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Re: *sigh* (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Tamara-
You should switch #3 with #9 on your list
Hmm, maybe you're right. Although, to be truthful, the Lost God in question was never really there in the first place.
And, if we were to continue with the 'Kiss Off' theme, I could have just deleted the whole list and substituted #10 in its place. It might not have been interesting to read, but it would have been truthful.
-mike (negligent sticking-songs-in-the-heads-of-others type of guy)
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Apr 23 '03
10:20 am PDT
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*sigh* (Reply to this comment)
by kalma
This comment would have been so much better if it was posted before you posted the lyrics. But I guess better late than never.
You should switch #3 with #9 on your list. :)
Of course, I also thank you for getting the song stuck in my head. :P
Tamara
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Apr 22 '03
6:53 pm PDT
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Re: Hi! (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Andy-
Have you remembered number 8 yet?
No. But I do remember where I got the line from. Listen:
Kiss Off
by The Violent Femmes
I need someone, a person to talk to
Someone who'd care to love
Could it be you
Could it be you
Situation gets rough
Then I start to panic
It's not enough
It's just a habit
Hey kid you're sick
Darling this is it
You can all just kiss off into the air
Behind my back I can see them stare
They'll hurt me bad but I won't mind
They'll hurt me bad they do it all the time
Yeah yeah, they do it all the time
I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record
Oh yeah well don't get so distressed
Did I happen to mention that I'm impressed
I take one one one 'cause you left me
And two two two for my family
And 3 3 3 for my heartache
And 4 4 4 for my headaches
And 5 5 5 for my lonely
And 6 6 6 for my sorrow
And 7 7 7 for no tomorrow
And 8 8 8 I forget what 8 was for
And 9 9 9 for a lost god
And 10 10 10 for everything everything everything everything
You also asked:
When you said you saw "Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom", I assume you're talking about the Bollywood version!!!
Amrish Puri, veteran Bollywood actor, did play the vile Mola Ram in TOD. I refuse to learn any more about the man, after he appeared in many of my nightmares between ages 8 and 13.
Cheers, though…
-mike
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Apr 17 '03
9:21 am PDT
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Great review (Reply to this comment)
by SurgRN911
I have really enjoyed all the entries, and this is no exception. Great job!
Di
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Apr 15 '03
11:40 am PDT
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Hi! (Reply to this comment)
by andymcf
Enjoyed this. Have you remembered number 8 yet? When you said you saw "Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom", I assume you're talking about the Bollywood version!!!
All the best!
Andrew
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Apr 15 '03
5:22 am PDT
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Re: Crazy. (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Jil-
Among 65 other comments, I feel insignificant
You should know that every comment, no matter how late in the day, is significant. Social discourse is the backbone that keeps the Epinions community walking upright, and the comment sections provide a most sturdy brace. I'd trade 1 thoughtful comment for a hundred rubber stamped VHs any day.
I'm an agnostic too! I included it in my 20 things about me w/o entry, and then, minutes later, read yours.
Cool. I consider myself an antagonistic agnostic. My refusal to believe (or disbelieve) in God pisses off my parents. Which is always a good thing. (Just finished reading your "20 things…" and thought I'd throw that in)
-mike
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Apr 14 '03
2:37 pm PDT
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Crazy. (Reply to this comment)
by jilpie
Among 65 other comments, I feel insignificant. Nonetheless, here goes: I'm an agnostic too! I included it in my 20 things about me w/o entry, and then, minutes later, read yours. Awesome!
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Apr 13 '03
1:56 pm PDT
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Re: ......... (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Marc-
Number 22 on my list will be that I often make general observations at people and leave it to them to figure out what I mean by having mentioned them.
Heh-heh. Don't worry, I've played this game with you long enough to understand when what you're saying is relevant to me, when it is relevant only to you, or when it is not relevant at all. I'm guessing, this time, the first two apply. Thanks for your always thoughtful and though-provoking words.
-mike
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Apr 10 '03
9:33 am PDT
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Re: Aha! (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Voxy-
Almost three months i've known you…
First of all, let's clear something up. You don't know me. You know the e-me, which is almost the same thing, except the real me has a physical form and needs food, shelter, air, and water to survive. The e-me only needs a modem, a keyboard, and oodles of sarcasm.
…i didn't realize you were a fellow quasi-Jewish education-school dork with a decayed interest in useless baseball facts reserved only for fellow males. (my interest in baseball faded when Bill James stopped writing about it every year; how bout yours?).
Yup. All of that is true (although I would trade the word 'dork' with 'geek', but that's really just splitting hairs). My hardcore interest in baseball started when I first picked up the 1987 Baseball Abstract. Must have read that thing cover to cover a thousand times. And since I have notoriously bad timing, James decided to stop publishing the annual Abstract the next year. Just to spite me, I guess. I still treasure my copies (yes, I have both the original and the first update) of his Historical Baseball Abstract, which is, after the collected works of Tom Robbins and Kurt Vonnegut, the most important publication in the English language since Gutenberg.
My interest in baseball faded, as I mentioned, moments before the Blue Jays won their first World Series, which coincided with the arrival in my life of this girl…
-mike
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Apr 10 '03
9:25 am PDT
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......... (Reply to this comment)
by Vormancian
Very nice list.
I remember an English professor (I didn't 'have' him, I just knew him) who used to say that the real test of being a good writer was being able to write about nothing and have it be interesting. He used to give these spur of the moment assignments to his classes (and I used to get to read them once in a while) where he would just say 'tell me about your day' or such nonsense. I don't specifically recall '20 things about yourself', but it's the same sort of gig.
The thing I find most interesting about this whole fiasco is where people's lists fall on the divulging too much-not saying anything scale.
Number 22 on my list will be that I often make general observations at people and leave it to them to figure out what I mean by having mentioned them.
Cheers!
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Apr 10 '03
2:45 am PDT
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Aha! (Reply to this comment)
by voxpoptart
Almost three months i've known you, and i didn't realize you were a fellow quasi-Jewish education-school dork with a decayed interest in useless baseball facts reserved only for fellow males. (my interest in baseball faded when Bill James stopped writing about it every year; how bout yours?).
On the other hand, I attract the conversational impulses of crazy homeless people. I think this mean i still win in a photo-finish.
cheers,
-Brian
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Apr 09 '03
12:14 pm PDT
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Mikey! (Reply to this comment)
by katybrighteyes
"Maybe one day. Dare to dream."
You'll make it, Mr. Mikey. And good luck to ya!
Katy
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Apr 09 '03
9:23 am PDT
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Re: Hope to get (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Thanks, Moppy. But I think I'll be keeping the rest of the iceberg to myself... for now.
-mike (garsh, it's cold in here)
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Apr 09 '03
6:38 am PDT
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Re: The Boy Has Style! (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Deborah-
Glad you like my titles. Sometimes I'm prouder of the little puns and wordplays I come up with for the titles, than I am of the entire review. So be it.
And you are right......this little exercise was cheaper than a shrink! Watch out! Our gent friend, George, may be sending us all a bill!
If George had thought of billing us all in advance, he'd have made a mint, fer sure. This write-off is a monster of epic proportions. I suspect that there will come a day when new Epinions users, after picking out their user name, will have to submit 20 Things before they're allowed to write their first review.
-mike
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Apr 09 '03
6:38 am PDT
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Re: Re: Re: Mikey! (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Katy-
Whew! You're a glutton for punishment, aren't ya? I think I could handle grades K-3 or high school seniors... but grades 9 and 10, no way. My son's been subbing this year in middle & high schools. He's loves it, but I'm sure the kids are nicer to him since he's a fun, young guy, and not some mean, dried up old frog like the teachers I used to have.
I've already done a lot of in-class work, doing some emergency substituting and some volunteering at a local high school, mainly with those grades. I found that I had a good rapport with kids that age, but once they got a bit older, and a bit more world-weary, I found them to get snotty and hard to handle. But any younger, and you can't talk to them like adults, which is my game plan going in (i.e., to not talk down to anybody). I wouldn't necessarily call myself a "fun, young guy", but I'm certainly no "old frog". Maybe one day. Dare to dream. ;)
-mr. mikey
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Apr 09 '03
6:34 am PDT
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Re: Re: Re: Re: DUDE YOU ROCK! (Reply to this comment)
by kristinafh
You can tell I have a "hot body" just from my 2"x2" profile pic? I'm not confirming or denying.
Absolutely. In fact, the other things that I can tell, just from that picture include:
1) The future of mankind
2) When global warming will become official
3) If I need a vacation
4) How cold it is in Canada
5) The price of tea in China
I guess you had no idea how revealing that profile pic of you was...Didn't anyone ever tell you, be careful what you ask for?
I better stop here because Jack has a wildly jealous streak. He's going to insist that I let him know what his 2x2 pic reveals and lord knows, I just *don't* want to go there.
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Apr 09 '03
3:36 am PDT
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Hope to get (Reply to this comment)
by Moppysl
to the iceberg. Good luck wih your college and your studies.
Moppy
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Apr 08 '03
9:52 pm PDT
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The Boy Has Style! (Reply to this comment)
by ruby950
I knew that I liked the titles you create for your reviews, and now I like the boy behind the title!
And you are right......this little exercise was cheaper than a shrink! Watch out! Our gent friend, George, may be sending us all a bill!
Enjoyed the read!
Deborah~
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Apr 08 '03
2:08 pm PDT
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Re: Re: Whither smartassery? (Reply to this comment)
by disinclined
Mike,
Swelling heads and popping 'em are two of the things I do best! Don't worry, you can't help being a Canuck - we enlightened American bastards don't hold it against you.
Rimming the rock-row,
disinclined
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Apr 08 '03
11:45 am PDT
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Re: Re: Re: --------------- (Reply to this comment)
by drdevience
Jack Jack Jack...
here in America, a lot of the most screwed-up people -- no matter how handsome or beautiful -- go into this field. I've learned my lesson to steer clear of these wackos.
this is true..this is why I went in to psychology.. muwahahahaaaaaaa be afraidn! Be very afraid!
Mikey Darling.. the question as to the briefs is merely pyschological, I assure you! None of us females had ANY intention of fantasizing.. *cough* I swear! I just wanted to ummm.. pick your fabulous brain!
Doc, smiling innocently
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Apr 08 '03
10:18 am PDT
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Re: Re: Mikey! (Reply to this comment)
by katybrighteyes
"What does your son teach?"
He majored in linguistics and graduated last year. The plan is: he and his girlfriend, who graduates this year, want to travel the world for a year or two before going on to grad school. They're hoping to live in either China or Germany where he can teach English for a while. When they return to the states, he's going for his masters and wants to become a linguistics professor in the states.
"I'm hoping that English will be my subject, grades 9 and 10."
Whew! You're a glutton for punishment, aren't ya? I think I could handle grades K-3 or high school seniors... but grades 9 and 10, no way. My son's been subbing this year in middle & high schools. He's loves it, but I'm sure the kids are nicer to him since he's a fun, young guy, and not some mean, dried up old frog like the teachers I used to have.
You'll make a great teacher, son!
Mumsy
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Apr 08 '03
10:09 am PDT
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Re: Re: Re: DUDE YOU ROCK! (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
K-
…we women have great love for your mind however what sets you apart from the other geeks is your hot body
You can tell I have a "hot body" just from my 2"x2" profile pic? I'm not confirming or denying…
-mike (who still doesn't really understand what is, and what isn't)
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Apr 08 '03
7:06 am PDT
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Re: ... (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Nate-
Anyone who has the Pixies' Doolittle anywhere near their CD player is fine by me.
Cool! Another Black Francis (a.k.a. Frank Black… Frankity McBlack-black… etc.) fan. 'Mr. Grieves' is my favourite track. That one's a little slice of Armageddon wrapped up in a juicy melody.
Thanks for the hearty congrats.
-mike
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Apr 08 '03
7:02 am PDT
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Re: Whither smartassery? (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Dis-
Please, don't let my hastily written comments ruin your trip down sincerity row. I'd hate to think I pushed you off that path.
#12 has all us ladies sighing, though. It's true - you are a dreamboat. Almost makes up for the Canuck thing.
Nothing better than a backhanded compliment, to swell my head and pop it in the same breath. ;)
Gracias, chiquita…
-mike
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Apr 08 '03
6:59 am PDT
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Re: Re: Re: --------------- (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Nong-
but, you ought not feel like "a mercenary," about your Bar Mitzvah, because, tradition is tradition...just accept it … moral of the story...receiving gelt and red envolopes shouldn't make anyone feel shameful.
Thanks for trying to save my soul, but -- and I guess this wasn't clear enough in my original statement -- I was proud of feeling like a mercenary. Like I had gotten away with something devious and deceptive. At thirteen, it was quite a desirable feeling. That's all I was saying.
-mike
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Apr 08 '03
6:47 am PDT
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Re: "Sports are only something to talk about until the girls arrive" (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Patrick-
Unfortunately with me I don't follow sports, and the girls have yet to arrive.
Good lord, man. How do you fill your days, then?
-mike (inquiring minds…)
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Apr 08 '03
6:44 am PDT
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Re: Re: Re: --------------- (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Jack-
It seemed like, when I was in school, that every second girl I met was a Psych major. And though I didn't know enough about that particular sub-set of society at the time, I knew enough to let them pass without incident.
A friend of mine, whose entire family except him are teachers, predicts that within the next decade or so the Canadian school system will look just like the American system. That is to say, it'll be ug-ly. I, on the other hand, have more confidence in our little government than that. Hopefully I'm right.
-mike
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Apr 08 '03
6:42 am PDT
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..... (Reply to this comment)
by cripper
"I love people, but I hate crowds."
I can totally understand what you mean there.
"Every time I write a review, I wonder if it is too long, too full of useless arcane knowledge, too goddamn boring."
How can you even think that? Your reviews are among the best around here.
And I never knew you were Bar Mitzvahad (did I spell that right?). Interesting list here.
cripper
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Apr 08 '03
6:42 am PDT
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Re: I still don;t think... (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Doc (and the rest of you pervy McPerversons…)-
Boxers or bikinis?
Someone, some day, is going to have to explain to me the relevance of this question. Do boxers indicate a certain freedom, a virility in your prospective man that is at once desirable and sexy? Do bikini briefs indicate being comfortable with one's body, not afraid to show off your wares so that the whole world can see, but still desiring comfort and support? And what about those who choose neither? Are they shunned from the procreative process because they flaunt societal standards, thumb their noses at the rules and norms that we have carefully set up to shield us from the anarchy that would surely come?
Rant: over.
Answer: not forthcoming.
Mike's mystery: intact.
Hope that helps…
-mike
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Apr 08 '03
6:39 am PDT
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Re: Mikey Stone (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
John-
I honestly felt like your brother (older) after reading this, which is am uncanny feeling since I'm a younger brother (forever).
It is so funny that you say that, because, even though I'm playing the father role in our little game and am forever an older brother in my waking life, I often feel like your younger brother. That being said… um… can you teach me about girls now?
Would you believe a number of things almost moved me to tears, here? Lots made me laugh too.
That's always my favourite compliment. When I can give my reader bi-polar emotions, then I know I've done my job.
-mike (who already yelled "shotgun")
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Apr 08 '03
6:34 am PDT
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