12 Favorites

[erik]

12 Favorite Things that Were Worn by the New Kids on the Block in this One Poster-Book that I Just Saw Because a Co-worker Brought the Poster-Book in to Work After Her Mom Found it Because Her Parents Cleaned Out Their Attic:

12. Collarless Shirts
11. Suspenders
10. Underwear, Worn as a Hat
9. Four Rings, One Hand
8. Riddler Pants
7. Mariachi-style Sombrero
6. Mismatched Hightop Sneakers
5. Inside-Out Overalls
4. Polka-dotted Pajama Bottoms
3. T-shirt with a Map of Canada On the Front
2. Matching Rat-tails
1. Unconvincing Smiles

[JonPorobil]

12 Favorite Reasons this thread is permanently prioritized:

1.) Because the mods are weird.
2.) To confuse the noobs.
3.) Because Erik's jokes are great, and deserve to stay on top of the thread.
4.) Because everyone else's jokes are bad, and would otherwise be forgotten.
5.) Because it's the closest thing to "structure" we have on the Monkey Business forum.
6.) Because the mods have been meaning to un-sticky it for a while, but they only remember it when they're drunk.
7.) Because we're 20% better than Letterman, and the world needs to know that.
8.) To give Oust The Mods one more example of dictatorial fiat to harp over.
9.) Because Songfighters love lists!
10.) Because failure to do so would result in an infraction of the code as stipulated by Clause 5, Sub-paragraph d), resulting in prolonged periods of uninterrupted trolling, as seen in such instances as this.
11.) Because most of the crap on the Monkey Business forum isn't funny, so why does it matter what's on top?
12.) Because YOUR FACE, that's why!
BURN!

[nyjm]

12 of my favorite movies

1. Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement) because it makes me cry and cheer and cringe. Every time.
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2. Citizen Kane because it's a feat of technical achievement and a cornerstone of cinematic storytelling.
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3. City Lights because it's always a joy to see an artist in his prime.
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4.The Fifth Element because it's damn fun.
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5. The Prestige because its the epitome of post-modern self-reflective pop-art (translation: it's a movie about movies that my grandma can enjoy).
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6. The Dark Knight because all genre films should seek to explore such existential heights (or depths).
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7. The Princess Bride because it's ever so witty even 20+ years later.
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8. L'Armée des ombres (Army of Shadows) because fuck shit like Shindler's List or the up-coming Defiance, this is how people really resisted the Nazis.
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9. The Usual Suspects because it makes me think.
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10. Ocean's Eleven because it makes me think and laugh.
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11. 8 1/2 because it warps my mind - in a good way.
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12. The Emperor's New Groove because it's fun as hell and way more sophisticated than one might expect from a Disney film.
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[jimtyrrell]

My 12 favorite Glenn Case songs. (In no particular order)

1: Bizarro World
2: Handful And A Half
3: Not Named
4: Sweet Canadian Mullet
5: Glutton
6: Who Knows What's Next
7: Air Traffic
8: Get In The Car
9: I Am The President Of The Sony Entertainment Corp. Ltd.
10: New York
11: Scared To Death
12: When Have I Been Wrong?

[jimtyrrell]

My 12 favorite beers.

1: Guinness.
2: RIP Stout. (7 Barrel Brewery)
3: Gennessee Cream Ale (cans).
4: Smithwick's.
5: Miller High Life (bottles).
6: Sam Adams Black Lager.
7: Flying Dog "Horn Dog' Barley Wine.
8: Corona. (with lemon)
9: Dundee Honey Brown Lager.
10: Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout.
11: Bass.
12: Magic Hat Roxy Rolles.

There was a time when Newcastle would have held a place on this list. Not anymore. My LEAST favorite beer has to be Harpoon Winter Warmer. It's like drinking a scented candle.

[JonPorobil]

My 12 favorite Glenn Case songs. (In no particular order)

1: Bizarro World
2: Handful And A Half
3: Not Named
4: Sweet Canadian Mullet
5: Glutton
6: Who Knows What's Next
7: Air Traffic
8: Get In The Car
9: I Am The President Of The Sony Entertainment Corp. Ltd.
10: New York
11: Scared To Death
12: When Have I Been Wrong?

Wow, almost half of those are from my Marathon Songs project.

[fluffy]

My 12 favorite beers.

1: Guinness.
2: RIP Stout. (7 Barrel Brewery)
3: Gennessee Cream Ale (cans).
4: Smithwick's.
5: Miller High Life (bottles).
6: Sam Adams Black Lager.
7: Flying Dog "Horn Dog' Barley Wine.
8: Corona. (with lemon)
9: Dundee Honey Brown Lager.
10: Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout.
11: Bass.
12: Magic Hat Roxy Rolles.

There was a time when Newcastle would have held a place on this list. Not anymore. My LEAST favorite beer has to be Harpoon Winter Warmer. It's like drinking a scented candle.

List invalid: Does not contain Widmer Hefeweizen or anything by Blue Moon.

[Rabid Garfunkel]

I dunno. His #3 pretty much says he's The Man. It might help if you thought of Jim's cans of jenny as an East Coast analogue of those PacNW beers, fluffy.

I'm glad there's still regionalism in products, even if it means I can't get my hands on the stuff.

[fluffy]

The possible coolness of the beers I hadn't heard of are more than negated by the inclusions of Guinness, Corona, and Miller. Although Flying Dog does earn some credit back.

[jimtyrrell]

Eh, not looking to gain points. I was just thirsty. And Blue Moon isn't on the list because every place around here insists on jamming an orange slice into it.

[fluffy]

Weird. Unfiltered wheat beers should be served with either a slice of lemon, or just plain on their own.

[Caravan Ray]

My 12 favorite beers.

1: Guinness.
2: RIP Stout. (7 Barrel Brewery)
3: Gennessee Cream Ale (cans).
4: Smithwick's.
5: Miller High Life (bottles).
6: Sam Adams Black Lager.
7: Flying Dog "Horn Dog' Barley Wine.
8: Corona. (with lemon)
9: Dundee Honey Brown Lager.
10: Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout.
11: Bass.
12: Magic Hat Roxy Rolles.

There was a time when Newcastle would have held a place on this list. Not anymore. My LEAST favorite beer has to be Harpoon Winter Warmer. It's like drinking a scented candle.

My 12 favourite beers used to be half a case of XXXX. But I can't buy XXXX in NZ.

So now my 12 favourite beers are half a case of Tui

[Rabid Garfunkel]

Okay, my 12 favorite beers:

1) Boddingtons
2) Sierra Nevada Pale
3) Bridgeport Ebenezer Ale (seasonal)
4) McMenamins Ruby (draught... and yes, it's pink)
5) any bitter on draught
6) Hollywood Blonde
7) Gordon Biersch Marzen
8) Duvel
9) Anchor Steam
10) Lucky Lager
11) any beer that's not Fat Tire
12) any beer that's free

Gennessee Cream Ale doesn't make it, 'cause I've only had one six pack of it in my life, in Virginia, weirdly enough--though I really enjoyed it (my family's all Damn Yankees except for me, so Gennessee's been around and fondly remembered for as far in the past as my consciousness goes). I need to get back to the Northeast more often.

But first... ahhhh, Boddingtons.

[Caravan Ray]

Okay, my 12 favorite beers:

1) Boddingtons
2) Sierra Nevada Pale
3) Bridgeport Ebenezer Ale (seasonal)
4) McMenamins Ruby (draught... and yes, it's pink)
5) any bitter on draught
6) Hollywood Blonde
7) Gordon Biersch Marzen
8) Duvel
9) Anchor Steam
10) Lucky Lager
11) any beer that's not Fat Tire
12) any beer that's free

Gennessee Cream Ale doesn't make it, 'cause I've only had one six pack of it in my life, in Virginia, weirdly enough--though I really enjoyed it (my family's all Damn Yankees except for me, so Gennessee's been around and fondly remembered for as far in the past as my consciousness goes). I need to get back to the Northeast more often.

But first... ahhhh, Boddingtons.

You left out McWanker's Old Scrotum. And how on earth is #12 not #1?!?!?!? #12 is the sweetest beer of all.

Personally, I've never really been into this fancy beer thing. I've always found I can get the same effect by wearing a "I'm a pretentious wanker" sign around my neck and having somebody urinate in my mouth.

[fluffy]

See the problem is that you're so used to the taste of urine in your mouth that you think that cheap beer is acceptable.

[Caravan Ray]

Hey! I don't just let anyone urinate in my mouth!! I have got my standards you know.

[Lord of Oats]

I used to love the shit out of Widmer Hefeweizen with lemon or even a fucking lime in it. "NOM NOM NOM," I say unto thee. Somehow alcohol fell out of favor with me, and I've been depressed enough to try to pick it up and see if it does anything, but like...I just can't get into drinking calories, at this point. If beer would contribute to my fitness instead of my fatness, I would get down with that shit every night. Although if I had the possibility for some actual social drinking...I would just drink instead of eating. Somebody tell these fucking elitist pricks at UF that I'm a person, too, and a damned entertaining one at that, not to mention more intelligent than half of them anyway. COME ON. I'll finish school when I have a tad of money for it. Not everyone's parents have a ton of money to throw at them. Not that mine don't have any. But they don't throw it at me. It's like a social class thing. It's like the caste system. What is this, pre-colonial India? FML.

[Reist]

I used to love the shit out of Widmer Hefeweizen with lemon or even a fucking lime in it. "NOM NOM NOM," I say unto thee. Somehow alcohol fell out of favor with me, and I've been depressed enough to try to pick it up and see if it does anything, but like...I just can't get into drinking calories, at this point. If beer would contribute to my fitness instead of my fatness, I would get down with that shit every night. Although if I had the possibility for some actual social drinking...I would just drink instead of eating. Somebody tell these fucking elitist pricks at UF that I'm a person, too, and a damned entertaining one at that, not to mention more intelligent than half of them anyway. COME ON. I'll finish school when I have a tad of money for it. Not everyone's parents have a ton of money to throw at them. Not that mine don't have any. But they don't throw it at me. It's like a social class thing. It's like the caste system. What is this, pre-colonial India? FML.

Dude, smoke weed. But really, it doesn't make you fat, and you save money! But then again, there is that thing about it being illegal, but is that really a problem?

[Billy's Little Trip]

If beer would contribute to my fitness instead of my fatness, I would get down with that shit every night.

Talk to Spud. He actually has a proven diet of salad and beer. Apparently he lost weight on his diet and I think wrote a book about it. I'm too lazy to search for it.

@Andrew. That is terrible advice. Weed makes me very hungry......and not for healthy food. Stuff like peanut butter, hot fudge and captain crunch sangwiches, or pancakes with chopped up snickers and gummy bears. nom nom nom.

I had to cut back my weed intake to social events because I was getting chubby and started getting paranoid and thinking that I was getting the diabeedeez.

[Reist]

@Andrew. That is terrible advice. Weed makes me very hungry......and not for healthy food. Stuff like peanut butter, hot fudge and captain crunch sangwiches, or pancakes with chopped up snickers and gummy bears. nom nom nom.

Oh man, the munchies slipped my mind. Forget what I said, Oats. Maybe jogging and eating vegetables would be a better life choice.

[Teplin]

Maybe jogging and eating vegetables...

... while on crack! Nothing like a little crack to help you skinny down (or so I hear).

[fluffy]

12 favorite molecules:

1) H2O
2) NaCl
3) C8H10N4O2
4) C6H12O6
5) C40
6) O2
7) C2H5OH
8) NaOH
9) C5H5NO2
10) SiO2
11) NaHCO3
12) cupcakes