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Strange Gastronomy

Simple vintage anatomical illustration of the human stomach and surrounding organs Vintage human stomach diagram

"People tend to be horrified or intrigued": Eyelash is looking for weird food combos that people enjoy, and Mefites do not disappoint.

02/11/25
by taz

Close-up image of sewing needles of various sizes inserted into a blue pincushion. The needles are arranged at different angles, with a soft, blurred background emphasizing the sharpness of the needles and the texture of the pincushion. image via pixabay.com

Sow, sew, so!, so-so, sough, ... so?

02/09/25
by taz

Möbius? Is that you fooling around again?

Fashion image of a model with short, wavy, dark hair wearing a beige fleece scarf tied or arranged attractively around their neck. They are dressed in a black coat and are looking off to the side against a plain white background. image via margarethowell.jp

Hey, it's the Belladonna Loop! Belladonna solves the knotty question of how this scarf was tied in this way, with helpful illustration!

02/08/25
by taz

Lighting the corners of our minds

A row of four Bell-branded phone booths mounted on a concrete wall, each containing a payphone with black handsets and coin slots. The two booths on the left have black metal cases hanging below them. The image features a slightly worn, urban aesthetic with visible scratches and marks on the booths and wall, emphasizing a sense of decay or obsolescence. They are called P A Y P H O N E S

Are you ... how shall we say? Of a certain age? For the over 50s, what used to be but is no more? People are sharing all the things in Ask Metafilter!

01/28/25
by taz

I have pineapple

Pineapple? 🍍 Pineapple. music for skeletons seeks suggestions for the whole pineapple, and gets some great ideas. Grill / roast caramelization sounds delicious! [Update: Also, Pineapple.]

01/12/25
by taz

Next to Godliness

scene of a window with light beige curtains slightly parted, allowing soft natural light to enter. A small potted plant sits on the windowsill, adding a touch of greenery and life to the otherwise simple and serene composition image via pixabay.com

Maybe one of the best things you'll ever read about how to think about cleaning / organizing in your home or personal space: I want to end the cycle of managing my living space. Yes, the whole thread. Fantastic advice abounds — well-done, mefites!!

01/04/25
by taz

The Call of C:thulhu

Stylized illustration of red octopus tentacles in various shapes and poses, featuring detailed suckers and a white background

Best Windows + Lovecraft mashup actual question and answer about cloning the C drive. Tell Me No Lies seeks the truth. gregr calls on the elder Gods to answer.

12/21/24
by taz

Things to watch for a little comfort

I really need something to cheer myself up tonight. What can I watch?

12/17/24
by travelingthyme

More Mefi gifting list updates

Braeburn is looking for quirky, unique, not gendered gift guides, preferably UK based, while egeanin is seeking gifts that teach the constellations, and nouvelle-personne wants to give the gift of Beeps and Boops for two siblings, 3 and 5, who LOVE interactive educational toys that talk or play music.. ❄️✨

12/01/24
by taz

supporting the vulnerable

image of a silhouette of a group of people, including adults of different ages, and children, standing together and holding hands. The background features a gradient sky transitioning from light near the horizon to a darker tone at the top, suggesting either dawn or dusk. A faint outline of a fence or railing is visible along the bottom right.

Right person, right time, right place, right thread: Migrantology expertly answers a question about donating for legal aid to immigrants to California.

11/26/24
by taz

The librarian knows.

Illustration of single colorful sock, light blue with red, blue and peach stripes

Your sock is hiding in the dryer outside of eyesight. JohnnyGunn tells a funny story about calling the library to find out the location of their missing sock in pablocake's Ask Me post about a phone hotline (instead of Google) for questions. It should come as no surprise to Mefites that in this, as in so many things, librarians are our heroes! (or, as Mournful Bagel Song puts it, "unearthly beings of pure knowledge")

11/25/24
by taz

Love to love ya, baby

photo of a blue butterfly on white background: Dorsal view of male butterfly which was captured in Peru and is stored in Muséum de Toulouse image from Muséum de Toulouse, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Who are MetaFilter's BlueSky favorites?

11/19/24
by taz

Please share your happiness!

Photo by Ruth Ellison, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/laruth/)

The question is simple, yet so important: What things make you happier when you do them? Community member Eyelash is asking and thankfully, MeFites are pouring in with answers!

10/31/24
by brandon blatcher

This is the place for that question you've been wondering about!

Illustration by Caroline, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/hills_alive/)

Got a random chatty question? Then hop over to HelpMe, an AskMetaFilter experiment for those idle questions floating around in your head!

07/02/24
by brandon blatcher

Was it a bomb?

A man's hands opening a smallish Amazon box outdoors Photo via the OP

lianove3 recently came home to a suspicious Amazon package with no label and a threatening aura. Was it a bomb? What to do? Should the movie version of this thread star Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman? Was it all worth it just for this pun? Find out in the comments!

06/02/24
by taz

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