real-life Harry FTW :"...you numbnut!" (5/5 07:11)
posted to MetaFilter by ponystyle at 3:04 AM on January 8, 2008

nope, not my cuppa tea. Just want to say that after having watched a few of the vids. Ooooh okay, they were pretty lame.
posted to MetaFilter by ponystyle at 5:57 AM on September 6, 2007

I get so embarrassed for people when they do things like this. Is there a name for that phenomenon? Vicarious embarrassment?
posted by lazaruslong at 7:42 AM on August 27

I don't know if English has a word for that but German does: "Fremdschämen".
posted by snownoid at 8:47 AM on August 27

In Dutch it's "plaatsvervangende schaamte". I'd be interested to know if... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ponystyle at 4:12 AM on August 27, 2007

"as the grandson and brother of two proud lesbians"

I'm as tolerant as the next guy, but your grandmother and your sister are a couple?
posted by PeterMcDermott at 5:10 PM on June 14

Now that made my day.
posted to MetaFilter by ponystyle at 1:50 AM on June 16, 2007

This is so excellent. We know even know that Mr Lee spent a whole hour just watching the bird house!
posted to MetaFilter by ponystyle at 2:03 AM on June 4, 2007

Sorry, maggiemaggie, missed your observation the first time round.
posted to MetaFilter by ponystyle at 2:05 AM on June 4, 2007

I never would have thought that the Dutch would have submarines, until I realised that they'd need some way of defending their country if somebody pulled off a dambusters-type raid on the dikes.
posted by UbuRoivas at 7:36 PM on April 15

oh, pulease, people...the Dutch and the seven seas?

OK,
"(t)he first recorded landing by Europeans on Australian soil was made by a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ponystyle at 4:29 AM on April 16, 2007

He seems perfectly happy in the company of his fans though.
posted to MetaFilter by ponystyle at 3:42 AM on April 7, 2007

I used to think we had entered crazy cat lady territory by preparing batches of cat food ourselves, but am not so sure anymore.
I mix up fresh meat (fit for human consumption), tinned salmon, a tiny quantity of veggies, a pinch of brewers yeast and linseed, canola oil, butter and chicken hearts. They love it, their coats are healthy and shiny, and their poo is far less horrid than when they were on commercial pet food. We also give them raw chicken ribs regularly (good for their... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ponystyle at 10:13 PM on March 17, 2007

Singing and dancing cat.
posted to MetaFilter by ponystyle at 3:57 PM on March 10, 2007