MCCAIN CHOOSES YOUNGER WOMAN.

Cindy said to be worried.
posted to MetaFilter by djgh at 8:14 AM on August 29, 2008

The difference is that at the time the press wasn't desperately searching for stories to dredge up to take away Australia's glory of a successful Olympics. I personally file it under "western propaganda", together with many of the anti-Russian reports about South Ossetia, which is a sad 'news' category that I thought was dying.
posted to MetaFilter by HaloMan at 2:57 AM on August 27, 2008

This shit is an abomination. And yes that's opinion. But as someone who loves the music of Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins, Zoot Sims, Wayne Shorter, Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O'Day, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Tete Montoliou, George Adams, Count Basie, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Art Pepper, Roland Kirk, Sun Ra, Ella Fitzgerald, Mose Allison, Cecil Taylor, Bix Beiderbecke, Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ornate insect at 4:56 PM on April 20, 2008

To give you an idea of what I mean, he'll demand his desk to be adjusted because it's too high for him, when the person before him was fine with it just by raising the chair. Whenever I ask him a question, he'll pause for 2 seconds without looking at me then would say, "I am sorry?" as if he hasn't heard what I said. If I use email to communicate with him, he won't respond for hours even if it's of high importance.

Performance wise, he's not the most... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by vytae at 9:50 PM on March 26, 2008

It wasn't my intention to be snarky,
Though like a dog I did get kinda barky,
I guess my answers sorta missed the marky,
shoulda gone out for a strolly in the parky.
posted to MetaTalk by flapjax at midnite at 3:54 PM on February 20, 2008

I'm pretty sure he's obliged to ingest it. *checks rulebook* Yep.

Failing that, totally just go ahead and wipe off well at one point, with Ye Olde Sex Towel perhaps while he's putting on a condom. It's not sexy, but neither is taking off your socks, and it's still an important part of getting laid.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 7:52 PM on February 19, 2008

Just do... that other thing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by clh at 11:12 PM on February 8, 2008

How did primitive man cope with things like body oil, pimples, and cold weather?

Two words: lower expectations.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Malor at 10:37 AM on February 5, 2008

"What can I say? Your wife makes a damn good breakfast."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Inspector.Gadget at 8:39 PM on January 30, 2008

From behind. Don't forget to grind real hard.

Seriously though, Um... there is no best way, there are just ways. Just off the top of my head I would say perhaps with a compliment or a question. Just be yourself and don't act like a dick. No one can tell you a line that's going to magically work.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ISeemToBeAVerb at 2:35 PM on January 16, 2008

I'm not sure that this question is answerable. You're asking for an explanation of intoxication that functions within a New Agey worldview that believes Chemical is vibration. Alcohol and earl grey tea are opposite in terms of vibration. Although stress and anxiety is a form of high vibration, it is undesirable because the vibration is incoherent and disorderly. Alcohol lowers vibration.The only way you're going to get an explanation of why alcohol buzzes you if it's [insert... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by mumkin at 11:59 AM on December 26, 2007

Did they force you to pray when you visited their home?

I would bet dollars to donuts that when going to his inlaws' for dinner, he has to listen to them pray, and then apparently when they come to his house, he has to listen to them pray. Why should the way a religious person wants to start a meal always trump the way a nonreligious person wants to start a meal? It shouldn't. Lots of nonreligious people just plain don't like hearing prayers. To me,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by 23skidoo at 6:02 AM on December 25, 2007

No it's funny, because I've actually got a pony named MONKEY WHORE.
posted to MetaFilter by goodnewsfortheinsane at 12:17 PM on November 15, 2007

1. bad credit rating
2. difficulty attaining loans in the future (unless they plan to mooch on someone else for life)
3. future employment problems

The more you intend to be a member of "mainstream society", the more it will matter to you. If you intend to have a mortgage, get a job, have 2.4 children, and live a life of quiet desperation like all the millions of other working stiffs, then you have every reason to do... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by aeschenkarnos at 6:34 PM on November 4, 2007

For many years I've tried to bake a pumpkin pie. Mostly attempted with the same dish, received as a gift over a decade ago. When I first got the dish, I could see that it was an extremely nice piece of cookware and would bake pies well, but I was a horribly inexperienced cook. I ruined many pies and almost completely broke the dish once by carelessly dropping it on the floor.

Over the years, I forgot about the dish, and moved onto other things. I learned how to cook,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by iamkimiam at 10:32 AM on October 10, 2007 marked best answer

The nice thing about the term "USians" is that it embeds the clause "I'm pissy about something" right into the middle of any sentence in which it's used.
posted to MetaTalk by Partial Law at 6:40 AM on September 29, 2007

Because some people consider "Americunt" to be offensive.
posted to MetaTalk by psmealey at 8:24 AM on September 29, 2007

Just give them a cigarette. They're not your monkey.
posted to Ask Metafilter by four panels at 1:06 PM on September 28, 2007 marked best answer

I do.

Sort of. My job essentially boils down to taking a long list of stories that have come into the newsroom today, from agencies, freelancers, the press syndication groups and our reporters, and deciding which of them go into the paper, and where they go.

This is how it works for a morning newspaper. The process is identical for all types of media, but timings are different:

1. The news is gathered. Reporters find... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by bonaldi at 5:37 PM on September 20, 2007 marked best answer

Back in 1965 the Canadian dollar was worth $1.10 US. What was happening then? Well, America was unable to extricate itself from a small military action that turned into a major war. Politicians were unwilling to raise taxes or quit spending, in fact they ran up huge deficits resulting in inflation and a weak dollar. So...
posted to MetaFilter by CCBC at 1:33 PM on September 20, 2007

In a former life, I worked as a DJ at a classic rock station so perhaps I can provide some insight. As alluded to in previous responses, lots and lots of research goes into finding out what your target audience likes/dislikes, and thus, stations will largely play only songs that "test well" - most often those songs by Led Zep, Pink Floyd, which you referenced in your question. I distinctly remember being disgusted on one of my first few days on the job when I found out I had to play... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Rewind at 9:18 AM on September 20, 2007

I know people hate to hear this, but after almost 10 years of consistent medical diagnosis of (not self-diagnosis), and unsuccesful treatment for, depression, earlier this year I decided to stop being depressed.

That is to say: I decided to stop thinking of myself as "sick". I decided to stop whining that the chemicals in my body were making me feel bad after I refused to leave the house for two days. I decided to stop refusing to leave... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by bunnycup at 11:25 AM on September 18, 2007

How do I make them take me seriously and understand that 'Young Lady' is like patting me on the head and telling me to get back into the kitchen.

By acting like an adult and not "cockpunching" them.

Just tell'em you find that condescending, realize that weren't trying to be that way and could they refer to you as Miss "your name here". In short tell'em to knock it off and attend to business.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Brandon Blatcher at 7:09 PM on August 25, 2007

Ask her. She will tell you what to do. Also: get used to doing that.
posted to Ask Metafilter by billybunny at 10:01 PM on August 15, 2007

A number of answers in this thread are based on outdated notions, or simply on the fact that one has read Gun, Germs, and Steel, which while entertaining is certainly not definitive. First and foremost, as for 1491 there were nearly as many people in the "new world" as the "old", the largest city in the world, therefore the place with the highest population density was Tenochtitlan, you may know it by it's current name of Mexico City.

Additionally... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by BobbyDigital at 7:13 AM on August 13, 2007

Asparagirl, let me tell you why I don't completely agree with you.

Casey's a nutcase. He's stupid, and as you pointed out, also greedy. His level of disdain for the law and for reality is, to my mind, so severe that it seems likely he has a personality disorder. He's also young and has no experience how the business world works. I think we'd probably both agree that he's absolutely the last person who should have been allowed to obtain the loans he obtained.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ikkyu2 at 2:19 PM on July 12, 2007

Another Mormon chiming in here. And on preview, I appear to have written a novel. Apologies.

"Sorry, I'm not interested" really, really ought to do the trick. "I'm on my way out" (if, in fact, you are) ought to work even better, since nobody wants a reputation for being rude. And if you can manage it, a really optimal short response would be "I'll give you thirty seconds," followed by thirty seconds of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by eritain at 8:57 PM on April 13, 2007

Sorry about this, but I'm fucking bored at work right now.

Freedom Of Information Act Request Form.

As for why conspiracy theorists like to browbeat anyone who challenges them, it has to do with a major inferiority/superiority complex (the Jungian style, not that Freudian crap). They feel that people in positions of priviledge or power are only in that position because they try to assert superiority through title, rather than merit. They also... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by daq at 2:18 PM on September 19, 2006

posted to Ask Metafilter by handee at 7:46 AM on June 15, 2006 marked best answer