Ask MetaFilter + group hug =

September 26, 2006 6:05 PM

Ask MetaFilter + group hug = justcurio.us
posted by GuyZero (68 comments total)

Man, that's a slow website.
posted by smackfu at 6:15 PM on September 26, 2006

For those of you who enjoy bulleted lists, here is an incomplete set of things that don't belong on justcurio.us:

Racially offensive stuff
Sexually offensive stuff
Advertisements / Spam
Questions that are not questions
Answers that are not answers

Oddly enough the first two question sets I received matched every criterion on the list except for "racially offensive stuff."
posted by Iridic at 6:15 PM on September 26, 2006

I did enjoy this question:

I am a Fucktard! That I come here?
posted by smackfu at 6:17 PM on September 26, 2006

You can take your web 2.0 and shove it.
posted by allen.spaulding at 6:24 PM on September 26, 2006

It's too bad there's not a button "Flag this as being completely retarded, pointless, and not even a question." Maybe they used to have one and it wore out.
posted by aubilenon at 6:25 PM on September 26, 2006

Sooo bad.
posted by ludwig_van at 6:29 PM on September 26, 2006

This website sucks?
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 6:29 PM on September 26, 2006

Rob & Jon, you seem like smart guys and have a great sense of design. Why spend time building a beautiful site full of shit? I'm kinda missing it here.
posted by GuyZero at 6:33 PM on September 26, 2006

What Iridic said.

And none of these crap sites work because there is no community spirit, no value to any of the random crap, no order, unlike AskMe.
posted by fire&wings at 6:35 PM on September 26, 2006

I just got "Does your girlfriend's pussy stink?"

Brilliant.
posted by dhammond at 6:40 PM on September 26, 2006

can someone please explain what "venemous booshine" is?
posted by killy willy at 6:45 PM on September 26, 2006

The trouble with that site is that it's either not being moderated enough or can't be moderated enough to screen out all the shit. The end result is very poor.
posted by Flitcraft at 6:46 PM on September 26, 2006

Moderation should be done entirely by users.
posted by phrontist at 6:49 PM on September 26, 2006

I am not joking, this is what I really just got:

Will the faux-elitist web community Metafilter ever evolve their conversation beyond snarky, arrogant commentary which involves leftist knee-jerk reactions to any thing not abiding by their skewed worldview with an automatic comparison to George W. Bush being the norm. Well will they?
posted by jessamyn at 6:52 PM on September 26, 2006

I got "have u seen JackAssII where the guy eats a cupfull of horse cum? It's so gross!!!".

Possibly there are some flaws to this system?
posted by Artw at 6:53 PM on September 26, 2006

I got this one:

"OMFG XD40X66 She thinks she can beat Spamtaro ! LOL OMFG"

I'm considering posting it to AskMe.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:55 PM on September 26, 2006

http://justcurio.us/search/questions/metafilter.

People have questions about MetaFilter. It's only natural.
posted by GuyZero at 6:57 PM on September 26, 2006

Moderation should be done entirely by users.

As Tom Lehrer once said 'The reason most folk songs are so atrocious is that they were written by the people.'
posted by Flitcraft at 6:58 PM on September 26, 2006 [1 favorite]

On the other hand, this one is brilliant:

"Me and BillyBob went down to the rodeo today. BillyBob plum forgot his riding harness but instead of going back he said he was gonna ride that bull bareback. I told him not to be crazy but he was adamant. That bull went and crushed BillyBobs Jacobs Cream Crackers and we had to stretcher him back to the shack and get SueEllen to sew his bollocks back on. Shoulda BillyBob gone back for his saddle?"
posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:58 PM on September 26, 2006

Here ya go, jess:
I for one welcome our new snarky, arrogant overlords. That vibrate. With cameras.

Gosh, now I feel all Web 2.0ey.
posted by yhbc at 7:02 PM on September 26, 2006

This site is strangely compeling. Probably not for any reason that was intended though.

Maybe we can post it to Slashdot and really trash it?
posted by Artw at 7:07 PM on September 26, 2006

Sooooooooo slow.
posted by bunglin jones at 7:09 PM on September 26, 2006

This whole "Web 2.0" schtick of designing retarded socially-oriented websites in ugly fruity colors is really getting on my nerves. Whoever started this crap needs to die in a fire.
posted by nightchrome at 7:18 PM on September 26, 2006

Weirdly it allows any sort of filthy answer but gets prudish about quote marks...
posted by Artw at 7:32 PM on September 26, 2006

If I didn't already have a userid, I would SO be "venomous booshine".
posted by dreamsign at 7:32 PM on September 26, 2006

What kind of rabbit would you suggest I buy as a pet and also to later eat when it stops being affectionate and I slowly become deranged?

Fantastic!
posted by Holy foxy moxie batman! at 7:42 PM on September 26, 2006

Anyone else seeing a disproportionate amount of Q & A from Ecuador?
posted by Iridic at 7:44 PM on September 26, 2006

Why do the answers need to be on a separate page from the question page? Why does it default to just one gigantic question taking up the whole screen?

I am all about retarded socially-oriented websites in ugly fruity colors, but the UI doesn't seem entirely thought through.

One thing I do love, however, is that the site features several putdowns of Metafilter splattered with grammar, spelling, and logic errors. "Faux-elitist"? So we are just pretending to be elitist but are really raging populists?

Well will they?

No.
posted by lackutrol at 7:46 PM on September 26, 2006

Iridic, I don't know if you could call them questions....


LOL xDxDxDxD35X92 Wanna MOD something? MOD THIS MOTHERFUCKER ..l..d.-='`_`'=-.b..l..

ECUADOR / JUN 9, 2006 7:40 PM EST
posted by Holy foxy moxie batman! at 7:49 PM on September 26, 2006

So Jessaymn... did you answer the question? Do share...
posted by matty at 7:57 PM on September 26, 2006

I got "do you want to kill a black man tonight?"

Charming.
posted by tula at 8:04 PM on September 26, 2006

Strangers helping strangers?
Yes, yes it is.
posted by blue_beetle at 8:06 PM on September 26, 2006

Okay which one of you asked the "anal" question?
posted by weretable and the undead chairs at 8:07 PM on September 26, 2006

boo
posted by ClaudiaCenter at 8:07 PM on September 26, 2006

I find it an amusing place to let all my inhibitions run wild and answer questions with utmost "honesty"
posted by edgeways at 8:09 PM on September 26, 2006

I get the feeling that I should be blaming del.icio.us for this but I'm not entirely sure why, can anyone help me out here?
posted by hugsnkisses at 8:11 PM on September 26, 2006

perhaps you should post that question "over there"?
posted by edgeways at 8:13 PM on September 26, 2006

hey, I got the metafilter question! Aww. We're such cute faux elitists.
posted by kalimac at 8:16 PM on September 26, 2006

Mefites are freaking hilarious.
posted by knave at 8:17 PM on September 26, 2006

I dunno guys. Reading the comments here has been entertaining at least.
posted by nickerbocker at 8:23 PM on September 26, 2006

This is fun - you can answer with complete honesty and nil accountability.
posted by dg at 8:28 PM on September 26, 2006

Everything in with moderation.

Until it gets some, this is going to be nothing more than a clearing-house for useless jokes about Chuck Norris and whether or not faux elitism is a good thing or not.

Oh, and questions about tits.

[the last 20 questions I read contained at least one of these themes. I think it's safe to say we've tainted their pool]
posted by quin at 8:38 PM on September 26, 2006

A bit ago I asked a serious question just to see if even one person answers it with anything other than nuttiness.
posted by weretable and the undead chairs at 8:39 PM on September 26, 2006

Let us know how that works out...
posted by Artw at 9:05 PM on September 26, 2006

I could swear this is a double... I was at this site [or one very similar] about a year ago and I don't know how else I would have found it.
posted by trinarian at 9:09 PM on September 26, 2006

So this is like the Usenet Oracle (or its predecessor), but without the entertainment value?
posted by hattifattener at 9:43 PM on September 26, 2006

Man, I hope no alien civilization is watching right now.
posted by tiamat at 9:47 PM on September 26, 2006

Do you think that a frozen solid badger at a high enough velocity could derail a train?
posted by stinkycheese at 10:10 PM on September 26, 2006

The little things make it all worthwhile.
posted by Artw at 11:04 PM on September 26, 2006

I get the feeling that I should be blaming del.icio.us for this but I'm not entirely sure why, can anyone help me out here?

It's that "o.us" thing. It screws with my head too.
posted by chrismear at 11:13 PM on September 26, 2006

That woman crushing the cat was so sexy! Just to see her gorgeous sexy feet trampling the defenceless animal she had just cradled so lovingly. It's the extreme mix of violence with a sexy woman (usually percieved as innocent) that leads to a bizarre reaction of arousal because it just plain doesn't make sense. She's just so nice and then so evil. Can you imagine being crushed by her? Her long legs bearing down on you before finally meeting your end beneath her feet?

This isn't what I'm looking for in a group hug.
posted by maryh at 11:52 PM on September 26, 2006 [1 favorite]

I just got this:

PRIZE CODE: 2X49 ----CONGRATULATIONS---- YOU'RE THE 1 '000.000 Visitor of This Site In Return You Have Won a Trip to The WORLD CUP !, Just Post Your Credit Card #, CCV Code, Name and Exp. Date on this question and we will deliver the prize to your house !

I wonder who the .001st visitor was. Did they get anything?
posted by brundlefly at 12:02 AM on September 27, 2006

Why do good things happen to bad people?


your question has been asked before.

God loves a bad mofo
posted by dreamsign at 1:45 AM on September 27, 2006

This question is a false dichotomy; there is a possibility of existence between these states. Strive for balance in all things. Being content and average is superior to being foolish and happy or brilliant and despondent.

CANADA / SEP 27, 2006 4:37 AM EST
posted by M Edward at 1:54 AM on September 27, 2006

If this site was a little faster I might actually enjoy it. Thanks for the link none-the-less.
posted by hyperlith at 6:12 AM on September 27, 2006

"If I punch her in the gut first will it be easier to tear the pocketbook from her hands?"
posted by chunking express at 6:30 AM on September 27, 2006

This reminds me of the Anonymous Message Server on smalltime.com, but that at least is purposefully dadaist.
posted by bobobox at 7:26 AM on September 27, 2006

It used to be that one of the best things about the internet was the anonymity. Now it's more of a fringe element reserved for these confessional type sites and 4chan. I find this intriguing. I wonder if a certain pathological type is attracted to the anonymous sites.
posted by frecklefaerie at 7:40 AM on September 27, 2006

"Your answer is too long. Please enter a shorter one."

I wrote 4 sentences. I'm over it.

... The coding also looks bad--it inserts slashes before every '.
posted by bafflegab at 8:36 AM on September 27, 2006

the link says it all
posted by patricio at 10:06 AM on September 27, 2006

anonymity + justcurio.us = tard magnet
posted by squeak at 11:54 AM on September 27, 2006

I asked "Why can't I learn to eat right?" and the first response was "deep down you know a slim body wouldn't help your appearance".

Ouch!

Totally true, but ... ouch.
posted by thekilgore at 1:02 PM on September 27, 2006

The odd thing is that despite the lack of usernames and anything like threaded conversation, there are conversations, call-outs and trash-talking.
posted by dhartung at 7:46 PM on September 27, 2006

Earlier today, I stumbled across an answer that read:

1. [blank]
2. ...
3. Profit!

I can't remember the specifics, but it's clear we've made our mark.
posted by brundlefly at 10:45 PM on September 27, 2006

I can't remember the specifics, but it's clear we've made our mark.

But that's a South Park reference, not really a MeFi joke.
posted by ludwig_van at 10:56 PM on September 27, 2006

Wow. I feel like an idiot. I had no idea where that came from!
posted by brundlefly at 3:42 PM on September 29, 2006

Good to see they have spelling nazis there too.
posted by chrismear at 12:07 AM on September 30, 2006

I'm kind of digging this site. It's mostly infantile but occasionally funny exchanges. Every so often the Turkey Pedophile, or Ecuador Spammer, or Man-o-Darfur show up and flood the site with shit, and then the deleters come by and undo some of the damage, also deleting anything sexual (and most of what's funny), and then the next day the whole thing happens again.
posted by rottytooth at 3:52 PM on September 30, 2006