Scientology primer host passes bandwidth bill

July 14, 2003 10:41 AM

The host of the '70s Scientology primer that brought so much joy to Metafilter and others is passing the hat for an unexpected bandwidth bill: "~50,000 people saw the site, and given that I do not think it is crazy to assume that 210 of them (you) can donate a dollar (just one!) to my cause."
posted by rcade to MetaFilter-Related at 10:41 AM (68 comments total)

here's a buck, buckaroo.
posted by angry modem at 10:59 AM on July 14, 2003

I gave $10. He was being charged $5/gig in over-usage fees? That's ridiculous.
posted by waxpancake at 11:12 AM on July 14, 2003

I gave 5 dollars since I watched it a couple times and sent it to some friends.
posted by insomnyuk at 11:13 AM on July 14, 2003

Just wait until he gets the lawsuit bill....
posted by mr_roboto at 11:15 AM on July 14, 2003

how much will we have to kick in when he cries about the bandwidth bill he gets for us linking to the page where he cries about his bandwidth bill?
posted by crunchland at 11:43 AM on July 14, 2003

Man, that donation is worth it just for the chance to see PAYPAL *BURP* show up on my credit card statement. Of course, I'm in Canada, so it's actually going to be PAYPAL *BURP*$US2.50@!.&710101034589023014971340671340671-976139761937497134967139467193761971874537486 or something equally delightful and sensical.
posted by jacquilynne at 11:57 AM on July 14, 2003

I think there should be an easier way of getting stuff mirrored incase of sudden fame. I'd certainly be up for mirroring stuff that becomes popular, as I have bandwidth out the wazoo, but connecting the content with the hosting is rather hard, since you don't know when it's going to hit the big time.
posted by wackybrit at 12:47 PM on July 14, 2003

I have bandwidth out the wazoo

How does one attain this state of being?
posted by scarabic at 1:28 PM on July 14, 2003

1) Use a lot of magic pixie dust.

Or.. 2) Have a couple of your own servers up near a backbone someplace.

#1 is cheaper, if you can do it.
posted by wackybrit at 1:40 PM on July 14, 2003

I have bandwidth out the wazoo

Oh, you're the one with the "tubgirl" site.

Don't ask. Don't link.
posted by wendell at 1:53 PM on July 14, 2003 [1 favorite]

Don't ask. Don't link.

holy mother of god.
posted by GeekAnimator at 2:01 PM on July 14, 2003

can anyone recommend a quality establishment to get my eyeballs scrubbed?
posted by GeekAnimator at 2:14 PM on July 14, 2003

I know of some places, but they charge by the eyeball.
posted by eyeballkid at 2:24 PM on July 14, 2003

holy fucking shit. DO NOT google for tubgirl.
posted by signal at 2:24 PM on July 14, 2003

wendell, if we were in a bar right now... etc.
posted by signal at 2:24 PM on July 14, 2003

Also DO NOT snopes for "weight lifter".
posted by Armitage Shanks at 2:59 PM on July 14, 2003

jesus. and somehow, the little digital blur is supposed to save our innocence?
posted by stonerose at 3:21 PM on July 14, 2003

If you want gross stuff, just go to the parasites 'n' flies thread. I'm not clicking or searching on ANYTHING after that.
posted by norm at 3:39 PM on July 14, 2003

What part of "Don't Link" do you not understand?

I got that foisted on me in a comment on my MetaFilter Birthday thread on MetaLifter. Deleted it. Was totally pissed off. Shouldn't have mentioned it here. Delete it, Matt, I am so sorry.

If anyone else wants to know, can we just call her "Goatse's Sister?"

BTW, where's the MeFi Birthday Party? Did I get un-ininvited even BEFORE this?
posted by wendell at 3:42 PM on July 14, 2003

holy fucking shit. DO NOT google for tubgirl.

Too late. He already gave me a free shot... /Ray Stevens
posted by dash_slot- at 3:42 PM on July 14, 2003

Why didn't I listen to the warnings?
posted by drezdn at 4:17 PM on July 14, 2003

I'm resisting googling for "tubgirl" ... you can too, after you buy my "10 easy steps to NOT googling for something"*

Just $19.95. Call now! I'm not just the author, I'm also a reader!

*Copyright 2003, Catbert Publishing Co.

Besides, I had my innocence removed eons ago by surgical application of Stile Project, Fark, and FilePile.
posted by SpecialK at 4:31 PM on July 14, 2003

I had my innocence removed eons ago by surgical application of Stile Project, Fark, and FilePile

In 1995, I noticed a hunchbacked, sulking classmate was staring at a computer. "Whacha lookin' at?" I asked. "Newsgroups." he said. "Really? Can I see?" I said. Then he said "well, right now I'm checking out alt.binaries.tasteless, so consider yourself warned."

I don't think I could speak for days afterwards. After that painful bout of desensitization, I can pretty much handle anything. But I have to say tubgirl was pretty awful, way worse than the goatse guy.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 4:42 PM on July 14, 2003 [1 favorite]

I have to say tubgirl was pretty awful

Yes it was. Is there anyway we can have the person who put that link here taken out and flogged?
posted by timeistight at 4:49 PM on July 14, 2003

He didn't actually put the link here, he just planted the idea in our heads and then warned us not to pay any attention.

Like that was going to happen.
posted by iconomy at 4:54 PM on July 14, 2003

No, someone did. mathowie deleted it, but not soon enough.
posted by timeistight at 4:57 PM on July 14, 2003

oops, I forgot 'NSFW'.

But hey, welcome to the internet.
posted by angry modem at 5:18 PM on July 14, 2003

Jerk.
posted by timeistight at 5:25 PM on July 14, 2003

I googled for tub girl, and all I got was this err, moist pussy?

3rd one done, yes it's SFW, and yes I'm lame...
posted by inpHilltr8r at 6:06 PM on July 14, 2003

I thought tub girl would be like tubcat.

Oh how very wrong I was.
posted by contessa at 6:16 PM on July 14, 2003

couldnt some accidentally link to it ?
posted by sgt.serenity at 6:17 PM on July 14, 2003

couldnt some accidentally link to it ?

No, sweet jeebus, just no.
posted by MrBaliHai at 6:28 PM on July 14, 2003

sarge, I guarantee it's nothing you want to see.
posted by timeistight at 6:35 PM on July 14, 2003

*rips out eyeballs and drops them in a bucket full of bleach*
actually, I've seen that one before, but that was pretty much my reaction when I saw it without the benefit of the warnings that you folks got
posted by dg at 6:39 PM on July 14, 2003

Trust me, the video is worse.
posted by cardboard at 6:43 PM on July 14, 2003

I'm kind of surprised that you people are so, well, delicate and inexperienced in the ways of the Evil Intarweb.

Perhaps that reflects more on me than it does on you, though.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:16 PM on July 14, 2003

The awful thing about this is that i am fairly sure I know what you are talking about.

eeewwwwwwwww...
posted by konolia at 7:35 PM on July 14, 2003

The best thing is that they actually censored a part of the photo. Absolutely disgusting.
posted by Ignatius J. Reilly at 8:05 PM on July 14, 2003

Congratulations on derailing the thread. :) And NEVER mention her again. ever please
posted by graventy at 8:37 PM on July 14, 2003

This should cheer everyone up after tubgirl.

I would like to add that I didn't click on tubgirl. It is nice being in control of one's curiousity. The link above is SFW, btw. Just a news story.
posted by bargle at 9:24 PM on July 14, 2003

Meanwhile, back at the topic...

I think there should be an easier way of getting stuff mirrored incase of sudden fame.

It's called Bit Torrent.


But don't google for it.

My eyes managed to shut themselves before my brain could fully render the image of tubgirl. Thank heavens. I'm not exactly sure what my eyes saw, but they're saying to just leave it at a cross between a grotesque woman and a vomiting bidet, and are threatening to strike if I ask any further questions.
posted by namespan at 9:25 PM on July 14, 2003

MetaTalk: 'delicate and inexperienced in the ways of the Evil Intarweb'
posted by gen at 10:11 PM on July 14, 2003

I'm guessing that the combination of scientology + evil hosting companies + witty request for paypal donations means this guy is going to get his $210.00 (and more) pretty quickly.
posted by seanyboy at 2:14 AM on July 15, 2003

a cross between a grotesque woman and a vomiting bidet

Thank you namespan for extinguishing any lingering spark of curiosity that may have made me try to find that image.

I'd like to think that no real image could be as vile as those my mind is currently conjuring up...but I've been wrong about that before.
posted by backOfYourMind at 3:26 AM on July 15, 2003

wazoo
posted by danOstuporStar at 4:42 AM on July 15, 2003

I was in a three-way duel with a couple of friends of mine to surprise eachother with the most shocking photo at random moments, tub girl would have made a good addition. Usually after receiving one of those messages I would go to the hamster dance for a couple minutes to try and regain my soul. Probably why I'm so into pooping on hamsters now, but I'm not sure about that, I'll have to ask the nice man that brings me my pills at 9:30 and 4.

Anyway, back on the original subject, not to sound callus, I mean I understand it sucks for the guy and all, but, if he wasn't interested in showing off his find, why the hell did he post it on the net(scientology boy, not the tub photographer)?
posted by Pollomacho at 8:56 AM on July 15, 2003

i don't see any problem with this guys bandwidth. my bandwidth-checker script has loaded that page 4,726,383 times in the last 10 minutes. dude has plenty of bandwidth.
posted by quonsar at 9:04 AM on July 15, 2003

Why is everyone suddenly so down on recycling?
posted by dong_resin at 12:45 PM on July 15, 2003

Can you all pretty please pitch in and pay the 100.00 extra dollars I had to pay for bandwidth last February when My Creepy Valentine was getting all those Metafilter and Blort and Davezilla and Milk and Cookies hits? I only need 100.00, which is half of what this guy needs.

No?

Bastards.
posted by iconomy at 1:13 PM on July 15, 2003

Did you guys know Goatse is an image series? The famous pic is only #3 of 40.
posted by anildash at 3:14 PM on July 15, 2003

oh my, and what a series it is.

there is a stileproject link to something similar making the rounds, but I will spare you all.
posted by Hackworth at 4:47 PM on July 15, 2003

*hands iconomy milk and cookies*
Does that help?
posted by dg at 5:00 PM on July 15, 2003

Yes, thanks ;)
posted by iconomy at 5:13 PM on July 15, 2003

Did you guys know Goatse is an image series?

anil collected the whole set!
posted by quonsar at 5:37 PM on July 15, 2003

BeggarFilter!!!
posted by billsaysthis at 6:04 PM on July 15, 2003

anil collected the whole set!

The pokemon (pun intended) of the evil intarweb... gotta catch 'em all!
posted by SpecialK at 9:48 AM on July 16, 2003

Note to self: The next time they say "don't google it," just trust them.
posted by pmurray63 at 11:22 AM on July 16, 2003

I won't post again in this thread for $1.00
posted by briank at 11:23 AM on July 16, 2003

I want to gouge out my eyes.
posted by The Michael The at 1:47 PM on July 16, 2003

Why bother - you're going to go blind from all that masturbating anyway.
posted by iconomy at 1:58 PM on July 16, 2003

uhm, yah... since when did a mere 50,000 visitors use up that much bandwidth...? i get at least that many visitors each month who download tonnes of fonts and stuff from me and i rarely go over 2.5 gigs per month. makes me wonder if his webhosting company is fiddling about with his bandwidth meter, as it were.
posted by t r a c y at 3:21 PM on July 16, 2003

I've been hard at work for years, and I'm still not blind, iconomy... maybe I need to do more. See you guys in a few months.
posted by The Michael The at 8:33 PM on July 16, 2003

So, why is it that men go blind from masturbating, but not women? Hardly seems fair.
posted by dg at 8:48 PM on July 16, 2003

Okay, I googled for Tub Girl and found the Urban Dictionary definition, which more than explains it, thank you very much. And the most recently added definition, dated 7-14-03, may be of interest to some here. Ha!
posted by kittyb at 7:44 PM on July 17, 2003

I suspect that someone is taking MetaFilter's Lord's name in vain.
posted by wendell at 11:30 PM on July 17, 2003

Yes, Wendell, I agree. Still, I was amused. Being easily amused is one of the best ways to be.
posted by kittyb at 5:25 AM on July 18, 2003

He made his total.
posted by seanyboy at 6:27 AM on July 18, 2003

I suspect that someone is taking MetaFilter's Lord's name in vain.

oh, i doubt that.
posted by quonsar at 8:53 AM on July 18, 2003