Best of the Best of the Best, Sir! With Honors, Sir! June 25, 2009 7:27 PM Subscribe
Click on "My Profile". Click on the number to the right of "Favorited by others:". Click on the word "Popular". Copy and paste the top result into this MeTa thread (with hyperlink).
posted by WCityMike to MetaFilter-related at 7:27 PM (311 comments total)
24 users marked this as a favorite
I don't want to sound like a noodge, but just yer top one, folks, whatever that may be. Otherwise the thread'll be three times as large. :-) posted by WCityMike at 7:43 PM on June 25
The comment I made immediately afterward, which was the point of the story, was almost completely ignored. posted by mrmojoflying at 7:49 PM on June 25
Update: Currently working at a major east coast university in a library department of 4 people, which is awesome and I'm even a guru in the one section of our tiny department. Still depressed, still working on getting over my paranoia to contact the peeps at said university because they're awesome like that in order to get hooked up with some therapy. Bought a condo with the assistance of my dad a wee bit over a month ago and am loving it and am even on the board for the condo association. Currently: knitting and drinking wine as I finish rows. Life is decent, if still a bit hazy as to the future. posted by sperose at 7:52 PM on June 25
Feel like doing some self-congratulatory back-patting tonight, Mike? posted by Item at 7:54 PM on June 25
Item: "Feel like doing some self-congratulatory back-patting tonight, Mike?"
Nope, feel like seeing everyone's most popular post or comment posted to turn up some interesting reads. Feel like doing some sloppily-considered snark tonight, Item? posted by WCityMike at 7:56 PM on June 25 [1 favorite]
It was also the first time I posted a comment to the blue; I was too nervous to say anything for a while after I finally joined. posted by Nattie at 7:57 PM on June 25
"Here's the thing: it's not the inexperience--experience as such is not necessarily dispositive--she's not accomplished. She's not a policy wonk; she does not have academic credentials; she has virtually no legislative experience of any kind;..." posted by kosem at 7:58 PM on June 25
My favorite response to the post came from thejanna. Struck by lightning? In a bank robbery? Three kids? Still swears? Dude, he has ENOUGH POINTS.) posted by MonkeyToes at 7:58 PM on June 25
Of course, favorites aren't the best indicator of popularity, I think. Flagging would be a better indicator but I think those stats are available to the mods only. I'd love if flagging stats were made available for all to see, if only so I could see what my most 'Flagged as Best Post/Comment' was. I daresay there would be some disparity between my most favorited post and my most flagged post. posted by Effigy2000 at 8:01 PM on June 25
That was a darn good comment indeed, Iteki.
It was and was pleased to see I'd had the sense to favourite it at the time. posted by Abiezer at 8:05 PM on June 25
(Oh, and since it doesn't crop up until much later in the thread, the 'Forgotten?' thing is now on the Wiki: Shadowy Back Alleys) posted by carsonb at 8:06 PM on June 25
If you actually wanted to read the subject matter of the post, the best you can do is here. Or I might have the whole thing saved at work, I can't remember. posted by peep at 8:22 PM on June 25
A quick look at my profile also reveals that the second popular thing I have ever written here also involved Star Wars. My posting history does not, I think, reveal an obsession with Star Wars but these two posts account for about 10% of all the favorites I have ever garnered. posted by ricochet biscuit at 8:25 PM on June 25
For me it's a dead heat right now between (a) that time that I put a tremendous amount of work into researching, writing, annotating, composing, arranging, and recording a Mefi-centric parody of a well-loved indierock tune and (b) that other time that I banned someone. posted by cortex at 8:26 PM on June 25
Motherfucker, I can't even get my own shit straight. The 88 Lines thing was what I was thinking of, but the actual tied thing there is the time that IRFH put in the pile of writing work, and my brother sat through the recording work, and there was very little annotating, and, basically, I think the key thing here is that if I were going to pick a thing to be the most-favorited thing I ever did it would not be the thing that is actually the most-favorited thing I did.
And I suppose that's a sentiment that extends to a fairly broad spectrum of human experience as far as how effort and reward align, or fail to do so. posted by cortex at 8:29 PM on June 25 [1 favorite]
Don't feel bad, cortex. Anyone who creates "The Halle Hula" ... well, words just aren't enough for that one ... posted by WCityMike at 8:34 PM on June 25
"This subject never fails to make me sad. It just brings me immediately back to being a kid and wanting so much to just be normal that I would do ANYTHING. Pray? Sure. Take these pills? Absolutely. Hate myself? Happy to! Cry myself to sleep? You bet.
Thankfully, the only thing that was "just a phase" was the self-loathing."
"Why do these Christians only obsess over sexual issues, like gays, masturbation, birth control, sex ed? Why do they never seem to obsess over the over-full prisons, or fairness to the poor, or adequate health care, or government torture? The..." [more] favorited 181 times posted by orthogonality at 8:56 PM on June 25
I still can't get over the fact that Google took that database down (previously). Such a fascinating resource, wasted. posted by Rhaomi at 9:01 PM on June 25
"I am a boring dork" - 17 favorites. Really, though, you should scroll down and read grumblebee's response with 401 favorites. posted by selfmedicating at 9:09 PM on June 25
I stopped listening to Cortex's "mathowie's community blog" after the bit about celebrity pederasty. even though it was recorded in 2006, today, it is too soon. posted by Cold Lurkey at 9:12 PM on June 25
Call the front office and set up an appointment. posted by Brandon Blatcher at 9:23 PM on June 25
My most favorited is this comment about living with borderline personality disorder. Which I'm happy about. BPD remains a reviled and misunderstood illness, and I wish more people knew something about what it's like to suffer from it, instead of just knowing how terrible borderline people can be. posted by bookish at 9:32 PM on June 25 [1 favorite]
Had favorites existed in 2005, I am convinced that this post, on Cute Overload, would have garnered the most.
But as it stands, it looks like it's this MeTa comment, which cannot be reproduced here due to techno-philosophical shifts among the administrators since then. Plus, on top of that, even clicking through won't display properly in everyone's current browser of choice unless you've switched to Chrome (PC) or stuck with Safari (Mac). I think I may have reached obsolescence.
As it appears on the favorites page:
"|| || | O| || | | | || | ^| || | 5 | || | 7 8 | || | (this has been in preview on a hidden tab at work for four days now. with everyone gone, i might as well post it)..." [more] posted by nobody at 9:49 PM on June 25 [1 favorite]
MeTa comment: "Oh, and you gotta try this: Spicy Roasted Cauliflower 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets 1 or 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds ½ teaspoon ground coriander ½ teaspoon paprika ¼ teaspoon whole cumin seeds ¼ teaspoon..." [more]
favorited 26 times
It's a recipe I posted in Metatalk of course, I think I'm getting tired of playing this game, I need a new gimmick. posted by zinfandel at 9:50 PM on June 25
If you like that, you may also enjoy this, from here.
posted by interrobang at 11:20 AM on May 3, 2008 [56 favorites +] [!] posted by interrobang at 10:04 PM on June 25 [2 favorites]
Had favorites existed in 2005,
Don't play that game, you'll make Joe Beese cry. posted by mediareport at 10:05 PM on June 25
Incidentally, I'm now at 999 favoritings, and I'm looking forward to the little certificate for 1000. posted by Tomorrowful at 10:13 PM on June 25 [1 favorite]
Since my Pixar comment has already been mentioned, and since it is really about how awesome Pixar is, and how awesome my girlfriend is, I'll mention my next most popular comment, in which I compliment Colin Powell not only for repudiating the standard that Obama is Muslim, but for reminding us that, even if he were, it shouldn't matter.
My next most favorited is my theory that even Sam Jackson doesn't remember a lot of the films he makes, and it still makes me laugh, at least. posted by Astro Zombie at 10:17 PM on June 25
So when everyone recently was arguing about obesity, and whether people really can claim that it's due to some sort of condition, and why don't fat people just stop eating so much, and doesn't everyone know that being overweight is just asking to die? I offered my experience about the conditions that led me to gain weight, the reasons why I didn't just stop eating so much, and how I'm pretty dang healthy anyway thankyouverymuch.
Lots of people seemed to like my post, but it had almost no effect whatsoever on the argument taking place.
That sort of thing happens a lot. posted by Ms. Saint at 10:56 PM on June 25
MeFi comment: "Google should deliver the data on floppies." [more]
favorited 74 times posted by emelenjr at 10:57 PM on June 25
Also, while this back-patting-fest is fun, you could have done this in half an hour with the infodump and a little SQL. Just sayin'. posted by GuyZero at 11:25 PM on June 25
Also, I get another fave on that post every couple months. I think there's been maybe another 6-10 favouritings in '09. For whatever that's worth. posted by GuyZero at 11:27 PM on June 25
Is there still any MeFite who believes Favoriites are "just bookmarks"? posted by Cranberry at 11:39 PM on June 25 [1 favorite]
I don't make posts, and am usually way too late in the thread to get any attention. The exception that proves the rule -- my most favorited comment was a crappy frist post snark. I'm much more proud of my second; barrowed in the limericks thread. And the one I put the most effort into got a measly 5 favorites. That's what you get for trying to stop an alphabet thread. posted by team lowkey at 11:42 PM on June 25
"Masturbation is OK but masturbating into someone's eyes is rather impolite at best."
This might be dealt with in the relevant thread but I'm too lazy to pursue it. Is there anywhere in the Gospels where Jesus actually condemns masturbation, even abstractly? He always struck me as a sort of "whatever-gets-you-through-the-night" kind of savior. posted by philip-random at 12:16 AM on June 26
"Media: for crying out loud, ignore these edicts and go on in. Stop lining up at the I-45 blockade. Stop hanging out near the FEMA hut. Go take a rubber dinghy across West Bay in middle of the night. Get in there and get some Pulitzer material...." posted by crapmatic at 12:26 AM on June 26
My top favorited things are:
Indian Food
Audio Books
Rock Music
Necromancy
Pussy
Tits
My comment about sexism got 53 favorites, and was mentioned in a presentation jessamyn gave at sxsw, which, no offense, was way cooler than getting the favorites in the first place. posted by supercrayon at 12:34 AM on June 26
I genuinely think I'm an intelligent and capable person, but I'm so profoundly unmotivated that it hardly matters. I need serious change in my life and I'm not sure how to effect it.
this reminds me of something my little brother said one time. i like to play games. board games, not video games. trivial pursuit was a particular passion for a while. my brother isn't much of a game player, but he's a good sport & i used to harangue my family into playing games when we'd get together. after one session where my brother's pie was especially empty, he looked at me & said, 'sometimes i think these things are designed to show just how much i don't know.'
so i guess i'm just hoping that this isn't, y'know ... some wanky kind of self love fest. posted by msconduct at 3:36 AM on June 26
MeTa post: He ain't Ralph.
favorited 29 times
More importantly, how many spouses that one get you? posted by gman at 3:41 AM on June 26
Ask comment: "Speaking purely as a layman, it's my personal observation that most men have an emotional range from 20x to 100x what is socially acceptable in day to day American society. ..." favorited 123 times posted by paulsc at 4:02 AM on June 26
I feel really small now. My most popular comment had 9 comments...
"It'll be the first rule of my benevolent dictatorship - If you didn't bother voting, you're not allowed to moan about the result. Of course, it'll be a dictatorship by then, so it won't make much difference, but it's the thought that counts" posted by twine42 at 4:46 AM on June 26
Bonus points for it getting called out in a MeTa thread that tried to give me credit for it, when it's actually shamelessly stolen from an unknown author. Double bonus points for Cortex closing the MeTa thread before I could cop to it. So, um, an extremely late mea culpa for not citing properly. posted by Mayor West at 4:47 AM on June 26
On medical AskMe advice. Which is of course pretty low-hanging fruit to mock, but economically speaking, cheap shots are bargains. posted by Drastic at 6:07 AM on June 26
My most favorited comment is instructions for a silly waiting game to be played with pals. It is a pretty good game. I hope some new people out there are actually playing this game, and not just favoriting the instructions. posted by that girl at 6:12 AM on June 26
As for getting this information out of the Infodump:
The Infodump is currently around 6 months old, so it would be out of date.
You'd only get the post and comment IDs, which you'd then have to look up yourself to find out what they said.
There's no way to tell who wants their most-favorited item posted in this here thread right here.
(But yes, extracting this from the Infodump was the first thing that occurred to me as well, thanks to the MeFi user matching discussion.) posted by FishBike at 6:23 AM on June 26
That time I got drunk and started rambling on and on about my dog and barbecue. I don't know what that's all about, but it happens about twice a month at the bar. posted by gordie at 7:06 AM on June 26
MeFi comment: ""great" with the 8 in the middle [gr8]. For certain definitions of "middle"." [more]
favorited 33 times
That's right - a language snark. posted by owtytrof at 7:06 AM on June 26
My most popular comment is a book recommendation.
My most popular post is a question about dancing.
I kind of wish I linked my second-most popular comment instead, but truth being what it is, I gotta go with number one. posted by breezeway at 7:09 AM on June 26
A whopping 20 favorites! posted by jabberjaw at 7:37 AM on June 26
Counterintuitively, 63 people liked my advice on how to have sex. (Which was my second-most-favorited, but I refuse to take credit for a comment that was literally me just quoting somebody on another message board. It wasn't even that good a quote.) posted by ook at 7:37 AM on June 26
I'm clearly pitching on the wrong field, since my only comment that's drawn significant favorites was about--of all things--baseball. posted by kittyprecious at 7:47 AM on June 26
Most popular post, about what to do with Altoids tins when the Altoids are gone. posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:03 AM on June 26
Ask post: Upgrade Me! -- benefited from a perfect storm of exposure, as it was mentioned in the podcast about a week after it was posted, then linked on kottke.org a couple days later, all during the Christmas shopping season. As someone whose self esteem is derived entirely from insignificant numbers that appear next to my screen name, I'll admit I enjoyed that. Now if people will start unfavoriting it I might be compelled to contribute something worthwhile. posted by Balonious Assault at 8:04 AM on June 26
*that people either posted about or MeMailed me to thank me for, at least posted by Juliet Banana at 8:17 AM on June 26
The beginning and end of this comment are the best impression I've ever done of a grown-up. posted by Greg Nog at 8:21 AM on June 26
"I've been doing it wrong this whole time. I knew I shouldn't have listened to that singing platypus dressed as a hooker." posted by JeffK at 8:34 AM on June 26
My really long, moderately embarrassing rant about how much my own life sucks and rebutting the argument that "no matter who grabs the brass ring in November, the world won't come to an end." posted by anastasiav at 8:58 AM on June 26
Also, I personally think we should all go back and favorite dear old Post 19 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the site. posted by anastasiav at 9:01 AM on June 26 [1 favorite]
MeTa comment: "To be fair, stop having [too many] babies is actually a correct answer." [more]
favorited 32 times posted by Grither at 9:09 AM on June 26
anastasiav's idea of everybody marking 19 as a favorite is so, so great I don't even know what to say. If we could get two or three thousand favorites on it, that'd be spectacular and a fitting oddball tribute with just the right amount of off-kilter 'Filter for my tastes. posted by cgc373 at 9:28 AM on June 26
MeFi comment: "The server at trial.thepiratebay.org is taking too long to respond. Too bad they don't have some sort of system to distribute the content to many different users quickly, and allow new users to get the content from those first users, their peers...."
favorited 59 times
A lovely bit of snark. Although my personal favorite comment, an askme answer, only received 2 favorites, as the question was already off the first page. posted by borkencode at 9:31 AM on June 26
That was just the dress rehearsal.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium
Good god, that comment makes me laugh out loud every time I read it. It's the most delightful combination of wordplay and repulsive juvenalia. Perfect, perfect. posted by Greg Nog at 9:56 AM on June 26
Ask Metafilter, it turns out, is great at finding magic items. posted by MrVisible at 10:12 AM on June 26
I'm, not embarrassed, not disturbed, by metaphorically stomping on those who would only trust a professional white background, but I take it as motivation to get something more positive up to the top of the list, somewhere along the line, إن شاء الله. posted by peacay at 10:14 AM on June 26
Sixcolors banned. I didn't even know.
I disagree with that action so strongly, and yet the 176 members who favorited that comment are almost all among my Metafilter elect, the people who make this place worthwhile for me. All right, if those people found her that annoying, I guess she had to go. posted by jamjam at 10:38 AM on June 26
She wasn't banned for being annoying.
If we banned people for just being annoying, MeFi would be a lot sparser than it is. posted by ook at 10:41 AM on June 26
A nerdy comment in which I go on at excruciating length about why HIV really does cause AIDS, no matter what some people would like you to think. That comment accounts for a full 1/3 of my favourites, despite my breaking the embedded links.
Also: Can we get some recursion going in here? We should pick someone with a low "most favourited" number, and all favourite something they've posted in here. posted by metaBugs at 10:44 AM on June 26
I disagree with that action so strongly
To be sort of a mod bummer briefly for a moment, she was not in any way banned just because she was annoying. She was banned because she had a bunch of tendencies to do things here that ran consistently counter to being a decent community member, we'd talked to her about these things repeatedly, politely, and at great length, and we never really noticed any change or attempt on her part to sort of figure things out here.
There are a lot of quirky personalities here but for the most part most of them act like this is a place they'd like to be and we get the sense that they make that decision to be here understanding how the place works. It was unclear, for a solid year, whether sixcolors understood how this place worked. Her interactions with the site were bizarre, often incredibly contentious and frequently difficult to even understand. It's possible she lives a truly strange life that often confuses her and those around her, but at some point -- a point which was after an awful lot of "let's try to make this work" from the entire mod team -- her presence here was taking up so much mod time that it was affecting our ability to do other things on the site. The fact that she was also becoming a running joke, though not part of our decision-making process, was also a pain in the ass that wasn't her fault specifically but still within the "what we had to deal with" realm.
This has only happened maybe a handful of times in the history of my working here and it's always a shame. At the same time, we're responsible to all members of the community and there aren't very many of us. posted by jessamyn at 10:48 AM on June 26 [2 favorites]
65 MeFites were grateful for an opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of Moby Dick. Or maybe they just appreciated being tipped off to the fart joke in Chapter 1. posted by Quietgal at 12:08 PM on June 26
(Late to the game...)
Most popular post: tell me about food to cook in large quantities and then frozen
Most popular comment: let me tell you about that time I almost killed myself in an airplane posted by backseatpilot at 12:30 PM on June 26
jessamyn : There are a lot of quirky personalities here
Look, I thought I already explained this: I didn't set the fire, I was just standing there watching it. I wasn't completely naked; I had on my boots, and I have no idea where that badger came from or why it was duct taped to that skateboard.
Look, I thought I already explained this: I didn't set the fire, I was just standing there watching it. I wasn't completely naked; I had on my boots, and I have no idea where that badger came from or why it was duct taped to that skateboard.
First off, those were my boots. You peed into them before putting them on. The badger, skateboard and duct tape were also mine. And damn it - that wasn't duct tape, it was my favorite black fabric gaffer's tape. That shit is expensive. And my badger was seriously annoyed that you were going to attach a bunch of giant bottle rockets to the skateboard and fire him off in some kind of drunken rocket sled experiment. It was most irregular. You didn't even install any dataloggers. What were you going to do? Interview the badger and ask him to estimate what he thought the G forces were?
I started the fire because you were claiming you were a witch, and since you were standing there naked rubbing your anointed nethers on a broomstick I figured I should be obliging and help you out. The plan failed because - big surprise - I was out of gaffer's tape with which to bind you to the stake.
You ran off waving that broomstick and wearing my boots, screaming something about the sordid, disgusting sexual habits of self-transforming machine elves. We later found you hanging upside down from a neighbor's tree like bat wearing a yellow rain slicker with honeysuckle blossoms shoved in every hole in your body. Upon morning's greetings and salutations your only reply was - and I quote - "I like my eggs runny. When's breakfast?" which is why we turned the hose on you to wash you out of the tree. That and you smashed all the eggs in your hair last night.
This is the last time I let you mix strawberry Quik into banana-chocolate Yoohoo and pour it over a bowl of Crunchberries. posted by loquacious at 1:18 PM on June 26 [2 favorites]
See? I don't remember any of that shit. The thing with the rocket sled sound right though. Did I put goggles on the badger? That seems like something I would do.
Wait, that's not true; I do remember the egg thing! I thought I had lice and I figured that I would drown them, but I couldn't find any water so I grabbed what I could out of the fridge.
Man, I've really got to stop huffing paint thinner. posted by quin at 1:25 PM on June 26
Man, I've really got to stop huffing paint thinner.
Well that explains what you were anointing your nethers with. I thought it was Vick's Vap-o-Rub.
By the way, the nice neighbor lady who owns the tree you were in wants you to call her. I tried apologizing but she refused. Apparently you have a fan. posted by loquacious at 1:33 PM on June 26
I did want to say that since that post I have made tremendous strides in that area. I've been looking for a way to acknowledge just how wonderful and life-altering the advice I received has been for me. Since so many people favorited it maybe there are others with similar concerns and I want them to know that I was able to change my life thanks to a lot of the principles expressed in that thread. I did post a mini-update when the thread was still open but a lot has changed on a more fundamental level since then. I wanted to take the time to ackowledge all of my best answers (some of which I have only recently marked) because they really made a difference, even if it took me a while to understand them. I am sure I will still be marking best answers from that thread in the times to come because I am still changing.
1. When Trevyn said "This feeling of being scared to do something but steeling yourself and plowing through it is indeed exactly the feeling you need to start chasing," something clicked for me immediately and I haven't gone back. I now recognize that feeling regularly in my life and I have learned to embrace it. A few years ago I was an extremely fearful person. I had been diagnosed with social anxiety, agoraphobia, all manner of scary things. I was very easily startled and sought safe, comfortable spaces. I was pretty much confined to my own room, and it was still hard to fall asleep at night because I was so scared and tense all the time. While I had made a lot of progress with fear prior to the askme, I still wasn't mindful of my own strength. That advice really helped me and I still remember it on a regular basis. Thanks to "chasing that feeling" I can say that I have had a number of rewarding experiences and I am no longer afraid to be afraid.
2. Skwirl's comment about creating reality is something I had heard before but it took a long time for me to know what it meant. Changing the way I see myself and using my imagination to change my reality has helped me to change the way I feel about myself and about others.
3. Foobario was one of many who stressed the importance of being happy and the beauty that comes from happiness. This has probably been the most significant thing I could take from all of the advice. I am a joyful person now, and it shows. I am not bouncing off the walls or consumed with the pursuit of pleasure, rather, I have a comfort and confidence in the beauty of existence that I have never had before. I credit a lot of things, including medication for my bipolar, therapy, life coaching, and above all a renewed connection with my spirituality. However, I had never connected joy with beauty before. Wow, it's really true! I know I am prettier now just getting out of the shower and looking at myself in the mirror, before makeup or clothes or shoes or having my hair done. I smile a lot more now than I used to and I know that the change in my spirit has sparked changes in the way people react to me, definitely including men.
4. Okay, loiseau and thinkingwoman basically put together a how-to guide for gaining confidence in my physical expression. I wear makeup when I choose, heels, and buy clothes that make me excited to wear them. I have looked really good and received compliments and looks. Most importantly, I have felt like I could hold my head up high. And I know that I am pretty in ways conventional and not. I went through a period when I couldn't stop looking at myself in the mirror, after years of ignoring mirrors altogether. I did worry about becoming vain and I've balanced quite a bit now, but the confidence and security I feel with my physical carriage and looks has made a huge difference. I remember buying a Grecian gown because I think I'd always wanted one and feeling so dignified and strong.
I am still short, fat (a little fatter I think), and quiet. And I have been one of the prettiest girls at the ball, and I have danced with men and with women and happily by myself. I went to Atlanta to an outdoor concert and I actually got up in front of the stage and danced, having so much fun that a very dapper man came up and danced with me. I have had suitors and there are men right now that I could call and connect with if I wanted to do so. Strangely enough, I am very happy to be single and I am enjoying different kinds of relationships with men, more and better than I had before. I still try to remember to be me, confident, and most of all kind. I still have my printout of the answers and have had the blessing of sharing some of the advice with others. posted by Danila at 4:18 PM on June 26 [3 favorites]
I have no idea whether you really want me to link this or whether you're just saying so to be polite. posted by tangerine at 5:02 PM on June 26
mediareport, I made your smoothie last week based on that comment.
Awesome. Please tell me you included the vodka. posted by mediareport at 5:09 PM on June 26
In which I instruct someone to buy a new computer, just because I wanted one. I got one for Chrismannkuah, too. :) posted by brina at 5:53 PM on June 26
My long (surprise!) response to "Are some more worthy than others?" in MetaTalk:
Calling Christians "stupid" or "ignorant" is just, well...that. And it should be flagged, and it should be deleted as if the person were attacking any other religious group. But what I'd really like to say is this:
While I am on my soapbox...I am so sick of these fragile flower feministsChristians who get the vapors when a guy nonbeliever goes into boyzoneChristian-bashing behavior. I respect myself. You should respect me, but if you don't, that's your problem, not mine.
The real world is filled with guys atheists who say incredibly stupid, hurtful and sexistanti-Christian things about womenChristians in the aggregate. If I let that get to me, I'd be nothing but a shrieking harridan. I would much rather simply laugh and point at them, and go about my business. I don't like it when they stare at my butt denounce my faith, but I'm not going to have a nervous breakdown about it.
And I am certainly not going to take the "boyzone"LOLXTIAN stuff here seriously, as most of what is termed such is just humor and goofing around from people who aren't jerks at all. I mean, what is wrong with "sweater puppies"LOLXTIANS? I save my indignation for real problems. posted by SassHat at 9:29 PM on June 26
The Whelk you are a pretty hot guy we should have sex.
I am a guy too I hope this doesn't bother you.
-- I heard, I heard what you were saying. You, you know nothing of my work. How you ever got to teach a course in anything is totally amazing. posted by The Whelk at 5:29 AM on June 27
All I can say now is Rick Perry WUT? See S.C. for how it's done, Mr. gov. posted by Devils Rancher at 6:13 AM on June 27
In fairness, you owe a lot of those favorites to me being so unpopular.
I don't care what they say, and yes, you've done a lot of bumping into sacred china cabinets as you've flailed your way through the maze of Metafilter culture, but Joe Beese, you're my favorite new guy of the year. posted by Devils Rancher at 6:21 AM on June 27
Cake Vandals Suck! Can I have that recipe?
Oh, god the cake-ruiner-person thread. That triggers my PTSD! *twitch* posted by Devils Rancher at 6:24 AM on June 27
This comment has taken on a life of its own, and continues to resurface in my "favorited by others" despite the fact that it's getting pretty old. I suspect that people randomly searching "breakup" find it regularly, because it rises to the top of my recent activity every month or so. It's kind of miserable, because I'm cruising along, enjoying life, and when I pop in to my profile to see what's happening, I get to relive this breakup yet one more time. And again. And again.
So there you have it: my most highly-valued contributions to MeFi. How to dump someone so they won't hate you, and how to eat your way out of the ensuing misery. posted by Miko at 7:37 PM on June 27
Whoops, I screwed up the link to the actual breakup instructions. Here it is. posted by Miko at 7:40 PM on June 27
Wait, you got more favorites for your how to stock a pantry comment than for your how to make the perfect breakfast comment? Five times more favorites? WTF?
I guess this is proof that MeFi doesn't really love bacon. posted by the latin mouse at 4:49 AM on June 28
oh and, since the thread's still alive, I seem to have topped myself in the last few days with this dollop of early morning (for me) wisdom concerning the strange plethora of celebrity deaths over the past few days. posted by philip-random at 10:13 AM on June 30
Like philip-random, I just beat my previous record while this thread was still active. If it had been by a nose, I wouldn't mention it, but my previous record of 57 favorites was just blown out of the water by a post that has already gotten 96 favorites in less than 24 hours. It is a comparison of my life today with my life from a year ago - just before I got sober. posted by greekphilosophy at 11:01 AM on July 2
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