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Who sent me this postcard?

To send HotToddy her love?
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 6:35 PM on February 17, 2024

Why Does a Librarian Own a Social Media Site That’s Been Around for Long

curious nu, I think you're thinking of "third places" and this MetaFilter post by Violet Blue.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 8:45 PM on September 7, 2022

The first members of the Metafilter Steering Committee

"Cabal" falls into the category of in-joke for me, which makes it fun but unfit for public-facing use in any official sense. Whatever the Steering Committee ends up calling itself and whatever we end up calling it will probably accrue their own in-jokes eventually too but starting off with the cabal's existing history won't do anyone any favors.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 6:02 PM on August 30, 2022

If only I had a penguin..., it's a joke referencing a line from the movie Airplane! (YouTube link to 10-second clip from the movie).
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 9:51 PM on August 30, 2022

Extremely optional potato whimsy

What was "Spuds MacKenzie"? Like, a cartoon or something?
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 1:28 PM on June 23, 2022

Some of you have new names now

A good way to find lists of usernames, tiny frying pan: Check highly favorited comments in the infodumpster. In some cases upwards of 1000 usernames will be found.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 6:36 PM on May 7, 2022

22222

Raffle me this.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 10:44 AM on February 22, 2022

Good luck, we're all counting, etc. etc.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 10:54 AM on February 23, 2022

Let's play a MetaFilter search game

I remember I looked up YouTube this way years ago but nowadays I get this message:

Your query used a very common word or phrase that appears across hundreds of thousands of posts and comments on the site. You might try searching again by adding a few more words to your query. If you're looking for a specific phrase, you might try your search at Yahoo! or Google.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 4:52 PM on February 10, 2022

An Aphex Twin video with an argumentative MeTa about doubles might be the earliest YouTube link.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 6:42 PM on February 10, 2022

Don't worry, loquacious. The plate of beans came a week or so earlier and you were riffing.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 9:58 AM on February 12, 2022

It can be terrifying to make a Front Page post. Please be kind.

Paphnuty forgot the faces of the people behind the names.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 9:24 PM on December 29, 2021

Rosemary's Baby's Day Out

Ducky Number Slevin
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 7:13 PM on June 7, 2021

Dial M for The Happytime Murders
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 10:52 PM on June 8, 2021

A Murder of Counting Crows
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 10:54 PM on June 8, 2021

The Iron Maiden Giant
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 10:58 PM on June 8, 2021

The Beach Boys on the Side
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 10:59 PM on June 8, 2021

The Black Raincoats
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:02 PM on June 8, 2021

Vanilla Ice Pirates
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:08 PM on June 8, 2021

Where The Eagles Dare
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:10 PM on June 8, 2021

Fleetwood Mac and Me
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:11 PM on June 8, 2021

The Bay City Rollerball
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:12 PM on June 8, 2021

The Jesus and Mary Chain Rolls
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:14 PM on June 8, 2021

Mo' Better Blues Traveler
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:16 PM on June 8, 2021

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Jam
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:17 PM on June 8, 2021

Sliding The Doors
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:20 PM on June 8, 2021

Pointer Sisters of No Return
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:22 PM on June 8, 2021

Jethro Krull
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:23 PM on June 8, 2021

The Quick and The Grateful Dead
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:39 PM on June 8, 2021

Moby Grape Dick
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 11:40 PM on June 8, 2021

Chances Are I'm Gonna Git 10 Things I Hate About Me and You and Everyone We Know, Sucka
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 12:19 PM on June 10, 2021

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid A
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 5:30 PM on June 10, 2021

I'm OK – You're OK Computer
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 5:31 PM on June 10, 2021

Seeking a Friend for The Bends of the World
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 3:19 PM on June 11, 2021

Better Off Edward Scissorhands
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 5:59 PM on June 11, 2021

One Fine Day After Tomorrow
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 3:16 PM on June 13, 2021

Two of a Kind of Magic
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 3:17 PM on June 13, 2021

Three O'Clock High Plains Drifter
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 3:17 PM on June 13, 2021

Four Rooms with a View
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 3:22 PM on June 13, 2021

Five Nights at Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 3:28 PM on June 13, 2021

The Sixth Sense8
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 3:29 PM on June 13, 2021

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in Arms
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 3:29 PM on June 13, 2021

Nine Princes in Amber Waves of Grain
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 5:23 PM on June 13, 2021

Bo Derek and Dudley Moore star in: 10 Things I Hate About You.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 5:45 PM on June 13, 2021

The whole bunch of us probably deserve a special label of some kind. It might not be a flattering label to be honest.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 1:16 AM on June 14, 2021

Spirited Away From Her
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 3:41 PM on June 16, 2021

Porky's Rosso
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 3:43 PM on June 16, 2021

Man, you can stick Iron in front of any of the -mans can't you? Iron Ant-Man, Iron Superman, Iron Batman, Iron Spider-Man. They're like Iron Pokemon, gotta catch 'em all.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 6:44 PM on June 18, 2021

I think you meant Stars Hollow Man where Kevin Bacon Sixth Senses his way through an episode of Gilmore Girls directed by Paul Verhoeven.
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 9:59 AM on June 19, 2021

What About Bob Roberts?
posted to MetaTalk by cgc373 at 1:40 AM on June 24, 2021