OK boys, no hitting below the belt. June 30, 2007 1:51 PM   Subscribe

And in this corner, weighing in at 30706, is Big Bad BeeeeeeeePeeeeeeeee! And in the very same corner, weighing in at 52373, is CeeeeeeeeeePB! Or, you know, things are getting a little ugly over in the "The UK is one big terror magnet thread...."
posted by nevercalm to MetaFilter-Related at 1:51 PM (37 comments total)

Is it too much to ask that you explain what you're talking about?
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:53 PM on June 30, 2007


He thinks things look a little ugly over in the "The UK is one big terror magnet" thread.

I don't understand why this is a problem, though. That's why we all come here, right?
posted by Jimbob at 1:54 PM on June 30, 2007


Call me when one of them loses an eye.
posted by puke & cry at 1:55 PM on June 30, 2007


I deleted a bunch of "you suck, no you suck, shut up, no you shut up" type comments.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:56 PM on June 30, 2007


Much appreciated.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 1:57 PM on June 30, 2007


This may be lame, but once I saw the thing about someone tweaking someone else in his/her "fucking clown nose, Bozo" (paraphrasing there...) I figured I'd give them somewhere to repair to while others discussed it like adults.
posted by nevercalm at 1:57 PM on June 30, 2007


Someone should sit down and make a timeline & detailed plot diagram of MetaFilter drama because that pre-deletion exchange didn't make any sense.
posted by cmonkey at 2:06 PM on June 30, 2007


Handbags at dawn
posted by ob at 2:16 PM on June 30, 2007 [1 favorite]


anyone for tea?
posted by mr.marx at 2:35 PM on June 30, 2007


I don't understand why this is a problem, though. That's why we all come here, right?

For myself, not really, Fark has that corner pretty much covered.

Though I was waiting for the hair-pulling to start...
posted by From Bklyn at 2:46 PM on June 30, 2007


Earl #666666 please.
posted by cortex (staff) at 2:46 PM on June 30, 2007


I'll put the kettle (black) on then! Scones are in the oven.
posted by mr.marx at 3:07 PM on June 30, 2007


Godspeed You! Black Emperor is teh awesome. Just thought I should mention it, in case we phase into a Your favourite band sucks moment. I want to state my position early.
posted by jokeefe at 3:54 PM on June 30, 2007


Good lord I love that group, jokeefe. Have ever since I was in college. I can't explain why, rather - it's just that there are certain times when I absolutely have to hear skinny fists and nothing else will do. I keep it right above my visor, just in case.
posted by Baby_Balrog at 4:44 PM on June 30, 2007


Oh, it's all so predictable these days. MeFi's sensibility is implicitly and exuberantly egalitarian (here here!), to the point where any brain-dropping must be accepted with no question (boo!), yet at the same time, it's all very unabashedly elitist, that there is a found knowledge available only to those landed gentry with the proper lefty geek cred. Apologies to the easily offended. I raise my glass -- here's to your impending maturity. Or not.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 5:25 PM on June 30, 2007


Get off your f'ing high horse, Cochese.
posted by mkultra at 5:39 PM on June 30, 2007


I raise my glass -- here's to your impending maturity. Or not.

What? Fuck you!
posted by OmieWise at 5:50 PM on June 30, 2007


What?
posted by mds35 at 6:21 PM on June 30, 2007


I have never been calm.


That is all. You useless motherfuckers and other putzwads.
posted by stirfry at 6:49 PM on June 30, 2007


Cool Papa Bell, chilling out would probably be a better plan than trying to start a fight with all comers over your weird take on some (pretty uncommon, on the blue) thread cleanup.
posted by cortex (staff) at 6:55 PM on June 30, 2007


If being lefty is wrong, I don't wanna be right.
posted by The Deej at 6:59 PM on June 30, 2007


Disclaimer: I'm actually more of a righty, but THAT shit's funny right there!
posted by The Deej at 7:00 PM on June 30, 2007


Godspeed You! Black Emperor is teh awesome.

I had to check, it'd been so long since I listened to them. Turns out you're abso-fucking-lutely right. The album I have even came with a little present - when I pulled the record from the sleeve, a bashed up coin fell out! That sort of thing is why downloading MP3 files will never really catch on.
posted by jack_mo at 7:20 PM on June 30, 2007


If being lefty is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

What a great summary of the sentiment that characterizes large portions of the international left these days.
posted by Krrrlson at 7:24 PM on June 30, 2007


Full moon, maybe?
posted by Divine_Wino at 7:36 PM on June 30, 2007




MeFi's sensibility is implicitly and exuberantly egalitarian (here here!), to the point where any brain-dropping must be accepted with no question (boo!), yet at the same time, it's all very unabashedly elitist, that there is a found knowledge available only to those landed gentry with the proper lefty geek cred.

how cute ... pseudo sophistication AND the inability to spell or understand a common english phrase, all in one sentence

hear, hear!!
posted by pyramid termite at 8:47 PM on June 30, 2007 [1 favorite]


The feeling of proper lefty geek crud squishing between my toesies makes me hot.
posted by and hosted from Uranus at 8:56 PM on June 30, 2007


Are you intentionally trying to fit the bill, pyramid termite, or is that just a strange and fascinating coincidence?

I mean, come on, making fun of spelling mistakes in a comment that's calling out pseudo-sophistication? Please...Perhaps I should snark at your inability to include periods at the ends of sentences. That would be truly ironic, right?
posted by SeizeTheDay at 9:00 PM on June 30, 2007


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this is the world's smallest violin playing "it's saturday night and i ain't got no party" just for you
posted by pyramid termite at 10:07 PM on June 30, 2007


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No, dude, that's Sigur Ros, not Godspeed.

Jeez.
posted by nasreddin at 12:10 AM on July 1, 2007


My mistake for saying anything. Carry on, jackass.
posted by SeizeTheDay at 5:59 AM on July 1, 2007


What does 'brain-dropping' mean?
posted by PeterMcDermott at 11:11 AM on July 1, 2007


Metafilter: carry on, jackass.

I like that. It's kind of catchy.
posted by miss lynnster at 12:03 PM on July 1, 2007


There's a bounty of catch-phrases here, miss lynnster. From the same comment you cited:

MetaFilter: My mistake for saying anything.
posted by Mister_A at 12:07 PM on July 1, 2007


Metafilter: There's a bounty of catch-phrases here.
posted by Elmore at 4:25 PM on July 1, 2007


carry on, jackass

Starring Sid James and Johnny Knoxville
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 4:37 PM on July 1, 2007 [1 favorite]


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