a brief fanpost in which we suggest new subjects for "this or that"...
by j.q. higgins on May 14, 2008 9:57 AM EDT
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so, i think this is sort of an amusing feature, but i can tell from comparing some posts here, to my own game experiences this season that the o's video staff hasn't really put a lot of effort into it on the production end. maybe we've just seen a "trial run" akin to the abortive "bruce chen's joke of the day" feature and more are in production, but in the event this is not the case, what burning issues of the day would YOU like to see hashed out on the fancy, new gigantor screen at OPACY?
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Vegimite v. Marmite
Sac bunting v. swinging away
boxers v. briefs
Brown v. Board of Education
by salvotion on May 14, 2008 10:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hardcore vs. Softcore
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 14, 2008 10:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Simpsons vs. Family Guy
robots vs. monkeys
Superman vs. Muhammad Ali
hometown pride vs. regional inclusion (ANGELOSYOUFUCKINGPRICKPUTBALTIMOREBACKONTHEROADUNISGODDAMMIT!)
What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
by Ghost of Floyd Rayford on May 14, 2008 10:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Simpsons v. Family Guy on Friday?
I was creeped out by how prescient I was on this one.
What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
by Ghost of Floyd Rayford on May 19, 2008 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
global warming vs. cyclical fluctuations in the earth's atmosphere
Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008
by dayzd toe on May 14, 2008 11:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just to see the looks on their faces....
Classical vs Quantum Physics
Deficit Spending v a balanced budget
Batman vs Superman
Determinism vs Free Will
by Chanumas on May 14, 2008 11:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Steroids v. HGH
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 14, 2008 11:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
C'mon people!
Ginger vs Mary Anne
A debate for the ages, I’m telling ya…
"Terrible what passes for a ninja these days..." -Pops Racer
by duck on May 14, 2008 11:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I present to you
Camden Chat’s Official AARP Rep
by Y Not on May 14, 2008 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
zooming to the present
Alba v Larter?
Johannson v Rachel Bilson?
Marisa Miller v Bunchen?
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on May 14, 2008 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am in complete agreement
"Terrible what passes for a ninja these days..." -Pops Racer
by duck on May 14, 2008 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
alba is massively overrated
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on May 14, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Larter just doesn't do it for me
I’m not in love with Jessica Alba or anything.
by SC on May 14, 2008 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, yeah
Go oogle over Ms. Elizabeth or something.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on May 14, 2008 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i actually think alba is hot as hell..
but my woman told me she got (a crappy STD) from derek jeter … never bothered to look it up though.
by Y Not on May 15, 2008 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
traschel now capt Jetes
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on May 16, 2008 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Again
we are diametrically opposed…on all counts. It’s kind of weird. You’re like Bizarro Pops.
by Jonny Pops on May 17, 2008 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon!
Cue Brent Musberger…
Now THAT’S a cheap shot!
/just hatin’ to admit it’s true…
"Terrible what passes for a ninja these days..." -Pops Racer
by duck on May 14, 2008 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon you knew this was coming
http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/gallery/image.php?image=screenshots/lists/news_198.jpg
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
by sluggo 2.0 on May 14, 2008 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No idea why the link didn't work
It was that perennial all star favourite from Grandpa Simpson “Old man yells at cloud”
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
by sluggo 2.0 on May 14, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's one bracket of the classic
Wilma v. Betty is the other.
I think those semis are an easy call, but Mary Anne v. Betty for the final is a poser.
...one more dying quail a week and you're playing in Yankee Stadium...
by 33 on May 15, 2008 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The (reported) Three Dumbest Barroom Arguments in the United States
1. Ginger or Mary Ann?
2. Is pro wrestling fixed?
3. What’s the best country music station?
Coming up on the outside, however, is a recent contender:
4. Was it the lying, the race-baiting, the Custer-approved campaign staff—or misogyny ?!?
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 6:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I LOVE country music
but wondering what the best country station is is a valid laugher, since there are 10,000 classic rock stations but apparently no interest in a classic country station that doesn’t play Tim McGraw and Martina McBride and the “country music” of Shania Twain.
by SC on May 18, 2008 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shania's on the market again.
Just sayin’.
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
by duck on May 18, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
list
music: beatles v stones
music indie geeks: #1 Record v Radio City
movies: Godfather 1 v 2
food: Taco Bell v Del Taco
Academics: modernity v postmodernism
Stats geeks: SPSS v STATA
women: ginger v mary anne is pretty damn good
computers: Mac (or IPOD) v everything else
lowbrow: Grand Ole Opry v Robert’s Western World
middlebrow: Harper’s v New Yorker
highbrow: Chilean wines v New Zealand wines
cities: NY v LA
To crib from Pulp Fiction, you can’t like both equally. Whichever one you pick reveals a fundamental truth about you.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on May 14, 2008 1:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
pulp...
isn’t it elvis v. beatles? believe o’s have done an elvis v. beatles this/that.
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 14, 2008 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, it is
But I like Stones v Beatles better. They’re more comparable whereas Elvis and the Beatles matured during a very different context within rock’s history.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on May 14, 2008 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, i agree...
just checking if we were on the same page.
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 14, 2008 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
Plus, the Beatles don’t really hold a candle to Elvis.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 14, 2008 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're high
Elvis doesn’t hold a candle to half of his contemporaries.
by SC on May 14, 2008 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
elvis v. cash
elvis v. charlie feathers
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 14, 2008 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dear god you've gone mad
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 14, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
King of Rock 'n Roll v. Most Overrated Band Ever
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 14, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I respect opinions
unless they’re toooooootally wrong and ignant.
by Y Not on May 14, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A majority of Orioles players agree with me.
And why wouldn’t they?
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 14, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe because
elvis ripped his songs off from (mostly) dead jazz artisits while the beatles for all intents and purposes created modern rock & roll and are MUCH more of an influence today than elvis, except for all the sexuality in modern videos. that part you can credit to elvis for being the first.
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, to be fair
the beatles did the same. many of their songs were covers, and most of their early work was influenced by those same musicians and other early rockers (berry)..
Rubber Soul, Revolver, MMT and so forth… that’s completely original as far as I know.
by Y Not on May 15, 2008 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea...
all the good, not-so-hokey stuff is theirs
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its all hokey
Yellow Submarine? What were they, on dope?
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, mr. hand...
copious amounts.
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 15, 2008 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
anything sand by ringo
doesnt count.
and all hokey? a day in the life? ballad of john and yoko? come together?
but yea, they were on drugs.
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sang by ringo*
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ballad of John and Yoko – pretty good song
Come Together – alright song
A Day in the Life – completely unlistenable
Plus, all the early “I wanna hold your hand” type stuff is just awful.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow...
totally insane. that is all.
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 15, 2008 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm all for opinions
but saying “a day in the life” is unlistenable is a completely wrong opinion
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+3.14
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 2:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you just "+ Pi" me?
thats awesome. but 2 decimal places? come on now…
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 17, 2008 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, OK: 3.14159265 People are so picky.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
look,
the Beatles became famous because of all the early stuff which was crib’d from others’ work.
But the Beatles became The Beatles because of their relentless originality, excellent musicianship, and passionate group dynamics which pushed them all to greatness (while eventually leading to their demise.
This is no contest.
by zknower on May 17, 2008 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Elvis did "dope" too.
Yeah yeah.. different stuff.
by Y Not on May 15, 2008 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
How could you tell? Was the cape a give-away?
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
by duck on May 15, 2008 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Elvis was on a bender the day that was taken
He had disappeared for a while and no one at Graceland knew where he was, until he showed up one day at the gates of the White House. But he was obviously sober enough for Nixon to give him a Federal Narcotics Agent badge.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was sloshed out of his mind
on pills that day, from what I’ve read…
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
by duck on May 15, 2008 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah... and so was Elvis.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well played.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 2:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only after his Momma died
Elvis loved his Momma. He was never the same after his Momma died.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i forgot...
the beatles hated their moms. much like the orioles.
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Elvis=Cobb, Beatles=Ruth
Ty Cobb played the game as it already existed better than anyone else.
Babe Ruth came along & found the existing game not to his liking & turned it into something completely different.
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
by sluggo 2.0 on May 15, 2008 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Elvis made the game
The Beatles weren’t even the best of their era. The Rolling Stones were better by a mile. So was Dylan. So was Hendrix.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh dear lord...
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stones are a fantistic blues band
Beggar’s Banquet? Outstanding. Let It Bleed? Brilliant. But when they tried to branch out, eh, not so much.
Their Satanic Majesty’s Request was an attempt to answer Sgt. Pepper’s… And not for nothing did Lennon offer on Let It Be’s “I Dig A Pony”,
“I-I-I roll a stone
You can imitate everyone you know
Yes you can imitate everyone you know…”
And the less said about the Stones’ disco exploration the better! Look, I’m not knocking them. At their best they certainly match the Beatles. It’s just that I say the Beatles’ ratio of quality material to mediocre material is much better.
Dylan is way too inconsistant for my liking. Sad to say but “below mediocre” doesn’t begin to describe him at his worst.
Hendrix I like fine. But I don’t think guitar playing begins & ends with him. One of those guys I just don’t “get” I guess.
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
by sluggo 2.0 on May 15, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Beatles had lasted...
They would have put out shitty disco albums too.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Possibly
I’m certainly not going to vouch for every one of Paul’s solo efforts.
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
by sluggo 2.0 on May 15, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
for $400, alex...
what is wings?
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 16, 2008 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I said not EVERY one of them
Meaning I find some of them quite good.
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
by sluggo 2.0 on May 17, 2008 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The band the Beatles might've been, sigh...
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh please with Hendrix
His best song was written by Bob Dylan. He adapted it amazingly and changed it with his guitar, and as a guitarist he was on another planet, but he was nothing special as a songwriter. And the Stones had, what, three good albums?
I’m not even the biggest Beatles fan in the world.
by SC on May 15, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you run the blog, i think we win
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hendrix/stones
all along the watchtower is very good, but certainly not his best. i’ll take are you experienced, axis and electric ladlyland for repeated listens over sgt. pepper, abbey road and let it be in a heartbeat.
stones have at least 4 very good records (let it bleed, beggars, sticky fingers, exile) and i think you can make solid cases for several others being at least “good” (aftermath, b/w the buttons, some girls, tattoo you)...and fwiw, i think satanic majesty while kind of ridiculous on the whole has some great songs…sort of like sgt. pepper.
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 16, 2008 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sgt. Pepper's is crap
You know, I’ve never gotten into Beggars Banquet. Let it Bleed is fantastic, Sticky Fingers is fantastic, and Exile is pretty great though my third favorite of the three.
I don’t like hippy stuff generally so Hendrix slightly rubs me the wrong way. I hope no one is taking me as saying I dislike ANY of the things discussed here, because I don’t. The worst thing mentioned, by far, is Elvis.
by SC on May 16, 2008 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh jesus
Only dopes really think Elvis fucking Presley was the king of rock n’ roll. For the love of God, brush up on Jerry Lee Lewis and/or Chuck Berry, both of whom smoke Elvis so hard that it’s not even funny.
by SC on May 15, 2008 3:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This from a guy who would take Pantera over Slayer
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not that easy a call
Scott’s right, go back and listen to The Great Southern Trendkill and Far Beyond Driven – that stuff is just brutal. “Strength Beyond Strength” is a vastly underrated song.
“You’re working for perfect bodies, perfect minds and perfect neighbors.
But I’m helping to legalize dope on your pristine streets and I’m making a fortune.
You’re muscle and gall, naive at best.
I’m bone, brain and c*ck. Deep down, stronger than all….”
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
by duck on May 15, 2008 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, its an easy call
The answer is “They both suck”
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Says you.
Hey, I stayed out of the modern art debate because I knew I didn’t know what I was talking about.
Just some advice when it comes to you and metal, apparently.
Or are you a closet Winger fan? Warrant, maybe?
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
by duck on May 15, 2008 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back in the day
I had a skinhead roommate who played Pantera, Slayer, et. al. repeatedly, loudly, at early hours of the morning. Maybe thats turned me against the genre, but I can’t take anything harder than AC/DC.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that's fine
as you won’t find me slagging Radiohead (whose popularity amazes me) or The Killers (who make my skin crawl). I play in my own sandbox.
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
by duck on May 15, 2008 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
picks
tough one – need to think about it
damfino
Godfather 2
Is “Can I just puke now and get it over with?” an option
pm, I guess
no fucking idea
maryanne
ehhhh Ipods are better computers, depends on what you need them for
GOO
Harper’s – no question
Damfino
New York, obviously – LA isn’t a city, it’s an endless suburb
by Jonny Pops on May 17, 2008 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SPSS, definately SPSS
(Before there was SPSS for Windows, I made a lot of money in college by being the only in my department who could use SPSS)
Why the Hell Not?
by BrianS on May 17, 2008 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where's our Russian Monster...
Communism vs. Democracy/Capitalism
Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008
by dayzd toe on May 14, 2008 2:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Now it's "Sovereign democracy" vs. "Non-oxymoronic democracy"
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 2:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yankees vs. red sox
i mean, really, who cares about the rest of baseball?
by Y Not on May 14, 2008 2:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ray parker, jr. v. kenny loggins
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 14, 2008 2:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Metallica vs Megadeth
"Terrible what passes for a ninja these days..." -Pops Racer
by duck on May 14, 2008 2:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
dethklokk vs. either!
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 14, 2008 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
poison v winger
dokken v crue
anthrax v pantera
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on May 14, 2008 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
rokken like dokken!
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 14, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OOOH, tough choice.
I’d go with Slayer, simply due to longevity. And “Raining Blood”.
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
by duck on May 14, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm
Tough choice, really. I think I go with Pantera by a hair. They never released a bad album. Slayer released a few. And Pantera quit at the right time, probably. Great Southern Trendkill is so wildly overlooked in favor of Vulgar Display, which is maybe their third-best album.
by SC on May 15, 2008 3:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok I'll clarify
The pre-Cowboys from Hell Pantera was quite shit. I don’t really count them, though it’s fair to do so.
by SC on May 15, 2008 3:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The two before Cowboys
don’t count. Not at all. I won’t even download them off BitTorrent – they’re not worth the HD space.
But I’m still going with Slayer – although you are correct, Trendkill is greatly underrated.
If you can find a copy, read “A Vulgar Display of Power,” about the other victims of teh shooting and the shooter. Really good read. E-mail me a snail mail address and if I can find it, I’ll ship my copy to you.
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
by duck on May 15, 2008 6:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pantera is the right answer.
The breakdown from “Domination” > the breakdown in “Raining Blood”
by getxstoked on May 15, 2008 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'll agree to disagree
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
by duck on May 15, 2008 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drugged Bob Dylan vs. Clean Bob Dylan
Christian Bob vs. Jewish Bob
Folk Bob vs. Rock Bob
Nashville Skyline Bob vs. Highway 61 Revisited Bob
by pipkin on May 14, 2008 2:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
somking bob v. non-smoking bob
pat garrett and billy the kid bob v. don’t look back bob
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 14, 2008 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
old geezer bob
time out of mind v Love and Theft
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on May 14, 2008 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thomas Jefferson vs. Alexander Hamilton
Milton Friedman vs. John Maynard Keynes
Leo Strauss vs. George Kennan
Malcolm X vs. Martin Luther King
Billy Martin vs. Earl Weaver
China vs. India
by yurizanow on May 14, 2008 3:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how about...
alexander hamilton v. aaron burr…oh, right.
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 14, 2008 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the charlatan v's
derrida v foucault
hard science v soft science
new left v old left
false consciousness v true consciousness
speech v written form
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on May 14, 2008 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
More intellectual v's!
Dunning vs. DuBois
Pollock vs. Warhol
Renoir vs. Monet
Grant vs. Lee
Faulkner vs. Hemingway
And my personal favorite:
Doric vs. Ionic (screw Corinthian)
by pipkin on May 14, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just read that Robert Rauschenberg died
In his honor:
Rauschenberg vs. de Kooning
Rauschenberg vs. Cage
Rauschenberg vs. Johns
by pipkin on May 14, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Count me
as completely lost on that one – I recognize NONE of these names.
Should I?
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
by duck on May 14, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably best that you don't
Much of the twentieth century was an artistic wasteland. This is Rauschenberg’s most famous work:
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 14, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i so want to buy that
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on May 14, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its quite the conversation piece
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 14, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rauschenberg was awesome
Twentieth century art may have been pretentious in many cases, but it wasn’t a wasteland. The only difference between Impressionism and mid-20th Century artists (besides all the obvious temporal and geographic ones) was the relative figurative-ness of their art. Both had intellectual pretensions, both were misunderstood/reviled by a majority of their contemporaries inside and outside the art world.
If anything I suppose Rauschenberg and his buddies were less reviled by other artists because the concept of an avant garde was fully entrenched by then. But still.
by pipkin on May 15, 2008 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There was a long fall
between post-impressionism and abstract expressionism. The relative figurativetivenessf the former at least gave paintings a grounding in some kind of objective reality. Once objective reality was let go, it became an “anything goes” phenomenon, where much of what had previously been important – such as the requirement to create a pleasing aesthetic – got tossed out the window. As a result, much crap was created.
There are exceptions, of course. Edward Hopper ignored all the other nonsense going on and was the best painter of the century.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I took Art 1 pass-fail in college. And failed. No wonder.
Hey, there’s one:
pass vs. fail
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ancestor to the species ewok
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on May 15, 2008 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they're fairly famous 20th century artists
If you don’t care about art, I wouldn’t worry about it.
Within the art world they’re all as recognized as Pollock or Warhol, but their penetration into the mass culture was less complete. Though they all had interesting things to say about that same culture.
by pipkin on May 15, 2008 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew George Kennan. George Kennan was a friend of mine. Prof. Strauss, you're no George Kennan.
Plus
Keynes, King, Weaver, China (go with the food)—didn’t know ‘em, still easy calls… though X had some great moments and Martin had one (‘53 Series catch, I’ve heard).
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 2:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
good v. evil
roe v. wade
fruity pebbles v. cocoa pebbles
great taste v. less filling
billy joel v. elton john
godzilla v. king kong
money v. winning?
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 14, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Adam West Batman vs. Michael Keaton Batman
Mark Wahlberg Planet of the Apes vs. Charlton Heston Planet of the Apes
Divine’s Edna Turnblad vs Travolta’s Edna Turnblad
Sinatra’s Ocean’s Eleven vs. Clooney’s Ocean’s Eleven
Sinatra vs. anyone
Sinatra vs. any three guys
Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.
by typozzz on May 14, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ok
Keaton (West is a dork if you want to really get down to it)
Heston
Divine
Clooney
Sinatra v. Dean Martin? fuck you, Sinatra
by SC on May 15, 2008 3:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you saying...
fuck sinatra or fuck, yeah! sinatra!
boo v. boo-urns?
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 15, 2008 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
escuse me...
were you saying boo or boo-urns?
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was saying boo-urns.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on May 15, 2008 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah moleman
an underrated charecter in my opinion
i guess thats kinda the point tho…
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 15, 2008 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not remotely.
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 16, 2008 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, no...
i guess it’d be dificult to remotely take a dump on someone
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 16, 2008 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dunno, chief...
there are amazing things people can do these days. all b/c of science.
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 16, 2008 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's not even remotely close
Dino was so much better than Sinatra that it’s not funny. It’s not a contest. This ain’t no joke. YOU THINK THIS IS A FUCKIN GAME?
by SC on May 16, 2008 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry for the graphic nature...
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
by daveh873 on May 16, 2008 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+ 100
Sinatra is why they INVENTED the concept of The Academy of the Overrated.
Tony Bennett, Jack Jones, Engelbert Freakin’ Humperdinck say: move over Dino, and don’t use all the Charmin’.
Best Sinatra appearance: as a character in a Stephen Bishop song.
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 3:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow I didn't realize how much I loathed ol' Blue Eyes. I'll go quietly now officer.
I’ve been mystified for decades by the guy’s cult. You ask, people say it’s “all in the phrasing”—whaaaa…? Tony Bennett phrases worse? less distinctively? can’t carry a tune? lacks underworld connections? what?
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 6:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sinatra has personality, man
He’s like crooner Willie Nelson. ... in that much of it is in the phrasing.
by SC on May 18, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Wire vs. any other show
hell, The Wire vs. the field.
by pipkin on May 15, 2008 8:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like several shows more than The Wire
The Wire is my fourth-favorite HBO show of recent years. Which is pretty amazing considering how much I like The Wire.
by SC on May 15, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of "yard games"
Can we officially replace the Crab Shuffle with the Flat-Bill Shuffle?
Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008
by dayzd toe on May 15, 2008 10:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that would be pretty sweet.
ronnie's a dillweed.
by j.q. higgins on May 15, 2008 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tonight's this or that
The Simpsons vs. Family Guy
The Simpsons wiped the floor with Family Guy, which only got three votes. Those votes were from Kevin Millar, Brian Burres, and someone who I forget.
"We’re not concerned about what other teams think. I know teams come in here thinking we’re playing the Orioles. And then 9 innings later, they got the loss, they know what we’re about." ~Adam Jones
by Stacey on May 16, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vanya vs. Nika, Putin vs. Medvedev, Putin's dog vs. Medvedev's cat
2632 vs. Kristen
Tinker vs. Evers vs. Chance
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 3:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A few for thought
Fells Point versus Federal Hill
Afghanistan versus Iraq
Middle East (Bmore Hood) versus Edmondson Village
Ellicott City versus Towson
Scorsese versus Coppola
John Waters versus Barry Levinson
Winter Music Conference versus Art Basel Miami Beach
Barack Obama versus John McCain
and most importantly
Cal Ripken Jr. versus Eddie Murray – 1983 AL MVP
by Jonny Pops on May 17, 2008 9:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah cain't stop mah-seff
Moscow vs. St. Petersburg
Dostoevsky vs. Tolstoy
Akhmatova vs.Tsvetaeva
Pushkin vs. Lermontov
Ivan III vs. Ivan IV
Bolsheviks vs. Mensheviks
Nabokov vs. Tolstoevsky
Kremlin vs. Winter Palace
Golden Age of RussLit vs. Silver Age of RussLit
Stalin vs. Trotsky
Yeltsin vs. Gorbachev
Solzhenitsyn vs. Sakharov
Ukrainian vs. Byelorussian
NATO vs. Warsaw Pact
Post-Soviet era vs. post-post-Soviet era
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright vs. the Rev. Little Richard
George W. Bush vs. Bag O. Doorknobs
George H. W. Bush vs. Box O. NoDoz
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure vs. Big Top Pee Wee
Hillary vs. Monica
East Bay (Berk, Oak, Fremont) vs. West Bay (SF, Daly City, Colma)
Westwood vs. Rest of LA
Seattle vs. Portland
Bobby Knight vs. Puerto Rico Five-0
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what I saw in your post
russian, russian, more russian crap, russian, blah blah blah blah russian, political shit, obscure saturday morning tv stuff, west coast cultural stuff, i don’t get the last one.
by zknower on May 17, 2008 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was for SC's benefit, he's a BK booster. Book 'em, Rico!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Knight
“In 1979, Knight was arrested for assaulting a police officer during the Pan American Games in Puerto Rico. Knight was angry that a practice gymnasium was not opened to his team, which went on to a 9-0 record in the tournament. Knight was later convicted in absentia in a Puerto Rican court. However, the charges were later dropped when Indiana Governor Otis R. Bowen refused to cooperate in extraditing Knight to the island commonwealth. “
Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M
by Titov on May 17, 2008 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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