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What should I put in a time capsule for my daughter?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jonson
at 9:49 PM on July 13, 2007
(27 comments)
Ever notice how some words just sound like what they mean? Like how a distant star really does seem to
sparkle. Words like
mumble,
twist, and
squeamish.
Jospeh Bottum describes them well: "They taste good in the mouth, and they seem to resound with their own verbal truthfulness... More like proper nouns than mere words, they match the objects they describe.
Pickle, gloomy, portly, curmudgeon--sounds that loop back on themselves to close the circle of meaning. They're perfect, in their way." But he tries to coin a new term for them when some already exist.
posted to MetaFilter by AceRock
at 8:45 AM on May 20, 2008
(57 comments)
A woman walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a double entendre, so he gave it to her.
Ba-dum dum.
What's green and has wheels? Grass. I lied about the wheels.
Ba-dum dum. A baby seal walks into a club.
(pause) Ba-dum dum. How many kids with ADD does it take to change a lightbulb? LET'S GO RIDE BIKES!
Ba-dum dum. A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What is this, some kind of joke?"
Ba-dum dum. Instant Rimshot. For all those times you need a big red Flash button that'll give you a well-timed rimshot.
(Jokes courtesy of Ask Mefi.)
posted to MetaFilter by WCityMike
at 7:10 PM on May 12, 2008
(250 comments)
303, 909, FX, MIXER
=
ACID VARSITY. In other words, two virtual 303s, a 909, effects and a mixer running for free right in your browser.
posted to MetaFilter by 6am
at 9:16 AM on April 4, 2008
(41 comments)
What's the safest possible thing that I can do with my money?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 12:18 PM on March 20, 2008
(29 comments)
Help me make a They Might Be Giants mixtape.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sisquoc15
at 9:29 AM on March 3, 2008
(25 comments)
I have two weeks to learn PHP. Help me make a plan!
posted to Ask Metafilter by donnagirl
at 11:15 AM on February 18, 2008
(20 comments)
Where can I go in NYC that serves both ice cream AND hard liquor-- as many varieties of both as possible?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hermitosis
at 3:55 PM on January 14, 2008
(8 comments)
Where are the music/mp3 blogs for music spanning the 1920s-1960s?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Robot Johnny
at 2:21 PM on January 8, 2008
(9 comments)
Rhyming Idioms: I know a couple of 4-year-olds that were rather tickled when I asked them "What's new, tennis shoe" They begged me for more...
posted to Ask Metafilter by dogmom
at 1:00 PM on November 12, 2007
(101 comments)
During its run, Mystery Science Theater 3000 riffed on over 50 short films. Almost all of them are now on YouTube or Google Video. See the list (shamelessly cribbed from
here) inside for links.
posted to MetaFilter by cog_nate
at 12:38 PM on October 24, 2007
(148 comments)
Voodoo Funk
- 11 African funk mixes from a vinyl archaeologist in Guinea
posted to MetaFilter by algreer
at 1:01 PM on October 17, 2007
(23 comments)
Launchball
: Think a stylised, fluoro version of The Incredible Machine. And when you finish the level, it reveals a science fact -- which you can pretend to read and claim it's educational...
posted to MetaFilter by robcorr
at 3:35 AM on October 9, 2007
(36 comments)
Shoegazer 101
Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer; practitioners referred to as shoegazers) is a genre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted until the mid 1990s, peaking circa 1990 to 1991. The British music press (notably
NME and Melody Maker) called this genre "shoegazing" because the musicians in these bands often maintained a motionless performing style, standing on stage and staring at the floor while playing their instruments; hence, the idea that they were gazing at their shoes. The shoegazing sound featured extensive use of guitar effects, and indistinguishable vocal melodies that blended into the creative noise of the guitars. Some notable bands are
Ride,
Lush,
Swervedriver,
Slowdive,
Curve, and American bands
Lilys and the
Swirlies.
posted to MetaFilter by psmealey
at 7:41 AM on October 3, 2007
(113 comments)
4 Brothers Beats.
This is a tribute to all the original music that built hip-hop – the best beats in soul, funk & jazz collected by four brothers. An amazing collection of out-of-print releases from the 70s and 80s.
posted to MetaFilter by KevinSkomsvold
at 10:59 PM on September 20, 2007
(18 comments)
Nomic, as
introduced by inventor
Peter Suber (
homepage): a game of self-modification—every move is an attempt to alter the rules governing how the game is played.
Further from wikipedia.
[A great deal more within.]
posted to MetaFilter by cortex
at 8:57 PM on August 27, 2007
(59 comments)
Minilogue / Hitchhiker's Choice. A curiously engaging 4 minutes and 13 seconds of whiteboard animation. The visual ideas are all over the place, and they move
really fast, so don't blink or you'll miss entire subplots.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 9:20 AM on August 21, 2007
(17 comments)
Christs, Communists, & Rock 'n' Roll
is an excellent introduction to a tradition of anti-rock writings and recordings by the Religious Right. In the 1960s, there was
David Noebel who wrote
Communism, Hypnotism, & the Beatles and
The Marxist Minstrels. In the early 1970s,
Reverend Riblett constructs a seven-foot cross out of rock music records and sets it aflame with gasoline. Michael Mills finds
hidden Satanic messages in Bow Wow Wow and the Grateful Dead, while Bob Larson valiantly
debates Mandy, a 13-year-old fan of the Cure. The motherlode is probably the
cassettes of John Todd, who traveled the fundamentalist circuit in the 1970s claiming to be a former witch and a member of the Illuminati, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. (more inside)
posted to MetaFilter by jonp72
at 8:13 PM on August 20, 2007
(31 comments)
Of Muppets and Men.
[1 2 3 4 5 6] Excellent behind-the-scenes documentary showing the mental, verbal and physical athleticism of putting together
The Muppet Show.
Also, a TMBG video mashup with excerpts from the doc. [All YouTube, Previously]
posted to MetaFilter by McLir
at 12:02 AM on August 12, 2007
(55 comments)
Cracked Pepper
by ccc and ill chemist is a mash-up of The Beatles'
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and an amazing array of songs you know. While not quite on par with the focus and sheer audacity of DangerMouse's
Grey Album, Cracked Pepper is a smart, rich, and rewarding listen. Available track by track or as a torrent.
See inside for tracks sampled.
posted to MetaFilter by saguaro
at 9:24 AM on July 30, 2007
(35 comments)
Shorpy
is an unusual photoblog; billed as "the 100-year-old photography blog," it focuses on found images from many, many decades gone by.
Some favorites,
so far.
posted to MetaFilter by jonson
at 2:35 PM on March 19, 2007
(26 comments)
In the Fall of 1991, MTV's 120 Minutes released two compilations (Amazon:
one,
two) of songs from the show. (Youtube:
one,
two)
posted to MetaFilter by nervousfritz
at 6:05 PM on June 18, 2007
(45 comments)
