Joshua's quest continues. May 9, 2006 3:31 AM Subscribe
Joshua's quest for money continues as he sells a Playstation on eBay, ships it to Nigeria, and doesn't get the money first. Click here for more of Joshuak's saga.
I don't think I could get my parents to let me get a new car easily because I've spent about $1000 on speakers, a radio, sirius, and an ipod adapter.
Hmmm.
posted by k8t at 3:36 AM on May 9, 2006
Hmmm.
posted by k8t at 3:36 AM on May 9, 2006
There has been a lot of discussion about this user in the past. I found it interesting.
posted by k8t at 3:41 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by k8t at 3:41 AM on May 9, 2006
Snooty kid: maybe.
Naive eBay user: probably.
Legitimate AskMe: definitely.
No need to draw particular attention to that thread - or to that user, again, I'd say.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 3:42 AM on May 9, 2006
Naive eBay user: probably.
Legitimate AskMe: definitely.
No need to draw particular attention to that thread - or to that user, again, I'd say.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 3:42 AM on May 9, 2006
k8t, if you actually have any suspicion that there is something hinky about that post, you better spit it out. If you're just posting because "hey, here's a guy we poked at before; let's do it again!" - well, it's probably time for you to take cover yourself (and to hope, when it's all over, that someone doesn't pointlessly bring up this post later in an effort to embarrass you for no particular reason).
posted by taz at 4:31 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by taz at 4:31 AM on May 9, 2006
Oh, come on. I don't want to make fun of the kid! It is just interesting to see his efforts to make some money over a month of MeFi postings, that's all. I am not trying to pick on him at all. In fact, I responded to his post with some (hopefully) useful information.
posted by k8t at 4:37 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by k8t at 4:37 AM on May 9, 2006
Yea, this thread is a bit strange... as far as a "point" is concerned. But we should make fun of the guy/kid. You'd have to be living under a rock for the past 10 years not to know that Nigeria is home office of internet-based scams.
posted by Witty at 5:19 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by Witty at 5:19 AM on May 9, 2006
DEAR JOSHUA,
PLEASE BE FINDING YOU IN GOD. MY NAME IS CHARLES TAYLOR, AND I AM THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA. MY UNCLE HAS DIED AND LEFT ME A TIDY SUM OF MONEY. YOU HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED AS TRUSTWORTHY, AND I WILL GIVE YOU 16% OF 9 MILLION DOLLARS US...
posted by klangklangston at 5:40 AM on May 9, 2006
PLEASE BE FINDING YOU IN GOD. MY NAME IS CHARLES TAYLOR, AND I AM THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA. MY UNCLE HAS DIED AND LEFT ME A TIDY SUM OF MONEY. YOU HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED AS TRUSTWORTHY, AND I WILL GIVE YOU 16% OF 9 MILLION DOLLARS US...
posted by klangklangston at 5:40 AM on May 9, 2006
Joshua is our the new Keyser Soze.
posted by CunningLinguist at 5:49 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by CunningLinguist at 5:49 AM on May 9, 2006
Erm, our new Keyser Soze. Sheesh.
posted by CunningLinguist at 5:49 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by CunningLinguist at 5:49 AM on May 9, 2006
Gimmick poster!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:05 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:05 AM on May 9, 2006
Thank you, k8t, for bringing this to my attention. I have added him as a contact so I can better follow his adventures. His blog is great. By blog I mean his adventures that he documents here. A++++++!!!!1!!!1, WOULD READ AGAIN!!1!
posted by geekyguy at 6:08 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by geekyguy at 6:08 AM on May 9, 2006
Joshua is our new Keyser Soze.
Yeah, while in theory this is not a good MeTa post, in fact I'm glad to have been pointed to the latest Adventures of Joshua in the Big Cruel World, and I confess I eagerly await the next installment. Don't ever change!
posted by languagehat at 6:10 AM on May 9, 2006
Yeah, while in theory this is not a good MeTa post, in fact I'm glad to have been pointed to the latest Adventures of Joshua in the Big Cruel World, and I confess I eagerly await the next installment. Don't ever change!
posted by languagehat at 6:10 AM on May 9, 2006
His blog is great. By blog I mean his adventures that he documents here.
Sooo meta!
posted by ludwig_van at 6:13 AM on May 9, 2006
Sooo meta!
posted by ludwig_van at 6:13 AM on May 9, 2006
So, like this Nigerian dude on Canal Street offered me this great deal on a Playstation. Should I buy it?
posted by jonmc at 6:42 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by jonmc at 6:42 AM on May 9, 2006
This is mean-spirited. Why point out some kid's stupid mistake? Sorry there aren't more interesting European questions for your reading enjoyment. He came here for help, not to be ridiculed by the smart kids.
posted by Marnie at 6:45 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by Marnie at 6:45 AM on May 9, 2006
He came here for help, not to be ridiculed by the smart kids.
I'm sorry, help is two doors down. This is abuse.
(Marnie, ordinarily I'm with you on piling on people and I think we're as capable of it as any large group, but the questions this guy asks and his sockpuppet antics make me wonder if he isn't fucking with us a bit.)
posted by jonmc at 6:50 AM on May 9, 2006
I'm sorry, help is two doors down. This is abuse.
(Marnie, ordinarily I'm with you on piling on people and I think we're as capable of it as any large group, but the questions this guy asks and his sockpuppet antics make me wonder if he isn't fucking with us a bit.)
posted by jonmc at 6:50 AM on May 9, 2006
I say we hang him, then we tattoo him, and then we kill him.
posted by jonmc at 7:09 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by jonmc at 7:09 AM on May 9, 2006
"This is mean-spirited."
In the MetaFilter world, of the items in category "mean spirited", this rates about a 1.0 on a 1-10 scale. I'm not even sure how a person could stand to visit MeFi for more than a few minutes if they feel this is mean spirited.
Mean spirited would be this - Either this user is a liar and is messing with us (which seems pretty obvious to me), or he's so willfully stupid that we should feel no guilt in bashing him. Either we hire someone with a brain to be the kid's parent, or we give him the tough love.
posted by y6y6y6 at 7:16 AM on May 9, 2006
In the MetaFilter world, of the items in category "mean spirited", this rates about a 1.0 on a 1-10 scale. I'm not even sure how a person could stand to visit MeFi for more than a few minutes if they feel this is mean spirited.
Mean spirited would be this - Either this user is a liar and is messing with us (which seems pretty obvious to me), or he's so willfully stupid that we should feel no guilt in bashing him. Either we hire someone with a brain to be the kid's parent, or we give him the tough love.
posted by y6y6y6 at 7:16 AM on May 9, 2006
Can I shriek now again about how people have completely gone off their rockers about what MeTa is supposed to be for?
Can I?
posted by mediareport at 7:19 AM on May 9, 2006
Can I?
posted by mediareport at 7:19 AM on May 9, 2006
I am not trying to pick on him at all.
But that's what you just did. You wanted us to laugh at it. Jeez, at least own up.
posted by mediareport at 7:22 AM on May 9, 2006
But that's what you just did. You wanted us to laugh at it. Jeez, at least own up.
posted by mediareport at 7:22 AM on May 9, 2006
Perhaps this is the solution to JoshuaK's money woes. We pay him to read about his pratfalls!
posted by sourwookie at 7:23 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by sourwookie at 7:23 AM on May 9, 2006
Joshua is our the new Keyser Soze.
I think I liked it better with the mistake in it.
posted by crunchland at 7:38 AM on May 9, 2006
I think I liked it better with the mistake in it.
posted by crunchland at 7:38 AM on May 9, 2006
I'm with jonmc. Between the sockpuppeting and the astonishing lack of clue, I was even wondering if maybe it was airnxtz coming back to fuck with us again.
posted by solid-one-love at 7:52 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by solid-one-love at 7:52 AM on May 9, 2006
Joshua's life reads like a sub-plot from Blossom where her brother gets involved in some wacky caper so he can buy a cool car to take Cindi to the prom.
And long may it continue.
posted by fire&wings at 8:06 AM on May 9, 2006
And long may it continue.
posted by fire&wings at 8:06 AM on May 9, 2006
::struggles to keep straight face::
Awwww, poor kid.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 8:10 AM on May 9, 2006 [1 favorite]
Awwww, poor kid.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 8:10 AM on May 9, 2006 [1 favorite]
Joshua's life reads like a sub-plot from Blossom where her brother gets involved in some wacky caper so he can buy a cool car to take Cindi to the prom.
Hey, Blossom was a hottie, dude.
posted by jonmc at 8:11 AM on May 9, 2006
Hey, Blossom was a hottie, dude.
posted by jonmc at 8:11 AM on May 9, 2006
I'm no Hercule Poirot, but I'm thinking the bird that wouldn't stop biting him is probably going to turn out to be in cahoots with the
Nigerian who made off with his PSP. The Lagosian Cockatiel, underneath the feathers is a portable videogame system.
posted by Divine_Wino at 8:15 AM on May 9, 2006
Nigerian who made off with his PSP. The Lagosian Cockatiel, underneath the feathers is a portable videogame system.
posted by Divine_Wino at 8:15 AM on May 9, 2006
He has to be a gimmick. He also reminds me of this guy.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 8:26 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by Optimus Chyme at 8:26 AM on May 9, 2006
jonmc: Hey, Blossom was a hottie, dude.
You, sir, are a pederast. And a blind one at that.
posted by Gamblor at 8:28 AM on May 9, 2006
You, sir, are a pederast. And a blind one at that.
posted by Gamblor at 8:28 AM on May 9, 2006
whoa! Mayim Bialik is only five years younger than me. Careful how you sling those words around, buddy.
posted by jonmc at 8:36 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by jonmc at 8:36 AM on May 9, 2006
I don't want to make fun of the kid!
yeah, if any of you guys believe that, I have a Nigerian PS2 to sell you. it's OK to be mean, in this case pretending not to be mean is just lame and passive aggressive. feel free to crap on the kid -- God knows this is not a welcoming environment -- but don't pretend otherwise
posted by matteo at 8:42 AM on May 9, 2006
yeah, if any of you guys believe that, I have a Nigerian PS2 to sell you. it's OK to be mean, in this case pretending not to be mean is just lame and passive aggressive. feel free to crap on the kid -- God knows this is not a welcoming environment -- but don't pretend otherwise
posted by matteo at 8:42 AM on May 9, 2006
it's OK to be mean, in this case pretending not to be mean is just lame and passive aggressive.
Well, that can of worms has been opened. When is meanness tough love/wising someone up/good fun and when is it mere cruelty (at least in MeFi terms)? That's actually an interesting question.
posted by jonmc at 8:45 AM on May 9, 2006
Well, that can of worms has been opened. When is meanness tough love/wising someone up/good fun and when is it mere cruelty (at least in MeFi terms)? That's actually an interesting question.
posted by jonmc at 8:45 AM on May 9, 2006
So tell me, why are so many IMDb entries (like that one) without pictures? There are a bunch of images of Ms. Bialik out there; is there some reason IMBb's not allowed to use them?
posted by languagehat at 8:45 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by languagehat at 8:45 AM on May 9, 2006
Was is the really, really important word in that sentence.
posted by fire&wings at 8:47 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by fire&wings at 8:47 AM on May 9, 2006
Ok, so you're not a pederast. I stand by my assertion that you're as visually challenged as as a bat. Alyssa Milano? Sure. Tiffany Amber Thiesen? You bet. But Mayim Bialik? I don't know who you are anymore.
(I can't believe I actually just did a google image search for "Mayim Bialik" at work, which shall for all time be tied to my name. I feel so dirty.)
posted by Gamblor at 8:49 AM on May 9, 2006
(I can't believe I actually just did a google image search for "Mayim Bialik" at work, which shall for all time be tied to my name. I feel so dirty.)
posted by Gamblor at 8:49 AM on May 9, 2006
Not to mention pederast applies to boys, which Mayim Bialik is not (though that picture...)
She should get together with Melissa Joan Hart. I'm sure they'd have a lot to talk about.
posted by cacophony at 8:52 AM on May 9, 2006
She should get together with Melissa Joan Hart. I'm sure they'd have a lot to talk about.
posted by cacophony at 8:52 AM on May 9, 2006
Alyssa Milano? Sure. Tiffany Amber Thiesen? You bet. But Mayim Bialik? I don't know who you are anymore.
I'm a weirdo. You knew that already. And my taste in women (I find Bonnie Raitt, Lesley Boone, Marisa Jarett Winokur, and Sookie The Chef from Gilmore Girls to be sexy as hell too) has baffled many of my acquaintance.
posted by jonmc at 8:55 AM on May 9, 2006
I'm a weirdo. You knew that already. And my taste in women (I find Bonnie Raitt, Lesley Boone, Marisa Jarett Winokur, and Sookie The Chef from Gilmore Girls to be sexy as hell too) has baffled many of my acquaintance.
posted by jonmc at 8:55 AM on May 9, 2006
I'm still in love with Simone on Head of the Class.
In case anyone was wondering.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 8:57 AM on May 9, 2006
In case anyone was wondering.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 8:57 AM on May 9, 2006
Good call, EB. Simone fueled my fantasies all through high school, and contributed to my fatal bent towards poetic types.
posted by jonmc at 9:00 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by jonmc at 9:00 AM on May 9, 2006
We need a whole thread dedicated to goofy teen tv crushes and where are they now.
posted by Gamblor at 9:02 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by Gamblor at 9:02 AM on May 9, 2006
We have this one. And it's more fun tan gabbing about A Boy & his Sockpuppet.
posted by jonmc at 9:03 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by jonmc at 9:03 AM on May 9, 2006
Alright then, let the hijacking ensue: I always had a thing for batgirl.
Here's some tv "Where are they now?" links:
Childhood Starlets
Saturday Morning Babes
posted by Gamblor at 9:15 AM on May 9, 2006
Here's some tv "Where are they now?" links:
Childhood Starlets
Saturday Morning Babes
posted by Gamblor at 9:15 AM on May 9, 2006
Those pictures of ex-Blossom and ex-Sabrina just sent a shudder through time and space to prevent my youngerself from ever getting it up over them. In a way, this is good, because the life today of a Blossom/Sabrina fan must be a cold and lonely one bathed in the pale glow of NotePad as they pour over the latest Blossom/Sabrina slash from 1998. Coughing, they draw the pale blue blanket over thin shoulders as they lean forward, squinting, hoping to make pixelated and often misspelled words breathe life into their hollow shell again.
To feel the sun on one's head, a presence not unlike a flowered hat, again! To feel the joy of a spell gone wrong! While I shall never know these things now because of a change in my history thanks to these pictures, I look around and know that I am better for it, like I dodged a bullet or went to my high school reunion to find all the hot girls got fat and pregnant three weeks after graduation. That sigh of relief, I feel it now. It gives me hope that maybe there is a purpose for my life now, nay there has always been. Thanks to these pictures.
Thank you, MeFi. Thank you for giving me my life back. Thank you, Sabrina, for your double chin. Thank you, Blossom, for whatever that horse did to your face.
Thank you.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 9:18 AM on May 9, 2006 [2 favorites]
To feel the sun on one's head, a presence not unlike a flowered hat, again! To feel the joy of a spell gone wrong! While I shall never know these things now because of a change in my history thanks to these pictures, I look around and know that I am better for it, like I dodged a bullet or went to my high school reunion to find all the hot girls got fat and pregnant three weeks after graduation. That sigh of relief, I feel it now. It gives me hope that maybe there is a purpose for my life now, nay there has always been. Thanks to these pictures.
Thank you, MeFi. Thank you for giving me my life back. Thank you, Sabrina, for your double chin. Thank you, Blossom, for whatever that horse did to your face.
Thank you.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 9:18 AM on May 9, 2006 [2 favorites]
Does Kristy McNichol count? I don't recall her having a regular TV role. At any rate I had a hella crush on her.
posted by Fezboy! at 9:25 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by Fezboy! at 9:25 AM on May 9, 2006
I don't recall her having a regular TV role.
Family. and Empty Nest. Both shows were on forever, it seemed.
posted by jonmc at 9:28 AM on May 9, 2006
Family. and Empty Nest. Both shows were on forever, it seemed.
posted by jonmc at 9:28 AM on May 9, 2006
jonmc writes Family. and Empty Nest. Both shows were on forever, it seemed."
So it seems. Thus she *does* count. Awesome.
posted by Fezboy! at 9:30 AM on May 9, 2006
So it seems. Thus she *does* count. Awesome.
posted by Fezboy! at 9:30 AM on May 9, 2006
Not a child star per se, but:
you know you're getting old when babies you remember sprout boobies.
posted by dgaicun at 9:44 AM on May 9, 2006
you know you're getting old when babies you remember sprout boobies.
posted by dgaicun at 9:44 AM on May 9, 2006
So tell me, why are so many IMDb entries (like that one) without pictures? There are a bunch of images of Ms. Bialik out there; is there some reason IMBb's not allowed to use them?
Doesn't the actor/agent have to pay for it? They probably "waive the charge" for the superstars.
ps. I'm on imdb. find me!
posted by ODiV at 9:47 AM on May 9, 2006
Doesn't the actor/agent have to pay for it? They probably "waive the charge" for the superstars.
ps. I'm on imdb. find me!
posted by ODiV at 9:47 AM on May 9, 2006
Yeah. That was quick. I forgot I had my name in my mefi profile.
They're missing a mini-series though. I should try and fix it. I wonder if that would be as bad as a self-link.
posted by ODiV at 9:55 AM on May 9, 2006
They're missing a mini-series though. I should try and fix it. I wonder if that would be as bad as a self-link.
posted by ODiV at 9:55 AM on May 9, 2006
Yeah, I seriously had a crush on McNichol. When I heard about Little Darlings, I became very, um, "overheated". Lessee, that was my sophomore year in high school.
In fact, looking at her photo, I think that McNichol was a big part of the archetype I internalized as the feminine ideal—cute, girl-next-door, etc. I was an adult when Wonder Years aired, but boy-oh-boy Danica McKellar hits my buttons, too. And in real life she's a mathematician! OMG!
dgaicun: holy shit, that's their kid!? These last 15 years have passed by extremely quickly for me; there's a number of little babies who became near-adults while I wasn't looking. It's very strange.
jonmc: the actress who played "Simone" on Head of the Class is Khrystyne Haje. I was in my 20s when that show aired, but I had a serious crush on her. I really think it's she who's influenced my romantic daydreams about willowy, readheaded poets.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 9:56 AM on May 9, 2006
In fact, looking at her photo, I think that McNichol was a big part of the archetype I internalized as the feminine ideal—cute, girl-next-door, etc. I was an adult when Wonder Years aired, but boy-oh-boy Danica McKellar hits my buttons, too. And in real life she's a mathematician! OMG!
dgaicun: holy shit, that's their kid!? These last 15 years have passed by extremely quickly for me; there's a number of little babies who became near-adults while I wasn't looking. It's very strange.
jonmc: the actress who played "Simone" on Head of the Class is Khrystyne Haje. I was in my 20s when that show aired, but I had a serious crush on her. I really think it's she who's influenced my romantic daydreams about willowy, readheaded poets.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 9:56 AM on May 9, 2006
I need to leave Google Image search alone. Now I'm faced with a bit of a moral/temporal quandry thanks to operant conditioning. You see, this picture could send me up a private tree throughout my early kitten killing career. What do I do?
Maybe this belongs on AskMe...
posted by Fezboy! at 9:57 AM on May 9, 2006
Maybe this belongs on AskMe...
posted by Fezboy! at 9:57 AM on May 9, 2006
I really think it's she who's influenced my romantic daydreams about willowy, readheaded poets.
Me too. But in my daydreams, she was always a demon in the sack as well.
posted by jonmc at 9:58 AM on May 9, 2006
Me too. But in my daydreams, she was always a demon in the sack as well.
posted by jonmc at 9:58 AM on May 9, 2006
I gave up on Hart when she became a Republican.
posted by beelzbubba at 10:01 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by beelzbubba at 10:01 AM on May 9, 2006
"Me too. But in my daydreams, she was always a demon in the sack as well."
I think that in Khrystyne Haje's case, my attraction to her, or her stereotype, is much more romantic than sexual. I'm in love with the idea of being in love with a willowy, readheaded poet.
Kristy McNichol, though, I have to say "ditto" to Fezboy's confession.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 10:02 AM on May 9, 2006
I think that in Khrystyne Haje's case, my attraction to her, or her stereotype, is much more romantic than sexual. I'm in love with the idea of being in love with a willowy, readheaded poet.
Kristy McNichol, though, I have to say "ditto" to Fezboy's confession.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 10:02 AM on May 9, 2006
brain_drain, I lol'ed.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 10:04 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by mr_crash_davis at 10:04 AM on May 9, 2006
I'm in love with the idea of being in love with a willowy, readheaded poet.
Me, too. She made me all soppy and swoony and romantic. But I also can't hep imagining that pale freckled back arched like a centaur, that fiery red mane flying as she throws her head back.....
I need a few minutes. and a cigarrette.
posted by jonmc at 10:05 AM on May 9, 2006
Me, too. She made me all soppy and swoony and romantic. But I also can't hep imagining that pale freckled back arched like a centaur, that fiery red mane flying as she throws her head back.....
I need a few minutes. and a cigarrette.
posted by jonmc at 10:05 AM on May 9, 2006
I heard she's like a physicist now, er no a she has a PhD in neuroscience
Perhaps's she's ikkyu2's secret identity!??!?!
posted by delmoi at 10:09 AM on May 9, 2006
So tell me, why are so many IMDb entries (like that one) without pictures? There are a bunch of images of Ms. Bialik out there; is there some reason IMBb's not allowed to use them?
Yeah, you have to pay to put your picture on there. Super-lame. I doubt they let the super-stars slide either, since their publicists probably has them add an image.
posted by delmoi at 10:11 AM on May 9, 2006
Yeah, you have to pay to put your picture on there. Super-lame. I doubt they let the super-stars slide either, since their publicists probably has them add an image.
posted by delmoi at 10:11 AM on May 9, 2006
God Blossom is just super-ugly. Thanks for the ridiculously huge jpg.
posted by dgaicun at 10:14 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by dgaicun at 10:14 AM on May 9, 2006
God Blossom is just super-ugly.
You say this because you are physically perfect yourelf, presume?
She's quirky looking sure, but she's attractive.
posted by jonmc at 10:17 AM on May 9, 2006
You say this because you are physically perfect yourelf, presume?
She's quirky looking sure, but she's attractive.
posted by jonmc at 10:17 AM on May 9, 2006
She looks like one of those chicks in the old Looney Tunes toons, that's always like "It's a Maaannn!!", and the rest of the episode is her chasing some guy around with these hideously puckered lips, even though he keeps hitting her with frying pans and throwing her off cliffs and junk to get away.
posted by dgaicun at 10:28 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by dgaicun at 10:28 AM on May 9, 2006
Different Strokes for Different Folks, my friend. I'm just surprised you felt obliged to offer your opinion so vociferously on the young lady.
posted by jonmc at 10:32 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by jonmc at 10:32 AM on May 9, 2006
Ikkyu2 is Fang!
I can't believe Melissa Joan Hart is a republican. I'll never be able to enjoy Drive Me Crazy again, despite the hotness of Adrian Grenier and Ali Larter.
posted by jrossi4r at 10:34 AM on May 9, 2006
I can't believe Melissa Joan Hart is a republican. I'll never be able to enjoy Drive Me Crazy again, despite the hotness of Adrian Grenier and Ali Larter.
posted by jrossi4r at 10:34 AM on May 9, 2006
You must be a hit with the ladies at parties, dude. What with the sensitivity and repartee and all.
posted by jonmc at 10:35 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by jonmc at 10:35 AM on May 9, 2006
I can't believe Melissa Joan Hart is a republican.
Jimmy Stewart was a Republican, too. I still like The Philadelphia Story, Harvey and Rope. Good art and good politics have very little to do with eachother.
posted by jonmc at 10:36 AM on May 9, 2006
Jimmy Stewart was a Republican, too. I still like The Philadelphia Story, Harvey and Rope. Good art and good politics have very little to do with eachother.
posted by jonmc at 10:36 AM on May 9, 2006
delmoi: I'm sure they let superstars slide. If the superstars' pics weren't on there then all the struggling actors would be less likely to pony up the cash.
Of course, this is just me guessing. But I can't imagine Alec Guinness or Jimmy Stewart paying for this sort of thing.
posted by ODiV at 10:40 AM on May 9, 2006
Of course, this is just me guessing. But I can't imagine Alec Guinness or Jimmy Stewart paying for this sort of thing.
posted by ODiV at 10:40 AM on May 9, 2006
Angel from Home and Away , or Jane fi Neighbours .
posted by sgt.serenity at 10:40 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by sgt.serenity at 10:40 AM on May 9, 2006
You got a lots of balls calling out people for being insensitive given your history here, jonmc.
posted by SeizeTheDay at 10:43 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by SeizeTheDay at 10:43 AM on May 9, 2006
SeizeTheDay, if dgaicun dosen't find Mayim Bialik attractive, it really dosen't bother me. But he is being a mite obnoxious about it. I'm just trying to deflate him a little bit.
posted by jonmc at 10:46 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by jonmc at 10:46 AM on May 9, 2006
Alright, let's not turn this into something personal, here.
Just step away from the keyboard, take a deep breath, and take a minute to ponder the important issue here: How hot batgirl was in that skintight shiny outfit.
posted by Gamblor at 10:55 AM on May 9, 2006
Just step away from the keyboard, take a deep breath, and take a minute to ponder the important issue here: How hot batgirl was in that skintight shiny outfit.
posted by Gamblor at 10:55 AM on May 9, 2006
Never mind Batgirl, what about Catwoman? The rebels are always much more attractive than the good-as-gold conformists...
posted by greycap at 11:10 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by greycap at 11:10 AM on May 9, 2006
Say what you will about Mayim, but I really enjoyed her appearance as "herself" on Fat Actress.
posted by ewagoner at 11:24 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by ewagoner at 11:24 AM on May 9, 2006
brain_drain, I lol'ed.
Me too. This thread has been Saved!
posted by languagehat at 11:30 AM on May 9, 2006
Me too. This thread has been Saved!
posted by languagehat at 11:30 AM on May 9, 2006
And like most child stars, Jesus couldn't keep out of trouble with the law as an adult.
posted by dgaicun at 11:41 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by dgaicun at 11:41 AM on May 9, 2006
What, no-one's mentioned Tracey Gold? I was crushed when I found out she was actually older than Kirk Cameron, and thus much older than me -- she was in her 20s by the time Growing Pains was cancelled.
posted by mendel at 11:47 AM on May 9, 2006
posted by mendel at 11:47 AM on May 9, 2006
Wasn't there already a "Whoa, Blossom isn't attractive!" thread that turned into a major foofarah?
On preview, I am certain that the photo dgaicun posted set it off, actually. But I am too lazy to Google.
And c'mon, people! 96 comments and no mention of Phoebe Cates?!?
Damn you, Kevin Kline!!!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 11:59 AM on May 9, 2006
On preview, I am certain that the photo dgaicun posted set it off, actually. But I am too lazy to Google.
And c'mon, people! 96 comments and no mention of Phoebe Cates?!?
Damn you, Kevin Kline!!!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 11:59 AM on May 9, 2006
I notice dgaicun dosen't have a pic on his user page. Must be cause his handsomeness is so devastating it'd blind us all.
posted by jonmc at 12:01 PM on May 9, 2006
posted by jonmc at 12:01 PM on May 9, 2006
Yes, yes, yes! Phoebe Cates and that infamous scene. I had such a crush on her, too. But more a sexual thing...she's somewhat into that beauty/sexy territory that leaves me cold, away from cute/GND.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 12:04 PM on May 9, 2006
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 12:04 PM on May 9, 2006
Where are they now: when derails go GOOD!
posted by Roger Dodger at 12:46 PM on May 9, 2006
posted by Roger Dodger at 12:46 PM on May 9, 2006
Never mind Batgirl, what about Catwoman?
Catwoman! I think watching her on Batman was the first time that I got that funny feeling in my groinal region that I'd get climbing the rope in gym class except without climbing the rope in gym class.
posted by TimeFactor at 12:46 PM on May 9, 2006
Catwoman! I think watching her on Batman was the first time that I got that funny feeling in my groinal region that I'd get climbing the rope in gym class except without climbing the rope in gym class.
posted by TimeFactor at 12:46 PM on May 9, 2006
fire&wings, from IMDB it looks like Mayim Bialik gave birth about three days before that picture was taken. Cut the girl some slack.
posted by needs more cowbell at 12:55 PM on May 9, 2006
posted by needs more cowbell at 12:55 PM on May 9, 2006
fire&wings, from IMDB it looks like Mayim Bialik gave birth about three days before that picture was taken. Cut the girl some slack.
posted by needs more cowbell at 3:55 PM EST on May 9 [!]
Yeah really. Blossom had just had a baby for God's sake. Give her a break! I heard that the father is actually a sheriff from out west somewhere. In fact, here are some baby pictures.
posted by ND¢ at 1:01 PM on May 9, 2006
posted by needs more cowbell at 3:55 PM EST on May 9 [!]
Yeah really. Blossom had just had a baby for God's sake. Give her a break! I heard that the father is actually a sheriff from out west somewhere. In fact, here are some baby pictures.
posted by ND¢ at 1:01 PM on May 9, 2006
For a bunch of so-called egalitarians, you guys can be cattier than the Harper Valley PTA. No that is not a compliment.
posted by jonmc at 1:11 PM on May 9, 2006
posted by jonmc at 1:11 PM on May 9, 2006
Marissa Jaret Winokur just got married, jonmc. Please don't ask me how I know that - the proposal was very romantic, too.
(I'm not her)
posted by pinky at 1:23 PM on May 9, 2006
(I'm not her)
posted by pinky at 1:23 PM on May 9, 2006
ODiV: Hey, you worked with a dude I know on U, Phil MacGilivary. Neat.
posted by Space Coyote at 1:40 PM on May 9, 2006
posted by Space Coyote at 1:40 PM on May 9, 2006
all of his questions on askme are lol, but this is the best.
posted by StrasbourgSecaucus at 1:56 PM on May 9, 2006
posted by StrasbourgSecaucus at 1:56 PM on May 9, 2006
from IMDB it looks like Mayim Bialik gave birth about three days before that picture was taken. Cut the girl some slack.
And here's a picture of the cute little tyke:
Oh noes, Eraserhead! That's mean! Delete, Jessamyn, Delete!
posted by dgaicun at 2:36 PM on May 9, 2006
And here's a picture of the cute little tyke:
Oh noes, Eraserhead! That's mean! Delete, Jessamyn, Delete!
posted by dgaicun at 2:36 PM on May 9, 2006
Oh god, I didn't know she had been pregnant. Still.
Also..
posted by fire&wings at 3:00 PM on May 9, 2006
Also..
posted by fire&wings at 3:00 PM on May 9, 2006
Anyone can look hot if you put them in front of the right photographer with enough makeup.
posted by delmoi at 3:02 PM on May 9, 2006
posted by delmoi at 3:02 PM on May 9, 2006
My junior high band teacher taught Mayim how to play trumpet. I mention this because he seemed to think it was a pretty big deal.
I'm on IMDB, too, despite having only ever worked in the most tangential way with any movie production.
Oh, and I think joshuak's adventures are actually quite interesting and really move the whole AskMeFi-as-narrative genre forward. I can't wait for the book.
That is all.
posted by Durhey at 3:41 PM on May 9, 2006
I'm on IMDB, too, despite having only ever worked in the most tangential way with any movie production.
Oh, and I think joshuak's adventures are actually quite interesting and really move the whole AskMeFi-as-narrative genre forward. I can't wait for the book.
That is all.
posted by Durhey at 3:41 PM on May 9, 2006
She's quirky looking sure, but she's attractive.
Usually, I don't share taste in womanflesh with jonmc, but I have to concur with this one - not conventionally pretty, sure, but there is something there.
Angel from Home and Away , or Jane fi Neighbours
My god, sgt serenity, please don't tell me you actually watch that crap - I thought you were a better man than that.
posted by dg at 3:48 PM on May 9, 2006
Usually, I don't share taste in womanflesh with jonmc, but I have to concur with this one - not conventionally pretty, sure, but there is something there.
Angel from Home and Away , or Jane fi Neighbours
My god, sgt serenity, please don't tell me you actually watch that crap - I thought you were a better man than that.
posted by dg at 3:48 PM on May 9, 2006
Space Coyote: Phil's awesome. If you talk to him regularly, can you ask him if he wants to come up north and help out with my post-apocalyptic lesbian snowmobile movie film?
posted by ODiV at 4:45 PM on May 9, 2006
posted by ODiV at 4:45 PM on May 9, 2006
As a young teenager, my dad caught me watching Blossom. I claimed that I was just "flippin'" channels and that I hadn't really been watching it. He offered me $10 to name all the characters on the the screen. I did. He didn't pay. He still mocks me to this day.
Damn you, Blossom, damn you.
posted by mullacc at 4:52 PM on May 9, 2006
Damn you, Blossom, damn you.
posted by mullacc at 4:52 PM on May 9, 2006
*pops into thread*
What in the hell!?
*flees, showers, scrubbing feverishly*
posted by loquacious at 6:16 PM on May 9, 2006
What in the hell!?
*flees, showers, scrubbing feverishly*
posted by loquacious at 6:16 PM on May 9, 2006
I cannot believe that there is a picture of CANDACE CAMERON in this thread. What has happened here? What is going on? Why am I here? What ...
Oh, god.
Anyway, ... wait, no. Jenna Von Oy. You put pictures of Six in a MeTa thread. What? What?
posted by blacklite at 9:21 PM on May 9, 2006
Oh, god.
Anyway, ... wait, no. Jenna Von Oy. You put pictures of Six in a MeTa thread. What? What?
posted by blacklite at 9:21 PM on May 9, 2006
Make fun of the kid all you want, just don't suggest that he wear a seatbelt.
And I can't believe none of you have posted an Olsen Twins set of pix. Really. Aren't they canonical?
posted by beth at 5:35 AM on May 10, 2006
And I can't believe none of you have posted an Olsen Twins set of pix. Really. Aren't they canonical?
posted by beth at 5:35 AM on May 10, 2006
beth writes "And I can't believe none of you have posted an Olsen Twins set of pix. Really. Aren't they canonical?"
If I'm feeling conflicted about Kristy McNichol then the Olsen twins are obviously problematic for someone of my advanced age. Besides . . . ick. Anything Full House related ist verbotten by default | fiat.
posted by Fezboy! at 5:51 AM on May 10, 2006
If I'm feeling conflicted about Kristy McNichol then the Olsen twins are obviously problematic for someone of my advanced age. Besides . . . ick. Anything Full House related ist verbotten by default | fiat.
posted by Fezboy! at 5:51 AM on May 10, 2006
New Yorker: How a Massachusetts psychotherapist fell for a Nigerian e-mail scam.
posted by ericb at 11:43 AM on May 10, 2006
posted by ericb at 11:43 AM on May 10, 2006
Dear staggernation, your juxtaposition creeps me out. Also, I had to check IMDb to reassure myself what you posted did not happen. After all, Claire Danes was in T3, so anything was possible.
posted by cgc373 at 11:05 PM on May 10, 2006
posted by cgc373 at 11:05 PM on May 10, 2006
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posted by k8t at 3:33 AM on May 9, 2006