John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
Damn.
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World's Greatest Draft (3 Viewers)
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BobbyLayne
Footballguy
I presume you are referring to #2 through #6, having conceded the top spot to Mozart?
timschochet - take me off auto skip, please.
I don't think we will get through 13 picks on a Sunday. I'm going to bed now, have a 3 hour mid-morning flight, then going straight to the office. Presuming I have access around 2:30-3:00 - which would be 8:30-9:00 a.m. EST - I hope to be able to post my own picks tomorrow.
As a backup plan, I will PM a list to Fennis, Krista4 and Ozymandius.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
I like a few others here, think Mozart is vastly overrated.I'm sure he'll rank high in the judges voting, but if I never here WAM again, I wouldn't care a bit.Ludvig on the other hand.....I presume you are referring to #2 through #6, having conceded the top spot to Mozart?
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
He'll do well in the judges voting.He'll do well in the popular voting.et alI like a few others here, think Mozart is vastly overrated.I'm sure he'll rank high in the judges voting...I presume you are referring to #2 through #6, having conceded the top spot to Mozart?
Mario Kart
Footballguy
timschochet said:
FUBAR said:
timschochet said:
FUBAR makes a decent argument in regards to the assassin as the other Assassin changed history with his one shot. He was also a part of a larger plan where he became "lucky" to his his shot as the rest of the plan was foiled due to the other chickening out... similar to Princip. Where I do not agree overall is the part of "who" he shot compared to the aftermath of said action. Both of the near futures after the assassinations were dreadful, one for the death that happened, one for the personal effect on a country. But, in my opinion, the effects of the Princip shot were much more dreadful than the other assassin in question. Both changers of history, one on a country level, one on a world level. Who is worse? Who is to say? On a worldly level, Princip takes the cake as an elite villain for the effects of his shot on the world.Hitler affected the world perception but did his villain attributes affect the world on a massive level? Arguably, no.FUBAR said:
Stalin affected the world perception but did his villain attributes affect the world on a massive level? Arguably, no.
Princip affected the world perception but did his villain attributes affect the world on a massive level? Without a doubt, yes.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Or to put it another way JML, he requires less rationalization than...some...other...picks.He'll do well in the judges voting.He'll do well in the popular voting.et alI like a few others here, think Mozart is vastly overrated.I'm sure he'll rank high in the judges voting...I presume you are referring to #2 through #6, having conceded the top spot to Mozart?
flysack
Footballguy
If Tim is a snob, then what does that make me? I'm the guy Tim calls a snob. So am I a snob's snob? An elitist?
You read the part where I admitted to catching the clap from a dancer at hash/shroom party, right? I don't think elitists can get the clap. It's ontologically impossible. So if I'm not an elitist, then Tim is not a snob. See? There's a half-a@s logic here.*I fully admit I'm filling space because I find the assassination arguments highly annoying and skip-worthy.
Mario Kart
Footballguy
So, you agree with my points. Good to know.
flysack
Footballguy
I never read them.
timschochet
Footballguy
You're beyond a snob. I won't let any of these peons into my country club, because they're all beneath me. However, you won't let me into your country club.If Tim is a snob, then what does that make me? I'm the guy Tim calls a snob. So am I a snob's snob? An elitist?
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John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
In the absence of picks being made what do you suggest?MisfitBlondes said:I'm in full agreement that some of these "arguments" are making this thread unbearable. There's discussion opportunities being missed because some drafters insist on defending their selections ad nauseum.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Watching State upset Louisville down?In the absence of picks being made what do you suggest?MisfitBlondes said:I'm in full agreement that some of these "arguments" are making this thread unbearable. There's discussion opportunities being missed because some drafters insist on defending their selections ad nauseum.
thatguy
Footballguy
You really are fond of yourself.
Ozymandias
Footballguy
"I wouldn't want to belong to any country club that would accept me as member." Groucho MarxYou're beyond a snob. I won't let any of these peons into my country club, because they're all beneath me. However, you won't let me into your country club.If Tim is a snob, then what does that make me? I'm the guy Tim calls a snob. So am I a snob's snob? An elitist?
John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
Call me a sucker for a good Waltz.
AcerFC
Footballguy
Sorry, I was out earlier. I think we are in the 11th round and explorers seemed to be running thin so I figured this guy was a pretty well known guy
11.5 Francisco Pizarro
11.5 Francisco Pizarro
I took out the names although none of them would have been picked
flysack
Footballguy
Pfft, country clubs are plebian affairs.:flashes Mason gang sign:You're beyond a snob. I won't let any of these peons into my country club, because they're all beneath me. However, you won't let me into your country club.If Tim is a snob, then what does that make me? I'm the guy Tim calls a snob. So am I a snob's snob? An elitist?
See that? Didn't know what it was, did you?
AND YOU NEVER WILL.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Kramer entersKRAMER: Hey.Pfft, country clubs are plebian affairs.:flashes Mason gang sign:You're beyond a snob. I won't let any of these peons into my country club, because they're all beneath me. However, you won't let me into your country club.If Tim is a snob, then what does that make me? I'm the guy Tim calls a snob. So am I a snob's snob? An elitist?
See that? Didn't know what it was, did you?
AND YOU NEVER WILL.
JERRY: Hey.
ELAINE: Hey!
KRAMER: Alright, so there I am at Lorenzo's - loading up my slice of the fixin's bar.. garlic, (imitates the shaking of garlic onto a pizza) and what-not.. mmm,
mmm.. and I see this guy over at the pizza boxes giving me the stink-eye. (Imitates the 'stink-eye') So I give hime the crook-eye back, (Imitates the 'crook-eye') you
know.. Then, I notice that he's not alone! I'm taking on the entire Van Buren Boys!
JERRY: The Van Buren Boys? There's a street gang named after President Martin Van Buren?
KRAMER: Oh yeah, and they're just as mean as he was! So, I make a move to the door, you know, (makes a noise) they block it! So, I lunged for the bathroom.
(demonstrates) I grab the knob - Occupado! Then they back me up agains the cartoon map of Italy, and all of the sudden, they just stop.
ELAINE: What? What happened?
KRAMER: Because I'm still holding the garlic shaker.. Yeah.. like this (grabs Jerry's peper shaker, and demonstrates) I'm only showing eight fingers.
JERRY: Well, what does that mean?
KRAMER: That's their secret sign! See, Van Buren, he was teh eighth President.. (Holds up 8 fingers) They thought I was a former Van B. Boy!
Ozymandias
Footballguy
Your picks have been great. What has undermined them has been your arguing for them afterward. It's like the story of Mark Twain going to church to hear about missions in Africa. After ten minutes, he was willing to give $20. After twenty minutes, he was willing to give $10. After half an hour, he was willing to give $1. When the speaker finally finished and they passed around the collection plate, he took $5 out of the plate.
Thorn
Footballguy
He once argued strenuously that dragons actually existed during the time of dinosaurs. That was epic.Though I must say I don't get the hate for the Mary pick. I think it's brilliant.
Funcooker
Footballguy
LB has a long, weird & entertaining draft history. He took Angelina Jolie & Hulk Hogan in the GAD & spent about 19 pgs of that thread rabidly defending various aspects of junk culture. He's actually starting to grow on many of us. If he would just occasionally stipulate that he has the cultural depth of a blackhead & not cling to his notions like a pitbull to a chewtoy, he would be an asset to any draft.
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timschochet
Footballguy
I don't know what category you want this guy in.
thatguy
Footballguy
Honestly Tim? Do a little reading pal.
flysack
Footballguy
I do agree that the Mary pick is brilliant. In general, anyone who appears over and over in food products is a sure lock top 5 celebrity. If I were the judge, this would be one of my criteria (I'm only semi-serious about this).Monroe, Elvis, Jesus and Mary are the only people who appear in potato chips and fruit salad. They're the giants.
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timschochet
Footballguy
Oops. Sorry. trying to watch the Lakers while I type.
flysack
Footballguy
I can see this. I don't dislike Larry at all. He can be very entertaining. I do dislike when his arguments enter their 10th post. But he's the spice in our taco. Or maybe the brown toilet paste the spice produces. I need to work on this metaphor.
Arsenal of Doom
Footballguy
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
That made me laugh.
FUBAR
Footballguy
Nice sig material. You're out in left field there Mario.
Ozymandias
Footballguy
Yes, but they found a copy of Sun Tzu in Princip's back pocket.
larry_boy_44
Footballguy
nah, I'm, very capable of admitting my faults... I just haven't made any yet in this draft, all of my picks have been solid...If you disagree I'd love to hear which of my picks you think were bad and why...thatguy said:
larry_boy_44
Footballguy
Ozymandias said:
I'm bored and there's nothing else going on...if someone else would talk about their picks or... well... do anything... I wouldn't do it as much...
larry_boy_44
Footballguy
ok, a few things:1. that's not exactly what I was saying (and on I am not going to get into what I was trying to say)Thorn said:
2. THAT WAS LIKE SIX FREAKING YEARS AGO!!
3. I was, at the same time, stating my opinion and trying to relay the opinion of a semi-crazy "Christian Science" seminar that was happening at my church (upon request of others)... not everything attributed to me during that time was what I actually thought...
larry_boy_44
Footballguy
Funcooker said:
more like I enjoy arguing about anything (even absurd silly stuff) way too much and I really really need to get a life...
thatguy
Footballguy
solid != greatYou've had some great picks, sure. But to say every one of your picks has been great is a huge stretch. And regardless, you're still tooting your own horn. So yes, I think you're fond of yourself.
FUBAR
Footballguy
Will check back before I go to bed.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
By height.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
I've been out most of the day. I see that I'm up. Pick coming in about 5 minutes......
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
I'm going to select an American poet, and we've just not taken enough Americans in this draft. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed themes from the early 1900s rural life in New England, using the setting to examine complex social and philosophical themes. A popular and often-quoted poet, he was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry.
I select Robert Frost , the great American poet. Though his work is principally associated with the life and landscape of New England, and though he was a poet of traditional verse forms and metrics who remained steadfastly aloof from the poetic movements and fashions of his time, Frost is anything but a merely regional or minor poet. The author of searching and often dark meditations on universal themes, he is a quintessentially modern poet in his adherence to language as it is actually spoken, in the psychological complexity of his portraits, and in the degree to which his work is infused with layers of ambiguity and irony.
In a 1970 review of The Poetry of Robert Frost, the poet Daniel Hoffman describes Frost's early work as "the Puritan ethic turned astonishingly lyrical and enabled to say out loud the sources of its own delight in the world," and comments on Frost's career as The American Bard: "He became a national celebrity, our nearly official Poet Laureate, and a great performer in the tradition of that earlier master of the literary vernacular, Mark Twain."
About Frost, President John F. Kennedy said, "He has bequeathed his nation a body of imperishable verse from which Americans will forever gain joy and understanding."
I select Robert Frost , the great American poet. Though his work is principally associated with the life and landscape of New England, and though he was a poet of traditional verse forms and metrics who remained steadfastly aloof from the poetic movements and fashions of his time, Frost is anything but a merely regional or minor poet. The author of searching and often dark meditations on universal themes, he is a quintessentially modern poet in his adherence to language as it is actually spoken, in the psychological complexity of his portraits, and in the degree to which his work is infused with layers of ambiguity and irony.
In a 1970 review of The Poetry of Robert Frost, the poet Daniel Hoffman describes Frost's early work as "the Puritan ethic turned astonishingly lyrical and enabled to say out loud the sources of its own delight in the world," and comments on Frost's career as The American Bard: "He became a national celebrity, our nearly official Poet Laureate, and a great performer in the tradition of that earlier master of the literary vernacular, Mark Twain."
About Frost, President John F. Kennedy said, "He has bequeathed his nation a body of imperishable verse from which Americans will forever gain joy and understanding."
timschochet
Footballguy
Well, that was certainly the road less travelled...
the moops
Footballguy
Have you been waiting all week to bust that one out?
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
drum drum drum......... cymbal crash.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
And since it's taken a few pages in the draft, Princip isn't in his best category as a villain. I think he rates higher in the rebel category.
timschochet
Footballguy
Are you kidding? I've been waiting since the American Draft- but nobody selected him.Have you been waiting all week to bust that one out?
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