A recent article recently came out in the Wall Street Journal, which cited new study from Stanford about animal consciousness. Elephants grieve, bees create mental maps, dolphins recognize themselves in mirrors. Snakes have more brain cells than humans, and chickens worry about the future. What are your thoughts? Does this change the way we treat animals?
posted to MetaFilter by PetBoogaloo at 8:16 AM on November 3, 2006 (86 comments)

Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Let the wenches dawdle in such dress
As they are used to wear, and let the boys
Bring flowers in last month's newspapers.
Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.

Take from the dresser of deal,
Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet
On which she embroidered fantails once
And spread it so as to cover her face.
If her horny feet protrude, they come
To show how cold she is, and dumb.
Let the lamp affix its beam.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
posted to MetaFilter by anotherpanacea at 8:50 PM on August 12, 2006 (35 comments)

10 years of marriage. Possibly down the crapper. I've been married to my wife for 10 years and have 2 fantastic kids. We've had six weeks from hell though, and we are both considering calling it quits. What can I do?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 7:23 PM on June 6, 2006 (82 comments)

Feed me more enchanting musical masterpieces.
posted to Ask Metafilter by koenie at 6:20 PM on May 29, 2006 (37 comments)

My cell phone is being bugged, I have changed my number several times. My corded landline phone is also bugged. My apartment has been bugged , don't know if it still is since I have moved. Don't know how they were able to bug my last apartment but it was. Can anyone help me
posted to Ask Metafilter by 10jubilee at 8:26 PM on May 28, 2006 (79 comments)

What are your favorite homemade dry rubs for meats? I'm especially looking for a good homemade jerk chicken/pork dry rub (or marinade).
posted to Ask Metafilter by skechada at 1:24 AM on May 25, 2006 (9 comments)

A rat just swam up into my toilet. Can I flush it back down?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Felicity Rilke at 5:21 PM on May 22, 2006 (51 comments)

What is it like to give birth? I'm male, and one of the side affects is that I'll never get pregnant. I'm wondering what it's actually like to give birth to a whole new person.
posted to Ask Metafilter by twirlypen at 5:36 PM on May 19, 2006 (33 comments)

A televised snooker 147 is the big deal for snooker professionals. The first was by Canadian Cliff Thorburn. The fastest was by Ronnie O'Sullivan. The luckiest goes to John Higgins. Also by Kirk Stevens, Mark Williams, Stephen Hendry, and Ronnie, Ronnie, Ronnie.
posted to MetaFilter by parki at 9:24 PM on May 17, 2006 (49 comments)