Best Of #4: Bro there’s a frog in my lettuce
Income is up, the Election Committee has been stood down, everything is under construction, and the Mona Lisa has nothing on The Wedding Feast at Cana.
The best of the blue and the green, with stops in-between; key announcements; greatest hits both past and present; and subscriber-only content.
Best of…
These are MetaFilter’s favorite posts on the Blue from the last 30 days by favorite/comment ratio:
🚧🚧🚧UNDER CONSTRUCTION🚧🚧🚧 (6.60)
More from the NewWeb (5.00)
World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia (4.83)
Triple webcomic bonus (3.00)
And here are the top five from Ask MetaFilter:
Unconventional lifestyle people: what those assets do? (2.33)
Long-form, peaceful museum gallery walkthrough videos? (2.17)
Executive Dysfunction Tips (2.11)
Career change resources beyond What Colour is Your Parachute? (1.80)
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MetaBoard
The last 30 days of key site updates from the Board and beyond:
The Election Committee is Relieved
…that they have been officially disbanded.
Board Update, July 4, 2026
Minutes are available from our meeting on June 30.
MeFiCoFo Financial Update, June 2026
June income was up from May (18%), and expenses were down (9%), resulting in a small profit.
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Bonus: Return of the Sideblog
Following an impromptu and unscheduled hiatus, the New & Noteworthy sidebar has returned, curated by an actual human and using the "flagged as fantastic" data pool.
⏰ Time Machine
“Famous landmarks photographed from the wrong direction”
Ten years ago, BaffledWaffle shared an excellent collection of still-extant counter-tourism photos, leading to a lively discussion of squirrels, Stonehenge and scramblers.
The weirdest and worst novelty songs ever created.
malevolent’s version of MTV, complete with animated idents, but for hundreds of weird and truly terrible novelty songs.
❤️ Love Machine
Marauding Cockatoos Pulled by Cassowaries
“Bro, there’s a frog in my lettuce.”
From wombats to wattlebirds, chariot pulled by cassowaries’ wildlife posts have become a beloved staple of the Blue: always delightful, usually Antipodean, and a reliable reminder that nature persists.
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