Activity from stavrosthewonderchicken

20 years for MeFi, 19 years since I joined, 3 years since I've commented. I will always love Metafilter, even if I can't bear to be a part of it any more. I hope and dream that, for better or worse, the early web ethos it has manifested -- of… [more]
favorited 32 times, recently by jokeefe, GeckoDundee, gd779, peacay, notsnot, languagehat, Carbolic, Tehhund, snuffleupagus, ikahime, riverlife, skyscraper, GuyZero, COBRA!, contraption, gudrun, kelborel, gemmy, billiebee, ColdChef, Chrysostom, jessamyn, Superplin, ambrosen, Ruki, ChuraChura, Meatbomb, Rock Steady, XMLicious, MonkeyToes, Gordafarin, Ivan Fyodorovich
MetaTalk comment - Last month

War hell, civilian boredom. Clock tower! [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by Barbara Spitzer
MeFi comment - Last month

Love lost, subsequently found. (Needs padding.) [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by Barbara Spitzer
MeFi comment - Last month

Eschaton immanentized, gods materialize, fan beshitted. [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by Barbara Spitzer, It is regrettable that
MeFi comment - Last month

"Voom!" What was that? "Life, mate." [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by It is regrettable that
MeFi comment - Last month

I saw this when it was released here in Korea a year back, and I was so underwhelmed by it that when it came out recently in the US and started getting the kind of praise it's receiving in this thread, I figured it must have been a completely new cut… [more]
favorited 8 times, recently by extramundane, 2N2222, logopetria
FanFare comment - 3 months ago

My favorite part was the quote "in no other country on earth, is my story even possible." Which one of the few pieces of that fairly impressive speech that was complete and utter bullshit. There are any number of countries… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by bowline, youarenothere
MeFi comment - 4 months ago

This sounds like complete bullshit, but I swear it's true (and possibly relevant, but whatever): I just realized that I've been using a screenshot from The Big Lebowski as my default avatar image almost everywhere for years. I mean, it's not… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by ST!NG, growabrain
FanFare comment - 9 months ago

Best standing shoes for elderly mom?
favorited 6 times, recently by doggerel
Ask MeFi post - Last year

I don't drink anything like that much these days -- once a week, maybe. But in the days of yore when I was hardcore, I would periodically dry up for a few weeks or months at a time, to prove to myself that I could, and to try and maintain balance… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by rakaidan
Ask MeFi comment - Last year

Well, when Han says something like "It wasn't all bad -- some of it was pretty good" and Leia says "Some of it" I couldn't help but think that they were also talking about the previous movies, which made me laugh (even if it took… [more]
favorited 19 times, recently by Space Kitty
FanFare comment - Last year

Wait what? So Sec. Clinton is a rightwing politician now? As has been said many times before, there are very few American politicians indeed, excepting, it seems, Bernie Sanders, who are not to the right as right and left are generally… [more]
favorited 14 times, recently by rosiroo
MeFi comment - Last year

Gonna temporarily drop back in (thanks for the pointers, folks) to say that I am immensely proud of the MFC community and its members, and even if forums as an internet thing seem hopelessly archaic these days (which is why a lot of MFC folks hang… [more]
favorited 27 times, recently by Zonker, Rhaomi, syzygy, Grither, tizzie, mpc, The Great Big Mulp, Ufez Jones, Sparky Buttons, Optamystic, From Bklyn, dg, Literaryhero, VTX, fjom, jessamyn, coriolisdave, Kattullus, Hardcore Poser, hototogisu, vrakatar, gemmy, languagehat, majick, mochapickle, lazaruslong, zompist
MetaTalk comment - Last year

Americans know what gypsies are and many are still prejudiced enough against the very concept of gypsies to use "gypped" in the pejorative fashion it's often used in. I think you'll find that the vast majority of Americans (or… [more]
favorited 34 times, recently by Buntix
MeFi comment - Last year

I shouldn't have wondered, though I did, how far into this thread the wisecracks would start. A woman died, and died for something she believed in. You folks may reckon that this makes her a fool, but I think otherwise. I must be getting old. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by lapolla
MeFi comment - Two years ago

OK, clearly not all of us have good guesses. [more]
favorited 25 times, recently by Alexandra Michelle, nirblegee
MeFi comment - Two years ago

I do small sites, mostly Wordpress stuff. I work with the (potential) client to figure out exactly what they need, make sure I understand the work that needs to be done and the list of deliverables that will be included in the quote, and give them an… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by Beardman
Ask MeFi comment - Two years ago

Well, it's up to Matt, really, to decide. I lean towards fewer mods and more of the ol' community self-policing and public shaming and butt-paddling and rotten fruit throwing, being the anti-authoritarian crank that I am, but if there's a need, I… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Meatbomb
MetaTalk comment - Two years ago

Six Billion Others
favorited 21 times, recently by youarenothere
MeFi post - Two years ago

LP Cover Lover
favorited 13 times, recently by youarenothere
MeFi post - Two years ago

Universe Sandbox
favorited 22 times, recently by youarenothere
MeFi post - Two years ago

Hah! Another thing I just realized -- in the previous episode, the motel owner guy asked Don to fix... the Coke machine. That's just fantastic (assuming as I do that it was deliberate). [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by penguin pie, seyirci
FanFare comment - Over two years ago

Oh, man. I just realized, in that scene where the guy with the dream of being in a refrigerator, he repeats several times stuff about wanting 'it' and not knowing what 'it' is. What's it? Coke is it, of course! Hahaha, I love it. [NOT COKE] [more]
favorited 8 times, recently by penguin pie
FanFare comment - Over two years ago

Metafilter has taught me in the last decade that online community is real community. That's something that has immeasurably enriched my life. [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by Oyéah
MetaTalk comment - Over two years ago

Kimchi requires a fridge? I was under the impression kimchi is quite happy to be buried in the garden. And so it was, in the old days. But these days, more than 80% (or more than 90%, it might be -- I can't remember the exact numbers… [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by kjs3
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

I like to watch.
favorited 348 times, recently by The Pluto Gangsta, sebastienbailard
MeFi post - Over two years ago

Perhaps (if it was this) I should have clarified : <sarcasm> Better Dead than Red </sarcasm> [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by drstrangelove
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

rcade : Meaning what, exactly? [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by drstrangelove
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

And better dead than red, as we all know. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by drstrangelove
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Sack of shit goes deaf, world mourns. News at 11. Could we not save our sentimental platitudes and head-nodding for someone worth their weight in water? aaron : I can't hold back any longer, since you've gotten more active here again of late -… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by drstrangelove
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Before I knew anything about Patrice, I heard comics on Marc Maron's podcast praise him to the skies. It made me interested in him. And then I actually heard the interview that Marc did with him. It was dripping with misogyny and ugliness. His… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Recliner of Rage
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

...maybe new ideas will come.
favorited 3 times, recently by red_ostrich
MeFi post - Over two years ago

Twenty years or so back, I was with a bunch of other backpackers on this fishing boat that had been repurposed as a slowboat-for-tourists to go from Flores to Lombok in Indonesia, with stops at Komodo and some other spots on the way, over the course… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by notsnot
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

How positive do you expect us to be, stumbling out of the dark of the portobello sewage pipe for the first time ? I remember the first time I stumbled out of the Portobello sewage pipe onto the crusty beach. I was listening to Hawkmoon 69… [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by EmpressCallipygos
MetaTalk comment - Over two years ago

Sorry man, but Dan Savage is the only good source for relationship advice. A short version is : Have lots of sex. If your not getting it good, then talk about it. If talking doesn't help, then DTMFA. I don't know what DTMFA stands for,… [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by mistersquid
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Istace promises that her special brand of yoga will leave you “zen as fuck.” I'm all for this sort of gentle mockery of the po-faced wisdom-of-the-easters it is apparently targeting, but get your intellectual traditions straight,… [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by thelonius
MeFi comment - Five years ago

No Mortgage, Underwater Anyway
favorited 5 times, recently by sy
MeFi post - Five years ago

I've started eating what many would call funky shit for breakfast and lunch like : brown rice and black beans, raw garlic, seaweed and fresh vegetables, with a little soy sauce Sounds like a typical brekkie here in Korea. These folks… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by rosiroo
MeFi comment - Five years ago

cortex's note notwithstanding, I've got to thank qcubed for attempting to clarify how Korean names work, something I was going to do (again). qcubed is absolutely correct about the structure of names, something that is (from my perspective as an… [more]
favorited 16 times, recently by Pax, Sockin'inthefreeworld, mmascolino, Recliner of Rage, ActingTheGoat, rebent, asperity
MeFi comment - Five years ago

You ain't my chum, buddy. I'm not your buddy, pal. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by snwod
MeFi comment - Five years ago

'Miguk-saram!' the children shout
favorited 1 time, recently by perplexion
MeFi post - Five years ago

I'll be 50 this year. I don't want to make others feel bad who are in hard places in their lives, but I'm just pretty damned happy. Thing is, I've always been pretty damned happy. I've lived a whole bunch of different lives over the decades, and… [more]
favorited 32 times, recently by gold bridges, houseofleaves
MeFi comment - Five years ago

Fuck yeah. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by I'm always feeling, Blue
Music comment - Five years ago

I enjoyed the linked piece immensely. It reminded me a little of my own writing, from back when I thought writing this kind of self-involved piece actually mattered much, and the (to me, surprisingly vitriolic) response here leads me to suspect… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by InTheYear2017
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Makes me sad, but he was an old, old man who had wanted to die for a good long time, and that's just fine. Goodbye, Mr. Vonnegut. You helped me a lot. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by sunusku
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

I joined Metafilter like 16 years ago, at least in part because so many of the early members, Matt included, were people who were or were on their way to becoming Bigtime First Wave Bloggers, back when that was a new thing and meant something and the… [more]
favorited 14 times, recently by Proofs and Refutations
MetaTalk comment - Over five years ago

The real question to ask is how long is it okay before you can fart during sex... 'The first time' was what I was coming here to post. And, to follow on from boneybaloney, the funniest single moment in my entire sex life (and yes I am… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by Johnny Wallflower
Ask MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Suggested alternative: chickenfucker. Surprisingly satisfying. Oi! [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by some loser
MetaTalk comment - Over five years ago

AN ABORTION YOU SAY *monocle drops out* [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by Snarl Furillo
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

Trump is a shit onion. You get filthy peeling back the layers, only to discover there's nothing at the center. Nothing but the sting of your tears. [more]
favorited 15 times, recently by InTheYear2017
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

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