There are designated areas where to protest and where to set up your cameras and do your journalistic duties.

Yes, and the First Amendment designates the USA as such an area.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 7:19 PM on September 1, 2008

it was a steamy late august evening, we were working the late shift out of the proctology squad...
posted to MetaFilter by quonsar at 7:40 PM on August 31, 2008

Lets leave Ronald Reagan out of this R.Mutt.
posted to MetaFilter by nola at 4:54 PM on August 27, 2008

Doesn't the president's and VP's family get SS protection?

If there really are Schutzstaffel protecting Cheney, that would explain a thing or two.
posted to MetaTalk by scody at 11:48 PM on August 22, 2008

We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.

Metafilter: You can sign up, but you can never leave.
posted to MetaTalk by stavrosthewonderchicken at 11:04 PM on August 19, 2008

Damn you, flapjax, see what you made me go and do?

Welcome To The Hotel Gonna Scorn Ya

In a dark Metatalk thread, trolls posting for lolz
Complaints 'bout deletions, arguments 'bout the polls
Down below in the textbox, I typed a clever insight
My mouse grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
cortex deleted my post
I heard jessamyn yell
And I... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by stavrosthewonderchicken at 12:41 AM on August 20, 2008

Yeah, not getting a boner over here. Fail.
posted to MetaFilter by bardic at 3:38 PM on August 19, 2008

The movie was almost a perfect translation of the book. Pretty much word for word, actually. A lot of the things that you might think are Coen bros. injections of humor ("You still got your damn shirt!") are taken verbatim from the text. But there are two massive deviations from the novel, and they come right around the part that you're wondering about.

PLENTY OF BIG SPOILERS COMING!

Firstly, in the book, about 25 pages before... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by painquale at 11:08 PM on August 13, 2008

At least no one can blame this one on Clifford.
posted to MetaFilter by Pseudology at 9:16 PM on August 12, 2008

posted to MetaFilter by Debaser626 at 8:23 AM on August 11, 2008

The hilarious part is that there are at least 1000 people in the US, (and this is probably a wild underestimate), who believe that Russian troops are attacking the deep south this very moment.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 5:40 PM on August 8, 2008

This is the sort of hand-on-the-hip, "no she's not, you're a jerk!" sort of reaction that is built in to gender, I think. Men also have it, but in different ways, usually involving a "fat" or "shrew" or "ball buster" sort of posturing.

Dude. My hand is not on my hip. Re-read your comment. It didn't make a good argument, and said Jessamyn was a historical revisionist for a polticial cause, without really making... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Ambrosia Voyeur at 1:10 PM on August 6, 2008

When George W. Bush is desperately trying to make you obey international law and adhere to the standards of civilized society, you have problems
posted to MetaFilter by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 10:52 AM on August 6, 2008

Why the need to brief the President before telling the public?

I guess I'm just not that important :(
posted to MetaFilter by public at 4:41 AM on August 2, 2008

The Lunar government has learned that Marvin Martian recently sought significant quantities of hydrogen from Jupiter.
posted to MetaFilter by eritain at 9:12 PM on August 2, 2008

While mountain climbers pay for their rescue operations, and motorcyclists pay with their lives (literally, if sadly),

Well, the ones that die do. Those that are maimed and disabled surely lose work and incur massive health care costs while alive as well. It doesn't seem unreasonable that those people should also pay higher taxes in exactly the same way that we smokers do to offset those costs.

I await the day... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by PeterMcDermott at 4:46 AM on August 3, 2008

Turns out, Novak has a brain tumor.

They way I heard it, an unlucky brain tumour got a Robert Novak.
posted to MetaFilter by Alvy Ampersand at 10:32 AM on August 3, 2008

I was in Zimbabwe last week and a plate of beans cost $10 trillion.
posted to MetaTalk by Inspector.Gadget at 11:11 AM on July 31, 2008

I have a feeling this is less rooted in political ideology and has more to do with a long-standing undiagnosed mental illness.

That also sums up this nation's last eight years.
posted to MetaFilter by Astro Zombie at 11:27 AM on July 28, 2008

After I retired, I went to the Social Security office to apply for benefits. The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's license to verify my age. I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home. I told the woman I was very sorry, but I'd have to go home and come back later.

The woman said, "Unbutton your shirt."

So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair. She said, "That silver hair on... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by netbros at 2:16 PM on July 24, 2008

o_0?

So, George Bush is addressing reporters in Beijing before the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. He looks out over the audience, glances at his prepared notes, and begins: "Ooo, Ooo, Ooo, Ooo, Ooo." An uncomfortable silence follows until an aide leans over and whispers in his ear: "Um, Mr. President, that's the Olympics logo. Your speech is underneath."
posted to MetaTalk by felix betachat at 8:12 AM on July 24, 2008

Karadžić is responsible for so much of what happened to me.

My family and I were starved and cut off from electricity, gas, water, phone service and even things like wood with which we could have kept somewhat warm. My father, a funny, kind and literate man, and my mother, a vivacious woman who struggled during Communism and the war to see her children survive with the class and dignity of our family intact, were both reduced to shells of their former selves because... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Dee Xtrovert at 3:45 PM on July 21, 2008

Crap, now I'll have to go across the street.
posted to MetaFilter by mudpuppie at 2:50 PM on July 18, 2008

I will miss him.
posted to MetaTalk by Astro Zombie at 4:44 PM on July 16, 2008

No, yes, yes, no, no, no, yes, all chance, no.
posted to Ask Metafilter by buxtonbluecat at 4:50 PM on July 15, 2008

Boy, I sure wish Cheney could keep President Bush calm.
posted to MetaFilter by Brandon Blatcher at 5:52 PM on July 13, 2008

He's not alone: the American people will have potentially fatal asshole problems until January 2009.
posted to MetaFilter by Optimus Chyme at 8:26 AM on July 12, 2008

3) Not employ the racist waiter.
posted to MetaFilter by lullaby at 6:45 AM on July 11, 2008

This isn't very exciting. "Open to the public" doesn't mean "feel free to treat this space like your living room."

Exactly, my own living room is festooned with all manner of political protest signs, as everyone knows that is where they do the most good. Now that we have responded to Dr. Mr. Lieutenant Octopussy Colostomy Bag Abe Vigoda what say we resume the thread as if he never arrived?
posted to MetaFilter by Divine_Wino at 5:47 PM on July 7, 2008

The next salvo will undoubtedly be images of Fox newscasters faces appearing on the bodies of people engaged in a gang bang with farm animals.

Perhaps that won't even require image manipulation.
posted to MetaFilter by me & my monkey at 8:26 AM on July 3, 2008

posted by swift hospital staff falsify records in attempt to cover up the incident

I'm sue they'll be offered jobs at BoingBoing.
posted to MetaFilter by optovox at 1:16 PM on July 2, 2008

It was like a 90-minute lecture on the dangers of over consumption, big corporations, and the destruction of the environment. … Much to Disney’s chagrin, I will do my part to avoid future environmental armageddon by boycotting any and all WALL-E merchandise and I hope others join my crusade.

haha! I will protest a message against over-consumption and corporations by boycotting a corporation's products! I have clearly given this a lot of thought!
posted to MetaFilter by shmegegge at 11:47 AM on July 1, 2008

Here you go, maxwelton! (Sung to the tune of Pinball Wizard)

♫ Ever since he was a young pup
He played with both his balls
From Alaska to Manhattan
He was observed by all
Whippin' out his willy
While swimmin' in his tank
That 2700-pound walrus
Sure does love to wank

He swims up to the windows
Rolls over on his back
Then... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by optovox at 11:58 PM on June 28, 2008

Get this man an Ubuntu install disc.
posted to MetaFilter by DU at 5:03 PM on June 26, 2008

Scalia's reasoning

lol
posted to MetaFilter by oaf at 8:12 AM on June 26, 2008

We don't believe in happy hour where I live, we just pick up a 12 pack and drink it in the truck on the way home.
posted to MetaFilter by nola at 5:50 PM on June 24, 2008

The only appropriate thing to do is to try Bush and Cheney under Sharia law.
posted to MetaFilter by three blind mice at 11:58 PM on June 9, 2008

I will be posting this to my blog later, along with a cartoon made of my story and an essay about his song "Bo Meets the Monster," but my favorite Bo Diddley story is my own, and I want to share it here.

Years ago, in about 1990, I went to see Bo Diddley play at a small bar on the University of Minnesota's West Bank, or somewhere in the Cedar-Riverside area. I arrived very early, so I went to the back of the bar and played a video game called Rampage, in which... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Astro Zombie at 10:34 AM on June 2, 2008

It's Hedly!

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posted to MetaFilter by Pope Guilty at 5:17 PM on May 29, 2008

To be fair, Amy Poehler (sp?) is a very funny woman most of the time

"Most of the time", meaning outside of the 90 minutes every saturday.
posted to MetaFilter by Bathtub Bobsled at 6:05 PM on May 26, 2008

He's an idiot, but that doesn't mean he's a pedophile.

As someone who just took a ride in an elevator without remembering to choose a floor, I am very relieved to hear this.
posted to MetaTalk by mullacc at 4:51 PM on May 15, 2008

Your "revolution" is over, Mr. Blazecock! Condolences! The bums lost! My advice is, do what your parents did! Get a job, sir! The bums will always lose-- do you hear me, pileon? THE BUMS WILL ALWAYS LOSE!
posted to MetaTalk by mattbucher at 1:15 PM on May 13, 2008

This is really serious. Burma accounts for a large portion of the worldwide heroin supply and hence a substantial part of the CIA's funding.
posted to MetaFilter by telstar at 4:51 PM on May 9, 2008

California.Governors.Office.v1.0-grAyDAViS.NUKE:recall.election.schwarzenegger.time
posted to MetaFilter by Inspector.Gadget at 2:12 PM on May 6, 2008

Their beer basically IS water, so that's a bad move on their part.
posted to MetaFilter by naju at 1:45 PM on May 3, 2008

I thought you were agitating for us to all use a "print stylebook" (K. Klangston, 2008)

That would be ridiculous.

Works Cited
Klangston, K. "Comment 539873" in MetaTalk: Feature Requests, Bugs, Etc.. MetaFilter Publishing Industries, Portland, OR. 2008.
posted to MetaTalk by Rock Steady at 11:46 AM on April 29, 2008

BTW..I fully expect my psot [sic] to vanish soon because MetaFilter is not abou [sic] exchange of free ideas but the current mood--biased opinios [sic] of the webmaster

Those crafty Webmasters already vanished a letter 't' and a letter 'n'. They do it like that so nobody notices. It can take days and sometimes even weeks.
posted to MetaFilter by Tuatara at 8:30 PM on April 27, 2008

There may be a tremendously simple way to get around this law.

Is there any law against hanging actual testicles from your truck?
posted to MetaFilter by flarbuse at 5:59 PM on April 24, 2008

If I had a dollar for every time a comic book geek told me a story about the time they ALMOST got laid...
posted to MetaFilter by tadellin at 2:54 PM on April 17, 2008

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a dachsund loading a tennis ball launcher -- forever.
posted to MetaFilter by lore at 11:01 PM on April 12, 2008