1. That the characters in The Polar Express were lifeless and creepy. I thought the movie was visually brilliant.

2. That Morrissey should have packed it in after Strangeways. Fuck that. I like Morrissey's solo albums.

3. That Lynda Carter's breasts were smaller than they looked in Wonder Woman, No, says I, you're thinking Lucy Lawless in Xena. Carter's were even bigger than they looked.

4. That Fat Albert & The Cosby kids wasn't the greatest Saturday morning cartoon ever. He said Smurfs, for which I had to smack him.

5. That that notion of hipsters existing in Maine is ludicrous. He was offended.

6.That the artwork on The Rosebuds Make Out is brilliant on two levels. He said it was just a pretty pastoral of two white horses. Yes, says I, but the one in the foreground is checking out the other one's ass and horse whoopie is a foregone conclusion.

7.That Charmed sucks dogshit worms. Sorry. Can't back that up. It's pretty women kicking demon ass. Not suck. Not.

8. That Camper Van Beethoven are just a one-note novelty act. Had to hit him twice for that one.

9. That Budweiser is better than Sam Adams. He's never getting free beer from me again.

10 .That The Prisoner is overrated hippy-psych, dated bullshit. Please. It's one of the greatest shows ever made.

There's at least 10 more that I can't think of at the moment. It's a wonder how you can be friends with people when you don't agree on things as important as which Doctor Who sidekick had the best legs.

You could put virtually anything here and it'd still be wrong.

As for Moz, what he meant to say is Morrissey is absolutely amazing and unlike virtually any other recording artist, has stayed relevent as an 'alternative' rock icon for over 20 years.

The reason for #5 is that he can't possible KNOW what it is that hipsters are hip about, having never spent more than two or three days in any city with more than 70,000 people. How can he (or me for that matter) know anything about local dives, clubs, fashions, slang, jokes, etc, beyond broader pop culture? We can't. Plus, he's Swedish-French-Canadian, for cripesake.

1. Haven't seen it, but from the extended preview I agree with your friend. And I'm not sure I remember the dance sequence from the book...

2. He should have packed it in SOMETIME before the new one, but certainly after Viva Hate/Bona Drag.

3. Don't remember.

4. Transformers. Doy.

5. Oh, they're everywhere.

6. ???

7. Charmed sucks dogshit worms.

8. Dunno

9. Are you supposed to be drinking? I'll only drink either if it's on special (less than $3)

10 . ???

I'm with you on # 2 & 10



Um...Peri

PopTodd's point-by-point assessment:

1. Haven't seen it, but I can see his point from the previews.
2. He is dead wrong. Solo Moz has some pretty damn solid moments.
3. Who cares either way? She was hot!
4. You are both wrong, it was Bugs Bunny. Pleeeze!!! (and I don't give a shit that they were actually theactrical shorts, broadcast on TV. It was still the best damn animated thing on Saturday mornings when I was a kid!)
5. can't say. But you do get great lobster there!
6. I'll have to see it.
7. As a vehicle for the female anatomy, Charmed is excellent! Other than that... um.... hmmmmm.
8. He deserved the smack you gave him for that.
9. Sam Adams is not the greatest beer in the world,m but it beats the SHIT out of Bud!!!
10. um... never saw it.

Spoon knows my feelings about Charmed.

If you boys stop looking at as an anatomy lesson you'll actually discover why it has such a cult fanbase.

It's a very witty show. The girls are sarcastic and smart. They're not just cute girls who fight demons.

It's like the Gilmore Girls for the sci-fi set.

The Gilmore Girls aren't that hot.
And no matter what the script is, I will never be able to look at Alyssa Milano's character as "smart", when I can look at her in so many other ways.

haha..yes well when she does near porn that's understandable. But Holly Marie Combs rocks. you could..uhhh...concentrate on her..yeah that's right.

And the reference to the GG was regarding thewritingof the show. And as for hotness, have you SEEN Bad Santa yet? Holy crap, that could change your mind regarding the mom. I don't think I can ever watch that show again without picturing her saying " Fuck me santa, fuck me santa, fuck me santa".

heheee

'Spoon, you really need to hang with a better quality hipster.

I'd probably hate them. Lousy rural wanna-be hipsters are bad enough.

Oh, he also says that Husker Du were just early crap-emo.

That's like calling Carroll O'Connor just another dumb dad in a sitcom.

4. Scooby Doo. Hands down. Y'all are trippin'!

4. Good God, no.

5. I wasn't drinking. I bought him a couple cause I hadn't seen him for awhile and invited him out. Turns out I don't like him as much as I did when we were in college.

Jen knows I'm kidding about the pretty girls kicking ass stuff. Well, no, I'm not, but it is a funny and addictive show, even if the plot holes are bigger than Wesley Willis's head.

And Milano is gifted comedically, not just anatomically. She has great timing, facial expressions, body language and a willingness to look retarded that's unusual in a sex symbol.

It's not deep-clever like Buffy The Vampire Slayer was and it's not too concerned with being scientifically accurate or even making much sense, but it's mostly a subtly funny show about how a family sticks together regardless of whether they're fighting Titans or fixing the kitchen sink.

The fact that I like it may be a bit like William "Refrigerator" Perry taking ballet, but I don't give a shit. It's fun. I also liked Xena and Farscape and people thought that was amusing, too.

a n i m a n i a c s

absolute

i'm not gonna put down albert but animaniacs was so beyond anything done before or since.

game over.

are you a big Looney Tunes fan Todd? I got the Golden Collection Vol. 1 about a month ago (don't have the second yet), and it's fucking transcendent.

disown your friend now

1. Haven't seen Polar Express so can't comment

2. Again, don't listen to a lot of solo Morrissey, but I wouldn't write it all off.

3. Lynda Carter had huge breasts. I wanted to grow up and have those.

4. Smurfs absolutely suck. I will agree that while Fat Albert was a great cartoon, my heart will always belong to the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner hour.

5. Maine hipsters do exist! (see spoon)

6.Dunno.

7.Don't watch Charmed, but I can see its appeal.

8. Good for you!

9. This is verboten. Just on this alone, he shouldn't be your friend.

10 .Tried watching this... it was entertaining, but the kitsch factor was part of the draw.

I actually have a theory about that: frustration is what makes the world go round. It's what makes us fix things, or dream up improvements. So, if you had a friend with whom you agree about everything, what would you have left to talk about? Not much. You might be able to go to concerts together, and sit around afterwards and say, 'that was great', 'yeah!', but that'd be the end of the conversation, because you'd agree. Being with someone you disagree gives you the chance, nee requires you, to analyze just what was so great about a concert, album, film, or TV show.

So yes, you should keep him as a friend. Besides, gives you something to smack when you're frustrated.

And as for liking Bud. Even people who drink it realize it's not the greatest beer in the world.

Cartoons:
Scooby kicked ass until that little fucktard Scrappy came in and ruined the whole thing...but the series with guest stars was always a nice treat, especially when it was someone weird like Jonathan Winters, and you catch it when yr. 20 and HIGH, and suddenly it all makes sense.

Transformers -- RULE, but I always liked GI Joe better, and cannot for the life of me figure out why President Bush hasn't set Duke, Lady Jay and Rodblock to work on Cobra ..er. Al Qaeda

But I think Bugs Bunny wins this one walking away. So many great characters, so much crazy shit going on, a stone cold muthafuckin classic.

Beer:
What's with the Budweiser backlash? I mean it is the King of Beers. Seriously, it don't taste all that great, but man redbellies taste good from a can when yr. tailgating. Maybe its a redneck thing? B/c down here people who drink cheap beer to be 'hip' drink cold PBRs, people who drink cheap beer b/c it is swillable and you don't always like nut brown ale, drink Budweiser (and if they wanna watch their figures, they drink Bud Light)

All that other crap: meh

THANK YOU. Scrappy was fuckin annoying as hell. And definitely, after watching it stoned in high school- it did finally make sense.

And yes, I still watch repeats on Cartoon Network. If it weren't for Cartoon Network, I'd be incomplete.

Transformers was hot too.

4. Fat Albert, OR, the Legion of Superheroes.

5. "Hipster-ness" is sort of relative isn't it? I mean, for a Mainer, he's probably got more room to work with than someone claiming to be a Hipster in NYC or something.

9. King of Beers ain't shit compared to The Champagne of Beers!

I see your point, and I do enjoy a PBR from time to time, but ultimately? Budweiser sucks, and I would never spend my hard-earned cash on a 6 pack of that stuff when I have access to a wider variety of better tasting and equally priced beer here in the NW.

I hear Iron City is the new PBR for what it's worth....

and ditto... Scrappy Doo fucked Scooby and the gang big time.

I must have missed that episode. Did he do Velma and Daphne at the same time?

I could see Daphne getting into that kind of thing, but Velma seems a tad asexual. Definitely Fred was into it, and Shaggy was stoned out of his mind, he didn't care.

Come on now, don't you all know that Daphne & Fred were getting on?! Why do you think they were always "paired" together going on the mystery hunts? Scooby & Shaggy were always stoned= hence, the munchies and smoke coming out of the Mystery Machine. Velma was just, well, Velma.