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01 June 2005

metafilter: babbling dullards fresh off the boat time for thismorning's regularly scheduled outage.

post by: quonsar at: 09:32 | 37 comments

aren't you glad matt uses Win/JRun? don't you wish everybody did?

posted by quonsar 01 June | 09:33

Connection, I just can't make no connection, and all I want to do-oo-oo...
Is to get back to you-oo-oo...

posted by languagehat 01 June | 09:36

wow, where did that $5 whore post go?

posted by jessamyn 01 June | 09:36

i can't believe it--every morning lately, no?

posted by amberglow 01 June | 09:36

I bet my boss wishes everybody did.

Oh well... anyone remember that tiny apartment decorating contest url? I'm hopefully signing a lease for a tiny apartment tonight and need some ideas.
preview:
jessamyn- it was a double post, quonsar beat me to it. I posted to have it deleted and boom! it was gone.

posted by kellydamnit 01 June | 09:39

she's up! she's down! she spits! she swallows! mmmmph! glorp!

posted by quonsar 01 June | 09:42

ya. this sucks. the site is totally undependable lately. makes it very unsatisfying to bother putting effort into posts. meanwhile, smooth sailing at metachat - hugs to taz and dodgy for providing an alternative.

posted by madamjujujive 01 June | 09:45

I didn't delete kellydamnit's post, but I can see it and it was pretty hilarious:

me love you long time!
Metafilter reminds me of the whore in Full Metal Jacket. It only costs $5 and then it goes down.

Like right now.

posted by taz 01 June | 09:46

it was funnier than mine. i had to delete it.

posted by quonsar 01 June | 09:47

If only I hadn't spend valuable time deciding between that title and "sucky sucky five dollah," I would have been first!

posted by kellydamnit 01 June | 09:50

back up.
And it's Marylin Monroe's birthday today too.

posted by peacay 01 June | 09:53

or at least...it would be if she wasn't just gnawed dreck 6 feet under.

posted by peacay 01 June | 09:54

Are the outages happening more often lately or am I just noticing it more because I immediately come to metachat?

posted by Tarrama 01 June | 09:55

If only I hadn't spend valuable time deciding between that title and "sucky sucky five dollah," I would have been first!

Isn't that always the way?

posted by taz 01 June | 09:56

and it's gone!

posted by dhruva 01 June | 10:06

It's driving me crazy!

posted by Tarrama 01 June | 10:10

damn. I hate it when it happens in the middle of an argument. How will I be able to raise the same personal affrontery and self righteous ~~delusions~~ indignation that I felt there for a minute? gah.

posted by peacay 01 June | 10:11

It's a plot against the rest of the world, i tell you

posted by dhruva 01 June | 10:11

Yeah - it was there & then it was gone - up & down & up & down & up & down; probably more times than a $5 whore. Like a $10 whore at least.

posted by mygothlaundry 01 June | 10:11

time for this morning's regularly scheduled outage.

I thought that said this morning's regularly scheduled outrage.

posted by iconomy 01 June | 10:14

hahahaha. how long before mean mr. bucket pulls his head out of his butt and reads this?

posted by quonsar 01 June | 10:16

That too, iconomy.

I wouldn't be up & down as often as that site for any $5.

posted by Orange Swan 01 June | 10:16

On second thought, I have done it for free. Er...

posted by Orange Swan 01 June | 10:18

*casually sidles closer to orange swan*

posted by quonsar 01 June | 10:19

What does "BOFH" mean?

posted by Tarrama 01 June | 10:24

Bastard Operator From Hell

posted by quonsar 01 June | 10:28

Thanks quonsar. I think I love you.

posted by Tarrama 01 June | 10:29

It ate the greatest post I have ever written. Please, MetaChat, console me.

posted by dame 01 June | 10:30

These daily outages are The Bullshit. Excuse me, I mean 'Teh Bullshit.' Anyone have any solutions?

posted by Fuzzy Monster 01 June | 10:38

dame: heh, if metafilter went down everytime i've heard THAT one...

posted by dhruva 01 June | 10:38

Your consolation is: it's back up. And you should use notepad or the like to write your post in.

posted by peacay 01 June | 10:39

Yeah, peacay, normally I copy it before I hit preview, but of course I forgot . . . Then again, when it came back firefox had saved it. Then again again, it wasn't as brilliant as I'd remembered.

posted by dame 01 June | 12:31

Yes it was.

Seems to be down again, by the way.

posted by languagehat 01 June | 12:59

Thanks, darling, but it wasn't the one you liked. It was the one above it, where I slammed the whole "language is for communicating!" nonsense. I don't think you agree with that.

I am glad MetaChat can provide consolation, though.

posted by dame 01 June | 13:32

It happens in 3's - some dumbass rang me at 0615 this morning, metafilter is down, + june gloom in san diego

posted by vasco 01 June | 14:07

and i'm still wondering what happened to that "plea to pull together for the sake of community" post i glimpsed but didn't get to read before it disappeared.

"one wanders in and wanders out
and wonders what the fuss is all about
while catching up on news of yesterdays
from a couple days spent in other ways"

miss a few episodes and they've changed all the characters and plotlines

someone let me know if someone gets attacked by a cougar or when it's blossomed into full camp or if the extras in the background have started secreting semaphor in their pantomimes--

posted by ethylene 01 June | 17:12

classic, scarabic.

posted by Wedge 01 June | 17:57

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