Top 25 Favorited MeFi Comments as of April 1, 2010
Here's
a true story about how awesome Pixar is...
posted by Astro Zombie at 12:18 PM on July 1, 2008 [881 favorites]
posted by Astro Zombie at 12:18 PM on July 1, 2008 [881 favorites]
Mr.
Rogers may have been the last earnest man...
posted by Pastabagel at 2:00 PM on June 1, 2007 [765 favorites]
posted by Pastabagel at 2:00 PM on June 1, 2007 [765 favorites]
My dad is
a 'Nam vet.
He had terrible fevers and would yell in his sleep...
posted by tkchrist at 10:10 PM on November 11, 2008 [655 favorites]
On the whole, Outside is overrated, and many gamers will find themselves forced by friends and family to play it against their will, but it still deserves a high rating...
posted by aeschenkarnos at 4:19 PM on March 30, 2008 [610 favorites]
When I was younger I didn't "get" any of the feminist arguments because I hadn't yet experienced a lot of the things women come to experience....
posted by Nattie at 9:24 PM on October 12, 2009 [595 favorites]
Women would never want to have the conversation that would ensue if men simply said what was on their minds...
posted by Pastabagel at 8:21 AM on June 19, 2008 [542 favorites]
Though my sister and I were pretty similar kids, I was by far luckier than her. I got out of so much punishment that my Dad had to check The Wheel for signs of tampering...
posted by robocop is bleeding at 9:15 AM on February 13, 2007 [527 favorites]
I know what a lucky bastard I am, living in the twenty-first century United States...
posted by EatTheWeak at 2:00 PM on July 26, 2009 [527 favorites]
Every month or so, my friends and I decide who has spotted the most inappropriate usage of Comic Sans. Anyway, about three months ago now my mother passed away...
posted by garius at 3:42 AM on November 16, 2009 [505 favorites]
Food stamps have saved my life...
posted by loquacious at 3:18 PM on March 16 [491 favorites]
My wife just called with the news of Dr. Tiller's murder, weeping...
posted by werkzeuger at 4:28 PM on May 31, 2009 [457 favorites]
If McCain wanted a former beauty queen with no experience and a criminal investigation on her record I don’t know why he didn’t just pick his own wife...
posted by XQUZYPHYR at 8:10 AM on August 29, 2008 [447 favorites]
Things come and go, and it's the way of the world, but it's pretty rough when it's your thing that's going...
posted by sonascope at 6:19 PM on March 5 [413 favorites]
"Your child described reproduction today and used the words 'penis' and 'vagina'..."
posted by onhazier at 9:50 AM on January 25 [386 favorites]
We turned praise and worship into a profit and star-making industry, and we gladly took our place in the halls of power...
posted by Pater Aletheias at 7:41 PM on April 4, 2009 [368 favorites]
At this stage in history, all conflicts are over scarce resources....
posted by Pastabagel at 9:39 AM on August 8, 2008 [358 favorites]
The war caused a lot of stress for everyone, and I was very bratty, a teenaged girl deprived of simple things I felt I deserved in life...
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 3:45 PM on July 21, 2008 [353 favorites]
Some years ago I needed to talk to Hunter S. Thompson for an article...
posted by william_boot at 3:55 PM on February 18 [346 favorites]
In 1993, Sears had the most sophisticated mail-order retail operation on the planet and they closed it. Two years later Amazon.com launched...
posted by Pastabagel at 9:07 AM on June 26, 2007 [344 favorites]
This may be the stupidest conversion experience ever...
posted by GenjiandProust at 8:53 AM on March 24 [386 favorites]
We bitch about how poor people should eat better and then we whine and bitch about how they spend "our money"...
posted by rtha at 9:05 AM on March 16 [329 favorites]
I made the first animated "under construction" icon....
posted by twoleftfeet at 11:23 PM on October 9, 2009 [321 favorites]
Reply-All can get even more fun when multiple timezones are involved...
posted by garius at 6:36 AM on January 12, 2009 [321 favorites]
I'm one of those folks who read about how great chickens are and decided to get some...
posted by JimmyJames at 4:51 PM on February 3 [313 favorites]
Seriously, Hollywood? My phone number's in the book...
posted by robocop is bleeding at 7:24 AM on November 2, 2007 [301 favorites]
posted by tkchrist at 10:10 PM on November 11, 2008 [655 favorites]
On the whole, Outside is overrated, and many gamers will find themselves forced by friends and family to play it against their will, but it still deserves a high rating...
posted by aeschenkarnos at 4:19 PM on March 30, 2008 [610 favorites]
When I was younger I didn't "get" any of the feminist arguments because I hadn't yet experienced a lot of the things women come to experience....
posted by Nattie at 9:24 PM on October 12, 2009 [595 favorites]
Women would never want to have the conversation that would ensue if men simply said what was on their minds...
posted by Pastabagel at 8:21 AM on June 19, 2008 [542 favorites]
Though my sister and I were pretty similar kids, I was by far luckier than her. I got out of so much punishment that my Dad had to check The Wheel for signs of tampering...
posted by robocop is bleeding at 9:15 AM on February 13, 2007 [527 favorites]
I know what a lucky bastard I am, living in the twenty-first century United States...
posted by EatTheWeak at 2:00 PM on July 26, 2009 [527 favorites]
Every month or so, my friends and I decide who has spotted the most inappropriate usage of Comic Sans. Anyway, about three months ago now my mother passed away...
posted by garius at 3:42 AM on November 16, 2009 [505 favorites]
Food stamps have saved my life...
posted by loquacious at 3:18 PM on March 16 [491 favorites]
My wife just called with the news of Dr. Tiller's murder, weeping...
posted by werkzeuger at 4:28 PM on May 31, 2009 [457 favorites]
If McCain wanted a former beauty queen with no experience and a criminal investigation on her record I don’t know why he didn’t just pick his own wife...
posted by XQUZYPHYR at 8:10 AM on August 29, 2008 [447 favorites]
Things come and go, and it's the way of the world, but it's pretty rough when it's your thing that's going...
posted by sonascope at 6:19 PM on March 5 [413 favorites]
"Your child described reproduction today and used the words 'penis' and 'vagina'..."
posted by onhazier at 9:50 AM on January 25 [386 favorites]
We turned praise and worship into a profit and star-making industry, and we gladly took our place in the halls of power...
posted by Pater Aletheias at 7:41 PM on April 4, 2009 [368 favorites]
At this stage in history, all conflicts are over scarce resources....
posted by Pastabagel at 9:39 AM on August 8, 2008 [358 favorites]
The war caused a lot of stress for everyone, and I was very bratty, a teenaged girl deprived of simple things I felt I deserved in life...
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 3:45 PM on July 21, 2008 [353 favorites]
Some years ago I needed to talk to Hunter S. Thompson for an article...
posted by william_boot at 3:55 PM on February 18 [346 favorites]
In 1993, Sears had the most sophisticated mail-order retail operation on the planet and they closed it. Two years later Amazon.com launched...
posted by Pastabagel at 9:07 AM on June 26, 2007 [344 favorites]
This may be the stupidest conversion experience ever...
posted by GenjiandProust at 8:53 AM on March 24 [386 favorites]
We bitch about how poor people should eat better and then we whine and bitch about how they spend "our money"...
posted by rtha at 9:05 AM on March 16 [329 favorites]
I made the first animated "under construction" icon....
posted by twoleftfeet at 11:23 PM on October 9, 2009 [321 favorites]
Reply-All can get even more fun when multiple timezones are involved...
posted by garius at 6:36 AM on January 12, 2009 [321 favorites]
I'm one of those folks who read about how great chickens are and decided to get some...
posted by JimmyJames at 4:51 PM on February 3 [313 favorites]
Seriously, Hollywood? My phone number's in the book...
posted by robocop is bleeding at 7:24 AM on November 2, 2007 [301 favorites]
