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What's your favourite pickle recipe, and why? And what advice can you offer to a novice pickler?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goodnewsfortheinsane
at 6:28 PM on July 3, 2008
(16 comments)
so im absently toying with the idea of shuffling the deck a bit... tell me about skilled jobs in the field of botony/agriculture/tree care that do not absolutely require a formal (college) education.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nihlton
at 5:22 PM on July 3, 2008
(4 comments)
Can someone tell me what I am doing in my brain to cause this sensation in my body? Am I a monk?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 7:43 AM on July 3, 2008
(19 comments)
I am almost done with college. Since I've started, four separate times I've taken a semester off to study abroad, work overseas or do unorthodox things in the name of adventure. I've come to terms with myself and I know that this is I want out of life, and I know that when I graduate I'm not going to get a steady job with benefits or any of those other things that responsible people are supposed to do. How do I explain this to the people I care about in a way that makes them feel good about me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 11:47 AM on June 29, 2008
(39 comments)
Can anyone help me find the post where someone talks about a watch or clock that helps you wake up refreshed based on your wave cycles?
posted to MetaTalk by TomMelee
at 1:57 PM on June 20, 2008
(12 comments)
Which are the best of the "design your own design t-shirt" companies (ie Zazzle etc)? I have some ideas that I want to sell to others
posted to Ask Metafilter by long haired lover from liverpool
at 7:28 AM on June 21, 2008
(5 comments)
It began when Mr. Klinsky threw in his two cents, a vague request that a poem he had written for and about his family be lodged in a wall somewhere, Ms. Sherry said, “put in a bottle and hidden away as if it were a time capsule.”
Sometimes when you make a simple suggestion about the remodeling of your $8.5 million 5th Ave. apartment, the designer goes a little
overboard. In an awesome way. Don't miss the
slideshow.
posted to MetaFilter by Who_Am_I
at 7:03 AM on June 12, 2008
(81 comments)
Scholarly journal article on gay bathhouses - can't find an article I read a few years back.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 8:30 PM on June 11, 2008
(12 comments)
Please help me expand my base of quaint southern expressions, aphorisms and witticisms.
posted to Ask Metafilter by willie11
at 7:14 AM on May 8, 2008
(103 comments)
I am researching the growing occurence of pay-what-you-can, or pay-what-you-think-the-meal-was-worth restaurants. There are several operating both domestically and internationally, as explained
here. In light of the
Radiohead giveaway, the concept has been getting increasing, positive press.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CollectiveMind
at 3:13 PM on April 27, 2008
(12 comments)
Vancouver on $3.79 (including tax). Or, help me make an amazing treasure hunt!
posted to Ask Metafilter by soviet sleepover
at 8:47 PM on April 22, 2008
(6 comments)
I know there are paying content writing jobs on the internet because I've done some commissioned articles for eHow.com and I've applied to about.com. I'd love to find more sites like these to apply to, but it's tough, because searching for "online writing jobs" generally yields a bunch of spammy pyramid schemes and so on.
posted to Ask Metafilter by lgyre
at 5:51 PM on April 15, 2008
(5 comments)
Years ago when I took a classical mythology course, my professor used a literary term for a being who can travel between planes of being at will.
posted to Ask Metafilter by miss-lapin
at 4:58 AM on April 10, 2008
(9 comments)
Do other ad hoc ridesharing services exist besides "Casual Carpooling" in the Bay Area and "Slugging" in Washington D.C.? What other names do these services go by? What cities?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Jeff Howard
at 7:30 AM on April 7, 2008
(6 comments)
I would like to have a Crazy (or Grand) Adventure, but it seems good adventures are harder to find than in the movies. Anyone know or can think of any good ideas? Difficulty: I'm aiming for a LOW likelihood of getting killed/arrested/maimed/sued, but a HIGH likelihood of Amazing Tales I can bore people with 50 years from now.
posted to Ask Metafilter by -harlequin-
at 4:05 AM on June 27, 2005
(23 comments)
How do I hop a freight train? I've wanted to do this for years and I think this summer is going to be the one. Any info you can give me will be more than I know now. Most online sources are very secretive with specifics.
posted to Ask Metafilter by the jam
at 8:37 AM on May 8, 2007
(50 comments)
I have recently found
Of Montreal's cover of Where Eagles Dare, and I love it. Can you recommend me some more electronic(kish) covers of old punk songs? I am not looking for anything that is not an electronic(kish) cover of an old punk song.
posted to Ask Metafilter by 23skidoo
at 9:37 AM on April 4, 2008
(13 comments)
How often do Fulbright alternates become Fulbright scholars?
posted to Ask Metafilter by McBearclaw
at 10:59 PM on March 31, 2008
(8 comments)
Root Canals for cheaper? I have to get two root canals asap. I live in New York, and have a dental plan that saves a lot, but they are still a whopping 1300 each with the crown. I have heard that people travel to Texas, Mexico, etc. to get them done. Is this cheaper? Safe? Any suggestions for how to afford this? Would a better insurance plan like Blue Cross Blue Shield etc be better for covering these? Thank you so much!!!
posted to Ask Metafilter by tessalations999
at 11:41 AM on February 20, 2008
(13 comments)
What does my dad need to know about becoming a mercenary in Africa?
posted to Ask Metafilter by BE ADEQUITE
at 8:20 AM on March 30, 2008
(26 comments)
What books have transported you to another place, and occupied your thoughts for days whilst you read them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by takeyourmedicine
at 3:18 PM on March 24, 2008
(101 comments)
Pro-pornography writings by feminists?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kingjoeshmoe
at 1:43 PM on April 5, 2007
(36 comments)
I am trying to plan a 4 week trip back westbound on the Trans Siberian railway. I'm planning to travel through China via Shanghai from Osaka and then take the trans Siberian from Beijing. I'd love some advice on where I should stop over (I'm thinking maybe Mongolia, Irkutsk, Moscow and a stop in Eastern Europe) and what I should try and see and do in these places on my way back to London. Also, I'm on a budget of about $2000 is this enough?. I am arranging it all myself so any general advice/ experience would be very much appreciated.
posted to Ask Metafilter by aikidoka
at 7:09 PM on March 11, 2008
(5 comments)
Other ways to help Palestine? [Life-risking girlfriend inside]
posted to Ask Metafilter by lain
at 11:55 PM on March 10, 2008
(18 comments)
I love reading sites like kottke.org and Neatorama (and, of course, Metafilter). It's exciting - I never know what I'll come across next. What are some other sites that have lots of interesting stuff, preferably on a daily basis (but less often is fine as long as the content is high quality)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jasminerain
at 1:14 PM on February 21, 2008
(40 comments)
So, it has been suggested that I go get my dental work done in Mexico. From what I hear, the $10k worth of work here, will cost maybe $2-3K there. My family knows of a dentist down there that has done work for 4 or 5 of our friends. I would like to hear from anybody else who has experience with this. All feedback is welcome.
posted to Ask Metafilter by B(oYo)BIES
at 3:16 PM on February 21, 2008
(21 comments)
MeFi actors/casting directors/people who have been extras before... any tips for what I should do at an "extras casting call"?
posted to Ask Metafilter by paperlanterns
at 3:52 PM on February 21, 2008
(7 comments)
Can someone point me to print-out-able readings that are in English but have Spanish translations next to them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by small_ruminant
at 4:25 PM on February 21, 2008
(5 comments)
Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki
Jiten, a DS lite "game," is apparently really useful for learning kanji. So much so that people in
this thread recommended it over dedicated electronic dictionaries. Any other DS software you'd consider that useful?
posted to Ask Metafilter by trig
at 2:21 AM on February 14, 2008
(9 comments)
Why can't I articulate thoughts as crisply as I would like to?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pwally
at 9:57 AM on February 13, 2008
(24 comments)
What's it like to live in Pittsburgh as a grad student?
posted to Ask Metafilter by killdevil
at 8:31 AM on February 12, 2008
(13 comments)
Hot, well-written feminist-friendly erotica on the internet: does it actually exist? My magic eight ball says "reply hazy, try again."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 12:46 PM on February 4, 2008
(14 comments)
In your opinion, who are the best female science fiction authors? What are the best scifi books written by women?
posted to Ask Metafilter by taz
at 4:52 AM on February 8, 2008
(106 comments)
What is a workshop? I have been giving public speeches at conferences and the like for years, but occasionally I am asked to give a workshop and I'm not sure what one is or how to do one under the specific circumstances that I am often in.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jessamyn
at 10:34 AM on February 9, 2008
(28 comments)
What is the name of the website that allows you to upload mp3's to its site, converts them to ringtone format, and then text messages them to your phone for free (after a delay) or immediately (for a donation)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Maia
at 5:32 PM on January 26, 2008
(9 comments)
I am interested in the mimetic and narrative capacities of
artefacts, how cultural remnants transmit information through time and how meaning is translated once an artefact is re-appropriated or examined from a new perspective. I have several avenues of study at the moment (a list in extended explanation), but would like some more ideas. Areas of critical theory, linguistics, evolutionary psychology and poetics are all relevant.
posted to Ask Metafilter by 0bvious
at 3:58 PM on January 27, 2008
(12 comments)
I'm wondering if anyone knows much about Phds with creative dissertations versus MFAs. I want to eventually teach college-level creative writing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Destroid
at 1:16 PM on March 30, 2006
(10 comments)
If left entirely without adult supervision from birth, would a group of newborns develop a new language?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape
at 3:02 AM on January 15, 2008
(30 comments)
What's the cheapest way to stay in Hong Kong? Assuming one is willing to brave all discomforts (within reason of course, no sleeping under the bridge), what is a cheap cheap way to stay for 10 days in Hong Kong, including accomodation and food?
posted to Ask Metafilter by markesh
at 11:01 PM on January 9, 2008
(6 comments)
How quickly will your TSH lower if you stop taking daily thyroid hormone pills such as Synthroid/Levoxyl?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bitterkitten
at 6:40 PM on January 11, 2008
(5 comments)
Need to find very specific type of hat on the INTARWEBS. First seen in San Francisco's Chinatown. Picture follows...
posted to Ask Metafilter by rhoticity
at 2:31 PM on December 24, 2007
(4 comments)
What are some good modern travelogues where the author is retracing a historic route? Especially ones where the original traveler wrote an account that the author weaves into the narrative.
posted to Ask Metafilter by rasputin400
at 4:52 PM on December 20, 2007
(27 comments)
So do we just stop paying our credit cards?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 8:00 PM on December 20, 2007
(37 comments)
I'll be teaching a first-year composition class at university. What I teach, I hope, is critical thinking, invention and arrangement of writing. The topic for the semester is American radical thought. I am looking for suggestions for essays, visual pieces (art, film, video), songs (audio & lyrics) that cover a wide range of radical response & resistance.
posted to Ask Metafilter by beelzbubba
at 12:21 PM on December 19, 2007
(28 comments)
Best way to die my urine all of the ROY G. BIV rainbow colors? [Not all at once, one color at a time.] The brighter and more vibrant, the better.
posted to Ask Metafilter by davidstandaford
at 9:44 PM on November 25, 2007
(19 comments)
Please help me dramatically update my chosen perfumes. The problem is: my favourite scent is the smell of... soap.
posted to Ask Metafilter by DarlingBri
at 4:29 PM on November 22, 2007
(21 comments)
I'm looking for sugar-free hard candy in unusual flavors - particularly violet or other floral flavors.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Metroid Baby
at 5:18 PM on November 20, 2007
(7 comments)
I've always admired people who are just genuinely nice, warm folks and inspire everyone they talk to. I'd like to be one of those people when I grow up, but I don't know how to do it. Sometimes, when I do or say nice things, people get freaked out and think that I'm hitting on them, want something from them or am being insincere. That isn't the case, but every time it happens, I get a little more timid about doing nice things for people.
It's easy to get by with a prickly Dorothy Parker routine, but that's not how I want to live my life. And I'm sick of not doing or saying nice things just because I'm not socially adept enough to pull it off.
Being an asshole is easy, and no one ever questions your motives. How can I, as an introvert, act upon my nice impulses without freaking people out? What's the secret to being a mensch?
posted to Ask Metafilter by freshwater_pr0n
at 6:58 PM on November 14, 2007
(28 comments)
