Nighthawk

Speaking of Orthodoxy, during my study of Jewishness, I discovered that it's unbelievably hard to convert to Chassidic Judaism. You're supposed to learn Hebrew and Yiddish, for one, and should probably move to Brooklyn (or else Israel). However, they also have the option to be something called a Noachide where you still go to heaven but all you have to do is this: Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not worship false gods. Do not be sexually immoral. Do not eat a limb removed from a live animal. Do not curse God. Set up courts and bring offenders to justice. Seven commandments, they don't even hold you to the full ten.

I've just bought a Navy Zippo. There's a picture of a Tom of Finland-esque sailor on it, but it is official.

I was curious whether a google image search for meat loaf would favor the singer or the dish. Singer won, but it wasn't a landslide.

Oh, I see. Yeah, I don't know the song "Hallelujah", but I know who that is. I'm amused that I was thinking of Chaka Khan. Reminds me of when Spoon thought Nick Cave was in the Pet Shop Boys.

Already happened, unfortunately. I got massively wasted, which I don't believe is traditional.

For a while, I was confused about which was Rufus and which was Chaka Khan. I'm not even sure if that's the same Rufus being mentioned here. My answer to the thread is "All Along the Watchtower".

Also, currently I've converted to Judaism, but practice something closer to satanism. Like Gene, I find satanism corny and stupid when taken too seriously. Jewishness gives me the freedom to be selectively moral, plus a ton of holidays.

I'm the kind of guy who'll punch you for insulting John Wayne, but it's more in admiration of guys who'll do that than of Wayne himself. I'll maybe raise an eyebrow for insulting Elvis Presley. Pat Robertson's real name is also Marion.

Yeah, could have been a poll, but I want to see specific comments, if it's all the same. So yeah, what did your family believe, and try to have you believe too? Just curious. If you would, note whether or not you still subscribe to said religion and, if Protestant, which denomination? Or any other relevant comments. Myself; parents divored, split between no specific and Protestant; non-denominational, conservative, closest to Baptist (More liberal).

Can't read the thread, but it's barron. He makes wildpegusus look like John fucking Wayne.

For the record, that was Italian. Spoon did call me. Was dissapointed that I was pretty much sober. I will alert him the next time I experiment with the Devil's Syrup.

My multilayered cultural references are not always drug related.

D'ora in poi questo sara' il mio mantra quando mi viene la tentazione di non andare in ufficio per non doverli avere intorno...

You know, Dave Coulier and Joey were essentially the same person, and Dave Coulier dated Alanis Morissette. Tells you something about Joey.

Read nothing into it, but nothing a girl can do to you can begin to touch an asphyxiated orgasm. Unless a girl asphyxiated you.

That's the song I play for people who have never heard of them before. Good choice.

Maybe it stems from my not watching the show every week (I watch maybe every third week), but I don't see how he comes off so bad in this interview. If he sucks really bad, then maybe, but he doesn't really seem to suck really bad.

Also, as far as popular music, I always though "Freebird" would make a pretty good funeral song.

Now I'm curious. Here's an etymology of sideburns I found.

Yes. It was popularized by Ambrose Burnside, which is why I thought it might be named after him, but I'm not sure. His was truly fine:

I've heard this before, but still that's pretty remarkable. I can't imagine being in sound enough mind to even think of doing something like that in the same situation. Yeah, I always had a hard time totally believing that part. It'd almost take longer for him to register that he was falling than it would to fall. It seems more likely that he was just yelling, which did happen to warn the referee to get out of the way.

By the way, Chester A. Arthur didn't have a beard, he had the mustache/sideburns combo. I can't remember what that's called. Burnsides, maybe.

Yeah, except for some of the eastern panhandle, Florida isn't Dixie. There's people here who've never heard of sausage gravy or fried okra.

Amazing Grace on bagpipes.

Tampa has everything except Northeastern stuff. So I can't get good clam chowder and the like.