tylermoody: If the player can still jump, it's still 2d. The number of dimensions has nothing to do with where objects lie relative to the player character, and everything to do with the space that character can move within. I understand what you're saying in your post, and what the game designer is getting at, but the literalist asshole in me has to agree with Pollomacho.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 8:07 AM on October 7, 2008

Ever wish songs just sang what was happening in the music video?

The implication of this statement sickens me. Good thing the video caused me great mirth.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 2:16 PM on October 6, 2008

"Everyone needs a hug" should be in bigger, bolder, badder font

This is an excellent idea, and I see no downside. pb, please make this happen.

Also, it needs fire.
posted to MetaTalk by owtytrof at 12:43 PM on October 6, 2008

A mere three days ago, the wife and I were visiting the Japanese garden in Ft. Worth, singing "I kissed a koi, and I liked it".

Pity she doesn't normally go for the parodies.

The taste of its slimy fish-lips.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 1:28 PM on October 3, 2008

Thanks for asking about this. I'd never heard of it, but it's fantastic.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 11:21 AM on September 26, 2008

I misread $15B as $158 and thought "That's really not very much."
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 10:53 AM on September 26, 2008

Good call, cgc373. That was the first thing that came to mind for me, but quinoa's "spoken word" description threw me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 6:53 AM on September 25, 2008

4thing the command prompt suggestion.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 2:26 PM on September 24, 2008

You can start it! I'll end it for ya! SO ... SO ... SO ... there you have it.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 1:16 PM on September 24, 2008

What an interesting blog post. This "Tom's Album," I must have it.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 9:04 AM on September 24, 2008

I'll take any excuse I can get to mention Don't Call Me Whitney, Bobby by The Islands. Thanks for providing another such excuse.

Seriously, though, there are a couple gajillion examples of what you're asking for.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 8:32 AM on September 24, 2008

Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste.

woo woo
posted to MetaTalk by owtytrof at 8:24 AM on September 24, 2008

Dale Carnegie is spinning in his grave.
posted to MetaTalk by owtytrof at 7:54 AM on September 24, 2008

This thread may be of interest to you.

I'll 2nd the Nasher, and throw in that you should hit up the Dallas Museum of Art and also the Crow Collection if you go there. All three are pretty much right next to each other. You could easily spend late morning and all afternoon there, and the cash outlay will be minimal Parking is $5 at the DMA, you may be able to find cheaper lots nearby if you don't mind walking. You can get a package admission to the Nasher/DMA for a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 11:35 AM on September 23, 2008

Children need full names, so you have something to call them when they're really in deep trouble. Naming your child a nickname deprives them of this easy-to-detect audio cue, unless you plan to further shorten the given [nick]name, so you can use the full [nick]name when they're in trouble, and I doubt that you plan to call your daughter "Ab" most of the time. "Soph", on the other hand, is actually passable.

Summation:
Nicknames: for... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 9:42 AM on September 19, 2008

If your monitor has a VGA connection, I would take WinnipegDragon up on his offer, or order an X360 VGA cable from monoprice. I have the old model without HDMI, so I'm using VGA, and it looks great.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 1:26 PM on September 18, 2008

My VGA cable(generic from monoprice) has optical and RCA analog connections.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 1:36 PM on September 18, 2008

I don't understand, kalessin, how you state that if your dog mauled anyone, you would kill or have him killed, but at the same time you are appalled by all the responses in the AskMe thread saying that a dog mauling a child should be killed. I'm aware of cognitive dissonance, but your position just strikes me funny.
posted to MetaTalk by owtytrof at 10:03 AM on September 18, 2008

Thanks for the clarification, kalessin. I see where you're coming from now.
posted to MetaTalk by owtytrof at 1:15 PM on September 18, 2008

It wouldn't score my test - it gave me a password dialog box and an error. I went back, and clicked Score Test again without doing the test, and it gave me results, so I went back and completed the test again. It gave me a password dialog box and an error. Fuck.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 1:50 PM on September 17, 2008

warble's got it. I love that this song keeps showing up in commercials, since it's about being a power-hungry greedy bastard.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 8:41 AM on September 17, 2008

Crap, nevermind. No heavy distortion on the bass in the Flaming Lips song. I could have swore I heard it in a car commercial, but the only one I can find right now is for mayo(and reference to a Canadian phone company, but I wouldn't have had the opportunity to see/hear that, living in Texas). Sorry for the bad answer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 8:47 AM on September 17, 2008

I'm a little lad who loves berries & cream.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 9:58 AM on September 16, 2008

I don't think anyone mentioned Mike & Ike.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 11:29 AM on September 16, 2008

I wanted to second Gary Jules, and also suggest The Magic Numbers. I can only vouch for their self-titled album, but I think I'll be looking into their newer stuff very soon.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 7:39 AM on September 12, 2008

That delivery would bring William Shatner to his knees with tears of joy.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 10:03 AM on September 11, 2008

Vehicles with missing or depleted batteries will also not do this. Just sayin'.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 9:17 AM on September 11, 2008

I love this. Maybe it's time to finally rip my gold box set dvds and watch these on the train.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 2:18 PM on September 10, 2008

Yeah, I'm wondering about the recency of the data - the third-highest ranked town for my uncommon surname is a city that none of us have lived in for over 5 years.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 1:26 PM on September 10, 2008

rigging up desktop PCs to their car stereo systems

During high school, my friends and I recorded a few original and parody songs. We uploaded them to a previous incarnation of mp3.com under the band name "Bring Up the Bob". One of the songs was called Traffic Jam, and a user left a review that said "If you're listening to this on a linux-box hooked into your car stereo while stuck in traffic... don't."

(Un?... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 7:55 AM on September 10, 2008

looks like two dueling mechanical penises.

Shades of Tetsuo?
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 7:21 AM on September 10, 2008

I'm a 'tard for tardigrades!

Ok, not really. Just wanted to say 'tard.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 1:57 PM on September 9, 2008

I humbly submit Tenacious D: Tribute and Wonderboy
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 10:17 AM on September 9, 2008

When I was in school, the "chicken butt" variant was so common within my social circle that any time someone said "Guess what!" someone else would immediately respond "Chicken butt!". It was commonly followed by "Guess why!" and "Chicken thigh!" and less commonly by "Guess whipple!" and... well, you can see where this is going.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 9:49 AM on September 9, 2008

According to the Canon Support site(click on FAQs), Windows XP(which I assume you are using - the same should happen in Vista, though) should autodetect the camera and launch the "Cameras and Scanners" wizard. Have you tried just connecting the camera and powering it on?

It is also likely that the camera would show up as a removable drive in My Computer.

If you're on a machine that somehow still uses Win98, you'll need to find and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 9:26 AM on September 9, 2008

FETC labels clip-art
doodad, doodad
descriptions that aren't too smart
oh, the doodad day

I apologize for this horrible Camptown Races parody. Just blame scruss for drawing my attention to the doodads.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 2:03 PM on September 5, 2008

I can only see one solution to the dice game. I played this earlier in the week, but I went back just now to look again, and I just can't see any other way for it to work.

Also, the red/yellow rectangle puzzle was one I had to refer to the walkthrough to get. I tells you "what" to do, but now "how," so at least I still had to figure something out on my own there.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 1:54 PM on September 5, 2008

Anecdotal: around Christmas 1996, my aunt's then-boyfriend was arrested during a routine traffic stop in Texas for an outstanding warrant in Utah. I do not know what the warrant was for, but I know she bailed him out the next morning.

This seems like the kind of thing that is best taken care of, one way or the other. It's entirely possible that, if ignored, it could bite her in the ass. I'm certain that being arrested would be more of a hassle than resolving the issue now.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 11:08 AM on September 5, 2008

I've never used it, but I have seen PC Decrapifier recommended in similar past threads. It's free.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 11:01 AM on September 5, 2008

I can only ironically suggest The Flaming Lips' Yeah Yeah Yeah Song, but as long as I'm bringing it up, I'd like to mention how simultaneously sad and hilarious I find it that the song, basically about being the greediest bastard you could be, keeps showing up as the background music in television commercials.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 9:45 AM on September 5, 2008

Happy Birthday, Jessamyn!
posted to MetaTalk by owtytrof at 8:43 AM on September 5, 2008

If you're talking about reheating in a microwave, the temperature does not stay high enough long enough to kill much, if any, bacteria. Even if it did, you run the risk of ingesting toxins left behind that aren't destroyed by heat.

I routinely eat food that's been left out, but not that long or at that temperature. I don't think I would risk it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 1:53 PM on September 4, 2008

You didn't fool me, but you still win.

Award: One(1) Internets.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 1:49 PM on September 4, 2008

It's not the most well-designed site(IMO), but the Dallas Observer might be a good resource for you.

Personally, my wife and I love the Dallas Museum of Art. Right across the street are the Crow Collection of Asian Art, which is always free, and the Nasher Sculpture Center, which is pretty cheap, especially if you get a package admission for the DMA/Nasher.

It's a few weeks out, but the State Fair of Texas runs from 26 Sep - 19 Oct this year,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 10:39 AM on September 4, 2008 marked best answer

Maybe you should post another MeTa asking if it's ok to have plugged the meet-up in both the AskMe question and this thread. Throw another meet-up link in that thread for bonus points.
posted to MetaTalk by owtytrof at 9:57 AM on September 4, 2008

Don't Call Me Whitney, Bobby by The Islands is a really fun song. The 1st verse is my favorite(and it's repeated as the 3rd and last verses... bonus!). Come to think of it, maybe that's the chorus and they just open with it... at any rate:

Bones, bones
Brittle little bones
It's not the milk you seek
It's the sun you need
In the sleek, sleek skeleton I hold
Where are the hidden folds?
Where is the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 1:32 PM on September 3, 2008

Crap, sorry for the double, but damn near anything by Beck is total nonsense lyrics. Loser, Where It's At, Devil's Haircut, Sexx Laws, and Tropicalia are some great examples.

And thanks, Pufferish. I knew the band name was blank & blank, with blank being a repeated name, but I couldn't quite recall the name. Also: I know all of the lyrics to One Week, and at one point could accurately "rap" them. Unfortunately, my mouth isn't as quick as it once was.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by owtytrof at 1:40 PM on September 3, 2008

Ok, I'll admit that when I first started I thought this was incredibly stupid, but then something just clicked. Every one seemed like gold, no matter how stupid. I can't even read this thread right now from having trouble containing my laughter.

My favorite:
Killer Klowns From Outer Space + The Killer =
The Killer Klowns From Outer Space
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 12:18 PM on September 3, 2008

Did anyone else follow the "Day in Pictures" link below the comments? I WANT GIGA PUDDING!
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 12:07 PM on September 3, 2008

Y'all need to get versed on black policies, and youth policies.
posted to MetaFilter by owtytrof at 1:08 PM on September 2, 2008