Oh, yes, I saw some of this work last year here in Dallas and it was really amazing to behold. I was very impressed; the Crow collection has never looked so modern... like slowly pulsating insects. Lovely.

Uncle Ira, I wonder if we passed each other there?
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 9:56 AM on October 4, 2008

Dear god, the world is poorer today for this loss.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 1:45 PM on September 27, 2008

I demand the hackers of MeFi and/or cops and/or government agents that lurk here find his ex-wife and Matt waives the $5 fee for her to tell us her story firsthand. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT FUCKING HAPPENED, MAN. Who IS this guy?

(Or where she's buried, at least.)

I have read close to 300,000 dating profiles and I am just speechless.

OOPS, I SWORE! Disqualified. (kicks ground in frustration)

I'm... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 1:48 AM on September 20, 2008

I can't help that I'm pale, but fuck a bunch of Hot Topic cheaply made bullshit. I will NEVER get over that... it's like KBToys for suicidal teens. There was a time when looking like that was work, and even so, I never... ugh. I just wore a lot of black.

Yes, that's me typing that, for serious.

There are a lot of attractive, morbidly fascinating things in the world that draw the attention of that crowd (Edward Gorey, Victorian... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 9:10 PM on September 18, 2008

Jilder, I didn't deny it... I just don't dress like this anymore.

well maybe every once in a while, I still have some vinyl in the closet that ain't records

I bet the scene where you live is a magnitude of 10 cooler than where I am.

Black hair? Check. Red lipstick? Check. Joy Division, Siouxsie, The Cure, The Glove and Coil on my ipod DAILY? yep. Section 25, "Looking from a Hilltop",... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 12:01 PM on September 19, 2008

So when is the New New Testament coming out? I mean, we have other people writing followup Heinlein books, sequels to Gone With the Wind, new Bond books... now this?

Note: When I say "New New Testament", I don't mean Scientology, The Book of Mormon, or any Star Trek novels.

Fuck all this noise.

Can't people write THEIR OWN FUCKING ORIGINAL IDEAS ANYMORE!!!... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 5:09 PM on September 17, 2008

god... dammit Artw. just. that.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 6:06 PM on September 17, 2008

(backs away from Artw with rosary, garlic, Thesaurus)
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 8:19 AM on September 18, 2008

I want the Kardashians to go back and make another self-serving video about helping out one New Orleans family and acting like they were outdoing Brangelina by throwing a gambling fund-raiser with Kim's boyfriend Reggie.

It's obvious I am at home on a sick day watching crappy TV and reading tabloids, sorry about that.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 5:14 PM on September 17, 2008

Wait wait what the fuck? At this rate I am NEVER going to be able to sell my house. I haven't checked my 401k in a while because crying at work is somewhat frowned upon.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 8:28 PM on September 14, 2008

Wait, um, I have a question? These assholes, they smell like pennies, or Chrysanthemums, a traditional funeral flower in Korea, France, Croatia, Poland and Japan? Japan's yen is kicking our dollar's ass.

Either way... this shit stinks and there are a few too many apt metaphors flying around.

That's all I'm saying.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 10:32 PM on September 16, 2008

My appreciation for good black and white (and even silent) films is so visceral and raw... it's like when a perfect ray of light pierces a huge cloud in the sky and a tear involuntarily rolls down my cheek.

Anyone who doesn't understand the intensity and necessity of such pure pleasures in life? Man, I'm so sorry for you. That being said, it's just my gut reaction to such things.

This applies to photography as well.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 9:14 PM on September 15, 2008

Actually, my family is so guilty of this shit I have the 3-step process down:

1. Dear ___, please do not spam me at work or I'll get fired and then you will have to provide me with a place to live.

2. If it's not just 27 "funny" cartoons about Obama, women vs. men or stupid petitions, the above is followed by (link to snopes proving child isn't abducted/substance was removed from medication 14 years ago/WalMart doesn't own Lowes, etc.).... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 11:17 AM on September 14, 2008

MMMMMMMMMMM GUMMY VENUS DE MILO
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 10:38 AM on August 11, 2008

I'd love to compare butts with her in real life. That's a true statement, not sarcasm at all.

I just don't get putting her in a video game, though. Unless you're going to have some kind of all-celebrity gang war game, like the Kardashians vs. the Sheens, or somesuch.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 9:09 PM on August 7, 2008

Prodigalsun, please do start one. One of my best friends started the Hot Tub Mystery Religion, of which I am a member, and of course there are tax perks. The, uh, sacraments and get-togethers ain't so bad, either.

42 IS the meaning of life, and I hope your next year is fabulous.

8-8-08 is the beginning of a two-year anniversary weekend for me, so I'm pretty stoked about tomorrow myself.

Go USA, and congrats VoltaireModern!... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 8:38 PM on August 7, 2008

Troybob, Texas sort of does have a lottery that sates our blood lust. It's called military recruitment.

I'm still a pacifist, even though I feel a killing rage swell up inside me sometimes when I think about what this country's turned into since I was in my 20's. Let's hope that soon things are different everywhere, and by different, I mean better.

It's cheaper to keep a prisoner in jail for life than to execute. I used to be... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 12:37 PM on August 6, 2008

Yeah, Paris, but what about universal health care?

There are, like, blonde whores out there who can't afford THEIR Valtrex.

Like, do you support free health care for, like, STD treatments, and like, free condoms for high schoolers and, um, like, rolling papers in every grocery store and stuff?

Also, like, um, what? Did you get your wonky eye fixed? Ooo, nice.

Those size 11 pumps are hot. FIERCE,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 10:38 AM on August 6, 2008

I searched for Mohammed. Is this a bad idea?
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 2:16 PM on July 24, 2008

PaulSC, I always heard that as: Jesus saves souls and redeems them for valuable prizes!
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 2:08 PM on July 24, 2008

True story: My friend Birdie (who is a horticulturist) had a freak accident involving a chainsaw and his face. It went exactly like this:

*Birdie prepares to cut down a large, knotted tree whose root system is encroaching on the plat where a new home is being built*

(assorted chainsaw noises, then a THWACK of ungodly proportions)

BIRDIE, HOLDING FACE TOGETHER, SPEED DIALS HIS WIFE: "Sarah! Sarah come quickly to the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 12:00 PM on July 18, 2008

He needs to be put in an orange prison jumpsuit, put in 5-point restraints and toured through junior high schools across America to show kids what will happen if they don't quit acting like getting famous is the most important thing in their lives. And as a warning against drugs and alcohol at the same time. And to impart the value of wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle.

We all had that random guy come to our gym, shuffle in, and do his monotone mini-life-story... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 4:44 PM on July 17, 2008

I would like to see how Scientology tackles a person with this mindstate. Just for shits and giggles.

Also, Kofi Anon? There are SO many hilarious misspellings and just, you know, pure grammatical nonsense that my eyes are crossing!
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 2:53 PM on July 8, 2008

FUCK YES
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 6:02 PM on July 7, 2008

I CAN'T BRAIN TODAY I HAVE THE DUMB
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 5:45 PM on July 5, 2008

I'm already down to a three-day work week*. Take that, motherfuckers!

*oh shit I'm also on call 24 hours a day. Nevermind. Including weekends.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 5:42 PM on July 5, 2008

I foresee unintended mutilation and lawsuits. Should the Darwin Awards be amended to include the self-maimed?
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 1:55 PM on July 3, 2008

Seriously? No Future Sound of London?

No ISDN?

That album changed my life, and still does, every time I listen to it. FAIL.

FSOL is the barometer of everything I consider genius in the electronic music industry, and their Amorphous Androgynous albums were wicked, too.

The Isness not withstanding, that is... I consider that their failed attempt at recreating Sgt. Pepper for the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 10:37 AM on July 1, 2008

Bifter, you are totally right about it being more Pink Floyd than Sgt. Pepper... I was trying to think of an eclectic 70's concept album and Sgt. Pepper was the first thing that came to mind!

Still, it's a radical departure from their other music. I say that having recently purchased The Peppermint Tree... I can't hate them, they are brilliant, always. I just wanted more "My Kingdom" style music...
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 10:49 AM on July 3, 2008

I actually teared up at my desk when I saw this. The only way I could be happier is if I got home and my living room was filled with free money (and Maria).

Without question, Metropolis is one of the most influential films of all time (see: Blade Runner, The Matrix). I will never, ever get sick of it; Fritz Lang was an absolute genius (M is also one of my favorites).

This... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 3:38 PM on July 2, 2008

The economy's in the shitter. Maybe the government should think about ways to tax the black market... by making stuff legal, and regulated...

nah, that'd make too much fiscal sense. What would God tell us to do? Oh wait... he created opium poppies and psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana plants and coca leaves.

Well, His will be done, right, God-fearing government?
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 1:47 PM on July 1, 2008

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posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 2:47 PM on June 24, 2008

*reads article*

*screams, runs out of thread*
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 2:42 PM on June 24, 2008

Note: Everyone needs a drug.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 10:52 AM on June 24, 2008

I would totally have seen a movie where cannabis rises up and begins smoking people, though. Especially if it had Jack Black in it.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 4:05 PM on June 18, 2008

I love flamin' hot limon Cheetos.

One time, I ate several for breakfast. I was hungover. It seemed... right.

Then I decided for whatever stupid reason to wake up my boyfriend-of-the-moment with a blow job.

At first, he was like... ohhhh.... ohhh.... OH OH OW FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!

It had become the "hateful blowjob."

Being a... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 2:11 PM on June 13, 2008

boo_radley: Heh. Item and I saw Zombie Strippers... IN THE THEATER.

Yeah, us and about five fraternity dudes who were expecting more softcore than it could possibly deliver.

Jenna Jameson does totally look like a corpse, so that was some inspired casting.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 5:07 PM on June 12, 2008

Everyone deserves to love, and be loved. No matter how old they are. They obviously knew, subconsciously, that they were in love; the poor lady lost weight when they were separated.

Dopamine and oxytocin are wonderful chemicals to have. How dare anyone deny old people the right to feel good, ESPECIALLY using the chemicals in the human body!
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 3:30 PM on June 12, 2008

Yay! FAMILY REUNION!!!!
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 3:11 PM on June 12, 2008

This goes nicely with my "I (heart) Hentai" shirt.

In retrospect, blanket statement shirts at work might be a mistake.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 12:59 PM on June 10, 2008

Terrifying and heartbreaking.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 4:09 PM on June 5, 2008

So, you think some jerk-off bought this? Is this like pets and their owners looking alike?
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 10:09 AM on May 16, 2008

I read this yesterday and surmised they are gettin' a lot of free socks.

They are all old married-type rockers. No requests for shark porn, green m&m's, condoms or vibrating disposable cock rings...

But that sock thing is brilliant.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 3:24 PM on May 15, 2008

tries to comment... no words... tears... can't stop laughing
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 9:31 AM on May 15, 2008

Wonderful... I walked down the aisle at my wedding to Kokoku. Dressed in full Japanese uchikake, carrying a parasol covered with butterflies.

Digaman, you might ask her about her love of opening shows at SMU in Dallas, for one. I really enjoyed Moby Dick when it came to town some years back. Seeing Lou Reed in the audience was a bonus.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 2:31 PM on May 13, 2008

Meh, they're cute all right. Wish I was lying around mewling vs. working today.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 2:26 PM on May 13, 2008

Goes great with my hot chicks room.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 1:22 PM on May 11, 2008

Yeah, if I'm suffering from leukemia god forbid I might get hooked on marijuana. It might lead me down the dark path of abating some of my pain and nausea. Thanks, guys!

Does the government not see the disconnect between vague statements about teenagers smoking pot and easing a person's pain during a long and painful battle with a debilitating disease?

Pretty sure if Laura Bush came down with Parkinson's somebody might change his tune about stem-cell research, too.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 12:10 PM on May 11, 2008

It takes a lot to make me close a window after barely scrolling.

*blinks*

Is Greg Nog drunk?
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 1:35 PM on May 9, 2008

Ugh. I remember when it first started up and I was able to send cash in an envelope to somebody in Hong Kong and get something neat in return via airmail.

I recently got burned on a transaction to the tune of $120 (I was the seller, but apparently stating the terms of sale explicitly in the text of the auction was not enough). Thanks guys!

I still have my 100 percent rating, though I'd rather have my $120 back. Bastards.
posted to MetaFilter by Unicorn on the cob at 9:38 AM on May 9, 2008