MetaFilter posts tagged with mania

Your hobbies are not nearly obscure enough

odasaku — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:10:23 -0800

Traffic signals! Yes, an entire page devoted to the myriad varieties of Japanese L E D traffic signal. They even have a mapping feature and a traffic signal lingo dictionary. I hereby dare ANYBODY to find a cooler hobby than this.

Cicada Mania

hama7 — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:12:34 -0800

Cicada Mania.

Collecting Mania

tellurian — Sat, 20 May 2006 22:48:34 -0800

Beer Caps. With 12,568 scans available to peruse, Uncle Corkie is the winner in my books. Franco Ferretti may have the largest collection of bottle caps but it's not online. Collecting, a postmodern pastime?

Little Alfredo Didn't Look So "Little" Anymore

Sticherbeast — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:30:48 -0800

Because He Fight To Live… And He Fights Dirty As Hell! Bob developed his unique style of "dirty fighting" during his 40 years of formal training, bar brawls and street fights, bounty hunting and busting up narcotics gangs. He served his country well as a "hot-zone" combat soldier in Vietnam, worked as a private eye, a personal armed bodyguard to superstar rock groups (like Aerosmith, the Who and Led Zepplin), and a canine handler for 11 separate jurisdictions. He's also a recognized "Chi Master" - at an infamous Soldier of Fortune convention, he drove a steel rod through his forearm, tied it to a new Ford Mustang, and dragged the car 287 feet... without blood, without pain, without scarring. (Don't try this at home.)

MiguelCardoso — Fri, 08 Nov 2002 06:13:44 -0800

Enfants Don't Come Any More Terrible Nor Is Any Poète More Maudit than "bad, mad and dangerous to know" Lord Byron, which is why biographers can't resist delving into his multitude of sins, transgressions and crimes. Increasingly, the life of a great writer overshadows his work and the consequences of this mania look bleak indeed... [More inside]

Zbobo — Sun, 02 Sep 2001 19:28:12 -0800

Gadhafi Mania! The proverbial fly on America's arse strikes again. To celebrate his coup, the Libyan leader thumbs his nose at Uncle Sam while announcing some bold policy initiatives. My favorite: We should make drinking glasses smaller so people won't drink so much water!