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I just got a bunch of Christmas cards from the card swop that happened back in 2021. No idea why they took so long to arrive, and they're soaked through so I can't see who they are from, as the writing's all bled away! Possibly Needlegirl was one of them? So if you sent me a card ❤️ thank you so much ❤️
posted by Zumbador at 6:23 AM - 4 comments

My favorite thing from social media this week was the Redditor whose boyfriend has pet-named her "Tony Pizza." Now I need to know the most embarrassing or off the wall pet names or nicknames that you've been called, or that you've used for a loved one. [more inside]
posted by taz at 6:22 AM - 127 comments

Hi there, Metafilter! Happy Wednesday! You’ll find some updates regarding the site below. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions. [more inside]
posted by loup at 7:04 PM - 25 comments

The Transition Team (TT) is now seeking self-nominations from people who would like to become members of the MetaFilter Steering Committee (SC). Self-nominations will be open July 25 through August 7. SC member selections and voting will take place over the following weeks. The Steering Committee will launch on September 1, 2022. [more inside]
posted by curious nu at 10:19 AM - 176 comments

Some things we know, but don't know we know, y'know? [more inside]
posted by taz at 3:53 AM - 163 comments

It looks like the most recent Ukraine thread I know of has just been closed due to being a month old. In past posts, someone had always made a new one when the comment thread got large, and added a comment to the older post linking to the new post. That didn't happen this time. And using Metafilter's search for "Ukraine" doesn't show any new post at all. [more inside]
posted by Flunkie at 9:39 AM - 4 comments

Hi everyone, as promised, we’re sharing the initial survey results. Huge thank-you to iamkimiam for writing the questions, and to bleep, kimberrussell, librarylis, mochapickle, tiny frying pan, and valleys for stepping in to help us tag and summarize the data. bleep jumped in and put together some great dashboards for us to more easily count tags, do error-checking and get a handle on how to start those summaries. Again, these are the initial summaries for this MetaTalk, so necessarily a little abbreviated, but we hope it gives a broad-strokes picture of where the site is right now. [more inside]
posted by curious nu at 9:21 AM - 169 comments

Happy Metatalktail Hour, chat fans! This week I'd like to ask you about your comfort food(s): what are they, and why are they comforting? Something from your childhood, or just a taste / texture that is somehow soothing or reassuring? Are there rules for comfort foods? Only certain colors? Is crunch allowed? Required? Do you ever acquire *new* comfort food, or is it The One True Nosh forever? [more inside]
posted by taz at 2:20 AM - 77 comments

Tell me about some odd, offbeat, or under-recognized talent you have. [more inside]
posted by signal at 2:59 AM - 133 comments

Sleep deprived me is not so creative today, but still as snoopy as usual, so I'll just ask you all to share the latest SFW, SFP (safe for privacy) image, vid, gif, etc. that you sent in a message. Or received. [more inside]
posted by taz at 2:28 AM - 74 comments