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16 March 2006

I'm new, sort of. I've been lurking and watching for months—you know, while you're eating, while you're sleeping, binoculars and parabolic microphones and all that—and I think I'm almost ready to join in the excitement. This is my kind of place.

What should I bring to the Metachat potluck?
post by: Zozo at: 11:08 | 64 comments
Tin foil.
posted by Frisbee Girl 16 March | 11:10
drugs
posted by jonmc 16 March | 11:11
A rubber chicken.
posted by Specklet 16 March | 11:12
sense of fun?
posted by LunaticFringe 16 March | 11:13
NOT MEATLOAF!
posted by danostuporstar 16 March | 11:14
Rumors and insinuendoes...
posted by AlexReynolds 16 March | 11:15
cilantro.
posted by gaspode 16 March | 11:18
Ooh. I've never had an insinuendo.
posted by sciurus 16 March | 11:18
Deviled Eggs, can't ever get enough of those motherfucking deviled eggs.
posted by Divine_Wino 16 March | 11:21
yes, wino, but only ones without relish. relish in deviled eggs is an abomination.
posted by jonmc 16 March | 11:22
Welcome!

Yes, drugs. Assorted salads, and a nice sangria would hit the spot.

And THIS grill is for the veggie burgers dammit!
posted by tr33hggr 16 March | 11:23
duct tape
posted by iconomy 16 March | 11:23
And THIS grill is for the veggie burgers dammit!


and the carcasses of our enemies, of course.
posted by jonmc 16 March | 11:24
Okra, ouzo, and naked pictures of yourself.
posted by DeepFriedTwinkies 16 March | 11:24
You like redheads! Good man.
posted by sciurus 16 March | 11:25
Okra, ouzo, and naked pictures of yourself.
posted by YouCanCallMeAl 16 March | 11:25
Okra, ouzo, and naked pictures of yourself.
posted by iconomy 16 March | 11:27
(yes, naked pictures. we're all naked and we can all see eachother. all the time. that's the big secret.)
posted by jonmc 16 March | 11:27
Know what would really be good, though? Some stew.
posted by iconomy 16 March | 11:28
Sangria would really hit the spot right now.

And I second nakedness...
posted by LunaticFringe 16 March | 11:28
You like music? Upload a song to YouSendIt.com and post the resulting link here.

Naked Canadian cheese and/or bunnies also a plus.
posted by matildaben 16 March | 11:30
the word 'stew' makes me think of my weirdest former employer. I'm having animatronic hillbilly dairy product flashbacks now.
posted by jonmc 16 March | 11:30
jesus, people, we'd all go hungry at a metachat potluck.

zozo, bring fried chicken. And those unbelievably delicious little rolls that have the cinammon sugar on them that you can only seem to get at places that cater fried chicken. Those ones. With honey. They're faboo. I'm hungry.
posted by mike9322 16 March | 11:32
I'd like a pony.
posted by TrishaLynn 16 March | 11:33
Naked Canadian Cheese? Should I be afraid?
posted by richat 16 March | 11:34
and the carcasses of our enemies, of course.


Of course. I'm a vegetarian, not a facist.
posted by tr33hggr 16 March | 11:34
of course. now pass the barbecue sauce and flip the carcass over, he's getting charred.
posted by jonmc 16 March | 11:36
Good Sonoran-style Mexican food.

Really. Please.
posted by killdevil 16 March | 11:36
oh, and welcome fellow canadian.

/begins formal canadian handshake.
posted by richat 16 March | 11:37
jonmc, you worked for Stew Leonard's?

Wasn't that the place in Connecticut that got busted for having tubes at the checkout registers that fed into barrels of cash in the basement for tax evasion purposes?

Did you feed the tubes?

posted by StickyCarpet 16 March | 11:38
We have an official handshake? Does it involve Rolling Up the Rim?
posted by LunaticFringe 16 March | 11:38
yes, some of the higher-ups got busted on tax charges, but I merely worked the overnight shift in the in-store bakery rolling bread dough around while wearing a paper hat. I was 21, the age when most people are seeking knowledge, or creating memories that will last a lifetime, and having wild adventures. But not me, I was waking at midnight to arrange dinner rolls in a circle on a tray with recent immigrants and the mentally defiecent.

Not that I'm bitter.
posted by jonmc 16 March | 11:41
Is the Canadian Handshake a secret handshake?
posted by killdevil 16 March | 11:41
I have no idea...I've not heard of it and I've been Canadian my whole life.
posted by LunaticFringe 16 March | 11:42
Hands off my rim!

Mainly, I was making an offering to the stereotype joke gods, allowing them to have fun in some maple syrup, apple fritter, poutine-y, freezing cold beaver way.

LF, I had not realized that you are also canadian. My apologies for not starting the formal handshake with you earlier.
posted by richat 16 March | 11:42
*hands out cups of Tim Horton's to the Canadians*
posted by TrishaLynn 16 March | 11:44
Hmm what else can zozo bring to the potluck. I'm thinking....presents for me. That's not a request, that's a demand.

Don't you Canadians realize that the first rule of the secret handshake is that you don't talk about the secret handshake? [/obvious, predictable and yet inevitable Fight Club reference]
posted by iconomy 16 March | 11:47
Its OK richat, I'll forgive you :)

*rolls up rim: "Please play again"*

I have not yet once this year. Timmy's hates me.
posted by LunaticFringe 16 March | 11:48
Ico, I never said it was secret!

LF, I haven't won anything either. I, in turn, hate Teeho's.
posted by richat 16 March | 11:50
Bring that thing that you make that I love. That thing, you know, because I love it. Also, if you have it, bring some more electrical equipment. We could always use some more electrical equipment.
posted by omiewise 16 March | 11:52
Don't forget the rechargable batteries. For...well...you know.

And trash bags, so we can leave it like we found it.
posted by iconomy 16 March | 12:01
Well! That's a tall order and/or orders! Looks like nudity is the order of the day. Nice to know.

@jonmc: The only drugs I've got handy aren't the sort one could make a party from, unless your definition of "party" involves a lot of people forgetting things and falling asleep. (No, not weed—Klonopin. Never understood the appeal.)

@Divine_Wino: Deviled eggs are, ironically, one of the gods' own foods. I will surely bring deviled eggs. I will bring them with relish! Only the metaphorical kind.

I got in late to work today, so I missed the window for a Tim Hortons run. Which is good, because I don't think my ego can take what would probably have been my umpteenth consecutive loss.

@matildaben: I am SSHing to my home computer right now for the purpose of posting a miniature introductory internet mixtape to all y'all. Nerve-wracking, but hey, might as well jump in feet first.
posted by Zozo 16 March | 12:04
Oh, and you may feel free to call me "mats" or "bean" or "tilda". Everyone else does.
posted by matildaben 16 March | 12:12
I will surely keep that in mind.

I imagine mp3s are preferred for music sharing, but are m4a's conversely frowned upon? (Ricka-frickin' iTunes.)
posted by Zozo 16 March | 12:15
I'll bring a whoopee cushion and a squirtgun, you bring some tastey baked beans.
posted by King of Prontopia 16 March | 12:18
And charcoal filter underpants.
posted by iconomy 16 March | 12:20
@iconomy: I never go anywhere without those.
posted by Zozo 16 March | 12:20
hand over the klonopin. and the deviled eggs!
posted by wens 16 March | 12:25
Mood ring. Just a mood ring. Everybody here wears a mood ring at all times.
posted by weretable and the undead chairs 16 March | 12:28
jon, you've broken my heart. Deviled eggs must have dill relish. It's the law.

zozo - welcome to MetaChat. Beavertails and poutine are also welcome.
posted by deborah 16 March | 12:34
If you could bring a box of 2-3/4" Remington Model 870 Express Synthetic Super Magnum Turkey shells, that would be fantastic, thanks.

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posted by Hugh Janus 16 March | 12:46
@wens: I could put the Klonopin in the eggs....
posted by Zozo 16 March | 12:49
*waves at zozo* : >

bring humor, music, interesting stuff, and don't ever be afraid to chime in.
posted by amberglow 16 March | 13:18
while you're eating, while you're sleeping,

And Sandy Claws, i want a pony, and a rocketship, and a tutu, and a billion dollars in unmarked bills, and a private jet, and an apartment in every big city on Earth, and ...
posted by amberglow 16 March | 13:20
Welcome zozo! I'd like some ambrosia, please. And maybe some pretzel salad. And certainly deviled eggs (no relish, no olives). And bourbon dogs.

God I love potluck food.
posted by jrossi4r 16 March | 13:33
Mmmm, devilled eggs. Let's have some Devil's food cake, devilled ham, whipped potatoes, beaten biscuits, whipped cream, chicken diablo, and... what other foods are Satanic?

on preview, adding Klonopin might be a good way to make any foods evil. hmmm...

Hi zozo, I'm a bit of a lurker, myself. Welcome.
posted by theora55 16 March | 13:42
jross4r : what is pretzel salad? it sounds almost as good as klonopin-doped deviled eggs.
posted by wens 16 March | 13:43
Pretzel salad is an unholy combination of strawberry jello, crushed pretzels and cream cheese. It sounds so wrong, yet tastes so right.
posted by jrossi4r 16 March | 13:48
Bring the funk, man. Bring the funk.
posted by loquacious 16 March | 13:49
Welcome aboard, zozo and I hope you enjoy your time here.

I do, however, feel obligated to point out that your habit of putting @s in front of all your comments pisses me off to no end and, if you persist, I will have to kill you in your sleep.

That is all.

Oh, bring a sense of humour or you will not last more than a week here.
posted by dg 16 March | 22:52
The sense of humour I keep with me at all times. The @ signs I can lose, just for you, since you asked so nicely. ;)
posted by Zozo 16 March | 22:57
So; lessons learned:

@do
@NOT
@pissoff
@dg
posted by yhbc 16 March | 23:42
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I just woke up from the most refreshing nap!@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@


Heh, now my post looks like a coffee cup from a Greek diner.
posted by Divine_Wino 17 March | 00:12
Binoculars and parabolic mikes? I've been using wireless voice-activated microburst listening devices and multispectral visual gear, but if you wanna go old-school that's your thing, man.
posted by quantumetric 17 March | 16:53
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