Village Voice piece about Metafilter is in this week's print edition

November 16, 2005 6:28 AM

Whaddya know, I was right: The Village Voice piece about Metafilter is in this week's print edition.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero to MetaFilter-Related at 6:28 AM (57 comments total)

Unfortunately, the screen shot didn't make it. They made up their own icon: It's a food processor. Inside is a screenshot of Tony Blair, the 7 of Hearts, and a Hyper Cube (labeled). On top sits a pug wearing a bumblee suit. The processor is labeled "Metafilter".
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:29 AM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

bumblee = bumblebee
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:30 AM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

Oh, and the cover story is "Abortion: Television's Last Taboo".
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:30 AM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

Can you scan it, ThePinkSuperhero?
posted by iconomy at 6:31 AM on November 16, 2005

Hmmm, let me look into that... I don't have a scanner, but maybe someone at work would do me a favor....
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:33 AM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

Ok! Getting it scanned right now.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:36 AM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

Here it is:

article here


Did that work?
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:39 AM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

Oh boy. I'm excited to see the illustration thingy. "Hey, Greg, I love what you've done. Food processor. Clever. Throw in a pug in a bumblebee suit, though. Then it'll really pop."

On preview: yes, gah, it's kinda big. Thanks!
posted by Uncle Glendinning at 6:42 AM on November 16, 2005

I totally thought you were just making up that description of the screenshot.
posted by matildaben at 6:42 AM on November 16, 2005

Works for me, and thanks, Pink.

We are, however, doomed.
posted by LarryC at 6:42 AM on November 16, 2005

I know- I felt totally ridiculous describing that picture.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:43 AM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

Yes. A little big but we get the idea.
posted by wheelieman at 6:43 AM on November 16, 2005

All this culture tastes like baby food.
posted by Armitage Shanks at 6:44 AM on November 16, 2005

The photo illustration needs to be big for it to be fully appreciated. That pug looks quite peeved.
posted by Uncle Glendinning at 6:45 AM on November 16, 2005

Sorry it's so big (I blocked my work IP from seeing my website, so I can't see the image here at work)- let me see if I can fix that.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:45 AM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

Peeved at Metafilter.
posted by Uncle Glendinning at 6:46 AM on November 16, 2005

Haha, well as look as it's OK, I'll just leave it. I should probably be doing real work, anyway.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:47 AM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

I posted the scan to Flickr for those who want to see it all on their human-sized monitor.
posted by Plutor at 6:52 AM on November 16, 2005

Why the hell does it say "Lord Lindsey Buckingham-Palace" under the illustration?
posted by smackfu at 6:52 AM on November 16, 2005

What, you have a better caption?
posted by Wolfdog at 6:55 AM on November 16, 2005

smackfu: "Why the hell does it say "Lord Lindsey Buckingham-Palace" under the illustration?"

He must be an illustrator. Weird name, though, eh?
posted by Plutor at 7:00 AM on November 16, 2005

Matt should work the bee-pug into the new Mefi design somehow. If ever there was an image that perfectly represents the site...
posted by terpsichoria at 7:01 AM on November 16, 2005

Metafilter: a "bottomless, unquenchable curiosity about the world."

That sounds about right.
posted by caddis at 7:26 AM on November 16, 2005

John Knowles? FFS.
posted by handee at 7:33 AM on November 16, 2005

I moved ThePinkSuperhero's image to a link instead if folks want to look at it. It's BIG though.
posted by jessamyn at 7:35 AM on November 16, 2005

This is the good part.
posted by jessamyn at 7:40 AM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

Where's the part about dhoyt being jenleigh?
posted by soyjoy at 7:41 AM on November 16, 2005

And the bit about eviscerating anyone who violates the norms.
posted by scarabic at 7:49 AM on November 16, 2005

yeah, funny, that -- no mention of the toxic bickering that everyone's always on about. it's like they don't read the comments or something.
posted by Hat Maui at 7:50 AM on November 16, 2005

Metafilter: Refreshing, like a pug and honey smoothie
posted by tpl1212 at 7:58 AM on November 16, 2005

Just the one bumble bee dog? It's been posted here about 9 times.
posted by fire&wings at 8:04 AM on November 16, 2005

Post-Village Voice new member roll call!

Actually, they'll probably lurk first before shelling out $5.
posted by grouse at 8:04 AM on November 16, 2005

SHUTUP, JUST EVERYBODY SHUTUP!
posted by Plutor at 8:04 AM on November 16, 2005

Blending is good. Blended soups...yummm, blended people...yummm.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 8:05 AM on November 16, 2005

All you people celebrating the pug going in a blender are going to hell! Pugs are people too!

*Clicks on the ad on the front page to refer animal abuse to PETA*
posted by dios at 8:09 AM on November 16, 2005

This weeks blind item: What favorite web site was seen at Soho hotspot Bungalow 8 with actor turned rockstar Jared Leto?
posted by geoff. at 8:11 AM on November 16, 2005

So does this mean we should expect a mini deluge of new membership?
posted by Mitheral at 8:13 AM on November 16, 2005

Thanks for the scan! The food processor looks like a monster.
posted by iconomy at 8:18 AM on November 16, 2005

I thought you were joking when you described the image, TPS.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 8:27 AM on November 16, 2005

Is the hyper cube supposed to be nature's harmonic simultaneous 4-day time cube?
posted by eddydamascene at 8:34 AM on November 16, 2005

jessamyn's uncle was in Sphere.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 8:34 AM on November 16, 2005

I certainly don't have the creative skills necessary to make up something so.... bizarre.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 8:35 AM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

In the interest of bandwidth efficiency and other things, here's TPS's scan straightened, resized, and streamlined (it's about 1/10 the filesize of the original).
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 8:55 AM on November 16, 2005

Tony Blair's right hand looks vaguely like a mirror image of the bumbledog. Vaguely.
posted by Bugbread at 9:07 AM on November 16, 2005

Better the rest should be bottomless, than the bottom restless, I always say.
I rarely say that, actually.
posted by Wolfdog at 9:20 AM on November 16, 2005

Wolfdog : "Better the rest should be bottomless, than the bottom restless, I always say."

I'd have imagined the wiggle made it more fun.
posted by Bugbread at 9:27 AM on November 16, 2005

So does this mean we should expect a mini deluge of new membership?

The article doesn't mention the $5 part. So...I suppose the deluge relies on how bottomless and unquenchable Village Voice reader's curiosity is.
posted by fire&wings at 10:06 AM on November 16, 2005

I don't know about you, but I've put on a tuxedo to make a proper impression when they show up. And could we not talk about... you know... that stuff... for the next few days? Just for appearance's sake.

Or just whisper it, using code words. "I totally disagree with what User X said about pomegranates, and I think he's a quincunx!"
posted by languagehat at 10:48 AM on November 16, 2005

Yeah, thanks for finding and sharing, TPS. Your scans look amazing!
posted by scarabic at 12:05 PM on November 16, 2005

scarabic: "Yeah, thanks for finding and sharing, TPS. Your scans look amazing!"

I saw her scans in person. They were amazing.
Sorry, couldn't help it.
posted by Plutor at 12:23 PM on November 16, 2005

::blushes::
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:03 PM on November 16, 2005 [1 favorite]

/me dons tuxedo
posted by deborah at 1:31 PM on November 16, 2005

Well, I just put a picture of Tony Blair, the 7 of Hearts, a Hyper Cube and a pug wearing a bumblee suit into a food processor, and it doesn't taste anything at all like Metafilter. I don't get it.
posted by Loudmax at 2:49 PM on November 16, 2005

Try stuffing it in a mushroom.
posted by TTNoelle at 3:32 PM on November 16, 2005

That picture is hilarious.
posted by metaculpa at 3:40 PM on November 16, 2005

And we've got your fingerprint in the top left corner! Let the stalking commence!

Kidding.
posted by metaculpa at 3:41 PM on November 16, 2005

Is it just me or do they not have .com in there at all? I guess most people would be able to guess MeFi's URL, but still.
posted by ODiV at 5:39 PM on November 24, 2005