Friday Non-Flash Trauma

January 13, 2006 5:15 AM

what is the point of it all
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome (39 comments total)

Without whatever plugin they want from me, that's simply what the link says it is, which is pretty scary, when you get right down to it.
posted by OmieWise at 5:30 AM on January 13, 2006

That's it? I feel robbed.
posted by StephenV at 5:41 AM on January 13, 2006

The quicktime audio you are missing is the first few bars of Moonlight Sonata. Creepy indeed.
posted by [expletive deleted] at 5:43 AM on January 13, 2006

So, what happens? I watch Conan for 30 seconds and then it turns to Goatse guy? I didn't want to stay around to find out.
posted by Mcable at 5:44 AM on January 13, 2006

I don't understand. Is it supposed to do something terribly exciting? Because I'm just getting some random bloke's face with soothing musical accopaniment.
posted by jack_mo at 5:45 AM on January 13, 2006

Um, accompaniment.
posted by jack_mo at 5:46 AM on January 13, 2006

What is the point of this post?
posted by fixedgear at 5:46 AM on January 13, 2006

Wow -- that dude wears a lot of makeup....
posted by spilon at 5:49 AM on January 13, 2006

I was expecting Conan the Barbarian.
posted by NotMyselfRightNow at 5:50 AM on January 13, 2006

YTMNPotEoA.
posted by Hlewagast at 5:51 AM on January 13, 2006

Interesting tags, but that's about it I'm afraid. *yawn*

Next!
posted by Chunder at 6:07 AM on January 13, 2006

Parochialfilter.
posted by the cuban at 6:14 AM on January 13, 2006

http://ytmfnd.ytmnd.com/
posted by nervousfritz at 6:18 AM on January 13, 2006

wtf.mefi
posted by NinjaPirate at 6:20 AM on January 13, 2006

long dark teatime of the soul.
posted by adzm at 6:22 AM on January 13, 2006

Conan Stares Into My Soul...AND DEMANDS ADDITIONAL PLUGINS!
posted by tpl1212 at 6:23 AM on January 13, 2006

Oh My God! It's Conan! I've been looking for a picture of him for ages. Getting a picture (especially such a highly detailed one) of such an infamous recluse is an amazing feather in my cap. Now if I could only get a similar Salinger picture.

Oh, wait...
posted by oddman at 6:31 AM on January 13, 2006

Conan stares into my soul...and takes it! Give it back, you bastard. Haven't you done enough to traumatize me already with all that makeup you wear?

Why Conan, why?

Give it back, please?

Come on man, please?

On second thought: meh.
posted by rand at 7:03 AM on January 13, 2006

Stuff I learned this morning:

Conan O'Brien is several years younger than me, and he looks a good decade older.

People on TV wear makeup. (Wait, knew that already.)

When you format a picture of somebody's face just right, it looks like it's steadily shrinking, even though it never gets any smaller.

Even 'Moonlight Sonata' gets tedious after five minutes if you're only listening to the first few bars.

YTMND is either really self-indulgent and narcissistic, or his drummer is onto a beat ain't nobody else marchin' to. Maybe both.
posted by lodurr at 7:11 AM on January 13, 2006

if (mefi.user > 17575)
     refund ($5);
else
     wipe_tears (baby_jeebus);

posted by deadfather at 7:49 AM on January 13, 2006

Is the point simply to generate masses of comments asking why you would post tripe like this? If so, congratulations, because here's another!
posted by soyjoy at 7:55 AM on January 13, 2006

I dig Conan, and I "get" ytmnd, but even I have to ask - wtf?
posted by O9scar at 8:36 AM on January 13, 2006

YAWN...
posted by Debaser626 at 8:40 AM on January 13, 2006

With a URL like that, I would assume that the point is to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

Which, yeah, it is.
posted by COBRA! at 8:42 AM on January 13, 2006

You're the man now, dog!
posted by furtive at 8:45 AM on January 13, 2006

no
posted by rxrfrx at 9:01 AM on January 13, 2006

There needs to be a 'completely useless' flag...
posted by blendor at 9:19 AM on January 13, 2006

Is this how fark got started?
posted by scheptech at 9:28 AM on January 13, 2006

Is this something you'd need a MetaFilter cliche to understand?
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 9:39 AM on January 13, 2006

At least it is now possible to say things to Conan without him interrupting with inane jokes that make it impossible for you to tell your story.
posted by Astro Zombie at 10:14 AM on January 13, 2006

Conan is a ytmnd staple, and this one is hilarious to any ytmnd fanboy/girl. Duh.
posted by frecklefaerie at 10:19 AM on January 13, 2006

I don't... I don't get it...
posted by TwelveTwo at 1:05 PM on January 13, 2006

???
posted by Outlawyr at 2:10 PM on January 13, 2006

I've made a few YTMNDs myself (some NSFW), but I never got into the fads they have there.
I guess that means they fail.
posted by Dr-Baa at 3:23 PM on January 13, 2006

My YTMNDs, that is.
posted by Dr-Baa at 3:29 PM on January 13, 2006

Made me laugh. [shrug]
posted by coach_mcguirk at 5:16 PM on January 13, 2006

Keep YTMND's out of metafilter. We just want them where they belong.
posted by Citizen Premier at 6:49 PM on January 13, 2006

I blame Bush.

And I blame ParisParsimus and Dios for Bush.
posted by Balisong at 10:14 PM on January 13, 2006

They're gonna take the "Awesome" off your name if you post like this again.
posted by klangklangston at 8:12 AM on January 16, 2006