Okay, i've had a few days to let the hilarity diffuse, but i still think the term "plo chops" by dhartung is one of the funniest thing i've heard on mefi. If you missed it, it was a FFP about Arnold Schwarzenegger's questionable corrupt past. You can find it as the third FFP on August 11, 2003:href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/27605#536315.html"
Here is the link, which actually brings me to the question: What is the funniest thing you've ever heard on Mefi?
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Thu, August 14, 2003 - 11:55 AMI'll have to think about the question a bit ("we have cameras" is way, way up there), but I have to admit that it took me forever to figure out "plo chops". It wasn't until after I took PrinceValium's advice in the thread to "say it out loud" that I finally got it. After saying it about 20 times. Boy did I look silly. -
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Thu, August 14, 2003 - 2:25 PMOkay, here's my secret MeFi shame: I don't get the "We have cameras" line. I mean, I remember the thread that inspired it, but is it a play off something, or... am I just humour-impaired? -
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Thu, August 14, 2003 - 10:40 PMJessica, the thread was about a snafu on Amazon in which they mistakenly listed a camera with a ridiculously low price, and the supposition that they would have to honor that price... some people were ordering several, etc., and at some point someone asked something like (just from memory; paraphrasing here): "If you are aware this is a mistake, how is this not stealing? What is the difference between you and a common criminal? And of course the answer was.... -
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Fri, August 15, 2003 - 3:53 PMAhhhh -- I get it now. Hee hee. Thanks, taz!
I agree then, the "we have cameras" line is actually quite amusing. For my part, while I can't think of any single amusing phrase right now I must say that lately wendell's really been bringin' the funny.
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Thu, August 14, 2003 - 12:07 PMFFP = FPP
*slinks away embarrassed, studying english alphabet*
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Thu, August 14, 2003 - 3:35 PMI think the funniest things I've heard on MeFi have actually been in MeTa.
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Fri, August 15, 2003 - 2:12 AMThe first thing that popped into my mind was Stan Chin's comment in a post about inkblots. (Posted by taz, as a matter of fact.) The link was to an online Rorschach test. His comment was "I saw Cthulhu in all the blots. Is that bad?"
I don't know why, but it really tickled my funny bone. Then again, all things Cthulhu usually do.
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Fri, August 15, 2003 - 7:09 PM"We have cameras" is definitely in the top 10. The other nine are by quonsar.
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Sat, August 16, 2003 - 2:50 AMnot hilarious, but wonderfully clever, was civil_disobedient's contribution to the "Tom Swifties" thread in which he/she posted (again, this is from memory) "'Muslims hate this thread', Elle said."
Get it? El Cid? Giggling yet? Maybe it's just me.
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Mon, August 18, 2003 - 5:33 AMHell, I still think the little "I, for one, welcome our new [fill-in-the-blank] Overlords" lines are funny...
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Sun, August 24, 2003 - 5:59 PMi can't put my finger on any one thing, but i'm sure MeTa was the source. in any case, i'm one of those that believe that MeFi exists only to fuel MeTa.
well, maybe not totally.
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Sun, September 7, 2003 - 3:07 PMstan chin had another good one in the 5-second-rule post...i'm too lazy to post the link, but look for it...it's a keeper : >
