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Guitar_tiny by Slow Country on Comment 888 comments

Hi everybody, how is everybody doing? I decided i would give this whole off topic thing a try. Let's begin.

1. If you were a professional baseball player, what would you want your batter's entrance/pitcher's entrance music be?

2. Favorite role that Hugo Weaving has played.

3. Your opinion on who is more dominant in their individual sport: Tiger Woods v. Michael Phelps. (Also if you think Roger Federer belongs in this discussion).

4. Favorite childhood cartoon.

5. Bands that you have recently discovered that you like.

6. Whether I should get lasek eye surgery or just keep my glasses.

7. Defend your argument for the following poll.

Poll
Who would win in a fight between Wolverine and Captain Planet.
Wolverine
24 votes
Captain Planet
15 votes

39 votes | Poll has closed

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Night Goat-Melvins

Rex in “Babe: Pig in the City”. That movie is actually really, really underrated by nature of its being the sequel to a kids movie about a pig, but it’s pretty fucking great.

Michael Phelps.

TMNT

Lactacious

Glasses

I dunno man, Wolverine I guess.

(As an aside, OT posts should generally only go up when the previous OT post falls off the front page or reaches 800+ comments. There was a time on LL when the fanpost sidebar was 85% OT posts and the comments on the blog in general were more often off-topic than on-topic, which is something I think it would be best for the community to avoid. But thanks from providing good discussion prompts!)

by acblue on Jul 13, 2009 4:08 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wolverine would win because Captain Planet isn't real

Seriously though, you should totally get the lazik done. I had it done over a year ago and it’s been great. I’ve had no complications or issues at all. Well, except my are a little bit more light sensitive than they used to be. But they’ve always been abnormally light sensitive so nothing really changed as far as how I take care of them. Getting lazik was the best $3,000 I ever spent.

by coolguyrob on Jul 13, 2009 4:50 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh yeah walk up music

There’s a version of Even Flow out there where Eddie yells “yeah!” right at the beginning. It’s a bit less polished version than the original. That’s my choice.

by coolguyrob on Jul 13, 2009 6:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All right...

I’m awake… whole Eastern time zone thing…

1. Probably something by The Black Keys. I haven’t decided on what yet, but I think that would have the right feel to it.

2. I didn’t see V for Vendetta, so I’m stuck with Agent Smith or Elrond. Agent Smith.

3. I have never watched any of the above. Which is not to say I wouldn’t enjoy other sports, I think that I would, but I don’t have time for much else aside from baseball and the occasional football game in the offseason. Also, I do not have a TV.

4. The Real Ghostbusters. No contest.

5. I’ve been listening to some A.K.A.C.O.D. lately, which is taking the premise behind Morphine (they even share a saxophone player) and substituting in Monique Ortiz from Bourbon Princess on vocals and bass. It works out pretty well, but their first full-length trails off a bit towards the end and so I can’t give it a strong endorsement.

A friend of mine has also gotten me to listen to Sunny Day Real Estate, shocked that I could be from Seattle without having heard them. I find them to be agreeable.

6. My grandma had Lasik years ago and it seemed to have helped her. I haven’t seen her with glasses since.

7. Captain Planet can be taken down by anyone spraying him with a sufficient amount of pollution whereas Wolverine has the healing factor and requires either Cyber or Magneto tearing the adamantium off his skeleton to even flinch. I suppose the answer was obvious, but it’s still silly.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 6:04 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good choice on the Black Keys. I can't get enough of them.

Maybe “Just a Little Heat” or “Thickfreakness” could really get the adrenaline pumping.

Thug Life

by Slow Country on Jul 13, 2009 7:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

re: "4. The Real Ghostbusters. No contest."

I’m about 85% convinced that we’re related somehow. Not sure how, but… 85% sure.

by marc w on Jul 13, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This seems increasingly possible.

I would suggest we get a beer or something, but I remain on the other side of the country for the next five weeks.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish I had been born earlier in the 80s so I could have enjoyed The Real Ghostbusters' original run.

I’ve got just about every episode on my computer at home (thank you bittorrent), but it would have been fun to grow up with that cartoon and the many awesome toys it inspired.

by BrianL on Jul 13, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah.

I bought some when I was living in London. Real weird action figures at that. One was a possessed football player who had some crazy demonic alligator head coming out of his back and another was a garbage man who could put the trash bin on his head and turn into something out of The Fly. There was also a demon thing powered by a ripcord that shot sparks out (this was before they cared about such things), other action figures I’ve also lost, proton packs with wobbly foam beams. I had a lot of those things… wow.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only Ghostbusters related toys I ended up with as a kid

were from the lame Extreme Ghostbusters spinoff with the multiracial, politically correct cast (complete with a wheelchair bound character).

by BrianL on Jul 13, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lame though it was

It was still better than most of what was on TV at that point. There just wasn’t the cultural enthusiasm for it anymore.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True, compared to just about everything else on at that point it was decent.

I will admit I enjoyed the two-part episode where they brought back the original voice cast of RGB to reprise their roles.

by BrianL on Jul 13, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I still have a bunch of them

My 5 year old loves them

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 13, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed on the Black Keys

If you’re a closer, “When the Lights Go Out” would be perfect.

by James F'n X on Jul 13, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sunny Day Real Estate:

I recently got their first, Diary, having missed out on their time as an active band and I really like the album. They’re touring again this fall, might be worth checking out.

Andrew Raycroft for backup? Does not compute.

by Woodinville_12thMan on Jul 13, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me too.

I heard they’re touring this year and just playing ‘Diary’ from beginning to end.

by marc w on Jul 15, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah!

They’re in Seattle on Oct. 16. I think they’re playing Music Fest 2009, which is nice.

By the way, music fest NW includes Explosions in the Sky, Bad Brains, SDRE, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Mudhoney, etc.
Please excuse my erection.

by marc w on Jul 15, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bad Brains!

Team Dresch!
Riverboat Gamblers!

This is gonna be a fun weekend. And I should be in town for it. Whee!

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 15, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

CHECK IT HOMEY

here ’tis. Scroll down a bit for the lineup.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 15, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So pretty much all of these bands are playing in Seattle the weekend of the 19th

Which is nice. No EITS, no Team Dresch. Still, the gut punch is that Bad Brains and Monotonix are playing the same night in Seattle in different venues. No, no, no, that’s not how it’s supposed to work.

by marc w on Jul 15, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WAIT WHAT TEAM DRESCH?

What the fuck is going on?

Last year it was Scared of Chaka and now this. I don’t get how you get to have this.

by marc w on Jul 15, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I be illin'

Musically speaking, Portland is what Seattle was in the late 80’s – a bunch of friends who all know each other and make great music all the damn time. Add to that the “big time” musicians that live here (Carrie Brownstein, Janet Weiss, Scott Motherfucking McCaughey, the Decemberists, the Thermals, etc) and this place is one big bowl of musical goodness these days.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 15, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm pretty jealous of the Portland scene.

Andrew Raycroft for backup? Does not compute.

by Woodinville_12thMan on Jul 16, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Marc, they get Dillinger Four too :(

Not that I’ve heard the newest album, or particularly cared for the one before it, but still, Dillinger Four.

Crap.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 15, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh fuck. Hey Aaron, they've got Monotonix too.

This is remarkable. Guess I have to go now.

by marc w on Jul 15, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why in God's name am I at school and on the other side of the continent?

Oh well, I’m going to Siren Music Festival this weekend. That’ll have to do me.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 15, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh hey, you get Monotonix too!

Some overlap there. I really enjoyed seeing A Place to Bury Strangers when they played in Seattle a year or two ago, so there’s that.
Oh wait, Thee Oh Sees, Future of the Left, Japandroids.. Could be pretty damn good. Good on you, Mr. Yencich.

by marc w on Jul 15, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wantage needs to stop dicking around and announce the full TotalFest lineup.

I already took time off from work to go but they’re announcing two bands a week and it is driving me fucking apeshit.

by acblue on Jul 15, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YES YES YES

It’s on, fuckers!

by royalcurve on Jul 15, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not MusicFest

but the good Reverend Horton Heat is returning in support of Motorhead.

by msb on Jul 15, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He'll play the exact same show today as he did 15 years ago

He used to be all kinds of awesome – I first saw him when he was doing the religious revival schtick – but now he puts on a Slick Polished Big Show complete with Genuine Crowd Banter. It’s airless and soulless, and not a little disappointing – Taz is the only one that even seems like he’s having any sort of fun with it any more.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 16, 2009 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't aware that he'd left to be honest

but when I saw them two years ago he was most definitely there.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 16, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Huh.

The last time I saw them (lo these many years ago) was just after Taz moved on (‘94? maybe) and they’d brought in …. can’t recall his name, but I don’t think he lasted very long. It wasn’t spontaneous combustion, though.

I assume Jimbo is still there.

by msb on Jul 16, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 16, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy shit.

No way. What a line up.

Andrew Raycroft for backup? Does not compute.

by Woodinville_12thMan on Jul 16, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll second the "Hot damn"

I may have to find me some tickets for that.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 15, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Diary is a solid work.

I’ve heard How It Feels To Be Something On a time or two as well, but Diary is the one that resonates more strongly with me.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Everything they released after Diary was a huge let-down.

at least to me. Cool to see Diary back on vinyl.

by marc w on Jul 13, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I saw them a couple of times during the "How It Feels To Be Something On" tour.

They were quite good – I like them better live than recorded, but I like most bands better live. I’ve also seen Enigk play a solo show – mostly Return of the Frog Queen material. His lyrics are also much easier to understand live and I think his voice plays better in person than on a record.

by Jed MC on Jul 15, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

1. GNR - "Sweet Child O' Mine"

2. V for Vendetta
3. Phelps
4. TMNT by a long shot
5. The Hold Steady, Massive Attack, Jones Street Station, Bon Iver,
6. Lasik
7. Unless Wolverine is blindfolded, handcuffed and passed out in a drunken stupor….forget it, he’d still win.

by thebyron on Jul 13, 2009 7:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Forgot a band for #5

The Builders and the Butchers….Portland-based group that plays Southern Gothic Americana and kicks ass live.

by thebyron on Jul 16, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

1. "I'm on a boat"

5. I just found “the Films” last week and can’t stop listening to them, they’re awesome.

by Clown baby on Jul 13, 2009 8:08 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Answers!

1. “”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AON7GxnPF3s" target="new">In The Summer" – Fastbacks. Although then I’d want to pogo all the way from the dugout to the plate.

2. I have no opinion of him one way or t’other so I’m going with Rex the dog from Babe.

3. Woods, simply because of the longevity of his career and the quality of his competition. If Phelps stays at this level for 10 more years he’s definitely worth considering as Most Dominant. I don’t know enough about the level of Federer’s competition to know whether he’s truly dominant.

4. Speed Racer.

5. The Oh Sees (hat tip marc w!)

6. If you can afford Lasik I’d say do it – I have a couple friends that had it and it’s been huge for them. It ain’t cheap though.

7. No opinion.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 8:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow link fail

Fastbacks.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think the Woods-Phelps discussion comes down to whether you value extended dominance or short bursts of incredible dominance

from what I know, Phelps also dominates his contemporaries at all non-Olympic events – we just only care about how he does at the Olympics (and apparently whether or not he smokes weed)

by seattlebruin on Jul 13, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My question about Phelps is the quality of those non-Olympic events

On the PGA Tour, it seems like even non-major tournaments draw a pretty strong field, and I don’t know if swimming’s the same way or if swimmers gear their work towards the World Championships/Olympics.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

On the other hand though, Phelps has been much more dominant in all the other events

whereas Tiger just wins ~20% of the tournaments he enters (yeah I know that’s still an incredible number)

by seattlebruin on Jul 13, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My one and only beef with Tiger (and with most top golfers)

is that they cherry-pick their events and only enter the ones they want to play in. If they were required to enter a certain number (or percentage) of events every year it would be easier to compare Tiger to other athletes.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Totally true

but on the other hand, he picks events like the majors and the Players which are clearly going to be attended by all the top pros, and thus when he does win, he’s always beating his best contemporaries

by seattlebruin on Jul 13, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You could extend the same argument to Lance Armstrong.

There’s hardly a question that Lance has been the most dominant cyclist of this generation if not all time*, but he only rides a handful of events.

*Eddy Merckx was a freak. He won in the era before specialized domestiques really took over, and he won the sprint points challenge, the king of the mountains challenge, and the race overall. He just destroyed people.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But who was he competing against?

I honestly don’t know…. was the sport advanced enough at that time that he had dozens of world-class competitors, or was this a Jim Brown/19th century soccer thing where a great athlete could dominate upper-class amateurs who were the best by default?

by marc w on Jul 13, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's hard to know really. It's probably reasonable to assume that the level of competition

in any sport increases over time due to an increase in awareness, technology and sport science. Is it fair to say that Babe Ruth wasn’t one of the greatest baseball players of all time because he played with a bunch of stodgy white men? Do you think Ruth would have a chance against the 2009 Mariners? Merckx owned the sport of cycling during his time in a way that no one else ever has with the exception of Lance. He deserves some credit for that.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Every generation has its day in the sun

The recent Bill James abstract has some stuff about past generations of baseball players playing a lesser quality of baseball, but he also makes the point that if a player (like Ruth) dominated then, they almost certainly would dominate now.

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, you definitely could

At his peak Lance raced twice a year, and did a handful of other rides.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know the answer to this question regarding swimming training and such.

Usually the training for swimming is geared towards the World Championship and Olympics or whatever “big” meet we compete in is but there is usually a meet a month that draws a lot of the world’s top swimmers to get races in. So although Worlds and the Olympics get the biggest draw for competition it is similar to golf in the way that the elite compete against each other 9-12 times a year and not everyone shows up for these meets.

You also might find it interesting that most swimmers consider a meet without a best time a 5 at best on a scale of 1-10 even if they win every event. This is just the way that we are brought up through our training and such.

by Kirkharbaugh on Jul 13, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It seems to be a very little known fact that swimming

is a sport that you race yourself moreso than the competition. Generally speaking. Most swimmers know they aren’t good enough to win so they simply try to advance their own best times.

Thug Life

by Slow Country on Jul 13, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Answers

1. “The Plan” by Built to Spill

2. Definitely V from “V For Vendetta”

3. Woods.

4. Since “The Simpsons” premiered when I was 7 years old, they probably qualify.

5. This list will be enormous: Alaska in Winter, Andrew Bird, Army Navy, Bon Iver, Choir of Young Believers, Faunts, Jonathan Coulton, Malajube, The Manchester Orchestra, Mute Math, North Twin, Patrick Wilson, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Sarah Siskind, Sholi, Speck Mountain, Vitality

6. I’m partial to glasses myself.

7. No opinion.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 13, 2009 8:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good call on Built to Spill.

Andrew Raycroft for backup? Does not compute.

by Woodinville_12thMan on Jul 13, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody do STP this weekend?

I saw a ton of riders in Chehalis on Saturday morning and wished I was out there.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 9:14 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait, are you from Chehalis?

Because why else would you be there?

by rlintott on Jul 13, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Driving up to Auburn for a wedding

so I wasn’t so much “in” Chehalis as “driving through Chehalis as fast as possible on I-5”.

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by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only way to see Chehalis.

I hate having to go home there for xmas.

by rlintott on Jul 13, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love the big sign on the side of I-5 around there with Uncle Sam's face on it

Always has some kind of racist joke on it, or something about topics we can’t discuss here. It’s always worth slowing down to read.

I actually saw it saying this before:
“Why is there no Mexican team for the Olympics? Because all of their best runners, jumpers, and swimmers have made it to the U.S.”

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 13, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure they are

It’s just fun how I can be on a road that goes from Seattle to Olympia to Portland and come across a sign like that somewhere in the middle

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 13, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Once you get outside Puget Sound

Washington is pretty dang conservative. Same with Oregon once you leave Portland and then again past Eugene.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah I have family all around Washington so I know all about that

And having made the trek out to Monmouth/Independence as many times as I have, I’ve seen and heard plenty in Oregon

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 13, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know that sign

I drove past it once and saw some comment about Clinton requiring us to have a license to carry Sex Pistols.

I knew who the Sex Pistols were at the time, but it didn’t make sense for them to be making that joke. Or for anyone else to be making that joke really.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Go time.

1.) Positive Contact, Deltron 3030
2.) I guess V for Vendetta
3.) I’m most impressed with Federer and Woods. It’s hard to compare the two across two different sports, but both tennis players and golfers face an unbelievable variety of opponents in what are both difficult mental sports. Getting to the finals in so many Grand Slams or being near the top of the leaderboard every Sunday is bloody impressive. I’m going with Federer, though. He has dominated a sport that has been fairly strong over the last several years.
4.) Duck Tails (Woo ooo)
5.) I haven’t been listening to much outside of hip hop for the last month or so, but Doujah Raze and Cool Calm Pete are fantastic.
6.) Follow your heart.
7.) Wolverine. You don’t fuck with a slightly mentally unstable man with metal claws.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 9:25 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Animaniacs was quality.

But I still think I end up siding with Freakazoid! Self-referential Ricardo Montalban wins every time.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

These answers are long-winded and I apologize, but pixels are cheap, so....

1: I’ll have to confess I thought about this one too much. There are so many things a walk-up song can do, so my answer depends on what I want the song to do. If I was a reliever, I like the slow, unstoppable darkness of “I Don’t Love” by Have a Nice Life. Or something happier/more fun like ‘I Must’ by Scared of Chaka. As a hitter, I’m torn between ‘Dead Cowboy’ by Lightning Bolt, because hearing that echo around a stadium would be cool, and it might freak the pitcher out a bit. ‘My Shadow’ by Jay Reatard and ‘Weekends of Sound’ by 764-HERO would also be under consideration.

2: Mitzi in ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.’

3: This is such an apples to oranges comparison. Phelps doesn’t lose, so he’s the obvious answer, though the best swimmer in the world always wins, because that’s the nature of the game. It’s so damned hard to win golf tournaments, and Woods wins more often than most people thought possible, but he still loses plenty. I just don’t know how to compare the two. I think Woods and Federer both transformed their sports and, in the process, actually worried sponsors/organizers by appearing too dominant. Nobody cares about that in swimming, just like they didn’t when Ian Thorpe was kicking ass or when Matt Biondi won all those gold medals (or Mark Spitz, obviously).

4: The Real Ghostbusters. Loved it. I remember there being tons of little allusions to things, but I may be making that up.

5: The Ax (hat tip acblue)

6: Glasses, but that’s because I’m still nervous on the lasik thing. One day, perhaps. For now, I like glasses.

7: No idea.

by marc w on Jul 13, 2009 9:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

1 (addendum):

“Keep A Knockin’” by the Sonics
“The Father, the Son, and the Homosexual Single Parent” by Dillinger Four
“Someday I’ll Send You a Rainbow” by The Bartlebees
“Underdogs of Nipomo” by Archers of Loaf.

by marc w on Jul 13, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, you're not.
4: The Real Ghostbusters. Loved it. I remember there being tons of little allusions to things, but I may be making that up.

There were lots of allusions. They played around with the Jersey Devil, they fought Samhain and the Grundel, there were some haunted house scenarios (a two-parter, IIRC) that was based on the Hell House I think, and lots of others that I can’t quite remember at the moment. The Slimer segments they added on in later seasons were fluff, but when they were working on plots, they worked their asses off to make it laden with rich imagery from mythology and horror literature. I ate it up, naturally.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That too.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So Larry Stone has quite a big scoop...
Lincecum…added, speaking of tonight, "I’m going to have (Giants teammate and fellow All-Star) Matt Cain put a leash around my neck and keep me in my room.’’

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 9:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Answers:

1. My walk up music would probably be Motley Crue “Girls Girls Girls”.

2. I liked him as Elrond. But I don’t like him much in general.

3. I have no idea whatsoever about this one. I’ll guess Tiger?

4. Captain Caveman

5. Styrofoam (hat tip, Eyebrows)

6. Keep your glasses.

7. Adamantium!

by royalcurve on Jul 13, 2009 10:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Styrofoam!

Fuck yeah.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jul 13, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Captain CAAAAAAAAAVEMAAAAAAAAN!

What a great toon.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 13, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got four

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got 5

and missed a few kind of obvious ones =/

by seattlebruin on Jul 13, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also, for you new posters, remember - no spoilers.

You can post how many you got, but wait at least a few hours before posting which ones you missed, etc.

by seattlebruin on Jul 13, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is just bait, sort of

I actually thought he was up there and spent a bit trying to think of alternate spellings beside Edmunds. Any of the names surprise anyone (or lack of)?

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Could have fooled me, until I took the quiz.

SPOILER ALERT
He and Larry Walker, thought they were both in the 400 club. I wouldn’t have guessed Dawson or McGriff in a million years.

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

13.

Missed 3 super obvious ones.

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My Answers

1. Entrance music would be Burn by Nine Inch Nails – famous from the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack

2. Noah the Elder in Happy Feet – how can you go wrong?

3. Michael Phelps – he still wins when he’s high.

4. The Tick – SPPPPOOOOONNN!!!

5. Coldnote – Saw them once in Fremont at Nectar and loved them.

6. I should get lasik – ME

7. Captain Planet could take Wolverine because he’s got all those kids. That Russian girl seems dangerous

by HitKing69 on Jul 13, 2009 10:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

.

1. The part of “Turn Blue” by Iggy Pop where he’s going off on being black and strong. “Jesus? This is Iggy.”
2. I don’t know anything he’s done other than the Matrix and LOTR trilogies and V for Vendetta. So… V, I guess.
3. Tiger > Federer > Phelps
4. Batman: The Animated Series.
5. Young Marble Giants, Townes Van Zandt, Les Baxter, Irma Thomas, the dBs
6. I’ll probably get Lasik once I’m absolutely 100% positive that my eyes aren’t going to immediately regress to the point where I need corrective wear again.
7. I’m not totally positive what Captain Planet’s powers are, and, according to Wikipedia, neither were the writers. They would just make shit up as needed.

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 10:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It took me a long time to appreciate what Batman was doing.

For a kid’s show, that was fucking dark.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The noir-ish, detective episodes are the ones I remember best.

And the art was a cut above. I haven’t seen the show in ages, but I remember being impressed by the quality of the stories. The Ras Al-Ghul episodes were always dependable.

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I loved me some Batman as a kind.

Hugo Weaving also did the voice of Megatron in Transformers

Thug Life

by Slow Country on Jul 13, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Answers

1. I’m not sure, but I’d want something that sounds like it’s the intro to some sort of B-grade spy flick. You know, guitar over a heavy string line. Something like this.

2. Honestly I can’t think of a film he’s been in, so I probably can’t answer.

3. Tiger, but I think Phelps is capable of giving him a run for his money.

4. sigh Pokemon. It consumed every aspect of my life in elementary school. I watched the show, had the cards, played the games. The entire phenomenon was enormous and I got sucked into it.

5. I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m enjoying The Faunts (especially their M4 EP)

6. Personally I like wearing glasses, but if being blind out of your peripheral vision bugs you go for Lasik.

7. Wolverine because all you have to do to down Captain Planet is hurl some freely available sludge at him.

by BrianL on Jul 13, 2009 10:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Also he'd probably tear the Planateers limb from limb before they had a chance to put their rings together.

What chance does a group of conveniently racially diverse, hiking-boot-wearing fruitbaskets have against the fury of a manbeast?

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

We said Captain Planet vs Wolverine

Not the planateers vs. Wolverine. This question is assuming that captain planet has already been summoned. I still stand by the fact that all of his ranged attacks (wind, water, fire) would allow Captain Planet to just fly 100 feet above Wolverine and nuke the shit out of him.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jul 13, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hold the phone.

No way Captain Planet makes into space. He’d die as soon as he hit all the smog, CFCs, and “bad” radiation in the upper-atmosphere.

Keep lighting up, Wolvie. Your victory has been assured by our third-world countries.

by aestivalis on Jul 16, 2009 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well this is interesting and anticlimactic

the AAA home-run derby is also tonight. Your participants:

Int’l League:
Shelly Duncan, 21 HR so far this season
Andy Tracy, 17
Justin Huber, 12

PCL:
Brendan Katin, 19
Terry Evans, 17
Chad Huffman, 12

High School:
Kevin Taylor, 11
Sid Jensen, 3

Shelly Duncan? Chad Huffman? This’ll be the saddest Home Run Derby ever. I’m pulling for Sid Jensen.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 11:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Why? Better than the one 'won' by local real estate agent Rob Stratton?

Best. HR Derby. Ever.

Also, I’m a teensy bit surprised Bryan LaHair isn’t in the PCL team.

by marc w on Jul 13, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Answers?

1. Damn You Look Good and I’m Drunk (Scandalous), Cobra Starship.

2. All I know about this name was that he was in V for Vendetta, a movie I have actually seen.z

3. Federer—only because I care about tennis more than swimming or golf.

4. Care Bears

5. I need new music! I finally have a car and my ipod is begging to be loaded up.

6. I wish I had the money for Lasik. Imagine being able to wake up and see things!

7. Hello, Captain Planet has all the elements on his side.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 13, 2009 11:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Being able to see clearly when you wake up was actually quite a shock.

Also, learning to not poke yourself in the face pushing up non-existent glasses.

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

AHAHAHAH CITY JUST SIGNED CARLOS TEVEZ FOR £25 MILLION.

I’M FEELING VERY SMUG ABOUT MY SEASON TICKET RIGHT NOW. ROLL ON AUGUST.

[I don’t think Tevez is that good of a player, but him leaving United to join City is just absolutely hilarious. I’m going to get his name on the back of my new shirt just to piss off the Scum].

NOW WE MUST RUIN CHELSEA BY TAKING TERRY AND DESTROY ARSENAL BY TAKING ADEBAYOR … ONLY THEN CAN I REST.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jul 13, 2009 11:31 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Congrats?

I think they overpaid based purely on talent, but yes, the possibility of Tevez scoring the winner in the derby is just too good to pass up.

And it’s not like City’s owners need the money.

Oh, and you could TOTALLY fuck up Tottenham by taking Darren Bent for the bargain-basement price of 16m GBP. Seriously, don’t do it… I don’t know what I would do, and you guys would cruise to the league title.

by marc w on Jul 13, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All City is doing is throwing money at players.

I’m all for y’all taking players from the big four, but I’m convinced that this team is not going to work very well.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 13, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think we will do well this season because the owners have gone out and bought proven Premier League players.

Plus, Robinho has a year of Premier League experience behind him; Shay Given will be in goal all year; Ireland is coming back stronger than ever [seriously check out his workout videos on the City website, the guy is the most unlikely ‘professional’ professional footballer in the world] and RSC gives us a new option up front as opposed to kicking the ball to little dwarves. And our squad is pretty good – when you have guys like Elano, Petrov and Bellamy as reserves, you are in good shape.

I am excited for the future![???!].

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jul 13, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Become a City fan!

No one needs know of that ‘phase’ you went through with Villa…

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jul 13, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's too late.

I’ve become oddly attached.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 13, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I understand only too well.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jul 13, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

3-4!!!

Greatest comeback ever!

I was still at Uni back then, me and my mate [a red] went to watch the game on TV. We got destroyed and were 3-0 down at HT. I told my mate that we should leave so that I could drown my sorrows at a cheap boozer. An hour later I went to the pisser and overheard some guy saying “greatest comback ever” … I asked the guy what he was talking about and he said that City had one. I said that he must be wrong, so I phoned my dad who broke the news. I had mixed feelings: joy at the comeback, but shame that I left without being able to see it.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jul 13, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck you. That was so unnecessary.

Although it makes me feel better for laughing at your leaving-early story.

by marc w on Jul 13, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

AHAHAHA

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jul 13, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum are starting the All Star Game.

Now I can see Lincecum over Danny Haren(if barely). But Halladay over Grienke? That’s retarded.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 12:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

At least it wasn't Wakefield.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Jul 13, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The reasoning is that he has been the better pitcher for longer.

Personally I wonder if Halladay being on the block has got anything to do with it.

I just hope Felix gets to pitch and is awesome.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jul 13, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why?

It’d be dumb to throw away all the name recognition his dad had built up.

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by Eyebrows on Jul 13, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Emilio did it on his own.

2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4

by Fin on Jul 13, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Emilio Estevez

AKA brother of Charlie Sheen and son of Martin Sheen.

2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4

by Fin on Jul 13, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WHOOSH

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 13, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YES!!

2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4

by Fin on Jul 13, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brock and Salk are on right now.

Why are you listening to Ian Furness?

by BrianL on Jul 13, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because I forgot, and then I became appalled

Furness: “Rob Johnson is the best defensive catcher since Dan Wilson”

Caller: “We need a big bat.”

Caller: “Northwest fans are idiots … we have three of the top ERAs in the league and people want to get rid of one of those pitchers!!! Well, maybe if you got Jermaine Dye in the middle of that line-up, but pitching and defense win championships!!!”

by msb on Jul 13, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

3) Federer and it's not even close.

The main reason is consistency. 21 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals appearances. 21. TWENTY ONE. Taking it a step further he’s been in 15 of the past 16 finals in those events. His numbers would be even more mindboggling if he didn’t happen to run into the greatest clay court player ever (Nadal) because he’s almost inarguably the second greatest on the surface. On top of that the shots he’s able to hit are beyond insane. You can kind of understand if you don’t know tennis, but if you do there are usually a dozen or so times a match where he takes your breath away because he hits a seemingly impossible shot. It’s laughable that he gets compared to Sampras because Pete isn’t even in his league. He’s that good.

by SethGrandpa on Jul 13, 2009 1:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't know how you can defend Federer.

Until he can prove that he can beat Nadal consistantly. If he isn’t clearly the best, then he isn’t dominant in my opinion.

Thug Life

by Slow Country on Jul 13, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Longevity counts for a lot, in my opinion.

If Phelps repeats 2008 in 2012 then he can enter the discussion.

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

5:

Japandroids, The Avett Brothers, Peter Doherty (lead singer of the Libertines solo)
Japandroids sound is fantastic, very Thermal-ish for fans of them. Doherty’s solo effort is really surprising, nothing like the Libertines but still fantastic. The man can write, when he isn’t drinking himself into a stupor…..

Andrew Raycroft for backup? Does not compute.

by Woodinville_12thMan on Jul 13, 2009 1:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I like the Japandroids song 'Wet Hair', but the rest of that record was sort of OK....

(I think they were going more for No Age than the Thermals, but I hear what you’re getting at)

by marc w on Jul 13, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, I definitely see No Age as well.

But I think Japandroids have more melody and less experimental vibe than No Age. On the other hand they have less melody and more experiment than the Thermals. Their sound is pretty much a combination of the two.

Andrew Raycroft for backup? Does not compute.

by Woodinville_12thMan on Jul 13, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Answers!

Walk up music: the opening guitar riff from Plug In Baby by Muse.

Hugo Weaving: His best acting was as V.

Dominance: Michael Phelps. As a lifelong competitive swimmer, I marvel at his perfect swimming physique.

Cartoon: Robotech. Interracial relationships and people actually dieing in war on a Saturday morning cartoon? Yes please.

Glasses are cool.

Wolverine could survive almost anything. What could Captain Planet possibly do to him that Magneto and Apocalypse have not already tried?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jul 13, 2009 2:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh and band recently discovered.

Graham is responsible for turning me into a raging Metric fan. Seriously their new album is just fucking fantastic.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jul 13, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love their single from their newest album.

Haven’t listened to the rest though.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 13, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you mean "Help I'm Alive" then yeah, that may be the best single I have heard in at least five years.

Seriously, why doesn’t music like that get played on mainstream radio? It has everything a song needs to be a huge hit.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jul 13, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Robotech!

Relationships, pshah. Robotech was about the cool machines and how they transformed, with a sanitized dose of anime large eyes and schoolgirl outfits tossed in. It still looks amazing today.

Chicks dig the long ball.

by LauraBu on Jul 15, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

1) Berlin, by BRMC

2) Agent Smith (we assume here that no stupid sequels were ever made)
3) Federer since my definition of ‘sport’ requires a defence and thus swimming and golf do not qualify
4) Considering how much the song gets stuck in my head I’m going to assume that I was obsessed with Inspector Gadget?
5) I stopped listening to new music a while ago, sadly
6) Whatever floats your aquatic vehicle of choice
7) Ezio

by Graham on Jul 13, 2009 2:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is that AC 2's Ezio?

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 13, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That game is going to be so great

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 14, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Repetitive but a lot of fun.

This second one looks leaps and bounds better, though.

by Teej on Jul 14, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I got way too caught up in the grind of the first one.

I liked it enough, but it’s not for everybody.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 14, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll answer the rest when I get home, but the first question was begging for my input

I would love to walk up to the Magnum, p.i. theme song. It starts off so awesome, and would get me pumped up. Plus, I could randomly yell “Holy FUCK! Dammit!” and start running towards the batter’s box when it started playing (this one’s for you, Phildopip — NSFW Language!)

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 13, 2009 2:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Newsflash: Baseball players like burritos

Specifically mentioned, Tony Gwynn Jr. and Strasburg prefer California burritos.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jul 13, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What?
Burritos remain something of a Southwest phenomenon, but they’re gradually making headway coast to coast, particularly with athletes and college students.

by acblue on Jul 13, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I also wondered about this.

And then realized I seek out different foods than others.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 13, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But as national chains go I gotta admit you could do worse

I’d still prefer Cha Cha Cha or the Fuego cart here in PDX, but if I want a burrito and Chipotle’s all that’s around it’s pretty decent.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's passable.

There’s one near campus that I frequent, in part due to a dearth of other options in my price range.

One could do a great deal worse and the company itself seems to be in that honeymoon period where they are perceived of as caring about things.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They do use organic meats and whatnot so that's better than most

which is not bad for a company that used to be funded by McDonald’s.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I remember eating burritos as a small child in Memphis and my family could not be whiter.

I am sure burritos are more popular in the southwest but it’s not like we are talking fusion cuisine here.

by acblue on Jul 13, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He may look and sound like a douche

but his taste in restaurants is spot on with mine. He was just in Portland and he went to Pine State Biscuits, Blue Plate, and Otto’s Sausages – all fantastic. I’ve been to places he’s recommended in Austin, Phoenix, and San Diego and never once had a bad meal.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 14, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was actually using dirtbag in a positive sense. He really knows his greasy food.

In a slightly related note, I will not be astonished when he undergoes a coronary bypass within the next several years.

by abender20 on Jul 14, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just wish his own restaurant was better

It’s basically a glorified Red Robin, and the places he recommends are uniformly better than his. The two times I’ve been there it’s been packed, though, so there’s that I guess.

The one that surprises me is that the Man Vs Food guy, whose name I forget, isn’t 900 lb at this stage in his career.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 14, 2009 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Isn't he that guy who whores out for T.G.I.F's?

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 14, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I stopped reading when I saw
Bell said the bean-and-cheese at Taco Bell is "to die for,"

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Seriously though

That pissed me off. You live in SD, and you’re talking about TACO BELL!?

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jul 13, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know it.

Even in Portland, where the Mexican food is mediocre at best, there’s some damn good burrito places around.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You missed it redeeming itself.
Gwynn, also a local product, is something of a snob when it comes to burritos. He prefers local mom-and-pop eateries to corporate restaurants, and he avoids burritos sold in other parts of the country.

"I don’t even try to get a good burrito in Milwaukee or Nashville. It’s not worth it," Gwynn said.

Then Peavy talks about being from Alabama and his distrust of burritos.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's good to know

I would be curious to see if it’s possible to get a good burrito in Nashville. I’d bet against it.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've only been to Nashville once but I did not see any non-Taco Bell (or other chain) Mexican food

and I did in fact look. Doesn’t mean I looked comprehensively but most of what I saw was decidedly not Mexican. There’s good food in Nashville, to be sure, but I’m skeptical that they’d do a good burrito. I’d love to be proven wrong though.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 13, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am skeptical that such a thing as a bad burrito exists.

Although California burritos sound disgusting to me.

by acblue on Jul 13, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They do.

Bad cheese, catsup as sauce.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 13, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What? There is no catsup in a California burrito.

Carne asada, fries, guacamole, pico de gallo, a little sour cream, and some shredded cheese.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My friend tried to convince me to buy the supplies for them once.

I believe he was substituting tater tots as well.

I politely declined. He asserted that it was the best thing ever.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A "burrito" made from eggs, tater tots, jack cheese, salsa might be the best breakfast ever.

Even though I wouldn’t qualify it as close to an actual burrito.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Jul 13, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was the problem.

I would be happy if that were the case, but he wanted nothing but the tater tots in it. Totrilla, tater tots, maybe some ketchup, that’s all.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 13, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I disagree.

Then again, my favorite food ever (may be nostalgic) are the tater tots Taco Bell used to sell.

I also prefer to dip my tater tots in (good) salsa, so there’s also that.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Jul 13, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Taco Bell, not Taco Time.

Taco Time – MexiFries
Taco Bell – Mexi-Nuggets (Unfortunately named)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tater_Tots

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Jul 13, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As far as fast food goes

Taco Time is damn good.

Andrew Raycroft for backup? Does not compute.

by Woodinville_12thMan on Jul 13, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha,

True. I will give you that.

Andrew Raycroft for backup? Does not compute.

by Woodinville_12thMan on Jul 14, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Worth every penny.

It’s not something you get every day.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Jul 14, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The main distinction between TB and other tater tots -

TB ones were like half the size and covered in some sort of salted seasoning to the point of dust blowing off of them.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Jul 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I remember.

But salsa? Tater tots should only be dipped in ketchup.

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd never heard of them, and I live in California.

I can’t imagine any of the trucks I frequent ever serving such a thing.

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

K-town.

But I eat most of my tacos/burritos in Highland Park, which is where I work.

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I always want another burrito.

But it is more difficult for me to procure one.

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by Eyebrows on Jul 13, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does it get more difficult each time?

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by JY on Jul 13, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guess who owns the second-hardest hit home run for the Mariners this season?

That’s right, you all got it in one try! Ronny :(edeno’s shot in NY had a speed off bat of 110.6, second only to Branyan’s 110.7

by seattlebruin on Jul 13, 2009 4:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

BTW, Nats... Riggleman... haha.

“We feel with a different voice and possibly a different feel in the clubhouse that we can have a more successful second half of the season.”

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 5:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Russ should be there :(

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by Fin on Jul 13, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone watch the shows Kings on NBC.

I know its on its way to being cancelled, but man the show is real good. It seems like it is too intellectually stimulating for the average viewer.

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by Fin on Jul 13, 2009 6:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It has been officially cancelled.

I watched the first five episodes and they were interesting. I hope that since they know it is being canceled they give it a real ending.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jul 13, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I watched the first two episodes and enjoyed it.

But then the local station quit broadcasting it. I didn’t realize there were more episodes; only now do I know.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Go to hulu.com

That has been where I have been watching the episodes. They have been uploading them every week. I think the season finale is next Saturday though.

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by Fin on Jul 13, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Forgot to mention.

That there are up to like 11 episodes now I believe. And they actually are getting better. Its such a shame that it never got popular.

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by Fin on Jul 13, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Check hulu.com

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by Fin on Jul 13, 2009 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shameless cry for friendship:

I finally broke down and joined Facebook. I would like to be friends with all of you! Find me here.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jul 13, 2009 6:51 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Now for the reason I made this post: So i could put my answers!

1. Clint Eastwood – The Gorillaz
2. Elrond, but probably becasue I love me some LOTR.
3. Phelps, mostly because I am a swimmer but I can understand either answer.
4. I loved Hey Arnold! and I watched a ton of MIB: The Animated Series also Pokemon (I am not ashamed).
5. i recently started listening to Fleet Foxes, not being from Seattle I am probably a bit behind. Still, they are amazing. Also LCD Soundsystem.
6. I am still undecided but leaning toward just getting new glasses.
7. Gonna go with Captain Planet because, “the power is mine!” (or yours)

Thug Life

by Slow Country on Jul 13, 2009 7:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I went to the theatre alone to see the first Pokemon move.

I chose a random 8 pm show on a Wednesday to avoid people I know seeing me. I got a lot of strange looks from people.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jul 13, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yikes.

Schindler’s List didn’t do it, but Pokemon did?

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by thewyrm on Jul 13, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I've never seen Shindler's list but

I’ve seen some tear jerkers. For whatever reason Pokemon was the only one that worked. Of course I was only 9 or 10 when Pokemon came out.

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by Slow Country on Jul 13, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I started getting old after they stopped drafting pitchers the same age as me.

Now I flinch whenever someone the same age as one of my brothers is drafted.

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by JY on Jul 13, 2009 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You could use Jamie Moyer as an example?

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by JY on Jul 14, 2009 5:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you are not a rockstar and also dead by the age of 27, you have failed.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 14, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also Dragon Ball Z.

Don’t know how I could forget that.

Thug Life

by Slow Country on Jul 13, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously?

Man, I remember entire episode of Freiza and Goku just staring at each other intensely and having some inane inner monologue.

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by JY on Jul 13, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't really understand it now either.

There were entire episodes of powering up, which was really just yelling. At the time though I watched it everyday.

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by Slow Country on Jul 13, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Finally, someone let me outta my cage...

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 14, 2009 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dare? Can? Am I bismirching?

The fun lies in filling in the mad libs blanks.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 14, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<3 Ichiro
The Seattle Mariners have outfielder Ichiro Suzuki’s dog to thank for the All-Star MVP signing a five-year contract extension with the team.

When a reporter asked whose opinion the star hitter valued most during the eight months of contract negotiations, Suzuki said through an interpreter, "Ikky, my dog."

Turns out the dog said "ruff, ruff, ruff," according to a smiling Suzuki during the press conference to announce the contract. "That means, ‘Stay, stay, stay.’"

"Of course, I listened," Suzuki said.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 7:56 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

He may have said "wan wan wan"

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by JY on Jul 13, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Am I a dick for saying this is an OLD article?

Isn’t this from like a year or two ago?

Illegible

by kevin_ess on Jul 13, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Eh, not really

this did happen two years ago and was a pretty big story at the time.

Now what we should do is have a thread in which we compile every great Ichiro quote for posterity (and can link back to when necessary!)

by seattlebruin on Jul 14, 2009 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I compiled a bunch at one point in a two-part blog post

And juxtaposed him with Gilbert Arenas. The parts are here and here. Anybody strongly agree or disagree with the comparison?

by rlintott on Jul 14, 2009 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So the AAA home run derby was mildly entertaining as these things go

One of the high school kids won the first round, which was interesting as there was no provision in the rules for the HS kids to go past round 1 – but he hit 8 HR so they had no choice but to let him advance. He was last up in round 2, and he only needed two HR’s to advance, but he went HR-less.

One of the BP pitchers – a Beavers coach, I think, and an older guy – got so gassed after the second batter that he started bouncing pitches, throwing them over batters’ heads, you name it. He got the hook in probably the most embarrassing moment of his coaching life.

The final was Shelley Duncan v. Chad Huffman, and Huffman won – and got $1000 in cash right there on the field for his trouble. Not a can’t-miss event, sure, but it was pretty cool seeing a HS kid jack balls onto the MAC (he did that twice) and to see a bunch of balls fly onto the street and hit buses and stuff.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 14, 2009 11:17 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

I was hoping that if he made the final he’d have to use wood but it became not an issue. All the ML guys were taking practice swings with the aluminum bats, too, it would have been fun to see them hit with metal – everyone except the HS kid was a righty, so there would have been balls hit off the Oregonian building and bouncing off max trains pretty regularly if that were the case.

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by pdb on Jul 14, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did anybody get one up onto the street?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 14, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

Shelly Duncan put three or four up there, as did Huffman and Terry Evans, who has possibly the laziest power swing I’ve ever seen. I have no idea how he hits HR’s with a bat speed that slow, but it was pretty fun to watch.

Duncan put one under the big CF scoreboard, too (the top one on the street level, not the one built into the CF wall). I was hoping he’d hit it but not quite.

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by pdb on Jul 14, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It took me a while to figure it out

but I came to the conclusion last night that Tim Lincecum is the older brother of Wiley Wiggins in Dazed and Confused.
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by pdb on Jul 15, 2009 8:03 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Time for the Gif of the Day!

I figure that since everyone was such a fan of the Licking Knight, we’d continue with that theme:

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jul 15, 2009 8:58 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Just finished the 6th season of Buffy, and I have to say that I simply cannot handle it when Alyson Hannigan cries in that show.

For some reason it just rips me up. It is some of the most realistic, unpretty crying I’ve ever seen. Her scene in the episode where Joyce dies, and again when Tara dies…wow.

Do you guys have actors who just rip you up with their on-screen crying?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 15, 2009 9:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Not so much a specific actor

but there’s one scene in one movie that will always, always make it dusty in my house. The scene at the end of Cinema Paradiso, where the adult Toto sees the reel that Alfredo put together for him of all the screen kisses that were cut out of every film at the Paradiso from when Toto was a kid, always slays me.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 15, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YES YES YES.

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by Phildopip on Jul 15, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes yes yes a million times yes

It is unbelievably awesome. Except for 85% of the final season, in which it didn’t seem like Sarah Michelle Gellar wanted to be there (but even a bad season of Buffy is better than 90% of what’s on TV).

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by pdb on Jul 15, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, but...

be patient with the first season. it is campy, they have no budget, and it is frequently dumb. Get about halfway through the second season before deciding against it.

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by JY on Jul 15, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also, I wasn't wild about the sixth season.

The villains were clever, but they were literally fanboys, which I cannot handle. Season five sometimes rubbed me the wrong way too, and seven is really serialized….

Gah…. don’t blame me. My friend reviews the series as a hobby and at times I never hear the end of it. He loved the whole thing. I enjoyed 90% of it but had problems with certain parts.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 15, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I loved the fact that fanboys were evil though

it was a nice twist and I liked how they were portrayed. My only problem with the series, as I said, was the last season, when it seemed that SMG was totally just going through the motions; otherwise it’s pretty phenomenal.

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by pdb on Jul 15, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I loved the sixth season; there are some amazing episodes.

“Once More, With Feeling”, “Tabula Rasa”, “Normal Again”, and “Seeing Red” are all pretty fantastic episodes.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 15, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The episodes themselves were great.

The villain moments were just nonstop groaning from me until the scene switched.

They did well to develop them by the end, and the characterization was strong if it was enough to annoy me that much, but that was just it. I was annoyed most of the time they were on screen.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 15, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, no, I loved the nerds!

Sure, they sucked as villains, but that season the big bad was supposed to be life itself.

by royalcurve on Jul 15, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That, I got,

That I could buy, with all the Double Meat Palace stuff and everything else that was going on. Except for that one episode of “and now Willow’s on drugs magic” episode, which was too heavy-handed to work.

But the nerds, their dialogue was just pandering. My friend loved it and would point out every time he’d had the same argument. I just rolled my eyes. Sure it worked in the context of “all this trivia will not save you from the great evil in men’s souls” or something like that, but that didn’t mean I had to like it.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 15, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"But the nerds, their dialogue was just pandering."

or transcription from the writers room….

by msb on Jul 15, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When I heard about that, I wasn't the least bit surprised.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 15, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't believe I missed a semi Buffy subthread.

Willow crying – devastating. Yes. The scene when Oz left town in season four is one of the saddest cries I have ever seen.

Brian L – do so immediately. JY is right about the first season, but try and make it through.

by royalcurve on Jul 15, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh shit! I forgot about when Oz left.

Yeah, broke my mighty heart.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 15, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll keep this in mind.

I tried to stomach the first few episodes last year but couldn’t make it through.

by BrianL on Jul 15, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dave is awesome.

His brilliance led to some really annoying catchphrases, but I can’t hold it against him. Dude is extremely talented, and when he even sniffed the line between capitalizing on his popularity and completely selling out and pumping out a bullshit show for the money, he just up and left, leaving millions of dollars on the table. And then he started doing surprise shows in weird places, like this. Like he’s starting over again.

I love him.

by Teej on Jul 15, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs