Met some friends last night
Who kept banging on about season 5 of Supernatural. The guy used the word 'meta' a lot when describing it, which both intrigued me and put me off (because it sounds pretentious).
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 10:45, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I hate to sound like a twat
but it is a bit meta.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 10:49, Reply)

I like self-referencing, 4th wall breaking stuff
Or anything that questions the 'reality' of the setting.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 10:52, Reply)

Whereas I don't.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 10:53, Reply)

You have enough trouble handling actual reality
without having the television do it too.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 11:00, Reply)

It doesn't really do any of those things
it's very firmly set within it's own setting. It's meta in the sense that it's highly self-referential but in a way that doesn't accord with our perception. In other words it analyses itself but with its own objective standards.

I am fully aware that is the wankiest sentence ever written and deserves a place in Pseuds Corner
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 10:56, Reply)

in other words
It's awesome
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 10:58, Reply)

You summed it up
in fewer words.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 10:59, Reply)

I am shocked at your superfluous apostrophe.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 11:01, Reply)

I haven't slept in two nights
I'm surprised I'm not just smashing the keyboard with my face
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 11:02, Reply)

Don't do that - you have a lovely face.
Smash someone else's face.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 11:04, Reply)

A very tempting idea
perhaps the fucking office-drone who wants to steal two hundred pounds from me, because I lost one piece of paper.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 11:06, Reply)

They sound like the ideal candidate.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 11:08, Reply)

Sadly the assault charge
probably isn't worth it. Perhaps the old trick of a bunch of flowers sent to the office, and then a surreptitious mugging of her.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 11:10, Reply)

This is why you haven't realised how shit 'Spaced' was.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 10:58, Reply)

I'm glad it wasn't me who had to say it

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 2 Feb 2011, 10:59, Reply)