In the sports category:
Well the Jets moved to 2-8 on the season with a win that even they couldn't give away, although they did try, against the Pittsburgh Steelers. My question for you is, will the Patriots put up triple digits on the New York Jets in two weeks as a way of taking revenge for the video-taping debacle earlier this year? Or will it just be a very high two digit number?
Thursday's winner: Matty
5)Crystal Ball - Keane
4)Look After You - The Fray
3)Blizzard of 77 - Nada Surf
2)Blacking Out the Friction - Death Cab for Cutie
1)Home - Foo Fighters
I feel like all of these somehow capture the mood and beauty of a crisp winter morning. One of my favorite things about BU was the days when you would walk out to a bright blue sky and a light frost. You put in your iPod and there are invariably those songs that you feel like you just have to listen to that day. That is one of the things I will never forget and one of the many things I love about Boston and BU. If I was going to make that walk right now, these songs would have to be in a playlist to throw on for the walk to class.
My list: Avoiding Matty's top 3, all of which would have made my list
5) What is Your Secret - Nada Surf (They turn out entire albums that you can listen to on a winter morning...I could avoid using the same song as Matty, but I couldn't avoid putting Nada Surf on my list)
4) English Girls Approximately - Ryan Adams
3) Radioman - Feeder
2) Don't go Away - Oasis
1) Angel in the Snow - Elliott Smith
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Apologies again
My wireless and my computer have both been a bit finicky lately. Sorry.
Anyway, I'm feeling kinda simple tonight. As the seasons change and it starts to get a bit chilly outside, let's go with all time top 5 songs (because I know no one listens to albums anymore) for walking down a lightly snow covered street in the winter. I know it's not technically winter yet, but it's about that time of the year when I start thinking about the mountains and getting some snowboarding in and such.
Winner from whenever: I'm going to give it to Becca because that really would just make the world a much better place.
Becca:
Stephen Colbert would clone himself and appoint himself to every seat in the cabinet.
Anyway, I'm feeling kinda simple tonight. As the seasons change and it starts to get a bit chilly outside, let's go with all time top 5 songs (because I know no one listens to albums anymore) for walking down a lightly snow covered street in the winter. I know it's not technically winter yet, but it's about that time of the year when I start thinking about the mountains and getting some snowboarding in and such.
Winner from whenever: I'm going to give it to Becca because that really would just make the world a much better place.
Becca:
Stephen Colbert would clone himself and appoint himself to every seat in the cabinet.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Beatles vs. Oasis?
A question that even I'm not stupid enough to ask. It would be no contest. And Nick, you couldn't choose a better Beatles song than "Tomorrow Never Knows"? I mean, c'mon.
Today's question comes to us direct from Matty Bain in Saginaw, Michigan:
Matty Asks: If Stephen Colbert is somehow elected to the presidency, who would his cabinet members be? To make this a little bit easier, we'll just say Secretary of State, Education, Defense, Treasury, Agriculture, Interior and Justice. If you want to do all 15 positions, go for it, but I don't particularly care who you think Stephen Colbert would choose for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Housing and Urban Development. It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.
Thursday's: I'm going to give it to Nicole for going all musical and thoughtful about it. And Matty, if you think that I'm devaluing your opinion and your personal experience by not choosing your answer, I am.
Nicole:
"Here's a theory for you to disregard completely. Music, you know, true music..not just Rock-and-Roll..it chooses you! It lives in your car, or alone, listening to your headphones, vast scenic rituals and angelic choirs in your brain. It’s a place apart from the vast benign lap of America." -Almost Famous
And so, in the vein of perhaps one of the greatest music movies ever (the others being "High Fidelity," "This is Spinal Tap," and "The Beatles' Help"), I say that my Oasis song of choice, given the options, (which was the question, yes, and not a question of Oasis or the Beatles - which would be Beatles) is Wonderwall. Because, it found me first. And yes, I love Champagne Supernova, but that first time hearing Wonderwall, with those long, drawn-out "And maaaybeeeee... you're gonna be the one that saaaves meeeeeee.. and after alllllll, you're my wonderwalllll" really appealed to my awkward, single, boy-crazy 6th-grade self. The idea of this guy singing this song to someone, of some girl having this power of him, I dig that.
Today's question comes to us direct from Matty Bain in Saginaw, Michigan:
Matty Asks: If Stephen Colbert is somehow elected to the presidency, who would his cabinet members be? To make this a little bit easier, we'll just say Secretary of State, Education, Defense, Treasury, Agriculture, Interior and Justice. If you want to do all 15 positions, go for it, but I don't particularly care who you think Stephen Colbert would choose for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Housing and Urban Development. It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.
Thursday's: I'm going to give it to Nicole for going all musical and thoughtful about it. And Matty, if you think that I'm devaluing your opinion and your personal experience by not choosing your answer, I am.
Nicole:
"Here's a theory for you to disregard completely. Music, you know, true music..not just Rock-and-Roll..it chooses you! It lives in your car, or alone, listening to your headphones, vast scenic rituals and angelic choirs in your brain. It’s a place apart from the vast benign lap of America." -Almost Famous
And so, in the vein of perhaps one of the greatest music movies ever (the others being "High Fidelity," "This is Spinal Tap," and "The Beatles' Help"), I say that my Oasis song of choice, given the options, (which was the question, yes, and not a question of Oasis or the Beatles - which would be Beatles) is Wonderwall. Because, it found me first. And yes, I love Champagne Supernova, but that first time hearing Wonderwall, with those long, drawn-out "And maaaybeeeee... you're gonna be the one that saaaves meeeeeee.. and after alllllll, you're my wonderwalllll" really appealed to my awkward, single, boy-crazy 6th-grade self. The idea of this guy singing this song to someone, of some girl having this power of him, I dig that.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Remember Remember the Fifth of November
The Gunpowder treason and plot.
I see no reason the gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot
Barring September 11, what is the most unforgettable historical event of our young lives? The one that will never be 'forgot'?
The other day's question: I'm going to give this one to Matty even though he crossed up the actual name-Screen Actors Guild-with the Matt Stone / Trey Parker satire from Team America. Or at least failed to acknowledge that he knows the difference. Oops. Oh well. It worked for the joke, and that, i'm sure, is why he did it.
Matty:
George Clooney. He's pompous, full of himself, a leader of Film Actors Guild (FAG) and apparently *ahem* takes that membership literally in his personal life. So if we're talking who's full of shit, he is literally and figuratively because he spews nonsense and has his packed regularly.
I see no reason the gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot
Barring September 11, what is the most unforgettable historical event of our young lives? The one that will never be 'forgot'?
The other day's question: I'm going to give this one to Matty even though he crossed up the actual name-Screen Actors Guild-with the Matt Stone / Trey Parker satire from Team America. Or at least failed to acknowledge that he knows the difference. Oops. Oh well. It worked for the joke, and that, i'm sure, is why he did it.
Matty:
George Clooney. He's pompous, full of himself, a leader of Film Actors Guild (FAG) and apparently *ahem* takes that membership literally in his personal life. So if we're talking who's full of shit, he is literally and figuratively because he spews nonsense and has his packed regularly.
Friday, November 2, 2007
So everyone hates Halloween, Nick, or me
or perhaps some combination of the three. Or maybe just horror movies. I'm going to tell myself it's Horror movies. That'll make me feel better about myself when I go to bed.
Anyway, I just finished another paper and even I'm amazed by just how full of shit I am. Which brings me to today's question.
Which political figure/celebrity pretending to be, in the immortal words of Stan Marsh, "political and stuff" would you say is most full of shit?
I know this is a tough question, and it's essentially like asking who the fakest (not a word but it will do for my purposes) person in Hollywood is, but I want to get political and stuff and try and raise the integrity of this blog to heights before unthinkable. No wait, that's just me being full of shit again. Anyway, the floor is yours.
Yesterday's: ummm...
Nick:
The Evil Dead Trilogy
First film is a low budget teen horror flick that's pretty damn scary, but has it's funny moments.
Second is scary and gory as fuck, and it also gets even funnier.
The third is hysterical and bloody and violent and amazing.
The key links were the manic style Sam Raimi used before MTV style quick editing was commonplace, giving you a feeling of being jerked all over the place during the film. Plus, Bruce Campbell is the fucking man. Always has been, always will be. Bruce Campbell is one of the three coolest people on the planet.
Anyway, I just finished another paper and even I'm amazed by just how full of shit I am. Which brings me to today's question.
Which political figure/celebrity pretending to be, in the immortal words of Stan Marsh, "political and stuff" would you say is most full of shit?
I know this is a tough question, and it's essentially like asking who the fakest (not a word but it will do for my purposes) person in Hollywood is, but I want to get political and stuff and try and raise the integrity of this blog to heights before unthinkable. No wait, that's just me being full of shit again. Anyway, the floor is yours.
Yesterday's: ummm...
Nick:
The Evil Dead Trilogy
First film is a low budget teen horror flick that's pretty damn scary, but has it's funny moments.
Second is scary and gory as fuck, and it also gets even funnier.
The third is hysterical and bloody and violent and amazing.
The key links were the manic style Sam Raimi used before MTV style quick editing was commonplace, giving you a feeling of being jerked all over the place during the film. Plus, Bruce Campbell is the fucking man. Always has been, always will be. Bruce Campbell is one of the three coolest people on the planet.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Good Points Nick
but have you seen him in the Spiderman movies? I mean seriously, even Seacrest kicked ass in Knocked Up. I had forgotten that he was in Feraks and Geeks though, and anybody from that show is ok by me...especially Linda Cardellini...wow. Special for Halloween, and totally unrelated to Linda Cardellini, James Franco, or anything that I've already talked about.
What is the all time best horror movie franchise?
I think I'm going to exclude saw which I don't really count as horror movies, they fall into the realm of psychological thriller.
Yesterday's: I've gotta give it to Nick for taking an unabashed cheap shot at Beckham. I respect that.
David Beckham won't act, because it will get in the way of his Brazilian waxes and his vaginal rejuvenation.
Also, James Franco, due to involvement with Freaks and Geeks and Knocked Up ("if this is one of those fuckin joke shows I'm not into it."), should not be cited anywhere near Paul Walker. And he was actually really good on Freaks and Geeks.
What is the all time best horror movie franchise?
I think I'm going to exclude saw which I don't really count as horror movies, they fall into the realm of psychological thriller.
Yesterday's: I've gotta give it to Nick for taking an unabashed cheap shot at Beckham. I respect that.
David Beckham won't act, because it will get in the way of his Brazilian waxes and his vaginal rejuvenation.
Also, James Franco, due to involvement with Freaks and Geeks and Knocked Up ("if this is one of those fuckin joke shows I'm not into it."), should not be cited anywhere near Paul Walker. And he was actually really good on Freaks and Geeks.
Monday, October 29, 2007
bend it like beckham?
David Beckham has played in only ten matches since June 1 (2 International Friendlies, and matches for LA, although only five of them were actually MLS games, and played the full 90 in only 3 of those matches). When you compare that with the 22 games that Juan Pablo Angel (only a few months younger than Becks) played the full 90 for the New York Red Bulls over the same period of time, it seems like Beckham's days as a professional footballer may be numbered. So the question is this: Are we more likely to see Beckham booting extra points and field goals as an NFL novelty act (although not doing kickoff duty because that would involve running and maybe even hitting)? Acting in Hollywood and making James Franco and Paul Walker look like two of the greatest actors in the history of cinema? Coaching/broadcasting football in some way shape or form?
Whenever the hell I last posted: First off, I have to say, what a catch. Thank you Brett Favre, I can go to bed and not have to wonder what's going to happen in the game. The winner is Nicole, the only one to post an actual answer. And I'll even give Becca a runner-up for posting something.
Nicole:
Absolutely, without a doubt, hands down Christine. Now, to say this movie is awful (which it is) is an understatement. The car has a life of its own, attacks people, and then repairs itself overnight? Okay Mr. King, if you say so. Run out of ideas? That's too bad. Now, with that said, this movie is so awful, that it's in fact hilarious. It's actually a pretty good first date movie to rent when all you want to do is pop in some "scary" movie as an excuse to cuddle and then just start making out once you lose interest.
Whenever the hell I last posted: First off, I have to say, what a catch. Thank you Brett Favre, I can go to bed and not have to wonder what's going to happen in the game. The winner is Nicole, the only one to post an actual answer. And I'll even give Becca a runner-up for posting something.
Nicole:
Absolutely, without a doubt, hands down Christine. Now, to say this movie is awful (which it is) is an understatement. The car has a life of its own, attacks people, and then repairs itself overnight? Okay Mr. King, if you say so. Run out of ideas? That's too bad. Now, with that said, this movie is so awful, that it's in fact hilarious. It's actually a pretty good first date movie to rent when all you want to do is pop in some "scary" movie as an excuse to cuddle and then just start making out once you lose interest.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
When did Steven King just stop trying?
Today's actual question is essentially an extension of the question in the title. I was watching VA Tech hand the game to Boston College and they showed a commercial for the new Steven King movie The Mist. Needless to say it looks horrendous because he can't write worth a damn anymore, but it got me thinking about the opposite of a question I asked a few weeks back:
What is the all time WORST movie based on a piece of writing (Novel, Novella, or Short Story) by Steven King?
Yesterday: I'm going to give it to Martina, because she remembered what I forgot, she remembered to choose a beverage, and she chose beer, and I respect that.
Martina:
Michael Sourdough Sandwich.
Either The chicken pesto with provolone or the regular turkey with eveything.
I know, a sandwich is boring...but I like it simple.
If you've ever been to Michael Sourdough than you know these sandwiches are amazing. If you haven't, just picture heaven in a sandwich. I'd top it off with a beer and a massive slice of chocolate cake. It's the only food that I will drive twenty minutes out of my way to get to. And the bastards are only open on the weekdays so I never have the chance to go.
What is the all time WORST movie based on a piece of writing (Novel, Novella, or Short Story) by Steven King?
Yesterday: I'm going to give it to Martina, because she remembered what I forgot, she remembered to choose a beverage, and she chose beer, and I respect that.
Martina:
Michael Sourdough Sandwich.
Either The chicken pesto with provolone or the regular turkey with eveything.
I know, a sandwich is boring...but I like it simple.
If you've ever been to Michael Sourdough than you know these sandwiches are amazing. If you haven't, just picture heaven in a sandwich. I'd top it off with a beer and a massive slice of chocolate cake. It's the only food that I will drive twenty minutes out of my way to get to. And the bastards are only open on the weekdays so I never have the chance to go.
an opinion question
I know I don't usually ask opinion questions, or at least I look for answers that are in the form of factual statements, even if there is nothing factual at all about what you're saying, but I'm going to change it up tonight, and you're just going to have to deal with it. First I have to give credit where it's due, this question comes from Kristin, but if you don't like it, blame me for choosing to use it. Everything is always my fault anyway.
What would you choose for your last meal?
There are some parameters here so bear with me for a second. First off, It's one meal, and it lasts the span of a typical meal so you can't have a 2500 course meal that lasts you three years. You get 1 appetizer, a soup or a salad, 1 main course with a side and a vegetable, and a desert.
Yesterday: I've gotta give it to Nick again. I actually, blasphemous though it may be, enjoyed Waterworld. Piss off in advance for any comments that any of you choose to make in regard to my last statement.
Nick:
*Looks at IMDB*
*Notes credits for Costner's latest...sees Dane Cook's name*
Yeah...it's Mr. Brooks.
Anything with Dane Cook in it is automatically worse than all the other awful shit Costner has done, because Dane Cook is an unfunny douchebag who brings shame to this entire region.
What would you choose for your last meal?
There are some parameters here so bear with me for a second. First off, It's one meal, and it lasts the span of a typical meal so you can't have a 2500 course meal that lasts you three years. You get 1 appetizer, a soup or a salad, 1 main course with a side and a vegetable, and a desert.
Yesterday: I've gotta give it to Nick again. I actually, blasphemous though it may be, enjoyed Waterworld. Piss off in advance for any comments that any of you choose to make in regard to my last statement.
Nick:
*Looks at IMDB*
*Notes credits for Costner's latest...sees Dane Cook's name*
Yeah...it's Mr. Brooks.
Anything with Dane Cook in it is automatically worse than all the other awful shit Costner has done, because Dane Cook is an unfunny douchebag who brings shame to this entire region.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
From Best of to Worst of
In honor of todays release of Mr. Brooks on DVD...What is the all-time worst Kevin Costner movie in the history of movies? Things to keep in mind: there are so many to choose from.
Yesterday: Nicky
idiot comedy, but it has incredibly smart moments. And the stupid stuff is funnier stupid stuff than any other comedy in the 90s.
'Goodbye, My LOVE*crash*'
'Hey guys, Big Gulps huh? Alright. Well, see ya later.'
'Harry...you're hands are freezing'
'WE LANDED ON THE MOON'
I mean, it helps that he also had his best support in this movie (because Jeff Daniels was also incredibly funny), and the fact that this was the Farelly's at their absolute best, and I say it's no question Dumb and Dumber.
Yesterday: Nicky
idiot comedy, but it has incredibly smart moments. And the stupid stuff is funnier stupid stuff than any other comedy in the 90s.
'Goodbye, My LOVE*crash*'
'Hey guys, Big Gulps huh? Alright. Well, see ya later.'
'Harry...you're hands are freezing'
'WE LANDED ON THE MOON'
I mean, it helps that he also had his best support in this movie (because Jeff Daniels was also incredibly funny), and the fact that this was the Farelly's at their absolute best, and I say it's no question Dumb and Dumber.
Free cable is the ultimate aphrodisiac
Cable guy is on TBS. And I'm watching it. Which brings me to my question. What is the all time best Jim Carrey movie? Interpret "best" however you see fit.
Yesterday's: I'm gonna give this one to Eileen for no other reason than the Crocodile Dundee reference. I feel like Paul Hogan doesn't get the respect he deserves on this site. I mean, he was in 6 movies, a mini-series, and made a pilot for the "Paul Hogan Show" on top of the two Crocodile Dundee movies. That's right, there were two crocodile dundee movies. Say otherwise and risk disqualification. Those were two great movies the two crocodile dundee movies. Both of the two crocodile dundee movies that they made. 2.
Eileen:
Gecko for sure. It would be like Crocodile Dundee meets Felicity. Little Gecko in the big city. The cultural differences and that accent just lend themselves to sitcom awesomeness. Well maybe not awesomeness, but better than that damn duck.
Yesterday's: I'm gonna give this one to Eileen for no other reason than the Crocodile Dundee reference. I feel like Paul Hogan doesn't get the respect he deserves on this site. I mean, he was in 6 movies, a mini-series, and made a pilot for the "Paul Hogan Show" on top of the two Crocodile Dundee movies. That's right, there were two crocodile dundee movies. Say otherwise and risk disqualification. Those were two great movies the two crocodile dundee movies. Both of the two crocodile dundee movies that they made. 2.
Eileen:
Gecko for sure. It would be like Crocodile Dundee meets Felicity. Little Gecko in the big city. The cultural differences and that accent just lend themselves to sitcom awesomeness. Well maybe not awesomeness, but better than that damn duck.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Cavemen are dead, and that show needs to go away
Better TV spin off idea: The Aflac Duck or the Geico Gecko?
Whenever I last posted: I'm going to go ahead and give this one to the M's, Matty and Martina.
Martina:
Stepping on crunchy leaves. It's like that feeling you get after picking a scab, only way better.
Matty:
The best thing about fall is that:
THERE'S ONLY ONE FALL CLASSIC!
THERE'S ONLY ONE WORLD SERIES!
THERE'S ONLY ONE OCTOBER!!!!!!!!!!
But seriously, hockey starting is great but the best thing about fall is far and away the World Series. Everyone knows that October hockey is meaningless, especially die-hard fans. It's like an extended preseason. I love it, but a Leafs-Bruins game doesn't get the juices flowing like tonights Sox-Indians game 7.
Whenever I last posted: I'm going to go ahead and give this one to the M's, Matty and Martina.
Martina:
Stepping on crunchy leaves. It's like that feeling you get after picking a scab, only way better.
Matty:
The best thing about fall is that:
THERE'S ONLY ONE FALL CLASSIC!
THERE'S ONLY ONE WORLD SERIES!
THERE'S ONLY ONE OCTOBER!!!!!!!!!!
But seriously, hockey starting is great but the best thing about fall is far and away the World Series. Everyone knows that October hockey is meaningless, especially die-hard fans. It's like an extended preseason. I love it, but a Leafs-Bruins game doesn't get the juices flowing like tonights Sox-Indians game 7.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Now that it is finally almost here, what is the best thing about fall?
Yesterday's: It would just be wrong if I didn't give it to Nick. I'll give Nicole a runner-up because that's kind of like Nick.
Nick:
1. Nick Hornby - I can't wait to read Slam. My favorite author alive by a wide margin.
2. Nick Efstahiou - A colleague of mine in the Nashua Solid Waste Department. Nick is about 7-8 years older than me with a family. He's a book collector, a World War I buff and a former wild man (like a total druggie and drunk) who turned his life around and is married with kids, and still retains a healthy love of hard rock (we'd end up singing Misfits songs and shit like that...his 6-year-old daughter was obsessed with Rancid). A weird but awesome dude.
3. Nick Nolte - Because of the fucking mugshot picture, maybe the greatest picture ever taken by anyone anywhere.
4. Nick Boynton - He was a solid defenseman for the Bs, and a guy who was more than willing to drop the gloves and stick up for his teammates. I just wish he didn't suck now.
5. Dr. Nick Riviera - "HI EVERYBODY"
"Hi Dr. Nick"
Yesterday's: It would just be wrong if I didn't give it to Nick. I'll give Nicole a runner-up because that's kind of like Nick.
Nick:
1. Nick Hornby - I can't wait to read Slam. My favorite author alive by a wide margin.
2. Nick Efstahiou - A colleague of mine in the Nashua Solid Waste Department. Nick is about 7-8 years older than me with a family. He's a book collector, a World War I buff and a former wild man (like a total druggie and drunk) who turned his life around and is married with kids, and still retains a healthy love of hard rock (we'd end up singing Misfits songs and shit like that...his 6-year-old daughter was obsessed with Rancid). A weird but awesome dude.
3. Nick Nolte - Because of the fucking mugshot picture, maybe the greatest picture ever taken by anyone anywhere.
4. Nick Boynton - He was a solid defenseman for the Bs, and a guy who was more than willing to drop the gloves and stick up for his teammates. I just wish he didn't suck now.
5. Dr. Nick Riviera - "HI EVERYBODY"
"Hi Dr. Nick"
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
For the champ
Because Nick is such a champ, and because it's been a week since I asked my All-Time Top 5 Joes question and I liked the way that one went, I'm going to ask you all for your all time top five famous/historical Nicks lists. Who are the all-time top 5 famous/historical people named Nick?
Yesterday's: It took me hours to choose a winner. Hours.
Nick:
I think it's definitely about name value.
For example, I think Attorney Barry Feinstein's entire quest in life is to be the most stereotypically Jewish ambulance chaser in the history of the world.
And James Sokolove has a ring that is just perfect for a televised attorney.
My favorite one is one I can't name though. It's the one where the guy who played Baxter Kane (evil owner dude) in Baseketball acts like he is in fact an attorney at law, and all I can think about is him telling Jenny McCarthy that she needs to polish his knob.
Yesterday's: It took me hours to choose a winner. Hours.
Nick:
I think it's definitely about name value.
For example, I think Attorney Barry Feinstein's entire quest in life is to be the most stereotypically Jewish ambulance chaser in the history of the world.
And James Sokolove has a ring that is just perfect for a televised attorney.
My favorite one is one I can't name though. It's the one where the guy who played Baxter Kane (evil owner dude) in Baseketball acts like he is in fact an attorney at law, and all I can think about is him telling Jenny McCarthy that she needs to polish his knob.
Monday, October 15, 2007
A question about lawyers
We've all seen the commercials on TV for the law firms with catchy sounding names that specialize in personal injury and class action suits, and sometimes they have not only catchy names but catchy Acronyms and thus catchy 1-800 Numbers that almost make you want to call even if you haven't developed cancer due to the negligent use of asbestos, or twisted your ankle and sprained your wrist on a slurpee that some convenience store clerk didn't clean up. My question for you is this: Do those law firms choose their partners based solely on name so as to have a catchy sounding commercial, or do they take ability and experience into account as well?
Friday's: Sorry. I got lazy there for a bit. Had a lot going on this weekend. Anyway, based solely on strength of answer, I've gotta give it to Martina. Even though I love all Mexican food (which is basically all just a variation of the same ingredients wrapped up differently) and enjoy pad thai, she had the best answer. Also, I personally happen to enjoy Indian food as well as both frogs legs and escargot, but that could just be because I'm a pretentious fuck. Nickie gets an honorable mention for playing to my ethnic sensibilities.
Martina:
Mexican or Thai.
It's not that these cuisines don't taste good, it's the fact that everytime after eating these foods I just want to go to go home and rock myself back and forth in the bathroom for a couple hours. If my stomach could talk it would say, "You fucking cunt! I hate you! Why did you eat that!?" (yes, my stomache swears). Not to mention the really bad gas your going to have all night. Maybe Italians just have really sensitive stomaches. And I'm sorry, but pad thai is gross.
side note..while the french do suck at life, their food is pretty amazing. I could survive off of brie and a baguette any day. People in france don't actually eat frogs legs and escargot, they only serve it at pretentious restaurants where tourists go. (hey, that rhymed). And lets not forget french pastries...because they are AMAZING.
Friday's: Sorry. I got lazy there for a bit. Had a lot going on this weekend. Anyway, based solely on strength of answer, I've gotta give it to Martina. Even though I love all Mexican food (which is basically all just a variation of the same ingredients wrapped up differently) and enjoy pad thai, she had the best answer. Also, I personally happen to enjoy Indian food as well as both frogs legs and escargot, but that could just be because I'm a pretentious fuck. Nickie gets an honorable mention for playing to my ethnic sensibilities.
Martina:
Mexican or Thai.
It's not that these cuisines don't taste good, it's the fact that everytime after eating these foods I just want to go to go home and rock myself back and forth in the bathroom for a couple hours. If my stomach could talk it would say, "You fucking cunt! I hate you! Why did you eat that!?" (yes, my stomache swears). Not to mention the really bad gas your going to have all night. Maybe Italians just have really sensitive stomaches. And I'm sorry, but pad thai is gross.
side note..while the french do suck at life, their food is pretty amazing. I could survive off of brie and a baguette any day. People in france don't actually eat frogs legs and escargot, they only serve it at pretentious restaurants where tourists go. (hey, that rhymed). And lets not forget french pastries...because they are AMAZING.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Olaf Kolzig is going to win the Vezina this year
That has nothing to do with tonight's question, but I'm watching the Rangers game and damn, he looks solid. Anyway, what is the most overrated cuisine in the world? Not a meal or anything like that, but an actual type of food (for example you could say "Italian food is the most overrated food in the world because..." but I wouldn't recommend that as an answer, because I will come to your home and cause you severe bodily harm, maybe even kick your dog on my way out).
Yesterday's: I gotta give it to Nicky, I happen to believe that Bert and Ernie were the Jay and Silent Bob (or the Timmy and Joe) of Sesame Street. Honorable mention to the radiant Becca Chao for actually having said that to Joe and Timmy one drunken night.
Nick:
They are the Joseph Rouse and Timothy Knauf of Sesame Street.
Hetero-lifemates.
Becca:
Nick stole my answer. In fact, I clearly remember asking Joe where is rubber ducky went and why Timmy didn't have a unibrow anymore during one drunken night at 728.
Yesterday's: I gotta give it to Nicky, I happen to believe that Bert and Ernie were the Jay and Silent Bob (or the Timmy and Joe) of Sesame Street. Honorable mention to the radiant Becca Chao for actually having said that to Joe and Timmy one drunken night.
Nick:
They are the Joseph Rouse and Timothy Knauf of Sesame Street.
Hetero-lifemates.
Becca:
Nick stole my answer. In fact, I clearly remember asking Joe where is rubber ducky went and why Timmy didn't have a unibrow anymore during one drunken night at 728.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Happy National Coming-Out Day
In honor of National Coming-Out Day (I don't know if that's supposed to be hyphenated or not, I didn't even know it existed until I saw it on AIM today) I have the following question to ask:
Were Bert and Ernie gay? Or just really good friends?
Yesterday's: I'm going to go with JMC on this one, and here's my rationale: I don't know if Fredo is so much bitter or just a passive agressive little bitch, Gollum was pretty bitter, and i like that choice too, so I'll give Becca an honorable mention, Navin I don't think was all that bitter either, just a jerk, like you said Martina. But Jack Nicholson doesn't get nearly enough love on this sight, and I can't think of anyone more perfect for the answer to this question. So there ya go.
JMC:
Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) in "As Good as It Gets"
Unfortunately, if you've seen the movie, he reforms... but he was great while it lasted.
From IMDB.com:
Carol: You're going to die soon with that diet. You know that, right?
Melvin: Oh, we're all going to die soon. I will, you will, and it sure sounds like your son will.
Were Bert and Ernie gay? Or just really good friends?
Yesterday's: I'm going to go with JMC on this one, and here's my rationale: I don't know if Fredo is so much bitter or just a passive agressive little bitch, Gollum was pretty bitter, and i like that choice too, so I'll give Becca an honorable mention, Navin I don't think was all that bitter either, just a jerk, like you said Martina. But Jack Nicholson doesn't get nearly enough love on this sight, and I can't think of anyone more perfect for the answer to this question. So there ya go.
JMC:
Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) in "As Good as It Gets"
Unfortunately, if you've seen the movie, he reforms... but he was great while it lasted.
From IMDB.com:
Carol: You're going to die soon with that diet. You know that, right?
Melvin: Oh, we're all going to die soon. I will, you will, and it sure sounds like your son will.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Fuck you Nick
It must be nice to be a fan of the only team in the AFC east who wouldn't lose to The University of Southern Florida right now. Hell, most of the AFC east would probably lose to App. State, which means that if nothing else they could at least give Michigan a run for their money. I hate you and your pretty boy quarterback who throws the ball more than ten yards accurately and your receivers who catch the ball, and your offense that scores points. I'm bitter and jealous.
In honor of my whelming bitterness (it's not overwhelming, but it's close) who is the all-time best bitter movie character? For the sake of fairness, I'm going to take Rob Gordon off the ballot, because otherwise whoever posts first would be the winner.
Yesterday's: Phoebe should post more often, because her posts are always great. But then, maybe she just doesn't post when she knows her answer won't be great.
In no particular order:
Joe Schmoe -- most talked about guy when you don't really know who you're talking about.
Joe Camel -- that crazy cigarette smoking (and then cancer-getting) camel who tried to convince kids everywhere we could be as cool as him by smoking. because all kids idolize camels...
Joe Conrad -- Russian born guy who didn't even learn English until his 20s and still managed to write "Heart of Darkness," one of my favorite books, which then became the movie Apocalypse Now, which, among other notable achievements, wins the award for best use of Vagner.
Joe of Bethlehem (husband of Mary) -- successfully duped all of humanity into thinking they didn't have sex before marriage, making people think Jesus was a product of immaculate conception and, thus, the son not of Joe but of God. This led to the creation of Christianity, which, in the long run, completely altered Western history and, more immediately, really, really pissed off the Jews.
Joe Rouse -- One half of college's best party-throwing duo. And he doesn't look half bad in a dress. (...He looks all the way bad.)
In honor of my whelming bitterness (it's not overwhelming, but it's close) who is the all-time best bitter movie character? For the sake of fairness, I'm going to take Rob Gordon off the ballot, because otherwise whoever posts first would be the winner.
Yesterday's: Phoebe should post more often, because her posts are always great. But then, maybe she just doesn't post when she knows her answer won't be great.
In no particular order:
Joe Schmoe -- most talked about guy when you don't really know who you're talking about.
Joe Camel -- that crazy cigarette smoking (and then cancer-getting) camel who tried to convince kids everywhere we could be as cool as him by smoking. because all kids idolize camels...
Joe Conrad -- Russian born guy who didn't even learn English until his 20s and still managed to write "Heart of Darkness," one of my favorite books, which then became the movie Apocalypse Now, which, among other notable achievements, wins the award for best use of Vagner.
Joe of Bethlehem (husband of Mary) -- successfully duped all of humanity into thinking they didn't have sex before marriage, making people think Jesus was a product of immaculate conception and, thus, the son not of Joe but of God. This led to the creation of Christianity, which, in the long run, completely altered Western history and, more immediately, really, really pissed off the Jews.
Joe Rouse -- One half of college's best party-throwing duo. And he doesn't look half bad in a dress. (...He looks all the way bad.)
Monday, October 8, 2007
Throw Joe under the Bus
Hooray! The Wicked Witch is dead and now it remains to be seen whether or not George Steinbrenner will stick to his word and fire Joe Torre. In honor of Joe, who are the all-time top 5 famous Joes in history?
Yesterday's: I've decided that I hate the prospect of this movie so much that I'm not going to choose a winner. Matty, Vern Troyer would be an awesome Elroy, and O-Train, it's a bold decision to have an interracial Jetsons, and I respect your boldness, although I don't know how much I agree with the call on that one. Anyway, I hate you both for answering this question, and I hate myself for asking it. And I hate MNF for taking so long, because I want to put on the post-game press conferences and see if Joe gets his pink slip delivered to him at the microphone, or if George is at least going to be courteous enough to wait until tomorrow. But mostly I just hate live-action remakes of great cartoons. Wow, Buffalo is like Jets bad. The AFC East Sucks.
Yesterday's: I've decided that I hate the prospect of this movie so much that I'm not going to choose a winner. Matty, Vern Troyer would be an awesome Elroy, and O-Train, it's a bold decision to have an interracial Jetsons, and I respect your boldness, although I don't know how much I agree with the call on that one. Anyway, I hate you both for answering this question, and I hate myself for asking it. And I hate MNF for taking so long, because I want to put on the post-game press conferences and see if Joe gets his pink slip delivered to him at the microphone, or if George is at least going to be courteous enough to wait until tomorrow. But mostly I just hate live-action remakes of great cartoons. Wow, Buffalo is like Jets bad. The AFC East Sucks.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Cartoons on the brain
Even though I'm morally opposed to live-action remakes of classic cartoons (as well as live-action versions of Dr. Seuss books, although that has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on this question), I have to ask this one because I think it's a good question and because, quite frankly, I don't have another question to ask for tonight.
Who would you cast as the main characters for a live action Jetsons movie?
Things to consider: This movie is likely to suck, so keep that in mind when choosing your cast because you'll either have to make up for the awfulness of the movie with big names and pretty faces, or embrace the awfulness and cast terrible actors and actresses accordingly; Haley Joel Osment is too old to play Elroy; there will need to be a voice over for Astro; there is the slim possibility of a Judy Jetson nude scene if it will help boost ticket sales.
Yesterday's: Matty, because he's right, Madden does seem like the tender type.
This is an easy one. I hate Joe Buck. He deserves to die for being a terrible broadcaster, liking the Yankees, AND tarnishing his father's good name. Now this is where it gets tricky. I feel like Barry and I would have a lot to talk about since we both love hockey, but I don't think he'd treat me as good as Madden would. Barry would probably go out and cheat on you. You can't trust a guy with a mullet, but you can pretend their a woman, so I'd fuck Melrose. That leaves me with John Madden to come home to every night. He would make me turduckin for Christmas and drive me to work in his bus. Plus, he's way famous and you'd get the new Madden game free every year. Sure he's annoying, but you could just nod your head and say "OK, John" and go back to whatever you were doing.
Who would you cast as the main characters for a live action Jetsons movie?
Things to consider: This movie is likely to suck, so keep that in mind when choosing your cast because you'll either have to make up for the awfulness of the movie with big names and pretty faces, or embrace the awfulness and cast terrible actors and actresses accordingly; Haley Joel Osment is too old to play Elroy; there will need to be a voice over for Astro; there is the slim possibility of a Judy Jetson nude scene if it will help boost ticket sales.
Yesterday's: Matty, because he's right, Madden does seem like the tender type.
This is an easy one. I hate Joe Buck. He deserves to die for being a terrible broadcaster, liking the Yankees, AND tarnishing his father's good name. Now this is where it gets tricky. I feel like Barry and I would have a lot to talk about since we both love hockey, but I don't think he'd treat me as good as Madden would. Barry would probably go out and cheat on you. You can't trust a guy with a mullet, but you can pretend their a woman, so I'd fuck Melrose. That leaves me with John Madden to come home to every night. He would make me turduckin for Christmas and drive me to work in his bus. Plus, he's way famous and you'd get the new Madden game free every year. Sure he's annoying, but you could just nod your head and say "OK, John" and go back to whatever you were doing.
Friday, October 5, 2007
They Sell Roofies at CVS?
I wish you would have told me this before Matty. It would have saved me a lot of time and effort. I'm not going to argue with you about whether or not they stock it at CVS, because, let's face it, if anyone would know, it would probably be you.
Anyway, Matty's weekend plans aside, on to today's question.
It's a "Kill, Fuck, Marry" question and here are your choices: John Madden (the football commentator, not the hockey player), MLB on Fox's Joe Buck, and the NHL's own mullet-sporting Barry Melrose. Have fun.
Yesterday's: All I can say is, you guys are all filthy, disgusting human beings, and I love every one of you for it. I've gotta give this one to Becca though, on the strength of the ace bandages, especially because I can think of something to do with 5 of them, but I just can't imagine what Becca has in mind for the sixth. A nod to Martina to for the banana.
Becca:
Cheez-Wiz (CVS carries it, I guarantee), a teeny bopper fan magazine, six Ace bandages, laxatives, batteries, and a disposable camera.
Anyway, Matty's weekend plans aside, on to today's question.
It's a "Kill, Fuck, Marry" question and here are your choices: John Madden (the football commentator, not the hockey player), MLB on Fox's Joe Buck, and the NHL's own mullet-sporting Barry Melrose. Have fun.
Yesterday's: All I can say is, you guys are all filthy, disgusting human beings, and I love every one of you for it. I've gotta give this one to Becca though, on the strength of the ace bandages, especially because I can think of something to do with 5 of them, but I just can't imagine what Becca has in mind for the sixth. A nod to Martina to for the banana.
Becca:
Cheez-Wiz (CVS carries it, I guarantee), a teeny bopper fan magazine, six Ace bandages, laxatives, batteries, and a disposable camera.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Price Check on...uh...hmm
Alrite, so I'm standing in line at the Drug Store today and the guy in front of me--probably 19 or 20 years old--is trying very awkwardly and unsuccessfully to hide a box of condoms in between a pack of gum and a pack of pens. He's fidgeting with them and trying to make sure that no one else standing around can see them, like he doesn't realize that the checkout girl is still going to see them when she has to scan them, like he really believes that she won't even realize what she's scanning if they're sandwiched between gum and Bic pens. But it got me thinking:
What is the most awkward/creepy combination of products that a person could buy along with condoms at an average drug store?
Last two days:
Sequel:
As bad as Caddyshack 2 was, I don't think it sullied the Caddyshack name nearly as much as Batman and Robin did, so I give this one to Nick. By the way the movie that inspired this question was The Next Karate Kid starring future Academy Award winner Hilary Swank.
Remake:
This one goes to Becca, Bad News Bears the remake was appallingly bad. Bad News Bears would make my top five at number five though, behind 4. The live action 101 Dalmations with Glen Close 3. Planet of the Apes 2. The Pink Panther (Why Steve Martin, WHY?) 1. Psycho (I still can't believe the amazing names that are associated with this piece of shit film: Gus Van Sant, Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, Viggo Mortensen)
Nick:
I'm gonna go with Batman and Robin. The first one with Keaton was awesome, the second was decent and the third (with Kilmer) was meh.
The fourth one was without a doubt the worst movie I've ever seen. Awful fucking writing, neutering George Clooney (who, in a decent movie, would make a fucking awesome Batman). Awful performance by Uma Thurman. Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze was one awful pun after another. Alicia Silverstone was terrible and useless as Batgirl. I can't stress enough how much I hated the dialogue too. It was beyond terrible.
But the worst part of the movie was the insanely awful, stupid, whiney cunty performance by Chris O'Donnell. He was the most annoying character I've ever seen in any movie. Just a total bitch cunt. I wanted to find him and hunt him down after I saw this, especially because he was the main draw for the girls I went to see this with. The fact that he's a BC guy is entirely unsurprising to me. He probably should've been barred from ever acting again after this movie.
Fuck Batman and Robin.
(Also, Godfather III should be immediately disqualified, because although not nearly measuring up to the standards of the two greatest films ever released, it wasn't a horrible movie if it stands alone. I know it's not worthy of the Godfather name, but Pacino was still damn good, and even Andy Garcia was decent. Plus, Calo killing the boss with his glasses was badass enough for that movie to get some credit.)
Becca:
Bad News Bears. I loved the original with Walter Matthau, but Billy Bob Thornton scares the everliving crap out of me.
What is the most awkward/creepy combination of products that a person could buy along with condoms at an average drug store?
Last two days:
Sequel:
As bad as Caddyshack 2 was, I don't think it sullied the Caddyshack name nearly as much as Batman and Robin did, so I give this one to Nick. By the way the movie that inspired this question was The Next Karate Kid starring future Academy Award winner Hilary Swank.
Remake:
This one goes to Becca, Bad News Bears the remake was appallingly bad. Bad News Bears would make my top five at number five though, behind 4. The live action 101 Dalmations with Glen Close 3. Planet of the Apes 2. The Pink Panther (Why Steve Martin, WHY?) 1. Psycho (I still can't believe the amazing names that are associated with this piece of shit film: Gus Van Sant, Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, Viggo Mortensen)
Nick:
I'm gonna go with Batman and Robin. The first one with Keaton was awesome, the second was decent and the third (with Kilmer) was meh.
The fourth one was without a doubt the worst movie I've ever seen. Awful fucking writing, neutering George Clooney (who, in a decent movie, would make a fucking awesome Batman). Awful performance by Uma Thurman. Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze was one awful pun after another. Alicia Silverstone was terrible and useless as Batgirl. I can't stress enough how much I hated the dialogue too. It was beyond terrible.
But the worst part of the movie was the insanely awful, stupid, whiney cunty performance by Chris O'Donnell. He was the most annoying character I've ever seen in any movie. Just a total bitch cunt. I wanted to find him and hunt him down after I saw this, especially because he was the main draw for the girls I went to see this with. The fact that he's a BC guy is entirely unsurprising to me. He probably should've been barred from ever acting again after this movie.
Fuck Batman and Robin.
(Also, Godfather III should be immediately disqualified, because although not nearly measuring up to the standards of the two greatest films ever released, it wasn't a horrible movie if it stands alone. I know it's not worthy of the Godfather name, but Pacino was still damn good, and even Andy Garcia was decent. Plus, Calo killing the boss with his glasses was badass enough for that movie to get some credit.)
Becca:
Bad News Bears. I loved the original with Walter Matthau, but Billy Bob Thornton scares the everliving crap out of me.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Along the same lines as last night
What is the all-time worst remake in movie history?
I was thinking about asking this one as a top five, but I decided against it because it's kind of a pain in the ass. Also, I'm going to leave last night's question open for another night just so that we can determine worst sequel and worst remake on the same post.
I was thinking about asking this one as a top five, but I decided against it because it's kind of a pain in the ass. Also, I'm going to leave last night's question open for another night just so that we can determine worst sequel and worst remake on the same post.
Because sometimes you just need to know when to stop.
I was at a loss for a question for today until I was flipping through the channels and came across a certain horrifically bad sequel and it inspired me--who would have ever guessed that a terrible sequel could inspire anyone, but it did, i swear. What sequel sullied the reputation of an otherwise perfectly good movie series beyond repair? In other words, what is the worst ever installment to a set of movies ever to appear on the big screen? A movie so bad that you refuse to acknowledge that it was ever made because, well because the other movies were so good that you just can't bear to acknowledge it? No straight to DVD sequels is the only regulation.
Yesterday's: I've decided to just go ahead and choose my top 5 out of yours instead of choosing just one winner.
Matty:
Left Tackle: Rosie O'Donnell. Fat, butch lesbian who hates men? I think she'll do just fine protecting Donovan's back (as long as he doesn't make fun of her haircut, right Mr. Trump?)
Nick:
Left Guard - Nick Cardamone - I have very quick feet and balance, and sometimes surprising strength for a midget. Plus, then I could stay fat and not feel guilty about it. As far as my fame..just give it a few years bitches. (<----lies)
Martina:
Center: James Gandolfini (or the guy who plays who Big Pussy Bonpensiero). I mean...it's the Sopranos. don't mess.
Martina (even though she had him at tackle, I moved him over one because I just couldn't leave this one out):
Right guard: Meatloaf. When he was in "Fight Club" with the man boobs. "this is bob. bob had bitch tits."
Nick:
right tackle - Kirstie Alley - I'd put one of those pie on a stick things hanging from her helmet in front of her facemask and then tell her go go get it, then just send a running back following her.
Yesterday's: I've decided to just go ahead and choose my top 5 out of yours instead of choosing just one winner.
Matty:
Left Tackle: Rosie O'Donnell. Fat, butch lesbian who hates men? I think she'll do just fine protecting Donovan's back (as long as he doesn't make fun of her haircut, right Mr. Trump?)
Nick:
Left Guard - Nick Cardamone - I have very quick feet and balance, and sometimes surprising strength for a midget. Plus, then I could stay fat and not feel guilty about it. As far as my fame..just give it a few years bitches. (<----lies)
Martina:
Center: James Gandolfini (or the guy who plays who Big Pussy Bonpensiero). I mean...it's the Sopranos. don't mess.
Martina (even though she had him at tackle, I moved him over one because I just couldn't leave this one out):
Right guard: Meatloaf. When he was in "Fight Club" with the man boobs. "this is bob. bob had bitch tits."
Nick:
right tackle - Kirstie Alley - I'd put one of those pie on a stick things hanging from her helmet in front of her facemask and then tell her go go get it, then just send a running back following her.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Swiss Cheese
Not my favorite by a long shot, but the most appropriate way to transition from the last question about cheese to tonight's question about the Eagle's Offensive Line.
For anybody watching Sunday night football, it is painfully obvious that the Eagle's offensive line died in a fiery tragic plane crash and has been replaced by the cheerleading squad for the local pop-warner team. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create a new, celebrity O-Line for the Philadelphia Eagles. Celebrities must be alive presently (Which unfortunately means that Elvis in his final, fat years is not an option, nor is the Buddha) and for those of you who don't know Football that well, they should be fat, that's kind of the idea of an O-Line.
Yesterday's: I'm going to give the co-champs to Nick and O-Train. I can eat Ricotta straight out of the container by the spoonful, and provo is wildly underrated.
O-Train
I'm voting for provolone because it hasn't been mentioned yet, and it's underrated as a cheese. It can be mild or incredibly strong, and is fantastic on veal, chicken or eggplant parm.
Also, it was immortalized in an episode of The Sopranos where Silvio Danta (Steve Van Zandt) is losing at poker, and one of the underlings is trying to sweep a piece of cheese away from his feet in the middle of the game. He says, "Leave the fucking cheese there, all right? I love fuckin' cheese at my feet! I stick motherfuckin' provolone in my socks at night, so they smell like your sister's crotch in the morning. Alright? Now leave the fucking cocksucking cheese where it is! Here, here, here. (Throws cheese from his plate onto the floor) Go ahead! Have a good time!"
Nick:
It's gotta be ricotta, because it's used in cannolis AND can be used for lasagna and stuffed shells and stuff like that.
Game over, it's a cheese that can be used in Italian desserts and meals. It literally may be the most perfect thing ever to appear on this planet.
For anybody watching Sunday night football, it is painfully obvious that the Eagle's offensive line died in a fiery tragic plane crash and has been replaced by the cheerleading squad for the local pop-warner team. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create a new, celebrity O-Line for the Philadelphia Eagles. Celebrities must be alive presently (Which unfortunately means that Elvis in his final, fat years is not an option, nor is the Buddha) and for those of you who don't know Football that well, they should be fat, that's kind of the idea of an O-Line.
Yesterday's: I'm going to give the co-champs to Nick and O-Train. I can eat Ricotta straight out of the container by the spoonful, and provo is wildly underrated.
O-Train
I'm voting for provolone because it hasn't been mentioned yet, and it's underrated as a cheese. It can be mild or incredibly strong, and is fantastic on veal, chicken or eggplant parm.
Also, it was immortalized in an episode of The Sopranos where Silvio Danta (Steve Van Zandt) is losing at poker, and one of the underlings is trying to sweep a piece of cheese away from his feet in the middle of the game. He says, "Leave the fucking cheese there, all right? I love fuckin' cheese at my feet! I stick motherfuckin' provolone in my socks at night, so they smell like your sister's crotch in the morning. Alright? Now leave the fucking cocksucking cheese where it is! Here, here, here. (Throws cheese from his plate onto the floor) Go ahead! Have a good time!"
Nick:
It's gotta be ricotta, because it's used in cannolis AND can be used for lasagna and stuffed shells and stuff like that.
Game over, it's a cheese that can be used in Italian desserts and meals. It literally may be the most perfect thing ever to appear on this planet.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
a food question
What is the best kind of cheese?
Cheeses to consider: Cheddar, Jack, Pepper Jack, Pecorino Romano, provalone, mozzarella, edam, brie, ricotta, american, parmesan, limberger, swiss.
Yesterday's: I'm going to declare matty and nick co-winners for taking different views on this question, but i agree first and foremost with nick that politics are generally pretty worthless, hooray anarchy. Becca gets an honorable mention for just wanting to make sure that nick wasn't the only one to answer. No offense, but Kerry was a worthless candidate and, as a republican, I wish like hell the democrats would put up a worthwhile candidate because it would mean that we might have to as well. Show me McCain.
Nick:
It's funny...I'm liberal, but I kind of hate the Democratic Party. It continually churns out these shitty Presidential candidates (Gore - I wrote in McCain, Kerry - I voted for Kerry, and then sighed because I didn't think he was all that great) and doesn't even manage to fight all that well. Basically, the party as a whole is a bunch of pussies. Too bad 98% of the Republican Party is pure evil, and god knows we don't want that. I mean...this is a party that supports, wholeheartedly, the idea that George Bush was a better leader than John McCain. It's truly incredible.
As for the biggest political blunder, I'm gonna go back to Nixon sending guys into the Watergate Hotel. He was gonna win, there was no doubt, and yet he couldn't help himself because he was just a devious control freak. Asshole killed his own career without it being necessary.
(Also, I chose this over any wars, because I think wars are blunders that transcend politics...many of them are blunders of humanity, on both sides...also, Matty took Vietnam).
Politics, and politicians suck. All of em. They're blood suckers more concerned with the next election than doing anything right. Anarchy in the US.
Matty:
Vietnam. Iraq is divisive and bad, but the national and international turmoil that Vietnam caused will be hard to replicate. Becoming involved in the first place was a bad idea, but as soon as we invaded Cambodia it was all downhill from there. There was no reason for us to be there in the first place and caused irreparable damage to our international reputation. The blow to the national pysche was bad enough, but the after effects have been worse than Eric Lindros's post concussion syndrome.
Cheeses to consider: Cheddar, Jack, Pepper Jack, Pecorino Romano, provalone, mozzarella, edam, brie, ricotta, american, parmesan, limberger, swiss.
Yesterday's: I'm going to declare matty and nick co-winners for taking different views on this question, but i agree first and foremost with nick that politics are generally pretty worthless, hooray anarchy. Becca gets an honorable mention for just wanting to make sure that nick wasn't the only one to answer. No offense, but Kerry was a worthless candidate and, as a republican, I wish like hell the democrats would put up a worthwhile candidate because it would mean that we might have to as well. Show me McCain.
Nick:
It's funny...I'm liberal, but I kind of hate the Democratic Party. It continually churns out these shitty Presidential candidates (Gore - I wrote in McCain, Kerry - I voted for Kerry, and then sighed because I didn't think he was all that great) and doesn't even manage to fight all that well. Basically, the party as a whole is a bunch of pussies. Too bad 98% of the Republican Party is pure evil, and god knows we don't want that. I mean...this is a party that supports, wholeheartedly, the idea that George Bush was a better leader than John McCain. It's truly incredible.
As for the biggest political blunder, I'm gonna go back to Nixon sending guys into the Watergate Hotel. He was gonna win, there was no doubt, and yet he couldn't help himself because he was just a devious control freak. Asshole killed his own career without it being necessary.
(Also, I chose this over any wars, because I think wars are blunders that transcend politics...many of them are blunders of humanity, on both sides...also, Matty took Vietnam).
Politics, and politicians suck. All of em. They're blood suckers more concerned with the next election than doing anything right. Anarchy in the US.
Matty:
Vietnam. Iraq is divisive and bad, but the national and international turmoil that Vietnam caused will be hard to replicate. Becoming involved in the first place was a bad idea, but as soon as we invaded Cambodia it was all downhill from there. There was no reason for us to be there in the first place and caused irreparable damage to our international reputation. The blow to the national pysche was bad enough, but the after effects have been worse than Eric Lindros's post concussion syndrome.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
nobody else ever had breakfast for dinner?
Well fuck you guys then. I'm gonna have Nick over for Freedom Toast (because DQD is a patriotic web site) and none of you are invited.
Speaking of being patriotic, what is the biggest political blunder in US History?
Yesterday's: Nick is the self proclaimed Bill Belichick of DQD. I'd accuse him of stealing signals from other people to get an edge, but who would he be stealing them from?
Nick:
French Toast. Basically because that's what my dad would make whenever my mom wasn't home to make dinner for the night when I was growing up. The man makes a solid french toast.
I subscribe to Mitch Hedberg's description of pancakes, "At first you're all excited, but by the end, you're fuckin sick of em.", and eggs never did the trick for me.
Cereal works too, but that loses it's novelty when you're 26 and eating cereal because you're too poor to go grocery shopping and you can't cook shit beyond Annie's mac and cheese anyway.
Speaking of being patriotic, what is the biggest political blunder in US History?
Yesterday's: Nick is the self proclaimed Bill Belichick of DQD. I'd accuse him of stealing signals from other people to get an edge, but who would he be stealing them from?
Nick:
French Toast. Basically because that's what my dad would make whenever my mom wasn't home to make dinner for the night when I was growing up. The man makes a solid french toast.
I subscribe to Mitch Hedberg's description of pancakes, "At first you're all excited, but by the end, you're fuckin sick of em.", and eggs never did the trick for me.
Cereal works too, but that loses it's novelty when you're 26 and eating cereal because you're too poor to go grocery shopping and you can't cook shit beyond Annie's mac and cheese anyway.
Monday, September 24, 2007
It says here breakfast anytime
I'll have the pancakes in the age of enlightenment. We've all done it, in fact, i'm doing it right now: What is the best breakfast food to eat for dinner?
Yesterday's: Based on strength of answer alone, I've gotta give it to Monty. Honorable mention to Cardamone because: 1. Nicole did fuck us over that game and 2. He got in a cheap shot on Matty before the buzzer. Matty is DQed because there is no board, and Nicole is DQed even though she didn't answer because she fucked Nick and I over the last time we played Trivial Pursuit.
Monty:
Clearly the classic game of medieval warfare: Chess.
Systematically and strategically marching your force from one end of the battlefield to the other... Meeting your opponent head on, always looking for his weak point while fending off his attacks, waiting for that one vital mistake that leads to victory. Sweet, sweet victory. And always so pure.
Chess doesn't require the luck of the dice or a drawn card. It takes superior intelligence to plot your attack while still defending your territory. When was the last time you had to worry about the Cannon busting up your hotels and using the Racecar for a getaway?
Yesterday's: Based on strength of answer alone, I've gotta give it to Monty. Honorable mention to Cardamone because: 1. Nicole did fuck us over that game and 2. He got in a cheap shot on Matty before the buzzer. Matty is DQed because there is no board, and Nicole is DQed even though she didn't answer because she fucked Nick and I over the last time we played Trivial Pursuit.
Monty:
Clearly the classic game of medieval warfare: Chess.
Systematically and strategically marching your force from one end of the battlefield to the other... Meeting your opponent head on, always looking for his weak point while fending off his attacks, waiting for that one vital mistake that leads to victory. Sweet, sweet victory. And always so pure.
Chess doesn't require the luck of the dice or a drawn card. It takes superior intelligence to plot your attack while still defending your territory. When was the last time you had to worry about the Cannon busting up your hotels and using the Racecar for a getaway?
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Kyle has AIDS and now loses 47 turns and 800 points
What is the all time best board game ever?
Things to consider: This is not a "loosely defined" type of question. If there is no board, it is not a board game.
Yesterday's: 3rd Place Nicole 2nd place Becca 1st place Nick if for no other reason than that I want everyone else to have the same awful mental picture that I have of Cardamone in boxers that have nothing but a thread holding together the undercarriage.
Nick
If it's a shirt you wear with a full t-shirt underneath, it takes 3-4 weeks for it to be considered dirty.
But a t-shirt worn with only skin or a wife-beater underneath can only be worn once or twice before it's considered dirty.
Underwear is a one time thing, unless you're really desperate, in which case it can be turned inside out and reused. Also, in order to delay laundry, going to the store and buying more boxers is definitely a valid alternative.
Socks worn for more than 25 minutes cannot be reused.
Also, old underwear in the bottom of the drawer which is clean, but may have holes that stretch across the entire undercarriage are completely acceptable on laundry day.
Also, it's very much acceptable on a football day to not shower if you've committed to watching at least 8 hours of football, and in that case, that's two day clothing...all of it.
Things to consider: This is not a "loosely defined" type of question. If there is no board, it is not a board game.
Yesterday's: 3rd Place Nicole 2nd place Becca 1st place Nick if for no other reason than that I want everyone else to have the same awful mental picture that I have of Cardamone in boxers that have nothing but a thread holding together the undercarriage.
Nick
If it's a shirt you wear with a full t-shirt underneath, it takes 3-4 weeks for it to be considered dirty.
But a t-shirt worn with only skin or a wife-beater underneath can only be worn once or twice before it's considered dirty.
Underwear is a one time thing, unless you're really desperate, in which case it can be turned inside out and reused. Also, in order to delay laundry, going to the store and buying more boxers is definitely a valid alternative.
Socks worn for more than 25 minutes cannot be reused.
Also, old underwear in the bottom of the drawer which is clean, but may have holes that stretch across the entire undercarriage are completely acceptable on laundry day.
Also, it's very much acceptable on a football day to not shower if you've committed to watching at least 8 hours of football, and in that case, that's two day clothing...all of it.
Friday, September 21, 2007
a triumphant return
O-Train is Back!!!
Does laundry have various degrees of clean and dirty (a la Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters II) or is there a clean/dirty dichotomy?
Yesterday's:
O-Train:
Dagos call KY "olive oil."
Oh, and another thing:
Why did God invent gold chains?
So the Italians know where to stop shaving.
Does laundry have various degrees of clean and dirty (a la Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters II) or is there a clean/dirty dichotomy?
Yesterday's:
O-Train:
Dagos call KY "olive oil."
Oh, and another thing:
Why did God invent gold chains?
So the Italians know where to stop shaving.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
hmmm...
You know what, i'm going to ask the question that I did yesterday and have it be the actual question for tonight...if there's no k and no y in the italian alphabet, what do italians call KY?
Yesterday's: I've gotta call this one a tie. Two of my favorite people chose two of my favorite movies and two of my favorite one liners.
Yesterday's: I've gotta call this one a tie. Two of my favorite people chose two of my favorite movies and two of my favorite one liners.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
If there's no y or k in the italian alphabet
then what do Italians call KY? I love Boondock, but that has always bugged the shit out of me too that the head of the family in that movie doesn't even have a real Italian name.
What is the All-time best Mel Brooks movie?
Yesterday's: I'm going to give it to Martina with a runner-up to Nick for bringing up the whole "Yakavetta" thing. Also, hooray more posts.
Martina:
I have three.
Center Stage.
The Mighty Ducks.
Fear.
Center Stage is so bad it's good. And they used Jamiroquai's "Canned Heat" before Napoleon Dynomite did. Ballet dancers + Peter Gallagher's amazing eyebrows equals 1.5 hours of amazingness.
The Mighty Ducks was the first movie that graced me with the genius of Emilio Esteves (unfortunately, I had not been introduced to the Breakfast Club until years later). It's definitely not in Sandlot terrritory, but this movie was my childhood and made Joshua Jackson my first celebrity crush.
Lastly, there's Fear. It wasn't till recently when I watched it on some shitty cable movie channel when I realized, "Holy Shit! That's Gil Grissom!" And basically anything with him kicks ass. And let us not forget the roller coaster scene with the Sunday's "wild horses" playing in the background. That soundtrack was damn good.
Nicole 4 Eva.
Nick:
Ahh, the only kind of competition I'm equipped to consistently win...an unopposed one (hey, I'm kind of like this year's Michigan team, huh?)
As far as a movie I'm ashamed to admit I love, I'm gonna go with two.
The Boondock Saints: Saw it when I was either a high school senior or college freshman, loved the hell out of it. Bought it, watched it a ton, realized that every time I watched it I noticed things I didn't like about it. It's not a very original movie, it's not particularly well-acted (Norman Reedus goes from California to Irish accent constantly...Flannery's better) and it was made by an incredible douchebag (watch the documentary Overnight for the proof of that). I mean, when a movie rips off Tarantino, it's really ripping off even more, older movies, and that's what Saints does. In addition, the idea that they have an Italian man named 'Yakavetta' bothers me more every time I see it. There's no goddamn 'y' or 'k' in the Italian language...it just looks lazy to have that. Basically, Saints is a movie of style over substance and it's not that good.
All that said, I still love watching it. What the fuck is wrong with me?
Red Dawn: The Russians invade the US during the Cold War. Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey, the kid who played Leif Garrett's buddy in The Outsiders and some random hispanic kid go insurgent. With supporting turns by Harry Dean Stanton (AVENGE ME!!), Powers Boothe and the guy who played the editor in Lois and Clark (kill me now for referencing that show...I don't know if I've ever felt more ashamed) as the mayor.
Just a fucking brilliant tale of paranoia during the 80s, and the first PG-13 movie ever. This movie is just too good, from the opening scene of paratroopers landing to the really, really hacky voice over at the end, I can watch Red Dawn anytime, anywhere.
What is the All-time best Mel Brooks movie?
Yesterday's: I'm going to give it to Martina with a runner-up to Nick for bringing up the whole "Yakavetta" thing. Also, hooray more posts.
Martina:
I have three.
Center Stage.
The Mighty Ducks.
Fear.
Center Stage is so bad it's good. And they used Jamiroquai's "Canned Heat" before Napoleon Dynomite did. Ballet dancers + Peter Gallagher's amazing eyebrows equals 1.5 hours of amazingness.
The Mighty Ducks was the first movie that graced me with the genius of Emilio Esteves (unfortunately, I had not been introduced to the Breakfast Club until years later). It's definitely not in Sandlot terrritory, but this movie was my childhood and made Joshua Jackson my first celebrity crush.
Lastly, there's Fear. It wasn't till recently when I watched it on some shitty cable movie channel when I realized, "Holy Shit! That's Gil Grissom!" And basically anything with him kicks ass. And let us not forget the roller coaster scene with the Sunday's "wild horses" playing in the background. That soundtrack was damn good.
Nicole 4 Eva.
Nick:
Ahh, the only kind of competition I'm equipped to consistently win...an unopposed one (hey, I'm kind of like this year's Michigan team, huh?)
As far as a movie I'm ashamed to admit I love, I'm gonna go with two.
The Boondock Saints: Saw it when I was either a high school senior or college freshman, loved the hell out of it. Bought it, watched it a ton, realized that every time I watched it I noticed things I didn't like about it. It's not a very original movie, it's not particularly well-acted (Norman Reedus goes from California to Irish accent constantly...Flannery's better) and it was made by an incredible douchebag (watch the documentary Overnight for the proof of that). I mean, when a movie rips off Tarantino, it's really ripping off even more, older movies, and that's what Saints does. In addition, the idea that they have an Italian man named 'Yakavetta' bothers me more every time I see it. There's no goddamn 'y' or 'k' in the Italian language...it just looks lazy to have that. Basically, Saints is a movie of style over substance and it's not that good.
All that said, I still love watching it. What the fuck is wrong with me?
Red Dawn: The Russians invade the US during the Cold War. Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey, the kid who played Leif Garrett's buddy in The Outsiders and some random hispanic kid go insurgent. With supporting turns by Harry Dean Stanton (AVENGE ME!!), Powers Boothe and the guy who played the editor in Lois and Clark (kill me now for referencing that show...I don't know if I've ever felt more ashamed) as the mayor.
Just a fucking brilliant tale of paranoia during the 80s, and the first PG-13 movie ever. This movie is just too good, from the opening scene of paratroopers landing to the really, really hacky voice over at the end, I can watch Red Dawn anytime, anywhere.
Monday, September 17, 2007
I'm glad Nick still checks these
What is the all-time best movie that you're ashamed to admit you love?
Friday's: Oh so many to choose from. His list does resemble mine though, especially the first three.
Nick:
This will be mostly dark, but nice people really don't interest me. I understand how they think and can see why they think that way.
1. Adolf Hitler - Obviously he's evil as hell, but he is interesting as hell also.
2. Josef Stalin - The amount of people he had killed is staggering.
3. Brian Wilson - He was fucked up in the head, yet created some of the most beautiful and pleasing music ever for the Beach Boys.
4. John Cazale - Because he had the greatest stretch of movies ever. The Godfather, Godfather II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter, before dying waaaay too young of lung cancer. Every film he ever acted in was nominated for Best Picture, and he acted with the incredible heavyweights, Pacino, Brando, DeNiro, Streep...
5. Scarlett Johansson - Because there's nothing not interesting about them titties.
Friday's: Oh so many to choose from. His list does resemble mine though, especially the first three.
Nick:
This will be mostly dark, but nice people really don't interest me. I understand how they think and can see why they think that way.
1. Adolf Hitler - Obviously he's evil as hell, but he is interesting as hell also.
2. Josef Stalin - The amount of people he had killed is staggering.
3. Brian Wilson - He was fucked up in the head, yet created some of the most beautiful and pleasing music ever for the Beach Boys.
4. John Cazale - Because he had the greatest stretch of movies ever. The Godfather, Godfather II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter, before dying waaaay too young of lung cancer. Every film he ever acted in was nominated for Best Picture, and he acted with the incredible heavyweights, Pacino, Brando, DeNiro, Streep...
5. Scarlett Johansson - Because there's nothing not interesting about them titties.
Friday, September 14, 2007
The big 100
Who are the top 5, most intriguing public figures of the last 100 years?
Yesterday's: Even though I kind of disagree with him, I've gotta give it to Nick because he's the only one who answered. I personally was thinking Japan circa 1941, Russian olympic athletes on every steroid immaginable to man (pre-olympic random drug screening and the fall of the iron curtain) and/or police in unmarked cars (because if that's not fucking cheating, i don't know what is).
Nick:
It's in the question today. If the Patriots hadn't been cheating, they'd never win. Tom Brady would be Jake Plummer, Belichick would've been fired, the Pats would still be a losing team. It's obvious that they were cheating worse than any other team in the history of all sports.
(And no, there's no sarcasm whatsoever in that response, really.)
Yesterday's: Even though I kind of disagree with him, I've gotta give it to Nick because he's the only one who answered. I personally was thinking Japan circa 1941, Russian olympic athletes on every steroid immaginable to man (pre-olympic random drug screening and the fall of the iron curtain) and/or police in unmarked cars (because if that's not fucking cheating, i don't know what is).
Nick:
It's in the question today. If the Patriots hadn't been cheating, they'd never win. Tom Brady would be Jake Plummer, Belichick would've been fired, the Pats would still be a losing team. It's obvious that they were cheating worse than any other team in the history of all sports.
(And no, there's no sarcasm whatsoever in that response, really.)
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Number 99
I should do a Gretzky themed post, but I'm not. In light of the fact that the New England Patriots are no officially cheaters, I have to ask, who is the biggest cheater (are the biggest cheaters) in history? Doesn't have to be sports history, just history in general.
Yesterday's: I give it to Martina with an honorable mention to Scheity
Martina:
The Real World!
This is the true (fake) story of seven strangers
picked to live in a house (that they don't pay for)
and have their (sex) lives taped.
To find out what happens
when people stop being polite
and start being duchebags.
The Real World.
The first few seasons were pretty interesting, but now it's all the same...young trashy obnoxious alcoholics running around like chickens with their heads cut off, humping anything that has a pulse. It used to be kind of funny, but now it's just pathetic and annoying.
MTV sucks.
Scheity:
The CBS Nighttime News.
Yesterday's: I give it to Martina with an honorable mention to Scheity
Martina:
The Real World!
This is the true (fake) story of seven strangers
picked to live in a house (that they don't pay for)
and have their (sex) lives taped.
To find out what happens
when people stop being polite
and start being duchebags.
The Real World.
The first few seasons were pretty interesting, but now it's all the same...young trashy obnoxious alcoholics running around like chickens with their heads cut off, humping anything that has a pulse. It used to be kind of funny, but now it's just pathetic and annoying.
MTV sucks.
Scheity:
The CBS Nighttime News.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
as we near 100 episodes
This is the 98th post of the new incarnation of Question of the Day, and as we near the 100th post I was going to ask what was the best show to be canceled before its time...but the answer to that is Arrested Development, so instead, today's question is What show currently on television has really overstayed its welcome? What show has lasted way too long and just needs to go away?
Yesterday's: My favorite thing about football season is that "border-line alcoholic" ceases to be a viable category and instead people just call you a "sports fan."That's why I've gotta give it to nick for pointing out how amazing this time of year is for sports fans, even though he forgot to mention that it also represents the beginning of Soccer Season (Serie A, English Premiership, Champions League). Honorable mentions to the girls.
Yesterday's: My favorite thing about football season is that "border-line alcoholic" ceases to be a viable category and instead people just call you a "sports fan."That's why I've gotta give it to nick for pointing out how amazing this time of year is for sports fans, even though he forgot to mention that it also represents the beginning of Soccer Season (Serie A, English Premiership, Champions League). Honorable mentions to the girls.
- Nick said...
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Damn man, I just love those Sundays sitting on the couch, watching the early games and watching the incredible combo of size, speed and violence come together in this amazingly athletic way.
The fact that from 1 pm till about 11:30 pm, there's about an hour of time during the day when there's not a game going on, and you can just sit there and watch these guys sacrifice a lot in order to win game sis pretty incredible.
Plus, when football season starts, it means you're that much closer to hockey season starting and the beginning of the baseball playoffs. It's one of the best times of year. - Michelle said...
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The wings...
...and the crisp autumn air - Nicole said...
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Boys suddenly leave you alone, cause they have a place to be a couple nights a week.
Monday, September 10, 2007
the fooooose-ball is evil
What is the best thing about football season?
Yesterday's: You all bring up some interesting points, i usually watch south park, and like nick i very rarely listen to an entire album anymore either, but I'm going to answer my own question and declare myself winner anyway.
5. The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray
Self indulgent? Yes. But I think it's a shame when I wake up and have to pay the penalty for my self-destructive lifestyle.
4. The Eels - Daisies of the Galaxy
so mellow, it might actually be better when you're hungover than when you're not
3. Chris Isaak - Baja Sessions
Also a phenomenal album to listen to on the beach, or while hooking up with someone
2. Pete Yorn - Music for the Morning After
The name says it all.
1. Elliott Smith - Either/Or
I really want to post the entire lyrics for the song "Say Yes," the last song on the album, as an argument, so I will.
I'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl
Who's still around the morning after
We broke up a month ago and I grew up I didn't know
I'd be around the morning after
It's always been wait and see
A happy day and then you pay
And feel like shit the morning after
But now I feel changed around and instead falling down
I'm standing up the morning after
Situations get fucked up and turned around sooner or later
And I could be another fool or an exception to the rule
You tell me the morning after
Crooked spin cant come to rest
I'm damaged bad at best
She'll decide what she wants
I'll probably be the last to know
No one says until it shows and you see how it is
They want you or they don't
Say yes
I'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl
Who's still around the morning after
Yesterday's: You all bring up some interesting points, i usually watch south park, and like nick i very rarely listen to an entire album anymore either, but I'm going to answer my own question and declare myself winner anyway.
5. The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray
Self indulgent? Yes. But I think it's a shame when I wake up and have to pay the penalty for my self-destructive lifestyle.
4. The Eels - Daisies of the Galaxy
so mellow, it might actually be better when you're hungover than when you're not
3. Chris Isaak - Baja Sessions
Also a phenomenal album to listen to on the beach, or while hooking up with someone
2. Pete Yorn - Music for the Morning After
The name says it all.
1. Elliott Smith - Either/Or
I really want to post the entire lyrics for the song "Say Yes," the last song on the album, as an argument, so I will.
I'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl
Who's still around the morning after
We broke up a month ago and I grew up I didn't know
I'd be around the morning after
It's always been wait and see
A happy day and then you pay
And feel like shit the morning after
But now I feel changed around and instead falling down
I'm standing up the morning after
Situations get fucked up and turned around sooner or later
And I could be another fool or an exception to the rule
You tell me the morning after
Crooked spin cant come to rest
I'm damaged bad at best
She'll decide what she wants
I'll probably be the last to know
No one says until it shows and you see how it is
They want you or they don't
Say yes
I'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl
Who's still around the morning after
Sunday, September 9, 2007
How many days was last night?
Alltime top 5 albums to listen to when you are hung over as shit? Go.
Yesterdays: Fuck Apple.
Matty:
reak it down. Problem with the phone company? It's related to either bills or service, but there's not a lot they can do for you . . . you signed the outrageous contract for crappy service. Electric company? If they screw up, they'll audit it and admit they messed up (at least they did at my house in CO when we got $1500 bill for one month . . . guess they typed one too many zeroes). Cable companies are a close second. They try and screw you at every turn, getting you to buy something by not telling you how much it is and then having it cost $25 a month extra. Plus they hit you with bullshit charges for calling. Total bastards. The winner and all-time champion of shitty service is Apple. Considering they have the portable audio player market covered, if you call about an iPod you can go fuck yourself. They could care less about you and htey know you're locked into buying a new one. Sure, there are other choices out there but the second you buy something from iTunes you're locked in, and they know it because you can't play the song or movie any other way. Ever have a problem with iTunes? I have. I've never called a company that knew so little about their own program. Unvelievable. Oh, your iPod broke? Ok we'll fix it . . . oh, there's a tiny ding on the back. You're screwed. Fuck you, Apple. If I hadn't spent $1000 (at least) in your crappy online store, I'd have a Zune by now. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't switch because I hate my iPod, but because I hate Apple. They've become everything they bitched and moaned and filed in federal court that Microsoft were. Fuckers.
Yesterdays: Fuck Apple.
Matty:
reak it down. Problem with the phone company? It's related to either bills or service, but there's not a lot they can do for you . . . you signed the outrageous contract for crappy service. Electric company? If they screw up, they'll audit it and admit they messed up (at least they did at my house in CO when we got $1500 bill for one month . . . guess they typed one too many zeroes). Cable companies are a close second. They try and screw you at every turn, getting you to buy something by not telling you how much it is and then having it cost $25 a month extra. Plus they hit you with bullshit charges for calling. Total bastards. The winner and all-time champion of shitty service is Apple. Considering they have the portable audio player market covered, if you call about an iPod you can go fuck yourself. They could care less about you and htey know you're locked into buying a new one. Sure, there are other choices out there but the second you buy something from iTunes you're locked in, and they know it because you can't play the song or movie any other way. Ever have a problem with iTunes? I have. I've never called a company that knew so little about their own program. Unvelievable. Oh, your iPod broke? Ok we'll fix it . . . oh, there's a tiny ding on the back. You're screwed. Fuck you, Apple. If I hadn't spent $1000 (at least) in your crappy online store, I'd have a Zune by now. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't switch because I hate my iPod, but because I hate Apple. They've become everything they bitched and moaned and filed in federal court that Microsoft were. Fuckers.
Friday, September 7, 2007
High Fidelity the Musical equals auto DQ
That means you O-Train. I refuse to acquiesce to matty's request to DQ Nick though because let's face it, I love Journey, but they deserve to be fair game.
Who is a bigger pain in the ass to deal with: The electric company, the cable company, the phone company, or Apple Customer Service?
Things to consider: It was very hot in my apartment last night with no air conditioning because a billing mix-up led to my power getting shut off (It also meant that I couldn't post a new question). It was fairly painless today getting it turned back on, though.
Yesterdays: I give it to the M's. Michelle wins, Honorable mentions to Matty and Martina.
Who is a bigger pain in the ass to deal with: The electric company, the cable company, the phone company, or Apple Customer Service?
Things to consider: It was very hot in my apartment last night with no air conditioning because a billing mix-up led to my power getting shut off (It also meant that I couldn't post a new question). It was fairly painless today getting it turned back on, though.
Yesterdays: I give it to the M's. Michelle wins, Honorable mentions to Matty and Martina.
- Michelle said...
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This is an incredibly tough question. For some reason, Streetcar Named Desire got me in high school. It's a classic and made me cry... I know, strange. I just felt so badly for Blanche's character - she's just so sad.
As far as musicals go, Les Miserables (back when it first opened...when it was GOOD) is definitely up there. When I saw it at age 10, I fell in love. It was so powerful and so beautiful and moved me to tears at only 10 years old.
Then I saw it again in middle school and it was awful. Why it left and then came back to Broadway is beyond me.
Finally, I think I also have to vote for Avenue Q. I saw the original cast and it was AWESOME! Finally an ORIGINAL idea on Broadway (well a spoof on sesame street sorta, but original enough) with every song hysterical. Not only that, it ends on such an uplifting note and one that applies to all. I think I might have to say Avenue Q is the best.
That's all I can say right now. Totally lacking any ability to be articulate and intelligent. I wouldn't be surprised if this entry is filled with typos and awkward sentences.... "I'm so aaaawwwkward!!!" - martina said...
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Death of a Salesman. Such a well written and sincere character studay.
Regarding musicals, it's a tie betweem Les Miserables and Phantom.
If dance counts, then I will also have to mention Romeo and Juliet. It would make sense to say the play by Shakespeare, but the ballet is actually a lot better oddly enough. Sorry, I'm kind of a ballet whore.
- Matty said...
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Phantom of the Opera. WAY better than Cats and has been around for a long time, too. The music in it is unbelievable and no show I've been to has impressed me more than Phantom has. There's something awesome about having the lights go down and the organ theme blasting throughout the opera house. Simply amazing.
I'd like to give a runner-up nod to Tchiakovsky's Nut Cracker. You talk about something being critically acclaimed and being around for a while . . . great theater with some amazing athletes (I don't care what anyone says, ballet performers are absolutely athletes and could probably beat the crap out of a lot of baseball players. Think about it, they toss people around . . . unreal).
I move that Nick be DQ'd for once again ripping on Journey and people who like Journey. The wheel in the sky keeps on turnin' . . .
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Back to school, Back to school
To prove to dad that I'm not a fool
I'm feeling literary/dramatic
What is the best play in the history of theater? (musicals count)
Yesterday's: I love both trivia and pool, I don't know if trivia counts as a "traditional" bar game but why not, it's definitely my favorite, and plus those were the only two real answers so I give it to Nick and Martina. Bonus points to Martina for the Paul Newman reference
Nick:
Trivia. Mainly because I'm the fuckin balls when it comes to trivia. I've been on such a good run of trivia, that I haven't been on a team that finishes outside the money in well over a month, and this is going, on average, twice a week.
Trivia provides you the chance to actually win some prizes while your drinking, whether it's money (Ts) gift certificates (Our House, White Horse) or water guns and slushie makers (also Our House).
And like I said, I like games I'm good at, and as Nicole can attest, for some reason, my general state of retardation clears up whenever someone's asking me to risk points on answering random questions at a drinking establishment.
Martina:
While trivia is very fun, especially when your drinking, my vote is for pool. Not so much because I enjoy playing it, but because one of my favorite movies is "The Hustler" and Paul Newman is my favorite person of all time.
I'm feeling literary/dramatic
What is the best play in the history of theater? (musicals count)
Yesterday's: I love both trivia and pool, I don't know if trivia counts as a "traditional" bar game but why not, it's definitely my favorite, and plus those were the only two real answers so I give it to Nick and Martina. Bonus points to Martina for the Paul Newman reference
Nick:
Trivia. Mainly because I'm the fuckin balls when it comes to trivia. I've been on such a good run of trivia, that I haven't been on a team that finishes outside the money in well over a month, and this is going, on average, twice a week.
Trivia provides you the chance to actually win some prizes while your drinking, whether it's money (Ts) gift certificates (Our House, White Horse) or water guns and slushie makers (also Our House).
And like I said, I like games I'm good at, and as Nicole can attest, for some reason, my general state of retardation clears up whenever someone's asking me to risk points on answering random questions at a drinking establishment.
Martina:
While trivia is very fun, especially when your drinking, my vote is for pool. Not so much because I enjoy playing it, but because one of my favorite movies is "The Hustler" and Paul Newman is my favorite person of all time.
bar games
What is the all time best, traditional bar game (pool, darts, etc.)?
Yesterday's: I give this one to Becca and O-Train because, yes becca, i still have nightmares about that episode of csi too, and o-train yea, that would suck to go out that way. Retroactive honorable mentions for two days ago's question to O-Train (Elizabeth Swann, Pirates) and Martina (Prince Eric, The Little Mermaid).
Yesterday's: I give this one to Becca and O-Train because, yes becca, i still have nightmares about that episode of csi too, and o-train yea, that would suck to go out that way. Retroactive honorable mentions for two days ago's question to O-Train (Elizabeth Swann, Pirates) and Martina (Prince Eric, The Little Mermaid).
- Becca said...
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I've given this one a bit of thought (mostly while trying to think of anything that is worse than freezing in a North Dakota winter). Slowly being eaten by bugs, while suffocating because you're trapped in a coffin buried underground is the absolute worst way to go.
In fact, I'm now going to have nightmares about this. THANKS A LOT.
My second choice of "worst way to go" is being forced to watch the BC goal scored on Fields from 180 ft. away until I decide to put myself out of my misery by hanging myself with my own shoelaces. - O-Train said...
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Buried alive.
Thinking of the Utah miners, that's got to be the worst way to go. You're trapped, maybe with a few friends, maybe alone, and you're stuck with your thoughts. Is anyone coming to save me/us? How much air is left? How long can I live without food?
It's dark, it's cold, and it's slow. The psychological side is much worse than the physical, where you slowly drift off. You've got time and thoughts, and you are wondering if you told everyone in your life that you loved them, and if you apologized to everyone you wronged, and what'll it be like when it's all over. The psychological drama is far worse in this case, which is why it's truly the worst way to go.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Still kicking
Against all odds, I survived another day. I didn't drown or get eaten by a shark while I was surfing, get struck down by the angry hand of God or a speeding drunk driver in a circa 1987 Honda Accord--you know, the ones with the with flip lights--but it got me thinking, what's the worst way to go?
Yesterday's I'm going to give it to Nick and Becca because they probably would have won even if anyone else posted, plus I agree with Nick, I'd hit Ariel when she had legs, and Becca is just awesome, especially the last line.
Yesterday's I'm going to give it to Nick and Becca because they probably would have won even if anyone else posted, plus I agree with Nick, I'd hit Ariel when she had legs, and Becca is just awesome, especially the last line.
- Becca said...
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Captain John Smith, the blonde hottie from Pocahontas. He was all cocky and attractive singing swinging from ropes on the ship. Also, if Poc-a-hot-ass was willing to sell out her people and her country for him, he must have been good in the sack. Keep in mind that I'm completely ignoring the historical John Smith and only focusing on Disney's version.
He could put a little captain in me anytime. - Nick said...
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The Little Mermaid when she had legs. Hot as hell.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
i'm a slacker
i don't think i've done this one yet.
What Disney character would you sleep with?
Yesterday's: Nick, if only because he mentioned snakes on a plane.
Lots of good choices for this one. I'm going with Samuel L. Jackson for the male side of things.
Sure he's been in a few shitty movies, but he's also been in some of the best movies of the last 20 years. People initially talked about John Travolta in Pulp Fiction , but Jackson acted circles around the gay scientologist and became the absolute anchor of what was probably the best film of the 90s. Every thing he said in that movie was fucking cool as shit, but yet his sincerity could not be doubted when he told Tim Roth, "...I'm trying real hard to be the shepherd."
He was fantastic in Jackie Brown, and solid in The Negotiator, a very underrated flick in my eyes.
Plus, he still knows how to have fun, evidenced by his work in Snakes On A Plane and his lobbying to play a part in the new Star Wars movies because he loved the OGs so much.
On the woman side, I'm gonna pick Kerry Washington. She was great in Ray as Della Bea, was pretty much the only thing that wasn't bad about She Hate Me...and oh yeah, I'm kind of completely in love with her...she's fucking gorgeous.
Also, Ray, I think as a future category (but not this weekend, because I won't be online, since I'm pretty sure wireless internet hasn't made it to Utica, NY yet), you should do all the ethnic categories, especially best Italian actors not named Robert DeNiro or Al Pacino.
(Seriously though, Ray. If you do that on a weekend I'm not around, I'll be furious.)
What Disney character would you sleep with?
Yesterday's: Nick, if only because he mentioned snakes on a plane.
Lots of good choices for this one. I'm going with Samuel L. Jackson for the male side of things.
Sure he's been in a few shitty movies, but he's also been in some of the best movies of the last 20 years. People initially talked about John Travolta in Pulp Fiction , but Jackson acted circles around the gay scientologist and became the absolute anchor of what was probably the best film of the 90s. Every thing he said in that movie was fucking cool as shit, but yet his sincerity could not be doubted when he told Tim Roth, "...I'm trying real hard to be the shepherd."
He was fantastic in Jackie Brown, and solid in The Negotiator, a very underrated flick in my eyes.
Plus, he still knows how to have fun, evidenced by his work in Snakes On A Plane and his lobbying to play a part in the new Star Wars movies because he loved the OGs so much.
On the woman side, I'm gonna pick Kerry Washington. She was great in Ray as Della Bea, was pretty much the only thing that wasn't bad about She Hate Me...and oh yeah, I'm kind of completely in love with her...she's fucking gorgeous.
Also, Ray, I think as a future category (but not this weekend, because I won't be online, since I'm pretty sure wireless internet hasn't made it to Utica, NY yet), you should do all the ethnic categories, especially best Italian actors not named Robert DeNiro or Al Pacino.
(Seriously though, Ray. If you do that on a weekend I'm not around, I'll be furious.)
Friday, August 31, 2007
I had snoo-snoo
I'm amazed and kind of disappointed that this one didn't get more responses from people. My personal vote goes to Futurama and the Planet of the Amazon women referring to sex as snoo-snoo and allowing Zap Brannigan to utter the title above.
Tonight's question: All time number one black actor and actress?
Yesterday's: I've gotta give it to O-Train
So many possibilities...
I have to take this one again from the great American poet Jimmy Pop who said, "power drill the yippee bog with the dude piston." It's graphic, yet funny, and downright creative.
Break it down: the female genitalia has now become the "yippee bog," the male genitalia is appropriately the "dude piston," and the entire act is that of a "power drill." It's a perfect euphemism.
Also receiving votes:
"pressure-wash the quiver bone in the bitch wrinkle"
"cattle prod the oyster ditch with the lap rocket"
Tonight's question: All time number one black actor and actress?
Yesterday's: I've gotta give it to O-Train
So many possibilities...
I have to take this one again from the great American poet Jimmy Pop who said, "power drill the yippee bog with the dude piston." It's graphic, yet funny, and downright creative.
Break it down: the female genitalia has now become the "yippee bog," the male genitalia is appropriately the "dude piston," and the entire act is that of a "power drill." It's a perfect euphemism.
Also receiving votes:
"pressure-wash the quiver bone in the bitch wrinkle"
"cattle prod the oyster ditch with the lap rocket"
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
from books to sex
The only right answer was of course "The Dead" it's the last story in Dubliners. Oh well. Screw you guys...I'm going home.
Tonight's Question:
What is the best euphemism for sex?
Tonight's Question:
What is the best euphemism for sex?
Monday, August 27, 2007
DQD is Moving to Dublin
Not sure whether I'm feeling intellectual or drunk, but what is the best story in Joyce's Dubliners?
Yesterday's: I'm going with a little three way here today, I'm sure Becca won't mind and I don't think O-Train or Cardamone will either. The real winners tonight, are the Irish, for blessing the world with Guinness. If you're ever anywhere where they serve "Guinness Extra Cold" do it, it's amazing. That said, I have to give a nod to Peroni because it is, after-all, la birra dei campioni. Also, Michelle, I love you for quoting south park, but you should have held onto that quotation because Michelob is a domestic beer.
Yesterday's: I'm going with a little three way here today, I'm sure Becca won't mind and I don't think O-Train or Cardamone will either. The real winners tonight, are the Irish, for blessing the world with Guinness. If you're ever anywhere where they serve "Guinness Extra Cold" do it, it's amazing. That said, I have to give a nod to Peroni because it is, after-all, la birra dei campioni. Also, Michelle, I love you for quoting south park, but you should have held onto that quotation because Michelob is a domestic beer.
- Nick said...
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Guinness. Better taste, great stoutness, black as hell. Watching the cascade of a pint of Guinness gets you all riled up to taste it, and then when your lips actually touch it, it doesn't disappoint in the least.
Plus, add to it that Guinness uses raw meat to add that special little bite, and you have what may be the perfect beer, period.
The only people who don't like Guinness are pussies and girls.
- Becca said...
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Screw you, Nick.
1) I'm a girl and I love Guinness.
2) You stole my answer.
Bitch. - O-Train said...
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Guinness.
The original "meal in a can."
True story: I have a buddy in the Marines who once spent 2 days living off nothing but Guinness.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
beer
Best Non-domestic beer?
Yesterdays: Fuck England. I give it to Phoebs with nods to O-Train and Michelle. Nick didn't really answer the question, but he gets a quick mention for pointing out yet another area where Wops prove their superiority over wasps.
Phoebe:
Coffee, coffee, coffee.
I could go into why I personally like it, but no one wants to read that. Plus Ray wouldn't give it to me on that argument alone.
Tea is bullshit and to drink it is un-American. The revolution and birth of our country is epitomized in that little event in Boston a few years ago when pissed off poor people said "FUCK YO TEA YOU RICH MOTHA FUCKAHS" and dumped it all in the hah-bah. If you support tea, you support colonialism and tyranny and bad teeth.
So why should you drink coffee?
Because we all secretly want to be the swank Italiano/a, sipping on the world's finest espresso while zipping through the piazzas on a new Vespa, pointing at hotties, feigning interest in the scenery, and, to the awed tourists along the way, breathing out a calm "ciaoooo."
Tea or coffee?
Nay.
England or Italy?
And the only answer is a World Cup of joe.
O-Train:
Coffee. Black.
Or with whiskey. Or Baileys. Or most any other alcohol.
Michelle:
Coffee... without question. Nothing like a morning poop to start the day right. Coffee makes that possible... or at least speeds up the process. I am a total bitch without coffee and I hate everyone. I consider coffee a cheap version of Prozac without the sexual side effects.
Yesterdays: Fuck England. I give it to Phoebs with nods to O-Train and Michelle. Nick didn't really answer the question, but he gets a quick mention for pointing out yet another area where Wops prove their superiority over wasps.
Phoebe:
Coffee, coffee, coffee.
I could go into why I personally like it, but no one wants to read that. Plus Ray wouldn't give it to me on that argument alone.
Tea is bullshit and to drink it is un-American. The revolution and birth of our country is epitomized in that little event in Boston a few years ago when pissed off poor people said "FUCK YO TEA YOU RICH MOTHA FUCKAHS" and dumped it all in the hah-bah. If you support tea, you support colonialism and tyranny and bad teeth.
So why should you drink coffee?
Because we all secretly want to be the swank Italiano/a, sipping on the world's finest espresso while zipping through the piazzas on a new Vespa, pointing at hotties, feigning interest in the scenery, and, to the awed tourists along the way, breathing out a calm "ciaoooo."
Tea or coffee?
Nay.
England or Italy?
And the only answer is a World Cup of joe.
O-Train:
Coffee. Black.
Or with whiskey. Or Baileys. Or most any other alcohol.
Michelle:
Coffee... without question. Nothing like a morning poop to start the day right. Coffee makes that possible... or at least speeds up the process. I am a total bitch without coffee and I hate everyone. I consider coffee a cheap version of Prozac without the sexual side effects.
Friday, August 24, 2007
morning beverages
Coffee or tea?
Yesterday's: I gotta give it to Becca again and to get a guys opinion in there, i'm going to give a pity honorable mention to Cardamone for making me feel bad about just how much sex he wasn't having in high school.
Becca:
I consider myself somewhat of an expert on this subject, since I see half-naked athletes every single day. (Have I mentioned that I love my work?)
Most of you would expect me to say that hockey players are the hottest, but they're not. Among male athletes, swimmers are have the absolute hottest bodies. Chiseled to PERFECTION. Abs, back, arms, ass...it's all beautiful.
The hottest female athletes are volleyball players. They're tall and have great legs and killer asses.
The best thing about swimmers and volleyball players being the hottest is that they usually don't have the egos that the athletes from the bigger sports have.
(Sidenote: The football team we were playing against last night had a defensive lineman that was 5'11" and 340 lbs. No joke.)
Yesterday's: I gotta give it to Becca again and to get a guys opinion in there, i'm going to give a pity honorable mention to Cardamone for making me feel bad about just how much sex he wasn't having in high school.
Becca:
I consider myself somewhat of an expert on this subject, since I see half-naked athletes every single day. (Have I mentioned that I love my work?)
Most of you would expect me to say that hockey players are the hottest, but they're not. Among male athletes, swimmers are have the absolute hottest bodies. Chiseled to PERFECTION. Abs, back, arms, ass...it's all beautiful.
The hottest female athletes are volleyball players. They're tall and have great legs and killer asses.
The best thing about swimmers and volleyball players being the hottest is that they usually don't have the egos that the athletes from the bigger sports have.
(Sidenote: The football team we were playing against last night had a defensive lineman that was 5'11" and 340 lbs. No joke.)
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Chef, how do you make a girl like you more than any other guy?
What sport, in general, has the hottest athletes? Feel free to comment on on men's and women's sports if you have different answers.
Yesterdays: Oh that's easy. You just gotta find the clitoris. Becca wins.
Becca:
Chef!
Even though he got lame at the end and wanted to have sex with children, he always gave good advice up to that point. Also...
I love his chocolate salted balls.
Yesterdays: Oh that's easy. You just gotta find the clitoris. Becca wins.
Becca:
Chef!
Even though he got lame at the end and wanted to have sex with children, he always gave good advice up to that point. Also...
I love his chocolate salted balls.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
M-Kay
Here's a fun one:
Who is the best adult on South Park?
Yesterday's: Fuck you guys for being awesome and making this really hard for me. I guess it's not your fault so much as Tim Burton's. Can I just declare him the winner? Due to my own personal biases I'm going to go with O-Train, runner-ups to Nicole and Nick because they were all good.
O-Train:
As much as I love Edward Scissorhands, it'll be my honorable mention today.
Big Fish is a magical story based around a father-son conflict and wrapped in a world that straddles fantasy and reality. If you've read the book, you'll realize just how far beyond Tim Burton took this movie, as Daniel Wallace's novel only brushed many aspects of the film. There's times in the movie where you can see Burton letting his imagination run wild. Visually it can be stunning as it tells the story of a man trying to come to grips with the stories his father told him and trying to determine what's real and what's not. The ending is fantastic, and almost every girl was crying in the theater when the lights went up.
Also receiving votes:
-- Beetlejuice ("Nice fuckin' model!")
-- Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Nicole:
Hands down, Edward Scissorhands. (Yes, the pun was intended.) Burton both directed and cowrote this beautiful, haunting film. I always like movies which ask you to suspend your disbelief, and in doing so you totally believe what they are telling you. (I am a Vonnegut fan, after all). Such is the case with this movie. Johnny Depp is awesome as the title character, the cinematography is interesting, flawless, and beautiful (think: Winona Ryder twirling in the snow), and the story itself has a heart, complete with themes of alienation, infatuation, acceptance, and love.
Nick:
I instantly change my vote, however, because Mars Attacks is his best, while Big Fish is a close second.
Jack Nicholson as the president and his wife, a crazy Glenn Close. Rod Steiger as the crazy general. Michael J. Fox as weirder Stephanopolous. Pierce Brosnan, Annette Bening, Martin Short, Natalie Portman (looking very tasty to my then 15 year old self...I didn't realize then that her tits would never ever grow, which has always disappointed me about her) Jim Fucking Brown, the greatest football player ever, as a badass ex-boxer. Jack Black as a man named Billy Glenn and of course, topping it all, Tom Jones singing It's Not Unusual.
Absurd movie, with crazy bloodthirsty martians. My favorite part comes when the martians are holding up the device that translates their language into English. As the device says 'Don't run, we are your friends," the martian holding said device is toasting some poor soul.
The absurdity of the solution (playing Slim Whitman records that explode the martians' heads) is so brilliant, I won't even take away points for putting that ugly, unfunny hag Sarah Jessica Parker in the movie.
(I can't believe I co-signed Big Fish before I remembered this...I knew I was forgetting something brilliant that I absolutely loved.)
Who is the best adult on South Park?
Yesterday's: Fuck you guys for being awesome and making this really hard for me. I guess it's not your fault so much as Tim Burton's. Can I just declare him the winner? Due to my own personal biases I'm going to go with O-Train, runner-ups to Nicole and Nick because they were all good.
O-Train:
As much as I love Edward Scissorhands, it'll be my honorable mention today.
Big Fish is a magical story based around a father-son conflict and wrapped in a world that straddles fantasy and reality. If you've read the book, you'll realize just how far beyond Tim Burton took this movie, as Daniel Wallace's novel only brushed many aspects of the film. There's times in the movie where you can see Burton letting his imagination run wild. Visually it can be stunning as it tells the story of a man trying to come to grips with the stories his father told him and trying to determine what's real and what's not. The ending is fantastic, and almost every girl was crying in the theater when the lights went up.
Also receiving votes:
-- Beetlejuice ("Nice fuckin' model!")
-- Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Nicole:
Hands down, Edward Scissorhands. (Yes, the pun was intended.) Burton both directed and cowrote this beautiful, haunting film. I always like movies which ask you to suspend your disbelief, and in doing so you totally believe what they are telling you. (I am a Vonnegut fan, after all). Such is the case with this movie. Johnny Depp is awesome as the title character, the cinematography is interesting, flawless, and beautiful (think: Winona Ryder twirling in the snow), and the story itself has a heart, complete with themes of alienation, infatuation, acceptance, and love.
Nick:
I instantly change my vote, however, because Mars Attacks is his best, while Big Fish is a close second.
Jack Nicholson as the president and his wife, a crazy Glenn Close. Rod Steiger as the crazy general. Michael J. Fox as weirder Stephanopolous. Pierce Brosnan, Annette Bening, Martin Short, Natalie Portman (looking very tasty to my then 15 year old self...I didn't realize then that her tits would never ever grow, which has always disappointed me about her) Jim Fucking Brown, the greatest football player ever, as a badass ex-boxer. Jack Black as a man named Billy Glenn and of course, topping it all, Tom Jones singing It's Not Unusual.
Absurd movie, with crazy bloodthirsty martians. My favorite part comes when the martians are holding up the device that translates their language into English. As the device says 'Don't run, we are your friends," the martian holding said device is toasting some poor soul.
The absurdity of the solution (playing Slim Whitman records that explode the martians' heads) is so brilliant, I won't even take away points for putting that ugly, unfunny hag Sarah Jessica Parker in the movie.
(I can't believe I co-signed Big Fish before I remembered this...I knew I was forgetting something brilliant that I absolutely loved.)
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
I'm feeling kinda simple tonight:
Best Tim Burton movie?
Things to consider: I'll allow any major degree of involvement by Burton (Directed, Produced or written) but not like "uncredited animation department for TRON." If you say the 2001 Planet of the Apes remake, I might never speak to you again.
Yesterday's answer: I'm sorry, the only correct answer was "yes, yes it is" or something to that effect. Kudos to you two for seeing an awesome movie, but I don't want to ruin it for anyone else by posting your responses.
Best Tim Burton movie?
Things to consider: I'll allow any major degree of involvement by Burton (Directed, Produced or written) but not like "uncredited animation department for TRON." If you say the 2001 Planet of the Apes remake, I might never speak to you again.
Yesterday's answer: I'm sorry, the only correct answer was "yes, yes it is" or something to that effect. Kudos to you two for seeing an awesome movie, but I don't want to ruin it for anyone else by posting your responses.
Monday, August 20, 2007
In the words of Jon Goldberg
Will Superbad be our generation's Citizen Kane?
Yesterday's: Every ounce of my being is telling me to say Greenday's "FOD" and declare myself the winner (if for no other reason than the line "I'm taking pride in telling you to fuck off and die" and that's definitely not the only reason). So that's what I'm going to do, but I'll give an honorable mention to O-Train.
O-Train:
Bob Dylan - "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"
Dylan, ever the artful storyteller, sings a song in the first person about a man who is just plain fed up with his woman's bullshit. It was once described as, "the last word in a long, embittered argument, a paper-thin consolation sung with spite."
The song begins with him saying that he'll be gone by morning, and there's no use wondering why if she doesn't know by now because "it'll never do somehow."
He describes a miserable relationship in lines like:
"But I wish there was somethin' you would do or say,
To try and make me change my mind and stay,
We never did too much talkin' anyway,
But don't think twice, it's all right."
He also shows the woman is shown to be a bitch in lines like,
"I'm a-thinkin' and a-wond'rin', walkin' down the road,
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told,
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul."
The song ends with some of the most perfect lyrics:
"So long, honey, babe,
Where I'm bound, I can't tell.
Goodbye's too good a word, babe,
So I'll just say fare thee well.
I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind,
You coulda done better but I don't mind,
You just kinda wasted my precious time"
The man is reconciling the relationship that he deems a "waste of time" by picking up and leaving before morning. Troughout the fingerpicking, Dylan maintains the same volume and tone. What's perfect about this song is that he doesn't need to scream and yell about it as his words are genuine in describing his feelings in an almost chilling way.
This song has also been covered several times. My favorite is by Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness, whose gravelly voice seems to add a little more misery than Dylan.
Yesterday's: Every ounce of my being is telling me to say Greenday's "FOD" and declare myself the winner (if for no other reason than the line "I'm taking pride in telling you to fuck off and die" and that's definitely not the only reason). So that's what I'm going to do, but I'll give an honorable mention to O-Train.
O-Train:
Bob Dylan - "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"
Dylan, ever the artful storyteller, sings a song in the first person about a man who is just plain fed up with his woman's bullshit. It was once described as, "the last word in a long, embittered argument, a paper-thin consolation sung with spite."
The song begins with him saying that he'll be gone by morning, and there's no use wondering why if she doesn't know by now because "it'll never do somehow."
He describes a miserable relationship in lines like:
"But I wish there was somethin' you would do or say,
To try and make me change my mind and stay,
We never did too much talkin' anyway,
But don't think twice, it's all right."
He also shows the woman is shown to be a bitch in lines like,
"I'm a-thinkin' and a-wond'rin', walkin' down the road,
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told,
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul."
The song ends with some of the most perfect lyrics:
"So long, honey, babe,
Where I'm bound, I can't tell.
Goodbye's too good a word, babe,
So I'll just say fare thee well.
I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind,
You coulda done better but I don't mind,
You just kinda wasted my precious time"
The man is reconciling the relationship that he deems a "waste of time" by picking up and leaving before morning. Troughout the fingerpicking, Dylan maintains the same volume and tone. What's perfect about this song is that he doesn't need to scream and yell about it as his words are genuine in describing his feelings in an almost chilling way.
This song has also been covered several times. My favorite is by Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness, whose gravelly voice seems to add a little more misery than Dylan.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
One more in the music category
Specially requested, let's get away from misinterpreted and go straight to just a flat out fuck you song. What is the all time number one fuck-off tune? I've already got my vote.
Yesterday's: I've gotta give it to Nick. I can't think of another song as consistently misinterpreted as betterman
Nick:
Pearl Jam - Better Man
It's funny, because Ed sings this in a manner that sounds tender and loving, and people treat it as if it's some kind of loving song, like 'can't find a better man' means 'you couldn't find a better guy.'
But just look at the lyrics
'waiting, watching the clock
it's 4 o'clock, it's got to stop
tell him, take no more
she practices her speech
as he opens the door, she rolls over
pretends to sleep as he looks her over.'
Then the second verse
'talking, to herself there's no one else
who needs to know, she tells herself'
'she love him
she don't want to leave this way
she needs him
that's why she'll be back again'
This is a women who's been horrendously scarred by an abusive relationship. She's basically blaming himself for the beatings she's taken at this man's hands, but she doesn't know what she can do, because she doesn't think she can find a 'better man.' The nature of domestic violence is such that the woman often blames herself and can't bring herself to leave. This song is about that. It's a heartbreaking song, yet it may have been Pearl Jam's second biggest radio song other than Last Kiss.
Two days ago: O-Train
"Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" -- Bloodhound Gang
While this song is end-on-end sexual innuendos, it's clear that Jimmy Pop truly has deep down feelings for someone special, and the song is really just his way of conveying his intentions. He just finds a creative way of saying so:
"Vulcanize the whoopee stick in the ham wallet,
Cattle prod the oyster ditch with the lap rocket,
Batter dip the cranny ax in the gut locker,
Retrofit the pudding hatch (ooh la la) with the boink swatter."
He goes on to say that he "doesn't want to beat around the bush" and continues after the chorus with:
"Marinate the nether rod in the squish mitten,
Power drill the yippee bog with the dude piston,
Pressure wash the quiver bone in the bitch wrinkle,
Cannonball the fiddle cove (ooh la la)with the pork steeple."
Jimmy's dedication to finding new and alternative ways to describe a single act clearly show how smitten he is, and how his heart yearns for her affection.
Honorable Mention:
Dave Chappelle (as R. Kelly) -- "Piss On You"
Yesterday's: I've gotta give it to Nick. I can't think of another song as consistently misinterpreted as betterman
Nick:
Pearl Jam - Better Man
It's funny, because Ed sings this in a manner that sounds tender and loving, and people treat it as if it's some kind of loving song, like 'can't find a better man' means 'you couldn't find a better guy.'
But just look at the lyrics
'waiting, watching the clock
it's 4 o'clock, it's got to stop
tell him, take no more
she practices her speech
as he opens the door, she rolls over
pretends to sleep as he looks her over.'
Then the second verse
'talking, to herself there's no one else
who needs to know, she tells herself'
'she love him
she don't want to leave this way
she needs him
that's why she'll be back again'
This is a women who's been horrendously scarred by an abusive relationship. She's basically blaming himself for the beatings she's taken at this man's hands, but she doesn't know what she can do, because she doesn't think she can find a 'better man.' The nature of domestic violence is such that the woman often blames herself and can't bring herself to leave. This song is about that. It's a heartbreaking song, yet it may have been Pearl Jam's second biggest radio song other than Last Kiss.
Two days ago: O-Train
"Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" -- Bloodhound Gang
While this song is end-on-end sexual innuendos, it's clear that Jimmy Pop truly has deep down feelings for someone special, and the song is really just his way of conveying his intentions. He just finds a creative way of saying so:
"Vulcanize the whoopee stick in the ham wallet,
Cattle prod the oyster ditch with the lap rocket,
Batter dip the cranny ax in the gut locker,
Retrofit the pudding hatch (ooh la la) with the boink swatter."
He goes on to say that he "doesn't want to beat around the bush" and continues after the chorus with:
"Marinate the nether rod in the squish mitten,
Power drill the yippee bog with the dude piston,
Pressure wash the quiver bone in the bitch wrinkle,
Cannonball the fiddle cove (ooh la la)with the pork steeple."
Jimmy's dedication to finding new and alternative ways to describe a single act clearly show how smitten he is, and how his heart yearns for her affection.
Honorable Mention:
Dave Chappelle (as R. Kelly) -- "Piss On You"
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Out of town again
For lack of a better question and because I am once again out of town for the weekend, let's go with the opposite question...What is the best song that sounds like a touching love song, everything about it, the music, the vocals, the flow, but is in fact a giant fuck you?
I'll take care of winners for this and the last one when I get back to NY again tomorrow, I promise.
I'll take care of winners for this and the last one when I get back to NY again tomorrow, I promise.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Nobody's a Tiramisu fan?
I can't believe nobody said tiramisu. Really? Surprising. A few quick matters of business: Martina, I actually do enjoy Modern Art quite a bit, just not Pollack and I'm glad you agree about him. Cardamone, fuck you and the Pats. O-Train, fuck the Yankees, but may Phil Rizzuto rest in peace. Michelle, cheese fries totally would have won if the question was drunk foods, or at least come in second behind pizza.
Today's question:
What is the all-time best unexpected love song? A song that you would never pick as a love song until one day for some reason you listened to the lyrics and went, "Oh my god, this is a love song?"
Yesterday's: O-Train and Nicole both made my mouth water, I've gotta give it to the two of them with a remarkably self-indulgent nod to Matty.
O-Train:
Bourbon Shrimp Flambe.
I've been making this recipe for years. The main ingredients are 1 lb shrimp, heavy cream, bourbon, butter and tomato paste. After cooking the shrimp in the butter, you add the bourbon and set it on fire. Any 100+ proof bourbon makes this lots of fun. Remove the shrimp, then reduce the cream and tomato paste until it's a really thick sauce. Add shrimp, lemon juice, and chives, and serve over wild rice or jasmine rice. Works even better if you drink bourbon while cooking this.
Nicole:
And to answer today's question: I once had this butterscotch brandy french toast at brunch that was orgasmic. I think it was at the fireplace in Brookline. It was amazing. Lick-your-sticky-fingers good. It doesn't matter what I write anyway, it's not like you're gonna pick it - you snob! ;)
Today's question:
What is the all-time best unexpected love song? A song that you would never pick as a love song until one day for some reason you listened to the lyrics and went, "Oh my god, this is a love song?"
Yesterday's: O-Train and Nicole both made my mouth water, I've gotta give it to the two of them with a remarkably self-indulgent nod to Matty.
O-Train:
Bourbon Shrimp Flambe.
I've been making this recipe for years. The main ingredients are 1 lb shrimp, heavy cream, bourbon, butter and tomato paste. After cooking the shrimp in the butter, you add the bourbon and set it on fire. Any 100+ proof bourbon makes this lots of fun. Remove the shrimp, then reduce the cream and tomato paste until it's a really thick sauce. Add shrimp, lemon juice, and chives, and serve over wild rice or jasmine rice. Works even better if you drink bourbon while cooking this.
Nicole:
And to answer today's question: I once had this butterscotch brandy french toast at brunch that was orgasmic. I think it was at the fireplace in Brookline. It was amazing. Lick-your-sticky-fingers good. It doesn't matter what I write anyway, it's not like you're gonna pick it - you snob! ;)
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
On a much MUCH lighter note...Beerios!
As I sit here enjoying a delicious dinner of Yuengling Chicken (for those of you not from the north east, it's kind of like Guinness Beef stew, except way lazier and less involved), I can't help but ask you all:
What is the best alcohol imbued dish known to man?
Yesterday's: Wow, you guys got really serious on me. I expected some offensive answers, but like funny offensive...shit. Alrite, here's my logic for this one. Nicole, there's already a long list of things that I'll probably go to hell for, I'm not adding calling Jesus overrated to that list, so you're right out. Cardamone, although you're right, way too serious for me right now. Martina, correct me if I'm wrong, but The Mona Lisa was in the Louvre before Dan Brown wrote that Novel right? People have thought he's a genius for a long time and there are so many more overrated artists you could have gone with (see Jackson Pollack, possibly the most overrated hack since the invention of paint, I'd take a cave drawing any day to his "look at me look at me I'm dripping paint, i have no control over my medium" approach. If you have no control over your medium, it just means you're a shitty artist. Fuck him. He gets my vote.) Which leaves two runners-up and a new champion. Runner-ups to O-Train and (surprisingly because she picked a wop) Becca. Matty is today's champ, though.
Matty:
Susan B. Anthony. Women aren't smart enough to vote or run for president. That crazy floozy started all this nonsense about equal rights for men and women when we all know that women have a brain 1/3 the size of a man's. It's science. Because of Susan B Anthony we have those stupid crappy silver dollars which are way less convenient than a bill and men have to worry about things like "sexual harassment." It's really inconvenient and makes the work place much less fun. Good thing that glass ceiling is holding up well.
O-Train:
Sacagawea.
I not 100% sure what she's famous for, but she didn't deserve a gold coin.
Becca:
Christopher Columbus. Dumbass didn't even find the right continent. Asshat.
What is the best alcohol imbued dish known to man?
Yesterday's: Wow, you guys got really serious on me. I expected some offensive answers, but like funny offensive...shit. Alrite, here's my logic for this one. Nicole, there's already a long list of things that I'll probably go to hell for, I'm not adding calling Jesus overrated to that list, so you're right out. Cardamone, although you're right, way too serious for me right now. Martina, correct me if I'm wrong, but The Mona Lisa was in the Louvre before Dan Brown wrote that Novel right? People have thought he's a genius for a long time and there are so many more overrated artists you could have gone with (see Jackson Pollack, possibly the most overrated hack since the invention of paint, I'd take a cave drawing any day to his "look at me look at me I'm dripping paint, i have no control over my medium" approach. If you have no control over your medium, it just means you're a shitty artist. Fuck him. He gets my vote.) Which leaves two runners-up and a new champion. Runner-ups to O-Train and (surprisingly because she picked a wop) Becca. Matty is today's champ, though.
Matty:
Susan B. Anthony. Women aren't smart enough to vote or run for president. That crazy floozy started all this nonsense about equal rights for men and women when we all know that women have a brain 1/3 the size of a man's. It's science. Because of Susan B Anthony we have those stupid crappy silver dollars which are way less convenient than a bill and men have to worry about things like "sexual harassment." It's really inconvenient and makes the work place much less fun. Good thing that glass ceiling is holding up well.
O-Train:
Sacagawea.
I not 100% sure what she's famous for, but she didn't deserve a gold coin.
Becca:
Christopher Columbus. Dumbass didn't even find the right continent. Asshat.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Continuing intellectualism
Who is the most overrated historical figure?
Things to consider: No one is off limits.
Yesterdays: So wait, Mike Tyson referencing Alexander is an argument in favor of Alexander? Alex may have nibbled on a few different men's ears, but at least he never bit one clean off. Since there can be only one greatest emperor, I've gotta give the win to the Tiger Woods of DQD...Congrats Nick.
Nick:
I'm gonna go with Caesar. Napolean was a French Midget, so that really just makes him a caricature, despite his obvious skill in war. Meanwhile, it's not so much that Alexander was gay that's an issue, but the fact that eventually, Colin Farrell was deemed the best choice to play him in a movie. Farrell hasn't done a movie of relevance since he did Tigerland...maybe Minority Report.
Caesar has a couple obvious things going for him. He's Italian, which ups his badass quotient quite a bit. The Roman empire was a hugely influential empire, and I think we see a little more of that today. I mean shit, even Latin still has relevance, just look at all of its roots in our language.
Shakespeare also felt a need to take time out from writing about pussy Englishmen to write an account of Caesar's fall.
Plus, Caesar took about forty stab wounds to be killed. The man was gangsta, and he went out as such.
Things to consider: No one is off limits.
Yesterdays: So wait, Mike Tyson referencing Alexander is an argument in favor of Alexander? Alex may have nibbled on a few different men's ears, but at least he never bit one clean off. Since there can be only one greatest emperor, I've gotta give the win to the Tiger Woods of DQD...Congrats Nick.
Nick:
I'm gonna go with Caesar. Napolean was a French Midget, so that really just makes him a caricature, despite his obvious skill in war. Meanwhile, it's not so much that Alexander was gay that's an issue, but the fact that eventually, Colin Farrell was deemed the best choice to play him in a movie. Farrell hasn't done a movie of relevance since he did Tigerland...maybe Minority Report.
Caesar has a couple obvious things going for him. He's Italian, which ups his badass quotient quite a bit. The Roman empire was a hugely influential empire, and I think we see a little more of that today. I mean shit, even Latin still has relevance, just look at all of its roots in our language.
Shakespeare also felt a need to take time out from writing about pussy Englishmen to write an account of Caesar's fall.
Plus, Caesar took about forty stab wounds to be killed. The man was gangsta, and he went out as such.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Something different
Tonight I think we'll turn our eye toward history.
Who was the biggest badass: Napoleon, Julius Caesar, or Alexander the Great?
Yesterday's winners: I should have made yesterday's question a top 5. My 5 would have been (in no particular order) Secret Window, Stand by Me (the first R-rated movie I ever saw, plus it has Jack Bauer in it), Shawshank Redemption, The Shining and Green Mile. As things stand though, I've gotta call it a tie between O-Train and Nick. Both movies had unbelievable casts, ecxcellent writing and both nick and adam make strong cases.
O-Train
As with Nick, there are two choices for me. Since Stand By Me was already chosen, it's my Honorable Mention, giving the trophy to The Shawshank Redemption.
The Shawshank Redemption was based on King's short story "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption." Every time it's on TNT, no matter how far along the movie is, I have to stop and watch.
Andy Dufresne, a good guy who gets tagged for a double murder he didn't commit, is sent to Shawshank Prison where he's outcast, beaten, and raped. Only after some time does he make friends, take a chance by doing the taxes for the Captain of the guards, and changes start to happen around him.
Two of the most outstanding scenes are when Andy convinces the guard to get beer for the crew while tarring the roof, and when Andy plays the opera through the PA system throughout the prison yard. The roof scene, in particular, shows us Andy's true character, when Haywood asks, "You want a cold one, Andy?" and he replies, "No thanks. I gave up drinking."
We feel for Andy Dufresne, as the nice guy who is paying for another man's crime. When vindication appears in the form of a young inmate named Tommy, it's quickly stripped away by Warden Samuel Norton. Andy has had enough. After 20 years, he makes his escape. And again, the viewer feels for him. And the entire story is told through the eyes of another inmate, who happens to be the only inmate that will actually admit to his crime.
As with Stand By Me, the writing is outstanding with more than a few memorable lines:
-- "Get busy living, or get busy dying."
-- "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."
-- "Andy Dufresne - who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side."
But perhaps the best narrative of that movie is when Red says, "I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. Still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend." I think everyone has felt that way about someone in their lives.
The movie ends just as it should, giving hope to the hopeless, and showing the triumph of the human spirit.
Nick
There are really only two choices for me, but I'll only say one, to try and even things out for the plebes and such.
I'm gonna go with Stand By Me. Four friends, all of whom are damaged in some manner, at the age of 12 go searching for the body of a young boy killed by a train. They tell stories, support each other (Especially Chris and Gordie) and they even reference my cousin (Annette Funicello).
River Phoenix was phenomenal as Chris Chambers, a kid whose Dad is a loser, his brother is a loser and he thinks that's where it inevitably ends for him. Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell were all fantastic as the other three boys, while Kiefer Sutherland and John Cusack were awesome in supporting roles.
There are a few lines especially that I just think are absolutely perfect.
Ace: 'You gonna kill us all LaChance?'
Gordie: 'No Ace, Just you.'
And then the final line of the thing, because it's so goddamned pitch perfect.
'I never had any friends like the ones I had when I was 12. Jesus, does anyone?'
Who was the biggest badass: Napoleon, Julius Caesar, or Alexander the Great?
Yesterday's winners: I should have made yesterday's question a top 5. My 5 would have been (in no particular order) Secret Window, Stand by Me (the first R-rated movie I ever saw, plus it has Jack Bauer in it), Shawshank Redemption, The Shining and Green Mile. As things stand though, I've gotta call it a tie between O-Train and Nick. Both movies had unbelievable casts, ecxcellent writing and both nick and adam make strong cases.
O-Train
As with Nick, there are two choices for me. Since Stand By Me was already chosen, it's my Honorable Mention, giving the trophy to The Shawshank Redemption.
The Shawshank Redemption was based on King's short story "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption." Every time it's on TNT, no matter how far along the movie is, I have to stop and watch.
Andy Dufresne, a good guy who gets tagged for a double murder he didn't commit, is sent to Shawshank Prison where he's outcast, beaten, and raped. Only after some time does he make friends, take a chance by doing the taxes for the Captain of the guards, and changes start to happen around him.
Two of the most outstanding scenes are when Andy convinces the guard to get beer for the crew while tarring the roof, and when Andy plays the opera through the PA system throughout the prison yard. The roof scene, in particular, shows us Andy's true character, when Haywood asks, "You want a cold one, Andy?" and he replies, "No thanks. I gave up drinking."
We feel for Andy Dufresne, as the nice guy who is paying for another man's crime. When vindication appears in the form of a young inmate named Tommy, it's quickly stripped away by Warden Samuel Norton. Andy has had enough. After 20 years, he makes his escape. And again, the viewer feels for him. And the entire story is told through the eyes of another inmate, who happens to be the only inmate that will actually admit to his crime.
As with Stand By Me, the writing is outstanding with more than a few memorable lines:
-- "Get busy living, or get busy dying."
-- "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."
-- "Andy Dufresne - who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side."
But perhaps the best narrative of that movie is when Red says, "I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. Still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend." I think everyone has felt that way about someone in their lives.
The movie ends just as it should, giving hope to the hopeless, and showing the triumph of the human spirit.
Nick
There are really only two choices for me, but I'll only say one, to try and even things out for the plebes and such.
I'm gonna go with Stand By Me. Four friends, all of whom are damaged in some manner, at the age of 12 go searching for the body of a young boy killed by a train. They tell stories, support each other (Especially Chris and Gordie) and they even reference my cousin (Annette Funicello).
River Phoenix was phenomenal as Chris Chambers, a kid whose Dad is a loser, his brother is a loser and he thinks that's where it inevitably ends for him. Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell were all fantastic as the other three boys, while Kiefer Sutherland and John Cusack were awesome in supporting roles.
There are a few lines especially that I just think are absolutely perfect.
Ace: 'You gonna kill us all LaChance?'
Gordie: 'No Ace, Just you.'
And then the final line of the thing, because it's so goddamned pitch perfect.
'I never had any friends like the ones I had when I was 12. Jesus, does anyone?'
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Regarding Nick's Continued Dominance
Nick has been tearing it up lately, as a result everybody has a homework assignment for this week: find one or two of your friends and get them to start posting. Not to take anything away from Nick because his answers have just been that good lately, but some fresh blood never hurts either.
Ok that said: What is the best movie based on a piece of writing by Stephen King (because God knows there's been enough of them)?
Yesterdays: Really, nobody went for Nick Carraway from The Great Gatsby for yesterday's question? He's a tie for first for me along with Umeed "Rai" Merchant from Rushdie's The Ground Beneath Her Feet (That one I wouldn't necessarily have expected to see anyone come up with but Carraway I thought I'd see). Anyway, I give it to Nick (because the narrative style in that book is unbelievable) and Nicole (for basically the same reason). Honorable mention to Martina for Holden.
Nick:
I love the four-way narrative (Maureen, Martin, JJ and Jess) of Nick Hornby's A Long Way Down. It captures the desperation they feel when they meet and also allows you to have different views of the events of the book all while getting them froma first-person perspective.
Nicole:
I'd say for contemporary literature it's Dave Eggers' "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," if not for his title alone, then for his brazen, hilarious look at his own slice of life characterized against the setting of the early 90s. I guess that's technically a memoir.. So my fictional entry would have to be Charlie from Stephen Chbosky's "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Perhaps the Holden Caulfield of our generation (as he has been referred), Charlie is the awkward, introspective kid in us all. And what better narrator, than the character who utters (or in this case writes) the words "It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book."
Ok that said: What is the best movie based on a piece of writing by Stephen King (because God knows there's been enough of them)?
Yesterdays: Really, nobody went for Nick Carraway from The Great Gatsby for yesterday's question? He's a tie for first for me along with Umeed "Rai" Merchant from Rushdie's The Ground Beneath Her Feet (That one I wouldn't necessarily have expected to see anyone come up with but Carraway I thought I'd see). Anyway, I give it to Nick (because the narrative style in that book is unbelievable) and Nicole (for basically the same reason). Honorable mention to Martina for Holden.
Nick:
I love the four-way narrative (Maureen, Martin, JJ and Jess) of Nick Hornby's A Long Way Down. It captures the desperation they feel when they meet and also allows you to have different views of the events of the book all while getting them froma first-person perspective.
Nicole:
I'd say for contemporary literature it's Dave Eggers' "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," if not for his title alone, then for his brazen, hilarious look at his own slice of life characterized against the setting of the early 90s. I guess that's technically a memoir.. So my fictional entry would have to be Charlie from Stephen Chbosky's "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Perhaps the Holden Caulfield of our generation (as he has been referred), Charlie is the awkward, introspective kid in us all. And what better narrator, than the character who utters (or in this case writes) the words "It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book."
Friday, August 10, 2007
So hard to pick just one
I'm feeling intellectual again today, Who is the all-time best First person narrator in the history of literature?
Things to consider: I'm not looking for an author who writes really well when writing a first person narrator, I want the character. The narrator of the story itself. (This is way more intellectual than when I asked you all which Shakespeare character you wanted to bang.)
Yesterdays: The Cardamone strikes again (That's right, he's been that good lately that he's earned the right to have the definite article attached to his name). I'm going to go ahead and throw in my own votes for, in no particular order, my top 5 (some of them have already been mentioned) High Fidelity, The Princess Bride, Almost Famous, Better Off Dead, and Finding Nemo.
Nick:
I'm gonna go with Almost Famous. (Cameron Crowe is like the king of movies that work for this, however...Say Anything would be a damn good answer too)
It's got an incredible love story, in which neither guy really gets the girl. The music is awesome, it has incredibly poignant moments.
First time I saw it, it was with a friend from home and some of her new friends like the first two weeks of my freshman year. We get out, and I was damn near choked up I loved it so much. Meanwhile, one of the other guys who was with us just said, 'that wasn't that good, just another movie about a dork.'
I mean, the fact that he's a guy, and I'm not into that, kind of precludes me from further canceling him off the list of people I'd ever want to spend time with. But if I watched that movie with a girl I was interested in (instead of with JayBruzz or Joe), and she reacted like that...it is probably the least attractive thing a girl could do.
How could anyone with a heart dislike that movie?
(On a side note and completely unrelated, has anyone seen the commercial where this evil cunt tells her guy he has to get rid of his record collection, and he in turn converts it all to MP3 form. Some bitch tells me something like that, I'm hitting her with a stack of like 20 records when she gets back, draggin her out the house and throwing all of her possessions out with her. I can't think of a more insulting notion)
I have seen it Nick, and I couldn't agree with you more.
Things to consider: I'm not looking for an author who writes really well when writing a first person narrator, I want the character. The narrator of the story itself. (This is way more intellectual than when I asked you all which Shakespeare character you wanted to bang.)
Yesterdays: The Cardamone strikes again (That's right, he's been that good lately that he's earned the right to have the definite article attached to his name). I'm going to go ahead and throw in my own votes for, in no particular order, my top 5 (some of them have already been mentioned) High Fidelity, The Princess Bride, Almost Famous, Better Off Dead, and Finding Nemo.
Nick:
I'm gonna go with Almost Famous. (Cameron Crowe is like the king of movies that work for this, however...Say Anything would be a damn good answer too)
It's got an incredible love story, in which neither guy really gets the girl. The music is awesome, it has incredibly poignant moments.
First time I saw it, it was with a friend from home and some of her new friends like the first two weeks of my freshman year. We get out, and I was damn near choked up I loved it so much. Meanwhile, one of the other guys who was with us just said, 'that wasn't that good, just another movie about a dork.'
I mean, the fact that he's a guy, and I'm not into that, kind of precludes me from further canceling him off the list of people I'd ever want to spend time with. But if I watched that movie with a girl I was interested in (instead of with JayBruzz or Joe), and she reacted like that...it is probably the least attractive thing a girl could do.
How could anyone with a heart dislike that movie?
(On a side note and completely unrelated, has anyone seen the commercial where this evil cunt tells her guy he has to get rid of his record collection, and he in turn converts it all to MP3 form. Some bitch tells me something like that, I'm hitting her with a stack of like 20 records when she gets back, draggin her out the house and throwing all of her possessions out with her. I can't think of a more insulting notion)
I have seen it Nick, and I couldn't agree with you more.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Somewhere betweeen Sappy and Schwarchenegger
What is the All-time best movie to watch with a member of the opposite sex that your interested in/significant other?
Things to consider: 1. It should be appealing to both parties. 2. I don't care if you got some during Terminator 3, it's still not going to win. 3. I don't care how much he said he liked Sweet Home Alabama...he didn't. When he stuck his face in the popcorn, he wasn't hungry, he was hoping he'd suffocate.
Yesterdays: You had me at Beta Band
Nick:
I guess this is one of those times my musical taste kinda doesn't work for me, because if I love a song, I can listen to it anytime, anywhere (thus my awesome party selections when I get ahold of the stereo)
I'm gonna go with some softer stuff in this case, a little less aggressive than I often like it. Some uplifting, some depressing.
1. The Beta Band - Dry the Rain - 'I will now sell five copies...' Fucking great song, lifts you up at the end.
2. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows - Beautiful song. Brian Wilson is the man.
3. The Beatles - For No One - may be the best heartbreak song ever written
4. Pearl Jam - Given to Fly - "a wave came crashin like a fist to the jaw/ delivered him wings, 'Hey look at me now'/Arms wide open with the sea as his floor/ Oh, power, oh ohhhh/ He's.. flying.....whole "
5. Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down - Because I like thinking about whores once I'm done with work.
Things to consider: 1. It should be appealing to both parties. 2. I don't care if you got some during Terminator 3, it's still not going to win. 3. I don't care how much he said he liked Sweet Home Alabama...he didn't. When he stuck his face in the popcorn, he wasn't hungry, he was hoping he'd suffocate.
Yesterdays: You had me at Beta Band
Nick:
I guess this is one of those times my musical taste kinda doesn't work for me, because if I love a song, I can listen to it anytime, anywhere (thus my awesome party selections when I get ahold of the stereo)
I'm gonna go with some softer stuff in this case, a little less aggressive than I often like it. Some uplifting, some depressing.
1. The Beta Band - Dry the Rain - 'I will now sell five copies...' Fucking great song, lifts you up at the end.
2. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows - Beautiful song. Brian Wilson is the man.
3. The Beatles - For No One - may be the best heartbreak song ever written
4. Pearl Jam - Given to Fly - "a wave came crashin like a fist to the jaw/ delivered him wings, 'Hey look at me now'/Arms wide open with the sea as his floor/ Oh, power, oh ohhhh/ He's.. flying.....whole "
5. Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down - Because I like thinking about whores once I'm done with work.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
High Fidelity the Musical is like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
insofar as I simply refuse to believe that it ever happened.
Today's question: All time top 5 songs to listen to alone on your couch after a long day at work?
Yesterday's: Bonus points to Matty for an amazing High Fidelity reference but a minor deduction for using the word esoteric which is itself an awesome example of an esoteric word, points deducted from Nicole for bringing up the musical (because apparently we're now on a point system for DQD, who knew?). I've gotta give it to Becca because she covered everything in her answer. It was actually a complete answer. Well done. Honorable Mention to O-Train who would have tied Becca had he not started his post "Fuck Sudoku" because I happen to enjoy it after I finish the crossword.
Becca:
Each has its own merits and faults. I love Sudoku, but I hate when people say, "I don't like Sudoku...I'm no good at math." No math involved, genius.
As for crossword puzzles, a lot depends on your range and depth of knowledge. I may not know the name of any politician, but I can give you seven different synonyms for "odor."
All in all, I'm going to go for crosswords, because I feel way smarter when I finish one.
O-Train:
Fuck Sudoku. Crosswords are great at expanding your vocabulary and stimulating thought. Plus, crossword puzzles got me through several shitty classes at BU, like Chinese history and archaeology.
Well, crossword puzzles and Baileys in my coffee...
Today's question: All time top 5 songs to listen to alone on your couch after a long day at work?
Yesterday's: Bonus points to Matty for an amazing High Fidelity reference but a minor deduction for using the word esoteric which is itself an awesome example of an esoteric word, points deducted from Nicole for bringing up the musical (because apparently we're now on a point system for DQD, who knew?). I've gotta give it to Becca because she covered everything in her answer. It was actually a complete answer. Well done. Honorable Mention to O-Train who would have tied Becca had he not started his post "Fuck Sudoku" because I happen to enjoy it after I finish the crossword.
Becca:
Each has its own merits and faults. I love Sudoku, but I hate when people say, "I don't like Sudoku...I'm no good at math." No math involved, genius.
As for crossword puzzles, a lot depends on your range and depth of knowledge. I may not know the name of any politician, but I can give you seven different synonyms for "odor."
All in all, I'm going to go for crosswords, because I feel way smarter when I finish one.
O-Train:
Fuck Sudoku. Crosswords are great at expanding your vocabulary and stimulating thought. Plus, crossword puzzles got me through several shitty classes at BU, like Chinese history and archaeology.
Well, crossword puzzles and Baileys in my coffee...
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
time killers
Sudoku or the Crossword Puzzle?
Yesterday's winner: Nick, you're the guy, slow and steady or fast and furious, you always win, it's just the poor poor girl you're with who's the big, unsatisfied loser. I had three responses today, you're all winners in my book.
Yesterday's winner: Nick, you're the guy, slow and steady or fast and furious, you always win, it's just the poor poor girl you're with who's the big, unsatisfied loser. I had three responses today, you're all winners in my book.
- Nick said...
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I've tried slow and steady...I've tried fast and furious.
I lose either way.
So fuck the race. - O-Train said...
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I can't compete with Cardamone, but slow and steady is a crock of shit.
- Michelle said...
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While my initial choice would be a "move it or lose it" approach, I also believe that patience is key and with time good things will happen. However, my cynical side (the side that usually prevails) says that it doesn't matter which approach you take to win, because in reality, we're all a bunch of losers.
Monday, August 6, 2007
When did everyone hop on the "fuck Team America Bandwagon?"
Really, nobody went for "America: Fuck Yea"?
Does slow and steady really win the race? Or is that just a crock-o'-shit that our parents feed us to keep us from knocking over lamps and having to go to the hospital for stitches?
Yesterday's: Was it ever even a question for this one? O-train with an honorable mention to Tati for the Dickies' theme song to "Killer Klowns from Outer Space"
O-Train
The Godfather Waltz. Nino Rota's classic score is chilling while evoking an old-world charm. The first few notes are instantly recognizable, and brilliance is in its simplicity as it gradually builds from the dark, slow, almost murky origins, slowly bringing other instruments into the score as it builds up steam. The song is simply a classic.
Honorable Mention:
-- The John Williams "Exacta": Star Wars and Indiana Jones -- Both classic, readily recognizable tunes
-- "Gonna Fly Now" -- Rocky Theme -- The great motivator of all movie theme songs.
-- "Top Gun Anthem" -- Just because I can...
Tati:
killer klowns.
it's danger boy's theme song.
Does slow and steady really win the race? Or is that just a crock-o'-shit that our parents feed us to keep us from knocking over lamps and having to go to the hospital for stitches?
Yesterday's: Was it ever even a question for this one? O-train with an honorable mention to Tati for the Dickies' theme song to "Killer Klowns from Outer Space"
O-Train
The Godfather Waltz. Nino Rota's classic score is chilling while evoking an old-world charm. The first few notes are instantly recognizable, and brilliance is in its simplicity as it gradually builds from the dark, slow, almost murky origins, slowly bringing other instruments into the score as it builds up steam. The song is simply a classic.
Honorable Mention:
-- The John Williams "Exacta": Star Wars and Indiana Jones -- Both classic, readily recognizable tunes
-- "Gonna Fly Now" -- Rocky Theme -- The great motivator of all movie theme songs.
-- "Top Gun Anthem" -- Just because I can...
Tati:
killer klowns.
it's danger boy's theme song.
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There are lots of great ones, but I have to go with Blazing Saddles. Cleavon Little was brilliant as Black Bart...his way of laughing off the idiots' racism was hysterical, and his ingenuity was fantastic. Add to that great performances by Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, the dude who played Hedley Lamarr, Alex Karras as Mongo and of course Mel Brooks and you have a great cast.
Plus, the one-liners...
"Hey where the white women at?"
Just does a great job of being fucking hilarious and at the same time exposing the idiocy of racism.
September 18, 2007 7:38 AM
Young Frankenstein. This movie will be funny FOREVER. As with all Mel Brooks films, there is a fantastic cast and hilarious writing. Brooks is a master of satire, and Young Frankenstein (Fronkensteen!) is his masterpiece.
Roll, roll, roll in ze hay!