28 February 2009
Hey, what do you call that red chicken on a skewer? →Read more...
Sita Sings the Blues finally all online to watch! got an hour and a half? treat yourself to this amazing, beautiful, funny and entertaining indie animated film this weekend!
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Can anyone tell me why No Fun, by the Stooges, reminds me of The Doors? It's really bugging me.
In case you aren't sure which song I mean.
Retail humor: Amazon is selling
the complete "Get Smart!" series on DVD for... $86.99.
I gotz flu... ...remediez pleez?
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Jim the Realtor, via troy at MeFi. Post is
here. I'm not really self-aware enough to understand why I heart Jim and his videos so much, I just do.
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aaargh... where's that "Google Search thinks I'm an Idiot" post/thread? That was here, wasn't it? I meant to bookmark, but I've lost it. GOOGLE IS DRIVING ME NUTS.
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27 February 2009
awesome find on netflix..... Anyone Else Here Ever Watch
The 10th Kingdom Series?
I Chanced It On Netflix And Am Loving It!
Head-Banging Trolls! Princes In Labrador Form!
Very, Very Cool.
hi Mudpuppie.
Little Things I had written a whole long grumpy post complaining but decided not post it. Who wants to hear gripes? This thread is for being thankful for the little things.
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Making an offer I want to buy my Saucy Goose Press domain name back and am in contact with a domain reseller.
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Friday lyrics game I started this, so you totally have to play my one... it shouldn't be too difficult
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Bunny! Cilantro! OMG! Or, is there something in mah teefs?
Pencil/Ink: a Comic Book Artists Blog I've been enjoying the hell out this blog lately. The author is into a lot of artists I enjoyed in my 1980's comic collecting days.
"Short Fuse": cool song with a retro-looking, animated video, by Atlanta's own The Black Lips.
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Photo Friday : Pictures that show "The real you." Self-portrait or artsy pic.
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MetaFilter Interactive Fiction Contest Registration is now active for the interactive fiction (i.e. text adventure games ala Infocom) contest/writing marathon. It begins March 1st and continues through March 31st, then the judging. More details at
MeTa.
Okay.... Facebook. Should I make my husband a page? Is it helpful for business things? I'm woefully turnip about facebook; I just haven't paid that much attention, except for getting a bad impression about some things like facebook-spread viruses, that weird rights issue, etc. So, I really don't know the ins and outs of facebook, but now things are getting a little hairy, and maybe it would help to have a presence there? I explain inside.
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26 February 2009
Can someone help me understand what a DOM is and why it matters? I've read the wikipedia page. I've been using the web since the beginning. I've been designing for the web for several years now. I know some html. I know what CSS is and does. I know what Javascript is and does. What the fuck is DOM?
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First World Woes My pearls pinch.
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Anyone want two dogs? Husband left their crate open this morning. They accidentally the whole house.
rupaul's drag race anyone watch it? I just discovered they have it on logoonline.com, so I may make friends with it this evening.
As one of my favorite bloggers would say, teaspoons! Although I thought it would be a contentious issue, my employee representative committee just voted unanimously to recommend that our company offer insurance benefits to domestic partners of employees.
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Bunny! OMG! With smokey eyeliner, for rmless.
Whose Post Is This Anyway? Game →Read more...
Dan's First Lyrics Contest Guess early and often!
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Yesterday, I watched my DVD of The Departed and last night in my dreams, everybody spoke with those 'retahded' Bahstan accents. It was terrifying.
F*** My Life. I love the little stories in here. Rude, crude and hilarious. Be careful though - it's a bit of a time suck.
25 February 2009
ChangeFilter: Tonight I Made Good On A Promise I Made To Myself! →Read more...
DISCLAIMER: The World Famous Vick Dog Chew Toy™ is a fictional character. It's use is not intended to harm anyone living or dead. (embedded youtube video)
We're just $120 away from a 20 pound beard-lift this Friday on the WGN Morning News! Part of me hopes we can do it-- part of me hopes we can't. The cutoff is midnight tonight, so if you were waiting for a special moment to make a donation, this is it! AIEEEEEEEEEE!
If you suffer from SAD, come stand in my bathroom for a while. I had to buy some new CFL light bulbs for the fixture over the sink,
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What NOT to do on Facebook.... →Read more...
i am so tired i am working nearly all the time now, all the time, even when i am at home.
odd the internet dislikes me. for some reason I'm not able to display stylesheets for a few pages (but not all) at the moment.
semi-related. I've never been able to get tinyurl to work. :(
Apparently it takes 1 year to go from
this to
this. Happy Birthday Otto!
Mary Gaitskill - Love her? Hate her?
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Great, another day on the TV and another plane crash, but at least their were no
death's on this one, except maybe one unconfirmed at this time.
OMG mad kitty So Fry was perfectly placid the night before
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24 February 2009
My faith in teh intarwebs is justified I was googling up the
"It's a trap!" pic of Admiral
Ackbar and started thinking
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LT's New Show onna Radio! →Read more...
I need help waking up. Are there any bunnies out there who have figured out how to wake up quickly and efficiently in the morning?
I'm hoping to hear from people who really had a horrible time getting out of bed and figured it out.
My job depends on this!! fyi - I've already tried the put the alarm clock at a distance method. I'll sleep right through it.
Carbs! For all USA bunnies: Today is
free pancake day at IHOP!
You can get a free short stack.
Three-point Tuesday update. →Read more...
My dryer smells. How do I fix it? →Read more...
You know you're out of shape when just blowing up your fitness ball with the hand pump leaves you sweaty, gasping for air, and ready for a nap.
wherein i protest too much So I'm listening to Countdown and some dude mentions how the Oscar viewership is mostly "women and gay men". Is there any sphere of life that a man can be interested in that isn't being claimed for gay people now?
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From the "Solid Pair of Brass Ones" File: Microsoft demands return of severance pay from laid-off employees.
23 February 2009
What is it about Larry King guests? Jon Podesta looks green. Kermit-y.
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What does "payment reversed" mean? We just got our Verizon bill and it shows us as being overdue. Now, we made the last payment on-time. The odd part of the bill is that it shows our last payment marked "payment reversed" and did not apply to the balance. This almost looks like a returned check, but we have overdraft protection, so that couldn't have happened.
We're puzzled. What does "payment reversed" mean in a case like this?
Today I found out that there's a professional hockey team called the
Botany Swarm. This makes me smile.
The first single from "supergroup" Tinted Windows.
THIS IS A SCREAMING WITH FRUSTRATION AND UPSETNESS THREAD!!! →Read more...
Spree, Rampage, Bender, Adventure - Who's in? Ideas? →Read more...
How about a Monday morning lyrics challenge? →Read more...
22 February 2009
This Is The Official Oscar-Watching Post! →Read more...
Yay! I didn't kill Ardiril! Tried my darndest though, but the fact that he forgot his umbrella--that was his own fault.
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OscarsFilter Redux: Can We Watch On The 'Net? →Read more...
Man does this depress me. →Read more...
Pony Request Form. I'm going to use
uservoice for monitoring metachat change and bug requests. If there's something you want from the site, can you follow the link, vote and make your suggestions. Thank You.
Greetings from Morocco! Having a wonderful time despite the AZERTY keyboards.
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OscarsFilter: Milk Is Best Picture IMHO - Your Thoughts? →Read more...
I might be doing some work on metachat. If you notice anything weird happening - it's probably me. If it's still happening in an hours time, it's me and I did something wrong. And you need to tell me. Thank you.
What are you like when you're sick? What is your SO like?
Bragging goes here... So I'm not bragging about something I did, but some friends just released this song, and I think it's the bees knees. I have talented friends.
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21 February 2009
Juárez police chief quits "Juárez police chief Roberto Orduña Cruz resigned Friday after the drug cartel killed six city police officers this week... After each attack, cartel operatives left signs threatening to kill a police officer every 48 hours unless Orduña quit the force." I find this quite frightening; it means that the inmates are running the asylum, and drug traffickers can even control the makeup of the police.
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What does sex smell like? In a few books and movies, I hear characters (often disapproving mothers), saying, "You smell like sex".
What is the exact nature of the smell being referred to?
Stay at Home Dad Reposted from FB, where a couple of my friends who are stay-at-home dads were big fans.
Ironworkers at hospital paint the names of kids with cancer on steel beams (I realize that doesn't make a lot of sense, but just click the link and your heart will be warmed.)
So, how's your weekend going? Mine's been good so far.
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What's up with Cute Overload? I am beginning to suffer greatly from lack of cuteness.
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Nigerian Scammers Hit Citibank for Eight Figures You know all those goofy 419 scams that are sitting in your spam folder? The instantly recognizable pleas to wire your account info for riches untold? Well, those guys just scammed Citibank out of
twenty-seven million dollars.
Podiatric Update. →Read more...
Metafilter is down, yes? Not just me, right?
Ask mecha: Do you know anything about this portrait? Identity of artist or subject?
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I loooove Dolly (but) she is looking really weird on Larry King. I think she needs to put down the facelift. (But I'll always love her.)
20 February 2009
I have invented two new cocktails. →Read more...
My mom died on Wednesday. She was 67 and happy. I looked at her for the last time a few hours ago. I feel pretty lost.
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"Watching a Dying Reality Star" UK bunnies, is everyone over there really transfixed with this, as the article suggests? It seems like The Truman Show taken to its logical (and horrible) extreme.
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Holy crap today's my last day.
I have an interview for another department here monday. They had 30 "critical" positions open that they were saving for post-layoffs, to give us a chance at them.
it would be a subsantial raise.
eeep
Survey: What's the dorkiest t-shirt you own?
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The cutest thing you'll see all week. Alternative uses for a Mobile Phone.
What a heel This is a rather silly question, but do any female bunnies have problems with the heel on some shoes slanting/curving in too much? I seem to run into this fairly often — if the heel on shoes curves in a little rather than being almost straight up and down, and if I make the mistake of buying them, they chew up my heels. It happens most often with flats, but it's also happened with a pair of running shoes. I’m wondering if I have abnormal heels or something, so it would be reassuring to hear I’m not the only woman this ever happens to.
Happy Birthday TheDonF!!! Yaaaaaaaay!
So. Whedon's Dollhouse. What are we thinking so far?
Photo Friday : Black and White Pictures
catan-ites? I don't suppose anyone in PDX likes playing Settlers of Catan, do you?
Or maybe even Scattergories?
19 February 2009
The BUNS are home! Alice made it home just fine, much to my relief. She is acting completely normal, though a bit slow. She's still pretty doped up. I'm a bit pissed about the size of her incision, but I'll get over it...(my cat had bigger organs and a smaller wound...grrrr)
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Tales From a Flower Shop: Episode II-Men Can Be Stupid.
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To people concerned about Internet privacy (Facebook, etc) I'm sincerely curious - what types of things do you not want people/corporations to know about you, and why not?
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Israeli Parody of Hitler Infuriates Holocaust Survivors Damn. Even the Master Race has problems finding a parking spot. Who knew?
A bit of mojo please? I'm going on a job interview* tomorrow around 11 am Eastern; send mojo, please?
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I am in need of whuffles. So I went to the lease signing for this awesome* studio that I found all by myself...
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MeFi Interactive Fiction Contest The official site for the contest is up. I'm looking for some beta testers to check out the contest webpage and offer feedback. I should have it up by Monday or so, so if you're interested basically you'd be going in, trying to sign up, and trying to submit a fake story.
Snugglie (Slanket) Pub Crawl We like to live on the edge here in NYC.
Lyrics quiz! →Read more...
Alice is getting spayed today. →Read more...
This is a movie I liked recently. This is a movie I did not like recently. →Read more...
I have tingly arms and legs and my right eye lid is twitching wtf? seriously.
Coming out of the closet I’d like some advice on reconstructing a closet.
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Soliciting Advice on OTC Meds →Read more...
Happy Birthday, mullacc!! →Read more...
Silly request. I wanted to look at the color-coordinated inter-species pics. Like, when there's an orange chicken and an orange kitten. I know I saw it here ...
Lease Purchase? Preforeclosure? The bf and I are looking to move in the near future. We are wanting to rent a house(NOT an apartment, we both agree on that). Looking through Craigslist I keep seeing ads that refer to lease purchasing etc. So basically, it sounds like a "rent to own" plan for a house going into foreclosure? Does anyone know anything about these deals? Are they good? Bad? Bogus? How can you tell?
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18 February 2009
Impromptu meetup: welcome Ardiril to Boston Fri. night! He'll be in Copley Square on the 20th, and will probably want dinner.
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The Nose Flute Man - By day he's a mild mannered consultant who goes from cube farm to cube farm telling people how to deal with changes in their job and work environment.
By night he's a crazy dude with a
nose flute. Keep your eyes open, because you'll never know who'll drive up next to you on the highway.
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It's wacked off. My hair, that is.
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Techie help. →Read more...
I'm frustrated! Please pictures of frustrated animals to keep me company in my crankiness. thxby.
Soothing, supportive thought of the day. From a book (originally a lecture) by
Pema Chödrön:
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How to fight Self-defense video on how to avoid being hurt by sociopaths who have no regard for human life. (seek to 00:25 for the good part)
For all of the unemployed people out there. Companies are paying people to have their ads tattooed on their bodies.
Another Lyrics Game? Hmmm? Lots of older stuff in this one!
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Bunny! OMG! (Or is that a halibut?)
AskMecha: Any suggestions on a good way to merge multiple MP3s into one single MP3? I want to post a few mix discs as a single downloadable (or streamable) file, but I can't figure out how.
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Lunch at the Drugstore An excellent set of photos of mostly 1950s-60s lunch-counter culture.
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17 February 2009
So I never know what the diff is between tooting one's own horn and bragging. I finally finished a kitchen & a photographer came today to shoot it.
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Download Neko Case's new song, "People Got a Lot of Nerve." For free.
Every time a link to the download is posted on a blog (like it's posted now on Metachat), the group
Anti- will donate $5 to the
Best Friends Animal Society. (Their website doesn't seem to be working, so here's their
Wiki link.) Yay, we just raised $5 for da animulls!
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Heyoka Strikes Again! →Read more...
I need some new non-fiction books to read What have you read lately that's been good?
Kind of sad. (But also kind of funny.)
College kid misses first question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
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I just had an AWESOME dinner. →Read more...
AskMe Crosspost: Whooping Cough or Tall Tale? I was going to post it here but thought maybe I should query a larger audience. You guys have any ideas?
What is the best Metafilter thread you've read recently... ? →Read more...
oh great they just announced 300 layoffs at my company today. I don't yet know if I'm among them.
pardon me while I shake and try not to cry.
Disposable IRC. (
example)
For when you just want to chat easily with someone.
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16 February 2009
w00t w00t w00t! Son #2 just got his first college acceptance letter, from Texas Wesleyan University here in Fort Worth. Yay yay yay!!!!!
*does happy dance* =)
Who else likes to eat raw potatoes? I see there are
some out there like me who like to eat raw potatoes. Anyone?
mumbly-grumbly self-pitying gripey thread. : (((((((((
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Some of these look delicious to me but it's very likely that I will just throw up before becoming fat.
Squeeeeee!!! I know this was on the blue the other day, but in case you missed it (or aren't 'over there') this video delivers enough kyoot to cause mass head asplosions.
The audio has been disabled. This video contains an audio track that has not been authorized by WMG. Lame.
Hope Me Please Mecha Weird as hell internet connection trouble here at work.
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Happy Birthday, Terrapin! Show us your postcards, Mister!
Stoic philosophy makes me want to cry. I've been going through
this course on my commute, and looking through
The Golden Sayings Of Epictetus.
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15 February 2009
OMG happy birthday scody!!
Tour of California Filter, personal edition →Read more...
SHOUTING THREAD!! OMG I SPENT MOST OF LAST NIGHT GENERATING ONE, YES ONE, PAGE OF TEXT FOR A 12 PAGE REPORT AND MY STUPID, BATTERY-LESS COMPUTER WAS UNPLUGGED, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE BY TWO UNNAMED FAMILY MEMBERS, ONE QUITE FUZZY AND NOT USUALLY INTO CORDS...
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OMG going to (Berlin and) Morocco tomorrow! For the rest of the month!
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Wow. Just wow. I read her biography over and over when it came out in the late 80s.
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Hello everybody. I've fallen through the fingers of god & ended up in Huntington Beach, CA.
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What are you doing today?
Speaking of Facebook ... Could we have a MetaChat group? Or is that too un-cool for words? In the alternative -- if anyone wants to Facebook friend me, please do! (ccenter@las-elc.org)
Happy Birthday scody! Hope you have an awesome day. I'll share my cake with you.
Where did the Internet go? jrun and 503 blues.
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Your new sidebar art has been brought to you by the tart and saucy citrusfreak12, the languid and dreamy exlotuseater, the rare and delicious chuckdarwin, the clever and glamorous gomichild (top to bottom on the left), and the dappled and delightful specklet (on the right). Please throw flowers and paper money as they say the coins tend to bruise them.
14 February 2009
I survived Valentine hell. →Read more...
Ok, folks. Let's get a move on. We need to step up Valentine production. Everybody deserves some whuffles!
I just had a Wazoo. The name alone assured I'd at least give it a try. It's an unnaturally colored two layered sweettarts flavored 3 Musketeers with some Nerds sprinkled on top. In a good way.
Is it "free rein," or "free reign"? →Read more...
Making-your-own-clothes-chat: argh, patterns! →Read more...
Hope me with my chocolate chip replacement surgery? I'm going to try
this recipe today, but as I've whined about many times in the past, I can't get chocolate chips. My plan is to just melt the same amount of sweet dark chocolate (from a bar) and add to the other ingredients. That should be okay, right?
The Consortium of Pub-going, Loose and Forward Women. Women! Walk to the nearest pub and buy a drink on Valentine's Day! Funny but not really so funny.
Happy Valentine's Day, bunnies! For your whuffling pleasure, Metachat's own cupid, chrismear, once again brings us
Bunnylove secret Valentines, so gather your rosebuds while ye may!
Dear Metachat: I like you. You are nice. So here is the NY Public Library's online vintage valentine collection. And if you sit with me at lunch I will give you my orange.
13 February 2009
Ask a Brit a stupid question. Here in North America we drive on the right and over there you drive on the left. I've noticed that when people approach
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My Valentines gift to you all: Rusted Root's
"Food and Creative Love". Hmm maybe I'll have
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I just saw a life-changing film. →Read more...
Help me! I've just made oatmeal and I'm about to make rice. LOL. No, really: I made the oatmeal in a kettle that I recently totally toasted. I turned the wrong burner on and nearly caught the empty stainless steel pot on fire. Now it's discolored and looks slightly rusty inside when I cook w/ it. And there was some weird white stuff, only on the outside, around the seams. Is it safe to use?
This is maybe two miles from where I'm sitting now it's pretty surreal. I happened to see the governor's motorcade on my way to work. one of my coworkers was supposed to be on there- but she missed the plane last night.
Exploding Head Syndrome, I Haz It A tale of surreal neurology...
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Abe Lincoln on Facebook (
via)
Last status update:
"
Abe is headed for the theater."
So I was thinking of getting a Kindle, but... There is NO 3G support in my area and no plans to add it anytime soon. Seriously, it's like a 45 minute drive to the nearest area. I know it should still work with 2G, but I'd like to know if any of you guys have experience with using the Kindle on a 2G network. especially speed.
Beautiful Electric Guitars: here are a couple sites. First
Harden (they're intended for rockabilly -- the Bottlerockets play through some Harden equipment); then
Girl Brand guitars, unfortunately many of the photo links are dead but these Telecaster clones are anything but clones. Enjoy.
I assume they've already checked Baker Street. Apparently musician Gerry Rafferty (famous for the aforementioned
'Baker Street' and
'Stuck In The Middle With You' from his days in the band Stealer's Wheel, made famous by appearance in Reservoir Dogs. He also was briefly in a band with comedian Billy Connoly called
the Humblebums)has been
missing since last August, I learned on Wikipedia today. Strange.
I just realized that the Richard Harris who played Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies is the same Richard Harris who recorded MacArthur Park. I had never made that connection before.
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What subjects have you gotten way into lately? Wikipedia wanderers, unite!
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Village news. Last night I went to the
Raleigh twestival, a benefit to raise $ for clean water access globally. I was a sponsor, too. :) Starting to get into the twitter community, which I never thought I'd say.
Also, our
new, FREE, hybrid bus begins running its downtown loop tomorrow. Comes right by my house, too. Yay!
Photo Friday - Our Youthful Grandmothers
Facebook Virus/Spamming app If you get a notification that you have been tagged in a PICTURE (instead of a photo), do not click the link!
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I Played Bass In A Band Tonight and Even Sang! →Read more...
12 February 2009
New Bun for Pie and Sakura! So, we're getting excited! The roommate is on good terms again, but is moving out on the first of April.
So, of course, we're adopting another bun once we have her room. :)
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GET YOUR BUTT TO #BUNNIES RIGHT NOW
SHOUTING THREAD →Read more...
This is a post to celebrate Greek yoghurt! →Read more...
Weird houseguests... →Read more...
Baby Gorilla Just a dose of daily cuteness
Photoshop Help? I just upgraded from CS2 to CS4. How do I import things like brushes, color swatches, etc to the new program from the old?
Reactance (live) @Lipstick Thespian, here is that synth solo. File it under "trance electronica". No, your amp is not frying at 7:30.
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20 Minute Loop is a band with some free albums available for download. I'm listening to
Famous People Marry Famous People right now, and it's cool... kind of New Pornographers-ish.
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Swingin' 60s Superhero Cartoon Theme Songs
Iron Man
The Hulk
Spider Man
Captain America
My first post on MeFi. Does it count if it's
about me, rather than
by me?
Stay-at-home Valentine's Day ideas? Anyone got any ideas for a couple who wants to stay home and avoid the craziness this weekend? Beyond renting movies, that is?
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Don't read that shit! Are there books or genres that, when people let you know they're into, you recoil in horror?
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Brooklyn jury summons emergency! I wanted to post this on AskMe, but I used my question up for this week.
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surgery! People have deaths from complications from surgery all the time.. my boss died last week and he'd just had a cataract surgery..and of course the sad loss of ColdChef's dad. I didn't realise how dangerous it was! It makes me very wary of ever going under the knife again.
What was the last book you read that you would award 4-5 stars out of 5? I ask because I just finished one - "
Alias Grace" by Margaret Atwood, a fictionalization of the real-life story of
Grace Marks, 19th century convicted murderess.
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It's 4.30am and I haven't gone to bed! →Read more...
This is my story...what's yours? Slater, male model and captain of the infamous ship Calypso and a renowned seducer of women, has just walked into the one tavern in all of the unknown reaches of Mars he should have avoided.
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11 February 2009
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Instructions for my father's funeral. On Monday,
my father died. When my brother and sisters and I pulled his pre-need folder to make his funeral arrangements, we found (among the elaborate plans he'd laid out for us) these handwritten notes for how his services were to be conducted. He wrote these over 18 years ago.
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Holy crap, today was weird... ..right in the middle of a busy day at work a woman runs in, screaming bloody murder, clutching her eyes and totally, TOTALLY hysterical..
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*snivel* So I just spent 1/4 of my monthly income on medical bills to find out...
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Updates go here... So I haven't felt like I've been around at all this week. I feel out of the loop, so thought I'd update you on my life at this end...
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AskMetachat: "Blog" software that doesn't require a MySQL server? →Read more...
I have a sticker on my back! A magical physio-prototype sticker! →Read more...
Your man Bruce posted
something on his blog a journal about playing at the Super Bowl.
A theological question: →Read more...
Only an hour left in the day, but.... How about some more song lyrics? I've tried to come up with LESS obscure ones!
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Worst Article Summary EVER.... →Read more...
Boo! Yay! thread. I'll start.
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The Places We Live by Jonas Bendiksen is an interactive Magnum photo essay about slums.
I got to visit with Exene Cervenka yesterday! She needed to borrow a cello from me. She's in town here recording an album with this guy I'm in a band with. He is a magnet for working with artists with strong critic cred, as he has produced albums for the likes of Jonathon Richman and WILCO.
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Medicare or Social Security -- Which is more screwed up? I spent 3 hours on the phone trying to correct basic information like address, tel #, and yes, my SSN plus other info at both agencies. Yet I just know that somewhere is a system that did not get updated, and once again the incorrect information will migrate and infect those that are correct.
Me, too Just got 90 days notice that my job is ending.
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"I Am A Kitten." This Momus song, about a cat who's in love/lust with the woman who owns him and wishes he was human, was stuck in my head this morning when I woke up. So now I share it with you.
10 February 2009
500th Post! A Post About Pride - Let's Roar! →Read more...
Another another song lyrics game All hip-hop. Potentially NSFW due to language.
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Another song lyrics game: geared to the late boomer / Gen X demographic. Nothing extremely obscure.
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Slade Epie. c.1992 - February 10, 2009. →Read more...
Argentina on my mind. This probably isn't worth an AskMe question because the responses would most likely all be "Google! do you speak it?!" and deservedly so. I do speak Google, but here's what's been on my mind while watching our (American -- [not foreignist] --) economy collapse.
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Bad dog! ... oh wait ... She didn't do anything wrong, so why is she acting like she did?
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Sugar glider Rescued A fire fighter comforts a rescued sugar glider from the Victorian bushfires.
09 February 2009
Nice! I just watched a friend of mine win on Jeopardy!
I have an ICD, an implanted cardiac defibrillator. These things are expensive as hell and I was wondering if I could donate it once I die. Probably not for human reuse, but veterinary perhaps? I am not finding anything via Google.
Patrick and Ray
There's a story here . . .
This is pretty cool - SMS based bus schedules I'm about to re-join the commuting hordes and noticed that our local transit agency is testing a phone text schedule system. Each bus stop has a sign telling you what code to text to the Port Authority which then texts you back telling you which and how soon the next bus is coming.
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New York Times Article on Larger Families In 1976, census data show, 59 percent of women ages 40 to 44 had three or more children, 20 percent had five or more and 6 percent had seven or more. By 2006, four decades after the Supreme Court declared a constitutional right to use birth control (and the last year available from census studies), 28 percent of women ages 40 to 44 had three or more children, 4 percent had five or more and just 0.5 percent had seven or more.
Fill in the blank You know a friend is getting into the clutches of MLM schemes when…
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On being offended. Nice article about offensive language and race. (via
dodgygeezer)
08 February 2009
How did you wish life was going to turn out when you were younger? Has anybody's life turned out the way they had imagined?? I'm trying to get snippets of how I can deal with this when my time comes. Crying is not an option, so that's gone.
Happy Birthday BoringPostcards!!!!!
Zorba, the Veiled Male ...The Man Driven to Be A Belly Dancer is a Driven Man Indeed!
What are you NOT doing for Valentine's Day? With apologies to the partnered-but-don't-want-to-be folks.
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What are you doing for Valentine's Day? With apologies to the single-but-don't-want-to-be folks.
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Holy Sh--!! 56-year-old becomes 1st woman to swim Atlantic
Are all the Aussie bunnies ok? I was just reading about Victoria.
"Slave Leia" on Flickr. From funny to terrifying.
Doggy Rule of Food #1: Everything that you find to eat on the floor is delicious... even if you wouldn't eat it if you found it in your bowl.
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Star Wars Acapella Unfortunately you need to be a Facebook member to see this. The YouTube version was removed due to copyright claims.
Brekky/closest meal Gosh I love food.
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Everyone has a favourite place a place that brings back childhood memories. That encapsulates your past, where you grew up, where you learnt about yourself. That place for me just went up in smoke. Literally.
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If Martha Stewart lived in Northern Michigan. You've heard of tuna melts and patty melts; why not squirrel melts? From the
Huntress TV show that appeared on
The Outdoor Channel.
Just saw Black Keys at Terminal 5. The Heartless Bastards opened.
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What sound does a
laughing dolphin make?
07 February 2009
Ok, spill it: raise your hand if you had a Furbee.
Italian tourist in Fallujah "held for his own safety". Where's the most "dangerous" place you've ever been? And was it actually as dangerous as it was purported to be?
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Dusty's Trail. I was tooling around around Internet Archive and discovered this. I swear i remember seeing this somewhere, although when it was aired i was about 2. It's pretty bad, a transparent rewrite of
Gilligan's Island in the Old West poorly executed, with Gilligan himself and Sgt. O'Rourke from
F Troop. Dunno where i remember it from, though.
Apparently, aliens have been visiting me. They should come tomorrow - I'm making minestrone.
Bacon & Bourbon Expo '09 Hey New Yorkers! Did anyone go to the Bacon & Bourbon Expo? Anyone have any reports from the front lines?
06 February 2009
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A contest can be fun or boring. Announcing the upcoming MeFi Interactive Fiction contest. Okay, so I brought up the idea of a MetaFilter interactive fiction game contest and there was some interest in it, and so it's happening starting March 1st. Basically it is one of those "do ??? in a month" contests, so you have to start March 1st and submit by midnight MeFi time on March 31st. Everyone who competes is a "winner" but apparently there will be prizes.
Best ever one-hit wonders My choice is linked. What's yours?
OMG David Suchet! Poirot on Youtube! Week, month, year: made.
Happy Truck Day! Only in Boston do we celebrate a truck.
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Some vintage Geisha postcards from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. On flickr.
Ask MeCha: Lemon squeezing. I need to get something to help me get juice from lemons occasionally. On Amazon, I see this
Lemon squeezer and this
citrus juicer. I also have a $16.34 gift card for Macy's, where this
citrus press is available for $18.94 after shipping. Added is that I have some wrist injuries, so I'd like something easy on the wrists. What would you do? (And if I don't spend the Macy's gift card here, I have to figure out somewhere else to spend it.)
Do you like the exit row seat? Are you "capable of assisting the crew in the event of an emergency?"
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How about another of gaspode's song lyrics games? I'll give it a shot. Let's have some fun?
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Netbook Navigator I think I want to buy a netbook. But I'm not sure which one I want to buy. I'm also not sure if I want to buy one at all. Help, please. Experiences, resources, recommendations--I'm pretty much starting from scratch.
Speaking of performances... I just wanted to put this up for youse before I went to work. Feel free to evaluate it, or put up your own favorite live stuff, or just reminisce over shows past. A bientôt.
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I would like to bitch and whine a little bit if that's OK. →Read more...
OMG it's pizza night I'm so excited! What you gonna eat?
Syrup smell in NYC solved! Mayor Bloomberg reveals to all why parts of New York occasionally smell like an IHOP
Photo Friday. Kids with Pets →Read more...
05 February 2009
Question about converting DVDs to AVIs... My boyfriend is currently converting most of his DVDs to AVIs so we can have a central media server and clear out some space in the house (no, it's not for redistribution or file sharing of any kind).
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I Want To Hear About Your Positive Milestones So Far This Year... →Read more...
I will be in Boston the weekend of 2/21. Anyone want to do a supper meetup Sunday afternoon? Anything interesting happening that weekend? What should I not miss?
There was a kid on the bus this evening who was sporting -- and I am not making this up -- pinstripes and a fedora. The fedora had a white hat band. A battered brown briefcase completed the ensemble.
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been there. done that. bit the mayor of new york city on the hand.
bought the t-shirt.
anyone got a good creative commons or otherwise free image of a schoolhouse, or a chalkboard, or a pencil or something? or know where i should look?
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OMG Internet at home! →Read more...
Epoch time countdown On Friday, February 13th 2009, 23:31:30 GMT, epoch time will be 1234567890. Enjoy the countdown here. Better with unicorns, probably.
Shopping for wallpaper I’ve been wallpaper shopping online, looking for hallway paper. And I think I found it.
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CAST OFF!! HOO-RAY!! →Read more...
SHOUTING. OMG. →Read more...
Renter Bunnies: How often is your rent raised? →Read more...
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Opposite gender name? Your folks ever tell you? →Read more...
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Things you're embarrassed about? →Read more...
04 February 2009
Peter Sellers in "The Party" Makes me snort laughing. Which even has it's
touching moments. Of course, all you "Nom Nom" folks are way behind the times.
Nothing new under the sun.
Alleged Goat Has Been Apprehended Thanks to police, Buddy the goat is back home. Most heart-warming jailed goat story you'll read today.
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Chocolate Banana Cookies Snow day in Asheville: I made cookies last night and they are so good I am giving you the recipe.
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Best Complaint Letter Ever Man flies. Man does not like experience. Man complains.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEWRIFFIC! Hope you have a great day!
Is there a virgin left in America to replace Daschle? Michael Phelps, maybe? Healthcare reform is probably a dead issue for a few years now.
Her Morning Elegance A wonderful stop motion video for the song by Oren Lavie.
03 February 2009
Chicago meetup tomorrow! →Read more...
Anyone else thinking about getting a .tel address? So, the landrush period for the new .tel domain started today.
Anyone else thinking of getting one of these domains? Anyone already gotten one?
Will "Fringe" satisfy my "X-Files" jones? I have not watched a single episode, and I'm thinking of going back and watching them. Worth it?
Yummy! I made this dish tonight—along with brownies for dessert—for my wonderful wife. What did you do for someone you care about? ... including yourself.
OMG Unicorns and Rainbows. Click Repeatedly >>>
She thought she could sneak it by. Happy birthday, fluffy battle kitten.
As an antidote to all that pottymouth here's unicorns and rainbows!. Drag the link to your bookmarks bar, visit a site, keep pressing the link. Instant joy!
Guess who is having a hissyfit (it is someone quite famous) - also, the man cusses like nothing else so NSFW and ears that like the F-bomb dropped constantly. Reveal inside!
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The Muesli Cometh Yes! I have discovered the goodness that is muesli and wish to hear your tips, tricks, and recipes.
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Where is the muesli? Someone said there would be muesli!
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I Can Haz Volunteer Opportunity! →Read more...
Look At This Cat need your pictures of awesome cats. Because cats are awesome.
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Facebook screwing up. Can't seem to write on anyone's wall. Any ideas?
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I am proud of myself! I just got a message from someone who was an absolute bitch to me on a foreign exchange I did several years ago: "I hope you havr grow up!"
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Call to action: Birthday postcards for terrapin! Heya Bunnies. terrapin's birthday is coming up on February 16th, and what he'd love more than anything else in the whole wide world is to get some strange, beautiful and awesome postcards.
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50 years ago today, Buddy Holly boarded a plane in Iowa with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, and died when that plane crashed shortly after takeoff. I contend the music didn't die, though...
"Not Fade Away"
"That'll Be The Day"
"Everyday"
Also,
here's a live performance of "Peggy Sue" on
American Bandstand, from 1958.
I love the very proper lady's introduction at the start of it.
Reply-All Strikes Again So today I (and the rest of the school) get an email from my college's enrollment services. It was sent, obviously, to the URI student listserv (URI_STUDENTS@listserv.uri.edu).
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OMG Read-Only Kitty! Metafilter is on the move, but we can haz cat!
02 February 2009
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Which glasses/spectacls do you have--which would you recommend I'd buy? I want something that are not too expensive, and ones that look good on the face. Black would be a nice colour, but I'm also open to Red and Golden.
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YAY! KICKASS FILIPIINO MUSIC DIRECT FROM THE PHILIPPINES! →Read more...
THIS IS A SHOUTING THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CANNOT CANNOT
CANNOT FIND THE ERROR IN MY CHECKBOOK WHEREIN THE BANK INSISTS I HAVE FORTY DOLLARS LESS THAN I THOUGHT I HAD!!!!!!
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A thing I made... All CSS and HTML. Scalable and works in every browser I know.
Sick day music! I caught a nasty virus and I'm home sick. What is getting me through the day?
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Ozzie Osborne dies! No not THAT Ozzie. The other one.
Looks like I owe the IRS $20.000 for becoming disabled.
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I Can Haz Massive Immunosuppression! →Read more...
How do you feel about STUFF? →Read more...
This video contains a nearly dangerous amount of awesomeness: David Byrne and the Balanescu Quartet performing a string quartet-plus-theremin rendition of Kraftwerk's "The Model."
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Snow in London, city at standstill So in an astonishing turn of events, frozen water has fallen from the sky over England. The ENTIRE London bus network has been closed, as are a couple of the airports. Some bits of the Tube are running.
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Happythread! - my new server handled 1) being on the blue 2) being free for all during the bowl really well. :) yeay! Traffic not quite as mad as previous years, but still! What's your happy update lately?
Cream of Chicken Soup, the Update. →Read more...
01 February 2009
This is a cynical thread. What to do with idealism in the midst?
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Music videos of our current favorite artists live. →Read more...
Here'a a Superbowl Question. Y'know how at the end of the game there's always the interview segment in the winning team's locker room where they're all wearing "[insert team] -Super Bowl XLIII Champions" caps?
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I'm ashamed of it. I know I'll be a pariah when people realize, but .... →Read more...
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Yes, I am poaching funny photos from Metafilter comments. This one goes out to all the parents.
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