I'm with ethnomethodologist and oneirodynia. I've heard worse (unfortunately) in my own neck of the woods. I like the idea of the site, but I think there's better examples of xenophobia and racism out there than the comments printed here.
posted to MetaFilter by misha at 11:00 AM on November 2, 2007

obligatory xkcd link.

sometimes i wish there was a site where people posting idiotic pap were personally emailed written responses detailing their stupidity and giving them some homework to become less of an infectious cloud of stupid online.

"Dear user:
Your comment "Although I am not in any way in favour of Sharia Law, we could learn a lesson from it. Kill the bloody dealers - problem solved. As for rewarding... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Dillonlikescookies at 2:57 PM on November 2, 2007

Tabasco Hoy

Dammit, now I'm thinking of a big tanker ship full of Tabasco sauce.
posted to MetaFilter by Horace Rumpole at 7:17 PM on November 2, 2007

What an excellent demonstration of Grey’s Law:

"Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."
posted to MetaFilter by DreamerFi at 5:57 AM on October 28, 2007

The Onion also doesn't require its readers to register and log in.
posted to MetaFilter by Steven C. Den Beste at 3:00 AM on October 20, 2007

This guy just wants us to accept base motives as best practice. If we let this country fall prey to what naturally arises from our unfettered behavior, we will become a nation obsessed with hoarding money and war.



Oh, wait.
posted to MetaFilter by effwerd at 5:56 AM on October 11, 2007

Each article is written by an expert (invited or elected by the public)

Like Wikipedia, more or less.

Each article is anonymously peer reviewed to ensure accurate and reliable information.

Like Wikipedia.

Each article has a curator - typically its author -- who is responsible for its content.

Any... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by DU at 11:52 AM on September 27, 2007

It would be nice if people were as excited about banning production of weapons as they are about preventing people from receiving medicine.
posted to MetaFilter by mullingitover at 3:48 PM on September 10, 2007

I don't know how she'll react to this, but maybe the next time she says "come see me" reply with something like "I'm going to be busy all morning, but if you stop by my desk we can discuss x." Or some variant.

Basically, make it so that if she needs to see you, she should come to your desk (and, likewise, you will go to her when you need to see her). If subtle things don't work, I would flat out tell her that "as we are... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by boreddusty at 11:00 AM on September 6, 2007

Her: "Come see me!"
You: "I'm busy here, drop it in my box or come on down to my office for a chat. Thanks!"
posted to Ask Metafilter by stormygrey at 11:00 AM on September 6, 2007

"Hey, did you hear that?"
"No, what?"
"Oh, it sounded like a vibrating noise, really close to you."
"Oh, that's my ________ I'm used to it. No need to worry."
"Ah, thanks for clearing that up."
posted to Ask Metafilter by desjardins at 8:29 PM on August 20, 2007

Rats, sinking ships. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.
posted to MetaFilter by yhbc at 4:39 AM on August 13, 2007

I'm glad to see him go but we're not out of the woods as long as Bush is in office and Rove owns a telephone.
posted to MetaFilter by SteveTheRed at 5:27 AM on August 13, 2007

"And lo, then it came to pass that Jesus said unto them: When thy daughter cannot runneth the race, ye shall tie her to an oxcart and draggeth her as punishment, as ye doeth with thy Africans, for yea, verily do I despiseth the children of the poor." (Texas Jesus 4:12)
posted to MetaFilter by Avenger at 2:34 PM on August 12, 2007

I'm pretty sure "drag a teenager behind a van" is not on the "What Would Jesus Do?" list.
posted to MetaFilter by tommasz at 2:35 PM on August 12, 2007

So, Texas, you gonna use the death penalty in this case?

No, that's just for the poor and unconnected.
posted to MetaFilter by IronLizard at 3:53 PM on August 12, 2007

Unemployment is 4.6%

This number ignores those who have exhausted their unemployment benefits, those who've given up on the system altogether as well as those who are underemployed with no benefits correct? That was a new twist on the unemployment numbers instituted by Karl Rove. Also back in the 80's when someone was "employed" it was more likely a job that had benefits and could support a family as opposed to stocking shelves in Walmart... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by any major dude at 12:16 PM on August 10, 2007

*watches 10 seconds, runs away screaming*
posted to MetaFilter by gomichild at 11:28 PM on August 9, 2007

The Red Cross sells stuff commercially? Wow. I don't blame J&J for being seriously annoyed. When the head guy is making over $500k a year, you have to wonder how much is going toward the "non-profit relief services" these days.
posted to MetaFilter by misha at 11:01 AM on August 9, 2007

Sue me, but I sympathize.

I live in one of the cheapest countries in the world doing work that pays me a salary well above the local average. Other than the housing market, nothing's expensive in Beijing, and anything below a car-level purchase is far more than affordable.

Not going off the rails on a spending spree is hard enough. I mean, I could go out tomorrow and have a new laptop. Lots of people tell me to, because this one's 4 years... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by saysthis at 10:07 AM on August 5, 2007

I think we may soon find ourselves longing for the days when porn was produced by *professional* amoral expoiters of women.

I disagree. The crap that Vivid and other large companies peddle is inauthentic and utterly boring. At least the amateur stuff you find on YouPorn and RedTube features real people with real bodies having real sex.

Sure, most of the images resemble clinical gynecology, but finding good porn is a lot like... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by KokuRyu at 2:59 PM on July 30, 2007

Fuck her and Pete Doherty. Fuck them in their stupid celebrity asses. I have absolutely not one jot of sympathy for either of them. Life is tough all over bitches. If you can't sort things out when you have a personal assistant and for all intents and purposes an infinite line of credit you can suck my salty ones. Stop taking coke/crack/pills you fucking morons and stop smashing up cars that cost more than I will ever have in my life.

Oh, and since my TV is now... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by longbaugh at 8:05 AM on July 25, 2007

Well, at work today I think I heard about Lohan around 40 times from the radio and TV in the breakroom. It was tragic just how much airtime that was being devoted to it.

She used to be much hotter, imho, when she had more flesh on her bones.
posted to MetaFilter by Talanvor at 8:43 AM on July 25, 2007

Hey Firas - I didn't have electricity, running water or light or anything else like that about a week ago. I've been so poor that I've lost over 30lbs in a month because I couldn't afford to eat. I had three guys bust into my house with knives earlier that week and I have two pairs of shoes to my name. So thanks and all, but no, you're wrong. The difference between me and these fucking idiots is that when I screw up something awful it's me who suffers. These shitheels have enough lawyers and... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by longbaugh at 8:45 AM on July 25, 2007

Moderators: delete this thread and temporarily place a warning at the top of the new post form saying that threads even tangentially related to Paris Hilton will be deleted and their posters banned for a week. Make it a big blinking animated gif.

Heads need to be smashed in.
posted to MetaFilter by fleetmouse at 1:43 PM on June 8, 2007

“Exactly. It stays.”

Why don't you just do your jobs and delete the fucking things. The post has been flagged many times, none of you admins like it, a great many mefites hate it—but you leave it up because you can't be bothered to delete new Paris posts as they arrive. Because deleting a post is time-intensive? It's real hard work?

So MeFi is Entertainment Tonight. Is cortex John Tesh?
posted to MetaFilter by Ethereal Bligh at 1:38 PM on June 8, 2007

I did a few gigs back in the old East Germany, in the 80's. I have a few related stories, so here's one:

We (Elliott Sharp, Ned Rothenberg and I) were playing a show in Leipzig. We arrived in the town in the morning, and were met by the promoter, who paid us our fee, in full, right upon arrival. This is an unusual practice: 99% of the time we'd get our guarantee after playing. Why were we paid up front and so soon? Well, it was something of a standard... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite at 8:48 AM on May 6, 2007

If you just want animated gifs to not animate in Firefox, you can set image.animation_mode to none.
posted to Ask Metafilter by smackfu at 10:23 AM on January 13, 2007

The school district has revamped its menus, eliminating . . . the powdered sugar from the funnel cakes.

WTF. Why are they selling funnel cake at all? Save the carnival food for the carnival.

Karen Sick, food services director

Heh heh.
posted to MetaFilter by amro at 1:09 PM on January 8, 2007

Is it just me or does Vader have kind of a 1920s-voice-thing going on?
posted to MetaFilter by bob sarabia at 5:32 PM on December 13, 2006

This comment should be popular.
posted to MetaFilter by Rhomboid at 6:43 AM on October 22, 2006

The AAA guidebooks usually list a huge number of things to go see. Many are boring, but it's at least a list to work from.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Nelson at 11:30 AM on August 20, 2006 marked best answer

Eep. Okay, alternative link.
posted to MetaFilter by XQUZYPHYR at 6:09 AM on May 14, 2006

Kids in Ghana don't dislike spicy food. I know kids as young as 2 that eat habanero based sauces without batting an eyelid... so i second the notion that it's not universal.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ramix at 12:18 PM on May 12, 2006