An air of prestige and exclusivity

December 1, 2005 5:47 PM

If you close signups for a couple of years it will lend an air of prestige and exclusivity to Metafilter.
posted by The Jesse Helms to MetaFilter-Related at 5:47 PM (55 comments total)

I just farted.
posted by selfnoise at 5:48 PM on December 1, 2005

prestige and exclusivity are for elitist assholes. Oh, wait, I just noticed who posted this...
posted by jonmc at 5:54 PM on December 1, 2005

::thumbs down::
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 5:57 PM on December 1, 2005 [1 favorite]

If you close this thread it will lend an air of prestige and exclusivity to this post.
posted by grouse at 5:58 PM on December 1, 2005

Any group that has me as a member has no claim to prestige or exclusivity.
posted by leftcoastbob at 5:59 PM on December 1, 2005

Whew. Glad I snuck in when I had the chance.
posted by Gator at 6:03 PM on December 1, 2005

prestige and exclusivity are for elitist assholes.
Oh, no, exclusivity is for everyone.
posted by Wolfdog at 6:05 PM on December 1, 2005

I am achieving orgasm.
posted by loquacious at 6:08 PM on December 1, 2005

I just shove two wads of leather into my nostrils when I browse MeFi...it lends the experience an air of prestige akin to making love in the front bench seat of a Chrysler Cordoba.
posted by tpl1212 at 6:17 PM on December 1, 2005

posted by Krrrlson at 6:17 PM on December 1, 2005 [1 favorite]

posted by thirteenkiller at 6:18 PM on December 1, 2005

Oh this thread is gonna get gross so fast. I am leaving and not coming back ::shields eyes::
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:20 PM on December 1, 2005 [1 favorite]

posted by dersins at 6:22 PM on December 1, 2005

If you close signups for a couple of years it will lend an air of prestige and exclusivity to Metafilter.

Marry me.
posted by Rothko at 6:23 PM on December 1, 2005

Marry me.

Figures.
posted by dersins at 6:25 PM on December 1, 2005

Um, relax.
posted by Rothko at 6:27 PM on December 1, 2005

ITYM "figurines"
posted by cortex at 6:27 PM on December 1, 2005

Happy AIDS day everyone!
posted by moift at 6:28 PM on December 1, 2005

posted by ab'd al'Hazred at 6:31 PM on December 1, 2005

top shop, ab'd
posted by moift at 6:32 PM on December 1, 2005

thx
posted by ab'd al'Hazred at 6:33 PM on December 1, 2005

"If you close this thread it will lend an air of prestige and exclusivity to this post."

Who likes pancakes? (nsfw)
posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:36 PM on December 1, 2005

I like pancakes. Thanks for asking.
posted by McGuillicuddy at 6:38 PM on December 1, 2005

Those pancakes, though, maybe not so much.
posted by dersins at 6:46 PM on December 1, 2005

That does it, I'm setting up an exclusive websute for guys like me. Charter members: me, Divine_Wino, zoogleplex, stavrosthewonderchicken, eyeballkid, wolfdaddy and who else? (rothko can join as an honorary member)

just gotta come up with a domain name...
posted by jonmc at 6:53 PM on December 1, 2005

Eidetker, fenriq, and loquacious are in too

god, I'm fuckin' wasted...
posted by jonmc at 6:54 PM on December 1, 2005

Death by asphyxation rates pretty high in exclusivity.
posted by bru at 6:57 PM on December 1, 2005

just gotta come up with a domain name...

I stand tall is being squatted, but might be available for the right price.
posted by dersins at 7:02 PM on December 1, 2005

jonmc is a "guy like" rothko? Say it ain't so, captain.
posted by Jimbob at 7:04 PM on December 1, 2005

if the price is more than $20, I'm outta luck ( I lost a shitload of pay for the crime of having kidney stones, it's like i kited off to Vegas, yknow)
posted by jonmc at 7:04 PM on December 1, 2005

I'm just commenting so that people can click on my user ID and see how long I've been a member (I was here before you, fuckwad)
posted by cyphill at 7:06 PM on December 1, 2005

jonmc is a "guy like" rothko?

well, I like da pussy, and rothko has other tastes, but other than that he shares the primary characteristics of my crew (I forgot to metion my man mr_crash_davis): arrogance, disgust with the world, a basically nihilistic outlook, and a fondness for the booze. Welcome aboard, brothaman.
posted by jonmc at 7:08 PM on December 1, 2005

we'll bring him around on the butt-rock.
posted by jonmc at 7:08 PM on December 1, 2005

we'll bring him around on the butt-rock.

umm....
posted by dersins at 7:09 PM on December 1, 2005

heh. Divine_wino treated me to beers in honor of my 35th birthday on saturday, and mrs. jonmc reffers to him as my "bar wife," so it's all semantics, really.
posted by jonmc at 7:12 PM on December 1, 2005

Good thing I snuck in... twice.
posted by The Supreme Dominar at 7:12 PM on December 1, 2005

When did this place turn into metachat?
posted by bardic at 7:17 PM on December 1, 2005

heh - "bar wife"

You know, if mefi was only up for 30 minutes in every 24 hours, the existing members would appreciate it much more.
posted by nomis at 7:20 PM on December 1, 2005

I am honored to be part of your crew, jonmc. I'll take any open position: deck swabber, first mate, captain's bedwarmer, grog taster, etc.
posted by Rothko at 7:22 PM on December 1, 2005

been
posted by scarabic at 7:22 PM on December 1, 2005

there
posted by scarabic at 7:22 PM on December 1, 2005

done
posted by scarabic at 7:22 PM on December 1, 2005

that
posted by scarabic at 7:22 PM on December 1, 2005

That does it, I'm setting up an exclusive websute for guys like me. Charter members: me, Divine_Wino, zoogleplex, stavrosthewonderchicken, eyeballkid, wolfdaddy and who else? (rothko can join as an honorary member)

No Homers!
posted by evilcolonel at 7:23 PM on December 1, 2005

I am honored to be part of your crew, jonmc. I'll take any open position: deck swabber, first mate, captain's bedwarmer, grog taster, etc.

there is an admittance exam.

can you sing "Cat Scratch Fever," unironically with gusto?

are you willing to ask an Australian barmaid to say "vagina," just because it sounds funny?

have you ever swallowed a "half-puke," just so you could keep drinking?

pass that and then we begin the initiation ceremony.
posted by jonmc at 7:26 PM on December 1, 2005

Fuck that shit, "America's Top Models" is on TV. Enjoy your really exclusive club, suckas!
posted by Rothko at 7:29 PM on December 1, 2005

I can play cat scratch fever on guitar, the third one, who hasn't. I fail on the second, but then again I wouldn't want to be any part of jonmc's 'initiation ceremony'.
posted by justgary at 7:29 PM on December 1, 2005

I was one of America's Top Models. I was the "before," guy in the Maalox ads.
posted by jonmc at 7:30 PM on December 1, 2005

I was the "before," guy in the Maalox ads.

Is that the ad with the bitchy queen strutting down the runway wearing a mink fur coat and holding a bag of White Castle?
posted by Rothko at 7:33 PM on December 1, 2005

actually, rothko, three drinks with me, the Wino, breezeway, gaspode, et al and youd be arm in arm with us singing the Dictators greatest hits, I guarantee.
posted by jonmc at 7:33 PM on December 1, 2005

that's the one. I played the bag.

we could be a beacon of peace: dirtheads and militant gays together at last!
posted by jonmc at 7:35 PM on December 1, 2005

If we could vote people out it will lend an air of intrigue and drama to Metafilter.
posted by felix betachat at 7:38 PM on December 1, 2005

Any group that has me as a member has no claim to prestige or exclusivity.

"I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member." -- Groucho Marx.
posted by ericb at 7:40 PM on December 1, 2005

three of my crew reading MeSomething in a bar:


posted by jonmc at 7:46 PM on December 1, 2005

jonmc you kinda look like lou reed but you should still probably go to sleep.
posted by moift at 7:57 PM on December 1, 2005