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MeTa post:
What's with the goats today?!?!?
All right, so April 17 is Goat Day and October 8 is Elephant Day. Are there any others I'm forgetting?
Well, October 8th is also International Cephalopod Awareness Day, but there wasn't a string of FPPs about them or anything.
Now, I'm not saying that we should make a string of cephalopod FPPs that day or anything, but it is about being aware of cephalopods. I mean,... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 4:07 PM on April 17, 2008
MeTa post:
Not funny.
What offended me most about the thread was Ubu's comment that sometimes humour is the "only possible reaction to atrocity".
I kind of see where he's coming from with the comment - it's not the only possible reaction, but when presented with something horrific and given no recourse to do something, it's either that or impotent outrage . And there is something to be said about people being entertained by their own righteous... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 2:02 AM on April 17, 2008
MeTa post:
Horay for Mayday!
"Spring" is such a relative term in Mipples.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 9:42 AM on April 10, 2008
It's "Spring" right now, and we've got a winter SPRING storm warning, with a possible six to twelve inches of snow expected.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 9:46 AM on April 10, 2008
Alas, I will be herding cats and refereeing pissing contests, so I won't be able to make it. Wheelieman, if I see you in the parade, I'll wave or shout or do something silly to say howdy.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 11:15 PM on April 15, 2008
MeTa post:
Thanks for the Catalogs...
OOHHH I didn't see that one! Thanks!
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 7:49 PM on April 11, 2008
What I love about threads like yours is that it inspires me to look for other odd catalogs that might have Items of Interest. The very best of Metafilter inspires me to find more information on my own and to explore new things.
*looks up anatomical model and chart supply companies... yay*
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 12:33 AM on April 12, 2008
MeTa post:
We'll all need lobotomies to keep from shouting "Don't do it!"
Anyone who has tried meditation knows how difficult it is to not think about the past or the future.
Even if the poster were to able to secure a lobotomy safely, I would caution against this. In this Askme, someone mentioned something similar; that having no awareness of the future and past is an ideal state, and if you can go in and out of that state as you please, then I suppose it could be. But I can assure you there is nothing transcendent about... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 2:34 AM on April 9, 2008
MeTa post:
Look, Ma, I'm full of piss and vinegar
The Charlton Heston post probably would have benefited from more context - certainly he was a controversial figure, but he was an iconic actor and a complicated person, and his politics don't render the story of his life irredeemable.
I feel that the problem with obitfilter posts in general, as others have pointed out, is the mad rush to be the FIRST of the web, rather than the best, which is not really what we ought to be doing here. I've noticed that posts about more... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 6:09 PM on April 6, 2008
MeTa post:
Big love for community heroism
Had the membership fee been $50 instead of $5 the community would be even more dedicated.
It costs $10 to join Something Awful, though, and that's a completely different dynamic. I don't think the amount is the key, it's just enough to act as a deterrent to someone who doesn't know the community well. It discourages hit and run trolls and spammers, which is a good start. The no self-linking rule is also excellent in this respect.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 6:02 PM on March 22, 2008
MeTa post:
You get more with a kind word and a gun than a kind word alone.
Rereading the story, I get the impression that the "tall Southern trenchcoat cowboy hat" details are ultimately inconsequential to the outcome of the story, as much as the idea of that particular official wetting his pants with fear warms my cockles. The fact that he didn't look Mrs. IB in the eyes the entire time suggests that what we have here is someone who doesn't talk to or listen to women very well or at all - I think any man in this situation probably would have gotten the same... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 1:58 AM on February 21, 2008
MeTa post:
I come here not to praise favorites but to bury them
The comment that johnmc posted was a satirical statement about an awful blog that was at best a grotesquely insensitive plea for massive amounts of attention and at worst and most probable viral advertising of the most amoral sort which has since been rightfully taken down by it's hosting company. It was an offensive statement against something that was inherently deeply offensive.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 12:06 AM on February 15, 2008
Fighting fire with fire, as it were. Not really abhorrent from my vantage point.
Also, its hosting company.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 12:09 AM on February 15, 2008
MeTa post:
Wo bist du, Peter?
Oh, by the way, I found out the other day that It's Raining Florence Henderson....
NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo!
Perhaps we need degrees of closed accounts. On Vacation, BRB- with maybe a nice picture of some trees or a beach, so we don't worry. Flamed Out- with a picture of a middle finger and a link to the relevant discussion. BANHAMMER - oh, something appropriately metal.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 4:21 PM on February 14, 2008
MeTa post:
Don't favorite this comment.
Or we can just favorite it and take the favorite away repeatedly. If enough of us do that, and the number of favorites fluctuates wildly enough, I bet we could break the internet.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 6:05 PM on February 10, 2008
MeTa post:
Ancient MeFi Octopus Post Update
Wow. I think this is different enough from the original, and cool enough, that you could post it on the front page (with a link to your original fpp) and not a soul would call you out. I wouldn't - this is fascinating, and the quality of the footage is great. I love the TED talks, and cephalopods, so I'm very happy you posted anywhere. Wonderful.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 4:02 PM on January 30, 2008
Those are some pretty nice pants you've got there, BF. I think we can accept them as collateral.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 4:15 PM on January 30, 2008
MeTa post:
let's meet up
If you're thinking 26th and Nicollet, there's also Jasmine 26. One of the nice things about that area is there are a lot of options. The other nice thing is it's very close to me.
Grumpy's Downtown is another thought, but it might be kind of packed on a weekend.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 6:40 PM on January 5, 2008
I'm going to try to leave work a couple hours early so I can come to this. I hope some of you are left by 10:30.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 5:06 AM on January 9, 2008
I'm able to get there at 10:30. Please still be there.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 3:50 PM on January 15, 2008
I feel regret. Other people's fault. They shall suffer.
ERRORS HAVE BEEN MADE. OTHERS WILL BE BLAMED.
NO FAVORITES.
favorite added! <>NOT YOURS
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 6:05 AM on January 26, 2008
I know there was a list of names, because I lost the Sharpie cap when I signed it, sorry....
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 3:24 AM on January 28, 2008
MeTa post:
I don't want to sign up for a youtube account
Gentlemen, please. Tex isn't a troll, and Blazecock isn't illiterate. Have a pancake, settle down.
Though I do think it would have been fun to have Tex in Health class, because he would have been the kid who passed out during the birth video. There's always one.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 12:35 AM on January 21, 2008
Do you need hugs?
I promise I won't have a baby on you.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 12:37 AM on January 21, 2008
STOP IT OR I'M TURNING THIS INTERNET AROUND RIGHT NOW!
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 12:54 AM on January 21, 2008
... the end of civilization as we know it?
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 1:07 AM on January 21, 2008
Are insults bad for bbay?
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 1:16 AM on January 21, 2008
MeTa post:
Because deleting my own memory is not an option
I'm just waiting for the fake snuff film to be posted
Somebody did post a link to an Encyclopedia Dramatica page that had an animated gif of Bud Dwyer killing himself. I'm not going to link it, I'm not going to look for it.
posted to MetaTalk by louche mustachio
at 7:26 AM on November 28, 2007
