NYC meetup photos

November 12, 2005 9:33 PM

when meetups go horribly, horribly wrong.
posted by dorian to MetaFilter Gatherings at 9:33 PM (225 comments total)

apologies for the poor photo labels, but I have enough trouble keeping names straight when 8 people show up. tonight there were 28 people and more, gorrammit.
posted by dorian at 9:36 PM on November 12, 2005

Your pictures came out quite well Mr. Flash user. Mine were all dark because I didn't wanna flash the super bright dual-LEDs on everyone. So I'm not gonna bother uploading any.

The meetup was pretty well attended, sorry I had to leave early for another shindig.
posted by riffola at 9:53 PM on November 12, 2005

Damn, jonmc, you recover quickly.
posted by goatdog at 10:18 PM on November 12, 2005

It was nice meeting everyone. I was surprised to see only 3 familiar faces from meetups of yore.

Also, I just wanted to say that ThePinkSuperhero is a real life, genuine superhero. That's all.
posted by riffola at 10:19 PM on November 12, 2005

Woohoo! ThePinkSuperHero thinks I'm hot!! :) lol
posted by scarabic at 10:38 PM on November 12, 2005

I'm back, fresh my first Metafilter meetup. Great time. I don't remember anybody's name. That's all.
posted by onalark at 10:53 PM on November 12, 2005

this thread is nothing without pictures! [labels actually]
posted by Mr T at 11:10 PM on November 12, 2005

Haha, glad you could read it, scarabic!

Here's the official attendance list I kept. Hope I didn't leave anyone out, but I probably did- there were quite a lot of there! If I mispell your name (or do the capitalization wrong), I apologize, but you probably wrote it down yourself, so it might be your own drunken fault.

ThePinkSuperhero, mullacc, dame, dorian, grumblebee (and lovely wife), correr, mdn, jawbreaker, sueinnyc, a dead quaker, PLUTOR (and lovely wife), O2B, jonmc, TRVARLAN, Lola_G (and sister!), stynxno, nomad, splatta, hellbient, riffola, Cunning_Linguist, onalark, a butt, bingo, NiceDonkey, moseh, naxosaxaur

I enjoyed meeting each and every one of you- you're all so interesting and nice, I could have talked to each of you for a whole evening.

(And thanks, riffola! :-D)
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:13 PM on November 12, 2005 [1 favorite]

dorian, i missed you again...
splatta & cunning-l, i'm sorry i jumped without saying good night.
nicedonkey, you are like the cutest member ever.
bingo, thanks for the 411, hon.
amberglow, bienvenue en arrière.
lola g, yay for organizing the stellar meet-up.
mr T, uuuuummmmmm?
posted by naxosaxur at 11:18 PM on November 12, 2005

I second NiceDonkey being the cutest member ever. Where do you get your hair cut??? I want to copy you.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:19 PM on November 12, 2005 [1 favorite]

Oh, dorian, the girl in your pics with the bluish hair (who you marked ???) is lorrer (who I think made it on my list as correr?)
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:21 PM on November 12, 2005 [1 favorite]

Oh, and three people tonight met me and told me that they had thought I was a man. I found that funny.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:28 PM on November 12, 2005 [1 favorite]

Apparently, ThePinkSuperhero is female.

The fuck do I know?
posted by dobbs at 11:43 PM on November 12, 2005

I saw jonmc in the pix - that, to my mind, makes it an Official MeFi NYC Meetup.

*waves to jonmc*
posted by davidmsc at 12:56 AM on November 13, 2005

You NYC'ers need to pool together some funds to fly my camera out to photograph these women. By "my camera" I mean "to hell with the camera--I'm bringing myself", and by "need" I mean "Santa, I've been a good boy this year."

And by "good boy" I mean "very, very naughty boy who would like to further clarify the verb 'to photograph' as previously used."

I blame tonight's simian conspiracy for the fact that I'll regret this post when the morning returns my better judgment to me.
posted by DaShiv at 3:36 AM on November 13, 2005

naow, that post is a piece of work one could be proud of. most of us have done worse. well, I have. a drunken dorian is 7.2x more annoying than a regular dorian (which is already fairly annoying)

-- hope we will see you over here sometime sooner or later.

sorry that I missed naxos again (probably by like 6 minutes) but it was great to meet everyone even if I can't put faces to most of the names.

too bad the PP-cute-cambodian-girl-gone-wrong thing did not show up tho.

I miss the jersey crowd, we should do one of those next.
posted by dorian at 4:01 AM on November 13, 2005

also, stickycarpet was off hunting pigs or roasting them or giving them yoga lessons or something, so your Mr. Photo King title is safe for another day.
posted by dorian at 4:06 AM on November 13, 2005

what a big crowd! cool!
posted by amberglow at 4:34 AM on November 13, 2005

This was, perhaps, the most awesome meetup that ever.. uh.. met up. I had a rockin' time, and my wife was totally flabbergasted by how great you people are. I was a little surprised my own self. Huge crowd, we took over just about the entire second floor of Revival. That was a great place to go, whoever suggested it.
posted by Plutor at 5:03 AM on November 13, 2005

You know, all of my photos are totally redundant. Good slideshow. The tongue-bearer in the first picture is my curently-non-Mefite wife, Maureen. Give her a couple drinks and she'll make a face in every photo.
posted by Plutor at 5:08 AM on November 13, 2005

Okay, so I posted a few anyhow. So sue me.
posted by Plutor at 5:17 AM on November 13, 2005

I'm always surprised by meetup pics. I know that we're mostly in the same demographic, but I don't usually feel that we are, given the amount of bickering/diversity. Looking at the pics makes me actually feel what I know intellectually, which is that we're not nearly as diverse as the discussions make me think.

That, or maybe only a certain segment of us are the types that go to meetups...Hopefully that's the case.
posted by Bugbread at 5:58 AM on November 13, 2005

I always enjoy looking through these, but this one was hard because I just knew that at some point - I didn't know when it would show up, but I knew it would - there was going to pop up on my monitor a close-up shot of jon's pasty white abdomen, bedecked with surgical scar.

Yep. I was right. (looks like a good time was had by all, though!)
posted by yhbc at 6:03 AM on November 13, 2005

Ooo: a near-upskirt shot at a meet-up. Good work, all.
posted by Uncle Glendinning at 6:04 AM on November 13, 2005

What a turnout!

Are surgery scars the new shout-out?
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 6:05 AM on November 13, 2005

yhbc : "a close-up shot of jon's pasty white abdomen"

That's his abdomen?! Then his hands have been connected all wrong.
posted by Bugbread at 6:06 AM on November 13, 2005

Hey, I didn't linger.
posted by yhbc at 6:12 AM on November 13, 2005

Haha, you're right bugbread, that's his back, not his abdomen.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:16 AM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

And about the diversity thing- the pictures don't entirely represent the meetup crowd. There were more Mefite men than Mefite women at the event (woo-hoo!), but you might not know that by looking at the pics (oh dorian, you naughty boy).
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:24 AM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

Great pics, dorian! I'm irked I couldn't make it. Can't wait for the next one.
posted by ObscureReferenceMan at 6:41 AM on November 13, 2005

That was only an example, by the way.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:56 AM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

Dammit, this really makes me miss NYC.
*waves to jonmc, dame, riffola, the whole gang*

And NiceDonkey was there?? Damn, damn, damn...
*makes longboat sign*

Oh well, at least we have the pictures. Thanks, dorian!
posted by languagehat at 7:24 AM on November 13, 2005

Languagehat, just for reference, by imperial decree you're not allowed to have your picture taken at a meetup unless you look age 40 or above. You don't have to be age 40 or above, just look it.
posted by Bugbread at 7:32 AM on November 13, 2005

*waves back at the hat*

A good time was indeed had by all, and on behalf of all the mefi men I'd like to thank the ladies for raising the beauty quotient of our humble little community.

Sadly, my landlady turned our water off without telling us. Apparently there's a plumber in the basement. So, I'm gonna just sit here and stink.
posted by jonmc at 7:46 AM on November 13, 2005

*waves at davidmsc and da commish as well*

sorry, gents.
posted by jonmc at 7:47 AM on November 13, 2005

*dumps a big bucket of warm soapy water over giovanni's head, hands him a towel*
posted by matteo at 7:59 AM on November 13, 2005

Well, that takes care of that, but what if we have to make number two? It's gonna be buttclench central around here today.
posted by jonmc at 8:01 AM on November 13, 2005

NTM, pips needs to run off copies of a worksheet for her students and the copy shop on 31st is closed. No water, no xerox, it's like a third world country around here today.
posted by jonmc at 8:02 AM on November 13, 2005

I had such a great time but after seeing the pictures I am going on a diet. (It's truly sad when your a$$ looks better than your face. *sigh*)

My only regret was that I had dinner before arriving and wouldn't have been such a lightweight.

You guys are so fantastic. Thanks for coming out. Let's do it again soon. (What are you doing right now???)
posted by Lola_G at 8:12 AM on November 13, 2005

I had such a great time but after seeing the pictures I am going on a diet.

Don't you dare. Only a dog wants a bone.
posted by jonmc at 8:15 AM on November 13, 2005

One day I will make it out to a meetup. One day.
posted by Captaintripps at 8:18 AM on November 13, 2005

Heh.
posted by DeepFriedTwinkies at 8:19 AM on November 13, 2005

I'd like to think it was because Dorian's camera angle was from the groin, but those chins (and drunken expressions) are just wrong!

Can someone explain the butt shots and who they were for?
posted by Lola_G at 8:22 AM on November 13, 2005

Mrs. Grumblebee and I had a great time. Initially, I dragged her along. But in the end, it was I who got tired and pooped out (in my defense, I had to work all day Saturday and I have to fucking work today too!). She wanted to stay longer. It took a massive guilt trip on my part to get her to join me on the subway home.

It was a treat meeting all of you. But you're all so damn YOUNG. I felt like the old man at the party. (I'm about to turn 40 and I'm feeling sorry for myself.)

Lola_G, I've heard a great way to lose weight is to eat lots of candy! I think I'm going to go on that diet tonight.
posted by grumblebee at 8:28 AM on November 13, 2005

But you're all so damn YOUNG.

Hell, I'm almost 35, dude. Wanna go play shuffleboard and eat stewed prunes?
posted by jonmc at 8:30 AM on November 13, 2005

I like candy. But unfortunately that's probably what got me here in the first place.
posted by Lola_G at 8:33 AM on November 13, 2005

only a certain segment of us are the types that go to meetups...

Absolutely. Meeter-uppers are more likely to be
-young(ish)
-single
-childless
-urban
-drinkers
-outgoing
-not broke
posted by Miko at 8:38 AM on November 13, 2005

I'm bummed I missed it, but I didn't get back from the airport until 6.30, and I was buuuuuushed....
posted by mkultra at 8:42 AM on November 13, 2005

Wanna go play shuffleboard

Well, I would, but my joints ache too much.

Anyway, jonmc, now that I've met you, you strike me as one of those people who will always seem young. You'd better watch out. It's cute now. When you're 86 it's going to be creepy hearing you say "dude" and promoting "kick ass country music."
posted by grumblebee at 8:42 AM on November 13, 2005

you strike me as one of those people who will always seem young.

Yes, but like an old man, I eschew modern culture and bitch about how much better things were back in the day (usually before I was born) and I talk endlessly about my ailments and operations. So I'm some kind of frightening teenager/old man hybrid.

and I must be stopped.
posted by jonmc at 8:46 AM on November 13, 2005

Stuff jonmc with more deep fried mars bar. It's for the sake of our children and their children!
posted by riffola at 8:52 AM on November 13, 2005

I had a witty comment, but attempting to surreptitiously check out Lola (dunno why; there's no one else here) has ERASED MY MIND. GIRL U FINE.
posted by Eideteker at 9:04 AM on November 13, 2005

I think we were all checking out Lola_G -- except for johnmc, who was checking out my wife (and Lola_G, because johnmc is a player!)
posted by grumblebee at 10:01 AM on November 13, 2005

naxo! I missed you! Frowny! I had to go drink with my jock friends.

I also don't know why bugbread is suprised that New Yorkers who spend too much time screwing around on the internet are young and dorky. Or why he thinks that demographic similarity rules out intellectual diversity. Or something.
posted by dame at 10:13 AM on November 13, 2005

Oh, and deepfried, that's just bullshit.
posted by dame at 10:14 AM on November 13, 2005

I'm not surprised, per se. It's just that what I know in my head and what I feel in my gut are different. In my head, we're all in our 20s and early thirties, and look like net geeks, and have a big ole diversity of thoughts and tastes. In my gut, we have this huge range of ages, appearances, looks, smells, and styles. There is just a gap between my head and my gut that surprises me. I certainly don't think that demographic similarity rules out intellectual diversity.

It's like death. Everybody knows that everyone is going to die, but still dealing with the death of a loved one is difficult. It's not like you're surprised that people die, or think that liking people makes them immortal, but head and guts sometimes work on different levels.

(Substitute puppies or rainbows or the vastness of space or something if the death example seems downer. It's not meant to be, but I've been watching a lot of 6 Feet Under, so it was the first example that came to mind)
posted by Bugbread at 10:20 AM on November 13, 2005

I have it on good authority that Nice Donkey enjoyed the fucking shit out of herself, and that even more salacious photos should be forthcoming (though not taken by her). A giant thank you to everyone for redeeming her weekend of obligatory hyper-tourism.
posted by gramschmidt at 10:23 AM on November 13, 2005

Stynxno didn't answer his phone. Stynxno didn't return my call.

Stynxno? Stinks!
posted by cortex at 10:29 AM on November 13, 2005

And hat, come visit.
posted by dame at 10:29 AM on November 13, 2005

gramschmidt, where's the longboat parked these days? Or has it run aground?
posted by kenko at 10:36 AM on November 13, 2005

Oh, bugberad, I see now. Makes sense.
posted by dame at 10:41 AM on November 13, 2005

Oh, and deepfried, that's just bullshit.
posted by dame at 10:14 AM PST on November 13 [!]

We took a vote and it was unanimous. One cannot argue with democracy, dearest dame.
posted by DeepFriedTwinkies at 10:46 AM on November 13, 2005

Last spotted near the Maldives, oddly enough, with a cargo of silks and spices and inexpensive Thai pornography the likes of which Her Majesty the Queen has never seen.

But you know this.

This quarter has robbed me of my 9622v2-EXT time.
posted by gramschmidt at 10:48 AM on November 13, 2005

Really, twinkies? Have you seen our president lately? I think I can argue with democracy.
posted by dame at 10:52 AM on November 13, 2005

Gramschmidt, I know the pictures you refer to- Can't wait to see them!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 10:54 AM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

I will cede that point. And possibly allow that jonmc is cuter than cortex. But we had tater tots.
posted by DeepFriedTwinkies at 11:03 AM on November 13, 2005

And no one can ever take your tater tots away from you.
posted by dame at 11:13 AM on November 13, 2005

Crikey, that looks like a bit of a do. Unfortunately me and idest were otherwise engaged last night or we could have upped the average age significantly again.

I saw dame on the L platform at Union Square last week. Damn, this is a small city.
posted by Decani at 11:14 AM on November 13, 2005

And you didn't say hi? Was I rockin' out? Because I totally rock out on the subway--one of those mouth movers, you know, but silent; and sometimes a foot tapper. (Maybe it's just that the L is a small line.)
posted by dame at 11:27 AM on November 13, 2005

I rock out too! Sometimes I dance around. I try not to scare people, but sometimes I can't help myself. I also listen to comedy podcasts, and will burst out laughing really loud, which is scary, too.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:29 AM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

cortex! i'm sorry. i didn't hear the phone :\
posted by Stynxno at 11:42 AM on November 13, 2005

Oh, I remember now. I was going to post:

[i'd hit it]

Get it? It's like [this is good] except more McDonald's-y.
posted by Eideteker at 11:42 AM on November 13, 2005

That is funny, Superhero. I can just imagine the entire train car turning around to stare. Awesome. I only dance on the platform when there isn't anyone else around.
posted by dame at 11:43 AM on November 13, 2005

I didn't get that many stares when I used to pull out my drumsticks and play on my legs. Then again, it was the A train.
posted by Eideteker at 12:03 PM on November 13, 2005

When I'm on the subway, I listen to Chekhov stories on my iPod -- which is why I frequently burst into uncontrollable weeping.

Doesn't seem to bother anyone.
posted by grumblebee at 12:08 PM on November 13, 2005

I have to fess up, a butt wasn't really there.
posted by nomad at 12:21 PM on November 13, 2005

Indeed, the meetup kicked much butt. I had a great time! So many sexy, sexy mefites!
posted by lorrer at 12:22 PM on November 13, 2005

Oh, and three people tonight met me and told me that they had thought I was a man. I found that funny.

They might be confusing you with PinkStainlessTail... but people had assumed I was a guy when I went to My First Meetup, too, so...
that truly was an overwhelming level of attendance though! Hardly had a chance to meet half of you guys, but it was nice to see the few familiar faces, and good to meet a few more folks.

When I'm on the subway, I listen to Chekhov stories on my iPod -- which is why I frequently burst into uncontrollable weeping.

I find the subway such a unique mix of public and private - only on certain lines do people really talk to one another (the A in brooklyn is often kinda loud, e.g.); on lots of lines everyone's in their own little world even when (perhaps because) they're pressed up right against each other. I remember thinking about this especially right after 9-11 because for a couple weeks then, everyone seemed to make eye contact in the subway and it seemed significant because normally that never happens. [/random pointless rambling]
posted by mdn at 12:25 PM on November 13, 2005

Whoa, I think I just noticed that Lola G is left-handed. I think I have a new MeFi crush!
posted by Eideteker at 12:35 PM on November 13, 2005

Where are your pictures, nomad?
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 12:37 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA!

(sorry, I just finished watching Dog Day Afternoon)
posted by jonmc at 12:43 PM on November 13, 2005

Ok here are three panoramas from last night. Sorry for the dark pictures & noise.

posted by riffola at 12:46 PM on November 13, 2005

I recommend viewing them at original size. (Click on all sizes and then click on original size)
posted by riffola at 12:48 PM on November 13, 2005

They look really cool, riffola.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 12:54 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

Wait, wait, wait.

ThePinkSuperhero is a girl? This site just got a bit less homo-sexualized, in my opinion.
posted by ColdChef at 1:12 PM on November 13, 2005

I was there, but missed the bulk of it, as well as the photo ops. Regrets that I didn't get a chance to hang with riffola, mdn, and the others who left before 9:30 or so.
posted by bingo at 1:13 PM on November 13, 2005

ThePinkSuperhero is a girl?

very much so.
posted by jonmc at 1:15 PM on November 13, 2005

So wait wait wait, I was homo-sexualizing Metafilter? Kinky.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:15 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

Oh jon ::blushes::
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:15 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

Who's the Mary Louise Parker wannabe on the second picture, on the left side?
posted by geoff. at 1:32 PM on November 13, 2005

In dorian's pictures? That's Lola_G's sister.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:34 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

So if I said Jonmc and ThePinkSuperhero should make babies, that wouldn't be gay right? Just checking.
posted by lorrer at 1:38 PM on November 13, 2005

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAH what a frightening thought. Our babies would be like they're on crack 24/7.

Besides, jonmc likes big girls- I might not be enough woman for him.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:44 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

...and he's happily taken.
posted by jonmc at 1:45 PM on November 13, 2005

All of my dreams are crushed. *mope*
posted by lorrer at 1:47 PM on November 13, 2005

...and he's happily taken.

Good lord, Man! We're not talking about you leaving your girlfriend. We're talking about some one-night-stands with the goal of perpetuating beauty in the species. Where's your sense of duty? (I'd do it if I could, but there was a petition taken out a few years ago that said I shouldn't reproduce.)
posted by grumblebee at 2:00 PM on November 13, 2005

We're talking about some one-night-stands with the goal of perpetuating beauty in the species

Perpetuating beauty? Well, mr bogosian manquee, then you've picked the wrong man for the job.

Now, if you'll excuse me, my TV veiwing today has inspired me. I need to rob a bank to pay for a sex change operation, anyones sex change.

Any takers?
posted by jonmc at 2:07 PM on November 13, 2005

Normally, I refrain from such comments, but mdn is gorgeous.
posted by fake at 2:14 PM on November 13, 2005

she's smarter than shit and very personable, too.
posted by jonmc at 2:16 PM on November 13, 2005

All my photos are on slide film, so they'll be up by Tuesday at the earliest. That is if my horse drawn carriage is back from the smithy by then.
posted by nomad at 2:26 PM on November 13, 2005

Just glad to know we'll get to see them- especially that one of jonmc's tongue?
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 2:28 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

mdn is gorgeous.

Yes, but that photo doesn't do her justice. (I think it's the angle: that's the way I like to look at mdn right before I fly up her nose.)
posted by grumblebee at 2:34 PM on November 13, 2005

Any takers?

Sure. I've always wanted to have a biological time clock.
posted by grumblebee at 2:36 PM on November 13, 2005

*loads rifle, goes looking for John Cazale*
posted by jonmc at 2:39 PM on November 13, 2005

Almost all the pictures don't do the beauty of it's featured players justice (like grumblebee's wife- hot damn, man!). All y'all are hot.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 2:39 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

Not me, I'm kind of tepid, lukewarm at best.
posted by jonmc at 2:39 PM on November 13, 2005

Hey, don't talk about my friend jonmc that way! Hotter than hot you are, my friend.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 2:41 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

If you're all so goddamn hot, maybe you should have your next meetup at a place where the air conditioner isn't broken. Whiners.
posted by Bugbread at 2:47 PM on November 13, 2005

I'm really the prettiest one. But no one notices because they're too busy checking out my giant brain and subway rockin'.
posted by dame at 2:47 PM on November 13, 2005

Also, I think I'm going to have soup for dinner.
posted by dame at 2:48 PM on November 13, 2005

like grumblebee's wife- hot damn, man!

Do you think this does her justice? Seriously. I hope so. They cost enough!
posted by grumblebee at 2:49 PM on November 13, 2005

Gorgeous! Although you miss the great smile, but I understand headshots have to be dramatic.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 2:52 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

I'm kind of tepid, lukewarm at best.

Some of us would kill to be tepid.

Actually, from my straight man (what the hell do I know) p.o.v., you're a good-looking guy, johnmc.

But you're also one of those guys who could be ugly as shit and rule the Playboy mansion. It's your semi-cocky, take-over-the-room, comfortable-talking-to-anyone, confident persona. (I know, I know, you're a broken flower on the inside, but I'm shallow. I judge by outward appearance.)
posted by grumblebee at 2:54 PM on November 13, 2005

Thanks ThePinkSuperhero. Now I just need to get the two of you to go off together to a lesbian fortress of solitude and take videos.
posted by grumblebee at 2:57 PM on November 13, 2005

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 2:58 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

I wonder how many of the old calls about this being a boyzone were because so many of the women aren't generally known to be women.
posted by Mitheral at 3:00 PM on November 13, 2005

grumblebee : "Now I just need to get the two of you to go off together to a lesbian fortress of solitude"

Wouldn't they have to take turns going inside? I don't think you can have two people in a fortress of solitude. Or do you just have a sex-on-the-front-porch fetish?
posted by Bugbread at 3:01 PM on November 13, 2005

Are all Mefites male until proven female? I can't imagine why anyone would think I was man, but that's because I know I'm a woman.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 3:03 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

ThePinkSuperhero, blame amberglow for messing with our minds. Everyone thought he was a girl when he joined this place. Once bitten, twice shy.
posted by riffola at 3:05 PM on November 13, 2005

I'm male until proven female.
posted by grumblebee at 3:09 PM on November 13, 2005

ThePinkSuperhero: All people on the internet are male until proven to be males pretending to be females. Since I wasn't at the meetup, for example, it seems clear to me that the females in the photos are random passers-by with the wrong names listed for them.

Plus, c'mon, it's New York City. How could females be posting when they're all busy walking down the street with bags of groceries while getting wolf-whistles from construction workers?
posted by Bugbread at 3:10 PM on November 13, 2005

I don't think you can have two people in a fortress of solitude.

Hmmm. I guess you're right. In a fortress of solitude, one's company; two is a crowd. Maybe Mrs. Grumblebee can be ThePinkSuperhero's arch nemesis. But they can have that same sort of sexual tension that exists between Batman and Catwoman.
posted by grumblebee at 3:12 PM on November 13, 2005

I think you mean Batman and Robin
posted by nomad at 3:22 PM on November 13, 2005

You kids make the Portlanders look like a biker gang in comparison.

As regards to ThePinkSuperhero not being male: I used to get her mixed up with PinkStainlessTail, who I realized was not female after that nice mp3 of "Jingle Bell Rock" he sang told me so.
posted by hototogisu at 3:25 PM on November 13, 2005

I agree with fake.
posted by kenko at 3:26 PM on November 13, 2005

I have been known to do that on occasion, afroblanca.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 3:35 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

I too agree with fake. but what I think is generally not to be taken seriously.
posted by dorian at 3:35 PM on November 13, 2005

i love you too, lola!
posted by quonsar at 4:32 PM on November 13, 2005

quonsar: Yay!

Also, we have to do this again soon. I got way too drunk too fast and I did not get to talk to everyone nearly enough. (And maybe have the opportunity to prove I don't have 45 chins...damn, vanity!)
posted by Lola_G at 4:39 PM on November 13, 2005

That was a really fun meetup--it made my weekend. I wish I could have talked to everybody, but I think only PinkSuperHero could do that. Remember, Pink, with great power...
posted by A dead Quaker at 5:00 PM on November 13, 2005

Haha.... I actually did manage to talk to a large portion of you, and I wish I had the magical power to slow down time so I could have had hours and hours with each of you, but, ya know, to each her own powers.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 5:02 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

As regards to ThePinkSuperhero not being male: I used to get her mixed up with PinkStainlessTail, who I realized was not female after that nice mp3 of "Jingle Bell Rock" he sang told me so.

That must be my mistake, too.

That song, by the way, is going to be the BIG FINISH on my Christmas mix this year. I'm sending it out to all my friends and family. They may never speak to me again.
posted by ColdChef at 5:03 PM on November 13, 2005

Speaking of rocking out on subway platforms -

Sometimes, when a train is leaving the station and being really noisy about it, I sing at the top of my lungs. I figure that nobody can hear me. And besides, it's fun to sing loudly in public.

Yeah, I'm probably the only one who does this.
posted by afroblanca at 3:29 PM PST on November 13 [!]

I try to harmonize with passing fire trucks at the top of my lungs. It is fun to yell in public without getting caught.
posted by Mr T at 5:15 PM on November 13, 2005

Exactly! Once some important papers I had blew away in the 59th/Lex station, and I cursed loudly ("Oh, sh*t! MOTHERF*CKER!"), and after that, people jumped to get out of my way (as opposed to the usual elbow, elbow, push, push).
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 5:21 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

Twinkie, I'm hurt. I'd argue that jonmc has more hardboiled gunslinger hotness to him, but I'm like a nerdy little teddy bear of my own kind.
posted by cortex at 5:29 PM on November 13, 2005

If anyone is around the weekend after the Thanksgiving holiday, some of us mentioned getting together at Dorian's previous suggestion of the "Ding Dong Lounge" or something like that.

Is it too soon to hang out again?
posted by Lola_G at 5:32 PM on November 13, 2005

I never realized that the word "abdomen" had an anterior/posterior specification implied. I thought it was like "torso:" good for back or front. But perhaps I'm carrying that word association, still, from Entomology 101. jonmc's thorax is hella hawt!!!

Did I mention I'll be in New York around February/March sometime? That's only about 3 months for me to start convincing people not to avoid me if/when I come out. But I'm a persuasive bastard.
posted by scarabic at 7:35 PM on November 13, 2005

scarabic, we'll meet you if you sign over your power of attorney, and a no lawsuit waiver.
posted by riffola at 7:39 PM on November 13, 2005

West Coast Hotness + East Coast Hotness = EXPLOSION OF HOTNESS!

I will be there, scarabic.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 7:46 PM on November 13, 2005 [1 favorite]

metafilter: jonmc's thorax is hella hawt!
posted by dorian at 7:54 PM on November 13, 2005

Looks like a right old knees-up.

But this is like seeing photographs of the cast of the Archers - none of you look like you're supposed to look, damn it!

Also, it now seems reasonable to assume that everyone on here is a pretty lady unless they explicitly indicate otherwise. (IANAPL.)
posted by jack_mo at 7:55 PM on November 13, 2005

I often pretend at the top of my prefrontal cortex that I'm a pretty lady when the subway screeches into the station.
posted by hellbient at 9:53 PM on November 13, 2005

*blush*
posted by cortex at 10:00 PM on November 13, 2005

Looks like fun. Sorry I missed it. (previous commitments.)
posted by Vidiot at 10:57 PM on November 13, 2005

OK, let's get settle this once and for all. Who's hotter!
posted by alana at 11:10 PM on November 13, 2005

Metaflirter (I like it).
posted by Devils Slide at 12:33 AM on November 14, 2005

Also, why you people wouldn't let me leave a token of appreciation on that old lady's doorstep, I'll never know.
posted by jonmc at 6:57 AM on November 14, 2005

*exposes thorax*
posted by jonmc at 7:31 AM on November 14, 2005

I'm really the prettiest one. But no one notices because they're too busy checking out my giant brain and subway rockin'.

I notice.

Oh, and I used to sing on the subway platform too. One thing I love about NYC is that you can do pretty much anything and nobody cares.
posted by languagehat at 8:00 AM on November 14, 2005

I was just looking through my pictures (which I took at the end of the night when I was wasted) and I too have a picture of Jon's back and quite a charming picture of Bingo who I remember being so well dressed but was too sloppy to remember much more.

This is particular evident in my numerous ceiling shots.

Jonmc: I know you really want to show off your ability to pee normally and that old bitty was a real see you next Tuesday but at that time of the evening the night was too young for that sort of debauchery. Had you caught me toward the end of the night I would have been insisting you do it.

Lawlessness. Heh.
posted by Lola_G at 8:22 AM on November 14, 2005

It was great to meet so many of you. When I have a sec I'll see if any of my pics came out and post them here.

-- Tim
posted by o2b at 8:34 AM on November 14, 2005

posted by hellbient at 8:56 AM on November 14, 2005

Awesome. Everyone, go to the say-so thread linked above and vote for New York. We are tied now, and that it not right.

*kisses languagehat*
posted by dame at 9:04 AM on November 14, 2005

Dame, Divine_Wino, and jonmc relaxing after the weekend's revelry.
posted by jonmc at 9:09 AM on November 14, 2005

Yay!
posted by dame at 9:29 AM on November 14, 2005

Damn, you look good in that leopard-print thang, woman.
posted by jonmc at 9:36 AM on November 14, 2005

My neckbeard is even more lush and fragrant these days.
posted by Divine_Wino at 9:39 AM on November 14, 2005

And is your bowl-cut still so very bowl-y?
posted by dame at 9:47 AM on November 14, 2005

I probably should put a shirt on.
posted by jonmc at 9:55 AM on November 14, 2005

Ah, here's where everyone went. I'll just add that it was great meeting everyone, and I had a good time. The evening only increased my esteem for the hotness of NY-ers.
posted by jawbreaker at 12:01 PM on November 14, 2005

sorry for the old in-out "appearance" - I'd wanted to get there a little earlier and hang a bit, but it wasn't in the cards for me. It seemed like everyone was having a great time, and Revival is quite the perfect meetup bar.
posted by hellbient at 1:16 PM on November 14, 2005

YAY! MeFites saved my tourist-style weekend in NYC! How did I manage to go to the best meetup ever on my very first try? I'm back in San Diego now, but on the plane home I burst into uncontrollable weeping.

Actually, it would be more truthful to say that on the plane home I burst into uncontrollable sleeping. I fell asleep before takeoff. Which turned out to be a smart move on my part, as the plane didn't actually leave the ground for another hour. Which wouldn't really be worth recounting, except that it goes with the rest of the story, which is this: there was massive fog in San Diego, and all the planes got diverted, and I got sent to Ontario (up near L.A., not in Canada, of course), where I was stuck on the airplane until 2:00 a.m., at which point I was allowed into the Ontario airport to try to sleep on its luxurious floors with airline-supplied pillows, blankets and animal crackers. I made it home just in time to shower and go to work.

But the meetup made all that inconvenience worthwhile, especially considering the fact that the New York MeFites are clearly HOTT!!! With two T's.
posted by Nice Donkey at 2:17 PM on November 14, 2005

I am anxiously awaiting your pictures, nomad, as I am not in any of the currently posted pictures. I took exactly four pictures, but they're stuck in Utah right now. I'll try to rescue them.

I think the salacious photo mentioned way above may not actually exist. I was posing for a picture with a certain very cute boy MeFite who favored me with a kiss on the cheek, but I don't think I saw a flash go off. Which is probably good, because I'm sure I was blushing.

nicedonkey, you are like the cutest member ever.
posted by naxosaxur at 11:18 PM PST on November 12 [!]

I second NiceDonkey being the cutest member ever. Where do you get your hair cut??? I want to copy you.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:19 PM PST on November 12 [!]

Tee hee! No wonder I had fun. I showed up outta nowhere, and everybody liked me and was nice to me! And my mom was worried about me, out all alone in the big, unfamiliar city . . . HA!

That reminds me, thanks Cunning_Linguist and bingo, for hailing me a cab.

Also, thanks Lola_G. Your timing is impeccable!

I guess I'll just have to move to Manhattan now, so I can make it to the next meetup.
posted by Nice Donkey at 2:39 PM on November 14, 2005

I get my hair cut at a wonderful place in San Diego, where they give you a glass of wine, then a massage, and then they cut your hair. I love it. Getting the haircut is better than the haircut.
posted by Nice Donkey at 2:44 PM on November 14, 2005

Wow, hi everyone. Looks like jonmc really drives up attendance (zombies are big with the kids I guess.) Just got back from that pig roast, or I would have been there. Secret sauce recipe available for $1, email me.

DaShiv, you dodged a bullet this time.

That picture 3/4 way through the slide show? Is that two flashes going off simultaneously? If so, I am afraid we will have to reexamine the probabilities of those DNA matches.
posted by StickyCarpet at 3:27 PM on November 14, 2005

DaShiv, you dodged a bullet this time.

I'm afraid that the anecdotal and photographic evidence I've seen thus far all point to the contrary.
posted by DaShiv at 3:42 PM on November 14, 2005

I did, however, spend the evening in fine company.
posted by DaShiv at 3:47 PM on November 14, 2005

DaShiv: those are from 11/12/05. What have you done for us lately?
posted by StickyCarpet at 3:51 PM on November 14, 2005

actually if you think about it, it's 3 flashes going off simultaneously. bring out the electrophoresis plates.
posted by dorian at 4:04 PM on November 14, 2005

Nice Donkey, I didn't realize you were visiting from out of town! How exciting!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 4:23 PM on November 14, 2005 [1 favorite]

I am still waiting to see pictures of the nice donkey's penultimate cuteness, 'cos I'm fairly sure that's one person I did not meet that night...
posted by dorian at 4:25 PM on November 14, 2005

I was visiting. And the meetup was the best part of my trip. Take that, Ellis Island!

Oh no, now I'm worried that my cuteness (or lack thereof) could disappoint!
posted by Nice Donkey at 4:27 PM on November 14, 2005

Yeah, I'm not sure if we met, dorian. I'm still reeling from all the faces and names. However, I got there kinda late, and it looks like your pictures are from kinda early, so maybe we passed in the elevator or something.
posted by Nice Donkey at 4:37 PM on November 14, 2005

Yea, I don't think you two were there at the same time, Nice Donkey and dorian.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 4:39 PM on November 14, 2005 [1 favorite]

And your cuteness won't disappoint, Nice Donkey! I want to spread you on scones and eat you with butter.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 4:39 PM on November 14, 2005 [1 favorite]

they had an elevator?!

damn you the pink superhero, now you're taunting me, aren't you? aren't you. mmmmmscones.
posted by dorian at 4:46 PM on November 14, 2005

You can keep NiceDonkey, Superhero, but I'm claiming dorian. I gots me some dragons that need slaying.
posted by dame at 4:55 PM on November 14, 2005

It's clear from your pics that your weakness is the ladies. So, yes, dorian, I am taunting you.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 4:55 PM on November 14, 2005 [1 favorite]

Looks like jonmc really drives up attendance (zombies are big with the kids I guess.)

BRAINS! ALCOHOL SOAKED BRAINS!
posted by jonmc at 5:18 PM on November 14, 2005

note: at this exact moment, I am eating Gummi Brains, that I picked up (along with other sucrose laden treats) at Dylan's Candy Bar after enjoying a few barleypops with a certain international man of mystery.
posted by jonmc at 5:33 PM on November 14, 2005

What johnmc said: BRAINS! ALCOHOL SOAKED BRAINS!

What Nice Donkey heard: SCONES! NICE DONKEY SOAKED SCONES!

*runs*
posted by Nice Donkey at 5:35 PM on November 14, 2005

santa cleopatra, it's happening again! again...!!!
posted by dorian at 5:56 PM on November 14, 2005

Nice Donkey, it's too bad you missed Dorian as he along with all the Mefi men are quite yummy.

Gummy bear yummy*.

It is certain that this is a cool group of people. I've said it once and I'll say it again, I only wish the night would have been longer (or my tolerance higher -- apologies to Naxo for accosting her). And mostly that I wouldn't have been three sheets when I met you Nice Donkey. You must come visit again!

(*One can still appreciate yumminess while taken! Take for instance Rome which I am watching now. Yummy. Yummy. Yum.)
posted by Lola_G at 7:24 PM on November 14, 2005

and quite a charming picture of Bingo

Golly. There are so few such pictures. When do I get to see it?
posted by bingo at 9:12 PM on November 14, 2005

I can vouch for the fact that bingo is indeed a clotheshorse. My man is so neat you could shoot him and bury him in the same suit.

Also, looking in my candy bag this morning, I noticed I also boght gummi teeth, and a few of the greatest sweet treats ever created.
posted by jonmc at 6:28 AM on November 15, 2005

Lola_G: "I've said it once and I'll say it again, I only wish the night would have been longer (or my tolerance higher -- apologies to Naxo for accosting her)."

Damnit, I knew I left too early. Not only did I miss Naxos altogether, but I missed virtually all of the accostage.
posted by Plutor at 7:20 AM on November 15, 2005

Gummi Bears, BAH! This morning I awoke to the smiling face of Mrs. G handing me a bag filled with Charleston Chew bars, M&Ms, Peanut Butter Cups and KitKats. AND a huge box of Crunchberries. I've been dieting forever and so I generally eat carrots, turkey burgers, protein bars and my stomach lining. But, as today is special (my 40th b-day!!!), I am breaking all the rules. I was at a conference all day, and I usually avoid the little candy dishes at all the trade booths, but not today -- today I ate more Hershey's minis than I've had in my entire life so far. Tonight we're ordering a giant pizza. Maybe two pizzas. And cheesy bread sticks. I plan on making myself very very very sick. I feel sick just READING this! Yay!
posted by grumblebee at 2:59 PM on November 15, 2005

Happy birthday, grumblebee! You don't look a day over 15.

Reading the description of Mrs. G bringing you the candy, I picture something like a beer ad: a hot blonde in a red, low-cut dress, a breeze in her hair, lips sensually puckered, with Crunchberries in one hand and KitKats and M&Ms in the other.
posted by Nice Donkey at 3:20 PM on November 15, 2005

Hey, wait a minute. I just realized my birthday is tomorrow. We almost have the same birthday! Happy birthday, me!
posted by Nice Donkey at 3:21 PM on November 15, 2005

Happy Birthday, Nice Donkey!!!! Come back to NYC and I'll share some of my candy with you. Sorry, the Crunchberries are gone. (I have a problem.)
posted by grumblebee at 4:11 PM on November 15, 2005

a hot blonde in a red, low-cut dress, a breeze in her hair, lips sensually puckered

Correct, except for the breeze. Our fan is broken.
posted by grumblebee at 4:12 PM on November 15, 2005

Not Gummi Bears. Gummi Brains! Which pale before gummi rats, the most realistically carved gummi's ever.
posted by jonmc at 4:46 PM on November 15, 2005

NiceDonkey, your birthday is the 16th? mine is too! How did that not come up in conversation? The Birthday Paradox at work. Happy Birthday everybody!

I got my photos back, but unfortunately they won't be up until Thursday because I still need to scan them in and I'll be out of town tommorrow. Unfortunately, there are no shots of jonmc's tongue. Sorry ladies
posted by nomad at 9:04 PM on November 15, 2005

damn your chemical-ridden film-developing scaly hide -- if I wanted to wait I'd've brought my ukrainian 6x6 instead of the sleazy digital thingy. well, maybe next time.

also: gummi teeth, damn, I hesitate to envision anything more disgusting-yet-tasty.

nomad better fscking have a volvo tattoo on his forehead, is all I'm sayin' /bester
posted by dorian at 12:06 AM on November 16, 2005

Unfortunately, there are no shots of jonmc's tongue.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 5:05 AM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

*licks eyebrows, smiles*
posted by jonmc at 6:53 AM on November 16, 2005

Hey Jon, I recognize that shirt from the meetup I went to this summer. : )

Who's the blonde guy in the blue sweater and glasses? There's no name given for him.

Looks like it was fun!
posted by SisterHavana at 11:11 AM on November 16, 2005

Guess what I have!!!



Oh yes, jonmc's tongue and more.
posted by Nice Donkey at 11:16 AM on November 16, 2005

Blonde guy in blue sweater and glasses is nomad.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:53 PM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

Cute pics, Nice Donkey!

?? guy is onalark.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:55 PM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

Onalark! I am sorry for not knowing your name. Did we meet? Or did I just drink too much?
posted by Nice Donkey at 2:57 PM on November 16, 2005

Are you people still lingering in this thread?
Last Call! We're closing up.
You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here.


(Or is this the new, NYC version of long boats?)
posted by CunningLinguist at 3:32 PM on November 16, 2005

NiceDonkey we totally met. And my name remains lowercased even if it starts a sentence.

I guess that means you drank too much.
posted by onalark at 4:28 PM on November 16, 2005

nice donkey should totally be called cute donkey. also, I wish *I* had that haircut.
posted by dorian at 4:35 PM on November 16, 2005

Yes, it seems that my only real skill is prolonging threads. Actually, I'm just waiting for nomad to post his pictures, as I'm hoping for some more flattering, less shiny pictures of me. But maybe he ought to put them in a new MeTa thread so that people (well, people besides the three lingering here) will see them.

onalark! Yes, I struggled with the capitalization issue. But, may I point out, my name has a space in it. So then it's agreed -- I'll put a space in your name: ona lark, and you can not capitalize mine: nice donkey. Excellent. I'm glad that's settled. I totally remember you being there, but I don't remember what we talked about. Did we sing "Debra" together?

Okay, every time I hit "preview" someone else has posted! My response is getting way too long. Thanks, dorian. I think my hair would look good on you! Of course, you'd look good with anybody's hair. Or no hair. Then I could call you bald dorian. Sweet!
posted by Nice Donkey at 4:45 PM on November 16, 2005

And nomad, happy birthday! Today is clearly the best birthday day. And I think we illustrate very well the fact that there should be more frequent round-ups of at least 23 MeFites, just to demonstrate the birthday paradox.
posted by Nice Donkey at 4:56 PM on November 16, 2005

ha ha, actually this summer past I was bald dorian -- my current ridiculous hair is the result of many weeks of looking even more stupid as it grew back.
posted by dorian at 4:57 PM on November 16, 2005

Ridiculously sexy!
posted by Nice Donkey at 5:03 PM on November 16, 2005

Nice Donkey, I'm serious, I'm cutting my hair ultra short like yours soon. Like, tomorrow, maybe? Ha.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 5:10 PM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

Alright Nice Donkey, you got me. And yes, we totally sang Debra together.
posted by onalark at 5:11 PM on November 16, 2005

How many 'totally's have been used in the last ten posts? *apologizes*
posted by onalark at 5:12 PM on November 16, 2005

You just have to write little small paragraph snippets Nice Donkey, those who farted departed.
posted by onalark at 5:13 PM on November 16, 2005

You're totally right, onalark. Short and sweet.
posted by Nice Donkey at 5:49 PM on November 16, 2005

Debra. A superb song. Forget gramschmidt and ThePinkSuperhero, now I'm hot for Beck. But ThePinkSuperhero does have great boobs.
posted by Nice Donkey at 5:52 PM on November 16, 2005

Ok guys, here they are.
posted by nomad at 9:19 PM on November 16, 2005

jesus, has anyone gotten laid in this thread yet?
posted by hellbient at 10:03 PM on November 16, 2005

by my two faiths and troths, my lord -- hell, no.

...

nomad's pics are nice, tho. there's just something about film.
posted by dorian at 12:51 AM on November 17, 2005

Very nice, nomad. I predict the MeFi gang symbol will become banned in 17 states by the end of the day.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 4:36 AM on November 17, 2005 [1 favorite]

ridiculously short hair?

Hmph. Maybe I'll grow back my grunge-era shoulder-length mane and evil goatee in protest. That and the 90's revival is bound to be along any time now.
posted by jonmc at 6:45 AM on November 17, 2005

I wish for everyone to see how Metafilter improved my trip to New York. These are pictures of me in the most touristy of places before the meetup. The third picture is actually of me on the phone with gramschmidt (I'm on the left!) getting the address to the meetup. This has absolutely nothing to do with me wanting to post pictures of myself taken in a non-flash-camera-setting to justify the moniker "Cute Donkey". Nothing at all. Thank you.



posted by Nice Donkey at 10:33 AM on November 17, 2005

In that last shot, you're boarding the train I take home.

By the way, did you go to Katz's Deli, like I told you to?
posted by jonmc at 12:53 PM on November 17, 2005

No, the next morning I had a stupid, expensive breakfast at the hotel, followed by no lunch, followed by a sandwich at the airport. I can assure you that the very existence of the airport sandwich was an insult to Katz's. Next time . . . Or better yet, when I move there!
posted by Nice Donkey at 1:04 PM on November 17, 2005

definitely a cute donkey.
posted by dorian at 6:27 PM on November 17, 2005

I wouldn't complain about being in a jonmc/cortex sandwich. Or is that too gay?
posted by matildaben at 11:47 AM on November 19, 2005

oh my.

skip the cortex. just fold me over like wonderbread around a hot dog ;>
posted by jonmc at 6:55 AM on November 21, 2005