2010-01-29
Avatargate
Post 88750 by DecemberBoy deleted for the following reason: Er, yeah, "my friends made this" is pretty not-okay territory for a post. Your intentions seem fine, DecemberBoy, but that's not really kosher regardless. -- cortex
2010-01-28
“I would never kill a canine,†she said. “I am a canine.â€
Post 88709 by nathancaswell deleted for the following reason: This is kinda thin, yeah. Without something to make it clear why this is worth looking at, it feels like news-of-the-weird with (intentional or not) shades of point-and-laugh. -- cortex
2010-01-27
Greenskeepers, "Lotion"
Post 88665 by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey deleted for the following reason: Would you double-post me? I'd double-post me. -- cortex
Superfast Bullet Trains Are Finally Coming to the U.S.
Post 88654 by Neekee deleted for the following reason: Instead of having twin high speed rail threads, maybe let's move this up to the next post over. -- cortex
Apple's latest doodad
Post 88653 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: After months of hype, you did a post three hours before the reveal? Let's wait until it actually happens maybe? -- mathowie
2010-01-26
"The sadness and regret I feel every waking hour of my life is absolutely unbearable."
Post 88650 by Blazecock Pileon deleted for the following reason: this is an onion article. Did you think maybe we were all asleep? I assure you we are not. -- jessamyn
inudge: anyone can make music
Post 88647 by boo_radley deleted for the following reason: Don't worry, it can happen to anyone. -- cortex
God will never run around, or hurt you
Post 88619 by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates deleted for the following reason: this seems like an "it's funny because they're Christian" angle on a pretty dumb prank. -- jessamyn
2010-01-25
there's a boom and bust cycle and good reason to fear it, blame low interest rates - naw, it's the animal spirit.
Post 88610 by Lutoslawski deleted for the following reason: not exactly a double but sort of is. -- jessamyn
2010-01-24
cracking the ps3
Post 88568 by d. z. wang deleted for the following reason: Maybe try this again tomorrow without the bloggy discussion-fodder stuff inside? -- cortex
2010-01-23
I can't believe Sean Connery became a respected actor.
Post 88567 by Captain Cardanthian! deleted for the following reason: Yeah, the source link here seems really skeezy. Sorry, Cap. -- cortex
The death of MTV2-was it inevitable?
Post 88565 by chudbeagle deleted for the following reason: Wow, this is absolutely not what metafilter is for. -- cortex
2010-01-22
The surprising reason why being overweight isn't healthy
Post 88536 by VikingSword deleted for the following reason: this is your second post about obesity and women and health in two days. maybe stick this in the thread that is open that you posted yesterday? Alternately, getting your own blog might be a possibility? -- jessamyn
New Basketball League
Post 88530 by matt755811 deleted for the following reason: Racist jackass gets no traction with racist idea. This is pretty thin stuff. -- cortex
2010-01-21
C.H.A.N.G.E.
Post 88517 by Optimus Chyme deleted for the following reason: Poster got two Greg Howards mixed up, Teacher is not Greg W Howard -- mathowie
Party like it's last May, it's more keyboard cat
Post 88511 by The Devil Tesla deleted for the following reason: Been there done that on the Helen Hunt thing, and keyboard cat in general has kind of sufficiently rocked our faces off in general in previous posts I think. -- cortex
Six Artists Who Turn Money into art
Post 88494 by MikeFrankel deleted for the following reason: Yep, you just got yourself banned. -- cortex
2010-01-20
Sexy People
Post 88472 by KokuRyu deleted for the following reason: I liked this post better when it was a few years younger and had that crazy haircut. -- cortex
2010-01-19
London Shop Fronts
Post 88431 by patricio deleted for the following reason: Breaking: shop fronts still in London. -- cortex
2010-01-18
SUNDAY FUNNIES: Hon and Dearie (1921)
Post 88423 by ilovecomix deleted for the following reason: Uh, you're hosting the featured images on your site and they thank you in the post you've linked to here. This is way too close to self-link territory to be okay. -- cortex
2010-01-17
2010-01-16
The Ebony Archive
Post 88365 by y2karl deleted for the following reason: Cool but covered recently; maybe add any new stuff to that thread. -- cortex
2010-01-15
L.I., Really?
Post 88350 by terrirodriguez deleted for the following reason: less editorializing next time, please? -- jessamyn
I got 10 bucks burning a hole in my pocket.
Post 88332 by Mastercheddaar deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this is more of a sidebar thing for us to do. -- mathowie
2010-01-14
Ironin' Out the Kinks, Loadin' Up the Revival Train.
Post 88324 by darth_tedious deleted for the following reason: I can appreciate the LOL"PUNDITS" thing here I guess, but is there a reason this should actually be a mefi post? -- cortex
God is pro-slavery
Post 88323 by djduckie deleted for the following reason: I suspect there's an interesting post to be made about the historical and religious context of the latest random fucked-up shit that Pat Robertson horked up, but this isn't really doing much to present any of that in a post-worthy fashion. -- cortex
2010-01-13
2010-01-12
Cat Stuff.
Post 88251 by St. Alia of the Bunnies deleted for the following reason: a stumbleupon single image is pretty thin for a post -- mathowie
Monsanto Corn linked the Liver, Kidney Damage
Post 88245 by jefficator deleted for the following reason: I'm hardly a fan of Monsanto, but the concensus here seems to be that the lede is just plain wrong here. Not great. -- cortex
2010-01-11
2010-01-09
Was it the eggnog?
Post 88140 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: This is basically a PR piece for a dating site. -- vacapinta
2010-01-08
Get motivated by every movie
Post 88123 by The Devil Tesla deleted for the following reason: At first I didn't think I had the strength to delete this, but then this really got me pumped and I realized I could do it. -- cortex
2010-01-07
And if you follow, there may be a tomorrow ...
Post 88086 by MikeHarris deleted for the following reason: Pretty lousy source video and thin for a post. There's a lot to say about Firefly beyond an old commercial for it. -- mathowie
2010-01-06
Life's short and hard like a body-building elf
Post 88041 by hypersloth deleted for the following reason: I know you put some time into this, but as a post it's kind of a wandering mess. -- cortex
2010-01-05
In German, a young lady has no sex, but a turnip has.
Post 88040 by Afroblanco deleted for the following reason: The indigenous people of Mefistan have over three dozen words for "double". -- cortex
2010-01-04
Habanera Muppet-style
Post 88003 by jason's_planet deleted for the following reason: Previously, along with a bunch of other muppetry. -- cortex
Isolated crime or is Australia an inherently racist country?
Post 87999 by Azaadistani deleted for the following reason: "is X an inherently racist country" is a hell of a tabloid headline to build a post around and probably not a great idea for metafilter. -- cortex
2010-01-03
Browser Hacks
Post 87998 by fizzzzzzzzzzzy deleted for the following reason: You could add this to the Previously thread you listed, which is only a couple weeks old and is still open. -- cortex
for centuries many countries tried to conquer Afghanistan; in the twentieth century it was soviet unions turn, right now, nato is there; but the problems are still the same…
Post 87991 by infinite intimation deleted for the following reason: I know that you put a lot of work into this, but it feels more like something for your own blog than a good fit as a post to Metafilter. -- cortex
2010-01-02
Damn It! I Need Another 3,524 of 'Em!
Post 87968 by MikeHarris deleted for the following reason: funny, but one image posts don't usually fly here -- mathowie