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This fellow sounds very polite and respectful. He must have huge lower back problems from all that bowing, though.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 6:20 PM on May 15, 2008

That's not a hazard on the road. This is a hazard on the road.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 5:41 PM on May 14, 2008

Sounds like a pretty poor return on investment, if you ask me. I'll go with cheap unskilled labour every time.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 5:53 PM on May 13, 2008

Well you can still do a lot with 400 pixels.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 9:26 PM on May 12, 2008

That's nice. Now animate it. I'm not going to be impressed until I see CSStube.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 4:45 PM on April 30, 2008

So which of America's allies gets to be Fredo?
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 8:43 PM on April 28, 2008

Also; previously.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 9:13 PM on April 28, 2008

Good question, DecemberBoy. It's an odd Rambo fantasy that involves braiding.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 5:33 PM on April 28, 2008

My name is Matt. My father was an alcoholic circus clown who used to beat me with his oversize shoes.

You know, that's just how I've always pictured Taibbi.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 7:12 PM on April 27, 2008

The stripped-down toys are pretty odd. But they're not as odd as the original designs, IMO.
I mean who buys a chicken-dancing Elmo for their children? Does anyone say "you know what, I think my child really needs a chicken-dancing Elmo"?
Anyone who's not on serious drugs?
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 9:12 PM on April 24, 2008

Well that was the most unexpectedly compelling browsing I've done recently. And I don't even smoke.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 6:34 PM on April 22, 2008

How many times?
We're not going to run out of matzo. It's just going to reach a peak of production as consumption increases, then decline in quantity and be available only at an every-increasing price. It's up to us now to find ways to live in a post-matzo world.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 11:48 PM on April 20, 2008

Major TJ "King" Kong: Men, let us open our needed caskets
And discover what for our use lies therein.
One automatic pistol marked four-five,
And two boxes ball and powder, prepar'd,
Food and drink, that for four full days must last,
Potions to still the troubled digestion,
Potions to excite and to dull the mind,
Potions to heal our wounds and ease our pain,
And what's this? Our foe's furious… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 5:47 PM on April 20, 2008

Sonnet MC (By A Hammer To Himself)

The music that I make hits me so hard,
In the kicks and pants with which I am dressed,
I am made, thus, for to say "oh my Lord",
My mind to rhyme makes me feel blessed.
I urge thee, to move from thy seat,
Run thy fingers through thy hair, and win,
Get thee a hype fly girl, catch this beat,
Sound thy bell, sucker, for thy school is in.… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 8:18 PM on April 20, 2008

Q: Does VHEMT favor abortion?
Only when someone is pregnant.

I'm stealing that line.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 11:48 PM on April 15, 2008

If I was the magistrate I'd have at least insisted on a bottle of rum as well.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 6:01 PM on April 14, 2008

Nice pictures. Horrible, horrible captions.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 8:03 PM on April 13, 2008

n+1: They have zombie banks?

In Japan, naturally.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 6:49 PM on April 8, 2008

Daguerreoriffic.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 11:12 PM on April 7, 2008

Blogging May Cost You Your Life? If you're a dissident in any number of countries who execute political opponents, yes. If each assignment could actually be your last, yes.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 11:05 PM on April 6, 2008

Videogames are not good for you. Videogames are a waste of time. They isolate children. Kids never go outside to play. They just sit there and stare at the TV all day.

Hey kids! If you liked videogames, you'll love work!
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 3:45 PM on March 30, 2008

Tag: "Delorean"?
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 9:15 PM on March 27, 2008

Thanks corvid, jimbob and postirony.
First I was confused, now I think it's awesome. In a minute I'll want some more.
Of the delorean, of course.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 9:21 PM on March 27, 2008

1. Vikings are mammals.
2. The purpose of a viking is to flip out and kill people.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 3:45 PM on March 27, 2008

This list is worthless without Raymond Briggs' When The Wind Blows. It's strong stuff for an adult, and the book and animation should be labelled 'guaranteed to cause lifelong nightmares'.
Pesky nuclear winter.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 4:26 PM on March 26, 2008

Where will the madness end?

With a dance fad, of course. And sailor suits.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 10:19 PM on March 25, 2008

As a fountain of inspiration for film and literature, you can't beat missile defence. $120bn to give Tom Clancy plotting ideas sounds like a good deal to me.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 10:19 PM on March 24, 2008

hide their shame ≠ extortion
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 4:51 PM on March 19, 2008

Very funny blackmail, for a good cause. Won't somebody think of the kittens?
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 9:24 PM on March 19, 2008

I don't think Mercy Ministries own Hillsong, or v/v. They're just fellow-travellers AFAIK.
From the Brisbane Times article:

Another former resident, who did not wish to be identified, said: "Girls were asked on the application form, as well as in a telephone interview, if they have ever had lesbian or bisexual relationships. They asked if I had been involved in drug abuse, witchcraft, or lesbianism. They bunched them in together like that."

As you do.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 5:26 PM on March 18, 2008

OK all sarcasm aside. I went to a very interesting forum put on by the NSW Fabian Society a year or two ago where Pastor Brian Houston and David Marr (author of the SMH/Brissie Times article) debated each other on Christianity and secular society. Marr was the usual squeaky model of assertive journalism but Houston was eye-opening. Charismatic, compelling, yeah, but when I actually listened to the message I couldn't get over the level of actual religious ignorance.
Houston explained… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 11:30 PM on March 18, 2008

If Deus counts so must the Ace Cafe.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 5:15 PM on March 11, 2008

In Goulburn in NSW there's a greengrocer-delicatessen-cafe-pizzeria-bikeshop. That's not a love affair, that's a ménage.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 7:21 PM on March 11, 2008

Chopped onion IS NOT A SAUCE
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 4:51 PM on March 5, 2008

...possums, I just read from the drop-down menu marked "sauce type". But now that you mention it, "lemon juice" is not a sauce either. Nor is "Amsterdam" a country.
I'll check my criticism now. It's a damn cool site.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama at 5:45 PM on March 5, 2008