2007-09-30

In Rainbows

Post 65174 by setanor deleted for the following reason: I swear there is a way to make a decent radiohead post, but as it is we have an open post from a few days ago, about the hoax yes but wth some radiohead discussion, and a recently deleted post about this same album. If you're going to post about the same topic that is already still in an open thread, make the post about something more than just "hey this is new today" maybe? -- jessamyn

New Radiohead Album Announced

Post 65173 by tnai deleted for the following reason: when previously is only three days ago you should post this in the existing thread -- jessamyn

Sell your Linden!

Post 65169 by nicolas léonard sadi carnot deleted for the following reason: this is like maybefilter on an already lolish topic - post again when there's somethign to look at? -- jessamyn

2007-09-29

Fashion & Style

Post 65144 by nickyskye deleted for the following reason: Credit for this story should really go to the NYT Metatalk section. -- cortex

2007-09-28

A Fascist Theocracy

Post 65137 by rougy deleted for the following reason: Don't eat the yellow snowble. -- cortex

Blackwater on your back

Post 65123 by subpixel deleted for the following reason: A little "What's The Deal With 'Blackwater'" blog post and a link to a half-broken t-shirt shop? This really isn't great post material. -- cortex

2007-09-27

A comic book style explanation of the demise of the dinosaurs (According to the Gospels)

Post 65104 by jstruan deleted for the following reason: There have been a number of Jack Chick/chick.com posts previously. Loved that 1602 post the other day, though. -- cortex

Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over

Post 65101 by Skeptic deleted for the following reason: this is not a good post for metafilter. it is axe-grindy, it has weak links, it's not really about something neat on the web. -- jessamyn

World's Most Efficient Diesel

Post 65090 by Kadin2048 deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- jessamyn

2007-09-26

Heads up, please!

Post 65070 by PostIronyIsNotaMyth deleted for the following reason: this is not what metafilter is for - please don't link to hate sites just to show how terrible hate sites are. Also, adding NSFW in the tags isn't sufficient for NSFW notification, for future reference. -- jessamyn

Pretty Antioxidants

Post 65055 by sjk deleted for the following reason: Why didn't someone tell me it was National Ballsy Self-Link Week? -- cortex

Will you old people get off my internet?

Post 65044 by psmealey deleted for the following reason: I—this—what? -- cortex

18XEEM AN INSPIRATIONAL MAGAZINE ABOUT ART & CULTURE

Post 65040 by nkaujnom deleted for the following reason: Every time someone pulls blatant self-link bullshit like this, I die a little inside. You have made me die a little inside. -- cortex

Time's up

Post 65039 by four panels deleted for the following reason: about seventeen varyingly distasteful puns on "double" elided -- cortex

Ontario Adoption Information Law Struck Down

Post 65037 by shepd deleted for the following reason: shepd, I can understand that this is something that matters a great deal to you, but this is basically an informational blog entry for Ontario adoptees. -- cortex

2007-09-25

How we conquered the world.

Post 65023 by dash_slot- deleted for the following reason: double -- cortex

Theatre Nerds Create On-Hold Soaps

Post 65010 by NewIQ deleted for the following reason: dumb site, probably a self-link -- mathowie

2007-09-24

Ahmadinejad in Columbia

Post 64972 by falameufilho deleted for the following reason: This is pretty on-topic to a thread from twelve hours earlier. Let's not do the new-thread-for-every-data-point thing. -- cortex

2007-09-23

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders Flip Flops On Gay Marriage

Post 64968 by five fresh fish deleted for the following reason: just did this a couple days back. *sobs* -- mathowie

John Ashbery

Post 64967 by vronsky deleted for the following reason: Gigantic + strange links + no context = try again. -- cortex

o_.___,

Post 64964 by Kickstart70 deleted for the following reason: MARCEAU LONG SUCKA -- cortex

Hard to tell if anything is going to sell

Post 64951 by Abiezer deleted for the following reason: the post don't work cause the double broke then handle -- cortex

2007-09-22

That's no lady, that's my mummy!

Post 64947 by klangklangston deleted for the following reason: Return of Return of the Mummy -- cortex

My First 3D Movie

Post 64942 by monaco deleted for the following reason: I sort of think that this may not be something you should have postd to metafilter which is a more polite way of saying "wtf guy, this looks really self-linky" -- jessamyn

Slaves to Superstition...

Post 64938 by Rufus T. Firefly deleted for the following reason: The Double Delusion -- cortex

Thou art the homo sapiens now, canine ...

Post 64933 by WCityMike deleted for the following reason: I'm pretty sure we already did the ubiquitous YTMND post here which posted every single YTMND to date making every other YTMND post a double. Sorry about that. -- jessamyn

2007-09-21

That's some rule, that Rule-22

Post 64922 by Huplescat deleted for the following reason: Do. Not. Do. This. Here. It. Is. Un. Cool. -- jessamyn

The Most Hated Family in America

Post 64917 by dougzilla deleted for the following reason: This is your first double post on MetaFilter! -- cortex

Internal sabotage, or 'WTF' goes corporate?

Post 64914 by ImJustRick deleted for the following reason: A doubled-up link to the front page of a stock photo site with instructions to search on a keyword: not really front page stuff, ImJustRick. -- cortex

More mashups than you can shake a stick at.

Post 64913 by OverlappingElvis deleted for the following reason: *mashes up double* -- cortex

Finish the Fight

Post 64906 by misha deleted for the following reason: This kind of reads like an unironic monument to successful marketing campaign. Also, some recent Halo 3 talk. -- cortex

2007-09-20

'Mon The Arse

Post 64895 by brautigan deleted for the following reason: please don'e use metafilter to make a point about something you are grouchy about on metafilter. If you want to complain to someone in specific, feel free to email me. -- jessamyn

Illegal x 2 = Refugee?

Post 64892 by CameraObscura deleted for the following reason: hobbyborse elsewhere? look, if something really interesting is going on, super, but this just seems to take a topic in the US and say "look, the Canadians aren't being total fucks about it" which is not that surprising, given Canada's outlook generally, so I guess I'm saying, what's your point? -- jessamyn

Meeeeoooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww

Post 64877 by geos deleted for the following reason: This doesn't need it's own post. Drop a comment in the mice thread you mentioned instead. -- cortex

Hi I'd like to put a wreath there. Maybe then deny it ever happened...

Post 64871 by allkindsoftime deleted for the following reason: this is sort of weak sauce newsfilter, especially with the extra OMG trappings. -- jessamyn

2007-09-19

Business accidentally promises 10 free ATVs

Post 64843 by marklyon deleted for the following reason: This is kind of a non-story. Local-news-of-the-weird articles aren't generally great post material. -- cortex

Brit's fans follow suit?

Post 64842 by fatcatslimslim deleted for the following reason: this is tawdy, weird, cinfusing and not at all the sort of stuff that makes a good post for metafilter. -- jessamyn

cognitive dissonance

Post 64836 by gman deleted for the following reason: This seems like a lot of axe-grinding but not so much new interesting stuff on the web. -- cortex

Book Autopsies

Post 64831 by JBennett deleted for the following reason: *throws book at JBennett* -- cortex

This Post Could Save You 15% or More

Post 64827 by Poolio deleted for the following reason: poster's request/train wreck/"you wanted to show us ads?" -- jessamyn

2007-09-18

A bit shocking, wouldn't you say?

Post 64808 by SeizeTheDay deleted for the following reason: SUCK FREEDOM TASER, DOCTOR DOUBLE -- cortex

As ten thousand nerds cry out in joy

Post 64792 by Mr.Encyclopedia deleted for the following reason: I stoked too, man, but...this isn't really much of a post. -- cortex

2007-09-17

Carving a Book

Post 64786 by milestogo deleted for the following reason: I'll stun you! -- cortex

Everyone said she made it with the ladies, but Charlie didn’t care...

Post 64785 by es_de_bah deleted for the following reason: You begin saving the world by saving one double post at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics. -- cortex
Post 64781 by Quiplash deleted for the following reason: Okay, enough. The meme has memed its last. -- cortex

My photo just moved

Post 64775 by Astro Zombie deleted for the following reason: As Astro Zombie 3 would say, chew chew SNERK comp DOUBLE HRRRGGG harRRAANGGHHgrunt. -- cortex

2007-09-16

A plea from the White House

Post 64756 by pcameron deleted for the following reason: done before -- mathowie

2007-09-15

There's porn and then there's evil evil shit...

Post 64734 by PostIronyIsNotaMyth deleted for the following reason: 1. something that is so NSFW that most peopel can't look at it is a bad post for metafilter 2. calling people jerks when they don't like your post is a bad way to keep a thread alive 3. this is a pretty heavy handed way to introduce both those links assuring a less than balanced discussion. -- jessamyn

Pink at school

Post 64724 by honeyx deleted for the following reason: it's a grat story but it's a double -- jessamyn

2007-09-14

T-T-T-Tony Snow

Post 64709 by mr_crash_davis deleted for the following reason: While it is kinda hilarious that Tony Snow looks kinda like Max Headroom in that little side-by-side gif on that random blog that doesn't have any other interesting content whatsoever, it is sort of a What The Fuck situation we are finding ourselves in, here, crash. Like, man, why even got to do a thing? -- cortex

Bank of America

Post 64699 by yoyo_nyc deleted for the following reason: A rant about a bank leading with what is either a broken link or an unresponsive site is not a good metafilter post. -- cortex

2007-09-13

The Mistery Plane

Post 64679 by dov3 deleted for the following reason: this is a single link conjectureful newsfilter post - plus you did not spell mystery correctly. -- jessamyn

2007-09-12

The Last Combat

Post 64651 by Rudy_Wurlitzer deleted for the following reason: Self-linker vs. Mod. -- cortex

Charged with assault on way to anger management class.

Post 64636 by Rain Man deleted for the following reason: A news-of-the-weird blip is not a very good post, even without the registration-only link issue. -- cortex

2007-09-11

It put's the lotion on its script

Post 64634 by St Urbain's Horseman deleted for the following reason: The links here are pretty mediocre, even if some of the things you mention would be awesome if we had links to those. -- cortex

Hawt country girl sings for the troops.

Post 64631 by tarantula deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- mathowie

Bible belter

Post 64618 by veedubya deleted for the following reason: clearly my filter for these isn't working properly. But wait, Hitchens AND Dawkins you say...? * taps pager * Damn this thing is broken. -- jessamyn

Is Asian Flush Evolutionarily Adaptive?

Post 64610 by 2shay deleted for the following reason: self-link, banned -- mathowie

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Post 64608 by wheelieman deleted for the following reason: Sorry, self-referential links to mefi as the sole subject of a post is kind of a no-no, even for this subject. -- mathowie

2007-09-10

saltwater as fuel?

Post 64587 by specialk420 deleted for the following reason: We've managed to double the salt-water energy post output! -- cortex

Rules for Writing (1. Eschew all plans for writing)

Post 64576 by kittens for breakfast deleted for the following reason: Why the heck wouldn't you just put this in said thread as a comment? -- cortex

2007-09-09

A Ripoff at ANY Price - especially when you get the bill!

Post 64547 by wfc123 deleted for the following reason: Dude, you just had an iPhoneFilter post deleted. What the hell? -- cortex

Prohibition will end sexual abuse, no question.

Post 64546 by sneakin deleted for the following reason: We had a similar post not long ago. -- cortex

2007-09-08

My God, it's full of . . . books.

Post 64525 by chinston deleted for the following reason: We pretty much did this recently, alas. -- cortex

2007-09-07

Looks like Mr. Hawthorne took a BiG GuLP of that Apple kool-aid.

Post 64516 by wfc123 deleted for the following reason: See previously discounted post. -- cortex

Let's Sexy Comment Fibonnaci!

Post 64508 by BlackLeotardFront deleted for the following reason: I love arithmetic sequences as much as the next guy, but there really isn't any post here. -- cortex

The Disney Juggernaut Plans Its Next Move as Irony Lashes Back

Post 64495 by Stynxno deleted for the following reason: This post lacks the clarity and structure of your Lohan work, sir. Please make posts at all readable in the future. -- cortex

No worries, mate!

Post 64494 by flapjax at midnite deleted for the following reason: ah hell it's that dang ol' Osama feller comin' round agin -- cortex

2007-09-06

Head in the Clouds

Post 64479 by flarbuse deleted for the following reason: We've done Jack Chick many times in the past. One new tract (that's barely loading, to boot) probably doesn't make for a good post. -- cortex

now THAT's customer service

Post 64472 by randomstriker deleted for the following reason: There's an iphone thread open. This isn't a great post, regardless. -- cortex

Luciano Pavarotti passes away at 71

Post 64464 by londontube deleted for the following reason: died last night, in an earlier post -- mathowie

A new generation of Astroturf

Post 64460 by Hollow_MarkeD deleted for the following reason: this is a weird ad-like post that makes no sense in the context of metafilter and seems like a weird self-link but maybe it's just a weird meh link. -- jessamyn

2007-09-05

Luciano Pavarotti R.I.P.

Post 64457 by homodigitalis deleted for the following reason: Four minutes behind the leader. Take these in there, I figure. -- cortex

Lies vs. Truth, pt. 2

Post 64452 by Marky deleted for the following reason: post this in the truth-based thread already on the front page, thanks. -- jessamyn

2007-09-04

Cadbury Ape Drummer Viral Video

Post 64426 by willnot deleted for the following reason: I can feel it / doubling in the air / tonight / oh looooord -- cortex

....in a chicken basket

Post 64423 by lazaruslong deleted for the following reason: I'm not even going to check because I know this was on mefi eons ago -- mathowie

Philiosphy

Post 64422 by St Urbain's Horseman deleted for the following reason: This is a link to a zip file. And it's hosted on your own website. -- cortex

Belgium v. Scientology

Post 64401 by pj_rivera deleted for the following reason: Seems like this isn't really news so much as a sign that maybe there will be news some time in the future if the trial ever happens. There's not really much post here right now. -- cortex

2007-09-03

Some Unwitting Cads Kidded

Post 64396 by chlorus deleted for the following reason: As post material this is pretty meh. -- cortex

Go Lakes, Innit

Post 64390 by armoured-ant deleted for the following reason: we've seen it, but thanks!! -- jessamyn

Addis Burning Man Barbeque

Post 64385 by paramnesia deleted for the following reason: Just had a Burning Man thread a couple days ago, and Addis' Tyler Durden impression isn't really good enough to justify a whole new post. -- cortex

2007-09-02

Facebook Slow to Shut Down Group: Fuck Islam

Post 64367 by commonmedia deleted for the following reason: Yeah, we don't really need to use the front page to try and shame Facebook, and it doesn't seem like this post is good for anything else. -- cortex

2007-09-01

Exactly like Eurotrip, only it's not gonna suck.

Post 64349 by figment of my conation deleted for the following reason: Flight I Can't Believe You Thought an Unspired Trailer for a Harold And Kumar Sequel Was Worth Posting to Round File now deleting. -- cortex

Save The Rich

Post 64339 by jsares deleted for the following reason: grind grind grind, put another way, this appears to be a personal pet topc of yours which you have found some timely links to support. Your presentation of those links is already predisposing people to a certain way to discuss them. It's not really a good way to make a post to metafilter. -- jessamyn