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It Made My Day: Little moments of WIN.
It's not the size of the win, it's the fact of the win.
posted by Cranberry at 11:23 PM on September 24, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Cranberry at 11:23 PM on September 24, 2009 [1 favorite]
I called my grandma to find out how long until left-over chicken goes bad, she told me to Google it. IMMD.
Grandma would love AskMe.
posted by amyms at 11:28 PM on September 24, 2009 [3 favorites]
Grandma would love AskMe.
posted by amyms at 11:28 PM on September 24, 2009 [3 favorites]
Yesterday my parents finally admitted to being wrong about the whole Dungeons and Dragons = Satan Worshipping thing. IMMD.
Heh.
Reminds me of the time my mom told me video games would help my kids hand-eye coordination, but when i was a kid she was convinced they'd rot my brain. That was more of an FML.
posted by padraigin at 11:30 PM on September 24, 2009
Heh.
Reminds me of the time my mom told me video games would help my kids hand-eye coordination, but when i was a kid she was convinced they'd rot my brain. That was more of an FML.
posted by padraigin at 11:30 PM on September 24, 2009
For some of these people, IMMD does not mean what they think it means.
posted by davejay at 11:33 PM on September 24, 2009 [2 favorites]
posted by davejay at 11:33 PM on September 24, 2009 [2 favorites]
I watched a guy walk so hard into an automatic sliding door that his head started bleeding. Exit only, d-bag on your cell phone! IMMD.
Fuck you "Emma"! IMMD.
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 11:37 PM on September 24, 2009 [3 favorites]
Fuck you "Emma"! IMMD.
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 11:37 PM on September 24, 2009 [3 favorites]
these are nice, but the format demands a punchline, and there just isn't one.
posted by milestogo at 11:41 PM on September 24, 2009
posted by milestogo at 11:41 PM on September 24, 2009
I went to metafilter looking for the best of the web, but all I found were links to yet another site where anonymous people twitter about cliched interpersonal situations. FML.
posted by anigbrowl at 11:44 PM on September 24, 2009 [8 favorites]
posted by anigbrowl at 11:44 PM on September 24, 2009 [8 favorites]
I was walking by a grade-school with a few minutes to kill, and so I played on the jungle gym. I was like an Andre the Giant visiting a land of David Spades. IMMD.
umm, what?
posted by The Light Fantastic at 12:11 AM on September 25, 2009
umm, what?
posted by The Light Fantastic at 12:11 AM on September 25, 2009
MetaFilter: yet another site where anonymous people twitter about cliched interpersonal situations.
Couldn't help myself.
posted by spitefulcrow at 12:11 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Couldn't help myself.
posted by spitefulcrow at 12:11 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Today my daughter was playing Wii without wearing the wrist strap, and threw her controller into my $2000 plasma TV. Now I don’t have to watch Project Runway. IMMD.
SUBMITTED BY JACOB | POSTED 14 AUGUST, 2009 AT 17:53
bullulla says:
September 24, 2009 at 11:15
And now she have to pay you by having sex with you, right?
I guess this site is unmoderated. Should end well.
posted by tellurian at 12:15 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
SUBMITTED BY JACOB | POSTED 14 AUGUST, 2009 AT 17:53
bullulla says:
September 24, 2009 at 11:15
And now she have to pay you by having sex with you, right?
I guess this site is unmoderated. Should end well.
posted by tellurian at 12:15 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Today my daughter was playing Wii without wearing the wrist strap, and threw her controller into my $2000 plasma TV. Now I don’t have to watch Project Runway. IMMD.
SUBMITTED BY JACOB | POSTED 14 AUGUST, 2009 AT 17:53
bullulla says:
September 24, 2009 at 11:15
And now she have to pay you by having sex with you, right?
I guess this site is unmoderated. Should end well.
Now, for about a day, it gets interesting...
posted by From Bklyn at 12:39 AM on September 25, 2009
Call me naive (I'm quite familiar with the Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory), but I'm amazed at the percentage of entries that are sour or sarcastic.
posted by HeroZero at 2:12 AM on September 25, 2009 [2 favorites]
posted by HeroZero at 2:12 AM on September 25, 2009 [2 favorites]
Yesterday the announcer at my kid’s little league game, instead of saying that the bases were loaded, said “All your base are belong to Craig’s Hardware and Appliance.” That’s the name of my son’s team’s sponsor. IMMD.
This didn't MMD, but it made being awake at 4:00 in the morning less unpleasant.
posted by Joe Beese at 3:17 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
This didn't MMD, but it made being awake at 4:00 in the morning less unpleasant.
posted by Joe Beese at 3:17 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Today I realized this must be the new internet trend so I'm going to set up a website called Well You Know That's Just How Life Works Out Sometimes Funny, That, Well I Gotta Go I Have More Important Things To Do Than Look At Yet Another Stupid Website See You Later. TJHLWOSFTWIGGIHMITTDTLAYASWSYL.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 4:06 AM on September 25, 2009 [5 favorites]
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 4:06 AM on September 25, 2009 [5 favorites]
I read a couple but got then got bored.
TJHLWOSFTWIGGIHMITTDTLAYASWSYL
posted by orme at 4:30 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
TJHLWOSFTWIGGIHMITTDTLAYASWSYL
posted by orme at 4:30 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Today I signed on to Metafilter. TJHLWOSFTWIGGIHMITTDTLAYASWSYL.
posted by clearly at 4:55 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by clearly at 4:55 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
This idea is good. Even though they sometimes have real gems I find these foophrase sites quickly become a predictable grind. It's either my girlfriend slept around ad nauseum or little Jenny Brisket pulled through run and rerun. Lots of different things can make someones day and that keeps the posts crisp. It has potential.
posted by vapidave at 5:07 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by vapidave at 5:07 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Metafilter: TJHLWOSFTWIGGIHMITTDTLAYASWSYL
posted by idiopath at 5:10 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by idiopath at 5:10 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
TJHLWOSFTWIGGIHMITTDTLAYASWSYL > meh.
Much.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 5:39 AM on September 25, 2009
Much.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 5:39 AM on September 25, 2009
I have a lot of free time between crisises that can be solved with spreadsheets, so I bookmarked it. That and kitties.
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 6:02 AM on September 25, 2009
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 6:02 AM on September 25, 2009
I was babysitting last week, and one of the kids asked the other one what “emo” meant. She said, “I think it means stupid.” IMMD.
I got a chuckle out of that-- in fact I think that would make for a much better website: Out of the Mouths of Babes. You could get kid definitions for:
Twitter
Rethuglicans
TL; DR
Boobage
Blue Dog Democrat
Gaydar
Femnazi
Batshitinsane
In other words, an edgier version of "Kids Say The Darndest Things."
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 6:06 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
I got a chuckle out of that-- in fact I think that would make for a much better website: Out of the Mouths of Babes. You could get kid definitions for:
Rethuglicans
TL; DR
Boobage
Blue Dog Democrat
Gaydar
Femnazi
Batshitinsane
In other words, an edgier version of "Kids Say The Darndest Things."
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 6:06 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
I can't shake the feeling that is is our generation's version of Reader's Digest joke sections.
The joke is you don't even get $50 for sending them in.
posted by bonehead at 6:14 AM on September 25, 2009 [7 favorites]
The joke is you don't even get $50 for sending them in.
posted by bonehead at 6:14 AM on September 25, 2009 [7 favorites]
Last night, the lightbulb in the bedroom went out, but instead of changing it, my husband just lit candles. IMMD.
So... you're both lazy?
posted by sugarfish at 6:18 AM on September 25, 2009
So... you're both lazy?
posted by sugarfish at 6:18 AM on September 25, 2009
Metafilter: TJHLWOSFTWIGGIHMITTDTLAYASWSYL
GMH
posted by jquinby at 6:19 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
GMH
posted by jquinby at 6:19 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
I like this. It reminds me of Keith Knight's Life's Little Victories.
posted by ardgedee at 6:58 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by ardgedee at 6:58 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
I added my own little moment of WIN from this morning, when I had just driven the kids to school. Sky is dark, I'm half asleep still, look up and see Delta rocket launch soaring into the sky behind them.
Pointed it out to a couple teens who hadn't heard the noise because of their iPhones.
Very cool.
posted by misha at 7:29 AM on September 25, 2009
Pointed it out to a couple teens who hadn't heard the noise because of their iPhones.
Very cool.
posted by misha at 7:29 AM on September 25, 2009
@Bonehead, exactly what I was thinking.
posted by arcticseal at 7:33 AM on September 25, 2009
posted by arcticseal at 7:33 AM on September 25, 2009
Last night, the lightbulb in the bedroom went out, but instead of changing it, my husband just lit candles. IMMD.
So... you're both lazy?
:( - here I was thinking there was romance! Fnord.
posted by cavalier at 7:44 AM on September 25, 2009
So... you're both lazy?
:( - here I was thinking there was romance! Fnord.
posted by cavalier at 7:44 AM on September 25, 2009
The one about seeing a white Ford Bronco and time-traveling to help OJ Simpson "get away" was just weird.
posted by blucevalo at 8:00 AM on September 25, 2009
posted by blucevalo at 8:00 AM on September 25, 2009
I watched a guy walk so hard into an automatic sliding door that his head started bleeding. Exit only, d-bag on your cell phone! IMMD.
A cheap holiday in other people's misery.
posted by Halloween Jack at 8:32 AM on September 25, 2009
A cheap holiday in other people's misery.
posted by Halloween Jack at 8:32 AM on September 25, 2009
Today on my way to work I saw a woman pick at her trackmarks.
Oh wait. That didn't make my day.
posted by stormpooper at 10:37 AM on September 25, 2009
Oh wait. That didn't make my day.
posted by stormpooper at 10:37 AM on September 25, 2009
My town is installing a new parking meter system. Without going into details, it's going to eliminate the possibility of ever finding a meter with time left on it. Hopefully we can program them to give a few random people free parking every day, as a present from the town.
You can't be taking away people's little bonanzas like that.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 11:14 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
You can't be taking away people's little bonanzas like that.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 11:14 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Man, I'm kind of surprised how many people's days are made by seeing others' ruined. Sure fine if it's karma, and I like to dabble in schadenfreud, but some of these are vicious for no apparent reason.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 11:51 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 11:51 AM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Ugh, and the comments are even worse. Time to walk away.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 11:54 AM on September 25, 2009
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 11:54 AM on September 25, 2009
Damn. I was hoping this was going to be an antidote to FML, like "The toddler ran up and hugged me as soon as I got to work! Of his own free will! IMMD!"
But no. It's just as cynical. FAIL.
posted by grapefruitmoon at 12:19 PM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
But no. It's just as cynical. FAIL.
posted by grapefruitmoon at 12:19 PM on September 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Many people derive self-esteem by seeing others do badly. Avoid them.
posted by LordSludge at 12:31 PM on September 25, 2009
posted by LordSludge at 12:31 PM on September 25, 2009
I spend a lot more time on MetaFilter than I do on sites where posters seem to get off on the misery of others. IMMD.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 1:31 PM on September 25, 2009
posted by MCMikeNamara at 1:31 PM on September 25, 2009
This idea is good. Even though they sometimes have real gems I find these foophrase sites quickly become a predictable grind. It's either my girlfriend slept around ad nauseum or little Jenny Brisket pulled through run and rerun. Lots of different things can make someones day and that keeps the posts crisp. It has potential.
Well said. What's that theory in psychology/psychiatry where you should sit down with your analyst and discuss all the GOOD things that happen in your life? I subscribe to that one in a roundabout way.
If I nail a twenty foot walk-by shot in a waste paper basket at work with accompanying look of astonishment of owner of said basket… I’m floating on air for days. Lots of stupid little things like that make my day.
Too many of those posts are schadenfreude for me to enjoy it.
I was walking by a grade-school with a few minutes to kill, and so I played on the jungle gym. I was like an Andre the Giant visiting a land of David Spades. IMMD.
umm, what?
I think he was saying he beat up on all the little kids. A few body slams here and there. I hope he was joking.
posted by uncanny hengeman at 6:46 PM on September 25, 2009
Well said. What's that theory in psychology/psychiatry where you should sit down with your analyst and discuss all the GOOD things that happen in your life? I subscribe to that one in a roundabout way.
If I nail a twenty foot walk-by shot in a waste paper basket at work with accompanying look of astonishment of owner of said basket… I’m floating on air for days. Lots of stupid little things like that make my day.
Too many of those posts are schadenfreude for me to enjoy it.
I was walking by a grade-school with a few minutes to kill, and so I played on the jungle gym. I was like an Andre the Giant visiting a land of David Spades. IMMD.
umm, what?
I think he was saying he beat up on all the little kids. A few body slams here and there. I hope he was joking.
posted by uncanny hengeman at 6:46 PM on September 25, 2009
from owner
posted by uncanny hengeman at 6:52 PM on September 25, 2009
posted by uncanny hengeman at 6:52 PM on September 25, 2009
uncanny hengeman: "I think he was saying he beat up on all the little kids. A few body slams here and there."
The more innocent interpretation is that Andre the Giant was intimidatingly large, and David Spade is a puny scrawny little guy. He is talking poetically about the difference in size between himself and the children.
posted by idiopath at 6:52 PM on September 25, 2009
The more innocent interpretation is that Andre the Giant was intimidatingly large, and David Spade is a puny scrawny little guy. He is talking poetically about the difference in size between himself and the children.
posted by idiopath at 6:52 PM on September 25, 2009
Especially if the owner of said waste paper basket is a hawt chick.
Coz then ya get all the weird hunter/gatherer sexual vibes kickin' in. And I'm all "you know it baby, I gots the skills, I can spear you a tasty boar any day".
posted by uncanny hengeman at 6:55 PM on September 25, 2009
Coz then ya get all the weird hunter/gatherer sexual vibes kickin' in. And I'm all "you know it baby, I gots the skills, I can spear you a tasty boar any day".
posted by uncanny hengeman at 6:55 PM on September 25, 2009
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Heh.
posted by delmoi at 11:23 PM on September 24, 2009 [1 favorite]