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edina
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response 532 of 563:
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Mar 20 17:53 UTC 2006 |
I believe it has to do with temperature it's supposed to be served at - or
at least that's what I've been told by barmen at two pubs that pour good
Guinness in DC.
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jadecat
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response 533 of 563:
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Mar 20 19:39 UTC 2006 |
How quickly it's poured and amount of head are supposed to have
something to do with it too. I say 'are supposed' because I have no idea
really- I actually don't like the stuff.
Though the cafeteria where Guiness workers eat is quite nice.
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edina
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response 534 of 563:
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Mar 20 19:47 UTC 2006 |
The pour is *incredibly* important. If you get a Guinness right after you
order it, it's not going to be good.
Like Anne, I'm not a huge fan of the stuff - but I know enough to be able to
tell good Guinness from bad. That alone says it all.
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katie
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response 535 of 563:
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Mar 20 20:47 UTC 2006 |
I am happy that my house is being totally remodeled. I hope to move
back into it or sell it and move to Ann Arbor this summer.
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slynne
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response 536 of 563:
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Mar 20 21:33 UTC 2006 |
That sounds fun, katie.
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keesan
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response 537 of 563:
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Mar 20 23:31 UTC 2006 |
We stopped by Kiwanis to ask for a dead joystick so we could use the plug end
to make a midi cable and they had two midi cables. I can record my electronic
keyboard to hard drive as a midi file (with the right software). This would
have saved a lot of time except Jim and Bill spent the afternoon trying to
make a damaged modem work right. Jim brought it home to keep trying.
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richard
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response 538 of 563:
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Mar 20 23:58 UTC 2006 |
IHB they announced on the news that Fox has just given a two year
renewal to The Simpsons, which will come back for its eighteenth season
in the fall. After all these years, The Simpsons is still the best
written comedy on tv, even if the emmys still refuse to nominate it for
best comedy because its a cartoon. They also have kept the same cast,
many of the same writers, and of course creater/guidespirit Matt
Groening for all these years. What a remarkable run its had. :)
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eprom
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response 539 of 563:
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Mar 21 00:31 UTC 2006 |
> They also have kept the same cast
o_O
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mcnally
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response 540 of 563:
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Mar 21 01:32 UTC 2006 |
Against my expectations The Simpsons has become reasonably enjoyable
again after a serious slump a few seasons back but I'd still welcome
the end of the show.
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glenda
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response 541 of 563:
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Mar 21 04:07 UTC 2006 |
You would think that after 18 years Lisa would have at least graduated. I'm
not sure about Bart, but Lisa?
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twenex
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response 542 of 563:
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Mar 21 11:56 UTC 2006 |
Eighteen years? Wow. The Simpsons has been around for the greater part of my
life.
How depressing.
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naftee
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response 543 of 563:
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Mar 22 04:05 UTC 2006 |
i think you're sexy, twenex
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marcvh
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response 544 of 563:
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Mar 23 19:57 UTC 2006 |
Yeah, it's sad to think of all the wasted years that you were alive before
Bart and Lisa appeared.
Simpsons has been a bit inconsistent but it's still better than most of
what's on TV. There are certainly a boatload of shows that would go
higher on my list of shows I'd like to see go away, with the most recent
addition being "The New Adventures of Old Christine." And what would
Fox replace it with? Family Guy? The War at Home? Maybe they could
bring back Herman's Head?
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twenex
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response 545 of 563:
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Mar 23 20:36 UTC 2006 |
Simpsons has been a bit inconsistent but it's still better than most of
what's on TV.
It frightens me to think what you must watch...
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marcvh
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response 546 of 563:
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Mar 23 21:02 UTC 2006 |
I said what's on TV, not what I watch on TV. But if you want a specific
list, here are some current network prime-time shows that I believe
Simpsons is clearly better than:
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Charmed
War at Home
Family Guy
American Dad
Wife Swap
Supernanny
Deal or No Deal
King of Queens
Two and a Half Men
New Adventures of Old Christine
According to Jim
Hope & Faith
Boston Legal
Amazing Race
America's Next Top Model
American Idol
George Lopez
Courting Alex
Bones
Four Kings
That '70s Show
The Loop
The O.C.
Antiques Roadshow
Love, Inc
Eve
Cuts
Supernatural
Las Vegas
Ghost Wisperer
Survival of the Richest
Reba
Modern Men
Bernie Mac
Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy
Cops
America's Most Wanted
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twenex
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response 547 of 563:
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Mar 23 21:40 UTC 2006 |
rotfl
Well 20 points out of 10 for effort. Though I have to say that I HAVE enjoyed
Bones the few times I've seen it, if it's the same program.
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mary
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response 548 of 563:
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Mar 23 21:43 UTC 2006 |
Guess I'm not missing much if I haven't seen a single episode of
anything listed. My jones is RSS.
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tod
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response 549 of 563:
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Mar 23 21:43 UTC 2006 |
I like AMW, Cops, and Bernie Mac shows more than Simpsons. Actually, I hate
all cartoons for the most part.
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marcvh
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response 550 of 563:
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Mar 23 22:04 UTC 2006 |
Bones doesn't totally suck.
For cultural context, I think Simpsons is better than Footballers' Wives
or the endless parade of home-and-fashion shows (Cash in the Attic,
What Not to Wear, etc) they show on BBC America. Also Benny Hill and
The F***ing Fulfords.
BTW, wasn't that live-action version of the Simpsons theme done in the
UK? Or am I just assuming that since they're all driving on the left?
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twenex
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response 551 of 563:
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Mar 23 22:31 UTC 2006 |
The F***ing Fulfords was F***ing Funny.
And whether or not there was a "live-action" version of the Simpsons theme
done in the UK is irrelevant. I'm not slagging it off because it's American,
otherwise i would slag off Star Trek, Babylon 5, House (though to be fair Hugh
Laurie is British), and a whole host of other TV shows I love.
I'm slagging the Simpsons off because it's a pile of pap.
Though to be fair, my disdain for people of low intelligence might have a
whole hell of a lot to do with my opinion of it.
And I'll tell you something else. My sister and her boyfriend claim to like
the Simpsons, and to find it funny. They laugh really hard at some comedy
programmes; I've only heard them laugh at the Simpsons on the odd occasion
I do.
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marcvh
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response 552 of 563:
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Mar 23 22:55 UTC 2006 |
I found the Fulfords to be funny for about 5 minutes, but there was only
one joke and it got old fast. Maybe it got better later, but it doesn't
measure up to, say, Little Britain (which itself is merely OK.)
The "live action" thing was mentioned only to say that there are
apparently many folks on that side of the pond who like Simpsons enough
to go to considerable effort to make something that plays off it. At
least you guys don't end up seeing it dubbed with other voices, since
the voices are an important part of what makes the show work.
Babylon 5 and Star Trek are not current shows (although admittedly
neither is Benny Hill, but I just mentioned it as an aside.) If you
include shows that have gone into endless syndicated re-runs then you
introduce a lot of survivorship bias. But House is fair enough; I don't
watch it but I know people who do and seem to think it's a decent show.
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twenex
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response 553 of 563:
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Mar 23 23:00 UTC 2006 |
The "live action" thing was mentioned only to say that there are
apparently many folks on that side of the pond who like Simpsons enough
to go to considerable effort to make something that plays off it.
That's fine, but it doesn't invalidate the point that I'm not Mr. Britain,
anymore than I'm Mr. America. And I don't have to be. I'm Me. And Me doesn't
like the Simpsons no matter what anyone else thinks.
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twenex
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response 554 of 563:
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Mar 23 23:03 UTC 2006 |
At
least you guys don't end up seeing it dubbed with other voices, since
the voices are an important part of what makes the show work.
That might help! Though I do understand that the voices go a long way to
making the characters.
Babylon 5 and Star Trek are not current shows (although admittedly
neither is Benny Hill, but I just mentioned it as an aside.) If you
include shows that have gone into endless syndicated re-runs then you
introduce a lot of survivorship bias.
I was simply bringing up American shows I like to show that my bias has
nothing to do with the Simpsons being American.
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marcvh
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response 555 of 563:
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Mar 23 23:11 UTC 2006 |
I guess I draw a distinction between "a show which isn't to my taste"
and "a show which is poorly executed and just sucks."
Regarding intelligence, I guess I think that a good show should work at
more than one level. A show exclusively pitched to the low level (like
most reality TV) doesn't work for me, and neither does one exclusively
pitched to the high level.
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slynne
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response 556 of 563:
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Mar 23 23:27 UTC 2006 |
I have to admit that I enjoy TV shows that work at more than one level
too. I remember the first time I watched Sesame Street as an adult and
realized that when I was watching it at three, I missed a LOT. :) I
think that is one reason I like all the literary references in Lost. If
you dont get them, it is still an enjoyable show but some of them are
just really cool.
The Simpsons is one of the best shows ever for working on many levels
though. I am always amazed at that.
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