112: FUCK ALL THE REST OF THE LETTERS
For the first time in either the history of the Best of the Web podcast or maybe just the year 2016, we're going all out with
four people on the podcast! Four J's, even: joining me and Jessamyn are long-time MeFites
not_on_display (Jim!) and
churl (Jesse!), as we talk about the month in MeFi, the Best Post contest, and the dark Jungian substrate that lies beneath the fragile shared fiction we call "reality". Also some bathroom stuff. With all this personality bopping around, we're ringing in the new year with a hefty 2 hours of show this time, covering December 1st through January 4th.
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not_on_display:
- lives in Massachusetts!
- has a very good beard!
- is totally Jessamyn's sweetie!
- is
a musician!
churl:
- lives in Portland!
- keeps a pretty short trim on his beard!
- records a podcast with cortex called
The Crapshoot!
Misc
- Ever dream
this man?
Jobs
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MetaFilter is was hiring
Projects
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Airports (and more!) of New England (and beyond!) by
backseatpilot (
MeFi post)
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If You're Reading This again
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Goddam Facts, by
ignignokt
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OlogyBot, by
divabat
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HIBRYD HIBRYD, a superb 9-year callback by
Faint of Butt
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A butt a day at butts.lol, by
CharlesV42
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Final Consternation 4 again
- what
Greg Nog has learned from
a month of not eating raw chicken (
MeFi post)
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Thank You Notes by
raisindebt
MetaFilter
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Happy Birthday, Lemmy! by
jbickers
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actually Lemmy's dead it turns out, notes
Cookiebastard
- Of which,
the tags vs. umlaut dilemma (but cortex later overruled it in a boring bid for searchability)
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are there two slightly different sized Luke Skywalkers, by
Greg Nog (also,
this video game character post from 2011)
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an alphabetized Oz, by
Obscure Reference
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Barbiephonic from MeFi's own
mhoye, by
frimble
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Tubular feels, by
a lungful of dragon
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Antique Molds by
knuckle tattoos
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Whitewashing All of Mankind, by
orticon halo
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on interacting with nature, by
saul wright
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mathowie's s/gun/dildo/ project, by
maxsparber
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the invention of basketball, by
Etrigan
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NETHACK 3.6.0 RELEASED by OMG SERIOUSLY GUYS I AM HYPE sorry by
Pope Guilty
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Dune sandworm bread and also many many Dune jokes by
gregglind
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adult coloring books by
Bella Donna
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the animation work of Phil Tippett by
brundlefly
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A Dune coloring book that actually existed, somehow by
ricochet biscuit
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on holding emotional (not parking) space by
flex
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the confused Vincent Vega meme by
entropicamericana
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a lengthy argument about Star Trek fan projects by
doctornemo
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To MIDI And Back Again, A Mariah Carey Holiday Song's Holiday by
overeducated_alligator
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on multiple frogasms by
valkane
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Clickhole on manhood by
schmod
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the post Jessamyn and Jim were betting about
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Jim's old Sifl & Olly post that Jesse remembered
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the Markovization of Jessamyn West by
kcds
And lots more, it was the December Best Post contest, see MetaTalk below for a ton more!
Ask MetaFilter
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how to build a safe prop bomb by
aaanastasia, for her
SWEDISH CHEF REENACTMENTS OMG
- jessamyn wants to
order glasses online without an eye exam tyvm
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What is that 80s sax song that goes "do dwee do dododo?, wonders
kittensofthenight (and
several other folks)
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your fave 90s alt rock videos?, by
glaucon
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real words that don't sound real by
acorncup
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movies that treat cash realistically by
woman
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the joke about freebasing a cat by
OrangeVelour
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that goddammed paint-roller-on-face-TV-show question still by
sarcasticah
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THE BATHROOM SMELLS DISGUSTING by
joyceanmachine
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of driving in Morocco by
kingoftonga86
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rad gross gifts for a seven-year-old by
pretentious illiterate
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who was that Star Wars torture critic? by
mattoxic
Music
Songs used for interstitial music this month:
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Auld Lang Syne by
aegispolis
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Uni, by
ludwig_van
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I Got You Babe, tropical remix, by
aegispolis
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Coventry Carol, by
AppleSeed
MetaTalk
December was the annual-ish Best Post contest! Weekly roundups with winners:
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Week 1
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Week 2
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Week 3
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Week 4 and month-long prizes
Also:
welcome aboard Eyebrows McGee, our new part-time mod!