GO ABBA GO!!!

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Not Bob
Indeed.

On a happier note, here are two musicians that Canada need not apolgize for:

He ought to apologize for "Chrome Dreams II."

[John Phoenix]

Originally posted by Icky Thump
It works to alleviate only minor differences in volume. I thought you had this problem despite soundcheck.

Or you could play nothing but Nickelback, whose music contains more compression than humanly possible.

I don't know that I've turned the soundcheck on. I'll have to look at my set up in iTunes when I get home.

I don't have any Nickelback on my iPod.

[SlaveNoMore]

Originally posted by LessinSF
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Non-theist (93%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (90%)
4-27. 0%

Not sure how the hell these reconcile, but I got both:

Secular Humanism (100%)
Theravada Buddhism (100%)

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Let us not forget (sniff)
and
.

Not fair. Fuck you, Phil Hartman's wife!

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Not fair. Fuck you, Phil Hartman's wife!

and fuck you too, clogged arteries!

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
and fuck you too, clogged arteries!

It wouldn't surprise if Phil Hartman's whore of a wife had something to do with clogging Candy's arteries.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I kinda like the Tasmanian Devil. He reminds me sometimes of the Displaced Dog, so the imagry doesn't work as well for me.

I just want to state for the record that I am not pro-Tasmanian Devil extinction ... especially since the rugby team at my college, which attracted the only truly athletic and hot men at my college, were called the Tasmanian Devils.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
I just want to state for the record that I am not pro-Tasmanian Devil extinction ... especially since the rugby team at my college, which attracted the only truly athletic and hot men at my college, were called the Tasmanian Devils.

Women's rugby teams more often attract women who are, uh, playing on the same team. IMHO. YMMV.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Women's rugby teams more often attract women who are, uh, playing on the same team. IMHO. YMMV.

more often that what? softball or basketball? I don't think you're right. It is usually (or often) a club sport and more low key than the others.

if you meant "more often than the guys' rugby teams" maybe, but even there you might want to run through a few of the "burly bears recreation sports league" webpages before you make the bald assertion.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Women's rugby teams more often attract women who are, uh, playing on the same team. IMHO. YMMV.

On the American team, I was the only straight woman AND it seemed that everyone slept pretty much with everyone else. Ya'll would have loved the after parties.... It was quite an incestuous group. On the British team, everyone generally slept with men, though I'm not certain that was an exclusive preference for each member of the team.

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
It's this sort of thing that's keeping me Christian, 100% rating or no.

What, you're not loving the Hanukkah bush?

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
2.

I think they're Canadian. So I apologize on behalf of my country for them. Just add that to the apologies for Celine Dion, Bryan Adams etc.

I had an epiphany at a Nickelback show that I owe in large part to them, so they can't be all bad. I went to a show (despite my general dislike of the band, because Mr. Man liked them) of theirs about a week after that whole Great White concert fire fiasco and about two songs in, we were standing in the pit and the Nickelback roadies set off some huge pyrotechnics on the stage. My immediate reaction was to glance around to try to find the exits.

Then I realized, like a flash (a large fireball, reaching ever closer to something flammable, if you will), that life is too short to go to concerts of bands that you don't like. Ever since then, I've let Mr. Man go to his heavier shows alone and I'm pretty sure that we are both happier as a result. Who wants to go to a show with someone who doesn't want to be there?

So thanks, Nickelback, for sucking so damn hard!

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I had an epiphany at a Nickelback show that I owe in large part to them, so they can't be all bad. I went to a show (despite my general dislike of the band, because Mr. Man liked them) of theirs about a week after that whole Great White concert fire fiasco and about two songs in, we were standing in the pit and the Nickelback roadies set off some huge pyrotechnics on the stage. My immediate reaction was to glance around to try to find the exits.

Then I realized, like a flash (a large fireball, reaching ever closer to something flammable, if you will), that life is too short to go to concerts of bands that you don't like. Ever since then, I've let Mr. Man go to his heavier shows alone and I'm pretty sure that we are both happier as a result. Who wants to go to a show with someone who doesn't want to be there?

So thanks, Nickelback, for sucking so damn hard!

It's not so much that they suck or not suck so much, but like Dave Matthews who is also commerically sucessful, the lead singer has an interesting slightly unusual voice. I realized this listening to him sing lead on a Santana song. Similar to Rob Thomas. He has that same quality in his voice. Or alex band of the callin on that other santana song.

I'm not even sure if my husband likes them or not, he really likes Coheed and Cambria and My Chemical Romance. before MCR sort of sold out. He also really likes Rush and Geddy Lee, also Canadian but Geddy's voice irritates the crap out of me.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
My birthday is in 29 days. I am not going to get what I want for my birthday. What should I ask for in the alternative?

Mr. Man's birthday is in 3 days. He claims not to want anything. I kind of overdid it last year and I've been traveling a ton this fall (aside: Phoenix is not cold and rainy right now) so he may get his wish of nothing. Just Cowboys-Giants with friends at a local sports bar and lots of free drinks.

If anyone has an awesome idea for what to get for the guy who has everything and who generally doesn't need any more "stuff". PM me. Or post about it here and ruin the surprise if your idea is any good. Either one.


ETA: Nickelback tickets and/or A Cooler Girlfriend Who Will Go To Nickelback Concerts With Him are both overly obvious responses here.

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Mr. Man's birthday is in 3 days. He claims not to want anything. I kind of overdid it last year and I've been traveling a ton this fall (aside: Phoenix is not cold and rainy right now) so he may get his wish of nothing. Just Cowboys-Giants with friends at a local sports bar and lots of free drinks.

If anyone has an awesome idea for what to get for the guy who has everything and who generally doesn't need any more "stuff". PM me. Or post about it here and ruin the surprise if your idea is any good. Either one.

This is perhaps unoriginal but Hammacher Schlemmer and The Sharper Image are great for those unusual gifts for the person who has everything.