Guilty Pleasure Poll
 

(1) Music/song: I would never be caught listening to the "it's getting hot in here" song, but I kinda dig it. And "Tom Sawyer" - laugh away, you RUSH haters! Ooh - and ABBA* - it was one of the few things my mom let me listen to as a kid and I know the words to every single song. I should add that there is nothing wrong with Nutcracker music at xmas - it's a hell of a lot better than the other crap they play from September on. Now if you wear a tutu while you listen, perhaps that would qualify...

(2) Movie: Better Off Dead.

(3) TV show: If I'm home, Oprah.

(4) Necco Wafers. I will go out of my way to find them. I've discovered they have them in the neighborhood Dollar Store (which, I'm afraid, brings me to another item I won't admit in public).

(5) Buying Halloween candy a month+ early, eating it all, hiding the evidence from Mr. Lex, and then running out to buy the exact same kind to cover the crime.

Bonus Poll - Most hated bands:

Van Halen - I've never liked them.

Edited to add:

*I dig ABBA the person too, but I don't consider her a guilty pleasure - that would be completely diffferent.

For Tyrone Slothrop
 

With apologies to Diane Keaton, you are my new hero.

For Tyrone Slothrop
 

And you are not my hero. My three-year-old son's hero, doubtless, but don't find any solace in that.

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He's a white man trying to act black.

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Kevin Frazier, on the other hand, rocks.

He's what Stuart Scott used to be before all his stuff was played.

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Of course, NO ONE is really that funny on SportsCenter anymore. Everyone tries WAY too hard to say something cool. Chris Berman stopped being funny in the '90s. Stuart Scott is the Carlton of sports. ALL OF THE NEW GUYS SUCK.

The commercials are still funny.

Baseball Tonight is still excellent, even though Pete Gammons needs to take his lips off the BoSox's collective dick and actually report on one of the other 27 MLB teams.

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He was cool as hell when he started, throwing in a "cooler than the other side of the pillow" or a "boo yah!" here and there. Now, every damn highlight he says something stupid.

"Pookie and Ray Ray and all their kinfolk will be so proud..." [beyond stupid]
"Boo Yah!" [Enough.]
"Oh my gawd, no he didn't" [I would smack him if I were there.]
"You see, what had happened was..." [just not funny]

He bought into his own hype. He thinks we watch SportsCenter for him (same thing happened to Olberman and to a certain extent, Boomer). Wrong. I watch for the highlights. Play them and tell me what happened. Be funny sparingly. Don't quote directly from the rap song you just heard (which you don't realize is actually 3-4 years old) for every highlight. Plus, his eyes are all fucked up.

Thurgreed(Dan Patrick should be on every 11:00 Sportscenter with a mix of Eisen and Mayneski)Marshall

For Tyrone Slothrop
 

Well then, put that running dinosaur out of it's misery already and use the static one from the site.

TM

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I agree with most of that. I just think Scott is the biggest problem. And now I have to watch him on non-This-is-SportsCenter commercials.

Only because they don't let them write them.

Gammons is a god. He knows everything about baseball. And I like when they report on Boston because I love watching Boston fans get all excited and then watch as they shoot themselves in the face every September.

You know who's good? Tony Gwynn. Well spoken. And actually adds to conversations with <gasp> real baseball knowledge that is informative and current. They should replace that jackass Valentine with him.

TM

ESPN Anchor Roulette
 

Right on. Great pickup from the FOX scap heap. Total opposite of Scott, who just needs to go away. Losing Rich Eisen is unfortunate, since he's good. Dan Patrick moving to 6pm is a travesty -- who the hell gets home early enough to watch, and it's the late show that's replayed in the AM.

Now if only they'd move Dana Jacobson (or even Chris McKendry) to the late show, it would be all good...

For Tyrone Slothrop
 

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall

He should keep it; it befits his manic style.

Yes, it does, Mr. Genius-yet-I-can't-visualize-the-rotation-of-3D-objects-as-well-as-Tesla-or-even-that-fat-arrogant-fuck-Sununu

Penske-ing Page
 

I got a new computer and I never downloaded IM. Maybe I will.

Why not just email me. @work because that is where I live now.

Guilty Pleasure Poll
 

I love these too. Have you tried the tart and tangy ones? Like another poster does with Starburst, I pick out the flavors of Necco wafers I don't like (the licorice ones and sometimes the white ones) and toss them.

Guilty Pleasure Poll
 

You toss the licorice ones - that's heresy! But I will forgive you if you gather them all up and mail them this way. BTW, I ate two rolls last week and couldn't figure out what flavor the white ones are. Pink is wintergreen, so that's not it...

-TL

http://www.hometownfavorites.com/ima...ge/hfca151.jpg

Guilty Pleasure Poll
 

Edited to add that I just found this: NECCO Wafer rolls contain 8 flavors and colors: lemon (yellow); orange (orange); lime (green); clove (purple); cinnamon (white); wintergreen (pink); licorice (black); and chocolate (brown). (I would have never guessed it.)

Edited again to say WTF? I think I need some sleep. Can some superpower delete the first post, pls?

For Tyrone Slothrop
 

Here ya go Ty

http://www.boomspeed.com/leagleaze/ty.gif

For Tyrone Slothrop
 

I kinda like the running one--it's the only moving avatar I've really liked.

tm

Guilty Pleasure Poll
 

A good friend who grew up in Long Beach swears this to be the case. She recalled that having a No Doubt sticker on your car in the late 80's/early 90's was like a badge of entry into a secret club. She walked out of the last No Doubt show she attended.

In contrast, I've always thought they sucked. Musically. Lyrically. Their Videos. The hype about "Gwen" and her sense of "style" and her lovelife. All of it sucks.

"Tom Sawyer" from Rush sounds great when you're a 10-year old boy. I don't own any Rush albums, so I don't think I can count them as a guilty pleasure.

I suppose "I Just Died In Your Arms" from Cutting Crew would count as a guilty pleasure if I ever listened to the CD that's lurking somewhere in my collection.

I suppose Toad The Wet Sprocket might qualify as a guilty pleasure. If The Onion has made fun of a band you liked, they probably aren't cool. In my defense, I offer that I met the band my first year in college and they were cool to me.

I refuse to believe that Better Off Dead is a guilty pleasure. It's an unabashed joy, just like the lovely Monique Jeunot.

For Tyrone Slothrop
 

I like his avatar fine too; I just liked the website and thought of Ty when I saw it. There are many fine images to choose from, should he wish.

For Tyrone Slothrop
 

And it came from BBBoy, so I get to feel like I'm sticking it to them -- in however minor and petty a way -- every time I post.

If you liked the Top Gun discussion here and are a fan of the NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE:

part one

part two

Futile Pursuit of Happiness
 

This is an excellent article from the NYT Magazine, and I highly recommend it: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/07/ma...HAPPINESS.html

It begins:

"If Daniel Gilbert is right, then you are wrong. That is to say, if Daniel Gilbert is right, then you are wrong to believe that a new car will make you as happy as you imagine. You are wrong to believe that a new kitchen will make you happy for as long as you imagine. You are wrong to think that you will be more unhappy with a big single setback (a broken wrist, a broken heart) than with a lesser chronic one (a trick knee, a tense marriage). You are wrong to assume that job failure will be crushing. You are wrong to expect that a death in the family will leave you bereft for year upon year, forever and ever. You are even wrong to reckon that a cheeseburger you order in a restaurant -- this week, next week, a year from now, it doesn't really matter when -- will definitely hit the spot. That's because when it comes to predicting exactly how you will feel in the future, you are most likely wrong. "

The Order: Secular condescension. In defense of Vin Diesel
 

I found the irreligious condescension of this review amusing.

link

(His review of AI also reads well AI Review)

And of course, BRC should appreciate his defense of Vin Diesel.Vin link

Babe on shoreline
 

Popup ads are good for something.

http://www.infirmation.com/file-stor...rsion_id=13403

Guilty Pleasure Poll
 

According to the Necco web site: The assorted roll contains 8 flavors & colors: Lemon(yellow);Orange(orange);Lime(green);Clove(purple);Cinnamon(white);Wintergreen(pink);Licorice(bl ack);and Chocolate(brown)

I could swear that in some rolls the purple is not clove but I must be confusing the wafers with the tangy kind or Conversation Hearts (also made by New England Candy Co).

Fun facts about Necco wafers: http://www.necco.com/neccofun.htm

Apparently Admiral Byrd was a bigger fan than either of us -- 2 1/2 tons!

The only scenario where I can envision this is if you were with someone hung like the monster unit who enjoyed holding off as much as, and as long as, Sting.

But the soreness is kinda nice.

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What became of former laminated list member, Kenny Mayne? I knwo he did two minute drill, which was a waste of his skillz. Is that even on anymore?

Penske-ing Page
 

I like the real time feel of IM. Plus, we can invite Thurgod and Pretty Little Petals into conferences and discuss sock strategy

Goodbye, Warren
 

I was in London one night with my friend Brit
Walkin' throught the streets of Soho in the rain
We was lookin' for a place called Lee Ho Fook's
Got a big dish of beef chow mein.


Sleep well, Excitable Boy

Remember the Betty Bowers site from prior conversations? Well she's been busy upgrading her site since we last discussed it.

But of all the things I saw, this made me laugh the most:

http://www.bettybowers.com/protest.html

Old Ketchup in a Dusty Bottle
 

I have dropped Princess Wonk off at HS a couple of times in the last week or two, and picked her up a couple of times as well.

I find it very scary that so many of these little girls look like they are on the stroll. I don't think I'm being overly prudish to say that it should take more than a mild breeze to get a panty shot from a 14 year old girl. Especially if said 14 year old is wearing a floss thong.

I think the same thing can be said of the transparent top over black bra look. Girls who are barely past puberty aren't supposed to look like they're hunting for a hookup.

Don't these girls have parents? Thank God the Princess is fairly modest and goes for the preppy look.

Goodbye, Warren
 

Shit.

I was going to write a minireview of his album this morning as I finally got to listen to it this weekend. I'll write a shorter one: go buy it.

An excellent, if randomly sourced, obit:

http://www.canada.com/entertainment/...7-843B0168FF57

Or if you work 10-12 hours per day, go home and immediately start cooking and cleaning for your family, have a child under the age of 10 to contend with (feed, homework, bath, bedtime story, returning him to bed 12 times between 8:30 and 9:00 pm) and are plain ass tired by the time you sit down for the first time at 10:00 pm which is about the time that your spouse (who rises at 5:00 am to go to work) is heading off to get some sleep.

But I always have you FBers to live through vicariously. :D

Oh god are you a wimp. Whine whine whine. Hoooney I can't find time to fuck, I have to cook dinner, clean the house and take care of the babies.

Well aren't you selfish?

Separated at birth? Mrs. Bowers and.......

http://us.ent3.yimg.com/movies.yahoo...episode_photos


edited to say Shit, the photo didn't work. Gilda Radner as Roseanne Rosaeanna-Dan --

Old Ketchup in a Dusty Bottle
 

Here's the thing, though. I don't doubt that these girls look like sluts to you parental types, and that any girl who looked like that when you were their age would be caned, &c &c. What I doubt is that they, in general, look any more sluttish to your eyes than many of your friends' clothing did to their own parents when you were their age. Except now you are the generation out of date and out of touch with what actually qualifies as looking slutty for a 14 year old. I don't believe that the generational-clothing-gap is any greater now than it ever was - this is not a new development, just the current version of the same old thing. And, compared to some past generational-clothing shifts, this seems pretty mild. The move from bikini knickers to a thong is vastly less shocking than, say, the abandonment of girdles and corsets, girls adopting trousers, the replacement of petticoats with hoops, or the advent of the lingere dress around the turn of the century. Never mind skirts that showed ankle (or even calves!) and dresses with low backs (which, at the time, was much more scandalous than appearing with your breasts exposed - those had been more or less exposed for centuries).

That's why I never learned to cook and clean. Voila! Plenty of time.

Coupla Things
 

1.) Yay Texans! I didn't turn on the game until the second half and I was shocked, shocked I say!, to find the Texans not only in the game, but winning.

2.) I saw a commercial the other day for a video of all the bresticle shots from a variety of movies spanning at least three decades. All on one tape, so no need to fast forward or check out a crap movie just for the boobs. I thought of the recent discussion on the FB regarding the advent of PG-13/decline of R, and figured that someone on this board may want to part for their precious $19.95 for the tape.

3.) Taking life isn't as hard as you'd think, but I'm all scratched up as a result. Gardening can be a bicth.

4.) I'm wondering if I made the right choice in declining to go on a cruise to no where this weekend. One of the cruise ships out of Galveston came in late, and they were going to do a mini cruise that left on Saturday at four, went out to sea, turned around and returned this morning at eight and were charging $100 for it. I didn't find out about it until abotu noonish on Saturday, and the posse that was sort of developing to go wasn't quite formed. I wonder if anyone made it.

Ok, that was more than a couple.

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Don't get me wrong, I like Gammons. I just wish he'd talk about MY team more.

And Gwynn is great. Bobby Valentine is a moron. Bring back Buck. Harold Reynolds just cracks me up, and nothing soothes me more than Joe Morgan's voice, even if he sometimes belongs in the department of redundancy department with Mr. Obvious...

7 hours maybe. But no way I can have sex for 9 hours. Straight.