tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post3732668349613186769..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-17527196319299695762012-08-10T11:36:02.000-04:002012-08-10T11:36:02.000-04:00Let's do a pentathalon of the best lost sports...Let's do a pentathalon of the best lost sports: obstacle swimming, plunge for distance, croquet, air guitar, and bowling.Bennernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-71643655852247758032012-08-09T20:50:04.000-04:002012-08-09T20:50:04.000-04:00Just to keep up the ratio:
Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce...Just to keep up the ratio:<br />Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce BruceBruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Carly Rae Springsteen.J. Bowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-26493424115932766622012-08-09T19:09:57.000-04:002012-08-09T19:09:57.000-04:00Aaaaand Decemberists gets even further behindAaaaand Decemberists gets even further behindisaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-48482860492218783882012-08-09T18:27:38.000-04:002012-08-09T18:27:38.000-04:00If "Call Me Maybe" is not played as part...If "Call Me Maybe" is not played as part of Stump the Band on the current Springsteen tour, I'll be dismayed. (Alternative suggestion is Jimmy Fallon as 80s Springsteen covering Call Me Maybe.)Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-1979526772851912902012-08-09T17:57:12.000-04:002012-08-09T17:57:12.000-04:00The ratio of Bruce posts to Decemberists posts on ...The ratio of Bruce posts to Decemberists posts on this site is like sideways-eight to two. Or so. It is possible that we've had more coverage of Carly Rae Jepsen this summer than of the Decemberists in our whole history. isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-33708543324654283562012-08-09T17:55:25.000-04:002012-08-09T17:55:25.000-04:00As someone who has made countless successful comme...As someone who has made countless successful comments on this site, I can confidently say that any argument that relies upon such a gross misunderstanding of what "begging the question" actually means (note to dumbshits: it doesn't mean circular argument) holds not a single idea worthy of consideration by this blog's readership. <br /><br />GOLD MEDAL GO USA!isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-33946015196402218302012-08-09T17:02:37.000-04:002012-08-09T17:02:37.000-04:00Appealing to authority, excluding the middle, begg...Appealing to authority, excluding the middle, begging the question, ad hominem attacking, and defeating a straw man. Or am I thinking of a different contest that comes up every 4 years?Squidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-61936542301219546772012-08-09T16:18:20.000-04:002012-08-09T16:18:20.000-04:00Children's lit, Decemberists, reciting names o...Children's lit, Decemberists, reciting names of dead professional wrestlers ...Russnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-41283217577461788942012-08-09T14:32:39.000-04:002012-08-09T14:32:39.000-04:00How about racewalking ... while texting?How about racewalking ... while texting?Fred Appnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-92222987013077419662012-08-09T12:55:50.000-04:002012-08-09T12:55:50.000-04:00Spelling, preparing whale meat, immersing oneself ...Spelling, preparing whale meat, immersing oneself in television, and proposing NPH and Anne Hathaway for roles in every movie, TV show, Broadway production, off-Broadway production, and community theater show that involves singing.isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-28321291436354750742012-08-09T11:24:03.000-04:002012-08-09T11:24:03.000-04:00Cook/Sing/Dance/Sew/Survive?Cook/Sing/Dance/Sew/Survive?Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-30390464519732420162012-08-09T11:01:53.000-04:002012-08-09T11:01:53.000-04:00You mean you have to use your hands?You mean you have to use your hands?Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-32287499867628774032012-08-09T11:00:05.000-04:002012-08-09T11:00:05.000-04:00Wouldn't it be competing on all the reality sh...Wouldn't it be competing on all the reality shows? Project Runway, Top Chef, Amazing Race, So You Think You Can Dance, Survivor, Design Star, RWRR Challenge.Adlainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-10727419337178570312012-08-09T10:46:08.000-04:002012-08-09T10:46:08.000-04:00I'm thinking Breaking Bad (and leaving out com...I'm thinking <em>Breaking Bad</em> (and leaving out competetive meth-cooking): Obstacle Driving (where you're supposed to hit certain targets), Shooting, Marathon Partying, Coming up with a convincing lie in under a minute, and the finale, Pizza Tossing.Devin McCullennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-91299478926162811652012-08-09T10:30:32.000-04:002012-08-09T10:30:32.000-04:00The "mother" of all competitions: cleani...The "mother" of all competitions: cleaning, stair climbing (which leads to..), laundry, speed walking or driving (to get kids to various destinations in city or suburbs), cooking. At some point, either early morning or late evening, perhaps throw in some actual athletic cardio. All this must be performed while fielding hundreds of nonsensical questions.KCosmo's neighbornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-29161972154636255962012-08-09T10:15:42.000-04:002012-08-09T10:15:42.000-04:00In honor of London, how about a James Bond style c...In honor of London, how about a James Bond style competition: Driving, Krav Maga (or other fighting discipline), Automatic Weapons shooting, Climbing, and Social Engineering.Eric J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-88657929387508249362012-08-09T10:15:16.000-04:002012-08-09T10:15:16.000-04:00I'm thinking something along the lines of the ...I'm thinking something along the lines of the modern office-worker: Defensive driving, jostling for a seat on public transport, racewalking, ignoring coworkers' passive-aggressive comments, coffee-breaking, and maybe some yoga.Russnoreply@blogger.com