We've asked about "untranslatable words" that "do not exist in the English language" or at least lack a "close English equivalent." But what are the words in English that defy easy translation?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Iridic at 12:34 PM on May 3, 2010 (70 comments)

Which bass players really redefine the instrument?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by tomwheeler at 10:17 PM on May 1, 2010 (60 comments)

Where do you go for when you want to read a review on a product?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by devnull at 10:16 AM on April 29, 2010 (18 comments)

Moving to NY. The job is in White Plains, but should we live there or commute?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 11:12 AM on June 19, 2007 (13 comments)

Do you like free music, and a whole lot of it? You might want to check out netlabels.
23seconds is a netlabel from Sweden, with music ranging from introspective but fun indietronica to brash electroclash to feel-good Gothenburg disco, all for free (as in beer.)
But what's a real goldmine is their massive netlabel catalogue, with a listing of over 150 labels. Happy downloading!
posted to MetaFilter by dunkadunc at 10:09 PM on April 28, 2010 (18 comments)

Can you suggest a good "must have" gift for a woman in her early 30s? She's fairly girly, is a teacher, has a dog, and is really awesome.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by bluefly at 5:04 AM on April 29, 2010 (16 comments)

Processing and dealing with a sudden death.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by atayah at 2:26 PM on May 30, 2007 (19 comments)

Please suggest some easy, low-prep or no-prep components for vegetarian bag lunches.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by gnutron at 7:33 AM on April 28, 2010 (19 comments)

Is it acceptable and PC to refer to grown-up women as girls in this context? Does it say something about the person who does it?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by sively at 2:42 AM on April 28, 2010 (83 comments)

Does anyone know of any good iphone apps specific to either Boston or NYC? I live in Boston and will be visiting NYC frequently over the next few months. I'm looking for anything that is well designed and you've found useful (e.g. good public transit apps, travellers guides, stuff to keep me entertained on the train/bus while enroute in between the two or anything else that you think might be handy or fun.)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Contadina at 8:38 PM on April 27, 2010 (13 comments)

What's the longest gap we've ever had between MeFi posts? AskMes? MetaTalk posts?
posted to MetaTalk by reductiondesign at 3:12 PM on April 26, 2010 (43 comments)

Homeless man Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax was stabbed several times in the chest while saving a woman from a knife-wielding attacker in New York City. He then bled to death while dozens of people walked by -- one stopping to snap a picture of the dying man with his cameraphone before leaving the scene.
posted to MetaFilter by zarq at 9:05 AM on April 25, 2010 (79 comments)

Your Old Crap Website - This blog is to celebrate the time when web design wasn’t limited by web standards and convention, and when the office geek was given full reign to set up the website on his own since the bosses probably couldn’t see the point in having one.
posted to MetaFilter by Artw at 9:42 AM on April 24, 2010 (45 comments)

Help me find the best albums The Beatles never made.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by greenland at 2:39 PM on April 23, 2010 (18 comments)

Calling all 'alternative' girls! I need some advice on how to propose to my girlfriend (I'm male). Expensive gifts don't impress her, and her tastes are more 'classic' than the norm. I love how she is, but my tastes are much more modern. I'd like to do (and offer) something unique and unforgettable but can't figure out what.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 4:17 AM on April 23, 2010 (32 comments)

How do I go about becoming a music journalist?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by clcapps at 10:55 AM on May 10, 2008 (23 comments)

Need some new "broken jokes," please.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by jbickers at 9:05 AM on April 22, 2010 (98 comments)

The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody: Parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. (From BBC Three.) Oh, and...
posted to MetaFilter by zarq at 6:14 PM on April 22, 2010 (68 comments)

What are some of the best guitar riffs of the 21st century?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by straight at 10:58 PM on April 20, 2010 (37 comments)

I just wanted to say that the sidebarring of the ADD/ADHD thread changed my life, and to thank all of you who contributed.
posted to MetaTalk by nevercalm at 3:20 PM on April 20, 2010 (41 comments)

An archive of (nearly) every 120 Minutes (and its successor Subterranean) playlist. The 120 Minutes archive includes playlists for 585 episodes of MTV's seminal alternative rock show and its successor, Subterranean, spanning 1986-2007. The archive includes links to video search for each track played, interviews with those behind the program, a history of its development and demise, and the full video of the series finale. Looking at some of the early episodes, should be enough to crush you under a wave of nostalgia and longing for the days when MTV was what it says on the tin.
posted to MetaFilter by CharlesV42 at 6:56 AM on April 19, 2010 (47 comments)

My new job requires me to be EXTREMELY organized. I am the opposite. Has anyone overcome serious organizational obstacles?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 8:40 AM on April 19, 2010 (16 comments)

Why have kids?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by dame at 7:27 AM on June 21, 2004 (65 comments)

With Valentine's Day approaching . . . do men and women want and/or need the same things from a relationship? What do men really want? What do women really want? Do we define love the same way?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by onlyconnect at 11:59 PM on February 5, 2004 (12 comments)

Tip etiquette: What is the appropriate tip for carry-out from a traditionally sit-down restaurant?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by ferociouskitty at 7:26 PM on January 27, 2004 (40 comments)

Line etiquette: When standing in a line and another lane is opened, what is the etiquette for who goes in that new line? What should it be? Is it different when there are no numbered "lanes" (meaning it's just another person helping people at the same counter area)? Should another line be created in that situation, or should there just be a single line moving at double speed?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by magnetbox at 9:03 AM on January 28, 2004 (32 comments)

I can't get enough of Google's public domain books. Help me be my own book machine.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Ylajali at 5:13 AM on April 18, 2010 (2 comments)

We've had a post on bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding previously, but perhaps we could do with an update. Last year she played at the White House for Stevie Wonder's Gershwin Prize concert and again for the Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word (previously). In December she performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, and, according to wikipedia, her February 6 performance on Austin Cty Limits (PBS [US only?], with Madeleine Peyroux) made her the most-searched person, and the second-most-searched item on Google the next day.
posted to MetaFilter by Someday Bum at 8:32 PM on April 16, 2010 (7 comments)

I need a snappy, appealing acronym/mnemonic/alternative way of remembering the following 6 steps that I have found helpful in avoiding certain behaviours and replacing them with other preferred behaviors.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 5:06 AM on April 16, 2010 (12 comments)

In a few months, I would like to wean myself off of caffeine entirely. But I have some concerns.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by AugieAugustus at 7:45 AM on April 16, 2010 (17 comments)

A Prison Nightmare. On June 23, 2009, the National Prison Rape Commission released its final Report and proposed Standards to prevent, detect, respond to and monitor sexual abuse of incarcerated or detained individuals throughout the United States. More prisoners reported abuse by staff than abuse by other prisoners.
posted to MetaFilter by Non Prosequitur at 3:32 AM on June 25, 2009 (131 comments)

[PhilosophyFilter] Are there any responses in the 20th/21st century to Bertrand Russel's stance on existence, beliefs, logic, truth, and knowledge, as he presented it in The Problems of Philosophy? If yes, what and from whom?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by knz at 12:36 PM on April 14, 2010 (16 comments)

What did you do to occupy yourself while in a large, goofy costume?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by bwilms at 5:17 PM on April 13, 2010 (26 comments)

Applying to jobs online vs. submitting a resume and cover letter in person.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 6:52 PM on March 19, 2010 (19 comments)

Marital Finances filter: I'm curious about how couples decide if they are going to be an "our money" couple or a "your money/my money" couple.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by ThatCanadianGirl at 7:16 AM on April 13, 2010 (63 comments)

Well, today on the cover of my local paper it said that "1.1 million men have been laid off (in this state) since last year. But, there's now 15,000 more women working than there were this time last year!" WHUT!?!?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by shipbreaker at 9:59 AM on December 16, 2008 (19 comments)

I would like to find a new job, but I think my first step should be to brush up on my job search skills. What recommendations do you have for how to do that?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by orange swan at 3:54 PM on April 12, 2010 (4 comments)

What are some good resources out there such that I can bring myself up to speed quickly on Search Engine Optimization?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by ScreechingEyeballStupidShitboxClownshoes at 10:04 AM on March 27, 2007 (13 comments)

Has anyone ever been caught or suspected of impersonating another MetaFilter member at a meetup or online?
posted to MetaTalk by HotPatatta at 3:45 PM on April 11, 2010 (135 comments)

Earthquake insurance in California is pricey – it more than doubles insurance costs, with a very high deductible. MeFites who live in California, what have you chosen to do, and why?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by quinoa at 9:22 AM on November 12, 2008 (18 comments)

The other day someone asked me "who's the most deeply grooving and truly exciting electric guitar player you've heard lately?" and I said "this guy".
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite at 6:45 PM on April 10, 2010 (82 comments)

How to make "interested" eye contact without seeming weird?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 2:02 PM on April 10, 2010 (15 comments)

What are some bands where every member has an incredible amount of technical prowess?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by fizzzzzzzzzzzy at 9:54 AM on April 10, 2010 (128 comments)

I am not desperate for relationships (quite the opposite), nor am I trying to run away from them. I am at a stage where I need to really focus on my career and I want to opt out of relationships, possibly for life (being the planner that I am, I need to pick one direction, at least for now- but this is a choice I can easily make for life). Another reason for this decision is that I am really comfortable living single and I don't particularly yearn for children at this point in life.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by xm at 8:05 PM on April 8, 2010 (31 comments)

What can I cook my girlfriend when she feels sick?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by rebent at 8:21 PM on April 9, 2010 (43 comments)

Is there an opposite expression for "the ills of society"?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by exlotuseater at 9:07 AM on March 5, 2010 (15 comments)

AskMe #4 in Q&A site visits in the US according to Hitwise. Download the rest of the doc + chart here. Interesting news but I must say I've never even heard of Answerbag.
posted to MetaTalk by jessamyn at 11:34 AM on March 19, 2008 (179 comments)

My roommate and I wish to host a karaoke night, where I play guitar and he plays piano. What songs should we play?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by daniel striped tiger at 9:49 AM on April 8, 2010 (23 comments)

How can I better learn the art of conversation and other social skills?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 9:10 AM on April 8, 2010 (14 comments)

If you were showing the MetaFilter Universe (including the main page, Ask, Talk, Projects, Music, everything) to someone for the first time, what threads would you choose as examples of MeFi at its best and at its worst?
posted to MetaTalk by amyms at 12:10 AM on February 17, 2008 (59 comments)