Activity from Fuzzy Monster

It frustrates me to no end that people like to think of Kennedy as some sort of liberal saint If anyone wants to fully and completely dispel this myth, read The Dark Side of Camelot by Seymour Hersh. [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by Lemkin
MeFi comment - Last month

I dreamed I posted to Metafilter in my Maidenform Bra. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by not_that_epiphanius
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Is there a real-world precedent for the enormous temples full of elaborate premodern machinery that we see so often in adventure movies and video games? How about The Colosseum? "Substantial quantities of machinery also existed in… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

The Phantom Tollbooth At 50
favorited 53 times, recently by mdoar, Big Chief Little Pants
MeFi post - Over two years ago

Here's the editing method that works for me. First, I go through the manuscript section by section. This allows me to edit without feeling overwhelmed. As I go through each section, I'm looking for any plot inconsistencies: any dead ends, any… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by rakaidan
Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

A Fireball To The Skull
favorited 20 times, recently by my-username, batbat, sagc, runehog, Aya Hirano on the Astral Plane, prize bull octorok, mduda, calamari kid, Faintdreams, ravelite, Chionophilia, CompanionCube, GuyZero, Caduceus, mbrubeck, Kelrichen, I'm always feeling, Blue, ricochet biscuit, gryftir, Parasite Unseen
MeFi post - Five years ago

That being said, I've only ever missed one flight. It was a day when everything that could have gone wrong went wrong That's what happened to me the one time I missed a flight. First the subway broke down so I ran outside and hailed a cab… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by mundo
MeFi comment - Five years ago

Do frat bros like it? Back in 1992 I saw a jeep full of frat bros singing along to Nirvana's 'Territorial Pissings' (true story!) and I was like, dudes, you're making Kurt Cobain very sad. [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by Carouselle, en forme de poire
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

How do great writers create stories? "To produce a mighty book, you must chose a mighty theme." --Herman Melville. It seems that the two method poles are structured outlines vs. roaming free-thought, both with equal… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by yueliang
Ask MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Almost four thousand people (so far) have raised money to help Aymen Derbali, who was severely injured in the shooting as he protected others, get an accessible home so he can be reunited with his wife and three children. They're almost-- but not… [more]
favorited 15 times, recently by The Card Cheat, lharmon, Deoridhe, numaner, thetarium, Steller's Jay, jb, allthinky, SoundInhabitant, Space Kitty, Kitteh, jonnay, tavella, gudrun, stevil
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Dear Jake Tapper (and the rest of the media): please stop giving air time to odious toads like Stephen Miller. [more]
favorited 14 times, recently by Yowser, cass, mmoncur, Rust Moranis, namewithoutwords, Emera Gratia, boofidies, arbitrarycode, jedicus, blueberry, Joey Michaels, FelliniBlank, T.D. Strange, Blue Genie
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

If you like The Church of The SubGenius, you might also like The Holy Order of The Sasquatch. I used to wear my "Bob" pin on my denim jacket, back in the denim jacket days. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by filthy light thief
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

This is like watching King of the Hill in the Upside Down. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Fizz
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Instead of being pure chocolate like we have today, it was mixed with shredded tobacco. And they didn't eat it, they smoked it. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by The Card Cheat
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

"The opioid epidemic cost the U.S. economy $78.5 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a quarter of which was paid by taxpayers through increased public costs for health care, criminal justice, and… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by late afternoon dreaming hotel, Rosie M. Banks
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Charles and Jean Schulz's house also burned down. Fortunately, "most of his original artwork and memorabilia are at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, which escaped the flames". Keyword there I… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by latkes
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

I think nubs has it. If Tory had publicly opposed the motion, he would've given Doug Ford red meat to throw to his base. "John Tory won't support Rob Ford! Tory is a Downtown Elitist!" etc, etc Here's how the final vote played out. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by The Card Cheat
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

As said upthread, this is Tory pandering to Ford's base in preparation for the upcoming Mayoral election. John Tory doesn't want to be spanked by Doug Ford again. (Safe For Work) If you think naming a stadium after Rob Ford is a bad idea, please… [more]
favorited 7 times, recently by bonobothegreat, eviemath, ldthomps, The Card Cheat, synecdoche, brambleboy, Fizz
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Crack Pipe Stadium
favorited 8 times, recently by eviemath, Sangermaine, wjt, blue shadows, Multicellular Exothermic, Faintdreams, Gelatin, Melismata
MeFi post - Over five years ago

TIME TRAVELING FATBERG WAS JACK THE RIPPER [more]
favorited 7 times, recently by Anne Neville, GenjiandProust, idiopath, corb, tobascodagama, drinkyclown, TheWhiteSkull
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

This thread is making think about the I Am Not Bernie guy. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by bendybendy
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Could It Be Used For Dating?
favorited 65 times, recently by halonine, guiseroom, ifjuly, ZeusHumms, Foci for Analysis, Spinda
MeFi post - Over five years ago

Even if 100% of Americans voted, there would still be the problem of the hackable voting machines. You can "get out the vote" all you want-- if those votes aren't being counted correctly, then it doesn't matter. "Georgia uses… [more]
favorited 19 times, recently by saul wright, Fiberoptic Zebroid and The Hypnagogic Jerks, Bella Donna, petebest, The Card Cheat, The Great Big Mulp, camyram, zenzicube, erisfree, hydropsyche, christopherious, sheila t, PROD_TPSL, leotrotsky, Blue Genie, SecretAgentSockpuppet, rhizome, some loser, Faint of Butt
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Apologies if this has been posted before-- I think it's a great idea. "For context - because he's President - all of Trump's Tweets should be mocked up in the correct Presidential statement format. It's telling." [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by LizBoBiz, lorimt, Khazk, mumimor, gac, Measured Out my Life in Coffeespoons
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts." --Winston Churchill [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by sundaymorninglight
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

"Espresso granitas had been a part of Italian coffee culture since time immemorial, traditionally served slushy and topped with whipped cream." The History of The Frappuccino [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by Meghamora, jb, lysimache, Rock Steady
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Estimates of its worth range from a hundred bucks to $925 million Give or take [more]
favorited 8 times, recently by flatluigi, BlueHorse, thetarium, artdrectr, Hairy Lobster, Joakim Ziegler, AlonzoMosleyFBI, thelonius
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

why and how and when did the US become so beholden to actual fucker billionaires like the Kochs and Mercers? Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right [more]
favorited 12 times, recently by daq, Bella Donna, petebest, puellaeterna, Sallysings, wenestvedt, puddledork, bizzyb, SecretAgentSockpuppet, mordax, ZeusHumms, mazola
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

'Pineapple' is neither pine nor apple, just like 'guinea pigs' are neither pigs nor from Guinea. In conclusion, pineapple is a better pizza topping than guinea pigs. [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by Nanukthedog, iffthen
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

My brother and his wife took a portable stereo with them when they were looking for apartments. One of them would stand in the unit they were considering and the other one would go into nearby units and crank the stereo. If they could hear the… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by LoonyLovegood
Ask MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Here's the Bandcamp page for my band Miracle Beard. All the music is pay what you can, so if you want to download for free & just give money directly to the ACLU, that's cool, too. Bonjour, Jupiter is our most recent release: it's trippy Space… [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by RuvaBlue, DirtyOldTown, saulgoodman, Clustercuss
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

These Peruvian Whistling Vessels sure sound a lot better than the Aztec Death Whistle [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by hortense, littlesq, larrybob, ASCII Costanza head, nickyskye, kinnakeet
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Search & Destroy was also used in a Nike commercial back in 1996. (Which still isn't as bad as Royal Caribbean cruise lines using Lust for Life, Iggy's ode to hard drugs, in an ad.) [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Pink Frost
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Does The U.S.'s largest Police Union, The Fraternal Order of Police, still support Donald Trump? [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by The Card Cheat, MrVisible
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

a remake of Up with Charles Barkley and Matt LeBlanc. Yeah, I'd watch it. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Room 641-A
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Give More Than Trump started by Owen Ellickson [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by scaryblackdeath
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

They developed a bubble gum form of pure cocaine that users could actually chew. Nazi Cocaine Bubble Gum... Truth, you've beaten Fiction once again. [more]
favorited 44 times, recently by srboisvert
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Exxon Knew About Climate Change Almost 40 Years Ago; Spent Millions To Promote Misinformation Or, in other words... Lisa: You're ruining the Earth! Bart: True, but I gots to get paid. [more]
favorited 13 times, recently by MacD, mirthe, probably not that Karen Blair, daq, FireFountain, yertledaturtle, Hairy Lobster, splitpeasoup, Servo5678, kelborel, lucien_reeve, The Card Cheat, mantecol
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

bizarre and revolting flavors of Oreo cookies The Peek Freans Outlet Store in Toronto is a great place to find bizarre U.S.-only Oreo flavours, and other non-Canadian cookie-type products made in the Mondelez factory across the street but… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by GuyZero
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

There's a reason Marge has very few friends... Marge: Homer, please, you know how hard it is for me to make friends. [Flashback: Marge is seated in the living room, having tea with a group of ladies, laughing] Marge's Friend: Oh Marge, we… [more]
favorited 15 times, recently by cosmic owl, masquesoporfavor, lkc, EXISTENZ IS PAUSED, dhalgren, indubitable, languagehat, ravelite, Faint of Butt, Sys Rq, FJT, Chaussette and the Pussy Cats, You Can't Tip a Buick, Going To Maine, pocketfullofrye
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Samantha Bee Tells It Like It Is. [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by SecretAgentSockpuppet, daybeforetheday
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

the most cringe-worthy, awkward rapping Worse than this? [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by mumimor, The Card Cheat
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Cans? Pfft. I'm so patriotic I only drink beer out of hollowed-out Bald Eagles. [more]
favorited 14 times, recently by bendy, The Card Cheat, Timmoy Daen
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

It's interesting... when one of my friends posts a profile pic of Darth Vader or Jo-Jo The Dog-Faced Boy or something like that it doesn't bug me. But when the profile pic is their kid-- and just their kid-- it does strike me as a bit unsettling… [more]
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MeFi comment - Over five years ago

I've played a bit of D & D, and a few other RPGS. For my friends and I, it was all about killing monsters and taking their stuff. Before this post I'd never even heard of people raping/getting raped in a RPG. (I remember some controversy over… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over five years ago

"These are great movies, but they're admittedly really, really white." Reminds me of the Mad TV sketch: Pretty White Kids With Problems [more]
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MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Neuromancer? No. Yes! It's there in the '30 works of Canadian fiction to read before you're 30' list. [more]
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MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Is it possible to play around with style but not get caught up in the superficial? Is there a way to investigate fashion without worrying about what's "in season"? (Seriously, who decides those things? What does it matter if purple is… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Feeling free to abandon books you're not enjoying gives you the opportunity to be more adventurous when choosing books to read. Go the library, grab something that looks even a little bit interesting. If you like it, great! If you don't, throw it… [more]
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MeFi comment - Over five years ago

I love this SO MUCH. I'm getting misty-eyed. [more]
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MeFi comment - Over five years ago

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