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Uncle Bobby's Wedding:
A librarian's rebuttal to a book removal/relocation request involving a children's title dealing with gay marriage. Via
MyLiBlog.
posted to MetaFilter by rollbiz
at 4:49 PM on July 30, 2008
(86 comments)
Who are some great comedians I've probably never heard of that I can watch on youtube?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Christ, what an asshole
at 3:50 PM on July 14, 2008
(50 comments)
I want to be fit, but I loathe "fitness." I want to lose weight, but I become so angry at the whole concept of being another woman on a diet. How can I reconcile my anger with my genuine need to be healthy?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 6:12 PM on July 11, 2008
(42 comments)
The Lido was a shop on a busy road in East Vancouver that was always closed -- yet clearly occupied and maintained. It's been an
intriguing mystery for locals for many years. Following the recent death of the owner, an elderly woman who lived above the shop, cleanup crews found old furniture, cans of dry goods -- and
more than $400,000 in antique banknotes.
posted to MetaFilter by PercussivePaul
at 2:41 PM on July 11, 2008
(31 comments)
In a 2001 University of Houston study of 153 survivors of nearly lethal attempts between the ages of 13 and 34, only 13 percent reported having contemplated their act for eight hours or longer. To the contrary, 70 percent set the interval between deciding to kill themselves and acting at less than an hour, including an astonishing 24 percent who pegged the interval at less than five minutes.
A surprising
article about the nature, methods, and deterrence of suicide.
posted to MetaFilter by Who_Am_I
at 11:41 AM on July 7, 2008
(69 comments)
"The drug's effectiveness inspired an elegant theory, known as the chemical
hypothesis: Sadness is simply a lack of chemical happiness. The little blue pills cheer us
up because they give the brain what it has been missing.
There's only one problem with this theory of depression: it's almost certainly wrong, or at
the very least woefully incomplete."
How Prozac sent the science of depression in the wrong direction, from the Boston Globe.
posted to MetaFilter by zardoz
at 7:53 PM on July 6, 2008
(56 comments)
So, is Curious George really a monkey? Can you identify what species of monkey or ape he might be?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mausburger
at 5:25 PM on July 4, 2008
(29 comments)
I love mayonnaise. I just
loooooooove mayonnaise. I love it on burgers, on sandwiches, and in deviled eggs. I love it in tuna salad, egg salad, and potato salad. I
may have, on occasion, eaten it by itself, but I admit nothing. But what other dishes highlight the diversity and deliciousness of mayonnaise? What can I do to up my mayonnaise quotient? What are your favorite mayonnaise recipes? Is there such a thing as gourmet mayonnaise? Can I find high-class, fancy mayonnaise created by mayonnaise connoissiers? I want to expand my mayonnaise horizons!
posted to Ask Metafilter by schroedinger
at 3:22 PM on July 3, 2008
(65 comments)
- "Please don't beat me. I'm having my period." ~ Mama Wangari
- "It is being both black and gay [which is problematic]." ~ Zanele Muholi (Nehanda Nyakasikana) [NSFW]
- "Sisters at heart, these women are: from Kibera to Loresho." ~ WM
- "My vagina wants an Uzi" ~ Larissa Klazinga (Amanda Atwood)
- "You are from Kenya? So are you Kikuyu or Luo?" ~ Wangui
Blogs of women from Africa. That is all.
posted to MetaFilter by hadjiboy
at 6:29 AM on April 17, 2008
(29 comments)
"Food Party
is a (would-be) TV cooking show with a spicy saigon kitchen-witch as your hostess, a cast of unruly puppets as culinary advisors, and a cavalcade of hip-hop/sports world celebrities as surprise dinner guests. Shot on location in a technicolor cardboard kitchen, each episode will instruct you on how to prepare wild gourmet multi-course meals with ingredients you probably have on hand in your kitchen already, such as pretzel rods, cheese puffs, eggs, sugar, secret ingredients, and pizza. After all, you never know who might show up for dinner."
posted to MetaFilter by cog_nate
at 6:21 AM on July 1, 2008
(14 comments)
I have just found out I'm a big fan of post apocalyptic fiction books. Somehow I like the idea of an individual or small group of survivors almost alone in the world trying to find out what the hell happened to the planet and fighting for their survival. What are some good books and movies the hive mind can recommend?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dcrocha
at 11:24 AM on June 27, 2008
(99 comments)
To the Indian MeFites - and the non-indian chefs as well - what are your favorite family Indian recipes and what are some tricks in the preparation to give the food that authentic Indian taste. You know, rich, delicious, mouth-watering, and savoury to the point that eating becomes a spiritual experiece in itself.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ageispolis
at 10:19 PM on May 25, 2008
(17 comments)
Teach the Controversy.
Because we know that the earth sits on giant elephants which in turn ride an even gianter turtle.
posted to MetaFilter by cerebus19
at 11:25 AM on June 16, 2008
(74 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)
NetClassixFilter: The next time you're standing clueless in the greeting cards section of your local drugstore franchise, you'll be wishing you'd visited the
Gallery of Unfortunate Greeting Cards instead. For all your holiday needs:
Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Weddings, 4th of July, Hallowe'
en, Birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and of course,
Washington's Birthday. [via Cap'n Wacky]
posted to MetaFilter by not_on_display
at 8:33 PM on June 9, 2008
(18 comments)
Can you recommend an online, Canadian adult toy shop?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 7:56 PM on June 8, 2008
(13 comments)
If you press or rub on my skin firm enough to make white marks the white marks go away like normal when the blood comes back, but they reappear a few seconds later like ghost markings. They then fade over the next minute or two. Is there a name for this?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 4:27 PM on June 1, 2008
(6 comments)
I'm a straight, white, upper middle class male. I'm aware that this automatically means I generally have an easier time than people with a different sexuality/race/class/gender. That said, I'm probably unaware of what these benefits are.
What does this 'privileged' status do for me that I don't even notice?
posted to Ask Metafilter by twirlypen
at 4:19 PM on May 29, 2008
(92 comments)
Anyone had regrets about a massive decluttering of their lives?
posted to Ask Metafilter by studentbaker
at 1:16 PM on May 28, 2008
(67 comments)
Sexyfilter: Lesbian role-play ideas, bonus points for kinky. Yes, really.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 8:59 PM on May 27, 2008
(12 comments)
A woman walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a double entendre, so he gave it to her.
Ba-dum dum.
What's green and has wheels? Grass. I lied about the wheels.
Ba-dum dum. A baby seal walks into a club.
(pause) Ba-dum dum. How many kids with ADD does it take to change a lightbulb? LET'S GO RIDE BIKES!
Ba-dum dum. A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What is this, some kind of joke?"
Ba-dum dum. Instant Rimshot. For all those times you need a big red Flash button that'll give you a well-timed rimshot.
(Jokes courtesy of Ask Mefi.)
posted to MetaFilter by WCityMike
at 7:10 PM on May 12, 2008
(250 comments)
Stephen King has described The Dark Tower as his
"Jupiter." The epic series, inspired in part by Robert Browning's poem,
"Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came", has spanned 22 years, 7 books and nearly 4000 pages. The first book in the series,
The Gunslinger, begins with a simple, memorable declaration, "The Man in Black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."
posted to MetaFilter by kbanas
at 8:56 AM on April 18, 2008
(160 comments)
So I just introduced some of my friends to the sheer
awesomeness that is Dschinghis Khan's Moskau. I am now looking for similar funny/cheesy foreign songs, preferably in German.
posted to Ask Metafilter by pumpkin11
at 12:33 PM on April 8, 2008
(32 comments)
How do you tip people without anyone else noticing?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hadjiboy
at 5:29 AM on April 7, 2008
(24 comments)
Commonly misused phrases or expressions?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cosmic osmo
at 6:41 PM on April 2, 2008
(166 comments)
Hot For Words - a youtube classroom series on etymology taught by
Marina, a... hot Russian philologist. Mildly NSFW.
posted to MetaFilter by Navelgazer
at 7:42 PM on April 1, 2008
(34 comments)
My friend is getting married sometime this year, and I was thinking of doing a photo book, made up of my favourite recipes and my photos of the food (we are both into cooking). What else could I include in such a book?
posted to Ask Metafilter by AnnaRat
at 9:18 PM on March 31, 2008
(13 comments)
Indie songs in commercials?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ClaudiaCenter
at 9:28 AM on March 25, 2008
(67 comments)
Labor of Love
: when a married couple wanted to start a family and the wife was unable to conceive or carry because of previous surgeries, her husband, who is transgendered and legally male, stopped taking his testosterone and was inseminated.
posted to MetaFilter by FunkyHelix
at 6:21 AM on March 20, 2008
(118 comments)
How do you define a cookie? (The edible kind)
posted to Ask Metafilter by thetenthstory
at 8:06 AM on March 18, 2008
(20 comments)
While watching
LOST, did you ever think, "Boy, what this show needs is an 80's-style theme song?" If so,
you're in luck.
posted to MetaFilter by UKnowForKids
at 8:00 AM on March 14, 2008
(89 comments)
Widely Ranging Interests
is a weekly podcast where two guys discuss their favorite obscure and arcane topics, from sea kayak marlin fishing to the history of the balaclava. Addicting.
posted to MetaFilter by fungible
at 12:49 PM on March 13, 2008
(14 comments)
Corsets
- a
very comprehensive collection of information about foundation garments. The site is generously illustrated, so it may be NSFW.
posted to MetaFilter by tellurian
at 8:17 PM on March 10, 2008
(16 comments)
