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I'm looking for underrated, obscure European vacation stops.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Christ, what an asshole
at 2:03 PM on October 1, 2008
(33 comments)
I just bought a bicycle. The drivers in this city are terrifying. What do I need to know to stay safe?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pised
at 1:04 PM on September 19, 2008
(34 comments)
What's a trade I can learn now, as a hobby, that will be useful if/when the economy collapses?
posted to Ask Metafilter by sportbucket
at 1:05 PM on September 17, 2008
(41 comments)
What, exactly, does a Schengen-zone immigration officer at an airport see on his screen when he scans my machine-readable, has-entered-the-Schengen-zone-before non-Schengen passport? I'd love to see a screenshot, or just an explanation of the information available to the officer at first glance.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mdonley
at 11:40 AM on September 10, 2008
(4 comments)
NOLA and area residents
posted to MetaTalk by Heatwole
at 6:41 PM on August 31, 2008
(56 comments)
I'm scared of having to work for a living. I'm terrified I'll feel hollow and depressed and unfulfilled. Is this normal and part of growing up and entering the real world?
posted to Ask Metafilter by rainygrl716
at 6:41 AM on August 31, 2008
(23 comments)
What does one do while getting a tattoo?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 8:29 PM on August 27, 2008
(23 comments)
What are some of the little things that you did that ended up saving you a lot of money in the long run?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cellphone
at 2:33 PM on March 9, 2006
(94 comments)
Slides used to be dangerous.....
After climbing up those sandy, metal crosstrax steps you got to the top and stared down at that steep ride below. The slide was burning hot to the touch, a stovetop set to high all day under the summer sun, just waiting to greet the underside of your legs with first-degree burns as you enjoyed the ride
posted to MetaFilter by bluesky43
at 1:09 PM on July 21, 2008
(170 comments)
Please recommend me some great books about the home front during WWI or WWII.
posted to Ask Metafilter by booksandlibretti
at 12:30 PM on July 21, 2008
(26 comments)
I have a passing fascination with the concept of immortality. Where can I read more about scientific studies, crackpot theories, or even good works of fiction dealing with increasing human lifespans and/or living forever?
posted to Ask Metafilter by logic vs love
at 11:42 AM on July 9, 2008
(35 comments)
Please help me out with my doomsday anxiety. I need some respected, rational, realistic stuff to read about economy, oil, food, etc. in the near future and beyond.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 8:15 AM on July 9, 2008
(37 comments)
In the latter years of the second world war, the economist RA Radford was a prisoner of war. After the war ended, he wrote
this now well known (if you're an economist) article on the economic structures that emerged in the POW camps. (
JSTOR link)
posted to MetaFilter by pharm
at 7:37 AM on July 6, 2008
(25 comments)
The Book of Accidents: Designed for Young Children
(1831). "In presenting to his little readers
The Book of Accidents, the Author conceives he cannot render a more important service to the rising generation and to parents, than by furnishing them with an account of the accidents to which Children, from their inexperience or carelessness, are liable. If generally studied it will save the lives of thousands, and relieve many families from the long and unavailing misery attendant on such occurrences."
[Via]
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus
at 6:37 PM on July 3, 2008
(34 comments)
I don't want to be a liar anymore but I don't know how to stop.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 6:27 AM on July 2, 2008
(24 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)
[MoneyFilter] Turning 18, i find my knowledge on money/finance dangerously lacking. Help me find resources to learn everything about finance for life (stocks, banks, taxes, etc.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Javed_Ahamed
at 2:12 PM on June 25, 2008
(18 comments)
Where are the short, feminine hairstyles for
thick and wavy hair?
posted to Ask Metafilter by showbiz_liz
at 3:59 PM on June 18, 2008
(29 comments)
I live in DC, and I'm in my late twenties. What I've found, at a time in my life when I'm really looking for something serious - all I can find is ass.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 7:28 AM on June 12, 2008
(21 comments)
Any lists of super simple meals?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jesirose
at 12:24 AM on June 7, 2008
(44 comments)
How do you learn to feel comfortable with yourself?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 7:43 PM on June 5, 2008
(18 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)
What are your recommendations for good baby and toddler books in English?
posted to Ask Metafilter by k8t
at 2:04 AM on May 17, 2008
(22 comments)
Suggestions on something to put in the pattern/logo/inlay area on my car's aftermarket shift knob?
posted to Ask Metafilter by de void
at 8:24 AM on May 15, 2008
(18 comments)
vagabondish
"The Travelzine for Today's Vagabond" offers lots of tips for travellers. And if, like me, travel isn't really in your near future, you can check out
the dispatches.
posted to MetaFilter by owhydididoit
at 2:41 PM on May 10, 2008
(7 comments)
What are some over-the-counter drugs (or herbal medicine) that can be taken to treat severe anxiety until I can get some health insurance?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Rhadamanthus
at 11:52 PM on May 7, 2008
(32 comments)
I love history, and I love adventure. What real-life historical adventurers were awesome, and have books written about them worth reading?
posted to Ask Metafilter by WidgetAlley
at 12:28 PM on May 5, 2008
(40 comments)
What's going on with
these two relationship threads?
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 8:26 PM on May 1, 2008
(100 comments)
If you find yourself in
Finland on the evening of April 30th or on May 1st, you must be aware of the following information. Today is
Vappu. Also known as Walpurgis Night, Vappu is a traditional holiday in Finland, and there are a number of unique social customs and dress you must be aware of in order to avoid embarrassment and ridicule.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 1:04 PM on April 30, 2008
(12 comments)
What is the first question people ask when you tell them what you do? Are there common misconceptions or generalizations that people make? How do you tactfully and/or humorously correct them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by iamkimiam
at 9:02 AM on April 28, 2008
(154 comments)
TravelFilter: Where's that website i saw a few years ago that suggested where i should go?
posted to Ask Metafilter by modernsquid
at 10:38 AM on April 28, 2008
(6 comments)
Awaiting autopsy, the newly deceased lies supine, naked, on a metal table. The head is positioned as if the closed eyes were looking straight up. The arms are at the side. The knees and elbows are straight. The ankles are bent forward, not to the side, at an angle of about 45 degrees. I have seen the bodies this way of persons I had known, persons I had spoken with the previous day. And sometimes a live patient, consulting me for a physical examination, will lie the same way on the examination table, naked, looking up, arms at his side; and my thoughts turn to the autopsy suite. I wonder if I will someday see him too lying this way, recently cold, and I wonder about the complicated awful predicament of the physician.
Short essays by Charles Bardes, M.D. on the practice of medicine.
An appreciation of Charles Bardes by Sven Birkerts.
posted to MetaFilter by Kattullus
at 7:29 AM on April 24, 2008
(15 comments)
Where can I get decent flip-flops that don't cost $50?
posted to Ask Metafilter by showbiz_liz
at 8:53 AM on April 16, 2008
(37 comments)
So it's mid-April already, and I haven't yet heard anything about
MefiSwap 2008. So who's in?
posted to MetaTalk by god hates math
at 3:42 PM on April 14, 2008
(213 comments)
"Principals make hundreds of decisions everyday based on our best judgment. And in that time, smelling that marker, I felt like, 'Wow, that's a very serious marker,'" Benisch said.
Despite the medical evidence, Benisch promised to draw an even clearer line on markers.
"
We've purged every permanent marker there is in this building," he said.
posted to MetaFilter by tehloki
at 3:53 PM on April 6, 2008
(71 comments)
I would like sharp cheddar. The best sharp cheddar recommendations you've got. Complex, subtle cheddars are great, but I'm also feenin' for cheddar that is sharp beyond belief. So if you don't have the cheddar equivalent of a 25-year old Bowmore, a perfectly acceptable alternative is the cheddar equivalent of a ziploc bag full of Everclear. Let the cheese strike my taste buds, hard.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Greg Nog
at 2:21 PM on April 3, 2008
(46 comments)
