Best AskMe's of 2021

January 10, 2022 2:19 PM

Phil Gyford (you remember Phil, don't you?) posts his 49 favourite Ask Metafilter questions of 2021. Did he miss any of your faves?
posted by gwint to MetaFilter-Related at 2:19 PM (24 comments total)

How did I miss some of these? Thanks for posting.
posted by rpfields at 4:41 PM on January 10, 2022 [2 favorites]

Oooooooh. Thank you!
posted by mochapickle at 4:51 PM on January 10, 2022 [1 favorite]

I only bring my smallest, pettiest, stupidest, hardest complaints to askme and someone always finds a way to help me one way or another, those were my favorite AskMe's of 2021 so thanks to everyone for that.
posted by bleep at 4:51 PM on January 10, 2022 [4 favorites]

These are great! Thanks for posting.
A couple of Asks I loved this year that didn't get on the list are I need more laughs for my armor and we like to have a party for our kids now and then.
posted by RobinofFrocksley at 5:51 PM on January 10, 2022 [4 favorites]

Looks like I mostly favorited recommendation threads: filmTube, D&Dtube, CRPGs (also), funny anime, curated new music sources, non-US memoirs, science news sources, iTunes alternatives, 24 Hour Party People alternatives, "What if ..." entailment SF/F, hospital/morgue horror, weird mysteries, what's it like to live in ___ sources, worthwhile one-time fees (AFAICT the only overlap with TFA), paradigm shift essays, and bookish questions to ask. Odd questions that turned up fun things I'd never heard of included the video game code with no loop constructs and the superhero remembered as a chef. Then there's can you make an x-ray with bananas? Anyway, it was fun to seem them all again.
posted by Wobbuffet at 6:19 PM on January 10, 2022 [5 favorites]

Found some good Twitter recommendations in this AskMe.
posted by Hardcore Poser at 10:11 PM on January 10, 2022 [1 favorite]

One of these I read yesterday, think the pandemic upgrades one, convinced me to finally buy an air fryer!
posted by ellieBOA at 12:48 AM on January 11, 2022 [1 favorite]

Omg one of my questions is on the list! I feel like I won an AskMe Oscar.
posted by Balthamos at 5:30 AM on January 11, 2022 [20 favorites]

The best kind of Askademy Award.
posted by iamkimiam at 6:48 AM on January 11, 2022 [7 favorites]

Omg one of my questions is on the list! I feel like I won an AskMe Oscar.

Me too!!! So cool!
posted by Thorzdad at 12:40 PM on January 11, 2022 [5 favorites]

Balthamos: I feel like I won an AskMe Oscar.

An Askar, surely?
Or maybe an OscMe? No, definitely an Askar.
posted by Too-Ticky at 12:58 PM on January 11, 2022 [4 favorites]

*swoon* I made it! I made it! </Sally_Field>

(TBH, I had expected more responses to my question, but regardless I hope it was useful to future readers!)
posted by wenestvedt at 1:21 PM on January 11, 2022 [3 favorites]

An Askar, surely?
Or maybe an OscMe? No, definitely an Askar.

What would the Metafilter EGOT be?

FTAMPJIM (Fanfare, MetaTalk, Ask, Metafilter, Projects, Jobs, IRL, Music)?
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 1:42 PM on January 11, 2022 [3 favorites]

Saw this when he posted it and updated my question accordingly. :)
posted by dobbs at 2:03 PM on January 11, 2022 [1 favorite]

Oh my god, one of mine is on there. I'd like to thank my parents, my family, my dog...
posted by unicorn chaser at 4:48 AM on January 12, 2022 [6 favorites]

I am embarrassingly humbled that people are so delighted to discover that this random guy liked their questions!

No you're the best, I insist!
posted by fabius at 7:23 AM on January 12, 2022 [8 favorites]

This kind of excitement about being recognized is a good reflection of the stakes felt by many people when they consider making an FPP.
posted by wenestvedt at 9:00 AM on January 12, 2022 [2 favorites]

I am embarrassingly humbled that people are so delighted to discover that this random guy liked their questions!

This kind of excitement about being recognized is a good reflection of the stakes felt by many people when they consider making an FPP.

I am delighted that other people are delighted to find that someone, somewhere has affirmed their words. I'm the poster of the under-loved comments thread, right next door, and...and I just want to see it turn into something good. I want MeFites to see their own names mentioned and feel a little jolt of happiness. I hope favorites get issued with abandon. Because why not? What's the downside? So many of us are having a hard time--and these favorite post/comment threads are a great way to remind one another that we appreciate people's efforts to connect.
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:11 PM on January 13, 2022 [10 favorites]

Also:
What are your line-drying hacks for laundry?
What are the pitfalls of dropping 10000 Easter eggs full of candy
What happens to old saris?
What are some things that make you laugh every time you think of them?
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:50 PM on January 13, 2022 [5 favorites]

MonkeyToes, I notice that you're a person who goes out of their way to lift other people up here, and to be good, and sometimes to remind people they can do better.

You're awesome.
posted by wenestvedt at 6:19 PM on January 13, 2022 [14 favorites]

Whelp, I've been called out before for making too many AskMe posts, and now I have 3 questions in this list!
This proves something, don't know what.
posted by signal at 5:55 AM on January 14, 2022 [3 favorites]

This proves something, don't know what.

Uh...."Quantity and quality!"
posted by wenestvedt at 6:25 AM on January 14, 2022 [3 favorites]

wenestvedt, that is kind. And very much appreciated. Thank you.
posted by MonkeyToes at 6:04 PM on January 14, 2022 [4 favorites]

Wow, I've been reading the Pepys blog pretty much since Phil launched it; never new he was active here as well.
posted by beagle at 9:11 AM on January 20, 2022