Top 25 Favorited AskMeFi Comments as of April 1, 2010
Am I too old to trick or treat? Here's a spin on reverse-trick-or-treating that I got a kick out of....
posted by np312 at 1:18 PM on October 1, 2009 [815 favorites]
How does "standing
in line" work where you live? The only time I can remember even
coming close to being involved in physical violence in recent years was
over some queue jumping....
posted by garius at 5:39 AM on October 22, 2008 [760 favorites]
posted by garius at 5:39 AM on October 22, 2008 [760 favorites]
If you kill someone,
how do you dispose of the body without being caught? First, be
smart from the very beginning...
posted by scarabic at 6:27 PM on June 13, 2004 [609 favorites]
Can one truly respect an opinion that s/he disagrees with on a profound level? It was essentially my job to talk to angry and racist people, and it was the best job I ever had...
posted by salishsea at 11:04 PM on March 15 [593 favorites]
How do I deal with uninvited guests? This is a classic case of Ask Culture meets Guess Culture...
posted by tangerine at 11:38 PM on January 16, 2007 [479 favorites]
How do you find your passion? I hear people talk about their Passions as if everyone has one -- as if it's a special glowing ball inside each of us. Yet I see no evidence that this ball necessarily exists...
posted by grumblebee at 12:22 PM on September 4, 2008 [431 favorites]
Why do people hate math and science so much? I don't think the main cause has anything to do with Math or Science per se -- I think it specifically takes the form of A DISDAIN FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS IN ACADEMIC SUBJECTS...
posted by grumblebee at 11:13 AM on October 17, 2009 [424 favorites]
My girlfriend wanted me to talk dirty during sex. I did, and I feel awful about it. Your girlfriend might just like sexy sex sex...
posted by lemuria at 5:43 PM on April 4, 2007 [400 favorites]
What's a reasonable offer for a new car? I had an ALMOST-perfect car buying experience recently. I'll post what I did..
posted by cebailey at 9:34 PM on April 25, 2006 [379 favorites]
I feel really stupid that I can't make good lemonade. The zest is the difference between pretty good lemonade and the tangy, fragrant lemonade you deserve...
posted by Elsa at 6:33 PM on August 1, 2007 [365 favorites]
Many nerds love Steve Wozniak. To me, he seems like a manboy who has managed to ride his Segway Polo-playing well beyond his 15 minutes of fame. What's the deal? Virtually everything said here about me is accurate. I never wanted a spotlight or fame. I built computers and handed out schematics...
posted by stevewoz at 8:56 AM on October 4, 2006 [351 favorites]
How can I break up with someone without hurting their feelings? I was once on the receiving end of a one-sided breakup, and I still say it was the best breakup I ever had. The guy handled it nobly and masterfully...
posted by Miko at 1:02 PM on April 14, 2008 [324 favorites]
I'm looking for stories about random acts of romance. My freshman year of high school, I would periodically get flowers from this secret admirer...
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:15 PM on September 16, 2009 [236 favorites]
Where have all the porches gone? I'm an architect and I can tell you that almost everybody loves the idea of a porch theoretically...
posted by nickjadlowe at 12:58 PM on January 21 [223 favorites]
Does Roadrunner say "Beep Beep" or "Meep Meep?" Chuck Jones was my grandfather's best friend, and having had the Road Runner himself pass me the gravy, I can confirm...
posted by scody at 11:40 PM on January 29, 2009 [221 favorites]
What are your best survival tips for dangerous situations? I'm a shitty Eagle Scout, but one thing I got from the Scouts was wilderness survival. Case in point...
posted by Lutoslawski at 9:28 PM on February 11 [206 favorites]
I love my girlfriend and all, but what do I do if I don't have that "spark"? In a long term relationship, I think of there being at least five legs to the table. With all five legs you can dance on the table like a crazy fool...
posted by StickyCarpet at 4:47 PM on June 13, 2007 [203 favorites]
Why would someone steal our electricity meter? I had a hillbilly neighbor once who stole mine. When he got out of jail he apologized and gave me a pig...
posted by Floydd at 11:44 PM on January 29, 2009 [198 favorites]
What do you do to bring in money outside your main day job? I presently have three streams, but I'm always angling for more...
posted by Mutant at 1:05 PM on April 18, 2009 [23 favorites]
posted by Mutant at 4:47 PM on April 18, 2009 [196 favorites]
How do I deal with a friend who constantly criticizes me? Ding Training. I invented it as a way to tame a self-aggrandizing friend and it worked quite well...
posted by pseudostrabismus at 8:14 PM on February 19, 2009 [187 favorites]
How long in the freezer to chill a Coke can? The fastest possible way is...
posted by asavage at 11:07 AM on November 30, 2006 [186 favorites]
Where can I buy emergency kit items? People tend to overthink this. I am a Sarajevan who lived through a three-year seige...
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 12:25 AM on November 25, 2007 [179 favorites]
Is there any harm in doing Ecstasy once every other month or so? A lot of my job consists of discussing risks of MDMA use with potential subjects, and even more of it consists of giving someone MDMA and then monitoring them...
posted by granted at 1:53 PM on July 26, 2009 [175 favorites]
it seems that I've spent half my life slowly giving up on it. I guess the answer to my question wasn't exactly where I was looking for it...(OP's response)
posted by Acheman at 3:15 PM on March 19 [177 favorites]
Why do I instinctively dislike postwar architecture? There are certain timeless, invariant, globally significant rules that govern what makes a space for humans pleasing...
posted by jeb at 7:34 PM on October 14, 2009 [167 favorites +] [!]
posted by scarabic at 6:27 PM on June 13, 2004 [609 favorites]
Can one truly respect an opinion that s/he disagrees with on a profound level? It was essentially my job to talk to angry and racist people, and it was the best job I ever had...
posted by salishsea at 11:04 PM on March 15 [593 favorites]
How do I deal with uninvited guests? This is a classic case of Ask Culture meets Guess Culture...
posted by tangerine at 11:38 PM on January 16, 2007 [479 favorites]
How do you find your passion? I hear people talk about their Passions as if everyone has one -- as if it's a special glowing ball inside each of us. Yet I see no evidence that this ball necessarily exists...
posted by grumblebee at 12:22 PM on September 4, 2008 [431 favorites]
Why do people hate math and science so much? I don't think the main cause has anything to do with Math or Science per se -- I think it specifically takes the form of A DISDAIN FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS IN ACADEMIC SUBJECTS...
posted by grumblebee at 11:13 AM on October 17, 2009 [424 favorites]
My girlfriend wanted me to talk dirty during sex. I did, and I feel awful about it. Your girlfriend might just like sexy sex sex...
posted by lemuria at 5:43 PM on April 4, 2007 [400 favorites]
What's a reasonable offer for a new car? I had an ALMOST-perfect car buying experience recently. I'll post what I did..
posted by cebailey at 9:34 PM on April 25, 2006 [379 favorites]
I feel really stupid that I can't make good lemonade. The zest is the difference between pretty good lemonade and the tangy, fragrant lemonade you deserve...
posted by Elsa at 6:33 PM on August 1, 2007 [365 favorites]
Many nerds love Steve Wozniak. To me, he seems like a manboy who has managed to ride his Segway Polo-playing well beyond his 15 minutes of fame. What's the deal? Virtually everything said here about me is accurate. I never wanted a spotlight or fame. I built computers and handed out schematics...
posted by stevewoz at 8:56 AM on October 4, 2006 [351 favorites]
How can I break up with someone without hurting their feelings? I was once on the receiving end of a one-sided breakup, and I still say it was the best breakup I ever had. The guy handled it nobly and masterfully...
posted by Miko at 1:02 PM on April 14, 2008 [324 favorites]
I'm looking for stories about random acts of romance. My freshman year of high school, I would periodically get flowers from this secret admirer...
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:15 PM on September 16, 2009 [236 favorites]
Where have all the porches gone? I'm an architect and I can tell you that almost everybody loves the idea of a porch theoretically...
posted by nickjadlowe at 12:58 PM on January 21 [223 favorites]
Does Roadrunner say "Beep Beep" or "Meep Meep?" Chuck Jones was my grandfather's best friend, and having had the Road Runner himself pass me the gravy, I can confirm...
posted by scody at 11:40 PM on January 29, 2009 [221 favorites]
What are your best survival tips for dangerous situations? I'm a shitty Eagle Scout, but one thing I got from the Scouts was wilderness survival. Case in point...
posted by Lutoslawski at 9:28 PM on February 11 [206 favorites]
I love my girlfriend and all, but what do I do if I don't have that "spark"? In a long term relationship, I think of there being at least five legs to the table. With all five legs you can dance on the table like a crazy fool...
posted by StickyCarpet at 4:47 PM on June 13, 2007 [203 favorites]
Why would someone steal our electricity meter? I had a hillbilly neighbor once who stole mine. When he got out of jail he apologized and gave me a pig...
posted by Floydd at 11:44 PM on January 29, 2009 [198 favorites]
What do you do to bring in money outside your main day job? I presently have three streams, but I'm always angling for more...
posted by Mutant at 1:05 PM on April 18, 2009 [23 favorites]
posted by Mutant at 4:47 PM on April 18, 2009 [196 favorites]
How do I deal with a friend who constantly criticizes me? Ding Training. I invented it as a way to tame a self-aggrandizing friend and it worked quite well...
posted by pseudostrabismus at 8:14 PM on February 19, 2009 [187 favorites]
How long in the freezer to chill a Coke can? The fastest possible way is...
posted by asavage at 11:07 AM on November 30, 2006 [186 favorites]
Where can I buy emergency kit items? People tend to overthink this. I am a Sarajevan who lived through a three-year seige...
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 12:25 AM on November 25, 2007 [179 favorites]
Is there any harm in doing Ecstasy once every other month or so? A lot of my job consists of discussing risks of MDMA use with potential subjects, and even more of it consists of giving someone MDMA and then monitoring them...
posted by granted at 1:53 PM on July 26, 2009 [175 favorites]
it seems that I've spent half my life slowly giving up on it. I guess the answer to my question wasn't exactly where I was looking for it...(OP's response)
posted by Acheman at 3:15 PM on March 19 [177 favorites]
Why do I instinctively dislike postwar architecture? There are certain timeless, invariant, globally significant rules that govern what makes a space for humans pleasing...
posted by jeb at 7:34 PM on October 14, 2009 [167 favorites +] [!]
