Hurricane season? Good time to go camping.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Gustav linkage would probably be best just added to the open thread. -- cortex

posted by woodway

Six pounds, seven ounces and maybe a lie.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: you should probably keep this in the existing palin thread -- mathowie

posted by parmanparman

If I knew you were coming, I'da baked a cake

Deleted thread: 74529

This post was deleted for the following reason: posted previoulsy -- mathowie

posted by mippy

Palin's Pastors

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This post was deleted for the following reason: there's an open thread on Palin right now and this is really not a substantive enough Palin update to have its own thread. -- jessamyn

posted by Seymour Zamboni

Later I'll show you my phaser. More tea?

Deleted thread: 74520

This post was deleted for the following reason: Show me photos of costumed scifi/fantasy fans in their homes once, shame on you... -- cortex

posted by Brandon Blatcher

Books are boring!

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Go ahead and toss the new linkage into yhbc's post, yeah. -- cortex

posted by vronsky

So back to Supes.

Deleted thread: 74497

This post was deleted for the following reason: what the hell? -- mathowie

posted by jbickers

State of the Presidential Race

Deleted thread: 74485

This post was deleted for the following reason: Metafilter, however, doesn't let you post your own website. Banned. -- cortex

posted by Allen3

Wither Obama?

Deleted thread: 74475

This post was deleted for the following reason: What the barack? -- cortex

posted by Slap*Happy

Michelle Obama's speech, as interpreted by FoxNews and MSNBC

Deleted thread: 74436

This post was deleted for the following reason: AAAAAAUUUUGGGHHH -- cortex

posted by Cool Papa Bell

tin eye

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Recently, consarnit. -- cortex

posted by sgt.serenity

Door Cat

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This post was deleted for the following reason: This post appears to be going over like a clever designer cat toy shaped like a lead balloon. -- cortex

posted by armoured-ant

Keith is from Mars, Kristol is from Venus

Deleted thread: 74430

This post was deleted for the following reason: Can we please not overdose on this stuff? Can we especially not do so in the form of chat-baiting questions? -- cortex

posted by cklennon

The Erection of Disbelief

Deleted thread: 74414

This post was deleted for the following reason: You and Cody seem to be all kinds of link buddies on your respective blogs, which pushes this firmly into not-so-cool friendlink territory. -- cortex

posted by Cochise

Who needs crack when you've got this level of adrenaline?

Deleted thread: 74403

This post was deleted for the following reason: Who does what to whom where? -- vacapinta

posted by telstar

A map of the flesh

Deleted thread: 74382

This post was deleted for the following reason: do you like it here? do you like it there? did you like it before? -- jessamyn

posted by Brandon Blatcher

children of men

Deleted thread: 74381

This post was deleted for the following reason: Usually the thing to do is to slop gasoline all over the place and then light a match, but that Parker article's a decent backup plan. Yikes. -- cortex

posted by plexi

Bye Bye Beijing 2008, Welcome London 2012

Deleted thread: 74378

This post was deleted for the following reason: If backroom bets about self-links actually count for anything, I just made forty bucks off this. Banned for life. -- cortex

posted by sagar13d

DNC snubs one of its biggest constituencies

Deleted thread: 74347

This post was deleted for the following reason: if this is newsworthy enough to be on metafilter, maybe you could make a decent post that doesn't make it seem like you have some sort of axe to grind? Perhaps you can practice on politicalfilter.com Also you "last post" people? You are NOT HELPING. Thank you. Please go outside. -- jessamyn

posted by kldickson

Try saying this ticket 3 times fast...

Deleted thread: 74338

This post was deleted for the following reason: sorry, the other one IS better. I'll move the comments over too -- mathowie

posted by JoeXIII007

Southwestern Style

Deleted thread: 74330

This post was deleted for the following reason: seems like a great post for politica... oh what's that you say? really? and it's relevant now why? oh, okay then. -- jessamyn

posted by homunculus

Rhapsody in Blue

Deleted thread: 74321

This post was deleted for the following reason: Turn that frown three hundred and sixty degrees around. -- cortex

posted by digaman

New Bloons - but not Bloons ;)

Deleted thread: 74320

This post was deleted for the following reason: self-link ass, banned -- mathowie

posted by gamerfreak

If you can't get it from voting, sue!

Deleted thread: 74314

This post was deleted for the following reason: americasright? Sorry, but not really a good post -- vacapinta

posted by rough ashlar

Nothing to see here... move along...

Deleted thread: 74312

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is a bad post and you are a bad person for posting it. -- jessamyn

posted by spock

I'm Sorry.

Deleted thread: 74309

This post was deleted for the following reason: FAIL -- mathowie

posted by butterstick

Man wants to remain standing in death?

Deleted thread: 74286

This post was deleted for the following reason: News-of-the-weird blurbs generally don't make for great posts. -- cortex

posted by femmme

Box Office Stream Graphs

Deleted thread: 74279

This post was deleted for the following reason: Previously, though totally neat. And don't miss the Mefi treatment. -- cortex

posted by alms

Bush Administration: McCain Not Tortured

Deleted thread: 74276

This post was deleted for the following reason: SLBOE - this would be good over at politicalfilter.com -- jessamyn

posted by WCityMike

40 years of flopping

Deleted thread: 74273

This post was deleted for the following reason: Three wikipedia links and a short blurb is kind of thin for a post. -- cortex

posted by kaszeta

All about Seth Green

Deleted thread: 74267

This post was deleted for the following reason: This would be a pretty middling post on it's own, but the last link is a total self-link, which pretty much teleports us straight to ban-ville. -- cortex

posted by NikolaTesla

Time out. Breathe, smile. Perhaps laugh.

Deleted thread: 74263

This post was deleted for the following reason: while not a bad random collection of stuff on youtube, the fact remains that this is just a random collection of stuff on youtube. we don't really do 'open thread' stuff here so much and your tags seemed to indicate that there was some sort of MeFi problem that these videos might be addressing and if that's the case maybe metatalk is where you want to be? -- jessamyn

posted by seanmpuckett

Obama/Kennedy?

Deleted thread: 74248

This post was deleted for the following reason: It's gonna be a long road to November. We can do a little better than this for electionfilter in the meantime. -- cortex

posted by HuronBob

The Idol

Deleted thread: 74244

This post was deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- jessamyn

posted by butterstick

Environmentalism Borders On Authoritarianism

Deleted thread: 74237

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is not a great post for metafilter. It reads much more like a one-sided op ed than a look into something interesting you found on the web and the pullquote is really slanty and hectoring. -- jessamyn

posted by tybeet

“Early morning hath gold in its mouth.” -- Benjamin Franklin

Deleted thread: 74202

This post was deleted for the following reason: Blech. I get you that it's notably tasteless, but it's, you know, an actual ad for an actually scummy-looking business and the tastelessness is the only thing it has going for it. -- cortex

posted by orthogonality

"Quiet please. I'm having trouble following the plot."

Deleted thread: 74199

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is like a double Nelson-failure thing here. Personally disliking a couple of blogs != good front page material. -- cortex

posted by Zambrano

Sit Down Mark Spitz

Deleted thread: 74192

This post was deleted for the following reason: Wikipedia editing minutiae isn't generally great post material, and this isn't an exception. -- cortex

posted by thisisdrew

Solve puzzles for science

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This post was deleted for the following reason: i can't decide between the bad "double-helix" joke or the worse "protein shake" joke so I'm going to just admit defeat here and move on with my evening. -- cortex

posted by Xoc

Armageddon

Deleted thread: 74188

This post was deleted for the following reason: Not really interesting webstuff and more like a roundup of breaking news presented in a kooky way. -- mathowie

posted by fcummins

0.01 OF A SECOND?

Deleted thread: 74185

This post was deleted for the following reason: Ugh, this sucks. -- cortex

posted by mr.marx

The Life of the Prior Taxpayer

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This post was deleted for the following reason: may wan tot post this into the existing thread on the same topic -- jessamyn

posted by popechunk

Just sayin'

Deleted thread: 74156

This post was deleted for the following reason: neat! belongs in MetaTalk. -- jessamyn

posted by kozad

Fake Ethnics. Bad Ethics.

Deleted thread: 74155

This post was deleted for the following reason: Your first previously is a four-day-old thread that is very much available for this as a comment. Let's try not to completely overdose on Olympicsfilter. -- cortex

posted by gman

High Quality Images from Pyongyang, North Korea

Deleted thread: 74154

This post was deleted for the following reason: been there, seen high quality images from that -- cortex

posted by deern the headlice

The Global Society of YouTube

Deleted thread: 74153

This post was deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- mathowie

posted by tybeet

The Premier Toilet Search Engine

Deleted thread: 74150

This post was deleted for the following reason: Posted last week -- vacapinta

posted by allkindsoftime

I said What? What? In my butt? Holy Ghost Explosion!

Deleted thread: 74145

This post was deleted for the following reason: LOLxtian dancers? -- mathowie

posted by Sir Mildred Pierce

can you name that song?

Deleted thread: 74132

This post was deleted for the following reason: you're banned douchebag who owns the music site being linked to! -- mathowie

posted by musicmaverick

When propaganda fails

Deleted thread: 74131

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is not a good post for metafilter. two fox news youtubs that you still felt the need to lol on top of? You may think this is someplace else. THIS IS METAFILTER. Thank you. -- jessamyn

posted by Surfin' Bird

So, USA - Russia War Starts Any Day Now...

Deleted thread: 74098

This post was deleted for the following reason: Ongoing discussion of Russia/Georgia/Ossetia/US in this THE SKY IS FALLING-free thread. -- cortex

posted by terrymiles

Radical! Leftist! Socialist!

Deleted thread: 74092

This post was deleted for the following reason: "CRAZY MAN IS CRAZY" I appreciate the time you've taken with this post, but it's really OMG crazyfilter with a bunch of extra editorializing which isn't okay even if you've spent a lot of time crafting it. Seriously. Have you considered taking this to politicalfilter.com? I would. -- jessamyn

posted by cklennon

Are the end results worth it?

Deleted thread: 74087

This post was deleted for the following reason: You really need to stop and think about how you're presenting your post, and why, before you put it on the front page. This is way too Outrage Editorial. -- cortex

posted by Mastercheddaar

Here we go again!

Deleted thread: 74084

This post was deleted for the following reason: Oof, editorialize much? This is not a good way to make a post. -- cortex

posted by ChickenringNYC

Parents charged with murder sue city for not preventing them from starving their daughter.

Deleted thread: 74073

This post was deleted for the following reason: if you care about this issue it would be a good idea if you could not editorialize in your FPP. Trust people to know it's terrible, focus on finding good links. -- jessamyn

posted by Saydrah

Economy hurts pig breeding but helps KFC

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This post was deleted for the following reason: self-link, banned -- jessamyn

posted by gstevens

Vermicomposting!

Deleted thread: 74046

This post was deleted for the following reason: this post links to sites that link to your business site, that's pretty not okay as far as self-linking rules go. -- jessamyn

posted by rthgreen

In Soviet Russia...

Deleted thread: 74037

This post was deleted for the following reason: SLBOE outragefilter. this is not really something neat you found on the web and the phrasing and general OMG aspect precludes serious discussion of serious issues. -- jessamyn

posted by ignignokt

T-Shirt Hell

Deleted thread: 74025

This post was deleted for the following reason: We've seen these guys before, and this is pretty thin as a stand-alone post. -- cortex

posted by sixcolors

and I thought both Newt and Edwards bad? how about...

Deleted thread: 74019

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is not a good post for metafilter. you may need to get your own blog. thank you. -- jessamyn

posted by Postroad

Candid Camera

Deleted thread: 74009

This post was deleted for the following reason: Almost all of these are old, uncredited pics, some are photoshopped as well. ick. -- mathowie

posted by cosmic osmo

The Eval-U-Mate 3000!

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Looks like a double -- mathowie

posted by NikitaNikita

Obama facts

Deleted thread: 73995

This post was deleted for the following reason: Ugh, yeah, this is more suck than interesting. -- cortex

posted by Class Goat

The driest of tinder

Deleted thread: 73989

This post was deleted for the following reason: please put this in the existing Georgia thread, thank you. -- jessamyn

posted by bicyclefish

Georgia and Russia conflict in South Ossetia

Deleted thread: 73985

This post was deleted for the following reason: recently -- cortex

posted by k8t

Vote for which panels you'd like to see at SXSW '09

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Though SXSW is a big conference, I don't think this is very interesting to more than a select subset of users on the site. -- mathowie

posted by gauchodaspampas

The Gaydar Challenge

Deleted thread: 73934

This post was deleted for the following reason: Please do not try to make Metafilter a platform in the leveraging of your Innovative Internet Marketing, thanks. -- cortex

posted by getitinwriting

It is with a heavy heart that I address you today!

Deleted thread: 73933

This post was deleted for the following reason: McSweeney's has been linked here often enough that multiple not-mind-blowingly-awesome posts inside of a month is probably not a great idea! And this one is kind of a one-note gag! -- cortex

posted by beaucoupkevin

History of the DC Universe.

Deleted thread: 73909

This post was deleted for the following reason: Hinky links. May undelete if we can figure out whats going on... -- vacapinta

posted by Soup

I love eggs...but

Deleted thread: 73896

This post was deleted for the following reason: preovaiously -- cortex

posted by Hands of Manos

OMG DOUBLE DROP!!!

Deleted thread: 73895

This post was deleted for the following reason: that you actually added the 'lolxtians' tag yourself is probably not a great sign -- cortex

posted by empath

The Birth of UNPOP, Andy Warhol, & JonBenet Ramsey

Deleted thread: 73891

This post was deleted for the following reason: Between website/username match and shared surnames, this looks an awful lot like something that is not okay. -- cortex

posted by unpoppy

Ha Ha America

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Three 'Ha's are better than two, apparently. -- cortex

posted by Happy Dave

The Girl in the Window

Deleted thread: 73873

This post was deleted for the following reason: Feral Children Double Feature -- cortex

posted by jpdoane

Let's Go Exploring

Deleted thread: 73870

This post was deleted for the following reason: Yep, this is the yearly "I love C&H too, but this is pretty much not cool" deletion reason. -- cortex

posted by gerryblog

Never Again, Again

Deleted thread: 73867

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is not a good post for metafilter. this is too axe grindy and uses over the top editorializing language which obscures what might be an otehrwise decent point. Please do not do this here. -- jessamyn

posted by MDA38

The 50 Cent of the Cat Fancy Subscriber World

Deleted thread: 73859

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is not a good post for metafilter and the OMGGAYZ makes it pretty deleteworthy on its own -- jessamyn

posted by SportsFan

Add forgery to the list

Deleted thread: 73854

This post was deleted for the following reason: ericb-favorin' poster-sanctioned spikin' action -- cortex

posted by Saucy Intruder

I had a mask on and no one knew who I was

Deleted thread: 73852

This post was deleted for the following reason: And imdb forum thread is I think scraping to the thin side of post material, honestly. -- cortex

posted by swift

Baghdad 5 years later

Deleted thread: 73847

This post was deleted for the following reason: if you're quoting editorials please use quote marks, otherwise this seems like an outragefilter overeditorialized posts. There are many good posts about Iraq and the terrible things that are going on there, but another OMGOMGOMG post doesn't lead to greater understanding. -- jessamyn

posted by Surfin' Bird

We've got this viral marketing thing licked

Deleted thread: 73840

This post was deleted for the following reason: dumb ad. Usually I let these stay when they're amusing but this is just slow and dumb. -- mathowie

posted by ericbop

The Hive Mind (for the Hive Mind)

Deleted thread: 73815

This post was deleted for the following reason: was this broken before? because it's certainly broken now. -- jessamyn

posted by Second Account For Making Jokey Comments

It was just an experiment, duh

Deleted thread: 73813

This post was deleted for the following reason: HEY LOOK WHAT I FOUND IT WAS UNDER A BRIDGE -- cortex

posted by bonaldi

Moles and trolls, moles and trolls.

Deleted thread: 73772

This post was deleted for the following reason: sorry -- jessamyn

posted by nevercalm

Ah, the American Dream.

Deleted thread: 73769

This post was deleted for the following reason: Epic fiduciary fail on the Harper's parts, yeah, but this writeup is really kind of petty and mean-spirited and not great front page material. -- cortex

posted by phaedon

There is no news today.

Deleted thread: 73767

This post was deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- jessamyn

posted by Smart Dalek

angstrom gangsta

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This post was deleted for the following reason: previously -- jessamyn

posted by Armitage Shanks

My dog has no nose. How does it smell? Awful!

Deleted thread: 73762

This post was deleted for the following reason: Vat is braun und schticky? -- cortex

posted by the_very_hungry_caterpillar

15 minutes of trolls

Deleted thread: 73749

This post was deleted for the following reason: lollercaust -- cortex

posted by one_bean