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MeTa post:
Hubbard tested, Xenu approved!
>"If the Scientologists are stupid enough to spend money advertising on a site whose readers are highly unlikely to be responsive to their message, then it's Matt's gain and their loss."
Only it's not their money. It's money they've manipulated from weak and vulnerable people. The only place that money should be going is back to the person it was stolen from.
posted to MetaTalk by saturnine
at 4:02 AM on July 27, 2008
MeTa post:
Misandry and Ask Metafilter.
Telling someone to leave a relationship that isn't working for them is not misandry or misogyny. Telling someone "all men/women are pigs/whores" is more like it. I don't see how the comments that you quote show any pattern of man hating. We see plenty of threads that say both "ditch that guy" and "ditch that girl" and both pieces of advice can at times be warranted.
AskMe appears to routinely reinforce the notion that misandry is... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by jessamyn
at 6:12 AM on August 6, 2008
Sure, sure, I've been up smoking crank for three days straight, but I have to agree that this is a clear cut case of conspiracy. In fact, jessamyn has a remote sonar device that is causes me to experience anti-male sentiments any time I even see the color green. But she can't exactly show this device to you, because it was very skillfully wired into her teeth by the CIA.
posted to MetaTalk by The Straightener
at 6:47 AM on August 6, 2008
MeFi post:
Global Domination: The Missing Manual
It's a fascinating exercise, comparing the US with Imperial Rome... indeed, there have been recent books on the subject. There are certainly a lot of parallels: aggressive over-expansion in the face of resource depletion; heavy reliance on imports for basic necessities (grain shipments from Egypt for Rome, oil from overseas for the US); greater use of immigrants and mercenaries in the armed forces (interestingly, with the same fast-track "be a citizen through military service" deal);... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Bora Horza Gobuchul
at 1:46 PM on August 5, 2008
MeFi post:
Put simply: it could be taken out by a WWII Japanese kamikaze pilot.
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy decision to scrap the DDG-1000 destroyer program after just two ships could have "potentially devastating consequences" said Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican whose state includes General Dynamics Corp's (GD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Bath Iron Works shipyard.
The outrage in this FPP assumes (incorrectly, I think) that the Zumwalt-class destroyer was ever meant to be... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Avenger
at 12:13 AM on August 4, 2008
MeFi post:
Danieal Kelly
I just wonder what her childhood was like; what her mother's childhood was like; how many generations back you would have to go to discover what went wrong.
I've worked with families like Danieal's, in fact one just like Danieal's, from Danieal's neighborhood. This family was living in an abandoned house with no utilities, no running water, using a single kerosene heater to keep small children warm in the middle of winter. There were layers of... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by The Straightener
at 2:27 PM on August 2, 2008
MeFi post:
Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran
Top 10 Rejected Ways of Starting a War with Iran
10. Take Iranian foreign minister out to dinner, but spend all night flirting with cute Syrian foreign minister at next table
9. Release scathing Middle East Coast diss track, "Hit Ahmadinejad Up"
8. New cultural attaché to Iran: Ann Coulter
7. Second Life griefers subvertise Iranian flag as cartoon of President Bush as Calvin pissing oil into the Persian Gulf
6.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by It's Raining Florence Henderson
at 12:01 PM on August 1, 2008
MeTa post:
Alabama big pig followup
To summarize: A family bought a farm hog, drove it out into the woods, and watched their 11 year-old son kill it over a period of three hours by shooting it repeatedly with a low caliber pistol.
They then digitally altered the photos to make the hog look like a monster, made up a story that made the kid sound like a monster-slayer, and peddled the photos to every news outlet they could find.
Their story is quickly revealed as bogus and now there... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by The Loch Ness Monster
at 4:45 AM on July 31, 2008
MeFi post:
Fast Food Apartheid
Anyone, and this includes the columnist, who complains that this is "fast food apartheid" has:
1. Never lived under apartheid
2. Doesn't begin to know what the word "apartheid" means
3. Doesn't realize how offensive it is to misuse this kind of rhetoric
4. Never lived in a low-income neighborhood, where a fast food restaurant is on every other block
Someone who wants fast food can just walk... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Blazecock Pileon
at 9:36 AM on July 31, 2008
I've been following this story for a bit, and that Slate column is absolute bullshit.
—They're not closing current restaurants, of which there are plenty. So, it's not a ban on selling food to adults. Which means that his thesis is a bit of rhetorical trickery argued to emotion, rather than reason (what used to be called an ad hominem).
—The obesity rate in those neighborhoods really is higher (roughly 30% higher than the LA average). If we... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by klangklangston
at 9:49 AM on July 31, 2008
The OPENING. Those that are open can continue to poison the population.
Yeah, clearly this is crazy talk. Next we won't be able to open strip clubs next to elementary schools and zoning boards will limit the number of bars in city limits.
Its so unfair to live in a democracy where citizens elect representatives who pass laws in an attempt to shape their community.
posted to MetaFilter by ewkpates
at 9:55 AM on July 31, 2008
MeFi post:
OMNOMNOMopoly
Is there a list of Sysco restaurants or a Sysco look up?
I've been a waitress in four owner-operated, upscale restaurants with a reputation for good food and high quality. Only one of them did not use Sysco. Yes, there are Sysco product lines that are very identifiable (the desserts, the "Santa Fe Pizza Finger"-type stuff, but there is also a lot of ...just....food that chefs need to cook with. I think most people would be very, very... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Miko
at 6:09 PM on July 30, 2008
MeFi post:
Dear Ms. Patron
hey avenger, I directly addressed Peter's passive-aggressive comment here that the "left-wing" is supposed to be tolerant of everything.
I'm not tolerant of the crack-heads who jack my car stereo at night, and neither am I of the magic-believers who were all gung-ho for their Dear Leader to do his best to bring on Armageddon in the Mid East for them in 2003.
The bill for my window and stereo might be $600, but the tax bill that is going... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by yort
at 8:02 PM on July 30, 2008
No it's not a "smackdown," or "dealing with idiots," or a response to "intolerant dumbasses."
Actually, it's all three. The fact that it is polite and well-reasoned doesn't change the fact that it is, actually, a righteous smackdown of epic proportions.
The fact that this librarian was dealing with an intolerant dumbass idiot should be relatively clear to even the most casual reader.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by dirtynumbangelboy
at 8:19 PM on July 30, 2008
MeTa post:
The longest boat
I have no idea why that thread went on for so long.
- It was bloggy drama, which is personally engaging to a lot of people who pay attention to the blogosphere in a way that is more intimate and direct than, say, some Corporation X.
- When the dam finally broke on the 1st, there was nonetheless a lingering sense that This Wasn't Done Yet: Boingers saying they needed time to make a statement, folks wondering where Cory was.
-... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by cortex
at 3:27 PM on July 30, 2008
The longboat joke started in 9622v.2 ("That's not MY longboat.") I can't get a link to it, but it was thread number 9622 on MetaTalk, if someone else can bring it up.
It had nothing to do with the length of the thread. It had to do with silliness and my being in Iceland at the time and some talk of a longboat landing carrying MeFites and, well, silliness. It was really ONLY about longboats.
And how do I know this? I started it.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by grapefruitmoon
at 3:46 PM on July 30, 2008
Unpublish it from orbit; it's the only way to be sure.
posted to MetaTalk by Blazecock Pileon
at 4:39 PM on July 30, 2008
MeFi post:
Speaker for Himself
mastercheddar: I see what you're saying, really I do, but you're confusing the roles of the legislative and judicial branches.
The majority of the population of Arkansas didn't want the Little Rock 9 to create an integrated school.
The majority of the population of the Great (sic) State of Alabama didn't want George Wallace to let black students into the University of Alabama.
Were the courts right in these instances, or... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ynoxas
at 8:20 AM on July 30, 2008
Does not the establishment of a right to marry mean that homosexual couples can sue churches for refusing to marry them?
Not any more than Protestants can sue the Catholic church for not marrying them. The right to marry is about getting the marriage certificate from the government, not performing the ceremony.
posted to MetaFilter by dirigibleman
at 1:07 PM on July 30, 2008
MeFi post:
"This is why I carry, even in church."
Well, this is what happens when you foment hatred in order to win elections.
posted to MetaFilter by delmoi
at 11:13 AM on July 28, 2008
"It appears that what brought him to this horrible event was his lack of being able to obtain a job, his frustration over that, and his stated hatred for the liberal movement," Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen IV told reporters on Monday.
Authorities also discovered a letter from the state government telling Adkisson he was having his food stamps reduced or eliminated, police said.
I just don't understand. Most... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Astro Zombie
at 11:17 AM on July 28, 2008
They hate us for our freedoms.
posted to MetaFilter by GuyZero
at 11:19 AM on July 28, 2008
Owen said Adkisson was apparently frustrated over being out of work and had a "stated hatred of the liberal movement."
Heh. It wasn't liberals who sent your job overseas, jackass.
posted to MetaFilter by kittens for breakfast
at 11:20 AM on July 28, 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
"This is why I carry, even in church."
This is why I left America - to live in a country where people aren't permitted to walk around armed. I do not call it freedom when I have to live around unstable, cowardly, fearful people who have to carry a gun to go to church.
If a man cannot defend himself with just his brain and fists, he ain't no man.
posted to MetaFilter by three blind mice
at 11:28 AM on July 28, 2008
In Tennessee, Eliminationism Is No Longer ‘Just A Joke’
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus
at 11:45 AM on July 28, 2008
Yeah. Blowing off steam. Exactly the way a depressed person blows of steam when they fantasize endlessly about suicide. Thank god they blow off the steam, or, who knows, their endless planning, and picking a date, and buying a noose, and writing notes -- well, that might end up in someone actually killing themselves, rather than what generally happens, which is that blowing off steam helps the depressed person to become happy again.
Oh, wait. Wrong metaphor, I guess.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Astro Zombie
at 12:03 PM on July 28, 2008
If only the liberals and conservatives would cancel each other out... Paradise!
posted by a3matrix at 12:06 PM on July 28
Liberals don't go to conservative megachurches and shoot people. But conservatives have been known to go to liberal churches and shoot people. I'll stick with the liberals, thanks.
I'm not a religious man. But I like the UUs; they're good folk. This is sad, and sadly predictable.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Optimus Chyme
at 12:13 PM on July 28, 2008
What's the over/under on Ann Coulter making a joke within the next 48 hours about the shooter being guilty of nothing more than poor aim?
posted to MetaFilter by scody
at 5:31 PM on July 28, 2008
I am a Unitarian Universalist.
Here are our principles:
There are seven principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote:
* The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
* Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
* Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
* A free and responsible search for... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by kalessin
at 5:35 PM on July 28, 2008
Twilight of the GOPs part ii.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus
at 9:46 AM on July 29, 2008
MeFi post:
cuil kids?
Google should buy Cuil just to fire these guys again.
posted to MetaFilter by Avenger
at 9:14 AM on July 28, 2008
MeFi post:
sex in the park
"We don't grant privacy to people who have been arrested for and charged with crimes."
And right there would be the problem, as that sentence should read "We don't grant privacy to people who have been convicted of crimes."
posted to MetaFilter by davejay
at 3:21 PM on July 25, 2008
Oh, and by the way, you know who else was caught doing something and pled guilty to a lesser charge? This guy. I don't see anyone jumping up and down to defend his right to privacy.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 3:32 PM on July 25 [+] [!]
Really?? You can't see the difference? We shouldn't hold lawmakers to a higher standard than the citizens they strip civil rights from?
posted to MetaFilter by basicchannel
at 4:02 PM on July 25, 2008
The obvious answer to a sex toy ban is to make your sex toy capable of firing bullets. Then the NRA will make sure everyone can get a .44 semiautomatic dildo.
posted to MetaFilter by MegoSteve
at 4:13 PM on July 25, 2008
MeTa post:
I HATE YOU ALL (EXCEPT OBAMA)
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
No worries. Bush just signed an executive order to begin offshore drilling for bandwidth.
posted to MetaTalk by It's Raining Florence Henderson
at 11:40 AM on July 24, 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
MeFi post:
freedom
I have a lot to say about this. First, although the sense of Islam in which I was raised was the equivalent to (say) the average American Presbyterian's in its secular aspects, I'm still Muslim. And I've suffered for it. That said, I support this guy's right to free speech . . . let him draw his little cartoons all he wants, unhindered by anyone.
But they're horribly, horribly offensive. Not as much because of the offense which they may cause Muslims in a religious... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Dee Xtrovert
at 5:00 PM on July 24, 2008
