Shoulda Been Anonymous February 16, 2006 7:32 AM Subscribe
So, has anyone who opted to AskMefi an, ahem, embarassing/humiliating/etc question been discovered by a coworker, spouse, etc, whom the original poster thought never knew what mefi was? that is, anonymous posting is great and i want horror stories of those who didn't use it, raining upon them great consequences. stories please?
uh... maybe you got yourself fire already, or in trouble already, and it isn't embarassing anymore. jesus.
posted by yonation at 8:43 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by yonation at 8:43 AM on February 16, 2006
I once... oh my gosh, this is so hard... I ummm... well, I... do I really have to say this? I, ahhh... once asked where I could get cheap flights to europe. Oh my, I am soooo embarrased. My friends found out. Nothing has been the same since...
posted by blue_beetle at 8:48 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by blue_beetle at 8:48 AM on February 16, 2006
I've learned that after the initial acute embarrassment of an event passes, the only thing that makes a painful memory less painful is to talk about it to people who will graciously accept it and not judge you too harshly.
Therefore, it should NEVER be done on Metafilter.
posted by crunchland at 8:53 AM on February 16, 2006
Therefore, it should NEVER be done on Metafilter.
posted by crunchland at 8:53 AM on February 16, 2006
One time I posted an anonymous askme about taking my dildo to England and nobody knew it was me except for the people I told.
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:17 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:17 AM on February 16, 2006
She likes to have both holes filled, you see.
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 9:20 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 9:20 AM on February 16, 2006
*blush*
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:28 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:28 AM on February 16, 2006
I wuv u <3<3
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 9:29 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 9:29 AM on February 16, 2006
I wuv u 2 hunnypie
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:30 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:30 AM on February 16, 2006
ur so clever and smart also I will penetrate you
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 9:31 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 9:31 AM on February 16, 2006
ur so cute <33333
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:34 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:34 AM on February 16, 2006
ur my precious girl also you are in charge of birth control fyi tia
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 9:37 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 9:37 AM on February 16, 2006
I once posted a question for a friend regarding STDs. A few weeks later, I happened to be talking to another Mefi-ian on instant messenger and he asked me about the outcome. He seemed to assume that the question hadn't been for a friend but, rather, for a friend wink wink nudge nudge. I wonder now whether everyone so assumed.
Should I have used anon posting to prevent this turn of events? Ehhh. Even if I'd known in advance this would happen, I'm still not sure I would have cared enough to bother. Of course, I've also been known to discuss my somewhat non-traditional sexual preferences on askmefi, so maybe I've developed a thicker than average hide in this respect.
posted by Clay201 at 9:39 AM on February 16, 2006
Should I have used anon posting to prevent this turn of events? Ehhh. Even if I'd known in advance this would happen, I'm still not sure I would have cared enough to bother. Of course, I've also been known to discuss my somewhat non-traditional sexual preferences on askmefi, so maybe I've developed a thicker than average hide in this respect.
posted by Clay201 at 9:39 AM on February 16, 2006
jimmy carter says abstinence is best fyi
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:39 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:39 AM on February 16, 2006
I am terrified that my vet reads ask metafilter, will recognize the price, location and diagnosis. Then he will give my cats poison instead of Frontline because I think he's jewing me.
posted by Mayor Curley at 9:49 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by Mayor Curley at 9:49 AM on February 16, 2006
Love hurts.
posted by jagged glass dildo at 9:50 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by jagged glass dildo at 9:50 AM on February 16, 2006
There have been one or two cases where people asked questions either anonymously or not and someone found out who shouldn't have and we got panicked emails asking us to delete or otherwise obscure the specifics in the threads. Since I have a lousy memory, I have no idea which questions these were.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:50 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:50 AM on February 16, 2006
(I was trying to make a joke about asking something embarassing/being a racist, but it didn't work out. I heart jews (except Ben Stein). Don't ban me, please!)
posted by Mayor Curley at 9:53 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by Mayor Curley at 9:53 AM on February 16, 2006
confidential to Mayor Curley, make the "jewing" jokes about dentists or bankers next time.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:55 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:55 AM on February 16, 2006
confidential to the mayor, if you ask nice, mattamyn could delete that.
posted by theora55 at 10:02 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by theora55 at 10:02 AM on February 16, 2006
confidential to no one: I am Jewish and think that the use of "jewing" is pretty goddamn funny.
posted by Dr. Wu at 10:32 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by Dr. Wu at 10:32 AM on February 16, 2006
gypping is much more acceptable.
fuckin' gypsies.
posted by fishfucker at 10:41 AM on February 16, 2006
fuckin' gypsies.
posted by fishfucker at 10:41 AM on February 16, 2006
I am terrified that my vet reads ask metafilter, will recognize the price, location and diagnosis. Then he will give my cats poison instead of Frontline because I think he's jewing me.
posted by Mayor Curley at 9:49 AM PST on February 16
Flagged as fantastic.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 10:44 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by Mayor Curley at 9:49 AM PST on February 16
Flagged as fantastic.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 10:44 AM on February 16, 2006
Hey, I never clued in that "gyp" was for "gypsy."
Does that mean my gyproc-clad house interior is racist?
posted by five fresh fish at 10:45 AM on February 16, 2006
Does that mean my gyproc-clad house interior is racist?
posted by five fresh fish at 10:45 AM on February 16, 2006
Wow, two derails in 3 1/2 hours. Who likes pancakes?
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 10:55 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 10:55 AM on February 16, 2006
It's knishes for me.
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:10 AM on February 16, 2006
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:10 AM on February 16, 2006
Hmm... Dr. Wu = Jew.
*writes it down in his little book*
posted by Eideteker at 11:13 AM on February 16, 2006
*writes it down in his little book*
posted by Eideteker at 11:13 AM on February 16, 2006
five fresh fish writes "Does that mean my gyproc-clad house interior is racist?"
Gyproc comes from Gypsum, it's major ingredient.
posted by Mitheral at 11:53 AM on February 16, 2006
Gyproc comes from Gypsum, it's major ingredient.
posted by Mitheral at 11:53 AM on February 16, 2006
It’s often said that to gyp derives from gypsy, and it seems highly probable. However, direct evidence is lacking, and the term arose in the US, where gypsies have been less common than in Europe...it may equally well come from the obsolete gippo, a menial kitchen servant.
posted by Otis at 12:41 PM on February 16, 2006
posted by Otis at 12:41 PM on February 16, 2006
Does that mean my gyproc-clad house interior is racist?
Only if you think noticing that Gypsies have excellent insulation and sound absorption qualities, are easily repaired by spackle, and can conform to almost any single-curve shape is a racist action.
I, for one, say no.
posted by LionIndex at 1:44 PM on February 16, 2006
Only if you think noticing that Gypsies have excellent insulation and sound absorption qualities, are easily repaired by spackle, and can conform to almost any single-curve shape is a racist action.
I, for one, say no.
posted by LionIndex at 1:44 PM on February 16, 2006
You know, I was having lunch with some guys from NBC, so I said, 'Did you eat yet or what?' And Tom Christie said, 'No, JEW?' Not 'Did you?'...JEW eat? JEW? You get it? JEW eat?
posted by allen.spaulding at 1:50 PM on February 16, 2006
posted by allen.spaulding at 1:50 PM on February 16, 2006
Only if you think noticing that Gypsies have excellent insulation and sound absorption qualities, are easily repaired by spackle, and can conform to almost any single-curve shape is a racist action.
Weren't we just talking about product placement somewhere?
posted by SuperNova at 2:36 PM on February 16, 2006
Weren't we just talking about product placement somewhere?
posted by SuperNova at 2:36 PM on February 16, 2006
Gyproc heresy.
Laham mishwi, laham mishvoutee.
posted by Astro Zombie at 2:56 PM on February 16, 2006
Laham mishwi, laham mishvoutee.
posted by Astro Zombie at 2:56 PM on February 16, 2006
"Romany" is the preferred nomenclature, dude. Which means that the politically correct slur is "romming" (which is appropriately more dirty-sounding, I think).
posted by unknowncommand at 3:28 PM on February 16, 2006
posted by unknowncommand at 3:28 PM on February 16, 2006
Gyproc comes from Gypsum, it's major ingredient.
Joke, dude. Laugh.
posted by five fresh fish at 4:05 PM on February 16, 2006
Joke, dude. Laugh.
posted by five fresh fish at 4:05 PM on February 16, 2006
The circle is complete: [gypsum - Arabic jibs, Heb. gephes "plaster"]
posted by tellurian at 8:02 PM on February 16, 2006
posted by tellurian at 8:02 PM on February 16, 2006
You are not logged in, either login or create an account to post comments
... If you embarrassed yourself, you'd like to continue the embarrassment here because...??
... uh...
posted by jpburns at 8:30 AM on February 16, 2006