Apologies, MeFi. October 25, 2011 7:44 PM Subscribe
Lazy single-link post, plus calling you stupid.
Apologies.
My post was just deleted; didn't seem to go over very well - in fact, it seemed to bring out some anger.
For that, I apologize.
Whenever I take my time with a post and really consider how Metafilter is responding to certain topics - do my homework, as they say - the post is received well enough. The two or three times that I've done a post coming from "oh, cool I just found this, let's copy paste it and show Metafilter!", the posts have been deleted or not well received. This can't be a coincidence!
My post was just deleted; didn't seem to go over very well - in fact, it seemed to bring out some anger.
For that, I apologize.
Whenever I take my time with a post and really consider how Metafilter is responding to certain topics - do my homework, as they say - the post is received well enough. The two or three times that I've done a post coming from "oh, cool I just found this, let's copy paste it and show Metafilter!", the posts have been deleted or not well received. This can't be a coincidence!
Oh my god, Greg Nog. I'm a big fan. I guess this is a good place to say that I enjoy your comics. This one, e.g., made me laugh out loud for like 10 seconds.
posted by fantodstic at 7:55 PM on October 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by fantodstic at 7:55 PM on October 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
:D
posted by fantodstic at 7:56 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by fantodstic at 7:56 PM on October 25, 2011
If it wasn't for this Meta I would never have known you thought I was stupid and now that I do things are falling apart around me and I'm not sure I can take this crap any more, but believe me, the world will pay, it will pay.
posted by tumid dahlia at 7:57 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by tumid dahlia at 7:57 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
fantodstic: the posts have been deleted or not well received. This can't be a coincidence!
I found two repeats and some crazy talk. The deletions seem fairly standard.
fantodstic: Oh my god, Greg Nog. I'm a big fan. I guess this is a good place to say that I enjoy your comics. This one, e.g., made me laugh out loud for like 10 seconds.
On preview. Are you serious?
posted by gman at 7:57 PM on October 25, 2011
I found two repeats and some crazy talk. The deletions seem fairly standard.
fantodstic: Oh my god, Greg Nog. I'm a big fan. I guess this is a good place to say that I enjoy your comics. This one, e.g., made me laugh out loud for like 10 seconds.
On preview. Are you serious?
posted by gman at 7:57 PM on October 25, 2011
The two or three times that I've done a post coming from "oh, cool I just found this, let's copy paste it and show Metafilter!", the posts have been deleted or not well received. This can't be a coincidence!
I think that may be the case here, but your two earlier deleted posts were simply double posts (you might have caught them if you did some research, maybe not), so it might have some merit but might also be a coincidence.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 7:58 PM on October 25, 2011
I think that may be the case here, but your two earlier deleted posts were simply double posts (you might have caught them if you did some research, maybe not), so it might have some merit but might also be a coincidence.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 7:58 PM on October 25, 2011
tumid dahlia, you make comics too!? Neat. I'm now stalking your tumblr...
posted by fantodstic at 7:59 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by fantodstic at 7:59 PM on October 25, 2011
"On preview. Are you serious?"
Well maybe not quite 10 seconds, but I had to catch my breath. I found it funny!
(I'm not anti-semitic or anything).
posted by fantodstic at 8:01 PM on October 25, 2011
Well maybe not quite 10 seconds, but I had to catch my breath. I found it funny!
(I'm not anti-semitic or anything).
posted by fantodstic at 8:01 PM on October 25, 2011
tumid dahlia, you make comics too!? Neat. I'm now stalking your tumblr...
Wait, what? No! What tumblr? Oh god what's happening here this is the worst thread ever *sobs*
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:02 PM on October 25, 2011 [3 favorites]
Wait, what? No! What tumblr? Oh god what's happening here this is the worst thread ever *sobs*
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:02 PM on October 25, 2011 [3 favorites]
this is one of those performance art threads, isn't it.
posted by elizardbits at 8:03 PM on October 25, 2011 [6 favorites]
posted by elizardbits at 8:03 PM on October 25, 2011 [6 favorites]
I wish I knew.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:05 PM on October 25, 2011 [18 favorites]
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:05 PM on October 25, 2011 [18 favorites]
Now apologize for Gigli.
posted by mintcake! at 8:05 PM on October 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by mintcake! at 8:05 PM on October 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
I'm sorry, I seem to be making everyone uncomfortable today on MeFi today for some reason! I haven't been as active on it as I used to be. Maybe I'm just out of touch or too awkward for online etiquette now that I spend most of my free time outdoors and on Angry Birds?
posted by fantodstic at 8:07 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by fantodstic at 8:07 PM on October 25, 2011
I need somewhere to vent about my problems with the mathematics in that deleted post. This is probably not the place though.
(but really. Do people randomly subtract numbers from a big number so that they can get 1% of the US population? At some point do you think maybe your reasoning is fundamentally flawed? Why not just call it fiction and choose whatever numbers you want?)
posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth at 8:07 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
(but really. Do people randomly subtract numbers from a big number so that they can get 1% of the US population? At some point do you think maybe your reasoning is fundamentally flawed? Why not just call it fiction and choose whatever numbers you want?)
posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth at 8:07 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Why is it when I say "this is not going over well" nothing happens but when a moderator does it the thread is deleted? We should abolish the Metafiltocracy
posted by allen.spaulding at 8:08 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by allen.spaulding at 8:08 PM on October 25, 2011
SLOE posts like that are in trouble even when they express political sentiments that are in the majority here.
On a subject like libertarianism that brings out the gang stompers, you really need to come correct.
posted by Trurl at 8:08 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
On a subject like libertarianism that brings out the gang stompers, you really need to come correct.
posted by Trurl at 8:08 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
MetaTalk is on fire today!
posted by mannequito at 8:08 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by mannequito at 8:08 PM on October 25, 2011
I'm not sure what to make of all this. Perhaps a nice salad.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:09 PM on October 25, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:09 PM on October 25, 2011 [3 favorites]
a MeTa salad?
posted by mannequito at 8:10 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by mannequito at 8:10 PM on October 25, 2011
hmmmm no, perhaps a mEtAsAlAd
posted by mannequito at 8:11 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by mannequito at 8:11 PM on October 25, 2011
but believe me, the world will pay, it will pay.
Nope, it'll just put it on credit card and sell the debt to someone else.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:13 PM on October 25, 2011
Nope, it'll just put it on credit card and sell the debt to someone else.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:13 PM on October 25, 2011
Salad, you hilarious motherfucker.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:13 PM on October 25, 2011 [19 favorites]
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:13 PM on October 25, 2011 [19 favorites]
Wait.... we can do "performance art threads"?????!!!
posted by HuronBob at 8:14 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by HuronBob at 8:14 PM on October 25, 2011
Hey, fantodstic, I too am a fan of Greg Nog, but mostly his comments. I became aware of his comics via a non-MeFite's friend's blog post about his time in Olive World. I thought to myself, "is this the same Greg Nog?" And it turned out to be, "yes," and then I thought, "well, maybe he is THE Greg Nog," eh? But now I question myself: is that strange? Particularly because I cannot say "hey, Greg Nog, I am a fan," to his internet face but must piggy back on some Meta thread.
On preview: I think maybe the thread has wandered off Greg Nogs and onto pterodactyls so now I will try to be on topic: SQUAAAAAARK! Yum! I have caught a small animal from the sky!
posted by Mister Cheese at 8:16 PM on October 25, 2011 [7 favorites]
On preview: I think maybe the thread has wandered off Greg Nogs and onto pterodactyls so now I will try to be on topic: SQUAAAAAARK! Yum! I have caught a small animal from the sky!
posted by Mister Cheese at 8:16 PM on October 25, 2011 [7 favorites]
Shhh Bob. You're interrupting the circle jerk about salad.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:16 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:16 PM on October 25, 2011
Wait.... we can do "performance art threads"?????!!!
Not without the IMG tag *raises eyebrows expectantly like a puppy expecting something or an old person hearing the doorbell*
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:17 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Not without the IMG tag *raises eyebrows expectantly like a puppy expecting something or an old person hearing the doorbell*
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:17 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
I want my $5 back.
posted by Ad hominem at 8:21 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by Ad hominem at 8:21 PM on October 25, 2011
Shhh Bob. You're interrupting the circle jerk about salad.
YOU TOLD ME THAT WAS RANCH
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 8:22 PM on October 25, 2011 [20 favorites]
YOU TOLD ME THAT WAS RANCH
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 8:22 PM on October 25, 2011 [20 favorites]
I know nothing about Greg Nog except that he told an funny cat story once and he makes droll comments.
Time to peruse his artistic output. Perhaps there are drawings of the cat!
posted by winna at 8:23 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Time to peruse his artistic output. Perhaps there are drawings of the cat!
posted by winna at 8:23 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
this is one of those performance art threads, isn't it.
I brought all these masks, drums, and jars full of spiders so.....
posted by The Whelk at 8:25 PM on October 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
Also Greg Nog has a kilt.
posted by The Whelk at 8:25 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 8:25 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Marisa, we should talk about pterodactyls now.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:27 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:27 PM on October 25, 2011
This is as good a place as any to ask this: if I'm not sure whether or not I'm agnostic, does that mean that I definitely am? I'll take my answers off the air.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 8:32 PM on October 25, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by Pater Aletheias at 8:32 PM on October 25, 2011 [3 favorites]
I have a feeling pterodactyls were the biggest assholes of the Cretaceous period. I mean, they were huge, and could fly. How could anyone resist the comedy gold of swooping down, picking up a triceratops, and dropping it on the carefully constructed sand castle of a Tyrannosaurus rex? I'm sure that was just the beginning, too.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 8:35 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 8:35 PM on October 25, 2011
I heard Gref Nog gives kitties lion cuts. I would like to see pictures. Here is a real life nyan kitten.
posted by Ad hominem at 8:36 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by Ad hominem at 8:36 PM on October 25, 2011
pterodactyls are fucking awesome hdu
posted by elizardbits at 8:37 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by elizardbits at 8:37 PM on October 25, 2011
Does anybody know a really good burger place in the Los Angeles area?
posted by fantodstic at 8:37 PM on October 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by fantodstic at 8:37 PM on October 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
Ha! Los Angeleans wouldn't know a good burger if it fried itself in front of them and then layered itself between the two pieces of a sliced bun in a kind of configuration along with a lot of other things that go on burgers, such as BEETROOT.
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:39 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:39 PM on October 25, 2011
jessamyn: previously on MeFi
also the spear counterpart
posted by the man of twists and turns at 8:39 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
also the spear counterpart
posted by the man of twists and turns at 8:39 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Sorry for saying "pterodactyl". I'm sure the humorless PC brigade will fume at not using "pterosaur", but I support free speech and will NOT be shouted down by people too sensitive to handle "pterodactyl".
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 8:41 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 8:41 PM on October 25, 2011
I was asking myself, where would a Malaysian restaurant get the idea to put a beet on a burger, of all things? Turns out it is from you people!
It wasn't bad.
posted by BinGregory at 8:44 PM on October 25, 2011
It wasn't bad.
posted by BinGregory at 8:44 PM on October 25, 2011
Or Pizza?
posted by fantodstic at 8:44 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by fantodstic at 8:44 PM on October 25, 2011
beetroot on burgers is a heinous crime against humanity that will not go unpunished under my totalitarian dictatorship.
posted by elizardbits at 8:45 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by elizardbits at 8:45 PM on October 25, 2011
Here's how I used to pronounce dinosaurs:
TERRA-DAKKIE
TANNASAZZUS
TRISOPSASOPS
GANNA-DOM
ICKYSAZZUS
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:45 PM on October 25, 2011 [4 favorites]
TERRA-DAKKIE
TANNASAZZUS
TRISOPSASOPS
GANNA-DOM
ICKYSAZZUS
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:45 PM on October 25, 2011 [4 favorites]
Those are the only dinosaurs I ever knew.
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:46 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:46 PM on October 25, 2011
Salad, you hilarious motherfucker.
There's a picture on my facebook in which three of us really are laughing like that at a salad. I asked what was so funny about the salad but no one could remember.
posted by sweetkid at 8:50 PM on October 25, 2011
I could never decide between triceratops or stegosaurus when it came to my favorite dinosaur.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 8:50 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 8:50 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Marisa, we should talk about custom made wind chimed now.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:54 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:54 PM on October 25, 2011
I don't care if plesiosaurs aren't really dinosaurs, they are my favorites.
posted by winna at 8:57 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by winna at 8:57 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
And they showed up just before the K-T extinction. They were like the freshman who finally work up the nerve to crash the kegger, only to have the police break it up 20 minutes later.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 9:00 PM on October 25, 2011 [6 favorites]
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 9:00 PM on October 25, 2011 [6 favorites]
I could never decide between triceratops or stegosaurus when it came to my favorite dinosaur.
Sorry but we all know the bestest is Ankylosaurus. And apparently my spell check doesn't agree with me because it's not recognizing Ankylosaurus and keeps wanting to change it to Tyrannosaurus.
posted by MaryDellamorte at 9:01 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Sorry but we all know the bestest is Ankylosaurus. And apparently my spell check doesn't agree with me because it's not recognizing Ankylosaurus and keeps wanting to change it to Tyrannosaurus.
posted by MaryDellamorte at 9:01 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Oh, the ones with the friggin' morning star for a tail? Yeah they were pretty badass.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 9:03 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 9:03 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Nobody ever says "hey, can I have your beets?"
posted by Curious Artificer at 9:04 PM on October 25, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by Curious Artificer at 9:04 PM on October 25, 2011 [3 favorites]
I fuckin love it when I get to link Dan Telfer's "The Best Dinosaur" routine.
posted by lazaruslong at 9:06 PM on October 25, 2011 [5 favorites]
posted by lazaruslong at 9:06 PM on October 25, 2011 [5 favorites]
I'm afraid I don't have much to contribute to the topic of custom made wind chimes. The best one I saw used forks and empty ketchup bottles. The bamboo ones annoy me, because they just go "clunk ... clu-dunkclunkclunk ... clunk-dunk... clunk" which, I'm sorry, is not chiming, tyvm.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 9:07 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 9:07 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
beets are really only acceptable in borscht, and borscht itself is only acceptable because 01) smetana and 02) vodka.
posted by elizardbits at 9:07 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by elizardbits at 9:07 PM on October 25, 2011
I'd chime in but that would just be an answer blowing in the wind.
posted by mightshould at 9:09 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by mightshould at 9:09 PM on October 25, 2011
I fuckin love it when I get to link Dan Telfer's "The Best Dinosaur" routine.
I remember when I first watched it I was all like "I bet it's Ankylosaurus. It HAD BETTER be Ankylosaurus. Man I'm gonna hate this guy if he doesn't say Ankylosaurus after sitting here and listening to this crap." And then he said it and I shouted and jumped up out of my chair, and of course my boyfriend is looking at me like I'm crazy. Yeah, I really do love Ankylosaurus that much.
posted by MaryDellamorte at 9:10 PM on October 25, 2011 [5 favorites]
I remember when I first watched it I was all like "I bet it's Ankylosaurus. It HAD BETTER be Ankylosaurus. Man I'm gonna hate this guy if he doesn't say Ankylosaurus after sitting here and listening to this crap." And then he said it and I shouted and jumped up out of my chair, and of course my boyfriend is looking at me like I'm crazy. Yeah, I really do love Ankylosaurus that much.
posted by MaryDellamorte at 9:10 PM on October 25, 2011 [5 favorites]
Peter is agnostic about agnostics, caustic about gnostics, something something Vladivostok. Also, the answer is umami burger. Or apple pan. It is not father's office.
posted by villanelles at dawn at 9:10 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 9:10 PM on October 25, 2011
Nobody ever says "hey, can I have your beets?"
Untrue! I once wanted some of my housemate's homemade pickled beets to make soup, because I was too lazy to go to the store.
posted by EvaDestruction at 9:23 PM on October 25, 2011
Untrue! I once wanted some of my housemate's homemade pickled beets to make soup, because I was too lazy to go to the store.
posted by EvaDestruction at 9:23 PM on October 25, 2011
Pickled beets are amazing. they had some at the organic grocery store the other day, and the only reason I didn't buy them all was they cost nine dollars a jar, which is robbery of the 'stand and deliver' type.
posted by winna at 9:30 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by winna at 9:30 PM on October 25, 2011
That reminds me. I totally forgot to be a highwayman
posted by The Whelk at 9:37 PM on October 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 9:37 PM on October 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
It seems so unlike Edward James Olmos's character in Stand and Deliver to overcharge for a jar of organic pickled beets.
posted by argonauta at 9:40 PM on October 25, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by argonauta at 9:40 PM on October 25, 2011 [3 favorites]
fantodstic: I vehemently disagree with the nonsense garbage you posted, but I don't think you should apologize for posting it.
posted by Chekhovian at 9:46 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by Chekhovian at 9:46 PM on October 25, 2011
We made Greg Nog's borscht with beets we grew ourselves. I don't like beets but I thought the borscht was actually pretty good.
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:57 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:57 PM on October 25, 2011
We should totally write a cookbook you guys.
TO SERVE MEFITES.
posted by The Whelk at 10:02 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
TO SERVE MEFITES.
posted by The Whelk at 10:02 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Meef Stew.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 10:03 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 10:03 PM on October 25, 2011
Favorite: Parasaurolophus, nature's foghorn.
Note: Subject to change, as I am fickle.
posted by Kattullus at 10:04 PM on October 25, 2011
Note: Subject to change, as I am fickle.
posted by Kattullus at 10:04 PM on October 25, 2011
A while back there was a post about a Persian rapper or singer. He had an enigmatic poet guy that wrote lyrics in the spot, he would whisper the lyrics in the singers ear while he sang. Anywone know what post that was?
posted by Ad hominem at 10:07 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by Ad hominem at 10:07 PM on October 25, 2011
I make pickled beets that are, frankly, superlative. I have a friend who makes them as well, except she uses a tiny heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut the sliced beets into heart shapes. And then they're heart beets! Geddit?
posted by KathrynT at 10:10 PM on October 25, 2011 [4 favorites]
posted by KathrynT at 10:10 PM on October 25, 2011 [4 favorites]
Beets are utterly delicious. Anyone who doesn't think so is wrong.
posted by Kwine at 10:27 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Kwine at 10:27 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Here you go. It is wrong for beets to cost frickin' $9 a jar. WE ARE THE 1%.
posted by ottereroticist at 11:03 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by ottereroticist at 11:03 PM on October 25, 2011
I am ashamed to admit that I only now get the pun of Greg Nog's name, and that was because of the mention of borscht. In Australia, beets are nearly only available pickled and tinned (not jarred or fresh).
posted by b33j at 11:11 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by b33j at 11:11 PM on October 25, 2011
look, i simply can't stand for this.
the stegosaurus is obviously the best dinosaur.
posted by nadawi at 11:14 PM on October 25, 2011
the stegosaurus is obviously the best dinosaur.
posted by nadawi at 11:14 PM on October 25, 2011
'I see' said the blind man to his deaf and dumb daughter
as he picked up his hammer and saw
posted by growabrain at 11:15 PM on October 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
as he picked up his hammer and saw
posted by growabrain at 11:15 PM on October 25, 2011 [2 favorites]
skipping half this thread because I want to say that I have also been a fan of Greg Nog's comments since before I knew he was a MeFi commenter.
the best dinosaur is the anklyosaur
but no dinosaur is as best as the giant ground sloth
and no megafauna fossil is as best as the Smithsonian gem and mineral collection
posted by silby at 11:23 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
the best dinosaur is the anklyosaur
but no dinosaur is as best as the giant ground sloth
and no megafauna fossil is as best as the Smithsonian gem and mineral collection
posted by silby at 11:23 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
so my search is turning up nothing and i need it for another unrelated conversation.
am i just imagining it or did recently a mod (i think jessamyn) say something like "stop it or i will turn this internet around right now!"
posted by nadawi at 11:23 PM on October 25, 2011
am i just imagining it or did recently a mod (i think jessamyn) say something like "stop it or i will turn this internet around right now!"
posted by nadawi at 11:23 PM on October 25, 2011
When I worked at Smith College in dining services the cook for our house made the most delicious pickled beets that she'd bring in sometimes for staff meals. I still miss them.
posted by rtha at 11:26 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by rtha at 11:26 PM on October 25, 2011
Who here needs a drink? What be your poison, partner?
posted by ericb at 11:29 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by ericb at 11:29 PM on October 25, 2011
Metafilter: on your porch, playing with your wind chimes.
posted by arcticseal at 11:41 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by arcticseal at 11:41 PM on October 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Beetroot. And a fried egg.
That is how burgers work.
posted by lollusc at 11:55 PM on October 25, 2011
That is how burgers work.
posted by lollusc at 11:55 PM on October 25, 2011
No burger is complete without beetroot. One day, that will be shown to be the single flaw that brings McDonalds to its knees. They even acknowledged this with the introduction, then withdrawal, then re-introduction of the McOz. They hate to admit it, but it's true.
posted by dg at 11:55 PM on October 25, 2011
posted by dg at 11:55 PM on October 25, 2011
Custom made wind chimes is what I do with dead hard drives - just take it apart, drill a small hole near the edge of each platter and hang all the nice shiny bits (except for the magnets, duh) from the central rotor. Of course the result is not very muscial, unless you are a fan of Einstuerzende Neubauten.
posted by Dr Dracator at 12:24 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Dr Dracator at 12:24 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
Bad writing—like bad farts—often come out of anonymous assholes
posted by growabrain at 12:34 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by growabrain at 12:34 AM on October 26, 2011
There is nothing here that I understand.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 12:37 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 12:37 AM on October 26, 2011
Dr Dracator, I totally want a Einstürzende Neubauten hard drive wind chime.
posted by taz (staff) at 12:42 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by taz (staff) at 12:42 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
"Does anybody know a really good burger place in the Los Angeles area?"
There's like 6000 burger joints here, but I've heard good things about Tom's, Umami Burger, Howard's Famous Bacon and Avacado Burger, and the guys I was out with tonight liked Astro's.
posted by klangklangston at 12:58 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
There's like 6000 burger joints here, but I've heard good things about Tom's, Umami Burger, Howard's Famous Bacon and Avacado Burger, and the guys I was out with tonight liked Astro's.
posted by klangklangston at 12:58 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
A while back there was a post about a Persian rapper or singer. He had an enigmatic poet guy that wrote lyrics in the spot, he would whisper the lyrics in the singers ear while he sang. Anywone know what post that was?
Could it be Omar Souleyman? There's a thread on him here. Man does he kick all the ass, live.
posted by Infinite Jest at 3:09 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
Could it be Omar Souleyman? There's a thread on him here. Man does he kick all the ass, live.
posted by Infinite Jest at 3:09 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
I'm learning to knit and making the ugliest scarf ever. How many ugly scarves before I get better at this? Also? Is it bad to hate the girl in my knitting class who made one semi-ugly scarf and is now knitting sweaters for her halloween pumpkins? Because I do. I really do.
posted by FunkyHelix at 6:12 AM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by FunkyHelix at 6:12 AM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
I have no idea what is going on in this thread, but I like it.
I also want to share that I have become re-enamored with fountain pens and have spent entirely too much money on pretty inks and aerometric fillers and ebonite feeds and flexible nibs I can't even use properly because of tendinitis and my handwriting is atrocious, you guys
posted by subbes at 6:18 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
I also want to share that I have become re-enamored with fountain pens and have spent entirely too much money on pretty inks and aerometric fillers and ebonite feeds and flexible nibs I can't even use properly because of tendinitis and my handwriting is atrocious, you guys
posted by subbes at 6:18 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
If you like inks, you might like using liquid watercolors, and you don't grip the brush as hard as a pen. Less hand pain.
posted by FunkyHelix at 6:35 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by FunkyHelix at 6:35 AM on October 26, 2011
I wish my name was Randy.
posted by shakespeherian at 7:08 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by shakespeherian at 7:08 AM on October 26, 2011
I don't have strong opinions about dinosaurs, but clearly the best ancient animal was the prehistoric wombat, who looked like a wombat but was as large as a HIPPOPOTAMUS.
posted by colfax at 7:10 AM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by colfax at 7:10 AM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
Pssst, FunkyHelix, I use a loom. You can do some crazy ass shit.
posted by lysdexic at 8:05 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by lysdexic at 8:05 AM on October 26, 2011
Dan Telfer's "The Best Dinosaur" routine.
This was the best part of yesterday.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:17 AM on October 26, 2011
This was the best part of yesterday.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:17 AM on October 26, 2011
Dan Telfer's best dinosaur routine is pretty much the best part of every day.
posted by Kattullus at 8:25 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by Kattullus at 8:25 AM on October 26, 2011
Yesterday? Dinosaurs died off like, months ago.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:27 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:27 AM on October 26, 2011
I'd kill 'em again!
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:34 AM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:34 AM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
HEY EVERYBODY IS THIS THE THREAD WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GREG NOG AND DINOSAURS???//???/?
posted by slogger at 8:41 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by slogger at 8:41 AM on October 26, 2011
What is going on here? It's like everyone developed glossolalia while I wasn't looking.
And now I'm jealous damn it!
posted by quin at 9:14 AM on October 26, 2011
And now I'm jealous damn it!
posted by quin at 9:14 AM on October 26, 2011
I think we need to know if Greg Nog ever took the Facebook quiz "What dinosaur/weapon combo would you ride into battle?" and if so, what were the results?
posted by EvaDestruction at 9:15 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by EvaDestruction at 9:15 AM on October 26, 2011
Telfer was wrong about the stegosaurus being dumb and having an "ass brain" though. First, brain mass =/= intelligence. Also, no one actually knows why they have that cavity in their pelvis, but there've been speculations it's related to a similar mystery gland in the lower abdominal region of birds.
OK I realize I'm a little touchy on the subject of stegosauri, but c'mon. There's no need to belittle the dude for having a walnut-sized brain. And what's up with that comparison, anyway? I've been hearing it since I was a kid. You don't hear "man has a brain the size of a grapefruit", do you? The vegetable comparison automatically makes your think "stupid". It's insidious.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 9:50 AM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
OK I realize I'm a little touchy on the subject of stegosauri, but c'mon. There's no need to belittle the dude for having a walnut-sized brain. And what's up with that comparison, anyway? I've been hearing it since I was a kid. You don't hear "man has a brain the size of a grapefruit", do you? The vegetable comparison automatically makes your think "stupid". It's insidious.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 9:50 AM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
it's a spiny issue for sure.
posted by The Whelk at 9:52 AM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 9:52 AM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
Making puns like that, jurassic for trouble.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 9:55 AM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 9:55 AM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
I need no facebook quiz to know that it would be velociraptor/compound bow.
posted by elizardbits at 10:07 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by elizardbits at 10:07 AM on October 26, 2011
But velociraptors are tiny! Didn't you listen to the thing? You'll be going into battle with an angry turkey!
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:13 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:13 AM on October 26, 2011
I prefer a distempered persia
posted by shakespeherian at 10:17 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by shakespeherian at 10:17 AM on October 26, 2011
Who died and made you ayatollah?
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:18 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:18 AM on October 26, 2011
No one. :(
posted by shakespeherian at 10:21 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by shakespeherian at 10:21 AM on October 26, 2011
ok fine utahraptor then
posted by elizardbits at 10:23 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by elizardbits at 10:23 AM on October 26, 2011
Yeah, Utahraptors seem like a better mount than Velociraptors, though riding carnivores in general seems like a bad idea. I'd go for a nimble, bright herbivore. If I remember my dinosaurology, the Pachycephalosauria seem to have been a fairly smart bunch of dinos. As for weapon, I'd go for the Type 44 Cavalry Rifle.
Seriously, I have not given this any thought at all before now, but this all clicked immediately into place when I started to think about it, which makes me think that subconsciously I've been preparing for dino-mounted combat for a looooong time.
posted by Kattullus at 10:25 AM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
Seriously, I have not given this any thought at all before now, but this all clicked immediately into place when I started to think about it, which makes me think that subconsciously I've been preparing for dino-mounted combat for a looooong time.
posted by Kattullus at 10:25 AM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
Ha! Everyone knows that utahraptor can be defeated with either caffeine or a gay marriage ballot initiative.
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:26 AM on October 26, 2011 [5 favorites]
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:26 AM on October 26, 2011 [5 favorites]
I'll take an apatosaurus and water balloons, by the way.
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:29 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:29 AM on October 26, 2011
I too am a fan of the bolt action rifle but I imagine reloading atop a moving angry giant lizard would be suboptimal. Also reusable ammo like arrows seems better in a dinosaur combat situation and oh god I have put too much thought into this as well.
posted by elizardbits at 10:29 AM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by elizardbits at 10:29 AM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
You don't ride a dino mount, you ride a well-trained warmammal and keep a trained dino who can tank for you. Sheesh.
posted by cortex (staff) at 10:31 AM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by cortex (staff) at 10:31 AM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
My brain really wants to read dino as dildo.
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:33 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:33 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
your upstairs brain or your downstairs one
posted by elizardbits at 10:36 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by elizardbits at 10:36 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
I choose to ride a snugglosaurus and my weapon is love letters.
posted by shakespeherian at 10:38 AM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by shakespeherian at 10:38 AM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
shakespeherian: "I choose to ride a snugglosaurus and my weapon is love letters."
That's just wrong, dude. That's so wrong.
posted by zarq at 10:39 AM on October 26, 2011
That's just wrong, dude. That's so wrong.
posted by zarq at 10:39 AM on October 26, 2011
It's my policy to only use my downstairs brain in metatalk.
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:40 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:40 AM on October 26, 2011
And that means I'm loving shakespeherian's comment.
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:40 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:40 AM on October 26, 2011
Your brain may have been considering armed and armored dinosaur combat for longer than you think.
posted by the man of twists and turns at 10:44 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 10:44 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
My brain was here. That's why I'm changing my answer to "an anteater" and "wood."
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:48 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:48 AM on October 26, 2011
it seems like an awful lot of MeTa threads end up in dinosaurs. this trend is the best trend.
posted by elizardbits at 10:59 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by elizardbits at 10:59 AM on October 26, 2011
If this thead could end in an apple cider doughnut I'd be really appreciative.
posted by villanelles at dawn at 11:01 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 11:01 AM on October 26, 2011
Oh shit, I had Dinoriders toys and Battle Beasts stuff too when I was a kid... I had completely forgotten about it! I guess I have been thinking about how to fight on dinoback for most of my life.
posted by Kattullus at 11:04 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by Kattullus at 11:04 AM on October 26, 2011
I would like to kindly suggest everyone open the door and get on the floor
posted by The Whelk at 11:11 AM on October 26, 2011
posted by The Whelk at 11:11 AM on October 26, 2011
whelk that is a bad thing that you did there
posted by elizardbits at 11:11 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by elizardbits at 11:11 AM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
when i was a small child, i had an imaginary dinosaur called a spikeosaurus. he was sort of like a stegosaurus, but with spikes EVERYWHERE - except a tiny little spot on his back just for me. if anyone else tried to sit on him, they'd be impaled by spikes. he was the dinosaur that took me off to dreamland. some nights i'd find him and he'd be covered in blood and i'd pet him and say, "that's a good spikeosaurus!" when i'd hit growth spurts his spikes would change and once again create a space for me. of all my imaginary creatures/friends, he was my very favorite.
posted by nadawi at 12:00 PM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by nadawi at 12:00 PM on October 26, 2011 [3 favorites]
my imaginary dino friend was a diplodocus named johan who very much enjoyed eating creamed spinach, which was extremely convenient as I found it utterly loathsome. he was also a staunch defender against the evil batman and robin who lived at the foot of my bed lying in wait for the day that my sheets would be untucked so they could stab me in the toes.
i was maybe kind of a weird kid.
posted by elizardbits at 12:10 PM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
i was maybe kind of a weird kid.
posted by elizardbits at 12:10 PM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
I was always a big ankylosaurus fan, but they'd be bad for riding.
posted by klangklangston at 12:33 PM on October 26, 2011
posted by klangklangston at 12:33 PM on October 26, 2011
It depends on what they are riding on. An ankylosaurus riding a diplodocus - now that's badass.
posted by Dr Dracator at 1:42 PM on October 26, 2011
posted by Dr Dracator at 1:42 PM on October 26, 2011
i was maybe kind of a weird kid.
Not at all. Every child needs protection from that deeply troubled rich guy and his toadie sidekick, and if anyone can think of a better defense than a spikeosaurus, well, I'd looove to hear it.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 1:46 PM on October 26, 2011
Not at all. Every child needs protection from that deeply troubled rich guy and his toadie sidekick, and if anyone can think of a better defense than a spikeosaurus, well, I'd looove to hear it.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 1:46 PM on October 26, 2011
I am so close to 1,000 favorites it burns.
posted by slogger at 2:01 PM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by slogger at 2:01 PM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
it was the adam west live action version batman, too.
posted by elizardbits at 2:05 PM on October 26, 2011
posted by elizardbits at 2:05 PM on October 26, 2011
I don't think favorites are supposed to burn. Tingle sure, but burn? Sounds like something you should take up with pb.
posted by villanelles at dawn at 2:16 PM on October 26, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 2:16 PM on October 26, 2011
I looked, and you're 20 away. That could take, like, 3 months!
posted by subbes at 3:07 PM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by subbes at 3:07 PM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
No just tell a story about cats or how to cook duck
posted by The Whelk at 3:19 PM on October 26, 2011
posted by The Whelk at 3:19 PM on October 26, 2011
And yet you get nothing for a story about cooking cats.
posted by villanelles at dawn at 3:25 PM on October 26, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 3:25 PM on October 26, 2011
Trying very hard not to say meow mein.
posted by villanelles at dawn at 3:31 PM on October 26, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 3:31 PM on October 26, 2011
I wish my name was Randy.
Back in university (1983, this was) when I first met a guy who shares my given name, for some reason I thought his first name was Randy.
Some some reason, he also though my first name was Randy.
We called each other Randy for a couple of years -- both thinking it was some kind of quirky nickname thing -- before either of us realized that neither of us were actually named Randy, and in fact shared a different given name.
Nearly 20 years later, we still call each other Randy.
TRUE STORY
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:08 PM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
Back in university (1983, this was) when I first met a guy who shares my given name, for some reason I thought his first name was Randy.
Some some reason, he also though my first name was Randy.
We called each other Randy for a couple of years -- both thinking it was some kind of quirky nickname thing -- before either of us realized that neither of us were actually named Randy, and in fact shared a different given name.
Nearly 20 years later, we still call each other Randy.
TRUE STORY
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:08 PM on October 26, 2011 [2 favorites]
Nearly 30 years later, I mean. FUCK ME I'M OLD.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:09 PM on October 26, 2011 [5 favorites]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:09 PM on October 26, 2011 [5 favorites]
I'm going to need dinner first.
posted by arcticseal at 8:34 PM on October 26, 2011
posted by arcticseal at 8:34 PM on October 26, 2011
I had no idea stav was buds with Andy Rooney.
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:00 PM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:00 PM on October 26, 2011 [1 favorite]
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat:
They took some honey, and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"
posted by growabrain at 2:32 AM on October 27, 2011
In a beautiful pea-green boat:
They took some honey, and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"
posted by growabrain at 2:32 AM on October 27, 2011
I heard that poem the first time in kindergarten and was confused because our cats were cat or sometimes a kitty. So I went home very annoyed and yelled at my mom, "Why didn't you tell me we had pussies?!"
To this day, remembering her face at that moment cracks me up.
posted by FunkyHelix at 4:49 AM on October 27, 2011 [1 favorite]
To this day, remembering her face at that moment cracks me up.
posted by FunkyHelix at 4:49 AM on October 27, 2011 [1 favorite]
Nearly 30 years later, I mean.
Oh, so you're that Randy!
Well, then.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 6:45 AM on October 27, 2011
Oh, so you're that Randy!
Well, then.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 6:45 AM on October 27, 2011
How randy is he?
posted by villanelles at dawn at 8:13 AM on October 27, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 8:13 AM on October 27, 2011
I read a lot of this thread and I'm feeling kind of crazy right now.
posted by Kimberly at 9:14 AM on October 27, 2011
posted by Kimberly at 9:14 AM on October 27, 2011
This is not a thread. We are not here. You are not awake.
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:41 AM on October 27, 2011
posted by villanelles at dawn at 10:41 AM on October 27, 2011
I'm riding in onna big mofo pterodactyl and attacking with the jawbone of an ass.
posted by a humble nudibranch at 11:23 PM on October 27, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by a humble nudibranch at 11:23 PM on October 27, 2011 [1 favorite]
We need dinosaurs made like my little ponies.
posted by FunkyHelix at 4:19 AM on November 1, 2011
posted by FunkyHelix at 4:19 AM on November 1, 2011
For my work halloween party I dressed as the profane offspring of Pebbles and Bam forty-four years later. I have no photos (well, there's one on the work intranet but we won't speak of that) but basically it consisted of a lovely long patchwork green dinosaur tail protruding from under my usual outfit of t-shirt with long, unbuttoned shirt over the top and jeans, and my faded red and frizzy hair pulled up on top of my head with a bone-shaped clip fastened at the front.
I won a $20 Coles gift voucher! Take that, sexy pterodactyl!
posted by h00py at 4:42 AM on November 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
I won a $20 Coles gift voucher! Take that, sexy pterodactyl!
posted by h00py at 4:42 AM on November 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
Goddamnit, not Bam (which should have been Bam Bam anyway). I meant Dino. DINO!
posted by h00py at 4:43 AM on November 1, 2011
posted by h00py at 4:43 AM on November 1, 2011
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posted by fantodstic at 7:46 PM on October 25, 2011 [2 favorites]