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"We don't know whether to cry. Or laugh. Or hope to God that..."
eric1halfb: "26Hey, iamkimiam. Insinuating that Harold & Maude is about a physical relationship between a woman in her seventies and a boy in his twenties, is like saying that the Sweeney Sisters are just lounge singers."
Agreed.
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at 5:43 PM on July 23, 2008
I personally feel that this video has universal appeal–there's just so much to love! Granted, we all have different motivations...some love to hate, some are inspired, some just saw a horror flick, some have just enjoyed their favorite band; its all there, from the commentators to the costumes to the Coldplay. A modern day rorschach, no?
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at 9:16 PM on July 23, 2008
To be honest, when I first saw this video I thought Barbara was only wearing suspenders over her nips and crotch...I didn't see the skin-toned spandex. And then when she threw her cape on the stage and I saw how much the wind was blowing I was worried she might just drift off with it. But she didn't let me down on both counts.
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at 9:20 PM on July 23, 2008
Hey, I'm the poster and so I feel qualified to share exactly what I was thinking when I made the Harold and Maude reference! See, he's 25 and she's 84. That's about it.
Oh, and I suggested 'the musical' because they're dancing to music!
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at 8:41 AM on July 24, 2008
Cool. I agree with you eric. Both of you. Or should I say 1.5 of you? I'm really confused here.
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at 1:51 PM on July 24, 2008
No, they didn't actually eat 'em. They just sat there, cold and lonely in piles on plates at the table, while Harold and Maude were off having wild buttsex in the bedroom.
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at 9:15 PM on July 24, 2008
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Cops on Segways
They look so threatening with their 2-wheelers, knees clasped tightly, and their cute little guns!
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at 1:28 PM on July 23, 2008
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Boing Boing Finds 21st Century Trotsky?
Dang, I was out of the country while the whole BoingBoing thing happened. Cannot process 2100+ comments. Did anybody do a GiveWell-style play-by-play? A Wiki perhaps? Or just a summary somewhere? That would be awesome!
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at 9:30 AM on July 22, 2008
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Nothing to see here.
The other tenants also died non-suspiciously, due to multiple impalements in the backs of their heads. Only one non-suspicious bloody axe was found at the scene of the non-crime.
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at 8:49 PM on July 16, 2008
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So, how do you spell it?
This American Life just aired an episode called "A Little Bit of Knowledge", about adults being blatantly wrong about or unaware of common knowledge bits, often learned incorrectly since childhood, and then making foolish and/or enlightening discoveries. This is a great example of modern jackass. Completely forgivable and hilarious.
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at 5:39 AM on July 16, 2008
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From the cradle to depraved
How is this whole thing not a complete fucking joke? Not only is this "study" completely unscientific (gathering opinions from random internet users who "opt in"—hardly a fair and representative statistical sample of the international public), but it attempts to develop standards not just for moral decisions OUT OF CONTEXT, but also THE MEANINGS OF WORDS?!?!* Nevermind that it ignores such obviously unimportant things like cultural variation, social structure, and the ethics... [more]
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at 5:59 AM on June 26, 2008
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Itchy McItchy
I was actually more struck by the implication that the majority of what we perceive comes from memory. That is a serious statement.
But then again, "and all the way into her brain" became my new favorite meme the moment I laid eyes on it.
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at 9:17 AM on June 25, 2008
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R.I.P. Arizona Parking Solutions
The one positive HOA experience:
I owned a condo in a 4-unit building. We had an HOA. We were the HOA. The four of us would get together monthly and eat cookies and drink tea and go over the problems. The bottom half of the building (me and my favorite neighbor) hated the top half of the building (comments redacted). The meetings were fun because we all had to negotiate responsibilities, we were all broke, and we were all trying to pass the buck(s). I was the secretary... [more]
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at 8:27 AM on June 19, 2008
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Boring men?
I got to the part quoting Deborah Tannen and had to go stop to read John Gray's Men are from Mars, Women are From Venus to balance out the world.
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at 8:14 AM on June 19, 2008
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Mystery on 5th Avenue
Several years ago somebody told me that many of the china hutches that were built-ins in old prohibition-era, craftsman style homes actually had secret compartments in the back for storing alcohol. I thought it highly unlikely, but I've now lived in several craftsman-style places in Oakland that were built in the early 20th century, and my kid-like wonder prevails despite logic, because one of the first things I do when I move in is check the backs of the built-ins for lost treasure.
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at 7:51 AM on June 12, 2008
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An Affair to Remember
I would have enjoyed the Notebook much more if it was like this.
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at 9:37 AM on June 11, 2008
But seriously, this is story disturbed me. I fear for my old age. I want it to be a happy and exciting place with all the ups and downs that life brings me today. I don't want a homogenized version where it's too whacky to have sex, yet too cruel to stare at the wall, so others decide I must live some bland version in between until I fade.
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at 9:40 AM on June 11, 2008
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Colorful Allusions
This thread is about to get very colorful.
posted to MetaFilter by iamkimiam
at 8:07 AM on June 11, 2008
Red: Many people will attempt to make off-color jokes in this thread.
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at 8:30 AM on June 11, 2008
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The "dynamic octagenarian duo"
That was wonderful.
SATC review: It's very upsetting when I spent my eight dollars and seventy five cents on a Saturday morning, when I could have been shopping.
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at 8:22 AM on June 11, 2008
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Trainrider
It's all fun and youtube videos until he falls off the train, then the next one comes and derails over his body, killing hundreds.
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at 10:11 PM on June 8, 2008
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Carrie Bradshaw knows good sex*
I wanted to do a Sex and the City thread, because I searched and saw that in the 10-history of Metafilter AND the show, there wasn't one yet. Y'all had been spared thus far.
I've been thinking about the cultural phenomenon of SATC, and its interesting that there's this duality going on with many of its followers—they identify with the characters, but would never admit it. Like how hipsters or emo-kids will never call themselves as such, but nerds and geeks happily take... [more]
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at 7:28 AM on June 1, 2008
Optovox, I'm rewriting your list summary, because I think you missed a few key points...
Link 1: opening credits, where we see the iconic scene of Carrie wearing a tutu, and getting splashed by the bus (that her advertisement is on–episode 1 centered around this bus advertisement). The tutu makes appearances throughout the show, as well as the movie.
Link 2: Drawing of map of the City, with key points from the show plotted. Useful if you're not... [more]
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at 9:03 AM on June 1, 2008
found this Salon.com article, Those Dirty Girls
"Did "Sex and the City" change the erotic landscape or turn the female libido into a marketing ploy? Sex writers discuss the iconic show's impact."
At the same time, some erotic pioneers are unapologetic about their "Sex and the City" fandom. Take, for instance, Jamye Waxman, a sex educator whose professional credits include directing a line of educational... [more]
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at 8:57 AM on June 2, 2008
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He caught the westbound.
"time is an enormous long river...the past didn't go anywhere"
I am saddened by his death, yet comforted by the fact that we are both still standing in that river
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at 12:25 PM on May 30, 2008
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Not Just a (Fundamentalist) Mormon Thing
I don't think the post title is so unfortunate. I may be wrong here, but I feel the title is apropos, because the most base, common stereotype (or schema) many have for "polygamist" is associated with fundamentalist mormons. Which leads right into the point of the FPP.
The opening line of the first link: "Polygamy in the U.S. is not limited to remote enclaves in the West or breakaway sects once affiliated with the Mormon Church.... [more]
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at 6:59 PM on May 29, 2008
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Wonderland
Very cool! Here's one for Predator.
RATATAT
posted to MetaFilter by iamkimiam
at 9:21 AM on May 28, 2008
These sound pretty cool if you open multiple windows at various points in the piece.
posted to MetaFilter by iamkimiam
at 9:23 AM on May 28, 2008
