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Tod Browning's 1932 cinematic masterpiece
Freaks tells the story of a close-knit group of circus sideshow workers who are wronged and take revenge. The film's use of
real-life freaks so disturbed audiences that some ran screaming from theaters, distributors refused to handle the film, and it was banned in Britain for over 30 years.
posted to MetaFilter by flug
at 2:30 PM on July 8, 2008
(19 comments)
I'm a female with this recurring fantasy about two men (my biggest fantasy since I was 15). How do I go about fulfilling it? Wait, there's a catch or two. [NSFW]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 6:40 AM on July 8, 2008
(13 comments)
How do I fall in love? I just can't seem to fall in love with anyone! All women just start annoying me, and then they accuse me of being cold and distant.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ChabonJabon
at 1:53 PM on July 1, 2008
(94 comments)
Pet friendly cabin or cottage within 3 hours of NYC?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cestmoi15
at 12:25 PM on July 1, 2008
(1 comment)
My friend has just confided that her new husband is often verbally abusive, and occasionally physically abusive. I honestly don't know how to help.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 12:05 PM on July 1, 2008
(35 comments)
How can I set up and host an anonymous Wordpress blog?
I want to write about stuff, and I don't want other people to know who I am. How hard is this?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 11:38 AM on July 1, 2008
(6 comments)
Would you go crazy if you were living in the boonies and every couple of minutes some dude comes careening around your corner on an ATV or motorcycle revving up slowly and maliciously?
posted to Ask Metafilter by watercarrier
at 9:40 AM on July 1, 2008
(29 comments)
Help me put together a fun YouTube playlist for a casual small party environment. Funny, short, smart.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie
at 7:27 AM on July 1, 2008
(12 comments)
I'm going on a road trip this summer. I have weird fears about being in the middle of nowhere. What can I expect in terms of frequency of rest stops, etc.?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pluckemin
at 6:05 AM on July 1, 2008
(17 comments)
Two Americans a year out of college, hoping to find some way to move to Toronto. Is this even plausible?
posted to Ask Metafilter by DoctorFedora
at 9:07 PM on June 28, 2008
(22 comments)
What is the profitability of a small restaurant?
posted to Ask Metafilter by CWitt
at 11:27 AM on June 26, 2008
(29 comments)
"For U.S. books published between 1923 and 1963, the rights holder needed to submit a form to the U.S. Copyright Office renewing the copyright 28 years after publication. In most cases, books that were never renewed are now in the public domain. Estimates of how many books were renewed vary, but everyone agrees that most books weren't renewed. If true, that means that
the majority of U.S. books published between 1923 and 1963 are freely usable." How do you know? The renewal copyright records have traditionally been scattered and hard to access, but Google - with the help of Project Gutenberg and the Distributed Proofreaders painstakingly typed in every word - has just released a single database as a
freely downloadable XML file.
posted to MetaFilter by stbalbach
at 8:23 AM on June 25, 2008
(55 comments)
GirlfriendFilter: I'm here, she's there. She's out having fun and I'm not. How do I stop feeling jealous?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 8:25 AM on June 25, 2008
(19 comments)
Help me with gender disappointment. My wife and I just had an ultrasound and found out our baby will be a girl. I was hoping for a boy because I never knew / met my father. My dad was a completely absent f*ck-up. I was hoping to somehow fill that void by giving my son what I never had and teaching him the things I had to learn on my own. I know I will be overjoyed when my daughter is born, but right now, I am feeling quite sad. What is a good way to look at this, and what can I look forward to with having a girl
posted to Ask Metafilter by jasondigitized
at 8:33 AM on June 23, 2008
(70 comments)
Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe Grunk just forget. Boss say Grunk go find pig, bring it back. Him say, if Grunk not bring back pig, not bring back Grunk either. Grunk like working at pig farm, so now Grunk need find pig.
posted to MetaFilter by not_on_display
at 3:37 PM on June 17, 2008
(37 comments)
Help me find a quiet place in Brooklyn/ Manhattan to read and write.
posted to Ask Metafilter by airguitar2
at 8:53 AM on June 17, 2008
(6 comments)
How do you get back in the swing of things - catch up on work, personal goals and commitments after getting lost/overwhelmed/giving up etc..?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jeffe
at 8:47 AM on June 17, 2008
(16 comments)
What are the flattest cities in the world?
posted to Ask Metafilter by zardoz
at 10:23 PM on June 16, 2008
(43 comments)
How far ahead do writers of serial dramas plan? I've been catching up on Lost (only through Season 2 - no spoilers please!) and I've been wondering how much of this was planned, and how much was decided a week in advance. I'm sure the overall story arc is planned well in advance, but just what does that entail?
posted to Ask Metafilter by um_maverick
at 8:49 AM on June 16, 2008
(17 comments)
How anonymous is my anonymous blog?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 9:03 PM on June 14, 2008
(21 comments)
How do I turn my love/talent for singing into a career (or at least a side job)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by chara
at 8:42 AM on June 13, 2008
(7 comments)
How can I best set up a question regarding furniture rearrangement (in terms of spatially rearranging things, with measurements) on the Internet, and is Ask Mefi the best source or are there other communities that would be better? Are there Flash tools that let you post furniture floorplans and let others come and rearrange things? Alternatively, for advice simply on arrangement of furniture, how much might a professional's advice be, and would an interior decorator be the profession to turn to? (Do they still call themselves interior decorators? It seems a '70s term.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by WCityMike
at 2:08 PM on June 11, 2008
(12 comments)
Should I contact my adopted child, now a teenager, whose birth father died recently?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 1:38 PM on June 11, 2008
(23 comments)
I am an overweight 21 year old woman. I want to join a gym but have a lot of reservations. This question is a lot longer than it probably ought to be.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 6:46 PM on June 10, 2008
(52 comments)
What are my legal rights, and what compensation can I get from a UK television channel who used a photograph I had taken without my permission, but which I had uploaded onto facebook??
posted to Ask Metafilter by leibniz
at 12:09 PM on June 10, 2008
(11 comments)
What does it mean to live in the second-to-worst state for public education?
posted to Ask Metafilter by toastchee
at 10:01 AM on June 10, 2008
(13 comments)
What am I missing in my diet that I crave Chocolate Chip cookies all the time?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cashman
at 10:18 AM on June 10, 2008
(35 comments)
What can we do? Kid's parents are divorced and his mom wants him to be on drugs for ADHD/bipolar disorder, but his dad is vehemently against it. He's 7.
posted to Ask Metafilter by thisisfake
at 9:48 AM on June 10, 2008
(35 comments)
How can my mom tactfully kick out guests who've overstayed their welcome?
posted to Ask Metafilter by batcrazy
at 6:22 AM on June 10, 2008
(24 comments)
I've been learning guitar for just over a month now and it seems to be going quite well. I'm trying to get my chord transitions fast and smooth with the easy open chords before I move on to more difficult ones. I've found a few songs that I can play with just these chords by looking through the usual guitar tab/chord websites, but finding them this way manually is time-consuming. Where I can search for songs that only include a specified set of chords?
posted to Ask Metafilter by xchmp
at 12:38 PM on June 9, 2008
(15 comments)
Scary roommate situation. I want to leave and I'm trying to figure out if I have any way of getting my money back, which I really need to help me get another room.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 10:27 AM on June 5, 2008
(32 comments)
GeniusFilter: Help me win an argument and prove that there ARE undeniable examples of women geniuses throughout history or even today.
posted to Ask Metafilter by DetonatedManiac
at 10:36 PM on June 4, 2008
(66 comments)
Please help me find awesome online diaries! No, not blogs, diaries.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kalimac
at 1:22 PM on June 4, 2008
(11 comments)
Help us decide where to live!
posted to Ask Metafilter by clcapps
at 9:46 AM on June 3, 2008
(37 comments)
How can a self-described "lazy" person develop really effective and successful long-term work habits?
posted to Ask Metafilter by itchi23
at 8:09 AM on June 3, 2008
(22 comments)
How can I be sure I buy DRM free?
posted to Ask Metafilter by doorsfan
at 7:51 AM on June 3, 2008
(19 comments)
"Skin painted bright red, heads partially shaved, arrows drawn back in the longbows and aimed square at the aircraft buzzing overhead. The gesture is unmistakable: Stay Away. The apparent aggression shown by these people is quite understandable, for they are members of one of Earth's last uncontacted tribes."
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi
at 5:18 PM on May 29, 2008
(88 comments)
