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Ain't we a whole bunch of sweet romantics, eh?
....
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:06 AM on September 1, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:06 AM on September 1, 2007 [1 favorite]
*sees loquacious embracing Kickstart from afar*
*wipes away tear*
We really are a bunch of romantics aren't we?
*hears Kickstart gurgling*
Aww, he's so happy he's crying. That's nice.
posted by quin at 9:26 AM on September 1, 2007 [1 favorite]
*wipes away tear*
We really are a bunch of romantics aren't we?
*hears Kickstart gurgling*
Aww, he's so happy he's crying. That's nice.
posted by quin at 9:26 AM on September 1, 2007 [1 favorite]
Ain't we a whole bunch of sweet romantics, eh?
Hey, get outta my stall, I'm talking with my congressman!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 9:37 AM on September 1, 2007 [6 favorites]
Hey, get outta my stall, I'm talking with my congressman!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 9:37 AM on September 1, 2007 [6 favorites]
PROBLEM: It's all gone pearshaped.
SOLUTION: Delete the site, start over.
posted by blue_beetle at 9:47 AM on September 1, 2007
SOLUTION: Delete the site, start over.
posted by blue_beetle at 9:47 AM on September 1, 2007
I am just looking for a used car...what is all this?
found in archives when typing in random user names
posted by ALongDecember at 9:53 AM on September 1, 2007 [25 favorites]
found in archives when typing in random user names
posted by ALongDecember at 9:53 AM on September 1, 2007 [25 favorites]
I suppose there's really some happy medium, like in the >1000 but <5000 range that lets good conversations grow without too many idiots ruining them.
found in archives 'cause MeTa was slow today
posted by carsonb at 9:59 AM on September 1, 2007
found in archives 'cause MeTa was slow today
posted by carsonb at 9:59 AM on September 1, 2007
And we hate you. You see, we're all the same! Let's be friends!
posted by blue_beetle at 10:21 AM on September 1, 2007
posted by blue_beetle at 10:21 AM on September 1, 2007
Kickstart70, could you please explain what you were thinking when you posted this? I don't get it.
About that thread though, women in their early 20s were a big part of what made my 20s & 30s such hell. It's not that they were afraid of commitment, it's that (e.g.) sunday Linda made a commitment to me, tuesday she made a commitment with Susie, saturday noght Susie & found out about each other by accident, sunday night Linda cried to me that nobody really loved or understood her, wednesday Susie called me to come over because Linda was threatening suicide, then monday Linda disappeared and rumor had it she took off to be a punk band's shared groupie. Eventually I decided that women should be lesbians until they're 30, it'd be much easier for men. But anyway, and the point is, I didn't post of any my observations in the Green so where's my damn cookie?
posted by davy at 10:32 AM on September 1, 2007 [1 favorite]
About that thread though, women in their early 20s were a big part of what made my 20s & 30s such hell. It's not that they were afraid of commitment, it's that (e.g.) sunday Linda made a commitment to me, tuesday she made a commitment with Susie, saturday noght Susie & found out about each other by accident, sunday night Linda cried to me that nobody really loved or understood her, wednesday Susie called me to come over because Linda was threatening suicide, then monday Linda disappeared and rumor had it she took off to be a punk band's shared groupie. Eventually I decided that women should be lesbians until they're 30, it'd be much easier for men. But anyway, and the point is, I didn't post of any my observations in the Green so where's my damn cookie?
posted by davy at 10:32 AM on September 1, 2007 [1 favorite]
Where's my cootie spray?
posted by hermitosis at 10:33 AM on September 1, 2007
posted by hermitosis at 10:33 AM on September 1, 2007
davy: no sarcasm intended, and it's not about the question asked. The responses in that thread are above the usual quality, IMO, and not talking about my own. It's a good thread that shows we're not all embittered grouches who hang around here.
posted by Kickstart70 at 10:45 AM on September 1, 2007
posted by Kickstart70 at 10:45 AM on September 1, 2007
Kisses $1 - please queue on the right.
*applies lip balm*
posted by gomichild at 10:58 AM on September 1, 2007
*applies lip balm*
posted by gomichild at 10:58 AM on September 1, 2007
Kisses $1 - please queue on the right.
*applies lip balm*
posted by gomichild
Heh heh. Well, ok little lady. But when I'm done, you'll be paying me.
*Sprays Binaca, hikes trousers to flood-level, adjusts tape on glasses, picks broccoli out of braces*
posted by The Deej at 11:03 AM on September 1, 2007
*applies lip balm*
posted by gomichild
Heh heh. Well, ok little lady. But when I'm done, you'll be paying me.
*Sprays Binaca, hikes trousers to flood-level, adjusts tape on glasses, picks broccoli out of braces*
posted by The Deej at 11:03 AM on September 1, 2007
ALongDecember: those are, subtly, among the three funniest posts ever made on MeFi. What a great find.
posted by Malor at 11:38 AM on September 1, 2007
posted by Malor at 11:38 AM on September 1, 2007
Sweet Romantics? Or Tomcats' Weiners. You decide.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 11:42 AM on September 1, 2007
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 11:42 AM on September 1, 2007
In some way or another, aren't we all looking for a used car?
posted by brain_drain at 11:44 AM on September 1, 2007 [3 favorites]
posted by brain_drain at 11:44 AM on September 1, 2007 [3 favorites]
Those 3 comments are the total input from Fred. Questions rush to mind. Did he ever find a car? Is he still walking, footsore and weary, thoroughly dejected because MetaFilter failed him? Poor Fred.
posted by Cranberry at 11:50 AM on September 1, 2007
posted by Cranberry at 11:50 AM on September 1, 2007
Was that fred guy (found by ALongDecember) seriously that clueless, or was that some kind of performance art?
posted by amyms at 11:52 AM on September 1, 2007
posted by amyms at 11:52 AM on September 1, 2007
I am just looking for a used car...what is all this?
Okay, that was simply the greatest flameout ever.
And I want to be like Grumblebee when I grow up.
posted by Devils Rancher at 12:00 PM on September 1, 2007
Okay, that was simply the greatest flameout ever.
And I want to be like Grumblebee when I grow up.
posted by Devils Rancher at 12:00 PM on September 1, 2007
"We're not all embittered grouches who hang around here."
An embittered grouch is a sweet romantic who got mugged by reality. You're young, you'll learn.
posted by davy at 12:06 PM on September 1, 2007 [3 favorites]
An embittered grouch is a sweet romantic who got mugged by reality. You're young, you'll learn.
posted by davy at 12:06 PM on September 1, 2007 [3 favorites]
Was that fred guy (found by ALongDecember) seriously that clueless, or was that some kind of performance art?
I found it typing in real-name user names to see anything was funny. I don't know, the great thing is that no one in any of the threads even noticed, maybe they thought it was a random "I like pancakes" thing. Not sure why he thought he was being bashed around, maybe because he thought people were ignoring him.
posted by ALongDecember at 12:10 PM on September 1, 2007
I found it typing in real-name user names to see anything was funny. I don't know, the great thing is that no one in any of the threads even noticed, maybe they thought it was a random "I like pancakes" thing. Not sure why he thought he was being bashed around, maybe because he thought people were ignoring him.
posted by ALongDecember at 12:10 PM on September 1, 2007
C'mon, y'all. He flamed out after a thrice-repeated non-sequitor with a minor paranoid rant in the Death of Irony thread. It was performance art.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 12:46 PM on September 1, 2007 [2 favorites]
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 12:46 PM on September 1, 2007 [2 favorites]
poor fred, nothing. was free. now for sale: vintage sockpuppet, performance vehicle, as new.
posted by de at 12:50 PM on September 1, 2007
posted by de at 12:50 PM on September 1, 2007
That fred was a fucking genius.
posted by puke & cry at 12:53 PM on September 1, 2007
posted by puke & cry at 12:53 PM on September 1, 2007
Either that or Fred was puke & cry.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 12:55 PM on September 1, 2007
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 12:55 PM on September 1, 2007
I'm just to sensitive for this MetaFilter stuff I guess.
Fred? If you're reading this, I have a car for you. It needs a little work, but I'll let it go for a couple grand. Don't worry about looking up the book value, just trust me, it's a good deal.
posted by The Deej at 12:58 PM on September 1, 2007
Fred? If you're reading this, I have a car for you. It needs a little work, but I'll let it go for a couple grand. Don't worry about looking up the book value, just trust me, it's a good deal.
posted by The Deej at 12:58 PM on September 1, 2007
I think maybe de was alluding to ownership.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 12:58 PM on September 1, 2007
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 12:58 PM on September 1, 2007
Huh. The existence of this thread gives me a place to say that pretty much everyone in that other thread is dumb as a fucking stump.
Yes, that means you.
36, why do you ask?
As a matter of fact, I have.
No, the problem is your own stupidity.
Very happy.
Best of luck to you too.
posted by bingo at 1:43 PM on September 1, 2007
Yes, that means you.
36, why do you ask?
As a matter of fact, I have.
No, the problem is your own stupidity.
Very happy.
Best of luck to you too.
posted by bingo at 1:43 PM on September 1, 2007
i have a used car. in my pants.
posted by quonsar at 3:05 PM on September 1, 2007 [2 favorites]
posted by quonsar at 3:05 PM on September 1, 2007 [2 favorites]
Oh crap.
I swore that if I ever became one of those people who used "to" instead of "too" that I would subject myself to harsh discipline. Please... anyone... come on by. The door is unlocked, and there is a 2x4 with a nail through the end right inside the entry.
Swing away.
posted by The Deej at 3:18 PM on September 1, 2007
I swore that if I ever became one of those people who used "to" instead of "too" that I would subject myself to harsh discipline. Please... anyone... come on by. The door is unlocked, and there is a 2x4 with a nail through the end right inside the entry.
Swing away.
posted by The Deej at 3:18 PM on September 1, 2007
Said quonsar: "i have a used car. in my pants."
Something in there has to be.
*pa-BAM*
posted by davy at 3:23 PM on September 1, 2007
Something in there has to be.
*pa-BAM*
posted by davy at 3:23 PM on September 1, 2007
Man, grumblebee is truly wise. AskMeFi's lucky to have him.
posted by languagehat at 3:49 PM on September 1, 2007
posted by languagehat at 3:49 PM on September 1, 2007
Dear AskHitler,
How can I be more sensitive and caring towards people of different backgrounds than me?
Yours,
Godwin
posted by bardic at 4:12 PM on September 1, 2007
How can I be more sensitive and caring towards people of different backgrounds than me?
Yours,
Godwin
posted by bardic at 4:12 PM on September 1, 2007
Very ingenious, Kickstart70. To prevent negativity and cynicism from entering that AskMe thread, you're directing it all here, right? Well, it's not going to work, thanks to the 'fred & the used car' derail. Okay Cynics, everybody to AskMe 70423 on the double!!
posted by wendell at 4:31 PM on September 1, 2007
posted by wendell at 4:31 PM on September 1, 2007
An embittered grouch is a sweet romantic who got mugged by reality. You're young, you'll learn.
Actually, I seem to recall that grumblebee is older than me. Which means he's fuckin' old.
*gets off grumblebee's lawn*
posted by jonmc at 4:54 PM on September 1, 2007
Actually, I seem to recall that grumblebee is older than me. Which means he's fuckin' old.
*gets off grumblebee's lawn*
posted by jonmc at 4:54 PM on September 1, 2007
I am just looking for a used car...what is all this?
Brilliant. Sidebarrable.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 7:20 PM on September 1, 2007
Brilliant. Sidebarrable.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 7:20 PM on September 1, 2007
Meatlifter: I am just looking for a used car...what is all this?
posted by Avenger at 12:27 AM on September 2, 2007
posted by Avenger at 12:27 AM on September 2, 2007
i don't understand how a used car can derail, but that's exactly what it just did.
posted by UbuRoivas at 5:49 AM on September 2, 2007
posted by UbuRoivas at 5:49 AM on September 2, 2007
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*loquacious suddenly lunges at Kickstart70, wraps both hands tightly around his throat, begins squeezing*
posted by loquacious at 8:51 AM on September 1, 2007