I'm getting three different answers from the three mods that all contradict each other.

Isn't this kinda the "Mom said no so I'm gonna ask Dad" phenomenon? If one said no, why would you bother pushing it further? See, the important point is not that the mods' answers contradicted one another (given that they are, you know, different people), but rather that the three were unanimous in saying "NO." By trying to... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by roombythelake at 8:34 PM on May 29, 2008

Hah, fun poem. I actually do this in real life; that is, I do a thought experiment to think how I would feel if I did flip a coin for an answer. Except I pay attention to which result I'd be disappointed by, rather than which which answer I am hoping for. It's easier to gauge that way, somehow.
posted to MetaTalk by roombythelake at 2:12 PM on March 28, 2008

I probably should save this for a happier thread. But in the spirit of turning the frown upside down, I'll say it here anyway. I'm a new reader and an even newer member--quick check of the ol' profile nametag says...ohhh, the 66K Club! Well, maybe a perspective of someone joining in these dark times of Metafilter's collapse will be useful.

The other day I was wondering to myself about whether a post saying "Thanks for this FPP" without any further detailed... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by roombythelake at 12:39 AM on March 27, 2008

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And yet--we'll never know why.
posted to MetaTalk by roombythelake at 2:50 PM on March 24, 2008

Holy crap! The Debt To Pleasure is one of my favourite novels, and surely stands alone as the funniest and most unusual I've read. Odd to read him in an ordinary voice, after the bravura narrative performance I associate with him...
posted to MetaTalk by roombythelake at 3:49 AM on March 9, 2008