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Archives for: May 2011

31 May 2011

OMG Pricey Puppy! Plus little teddy bear puppy photo
post by: rmless2 at: 22:39 | 5 comments
Found Art object: "Sarah Palin at Gettysburg Battlefield"
post by: Trurl at: 21:20 | 5 comments
Bullying at work I have a friend who finally admitted to me that something is going on at work with his fellow developers. After admitting to a certain degree of bullying, he fled the chat. The thing is, I think this kind of thing is common for geeks→Read more...
post by: ethylene at: 20:48 | 4 comments
Take meta, add pot You get metapot. Blessed be!
post by: ethylene at: 18:13 | 4 comments
My last day is tomorrow; I am being laid off. →Read more...
post by: rainbaby at: 17:28 | 36 comments
New sidebar art! Thanks to our photographers workerant, mygothlaundry, marxchivist, misteraitch, and plinth.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 17:10 | 8 comments
Brent Hinds, singer/guitarist in the Atlanta band Mastodon, appears in an amusing commercial for a local bar/restaurant.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 11:41 | 6 comments
Bandcamp! I love bandcamp. I've started buying more and more of my music here. The problem with the internet is that anyone can put their music up and it's hard finding good things. I mean, the difficulty of distribution used to sort of place a threshold of quality or novelty which surely left good stuff languishing, but it at least did some minimal quality control. I'm finding that bandcamp is good for that, plus you can hear the *whole album* before purchase, but there's still too much to sort through! Any recs from the good folks here?→Read more...
post by: crush-onastick at: 10:55 | 6 comments
THE GREAT APARTMENT HUNT BEGINS Finally starting to see apartments for a June 15/July 1 move in. Eeeeeee so excited!
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 08:40 | 24 comments
Sometime can't sleep so you make cornbread at 3AM
post by: Splunge at: 03:34 | 10 comments

30 May 2011

Ellie on Planet X is a kid-friendly webcomic about a cute robot space-explorer making friends with equally cute alien creatures. The character design and color scheme are both awesome (is that MeFi Blue?), and the artist just did an experiment in animation that makes me say "THIS MUST BE A TV CARTOON!" Do you agree?
post by: oneswellfoop at: 23:41 | 3 comments
Any tips for do-it-yourself cat-butt shearing?
post by: Ardiril at: 23:39 | 8 comments
Happy Birthday to Hugh Janus!
post by: galadriel at: 20:44 | 27 comments
Mummy love This almost made me regret being neutered for other reasons than the usual one.
post by: Trilby at: 12:06 | 4 comments
Edgar Oliver: Apron Strings of Savannah One very eccentric playwright describes his extremely "southern gothic" childhood in Savannah, Georgia.→Read more...
post by: BoringPostcards at: 09:24 | 4 comments
Long weekend 3-point update Apologies to everyone who isn't on holiday today. But let's have your updates anyway.→Read more...
post by: Senyar at: 08:20 | 26 comments
Amazon's List of Well-Read Cities. Hey, a best-cities list that does *not* include Madison. Then I realized, in Madison they are more likely to beg, borrow or steal a book rather than buy it.
post by: Ardiril at: 02:58 | 6 comments

29 May 2011

Today I love Leonard Nimoy even more.
SLYT - Bruno Mars - The Lazy song
post by: MonkeyButter at: 19:37 | 7 comments
Rice. In terms of Indian home food you either eat rice or you eat something with chapati pretty much. And I'm not that into the latter; I like foods you can eat with a spoon or in a wrap. So I eat a lot of rice.→Read more...
post by: Firas at: 14:17 | 11 comments
"Literally Unbelievable": Facebook users who think stories from The Onion are real.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 13:51 | 2 comments
This CNBC article argues that retailers and manufacturers have been reducing the quality of consumer products in order to maintain profit margins in this rough economic environment. Does this seem consistent with your experience? I've noticed that they've been sneaking more artificial fibers into clothes -- i.e. a $30 half polyester, half cotton t-shirt at Banana Republic.
post by: jason's_planet at: 11:40 | 10 comments
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WENS!!!!!
post by: brujita at: 10:39 | 12 comments
"Getting it wrong" fashionwise Did you ever go to a social event, looking good, but realizing that you're overdressed or underdressed compared to almost everyone else, and then caring more about that than you thought you would?→Read more...
post by: serena at: 10:28 | 9 comments
Monkey! OMG! Or it is quite possibly an until-now undiscovered new species, the Monkitten -half-monkey, half-kitten.
post by: Senyar at: 04:54 | 2 comments
Who animates fake cellular organisms swimming around? These people.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 00:03 | 2 comments

28 May 2011

Did I misinterpret this headlight signal? →Read more...
post by: IndigoRain at: 20:34 | 18 comments
MetaFilter Little Ponies Okay, we've got Favorites Pony (Firefly), her buddy Serenity, Flag Pony (Kat) and Moment of Silence Pony (Duchess, RIP).

What should I make Serenity?
post by: galadriel at: 19:05 | 18 comments
Go jump off a cliff!
post by: Ardiril at: 12:31 | 9 comments
RIP Gil Scott-Heron another one of the greats moves on
post by: rollick at: 10:46 | 1 comment
Awesome people hanging out together Does what it says on the tin
post by: msali at: 08:27 | 4 comments

27 May 2011

Bacon Strip Pancakes
post by: Trurl at: 19:46 | 10 comments
What numerical values do you assign to these words? A couple. A few. Several.
Bonus otter video inside.→Read more...
post by: Specklet at: 14:13 | 21 comments
A word to the ladies of Metachat... I was thinking about this post today, and I just wanted to share my tale.→Read more...
post by: amro at: 13:15 | 26 comments
Gah. I ate too much for lunch. That was a dumb thing to do. I cannot stay awake, and I have to work all afternoon. Even a high-test caffeinated drink is no helzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
post by: JanetLand at: 12:16 | 3 comments
Millions. Billions. Trillions.
post by: BitterOldPunk at: 12:04 | 3 comments
OMG Falcon →Read more...
post by: octothorpe at: 11:00 | 1 comment
OMG Wolf!
post by: TheophileEscargot at: 10:22 | 1 comment
Batmen in their off-hours
post by: filthy light thief at: 10:21 | 2 comments
Teacher gifts →Read more...
post by: LoriFLA at: 09:59 | 10 comments
Photo Friday: Curves
post by: pjern at: 00:06 | 10 comments

26 May 2011

Finally, I can say it. We homeschooled my son (who tested at slightly than higher intelligence when he was 9--nothing special). Our reason was we felt schools in Georgia and Tennessee exposed him to too conservative an influence from other kids.
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post by: Ardiril at: 21:15 | 27 comments
I know I have said this before, but this may be the cutest thing ever! ADORABLE
post by: msali at: 20:32 | 1 comment
okay, I have decided that online dating is just degrading. that whole "write to a bunch of people on the vague off chance that they'd reply in a day or two" is just absurd→Read more...
post by: Firas at: 16:40 | 21 comments
Semen Collecting Robot . . .via the awesome Mary Roach
post by: danf at: 15:38 | 3 comments
Happy birthday to Several! May your day be full of red ducks.
post by: galadriel at: 13:46 | 11 comments

25 May 2011

Morrissey with a cat on his head. That is all. [via Krix's RT@YKW]
post by: Ardiril at: 21:48 | 7 comments
Personal lexicons →Read more...
post by: Trurl at: 19:15 | 11 comments
Photo Friday Advance: Curves
post by: youngergirl44 at: 17:20 | Leave a comment
Adorable video of adorable German Shepherd's first year of life in 40 seconds. Just in case you haven't already seen it.
post by: bearwife at: 16:46 | 4 comments
Dear hispter parents, Every member of your family is dressed stylishly, in the way that looks casual and unplanned, but is, in fact, quite calculated, and certainly expensive. Hipster dad, the wingtip oxfords with jeans - well done. 3 year old with a navy corduroy blazer with leather elbow patches - a bit overdone. When said 3 year old had a complete meltdown, including, but not limited to writhing on the floor of the airport food court, you, hipster dad, tried to talk to him, interest him in a book, and some of the time, ran after him as he ran around, wailing. Then you got your sandwich, and you were completely unable to choose between your nice, hot panini, and your sobbing child, writhing on the floor again. Lots more in the more inside: →Read more...
post by: theora55 at: 15:49 | 28 comments
Your Mission, If You Decide To Accept It, is to help me figure out a meal with pesto→Read more...
post by: danf at: 12:11 | 27 comments
Me! Hee!
post by: mrmoonpie at: 11:22 | 12 comments
Hump Day 3-Point Update! →Read more...
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 10:39 | 28 comments
Today's potty humor
post by: Obscure Reference at: 09:35 | 2 comments
My Cat Borked My Mefi, Help Completely idiotic question, but well, I am a complete idiot. Anyway, last night the cat jumped on the keyboard and now the blue - or, rather, the font on the blue - is very small. Tiny. Unreadable. Gray & green, however, are fine. What did she do? How do I undo it? HALP!!
post by: mygothlaundry at: 08:16 | 8 comments

24 May 2011

Seth Avett does a gorgeous cover of Elliott Smith's "Angeles" Seth is one-half of The Avett Brothers, btw.
post by: Ike_Arumba at: 20:42 | 9 comments
You will not see a cuter baby sloths video today
post by: Trurl at: 18:29 | 4 comments
Painting Project I need some color ideas→Read more...
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 17:33 | 14 comments
Micro shuffle-a-go-go! With AN EXCITING TWIST! →Read more...
post by: BitterOldPunk at: 12:47 | 23 comments
Space Oddity 1974 Midnight Special - If you are a fan of Bowie's eyes, watch this. What I like about this video is it shows that Mick Ronson was Bowie's equal, and this is Bowie at his prime. For the fans of the 1970 era Bowie. Or, do you prefer 1969? fwap
post by: Ardiril at: 02:11 | 4 comments

23 May 2011

Indoor Chickens - Includes video of chickens in diapers and chicken who plays fetch.→Read more...
post by: aniola at: 22:39 | 7 comments
Smithsonian Acquires Long Lost Parliament-Funkadelic Mothership You can see some of P-Funk's stage show from the Mothership era right here.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 22:13 | 11 comments
Birthdaoke Crosspost Yay, birthday! Yay, karaoke! Yay, YOU! You know, like, joining us for the first two.
post by: Eideteker at: 16:57 | Leave a comment
Dumb Tweets @ Brands
post by: Trurl at: 13:24 | 5 comments
At any given time, I'm sure to have a song running through my head. Does that happen to you?
post by: Stewriffic at: 13:10 | 27 comments
Kindle? If anyone's been thinking about buying a Kindle, woot.com has a refurbished one for 90 bucks, today only.
post by: JanetLand at: 09:09 | 10 comments
Christwire's sex slang guide for parents.
post by: Obscure Reference at: 08:59 | 11 comments

22 May 2011

Music Videos In the last couple days I've seen some music videos worth sharing.→Read more...
post by: Hugh Janus at: 23:05 | 7 comments
National Geographic PotD, May 17 - no photoshop! (so they say)
post by: Ardiril at: 15:38 | 8 comments
Very cool things happened for me on Saturday, and it wasn't the Rapture. →Read more...
post by: lilywing13 at: 05:02 | 7 comments
Happy Birthday to JanetLand, Brujita and me!
post by: Senyar at: 04:00 | 32 comments
Lars Von Trier: anti-semetic or moron? →Read more...
post by: serazin at: 02:46 | 10 comments

21 May 2011

Metafilter is closed for the Rapture unfortunately, things really do seem a little borked... but maybe its just me.
post by: DarkForest at: 17:18 | 7 comments
The bitch about the Rapture is that you still have to keep an eye out for traffic In honour of today's predicted events, I offer this clip from Six Feet Under. I'm still in awe that the show's producers went there.
post by: Orange Swan at: 17:12 | 4 comments
inadvertently discovered an awesome trick staying up / alert for really extended periods is easier when you don't eat anything. So instead of stuffing face with stress + drowning it down with caffeine it can be better to just be on fluids and very light fruits and things.
post by: Firas at: 12:52 | Leave a comment
Camera prank. This is chuckle-worthy.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 09:40 | 6 comments
Labyrinth Ear: cool band with free 5 song EP download I really like these songs! Especially Snow White and White Gold
post by: rmless2 at: 09:36 | Leave a comment
I just finished my hardest term ever and my grades are submitted and now I'm going to watch My Little Pony until my brain dribbles out my ears. Happy Saturday!
post by: Wolfdog at: 07:31 | 9 comments
A RAPTUROUS BIRTHDAY TO WOLFDADDY!!!!!
post by: brujita at: 00:50 | 20 comments

20 May 2011

Time for another Friday Night Question, chosen at random from The Book of Questions:→Read more...
post by: BoringPostcards at: 18:07 | 39 comments
I totally forgot I had this button
post by: The Whelk at: 12:36 | 7 comments
For Sale: One Hat, Slightly Used →Read more...
post by: deborah at: 12:33 | 3 comments
It's raining and my Mom is dropping by unexpectedly, halp? Manhattan, she,s done the tourist things, and we'd like to be inside. More jeans and a t shirt then heels and pearls. Ideas?
post by: The Whelk at: 11:31 | 4 comments
What are you looking forward to? →Read more...
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 09:55 | 38 comments
London MeFiMeet this Saturday Tenuously related: A Northerner’s Guide To Living In London, A love letter to Transport for London.
post by: TheophileEscargot at: 07:19 | 1 comment
OMG! BUILDING! (scroll down)
post by: oneswellfoop at: 05:28 | 4 comments
Photo Friday: The Letter "D"
post by: pjern at: 00:05 | 16 comments

19 May 2011

This is both beautiful and terrifying... a figurine decorated by bees.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 21:35 | 7 comments
If anyone can help me with the frivolous naming of an object, it's you, MetaChat. →Read more...
post by: Specklet at: 21:20 | 18 comments
Little boy joins in with belly dancers I was at a hafla tonight, and this adorable little boy jumped in and started shaking it with the belly dancers.
post by: pjern at: 21:19 | 3 comments
Ghostbusters HQ to be shuttered by budget cuts
post by: Trurl at: 14:26 | 7 comments
Bunny! OMG! *Engage helicopter ears*
post by: Senyar at: 12:55 | 1 comment
Hi everybody! How are you? →Read more...
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 10:06 | 34 comments
A letter to the editor in the Erie, Pennsylvania newspaper titled "Rapture May Snarl Air Travel":→Read more...
post by: BoringPostcards at: 09:43 | 11 comments
Spring is come, the flowers is riz.... and WHAT THE HELL IS THAT BY THE COMPOSTER? So, last night I had a little window of non-raining time in which I could garden. →Read more...
post by: Orange Swan at: 08:49 | 10 comments

18 May 2011

Photo Friday Advance: This week's Photo Friday will be brought to you by the letter D - dogs, doorways, dolphins, and everything else starting with the letter D. Suggested by gomichild.
post by: youngergirl44 at: 20:48 | 1 comment
So Why Would UPS get my package early this morning,→Read more...
post by: danf at: 17:04 | 6 comments
Trilby vs. Raccoon Trilby tried to pick a fight with a raccoon this weekend — through a window. The coon was on the lean-to roof, just outside the kitchen window. Trilby sat on the inside sill and hissed and batted at the glass. The raccoon barely seemed to register Trilby's presence. It was amusing and surprising to watch. Trilby is a very gentle little guy who is wary of strangers and terrified of babies (hee!). But when he saw this raccon (that must have weighed twice what Trilby does) he was all aggression. I guess it's easy to be brave when you know your opponent can't get at you.
post by: Orange Swan at: 15:01 | 3 comments
My cat talks in her sleep.
post by: Ardiril at: 11:21 | 17 comments
NPR Must Reads Couldn't keep my mouth shut - had to comment.
post by: plinth at: 10:45 | 3 comments
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAMIX!!!!
post by: brujita at: 01:50 | 15 comments

17 May 2011

Since when did it become okay to ask people's ages? I'm getting this constantly, it's the first thing out of people's mouths. I never lie, but when did it become normal to just ask people how old they are? Isn't it somewhat rude? What's with the burning need?
post by: ethylene at: 18:59 | 15 comments
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour: Disco Medley They don't make 'em like this any more.
post by: Trurl at: 16:19 | 4 comments
Time for SHOWTUNES! omg, live-accompaniment showtunes karaoke; what do I DOOOOOO?→Read more...
post by: Madamina at: 13:43 | 8 comments
I'm sorry, but this really annoys/angers me, and I need to vent. →Read more...
post by: mudpuppie at: 13:17 | 19 comments
Grandparent Names - What Do/Did You Call Your Grandparents?→Read more...
post by: deborah at: 12:39 | 34 comments
Tuesday 3-Point Status Update! →Read more...
post by: amro at: 11:59 | 30 comments
Are any folks here Fallout fans? Anybody playing the new DLC that is released today?
post by: jbickers at: 11:44 | 4 comments
GARRRR BLARRGG. People invited to our wedding are complaining to me that the hotels here are too expensive. One, what exactly do they want me to do about it? and Two, way to make me feel like an important person in your life. BLARRRRGGGG. →Read more...
post by: occhiblu at: 10:17 | 20 comments
Good Cary Tennis column today. I am exactly this person. But his advice seems to be like everyone else's: seek therapy.
post by: Melismata at: 09:56 | 7 comments
Metachat, I have another serious question to ask you. →Read more...
post by: msali at: 09:21 | 12 comments
Fantastic set of vintage print ads on Flickr.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 06:55 | 5 comments
I love you, cast iron pan →Read more...
post by: The Whelk at: 06:28 | 18 comments

16 May 2011

Mindblowing moment for a lifelong fan - Paul Simon invites a woman up from the audience to play one of his songs, after she shouts out that it was the song she learned guitar on. →Read more...
post by: Miko at: 18:34 | 7 comments
Cephalopods in space This morning NASA launched the space shuttle first cephalopod into space.
post by: get off of my cloud at: 15:59 | 2 comments
Anna Calvi Anna Calvi, she is awesome.→Read more...
post by: chillmost at: 15:18 | Leave a comment
Katy Perry spends an entire year in the Top 10 →Read more...
post by: Trurl at: 13:57 | 9 comments
"When we connect, reality happens. We’re all faking it to a certain degree, and all of our fabrications are realer than we know." An interesting, though long-winded, essay about "faux vintage" photos provokes this excellent response, which is the source of the quote above.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 08:25 | 7 comments

15 May 2011

My heart breaks every time I see Robert Downey Junior on screen. I do not, as a rule, believe in the idea of artists so talented and vulnerable that they cannot function in this society, but he is the one person to whom I feel I can give that excuse. I feel like I'm watching his heart/soul/body laid bare whenever I see him, and I am thankful for the insight into humanity that he gives.
post by: occhiblu at: 23:51 | 8 comments
What's one dumb thing you do over and over? →Read more...
post by: LoriFLA at: 20:56 | 34 comments
OMGIF! BUNNIE!
post by: oneswellfoop at: 18:49 | 1 comment
New-Fangled Fabricator Gadgets And Hipster-Type Individuals -- The Flickr Photoset So I'm on the 7 train, reading the Times and they had an article on this demonstration of these kind-a futuristic fabricator gadgets in an art space in Williamsburg.→Read more...
post by: jason's_planet at: 17:36 | Leave a comment
I'm 3! Post a pic of yourself (or family member) on your (their) 3rd Birthday with cake!
post by: gomichild at: 16:17 | 6 comments
JHarris's Kickstarter Project has less than 24 hours left. →Read more...
post by: gc at: 15:49 | 1 comment
Bunny! OMG!
post by: Senyar at: 14:20 | 1 comment
Gilligan's Island and the bear scene I'm glad Gilligan's Island was good for something.
post by: ethylene at: 14:06 | 5 comments

14 May 2011

For My Grandchildren....
post by: The Whelk at: 23:56 | 5 comments
Five Pointz -- Graffiti Exhibition in Queens (Flickr Set)
post by: jason's_planet at: 20:09 | 4 comments
I don't have a wife, and I don't have cats. I do, however, have a person who I sometimes call "sunshine" and "pineapple" and who will be stopping by some time this evening to pull a spider out of the hat. →Read more...
post by: aniola at: 18:16 | 14 comments
Help stamp out hunger: Leave a couple of canned goods or other non-perishable foodstuffs by your mailbox today. Your mail carrier will pick them up and they'll be delivered to a local food bank.
post by: mudpuppie at: 13:38 | 5 comments
Method Pooping
post by: jason's_planet at: 11:13 | 1 comment
Because everything in her home is waterproof, the housewife of 2000 can do her daily cleaning with a hose.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 02:34 | 13 comments

13 May 2011

Cat Gets 100 Stars You are a cat. There are 100 stars hidden on the board. Find them. (Flash, oddly soothing)
post by: BitterOldPunk at: 20:32 | 15 comments
The Metachat Friday Night Question. BP is out celebrating and left me with tonight's question.
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post by: Ardiril at: 18:41 | 26 comments
Meet the world's most expensive photograph. All $3,890,500 worth of it. Not sure what else to say...
post by: eekacat at: 18:17 | 11 comments
In which I explain my newly unemployed state. →Read more...
post by: Stewriffic at: 14:25 | 31 comments
The wants of butterflies. If only my own tastes were so clear cut.
post by: ethylene at: 13:44 | 2 comments
Stuck at a painfully bad conference. →Read more...
post by: occhiblu at: 12:50 | 12 comments
Anyone want an invite to Pinterest? I have 6.
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 12:04 | 7 comments
It's been a while since we welcomed new users! So after the jump come in and say hi to them. Noobs - you too!→Read more...
post by: gaspode at: 11:03 | 16 comments
Get Off There, Cat!
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 10:12 | 6 comments
Eurovision cake round two/dos/deux/dwa/zwei/due/... I can't think of a design or pattern for my cake this year! The party's tomorrow! Ack!→Read more...
post by: mdonley at: 04:20 | 3 comments
Damaged astronauts. Paintings by Jeremy Geddes. There are other subjects if you dig into the site, but wow, those astronauts.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 02:06 | 2 comments
The full report is up - I Did a Dr. Who Session (NSFW) I thought we found decent doppelgangers.
post by: The Whelk at: 01:35 | 5 comments
Photo Friday: Action!
post by: pjern at: 00:05 | 13 comments

12 May 2011

I read got my copy of "Sweet Valley Confidential" from the library (SPOILERS INSIDE) →Read more...
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 18:42 | 5 comments
Can any golden retriever owners please help me out? Kind of an odd request. But please help me make a birthday gift for my friend and I'll donate money to help re-home dogs.→Read more...
post by: Spamfactor at: 16:15 | 17 comments
We are just moments away from experiencing "catpocalypse" I shiver in horror.
post by: msali at: 15:46 | 6 comments
Anyone have an amazing brownie recipe that they want to share? I am going to attempt to make brownies tonight for the first time.
post by: amro at: 14:13 | 11 comments
"Cut the tofu. Turn the plate." Vegan Black Metal Chef: Episode #1 - Pad Thai
post by: Ardiril at: 14:10 | 2 comments
in this thread you will drop the sexiest songs you know (not necessarily songs to get it on to)→Read more...
post by: Firas at: 11:54 | 33 comments
Hey everyone! Let's make a Quiche! grab your frozen pie crusts and pre-heat the open! What goes into our quiche? Is less more or just less?
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post by: The Whelk at: 10:29 | 25 comments
Meghan McCain dishes it back to Glenn Beck. She's my new favorite Republican. →Read more...
post by: theora55 at: 10:24 | 2 comments
What's on your computer desktop? Mine looks like this.
post by: Hugh Janus at: 10:02 | 21 comments
Want to get up to speed on your American history? Mike Huckabee will help you!
post by: gaspode at: 09:57 | 5 comments
I'm fascinated by the SSA's website of popular baby names, but I didn't know until today that you can download a text file of all names with 5 or more occurrences.→Read more...
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 09:19 | 22 comments
Cat catches bat. After all, it's just a flying mouse.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 06:36 | 7 comments

11 May 2011

I did something silly online today. (I mean SILLIER than usual) →Read more...
post by: oneswellfoop at: 23:53 | 2 comments
Someone at Amazon.com has a rude sense of humor →Read more...
post by: jason's_planet at: 22:43 | 4 comments
My penance: OMG Bunny!
post by: jeoc at: 19:01 | 1 comment
Photo Friday Advance: ACTION!
post by: youngergirl44 at: 17:33 | Leave a comment
It's just something in my eye. [happy ending]
post by: Trurl at: 15:48 | 5 comments
What did/will you have for lunch? →Read more...
post by: JanetLand at: 12:14 | 40 comments
Today's Google doodle is animated, and genuinely beautiful and cool. Martha Graham. They may not archive the animation, so check it out while it's live.
post by: theora55 at: 10:26 | 6 comments
Petit's Mobil Station, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 1974
post by: BoringPostcards at: 06:55 | 17 comments
As winner of the inaugural MetaChat New Raffle Tradition Raffle... →Read more...
post by: aniola at: 00:30 | 35 comments

10 May 2011

In continuing the new Metachat raffle tradition, we are also continuing the tradition of randomly choosing a winner who doesn't really want the raffle prize. Winner announced herein....
post by: mudpuppie at: 21:27 | 24 comments
Batty OMG!
post by: Trurl at: 18:55 | Leave a comment
Baby Quaker Parrots And more.
post by: Splunge at: 17:44 | 3 comments
Bunny! OMG! With bonus babby bun.
post by: Senyar at: 13:03 | 4 comments
Metachat, I have a serious question to ask you. →Read more...
post by: msali at: 10:30 | 24 comments
Sentimental song What song makes you feel sentimental?→Read more...
post by: jouke at: 06:42 | 18 comments
Bad Baby Names.. →Read more...
post by: redvixen at: 06:26 | 16 comments
The Metachat Children's Book of Fairy Tales. Or -- Let's self-publish a book. →Read more...
post by: Ardiril at: 04:05 | 23 comments

09 May 2011

Scott Weaver's "Rolling through the Bay" Whoa: Scott Weaver's amazing piece, made with over 100,000 toothpicks over the course of 35 years, is a depiction of San Francisco, with multiple ball runs that allow you to go on "tours" of different parts of the city.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 20:26 | 3 comments
Sneak peek. →Read more...
post by: Ardiril at: 19:04 | 3 comments
My favorite of this week's New Yorker cartoons →Read more...
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Barack Obama's Facebook feed from the Royal Wedding to the aftermath of the bin Laden raid.
post by: mudpuppie at: 15:56 | 2 comments
Why the Royal Family is a goldmine
post by: The Whelk at: 12:40 | 7 comments
It's like Farmville only there's an actual farm. →Read more...
post by: aniola at: 11:12 | 7 comments
Calling All Little House Fans Not Martha is giving away three copies of The Wilder Life. Which came up in this recent thread.→Read more...
post by: moonshine at: 10:15 | 7 comments
Watch this space. Community participation opportunity. Details to come. Tomorrow. Neener.
post by: Ardiril at: 10:11 | 3 comments

08 May 2011

London. VE and VJ day. In colour
post by: The Whelk at: 23:32 | 2 comments
This week, This American Life played a clip from a woman whose house MOVED one-and-half blocks during the Tuscaloosa tornadoes, intact. She said she "floated across the living room like an astronaut." I may never be able to get that terrifying mental image out of my mind.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 21:03 | 5 comments
What did you eat on Mother's Day? →Read more...
post by: jeoc at: 18:51 | 53 comments
things I learned far too late pretty much any set of transactional interactions can be conceptualized as a relationship. Once you view it with that lens you can handle things in a better way for both parties ✓ (e.g. paying attention to their emotional takeaway from things as much as just the mechanics of what you're doing)
post by: Firas at: 15:40 | Leave a comment
How to make anything signify anything.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 11:57 | 10 comments
Happy Mother's day to all you mothers and guardians out there! Did you do anything special for or with your mom this year for Mother's Day?→Read more...
post by: rmless2 at: 10:55 | 14 comments
Weekend 3-point update →Read more...
post by: Senyar at: 07:50 | 24 comments

07 May 2011

Oscar Wilde takes on Jersey Shore, hilarity ensues. →Read more...
post by: MonkeyButter at: 23:55 | 3 comments
80s video game arcades That's my youth, right there.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 15:42 | 12 comments
Pet woes--or not! You may remember Saedy→Read more...
post by: galadriel at: 13:17 | 6 comments
Up and at 'em! Wherein I attempt to motivate myself and others. →Read more...
post by: Stewriffic at: 07:22 | 41 comments
On the road, sleepless, bleary-eyed. This post will probably make no sense, but considering my state of mind, I'm not sure I'm capable of making sense. →Read more...
post by: deadcowdan at: 05:34 | 5 comments

06 May 2011

forvo The kid and I have been having big fun with this pronunciation guide (she's been learning Spanish and I've been double-checking my pronunciation). Love hearing all the different accents.
post by: gaspode at: 19:52 | 4 comments
Time for another Friday Night Question, as chosen at random from The Book of Questions...→Read more...
post by: BoringPostcards at: 18:07 | 32 comments
Kitten Crash Test
post by: BitterOldPunk at: 13:41 | 4 comments
Am I Wearing Pants?
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 11:23 | 6 comments
Foop in the Funny Papers! (in the you-probably-didn't-know-somebody-was-still-doing-it "Nancy") I wonder if I should start an online store selling shampoo. (Here's another shampoo joke today from a comic nobody ever reads anymore... because newspapers won't print comics that use REAL poo.)
post by: oneswellfoop at: 11:16 | 1 comment
Stolen Camera Finder uses one of your photos to read the serial number of your camera, then searches the web to see if anyone else is posting photos taken with your camera.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 07:46 | 15 comments
Photo Friday: Food!
post by: pjern at: 00:01 | 23 comments

05 May 2011

"Life's Too Short For The Wrong Job" ...for Äsk Dabitch (who has certainly seen it already). Brilliant/lol.
post by: shane at: 22:12 | 6 comments
OMG Jumping Bunnies! If this is a duplicate... who cares! Lookit the bunnies!
post by: TrishaLynn at: 22:08 | 3 comments
It's a Swing Wing. A what? [via archive.org, Prelinger Archives]
post by: not_on_display at: 17:04 | 10 comments
18″x24″ map of the history of films set in New York ... more specifically, all the movies I could cram into a tiny 12-square-mile chunk of Manhattan. There’s exactly 91 movies on here. Can you name them all?
post by: Trurl at: 16:48 | 13 comments
Twitter help? Anybody here work with/pay attention to corporate/organization-wide Twitter accounts? I could use some help.→Read more...
post by: Madamina at: 15:23 | 2 comments
Calling All Little House Fans - I've found a copy of Pioneer Girl, Laura Ingalls Wilder's unpublished base story for all of her books. I've long wanted to read it, but the LIW Home Association keeps it under tight wraps (you can't see it let alone read it) and the only way to get a copy is through requesting printouts of the microfilm. Those printouts cost about 50˘ per page which can add up.→Read more...
post by: deborah at: 15:14 | 19 comments
Encounters at Home Depot Occasionally at Home Depot I experience a failure to communicate so dramatic I question my own ability to gauge whether I’m even speaking the English language. Maybe I'm like one of the adults in Peanuts who think they're talking but are really just making WAAAAAAA-WAAAAAAA-WAAAAAAAA noises.→Read more...
post by: Orange Swan at: 14:59 | 17 comments
MeTa Book Club meets again on MeCha on June 21! Hope you reading bunnies will come join the discussion of Marilynn Robinson's Housekeeping.
post by: bearwife at: 13:36 | Leave a comment
I think it's interesting that a lot of 'seminal' or foundational texts, speeches etc. that enter popular culture as significant touchstones of a movement are actually, in their time, specialized infighting.→Read more...
post by: Firas at: 09:18 | 4 comments
What's your favorite fast food meal? →Read more...
post by: LoriFLA at: 07:01 | 64 comments
Happy Birthday, msali!
post by: Stewriffic at: 06:08 | 22 comments
Currently RIGHT NOW, this the best thing I ever directed
post by: The Whelk at: 02:35 | Leave a comment

04 May 2011

Are you smarter than an 8th grader? (In civics.)
post by: arse_hat at: 22:47 | 15 comments
"Emery board" scratching posts:: yay or nay? I keep seeing those "emery board" cat scratchers in stores. Trilby has nearly destroyed the cat scratcher I got him and I was wondering if I should get him an emery board as it would save me from having to cut his claws. Anyone tried them? Or rather, has your cat tried them?
post by: Orange Swan at: 22:15 | 7 comments
My son continues to play the piano -- what pieces could be next? As per a post I made in January, we got a beginner's book for adults and he finished it. Then he learned the first two minuets in the Beginner Bach book (the famous one in G major and the next one in something-minor). Now he's finished learning the Chopin Prelude Opus 28 No 2. What other pieces could he learn at about this same difficulty, by other romantic composers?
post by: DMelanogaster at: 21:43 | 13 comments
"Let It Go" Cool pop song: check. Cutesy video: check. Cute singer: check. Also, free download of song (if you give an email addy- just use a disposable one).
post by: BoringPostcards at: 20:57 | 1 comment
Dogs are so awesome.
post by: msali at: 20:55 | 2 comments
A song from the Original Cast Recording of "Book of Mormon: The Musical"
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 19:55 | 4 comments
So There's This Family . .in my town. Got to know them because their kids were in a lot of the activities around town that mine was (swimming, drama, etc.) →Read more...
post by: danf at: 15:33 | 9 comments
peanutweeter.com
post by: BoringPostcards at: 15:08 | Leave a comment
Next MeTa Book Club Book and Discussion Time? Next in the syllabus is Marilynn Robinson's Housekeeping.
post by: bearwife at: 14:25 | 2 comments
Guineas! OMG! Tug of War Lettuce.
post by: Senyar at: 13:39 | 4 comments
A Question For Those With Bad Eyesight: Do those among you who, like me, have coke-bottle glasses go to chain stores like Lenscrafters and Pearle for new frames? Are they significantly cheaper than mom-and-pop optical shops? Can they make the thinner, lighter lenses that I have in my current glasses? I have this sense that they are hacks, but I think that might be wrong, and I would like to save some money on new frames if I can.
post by: amro at: 13:25 | 20 comments
What do you call this kind of internet poster? Is there an accepted term for someone who is reactionary and ignorant yet who genuinely believes what he or she is saying, and who wastes everyone’s time by derailing what could have been a good discussion into stupid arguments? Such a person is not a troll, a troll being one who deliberately says provocative or offensive things to cause trouble, so what is she or he?
post by: Orange Swan at: 12:18 | 30 comments
Photo Friday Advance: Food!! What did you have for lunch? Dinner? Show us your food photos!
post by: youngergirl44 at: 12:10 | 2 comments
Is there gang warfare on wikipedia's turf? In case this has been changed by the time you get to see it, it now reads:→Read more...
post by: Obscure Reference at: 11:38 | 1 comment
Animals sleeping in beds →Read more...
post by: rmless2 at: 11:35 | 1 comment
May the Fourth be with you Someone had to do it. When else do you get to work that joke?
post by: ethylene at: 11:13 | 6 comments
Living at the Edge of the World. I have a weakness for stories about remote islands. Every time I read about one I want to go live there. This one is Foula, in Scotland.
post by: JanetLand at: 10:57 | 3 comments
Playboy Bunny manual excerpts. As seen on MetaFilter.

(twist, watusi, bugaloo, etc., are examples of acceptable dances)
post by: Specklet at: 10:44 | 1 comment
The Ten Strangest Sentences In David Brooks' new book "The Social Animal."
post by: The Whelk at: 10:12 | 6 comments
OMG! TIGER & BUNNY! →Read more...
post by: oneswellfoop at: 01:47 | Leave a comment
It's HappyBirthdayMygothlaundryDay!!!!! →Read more...
post by: mudpuppie at: 00:32 | 13 comments
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MYGOTHLAUNDRY!!!!!
post by: brujita at: 00:22 | 24 comments

03 May 2011

First Lady has Moves! I would like to see her really cut loose. You can tell she knows her way around a dance floor.
post by: Miko at: 22:27 | 2 comments
Bunny Laden. OMG! Only the Daily Mail, the newspaper with the best cute animals stories and the most right-wing histrionics, could combine both bunnies and the World's Most Notorious Dead Terrorist in one story.
post by: Senyar at: 13:18 | 2 comments
Calvin And Hobbes: What Happened.
post by: The Whelk at: 11:48 | 8 comments
Louse Fiasco 2011 In which I reveal three possible entry points and my calculated plan of attack.→Read more...
post by: youngergirl44 at: 11:00 | 3 comments
Happy Birthday to my dear stynxno!
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 06:34 | 26 comments
paternalistic
post by: Firas at: 05:11 | 9 comments

02 May 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STYNXNO!!!
post by: brujita at: 23:25 | 9 comments
As the winner of the inaugural Metachat raffle, I hereby proclaim it a tradition and start a new raffle.→Read more...
post by: mudpuppie at: 22:08 | 36 comments
25 Abandoned Yugoslavia Monuments that look like they're from the Future. Actually, they remind me of my dreams.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 20:44 | 10 comments
Chuck Norris watching a baseball game
post by: Doohickie at: 20:37 | 2 comments
Issue #2 of MeFi Mag is up! MeFi Mag is creative publication by and for members of Metafilter. With #2 out the door, we're starting work on Issue #3 with a theme of Location and Travel, due out around June 1st→Read more...
post by: nomadicink at: 15:07 | 1 comment
Tori loves Michigan (Via MeFi).
post by: TheophileEscargot at: 14:59 | 1 comment
How does your household share scheduling? My fiance and I are trying to figure out a way to share our (ever-changing) work/meeting/personal schedules with each other. I just tried Google calendar and couldn't quite make sense of how to do it. I'm also open to a whiteboard calendar on the fridge, or any other ideas. How do y'all manage it?
post by: occhiblu at: 10:48 | 20 comments
Please, please, please tell me this is not a bed bug. Photo inside.→Read more...
post by: youngergirl44 at: 09:41 | 21 comments
Your own personal Top 40 Song list. The songs that changed your life. The songs you turn to when you're happy or sad. The songs you crank on the car stereo. Bare your soul to us.
post by: Ardiril at: 02:24 | 53 comments

01 May 2011

Dogboarding! [vimeo] This has made my stupid stressy too much work-y week. Basset Hound kickflip!→Read more...
post by: ufez at: 20:20 | 1 comment
Sunday 3-point update →Read more...
post by: Senyar at: 10:22 | 33 comments
Nas & Damian Marley Nah Mean video [youtube]
post by: Firas at: 08:22 | Leave a comment
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR RICHAT! Happy birthday to you!
post by: jonathanstrange at: 06:17 | 19 comments
Happy May Day, everyone. Tra-la!
post by: JanetLand at: 05:45 | 4 comments
Pardon Us For Living But The Graveyard Is Full A 1-hour documentary about The Fleshtones.
post by: BoringPostcards at: 01:34 | 1 comment

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