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Edgy DC Aug 19 2009 09:02 AM

Because why not? I was driving my little Zipcar Nissan Versa (jealous?) and listening to whatever preset station the previous driver had, and on comes, "Walking in Memphis. Please give me a considered answer to this one: What is the pretty little thing waiting for the King down in the Jungle Room? I just can't figure it out.

metirish Aug 19 2009 09:13 AM

This song was a huge hit in Ireland and I remember a lot of discussion on the meaning of the song , long before one could go online and find out easily. As I remember it the " pretty little thing" is Lisa Marie waiting for her Dad. Great song and when I get home I'm going to get it on iTunes Oh I need to ask a question.... Q - Why should I buy a Kindle? I'm seeing more and more people with it and I just can't see my self liking it but people who have it say they got used to it very quickly.

sharpie Aug 19 2009 09:29 AM

There are arguments on both sides. I'll provide some. You would buy it because books cost only $10 and you can store a bazillion titles in it. Plus it looks cool and nobody on the subway knows what the hell you're reading. You wouldn't buy it because it is a device that is replacing something that costs you nothing (reading) unlike, say, an ipod, as music must always be played through a device. The other thing I have heard from people who have them is that their retention rate is lower than with regular books since every book looks the same. It's time to order a pizza. What toppings do you want and are there any that you veto?

Fman99 Aug 19 2009 10:40 AM

Answer: Gotta go with meat. Pepperoni and/or sausage. Maybe, maybe, some red onions on there. I veto only if it's one of these crazy ass California pizzas, goat cheese, broccoli, no sauce. "White pizza." Sorry, that's not a pizza. It's an abortion. It's some alien thing and get it away from me. Crust. Tomato sauce. Mozzarella cheese. Required. Question: Who's the man?

MFS62 Aug 19 2009 11:43 AM

Answer: Stan Musial is The Man. Question: Have you ever driven a car over 100 MPH? Later

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 19 2009 11:48 AM

I don't think so. I've been the passenger in a car at that speed and it was no fun. You need new pants. Where are you gonna shop?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 19 2009 11:49 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 19 2009 11:50 AM

Century 21 for business-cazh. Supa-cheap, hyyyyuge selection. Lucky Brand for jeans-- I just like the way they shape my thunder. Is a lobster roll a really overrated sandwich, or have I just not had the right one yet?

sharpie Aug 19 2009 11:49 AM

Yes, in the middle of Nevada where there are no speed limits. Just for a couple of seconds but it was briefly exciting. Have you ever walked out of a movie? What one(s)?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 19 2009 11:53 AM

Yes. "Fled," with Stephen Baldwin and Lawrence Fishburne playing charisma-free prison escapees/paycheck collectors. (Although "Bourne Supremacy" was a close one-- LWBH had the dizzies from the camera work.) Now, back to lobster rolls...

dgwphotography Aug 19 2009 12:09 PM

I walked out of Bourne Supremacy, too - I literally got motion sickness because of the camera work. A lobster roll is nothing more than a glorified sandwich, just like sushi is just bait to me. Sushi - bait or a delicacy?

Benjamin Grimm Aug 19 2009 12:14 PM

[quote="dgwphotography":6rem6h5s] Sushi - bait or a delicacy?[/quote:6rem6h5s] Not a fan of sushi. I'm not disgusted by it, but I wouldn't opt to eat it either, unless I got it along with something else, like in a bento box. (I drove 102 MPH just a few weeks ago, in Germany. I was pretty much keeping up with the rest of the traffic in the left lane.) Do you have an unlisted telephone number? Why or why not?

soupcan Aug 19 2009 12:26 PM

No unlisted number. No reason to. Not like I'm married to Angelina Jolie or anything like that. (Lobster Roll is NOT overrated. Overpriced - yes. But a damn tasty sandwich). How come Peter Frampton is not as revered as other 70's icons like the Stones or Zeppelin, etc.? I mean the guy's guitar work is first rate and its not like he was a Tiger Beat staple like David Cassidy or Davey Jones.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 19 2009 12:30 PM

Because the follow-up to zillion-selling Frampton Comes Alive looked (and sounded) like this: Chicken: Breast, drumstick, wing?

metirish Aug 19 2009 12:46 PM

Wing When I first came to the US and first tried Buffalo wings I couldn't believe how good they were , can't get them in Ireland..at least not anywhere i lived. Mac or PC - Windows or Safari

Edgy DC Aug 19 2009 01:18 PM

Still unsatisfied with the Jungle Room answer. I think I do this wrong. I ask for fact-based answers while others asked for opionon-based.

metirish Aug 19 2009 01:22 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":2jpsigpe]Still unsatisfied with the Jungle Room answer. I think I do this wrong. I ask for fact-based answers while others asked for opionon-based.[/quote:2jpsigpe] then you need to be more specific . I gave you the best answer I could.

Edgy DC Aug 19 2009 02:00 PM

Thanks you.

RealityChuck Aug 19 2009 02:06 PM

[quote="metirish":1fpi4864]Mac or PC - Windows or Safari[/quote:1fpi4864]PC. Macs look great, but they are ergonomic disasters and very slow to operate. For web browser, I'd prefer Opera, but alas there are too many web pages that ignore it, causing problems. Otherwise Firefox. Safari is easily the worst of all the web browsers -- like other Mac software, it's designed to make you work as slowly as possible to give you time to admire how cool it looks? What song lyrics have never made sense to you?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 19 2009 02:07 PM

I never gave it much thought but I always figured some nookie for Ghost Elvis, isn't that obvious?

Centerfield Aug 19 2009 02:13 PM

I thought so too. But the Lisa Marie thing is much sweeter and much sadder. Wikipedia says she used to sit in the Jungle Room waiting for her dad to come back. Teddy bear is still there for tourists to see.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 19 2009 02:28 PM

[quote="Centerfield":nn8sb1dw]I thought so too. But the Lisa Marie thing is much sweeter and much sadder. Wikipedia says she used to sit in the Jungle Room waiting for her dad to come back. Teddy bear is still there for tourists to see.[/quote:nn8sb1dw] And more in keeping with the spirit of the song, I think. It's more likely to be a Lisa Marie thing. (Or maybe I prefer not to think about the post-hookup nastiness what lies in that thick-ass shag after thirty years.) The lyric/tonal divide in "We Will Rock You" has always given me a little pause. Is Queen aiming to convert these "buddies" and "old men" to their rockin' cause, or to f*ck them up royally, sequined-cutaway-jumpsuit-style? What is the difference between synecdoche and metonymy?

soupcan Aug 20 2009 10:17 AM

[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":32yrl0mh]What is the difference between synecdoche and metonymy?[/quote:32yrl0mh] One starts with an 's' and the other an 'm'. Why are The Police so fucking cool and Sting by his lonesome, so fucking not?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 20 2009 11:16 AM

[quote="soupcan":1fg1kb6n][quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":1fg1kb6n]What is the difference between synecdoche and metonymy?[/quote:1fg1kb6n] One starts with an 's' and the other an 'm'. Why are The Police so fucking cool and Sting by his lonesome, so fucking not?[/quote:1fg1kb6n] Age and aggression. Riddle that's been bugging me: what has eight legs during the day, but four at night?

Benjamin Grimm Aug 20 2009 11:48 AM

The bed of a couple who works the night shift? Deck or patio?

cooby Aug 20 2009 07:46 PM

Deck. You can put those stupid cards for tacky dishes and nick nacks that are packed into every magazine down between the slats of the deck boards and never see them again! What do those signs that say "Green Detour" and "Orange Detour" mean?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 21 2009 10:42 AM

In PA, yammean? The idea behind the "colored" detours is to have predetermined, easy-to-follow alternate routes in case of emergency closure (whether due to flooding, Cloverfield monster attack or sheep overrun). The color-coding itself is supposedly directional-- orange's is for detours that are primarily westbound, green's eastbound, and blue and red mean north and south (respectively, I think... though I might be wrong on those-- I tend to do more east/west driving in PA). Why hasn't Congress cut corn subsidies yet?

Benjamin Grimm Aug 21 2009 10:53 AM

Nobody wants to piss off Iowa. (Those color-coded detours in Pennsylvania are incredibly stupid. Why not say "North" or "West" instead of "Purple" or "Teal"?) Have you ever changed religious affiliation?

cooby Aug 22 2009 06:48 PM

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":32zwk0nd]Nobody wants to piss off Iowa. (Those color-coded detours in Pennsylvania are incredibly stupid. Why not say "North" or "West" instead of "Purple" or "Teal"?) Have you ever changed religious affiliation?[/quote:32zwk0nd] (thank you! Now I finally know)

Swan Swan H Aug 23 2009 06:29 PM

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":25wpy427]Have you ever changed religious affiliation?[/quote:25wpy427] Yes. I changed from Agnostic to Atheist. Best non-Meat Loaf Jim Steinman recording?

bmfc1 Aug 23 2009 07:35 PM

Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (funny video): Plasma or LCD?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 23 2009 11:21 PM

Depends. If you're thinking small/tasteful-- LCD (lighter and more movable; good resolution; less risk of burn-in; generally more durable). If you're thinking 50" beast, I'd go plasma (slight edge in picture quality, which is more evident at the big end of the pool; more bang for your buck; better viewing angles than LCD). Any suggestions for good, low-cost honeymoon destinations for late summer/early fall?

Benjamin Grimm Aug 24 2009 12:12 PM

How about Bar Harbor, Maine? (Deja vu all over again. I suggested the same spot to Edgy last year.) Who's more of a MILF? Mrs. Partridge or Mrs. Brady?

Swan Swan H Aug 24 2009 07:14 PM

Shirley, surely. You can have any one original painting to in your living room (but you can't sell it). What is it?

cooby Aug 24 2009 07:46 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 24 2009 07:51 PM

hahahhahahahh Edited to remove the picture of MK I accidentally posted here. Though in a way, it would answer the question

cooby Aug 24 2009 07:50 PM

This beautiful Renoir Do you know more Smiths or more Joneses?

sharpie Aug 25 2009 08:14 AM

I had an old girlfriend who was a Smith and one of my longtime friends is a Jones. So, I guess it's even (though I am long out of touch with the Smith). All cheese must be banned forever. Except for one. Which one?

Benjamin Grimm Aug 25 2009 08:18 AM

Feta. But I'd miss provolone terribly. Same question, but about cookies instead of cheese...

soupcan Aug 25 2009 08:46 AM

The only possible answer is chocolate chip. What's your highlighter color of choice?

MFS62 Aug 25 2009 08:54 AM

Yellow. What was the most physical thing you had to do this past weekend? Later

metirish Aug 25 2009 09:08 AM

[quote="MFS62":2c4qofez] What was the most physical thing you had to do this past weekend? Later[/quote:2c4qofez] Um , take the rubbish out to the street Nikon or Canon ?

sharpie Aug 25 2009 09:51 AM

Canon. Which was the worst movie adaptation of a book?

Fman99 Aug 25 2009 10:04 AM

[quote="sharpie":3evk2je0]Canon. Which was the worst movie adaptation of a book?[/quote:3evk2je0] Ugh. So many choices. Let's go with "Hannibal," which like so many movies alters the ending (radically) to make it more audience friendly. Fuck that. Sunday morning, at the bakery, all fresh stuff. What type of bagel are you buying for yourself to eat right there?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 25 2009 10:13 AM

Poppy, preferably with lox, scallion, tomato and shmear... if feeling sporty, a touch of whitefish, too. Breakfast of chosen champions. (Also acceptable: fresh cinnamon raisin, unadulterated or with a lil' swab of the white stuff... shared with a little relative of your choosing.) Best adaptation(s) of a book to screen? (NOTE: Fidelity to source material not necessarily a factor.)

A Boy Named Seo Aug 25 2009 10:57 AM

Jackson kicked ass all over the LoTR trilogy, so I'm going with that. How would you commit suicide?

Rockin' Doc Aug 25 2009 04:21 PM

Old age. I know, it's not exactly what you were looking for, so I'll leave Seo's question out there for someone else to answer.

MFS62 Aug 25 2009 05:17 PM

I would OD on the one thing I really have missed since learning I'm Diabetic. I'd eat an entire case of Pop Tarts. Would you consider yourself logical or emotional? Why? I know, that's two questions. Humor me. Laterr

A Boy Named Seo Aug 25 2009 05:39 PM

Emotional. I want to be more logical, but my heart kicks the shit out of my brain every time they fight. If you had to put one Yankee on the Mets, who'd it be?

Swan Swan H Aug 25 2009 05:45 PM

Norm Abram. He could build some cabinets in the clubhouse or something. You just poured your corn flakes. What fruit goes on top?

Fman99 Aug 25 2009 07:47 PM

[quote="Swan Swan H":2ms5xb0a]Norm Abram. He could build some cabinets in the clubhouse or something. You just poured your corn flakes. What fruit goes on top?[/quote:2ms5xb0a] Norm Abram again, coincidentally. Or banana. Best two component alcoholic drink? (Think "______" and "_______").

cooby Aug 25 2009 08:00 PM

"Ice" and "Mike's Hard Lemonade". I'm about to go have some now. Purple paisley or blue velvet?

soupcan Aug 26 2009 08:28 AM

'Blue Velvet'. David Lynch has got it all over Prince. Would you rather look good or feel good?

Benjamin Grimm Aug 26 2009 08:51 AM

Feel. I definitely spend more effort on my comfort than on my looks. And it shows! Are you looking forward to any upcoming movie releases? Which ones?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 27 2009 04:07 PM

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":3vbbotmh]Feel. I definitely spend more effort on my comfort than on my looks. And it shows! Are you looking forward to any upcoming movie releases? Which ones?[/quote:3vbbotmh] WAS feeling the itch for "Basterds." Now... I'll probably see "Extract" sometime soon-- Mike Judge's latest-- and "Where the Wild Things Are" looks fantastic (Spike Jonze does whimsy nicely). Also, further down the track-- I'm generally wary of Cameron spectacle, but "Avatar" intrigues. Stopping by the cheeseman. What cheese goes best for snackin' with reg'lar Sam Adams (am stuck with a bunch leftover from a family party)?

Fman99 Aug 27 2009 05:45 PM

[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":9rxvpv25][quote="Benjamin Grimm":9rxvpv25]Feel. I definitely spend more effort on my comfort than on my looks. And it shows! Are you looking forward to any upcoming movie releases? Which ones?[/quote:9rxvpv25] WAS feeling the itch for "Basterds." Now... I'll probably see "Extract" sometime soon-- Mike Judge's latest-- and "Where the Wild Things Are" looks fantastic (Spike Jonze does whimsy nicely). Also, further down the track-- I'm generally wary of Cameron spectacle, but "Avatar" intrigues. Stopping by the cheeseman. What cheese goes best for snackin' with reg'lar Sam Adams (am stuck with a bunch leftover from a family party)?[/quote:9rxvpv25] With beer? Extra sharp white cheddar methinks. Big block of it. What year will be the next one in which the Mets are crowned World Series champions?

metsguyinmichigan Aug 27 2009 08:57 PM

2010. It will be our gift for surviving this season. There's a PR guy who is from Massapequa and just moved to this area. He wants to have lunch. I've tried to get him to reveal his team affiliation, but he won't give it up. That makes he think he's a Yankee fan, because I sure revealed who I root for. Should I still go for lunch? I don't like business lunches to begin with, and I try to avoid Yankees fans.

sharpie Aug 28 2009 07:18 AM

Only if he's paying. Then, if he is a MFY fan, order the most expensive thing on the menu and barely touch it. Who would you most like to see in concert that you haven't seen? Must be possible, no Beatles, no combinations that have never happened.

MFS62 Aug 28 2009 07:24 AM

Earth Wind and Fire Are you currently working in the field that you majored in when in School? Later

Benjamin Grimm Aug 28 2009 07:52 AM

Yes! Have you attempted a career change after the age of 40? How'd it go?

themetfairy Aug 28 2009 07:57 AM

I got my library degree. I'm looking for my first job. If you had one week off and an unlimited budget, what would you do?

MFS62 Aug 28 2009 08:23 AM

[quote="themetfairy":nl4m8ml5] If you had one week off and an unlimited budget, what would you do?[/quote:nl4m8ml5] Buy the Mets and start the search for a new front office. What do you now eat that you never thought you'd like? Later

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 28 2009 11:45 AM

[quote="MFS62":1eyqtxjj][quote="themetfairy":1eyqtxjj] If you had one week off and an unlimited budget, what would you do?[/quote:1eyqtxjj] Buy the Mets and start the search for a new front office. What do you now eat that you never thought you'd like? Later[/quote:1eyqtxjj] Anchovies and sardines. Also, raw tomatoes. Taking it all into account, has religion has been more of a net boon or a net negative to mankind?

A Boy Named Seo Sep 11 2009 09:55 AM Re: Answer/Ask

That's a heavy, thread-killing question there, LFWS. I don't know. Would good and decent believers still be good and decent without the guiding hand of religion? I'd say some of 'em anyway. Probably be more crazies, too, with no eternal damnation to fear. I'm takin' the wimpy way out and calling it a push. When was the last time you spent a $2 bill? What'd you buy?

TransMonk Sep 11 2009 11:03 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Left it as a tip at a bar. Which is the best Beatles album?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 11 2009 11:32 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Beatles for Sale. First time I ever said that, but camon. Great sounds on that one. Too many covers and stuff but I like No Reply, I'm a Loser, Every Little Thing are just killer Beatle toons. Sometimes their more lauded, later stuff comes off to me as a little too ... something. I like this early junk. Q: Can you give me a good blog that's not baseball related?

A Boy Named Seo Sep 11 2009 11:43 AM Re: Answer/Ask

I sometimes read Rainn Wilson's Soul Pancake. After Twitter buries Facebook, what's gonna bury Twitter?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 11 2009 01:30 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Brainshotzz-- combination brain-to-brain social-networking vehicle/energy booster. With pomegranate! Have to get rid of a bunch of frozen Eggos, except I can't go the normal syrup/butter breakfast route. (LONG story.) What's the best alterna-recipe-- actual or theoretical-- ya got for a dinner/dessert thing?

Benjamin Grimm Sep 11 2009 01:34 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Use them to make ice cream sandwiches! Is everybody crazy?

Fman99 Sep 12 2009 02:32 PM Re: Answer/Ask

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":3g07ubpt]Use them to make ice cream sandwiches! Is everybody crazy?[/quote:3g07ubpt] Balls-ass-crazy! Everyone except me, of course. What's your portable music player of choice?

RealityChuck Sep 12 2009 07:03 PM Re: Answer/Ask

iPod. The one thing that Apple almost got right. How many home runs does a player have to hit in a season to be legitimately called a "slugger"?

cooby Sep 18 2009 08:45 PM Re: Answer/Ask

I would say 20 or 25. That would have sounded like chicken poop a few years ago, but I think that is a fair number for an honest player. Will we need our furnace this weekend?

Edgy DC Sep 18 2009 09:52 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Not quite. Claire gets married tomorrow. Will she be happy?

Fman99 Sep 19 2009 07:24 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Absolutely. Who is Claire?

RealityChuck Sep 19 2009 07:54 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Claire Voyant, noted psychic. What movie to you like that no one else does?

Edgy DC Sep 19 2009 09:29 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Last guy you ever slugged. Why did you slug him? Are you embarassed or did he have that and more coming to him?

The Second Spitter Sep 20 2009 06:31 AM Re: Answer/Ask

He made a disparaging and provocative remark about my girlfriend. It was the day after the Todd Bertuzzi "incident". I was sorry I didn't leave him in a similar state to which Bertuzzi left Steve Moore. Why is it that every bad thing that happens in my life has a connection with the New York Mets Baseball Club?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 23 2009 11:00 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Because the few good things do too. Cheez-Its or Cheese Nips? (based on an actual conversation with Lunchpail)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 23 2009 02:18 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Kids dig the Nips, it seems... but for me, it's Cheez-Its. Much more tang and crunch, versus the softer, blander Nips. Low-sodium works best... but I kinda like like the newish caliente variants (Pepper Jack, Tabasco) in small doses. Have you-- as an adult-- taken prescriptions for strictly recreational purposes? Would you ever do it again?

soupcan Sep 23 2009 06:43 PM Re: Answer/Ask

A: Oh yes and oh yes! Q: Not knowing the band well at all, but hearing snippets that I like here and there, what's a good 'Death Cab For Cutie' album for me to download? On Edit: Fine - I'm a thread killer (qu'est-ce que c'est?) How about this one - Why am I always getting yelled at?

cooby Sep 25 2009 08:03 PM Re: Answer/Ask

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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 25 2009 09:29 PM Re: Answer/Ask

[quote="soupcan":jhfvmv42]A: Oh yes and oh yes! Q: Not knowing the band well at all, but hearing snippets that I like here and there, what's a good 'Death Cab For Cutie' album for me to download? On Edit: Fine - I'm a thread killer (qu'est-ce que c'est?) How about this one - Why am I always getting yelled at?[/quote:jhfvmv42] I'll tackle both. 1) "The Photo Album" or "Transatlanticism" would be good starting points. (I'm partial to "Photo Album," if only because "Why You'd Want to Live Here" is one of my favorite I-Hate-L.A. songs.) 2) Pheromones? Or maybe you make weird faces when nobody's looking, and it sets people off without their realizing it. What's the furthest you've gone/most embarrassing thing you've ever done for a freebie?

RealityChuck Sep 26 2009 07:47 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Dance, probably. What was the first baseball game you attended?

sharpie Sep 26 2009 09:02 PM Re: Answer/Ask

August 1964 (don't feel like looking up the date right now). Mets, in their first season at Shea, over the Phillies 12-4. Galen Cisco got the win. Somebody gives you tickets for the ballet and the opera, which one would you be more likely to attend?

Edgy DC Sep 26 2009 09:19 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Depends on which company and which shows and such. Ballet, probably, though. I was a Feld fan back in my New York days. My baby digs Puccini, though, so who knows. Who saved your life? How?

RealityChuck Oct 02 2009 01:19 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Two people, at the same time: George Scithers of Isaac Asmov's Science Fiction Magazine. At the lowest point of my life, he sent me a letter saying he was willing to buy a story of mine if I made a few small changes. Three rewrites later, he bought it. It helped me get through it all. The sale also had me start working on my novel. My wife Susan. My first wife had left me for another man, and I'd been unemployed for months. I ended up living at the charity of my soon-to-be-ex-grandmother-in-law. Susan helped me through it on a day-to-day basis. What popular and successful music act can't you stand to listen to?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 02 2009 01:59 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Good answers. What popular and successful music act can't you stand to listen to? A: Dave Matthews. Yawn. Wait, is he still popular and successful? Q: What's for dinner?

TransMonk Oct 02 2009 02:01 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Fish fry and alcohol. How many countries have stamped your passport?

Benjamin Grimm Oct 02 2009 02:15 PM Re: Answer/Ask

I count seven: U.S., U.K., Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Japan. David McCullough walks up to you and says he needs a subject for his next biography. He has to be American and dead for at least 30 years. Who do you choose?

MFS62 Oct 02 2009 06:40 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Joseph McCarthy When you turn on your PC (or MAC) in the morning, do you go to a particular website or check your email first? Later

soupcan Oct 02 2009 07:45 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Email, but that's pretty much just a formality because I've already gotten everything on my Crackberry. Amazing the age that we live in. What was your first concert? Who, when, where, how old were you?

sharpie Oct 02 2009 07:59 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Humble Pie at CW Post in 1972. I was 14 I think. What was the first album you bought with your own money?

Fman99 Oct 02 2009 08:40 PM Re: Answer/Ask

[quote="sharpie":2s2td5rn]Humble Pie at CW Post in 1972. I was 14 I think. What was the first album you bought with your own money?[/quote:2s2td5rn] I don't remember the first one I bought with my own money but the first CASSETTE that was mine, that I picked out and had purchased for me, was "Thriller." I was 9 years old, 1982. What is your favorite holiday of the year?

RealityChuck Oct 02 2009 08:42 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. In mono. Second was Urban Spaceman by the Bonzo Dog Band. Those two pretty much formed my musical tastes. :) What's your favorite nonfiction (and non-baseball) book?

Rockin' Doc Oct 02 2009 10:30 PM Re: Answer/Ask

My favorite holiday is Christamas without a doubt. If people would maintain the spirit of Christmas throughout the year, the world would be a better place. (IMHO) Off the top of my head, I would say that my favorite non-fiction book would be Tuesdays with Morrie. What is your favorite baseball related book?

RealityChuck Oct 03 2009 08:51 PM Re: Answer/Ask

The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book. One of the best books ever about baseball, trading cards, and life in general. What's your least favorite baseball-related book.

metsguyinmichigan Oct 06 2009 09:00 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Ahem, the only correct answer to the previous question is "Faith and Fear in Flushing," though the baseball card book you mention is indeed fantastic!!! As for the least favorite, I'd pick Peter Golonbock's "Amazin'" just because I was so disappointed in the number of errors that were just so sloppy. Q: When you buy a jersey, do you put your own name on the back or the name of a player?

Edgy DC Oct 21 2009 08:42 AM Re: Answer/Ask

No name. I feel like a number. I can't connect the voice on this song with the guy in the video performance at all. Did he really sing it? What makes you think so? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91WgM6dN ... re=channel

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 21 2009 01:31 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Saw him do it live, in a concert I reviewed during college. Even then, it looked weird-- he's one gawky, long-limbed dude. Their other songs weren't terribly groundbreaking, either, but they also weren't terrible. Of course, he kept a fisherman's hat pulled down tight throughout the show, so it's entirely possible this was a pay-no-attention-to-the-pastiche-maker-behind-the-curtain scenario. What are the worst, and the best fast-food items you've ever consumed?

Benjamin Grimm Oct 21 2009 01:36 PM Re: Answer/Ask

BEST: Chicken from Kenny Rogers Roasters WORST: A sandwich from Subway. What's the most frightened you've ever been?

Edgy DC Oct 21 2009 01:44 PM Re: Answer/Ask

[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":21u6ccpb]Saw him do it live, in a concert I reviewed during college. Even then, it looked weird-- he's one gawky, long-limbed dude. Their other songs weren't terribly groundbreaking, either, but they also weren't terrible. Of course, he kept a fisherman's hat pulled down tight throughout the show, so it's entirely possible this was a pay-no-attention-to-the-pastiche-maker-behind-the-curtain scenario. What are the worst, and the best fast-food items you've ever consumed?[/quote:21u6ccpb] Is that a yes or a no, though? I just can't see such a carefully nuanced soulful sound coming from a guy who carries himself like such a detached slacker. That's a hard-assed vocal performance to give.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 21 2009 02:17 PM Re: Answer/Ask

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":1njr3n96] What's the most frightened you've ever been?[/quote:1njr3n96] Probably, half-awake in a pitch-black tent with an animal chewing through my bag that I couldn't see in Boy Scout camp (turned out to be a relatively harmless raccoon but I didn't know that at the time). Also, the instant that toddler Lunchpail ventured behind me, into the street and the path of an oncoming pickup, necessitating a furious rescue sprint and a 0.0005-second heart attack I had every night for the next 2 months. Q: What's for dinner tonight?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 21 2009 02:45 PM Re: Answer/Ask

[quote="Edgy DC":euln3xnx][quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":euln3xnx]Saw him do it live, in a concert I reviewed during college. Even then, it looked weird-- he's one gawky, long-limbed dude. Their other songs weren't terribly groundbreaking, either, but they also weren't terrible. Of course, he kept a fisherman's hat pulled down tight throughout the show, so it's entirely possible this was a pay-no-attention-to-the-pastiche-maker-behind-the-curtain scenario. What are the worst, and the best fast-food items you've ever consumed?[/quote:euln3xnx] Is that a yes or a no, though? I just can't see such a carefully nuanced soulful sound coming from a guy who carries himself like such a detached slacker. That's a hard-assed vocal performance to give.[/quote:euln3xnx] Apparently, the slackerdom pose is empty posturing-- not unlike the lyrical-content-- and not reflective of some ethos. By all reports, he's one of those studio-perfectionist, one-man-band types like Stephen Merritt or Trent Reznor or Prince... only, you know, not as good. The album's actually pretty well-crafted, too-- at least from a pop-hooks-and-sterling-production standpoint (the lyrics are mostly overwrought, anti-corporate phillippics). An overlooked little pop record, actually. [He also seems to have parlayed one-hit-wonderness into a career behind the mixing board, like a lankier Trevor Horn.]

Fman99 Oct 21 2009 07:52 PM Re: Answer/Ask

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":n84fmk4i][quote="Benjamin Grimm":n84fmk4i] What's the most frightened you've ever been?[/quote:n84fmk4i] Probably, half-awake in a pitch-black tent with an animal chewing through my bag that I couldn't see in Boy Scout camp (turned out to be a relatively harmless raccoon but I didn't know that at the time). Also, the instant that toddler Lunchpail ventured behind me, into the street and the path of an oncoming pickup, necessitating a furious rescue sprint and a 0.0005-second heart attack I had every night for the next 2 months. Q: What's for dinner tonight?[/quote:n84fmk4i] Tonight's dinner was the classic English muffin pizzas, with turkey pepperoni. Most nights I am a bit more daring in my culinary attempts but I had a late appointment and was pressed for time. New question: What famous post-1950 pop musician who died young do you wish you would have been able to have seen mature and grow up, to see what else they had done?

MFS62 Oct 22 2009 08:41 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Jackie Wilson. How many kids show up at your door each Halloween? Later

Benjamin Grimm Oct 22 2009 08:42 AM Re: Answer/Ask

I'd say about 200. How do you feel about teenagers who show up at your door, without a costume, asking for candy?

soupcan Oct 22 2009 09:43 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Fuck 'em. There's an exchange of services agreement on Halloween: Entertain me with your costume and I will compensate you with candy. No costume, no effort = no sweet treats for you. In your daily life do you prefer using you credit card for purchases to rack up 'points' or using your debit card in an effort to avoid paying for things you can't afford?

metirish Oct 22 2009 09:51 AM Re: Answer/Ask

I use my debit card all the time, rarely do I carry cash anymore. It wasn't a conscious decision but it just happened over time. Do you like the Daily News' smaller format?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 22 2009 09:56 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Is that what happened? It got smaller? I know they were planning to transition to a space-age printing press that would allow for cleaner presentation, more colors and ad$$$, and I figured they were gettibng into it now. The sports agate looks a thousand times better. Q: What's the last thing you drank?

Benjamin Grimm Oct 22 2009 09:58 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Tea, with my morning Pop-Tarts. I'll soon be having a Coke Zero with my lunch, though. Have you laughed out loud yet today?

MFS62 Oct 22 2009 12:17 PM Re: Answer/Ask

No. But I haven't read the Yankee articles in today's NY Post yet. Do you like your bagels sliced THEN cut in half after the toppings are on it, or just sliced? Later

cooby Oct 22 2009 12:29 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Cut in half, toasted then slathered w cream cheese. And not stored with the onion bagels, thanks. What's the latest thing the neighbors say?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 22 2009 12:48 PM Re: Answer/Ask

If we upstairs people have to pay for the removal and reinstallation of our satellite dishes on the roof, you downstairs people have to pay for the water you use on the lawn. Only they said it in Polish. Q: Why? Why did I even come in today?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 22 2009 01:22 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Because daytime TV is inarguably awful. (ALT: "misplaced loyalty.") Best. Simpsons episode. Ever?

metirish Oct 22 2009 01:27 PM Re: Answer/Ask

The Monorail episode always stands out for me....Phil Hartman = brilliant......not sure if it's the best ever though....hard question Hartman sells the town a monorail , hilarity ensues , Spock regals the town with Star Trek stories and bores everyone in the process. Will Mike D'Antoni be the Knicks coach through the season?

A Boy Named Seo Oct 26 2009 03:44 PM Re: Answer/Ask

I don't know much about the Knicks, but I think D'Antoni is the guy they want when they sign LeBron or Dwight Howard or whoever next year. Funny how it seems everything the Knicks have done the last several years is put them to be in great position for next year's free agent period. I watched this thing last night on History Channel about Hitler's family and found it interesting enough to start googling Hitler's nephew, William Patrick "Willy" Hitler, and found an article that divulged two really interesting things: 1) Hitler's bloodline is alive and well in New York state today, with a set of 4 brothers born to Willy Hitler (who did change his last name after serving in the US Navy in WWII, by the way). 2) The 4 brothers took a pact to all abstain from having kids so Hitler's family line dies with them. My question is, if you found out you were descended from Adolph Hitler, what the hell would you do, if anything?

cooby Oct 27 2009 06:52 PM Re: Answer/Ask

The all time best question ever.

Edgy DC Oct 27 2009 08:56 PM Re: Answer/Ask

You know, I've been thinking about this for days, and I think cutting yourself off from the choice of reproducing for that reason is sort of giving in to the big nutcase, by suggesting that biology is destiny, that we are our bloodlines. I appreciate the gift those four men have tried to give mankind --- and there's no telling if some manaiacal cult of the future would try and recruit a descendent of mine to lend macabre credability to whatever scheme they were up to --- but [list=1:3v44cqnm][*:3v44cqnm]They're not even direct descendents of AH, but of his brother; [/*:m:3v44cqnm] [*:3v44cqnm]Isn't there a somewhat credible belief that AH started a direct bloodline with some French maiden during World War I?; and [/*:m:3v44cqnm] [*:3v44cqnm]Not for nothing, but by ending Hitler's alleged bloodline, you're ending one more Jewish bloodline as well. A thread of one, anyhow.[/*:m:3v44cqnm][/list:o:3v44cqnm] I'd change my name, to be sure. Who needs the grief? But Willy Hitler, by taking arms against Uncle Adolf's Reich, took a step toward the distinguishing of the saner members of the family as persons to be judged not for their blood, but for their character, and that seems like a good tradition to continue. "In those days people will no longer say," the prophet Jeremiah foretold, " the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'." I'd carry on, if I was so inclined, and any charitable enterprise I undertook during my life (such a short thing in the great scheme of things) would be toward the relief of those he persecuted, and the extinction of the causes he championed. And I'd teach my children to do the same, hopefully with wild success. Why end bloodlines while the lines of hatred march onward? Because march they do. ----------------- What are you waiting for? Why?

A Boy Named Seo Oct 27 2009 09:11 PM Re: Answer/Ask

All time best answer ever.

Fman99 Oct 27 2009 10:00 PM Re: Answer/Ask

And, yet, as great and eloquent as that answer is, I feel obligated to point out that Edgy has failed the "Answer/ask" nature of this thread by not posing a follow up question. BOO! Ideally, something of such inanity so as to digress from the somber tone of this previous subject, by posing something along the lines of "Do you like honey roasted peanuts?"

Fman99 Oct 27 2009 10:05 PM Re: Answer/Ask

[quote="Fman99":1hporfzz]And, yet, as great and eloquent as that answer is, I feel obligated to point out that Edgy has failed the "Answer/ask" nature of this thread by not posing a follow up question. BOO! Ideally, something of such inanity so as to digress from the somber tone of this previous subject, by posing something along the lines of "Do you like honey roasted peanuts?"[/quote:1hporfzz] OE: Scratch that. I didn't see it at first. The answer is, I am waiting to go home as I am in Texas for work this week. Question: Best way to enjoy a peanut: salted? honey roasted? on a sundae? As a variant of peanut butter perhaps?

themetfairy Oct 28 2009 05:40 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Unshelled, at a Mets game. What superhero power would be the most helpful to have as part of your mundane, everyday life?

TheOldMole Oct 28 2009 11:29 AM Re: Answer/Ask

That's a really interesting question, but I think for your mundane everyday life it would be super speed. What would be the one you'd choose first if you wanted to change your mundane everyday life?

Benjamin Grimm Oct 28 2009 11:33 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Flight. Especially if it comes with the ability to flame on like the Human Torch. How closely will you be following the World Series this year?

Edgy DC Oct 28 2009 11:41 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Ominipotence is the easy answer, but too easy. You know, it's the flava of the power is what makes the lifestyle fun. And that's why I would like the Superhuman Ability to Telepathically Communicate with and Control the Non-Human Animal Kingdom. "Utley swings. It's a grounder in the hole. Jeter gathers it and sets. And he's SPONTANEOUSLY COVERED WITH THOUSANDS OF COCKROACHES! THEY SEEMED TO SUDDENLY COME FROM NOWHERE AND EVERYWHERE!! OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS I'VE SEEN... DEREK IS ROLLING AROUND AND SCREAMING AND A-ROD WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM!" ____________ How about that last time you wore some gender-inappropriate clothing?

TheOldMole Oct 28 2009 11:59 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Not wildly inappropriate, but this weekend we were sharing a motel room with my stepdaughter and grandson, and we had forgotten to bring any pajamas for me, so I wore my wife's. It's the World Series. I'll be following it. What sport will you be following next?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 28 2009 01:58 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Football, and I'm already there. Although I have to admit it gets more difficult as more and more tau-protein/CTE revelations squirm out into the light of day. What's the worst thing you've ever done to a work subordinate?

Edgy DC Oct 28 2009 01:59 PM Re: Answer/Ask

That's a good question, for somebody else. I'm not sure I've ever had a work subordinate.