MetaFilter is seven!
July 14, 2006 12:42 AM Subscribe
Cat-Scan.com is one of the strangest sites I've seen in some time. I have no idea how these people got their cats wedged into their scanners, or why.
does anyone read the posts down here?
posted by swordfishtrombones at 12:46 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by swordfishtrombones at 12:46 AM on July 14, 2006
happy birthday!
posted by nightchrome at 12:48 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by nightchrome at 12:48 AM on July 14, 2006
Link goes to a domain squatter here. Either you didn't check your link, or it's just my local DNS.
posted by Mitrovarr at 12:49 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by Mitrovarr at 12:49 AM on July 14, 2006
ZIPPITY BOP!
posted by team lowkey at 12:51 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by team lowkey at 12:51 AM on July 14, 2006
using punctuation^ to hide explanations* makes the baby jesus# cry.
posted by kaytwo at 12:56 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by kaytwo at 12:56 AM on July 14, 2006
Feelin' itchy yet, Matt?
posted by persona non grata at 12:56 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by persona non grata at 12:56 AM on July 14, 2006
7 years. Wow.
posted by eyeballkid at 12:57 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by eyeballkid at 12:57 AM on July 14, 2006
I have never attempted to scan a cat. I wouldn't even know where to start. In fact, I don't think I agree with it.
posted by dhammond at 1:00 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by dhammond at 1:00 AM on July 14, 2006
You know you've been around the blue too long when you see this post and instantly say "is it that time again, already?"
posted by shoepal at 1:00 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by shoepal at 1:00 AM on July 14, 2006
Wait, what? I've been on this site for over a year? Wow. Happy Birthday!
posted by obvious at 1:04 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by obvious at 1:04 AM on July 14, 2006
[this is the official "laugh at the n00bs snarking about double posts" thread]
posted by DaShiv at 1:07 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by DaShiv at 1:07 AM on July 14, 2006
[this is the official noob snarking about the double post]
posted by Malor at 1:12 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by Malor at 1:12 AM on July 14, 2006
Those scanned cats help the mushrooms to grow and the Luck Dragons to fly. Happy B-Day MeFi.
posted by maryh at 1:19 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by maryh at 1:19 AM on July 14, 2006
I want those motherfucking cats out my motherfucking scanner!
posted by joshuaconner at 1:25 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by joshuaconner at 1:25 AM on July 14, 2006
We really don't need to see Fluffy's junk up close and personal.
Happy Birthday, Metafilter!
posted by Space Kitty at 1:26 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy Birthday, Metafilter!
posted by Space Kitty at 1:26 AM on July 14, 2006
MY FATHER WAS KILLED BY A CAT WEDGED IN A SCANNER OR WHY AND YOU JERKS PARADE IT AROUND EVERY YEAR.
posted by Homeskillet Freshy Fresh at 1:55 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by Homeskillet Freshy Fresh at 1:55 AM on July 14, 2006
> obligatory happy comment accomanied by excited hand waving <
posted by talitha_kumi at 1:55 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by talitha_kumi at 1:55 AM on July 14, 2006
Yeah. Still no where near legal. Come back in a while, kiddo.
posted by loquacious at 2:03 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by loquacious at 2:03 AM on July 14, 2006
If man is 5
If man is 5
If man is 5
Then the devil is 6
Then the devil is 6
Then the devil is 6
And if the devil is 6
Metafilter's 7!
(this weblog's gone to heaven)
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 2:18 AM on July 14, 2006
If man is 5
If man is 5
Then the devil is 6
Then the devil is 6
Then the devil is 6
And if the devil is 6
Metafilter's 7!
(this weblog's gone to heaven)
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 2:18 AM on July 14, 2006
Rock me, Stav!
posted by randomination at 2:22 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by randomination at 2:22 AM on July 14, 2006
By the way, I think Richard Pryor's gone.
posted by Smart Dalek at 2:27 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by Smart Dalek at 2:27 AM on July 14, 2006
A History In Scanned Felines: One, two, three, four, five, and six years ago in Metafilter birthday threads.
And here it is, 6:30pm on a Friday in Korea. I will raise my first drink to the mighty 'filter.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 2:28 AM on July 14, 2006
And here it is, 6:30pm on a Friday in Korea. I will raise my first drink to the mighty 'filter.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 2:28 AM on July 14, 2006
Now I guess I'm gonna have to have a birthday drink when I wake up in the morning. Strangely, I'm ok with that. Happy Birthday!
posted by gambit at 2:33 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by gambit at 2:33 AM on July 14, 2006
Aw, they're so cute when they're seven. Still young enough to think Dad is a hero, and not old enough to smoke crack and sell themselves to old fat men.
Happy birthday Metafilter, it only gets better from here!
posted by disclaimer at 3:02 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy birthday Metafilter, it only gets better from here!
posted by disclaimer at 3:02 AM on July 14, 2006
We found 221 photos about cat and scanner. Happy Birthday!
posted by misteraitch at 3:17 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by misteraitch at 3:17 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy Birthday mefi. I shall use this as an excuse to get wildly drunk tonight.
posted by ciderwoman at 3:42 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by ciderwoman at 3:42 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy birthday MeFi!
posted by Effigy2000 at 3:45 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by Effigy2000 at 3:45 AM on July 14, 2006
earbucket wins!
Happy Birthday, MeFi (and Matt)!
I *heart* MetaFilter.
posted by davidmsc at 4:14 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy Birthday, MeFi (and Matt)!
I *heart* MetaFilter.
posted by davidmsc at 4:14 AM on July 14, 2006
filmgeek wipes a tear from his eye, "Cat-scan"
From Archive.org
posted by filmgeek at 4:16 AM on July 14, 2006
From Archive.org
posted by filmgeek at 4:16 AM on July 14, 2006
happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday dear metafilter,
from this post in the blue
/lame
posted by lemonfridge at 4:17 AM on July 14, 2006
happy birthday to you
happy birthday dear metafilter,
from this post in the blue
/lame
posted by lemonfridge at 4:17 AM on July 14, 2006
MetaFilter: I came for the links, I stayed for the catjunk.
posted by rosemere at 4:20 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by rosemere at 4:20 AM on July 14, 2006
You mean I get to see Fluffy's balls seven years running? Yay! Happy birthday, MeFi! I came for the links, I stay for the snark. Love, a (mostly) lurker.
posted by Jubey at 4:26 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by Jubey at 4:26 AM on July 14, 2006
catscan again? already? damn. that year went by fast. happy birthday, MetaFilter.
posted by medium format at 4:43 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by medium format at 4:43 AM on July 14, 2006
Hooray! Happy birthday, MetaFilter! Here's to the next seven years!
posted by soundofsuburbia at 4:48 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by soundofsuburbia at 4:48 AM on July 14, 2006
I really am the last to know.
Happy birthday, Metafilter.
posted by tizzie at 5:07 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy birthday, Metafilter.
posted by tizzie at 5:07 AM on July 14, 2006
Indeed - many happy returns - 1/3 of the way to being able to drink in the US...
posted by prentiz at 5:13 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by prentiz at 5:13 AM on July 14, 2006
What happened to the goddam pancakes? Is there some webpage where I can keep up with all this shit or do I just have to read everything all the fucking time??
posted by DenOfSizer at 5:18 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by DenOfSizer at 5:18 AM on July 14, 2006
Bastille Day and MeFi turns 7! Woo Hoo! I'll raise my glass to Matt storming La Bastille The Guantanamo and freeing all those unfairly incarcerated political prisoners!
posted by RobertFrost at 5:23 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by RobertFrost at 5:23 AM on July 14, 2006
Keep the fucking light out of the cat's eyes.
Happy birthday Metafilter.
posted by birdherder at 5:53 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy birthday Metafilter.
posted by birdherder at 5:53 AM on July 14, 2006
I've been a member of this site for seven years. Holy shit. I'm old.
posted by tomcosgrave at 6:05 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by tomcosgrave at 6:05 AM on July 14, 2006
I'm older than you, cosgrave. Also, the site is 7 now. I think it's time we toilet-trained it.
posted by jonmc at 6:07 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by jonmc at 6:07 AM on July 14, 2006
*passes out camgirls*
posted by If I Had An Anus at 6:25 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by If I Had An Anus at 6:25 AM on July 14, 2006
When god was passing out camgirls, I misunderstood, thought he said 'hampearls', and turned him down...
Wait. Where was I again?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:28 AM on July 14, 2006
Wait. Where was I again?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:28 AM on July 14, 2006
stavros, show me on the Metafilter where the man touched you.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:34 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:34 AM on July 14, 2006
I love the scene where the scanners make the cat's head explode.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 6:42 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 6:42 AM on July 14, 2006
You know you've been around the blue too long when you see this post and instantly say "is it that time again, already?"
Yeah, ain't it the truth. And thankee kindly, EarBucket—that made my day!
posted by languagehat at 6:47 AM on July 14, 2006
Yeah, ain't it the truth. And thankee kindly, EarBucket—that made my day!
posted by languagehat at 6:47 AM on July 14, 2006
MetaFilter has been the prime mover in my internet existence. Thank you, Matt.
posted by sciurus at 6:56 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by sciurus at 6:56 AM on July 14, 2006
Clogging the tubes for seven years. The internets aren't a damn truck, people.
Happy birthday. Thanks, Matt.
posted by MarvinTheCat at 6:57 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy birthday. Thanks, Matt.
posted by MarvinTheCat at 6:57 AM on July 14, 2006
it's a good thing you've done here matthew. speech, not beer. the beer's not bad though. either.
posted by hayeled at 7:03 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by hayeled at 7:03 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy Birthday, Metafilter! I've officially been here more than half the time you've been alive.
posted by jonson at 7:17 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by jonson at 7:17 AM on July 14, 2006
I take one one one 'cause you left me
And two two two for my family
And three three three for my heartache
And four four four for my headaches
And five five five for my lonely
And six six six for my sorrow
And seven seven seven for metafilter tomorrow
And eight eight eight I forget what 8 was for
And nine nine nine for a lost god
And ten ten ten for everything everything everything everything
posted by jdfan at 7:25 AM on July 14, 2006
And two two two for my family
And three three three for my heartache
And four four four for my headaches
And five five five for my lonely
And six six six for my sorrow
And seven seven seven for metafilter tomorrow
And eight eight eight I forget what 8 was for
And nine nine nine for a lost god
And ten ten ten for everything everything everything everything
posted by jdfan at 7:25 AM on July 14, 2006
ZIPPITY Mushroom Pancakes on a Pepsi Blue Ceiling Pony, it's that time again!
Happy birthday, all, everyone back to mine for a Meta^ pile on about septuple posts!
posted by penguin pie at 7:34 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy birthday, all, everyone back to mine for a Meta^ pile on about septuple posts!
posted by penguin pie at 7:34 AM on July 14, 2006
Stated: Cats? In scanners? OH THOSE WACKY JAPANESE!
Retort: THESE "HOW WACKY THE JAPANESE ARE" POST ARE TIRESOME AND OFFENSIVE!
Happy b'day metafilter. You're my favorties blue and green background pages on the net. (And I can call it the net, you whippersnappers! My b'day was yesterday, and I'm... *horrifying gasps* 41 now.)
posted by smallerdemon at 7:35 AM on July 14, 2006
Retort: THESE "HOW WACKY THE JAPANESE ARE" POST ARE TIRESOME AND OFFENSIVE!
Happy b'day metafilter. You're my favorties blue and green background pages on the net. (And I can call it the net, you whippersnappers! My b'day was yesterday, and I'm... *horrifying gasps* 41 now.)
posted by smallerdemon at 7:35 AM on July 14, 2006
Thanks, Matt. You have done a very good thing here.
Thanks also to the MeFites who teach me so muchI'd rather not I'm grateful to know.
Happy Birthday, MetaFilter.
posted by zennie at 7:36 AM on July 14, 2006
Thanks also to the MeFites who teach me so much
Happy Birthday, MetaFilter.
posted by zennie at 7:36 AM on July 14, 2006
1) Scan cat
2) Make website
3) Wait seven years
4) Domain squater makes profit!
posted by pwb503 at 7:45 AM on July 14, 2006
2) Make website
3) Wait seven years
4) Domain squater makes profit!
posted by pwb503 at 7:45 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy Birthday MeFi and thanks Matt - $5 has never been better spent.
posted by greycap at 7:53 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by greycap at 7:53 AM on July 14, 2006
Till there was you, Metafilter...
There were cats....on the scanner,
but I never heard them yowling
No, I never heard them at all,
Till there was you.
There were flamewars....on the Net,
but I never saw them burning,
no, I never saw them at all
Till there was you.
And there was Music,
and passionate outrage,
they tell me, and sweet web design
pages to make me laugh and cry
There was news, all around
but I never saw it discussed,
no, I never saw it at all
Till there was you.
There was help, all around
But I never found a cake taker
No, I never found it at all
Till there was you
Till there was you
posted by orange swan at 7:59 AM on July 14, 2006
There were cats....on the scanner,
but I never heard them yowling
No, I never heard them at all,
Till there was you.
There were flamewars....on the Net,
but I never saw them burning,
no, I never saw them at all
Till there was you.
And there was Music,
and passionate outrage,
they tell me, and sweet web design
pages to make me laugh and cry
There was news, all around
but I never saw it discussed,
no, I never saw it at all
Till there was you.
There was help, all around
But I never found a cake taker
No, I never found it at all
Till there was you
Till there was you
posted by orange swan at 7:59 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy Spirit Formation Journey Anniversary, Metafilter!
Deep within the womb of time,
a creature thus be born
The seed of life is united with
the egg of tyranny
Gestates forth from within the womb of life
for three-quarter and nigh a year
The creature thus be born!
The creature thus be formed!
And ye of years
Seven bells
Will chime!
When the heavens open up
and drink from the silver cup
The creature thus be born!
And blow the magic horn!
To alert the spirit deep within the cycle of life.
The creature has begun it's journey deep forlorn,
upon this day which he be formed
In the sea of mucus the spirit rides down from the mountain
and unites with the creature in the womb
A holy union, dark mortality, until the dark mortality
breaks the chain of life
The creature thus be born
And every year raineth down the celebratory tears
A celebration of the years
from mere mortal sky!
posted by Stauf at 8:14 AM on July 14, 2006
Deep within the womb of time,
a creature thus be born
The seed of life is united with
the egg of tyranny
Gestates forth from within the womb of life
for three-quarter and nigh a year
The creature thus be born!
The creature thus be formed!
And ye of years
Seven bells
Will chime!
When the heavens open up
and drink from the silver cup
The creature thus be born!
And blow the magic horn!
To alert the spirit deep within the cycle of life.
The creature has begun it's journey deep forlorn,
upon this day which he be formed
In the sea of mucus the spirit rides down from the mountain
and unites with the creature in the womb
A holy union, dark mortality, until the dark mortality
breaks the chain of life
The creature thus be born
And every year raineth down the celebratory tears
A celebration of the years
from mere mortal sky!
posted by Stauf at 8:14 AM on July 14, 2006
I've been here off and on for 5 years and I never once noticed that MeFi shares a birthday with France! Time for me to don a dunce cap or something.
posted by clevershark at 8:14 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by clevershark at 8:14 AM on July 14, 2006
Kitties!!!
oh. Happy birthday, MeFi! I feel old now. 7 years orbiting the Blue Planet...yikes.
posted by everichon at 8:15 AM on July 14, 2006
oh. Happy birthday, MeFi! I feel old now. 7 years orbiting the Blue Planet...yikes.
posted by everichon at 8:15 AM on July 14, 2006
I think every member should post a comment to this thread.
posted by katiecat at 8:17 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by katiecat at 8:17 AM on July 14, 2006
Thanks Matt (and Jess). My world would be poorer without Mefi.
*hands out buckets of cocks*
posted by CunningLinguist at 8:19 AM on July 14, 2006
*hands out buckets of cocks*
posted by CunningLinguist at 8:19 AM on July 14, 2006
Well, here's my comment: Bon Anniversaire, Le Meta-Filtaire! La Bastille would be Tres PROUD aussi!
Also: I swear i'm not drunk and typing. I must have had some bad yogurt this morning...
posted by indiebass at 8:23 AM on July 14, 2006
Also: I swear i'm not drunk and typing. I must have had some bad yogurt this morning...
posted by indiebass at 8:23 AM on July 14, 2006
scat-can?
posted by lemonfridge at 8:24 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by lemonfridge at 8:24 AM on July 14, 2006
ZIPPIT BOP!
posted by Numenorian at 8:27 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by Numenorian at 8:27 AM on July 14, 2006
ZIPPIT BOP!
Jesus fuck, at least make a goddamn effort, huh?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:29 AM on July 14, 2006
Jesus fuck, at least make a goddamn effort, huh?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:29 AM on July 14, 2006
*puts on slinky dress*
<breathy>
Happy Birthday Mister Meta-Filter.. Happy birthday too you</breathy>
*flirty tap on Metafilter's nose.
posted by drezdn at 8:30 AM on July 14, 2006
<breathy>
Happy Birthday Mister Meta-Filter.. Happy birthday too you</breathy>
*flirty tap on Metafilter's nose.
posted by drezdn at 8:30 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy B-Day MeFi.
This is without a doubt my favorite website.
I was unaware of the Cat-Scan/birthday post. The first thing that came to mind was Bonsai Kitten
Alas that is no more as well.
posted by daHIFI at 8:34 AM on July 14, 2006
This is without a doubt my favorite website.
I was unaware of the Cat-Scan/birthday post. The first thing that came to mind was Bonsai Kitten
Alas that is no more as well.
posted by daHIFI at 8:34 AM on July 14, 2006
I'm in the coffee shop across from the high school.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 8:42 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 8:42 AM on July 14, 2006
There are only two pages of catscan clusters on Flickr? Shocking. And the picture of the cat being CAT-scanned is too funny.
Happy Birthday Metafilter!
posted by peep at 8:49 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy Birthday Metafilter!
posted by peep at 8:49 AM on July 14, 2006
*puts on slinky dress**goes preemptively blind*
Happy Birthday Mister Meta-Filter.. Happy birthday too you
*flirty tap on Metafilter's nose.
*bleaches inside of skull*
*lights head on fire*
posted by scrump at 8:56 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy birthday Metafilter! Thanks mathowie for putting up with seven years of lippy strangers telling you how to run your site.
ZIPPITY BOP! has always been my favorite.
posted by macadamiaranch at 9:04 AM on July 14, 2006
ZIPPITY BOP! has always been my favorite.
posted by macadamiaranch at 9:04 AM on July 14, 2006
FUCK THIS WEBSITE YOU GUYS ARE REALY IMATURE I M LEAVING FOREVER.
posted by Baby_Balrog at 9:12 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by Baby_Balrog at 9:12 AM on July 14, 2006
I was going to hand out drinks but everyone got so damned mad at the cups. I could never figure out why.
At any rate, "Happy Birthday, Mefi!"
/me scans a couple of pussies and posts them for your enjoyment.
posted by Fezboy! at 9:15 AM on July 14, 2006
At any rate, "Happy Birthday, Mefi!"
/me scans a couple of pussies and posts them for your enjoyment.
posted by Fezboy! at 9:15 AM on July 14, 2006
So everyone else but me can see this damn catscan page?
posted by A189Nut at 9:21 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by A189Nut at 9:21 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy, happy birthday MeFi! : )
posted by SisterHavana at 9:23 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by SisterHavana at 9:23 AM on July 14, 2006
A189Nut: You have to be a member for at least a year before you get the catscan page Geasemonkey code. It's in the FAQ.
posted by ?! at 9:31 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by ?! at 9:31 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy Birthday! I wanna get my face painted! Where's the clown? Can I ride the pony? Is there gonna be one of those bouncy castles? Can I have some soda? Please? Please?!
posted by msali at 9:47 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by msali at 9:47 AM on July 14, 2006
My workplace blocks Cat-Scan.com as "gruesome content".
posted by Minglet at 10:08 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by Minglet at 10:08 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy Birthday Metafilter
Thanks Matt!
Here's to a big ol' 7 on the sidebar. *clink*
posted by carsonb at 10:10 AM on July 14, 2006
Thanks Matt!
Here's to a big ol' 7 on the sidebar. *clink*
posted by carsonb at 10:10 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy birthday to Metafilter! Haven't been here a whole year yet, but I can already tell my $5 was well-spent. Please continue to rock mightily in the coming years as ye hath rocked in the past, oh awesomeful Metafilter.
And yeah, cats on a scanner. Whodathunk?
posted by Alterscape at 10:23 AM on July 14, 2006
And yeah, cats on a scanner. Whodathunk?
posted by Alterscape at 10:23 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy Birthday and thanks for everything. I've laughed, I've cried, I've learned, I've snarked, I've been told to fuck off, I've told someone else to fuck off, been shocked, outraged, amazed and delighted. And that's just in one day!
posted by LeeJay at 10:27 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by LeeJay at 10:27 AM on July 14, 2006
What this thread needs is more call outs.
Congrats to MeFi on another excellent year.
posted by Joey Michaels at 10:27 AM on July 14, 2006
Congrats to MeFi on another excellent year.
posted by Joey Michaels at 10:27 AM on July 14, 2006
happy birthday! yay!
posted by fillsthepews at 10:44 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by fillsthepews at 10:44 AM on July 14, 2006
a) and where are the FAQs?
b) somebody post one image as a taster for the deprived
posted by A189Nut at 10:53 AM on July 14, 2006
b) somebody post one image as a taster for the deprived
posted by A189Nut at 10:53 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy Birthday, MeFi!
Now where are the strippers and the beer?
posted by jason's_planet at 10:55 AM on July 14, 2006
Hey, let's take MeFi out to a chain restaurant and make the servers dance around in a line singing something that isn't Happy Birthday because they're too cheap to pay the licensing fee and then give MeFi a cupcake with a candle in it, and it can be one of those special candles that you can't blow out! Wouldn't that be fun?!
posted by mkhall at 11:19 AM on July 14, 2006
posted by mkhall at 11:19 AM on July 14, 2006
Happy happy birthday!
Have a pleasant birthday!
Hope you enjoy your birthday
Love, the Cheesecake Factory!
posted by Saucy Intruder at 11:35 AM on July 14, 2006
Have a pleasant birthday!
Hope you enjoy your birthday
Love, the Cheesecake Factory!
posted by Saucy Intruder at 11:35 AM on July 14, 2006
i got taken to a female ejaculation site. buh? i want to see scanned cats!
posted by misanthropicsarah at 12:31 PM on July 14, 2006
posted by misanthropicsarah at 12:31 PM on July 14, 2006
How coincidental that today of all days, it's Matt himself who makes a double post.
posted by SenshiNeko at 12:35 PM on July 14, 2006
posted by SenshiNeko at 12:35 PM on July 14, 2006
Let me be the first to welcome our 7 year old Metafilter overlords.
posted by Megafly at 12:42 PM on July 14, 2006
posted by Megafly at 12:42 PM on July 14, 2006
<FARK>This thread is useless without pictures mathowie.</FARK>
posted by scrump at 12:49 PM on July 14, 2006
posted by scrump at 12:49 PM on July 14, 2006
For those wondering, catscan was the first real fpp on metafilter, made by matt, number 19.
The cat-scan domain went dead long ago and is now domain-squatter territory.
posted by bob sarabia at 1:02 PM on July 14, 2006
The cat-scan domain went dead long ago and is now domain-squatter territory.
posted by bob sarabia at 1:02 PM on July 14, 2006
Oh my. Seven years. Let me be the nearly last to wish Matt a Happy Anniversary (He knows as well as anyone, this site is more like a marriage than a baby - it's the users who are the children), and, thinking back on all that has happened in those seven years... I think I'll need extra antidepressives today.
According to the official archives, even though I was #206 to sign on to this thing, my own anniversary of participation won't be until February 9th. And I am shocked - shocked - to realize that nearly all my early contributions were either WeirdNewsFilter (with expired links to Yahoo News), A-List Blog Happenings or MetaTalk Topics Before There Was MetaTalk. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize. I was also personally responsible for the First Annual Anniversary/Cat-Scan Thread, albeit a day early (with the excuse of taking a collection for a gift - which I never made happen). Anyway, it does my heart good to know that something I started has become a tradition somewhere.
Just remember, all you damn kids, MetaFilter is a very very special place on the Web, and should not be defiled... more than twice daily.
Other birthdays on July 14th...
Woody Guthrie, Gerald Ford, Ingmar Berman, William Hanna (of Hanna Barbera), Tom Carvel (of Carvel Ice Cream), Isaac Bashevis singer, George Tobias (he played Abner Kravitz on Bewitched), Cliff "Jiminy Cricket" Edwards
Other events (besides the storming of the Bastille in 1789)
1798 - Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a crime to publish false, scandalous, or malicious writing about the U.S. government.
1881 - Billy the Kid was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett in New Mexico.
1921 - Anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted of two murders and sentenced to death.
1933 - In Germany, all political parties except the Nazi party were outlawed.
1946 - Dr. Spock's Common Sense Book of Baby & Child Care was published.
1958 - A military coup overthrew the monarchy in Iraq, killing King Faisal II, and General Abdul Karim Kassem became Iraq's leader.
1965 - Mariner IV, the 1st Mars probe, passed the red planet at 6,100 miles.
1966 - Eight student nurses were murdered by Richard Speck in a Chicago dormitory.
1967 - The Who began their first U.S. tour as the opening act for Herman's Hermits.
1976 - Jimmy Carter won the Democratic presidential nomination.
1987 - Steve "The Joker" Miller got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Yep, I'll definately need extra antidepressives today.
posted by wendell at 1:49 PM on July 14, 2006
According to the official archives, even though I was #206 to sign on to this thing, my own anniversary of participation won't be until February 9th. And I am shocked - shocked - to realize that nearly all my early contributions were either WeirdNewsFilter (with expired links to Yahoo News), A-List Blog Happenings or MetaTalk Topics Before There Was MetaTalk. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize. I was also personally responsible for the First Annual Anniversary/Cat-Scan Thread, albeit a day early (with the excuse of taking a collection for a gift - which I never made happen). Anyway, it does my heart good to know that something I started has become a tradition somewhere.
Just remember, all you damn kids, MetaFilter is a very very special place on the Web, and should not be defiled... more than twice daily.
Other birthdays on July 14th...
Woody Guthrie, Gerald Ford, Ingmar Berman, William Hanna (of Hanna Barbera), Tom Carvel (of Carvel Ice Cream), Isaac Bashevis singer, George Tobias (he played Abner Kravitz on Bewitched), Cliff "Jiminy Cricket" Edwards
Other events (besides the storming of the Bastille in 1789)
1798 - Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a crime to publish false, scandalous, or malicious writing about the U.S. government.
1881 - Billy the Kid was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett in New Mexico.
1921 - Anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted of two murders and sentenced to death.
1933 - In Germany, all political parties except the Nazi party were outlawed.
1946 - Dr. Spock's Common Sense Book of Baby & Child Care was published.
1958 - A military coup overthrew the monarchy in Iraq, killing King Faisal II, and General Abdul Karim Kassem became Iraq's leader.
1965 - Mariner IV, the 1st Mars probe, passed the red planet at 6,100 miles.
1966 - Eight student nurses were murdered by Richard Speck in a Chicago dormitory.
1967 - The Who began their first U.S. tour as the opening act for Herman's Hermits.
1976 - Jimmy Carter won the Democratic presidential nomination.
1987 - Steve "The Joker" Miller got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Yep, I'll definately need extra antidepressives today.
posted by wendell at 1:49 PM on July 14, 2006
Holy crap! That's like 49 in dog years!
posted by horsewithnoname at 2:22 PM on July 14, 2006
posted by horsewithnoname at 2:22 PM on July 14, 2006
Still my favorite of all time. And wrapped up so beautifully by Mr. Yeti.
posted by Skot at 2:49 PM on July 14, 2006
posted by Skot at 2:49 PM on July 14, 2006
Who's Mr. Yeti?
Best thing from that thread:
Chain. Yank. Metafilter.
posted by rodii at 1:11 PM EST on June 12
So true. So concise. So... poetic.
posted by languagehat at 3:15 PM on July 14, 2006
Best thing from that thread:
Chain. Yank. Metafilter.
posted by rodii at 1:11 PM EST on June 12
So true. So concise. So... poetic.
posted by languagehat at 3:15 PM on July 14, 2006
Who's Mr. Yeti?
Defective Yeti, known here as Shadowkeeper.
posted by Skot at 3:29 PM on July 14, 2006
Defective Yeti, known here as Shadowkeeper.
posted by Skot at 3:29 PM on July 14, 2006
So...was there a pussy-scan?
...I’m just sayin’
Hayyp Dirthbay.
posted by Smedleyman at 5:03 PM on July 14, 2006
...I’m just sayin’
Hayyp Dirthbay.
posted by Smedleyman at 5:03 PM on July 14, 2006
Thanks, Skot. I think I actually knew that, back in the day.
*shuffles off to Soylent Green factory*
posted by languagehat at 5:56 PM on July 14, 2006
*shuffles off to Soylent Green factory*
posted by languagehat at 5:56 PM on July 14, 2006
Happy birthday. I feel so dumb, I even downloaded and installed greasemonkey and everything hoping to see scanned cats and all I got was some dumb squatter shopping page thing, but I'll try to not spoil your party, Dont mind me, I'll just sit here in the corner with a dumb pointed cone head birthday hat on and drink till I'm slobbering on myself or tryin to scan someones kitty.
posted by BillsR100 at 6:06 PM on July 14, 2006
posted by BillsR100 at 6:06 PM on July 14, 2006
Happy birthday to us
happy birthday to us
Happy birthday, fellow MeFians
Happy birthday to us.
and many thanks to Matt for 7 years of fun!
posted by Lynsey at 8:02 PM on July 14, 2006
happy birthday to us
Happy birthday, fellow MeFians
Happy birthday to us.
and many thanks to Matt for 7 years of fun!
posted by Lynsey at 8:02 PM on July 14, 2006
hey! ha ha ha
ho ho ho
this is a septuple post!
hee hee hee. man, i wonder if anyone will realize that this a septuple post and make a joke about it this far down in the comments. i really wonder.
yuk yuk yuk.
posted by Hat Maui at 5:53 AM on July 15, 2006
ho ho ho
this is a septuple post!
hee hee hee. man, i wonder if anyone will realize that this a septuple post and make a joke about it this far down in the comments. i really wonder.
yuk yuk yuk.
posted by Hat Maui at 5:53 AM on July 15, 2006
Mmmmm. More cats please!
posted by apocalypse miaow at 7:48 AM on July 15, 2006
posted by apocalypse miaow at 7:48 AM on July 15, 2006
Is this Metafilter something you need a cat-scan.com to have heard of?
posted by NemesisVex at 10:57 AM on July 15, 2006
posted by NemesisVex at 10:57 AM on July 15, 2006
Mmmmm. More cats please!
Here you go. Happy birthday!
posted by UbuRoivas at 7:28 PM on July 15, 2006
Here you go. Happy birthday!
posted by UbuRoivas at 7:28 PM on July 15, 2006
I still miss Jenni. =( It's your birthday MeFi, happy birthday to you
It's your birthday MeFi, happy birthday to you
What you going to do today
Are you going out to play
Are you going to drink some Jack
Get yourself a little bit of crack
What day is it MeFi
What day is it MeFi
It's your birthday MeFi, happy birthday to you
It's your birthday MeFi, happy birthday to you
Happy Birthday old fellow
with apologies to allan james saywell.
posted by ZachsMind at 7:22 AM on July 16, 2006
You know you've been around the blue too long when you see this post and instantly say "is it that time again, already?"
Especially when you realise that you have been around for more than 50% of them. Those figures are more than enough to get someone elected prime Minister in some backward countries like Australia and England.
posted by dg at 9:53 PM on July 16, 2006
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