**** THE PROOF THAT Metafilter IS EVIL ****

   M   E   T   A   F   I   L   T   E   R
  13   5  20   1   6   9  12  20   5  18     - as numbers
   4   5   2   1   6   9   3   2   5   9     - digits added
  \_____/ \_____/ \_____/ \_____/ \_____/
   9       3       6       5       5         - digits added

Thus, "Metafilter" is 93655.

Subtract 1930, the year synthetic rubber was first produced, endangering the concept of intercourse for the purpose of procreation. The result will be 91725.

Subtract 544 from the number - this is the year Attila the Hun attacked western Europe, written backwards. It gives 91181.

Subtract 1945, the year Mussolini was executed for the first time. The result will be 89236.

Turn the number backwards, and add 1934 - the year Shirley Temple starred in her first movie. The number is now 65232.

Turn the number backwards, subtract 25 - the symbol of approval for the sin. The number is now 23231.

Write 1889 backwards. Translate it to octal - this will give you 23231. Thus, 23231 stands for 1889, the year Adolf Hitler was born.

You get the picture. QED.