MetaFilter posts tagged with period

Six weeks was enough time for Mozart to write three of his greatest symphonies.

cjorgensen — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:48:32 -0800

A bunch of writers (42 to be exact), having decided civil liberties are important, have launched a website with poems, essays, and short stories protesting the extension of the pre-charge detention period in the UK from 28 to 42 days. Of course, Not everyone thinks it's a good idea. Sadly, Douglas Adams is not one of them and is unavailable for comment.

PMSbuddy

ColdChef — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:08:51 -0800

PMSbuddy.com is a free service created with a single goal in mind: to keep you aware of when your wife, girlfriend, mother[!], sister, daughter, or any other women in your life are closing in on "that time of the month" - when things can get intense for what may seem to be no reason at all.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was on vacation.

?! — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:33:44 -0800

She was attracting the lesbian vampires, but she's back in the saddle again. Still, she can't churn the butter today because Communists have invaded the summer house Aunt Flo is visiting. And Flo can't go swimming because of the crimson tide .

Farewell, Gene.

Astro Zombie — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 10:11:53 -0800

A Town Without Pity. Gene Pitney, the rather dashing rocker behind such hits as "Hello Mary Lou," "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance," and "Only Love Can Break A Heart," has passed away.

This is not a self link.

?! — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:39:16 -0800

? , !, & @ .

Calm...normal...elevated...cation...panic

gottabefunky — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:35:57 -0800

PMS Alert 1.0 A system-tray reminder of where things stand. Read a simple scale of five colors to get the likelihood of mood swings. Get a real-time estimation of fertility. Pick a date off the calendar to get a quick forecast of what's to come. Store custom notes to go along with each day in the cycle. Get reminders when conditions are changing. Even get reminders of her next birthday and anniversary.

Voyageman — Sat, 08 Jun 2002 12:54:44 -0800

Metaphysical significance of punctuation marks (a) Periods . and commas , are lovely because they are simple... Semicolons ; are pretentious and overactive...Italics rarely fail to insult the reader's intelligence..."Quotation marks" create the spurious impression of an aristocracy of sensibility...The exclamation point ! is obviously too emphatic, too childish, for our sophisticated ways...Questions ? and exclamations ! betray a sense of inquisitiveness and wonder that is distinctly unmodern....(parentheses) and - dashes - betoken stylistic laziness, a failure of discipline....(a) content footnotes are symbols of failure.

kristin — Fri, 03 Aug 2001 11:24:36 -0800

Aunt Flo has left the building! "A new drug being developed would eliminate menstruation altogether, while still allowing women to get pregnant. Another drug would eliminate both periods and pregnancy." Stock in companies that sell white jeans set to skyrocket, while sales of red and white patterned bedsheets plummet! On a more serious note, how much easier will this make it to plan adventurous vacations, honeymoons, and doctor's appointments? How much easier would life be if you never, ever had to think about having a period again?