Help me find this askme May 4, 2010 8:25 PM Subscribe
About 6mo to a year ago I think, there was an askme asking for quotes or rhymes to put in a bathroom to go along with lighting a match when you are done doing your business. I cannot find this anywhere. Can someone please help me find it? Thanks!
I beat jessamyn! I beat jessamyn!
yes I'm still salty from not getting that job as a shelver when I was 15, why do you ask?
posted by cashman at 8:38 PM on May 4, 2010
yes I'm still salty from not getting that job as a shelver when I was 15, why do you ask?
posted by cashman at 8:38 PM on May 4, 2010
here is a thread about stamp collecting, because 'philately' is a pretty great word.
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:48 PM on May 4, 2010
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:48 PM on May 4, 2010
My grammy once told me that too much philately will make you go blind.
posted by special-k at 8:53 PM on May 4, 2010
posted by special-k at 8:53 PM on May 4, 2010
I have lit
the matches
that were on
the back of the toilet
and which
you were probably
not saving
for your rug
Forgive me
it is on fire
so hot
and so scary
posted by cashman at 9:17 PM on May 4, 2010 [23 favorites]
the matches
that were on
the back of the toilet
and which
you were probably
not saving
for your rug
Forgive me
it is on fire
so hot
and so scary
posted by cashman at 9:17 PM on May 4, 2010 [23 favorites]
Wow, I so don't want people starting fires in my bathroom, and I don't leave candles unattended. I'll stick to the Febreze or Oust. Or Poo-Pourri.
posted by IndigoRain at 9:36 PM on May 4, 2010
posted by IndigoRain at 9:36 PM on May 4, 2010
I am hoping that cashman gets zero (0) favourites for posting that tired old poem mashup. (no offense cashman) And that this thread will mark the end of this tired meme on MetaFilter.
posted by Meatbomb at 9:39 PM on May 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Meatbomb at 9:39 PM on May 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
I am hoping that cashman gets zero (0) favourites for posting that tired old poem mashup. (no offense cashman) And that this thread will mark the end of this tired meme on MetaFilter.
posted by Meatbomb at 12:39 AM on May 5
TOO LATE! OOOHH, BURN!
posted by Captain Cardanthian! at 9:45 PM on May 4, 2010
posted by Meatbomb at 12:39 AM on May 5
TOO LATE! OOOHH, BURN!
posted by Captain Cardanthian! at 9:45 PM on May 4, 2010
(it actually made me laugh out loud, so thanks, cashman. Appreciated.)
posted by Captain Cardanthian! at 9:45 PM on May 4, 2010
posted by Captain Cardanthian! at 9:45 PM on May 4, 2010
They came first for the tired old plums in the fridge poem mash-uppers
And I said nothing because I have never read William Carlos Williams
posted by dirty lies at 9:49 PM on May 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
And I said nothing because I have never read William Carlos Williams
posted by dirty lies at 9:49 PM on May 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
Also, I forgot that I came here to ask cashman if he beat jessamyn off
posted by dirty lies at 9:51 PM on May 4, 2010
posted by dirty lies at 9:51 PM on May 4, 2010
handedly or if forethought was involved.
posted by dirty lies at 9:51 PM on May 4, 2010
posted by dirty lies at 9:51 PM on May 4, 2010
They came first for the tired old plums in the fridge poem mash-uppers
And I said nothing because I have never read William Carlos Williams
posted by dirty lies at 11:49 PM on May 4 [+] [!]
Eponysterical.
posted by Night_owl at 9:52 PM on May 4, 2010
And I said nothing because I have never read William Carlos Williams
posted by dirty lies at 11:49 PM on May 4 [+] [!]
Eponysterical.
posted by Night_owl at 9:52 PM on May 4, 2010
Which one of you will turn poop into fuel?
posted by at the crossroads at 10:57 PM on May 4, 2010
posted by at the crossroads at 10:57 PM on May 4, 2010
This Is Just To Say will now invest it's considerable time and resources in DESTROYING MEATBOMB UTTERLY.
posted by Jofus at 11:46 PM on May 4, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by Jofus at 11:46 PM on May 4, 2010 [2 favorites]
Though we could possibly divert some of those resources into updating and stuff...
posted by Jofus at 11:47 PM on May 4, 2010
posted by Jofus at 11:47 PM on May 4, 2010
By the way, if you find matches to be especially effective for this purpose, I bet it's because the stink of a burning match is stronger than the stink of your shit or helps to mask the stink of your shit. I don't think the flame of a match is going to consume any gases in your bathroom air that a lighter flame wouldn't as (in)effectively consume. Instead of matches, I suggest you keep a can of deodorizer on the tank, especially if you have kids or drunks using that bathroom. Or open a window, damn it.
posted by pracowity at 3:18 AM on May 5, 2010
posted by pracowity at 3:18 AM on May 5, 2010
so much depends
upon
an angry meat
bomb
glazed with in
jokes
beside the nerd
userbaseposted by not_on_display at 3:25 AM on May 5, 2010 [4 favorites] cashman's poem made me laugh so hard I cried. Could be because I'm really tired, but still, funny. Thank you cashman.
I am not yet tired of the This Is Just To Say thing.
posted by tracicle at 3:28 AM on May 5, 2010
I am not yet tired of the This Is Just To Say thing.
posted by tracicle at 3:28 AM on May 5, 2010
Here I type
Happy-hearted;
Meatbomb said
you should be carted
Off to where
The lame jokes stay,
Or give up "This is
Just to say..."
And show your brain
Has something more
Than just that rain-and-
Chickens snore.
posted by pracowity at 3:40 AM on May 5, 2010 [4 favorites]
Happy-hearted;
Meatbomb said
you should be carted
Off to where
The lame jokes stay,
Or give up "This is
Just to say..."
And show your brain
Has something more
Than just that rain-and-
Chickens snore.
posted by pracowity at 3:40 AM on May 5, 2010 [4 favorites]
I think that I shall never see
A poem named "pracowity". . .
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only you can make a meme.
posted by not_on_display at 4:10 AM on May 5, 2010
A poem named "pracowity". . .
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only you can make a meme.
posted by not_on_display at 4:10 AM on May 5, 2010
(I love bad poetry. Not like I love good poetry, of course, but I'd rather have even a bad poem than a good almost anything else.)
posted by pracowity at 4:24 AM on May 5, 2010
posted by pracowity at 4:24 AM on May 5, 2010
Meatbomb: "I am hoping that cashman gets zero (0) favourites for posting that tired old poem mashup. (no offense cashman) And that this thread will mark the end of this tired meme on MetaFilter"
I'm sorry, I've taken that poem
Whose author is fairly well-known
And swapped plums for matches.
And bathroom dispatches
For ice boxes, breakfast, and cold.
posted by The White Hat at 7:02 AM on May 5, 2010 [2 favorites]
I'm sorry, I've taken that poem
Whose author is fairly well-known
And swapped plums for matches.
And bathroom dispatches
For ice boxes, breakfast, and cold.
posted by The White Hat at 7:02 AM on May 5, 2010 [2 favorites]
'philately' is a pretty great word.
It will get you nowhere.
posted by EarBucket at 7:22 AM on May 5, 2010 [4 favorites]
It will get you nowhere.
posted by EarBucket at 7:22 AM on May 5, 2010 [4 favorites]
Don't make me get my numismatic drill out. ("You have 30 seconds to explain what these three women have in common: Penny Black, Inverted Jenny, and Gronchi Rosa.")
posted by pracowity at 7:31 AM on May 5, 2010
posted by pracowity at 7:31 AM on May 5, 2010
No one asked, but this is my favorite "help me name this " thread.
posted by iconomy at 9:05 AM on May 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by iconomy at 9:05 AM on May 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
Missed that one first time around, ico. Thanks. Can I call you ico?
posted by Danf at 9:41 AM on May 5, 2010
posted by Danf at 9:41 AM on May 5, 2010
call him the iconomex 4000
posted by not_on_display at 11:39 AM on May 5, 2010
posted by not_on_display at 11:39 AM on May 5, 2010
call him the iconomex 4000
I knew iconomy. iconomy, sir, is no *him*.
posted by Danf at 11:50 AM on May 5, 2010
I knew iconomy. iconomy, sir, is no *him*.
posted by Danf at 11:50 AM on May 5, 2010
OK, then how about "Helen"?
posted by not_on_display at 12:17 PM on May 5, 2010
posted by not_on_display at 12:17 PM on May 5, 2010
If most people start calling iconomy "ico", I will call iconomy "nomy." Why?
OM NOM NOM.
posted by SpiffyRob at 12:34 PM on May 5, 2010
OM NOM NOM.
posted by SpiffyRob at 12:34 PM on May 5, 2010
You can call me whatever you like, just don't call me late to dinner!
Thanks, folks. I'll be here all week.
Really, I will literally be here all week - I work here in this office where the computer is.
posted by iconomy at 1:09 PM on May 5, 2010
Thanks, folks. I'll be here all week.
Really, I will literally be here all week - I work here in this office where the computer is.
posted by iconomy at 1:09 PM on May 5, 2010
Now, you can call me Ray,
or you can call me Jay,
or you can call me Ray Jay, . . .
posted by not_on_display at 1:49 PM on May 5, 2010
or you can call me Jay,
or you can call me Ray Jay, . . .
posted by not_on_display at 1:49 PM on May 5, 2010
Someone was looking over my shoulder and, I'm sure, wondering why my Google box said "site:ask.metafilter.com bathroom poop match" but they were too polite to say anything.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 3:02 PM on May 5, 2010
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 3:02 PM on May 5, 2010
Do not forget to add the tag "resolved". Oh and also don't forget to mark a best answer. Bonus points if you mark everyone in the thread as best answer.
posted by Barry B. Palindromer at 3:25 PM on May 5, 2010
posted by Barry B. Palindromer at 3:25 PM on May 5, 2010
Thanks jessamyn. Nothing I tried on google was working at all last night. But I feel like a total dumbass, cause all of the obvious things are working tonight.
Guess I'll just close this up here......
posted by ish__ at 7:17 PM on May 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
Guess I'll just close this up here......
posted by ish__ at 7:17 PM on May 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
Really, I will literally be here all week - I work here in this office where the computer is.
At the Veal Marketing Board.
posted by pracowity at 10:30 PM on May 5, 2010
At the Veal Marketing Board.
posted by pracowity at 10:30 PM on May 5, 2010
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posted by cashman at 8:34 PM on May 4, 2010