Ask comment:
"Every soul down in our house liked Christmas a lot, but the Cat, who lived also in our house, did not. The Cat hated Christmas - the whole Christmas season. Oh, please don't ask why, no one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kidsleepy
An hour ago
Ask comment:
"Pretty much anything from Katamari Damacy. The fact that most of it's in Japanese tends to enhance, not hinder, the frustration of its catchiness. At least most earworms are familiar and hook other people, roping them into your suffering. But get..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ifjuly
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"Q: Wher are the 118 txts centres based
A: We are everywhere. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
I detect a distinct note of menace." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by turing_test
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"The light was amazing. Terrifyingly beautiful. It's similar to a solar eclipse, in that respect -- that eerie flash of brilliant otherworldly light, light that simultaneously awes and scares the bejeesus out of an entire continent.
The ancient..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Atom Eyes
7 days ago
Ask comment:
"Use Seeqpod to find free, streamable mp3's you can listen using the built-in iPod media player
Listen to Pandora internet radio
Use vTap to watch non-YouTube videos on the iPod
Store ebooks on your device (I actually read two full books..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by shotgunbooty
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Also, if this guy, in the middle of his little facial contortionist act, suddenly jolted forward at the screen and shouted, it would be far, far more effective than any of the half-assed screamer vids I've seen over the years.
I now understand..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by rokusan, JHarris
8 days ago
MeFi comment:
"TOP-SELLING ROMANCE TITLES
1. On The Wings Of A Man
2. The Velvet Mask Of The Caressing Bandit
3. What Price This Hunk
4. The Heaving Of Lady Kensingfordsham
5. The Bodice Rippeth
6. The Millionaire International Playboy Who Married A Fat,..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Countess Elena, rokusan, bitter-girl.com
9 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I like Nate Silver's style, but I doubt his side of the interview was all sweetness and light. From the introduction of the post on FiveThirtyEight:
The transcript below is intended to be representative as possible from my shorthand transcript,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DU
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"You want see some real change? I got some change for ya, right here.
Reactions to Barack Obama on Mefi:
January 2007 vs. November 2008
* * *
THEN:
Oh I'm so tired of this guy.
post by delmoi at 6:00 PM on January 16, 2007 [+] [!..." [
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favorited 60 times, recently by sveskemus, goodnewsfortheinsane, jack_mo, cashman, unbearablylight, saturnine, Korou, bunnytricks, fantabulous timewaster, emmastory, shadytrees, jpdoane, Riki tiki, mindless progress, JDC8, ImproviseOrDie, babybuns
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"This reminds me: I propose a moment of silence for any alternate Earths out there that are currently suffering under President-elect McCain / Acting President Palin / Emergency Military Overlord Bush...." [
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favorited 13 times, recently by aye, bitter-girl.com, nooneyouknow, Dormant Gorilla, DreamerFi, agress, Auguris, ShawnStruck, humannaire, weapons-grade pandemonium, Solon and Thanks, Donnie VandenBos, rokusan
13 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Mysterious Stranger: "What... is your name?"
Mini-Kirk: "My name is James Tiberius Kirk!"
Mysterious Stranger: "What... is your quest?"
Mini-Kirk: "To seek a Canon Fail!"
Mysterious Stranger:..." [
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favorited 19 times, recently by kaarne, agress, Baby_Balrog, Atom Eyes, infinitefloatingbrains, cavalier, strontiumdog, ten pounds of inedita, brownpau, flibbertigibbet, oozy rat in a sanitary zoo, AsYouKnow Bob, ShawnStruck, Guy Smiley, Tacodog, Monster_Zero, teraflop, Smart Dalek, zippy
13 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Does this hidden room bear any relation to the one we tried to access with robots? I wonder what ever happened with that." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kikkoman
13 days ago
MeFi post:
FWD: fwd: Fwd: RE: nuclear launch codez
favorited 12 times, recently by elizardbits, ifjuly, Monochrome, madamjujujive, l33tpolicywonk, lyam, regicide is good for you, limeonaire, Rykey, chiababe, scission, timsteil
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I tried to be thorough, but I missed including this series of essays about a comp-sci professor's struggle to introduce IT to Washington during the Clinton years, which is probably more interesting than half the stuff in the FPP...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"For anybody living under a rock the last two years, a brief primer:
The Speeches of Barack Obama
2002 Speech Against the War in Iraq (text, partial video)
"Delivered on Wednesday, October 2, 2002 by Barack Obama, Illinois State Senator, at..." [
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favorited 116 times, recently by achmorrison, magstheaxe, billypilgrim, ahdeeda, [@I][:+:][@I], p3t3, Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese, Lazlo Hollyfeld, emmastory
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"CORRECTION NOTICE:
In a comment posted November 5th, 2008, Metafilter user Rhaomi, in reaction to reports that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was not aware that Africa was a continent, wrote (among other things) that Palin was..." [
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favorited 52 times, recently by flibbertigibbet, nooneyouknow, Riki tiki, tinatiga, crystal.castles, infinitefloatingbrains, tehloki, ceri richard, unixrat, nicepersonality, Pollomacho, FatherDagon, BarnacleKB, bitter-girl.com, cirocco, DevilsAdvocate, graventy, emd3737, jpdoane, agress, papercake, fantabulous timewaster, ymgve, Jody Tresidder, snofoam, HyperBlue, Dragonness, tommasz, DU, kcds, JHarris, Reto, Goofyy, sebastienbailard, andythebean, eritain, Autarky, napkin, finite, stefanie, dhartung, xorry, mazola, andromache, Megami, moxiedoll, UbuRoivas, Jilder, Lesser Shrew, tippiedog, pompomtom, awfurby
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"My favorite reaction video by far is from the Democratic Party celebration at the Wyndham Hotel in downtown Phoenix, right on McCain's turf. It starts with the calling of Virginia for Obama on CNN, followed by an impromptu dance-and-clap to..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by moxiedoll, madamjujujive
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
""He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can't stand ice cream"
Ice cream. Frosty, sweet, and delicious. We all remember those care-free days, sitting on the front porch enjoying a scoop of vanilla with grandma...." [
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favorited 41 times, recently by fearfulsymmetry, crystal.castles, ooga_booga, Ryvar, kryptondog, tehloki, dunkadunc, Mayor West, PossumCupCake, Dormant Gorilla, flibbertigibbet, Amanda B, liza, JDHarper, cashman, chrchr, HappyHippo, jprind, bpt, leotrotsky, mothershock, agress, graventy, scission, JHarris, snofoam, Devils Rancher, palmcorder_yajna, gubo, Locative, panboi, EarBucket, cillit bang, Countess Elena, six-or-six-thirty, brain cloud, Rinku, timshel, jb, RussHy, DU
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"From the International Organization for Standardization:
ISO STANDARD 1303 (ORIGINAL: BS 6008:1980, CROSS REFERENCE BS 5987)
PRODUCED BY: ISO Technical Committee 34 (Food products), Sub-Committee 8 (Tea)
"Method for preparation of a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blasdelf
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"Learn to make string figures. The simple ones are easy enough to learn, and can even be done without looking after enough practice, making it a great absent-minded activity. And they usually require both hands, so no one-handed snacking permitted...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kjs4
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I always thought the story of the discovery of the bombing, from Wikipedia, was pretty disturbing in its own right:
The Tokyo control operator of the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation noticed that the Hiroshima station had gone off the air. He..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by eritain, LobsterMitten, Zero Gravitas, Atom Eyes
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I finally got back from voting, and Wolf Blitzer is on CNN right now conversing with a tiny three-dimensional holographic reporter floating inches above the floor of the studio.
I know I was in that line a looong time, but come on...." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by magstheaxe
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"One day soon, without warning, you will be confronted with a cryptic text written in bone-white letters, surrounded by a deceptively soothing shade of blue. The blue will lull you into a sense of peace and security, but the words it bears are fated..." [
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favorited 36 times, recently by flatluigi
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I must say, in all my years of internet travails, I definitely did not anticipate visiting pomegranatephone.com/novascotia.html" [
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favorited 1 time
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
""The Obama National Service Plan: NEED CONTENT"
Hmmm... either the web team hasn't completely finished building the site yet, or President-elect Obama has contented all the country's needs in a mere 48 hours...." [
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favorited 8 times
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"EarBucket: "Jesus. Fox News reports Palin didn't know Africa was a continent."
Good God. What the fuck were they thinking?
In that clip, the Fox pundit notes that the campaign considered Palin a "Hail Mary" move and..." [
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favorited 5 times
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"Such a unique moment in history demands unique coverage.
I propose we re-enact the entire campaign in thread form. First thing in the morning we get a glut of threads posted by all comers. Mathowie's pragmatic and matter-of-fact post will be the..." [
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favorited 15 times
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"This is Good. Excellent behind-the-scenes journalism. I really look forward to the rest of it (is it really going to be a book?)." [
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favorited 1 time
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"The Onion weighs in:
Nation Finally Shitty Enough to Make Social Progress
Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job" [
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favorited 8 times
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"xkcd knows the secret hunger that lurks within, even at this triumphant moment" [
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favorited 3 times
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I've always been a fan of the "Carnage" warning sign from Bungie." [
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favorited 2 times
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"DU: "This is really cool. Except choosing a candidate doesn't seem to change the word pool. Perhaps the entire electorate feels about the same, but a) that seems doubtful and b) I didn't notice the candidate option until after I submitted my..." [
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favorited 1 time
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I love this. I love the idea of this. Maybe my capacity for emotional reasoning has been frittered down to nothing over the course of this campaign, but this whole thing, angry as it is, just gives me the warm fuzzies inside. It's like receiving your..." [
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favorited 3 times
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"http://we-agree.net/infact/do_not_think_about_this_anymore/gotosleepnow.html#punyhuman" [
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favorited 9 times
Last month
MeFi comment:
"CNN: 50,000 voters purged in Georgia
College senior Kyla Berry was looking forward to voting in her first presidential election, even carrying her voter registration card in her wallet.
But about two weeks ago, Berry got disturbing news from..." [
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favorited 1 time
Last month
MeFi comment:
""Palinode", noun: A poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem.
Now that is just perfect.
Also, apparently "palin" is a Greek root word meaning "backwards" (for example,..." [
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favorited 12 times
Last month
MeFi comment:
"■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■..." [
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favorited 5 times
Last month
MeFi comment:
"When I was moving a few months back, I came across one of those old "Bop-It" hand-held games. On a whim, I put in some new batteries and gave it a try.
It proceeded to spew out a disturbing and unholy mix of distorted rock music, demonic..." [
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favorited 3 times
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Also, while I'm thinking of it, here's a very amusing Daily Show interview with author Jonah Goldberg, whose book Liberal Fascism inspired the National Review commenter in the last link in the FPP...." [
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favorited 5 times
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Human: "CAN'T SLEEP, GLOWING CAT WILL EAT ME"
Cat: "CAN'T SLEEP, FLUORESCENT NIGHT-LIGHT MAKES THE INSIDES OF MY EYES GLOW ALL THE..." [
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favorited 1 time
Last month
MeFi comment:
"McCain on (electoral) life support
Money quotes:
"Indiana has turned blue on our map."
"Obama even leads in Montana, a state which his campaign has never disengaged from."
"North Dakota may in fact be in play, as..." [
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favorited 1 time
Last month
MeFi comment:
"orange swan: "Has this man ever taken a bad picture?"
billyfleetwood: "There's this one. It's the preferred go-to pic for weird anti-obama youtube conspiracy videos."
It's telling, then, that that picture is a proven fake...." [
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favorited 13 times
Last month
Ask comment:
"No practical tips (I suck at canvassing) but perhaps some inspiration from FiveThirtyEight's canvassing reports:
We tagged along with a canvasser on each side here in town. We got into town around 4, which was too late to spend much time with the..." [
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