Ask post: TIME FOR MORE STORIES

Drew from Toothpaste for Dinner has some funny writing. "the duder" in particular.

http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/writing.php
posted to Ask Metafilter by seiryuu at 11:42 PM on May 20, 2008

Ask post: Words that native English speakers mispronounce

"inter-dooce" for introduce.
"crick" for creek.
"bolth" for both.
posted to Ask Metafilter by seiryuu at 11:49 AM on December 31, 2007

Maybe not as relevant, but also, you can't roll "one dice." Dice is a plural noun, "die" being its singular form. So, if you're playing D&D you often roll a twenty sided die.
posted to Ask Metafilter by seiryuu at 11:52 AM on December 31, 2007

Ask post: Help me salvage a hard drive from a busted iMac

You'll need a hard drive enclosure which will allow you to use the iMac's SATA hard drive. Something like this probably
http://macally.com/EN/Product/ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=106
though it isn't exactly clear whether that has an SATA connector on its inside. If you have a local "apple specialist" they might carry something like that. An actual Apple Store probably won't.

Contacting Applecare might make you feel better, but they won't do... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by seiryuu at 2:38 PM on December 10, 2007