there's always a good chance of that anytime I get behind the wheel, migraine or no.)
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 7:57 AM on September 25, 2008

The umpire was so busy forcing Merkle into a boner, he forgot he was committing one himself.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 10:46 AM on September 23, 2008

If I were a rich person, I'd set up a foundation to keep more of my money to myself.

They have. It's called the Republican Party.

I think "genius" is being used rhetorically

It's not being used at all by the MacArthur Foundation. They just call them fellows, and I suspect they wish people would stop calling it a "genius" grant.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 7:50 AM on September 23, 2008

how is there a perception of black privilege here

Decades of scapegoating by race-baiting Republicans since the civil rights movement is how.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 2:43 PM on September 22, 2008

I get that this is a nice little publicity stunt and that nobody is taking it particularly seriously. But the notion that any dictionary publisher has the ability to "kill" a word, and that through its magnanimity it will "reprieve" one, is very irritating.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 9:47 AM on September 22, 2008

According to a muliebrity at Exuviate University, it doesn't matter in what order the periapt in a word are, the only oppugnant thing is that the first and last letter be at the right caliginosity. The rest can be a total recrement and you can still read it without vaticinate. This is because the roborant mind does not read every embrangle by itself but the malison as a whole.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 9:57 AM on September 22, 2008

Here they are in a more recent version

Takahikorolled!
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 12:59 PM on September 21, 2008

Man, I'd be a happy guy if I could find myself a rebellious witch whore.

Reader, I married her.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 11:15 PM on September 20, 2008

Thanks ever so much for getting that song stuck in my head, n_o_d. (I didn't even have to click the link, it's like a Pavlovian reaction, or like losing the game.)

Eventually, I'm going to hum it out loud and then I'm so going to get fired.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 1:46 PM on September 18, 2008

Because 7 8 9!

Thanks, Highlights Magazine!
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 10:28 AM on September 18, 2008

The objects themselves are very cool, but the pointlessly whiz-bang interface makes me want to punch someone in the dick.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 6:48 PM on September 15, 2008

But what did they call him instead of "dickless"?

"Wally Wick", believe it or not.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 8:19 AM on September 15, 2008

David Kestenbaum just gave hasthelhcdestroyedtheearth.com a shoutout on Morning Edition.
Audio here after 9AM ET.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 4:51 AM on September 10, 2008

my memory is finding the occasional gin trap

Wouldn't be very effective on me. A bourbon trap, on the other hand...
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 10:13 AM on September 9, 2008

Pow! Right between the eyes!
Oh, how Jessamyn loves her little deletions.

Or, you know, whoever's available.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 8:09 PM on September 6, 2008

I'm pretty sure this kind of thing really does happen all the time in LA.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 11:04 PM on September 5, 2008

Pikers.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 5:40 PM on September 4, 2008

Now what would really impress me is if the thing lived up to its title and actually generated the pitches.

"What Happens in Vegas Lies Beneath: Harrison Ford gets drunk and impulsively marries Michelle Pfeiffer, who is torn between her fear of his murderous secret and her desire to get her hands on his $3 million slot-machine winnings."
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 1:43 PM on September 2, 2008

4. The financial district, featuring the tip of 30 St. Mary's Axe, known by the nickname "The Throbbing Member"
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 6:57 PM on August 29, 2008

Is this where we talk about the joys and sorrows of living with crazy buttocks? Because I'm ready to testify!
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 6:54 PM on August 29, 2008

I saw a banana drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's, and his peel was perfect.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 11:04 AM on August 29, 2008

What on earth? Read my post again. I am voting for McKinney.

Dude, he's been dead for, like, a century!
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 7:25 AM on August 28, 2008

KNEW THIS WAS A ONE WAY TICKET BUT YOU KNOW I HAD TO COME.

LOVE YOU WIFE
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 12:27 PM on August 27, 2008

Why yes, I was in Indian Guides.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 6:16 PM on August 26, 2008

I've never just posted "meh" before (and I guess I technically still haven't), but:

Meh.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 4:10 PM on August 26, 2008

Oh, yeah, keep touching me there.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 9:26 AM on August 25, 2008

Well, on the upside, maybe Cheney will find it a little tougher to get any attention for his next heart attack. Prolonging his life would certainly contravene my moral code.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 8:03 AM on August 24, 2008

I'm sorry to see this blog perpetuating the sizeism of the fashion industry. The average cat is a size 10, but you won't see that reflected here or on the catwalk. Plus size kitties=more to snuggle.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 2:06 PM on August 21, 2008

In the real world, I would have gotten the scar from feeding orphans to a grizzly bear.

I wonder if a large enough group of orphans could be trained to consistently win fights with the bear?
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 2:03 PM on August 19, 2008

The Beloit College Mindset List has always sucked eggs.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 1:53 PM on August 19, 2008

I can kill you with my brain.

I just thought you should be aware of that.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 7:16 PM on August 18, 2008

om nom nom Robot Holocaust nom nom
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 3:04 PM on August 13, 2008

I've always called that maneuver the "Jame Gumb".

Oh, I'm sorry, you're talking about something else.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 12:54 PM on August 8, 2008

"he decided it would be much funnier [than x] to depict the pope reading his own obituaries."

Exercise: for what values of x is this statement true?
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 4:40 PM on August 7, 2008

Pow! Biff! Delete!
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 4:32 PM on August 7, 2008

I am sending you so many angry letters in a hostile font.

Metafilter: angry letters in a hostile font.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 8:55 PM on August 2, 2008

Why Newspapers Shouldn't Allow Comments.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 8:09 AM on July 27, 2008

"I'd like a pizza to go and no anchovies."

No anchovies? You've got the wrong man. I spell my name ... Danger!
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 7:05 PM on July 23, 2008