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January 7, 2008 4:52 PM

Metafilter bingo?

After this thread, some people wanted to see some Metafilter Bingo, including me. It would totally be more fun than BoingBoing Bingo anyway. Some (great) previous ideas are here and here.

Anyone else want to take a crack at this? I'm too new and unimaginative but I know this has potential. Bonus points for something actually playable, or examples of "winning" threads, maybe?

posted by Muffpub to MetaFilter-related at 4:52 PM (59 comments total)

bondcliff's is pretty good but personally I would have put Ann Coulter under the pony.
posted by Wolfdog at 5:07 PM on January 7, 2008

So would Ann.
posted by dersins at 5:08 PM on January 7, 2008 [1 favorite]

This is all brilliant! But also you should come to the Metafilter iSketch room and celebrate my as yet non existent 1000th favoreet.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 5:12 PM on January 7, 2008 [3 favorites]

Dawkins/Hitchens/Atheism
posted by empath at 5:15 PM on January 7, 2008

82 links to videos by a band no one has heard of.
posted by empath at 5:16 PM on January 7, 2008

somebody died today.

.
posted by empath at 5:16 PM on January 7, 2008

The top 5 google search results + wikipedia entries on a random topic.
posted by empath at 5:18 PM on January 7, 2008

Yahoo!

Oh, wait. What are we talking about?
posted by bingo at 5:26 PM on January 7, 2008 [1 favorite]

bingo!
posted by hermitosis at 5:33 PM on January 7, 2008

LOLXIANS
My Googlefu is strong
19 links to YouTube Videos all of which have some keyword in common
OMGXIANS
We're living in a police state, or we will be soon
Triple post within a two day period
Obituary-filter
Self-link
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 5:42 PM on January 7, 2008

It must include: BRUCE REFUSES TO BACK DOWN.
posted by thehmsbeagle at 5:42 PM on January 7, 2008

this is good, but is there a way to translate "things that pop up on MeFi often" to actual Bingo? Am I just hard to please? Should being "hard to please" be on the board? what about rhetorical questions?
posted by Muffpub at 5:49 PM on January 7, 2008

Someone makes a trivial and chatty metatalk thread, and at least one person points it out and complains about it.
posted by Dave Faris at 5:52 PM on January 7, 2008 [1 favorite]

How do you play it, anyway? Random threads? The front page?
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 5:53 PM on January 7, 2008

this is good, but is there a way to translate "things that pop up on MeFi often" to actual Bingo?

Arrange them in a 5 X 5 matrix?
posted by dersins at 5:53 PM on January 7, 2008

Yahoo!

No, Metafilter. Try to keep up.
posted by jonmc at 5:57 PM on January 7, 2008 [1 favorite]

MetaFilter:
posted by grouse at 6:00 PM on January 7, 2008

An fpp containing 5 links that you will refuse to click on due to lack of explanatory text
posted by Afroblanco at 6:12 PM on January 7, 2008 [4 favorites]

Mystery meat post (per Afroblanco)
Post that talks about something without ever identifying it, by always using a pronoun.
"It's my first post; please be gentle"
First post, deleted because it's a 4-year-old double
One word post/one-link with the word telling nothing whatever
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 6:33 PM on January 7, 2008

Post that relies on the post title as part of the post prose, not realizing that the post title is not displayed, rendering the post completely incoherent
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 6:36 PM on January 7, 2008 [1 favorite]

Two Minute Hate post
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 6:38 PM on January 7, 2008

Okay, here is how Boing Boing Bingo works and MetaFilter Bingo should work... out of a group of topics larger than 25 (preferably closer to 75), the Bingo webpage randomly places topics on a bingo card format so that everybody gets a different card (I put a comment in the BBBingo creator's blog requesting that he release the code behind the page so we wouldn't have to re-invent the wheel). Starting at an agreed-upon point in time (Midnight PST?), we start marking off the squares that match the topic or content of the day's posts. First MeFite to get 5 in a row wins... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! A jolly time is had by all.

some suggested Bingo Boxes:

Somebody's Top 10 or Top 15 List
Somebody's Top 50 or Top 100 List
Pop Culture References form When Poster Was Under 16 Years of Age
ALARMING TREND SHOWN USING QUESTIONABLE STATISTICS
OutrageFilter/NewsFilter about a Single Shocking Cort Case!
Something intended to annoy or offend most of the members of MetaFilter
High Culture (automatic if poster is madamjujujive or hama7)
ObitFilter (.)
A 1995-looking personal website with some cool content in it... somewhere.
posted by wendell at 6:51 PM on January 7, 2008

With acknowledgments (and apologies) to bondcliff...

AskMe Bingo!
===================================================|   Mac   | Song I  |  Xmas   | Book I  | "Down   ||   vs.   |heard in | present |read when|  Baker  ||   PC    |Starbucks|         | I was 9 | Street" |===================================================|Favorite |Favorite |Favorite |Favorite |Favorite ||  song   | movie   | website | podcast | charity ||         |         |         |         |         |===================================================|  Dead   |  Chat   |  Free   | Astro   |  Mid    ||  body   | filter  | Square! |  turf   |  life   || disposal|         |         |         | crisis  |===================================================| Does he |Does she |  Better | Should I| Should I||  like   |  like   |   sex?  |  dump   |  dump   | |  me?    |   me?   |         |  her?   |  him?   |===================================================|  Is     |  Will   |  Do my  | Can I   |   Am    ||  this   |  this   |homework | not pay |    I    ||  legal? | kill me?|         |this tax?|  crazy? |===================================================

posted by googly at 6:55 PM on January 7, 2008 [12 favorites]

Nice, Googly, especially since "will this kill me?" covers CanIEatThisFilter and IShouldReallySeeADoctorFilter.

I'd also add "Long, rambling, relationship post that doesn't seem to really ask a question but makes everyone think you probably deserve whatever hell you've gotten yourself into but for a change we'll be polite and attempt to offer you some sort of advice even though we really just want to tell you to get a clue, dump him/her, and up your dosage before re-joining the rest of humanity."
posted by bondcliff at 7:14 PM on January 7, 2008 [2 favorites]

Ah, AskMe Bingo:

Agree with me and tell me I'm right
Chatfilter
What should I get my cat for Christmas?
Help prove to me that this quack remedy really works
My landlord is screwing me over
How do I get more traffic for my web site?
Help me prove that my confirmation-bias conclusion is really true
Do my homework for me
How do I fake sincerity?
How do I raise my Google ranking?
What cell phone should I buy?
Rantfilter (irate rhetorical question)
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 7:34 PM on January 7, 2008 [3 favorites]

We could have a Metafilter game closet and add MeFi Bingo to it!
posted by Lynsey at 8:38 PM on January 7, 2008 [2 favorites]

There would need to be a LOLZBOINGBOING square
posted by slogger at 8:38 PM on January 7, 2008

No, no. Not "Bingo". Game ends when someone shouts "WENDELL!"
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 9:59 PM on January 7, 2008 [3 favorites]

"There, fixed that for you."

"You keep using that word. I do not think that word means what you think it means."
posted by emelenjr at 10:14 PM on January 7, 2008

Oh, now if you want to get into MeFi comment bingo...
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 10:15 PM on January 7, 2008

More AskMe bingo:

- What external hard drive should I buy?

- Lame "of course there's [more inside]" cutesy-ness that looks stupid and nonsensical in RSS readers.

- (comment bingo) This American Life, The Sound of Young America or Radio Lab
posted by melorama at 11:20 PM on January 7, 2008

wendell writes "some suggested Bingo Boxes:"'

Don't forget BushFilter, "Trivial things happening in NYC" and USA_ElectionFilter. You could group them under USAFilter and always make it show up in the centre instead of the "free space" square.
posted by Mitheral at 11:36 PM on January 7, 2008

Ha! So it was written, so it came to pass.

Askmefi bingo suggestion: "How can I get out of paying this speeding ticket?"
posted by Jimbob at 1:25 AM on January 8, 2008

The AskMe bingo Free Square should be 'Male Answer Syndrome' instead.
posted by romakimmy at 2:59 AM on January 8, 2008 [1 favorite]

Oh, Mefite comment bingo would be the best. Some more suggestions:

Circumcision derail.
We're all a little racist deep down.
Your favourite x sucks.
You know who else did x?
Metafilter strapline quote.
James Brown is dead?
Eponysterical.
Fixed that for you.
.
I'd hit it
This x, it vibrates?
Pepsi Blue
posted by PeterMcDermott at 4:39 AM on January 8, 2008

Lynsey, that picture of yours looks like a game of MeFi Monopoly?

I've got three houses on jonmc and a hotel on languagehat. Anybody replying to their posts is going to be paying me out bigtime.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 4:43 AM on January 8, 2008 [1 favorite]

wendell: "I put a comment in the BBBingo creator's blog requesting that he release the code behind the page so we wouldn't have to re-invent the wheel"

Not necessary. We could just use the code I wrote for the 24 bingo I created for last season. No pictures, but then again that's how MeFi is.
posted by Plutor at 4:48 AM on January 8, 2008

Voila. MetaFilter Bingo.
posted by Plutor at 5:04 AM on January 8, 2008 [17 favorites]

Suggestions for AskMe comment bingo:

Confirmation bias
Supertaster
DTMFA
Depression
Asperger's
Firefox
Move out, now
See a doctor
See a lawyer
See a therapist
Disputing the question's premises
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 5:12 AM on January 8, 2008

Wow Lynsey, that looks like a lot of fun.
posted by Sailormom at 7:00 AM on January 8, 2008

Plutor FTW.
posted by sneakin at 7:30 AM on January 8, 2008

More AskMe Bingo:
How do I make my Iphone do this thing?
What is wrong with my cat?
I had a one-night stand, now what?
Do I have to reformat my hard drive?
Name my business/cat/website
Suggestions for mix tape?

Metafilter Bingo:
Ron Paul
This artist/photographer/athlete is hawt
Flash game link

Metatalk Bingo:
Why was my thread deleted?
Put back the thread where I made a witty comment and people favorited me!
What does (Matt, Jessamyn, Cortex, the cabal) have against me?
If you don't put my thread back, I will chop off my arm/leave Mefi/kill myself
pony request
Mefi's own!
Meetup pics
posted by misha at 8:10 AM on January 8, 2008

Plutastic.
posted by cortex at 8:16 AM on January 8, 2008

AMIRITE?
posted by fiercecupcake at 8:41 AM on January 8, 2008

Guys, that old MeFi game was posted so long ago that I now can't remember who posted it. I thought it was so cool at the time that I saved it to my hard drive, figuring that it would fade away from the internets, and sadly, googling for it and not finding it proved me right. So, kudos to you, whoever you are, who created the Metafilter board game of long ago!
posted by Lynsey at 9:20 AM on January 8, 2008

This will [pun withe "end well"]
posted by Electrius at 11:58 AM on January 8, 2008

Anyone here ever notice hot dogs look like dicks in buns?
posted by breezeway at 2:16 PM on January 8, 2008

Dear AskMetafilter,

I never thought it would happen to me. I had a one-night stand with:

a.) an ex-
b.) a zombie
c.) a farm animal
d.) all of the above

I do not want to hear:

a.) see a doctor
b.) get therapy
c.) DTMFA
d.) all of the above

The only responses allowed are:

a.) You go girl/guy!
b.) You should totally be able to make mad cash money from this!
c.) I would so totally date you|shag you|give you mad cash money for this!
d.) all of the above.
posted by bonobo at 8:37 PM on January 8, 2008 [2 favorites]

I've got three houses on jonmc

heeelp me...
posted by jonmc at 8:48 PM on January 8, 2008 [2 favorites]

I represent the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop Guild, the Lollypop Guild...
I represent the Lollypop Guild, and I welcome you to MetaTalkLand.

And, by the way, the members of the Lollypop Guild are on strike over compensation for New Media...
posted by wendell at 9:56 PM on January 8, 2008

Oh, and isn't it cool the way jonmc's toes curl up? (But the striped socks... tacky.)
posted by wendell at 9:57 PM on January 8, 2008

Whoa, wendell. Lookit the COLORS! Did you see the way "Money" synch'ed right then? Whoa...
posted by bonobo at 10:13 PM on January 8, 2008

Any more Oz references and I fear we'll segue into "Africa" by Toto...
posted by wendell at 11:51 PM on January 8, 2008

Fuck that noise, Wendell. "Rosanna" was much better.
posted by dersins at 12:03 AM on January 9, 2008

[Can't help myself. I'm running with the Wizard of Oz + Dark Side of the Moon derail...YouTube of the (what-I-perceived-as-marvelous-at-the-time but dude-you-had-to-be-there) "Money" sequence.]
posted by bonobo at 2:24 AM on January 9, 2008

Last Post!!!
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 3:43 AM on February 2, 2008

Pish. Hardly.
posted by cortex at 6:42 AM on February 2, 2008

You'll sprain your bladder, kid!
posted by breezeway at 8:03 AM on February 2, 2008

I don't understand what you're talking about, but I'll take your word for it.

For now.
posted by dersins at 8:49 AM on February 2, 2008