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Help me with Wii + Projector + 18 foot wall = Massive Fun
posted to Ask Metafilter by jrholt
at 8:34 PM on May 20, 2008
(16 comments)
Looking for new BBQ marinades and recipes...(mi)
posted to Ask Metafilter by efalk
at 8:04 AM on July 19, 2007
(13 comments)
The other day I happened to come upon a music video that is just so grooving, so human and so
real, that, well, it
moved me, darling.
Just check it out. After watching the clip, I learned that these guys are mostly disabled by polio (that's why several of them are in those rather unusual wheelchairs) and that they were living on the grounds of the Kinshasa zoo, which is where the clip was filmed. Then I learned that last year they were seeking to bring
a lawsuit against the UN. Then I found
some other clips. And now I am a
major fan of
Staff Benda Bilili.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 3:30 AM on April 26, 2008
(47 comments)
Hello, hive! Advice sought for acquiring, moving, and maintaining a used piano, and in getting my 12-year-old son set up with lessons.
posted to Ask Metafilter by not_on_display
at 3:18 PM on December 21, 2007
(18 comments)
I've recently started devouring 60's and 70's era soul and R&B music. My favorites are Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Jackie Wilson, Otis Redding, etc. I feel I've mastered the well-knowns, and am now looking for lesser known artists in the vein of Howard Tate: fantastic, but virtually ignored by the masses. Can you help me find other cult favorites / hidden gems?
posted to Ask Metafilter by amanlikeme
at 4:54 PM on February 23, 2008
(55 comments)
You know how the exomorphs in
Alien had a second jaw that reached out and bit you
while they were biting you with their regular jaws? Moray eels have that. Just thought you should know.
posted to MetaFilter by agentofselection
at 7:22 PM on February 22, 2008
(97 comments)
Help me find some interesting erotica and porn...(suprisingly NSFW)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Neonshock
at 2:41 PM on February 17, 2008
(12 comments)
What concepts do not exist in the English language? [mi]
posted to Ask Metafilter by pedantic
at 7:11 PM on September 27, 2004
(81 comments)
A
special treat from the
Annie Awards on February 8th, 2008. The cast of Spongebob Squarepants redubs a clip from Casablanca. They are accurate to the script; which makes it completely awesome.
via.
posted to MetaFilter by sir_rubixalot
at 8:48 PM on February 11, 2008
(32 comments)
I've never given Bob Dylan a fair shake, and I'm starting to feel like I'm missing out. If there were one album (or two, if need be) that you consider to be an excellent primer or introduction to his music, what would it be?
posted to Ask Metafilter by inkedmn
at 12:21 PM on February 8, 2008
(55 comments)
Into the Night Films
through the ages. "What’s an into-the-night movie? It’s essentially about one anxious character (or group of characters) embarking on an illicit adventure and emerging transformed. Most often, the stories take place at night, but not always. Sometimes they happen over a whole summer, in the blazing light of day. Sometimes they’re comedies, and sometimes mysteries. But what they have in common is an acknowledgment that somewhere, lurking in the shadows of polite society, there are people getting ridiculously freaky." With much...
posted to MetaFilter by Navelgazer
at 5:59 PM on January 4, 2008
(44 comments)
What are the best minimal (2-6) ingredient recipes you have?
posted to Ask Metafilter by flibbertigibbet
at 7:56 PM on October 27, 2007
(65 comments)
Help me to find the perfect passive-aggressive gift for the holidays. Long story follows.
posted to Ask Metafilter by InnocentBystander
at 6:31 PM on December 8, 2007
(98 comments)
Looking for moody old-time/Appalachian folk music.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Roman Graves
at 11:00 PM on November 5, 2007
(20 comments)
Edith Macefield is stubborn. Man, is she stubborn. That's what her mother told her when she was a little girl back in the 1920s. It's a characteristic that has followed her all her life. Now that unrelenting stubbornness has won the 86-year-old woman admirers throughout Ballard. Macefield refused to sell her little old house where she has lived since 1966 to developers, forcing them to build an entire five-story project, which includes a grocery store, fitness club and parking garage, around her. She was offered $1 million to leave. She turned it down flat.
Old Ballard's new heroNewsfilter, local interest filter, too, but, oh, man, it lifts the spirits. Her's is the last house on the block, the one in which she grew up, the one her mother died in. She is going to be surrounded by five storys of shopping mall but she isn't moving. It's like
The Little House come to life. And bonus points:
Mike's Chili Parlor, the other hold out on the same block, is the bomb. So you get two Old Lost Seattle treasures in one post.
posted to MetaFilter by y2karl
at 5:29 AM on October 15, 2007
(81 comments)
Can any of you folks point me to a good, simple plan for built-in bookshelves? Our book collection has way outgrown the capacity of the bookcases we have, and I'd like to build some bookshelves that are attached to the walls of our house. But the plans I have found in home-improvement books seem too complicated for my (nonexistent) carpentry skills. Here are the tools I've got: a hand-held circular saw, an electric drill, screwdrivers and a hammer. I want something nice-looking and presentable for the public areas of the house; i.e., not a cinderblock solution.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jayder
at 1:06 PM on June 4, 2006
(16 comments)
Is there any one definitive, super-evocative portrait of life on on offshore oil rig? Preferably with lots of oh-cool gnarly imagery? ....that I can buy on DVD, download from iTunes or GUBA or torrent, etc?
I know there are lots that sort of fit the bill, but I'm looking for extra transportive, extra in-depth cool treatments.
Also of interest: looks at life on aircraft carriers, antarctic base stations, etc. I'm into transportive experiences of living in really artificial (and preferably somewhat high-tech) environments. Very XY chromosome I guess...
posted to Ask Metafilter by jimmyjimjim
at 3:15 PM on September 28, 2007
(19 comments)
Anybody want to play chess?
posted to MetaTalk by felix betachat
at 3:28 AM on June 20, 2007
(70 comments)
Why does my wireless connection on my Macbook spontaneously die and prevent me from reconnecting for a minute or so?
posted to Ask Metafilter by proj
at 7:56 AM on July 11, 2007
(13 comments)
Worlds that outlaw sadness?
posted to Ask Metafilter by thelloydshow
at 5:14 AM on July 10, 2007
(24 comments)
"In January 2005, Mark E. Smith and The Fall (described as 'one of the most enigmatic, idiosyncratic and chaotic garage bands of the last 30 years') were the subject of a BBC 4 TV documentary,
The Fall: The Wonderful and
Frightening World of Mark E. Smith."
parts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
posted to MetaFilter by item
at 10:32 PM on June 17, 2007
(22 comments)
Umm how do I put this? When I was younger, the trouser trumpet used to sound and feel crisp and fast but now that Im older its become more like a tuba - sort of full and airy and slow. What's happening back there? Should I be worried? (FYI it's only ever handled the usual one-way traffic.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by zaebiz
at 2:37 AM on October 18, 2006
(23 comments)
Food in sinus cavity, need help extricating it! Kind of icky...
posted to Ask Metafilter by Mister Cheese
at 7:18 PM on April 26, 2007
(25 comments)
It's margarita season and I need help making the perfect one...
posted to Ask Metafilter by widdershins
at 10:34 AM on April 24, 2007
(24 comments)
How do you transport your work clothes when riding your bike to work?
posted to Ask Metafilter by goldism
at 5:43 AM on April 18, 2007
(24 comments)
I want to make delicious collard greens, but I want them to be healthy and vegetarian (so, no pork fat). I've tried a
couple recipes I found online, but the results have been uninspiring (and the greens didn't strike me as nearly tender enough, even after an hour of boiling). Any advice? Any recipes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Plutor
at 12:23 PM on April 3, 2007
(29 comments)
I've invented a complete imaginary world. Am I insane?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 3:25 PM on March 30, 2007
(83 comments)
There are some scenes in films that are so famous that they are referred to by shorthand, such as the "Odessa Steps" in Battleship Potemkin or "Tears in Rain" in Blade Runner. Some friends and I have been trying to come up with others, but I am drawing a blank. What are other
scenes that fit this criteria (and I am not looking for famous scenes
per se or anyone's personal favorites, just scenes that, for whatever reason, have been bestowed a specific and generally known name).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Falconetti
at 12:22 PM on March 20, 2007
(147 comments)
Hummus recipe filter: What’s the most interesting (and delicious) hummus you’ve made? I’m tired of all my variations and in the mood for something new. Recipes that go beyond the usual add-ons (i.e. sun dried tomatoes, roasted garlic, jalapeno, bonnet peppers, etc.) are particularly welcome.
posted to Ask Metafilter by special-k
at 12:18 PM on February 6, 2007
(37 comments)
I'm 30 with bursitis in my left hip joint. Should I get an MRI as prescribed?
posted to Ask Metafilter by chickaboo
at 11:52 AM on January 25, 2007
(26 comments)
Andre the Giant, Greatest Drunkard of all Time
The key to Andre the Giant is this — even as a youth he knew that his disease would dramatically shorten his life. He knew there was no cure, and lived every day with the understanding that death could shamble around the very next corner. Knowledge of this sort can darken a life. It did not darken Andre’s. He chose instead to pack his days with as much insane, drunken fun as they could hold. Instead of languishing in the darkness, he chose to walk in the sun.
posted to MetaFilter by ColdChef
at 12:38 PM on January 23, 2007
(96 comments)
Per
request: Do you suffer from acne, bad breath, bloating, belching, constipation, diarrhea, digestive problems, allergies, fatigue, hair loss, decreased energy, headache, heartburn, gas, indigestion, insomnia, low energy, low sex drive, poor sexual performance, poor memory, protruding gut, reduced resistance to infections, skin problems, weight gain, difficulty losing weight or trimming down your waistline, colds, flu, cancer, cardiovascular disease, or arthritis? Well, then maybe you need a good
colon cleansing. Some
say it works, some
say it's bunk. One such
product offers stunning
examples of what you might expel (many of these links are NSFW or for the squeamish)
posted to MetaFilter by c:\awesome
at 7:14 PM on December 16, 2006
(130 comments)
I need a list of CD albums in which all the songs are great (no more than one filler).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Xurando
at 6:04 PM on December 11, 2006
(99 comments)
Protein deformation and signal transduction in exponential cascades.
posted to MeFi Music by Blazecock Pileon
at 1:09 PM on July 10, 2006
(1 comment)
From the same record as "First Steps into Metropolis". More downtempo than pure cinema this time, but I seem unable to shake the latter.
posted to MeFi Music by Mikey-San
at 3:50 AM on July 5, 2006
(2 comments)
is my favorite song from my band's (The Scarring Party) first release. It's a sepia-toned song about the apocalypes
posted to MeFi Music by drezdn
at 11:35 AM on June 30, 2006
(17 comments)
Low quality stomping country music recorded drunk and presented here in it's straight-from-the-desk unmixed format. Came out pretty good. Nice rattly drums.
posted to MeFi Music by Jofus
at 7:42 AM on June 30, 2006
(35 comments)
