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Plucking strings?

What songs feature the pizzicato technique?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Korou at 2:05 PM on July 24, 2008 (23 comments)

he could bear to wait no longer

Last Year I Killed A Man , by Vaughan Thomas. Published Saturday July 19, 2008 by The Guardian.
posted to MetaFilter by ZachsMind at 10:09 PM on July 20, 2008 (117 comments)

It's time to play the music.

The Muppets have their own YouTube channels! Enjoy a little classical music with Beaker or Gonzo, opera with the Swedish Chef, get patriotic with Sam the Eagle, or just leave commentary with Statler and Waldorf.
posted to MetaFilter by EarBucket at 6:05 AM on July 21, 2008 (16 comments)

Insta-Cake

A tasty chocolate cake you can make from scratch in five minutes. In the microwave. In a mug. Other 5-minute variations include peanut butter chocolate cake (picture), jello cake (picture), and spice cake
posted to MetaFilter by blahblahblah at 9:15 AM on July 21, 2008 (75 comments)

Lifetime, wow!

Lifetime, Wow! A blog devoted to watching, reviewing, and ranking Lifetime movies, including such classics as Fifteen and Pregnant, Fatal Trust, and Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict.
posted to MetaFilter by XQUZYPHYR at 2:52 PM on July 22, 2008 (63 comments)

Cake Wrecks

Cake Wrecks. "When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong." [via]
posted to MetaFilter by kolophon at 4:57 PM on July 22, 2008 (69 comments)

Pushing the Limits of Sandbox Games: Rollercoaster Tycoonists

Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 came out in 2004, and was received with mixed reviews. Four years later, hobbyists of the game continue to take it to a whole other level. You may have already seen links to the creative ways to devastate in RCT3. A whole other group of fans, however, have gone on to create highly detailed parks and ride recreations. They use customized textures and mods to create massive architectural works that require hundreds--sometimes over thousands--of hours of work.
posted to MetaFilter by The ____ of Justice at 3:29 PM on July 21, 2008 (41 comments)

there goes a high, hard one

How do I identify what pitch is which when watching baseball on TV?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Mach5 at 12:07 PM on July 3, 2008 (12 comments)

Help me find a word relating to balance

I'm searching for a word, possibly a technical or medical term, that I think starts with the letter p, and that defines the relationship between the bones in the feet as they apply to overall balance. Am I dreaming this word?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Mil at 1:15 AM on June 27, 2008 (10 comments)

I Have Seen the Elephant

It's 1881. You're real estate speculator James Lafferty, and you've just bought a large parcel of empty, scrubby shoreside land just south of Atlantic City. Problem is, it's cut off from the AC streetcar line by a deep tidal creek. How do you entice potential buyers to make the trek over the inlet and look at your property? Build a giant elephant, of course. Capitalizing on the celebrity of P. T. Barnum's famous Jumbo, Lafferty built 65-foot tall Lucy the Elephant, the first of three giant elephants Lafferty built (followed by Cape May's Light of Asia and Coney Island's Elephantine Colossus). He even took out a patent on the very idea of buildings shaped like animals. Though threatened by decades of neglect and rot, the Save Lucy Committee began preservation efforts in 1970, moving her to her present site and giving her a complete restoration.
posted to MetaFilter by Miko at 5:01 PM on June 22, 2008 (21 comments)

Asparagus...it's awesome because it makes your pee smell funny.

Share your favorite asparagus recipes! I love it grilled and roasted, but I eat it like this all the time. What are some new ways to prepare one of my favorite veggies?
posted to Ask Metafilter by sararah at 1:38 PM on May 24, 2008 (30 comments)

"I dreamed a gold man was reading to me from a dirty book."

"You people bring matches for Mikey?" When people fondly remember TV's Mystery Science Theater 3000 they commonly focus on the film riffing part of the show, but some of the best comedy to come out of the Satellite of Love involves the host segments that provided a break from the movie. MSTies over at Satellite News have spent the past ten weeks discussing the best host segments from each season of the show, analyzing what makes some segments work while others fall flat.
posted to MetaFilter by Servo5678 at 5:03 AM on May 23, 2008 (66 comments)

What are the world's most useful dead-tree catalogs?

What is the iconic (or just "your favorite") dead-tree product catalog (listing of merchandise for mail-order sale) for your hobby, industry, or trade?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cadastral at 9:23 AM on April 1, 2008 (73 comments)

You're a spared man, Charlie Brown

In 1943, over Allied bomb ravaged Germany, US pilot Charlie Brown's B-17 was badly damaged and straying further from friendly territory. Luftwaffe ace fighter pilot Franz Stigler pursued the bomber intending to shoot it down, but refrained when he saw the extent of the damage and directed Brown and his crew out of harm's way. The two pilots were reunited 46 years later. [via]
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 1:56 PM on April 10, 2008 (72 comments)

Long-forgotten band. Joggle my memory perhaps?

Can you name this band? note: very sparse details inside.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Planet F at 9:08 PM on March 28, 2008 (44 comments)

With apologies to Mrs. B.J. Smegma of 13, The Cresent, Belmont.

Controlled Safety Test Fireworks Videos : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
posted to MetaFilter by Dave Faris at 8:11 PM on March 20, 2008 (35 comments)

New York, New York - It's a hell of a town!

The Battery's Down is a new musical web series about an aspiring New York actor, Jake Wilson - ostensibly playing himself. Written and directed by Wilson, it also contains cameos by Broadway actors - and feature songs composed by up-and-coming musical theatre composers (each song is also available for download).
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 9:48 PM on March 9, 2008 (3 comments)

Incredible Edible Eggs!

I need creative ways to eat eggs!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Snoogylips at 9:59 AM on March 8, 2008 (30 comments)

Mars in Pictures

The evolution of Mars imaging from orbit: Mariner 4 (1964), Mariner 6 and Mariner 7 (both 1969), Mariner 9 (1971) (all NASA), Mars 5 (1973) (USSR), Viking 1 (1975), Viking 2 (1976), Mars Global Surveyor (1996), Mars Odyssey (2001) (NASA), Mars Express (2003) (ESA), up to this spy-quality shot of an active avalanche taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (2005).
posted to MetaFilter by Chinese Jet Pilot at 10:03 AM on March 5, 2008 (11 comments)

Recharging creative battery in St. Louis

I have decided that this April I want to take a trip to St. Louis, MO. I don’t know anything about St. Louis, which is exactly why I want to go. I don’t know anyone from there, or anyone who has been there. I was wondering if anyone could possibly suggest a good part of St. Louis I could make my temporary home.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Kloryne at 4:29 PM on February 22, 2008 (16 comments)

What song is this?

Songfilter: This one is kind of a long shot, but can someone tell me the name of this rock song based on my sloppy transcription of its notes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Slimemonster at 10:18 PM on November 4, 2005 (10 comments)

Let us celebrate the transition from winter to summer.

Quick, before it gets too hot! Can we have a spring Phoenix meetup?
posted to MetaTalk by uaudio at 3:09 PM on January 30, 2008 (27 comments)

Won't you be my neighbor?

Mr. Rogers before the Senate in 1969. [video; YouTube]
posted to MetaFilter by Sticherbeast at 10:39 AM on May 25, 2006 (63 comments)

Oddly enough, I didn't come to Italy for the churches.

I just landed in Italy. Help me find the Florence and Rome that no one writes about.
posted to Ask Metafilter by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious at 3:23 AM on December 25, 2007 (12 comments)

delete what they end to all of the loop press

delete adult scroll conflict for (or: 10 minutes of Perl scripting with Vista)
posted to MetaFilter by Blazecock Pileon at 11:17 PM on February 16, 2008 (62 comments)

He's about to whip somebody's ass

One man's song for his daughter [m3u] hits the interweb and, in the hands of zefrank's rabid fanbase, is remixed over 100 times in a little over a week. This [mp3] short and sweet techno mix quickly evolved into a 5-minute extended version, [m3u] (allegedly scoring radio play in SC) that's now being used as the basis of a collaborative video for Ray [mov] that ze wants to give as a thank you. But only after a manhunt of metafilter-detective proportions tracks Ray down. (ZePreviously.)
posted to MetaFilter by disillusioned at 4:29 AM on September 29, 2006 (30 comments)

Her Favorite Records

"In the dark she fakes another little death, and says she thinks that it'd be better if he left. With ashes floating on her breath, she lights another cigarette." Down-tempo alt-country with a cello. From Pocket Novel Mystery's "Eight Days in the Life of Grace."
posted to MeFi Music by saulgoodman at 9:39 AM on July 4, 2006 (14 comments)

Need foreign idioms about love

Thinking about my newest tattoo idea, it's been brewing for months...now I need the help of strangers. I have most of the elements fleshed out, but I'm looking for a saying about love, preferably in a foreign language, to incorporate. Nothing too long, it has to fit on a banner on my forearm. Idioms are best, or something that is a little more obtuse than "forever love."
posted to Ask Metafilter by hulahulagirl at 5:29 PM on February 12, 2008 (31 comments)

Wordpress is giving me agita.

How can I make Wordpress easier?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Drohan at 10:27 AM on February 10, 2008 (12 comments)

How is Facebook doing its queries?

How does Facebook handle or simplify the presumably complicated DB queries involved so that me loading my page doesn't bring it to its knees?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bonaldi at 9:49 AM on February 4, 2008 (30 comments)

Detroit Public Schools Book Depository

"This is a building where our deeply-troubled public school system once stored its supplies, and then one day apparently walked away from it all, allowing everything to go to waste...All that's left is an overwhelming sense of knowledge unlearned and untapped potential." (Via Making Light.)
posted to MetaFilter by ottereroticist at 8:54 PM on January 22, 2008 (57 comments)

Best of Both Worlds

Where can I go in NYC that serves both ice cream AND hard liquor-- as many varieties of both as possible?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hermitosis at 3:55 PM on January 14, 2008 (8 comments)

Shopping The Mortgage

How and when do I "shop" a mortgage? (first-time buyer questions inside)
posted to Ask Metafilter by escher at 10:23 PM on January 2, 2008 (13 comments)

Ice hotels

Has anyone stayed in an ice hotel? Particularly the one in Quebec?
posted to Ask Metafilter by LittleMissCranky at 10:11 PM on December 30, 2007 (3 comments)

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo...

It's easy with the excessive shopping, TV specials, nonstop music, etc. but tomorrow we honor one of mankind's most important people. A man who told parables to the masses of how the meek shall inherit the earth, how to serve man, and how to face our own personal demons. People have built monuments to him, even died in his name. I am, of course, referring to Rod Serling (born 12/25/1924). Merry Serlingmas!
posted to MetaFilter by champthom at 8:33 PM on December 24, 2007 (19 comments)

Buying a house with almost no downpayment

My wife and I want to buy a house in the Boston area, but have almost no down payment...maybe $10K. We both have good credit (725 and above) and make about $110K, together. What are my options to buy a house?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 2:40 PM on December 21, 2007 (26 comments)

20 years of line noise and here's to 20 more

#!/usr/bin/perl
@d = localtime(time);
if ($d[4] == 11 && $d[3] == 18 ) {
 print "Happy ".($d[5]-87)."th Birthday, Perl!\n";
}
if( $ARGV[0] eq "love" || $ARGV[0] eq "hate" ) {
 print "$you can't deny its contribution to our culture\n"; 
}

posted to MetaFilter by [@I][:+:][@I] at 11:46 AM on December 18, 2007 (136 comments)

Affordable accommodations in Vegas?

Can any of you recommend a cool, affordable hotel in Las Vegas?
posted to Ask Metafilter by chinese_fashion at 3:56 PM on December 17, 2007 (28 comments)

Need.To.Be.Spacey

Spacebar.not.functional?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Danf at 7:19 PM on December 3, 2007 (19 comments)

See answer key on back.

It's Saturday night. You're here browsing on the internet. Why not do something intellectual for a change?
posted to MetaFilter by flatluigi at 6:20 PM on December 1, 2007 (27 comments)

What to do with stale coffee beans?

I have a couple of half-full bags of stale coffee beans that no longer make good coffee. Aside from throwing them in the trash, what can I do with old beans?
posted to Ask Metafilter by lindsey.nicole at 5:25 PM on December 1, 2007 (28 comments)

When Employees get Disgruntled

Imagine you're a pilot trying to control a jet when your skull has been smashed with a hammer and your co-workers are trying to subdue a madman with a speargun.
posted to MetaFilter by Oriole Adams at 12:41 PM on November 22, 2007 (49 comments)

Are there any weather phenomena that occur in only one location on the entire planet?

Are there any weather phenomena that occur in only one location on the entire planet?
posted to Ask Metafilter by BuddhaInABucket at 2:05 PM on November 12, 2007 (44 comments)

where can I find more Shinro puzzles?

PuzzleFilter: I flew Southwest earlier this month and they had this really fun puzzle in their in-flight magazine. Anyone know where I can find more of these online?
posted to Ask Metafilter by rezaman at 7:53 PM on October 26, 2007 (11 comments)

Who is this guy?

Several years ago I listened to a radio show which mentioned that there was this chemist who invented a perfume that had the smell of earth after rain. I need to find out this guy's name.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Karcy at 3:58 AM on October 26, 2007 (11 comments)

Pancakes done differently

Got any interesting recipes for pancake batter?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Brandon Blatcher at 10:02 AM on October 25, 2007 (33 comments)

Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap: an essay by Paul Graham on wealth, riches, poverty, and why income inequality might not be so bad.
posted to MetaFilter by hoverboards don't work on water at 4:51 AM on October 11, 2007 (139 comments)
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