Pressing Questions for a remote control nation. By the way, the last 40 minutes of Tuesday Night Live are pretty bad.
Viewer feedback time, or maybe, you will hopefully, you know, respond… we’re so lonely here.
*Cue crickets*
It's time for a new running segment (which means I will likely do it once more, and then never again).
When it comes to putting the list of the top rock bands: Nirvana or Queen?
Stones vs. Beatles is an endless argument. And Zeppelin vs. Floyd depends on whether you drank or smoked pot in college. Nirvana vs. Queen is one of the more intriguing either/or questions I have come upon.
If you had to put your life in the hands of one action (not super) hero, who would it be?
Let’s all concede that it’s terrible. But how many times have you watched or listened through R. Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet. And what did it do to you: make you feel shameful, admit you are powerless to idiot-pop/R&B, or selflessly admit that we need crap in our life to justify our sad devotion to bands no one will remember but us in 20 years, but we will always be able to look back and tell our kids that this song is sung by a guy in jail, all while waiting for the line of preposterous events to transpire.
On average, how much of the TV that you watch is reality shows? What do you think this says about you? Side-note: Do you watch it for the drama, to feel better about yourself in contrast, to watch the fires that will bring down our society down slowly start to build on the kindling of loser apathy, or because you start to watch it because nothing else is on, only to figure out 4 weeks later that you are now hopelessly obsessed with the lives of teenagers in Orange County?
If you are a woman, which star would you rather go to see a movie for: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, or John Cusack? Which would you go home with on the self-perceived notion they are closest to the characters they play in their movies? And, as such, does this put Tom Cruise out of the running?
If you are a man, which of those three men would you feel most comfortable around knowing that you woman might leave you for one of them? And does someone’s reported homosexuality and height issues make this an easier choice. (Personal note, I would be fucking terrified if John Cusack showed up single to a party I was at.)
At what point in your life do you see yourself changing from Self-destruction to self-preservation. Is this one of the big years, those either end in a 5 or a 0. Will it be when you hit rock bottom? Or when your parents finally stop giving you money? Your wedding or first or, god forbid it takes two, second kid? Never? (If you answer this, then I say, rock out with your cock out!)
When you go to a bar, which do you usually tend to go with the intent of doing? Going to get drunk? In the hopes of not waking up alone? To pick fights with smaller people (2-8 drinks) bigger people (9-17), just for the scars (20+)? Going to only have a few drinks, look at a few potential mates, only to begin to cower in fear, shut down any outgoing spirit and hope that someone is able to see your unique individuality across the bar and fall in love with you?
If you were in a town with only two bars, with one being a gay bar, the other being a biker bar, which bar would you go to first, and where did you think you be at last call?
If you were given the chance of have a one night stand with your personal sexual icon and having even odds that it will last for a while (months to years) (and the sex is the best of your life), or having one night with your soulmate where the night is pretty good, but by choosing this option it then reduces the chances that you will ever meet them again to 10%. Mind that you may in your life, you may never even meet a soulmate, even if they truly do exist. If you choose the former, how many people would you tell? If you choose the latter, and you never run into the person again, will it cause you to get cold feet on the night before your wedding to someone else? Do you take the sure thing or wait for a serendipitous reunion? Does your answer depress you or are you able to reason out your choice?
Which countries National Anthem would you choose for America’s if The Star Spangled Banner never were written? And if the choice were presented, would you rather sing the Theme Song from the Jefferson’s or the anthem of the U.S.S.R.? Would it even be close?
Sonic Youth or The Who?
In the movie Demolition Man, which of the movies futuristic concepts do you find more extremely outlandish and unlikely: that the bulk of society is well mannered, without a 1/1000th of the crime, and genuinely civil, or that Taco Bell is the only restaurant. The later part may seem like a joke, but think of it this way, which is less likely to happen in America: that society becomes as close to a Utopia as it has ever been (and while this is not the Utopia I imagine, but it’s peaceful, almost crime free, and people are more civil to each other than any 50’s sitcom ever was, and I am ignoring the whole sewer subculture for arguments sake, because it would certainly exist, but don’t factor it in to your answer), or that a corporate empire eliminates all choice in consumerism?
There is a traditional question of which would you rather have, only one arm or only one leg, or one of the human sets that come in two. Rather than have you make a depressing choice, which would you rather have endowed to you (and suppose that all of humanity is given this option): three arms, three legs, three eyes, three ears, and, what the hell, lets throw the option to have one more additional piece of genitalia?
Would this forever tarnish the records of professional and amateur sports for you, or would you match the stats of three handed Tracy McGrady with two handed Michael Jordan?
Which would you choose, and after this choice, do you think you would both consciously and subconsciously attracted to people who made the same choice as you? If you think yes, it this an indication of your sexual preference in terms of race, or that you would rather have a spouse that can play three handed tennis, basketball or slapjack together? And if you married someone that made the same choice as you, would you secretly be disappointed in your offspring if they, come 14 (the age where the choice is presented), chose a different extra appendage? Do you think this also may make you someone bigoted? And what if they chose to have an extra wang or buh-gina? Would this make you lower their curfew by an hour? And (last one) if you were to go through a divorce, do you think your initial regret would be that (supposing you didn’t already) choose the extra genitalia for your single years, and if you did choose the extra sexual appendage, how much of the blame would you place on your choice.
If you had to choose between having a truly great president (or Prime Minister or King, on the strange chance someone international reads this thing) and have a tumultuous time (war, attacks, economic depression) that ends on a upswing in most every level or a bad president with only half of the problems and leaves the country mildly to noticeably worse off then when the President started.
Somewhat of the basis of this comes from Batman, the comics. There is theory in the books that maybe the maniacs in Gotham exist because Batman is there; somehow in the fact that Two Face and Joker came to Gotham is because there is someone who specifically fights characters like them. Batman, of course, fights the low level thug, but his attention is usually hijacked by the maniacal über-villians. Would The Joker, Two Face, Scarecrow etc. do what they do or even exist in Miami, Indianapolis, or San Francisco?
This is simply a theory in the books, and I won’t add anything else to what the theory may be (I’m gonna try this brevity thing for a bit), but take that as is.
Would you rather have FDR or Lincoln and have to live with equal strife (though not identical) that they had in their presidencies. Or would you rather have a Jimmy Carter, Clinton or Reagan? Is it worth living in a world of fear yet believing in your leader? Or is it better to live comfortably, yet see things going downhill, and be able to point your finger at the President other people chose. Would you rather see things get slowly worse, or would you be willing to live through hardship, knowing that good is happening from the top, and have the light at the tunnel ever present.
If you choose the lesser president option, do you consider your decision selfish or rational? If you chose the Great President alternative, are you admitting that no good can come without bad, saying that struggle is a necessity for societal greatness, or are you an eternal optimist? If you chose the FDR option, did you also choose the one night stand with your soulmate?
And third, if you are a democrat, would you take a president like FDR instead of Bush II, where we would live in a world without an Iraq (his) war, but we would have one more event like 9-11, and 50/50 odds of a third one in his tenure?
*Cue crickets*
It's time for a new running segment (which means I will likely do it once more, and then never again).
When it comes to putting the list of the top rock bands: Nirvana or Queen?
Stones vs. Beatles is an endless argument. And Zeppelin vs. Floyd depends on whether you drank or smoked pot in college. Nirvana vs. Queen is one of the more intriguing either/or questions I have come upon.
If you had to put your life in the hands of one action (not super) hero, who would it be?
Let’s all concede that it’s terrible. But how many times have you watched or listened through R. Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet. And what did it do to you: make you feel shameful, admit you are powerless to idiot-pop/R&B, or selflessly admit that we need crap in our life to justify our sad devotion to bands no one will remember but us in 20 years, but we will always be able to look back and tell our kids that this song is sung by a guy in jail, all while waiting for the line of preposterous events to transpire.
On average, how much of the TV that you watch is reality shows? What do you think this says about you? Side-note: Do you watch it for the drama, to feel better about yourself in contrast, to watch the fires that will bring down our society down slowly start to build on the kindling of loser apathy, or because you start to watch it because nothing else is on, only to figure out 4 weeks later that you are now hopelessly obsessed with the lives of teenagers in Orange County?
If you are a woman, which star would you rather go to see a movie for: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, or John Cusack? Which would you go home with on the self-perceived notion they are closest to the characters they play in their movies? And, as such, does this put Tom Cruise out of the running?
If you are a man, which of those three men would you feel most comfortable around knowing that you woman might leave you for one of them? And does someone’s reported homosexuality and height issues make this an easier choice. (Personal note, I would be fucking terrified if John Cusack showed up single to a party I was at.)
At what point in your life do you see yourself changing from Self-destruction to self-preservation. Is this one of the big years, those either end in a 5 or a 0. Will it be when you hit rock bottom? Or when your parents finally stop giving you money? Your wedding or first or, god forbid it takes two, second kid? Never? (If you answer this, then I say, rock out with your cock out!)
When you go to a bar, which do you usually tend to go with the intent of doing? Going to get drunk? In the hopes of not waking up alone? To pick fights with smaller people (2-8 drinks) bigger people (9-17), just for the scars (20+)? Going to only have a few drinks, look at a few potential mates, only to begin to cower in fear, shut down any outgoing spirit and hope that someone is able to see your unique individuality across the bar and fall in love with you?
If you were in a town with only two bars, with one being a gay bar, the other being a biker bar, which bar would you go to first, and where did you think you be at last call?
If you were given the chance of have a one night stand with your personal sexual icon and having even odds that it will last for a while (months to years) (and the sex is the best of your life), or having one night with your soulmate where the night is pretty good, but by choosing this option it then reduces the chances that you will ever meet them again to 10%. Mind that you may in your life, you may never even meet a soulmate, even if they truly do exist. If you choose the former, how many people would you tell? If you choose the latter, and you never run into the person again, will it cause you to get cold feet on the night before your wedding to someone else? Do you take the sure thing or wait for a serendipitous reunion? Does your answer depress you or are you able to reason out your choice?
Which countries National Anthem would you choose for America’s if The Star Spangled Banner never were written? And if the choice were presented, would you rather sing the Theme Song from the Jefferson’s or the anthem of the U.S.S.R.? Would it even be close?
Sonic Youth or The Who?
In the movie Demolition Man, which of the movies futuristic concepts do you find more extremely outlandish and unlikely: that the bulk of society is well mannered, without a 1/1000th of the crime, and genuinely civil, or that Taco Bell is the only restaurant. The later part may seem like a joke, but think of it this way, which is less likely to happen in America: that society becomes as close to a Utopia as it has ever been (and while this is not the Utopia I imagine, but it’s peaceful, almost crime free, and people are more civil to each other than any 50’s sitcom ever was, and I am ignoring the whole sewer subculture for arguments sake, because it would certainly exist, but don’t factor it in to your answer), or that a corporate empire eliminates all choice in consumerism?
There is a traditional question of which would you rather have, only one arm or only one leg, or one of the human sets that come in two. Rather than have you make a depressing choice, which would you rather have endowed to you (and suppose that all of humanity is given this option): three arms, three legs, three eyes, three ears, and, what the hell, lets throw the option to have one more additional piece of genitalia?
Would this forever tarnish the records of professional and amateur sports for you, or would you match the stats of three handed Tracy McGrady with two handed Michael Jordan?
Which would you choose, and after this choice, do you think you would both consciously and subconsciously attracted to people who made the same choice as you? If you think yes, it this an indication of your sexual preference in terms of race, or that you would rather have a spouse that can play three handed tennis, basketball or slapjack together? And if you married someone that made the same choice as you, would you secretly be disappointed in your offspring if they, come 14 (the age where the choice is presented), chose a different extra appendage? Do you think this also may make you someone bigoted? And what if they chose to have an extra wang or buh-gina? Would this make you lower their curfew by an hour? And (last one) if you were to go through a divorce, do you think your initial regret would be that (supposing you didn’t already) choose the extra genitalia for your single years, and if you did choose the extra sexual appendage, how much of the blame would you place on your choice.
If you had to choose between having a truly great president (or Prime Minister or King, on the strange chance someone international reads this thing) and have a tumultuous time (war, attacks, economic depression) that ends on a upswing in most every level or a bad president with only half of the problems and leaves the country mildly to noticeably worse off then when the President started.
Somewhat of the basis of this comes from Batman, the comics. There is theory in the books that maybe the maniacs in Gotham exist because Batman is there; somehow in the fact that Two Face and Joker came to Gotham is because there is someone who specifically fights characters like them. Batman, of course, fights the low level thug, but his attention is usually hijacked by the maniacal über-villians. Would The Joker, Two Face, Scarecrow etc. do what they do or even exist in Miami, Indianapolis, or San Francisco?
This is simply a theory in the books, and I won’t add anything else to what the theory may be (I’m gonna try this brevity thing for a bit), but take that as is.
Would you rather have FDR or Lincoln and have to live with equal strife (though not identical) that they had in their presidencies. Or would you rather have a Jimmy Carter, Clinton or Reagan? Is it worth living in a world of fear yet believing in your leader? Or is it better to live comfortably, yet see things going downhill, and be able to point your finger at the President other people chose. Would you rather see things get slowly worse, or would you be willing to live through hardship, knowing that good is happening from the top, and have the light at the tunnel ever present.
If you choose the lesser president option, do you consider your decision selfish or rational? If you chose the Great President alternative, are you admitting that no good can come without bad, saying that struggle is a necessity for societal greatness, or are you an eternal optimist? If you chose the FDR option, did you also choose the one night stand with your soulmate?
And third, if you are a democrat, would you take a president like FDR instead of Bush II, where we would live in a world without an Iraq (his) war, but we would have one more event like 9-11, and 50/50 odds of a third one in his tenure?
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political?
just kidding... i didnt read all of this....
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toastycakes, at July 31, 2005 4:00 AM
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