Shopping Local v. Shopping chain
Jeff Allen
I personally like to shop online. I like the idea of shopping locally, of
supporting the stores that are around that are made by regular folks, but I
also enjoy competitive markets and saving money. So I shop online. Restaurants are a little different, as I can’t
restaurant online. For that, it is a
grab-bag, as you never know if those local places are going to be any
good. But it is always nice to try.
IHAO on ... League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Eric Morris
LXG is a movie that is not good, but has a lot of good in
it. Flemyng’s Hyde is a personal favorite
of mine. The action is silly and fun,
the writing atrocious, the characters all interesting, and overall, the movie
is harmless and fun, with a lot of flaws but nothing too incredibly stupid. Grade: C+
What is your least favorite magic card of
all time?
Daniel Lees
I play magic quite frequently nowadays, just like I did
back in me good ole college days. The
most I was ever involved with Magic was during Ravnica block and Llorwyn
block. I had standard decks in both
formats, and just played the most during that time. And I can tell you straight up what card is
my least favorite to play against: Circu, Dimir Lobotomist. Not only did he mill, my least favorite
alternate win condition, but he also shutdown your deck card by card.
Nowadays … I LOVE Circu.
I wanna have a Circu deck RIGHT THIS SECOND. And I’m going to make one soon. So I guess that can’t be my least favorite of
all time, because I like him now. So I
guess my least favorite magic card of all time is … the handful that got covered
with super sugary black coffee when I let a college friend borrow my Kamigawa
stuff and he absolutely ruined a whole box of them.
Is college or life a better teacher?
Jeff Allen
I would say life, except the best teacher of living I ever had was life DURING college. Not the college classes, but the experience. So somewhere in the middle of those two, college life is the better teacher.
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain coming down on a sunny day?
Nicole Clockel
Yes.
What is your favorite movie with an actor
you hate in it?
Daniel Lees
My favorite movie with an actor I hate in it. Ok, so not my favorite movie starring an
actor I hate, just the first of my favorites that has an actor I hate within
that film. Ok. Using handy-dandy Flickchart, one of my
favorite websites, I see that it would be Constantine, which has Shia LeBoeuf
in it.
What is your favorite DnD character?
Gabriel Taylor
Dungeons and Dragons is a game I will always adore. And over the past two decades I’ve played and run a LOT of games. I’ll split this up into three answers, my favorite DnD character (that I played), my favorite DnD character (made by the creators of the game), and my favorite DnD character (that I ran).
My personal favorite DnD character will always be my first good one, Haplo the Charming. A half-elf bard who was also a spell-maker who got so good at thinking outside the box that my DM cursed the character to never be able to take another level in Bard again. So he became of a Chronomancer to try to find a way to go back in time and allow himself to continue on his merry way. He is everything I ever wanted to be: tough, cool under pressure, ingenuitive, sexy, and a hero, even if a fight with a siren left him bathophobia.
My favorite DnD character that was created by the makers of the game ... lots of people love R.A. Salvatore's stuff and Drizzt, the Drow. But I hate all that. I do love the Dragonlance series, and those characters (Tanis Half-Elven probably inspiring the half-elf nature of Haplo the Charming). But I prefer Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Death Gate Cycle to Dragonlance. BUT ... one of their characters did crossover into my favorite setting, Ravenloft ... Lord Soth. No, he isn't my favorite. My favorite is his lackey, Azrael, a dwarven were-badger. He is the first dwarf I ever liked, because he is nothing like Tolkien dwarves: he had no beard, just muttonchops; he was afraid of being deep in the earth; he was greedy not for gems but for power; he was ruthless, and a villain, but one you could relate with. I love him.
My favorite DnD character that I’ve run a campaign for … man, there have been a lot of great ones. Piers, the water elementalist. Elsa, the precognitive enchantress. Felix Oneshoe, the gnome abjurer that changed all gnomes forever. All the characters from our college homebrewed world Thoradain, including Rainium the frog-man Warlock! Coglin, the goblin hunter cursed to become a goblin himself. Lots and lots of great characters, and with more campaigns in my future still, probably a lot more. So I’ll say my favorite has yet to arise, just to be on the safe side.
What do you think of dog shows?
Daniel Lees
Dog shows are ridiculous wastes of times ... for other people
that don’t affect me in the slightest.
Review the Gravity trailer.
Nicole Clockel
I watched the trailer, and immediately am shocked by the
amount of sound and crunching going on in outer space. Stupid.
Also, I just do not care for Bullock as a leading lady. And the CGI, terrible. I hope this movie loses every nomination it
is nominated for.
ME FROM THE PAST: It doesn’t.
Another question, what are your thoughts on the whole concept of "The Academy Awards"?
Lenton Lees
Yup, I did sort these to make them more interesting. Heh. In theory, the Academy Awards should be really really
useful. And to a certain extent, they are. But in the long run, they are just a
marketing tool that, while entertaining, is ultimately unnecessary, because it
is not driven by pure objectivity.
A - Who is the most overrated (1) actor, (2) politician and (3) athlete today ...
Jeff Allen
Most overrated actor: Leonardo DiCaprio. He does perfectly fine, but is always Leo. He never loses himself in his roles, and just isn’t that great. He does a great job at being Leo in whatever movie he is in, but a superb actor he is not. A superb Leonardo DiCaprio, he definitely is.
Most overrated politician: Obama. Not because of anything he’s done, but mostly because of everything people think he CAN do and he totally cannot. Checks and balances, people. The president cannot get much done, and thinking he can then getting upset when he doesn’t is dumb. Stop overrating his status.
Most overrated athlete: John Szczerbinski. I do not know why everyone continues to back this guy, but he is never going to end up making it into the upper echelon of athletes. He comes up short over and over again, making simple mistakes that cost him the match. Give it a rest, Szczerbinski.
What are the three best reasons for Scrappy Doo?
Kevin McInturff
Scrappy Doo is a polarizing figure of cartoon history. But here are three best reasons for his existence:
- He saved the ratings on his first introduction, which saved the show and made it have the longevity it currently does
- His existence helped spurn the understanding of the Cousin Oliver trope
- His run on the show not only got toned down after immediately criticism, which enhanced his roles, such as in Scooby Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (my favorite Scooby Doo anything), but he was also removed from the franchise after only being on air for 8 years, but made the show last an additional 34 years from its looming 1979 cancellation.
and B- who is the most underrated in each of the same categories? [note: actor, politician, and athlete]
Jeff Allen
Most underrated actor: Yesterday I talked about Keanu Reeves very much in this mindset, but I don't think he actually is the most underrated actor. I easily put it on Jeremy Renner. That man deserves every accolade, does so well in everything he does, always performs well beyond where he NEEDS to for his script and film. He works so hard, and was robbed of his Academy Award for Best Actor for Hurt Locker (Grade: A++, btw). Fans love him, but he is still underrated in the industry. Hopefully not for too much longer.
Most underrated athlete: I dunno ... Magic Johnson.
Most underrated politician: I dunno ... Magic Johnson.
My Question, If the Main Event of Wrestlemania 30 went on as Batista vs. Randy Orton, how would you book it?
Lenton Lees
Batista v. Randy Orton.
Heel versus Heel. On the night
where the good guys get their win, a night to make new faces, we have a main
event that is two heels. No way around
it, we have to add a good guy into the mix somehow. Personally, my favorite version that I’ve
seen is that Daniel Bryan ends up facing HHH in the first match of the show,
with the stipulation that if he wins, he is added to the main event. So you have a grueling match, with Bryan
kicking out of the pedigree, and ultimately beating HHH. Then in the triple threat at the end, you
have them fight and fight and fight, but Batista pins Orton to become the new
champ, with Daniel Bryan on the sidelines trying to get back in the ring but
just not quite making it.
Then you get
Bryan chasing the title all the way to Summerslam, where he one year ago beat
John Cena and got screwed out of the title, and this year he finally beats
Batista and holds the title high, no chance of getting screwed.
Best of SNL lineup. 6 players, at least 2 females and 2 males.
Kevin McInturff
Wow, ok. This one is
incredibly hard. A lot of the people
will have to play double duty, and with only 6 members to make up the whole
cast, it is difficult. Plus, I have to
use only cast members from the show, since it is a Best of. Let’s see.
I’m going to prioritize people who can do multiple styles of comedy, and
those who were writers when they were also on-air.
With a restriction on at least two of each gender, I know I
need at least that many. So for my first
two males, I am going to go for one of the best comedians from two different
eras, who each brought good things with them.
Let’s go with Bill Hader and Phil Hartman. I would die to see these two working
together, and together they cover quite a bit of range. For my two women, I’m not going to go as far
back, but it will still be two different eras.
Amy Poehler and Cecily Strong.
Poehler did everything on the show except be a writer, and while Cecily
is new, she is proving to be a very strong female performer and has taken over
the Weekend Update desk.
That leaves me with two cast members left. I immediately consider Darrell Hammond and
Jason Sudeikis, both for being an “every man” impressionist that can cover a
LOT of bases. I’ll think on them for a
bit. Looking through the other women, I
don’t actually see any I truly care about being around, with Jane Curtin being
the only other female I REALLY think could add something really cool to the group
so far. Sidelined.
Looking at the classics, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Dan
Aykroyd pop up immediately. I really
should have at least SOMEONE from the original eras fellas. I think because of his writing and longevity,
I’m going to go with Murray. That leaves me with one slot left. There are so many great characters to choose
from the world of SNL … but you know what, what I really think helped change
things and make things better, and would be amazing to see working with the
cast so far chosen, would be Andy Samberg for the Digital Shorts.
My line up then looks like, in alphabetical order: Bill
Hader, Phil Hartman, Bill Murray, Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, and Cecily
Strong. I like it. Hard to narrow down, because I really do miss
an acerbic wit like Norm Macdonald, David Spade, or Chevy Chase for the Weekend
Update desk, and a man of color would not hurt either, but I feel this is a
strong and funny cast, especially with Hartman, Murray, and Samberg as the
writer’s team.
What's your opinion on penises as sex organs? From sex appeal, utility, form factor, etc. How well do they do their job? How do they compare to other genitalia?
Drew Turner
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Three best alternate endings to a major motion picture.
Kevin McInturff
All
right. The first one that immediately
pops to mind is Scott Pilgrim Versus the World.
The theatrical ending is that Scott gets Ramona, and that ending is
terrible. Scott learns nothing, he
succeeds, certainly, but it is ultimately a pointless pursuit that rings
hollow. The ALTERNATE ending, Scott
learns something about himself, and ends up with Knives, in a nicely done and
earned finish that has the Scott character becoming much more interesting. I will never watch the original ending again,
this ending is so great.
Second. Little Shop of
Horrors. I love the musical, love most
of the film, and the actual ending, with the good guys all losing and the
plants taking over … that’s the way it is supposed to be! And it is great! The song is great, the special effects are
great, and it is just wonderful … except we do see all our protagonists
dead. In the musical version, all the
protagonists come back to sing in the finale, which at least allows the
audience to see everyone once more, and to see a company bow. In a film, if you are dead, you are
dead. Credits. I get why the ending was altered, but I love
the original ending, and the effects were awesome.
And third, I could go with Clue, because it had a bunch of
endings, or Butterfly Effect for choking Ashton Kutcher with his own umbilical
cord. But I’m going with Dodgeball. Because the alternate ending is just the
protagonists losing, the bad guys winning, credits. It was hilarious, and makes all the Deus Ex
Machina jokes they use in the other ending even better.
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