Where did the death threat go?

February 13, 2006 7:57 PM

Hey Matt, what happened to Alumshubby's death threat email post to The Jesse Helms? It was here, it got closed, and then it disappeared. Did you uncover some info to lead you to believe it was fake, and you removed it to keep from besmirching alumshubby's good name? Cause if so, say something, cause he still seems like a death threat issuing prick otherwise.
posted by jonson to MetaFilter-Related at 7:57 PM (18 comments total)

Or did you delete it because both Alumshubby & The Jesse Helms turned out to be Pretty Generic in the greatest practical joke ever pulled?
posted by jonson at 7:58 PM on February 13, 2006

DHOOOOOOYT!!!!
posted by Krrrlson at 8:01 PM on February 13, 2006

woah, I wish I could have seen that. It seems juicy.
posted by puke & cry at 8:15 PM on February 13, 2006

It wasn't juicy. It was embarassing.
posted by five fresh fish at 8:28 PM on February 13, 2006

That was a death threat? I thought it was a rant.
Definitely embarrassing.
posted by Zetetics at 8:31 PM on February 13, 2006

It was, .... soap.....ppppoisoning.
posted by justgary at 8:36 PM on February 13, 2006

+++ for soap reference
posted by Krrrlson at 8:54 PM on February 13, 2006

Damnit, I never get my own death threats. I'll never be a cool kid. *sniff*
posted by loquacious at 8:58 PM on February 13, 2006

Sleep with one eye open, pal.
posted by Kwantsar at 9:00 PM on February 13, 2006

Stop crying or I'll murderize you with this paperclip, kid!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:00 PM on February 13, 2006

Seemed like hyperbole to me. Also, seemed like there had been a larger email conversation happening. And also, why is an email argument fodder for MeTa? Also, why is an email argument a basis for a week's time-out?

Not that I really care. In fact, don't answer my questions because I don't care. I don't want to know.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 9:03 PM on February 13, 2006

May I be a little haughty here and state for the record that I had this same question but had the tact to ask Matt over email? I've been living with his style longer than you and have had plenty of complaints about it, but I still see the value in giving him some space to make executive decisions without being picked apart in public. Matt's always been pretty good about answering reasonable questions sent in email. I encourage the practice.
posted by scarabic at 9:04 PM on February 13, 2006

Well, I threaten to un-kill whoever he kills.. because MeTa and AskMeFi have helped me greatly today, so I owe the MeFi community a debt of gratitude.

I'm gonna un-kill some death-threated flamewar-induced murdered dude.. or something.. yeah.
posted by twiggy at 9:04 PM on February 13, 2006

I wondered if it turned out to be fake too.
posted by CunningLinguist at 9:11 PM on February 13, 2006

what post is this? I feel pissed off I missed it. Is this a followup to alumshubby's lame callout of the "It's On." thread?
posted by shmegegge at 9:11 PM on February 13, 2006

i'm going to quit my job ... i'm sick of missing all the GOOD stuff
posted by pyramid termite at 9:15 PM on February 13, 2006

It wasn't juicy. It was embarassing.

I agree. And I totally missed whatever the heck went on before it.
posted by sjvilla79 at 9:15 PM on February 13, 2006

It kind of crosses a line to take private stuff public like emails, and then you have problems trusting that emails are real and stuff. It seemed like an ugly situation all around and best removed from the site.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 9:23 PM on February 13, 2006