Second Anniversary of the First (Extant) Post July 11, 2001 10:33 AM   Subscribe

I know the anniversary of the domain name has come and gone, but did you know that the oldest extant post to Metafilter will have its second birthday on Saturday? Planning anything special?
posted by rschram to MetaFilter-Related at 10:33 AM (38 comments total)

That also raises another question: where's post numero uno? Lost in the strata of the Internet?
posted by rschram at 10:35 AM on July 11, 2001


Post 1: Testing

Post 2: Okay, testing again.

Post 3: Dammit! Is this working?

Post 4: Okay, got that to work...now does this look better?

Post 5: Crap! Forgot something. Here, let's try this again...


posted by frykitty at 11:05 AM on July 11, 2001


What? Linkless double-posts? Unthinkable!
posted by rschram at 11:09 AM on July 11, 2001


Unthinkable? Not at all--the linkless double-posts were used to test early beta versions of the MeFi Mob.
posted by moss at 11:26 AM on July 11, 2001


Good thing Matt was lenient back then. He might have banned himself, and THEN who would keep the site running?
posted by fooljay at 11:50 AM on July 11, 2001


Saturday will be free pancakes and ice cream on a pony day.

Anyone that shows up to my apartment riding a pony and eating ice cream will win one free pancake.

VOID IN HAWAII AND ALASKA, SYRUP WILL NOT BE PROVIDED - REPEAT - SYRUP WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. WINNER WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED BY MAIL, EMAIL, OR PHONE. ALL PONIES MUST ADHERE TO STRICT PONY-RELATED LAWS OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE DIZZINESS, VOMITING, SLEEPLESSNESS, JIMMY LEG, HEAVY BREATHING, GASEOUS PAIN, LIGHT BREATHING, AND/OR BLURRED VISION. DISCONTINUE USE OF METAFILTER IF RASH PERSISTS. BE SURE TO CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE BEGINNING ANY METAFILTER REGIMEN. BY READING THIS YOU AGREE TO ABSOLVE METAFILTER INC., THE ESTATE OF MATTHEW CORNELIUS JAY HAUGHEY III, ESQ. OF ANY AND ALL WRONGDOING FOR ALL ETERNITY AND RETROACTIVELY FROM THE DAWN OF TIME.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 12:33 PM on July 11, 2001


*saddles up pony*

Hmmm... " ALL PONIES MUST ADHERE TO STRICT PONY-RELATED LAWS OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT... "

*puts pants on pony*
posted by jennyb at 12:48 PM on July 11, 2001


*saddles up ice cream*
posted by iceberg273 at 1:10 PM on July 11, 2001


Is this event sanctioned by the Pony Club? I think they should be told.
posted by holgate at 1:13 PM on July 11, 2001


be careful iceberg, you'll freeze your jimmies off
posted by CrazyUncleJoe at 1:20 PM on July 11, 2001


Can I put the ice-cream on the pancakes?
posted by rschram at 1:23 PM on July 11, 2001


Uncle Joe, iceber is already frozen...
posted by Steven Den Beste at 1:23 PM on July 11, 2001


iceberg is already frozen...

It's true. 273.15° Kelvin, baby!
posted by iceberg273 at 1:28 PM on July 11, 2001


Um..."JIMMY LEG"?

Gross.
posted by jpoulos at 1:37 PM on July 11, 2001


Can I put the ice-cream on the pony?
posted by frykitty at 1:38 PM on July 11, 2001


Can I put the ice-cream on the pony?

As long as you're eating it when you arrive at Matt's.
posted by iceberg273 at 1:40 PM on July 11, 2001


The ice cream or the...er...nevermind.

What's jimmy leg?
posted by frykitty at 1:40 PM on July 11, 2001


Wow, you've gone from zero to wrong in 17 comments.
posted by solistrato at 1:45 PM on July 11, 2001


Mommy, what is that person doing to that ice cream pony?

I don't know, dear... but the police should be here soon.
posted by tj at 1:51 PM on July 11, 2001


Jimmy Leg?
posted by rodii at 1:51 PM on July 11, 2001


Jimmy Leg?
posted by rodii at 1:55 PM on July 11, 2001


Wuh?
posted by rodii at 1:56 PM on July 11, 2001


Huh?
posted by iceberg273 at 1:57 PM on July 11, 2001


"and in the news today, The second coming of Baby Jesus showed up on Matt Haughey's doorstep, riding a pony and eating ice cream... and he looked sad. Movie at 11"

sorry.. I gotta stop this
posted by tj at 2:04 PM on July 11, 2001


Wuh?

Homer's Brain: That's it, I'm gettin' outta here. [footsteps, and a door slam] (9F12)
posted by rschram at 2:04 PM on July 11, 2001


whoops.. meant stop myself
posted by tj at 2:06 PM on July 11, 2001


Jimmy leg pony and I don't care
Jimmy leg pony and I don't care
Jimmy leg pony and I don't caaaare

It's a pancake give-awaaaaaay

posted by Skot at 2:11 PM on July 11, 2001


*square dances while Skot sings*
posted by iceberg273 at 2:20 PM on July 11, 2001


1) I didn't realize Zippity Bop! was that old.

2) Your middle name is Cornelius?!?
posted by jennak at 2:45 PM on July 11, 2001


"Cornelius"... Like, as in "Planet of the Apes"? If not just a little out-of-the-ordinary... your name certainly wins a longer-than-just-about-anything-else award.

And thanks, everyone, I nearly wet myself.
posted by silusGROK at 4:11 PM on July 11, 2001


1) I didn't realize Zippity Bop! was that old.

It isn't. The user was Mogahne, or whatever, was born in Nov. 2000, hence, those posts are from days ago.
posted by rschram at 4:29 PM on July 11, 2001


Hey, let's get this straight. I invented Zippity BOP on Mefi. If you search and compare by dates, Mahogne's post in thread 19 is not the first time it was posted.
posted by daveadams at 7:54 PM on July 11, 2001


Lying makes the baby Jesus cry, Dave.
posted by snarkout at 7:56 PM on July 11, 2001


Not to mention that whole thing with the 'pod bay doors'...
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:48 PM on July 11, 2001


Lying makes the baby Jesus cry, Dave.

May I add the 202nd "LOL"?
posted by crasspastor at 10:02 PM on July 11, 2001


"In Poland, everybody had pony!"
posted by davidmsc at 9:44 AM on July 12, 2001


2) Your middle name is Cornelius?!?

Only if you consider the "III" part to be a name. Otherwise "Cornelius Jay" would be the two middle names, geometrically-speaking...

Of course, he stole it from me
posted by fooljay at 10:15 PM on July 12, 2001


Hey, let's get this straight. I invented Zippity BOP on Mefi. If you search and compare by dates, Mahogne's post in thread 19 is not the first time it was posted.

Yes, everyone, I know. Laugh, now. Ha. Haha. Hahaha.
posted by jennak at 2:16 PM on July 13, 2001


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