Even before I read anything I AM IN! This is seriously cool. Thanks Miko! I'll come back when I get a second and let y'all know what I'll be able to give.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 8:49 AM on July 9, 2008

Remember that to save tomato seeds you've got to do a little trickery, rather than just depulping the fruit. Otherwise they'll be hard to germinate.

I'll probably be able to give Cherokee Purple, pink beefsteak, sungold, german queen and maybe brandywine, on the tomato side.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 8:53 AM on July 9, 2008

So far I have a ton of tomatoes getting their seeds saved. Some I bought at the market entirely for this purpose. Rawk. Black Krim, German Johnson, Cherokee Purple, Sungold, and German Queen so far. German queen just gave me an amazing 800 gram specimen. I scooped out the seeds from it and then used the remainders in yet another caprese salad (Life's rough, isn't it?)

I also have one amazing looking cucumber that will make excellent seed. I also... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 6:32 PM on July 15, 2008

I'm with you on both the word cunt and the word twat. I appreciated TPS discouraging the ongoing "twat"-fest in the comments, but that didn't seem to stop anything. I almost brought this here as well, but was too chicken shit to start anything up.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 12:45 PM on July 9, 2008

Here's the thing. I speak two different languages. In one, the word cunt is highly taboo. That's American English. In the other, Castillan Spanish, the equivalent word, coño, is used so casually as to not even register on anyone's swear-word-o-meter.

I see both sides--I'm imagining the UK use of cunt is much like the Spanish use. If I were from the UK, it probably wouldn't bother me at all to hear cunt every other word. But in... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 1:12 PM on July 9, 2008

Uh, AV... A cunt is a small, usually hidden part of a person. N-----s and k---s are entire persons. There is a difference.

Are you serious? When the word cunt is used to slam a woman, not to refer to her genitals specifically, it's the ENTIRE woman who's being put in her place, by reducing her to nothing more than her dirty, taboo CUNT.

And also? When the words referring to womenly parts are used as an insult to men, why do... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 1:41 PM on July 9, 2008

from here:

Pussy can be used as a noun that labels another person as weak or timid. Attacking another guy’s manhood by calling him a pussy is extremely offensive and completely inappropriate. More and more is “pussy” falling under this definition, and the label of a pussy is a direct shot to his testosterone. In this case, the word takes on the same meaning as the word “chicken,” except it is far more vulgar. Although the definitions of pussy are defined in... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 2:17 PM on July 9, 2008

But, man...I don't understand why this is so difficult . I can totally see why thehmsbeagle and others often throw their hands up and walk away after boyzone discussions.

Yup.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 2:31 PM on July 9, 2008

hi
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 6:01 PM on July 10, 2008

I think there are just too many community members who want it to be boyzone here. There are some fabulous people on Metafilter who speak up against boyzone crap, and who choose to be both inclusive of and respectful towards everyone, but apparently there aren't enough of these gems.

Maybe someday it won't be OK, but my hope is dissolving more each day.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 12:28 PM on July 10, 2008

This will not Wendell. I. Can't. Stand. It. When. People. Are. So. Condescending. And. Racist.

(Oh, and eponysterical "parenting" of us, Daddy-O)

I can haz some help annoying this guy, ya'all?

That is all.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 11:34 AM on July 10, 2008

Oooh, Kate, nice one. Same page.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 11:35 AM on July 10, 2008

'ello, what's all this, then, cunt? 'ave we been troll'd, you Twatty mcCUNTster?

There ya go.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 12:10 PM on July 10, 2008

I'm potentially in. You're talking more proofreading than full-on editing, right? Cause I can catch misspellings and odd grammar issues pretty damn well.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 3:53 AM on July 7, 2008

I'm huge into gardening. But I don't really see this working here.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 6:24 PM on July 3, 2008

I'm not a Mr. Stripey fan, I have to say. This year I've got Cherokee Purple, German Queen, Brandywine, Better Boys, Sungolds, and Pink Beefsteak. And they're RIPE. Yum.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 8:20 PM on July 3, 2008

I've been sitting here for about 10 minutes trying to decide what to say. I'm not usually one to weigh in on things here, but for some reason tonight I will.

You're being an ass in that thread, DNAB, and it's not helping you. Yes, you disagree with some people about what "theft" constitutes. You're not convincing them, and they're not convincing you. Over the course of the thread, though, what I'm seeing is you getting increasingly... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 8:11 PM on July 3, 2008

I have to scroll for both options, which I have no problem with. A is my choice, because I can read it, but B looks like a jumble of diificulty.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 3:56 AM on June 18, 2008

I'm really glad this went to MeTa, because otherwise I'd not have seen it. See, I grew up in a household where pictures of cervices just like this would be lying scattered all over the living room table. Next to an orange or apple with laser burns on it. See, my stepdad was learning how to perform laser surgery to remove pre-cancerous cervical cells. (SFW, if you can read a description of a medical procedure done on a cervix. Both the word vaginal and the word... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 6:54 PM on June 4, 2008

Who loves the hadjiboy?! I do! YAY! Good job, dearie...
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 5:39 PM on May 30, 2008

Argh!
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 8:20 PM on May 29, 2008

Aw CRAP! I'm going to be in DC at the beginning of that week (note that meetup!), but will be back in the RDU area by at the latest Tuesday. So y'all plan and hopefully I'll be in town and I'll for sure go.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 1:07 PM on April 26, 2008

C'mon msali, I go to Raleigh every. day. It's not as bad as it seems!
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 2:37 PM on April 26, 2008

Yah, Flying Saucer has great beer selection, but the trivia (I'm really sorry if this is your place, Earbucket) is horrendous. The hostess can't pronounce the names.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 4:30 PM on April 26, 2008

Yay! Just rolled in from DC, and looking forward to meeting everyone!
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 12:03 PM on May 27, 2008

Pictures are up, people!

I had a fantastically amazing time. I poo-poo'd the voodoo at first, but it really made for a great icebreaker! And I got to kill the boyzone. We'll see if it works--my guess is that our voodoo-fu (oh, did I really just say that??) was weak, though. We didn't have any hair, blood or pieces of underpants to make part of the doll. And frankly, I don't want to think about boyzone underpants.

So fun to meet you all! Glad I... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 5:24 AM on May 28, 2008

Oh joy.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 7:03 AM on May 28, 2008

For me, at least, Thursday would be the least optimal day, as it's the earliest I could possibly get there.
I'm glad people are starting to answer though! I was wondering if there were any mefites in DC!
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 7:14 PM on April 12, 2008

Well, if y'all had a good time there last time, excellent. It looks like MeFi has a facilitator/host at Nanny O'Brien's as well. I'll give him a heads up about it, what say?

OK Friday, May 23. Nanny O'Brien's. I'll memail peeedro.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 7:51 AM on April 13, 2008

Cool thanks. I wasn't sure of the logistics of when to do that.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 10:16 AM on April 14, 2008

What's a pickle picnic? (Dreading the answer for some reason)
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 7:27 AM on May 5, 2008

I'm in DC now!!
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 3:20 PM on May 22, 2008

Sure. Let's say 7. Do I have to do anything special? I don't have any metafilter signs printed up or any of the special accouterments I've seen in other meetup pictures. Anyone care to help on that front? This is me if anyone needs someone to recognize.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 4:19 AM on May 23, 2008

Most certainly not.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 4:27 AM on May 24, 2008

Dude. Someone linked to my answer. Now I have to read this thread and figure out if I'm being insulted or not.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 3:34 AM on May 16, 2008

This, for example, does not explain anything besides the fact that it seems like it was an annoying meme. What's the backstory?
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 10:07 AM on May 11, 2008

Crappitylicious. It's just a word to fuck with people? Or did I just spell it wrong? Hm?
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 10:17 AM on May 11, 2008

Oh, believe me, I looked and looked through the search results. I just couldn't figure out what was going on! Just a bizarre cultural artifact, looks like.

Your first comment up there made me literally shout ARGH! and then laugh, though. Heh. It's been tormenting me, this Zippity Bop thing.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 10:22 AM on May 11, 2008

He seemed pretty proud of it, too, hm?
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 12:31 PM on May 11, 2008

carsonb, that link is *exactly* what I've been trying to find the last few days. thank. you.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 2:06 PM on May 11, 2008

Heh. I know. Once it met critical mass after 10,000 members, everyone started getting mean and so they HAD to lighten it up by Zippity Bopping all over the place.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 2:13 PM on May 11, 2008

Hi Dave!!
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 3:30 PM on May 11, 2008

OK
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 12:36 PM on May 9, 2008

Oh MY!
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 8:35 PM on May 1, 2008

Speaking of old MetaTalk stuff, what in the world was all that ZippityCrap about? (off to the wiki for me)
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 4:35 PM on April 30, 2008

I don't use any scripts at all (mostly because I don't know what they are), but the same thing happens to me, also Firefox, also Leopard.


So that's another data point.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 2:37 PM on April 23, 2008

Me. I also can't see the podcast controls except for the very middle part. I'm thinking that's an adblock issue? I don't know.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 6:39 AM on April 17, 2008

That wasn't very clear. What I mean is that with the podcast page, the actual graphic where you can click on play, etc, only shows up partly. If I click on the right place, I can make it play.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 6:47 AM on April 17, 2008

Oh, and OSX, Firefox, Adblock.
Everything at work functions just fine. Firefox, XP, no adblock.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 7:08 AM on April 17, 2008

Oh, my. I listened to two podcasts last night for the first time and am in LOVE with them. It's kind of like listening to a weekly sports recap.
posted to MetaTalk by Stewriffic at 11:09 AM on April 16, 2008