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What stock banter lines do you keep in your back pocket?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mpls2 at 11:43 AM on February 16, 2008 (91 comments)

I spy with my little eye

What do you look at/notice, as you wander through the world, that I probably ignore?
posted to Ask Metafilter by wittgenstein at 12:15 PM on February 12, 2008 (130 comments)

Tomorrow's design today

Most of us are familiar with the web 2.0 look - bright colours, big fonts, rounded corners, gloss and reflection effects - but what sites are breaking free of the stereotypes and pushing design boundaries? Which are your favourite sites that boast a cutting edge, next-generation design aesthetic? Which sites are pioneering tomorrow's design, today?
posted to Ask Metafilter by skylar at 10:40 AM on February 12, 2008 (32 comments)

How do people form questions?

How do people form questions? What fields of study cover the concepts of question formation? Why do people question differently, within the same cultural milieu?
posted to Ask Metafilter by aramaic at 11:53 AM on February 11, 2008 (11 comments)

Why not emergency slides?

Why don't tall buildings have slides?
posted to Ask Metafilter by stormygrey at 8:28 AM on February 8, 2008 (35 comments)

Barack Obama Photo on NYTIMES.COM?

help me find a photo of barack obama looking like a rock star from nytimes.com this morning!
posted to Ask Metafilter by sacho at 1:29 PM on February 4, 2008 (16 comments)

Brokeback Desert

Help me convince the man I love that he doesn't have to marry someone else.
posted to Ask Metafilter by xanthippe at 3:36 AM on January 18, 2008 (63 comments)

Forgotten?

The shadowy back alleys of MetaFilter...
posted to MetaTalk by carsonb at 6:21 AM on January 12, 2008 (125 comments)

Secure Online Personal Journal?

I would like to keep a personal journal online so I can access it from any computer. I also would like the journal to be private meaning only I can read it. And very secure. I've thought of starting a private blog on Wordpress but would like a more secure environment. Does anything like this exist that would allow me quickly to search prior posts by date or content?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dclawyer at 6:38 PM on December 18, 2007 (22 comments)

Kleenex(tm) in aisle NSFW(tm)

NSFW (tm) --Drew Curtis (Fark) attempts to trademark "Not Safe For Work"
posted to MetaFilter by F Mackenzie at 6:33 PM on December 7, 2007 (102 comments)

Fun date night for married couple

Got a fun 'date night' idea for a married couple?
posted to Ask Metafilter by msacheson at 2:23 PM on October 27, 2007 (15 comments)

Help me utilise my printer

I love printing things. Please direct me to websites with cool things to print out (e.g., interesting pdfs, stationery, stickers, posters, foldable objects, paper cd cases, quotations I should keep, anything that allows me to make the most of my printer!!)
posted to Ask Metafilter by mjao at 8:48 PM on October 27, 2007 (23 comments)

"We're not raising grass. We're raising boys." Harmon Killebrew

For kids (boys) what would make for the coolest back yard ever?
posted to Ask Metafilter by LadyBonita at 12:11 PM on May 24, 2007 (71 comments)

whose responsibility is it anyway?

Person A forgets to empty pockets of his/her jeans before laundry day. Person B forgets to check pockets of clothes before washing them. Item C in Person A's pockets is ruined. Who's at fault?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Lucinda at 10:43 AM on September 30, 2007 (66 comments)

err...umm...hi...I worship you!

How to make conversation with celebrities at public events?
posted to Ask Metafilter by randomstriker at 10:51 PM on September 23, 2007 (66 comments)

Anyone still speak 2-D barcodese?

Help me solve the mystery of an obscure 2D barcode, indexing historically valuable documents from the Vietnam war!
posted to Ask Metafilter by garfy3 at 9:02 AM on September 22, 2007 (29 comments)

So what's it LIKE to be a female blank?

Are you a female in a profession where females are rare enough that people ask you what it's "like" to be a female whatever-you-are (or just meet you with surprise because of your sex)? If so, what responses do you give to those people, and do they depend on context (stranger at a party, interviewer, etc.)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by sparrows at 4:34 PM on August 25, 2007 (23 comments)

Economics as all fun and games?

What are some other economic board games (besides Monopoly)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by champthom at 6:14 PM on August 14, 2007 (33 comments)

Help me find a printing house in Toronto!

Can anyone recommend -- on short notice -- a good printer in the Toronto-area for a short-run magazine?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Felicity Rilke at 8:32 PM on May 14, 2007 (2 comments)

"Mark as read" for incoming messages in GMail

In GMail, is there a way to mark incoming emails as read, if it has a specific word or sender? I thought I had seen this in the filter options before, but now that I am trying to do it, I don't see it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by catburger at 7:52 PM on May 4, 2007 (6 comments)

How can I get a guy to like me -- again?

What can I say or do to get a guy to want me again? (Or, can movie cliches be useful in the real world?)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 2:31 PM on May 1, 2007 (16 comments)

What's a 6month adventure that will pay for itself?

I would like to quit my job and go on a self-sustaining adventure. By self-sustaining, I mean that it would mostly pay for itself, cost very little, or both. I have money saved, but I will need it as a buffer when I return to the real world and look for a job again. For argument's sake, let's say I can put $1500 toward this adventure. My time frame is 2 months to a year. I'm open to anything from being a frieght train hobo to volunteering in a far-away country to flying to Sweden and finding a job washing dishes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 2:32 PM on May 1, 2007 (25 comments)

Who's your (tax) daddy

Single largest taxpayer in... This comment highlighted that: The club is the largest single taxpayer in Hong Kong. It paid HK$12.4bn in 2005-06 - about 8.6% of all taxes collected by the government - on turnover of HK$98.9bn. In Virginia and lots of other places its a power company. In the Chinese province of Yiwu its a market specializing in counterfeit goods. Citigroup in South Dakota. Pemex in Mexico. A cell phone company in Afghanistan. A gold mining company in Indonesia... and Guatemala. MIT in Cambridge. And the US? Some say its the government itself. This 1999 posting inconclusively points the smoking gun at... ... and in your piece of the world?
posted to MetaFilter by RandlePatrickMcMurphy at 3:23 PM on March 28, 2007 (7 comments)

Who owns performances?

When a band plays a venue and a recording is made of the performance, who owns the rights to the performance? Is it the Band, the Venue, the Record Company or whom so-ever actually put the tape in the deck and hit record?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jeffamaphone at 8:20 PM on February 17, 2007 (27 comments)

Setting up a think tank

How would I set up a think tank or similar institution?
posted to Ask Metafilter by quarsan at 11:28 AM on January 30, 2007 (5 comments)

Suggestions for chef school in Ontario

What is the best regarded chef/culinary school in or near Toronto, Ontario?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jamesonandwater at 11:34 AM on January 29, 2007 (9 comments)

Plane etiquette

Is it rude to recline your seat on an airplane?
posted to Ask Metafilter by lalex at 3:15 PM on January 25, 2007 (100 comments)

cranberry dessert

What's the best dessert featuring cranberries you've ever had?
posted to Ask Metafilter by gregoryc at 3:27 PM on January 25, 2007 (32 comments)

How to put on a low-key indie wedding

How to create a low-key "indie" wedding?
posted to Ask Metafilter by k8t at 7:28 PM on January 25, 2007 (18 comments)

You say tomayto, I say tomahto

What's the best tomato-based dessert you've ever had (if you've had any!)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Leon at 3:24 PM on January 26, 2007 (32 comments)

I just want to belong.

People are strange when you're a stranger.
posted to MetaFilter by Robot Johnny at 12:51 PM on November 24, 2006 (60 comments)

What the christ kind of order is the...

What the christ kind of order is the "contacts" list in?
posted to MetaTalk by interrobang at 7:00 AM on November 1, 2006 (33 comments)

Boom.

This is what the end of the world looks like. Photos of ballistic missiles, especially reentry vehicle tests. (Sound on last link.)
posted to MetaFilter by TheOnlyCoolTim at 2:09 PM on October 21, 2006 (69 comments)

How does a Protestant minister handle a confession of murder?

A murder was confessed to me. I am a minister. What is my legal obligation: to report the crime to the authorities, or to maintain the confidentiality of the confession? This is not hypothetical.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 4:29 PM on October 20, 2006 (158 comments)

I've created a website to wish my mom a happy...

Happy Birthday Sara . org I've created a website to wish my mom a happy birthday and raise awareness about organ donation. She is turning 60 next week and has had a new kidney for nearly a year now. You can leave her birthday wishes or check out informative links about organ and tissue donation.
posted to Projects by terrortubby at 10:50 AM on September 18, 2006

Making Me Nervous

"ironic electro-pop"
posted to MeFi Music by frenetic at 8:17 PM on June 29, 2006 (28 comments)

Can a n00b post to MetaTalk?...

Can a n00b post to MetaTalk?
posted to MetaTalk by econous at 3:43 PM on June 27, 2006 (1 comment)

Is there a program (Windows) that can search by Artist/Song and add Album/Year/etc info to my MP3 tags?

All of my MP3s contain only Artist/Song info in their ID tags. Is there a program (Windows) that can search by Artist/Song and add Album/Year/etc info to my MP3 tags?
posted to Ask Metafilter by JudgeBork at 1:53 AM on June 25, 2006 (5 comments)

Where are all the militant websites?

Where are all the militant Islamist websites?
posted to Ask Metafilter by awenner at 4:50 AM on June 9, 2006 (6 comments)

I need a list of religiously forbidden foods.

I'm thinking about cooking up a Sinner's Dinner. Help me make my shopping list of religiously forbidden foods.
posted to Ask Metafilter by 23skidoo at 10:09 AM on May 16, 2006 (42 comments)
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