Can someone explain the processes of how fish gets from fishermen and producers in California (specifically the San Francisco bay area) to restaurants. Is there a central fish/wholesale market?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Infernarl at 4:39 PM on October 25, 2008 (3 comments)

What is the deal with Persian rugs on ebay?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by horsemuth at 6:48 PM on August 26, 2008 (8 comments)

My tongue tingles when I have the urge to urinate. Is this normal?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 7:54 AM on May 1, 2008 (13 comments)

What's the best TIVO for me?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by griffey at 1:47 PM on February 29, 2008 (12 comments)

So I was bored and ate a whole lot of paper. What now?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by PuGZ at 1:02 AM on February 26, 2008 (18 comments)

Can I cook Devilled Kidneys with Pig's Kidneys?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by prentiz at 3:49 PM on September 13, 2007 (1 comment)

In 1955, at least twelve men in Boise, Idaho were arrested for "infamous crimes against nature.". In the resulting dragnet, the vice president of the Idaho First National Bank was sentenced to seven years in prison, while national magazines fomented a McCarthyite Lavender Scare with headlines such as Male Pervert Ring Seduces 1,000 Boys. This dark chapter in Idaho gay history was documented in both John Gerassi's 1966 book, The Boys of Boise and the recent film, The Fall of '55, by documentarian Seth Randal, but neither Gerassi nor Randal could identify The Queen, a closeted but politically connected homosexual who allegedly used his massive clout to stop the witch hunt.
posted to MetaFilter by jonp72 at 6:39 PM on August 28, 2007 (45 comments)

I'm tired of wireless routers that suck.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by tumult at 3:57 PM on July 7, 2007 (28 comments)

Lately I've been reading quite a bit about Mormons, and I find the history of the church of the LDS completely compelling. I was wondering if there are any liberal/progressive Mormons who could help me better understand how the history of the church and the historical representation of their founder, Joseph Smith, can be squared with the modern church.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by billysumday at 7:36 AM on March 7, 2007 (49 comments)

An autistic woman "speaks" her language, then ours. (YouTube) "My language is not about designing words or even visual symbols for people to interpret. It is about being in a constant conversation with every aspect of my environment, reacting physically to all parts of my surroundings." [more inside]
posted to MetaFilter by maudlin at 9:13 AM on January 25, 2007 (170 comments)

Can Stephen Hawking have sex?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by gelcap at 1:17 PM on January 16, 2007 (12 comments)

Identify this weird art please. Painting of a woman being mounted by a dog (or horse)?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by RoseovSharon at 5:36 PM on January 14, 2007 (13 comments)

A first-person history of a men's fisting club and some of the music that played there - from the golden age of gay free love and radical sexuality.
Susie Bright on leading a lesbian fisting workshop way back in the 80s.
Step-by-step instructions for anal and vaginal fisting and a longer book on the topic Summed up here by Dan Savage.
(Previously: Christian Fisting!) (Every link is utterly, completely NOT work safe)
posted to MetaFilter by serazin at 9:12 AM on December 31, 2006 (165 comments)

Anders als die Andern ("Different From the Others") [IMDB|Wikipedia] was one of a series of films on sexual issues directed by Richard Oswald in the late 1910s and sponsored by Magnus Hirschfeld's Institute for Sexual Science. The 1919 movie (photo reconstruction), "the first major gay-themed film ever made," and "the world's first homosexual emancipation film," was made in part to protest against Paragraph 175, which was added to Germany's Reich Penal Code in 1871 and prohibited sex acts "between persons of male sex." [more inside]
posted to MetaFilter by kirkaracha at 5:08 PM on December 15, 2006 (10 comments)