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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Sage 703 on May 06, 2009, 06:10:32 pm

Title: Two Evils
Post by: Sage 703 on May 06, 2009, 06:10:32 pm
Okay, here's the idea - which is very simple.  Post two things (artists, bands, movies, actors, whatever), and pick the lesser of two evils.

This spawned out of a conversation I had with the Director - so we'll start with a few from that conversation:



I pick Limp Bizkit, Britney Spears, N*Sync and......."Macarena."
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: vansmack on May 06, 2009, 06:27:02 pm
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: Sage 703 on May 07, 2009, 09:19:08 am
I'll take Vansmack, since I've never seen any of those Most Interesting Man in the World commercials.

Not going to pick from the others, smackie?  C'mon.
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: vansmack on May 07, 2009, 11:45:48 am
I'm going to have to agree with your picks on all accounts, however, I will maintain that having seen both live, neither the Spice Girls nor Britney Spears are evil.
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: sweetcell on May 07, 2009, 01:40:16 pm
in order to keep this thread going, i'll steal a post from walkies:

GRRRRRR
It's just that the idea of British zombies is so laughable. It's like tough-guy paraplegics, fat people in spandex, or the WNBA.

bigger joke?  wnba  or lpga?  fat people in spandex or fat people in swimming outfits?  tough-guy paraplegics or einstein intelligent paraplegics?

lesser evils:
- lpga
- bathing suits
- einstein
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: Sage 703 on May 07, 2009, 01:49:54 pm
in order to keep this thread going, i'll steal a post from walkies:

GRRRRRR
It's just that the idea of British zombies is so laughable. It's like tough-guy paraplegics, fat people in spandex, or the WNBA.

bigger joke?  wnba  or lpga?  fat people in spandex or fat people in swimming outfits?  tough-guy paraplegics or einstein intelligent paraplegics?

lesser evils:
- lpga
- bathing suits
- einstein



I'm going the other way on bathing suits...but other than that, agreed.
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: Sage 703 on May 07, 2009, 02:09:02 pm
Hipsters OR Hippies?
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: sweetcell on May 07, 2009, 02:13:55 pm
hippies.  at least somewhere, deep down, they mean well... or at least some of them.  as self-centered as hippies are accused of being, hipsters are way worse.  at least hippies show up to protest wars because they are fundamentally against them.  hipsters will only show up if fleet foxes are playing at the rally <insert anti-hippie/pro-hipster defense here>

paper or plastic?
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: Sage 703 on May 07, 2009, 02:14:42 pm
I'm taking hippies as well.

Used to be a paper man...but these days, mostly plastic.
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: sweetcell on May 07, 2009, 02:17:34 pm
actually, it was a trick question... lesser evil is reusable cloth bags :)  but plastic shopping bags have their uses, like lining trash cans or bringing wet clothes home from the gym/pool.

muzak or adult contemporary?  EDIT: and the winner of that, vs. new age?
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: Sage 703 on May 07, 2009, 02:18:19 pm
Adult Contemporary.

Bill O'Reilly OR Rush Limbaugh?
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: walkonby on May 07, 2009, 02:20:53 pm
hippies.  at least somewhere, deep down, they mean well... or at least some of them.  as self-centered as hippies are accused of being, hipsters are way worse.  at least hippies show up to protest wars because they are fundamentally against them.  hipsters will only show up if fleet foxes are playing at the rally <insert anti-hippie/pro-hipster defense here>

paper or plastic?

depends on the age of the hippie.  try hanging out with the youth of hippie today.  spoiled little fuckers who want everything for themselves and cling to an idealism label to seem cool and to do drugs.  hippies CAN be some of the worst scum of human shit out there, so don't think the flowers smell pretty where they lie.


Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: sweetcell on May 07, 2009, 02:22:28 pm
not sure about the AC vote - at least muzak doesn't claim to be serious, or an art form.  there is no pretension. 

Bill O'Reilly OR Rush Limbaugh?

that just made my head explode.  i'll pick BO, based on the sole fact that rush reaches more people thus making him the greater evil - he's more influential. 

wow.

bud light or coors light?
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: sweetcell on May 07, 2009, 02:23:59 pm
HA!  best one yet:

LiveNation or TicketMaster?

<hides>
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: walkonby on May 07, 2009, 02:29:48 pm
HA!  best one yet:

LiveNation or TicketMaster?

<hides>

that is soooooo easy.  ticketmaster all the way.  ordering tickets is easier and less a hassle, plus the rerelease times and days for shows you want is easy to figure out.  and also, people constantly are puking out livenation's backdoor program websites to score the best tix when they go on sale.  and livenation owns everything (almost).  ticketmaster is finally the underdog.


beer prices of the following venues:

verizon

930

black cat


nissan
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: Sage 703 on May 07, 2009, 02:33:05 pm
not sure about the AC vote - at least muzak doesn't claim to be serious, or an art form.  there is no pretension. 

Bill O'Reilly OR Rush Limbaugh?

that just made my head explode.  i'll pick BO, based on the sole fact that rush reaches more people thus making him the greater evil - he's more influential. 

wow.

bud light or coors light?

Bud Light, no question.  And I think I go with Rush over Bill O, just because he keeps me entertained on long road trips.
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: walkonby on May 07, 2009, 02:53:19 pm
beer pong or bar trivia

old people or kids

emo or goth
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: Sage 703 on May 07, 2009, 03:45:57 pm
beer pong or bar trivia

old people or kids

emo or goth

Those are all good ones.

I think I pick beer pong, old people and goths.............but man, all of those are hard.
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: vansmack on May 07, 2009, 04:41:18 pm
bigger joke?  wnba  or lpga?  fat people in spandex or fat people in swimming outfits?  tough-guy paraplegics or einstein intelligent paraplegics?


WNBA
Bathing Suits
Einstein

Hipsters OR Hippies?

Hipsters, assuming they shower.

paper or plastic?

Paper - it's compostable.

muzak or adult contemporary?  EDIT: and the winner of that, vs. new age?

Muzak, Muzak.

Bill O'Reilly OR Rush Limbaugh?

No option for a loaded gun?  I'll take O'Reilly.


bud light or coors light?

Coors, hands down.

LiveNation or TicketMaster?

Ticketmaster, but just barely.

Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: Venerable Bede on May 07, 2009, 05:57:09 pm


paper or plastic?

Paper - it's compostable.


that's about the only thing in paper's favor. . .plastic is generally superior in almost every other way (http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/1268.html).  compostable plastic bags are a joke, since you end up using more of them as they do not have the same strength as regular plastic bags.

but, in my answer to that question, it's paper because san francisco has "outlawed" the use of plastic bags by retail stores.
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: vansmack on May 07, 2009, 06:33:59 pm
The whole point of this thread is that both options suck.

Only you would find it necessary to debate the merits of two bad options simply to point out that SF voted to do something you disapprove.

Hooray for you.
Title: Re: Two Evils
Post by: Venerable Bede on May 07, 2009, 06:41:32 pm
Hooray for you.
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