OK boys, no hitting below the belt.

June 30, 2007 1:51 PM

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

For that half of the world, the [full] blue moon will be on June 30, 2007.
posted by ericb at 8:11 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]