Static Server Offline March 24, 2010 8:31 PM Subscribe
Static server outage. The site will have some problems until we get this sorted out.
Our server that hosts static files such as stylesheets, javascript, and images is down for the count. We're working on getting things moved, but the site will have some problems while we get static files running in a new location. Sorry about the hassle.
Our server that hosts static files such as stylesheets, javascript, and images is down for the count. We're working on getting things moved, but the site will have some problems while we get static files running in a new location. Sorry about the hassle.
Wait, there's a server just for static? I thought it just appeared when the TV went off-air
What happens now if the tv goes off-air and there's no static server?
Carol Anne...
posted by qvantamon at 8:35 PM on March 24, 2010 [9 favorites]
What happens now if the tv goes off-air and there's no static server?
Carol Anne...
posted by qvantamon at 8:35 PM on March 24, 2010 [9 favorites]
Aha. This is the "waiting for mefi.us" issue my browser was telling me about.
posted by Meatbomb at 8:42 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by Meatbomb at 8:42 PM on March 24, 2010
I always try to touch a radiator or something grounded before posting.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:45 PM on March 24, 2010 [8 favorites]
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:45 PM on March 24, 2010 [8 favorites]
It's my fault. I rubbed a balloon on my hair while I was clicking refresh.
posted by amyms at 8:48 PM on March 24, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by amyms at 8:48 PM on March 24, 2010 [3 favorites]
We could use copies of everyones cached files if you have them still. We need the images, css, and js files.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 8:48 PM on March 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by mathowie (staff) at 8:48 PM on March 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Where do those live and how do I find them? MBP OSX 10.6.2, FF 3.6.2.
posted by rtha at 8:51 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by rtha at 8:51 PM on March 24, 2010
In the meanwhile we can all enjoy the professional white background.
posted by jedicus at 8:56 PM on March 24, 2010 [4 favorites]
posted by jedicus at 8:56 PM on March 24, 2010 [4 favorites]
♫ I'm dreaming of a professional-looking Metafilter ♫
posted by sallybrown at 9:00 PM on March 24, 2010 [5 favorites]
posted by sallybrown at 9:00 PM on March 24, 2010 [5 favorites]
Yup. I've got a cached copy of lots - I'll set up a Dropbox folder.
posted by Pronoiac at 9:02 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by Pronoiac at 9:02 PM on March 24, 2010
Damn you jedicus, I came in here to make that very remark!
But it's interesting when it's all white. I think I feel more optimistic in here. I feel more likely to give someone a hug than to stab them.
I don't like feeling this way!
posted by barnacles at 9:03 PM on March 24, 2010
But it's interesting when it's all white. I think I feel more optimistic in here. I feel more likely to give someone a hug than to stab them.
I don't like feeling this way!
posted by barnacles at 9:03 PM on March 24, 2010
I see an occasional static page on refresh but nothing else so far.
posted by The Whelk at 9:07 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by The Whelk at 9:07 PM on March 24, 2010
When I go to "Preferences" it shows me the normal blue with all the normal graphics. Not sure if you guys can take the graphics etc from there.
posted by LobsterMitten at 9:17 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by LobsterMitten at 9:17 PM on March 24, 2010
Ditto "Recent Activity".
posted by LobsterMitten at 9:18 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by LobsterMitten at 9:18 PM on March 24, 2010
Guess I picked the wrong week to do that Mefi Poll. Can't download the IPA pronunciation MP3s == can't answer half of the survey.
posted by chimaera at 9:19 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by chimaera at 9:19 PM on March 24, 2010
White background
too bright for my indoor eyes
not fun when sleepy
free verse beats syllable nonsense any day.
posted by graventy at 9:20 PM on March 24, 2010
too bright for my indoor eyes
not fun when sleepy
free verse beats syllable nonsense any day.
posted by graventy at 9:20 PM on March 24, 2010
I'm always on the white background. (The higher contrast is easier to read for my (colorblind) eyes.) If it weren't for the lack of style sheets, I wouldn't know anything was wrong. :)
posted by zarq at 9:24 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by zarq at 9:24 PM on March 24, 2010
I've only caught glimpses of it, but I can't fuckin' believe people use the white background by choice.
posted by gman at 9:28 PM on March 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by gman at 9:28 PM on March 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Hm, I can't do a public folder in Dropbox? Weird. I've invited pb & mathowie to access a folder that has the stuff I've recovered.
posted by Pronoiac at 9:30 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by Pronoiac at 9:30 PM on March 24, 2010
Emailed some cache business to pb, but had no real clue what I was looking for other than stuff from mefi.us.
posted by donnagirl at 9:32 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by donnagirl at 9:32 PM on March 24, 2010
We're back! Good job!
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 9:35 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 9:35 PM on March 24, 2010
Thanks everyone. We had a few grace minutes with our dying server and managed to recover quite a bit so far. So you can hold off on rummaging through your cache. Thanks though, we really appreciate it, we were sweating there for a while.
Still rerouting static stuff, but getting there.
posted by pb (staff) at 9:37 PM on March 24, 2010
Still rerouting static stuff, but getting there.
posted by pb (staff) at 9:37 PM on March 24, 2010
Can someone please get a hold of tehloki? I think he's got my favorites cache.
posted by special-k at 9:39 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by special-k at 9:39 PM on March 24, 2010
I'd just like to be clear about the fact that pb kicks total ass. (mathowie isn't half-bad either, fwiw.)
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:47 PM on March 24, 2010 [6 favorites]
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:47 PM on March 24, 2010 [6 favorites]
Is this why I suddenly have empty boxes everywhere?
Are they supposed to be metaphors for something?
Should I be taking a hint about my MetaFilter addiction?
posted by ohyouknow at 10:08 PM on March 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Are they supposed to be metaphors for something?
Should I be taking a hint about my MetaFilter addiction?
posted by ohyouknow at 10:08 PM on March 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Can I ask a dumb question?
No one has these files backed up anywhere? No offline dev environment for meta?
I know everyone works differently, but if one of my sites died because a server somewhere went down I wouldn't be concerned about the files (in my case it would be the database).
Maybe I am missing something? Honestly asking, not trying to be an ass.
posted by cjorgensen at 10:09 PM on March 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
No one has these files backed up anywhere? No offline dev environment for meta?
I know everyone works differently, but if one of my sites died because a server somewhere went down I wouldn't be concerned about the files (in my case it would be the database).
Maybe I am missing something? Honestly asking, not trying to be an ass.
posted by cjorgensen at 10:09 PM on March 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
It's kind of silly, but the mefi.us stuff (a) is pretty light-weight compared to e.g. the db server which gets a lot of backup attention and (b) has never had a problem in several years.
Which isn't obviously a great argument, but it's one of those things where low stakes plus no prompt to action can lead to just not doing stuff you'd otherwise do.
posted by cortex (staff) at 10:12 PM on March 24, 2010
Which isn't obviously a great argument, but it's one of those things where low stakes plus no prompt to action can lead to just not doing stuff you'd otherwise do.
posted by cortex (staff) at 10:12 PM on March 24, 2010
You're not missing anything cjorgensen, we just took our static server for granted. We should have absolutely had triple redundant backups of all the files there, but we didn't. This particular machine has always been a rock while everything else has been flaky, and it's always been out of the way. Nothing on it is as mission-critical as our server code or our database. But when it stops responding you realize how important it is.
posted by pb (staff) at 10:14 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by pb (staff) at 10:14 PM on March 24, 2010
Thanks.
Dropbox has totally changed the way I do my sites. I do all my admittedly crappy design with the files there, then upload those to the various sites I have. The databases I never remember to backup. So I did right after my above comment.
I used to have a backup drive that I sneaker netted between my various computers because firewire is faster than network, and not all my home computers were networked back then. I also wasn't as paranoid about backups. I knew they were good, so I did them, but that was a big drive, so I started storing things on it to make space.
Once day I brought it to work, set it on my desk, sat down, reached out to grab the cable, and knocked it the 3 feet to the floor.
Surre, I had the data that was on all my computers still, and if it had only been a backup, I would have been fine. The sinking hallow feeling that didn't go away for days was all because I had no idea what I'd even lost.
So I wasn't trying to get preachy. I was just thinking there had to be another reason why you would need those files.
I had flashbacks to a post on meta where a popular site just folded because of a loss of their database. I don't remember a lot of the details. I think it was malicious deletion and the owner had no backup.
I guess I should start thinking about what happens it dropbox folds. I guess since I have all those files on the web host I'd be mostly fine unless they went down at the same time.
I do a variation of what Gruber wrote a bit back.
Ok, I guess I did get a bit preachy, but everyone could use a reminder to backup.
I could tell so many stories.
posted by cjorgensen at 10:40 PM on March 24, 2010
Dropbox has totally changed the way I do my sites. I do all my admittedly crappy design with the files there, then upload those to the various sites I have. The databases I never remember to backup. So I did right after my above comment.
I used to have a backup drive that I sneaker netted between my various computers because firewire is faster than network, and not all my home computers were networked back then. I also wasn't as paranoid about backups. I knew they were good, so I did them, but that was a big drive, so I started storing things on it to make space.
Once day I brought it to work, set it on my desk, sat down, reached out to grab the cable, and knocked it the 3 feet to the floor.
Surre, I had the data that was on all my computers still, and if it had only been a backup, I would have been fine. The sinking hallow feeling that didn't go away for days was all because I had no idea what I'd even lost.
So I wasn't trying to get preachy. I was just thinking there had to be another reason why you would need those files.
I had flashbacks to a post on meta where a popular site just folded because of a loss of their database. I don't remember a lot of the details. I think it was malicious deletion and the owner had no backup.
I guess I should start thinking about what happens it dropbox folds. I guess since I have all those files on the web host I'd be mostly fine unless they went down at the same time.
I do a variation of what Gruber wrote a bit back.
Ok, I guess I did get a bit preachy, but everyone could use a reminder to backup.
I could tell so many stories.
posted by cjorgensen at 10:40 PM on March 24, 2010
No, your point is well taken. Daily life is about working with pieces of a system, and it's good to remember to step back and look everything—even those things that aren't screaming for attention this minute.
posted by pb (staff) at 11:03 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by pb (staff) at 11:03 PM on March 24, 2010
I have no idea if this is related, but now the text on the front pages of MeFi, AskMe and MeTa 'jumps' down below the sidebar once it's fully loaded. The other subsites don't do this. I'm using Chrome on Windows 7.
To explain further, when it's loading, the posts on the subsites are right where they usually are, but then once the page has loaded, the posts jump so that the top post aligns with the bottom of the sidebar.
posted by Kattullus at 11:27 PM on March 24, 2010
To explain further, when it's loading, the posts on the subsites are right where they usually are, but then once the page has loaded, the posts jump so that the top post aligns with the bottom of the sidebar.
posted by Kattullus at 11:27 PM on March 24, 2010
Yeah, the main problem with the static file server was that it had something like three years of uptime, so we treated it like a permanent appliance.
Looks like a secondary hard drive failed, and if all goes well they'll swap it in a couple hours and we'll be back to normal (I don't even think we were using the second drive for anything).
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:28 PM on March 24, 2010
Looks like a secondary hard drive failed, and if all goes well they'll swap it in a couple hours and we'll be back to normal (I don't even think we were using the second drive for anything).
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:28 PM on March 24, 2010
Confirmed that on the Ask and MetaTalk front pages, Kattullus with Chrome 4.1 on XP. Seemed to be related to some missing images. Once I replaced the images and did a hard refresh the problem went away. Can't confirm that for Windows 7, but you might try Ctrl+Shift+R and see if you still have the jumping text.
posted by pb (staff) at 11:41 PM on March 24, 2010
posted by pb (staff) at 11:41 PM on March 24, 2010
Did anyone else read this as "Static server outrage" and wonder "geez, now the HARDWARE is getting GRAR-y?"
and then my mouse pointer was covering the letter "o" in "count" and I got REALLY confused
posted by Lucinda at 5:16 AM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
and then my mouse pointer was covering the letter "o" in "count" and I got REALLY confused
posted by Lucinda at 5:16 AM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
So... the static server was too reliable?
Hmmm, I wonder if there's a market for servers with the feature "Guaranteed to fail every 18 months so you remember to make backups!"...
posted by EndsOfInvention at 5:43 AM on March 25, 2010 [3 favorites]
Hmmm, I wonder if there's a market for servers with the feature "Guaranteed to fail every 18 months so you remember to make backups!"...
posted by EndsOfInvention at 5:43 AM on March 25, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by pb to Bugs
For a moment, I honestly thought that pb was addressing me directly. I experienced a weird mix of awe, fear and hunger (it's almost lunchtime).
posted by metaBugs at 6:33 AM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
For a moment, I honestly thought that pb was addressing me directly. I experienced a weird mix of awe, fear and hunger (it's almost lunchtime).
posted by metaBugs at 6:33 AM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
EndsOfInvention writes "'Guaranteed to fail every 18 months so you remember to make backups!'..."
With a little count down warning: "This server will go down in ... Seven ... Minutes."
posted by Mitheral at 7:39 AM on March 25, 2010
With a little count down warning: "This server will go down in ... Seven ... Minutes."
posted by Mitheral at 7:39 AM on March 25, 2010
I have submitted a patent application for "Warranty Expiration Sensor with External Digital Readout". If this is granted, I will assign the rights to MetaFilter and we'll all become rich.
posted by FishBike at 7:55 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by FishBike at 7:55 AM on March 25, 2010
I think you just patented the alarm clock FishBike.
posted by Babblesort at 8:13 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by Babblesort at 8:13 AM on March 25, 2010
Good story guys, but we all know the real reason for the down time is to stave off all the bullshit that's been going on in MeTa over the last 24 hours.
posted by slogger at 8:16 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by slogger at 8:16 AM on March 25, 2010
I've only caught glimpses of it, but I can't fuckin' believe people use the white background by choice.
posted by gman at 9:28 PM on March 24
I use the white background when I'm at work because it looks so innocent and unassuming.
posted by sweetmarie at 8:27 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by gman at 9:28 PM on March 24
I use the white background when I'm at work because it looks so innocent and unassuming.
posted by sweetmarie at 8:27 AM on March 25, 2010
gee man, that's really nice of you to say that.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 8:51 AM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 8:51 AM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Yeah, he's good news for everyone who hangs out in MetaTalk.
posted by FishBike at 8:54 AM on March 25, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by FishBike at 8:54 AM on March 25, 2010 [2 favorites]
FISH ON A BIKE
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:14 AM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:14 AM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
He's a little misogynist, though; women need gman like, well, like...hmm.
posted by Kwine at 9:16 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by Kwine at 9:16 AM on March 25, 2010
I have been trying to buy an eri nearly everywhere but I can't get a firm grip on how much I would have to pay for such a thing.....
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:25 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:25 AM on March 25, 2010
Save your money, buys some art. O for the days of art.
posted by kingbenny at 9:37 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by kingbenny at 9:37 AM on March 25, 2010
Sitting here smoking, benny & the jets playing on the jukebox. Clean, well lighted place.
posted by heyho at 9:46 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by heyho at 9:46 AM on March 25, 2010
amyms: It's my fault. I rubbed a balloon on my hair while I was clicking refresh.
YOUSAVED KILLED SCOOTER!
posted by Doofus Magoo at 9:51 AM on March 25, 2010
YOU
posted by Doofus Magoo at 9:51 AM on March 25, 2010
You'd have to be a real doofus to not understand this game.
posted by gman at 9:55 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by gman at 9:55 AM on March 25, 2010
Whatever, J. Edgar.
posted by Nothing... and like it at 9:56 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by Nothing... and like it at 9:56 AM on March 25, 2010
[NULL]
posted by FishBike at 9:57 AM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by FishBike at 9:57 AM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
This game makes a very certain part of my brain hurt.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:06 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:06 AM on March 25, 2010
Might help to limit your diet to fish that swim upstream.
posted by pb (staff) at 10:16 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by pb (staff) at 10:16 AM on March 25, 2010
It's hard to come up with a jest a minute when the same people keep posting, but I realize that I'm not helping the situation
posted by Kwine at 10:16 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by Kwine at 10:16 AM on March 25, 2010
If this is granted, I will assign the rights to MetaFilter and we'll all become rich.
And memberships can become free again!
Joking. I've been on here long enough to know that's not where the bucks Matt's rolling in come from. I have no idea if Matt's Rollig in bucks. I don't care who rolls in what.
posted by cjorgensen at 10:28 AM on March 25, 2010
And memberships can become free again!
Joking. I've been on here long enough to know that's not where the bucks Matt's rolling in come from. I have no idea if Matt's Rollig in bucks. I don't care who rolls in what.
posted by cjorgensen at 10:28 AM on March 25, 2010
I, too, thought it was "Static Server Outrage". I'm still not convinced it wasn't. Sounds like no one had thought to hug the poor server for months.
posted by trip and a half at 11:18 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 11:18 AM on March 25, 2010
The brown acid that is circulating around us isn't too good. It is suggested that you stay away from that.
posted by gman at 11:24 AM on March 25, 2010
posted by gman at 11:24 AM on March 25, 2010
...how much you want for full service?
posted by gman at 12:17 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by gman at 12:17 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
et e nother ame!
Seriously, this is difficult with such a short list of participants.
posted by FishBike at 12:41 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Seriously, this is difficult with such a short list of participants.
posted by FishBike at 12:41 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
A woman needs a man like a ...
posted by SpookyFish at 12:43 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by SpookyFish at 12:43 PM on March 25, 2010
FISH FROM A SCOOBY DOO EPISODE
THE FISH IS ACTUALLY A CORRUPT LOCAL BUSINESSMAN
posted by cortex (staff) at 12:52 PM on March 25, 2010
THE FISH IS ACTUALLY A CORRUPT LOCAL BUSINESSMAN
posted by cortex (staff) at 12:52 PM on March 25, 2010
Don't yell, it hurts my brains!
posted by SpookyFish at 1:01 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by SpookyFish at 1:01 PM on March 25, 2010
Anyone know a good program for running windows programs in linux? I'm running KDE,if it matters...
posted by kaibutsu at 1:25 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by kaibutsu at 1:25 PM on March 25, 2010
(One must preview before participating. dammit.)
Well, it's not like you're going to encounter assassins or anything.
posted by spherical_perceptions at 1:33 PM on March 25, 2010
Well, it's not like you're going to encounter assassins or anything.
posted by spherical_perceptions at 1:33 PM on March 25, 2010
OH JUST RUB IT IN OUR FACES WHY DON'T YA.
posted by The Whelk at 1:37 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 1:37 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Rub it like you have to rub the algae of the shell of a Rapana venosa to tell it from a true whelk.
posted by dirty lies at 1:39 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by dirty lies at 1:39 PM on March 25, 2010
YEAH WELL YOUR BRAIN
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 1:39 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 1:39 PM on March 25, 2010
You're too slow, Busycon Carica.
posted by spherical_perceptions at 1:42 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by spherical_perceptions at 1:42 PM on March 25, 2010
I must say Mister Zombie, you are looking quite nice today.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:54 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:54 PM on March 25, 2010
Nice? Nice!?! I mean, Jeeeeeeesshhhh....
posted by spherical_perceptions at 1:59 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by spherical_perceptions at 1:59 PM on March 25, 2010
'round & 'round the bowl I swim, but the view never changes.
posted by SpookyFish at 2:02 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by SpookyFish at 2:02 PM on March 25, 2010
I am very sleepy but I can;t take a nap but I don't want any more coffee. Hmmm.
posted by The Whelk at 2:26 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by The Whelk at 2:26 PM on March 25, 2010
Is this where we play Alcobet? Why yes, yes it is!
Absinthe.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 2:46 PM on March 25, 2010
Absinthe.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 2:46 PM on March 25, 2010
Likker
posted by longsleeves at 2:59 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by longsleeves at 2:59 PM on March 25, 2010
pegu club please
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 2:59 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 2:59 PM on March 25, 2010
Suntory times.
posted by special-k at 3:04 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by special-k at 3:04 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Hefeweizen. No, no lemon, take that damn lemon away from my glass, what the fuck is wrong with you?
posted by qvantamon at 3:06 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by qvantamon at 3:06 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
unicum zwack...filthy awful vile stuff.
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 3:08 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 3:08 PM on March 25, 2010
Vesper
posted by trip and a half at 3:09 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 3:09 PM on March 25, 2010
Egg Nog
posted by trip and a half at 3:18 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 3:18 PM on March 25, 2010
Hot Buttered Rum
posted by trip and a half at 3:20 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 3:20 PM on March 25, 2010
Income Tax
posted by trip and a half at 3:22 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 3:22 PM on March 25, 2010
journalist cocktail
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 3:23 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 3:23 PM on March 25, 2010
Kir Royale
posted by trip and a half at 3:24 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 3:24 PM on March 25, 2010
Lagavulin. (Did Cortex get bored?)
posted by trip and a half at 3:28 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 3:28 PM on March 25, 2010
negroni
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 3:30 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 3:30 PM on March 25, 2010
Old Fashioned
posted by sallybrown at 3:33 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by sallybrown at 3:33 PM on March 25, 2010
Pink Lady
posted by trip and a half at 3:34 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 3:34 PM on March 25, 2010
Quinquina
posted by trip and a half at 3:35 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 3:35 PM on March 25, 2010
Rob Roy (I'm the only one still playing, huh?)
posted by trip and a half at 3:40 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 3:40 PM on March 25, 2010
SCOTCH
posted by cortex (staff) at 3:48 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by cortex (staff) at 3:48 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Fine then, quitters:
Sazerac
Tuaca
Usquebaugh
Vieux Carre
Widow's Kiss
XYZ
Zubrowka
So there.
posted by trip and a half at 3:50 PM on March 25, 2010
Sazerac
Tuaca
Usquebaugh
Vieux Carre
Widow's Kiss
XYZ
Zubrowka
So there.
posted by trip and a half at 3:50 PM on March 25, 2010
aww, i haven't thought about a vieux carre in a while. or a widow's kiss. now i want one of each. thanks!
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 3:53 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 3:53 PM on March 25, 2010
Oops: I forgot to put 'Yacht Club'
posted by trip and a half at 3:56 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 3:56 PM on March 25, 2010
Angostura
posted by soundofsuburbia at 4:02 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by soundofsuburbia at 4:02 PM on March 25, 2010
Also misspelled 'Uisquebaugh'. The shame.
posted by trip and a half at 4:04 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 4:04 PM on March 25, 2010
Beer & Basketball!
posted by SpookyFish at 4:09 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by SpookyFish at 4:09 PM on March 25, 2010
Cuba Libre!
posted by trip and a half at 4:10 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 4:10 PM on March 25, 2010
El Presidente
posted by trip and a half at 4:21 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 4:21 PM on March 25, 2010
Highland*
posted by trip and a half at 4:46 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 4:46 PM on March 25, 2010
Manhattan
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 5:15 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 5:15 PM on March 25, 2010
Lochnagar
posted by trip and a half at 5:16 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 5:16 PM on March 25, 2010
Oops.
posted by trip and a half at 5:16 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 5:16 PM on March 25, 2010
Quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of beer, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls. Not that we need all that for the trip, but once you get into locked a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can.
posted by donnagirl at 5:31 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by donnagirl at 5:31 PM on March 25, 2010 [1 favorite]
Vodka cranberry.
(I'm out. Third IPA just kicked in and the bar is getting pretty loud. Very soon I won't be able to type. )
posted by special-k at 6:16 PM on March 25, 2010
(I'm out. Third IPA just kicked in and the bar is getting pretty loud. Very soon I won't be able to type. )
posted by special-k at 6:16 PM on March 25, 2010
xalapa punch
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 6:45 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 6:45 PM on March 25, 2010
Double whiskey
posted by EvaDestruction at 9:46 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by EvaDestruction at 9:46 PM on March 25, 2010
Eager Beaver
posted by unknowncommand at 9:53 PM on March 25, 2010
posted by unknowncommand at 9:53 PM on March 25, 2010
hmm....I thought the same thing
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 1:50 AM on March 26, 2010
posted by thankyouforyourconsideration at 1:50 AM on March 26, 2010
Jigger of gin
posted by trip and a half at 4:48 AM on March 26, 2010
posted by trip and a half at 4:48 AM on March 26, 2010
Kelloggs Corn flakes soaked with beer. (What? It's breakfast time here.)
posted by vapidave at 4:56 AM on March 26, 2010
posted by vapidave at 4:56 AM on March 26, 2010
Nightcap
posted by ocherdraco at 8:07 AM on March 26, 2010
posted by ocherdraco at 8:07 AM on March 26, 2010
Quicksand!
posted by SpookyFish at 8:59 AM on March 26, 2010
posted by SpookyFish at 8:59 AM on March 26, 2010
This might be a good place to ask: does anybody know how to mix a Brown Dragon?
posted by FishBike at 9:28 AM on March 26, 2010
posted by FishBike at 9:28 AM on March 26, 2010
Unfortunately, not I -- Unless you meant a Black Dragon?
posted by SpookyFish at 9:41 AM on March 26, 2010
posted by SpookyFish at 9:41 AM on March 26, 2010
Very astute observers might find the drink name I used a little fishy. But I guess it would be spooky if a bunch of people caught on that it would have made this an alphabet+drink name+reference to the previous poster's name thread. A sign perhaps that they need to drink more. Something containing vermouth?
posted by FishBike at 9:50 AM on March 26, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by FishBike at 9:50 AM on March 26, 2010 [1 favorite]
XCIX bottles of beer on the wall, XCIX bottles of beer. Take one down, pass it around, a2 = i3km3 bottles of beer on the wall.
posted by FishBike at 10:05 AM on March 26, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by FishBike at 10:05 AM on March 26, 2010 [2 favorites]
00:15 until I get on the bus to the liquor store and get two bottles of vodka, one for today the other for later today.
posted by vapidave at 10:55 AM on March 26, 2010
posted by vapidave at 10:55 AM on March 26, 2010
Zamboni ♥
posted by SpookyFish at 10:56 AM on March 26, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by SpookyFish at 10:56 AM on March 26, 2010 [1 favorite]
Float some ginger ale under some Blue Coraco . Call it a Zamboni.
posted by The Whelk at 11:00 AM on March 26, 2010
posted by The Whelk at 11:00 AM on March 26, 2010
an alphabet+drink name+reference to the previous poster's name thread
Anything but the tedium of the plain-jane alphabet thread. A sop to the idea of artificial restrictions as creative stimulant, the restriction is too low a hurdle for persons of mefite-standard verbal skill. So you need to start your sentence with 'y' and the next guy with 'z'-next thing you know you have a hundred boring comments. More restrictions allows the cream to rise, cf. our name game:
awwwww, that's really sweet marie.
At this point it's just a chuckle-worthy one-off...
gee man, that's really nice of you to say that.
...gnfti's solid effort signals the actual beginning of the game...
Yeah, he's good news for everyone who hangs out in MetaTalk.
...FishBike raises the bar. Unobvious, makes contextual sense wrt the ostensible thread of the conversation, not forced, funny, requires a little thought to put together but not too much...
FISH ON A BIKE
...cortex subverts the paradigm...
He's a little misogynist, though; women need gman like, well, like...hmm.
...My effort is clearly weaker-gman hasn't done anything misogynistic so this makes no sense in the context of the source conversation-it's just stuffed in. Also lacking LOL.
Quit your kwhining
...a reasonable effort with difficult source material...
I have been trying to buy an eri nearly everywhere but I can't get a firm grip on how much I would have to pay for such a thing.....
...forced, somewhat nonsensical, too long, not that funny-sorry jessamyn.
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Things get a little difficult and weird over the next thirty comments-there are things there that I know I don't get, but that's way better than struggling to stay awake as the alphabet thread scrolls through my recent activity.
posted by Kwine at 12:06 PM on March 26, 2010
Anything but the tedium of the plain-jane alphabet thread. A sop to the idea of artificial restrictions as creative stimulant, the restriction is too low a hurdle for persons of mefite-standard verbal skill. So you need to start your sentence with 'y' and the next guy with 'z'-next thing you know you have a hundred boring comments. More restrictions allows the cream to rise, cf. our name game:
awwwww, that's really sweet marie.
At this point it's just a chuckle-worthy one-off...
gee man, that's really nice of you to say that.
...gnfti's solid effort signals the actual beginning of the game...
Yeah, he's good news for everyone who hangs out in MetaTalk.
...FishBike raises the bar. Unobvious, makes contextual sense wrt the ostensible thread of the conversation, not forced, funny, requires a little thought to put together but not too much...
FISH ON A BIKE
...cortex subverts the paradigm...
He's a little misogynist, though; women need gman like, well, like...hmm.
...My effort is clearly weaker-gman hasn't done anything misogynistic so this makes no sense in the context of the source conversation-it's just stuffed in. Also lacking LOL.
Quit your kwhining
...a reasonable effort with difficult source material...
I have been trying to buy an eri nearly everywhere but I can't get a firm grip on how much I would have to pay for such a thing.....
...forced, somewhat nonsensical, too long, not that funny-sorry jessamyn.
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Things get a little difficult and weird over the next thirty comments-there are things there that I know I don't get, but that's way better than struggling to stay awake as the alphabet thread scrolls through my recent activity.
posted by Kwine at 12:06 PM on March 26, 2010
like sands through an hourglass, so are the snark of our lives.
posted by The Whelk at 12:08 PM on March 26, 2010
posted by The Whelk at 12:08 PM on March 26, 2010
1000 bottles of beer on the wall!
Or comments on the blue!
posted by iamkimiam at 12:23 PM on March 26, 2010
Or comments on the blue!
posted by iamkimiam at 12:23 PM on March 26, 2010
2001: A Space Odyssey
posted by SpookyFish at 12:25 PM on March 26, 2010
posted by SpookyFish at 12:25 PM on March 26, 2010
4k.
Fork.
Spork.
Spock.
Vulcan greeting.
Something that could be read as 3 or 5, but most definitely not 4.
posted by qvantamon at 2:33 PM on March 26, 2010
Fork.
Spork.
Spock.
Vulcan greeting.
Something that could be read as 3 or 5, but most definitely not 4.
posted by qvantamon at 2:33 PM on March 26, 2010
00:15 until I get on the bus to the liquor store and get two bottles of vodka, one for today the other for later today.
I like where this is going.
posted by special-k at 2:53 PM on March 26, 2010
I like where this is going.
posted by special-k at 2:53 PM on March 26, 2010
I may be drunk but you Germans aint the boss of me.
I would like some taters. NOW. Or pomme frites. I'd settle for that.
posted by special-k at 11:20 PM on March 26, 2010
I would like some taters. NOW. Or pomme frites. I'd settle for that.
posted by special-k at 11:20 PM on March 26, 2010
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posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:32 PM on March 24, 2010