Matt's comments in BusinessWeek

October 19, 2004 6:00 PM

Oops. We all make mistakes...
posted by jaronson to MetaFilter-Related at 6:00 PM (21 comments total)

"Who wants to fill this [stuff] out," he says. "I just want to read your dumb story."

Stuff, eh? Hehe.
posted by Krrrlson at 6:07 PM on October 19, 2004

Crap, not stuff.
posted by Galvatron at 6:08 PM on October 19, 2004

They won't put the word "crap" in their magazine? *rolls eyes

Actually I missed that, though. The mistake I was referring to the spelling of Matt's last name.
posted by jaronson at 6:18 PM on October 19, 2004

Yeah, I missed the last name snafu myself until folks reminded me today. D'oh!
posted by mathowie (staff) at 6:25 PM on October 19, 2004

<waits anxiously for MetaFilter usership to reopen so he can register as mathaole>
posted by Danelope at 6:26 PM on October 19, 2004

It's official, Matt himself has trouble spelling his name.
posted by Krrrlson at 6:40 PM on October 19, 2004

Metafilter: "Who wants to fill this [stuff] out. I just want to read your dumb story."
posted by PrinceValium at 6:54 PM on October 19, 2004

mathowlie.

Sounds Halloweenish.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:54 PM on October 19, 2004

can we have a Mirrordot.com too? Mirrormefi?
posted by amberglow at 7:16 PM on October 19, 2004

I think we have a new slogan to put in the MeFi icon at the top of the really bad posts:

Metafilter: Crap, crap, crap. I think you can handle it.
posted by fvw at 7:48 PM on October 19, 2004

Mr. Matt, maybe that was the username you first used and that's why you never could get back in?

/howling
posted by mmahaffie at 7:49 PM on October 19, 2004

"If lying on registrations becomes widespread,"

wait - it isn't already? There really are millions of people living in Beverley Hills?
posted by jb at 8:06 PM on October 19, 2004

It's official, Matt himself has trouble spelling his name.

It was a phone interview, and the person emailed me, so they could have double-checked the spelling pretty easily. I never wrote it incorrectly.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 8:21 PM on October 19, 2004

As Mr. Haughey held his head to stop the spins, he suddenly leaped out of the chair like an animal and threw our table against the wall.

"Who wants to fill this [stuff] out," he says. "I just want to read your dumb story."
posted by Keyser Soze at 8:26 PM on October 19, 2004

"...I'm sick of this running crap."
posted by sklero at 10:23 PM on October 19, 2004

At least they didn't use [male pride]. Then again, that wouldn't have made much sense.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 11:19 PM on October 19, 2004

Perhaps most troubling to publishers -- sharing registration information appears to cross no legal lines, say experts. "There's no general law that interferes with it," says Lawrence Lessig


Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! The (domestic pet) is out of the bag and which means we'll have Senator (male appendage)face from (small, often overlooked state) introducing legislation.

Matt. Matt. Matt. They emailed you?! I know we couldn't ask you to suffer torture indefinitely, but couldn't you have sucked it up a tiny bit?
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 9:53 AM on October 20, 2004

jb I'm surprised these web forms even allow 90210 as a valid zip anymore.
posted by Mitheral at 10:35 AM on October 20, 2004

"If lying on registrations becomes widespread,"

wait - it isn't already? There really are millions of people living in Beverley Hills?

Wait, there isn't a Mr. Foo Bar at 1 Main St., either?
posted by mkultra at 11:31 AM on October 20, 2004

I always use 123 anywhere street. It's the address used on the sample BC driver's licenses.
posted by Mitheral at 12:28 PM on October 20, 2004

That explains all the junk mail I've been getting at my place, then.
posted by chicobangs at 1:21 PM on October 20, 2004