Comments on: The same damn user is doing it again.

The same damn user is doing it again.

Blasdelb — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:35:00 -0800

I'm calling out MartinWisse

For having now, with "STARK MADE HULK BIG PHONE!!!", made 100 awesome posts for Euro Mefites to love as well as North Americans to wake up to and making us all look bad by comparison. Check out the infodumpster for a decent run down of greatest hits. Some of my favorites have been,

You too can be a professional princess about an amazing series of posts by a professional princess for hire explaining her trade Not quite Mad Max bringing together the internationally different realistic portrayals of what the coming nuclear holocaust would look like from the 80s Not that many Dutch people care what you call the country explaining the difference between Holland and the Netherlands and Warning, academic in the house on various blog posts unpacking the differences between sexism in fantasy and sexism in history

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:36:59 -0800

Oh, whew. Yes!

By: brain_drain

brain_drain — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:42:45 -0800

What a mean callout. I'm not even going to bother reading below the fold. Shame on you.

By: adamvasco

adamvasco — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:48:32 -0800

I am on record as saying that I like MartinWisse.

By: boo_radley

boo_radley — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:10:28 -0800

I am having inappropriate laugh times thanks to the princess thread:

"Oh, [a party clown] was once hired for a bachelor party. They didn't want him to do anything weird, just they wanted to get shitfaced drunk with a clown. He ended up getting hammered and making balloon animals for the strippers. "

Am I weird for thinking that this would be hilariously fun?

By: Jehan

Jehan — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:26:06 -0800

MartinWisse is one of the best European posters, for sure.

By: 2bucksplus

2bucksplus — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:38:01 -0800

I like European posters, but for some reason they never fit my American poster frames right.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:39:24 -0800

Anicent Dutch Secret?

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:01:21 -0800

He is a treasure.

By: perhapses

perhapses — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:11:06 -0800

That's equivalent to 133 US posts at current rates.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:31:49 -0800

Yay! Good callout, blasdelb.

Before Martin showed up, my Netherlands-related posting strategy went roughly as follows:

1) Find something Dutch that Mefites might like
2) Wait a couple of days because lazy
3) Post!

Now step three is usually pre-empted by the discovery that Martin has already posted it. So I just amended the whole thing to

1) Find something Dutch that Mefites might like
2) Wait for Martin to post it because lazy

In summary, Martin is stealing my thoughts and I don't like work.

By: TwoWordReview

TwoWordReview — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:35:57 -0800

I love that you have the big shiny 'staff' icon under the words "I don't like work"

By: octobersurprise

octobersurprise — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:36:34 -0800

They didn't want him to do anything weird, just they wanted to get shitfaced drunk with a clown

♫ " ... the beers of a clown ..." ♫

Actually, that sounds like just the circumstance I'd need to unburden myself of all my clown-related rage and fear.

By: mippy

mippy — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:58:03 -0800

I heart MartinWisse. Was it he who wrote the comment about the skating festival in the Netherlands? Despite years of being told here that one should never attempt to skate on frozen water, it made me want to head over and try it.

By: MonkeyToes

MonkeyToes — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:41:15 -0800

MartinWisse's giant rubber duckie gave me a lift on a bad day. Thanks for, uh, floating my boat, MartinWisse!

By: trip and a half

trip and a half — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:50:26 -0800

Wij houden van MartinWisse!

By: mintcake!

mintcake! — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:24:56 -0800

I can't read his posts on my NTSC monitor, sorry.

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:43:24 -0800

Pannenkoeken for everyone, but especially MartinWisse!

By: lordaych

lordaych — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:50:21 -0800

I was all like, no wai, Blasdelb is too badass to call anyone out negatively, but my brain still defaulted to expecting negativity and being pleasantly surprised to see said expectation shot down.

By: infini

infini — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:51:47 -0800

I have raised a mug of beer to MartinWisse!!

By: lakersfan1222

lakersfan1222 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:55:39 -0800

Yep, this was a totally appropriate callout of MartinWisse. There he goes again, being awesome.

By: Miko

Miko — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:29:16 -0800

Even before opening this I knew it had to be a good callout, because MartinWisse is awesome.

By: cupcake1337

cupcake1337 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:42:13 -0800

[not sure if ironic call out or ironic responses or neither]

By: Shit Parade

Shit Parade — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:46:29 -0800

Now i just feel awkward bringing this torch and rope to the party.

By: winna

winna — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:49:56 -0800

MartinWisse does spend an inordinate amount of time being amazing, it's true.

By: Justinian

Justinian — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:56:35 -0800

RASFW represent, man.

By: asterix

asterix — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:19:57 -0800

What Justinian said. Usenet is the trade secret of the web.

By: harriet vane

harriet vane — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:41:50 -0800

He makes interesting comments too.

By: jjjjjjjijjjjjjj

jjjjjjjijjjjjjj — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:26:22 -0800

Some shameful part of me misses real call-outs/flame-outs -- which were once a weekly occurrence, but have become a more-or-less extinct breed on MeTa, post-2008.

Another part of me realizes that the community and the (honestly pretty peerless) moderation has found ways to transcend these tawdry vestiges of old message-board culture, and that this is a good thing.

Then a third part of me doubts that second part, and thinks that we've sacrificed something vital (or at least affirming... or possibly just "entertaining") for the sake of ersatz, seething "harmony".

I'm conflicted, to say the least. But more than anything I'm glad that we've created something that I and many others really, really value; in time I guess I can create an acceptable justification for these and almost any other concessions we've made along the way.

By: hurdy gurdy girl

hurdy gurdy girl — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:37:47 -0800

Excellent callout Blasdelb! I totally agree. I know that when MartinWisse posts a link or comment it will be a good one.

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:03:04 -0800

I was sure this was going to be another complaint about "does what it says on the tin". I hate it when a MeTa post defies my expectations by not being pointlessly and effortfully bitchy about precisely nothing.

No, not hate. The other thing.

By: MartinWisse

MartinWisse — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:45:28 -0800

Is this where I do my Oscar acceptance speech impression? No seriously, you lot are making me blush. ~~Go on~~ Stop it.

RASFW represent, man.

Indeed; quite a few of the links I post I get from old RASFW regulars.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:17:28 -0800

Hey, if it ain't Dutch it ain't much.

By: ominous_paws

ominous_paws — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:03:29 -0800

MartinWisse is a stone cold dude.

By: atrazine

atrazine — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:11:15 -0800

I like European posters, but for some reason they never fit my American poster frames right.

European posters are proportioned according to the golden ratio.

By: infini

infini — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:28:07 -0800

Blasdelb, if you'll hold MartinWisse I'll bring the protractors

By: Diablevert

Diablevert — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:43:48 -0800

Then a third part of me doubts that second part, and thinks that we've sacrificed something vital (or at least affirming... or possibly just "entertaining") for the sake of ersatz, seething "harmony".

I have this mental image of you now wistfully staring down at an open junk drawer containing a pair of fingerless gloves with a handful of glass shards glued to the backs, sighing, and then slowly pushing it closed.

By: The Deej

The Deej — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:49:08 -0800

He makes interesting comments too.

And his spelling is impeccable! Plus he smells good!

By: SpiffyRob

SpiffyRob — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:50:58 -0800

Three cheers for OmieWise's Dutch brother!

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:19:01 -0800

God now I really want the smoked breakfast fish I used to get in Amsterdam when I was awake before *everyone else* cause I still woke up at six despite it being *still actually nighttime, like with the moon and everything* because waking up at 9 was *wrong*.

By: infini

infini — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:57:07 -0800

You need to think outside the time zone mindset. Look at me, I'm going to bed now.

By: Nomyte

Nomyte — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:30:30 -0800

He makes interesting comments too.

And his spelling is impeccable! Plus he smells good!

And he doesn't afraid of anything.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:43:16 -0800

he can skate on the rivers even if they're not frozen over

By: scrump

scrump — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:09:20 -0800

MetaFilter: ersatz, seething "harmony"

By: zarq

zarq — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:49:47 -0800

Heh. I saw this post yesterday and thought, "Oh dear lord, not another fucking callout in Meta" and skipped it entirely. So glad I finally clicked in. :)

Yay for MartinWisse!

By: jjjjjjjijjjjjjj

jjjjjjjijjjjjjj — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:18:35 -0800

Then a third part of me doubts that second part, and thinks that we've sacrificed something vital (or at least affirming... or possibly just "entertaining") for the sake of ersatz, seething "harmony".
> I have this mental image of you now wistfully staring down at an open junk drawer containing a pair of fingerless gloves with a handful of glass shards glued to the backs, sighing, and then slowly pushing it closed.

Close, but I was just trying to find a twist-tie. I keep my old glassfightin' gloves in a coffee can in the garage, like a sensible adult.

By: JanetLand

JanetLand — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:49:22 -0800

The Dutch are good people.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:56:16 -0800

I like Dutch people in general, and MartinWisse in particular.

By: ersatz

ersatz — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:53:33 -0800

MetaFilter: ersatz, seething "harmony"

I'm doing my best, folks.

By: forgetful snow

forgetful snow — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:00:38 -0800

I've been here a hot second and already I am in love with this dude. It's all I can do to keep the appropriate pretence of primness and impartiality when I talk to him. Do you think he can tell?
Squee

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:08:58 -0800

I forget: which state is Europe in, again?

Good job on rocking the Blue, MartinWisse.

By: Namlit

Namlit — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:49:32 -0800

With praise comes responsibility. What is your, Martin's, view on Padang food in Amsterdam?

Because we need something about food here, don't we?

By: MartinWisse

MartinWisse — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:11:01 -0800

Go to Den Haag instead, as that's where you have the true Indo population and look for small tokos tucked away in shopping malls. In Amsterdam, most Indonesian restaurants, where they aren't Dutchified Chinese/Indonesian restaurants, cater to the Surinam-Indo tastes.

By: wingless_angel

wingless_angel — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:28:04 -0800

Go to Den Haag instead, as that's where you have the true Indo population and look for small tokos tucked away in shopping malls.

Wait, we have shopping malls here in Den Haag? I have got to get out more.

By: Blasdelb

Blasdelb — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:08:40 -0800

"Wait, we have shopping malls here in Den Haag? I have got to get out more."

Also come to meetups

By: infini

infini — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:27:45 -0800

That has evolved way beyond a simple meetup ... that's the ultimate mefite beer run

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:11:27 -0800

Oh right, can someone get me a bottle of that Westvleteren 12?

By: Blasdelb

Blasdelb — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:15:10 -0800

Between us we will make sure to figure something out, I've also got bottles of the Trappist beers that are harder, but not this hard, to get in the states that we can include.

By: digitalprimate

digitalprimate — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:55:00 -0800

I suppose none of you at the meetups ever noticed that slight glimmer if you glimpsed MartinWisse moving in your peripheral vision, eh? Not the most observant bunch, are you?

Forcefields and holograms people. He's actually a Culture Mind just toying with us.

By: infini

infini — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:59:03 -0800

Don't worry, Blasdelb has a good mind for cultures

By: Namlit

Namlit — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:35:45 -0800

I suppose none of you at the meetups ever noticed that slight glimmer if you glimpsed MartinWisse moving in your peripheral vision, eh? ... Forcefields and holograms people.

Okay, let me ask two uninitiated* questions here. Does the slight glimmer happen before the Westvleteren12 or after? And are there any morphic fields involved at all (for instance, does MartinWisse need to drink a Trappisten too for others to be able to glimpse him in their peripheral vision when meeting up, say, in Kentucky)?

*Since my profile page sadly generates the following message "There are no other MetaFilter members nearby, sorry," I've so far missed out on the meetups experience.