MetaChat - Damn and Blast

Has any other website spun off so many websites due to its inability to run properly?

posted by drezdn 31 May | 01:19

Yep. And I had just come up with the most brilliant idea ever for what bingo should do with his washcloth.

Well, not "brilliant" so much as "dead obvious".

posted by taz 31 May | 01:19

Aaaaah. I see what yer sayin' drezdn: it's a feature!

posted by taz 31 May | 01:20

I have not yet read about bingo and his washcloth. I am intrigued.

posted by LeeJay 31 May | 01:22

He has roomates... In fact, an ever-changing roster of roomates, who all share the bathroom, and a very small bedroom, and he wants to know what to do with his wet washcloth, given that he would prefer other people not rub it all over their possibly-syphlitic bodies (I may have paraphrased a bit). There was also some discussion of opening doorknobs with anuses, but I guess that was to be expected.

posted by taz 31 May | 01:28

There was also some discussion of opening doorknobs with anuses

Ok, Mefi needs to hurry up and get back online because I really want to see this thread now.

posted by LeeJay 31 May | 01:32

Are googlebots allowed here? I wonder when we'll start seeing swear words, jrun, and "can't connect" rise to the top of any googlesearch for "metafilter".

Yeah, I wanna see that thead too.

posted by loquacious 31 May | 01:33

It's all up and (j)running now. Still waiting for Taz's brilliance vis-à-vis the washcloth...

posted by nomis 31 May | 01:42

Wow, since when was opening door knobs with your anus considered unusual?

Umm, OK, never mind.

posted by dg 31 May | 01:49

Washcloth linky.

And it's back up.

posted by loquacious 31 May | 01:54

The old washing-line-out-the-window trick. Nice one.

posted by nomis 31 May | 02:12

Jesus Christ, why do I share crap like that on the intarweb?

posted by loquacious 31 May | 02:24

Jesus Christ, why do I share crap like that on the intarweb?

I never share my crap on the intarweb: think of the germs one could pick up!

posted by nomis 31 May | 02:31

because you're loquacious?

For a sock puppet account, may I suggest "taciturn"? That way, in potentially embarrassing threads you could just choose the safest persona with which to respond.

Test Example: Embarrassing Male Crotch-Related Question.

Now think; which account would you post your answer under? Loquacious, or taciturn?

posted by taz 31 May | 02:44

Jesus Christ, why do I share crap like that on the intarweb?

I'm not quite sure but I'm making it my mission to use "paper butt gasket" at least once during normal conversaton today.

posted by LeeJay 31 May | 02:45

On a completely related note:

Could not connect to JRun Server.

posted by nomis 31 May | 03:09

What do the JRun Server and the feathers on a baby duck have in common?

posted by taz 31 May | 03:13

*taps fingers*

posted by dhruva 31 May | 03:16

They're down.

posted by seanyboy 31 May | 03:18

Yay! Seanyboy wins the coveted JRun Golden Ducky prize.

posted by taz 31 May | 03:25

Duck Race!!

posted by seanyboy 31 May | 03:44

I've seen that one before. If you pick the duck with a black dot on the bottom you get a Def Leppard mirror, right?

posted by LeeJay 31 May | 03:51

What do the JRun Server and these Ashanti lyrics have in common:

Hey how you doing, how you been,
I've been laying low, watching every way you move,
So sit back and relax and lemme reaccquaint myself to you

?

posted by taz 31 May | 04:29

They both suck?

posted by LeeJay 31 May | 04:39

STILL DOWN!!

(i cheated)

posted by dhruva 31 May | 04:48

For the "best answer in the key of fish" award, LeeJay wins the extremely rare "Zirconium Quonsar" award, while dhruva is the proud winner of the Academy's beloved Sparkling M'wah statuette.

Congratulations to our two contestants!

posted by taz 31 May | 04:55

*puts zirconium quonsar in pants*

posted by LeeJay 31 May | 04:57

this is likely the wrong place.......but:

I just got an email from a friend who uses gmail. We both live in sydney. She sent pix of her new appartment and mentioned carpet/walls in the text and it's the first time that I recall (???) seeing an advert == which was for some local megamedia portal-come-realestate site.

Are adverts new in gmail? I mean...I knew they were going to but umm...anyway, I checked a couple of other gmail correspondents and there were no adverts.

posted by peacay 31 May | 05:14

Like on the right - "Sponsored Links"? and "Related Pages? If that's what you're talking about, I have them too.

posted by taz 31 May | 05:21

Now before anybody replies to that.....I withdraw it all. D'oh! She USUALLY posts from gmail ... but that was hotmail a/c. My strange unknowingness is now over. return to your normal disconnect.

posted by peacay 31 May | 05:22

No taz....I realise those are on the side --- these were in the body of the email. Damn you hotmail!

posted by peacay 31 May | 05:23

JRun makes kittens cry.

posted by *kitten farts* 31 May | 05:26

che tristezza

posted by matteo 31 May | 06:03

JRun needs some lithium...mebbe then it wouldn't be down so much.

*rimshot*

posted by Dagobert 31 May | 06:10

What do the JRun Server and Jeff Gannon have in common?

posted by taz 31 May | 06:24

Lithium is a drug against bipolar disease. I'm afraid that with lithium JRun wouldn't be up either.

posted by mare 31 May | 06:27

I hate them both.

Heh.

posted by blag 31 May | 06:29

At a company I used to work at we were discussing naming conventions for our servers. One guy suggested that we name some of the servers after the directors of the company. Someone pointed out that this could be a problem, what if you're working on a server and then say "Mavis has just gone down on me"

Not a pretty thought.

I wonder what Matt calls his server?

posted by dodgygeezer 31 May | 06:30

Sure, you ask that now, when I've already blown my Jeff Gannon joke. (yes, I know)

Speaking of which, blag, you were so close! (By which, of course I mean "not at all") The actual answer was "After you pay your money, they both go down". I'm afraid we can't award a prize in this contest, but you will get a shot at the Miss MetaChat Congeniality crown!

posted by taz 31 May | 07:11

Fuck, still down.

posted by dg 31 May | 07:29

Popular website
Fuzzy-feathered duckling butt
Both are always down

posted by Doohickie 31 May | 07:30

Still down for me. Dammit!!!!!

posted by dabitch 31 May | 07:41

Hi, dabitch!

posted by taz 31 May | 08:01

*wears crown, flounces*

posted by blag 31 May | 08:16

Hi Taz!

I was away and offline for DAYS and it nearly bored me to death. I had to travel up to show my Mum this pouty fat protuding belly of mine... Aka the best use of a blame-shifting-device evah. (methinks, humbly.)

posted by dabitch 31 May | 08:22

*Awards dabitch the platinum-plated Belly-of-Eternal Blamelessness award*

posted by taz 31 May | 08:29

Loving that skirt/sweater combo!

posted by nomis 31 May | 08:32

btw, has anyone noticed that metafilter is down?

posted by mr.marx 31 May | 08:38

mazel tov, dabitch! : >

(pouty? is the coming kid a prodigy already?)

posted by amberglow 31 May | 08:41

That's a nice belly tatoo you got there, dabitch.

posted by Fuzzy Monster 31 May | 08:42

Merci on the mazeltovs. :) I wanna thank the academy for this award.... Nomis I love that sweater too! It's impossible to find cool clothes for fat bellies! So I just ruined a top (which is pretending to be a skirt on me there). Argh! Ta Fuzzy Monster, it's extra fun to show off the belly with that tattoo. ;) Hehehe.

posted by dabitch 31 May | 08:50

You're in a very award-giving mood, taz.

posted by kmellis 31 May | 08:57

Tried it on a Monday and the site stood still
J run run run J run run run
Tried it on Tuesday and it made me ill
J run run run J run run run
Whoa, my heart stood still.
Yeah, the site was ill. . .
And when he walked me home -
J run run run J run run run

with apologies to Bette Midler & all Metachatians, I share the earworm. J run run run run, J run run run.

posted by mygothlaundry 31 May | 10:22

dabitch, that is an adorable picture! The biohazard symbol was an especially nice touch. :)

posted by LeeJay 31 May | 17:07

31 May 2005