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Edgy MD Jun 04 2013 09:32 AM

I ask for a top ten, you reply with your ranking, and then ask for another top ten. Keep in mind, you can ask for a variant number. Top gayish regular game show guests (a past NBF topic) may or may not be limited to five. Discussion welcome, but keep it moving by finishing your list by asking for another. Top ten robots/androids on the big and small screen?

m.e.t.b.o.t. Jun 04 2013 09:42 AM Re: Top Ten

10. fembots 9. rosie 8. robbie the robot 7. k.i.t.t. 6. optimus prime 5. wall-e 4. johnny five 3. terminator t-800 2. data 1. r2-d2 m.e.t.b.o.t. desires input regarding the ten best alter-egos of all time.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2013 09:48 AM Re: Top Ten

Nice!

Benjamin Grimm Jun 04 2013 09:51 AM Re: Top Ten

Geoff Peterson would have made my list.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2013 10:04 AM Re: Top Ten

Staying out of the realm of ficiton. (Well they're all fictional, but they have a real-life ego, too.): 10. Buster Pointdester 9. The Crockefeller 8. Geraldine 7. KISS 6. Henry V, wandering among his men on the eve of battle 5. Tony Plush 4. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band 3. Richard Bachman 2. The Chevalier d'Eon 1. Ziggy Stardust Top ten elements of the Periodic table?

Edgy MD Jun 04 2013 10:07 AM Re: Top Ten

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Geoff Peterson would have made my list. Robot would have made mine, but a fine volley nonetheless.

TransMonk Jun 04 2013 10:10 AM Re: Top Ten

Edgy MD wrote: Top ten elements of the Periodic table? Speaking as a human: 10. Magnesium 9. Sodium 8. Sulfur 7. Potassium 6. Phosphorus 5. Calcium 4. Nitrogen 3. Hydrogen 2. Carbon 1. Oxygen Top 10 MTV-era music videos?

Fman99 Jun 04 2013 10:17 AM Re: Top Ten

10. Rio, Duran Duran 9. Billie Jean, Michael Jackson 8. Money for Nothing, Dire Straits 7. When Doves Cry, Prince 6. Express Yourself, Madonna 5. You Might Think, the Cars 4. Sledgehammer, Peter Gabriel 3. Take on Me, a-Ha 2. Land of Confusion, Genesis 1. Hot for Teacher, Van Halen Top ten 1960's sexy female TV stars?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 04 2013 10:37 AM Re: Top Ten

10. The Girls Petticoat Junction 9. Diana Rigg, The Avengers 8. Anne Frances, Honey West 7. Tina Louise, Gilligan's Island 6. Elizabeth Montgomery, Bewitched 5. Dawn Wells, GI 4. Marlo Thomas, That Girl 3. Barbara Eden, I Dream Of Jeannie 2. Julie Newmar, Batman 1. Peggy Lipton, Mod Squad Speaking of finger-licking good... give me the top ten finger foods of all time.

RealityChuck Jun 04 2013 01:40 PM Re: Top Ten

10. Popcorn 9. Pita chips & hummus 8. apples 7. Laughing cow cheese 6. Taco chips & salsa 5. peanuts (in the shell) 4. Spanakopita 3. French Fries 2. Potato Chips 1. Bacon-wrapped scallops Movies you wouldn't be caught dead seeing again.

soupcan Jun 04 2013 02:05 PM Re: Top Ten

10. The DaVinci Code 9. Superman III 8. Rocky IV 7. Rocky V 6. Jaws 3D 5. Alien vs. Predator 4. Halloween III: Season of the Witch 3. Barney's Great Adventure 2. Gnomeo & Juliet 1. Shark Boy & Lava Girl Yes, I have seen them all. Top Ten Pairs Of Sneakers That You Have Owned.

Frayed Knot Jun 04 2013 02:08 PM Re: Top Ten

10. The DaVinci Code 9. Superman III 8. Rocky IV 7. Rocky V 6. Jaws 3D 5. Alien vs. Predator 4. Halloween III: Season of the Witch 3. Barney's Great Adventure 2. Gnomeo & Juliet 1. Shark Boy & Lava Girl I wouldn't have been caught dead seeing any of those the first time!!

Edgy MD Jun 04 2013 02:13 PM Re: Top Ten

Gnomeo & Juliet? How many beers? I'll leave the jive-to-my-sneakers question to a more active athlete than myself.

Zvon Jun 04 2013 02:15 PM Re: Top Ten

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: 10. The Girls Petticoat Junction 9. Diana Rigg, The Avengers 8. Anne Frances, Honey West 7. Tina Louise, Gilligan's Island 6. Elizabeth Montgomery, Bewitched 5. Dawn Wells, GI 4. Marlo Thomas, That Girl 3. Barbara Eden, I Dream Of Jeannie 2. Julie Newmar, Batman 1. Peggy Lipton, Mod Squad Speaking of finger-licking good... give me the top ten finger foods of all time. I'll need ten minutes alone with this list.

soupcan Jun 04 2013 02:46 PM Re: Top Ten

Edgy MD wrote: Gnomeo & Juliet? How many beers? I'll leave the jive-to-my-sneakers question to a more active athlete than myself. No beers, but 2 kids. The sneakers question was less about useful gear and more about stylish/cool. Like for instance when you were a kid, Pro-Keds, etc.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 04 2013 02:51 PM Re: Top Ten

I have to say, that question surprised me. To me, it's like asking me to list my ten favorite pairs of socks. Or my ten favorite toothbrushes.

Ceetar Jun 04 2013 02:55 PM Re: Top Ten

soupcan wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Gnomeo & Juliet? How many beers? I'll leave the jive-to-my-sneakers question to a more active athlete than myself. No beers, but 2 kids. The sneakers question was less about useful gear and more about stylish/cool. Like for instance when you were a kid, Pro-Keds, etc.

Swan Swan H Jun 04 2013 02:58 PM Re: Top Ten

10. Adidas Samba 9. Adidas Campus 8. Adidas Superstar (Shell toe) 7. Asics Gel Kanbarra 6. Pro-Keds white canvas high-top 5. P.F. Flyer while low-top 4. Converse Chuck Taylor low-top 3. Puma Suede 2. Converse Chuck Taylor high-top (I have had white, black and blue) 1. Converse Nylon/Suede trainer (which used to be my avatar on this board) Top 10 t-shirts you own

Edgy MD Jun 04 2013 02:59 PM Re: Top Ten

OK 10. Tretorn running shoes 9. Tiger raquetball shoes. 8. Asics wrestling shoes. (Like I wrestled!) 8. Puma Clydes 7. Adidas Superstars. 6. A pair of plaid dancing sneaks I wear now. 5. Some tennis skids that I laced with multi-colors back in high school in the nu wave era when we celebrated heterogayness. 4. A black pair that doubled as formal shoes I wore to work regularly from 2008-2010. 3. A pair of suede shoes with sneaker soles that got me flagged during gym in 1977 for not wearing sneakers, until I showed them the soles and Tommy Cushing argued to the teacher that, yeah, these should qualfiy as sneakers. 2. White Chuck Taylor high-tops with bands written in ball point pen all over them. College. 1. Black Chuck Taylor high-tops in college. Wore them through intermural sports until I had to duct tape them together. Became embarassing. Boo! Beaten to the punch. Tee-shirts it is.

Ceetar Jun 04 2013 03:06 PM Re: Top Ten

Top 10 t-shirts you own 1. Solid blue, reads "Mike's Shirt" 2. David Wright #5 black Shirtsey. 3. Blue Dickey #43 Shirtsey. 4. David Wright #4 2009 WBC shirt. 5. Reyes #7 Yellow 2006 ASG shirt. 6. Peter Cotton Ale shirt. 7. Black shirt reads: "There are 10 types of people in the world: Those that understand binary, and those that don't." 8. Shea final season shirt with home run apple. 9. Sam Adams Longshot Home Brewer shirt. 10. Dr Who "People think that time is a strict progression of cause to effect when actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's actually a big ball of wibbly wobbly, timey wimey...stuff." shirt. Top ten restaurants you enjoy(ed) eating at?

seawolf17 Jun 04 2013 04:53 PM Re: Top Ten

Nuts. I wanted the shirt question. From oldest to most recent: 10. Emilio's/Branchinelli's in Commack/Hauppauge (COMING SOON TO MILLER PLACE, TOO!) 9. Walter's Hot Dogs & Ice Cream, late of Commack, still of Mamaroneck 8. The Hub in Geneseo (now defunct) 7. Pizza Paul's in Geneseo (Some say Mama Mia's. Some are wrong.) 6. Minnehan's, Livonia (ah, college) 5. Nick Tahou Hots, Rochester 4. Baja Grill, Smithtown (our first "regular" place) 3. Frank Pepe's 2. Blackie's, Waterbury, CT 1. Beers, Burgers, & Desserts (opening hopefully very soon) Ten favorite musical "solo artists" of all time.

Frayed Knot Jun 04 2013 06:08 PM Re: Top Ten

Black shirt reads: "There are 10 types of people in the world: Those that understand binary, and those that don't." Now that's funny.

RealityChuck Jun 04 2013 06:11 PM Re: Top Ten

10. Donovan 9. Janis Joplin 8. Taj Mahal 7. Bob Dylan 6. Van Morrison 5. Robert Johnson 4. Emitt Rhodes 3. Joni Mitchell 2. Lyle Lovett 1. Loudon Wainwright III Top ten soft drinks.

metsmarathon Jun 04 2013 06:44 PM Re: Top Ten

what, no reebok pump!? what nonsense is this? freakin' oldsters... i'd love taking a stab at that t-shirt question, but i think a few too many of them would have the word 'marathon'

metsmarathon Jun 04 2013 06:56 PM Re: Top Ten

top ten soft drinks: 10. tab. it simply has to make the list. i'm not even sure if i've ever had it. maybe once in 1985, but i probably wasn't allowed to. 9. i used to love sprite. now i realize there's really no point. my more mature taste buds might currently prefer 7up, but i'm not sure. 8. pepsi on a cold day. not on a summer day. that's what coke is for. 7. rc draft cola. i fell in love with this in college, and haven't seen it since. it was very good, iirc. 6. pomegranate seltzer 5. stewarts key lime 4. dr pepper 3. cherry coke 2. coca cola on a summer day 1. good old fashioned root beer, preferably floating a scoop of vanilla ice cream. i'm sure i could have put in some more obscure soft drinks, but the mass-market ones come most freely to mind. i also could certianly have tapped into the non-carbonated, much wider definition of soft drink, but... eh... those aren't really soft drinks. top ten non-craft non-microbrew beers. the best stuff from the big brewers. you know what i mean.

Frayed Knot Jun 04 2013 07:06 PM Re: Top Ten

10. tab. it simply has to make the list. i'm not even sure if i've ever had it. maybe once in 1985, but i probably wasn't allowed to. That stuff was disgusting. Not only that but if you drank it you were a girl. The question of the moment remains this one: top ten non-craft non-microbrew beers. the best stuff from the big brewers. you know what i mean.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 04 2013 08:10 PM Re: Top Ten

Oh, Soupy.... If you can't enjoy Rocky IV on some level, oh Child of the '80s, I don't know what to do for you. Anyway, big-brewer beers? Like, domestic? This'll be tough. 10. Coors Banquet 9. Beck's Sapphire 8. Blue Moon 7. Coors Batch 19 (stronger/more hoppy than you'd expect from a MillerCoors thang) 6. Beck's 5. Budweiser Black Crown (surprisingly full-bodied, considering the source) 4. A-B ShockTop 3. Yuengling Lager 2. Sam Adams Boston Lager 1. Guinness (I cheated) Top ten kids' names you'd love to have given your kids, but weren't quite bold enough/stoned enough to try.

Swan Swan H Jun 04 2013 08:36 PM Re: Top Ten

10, 9. Danny and Sandy 8. Jackson 7. Phred 6. Bailey 5. Elliott 4. Gordon 3. Egon 2. A.J. (initials only - my wife insisted on actual names) 1. Ellery Top 10 live events you have attended (but not participated in)

MFS62 Jun 04 2013 09:27 PM Re: Top Ten

RealityChuck wrote: 10. Donovan 9. Janis Joplin 8. Taj Mahal 7. Bob Dylan 6. Van Morrison 5. Robert Johnson 4. Emitt Rhodes 3. Joni Mitchell 2. Lyle Lovett 1. Loudon Wainwright III Top ten soft drinks. Considering the number of home runs he hit leading off a game, Rickey Henderson should be on any list of top 10 solo artists. Back to the last question. Later

Ceetar Jun 05 2013 04:59 AM Re: Top Ten

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Oh, Soupy.... If you can't enjoy Rocky IV on some level, oh Child of the '80s, I don't know what to do for you. Anyway, big-brewer beers? Like, domestic? This'll be tough. 10. Coors Banquet 9. Beck's Sapphire 8. Blue Moon 7. Coors Batch 19 (stronger/more hoppy than you'd expect from a MillerCoors thang) 6. Beck's 5. Budweiser Black Crown (surprisingly full-bodied, considering the source) 4. A-B ShockTop 3. Yuengling Lager 2. Sam Adams Boston Lager 1. Guinness (I cheated) needed to sneak some Leinenkugel in here I think. That might have rounded out the list.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 05 2013 06:35 AM Re: Top Ten

I was going back and forth on whether that was a cheat... then included Guinness, anyway. But, yeah, I'd take a Leinie somewhere in the middle, there, just below Yuengling.

Mets – Willets Point Jun 05 2013 08:39 AM Re: Top Ten

Swan Swan H wrote: Top 10 live events you have attended (but not participated in) Need some clarification. Is this meant to be concerts, play, sporting events, et al that one watched as a spectator? (Reminds me of fellow who once posted a list of the top 10 Mets games he'd ever attended).

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 05 2013 08:53 AM Re: Top Ten

In his sig line! I think that was avi.

Mets – Willets Point Jun 05 2013 08:59 AM Re: Top Ten

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: In his sig line! I think that was avi. Yup, that was Avi.

Ceetar Jun 05 2013 09:07 AM Re: Top Ten

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: Top 10 live events you have attended (but not participated in) Need some clarification. Is this meant to be concerts, play, sporting events, et al that one watched as a spectator? (Reminds me of fellow who once posted a list of the top 10 Mets games he'd ever attended). births? weddings? hangings?

Benjamin Grimm Jun 05 2013 09:13 AM Re: Top Ten

Maybe we should make a list of the Top Ten interpretations of Swan Swan H's request.

Edgy MD Jun 05 2013 09:19 AM Re: Top Ten

It's true. I imagine Fman's top ten live events would all involve senators' daughters and broom closets, which were all live no matter how large or small the audience.

Swan Swan H Jun 05 2013 09:28 AM Re: Top Ten

The minute I saw Edgy's first post in this thread I thought of avi. It was just before my time in the 'Pool, and might have even happened on another board that predated this one, but the repercussions were still in the air when I joined up. I was thinking, as Willets put it, concerts, plays, sporting events, et al that one watched as a spectator, but if your cousin's wedding at which you were merely a fanny in the pew became memorable for some reason (a 'Graduate' moment, gunfire, mass projectile vomiting due to bad shrimp in the cocktail hour), please go right ahead.

Vic Sage Jun 05 2013 10:28 AM Re: Top Ten

10. Frank Zappa at Stony Brook University / 1982-3 9. March on Washington (U.S. out of El Salvador) / 82-83 8. SD Comicon / 1996 7. I-Con II/SBU / 1983 6. Tony Awards / 2007 5. Memorial Service for Arthur Miller / 2005 4. Buster Poindexter / Bottom Line, 1987 3. Gilbert Gottfried / Beacon Theater , New Years Eve 1989-90 2. Jethro Tull / MSG, 1979 1. Game 3, 1986 NL Playoffs top 10 superhero movies

RealityChuck Jun 05 2013 12:56 PM Re: Top Ten

10. Daredevil 9. Condorman 8. Batman Begins 7. Swamp Thing 6. Spider-Man 5. Avengers 4. Superman (Christopher Reeve) 3. Spider-Man 2 2. Batman (Tim Burton version) 1. The Dark Knight Top Ten favorite classical music pieces.

sharpie Jun 06 2013 07:10 AM Re: Top Ten

10. Pathetique Symphony: Tchaikovsky 9. Goldberg Variations: Bach 8. String Quartets: Shostakovich 7. Pictures at an Exhibition: Mussorgsky 6. Carmina Burani: Orff 5. 3rd Symphony: Gorecki 4. 1st Symphony: Sibelius 3. Rite of Spring: Stravinsky 2. 1st Symphony: Mahler 1. 9th Symphony: Beethoven Ten funniest songs (excluding any children's songs)

RealityChuck Jun 06 2013 07:51 AM Re: Top Ten

10. Mother's Lament -- Cream 9. My Pink Half of the Drainpipe -- Bonzo Dog Band 8. Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold -- Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band 7. Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah -- Allan Sherman 6. We Are the Nowtones -- Blotto [youtube:2ww2czi1]rnwZGGV0rX8[/youtube:2ww2czi1] 5. Look Out, There's a Monster Coming -- Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band 4. My Old Town -- Tom Lehrer 3. Cocktails for Two -- Spike Jones 2. Poisoning the Pigeons in the Park -- Tom Lehrer 1. The Intro and the Outro -- Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band I could fill this with just the Bonzos and Tom Lehrer, and I left out songs from Broadway musicals like "Those Were the Good Old Days" or "Ya Got Trouble." Top Ten sad songs.

Edgy MD Jun 06 2013 07:55 AM Re: Top Ten

10. "Rock-it" --- Herbie Hancock 9. "Twist & Shout" --- Beatles 8. "High Plains Drifiter" --- The Beastie Boys 7. "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" --- Pogues 6. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" --- The Proclaimers 5. "Beans and Cornbread" --- Louis Jordan 4. "Wunderbar" --- Tenpole Tudor 3. "Then I Met You" --- The Proclaimers 2. "I Want You to Want Me" --- The Trick 1. "Nemesis" Shriekback (TOO LATE! And no overlap with Chuck, though I did weigh some Spike J. songs.)

MFS62 Jun 06 2013 07:59 AM Re: Top Ten

Too late, too, for funniest songs. (A guy came to work on my house). This was my #1: (The Limelighter version) http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8 ... dear&type= Back to the last question. Wasn't that about favorite Jersey Turnpike reststops? That's like asking which of Dante's circles you prefer. Later

Vic Sage Jun 06 2013 09:32 AM Re: Top Ten

sad songs: One for my baby (Sinatra) Send in the clowns (Sondheim) Crying (Orbison) Everybody Hurts (REM) Mad World (Donnie Darko) No Surprises (Amanda Palmer) Tears in Heaven (Clapton, acoustic version) Vincent (Don McLean) Hurt (Johnny Cash) Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) Top rock star deaths ---

Edgy MD Jun 06 2013 11:08 AM Re: Top Ten

Well, um, for drama? For dignity? For irony? 10. Roy Orbison, for going out with a ponytail. 9. Otis Redding, for leaving behind a pretty-but-damned-enigmatic song as a soon-to-be-releaed (just-released?) epitaph. 8. Warren Zevon, for giving his final lap the reflection his life as a fighter needed. 7. Darrell "Dimebag" Worrell, despite his crazy-assed music, for buying it on stage. 6. Marvin Gaye, because no amount of fame makes you immune to the human needs and risks of domestic life. 5. Philip Charles "Snakefinger" Lithman --- his heart gave it up on stage. 4. Hank Williams, for spending it all on the road. 3. Lennon, for buying it in front of his home in the midst of comeback, symbolizing that he had reconciled his Beatleness with his desire to be a human person too. 2. Ricky Wilson, for finishing my favorite B-52s album before he left, without tellling the rest of the band he was dying, and for teaching Keith Strickland his guitar sound before cashing in his chips. 1. Harrison, who planned a good part of his life for leaving his body on his own terms and he did. Top ten rest stops and service plazas on the New Jersey Turnpike? (Feel free to stop at five or so.)

Mets – Willets Point Jun 06 2013 11:35 AM Re: Top Ten

There's only 12 of them, so I'm listing the top 5 based on how interesting I find the person that it is named for. 1. Molly Pitcher (for some reason we always stopped at this one on my childhood family trips) 2. Clara Barton 3. Walt Whitman 4. John Fenwick 5. J. Fenimore Cooper 10 great songs and the bands/artists that should do a cover version of that song.

Gwreck Jun 06 2013 11:50 AM Re: Top Ten Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 06 2013 11:52 AM

Reach Out, I'll Be There (Temptations) - should be covered by Sharon Jones and Dap-Kings Band on the Run (Wings) - should be covered by the Foo Fighters Ultraviolet (Light My Way) (U2) - should be covered by Arcade Fire Somebody Got Murdered (Clash) - should be covered by Bruce Springsteen You Get What You Give (The New Radicals) - should be covered by My Morning Jacket Suicide Blonde (INXS) - should be covered by the Killers I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man (Prince) should be covered by Florence and the Machine Hollywood Nights (Bob Seger) - should be covered by the Gaslight Anthem Sharp Dressed Man (ZZ Top) - should be covered by Justin Timberlake Under Pressure (Bowie/Queen) - should be covered by the Roots/Elvis Costello on their upcoming tour --- Top 10 cities that you've visited and would never go back to voluntarily:

Edgy MD Jun 06 2013 11:52 AM Re: Top Ten

That's some answerin'.

Gwreck Jun 06 2013 11:54 AM Re: Top Ten

Edgy MD wrote: That's some answerin'. I will admit to spending time considering that very question and had a couple of those answers running around my head before the question was asked.

Mets – Willets Point Jun 06 2013 12:41 PM Re: Top Ten

I'd buy that album.

MFS62 Jun 06 2013 01:21 PM Re: Top Ten

You'd have to drag me back to: Scranton, PA. Omaha, Neb. Portland, OR Frankfurt, Germany (other than the Goethe Haus, downtown looks like Cleveland) Cleveland, OH Binghamton, NY Georgetown, SC (home of the rice museum - yes the crop, but the place smells) Columbia, SC Owensboro, KY Dayton, OH What places haven't you visited, but would like to? Lter

RealityChuck Jun 06 2013 01:26 PM Re: Top Ten

10. St. Petersburg, Russia 9. Rome 8. Athens 7. Vicksburg 6. Shiloh Battlefield 5. Taj Mahal 4. Grand Canyon 3. Great Wall of China 2. Victoria Falls 1. Verdun Ten things you've lost that you wish you had back.

Vic Sage Jun 06 2013 01:53 PM Re: Top Ten

the wallet i left on Metro North the flowers i got for my my wife that i left on Metro North the eye-glasses i lost in 7th grade that made my dad so angry my original comic book collection (sold and given away, not actually lost, but i do want it back) my dog, midnight, who i grew up with and who we eventually lost at the age of 17. the sharpness of my sight my memory my hair my innocence my youth top 10 wedding songs (best songs for that first dance with your new spouse)

seawolf17 Jun 07 2013 10:56 AM Re: Top Ten

Gwreck wrote: Band on the Run (Wings) - should be covered by the Foo Fighters Been there, did that. [youtube]DSIUrba-aoc[/youtube] Off a really incredible record put out by the BBC a few years ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_1_Established_1967

Swan Swan H Jun 07 2013 11:48 AM Re: Top Ten

Wedding songs: 10. Longer - Dan Fogelberg (which I have to include, since it was my wedding song) 9. Twelfth of Never - Johnny Mathis 8. One Hand, One Heart (from West Side Story) 7. Fields of Gold - Sting (but if it's a DJ, play the Eva Cassidy cover) 6. As Time Goes By - from Casablanca 5. The Book of Love - Magnetic Fields 4. Here, There and Everywhere - Beatles 3. Lovesong - The Cure 2. Let's Stay Together - Al Green 1. The Luckiest - Ben Folds Top 10 Baseball Nicknames

Frayed Knot Jun 07 2013 01:18 PM Re: Top Ten Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 07 2013 02:44 PM

Modecai Peter Centennial ‘Three Finger’ Brown Walter ‘The Big Train’ Johnson (Wilmer) Vinegar Bend Mizell Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson (Anthony) ‘Razor’ Shines George ‘Highpockets’ Kelly John ‘Blue Moon’ Odom Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee Larvell ‘Sugar Bear’ Blanks oe: Razor is a middle name used as a first name which sounds like a nickname -- so if that one is ineligible by the committee then we'll replace it with Frank 'Home Run' Baker. Let's hear your Top Ten deaths in Godfather movies

Edgy MD Jun 07 2013 01:32 PM Re: Top Ten

Pretty sure "Razor" ain't no nickname.

Edgy MD Jun 07 2013 01:41 PM Re: Top Ten

Oh, and thank you for the Foo Fighters link.

Swan Swan H Jun 07 2013 02:11 PM Re: Top Ten

My favorite baseball nickname is the one the Orioles hung on noted loon Don Stanhouse - Stan the Man Unusual.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 07 2013 02:40 PM Re: Top Ten

10. Don Fanucci (by Vito) 9. Carlo 7. Appollonia 6. Sonny 5. Fredo 4. Vito Corleone 3. The Horse 2. Sollozzo/Captain McCluskey in the restaurant 1. Barzini/Tartaglia/Moe Greene/other Five Families dudes during the Christening Ten movies you saw and thought were great, but will likely never watch again.

Edgy MD Jun 10 2013 04:19 PM Re: Top Ten

Is it the ambiguity of the "best"-ness in this question that brought the thread to a halt?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 10 2013 08:15 PM Re: Top Ten

I was thinking, in any order, or whatever order makes sense to the beholder. But instead, let's go: Top Ten Coolest Athletes*, All-Time *Not necessarily in terms of on-field ability

Edgy MD Jun 10 2013 10:30 PM Re: Top Ten

Hmm, I had a similar thing in mind. 10. John Riggins 9. Tsuyoshi Shinjyo 8. Spencer Haywood 7. Chuck Conners 6. King Kelly 5. Dr. J. 4. Bob Gibson 3. Johan Cruyff 2. Shun Fujimoto 1. Jim Thorpe What would be the top ten streets in lower Manhattan?

MFS62 Jun 11 2013 08:55 AM Re: Top Ten

Avenue B Canal Pell Mott Lower Broadway Bleeker Trinity Place Nassau Mulberry Wall Top 10 things to see at the Mseum of Natural History. Later

Mets – Willets Point Jun 11 2013 08:58 AM Re: Top Ten

If I'd made the list I would've included Stuyvesant Street if only because it is the only street in Manhattan that runs on a true East-West axis.

Edgy MD Jun 11 2013 09:02 AM Re: Top Ten

I would have included West 4th just because YEAH! And, I don't know where I should have added him, but Vida Blue was way cool.

Ceetar Jun 11 2013 09:06 AM Re: Top Ten

No South Street or Gay Street? Fulton? Houston?

Edgy MD Jun 11 2013 09:07 AM Re: Top Ten

Houston, because YEAH!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 11 2013 11:42 PM Re: Top Ten

Also, it may be an obvious choice, and it's hard to argue with guys like Dr. J and Cruyff... but whither Clyde, bro? Anyway, AMNH? 10. Hall of Minerals 9. Giant Sequoia Slice 8. Hall of Planet Earth 7. Cosmic History Ramp 6. North American Mammals 5. African Mammals (2 floors with elephants) 4. Hall of Biodiversity 3. Dinosaurs con Triceratops/Stegosaurus 2. Dinosaurs con Tyrannosaurus Rex/Apatosaurus 1. Hall of Ocean Life Most underrated pop songs/artists, 1960-present?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 12 2013 12:04 AM Re: Top Ten

10. Any Trouble 9. Ian Hunter 8. Devo 7. Francis Dunnery 6. Robyn Hitchcock 5. Sparks 4. Springsteen's "Lucky Town" 3. The Go-Betweens 2. Pete Townshend's "White City" 1. Jonathan Richman Top 10 Mexican people or things

sharpie Jun 12 2013 07:14 AM Re: Top Ten

Enchiladas Salma Hayek Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera The mariachi horns on "Ring of Fire" Montezuma Tequila Ritchie Valens Fernando Valenzuela Pancho Villa Zapata Top 10 Canadian people or things

Swan Swan H Jun 12 2013 07:22 AM Re: Top Ten

Going with 12, due to the exchange rate 12. Moxy Fruvous 11. The Canadian side of Niagara Falls 10. Barenaked Ladies 9. Smoked meat 8. Leonard Cohen 7. Tim Horton's 6. Diana Krall 5. Oh Canada 4. Neil Young 3. Great Big Sea 2. Poutine 1. Joni Mitchell Top 10 ways to eat beef

batmagadanleadoff Jun 12 2013 10:00 AM Re: Top Ten

Also, it may be an obvious choice, and it's hard to argue with guys like Dr. J and Cruyff... but whither Clyde, bro? First guy I thought of. And this guy: Because nothing was cooler than 1970's Fila. Honorable mention to this gaucho: Self-explanatory video: [youtube]9qv0YS1wHoQ[/youtube]

Edgy MD Jun 12 2013 10:06 AM Re: Top Ten

Hey, man, there's a lot of cool dudes in sports. In retrospect, you're surely correct, but I had to sort through a hyooj database. I gave you two uber cool 1970s NBA players, and while neither had the sartorial splendor (simultaneously overstated and understated) of Clyde, nor a nickname as laid-back as "The Glide," one of them re-invented the game and the other married and impregnated Iman, which are two cool things to do. I tackled the assignment as best as I could and I stand by my work.

batmagadanleadoff Jun 12 2013 10:28 AM Re: Top Ten

Edgy MD wrote: Hey, man, there's a lot of cool dudes in sports. In retrospect, you're surely correct, but I had to sort through a hyooj database. I gave you two uber cool 1970s NBA players, and while neither had the sartorial splendor (simultaneously overstated and understated) of Clyde, nor a nickname as laid-back as "The Glide," one of them re-invented the game and the other married and impregnated Iman, which are two cool things to do. I tackled the assignment as best as I could and I stand by my work. You did good. But your list needed to go to 11, that's all.

metsmarathon Jun 12 2013 12:07 PM Re: Top Ten

sharpie wrote: Zapata viva!

Edgy MD Jun 17 2013 01:10 PM Re: Top Ten

Swan Swan H wrote: Going with 12, due to the exchange rate 12. Moxy Fruvous 11. The Canadian side of Niagara Falls 10. Barenaked Ladies 9. Smoked meat 8. Leonard Cohen 7. Tim Horton's 6. Diana Krall 5. Oh Canada 4. Neil Young 3. Great Big Sea 2. Poutine 1. Joni Mitchell Top 10 ways to eat beef We're stuck at ways to eat beef. Where's the freaking beef?

Mets – Willets Point Jun 17 2013 01:28 PM Re: Top Ten

Seems like something Fman could answer.

Ceetar Jun 17 2013 01:43 PM Re: Top Ten

Edgy MD wrote: Top 10 ways to eat beef We're stuck at ways to eat beef. Where's the freaking beef?

Fine.

1. Raw. Like Beef Tartar, which is rather risky to try for the first time in the middle of nowhere Germany while visiting your father-in-law's German speaking family with your wife.
2. On a stick.
3. Mishmash'd into a meatloaf.
4. Out of the hot dog vendor's container at Citi Field
5. Hamburgers off a grill in the backyard.
6. Hibachi'd
7. Seasoned in tacos
8. Baked into Shepard's Pie
9. BBQ'd and pulled.
10. Steak'd


Top 10 places you often want a beer but suspect it'd be frowned upon by others.

Mets – Willets Point Jun 17 2013 02:03 PM Re: Top Ten

1. Work 2. Church 3. Subway 4. Bus 5. Biking 6. Playground 7. Day care center 8. Out of Karen Gillan's navel 9. Volunteering at the soup kitchen 10. AA meetings 10 songs that make you want to dance.

metsmarathon Jun 17 2013 02:09 PM Re: Top Ten

10. church 9. funerals 8. in class 7. during a run 6. at the playground 4. pushing my kid down the street in his stroller 3. in my cubicle 2. in a conference room at work 1. in traffic if you were having a(nother) kid, what are the top ten names you'd be picking from? OE: DAMN!

Benjamin Grimm Jun 17 2013 02:39 PM Re: Top Ten

Hah! At first I thought you were saying that funerals make you want to dance!

Swan Swan H Jun 19 2013 01:21 PM Re: Top Ten

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Hah! At first I thought you were saying that funerals make you want to dance! I'm going with the songs that make me want to dance. The next thing I'll have to name is the replacement for the oldest cat. 10. Party Out of Bounds - B-52s 9. Eddie's Concubine - Eddie From Ohio 8. Ripple - The Grateful Dead (more of a sway around the room) 7. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes 6. The One I Love - R.E.M. 5. The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground 4. Little Red Corvette - Prince 3. I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles 2. The Look of Love - Diana Krall (slow dance, that is) 1. Mari-Mac - Great Big Sea Top10 musical acts with colors in their name (after the WFUV question of the day today. Or maybe yesterday)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 19 2013 06:05 PM Re: Top Ten

10. Black Flag 9. King Crimson 8. Deep Purple 7. Black Keys 6. Black Sabbath 5. Blondie 4. Pink Floyd 3. Cream 2. White Stripes 1. James Brown and the JBs Top ten ways you'd like to leave this mortal coil?

Vic Sage Jun 20 2013 09:23 AM Re: Top Ten

10) launched at the moon by an interplanetary cannon, like the Melies film 9) crushed by rubble as Adam Warlock defends the city from Thanos 8) executed for assassinating Henry Paulson and blowing up Goldman Sachs 7) licked to death by puppies 6) Crushed by an alien spaceship 5) mutual suicide pact with Rush Limbaugh 4) going back in time and blowing up Hitler, just before the SS shot me 3) paying a hitman to shoot me in the head, one behind the ear, so my family got a huge insurance payoff 2) in my sleep, age 100 1) Heart attack at the moment of climax while fucking Scarlett Johannsen top 10 people you wouldn't mind if you died while fucking:

Mets – Willets Point Jun 20 2013 10:02 AM Re: Top Ten

Vic Sage wrote: 5) mutual suicide pact with Rush Limbaugh Oh, but you have to back out at the last second on that one.

Fman99 Jun 20 2013 10:22 AM Re: Top Ten

Top 10 "Died While Fucking" List. Time-frame specific. And no, I haven't given this an unreasonable amount of thought. 10. Queen Elizabeth (timeless, I'd put it in her Royal Hindness) 9. Jennifer Aniston (season 1 of "Friends" era) 8. Elizabeth Shue ("Karate Kid" era) 7. Nicole Kidman ("To Die For" era) 6. Charlize Theron ("The Devil's Advocate" era, before Pacino slices her up with his mind and turns her brain to mush, and then maybe once more after that) 5. Natalie Portman ("Phantom Menace" era) 4. Sandra Bullock ("A Time to Kill" era) 3. Dawn Wells/Tina Louise, 1965 or so (package deal only) 2. Marilyn Monroe ("Some Like it Hot" era, obviously) 1. Bea Arthur (anal only, because I suspect maybe she had a big rig) Top ten ways to top pasta?

Edgy MD Jun 20 2013 12:46 PM Re: Top Ten

10. Garlic and mushroom red sauce. 9. Arrabiata. 8. Gorgonzola and mushroom sauce. 7. Alfedo sauce. 6. Sun-dried tomato pesto. 5. Vodka sauce. 4. Olive tapenade. 3. Green pesto with the pignoli. 2. Classic fazul. 1. Garlic and basil pesto. Ten funniest people from Canada?

Vic Sage Jun 20 2013 01:50 PM Re: Top Ten

SNL: Dan Aykroyd Phil Hartman Martin Short Mike Myers SCTV: Eugene Levy Rick Moranis Dave Thomas Catherine OHara John Candy And: Jim Carrey with Candy and Myers as the funniest. Top sketch comedy tv shows?

Mets – Willets Point Jun 20 2013 01:50 PM Re: Top Ten

Only 10? Kate Beaton Mark McKinney Dan Ackroyd Phil Hartman Leslie Nielsen Eugene Levy Jason Bay (ok, that joke he played on the Mets wasn't very funny) Catherine O'Hara Dave Matheson Rob Ford 10 people from throughout all of history that you would gather together for a dinner party.

Swan Swan H Jun 20 2013 02:18 PM Re: Top Ten

Don Cherry is unintentionally funny. 10. Benjamin Franklin 9. John Coltrane 8. Charlie Pierce 7. Jim Croce 6. My mother's father, who I never met 5. Vincent van Gogh 4. Michael Stipe 3. Casey Stengel 2. Roger Angell 1. Groucho Marx Ten people you associate with the number 10

Benjamin Grimm Jun 20 2013 02:26 PM Re: Top Ten

Wow. All I got is Bo Derek, Rusty Staub, and Duffy Dyer.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 20 2013 02:32 PM Re: Top Ten

10. My friend Eugene (was 10 in little league) 9. Endy Chavez 8. Fran Tarkenton 7. Shingo Takatsu 6. Me (born on the 10th) 5. Chipper 4. Pele 3. Rusty Staub 2. Andre Dawson 1. Terry Collins Name 10 places worth visiting within a 1 hour drive on NYC but not in NYC

Swan Swan H Jun 20 2013 02:36 PM Re: Top Ten

When I thought of the question, 10 Downing Street popped into mind pretty quickly. I was wondering if we might get a Churchill, Thatcher or Chamberlain.

RealityChuck Jun 21 2013 06:39 AM Re: Top Ten

Top sketch comedy tv shows? Since this was skipped: 10. Comedy Tonight (with Robert Klein, Madelyn Kahn, and Peter Boyle) 9. Do Not Adjust Your Set (Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, plus the Bonzo Dog Band) 8. That Was the Week That Was. 7. Carol Burnett Show 6. A Bit of Fry and Laurie 5. SNL 4. SCTV 3. Rowan and Martin's Laugh In 2. Ernie Kovacs Show [youtube]416o9b_pjQk[/youtube] 1. Monty Python's Flying Circus

Edgy MD Jun 21 2013 07:05 AM Re: Top Ten

I wonder who invented the hand-bra shot. We're back to: Name 10 places worth visiting within a 1 hour drive on NYC but not in NYC I wonder this thread sort of hijacked CPF-PEDs.

Mets – Willets Point Jun 21 2013 08:46 AM Re: Top Ten

Dang! Spent too long working up a Rob Ford joke (that no one laughed at) and got scooped by Vic Sage. Top sketch comedy tv shows? I love sketch comedy shows and thought of doing a World Series of Sketch Comedy (akin to our sitcoms competition) if I had time to put such a thing together.

Edgy MD Jun 21 2013 09:03 AM Re: Top Ten

Hey, where's Hee Haw!, chuck?!

Edgy MD Jun 27 2013 02:50 PM Re: Top Ten

Buckethead wrote: Name 10 places worth visiting within a 1 hour drive on NYC but not in NYC

Benjamin Grimm Jun 27 2013 03:03 PM Re: Top Ten

That's a tough one, because sometimes it can take an hour just to get through the Holland Tunnel.

Ceetar Jun 27 2013 03:08 PM Re: Top Ten

Benjamin Grimm wrote: That's a tough one, because sometimes it can take an hour just to get through the Holland Tunnel. and what, Jersey City isn't a great place to visit?

Mets – Willets Point Jun 27 2013 03:22 PM Re: Top Ten

1. Stamford Museum and Nature Center 2. Bear Mountain State Park 3. Phillipsburg Manor House & Sleepy Hollow 4. Barnum Museum 5. Jones Beach 6. Catskill Mountains 7. Rye Playland 8. Jersey Shore 9. Stew Leonard's 10. FDR House at Hyde Park 10 favorite inexpensive wines.

Swan Swan H Jun 27 2013 06:24 PM Re: Top Ten

10. Jacob’s Creek Shiraz 9. Barefoot Pinot Grigio 8. Woop Woop Shiraz 7. Columbia Crest Cabernet Sauvignon 6. Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 5. Chateau St. Michelle Sauvignon Blanc 4. Beringers Founder’s Estate Piinot Noir 3. Yellow Tail Shiraz 2. Francis Ford Coppola Rosso (Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah blend) 1. Vernaccia di San Gimignano (various labels) Top 10 non-carbonated soft drinks

seawolf17 Jun 27 2013 07:19 PM Re: Top Ten

"Can't believe you forgot me so soon, man."

Ceetar Jun 27 2013 07:56 PM Re: Top Ten

seawolf17 wrote: "Can't believe you forgot me so soon, man." In no way inexpensive.

Mets – Willets Point Jun 28 2013 10:39 AM Re: Top Ten

Ceetar wrote: seawolf17 wrote: "Can't believe you forgot me so soon, man." In no way inexpensive. $106 million over six years.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2013 10:48 AM Re: Top Ten

Is that generic artwork that they just touched up to change the players' faces? Why would a shortstop pose showing you his grip?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 28 2013 10:51 AM Re: Top Ten

The beisbol... it is most succulent when fresh, yes?"

Edgy MD Jul 19 2013 10:36 AM Re: Top Ten

Swan Swan H wrote: Top 10 non-carbonated soft drinks Not sure what that encompasses. [list]10. Chocolate milk 9. OJ 8. Cran-Apple 7. Fruit punch 6. Water 5. Banana smoothie 4. Lemonade 3. Cran-Raspberry 2. Mango lasse 1. Vanilla milkshake[/list:u] Top ten girl groups of the girl group era.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 19 2013 11:11 AM Re: Top Ten

Lassis are good. 10) The Marvelettes 9) The Blue-Belles 8) The Dixie Cups 7) The Crystals 6) The Chiffons 5) The Shangri-Las 4) The Ronettes 3) The Shirelles 2) Martha and the Vandellas 1) The Supremes 10 best fancy ice cream flavors?

Mets – Willets Point Jul 19 2013 11:25 AM Re: Top Ten

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Lassis are good. 1) The Supremes If anyone else had been listed here, I may have had to pick a fight.

Edgy MD Oct 03 2013 08:09 AM Re: Top Ten

And ice cream puts the skidzz on another thread.

Ceetar Oct 03 2013 08:10 AM Re: Top Ten

Edgy MD wrote: And ice cream puts the skidzz on another thread. I'm on it!

Ceetar Oct 03 2013 08:21 AM Re: Top Ten

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: 10 best fancy ice cream flavors? in no particular order Cake Batter Chocolate Amaretto Peppermint Stick German Chocolate Crunch Sky's the L'mint (this one might be cheating, as the place that makes it is currently under renovations and I don't think they even call it that any more. Cornell's Dairy Bar) Kauai Pie - Kona coffee ice cream swirled with chocolate fudge, coconut flakes, macadamia nuts and vanilla cake crunch Phish Food Chubby Hubby Vosges Red Fire Starbuck's Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate Top 10 Fall-flavored food and beverages?

Vic Sage Oct 03 2013 08:27 AM Re: Top Ten

these are all actual flavors: Durian Garlic almond chip Bone marrow with smoked cherries Beer and Bar nuts Apricot Noyaux Nova Lox Mustard Fois Gras Sticky Black Rice Szechuan Strawberry Bonus flavors: Crunchy Frog Ram's Bladder Cup Cockroach Cluster Anthrax Ripple Spring Surprise Top ten Monty Python sketches, scenes or bits?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 03 2013 08:31 AM Re: Top Ten

Brussels sprouts with pine nuts Malty German beers in gigantic glass vessels Smoked turkey Quince tea Pies of some sort butternut squash soup apples mac and cheese chicken pot pie tomato soup and grilled cheese EDIT -- beaten to the punch. Top 10 Monthy Python sketches as per Radd up there

Benjamin Grimm Oct 03 2013 08:54 AM Re: Top Ten

Edgy MD wrote: And ice cream puts the skidzz on another thread. That's really amazing. Why are we all so reluctant to share our feelings about ice cream?

Mets – Willets Point Oct 03 2013 09:04 AM Re: Top Ten

Only 10? Cheese Shop Fish Slapping Dance Dead Parrot Ministry of Silly Walks The Spanish Inquisition Hungarian Phrasebook The Funniest Joke in the World The Lumberjack Song Confuse-A-Cat Sam Peckinpah's "Salad Days" 10 great sketch comedy shows.

Edgy MD Oct 03 2013 09:25 AM Re: Top Ten

You may want to change your question. as Chuck answered that impressivly on page four.

Mets – Willets Point Oct 03 2013 09:26 AM Re: Top Ten

Edgy MD wrote: Chuck answered that impressivly on page four. I'm supposed to remember things from months ago? OK. 10 personal items you'd bring with you on a one-way journey to Mars.

Vic Sage Oct 07 2013 02:03 PM Re: Top Ten

Assuming survival materials are already on board (food, water, fuel, energy source, etc): 10. picture of my family 09. iPod fully loaded with music 08. reading glasses 07. comfortable underwear, socks and Merrell shoes 06. Kindle loaded with books, movies, tv 05. Chocolate bars (Milky way, Butterfingers, Heath) 04. Personal sundries (beard trimmer, tooth brush, hair brush, nail clippers) 03. Journal (with pens) 02. Gun (including bullets), and 01. Anatomically-correct Scarlett Johansson blow-up doll. Q: top 10 all-time Broadway musicals

Edgy MD Oct 07 2013 05:18 PM Re: Top Ten

Gee, that's setup for you to come back at a fella, but... 10. My Fair Lady 9. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 8. Damn Yankees 7. 1776 6. Sunday in the Park With George 5. Oklahoma! 4. A Little Night Music 3. Man of La Mancha 2. West Side Story 1. The Sound of Music Any way you slice it, I lose my man card just for answering, right? Top ten Chuck Berry tracks?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 07 2013 05:55 PM Re: Top Ten

Kinda hard to be super-unpredictable, here. 10. "Roll Over Beethoven" 9. "Carol" 8. "Sweet Little Sixteen" 7. "Sweet Little Rock N' Roller" 6. "You Never Can Tell" 5. "Maybellene" 4. "No Particular Place To Go" 3. "Nadine" 2. "You Can't Catch Me" 1. "Johnny B. Goode" Best cheap lunches?

batmagadanleadoff Oct 07 2013 06:06 PM Re: Top Ten

I'd contend that Never Can Tell wouldn't have been such a super-predictable pick prior to Pulp Fiction. You could make one helluva Chuck Berry Greatest Hits Album from songs not on Leiter's list. I can't help but jump in here and break the thread rules a little: Gimme your best 10 Chuck Berry covers.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 07 2013 06:54 PM Re: Top Ten

I'm wondering who Vic would need to shoot on Mars.

Ceetar Oct 08 2013 06:22 AM Re: Top Ten

Vic Sage wrote: 05. Chocolate bars (Milky way, Butterfingers, Heath) no Mars bar?

Edgy MD Oct 08 2013 10:13 AM Re: Top Ten

Cheap lunches.

Vic Sage Oct 08 2013 11:07 AM Re: Top Ten

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm wondering who Vic would need to shoot on Mars. You never know what's out there that wants to eat you or give you that anal probe; and if the isolation gets to me, and the blow up doll bursts, then there's one bullet with my name on it. A Mars bar! Doh!

Edgy MD Oct 08 2013 11:13 AM Re: Top Ten

You can't fire a gun in an oxygen free environment, right? So either you fire it inside your pressure suit or inside your pressurized oxygenated little Martian shack, which I would guess would be a dangerous place to fire a gun too. If you're afraid of Martian creeps, you're probably better off just locking the door really tight.

Vic Sage Oct 08 2013 11:29 AM Re: Top Ten

But what if those devils can phase through the walls, like the Martian Manhunter? I mean, it's already been established they can do that sort of thing, right? As for the oxygen/blowing-up thingy, i had considered it. My thinking was to use a reinflating mylar-type balloon filled with an Earth-type Nitrogen/Oxygen mix to cover the gun's cylinder and hammer only, with the grip protruding from one end and the muzzle protruding from the front, with air-tight seals around the grip, trigger and barrel. That would be for defensive purposes. If its a suicide (or a murder/suicide), I'm somewhat less concerned about igniting the oxygen around me.

metsmarathon Oct 08 2013 12:14 PM Re: Top Ten

of course you can shoot a gun in an oxygen-free atmosphere (or an oxygen-deprived one, or even without any atmosphere whatsoever, and sometimes you can even shoot one underwater provided you keep the gunpowder in your bullets dry). the bullets contain gunpowder, which contians its own oxidizer, the chemical compound that gives off oxygen at high temperatures, and which allows the explosion or propulsion to take place. the gun chamber is also reasonably well sealed so that the only escape path for hte gun gases is out the muzzle, pushing the bullet along for the ride - just how a gun works on earth. doesn't really matter what is outside the gun, be it a 78:21 nitrogen:oxygen mix like we have, or mars' composition, or even fully surrounded by the liquid form of hydrogen hydroxide. a gun will fire if it's in a total vacuum (and the bullet will fly really really far, too), or entombed in a vat of molasses (the bullet won't go very far here), or even if the gun, moving parts aside, is encased in steel (if your gun is ever locked into a block of solid steel, and you can still pull the trigger, please don't. the pressure will either pop the gun out into you, or cause some structural failure, resulting in fragmentation of said gun into you. this could certainly be the topid of an xkcd whatif. i'd personally like the see the scaled up versions...) but, yeah, if you find yourself on mars, go ahead and bring a gun. and ammo. lots of ammo. because you'll need to recertify your marksmanship badges, as the different gravity and air density is going to affect your aim at range. also it's a bitch to fire one of those with teh pressure suit on.

Vic Sage Oct 08 2013 09:19 PM Re: Top Ten

Good safety tip. Thanks, Egon. So, yeah, a gun. with a lot of bullets...nobody's probing me without my consent. And if that bitch Johannson gets out of hand, i can take care of her, too.

MFS62 Oct 08 2013 09:40 PM Re: Top Ten

Vic Sage wrote: Good safety tip. Thanks, Egon. So, yeah, a gun. with a lot of bullets...nobody's probing me without my consent. And if that bitch Johannson gets out of hand, i can take care of her, too. 'Thon is correct. But remember the law of action/ reaction. If you fire one in space, be ready for a mother-fucker of a recoil. And, maybe that's why they use ray guns in those sci-fi stories. Later

metsguyinmichigan Oct 09 2013 08:50 AM Re: Top Ten

The Russians would just use knives. (Recalling the pens in space debate and Russians just using pencils.)

Mets – Willets Point Oct 09 2013 11:00 AM Re: Top Ten

metsguyinmichigan wrote: The Russians would just use knives. (Recalling the pens in space debate and Russians just using pencils.) Which is a myth, of course.

metsmarathon Oct 09 2013 11:25 AM Re: Top Ten

yeah, if you use a gun in space, anchor yourself to something massive and steady so you don't go spinning about. but you're not going to be sent flying all too much, unless you're firing a massive hand cannon. conservation of momentum is the key here. mass of bullet times velocity of bullet + mass of (shooter + gun) times velocity of (shooter + gun) = 0. so lets say you have a glock 22, shooting .40 S&W ammo. you're looking at a muzzle velocity of 350 m/s for a 10 gram (0.010 kg) bullet. your momentum here is 3.5 kg*m/s assuming the person shooting the gun weighs approximately 200 lbs, or 90kg, you've got 3.5 kg*m/s divided by 90 kg = 0.039 m/s velocity. that's 0.087 miles per hour. i wouldn't be too worried about that unless you're really and truly floating in free space... however, you're going to want to do your best to hold the gun at about your center of mass so that you don't impart any angular momentum. it will send you spinning all about. but if you back up against something big and heavy, like a bulkhead in your spaceship, you should be fine. just try not to breach the hull if its pressurized. or if you need it to withstand reentry. once you're on mars and in less of a free-float-y environment, the recoil won't knock you around. now, if you're brinign a bigger gun, and you probably should, you'll want to bring hte S&W 500 - firing a 0.50 cal bullet weighing 22.7g at a muzzle velocity of 602 m/s. now you're looking at a shit ton of stopping power, and all the little green men will totally show you the respect you deserve. now, though, you're looking at 13.7 kg*m/s of momentum, which is going to send you flying backwards at a slightly less ho-hum 0.15 m/s, or 0.33 miles per hour. not exactly flying about the space capsule, still, but it'll bump you around a bit. and now you're really going to want to pay closer attention to not spinning around like a top, or punching a hole in your life support systems.

Edgy MD Oct 09 2013 05:07 PM Re: Top Ten

So, I'm thinking and I just put My Fair Lady out there because of it's rep. Shows I like more: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Howard Keel is a complete trip.) Carousel The King and I Paint Your Wagon (though I only know the soundtrack, and the terrible movie) Probably Bye, Bye, Birdie and Guys and Dolls, too. I stuck with post-war stuff. Sue me. We're still on cheap eats.

metsmarathon Oct 10 2013 07:39 AM Re: Top Ten

being out here in the wooded fringes of suburbia in new jersey's great north west, i may not be the best person to answer this question, as many options are not readily presented to me such as the more urban folks might encounter, but here goes. 10. starvation 9. the bagged lunch in the fridge with no name on it. that'll teach them! 8. panera 7. pizza 6. chipotle with a nod to qdoba 5. cosi 4. peanut butter and jelly sandwich 3. grilled cheese, if you've got a heat source. 2. anywhere when someone else is buying. 1. leftovers from the night before. 10 coolest lego sets you own (or owned, if you foolishly got rid of them)

RealityChuck Oct 10 2013 07:44 AM Re: Top Ten

1. The original Lego building set my parents brought back to us from Denmark around 1964 or so. Just bricks, bases, windows, doors, and roofs. Far better and more imaginative than anything else. 2. Additional blocks for the above. Ten worst toys you owned as a child.

Vic Sage Oct 10 2013 08:20 AM Re: Top Ten

10. My brothers' hand-me-down Lionel Train set. [No transformer, bent tracks hard to fit together (with jagged metal edges protruding)] 9. Colorforms (they never stuck) 8. klik-klaks (nearly broke my finger) 7. Butterfly yo-yo (string always went slack; impossible to wind it back up) 6. Slot-car drag-racing set (dad got it as a promotion from a car dealership; it broke after exactly one use) 5. Basketball (i couldn't and can't play that game) 4. Chinese checkers (never did figure out how to play; wasn't even curious really) 3. hula hoop (fuck you, mr. hula) 2. x-ray specs (fuck you, mr. specs) 1. My dog (i'd play with him, then he'd bite me -- it was kind of an S&M relationship) your ten BEST childhood toys/games?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 10 2013 12:40 PM Re: Top Ten

10. World Wildlife Fund Cards/Green Carrying Case-- Learned a lot on car trips... it was like kiddie-zoo-trip Google; also, the box doubled as the Green Monster of my living-room mini-baseball games. 9. Secret Wars figures-- Spider-Man, the hand-sized action figure! 8. Super Powers figures-- Batman and Robin came with me on travels so often, they actually "died" and "revived" due to solar heat and the freezer three or four times. 7. M.A.S.K. Boulder Hill playset-- Mountainside gas station that turned into a James Bond-y hideout for the little, so-so-def M.A.S.K. dudes. 6. Cuddles the Teddy-- Because, fuck you, that's why. HE WAS THE BEST BEAR EVER. 5. Play-Doh-- I can't tell you how many snakes, mythological monsters, or fake turds I made before going to school, between the ages of 5 and 8. 4. Millennium Falcon-- Apparently, I was a VERY good boy when I was three. Sturdy thing, it was; I didn't take particularly good care of it, and my daughter still plays with it when we stop by the old homestead. 3. Transformers Optimus Prime-- The ne plus ultra of things-that-turn-into-other-things toys. Die-cast metal, so if someone tried to take it from you, you could theoretically murder them. '80s toy fun! 2. Record Breakers-- Customizable battery-powered 4WD cars? That, with a few hacks your older cousins showed you, you could turn into dangerously-fast, potential neighborhood-pet maimers/firework-delivery-devices? Yes, please. 1. Lego-- Well, yeah. Underrated recent major-studio movies (last three decades or so)?

metsmarathon Oct 10 2013 01:39 PM Re: Top Ten

no metal voltron? so sad.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 11 2013 11:19 AM Re: Top Ten

CRAP! Forgot about Voltron. Yes, I did (Mom made several forays into Chinatown to find it), and I'll be forever grateful when I remember to be, and I'll slot it in at #2 or #3.

Vic Sage Oct 15 2013 01:28 PM Re: Top Ten

10 underrated US movies (last three decades or so): BIG NIGHT THE COOLER GATTACA IRON GIANT JOHN CARTER LIFE AQUATIC MILLER'S CROSSING A PERFECT WORLD STARDUST TRUE ROMANCE 10 overrated movies of last decade?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 15 2013 03:48 PM Re: Top Ten

Not that these are bad, necessarily, or even not-good-- hell, I at least like pretty much all of these-- but, well... The Artist The King's Speech The Hurt Locker No Country For Old Men Million Dollar Baby Inception Django Unchained Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Mystic River Crash (I did say "PRETTY much all," right?) Most likable public figures that you should, by all rights, hate?

Mets – Willets Point Oct 15 2013 08:36 PM Re: Top Ten

There's room for quibbling on a list of overrated movies, but Crash is requirement for this list.

RealityChuck Oct 16 2013 05:35 AM Re: Top Ten

I still don't understand that hate for Crash. It was by far the best film that year, and one of the few times I've ever left the theater thinking, "That ought to win Best Picture."

Vic Sage Oct 16 2013 03:22 PM Re: Top Ten

chuck/sage similarity score = 93.487

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 16 2013 09:20 PM Re: Top Ten

RealityChuck wrote: I still don't understand that hate for Crash. It was by far the best film that year, and one of the few times I've ever left the theater thinking, "That ought to win Best Picture." Give me Brokeback, or Munich, or North Country, or Constant Gardener or Oldboy or Grizzly Man. Just don't give me this preachy, self-congratulatory... um... stuff, that's packed thick with archetypes/straw-men instead of characters ("Hey, look, the learned carjacker! That shitbag cop who just did something laudatory! Maybe we're all in this together!") and sanctions so, so, SO many of the stereotypes it purports to debunk.

Mets – Willets Point Oct 16 2013 09:24 PM Re: Top Ten

I wrote this review of Crash after I saw it: It’s Christmas time in Los Angeles, and the film Crash (2004) depicts a day in the life of several Angelinos, all of whom tend to be awful people who are blatantly racist and spout ham-fisted dialog. Along the way they have moments of heroics and frailty to show that their human, all done in a manipulative manner to rend one’s heart. At the end, we all learn a big fat lesson about race relations in America. It’s like that song “One Tin Soldier,” only less subtle.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 16 2013 09:25 PM Re: Top Ten

Oh, yeah, the sentimentality. Good LORD, the sentimentality.

themetfairy Oct 17 2013 05:42 AM Re: Top Ten

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: RealityChuck wrote: I still don't understand that hate for Crash. It was by far the best film that year, and one of the few times I've ever left the theater thinking, "That ought to win Best Picture." Give me Brokeback, or Munich, or North Country, or Constant Gardener or Oldboy or Grizzly Man. Just don't give me this preachy, self-congratulatory... um... stuff, that's packed thick with archetypes/straw-men instead of characters ("Hey, look, the learned carjacker! That shitbag cop who just did something laudatory! Maybe we're all in this together!") and sanctions so, so, SO many of the stereotypes it purports to debunk. This. Crash contained no subtlety, and was a crashing bore IMO.

RealityChuck Oct 17 2013 09:30 AM Re: Top Ten

It's odd that people think Crash has no subtlety, yet never get the point of the movie. Calling it a tirade against racism misses everything about the movie; the film is not about racism, but about our conception of racism and how it manifests and affects us. It challenges our assumptions, and shows a lot of depth and complexity. It shows characters that change, are flawed, calls into question what we mean by racism, and dramatizes a complex issue better than any other film dealing with the subject (with the possible exception of The Well). It's much like Traffic and drugs, though with better characters.

Vic Sage Oct 17 2013 10:00 AM Re: Top Ten

Chuck/Sage similarity score = 89.637

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 17 2013 06:01 PM Re: Top Ten

RealityChuck wrote: It's much like Traffic and drugs, though with better characters. I think you mean to say "characters."

Ashie62 Oct 17 2013 06:34 PM Re: Top Ten

I really enjoyed William Macy and Maria Bello in The Cooler...oh, and that Baldwin guy..

Edgy MD Oct 29 2013 12:15 PM Re: Top Ten

Most likable public figures you should hate.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 29 2013 06:24 PM Re: Top Ten

I'm a Top Ten serial killer.

Edgy MD Dec 30 2013 11:54 AM Re: Top Ten

Top ten board games, not counting ancient non-copyrightable games like chess, backgammon, etc.