matt makes money

October 25, 2001 3:52 PM

Now we know how Matt not only paid his rent, but put down a deposit on the Playboy Mansion.
posted by holgate to MetaFilter-Related at 3:52 PM (15 comments total)

heh. I was just goofing around. Two weeks ago, I would have run this as the footer with no commentary, just for kicks.

Have you seen AskJeeves.com today?
posted by mathowie (staff) at 3:54 PM on October 25, 2001

could they have done a worse job with the "what can I help you find" graphic?
posted by rebeccablood at 4:05 PM on October 25, 2001

Christ on a bike.

We've had XP adverts on every commercial break I've happened to watch today. And I do so want the flying person to go head first into a large, immobile object.
posted by holgate at 4:12 PM on October 25, 2001

Everyone should stay away from any store that sells software today.

I drove to Best Buy on my lunch break and I couldn't believe what I was seeing: people in velour body-suits on roller blades with MSN wings on their backs.

They were skating around the parking-lot saying, "XP is faster!" "Whooo!" "Go XP!"
posted by perplexed at 5:23 PM on October 25, 2001

I forgot: the body-suits were PURPLE.

PURPLE!
posted by perplexed at 5:31 PM on October 25, 2001

That blue color on Ask Jeeves.com is terrible. Waaaay too dark. The banner ads and billboards for XP are terrible too, imo. What's with the rolling, grassy hills? It looks horrid.
posted by tomorama at 6:29 PM on October 25, 2001

Microsoft Xtra Purple?
posted by mattpfeff at 8:38 PM on October 25, 2001

think about it: grassy knoll...you know the rest.

Back and to the left! Back and to the left!

And I get the feeling perplexed is hoping it wasn't just him seeing purple winged guys on skates right about now.
posted by Kafkaesque at 9:57 PM on October 25, 2001

Kaf, where were you on 11-22-63?
posted by clavdivs at 8:04 AM on October 26, 2001

About 7 years from conception actually. I was still, as the kids say, in the design stage. Meetings were being held at the highest levels to discuss every aspect of my design. The eyes had to be uneven by just the right amount or all would be lost.

"Dammit! This is the most important project in the history of humanity! This is not a drill people!" cried the commander of the special non-existent secret government organiztion that created me. Hundreds of hours were devoted to the cause, all focused toward their sublime goal.

Then, somewhere along the way, somebody dropped the ball, and here I am.

And I continue to deny any involvement with assassinations of political figures or Panda Bears.
posted by Kafkaesque at 8:54 AM on October 26, 2001

I drove to Best Buy on my lunch break and I couldn't believe what I was seeing: people in velour body-suits on roller blades with MSN wings on their backs.
They were skating around the parking-lot saying, "XP is faster!" "Whooo!" "Go XP!"

The remedy? A swift and hard check against the boards...
posted by fooljay at 9:01 AM on October 26, 2001

my god. you and rodii are behind the killer fembots project. i knew it. Is it true about Gloria Swanson?
posted by clavdivs at 7:55 AM on October 27, 2001

Have you seen AskJeeves.com today?

I think they got a bit carried away.

posted by fuq at 1:44 PM on October 27, 2001

what a strange set of .gifs....
posted by lotsofno at 2:14 PM on October 27, 2001

via PoE, by the way.
posted by fuq at 7:38 PM on October 27, 2001