What was your motivation in posting it, Dirjy?

I found it quirky and offbeat, and I thought the corny jokes were endearing. Sure, there's bound to be snark here (c'mon it's MeFi), but I thought most people would find it weirdly charming like I did.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 12:28 AM on July 17, 2008

So much to love in this thread...

Network is also my favorite movie of all time. Don't get me started on it's sheer unfiltered brilliance. We'll be here awhile.

So, let me just say that "Catholic School Girls in Trouble" from KFM is the true comedy highlight for me. The timing on every joke is perfect. Especially that pie on the horse's ass.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 9:19 PM on June 11, 2008

Half a trillion here, half a trillion there... pretty soon you're talking real money.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 12:52 PM on February 5, 2008

I watched this on HBO when I was about 10 years old. Saw it at least twice, maybe more. So there.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 1:07 PM on October 10, 2007

NO OAR = NO SALE!!!
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 10:30 AM on October 9, 2007

Very strange stuff, I'm almost certain I didn't dream it.

You didn't dream it. That was from the "Make Your Own Show" episodes. I think they won an emmy for that one. They did at least two back in the NBC days.

Since Ber already mentioned Dave cajoling Teri Garr into taking a shower in his office (their finest moment together, IMO), I will submit the "Late Night Christmas Show."

It... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 8:57 PM on October 2, 2007

ET, Raiders, whatever.

I escaped from the Mindmaster.

Hell yeah! He found me 'quaint.'
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 10:32 PM on July 28, 2006

It ain't finished until we get the Reagan Colossus installed.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 8:07 PM on September 16, 2004

Led Zeppelin -- "In the Evening" -- The opening notes of Jimmy Page's guitar solo (CHUN -- CHUNCHUNCHUNCHUNNNNN!!!!)

Beastie Boys -- "It's the Joint" -- the first time that deep bass groove kicks in at the chorus.

The Cult -- "Love removal machine" -- "Babybabybabybabyba-bee, I fell from the sky-yi!"

The Dead Kennedys -- "California Uber Alles! California UUUUUUUUUUberalles!
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 11:06 PM on June 8, 2004

having read the thread, all i can add is: what a waste of a life

His or yours?

That thread was soooo tedious.

Hmmm, maybe mine...
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 9:47 PM on April 5, 2004

"Bouncing's Molesting's what Tiggers do best!"
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 9:05 PM on April 2, 2004

Fuck Superman. Fuck Spiderman.

Little Lotta kicks all their asses.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 3:01 PM on March 23, 2004

Why is "gist" not here? That's the one that gets under my skin. I've heard so many people say "the JUST of what I'm saying it is..." or "the JEST of what I'm saying is..."

At least "just" is understandable, since it sort of fits the context of the overall meaning, but "jest"???
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 12:48 AM on March 21, 2004

White House says it's not true.

That proves it -- it's true!
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 2:19 PM on March 1, 2004

I'm also guilty of enjoying Blind Date, and I thought this was damn hilarious!
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 3:02 PM on February 8, 2004

Worst. Childrens. Record. Title. Ever.

Heh. My kids have that CD. It's not bad lullaby-type music, but the name of that title track always cracks me up.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 9:43 AM on January 28, 2004

Vote for me if you want to live.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 10:12 PM on July 23, 2003

I didn't think this was worth a FPP on it's own, so I thought I'd add it to this discussion (which is pretty relevent).

Before Lie #1 can die down, here comes Lie #2 bubbling to the surface.

"Just one line" indeed.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 6:28 PM on July 12, 2003

Tenet will be vilified, the CIA will be gutted, and the 'thugs will beat thier way into the White House.

Let's see how this next couple of weeks play out. I feel pretty certain that the CIA could leak some clear documentation on what they said, and when and who in the White House heard it. I think the paper trail could be damning for the Bush Administration, if they wanted to fight it out in the media.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 4:53 PM on July 11, 2003

Is this yet another brazen lie to record for posterity?

Just throw it on the pile with the others.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 12:02 PM on July 8, 2003

To all you swell, fine upstanding citizens, I ask what's a parent to do? Stay away from movies so that you swells aren't bothered?

As a parent myself and an avid film lover, I strongly recommend you invest in a home theater system. Just get the best you can afford within your budget. Sign up for Netflix and you're good to go.

The release window between theater to home video has shrunk as low as 4-5 months, so you don't have... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 11:38 AM on July 8, 2003

"My answer is bring them on."

God told him to say that.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 3:00 PM on July 2, 2003

"...and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did..."

Looks like a new strategy: it's not a not a lie if God Himself gave Bush false information about WMDs.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 1:01 PM on June 30, 2003

This really pisses me off. Everyone knows that our Faith-Based Initiative tax dollars are only supposed to go to Christian groups.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 5:38 PM on June 19, 2003

I replaced it with the coolest joystick in the world. I can't remember its name, but you held it like a gun, with the fire button as the trigger, and the stick itself was a little knubby thing where the chamber would be. God, it's was great.

Was it the Zircon Video Command? Because that was exactly how that one worked, and it was easily my favorite joystick for the 2600. I went through plenty to try and find one that was just right. The standard Atari... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 8:52 PM on June 7, 2003

"What do you do for a living?"

"I'm an actor."

"Really! What restaurant do you work at?"
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 7:55 PM on June 7, 2003

BUT WHERE ARE THE BREAKDANCERS???
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 6:34 PM on June 5, 2003

Might as well get this out of the way...

Metafilter: Art or Crap?
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 8:42 PM on June 3, 2003

"Anybody who stood up to McCarthy in closed session, and did so articulately, tended not to get called up into the public session."

I found it very interesting that it turns out the best way to get McCarthy off your back was to stand up to him. Really no different than a playground bully...
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 9:41 AM on May 5, 2003

Nice to get a warning on right-wing radio's next "dead horse of the week." Whip away, boys!
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 12:22 PM on May 4, 2003

That remix almost made me choke. Too funny!
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 10:04 AM on May 2, 2003

In a debate on Oct. 11, 2000, Mr. Bush sided with the critics of secret evidence. "Arab-Americans are racially profiled on what's called secret evidence," Mr. Bush said, adding that the government should "do something about that."

He DID do something. More of it.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 11:37 AM on April 29, 2003

They should change the dog's name to Rasputin.

Or Lazarus

Or Phoenix....

Or Rover...

Or the old classic... Lucky.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 10:13 AM on April 24, 2003

This cuts right to the heart of what I've been thinking about lately concerning Bush's emphasis on national security. Would you feel comfortable playing up this national security success record:

* Osama Bin Laden: MISSING
* The Anthrax Mailer: MISSING
* Saddam Hussein: MISSING

It seems to be a common belief that we shouldn't bother with methodical investigation, arrest and prosecution of terrorists. We should just... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 1:02 PM on April 22, 2003

* Bin Laden: NO TERRORISM ON AMERICAN SOIL SINCE 9/11
* The Anthrax Mailer: NO ANTHRAX DEATHS SINCE 10/11
* Saddam Hussein: IRAQ LIBERATED; SADDAM GONE.

I guess that's one way to look at it. I guess we dreamers expected to see justice applied to evil actions and their perpetrators.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 7:31 AM on April 23, 2003

I also hate BlockBuster, not just because of their shifting late fee policy (which is annoying), but mostly because:

1) Their movie selection sucks ASS

2) They refuse to carry Unrated or NC-17 movies, prompting the studios to provide censored versions of those films in order to get them on the BB shelves. BB has also been known to get studios to censor their R-rated films in a special 'BlockBuster version'. The ripple effect of this policy has... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 10:57 AM on April 8, 2003

The only things I can say for sure it that it wouldn't be an industry at all, that musicians wouldn't be able to make a living from their talents

Music had existed for thousands of years before the music industry. Do you really think that no musicians made a living from their talents prior to the 20th-century invention of recorded music?
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 12:23 PM on April 4, 2003

I have the sneaking suspicion that as November of 2004 creeps closer that MetaFiler is going to be transformed in to DeanFilter...

Deaner! Deaner! Deaner!
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 10:57 AM on April 4, 2003

Will we actually get to have an election in 2004? I'm starting to wonder...
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 11:59 AM on March 28, 2003

It's at Har Meggido. Duh.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 7:45 PM on March 26, 2003

associating war toys with Easter or Christmas is definitely across the line.

What Would Jesus Kill?
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 5:26 PM on March 20, 2003

Back during the e-boom years, Amazon used to honor these kinds of mistakes. Of course, this was back when their customer base was much smaller and they were more about making customers (very) happy than actually turning a profit.

I remember one morning they had listed The Insider on DVD for $0.00. I (along with many others I know of) tried placing an order, and it went through with no problem. Mine shipped that afternoon and I only had to pay $2.99 shipping.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 10:09 AM on March 19, 2003

The $10 is not just for Bloom County. You also get a pretty wide selection of daily comics and (as others have mentioned above) access to DEEP archives.

I signed up when they first went to paid subscriptions a few months ago because of their great daily delivery. I can get an assload of daily strips that are not carried by my conservative local paper (like The Boondocks), plus major editorial cartoonists -- all delivered in customized e-mails.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 8:49 AM on March 18, 2003

Two rat paws up. Way up.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 6:36 PM on March 13, 2003

Is this Ford something you would have to own a car to know about?
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 8:34 PM on March 11, 2003

In related news...
DOJ Redirects Seized Drug Paraphernalia Websites to DEA
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 7:26 PM on February 26, 2003

Awww, crap. Masturbating to porn was my anti-drug.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 11:51 AM on February 26, 2003

"I'd like an side order of Fascist Fries, please."
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 8:36 PM on February 19, 2003

For a more pure home theater geek experience, there's also the AVS Forum and Home Theater Forum.

I tend to like the DVD area of the HTF (or, as they call it, the "Home Theater Software" forum), where the main reviewer makes no pretense of knowing how to judge the quality of a film itself -- he mostly focuses in great detail on the quality of the video, audio and extras.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 7:02 PM on February 17, 2003

See, I don't understand why this happens; doesn't the poster read today's front page before posting (or at least glance two posts down). They damn well should. Oh well.
posted to MetaFilter by Dirjy at 10:49 AM on February 17, 2003