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posted to MetaTalk by rangefinder 1.4 at 7:22 PM on March 6, 2015

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posted to MetaTalk by mazola at 6:56 PM on March 6, 2015

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posted to MetaTalk by Room 641-A at 6:46 PM on March 6, 2015

It's a Pinocchio thing. If your img link is brave, truthful, and unselfish, The Blue Fairy will turn it into an embedded image.
posted to MetaTalk by benito.strauss at 8:57 PM on March 6, 2015

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posted to MetaTalk by jessamyn at 7:59 PM on March 6, 2015

And there he goes, riding off nobly into the sunset:

posted to MetaTalk by churl at 7:41 PM on March 6, 2015

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posted to MetaTalk by cmyk at 5:54 PM on March 6, 2015

Yes; yes, it does.
posted to MetaTalk by Eggs Benedict Cumberbatch Kids at 6:04 PM on March 6, 2015

It's small, but LLAP. \\//_

Can I get a favorite Matt? Just to say I got a favorite from you? :D
posted to MetaTalk by IndigoRain at 5:44 PM on March 6, 2015

hahaha! I tired (and failed) to imbed an image so I flagged my post and it got deleted by (I assume) Matt.

Imma make that motherfucker MODERATE my ass until his time is up. No way is he getting off easy.
posted to MetaTalk by bondcliff at 5:42 PM on March 6, 2015

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posted to MetaTalk by joseph conrad is fully awesome at 5:04 PM on March 6, 2015

Can I just say

ZIPPITY BOP!

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Cos I know it's neither the time not the place, but I can't do this ACSII shit and it's all I got.
posted to MetaTalk by penguin pie at 5:17 PM on March 6, 2015

YES WE CAN
ACHIEVE SLACK

...and thanks for picking my song!
posted to MetaTalk by not_on_display at 2:44 PM on March 6, 2015

WHAT HO, MOD AND RETIRED MODS!

This podcast had better stay in the "Neat-o stuff on MeFi" angle and not slide into "bunch of retirees complaining about the new staff over dominoes" because I can go over to that bar that the local Fraternal Order of Police chapter bought off the bankrupt VFW chapter if I need any of that.

/ Harumph.

That said, I was eating some trail mix while I... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by wenestvedt at 8:30 AM on March 6, 2015

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posted to MetaTalk by pyramid termite at 4:43 PM on March 6, 2015

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posted to MetaTalk by Gary at 4:41 PM on March 6, 2015

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posted to MetaTalk by Celsius1414 at 4:28 PM on March 6, 2015

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posted to MetaTalk by corb at 4:19 PM on March 6, 2015

Who awakened the Portuguese Sex-Beast?
posted to MetaTalk by ColdChef at 4:25 PM on March 6, 2015

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posted to MetaTalk by GuyZero at 4:09 PM on March 6, 2015

Teacher says, "Every time a bell rings, Uncle Billy fucks a raw chicken!"
posted to MetaTalk by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 4:09 PM on March 6, 2015

Matt, you can sell this later and make a fortune.




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posted to MetaTalk by GuyZero at 4:05 PM on March 6, 2015

So, will Metafilter be reborn tomorrow as an old-school ascii roguelike, or will that have to wait until Monday morning?
posted to MetaTalk by Grangousier at 4:00 PM on March 6, 2015

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posted to MetaTalk by mazola at 3:54 PM on March 6, 2015

An illustration of the ultimate entrepreneur, as described by mathowie:

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posted to MetaTalk by ignignokt at 3:48 PM on March 6, 2015

Also, Matt, we're going to need you to go ahead and come in this weekend. That'd be great.
posted to MetaTalk by nubs at 3:42 PM on March 6, 2015

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posted to MetaTalk by Toekneesan at 3:35 PM on March 6, 2015

I don't know if I otter be doing this...

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posted to MetaTalk by mazola at 2:56 PM on March 6, 2015

Oh wow, I did a brain dump of all this weird, arcane, and usually useless stuff I have in my head, and it ultimately led to jessamyn emphatically saying BAM!, and that's one of the coolest things ever.

I have to admit, though, that I made two errors in that comment that have really been bothering me. I didn't correct them in the AskMe question because it would have been inappropriate to turn that thread into one about my obsession. This seems like a better place for the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie at 7:58 PM on March 5, 2015

Did you not like the movie or something?
posted to MetaTalk by eddydamascene at 9:24 PM on March 5, 2015

I will take the credit for summoning migs, but I don't know who is responsible for Stan Chin. Talk about star-bellied sneeches.
posted to MetaTalk by yhbc at 9:10 PM on March 5, 2015

Congrats on the retirement and big change. It's good to shake things up. I wish I could remember exactly how I found MeFi. Maybe I used to be cool? But it's amazing to be a part of something that has lasted so long and been so good. The principles are sound and there is really nothing else like it. Best of luck to you!
posted to MetaTalk by amanda at 7:50 PM on March 5, 2015

God I love this stupid goddam cornball trainwreck of a song.
posted to MetaFilter by cortex at 11:36 AM on February 12, 2014

Chrysostom: "Waitwaitwait. This means we'll need new MeFi propaganda posters!"

I gotcha covered [imgur mirror].
posted to MetaTalk by Rhaomi at 4:50 PM on March 5, 2015

He still gets mine wrong though. I'm Italian, not Slavic.
posted to MetaTalk by dragan at 5:42 PM on March 5, 2015

It's nice that he takes the effort.
posted to MetaTalk by dreigan at 5:41 PM on March 5, 2015

If you listen closely, cortex says all our names differently!
posted to MetaTalk by draygan at 5:41 PM on March 5, 2015

I may or may not have registered another spelling between when the podcast was recorded and when it was posted
posted to MetaTalk by draygun at 5:22 PM on March 5, 2015

welp. that took a bit longer than anticipated, but i guess my work here is done.
posted to MetaTalk by quonsar II: smock fishpants and the temple of foon at 4:46 PM on March 5, 2015

Friday night is my last hours of mod time, then I'm out!"


Well, now you're screwed. I'm looking forward to your buddy cop movie with Cortex as your irrepressible sidekick who just won't play by the rules.
posted to MetaTalk by Ghidorah at 4:06 PM on March 5, 2015

Thank you for building a home and not a site. And no need to tinker with your CV really, just point prospective employers to this thread. Good luck mate.
posted to MetaTalk by peacay at 2:17 PM on March 5, 2015

I started reading MetaFilter on a daily basis when I was in middle school and now I'm inching pretty close to 30, which in some sense means that I was partly raised by this place. That should terrify you all as much as it does me.

Thanks, Matt.
posted to MetaTalk by invitapriore at 2:02 PM on March 5, 2015

foopster, I have two last days here. Friday night is my last hours of mod time, then I'm out!

I think at some point you have to leave a mod comment in a thread that ends with "I'm getting too old for this shit!"

(Happy trails!)
posted to MetaTalk by yoink at 1:54 PM on March 5, 2015

"Friday night is my last hours of mod time, then I'm out!"

So be it. Set Friday night alight.
posted to MetaTalk by MiguelCardoso at 1:40 PM on March 5, 2015

Thank you, Matt. 16 years is a long time. Don't be a stranger, and comment often. Also, favourite this post.
posted to MetaTalk by bdave at 12:58 PM on March 5, 2015

...Aaand stay out!
posted to MetaTalk by thinman at 12:21 PM on March 5, 2015

Assuming she has always been a Citibank customer and this is not the result of a bungled merge (and does not share the box with anyone else) there is a really short list of things that could have happened. The Office of the Comptroller of US Currency has this very short FAQ about safe deposit boxes. Your mom may have a claim against her homeowners insurance, or against the bank for negligence.

Pertinent questions would be

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posted to Ask MetaFilter by jessamyn at 1:30 PM on March 5, 2015

Five years. That's how long it's been since I posted on MetaFilter. Matt, congrats on the big move, and best of luck with what's next!
posted to MetaTalk by davidfg at 5:15 PM on March 4, 2015

So Long and Thanks for all the Fish! Welcome to the old school lurker club!
posted to MetaTalk by th3ph17 at 9:41 AM on March 5, 2015