Best albums of the 90s

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Poster, flag thyself. -- cortex

posted by swift

The greatest Internet drama story ever told

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This post was deleted for the following reason: this is borderline making fun of the disabled and sort of icky. -- jessamyn

posted by champthom

Documented History of the Bubble

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This post was deleted for the following reason: this was already pretty sketch the last time it was posted and it's not any better just because it's being hosted someplace else -- maybe this can go over to politicalfilter but we've already got a housing crisis post or two here. -- jessamyn

posted by Rafaelloello

Height (by xkcd)

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Maybe we can link to the Onion next, and cap it off with a link to the front page of CNN. After letting the audience scream and applaud for five minutes, we'll give 'em what they want with a McSweeney's/Zombo.com medley encore. -- cortex

posted by Effigy2000

Chalkerrific.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: kind of been done before dozens of times on MeFi -- mathowie

posted by Lutoslawski

Burning Down The House

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This post was deleted for the following reason: video was removed from YouTube. -- mathowie

posted by dawson

$700,000,000,000.00

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This post was deleted for the following reason: this is not a good post for metafilter. Please MAKE AN EFFORT to make a post that might possibly appeal to someone not immersed in the day-to-day back and forth about USian politicking. -- jessamyn

posted by hal_c_on

Head of Skate

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This post was deleted for the following reason: seen it -- jessamyn

posted by dougzilla

Bailout

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This post was deleted for the following reason: This is not the best post. You know this is not the best post. There's a lot of open financial threads already; please don't do this. -- cortex

posted by andywolf

Tell the short shite to pick Palin!

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This post was deleted for the following reason: I'm not sure what this adds to the downfall posts we've already seen and I sort of agree with this "These sorts of gags are a subtle way to humanize Hitler and the Nazis while ignoring the utterly inhuman acts of cruelty and murder they perpetrated." -- jessamyn

posted by dash_slot-

Art For Obama

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This post was deleted for the following reason: I know this must have taken a lot of work to put together, but political fundraisery stuff is not a great fit for the front page, and it sounds like you may have ended up with a more-is-less effect with the exhaustive list of artists besides. -- cortex

posted by grapefruitmoon

Sometimes Twitter is actually useful.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: this is funny but linking to twitter search results is not so great as a post since it's likely to change and not that evocative of what's great about this particular thing. -- jessamyn

posted by cthuljew

...hold the formaldehyde.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: dammit, mom, STOP FORWARDING ME THESE EMAILS -- cortex

posted by bluedaniel

Cogent Explanation of the Financial Crisis.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: mentioned in other threads, and we've already done a ton of economics filter this week. -- mathowie

posted by leybman

Drink Problem Speech

Deleted thread: 75195

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is really not a good metafilter post. -- cortex

posted by lipsum

Do.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: I don't know if this is going well. -- mathowie

posted by feelinglistless

I'm lovin' it

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This post was deleted for the following reason: This is pretty weak stuff. -- cortex

posted by gman

The Perfect Suit

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This post was deleted for the following reason: 75173

posted by merc

Sarah Palin unexpectedly influences a domestic trend.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: This is kind of lightweight weirdness, we've got no shortage of Palin talk on the site already, and the thread is already veering straight into generic Palin chatter. This may not be a good time to try and do this. -- cortex

posted by somnambulist

I'm just worried....

Deleted thread: 75158

This post was deleted for the following reason: The posting bubble has popped! FPP quality is cratering! Put your money in FARK! -- cortex

posted by Mintyblonde

Ben & Jerry's New York Titty?

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Please no with the What Has PETA Done Now posts. -- cortex

posted by SilverTail

Michael Palin for President

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This post was deleted for the following reason: This got linked a couple weeks back in this Michael Palin thread, and isn't so awesome it needs a new post. -- cortex

posted by grapefruitmoon

Dem to Wall Street: Ima kick your ass

Deleted thread: 75124

This post was deleted for the following reason: Supposed + anonymous = maybe either drop this into one of the open finance threads or sit on it until those words turn into "confirmed" and "identified". -- cortex

posted by stupidsexyFlanders

Reproductive Experiment

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This post was deleted for the following reason: "I am of the opinion that no site on the internet is better at moral condemnation than this one... so tossed the Snarkosphere an underhand softball." Please keep your whatever that is out of your Should I Make A Post, And Why? workflow. -- cortex

posted by chuckdarwin

Is Obama Another Dukakis?

Deleted thread: 75106

This post was deleted for the following reason: Oh for god's sake, let's not do one linkers to Hitch columns unless there's a damned good reason? -- cortex

posted by KokuRyu

Hitler is out of gas.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: This is kind of a lame setup for something we've pretty much done already. -- cortex

posted by UKnowForKids

Break's over.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: seen it -- jessamyn

posted by Cool Papa Bell

AreSingleServingSitesReallyUsefulSometimes.Com

Deleted thread: 75068

This post was deleted for the following reason: umbrella two weeks ago. -- cortex

posted by WCityMike

Rep Rangel addresses his recent troubles.

Deleted thread: 75048

This post was deleted for the following reason: The Palin angle of this would be more than welcome in one of the several open threads in which discussion of Palin is occurring; as a post this feels more like weak-sauce Media Narrative than anything, and if there's a worthwhile post to be made about Rangel qua Rangel, it could be done a lot better. -- cortex

posted by pearlybob

Veteran's case against John McCain

Deleted thread: 75027

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is sort of a single link blog op ed post - not terrible but really a little thin for an already mcainful week. -- jessamyn

posted by Agamenticus

Bad News

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Seems like this could be presented in much better fashion with some actual context for what went down and how it's important. -- cortex

posted by chuckdarwin

The medical industrial complex can whip the military industrial complex's ass.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: This is not a good post. -- cortex

posted by Zambrano

lance armstrong

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Man, people hate this post. -- cortex

posted by svidrigailov23

Video of a guy who makes his own vacuum tubes

Deleted thread: 75000

This post was deleted for the following reason: via previously previously -- cortex

posted by ryoshu

apache my cannibal up

Deleted thread: 74987

This post was deleted for the following reason: Apache vs 60536 -- cortex

posted by philip-random

83/177

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This post was deleted for the following reason: there are many wonderful threads currently discussing most parts of this post, could you please contribute to one of them? -- jessamyn

posted by parmanparman

Snake Oil or Scientific Innovation?

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This post was deleted for the following reason: OH HAI I'M AN IDIOT INTERNET MARKETER THAT WORKS AT BORBA AND I SPAM METAFILTER FOR MY WORK -- mathowie

posted by Willpsy

it's not a crash, it's an implosion

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Why are you not just adding this to one of the open threads? And why in god's name are you leading off a post with a wikipedia link, a google search, and a link to a mefi thread (in which, again, you should probably just add this stuff)? -- cortex

posted by philip-random

3 decade subprime mortgage timeline

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Hmm. not really a good post for metafilter. -- vacapinta

posted by Rafaelloello

Feds bail out AIG for 85 billion.

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This post was deleted for the following reason: make an effort plz kthxbi -- jessamyn

posted by Muirwylde

It's Not A Lie If I Say So

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This post was deleted for the following reason: This is not so great. -- cortex

posted by Xurando

Environmental disasters!!

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This post was deleted for the following reason: while I appreciate the nudge at Al Gore for good measure the fact remains that this is not a good post for metafilter. -- jessamyn

posted by surfdad

How Does a Crisis Change Crisis Management?

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This post was deleted for the following reason: sketch post linking to PR firms with SEO-loaded phrases? No thanks -- mathowie

posted by jacobw

culture club

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This post was deleted for the following reason: this is not a particularly good post about religion. -- jessamyn

posted by plexi

Science from potential presidents...

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This post was deleted for the following reason: ArtW's right the previous thread is still open -- jessamyn

posted by hal_c_on

Check out the two vids on this website...pretty random webpage, but has great potential!

Deleted thread: 74913

This post was deleted for the following reason: you can not do this here. -- jessamyn

posted by kingofhappy

Barak and another flip-flop

Deleted thread: 74912

This post was deleted for the following reason: This would have been a terrible post even if you hadn't screwed up the link. NYPOST op ed? -- cortex

posted by shockingbluamp

Sure beats Davey and Goliath

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This post was deleted for the following reason: this is pretty thin for a post if you're trying to do anything *other* than LOLMORMONS. -- jessamyn

posted by aftermarketradio

It's gettin' hot, so hot in herre...

Deleted thread: 74903

This post was deleted for the following reason: A candidate's tanning habits do not merit a front page post. Drop this into any of the open threads if you like. -- cortex

posted by Hypnotic Chick

Race to 08

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This post was deleted for the following reason: we're sort of seen the obama waffles before and calling someone or something racist in your FPP isn't a great way to get people discussing the topic. -- jessamyn

posted by Purtle

Track, Willow, Bristol, WFT?

Deleted thread: 74890

This post was deleted for the following reason: this ieither needs to be on AskMe or your own blog, it's a single link op ed post to a topic that has been done to death here already and it has heavy editorializing to boot. It's not a great post for metafilter. Also do you mean wtf? -- jessamyn

posted by pallen123

You're a winner!

Deleted thread: 74884

This post was deleted for the following reason: Let's not just start posting multiple one-per-thread clips from SNL, please. -- cortex

posted by plexi

DFW RIP

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This post was deleted for the following reason: posted already -- vacapinta

posted by sparkletone

Seven card bud?

Deleted thread: 74878

This post was deleted for the following reason: This bar should be a wee bit higher. IYKWIM. -- cortex

posted by PeterMcDermott

David Foster Wallace, R.I.P.

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

posted by nickyskye

Twitter updates from an unborn child

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This post was deleted for the following reason: You couldn't find one written in the voice of a declawed cat? -- cortex

posted by mattholomew

Geocide

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This post was deleted for the following reason: triple threat -- cortex

posted by Mwongozi

Has the Large Hadron Collider Destroyed the World Yet?

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This post was deleted for the following reason: I can't state the exact threshold that defines when we've had too many "this is website will answer NO either all of the time or almost all of the time" links, but I'm pretty sure this one crossed it. -- cortex

posted by ZenMasterThis

When a second cold war just won't do: INVADE Russia!

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This post was deleted for the following reason: this is really minutia-filter. I know it's a very important topic but really can we do better than this? -- jessamyn

posted by scatman

Gina Gershon for Veep? I'd vote for that!

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This post was deleted for the following reason: The idea of seeing a roundup of the parody/satire stuff going around is nice, but by itself this is a pretty meh post. -- cortex

posted by Megami

The Beatles are cool!

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Deleted by poster request -- vacapinta

posted by twoleftfeet

The Sarah Connor Urinals

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Not really a good post -- vacapinta

posted by hnnrs

Any more dirt in this Palin?

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This post was deleted for the following reason: The Enquirer? Really? -- vacapinta

posted by twoleftfeet

Dave Werner Again

Deleted thread: 74759

This post was deleted for the following reason: Posts about something that isn't available yet aren't really a good idea. If there's something cool on the web that exists after whatever happens happens, make a post out of that. -- cortex

posted by tellurian

"It looks like they're having a great time"

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Not really a good post. -- vacapinta

posted by puke & cry

Norwegian Drama

Deleted thread: 74754

This post was deleted for the following reason: If you need to bring up a mefi issue, do it in Metatalk. Do not do it like this, ever again. -- cortex

posted by Dumsnill

With each passing moment you make yourself more my servant

Deleted thread: 74721

This post was deleted for the following reason: A single editorial that apparently everybody on the planet thinks sucks is maybe not the extra electionfilter post we need. -- cortex

posted by grubby

Tell College Students: YOU CAN VOTE

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This post was deleted for the following reason: This'd be a natural fit for this thread from earlier this morning. -- cortex

posted by parmanparman

The Library of Congress Photo Archive on Flickr

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Since January of this year, mefites have been posting about this on Metafilter. -- cortex

posted by Happy Dave

Books Palin wanted banned

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This post was deleted for the following reason: unfortunately this is something that only sort of happened and then turned into the war of all against all on the internet and now this. I am sorry but this is not the Palin thread we are looking for. -- jessamyn

posted by Postroad

The (not so) Great Game Redux

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This post was deleted for the following reason: yoink! -- cortex

posted by lalochezia

BarackRoll'd

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This post was deleted for the following reason: A whole collection of clever green/blue chromakey riffs on the screen stuff, in a couple weeks if and when such a thing exists, might make for a decent post. This is pretty thin. -- cortex

posted by jjoye

An evaluation of Sarah Palin from a Wasilla Alaska native

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This post was deleted for the following reason: There are like five places on the site where you could talk about this, and this is a terrible post in its own right. -- cortex

posted by hooptycritter

Life of Illusion ;-)

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This post was deleted for the following reason: I believe this officially qualifies as a lazy SLYT. -- cortex

posted by vronsky

NASA's SATOP program canceled

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Kind of weird; if there's some interesting meat in here somewhere, you've failed to make it clear what it is. -- cortex

posted by 74665

I liked towering.

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

posted by grounded

Between this, the new FTD Florists, and the new Motel 6... let's just say Prom night just planned ITSELF...

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This post was deleted for the following reason: This pretty much feels like "Sioux City sucks, amirite". -- cortex

posted by jjjjjjjijjjjjjj

The Matanuska Colony: The New Deal in Alaska

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This post was deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- cortex

posted by merelyglib

Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout

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This post was deleted for the following reason: deleted until interest rates improve and/or bailouts happen -- mathowie

posted by yhbc

Would you vote for this woman?

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This post was deleted for the following reason: SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE FUCK -- cortex this is a bad post and you are a bad person for posting it. -- jessamyn

posted by Clementines4ever

Teenagers Are Better Financial Planners Than Their Parents

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This post was deleted for the following reason: self-link for a seo firm, banned -- mathowie

posted by nancydodds1

Lady Stardust

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This post was deleted for the following reason: Oh for butt's sake, this is just about the least post-worthy thing you could have found re: the RNC. -- cortex

posted by plexi

EPOXI's Spacecraft Observes the Earth-Moon System

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This post was deleted for the following reason: lovely but a double -- jessamyn

posted by orthogonality

The Time Fountain | A film is a petrified fountain of thought.

Deleted thread: 74585

This post was deleted for the following reason: cool post, but we've seen it here not that long ago -- jessamyn

posted by furtive

Going, going ...

Deleted thread: 74584

This post was deleted for the following reason: this is a very nice post but needs to go in the thread from a few days ago. -- jessamyn

posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

In a World Where...

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This post was deleted for the following reason: thank you, but this has been posted previously -- jessamyn

posted by up in the old hotel

The Browser Wars Continue

Deleted thread: 74576

This post was deleted for the following reason: Displaying results 1-2 of about 2 -- cortex

posted by brendan66

having grand old party time...wish you were here

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

posted by Postroad

The voice you had heard before.

Deleted thread: 74568

This post was deleted for the following reason: The sequel is never as good as the first one -- vacapinta

posted by edmcbride

How is babby faked?

Deleted thread: 74557

This post was deleted for the following reason: This really seems like a stunt post. wink-wink, we know what you're talking about without mentioning the current story. -- mathowie

posted by orthogonality

Family Values

Deleted thread: 74552

This post was deleted for the following reason: there is an open thread on this topic which is already pretty OMGPREGGYSCANDAL to go anywhere decent. -- jessamyn

posted by Electrius

rut roh

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This post was deleted for the following reason: There's an open thread where this is being actively discussed. -- cortex

posted by jsonic

What trickles, if no money moves?

Deleted thread: 74544

This post was deleted for the following reason: old NYT op-ed as a post? really? -- mathowie

posted by Kickstart70

smoke signal?

Deleted thread: 74543

This post was deleted for the following reason: What? This should maybe got in Metatalk, except it wouldn't make any sense there either. -- cortex

posted by philip-random

Rain might hurt New Orleans more than wind or surge

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

posted by Rafaelloello