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So now that we have metafilter: the podcast, I'm wondering if any other metafilter products are going to enter the market? [more inside]
posted by Stynxno to Feature Requests at 7:34 AM (74 comments total) 3 users marked this as a favorite

Wedge and I were discussing other metafilter themed products that we might enjoy seeing such as Metafilter: the cereal (with troll marshmallows) and Metafilter: the coloring book. Will any of products like these appear at a Wal-mart near me soon?
posted by Stynxno at 7:35 AM on February 23, 2007


Metafilter: The Breakfast Cereal. Little sugar-frosted pancake shapes and marshmallow shitting elephants. you know, for variety.
posted by jonmc at 7:39 AM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


Two words: porn.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:44 AM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


I only work nude if it's integral to the plot, stav.
posted by jonmc at 7:46 AM on February 23, 2007


Metafilter is a floor wax and a dessert topping!
posted by amro at 7:49 AM on February 23, 2007


I think that mefi-lebrity fanfic was discussed at one point. You know "User x slowly slid his hand up user y's thigh", that kind of thing.
posted by ND¢ at 7:51 AM on February 23, 2007


jonmc: it's totally germane to the plot. Now put on this dress made of pancakes and get out there.
posted by boo_radley at 7:56 AM on February 23, 2007


Metomatic
posted by edgeways at 7:57 AM on February 23, 2007


I'm waiting for the Metafilter board game.

Your post was deleted. Go back 4 spaces.
posted by Totally Zanzibarin' Ya at 7:58 AM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


I think that mefi-lebrity fanfic was discussed at one point. You know "User x slowly slid his hand up user y's thigh", that kind of thing.

That's not fanfic; that's a play-by-play of the last MeFi meetup.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 8:00 AM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


Metafilter Jabber server?
posted by filmgeek at 8:01 AM on February 23, 2007


Metamushrooms.
posted by Astro Zombie at 8:04 AM on February 23, 2007


I've posed for artists many times. If someone wants a model for a MeFi art show, I'm in.
posted by parmanparman at 8:04 AM on February 23, 2007


Well, all the bloggers are getting book deals, right?
posted by muddgirl at 8:05 AM on February 23, 2007


Metafilter is a floor wax and a dessert topping!

I thought it was some kind of adjustable cheese?
posted by trip and a half at 8:05 AM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


Metafilter the Audio Book.
posted by smackfu at 8:05 AM on February 23, 2007


MetaDate! If you think the flame wars are bad now wait until a bunch of Mefites have hooked up and broken up: "Double post. Plus you come too quickly and you didn't call the next day you pencil dicked little geek!"
posted by LarryC at 8:11 AM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


MetaDate!

Meatfilter.
posted by hoverboards don't work on water at 8:17 AM on February 23, 2007


Metsi Blue! Delete!
posted by and hosted from Uranus at 8:18 AM on February 23, 2007


I'm sure if we think hard, we can come up with many more ways to sell out.
posted by Dave Faris at 8:21 AM on February 23, 2007


I'd seriously buy a MetaFilter Geekcake calendar and proudly display it in my cube.
posted by and hosted from Uranus at 8:21 AM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


"Metafilter: the record label" is pretty realistic
posted by grobstein at 8:21 AM on February 23, 2007


I'd seriously buy a MetaFilter Geekcake calendar and proudly display it in my cube.

Me too. Totally. I hereby demand jonmc in a sequinned leprechaun costume for March.
posted by contessa at 8:32 AM on February 23, 2007


Metafilter: the ear/nose hair trimmer
posted by Meatbomb at 8:33 AM on February 23, 2007


do not taunt happy fun metafilter
posted by keswick at 8:33 AM on February 23, 2007


I always thought a book containing the best bits of advice from AskMefi would be pretty cool.
posted by drezdn at 8:43 AM on February 23, 2007


The MetaCar. It's a hybrid that comes in six colors: blue, green, teal, black, grey, and "I need a job" white.

The LX is a four-seater with kid-friendly features and a door opening chime that reminds you not to circumcise your child. It also has onboard cameras to monitor whether you do something that some childless MeFite thinks makes you an unworthy parent and automatically calls child protective services.

The AX is a two-seater perfect for the modern atheist. The car lacks an onboard computer because you don't trust that mythology about some guy in a box affecting your fuel economy. And the horn has three optional sounds: "God is dead," "You are stupid myth-believing troglodytes who should be rounded up and shot," and "I'm not one of those atheists. Really."

The DL is a BushFilter-friendly hybrid diesel. Onboard spectrometers guarantee it can only run on domestic biodiesel or be recharged with direct plug-in domestic electricity. And DemoTrac(TM) brain scanners broadcast anti-Bush rhetoric directly into the brains of Republican passengers -- or those flagging in their BushHate.

And all cars come with California emission, built-in wi-fi, a steering wheel mounted keyboard, an HUD monitor for reading MeFi while driving, and one year of OnMattamyn service -- just in case a flameout happens on the road.

The MetaCar: Don't post from home without it.
posted by dw at 8:46 AM on February 23, 2007 [2 favorites]


Kinda off topic but does anyone have a MeFi tattoo?
posted by Totally Zanzibarin' Ya at 8:49 AM on February 23, 2007


Maybe this is just because it's lunchtime, but I'm seeing in my mind a mash-up of the Metafilter and Applebee's logos. My hands are shaking and my mouth is watering, so you know this is a good idea.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 8:49 AM on February 23, 2007


Kinda off topic but does anyone have a MeFi tattoo?

Someone has a Metachat tattoo. OOO, BURN, MECHA WINS!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 8:51 AM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


Here's your MeFi product. (No more MeFi thongs though)o=
Pick yourself up a bumper sticker and get recognized.
posted by carsonb at 8:55 AM on February 23, 2007


METAFILTER: THE DRM
posted by quonsar at 9:19 AM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


How about a gold plaque with that comment you made that got more than 10 favorites, for a nominal fee of 49.95 (shipping and handling not included, currency to be determined later)? I say "you," b/c I have yet to break the 10 fave barrier *tears, tears of heartbreak and clothes-rending*
posted by Kattullus at 9:22 AM on February 23, 2007 [3 favorites]


Why not a Metafilter TV show on Current?
posted by eyeballkid at 9:27 AM on February 23, 2007


The MetaCar: Don't post from home without it.

Unfortunately, you can only drive it once every two weeks. Trying to buy another MetaCar to get around this limitation will result in both cars disappearing from the face of the earth.
posted by LionIndex at 9:29 AM on February 23, 2007


A calendar would be brilliant, especially if it had MeFi holidays marked.

July 14 - MeFi Independence Day
posted by smackfu at 9:31 AM on February 23, 2007


Who the hell is "Wedge"?
posted by Jimbob at 9:34 AM on February 23, 2007 [2 favorites]


Someone has a Metachat tattoo. OOO, BURN, MECHA WINS!

And then they took away the bunny. Talk about burn...
posted by Dennis Murphy at 9:54 AM on February 23, 2007


I have a can of whoopass which is lacking any good branding strategy....
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:58 AM on February 23, 2007 [2 favorites]


Jimbob---
They closed "Wedge's" account after his tragic loss at the Deathstar battle.
We never speak of it.
posted by Dizzy at 10:08 AM on February 23, 2007


They closed "Wedge's" account after his tragic loss at the Deathstar battle.

Hogwash. Wedge Antilles survived both Death Star battles. Jek Porkins, on the other hand, died at Death Star I, but he still posts here. Go figure.
posted by ludwig_van at 10:31 AM on February 23, 2007


Kinda off topic but does anyone have a MeFi tattoo?

I've thought, mostly spuriously, about getting a tasteful little "7418".
posted by cortex at 10:31 AM on February 23, 2007


OMG let's all do that. User names on foreheads, hyperlinks on wrists that lead directly to user profiles.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 10:46 AM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


You know, the Nazis had pieces of flair user numbers that they made the Jews wear.
posted by ND¢ at 10:47 AM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


ludwig_van---
Awash in awe and shame, I am nibbling Bantha pudu in your honor.
posted by Dizzy at 10:48 AM on February 23, 2007


I've thought, mostly spuriously, about getting a tasteful little "7418".

I heard hafif did that. He kinda regrets it now.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 10:49 AM on February 23, 2007


Ok, that's funny.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 10:51 AM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


I vote for a Metafilter Saturday morning cartoon: Metababies. Or maybe a live action show, produced by Sid and Marty Croft.

Or maybe a prime time show in which a bunch of a-list MeFites get on a plane to attend a big meetup in, say, Australia. But then the plane crashes on an uncharted island.
posted by grumblebee at 12:30 PM on February 23, 2007


on this uncharted island will there be wireless internet? and more importantly, beer?
posted by jonmc at 12:35 PM on February 23, 2007


An mp3 post where comments are posts of 10 second mp3s.
posted by jouke at 12:38 PM on February 23, 2007


MetaFilter The Movie

starring Samuel L. Jackson as mathowie
("I want these motherfucking trolls off my motherfucking site")

Sarah Jessica Parker as jessamyn

Phillip Seymour Hoffman as quonsar
Christopher Walken as languagehat
Johnny Depp as jonmc
and Florence Henderson as It's Raining Florence Henderson
posted by wendell at 1:10 PM on February 23, 2007


Sarah Jessica Parker as jessamyn

Ew. Can we swap in a young Diane Keaton instead?
posted by cortex at 1:21 PM on February 23, 2007


I'm thinking Maggie Gyllenhaal for jessamyn.
posted by dw at 1:28 PM on February 23, 2007


Kattullus, I just gave you a pity fav. Enjoy your bitter, bitter victory.
posted by 1f2frfbf at 1:33 PM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


Johnny Depp as jonmc

not handsome enough.
posted by jonmc at 1:47 PM on February 23, 2007


That is correct.

You're not handsome enough.
posted by eyeballkid at 1:58 PM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


(sorry, you made that too easy)
posted by eyeballkid at 1:59 PM on February 23, 2007


I'm thinking Maggie Gyllenhaal for jessamyn.

Oh god yes. There'd be this scene where she gets offered to be a moderator and she dreamingly, eagerly mutters... "SEC-retary..." and smirks.

No wait - "MOD-erator". Jeez. Moderator!

What?
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 2:02 PM on February 23, 2007


Sarah Jessica Parker as jessamyn

But I want to be Carrie I want to be Carrie I am TOTALLY Carrie!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 2:26 PM on February 23, 2007 [1 favorite]


Christopher Walken as languagehat

I'm all for this. But he has to wear hats.
posted by languagehat at 2:29 PM on February 23, 2007


I think there is a metafilter brand of hat, an Asshat if you will.
posted by magikker at 3:19 PM on February 23, 2007


Can Dom DeLuise play me? I'm not as fat as him, but he needs the work.
posted by ColdChef at 3:30 PM on February 23, 2007




a MeFi Annual would be cool (like encyclopedias used to do)
posted by amberglow at 4:01 PM on February 23, 2007


I thought we had, ColdChef, but that thread is MeFites playing roles, I was getting into actors playing MeFites.

(It's a game I have gotten into in all my past workplaces, where I had bosses who WERE Bill Murray, Lily Tomlin, Peter O'Toole, William Shatner (TJ Hooker era) and Whoopi Goldberg.)
posted by wendell at 4:37 PM on February 23, 2007


Possibly some sort of soft drink. Maybe a blue soft drink. Perhaps licensed from one of the big two soda manufacturers. But what would it be called?
posted by graventy at 6:30 PM on February 23, 2007


I think you guys should syndicate AskMe to print media.
posted by owhydididoit at 7:48 PM on February 23, 2007


I think there is a metafilter brand of hat, an Asshat if you will.

I think you're getting awfully close to infringing on my brand, sir.

When you need a brand of hat, choose wisely. Choose Sass™.
posted by SassHat at 8:22 PM on February 23, 2007


That is correct.

You're not handsome enough.


Playa hata.

"it's pretty. it's sooo pretty..."
posted by jonmc at 9:16 PM on February 23, 2007


MetaFilter: the flamethrower.
posted by djb at 10:56 PM on February 23, 2007


I thought we had, ColdChef, but that thread is MeFites playing roles, I was getting into actors playing MeFites.

Here's a fun game I played today: Pick four MeFites and describe your mental picture of them when reading their posts.
posted by mlis at 11:08 PM on February 23, 2007


All those Mefites who want to see me nude are invited to contribute to my Davy Webcam Fund. ('I got yer "podcast" right here!')
posted by davy at 11:18 PM on February 23, 2007


Why not a Metafilter TV show on Current?

That's like taking your successful TV show on the radio. Unless the Current viewing figures have gotten better.

(Sorry, I'm bitter. I still miss Newsworld International.)
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 4:50 AM on February 24, 2007


me too, Lentro--i find Current unwatchable and annoying, and entirely news-free. (i actually posted about it when it launched--it's proven really disappointing)
posted by amberglow at 2:45 PM on February 24, 2007


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