30 December 2005 - Friday

Choose one from three

Via Irregular Analyses (and before that, normblog):

1. Beatles, Stones or Beach Boys? Beatles
2. Kant, Hegel, Marx? Kant
3. Cluedo, Monopoly, Scrabble? Monopoly
4. Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford? Newman
5. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart? Beethoven
6. Australia, Canada, New Zealand? New Zealand
7. Groucho, Chico, Harpo? Groucho
8. Morning, afternoon, evening? Afternoon
9. Bridge, Canasta, Poker? I'll get back to you
10. Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou? O Brother, Where Art Thou
11. Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau? Locke
12. Cricket, football, rugby? Football ... i.e., soccer
13. Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte? Austen
14. Parker, Gillespie, Monk? Monk
15. Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham? Arsenal sounds coolest
16. Cheers, Friends, Seinfeld? Seinfeld
17. Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart? Stewart
18. France, Germany, Italy? France
19. Apple, orange, banana? Orange
20. Statham, Tyson, Trueman? Right
21. Rio Bravo, El Dorado, Rio Lobo? Rio Bravo
22. Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman? Bergman
23. Chinese, Indian, Thai? Chinese
24. Handel, Scarlatti, Vivaldi? Handel
25. Oasis, Radiohead, Blur? OK
26. Fawlty Towers, The Young Ones, Yes Minister? Fawlty Towers
27. Chekhov, Ibsen, Shaw? Shaw, so far
28. American football, baseball, basketball? Baseball
29. FDR, JFK, Bill Clinton? FDR
30. Lenin, Luxemburg, Trotsky? Trotsky
31. Paris, Rome, New York? Rome
32. Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Steinbeck? Fitzgerald
33. Blue, green, red? Green
34. Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, West Side Story? My Fair Lady
35. J.S. Mill, John Rawls, Robert Nozick? Mill!
36. Armstrong, Ellington, Goodman? Armstrong
37. Ireland, Scotland, Wales (at rugby)? Wales sounds good
38. The Sopranos, 24, Six Feet Under? Six Feet Under
39. Friday, Saturday, Sunday? Saturday
40. Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear? Hamlet
41. Fried, boiled, scrambled (eggs)? Boiled
42. Paths of Glory, Cross of Iron, Saving Private Ryan? Saving Private Ryan
43. England, Australia, West Indies (at cricket)? England
44. Chabrol, Godard, Truffaut? Chabrol so far
45. Bringing It All Back Home, Blonde on Blonde, Blood on the Tracks? Sounds scary
46. Trains, planes, automobiles? Trains, whenever possible
47. North By Northwest, Psycho, Vertigo? North By Northwest
48. Third, Fourth, Fifth (Beethoven Piano Concerto)? Fifth
49. Coffee, tea, chocolate? Tea
50. Cardiff, Edinburgh, Dublin? Edinburgh

| Posted by Wilson at 16:59 Central | TrackBack
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1. Beatles, Stones or Beach Boys? Beatles
2. Kant, Hegel, Marx? Kant
3. Cluedo, Monopoly, Scrabble? Scrabble
4. Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford? Redford--he's such a cutie!
5. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart? Beethoven
6. Australia, Canada, New Zealand? Canada
7. Groucho, Chico, Harpo? Groucho
8. Morning, afternoon, evening? Evening
9. Bridge, Canasta, Poker? Poker, although I lack a good poker-face
10. Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou? O Brother, Where Art Thou
11. Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau? Locke
12. Cricket, football, rugby? I agree with Jonathan...the soccer kind of football.
13. Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte? Austen
14. Parker, Gillespie, Monk? Monk
15. Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham? *Pleads ignorance*
16. Cheers, Friends, Seinfeld? Friends
17. Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart? Cary Grant!
18. France, Germany, Italy? France
19. Apple, orange, banana? Banana
20. Statham, Tyson, Trueman? *Raises Eyebrow*
21. Rio Bravo, El Dorado, Rio Lobo? Rio Bravo
22. Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman? Hepburn
23. Chinese, Indian, Thai? Definitely Chinese
24. Handel, Scarlatti, Vivaldi? Handel
25. Oasis, Radiohead, Blur? Radiohead
26. Fawlty Towers, The Young Ones, Yes Minister? Um...
27. Chekhov, Ibsen, Shaw? Shaw, I suppose
28. American football, baseball, basketball? Baseball
29. FDR, JFK, Bill Clinton? FDR
30. Lenin, Luxemburg, Trotsky? Trotsky, perhaps?
31. Paris, Rome, New York? Roma
32. Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Steinbeck? Fitzgerald
33. Blue, green, red? Green, preferably dark
34. Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, West Side Story? Sound of Music
35. J.S. Mill, John Rawls, Robert Nozick? *Feels a bit uneducated*
36. Armstrong, Ellington, Goodman? *Refuses to choose*
37. Ireland, Scotland, Wales (at rugby)? Wales
38. The Sopranos, 24, Six Feet Under? Six Feet Under
39. Friday, Saturday, Sunday? Saturday
40. Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear? Hamlet
41. Fried, boiled, scrambled (eggs)? I don't eat eggs, except to be polite.
42. Paths of Glory, Cross of Iron, Saving Private Ryan? Saving Private Ryan
43. England, Australia, West Indies (at cricket)? England
44. Chabrol, Godard, Truffaut? *Feels really uneducated*
45. Bringing It All Back Home, Blonde on Blonde, Blood on the Tracks? I must have missed these...
46. Trains, planes, automobiles? Trains or planes...whatever's available
47. North By Northwest, Psycho, Vertigo? Vertigo
48. Third, Fourth, Fifth (Beethoven Piano Concerto)? Fifth
49. Coffee, tea, chocolate? Can I have tea with chocolate?
50. Cardiff, Edinburgh, Dublin? Edinburgh

The thoughts of Paige on 30 December 2005 - 20:28 Central
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I might get beaten for some of these, but that's okay. (Wouldn't be the first time :-D)

1. Beatles, Stones or Beach Boys? "Beatle Boys"
2. Kant, Hegel, Marx? Aw Hegel, I Kant decide which one deserves highest Marx.
3. Cluedo, Monopoly, Scrabble? Scrabble
4. Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford? Nicholson (by quanitity)
5. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart? Bach barely beats Beethoven (one word: fugue)
6. Australia, Canada, New Zealand? New Zealand
7. Groucho, Chico, Harpo? Idunno
8. Morning, afternoon, evening? Afternoon
9. Bridge, Canasta, Poker? Poker
10. Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou? O Brother, Where Art Thou?
11. Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau? Locke
12. Cricket, football, rugby? *shrugs*
13. Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte? It's sad that I don't know enough to decide this, but such is life
14. Parker, Gillespie, Monk? *blank stare*
15. Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham? *shrugs again*
16. Cheers, Friends, Seinfeld? Seinfeld
17. Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart? Grant
18. France, Germany, Italy? Germany
19. Apple, orange, banana? apple
20. Statham, Tyson, Trueman? *shrugs yet again*
21. Rio Bravo, El Dorado, Rio Lobo? *my shoulders hurt*
22. Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman? Hepburn
23. Chinese, Indian, Thai? Chinese
24. Handel, Scarlatti, Vivaldi? Handel (sorry Italians, no contest this time)
25. Oasis, Radiohead, Blur? Well, I'd rather own an oasis than have a radio-head or be a blur...
26. Fawlty Towers, The Young Ones, Yes Minister? You lost me
27. Chekhov, Ibsen, Shaw? Shaw
28. American football, baseball, basketball? Baseball
29. FDR, JFK, Bill Clinton? FDR
30. Lenin, Luxemburg, Trotsky? see #13
31. Paris, Rome, New York? Rome
32. Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Steinbeck? Fitzgerald
33. Blue, green, red? blue-green
34. Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, West Side Story? My Fair Lady
35. J.S. Mill, John Rawls, Robert Nozick? Mill, sort of
36. Armstrong, Ellington, Goodman? *lost again*
37. Ireland, Scotland, Wales (at rugby)? um...Scotland...?
38. The Sopranos, 24, Six Feet Under? This space intentionally left blank
39. Friday, Saturday, Sunday? Saturday
40. Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear? Macbeth
41. Fried, boiled, scrambled (eggs)? fried
42. Paths of Glory, Cross of Iron, Saving Private Ryan? *insufficient data*
43. England, Australia, West Indies (at cricket)? *shrugs...again*
44. Chabrol, Godard, Truffaut? see previous response
45. Bringing It All Back Home, Blonde on Blonde, Blood on the Tracks? If those aren't the names of rock bands, they should be.
46. Trains, planes, automobiles? Depends on...well, lots of things.
47. North By Northwest, Psycho, Vertigo? N By NW
48. Third, Fourth, Fifth (Beethoven Piano Concerto)? It pains me that I don't know those off the top of my head...so, I'll say Fifth (Symphony)
49. Coffee, tea, chocolate? chocolate
50. Cardiff, Edinburgh, Dublin? Sure, why not?

The thoughts of Martinez on 31 December 2005 - 1:19 Central
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1. Beatles, Stones or Beach Boys? Beatles, I suppose.
2. Kant, Hegel, Marx? Marx is the most entertaining.
3. Cluedo, Monopoly, Scrabble? Uhh… Monopoly, I guess. Scrabble’s good, too.
4. Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford? Newman
5. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart? Bach
6. Australia, Canada, New Zealand? Australia—the others didn’t sart as penal colonies.
7. Groucho, Chico, Harpo? Groucho
8. Morning, afternoon, evening? Evening
9. Bridge, Canasta, Poker? Canasta, certainly. Though Shanghai Rummy beats ‘em all.
10. Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou? O Brother, Where Art Thou?
11. Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau? Locke
12. Cricket, football, rugby? Cricket, just because.
13. Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte? Jane Austen, of course.
14. Parker, Gillespie, Monk? Monk
15. Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham? Tottenham, I likes the sound.
16. Cheers, Friends, Seinfeld? Seinfeld for the Frogger episode.
17. Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart? Jimmy Stewart
18. France, Germany, Italy? Germany
19. Apple, orange, banana? Orange
20. Statham, Tyson, Trueman? Trueman’s a good name.
21. Rio Bravo, El Dorado, Rio Lobo? El Dorado, for the memories associated with my first viewing. None of these is quite in my vein of western, though.
22. Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman? Ingrid, but Katherine’s cool.
23. Chinese, Indian, Thai? Chinese
24. Handel, Scarlatti, Vivaldi? Vivaldi
25. Oasis, Radiohead, Blur? Blur has an, um, notable sounding… name.
26. Fawlty Towers, The Young Ones, Yes Minister? Fawlty. How I miss Fawlty!
27. Chekhov, Ibsen, Shaw? Shaw is fascinating. Plus, I’m barely familiar with one choice and not at all with the other.
28. American football, baseball, basketball? Basketball
29. FDR, JFK, Bill Clinton? FDR
30. Lenin, Luxemburg, Trotsky? Trotsky
31. Paris, Rome, New York? Rome, but why isn’t Chicago listed?
32. Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Steinbeck? Hemingway
33. Blue, green, red? Blue
34. Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, West Side Story? My Fair Lady
35. J.S. Mill, John Rawls, Robert Nozick? John Stuart
36. Armstrong, Ellington, Goodman? Oh, what is happening!? How am I supposed pick one? Well, I’ll say Ellington just to get out of it. (But, if someone had bothered to put Herman in the mix my choice would be made. Maybe even A. Shaw.)
37. Ireland, Scotland, Wales (at rugby)? Scotland
38. The Sopranos, 24, Six Feet Under? ‘24’ (not that I’m saying it’s not utterly asinine)
39. Friday, Saturday, Sunday? Saturday
40. Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear? Hamlet
41. Fried, boiled, scrambled (eggs)? Hard-Boiled fits my style.
42. Paths of Glory, Cross of Iron, Saving Private Ryan? Saving Private Ryan
43. England, Australia, West Indies (at cricket)? England
44. Chabrol, Godard, Truffaut? Dunno.
45. Bringing It All Back Home, Blonde on Blonde, Blood on the Tracks? Who?
46. Trains, planes, automobiles? Aerolanes, thank you.
47. North By Northwest, Psycho, Vertigo? North By Northwest
48. Third, Fourth, Fifth (Beethoven Piano Concerto)? Fifth
49. Coffee, tea, chocolate? Chocolate
50. Cardiff, Edinburgh, Dublin? Edinburgh

The thoughts of MortimerRandolph on 31 December 2005 - 11:34 Central
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1. Beatles, Stones or Beach Boys? Beatles
2. Kant, Hegel, Marx? Hegel
3. Cluedo, Monopoly, Scrabble? Monopoly
4. Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Robert Redford? Paul Newman (sand pebbles)
5. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart? Bach
6. Australia, Canada, New Zealand? New Zealand
7. Groucho, Chico, Harpo? Harpo
8. Morning, afternoon, evening? Evening
9. Bridge, Canasta, Poker? Poker
10. Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou? O Brother, Where Art Thou?
11. Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau? Locke
12. Cricket, football, rugby? Football
13. Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte? Jane Austen
14. Parker, Gillespie, Monk? Monk
15. Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham? Arsenal (soccer)
16. Cheers, Friends, Seinfeld? Cheers
17. Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart? Jimmy Stewart
18. France, Germany, Italy? Italy
19. Apple, orange, banana? orange
20. Statham, Tyson, Trueman? Statham
21. Rio Bravo, El Dorado, Rio Lobo? Rio Bravo
22. Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman? Katharine Hepburn
23. Chinese, Indian, Thai? Chinese
24. Handel, Scarlatti, Vivaldi? Vivaldi
25. Oasis, Radiohead, Blur? Oasis
26. Fawlty Towers, The Young Ones, Yes Minister? Fawlty Towers
27. Chekhov, Ibsen, Shaw? Shaw
28. American football, baseball, basketball? American football
29. FDR, JFK, Bill Clinton? FDR
30. Lenin, Luxemburg, Trotsky? Trotsky
31. Paris, Rome, New York? Rome
32. Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Steinbeck? Steinbeck
33. Blue, green, red? green
34. Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, West Side Story? My Fair Lady
35. J.S. Mill, John Rawls, Robert Nozick? John Stuart
36. Armstrong, Ellington, Goodman? Armstrong
37. Ireland, Scotland, Wales (at rugby)? Scotland
38. The Sopranos, 24, Six Feet Under? The Sopranos
39. Friday, Saturday, Sunday? Sunday
40. Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear? Macbeth
41. Fried, boiled, scrambled (eggs)?Fried
42. Paths of Glory, Cross of Iron, Saving Private Ryan? Saving Private Ryan
43. England, Australia, West Indies (at cricket)? England
44. Chabrol, Godard, Truffaut? got me...
45. Bringing It All Back Home, Blonde on Blonde, Blood on the Tracks? Who?
46. Trains, planes, automobiles? planes
47. North By Northwest, Psycho, Vertigo? Vertigo
48. Third, Fourth, Fifth (Beethoven Piano Concerto)? Fifth
49. Coffee, tea, chocolate? Coffee
50. Cardiff, Edinburgh, Dublin? Edinburgh

The thoughts of Bluesman on 1 January 2006 - 20:07 Central
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Gah. You know I can't resist these.

1. Beatles
2. Ugh. Hegel.
3. Monopoly
4. Newman
5. Mozart
6. Australia
7. Harpo
8. Evening
9. Poker
10. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
11. Hrm. Hobbes.
12. Football
13. Charlotte Bronte
14. Monk
15. Chelsea
16. Seinfeld
17. Cary Grant
18. Italy
19. Banana
20. Pfft.
21. El Dorado
22. Ingrid Bergman
23. Indian
24. Vivaldi
25. Radiohead
26. Fawlty Towers
27. Shaw
28. Football
29. FDR
30. Trotsky
31. New York
32. Blech. Steinbeck.
33. Blue
34. My Fair Lady
35. J. S. Mill
36. Ellington
37. Wales
38. Six Feet Under
39. Friday
40. King Lear (by a nose)
41. Fried
42. *cringes* I haven't seen any of them. I am ashamed.
43. Australia
44. Godard
45. O_O
46. Automobiles
47. Ohhh, cruel. Vertigo.
48. Fifth
49. Chocolate
50. Dublin

The thoughts of Blame Jared on 7 January 2006 - 1:20 Central
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