Spaceman Spiff

"Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas" is the better Jim Henson Christmas special.

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Topping him eating the cake that Pam threw out earlier in the episode?

And he's still dating Starr. Big ups to the D-Man. And, holy shit! His last name is "Imbimbo"? Oh, the jokes that probably spawned from that...

Article about Dallas and his little mishap.

Suck it, Candle Power!

I'll take this cocksucker. Al Swearengen.

It looks like Season 14 will premier on Feb. 15.

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OK, I'll give this a shot. Tony Soprano.

Dave Parker should get in solely for wearing bad-ass stuff like this. Yeah.

Avery's quip was a bit on the misogynistic side (well, maybe not misogyny, but definitely derogatory towards a woman). The NHL seems like it has a lot of female fans, and I can see Bettman not wanting to give tacit approval to 1 of his players talking about women like that. It's not like he was out at a bar & someone overheard it, he specifically made sure to pull over reporters to make the comment.

"I took care of my family in 10 minutes without ever leaving the house" That's what she Benoit said.

1) The NFL has been calling defenseless receiver penalties for a few years now. This isn't just something that's been popping up in 2008. 2) It was at least 1.5 seconds, maybe even 2, between the tip & Welker getting hit. Welker had slowed to a jog. 3) Of course, if the ball is there it's a clean hit (although there's a chance he could've got flagged for launching himself at Welker - that's something the NFL is cracking down on, whether it's a hit with the helmet or shoulder). But the ball wasn't there, it was like 7 yards away from him. The DB had plenty of time to hold up.

1. Who are you and what's your business here? Came across the board back in the Scott Keith E-Z Board days, just before he changed it over to the Invision Board. My purpose here is to balance out the Santino love-fest. 2. When did you discover an interest in wrestling? As a kid, I'm guessing mid-1980's. I remember my dad getting a Wrestlemania poster (might have been WM 1) from a guy he worked with for me to hang on my wall. Not sure exactly how I became a fan, but it was probably due to just seeing it on TV and thinking it looked cool. 3. The Company Line: A. Which companies have you actively followed in your tenure as a wrestling fan? WWF/E, NWA/WCW, ECW. Beyond those, I pretty much watched any wrestling that was on free TV - TNA (I'll watch a show here & there), whatever ESPN showed (WCCW?), AWA (I know I've seen HBK/Jannetty matches where they were skinny kids still called The Midnight Rockers), GLOW (...), WOW (... x2). I'm sure there are others that I'm forgetting. B. What have some of your favourite companies been? Your least favourite? (In theory, your answer can be the same - if you were growing up a fan of the technical wrestling WCW brought to the table but thought the end of the line for them was some of the worst television this side of My Mother The Car, that's cool). NWA/WCA, ECW, WWF/E have been favorites. I stopped watching wrestling a bit in the late-80's and early 90's, then got back into it via WCW (just before the nWo angle started up) and ECW, so WCW became my favorite throughout the Attitude era until they closed the doors. Don't really have a least favorite. C. What is your favourite company right now? Any reason why? WWE - it's on free TV thrice a week, although I don't usually catch ECW. 4. (Not So) Favourites: A. Who were your favourite wrestlers (or gimmicks) growing up / when you first started watching wrestling? Hogan, 4 Horsemen B. Who were some guys you couldn't stand? Growing up? Don't remember. Currently? Santino, HBK, HHH, Undertaker, Kennedy, Carlito, any McMahon, Jeff Hardy. C. Who are your current favourites (if applicable / different from A.) Jamie Noble, Cena, Kendrick, Miz/Morrison, Jericho, Regal, Finlay, Helms, Rey, Orton, Matt Hardy, Mickie James, Beth Phoenix, Evan Bourne, Edge, Booker T (don't watch much TNA, though), Paul London, Chuck Palumbo Specific Questions about your Interest 5. How would you gauge your current interest level in the product? Do you still get butterflies of excitement that make you look forward to upcoming PPVs? Did you ever? Do you watch every televsied wrestling program live, or just a few - and FF'd via DVR at that? If you consider right now to be the most interested in wrestling you've ever been, the rest of the questions in this section can be skipped over. I don't watch PPV's, I pretty much consider them just another show (as opposed to a special event). I make an effort to watch Raw & SD live, but I have no problem FF'ing over stuff I'm not interested in if I'm watching on my DVR. I play basketball on Monday's, so I don't get to watching Raw until 9:30-9:45, so I'll usually FF over some stuff to get caught up live. 6. At what point in wrestling history (if it's not now) would you consider your interest to have been at it's peak? When were you compelled to watch every second of televised wrestling AND shell out money on PPVs, get excited about the release of video games, have TV/PPV parties with friends, etc. Probably during the nWo's heyday. 7. At what point could you tell your interest was dipping and why do you think this happened, or what specific event(s) triggered the decrease? Was there anything even specific? Just a gradual interest loss of interest? Retirement (or death) of a favourite? A boring title reign on SmackDown in the Summer of 2004? WCW going out of business. I miss the diversity in styles that WCW provided. I mentioned WCW getitng me back into wrestling, so them going down was a bit of a downer. 8. Have you ALWAYS stuck with wrestling even during times of low interest, or are there any lengths of time you stopped watching for a period only to come back at a later date? I mentioned above gettting away from it in the late-80's/early90's (don't exactly know the years), only to get back into it via WCW and ECW. 9. If applicable, at what point did you decide to pack in the wrestling fandom? Interesting Questions of a Somewhat Random Nature 10. What style of pro wrestling best resonates with your personal tastes? Has it always been this way, or have your tastes changed over time? I guess technical. High-flying is fun when they hit their spots. When a match is done well, it really doesn't matter to me what style they use. Noble is my favorite guy, but I also like guys like Palumbo, Cena, so I'm not too picky. 11. Where do you "draw the line" with the whole "suspended disbelief" deal? Do you tell critics to "relax because it's just wrestling and you should enjoy the matches" (aka TNA fans about everything that happens on Impact!), do you come up with solutions that the writing team didn't bother to think about but you figure "it's there if you read between the lines" (aka "WWE Apologists"), somewhere inbetween, or do you take your greatest joy in watching wrestling to deconstruct everything that makes no sense? I'm pretty casual with my ProWres, so nothing really bothers me that greatly. I may point out some logic holes, but they don't really provide a drag on my entertainment. The whole "backstage camera/cameraman where there shouldn't logically be a camera" doesn't bother me in the least. At the end of the day, "it's just pro wrestling" pretty much covers it for me. 12. Do you attend live events? And more specifically, do you get a thrill out of big arena shows, do you prefer the smaller 'intimate' settings of the local indy show, or would you rather forget the whole thing and watch everything unfold on your HDTV without dealing with 'the marks'? I've been to 1 live event - the Rumble where Benoit won. None of my friends are fans (my friend who went kinda/sorta watches once in a while), and I'm not going by myself. 13. If applicable, what are the best and worst experiences you've had going to a show live? 14. What are your favourite matches, moments, or events? Eh, I'm not big on remembering stuff like that. Once it's done, it's done. The 2 Noble/London matches from Velocity were really fun, the Noble/Rey from Velocity was fun, Lesnar/Eddie for the title was great, and I'm sure there are a bunch of others I'm forgetting. 15. Freestyle Add any closing remarks you feel are absolutely necessary to letting TSM know your thoughts on wrestling.

Man, that was a huge hit on Welker. Totally deserved the penalty.

I'm trying to figure out how Dallas left the pack in the cab. He would have opened his pack to get his money to pay the cabbie, then put the pack down to gather up the rest of his bags? I'm just not sure how he could've made a blunder like that. Nick has the right idea, wearing the pack around his neck.

Hearing "Christmas Wrapping" by The Waitresses officially marks the beginning of Christmas season for me.

I'll add you next time I play, too. The only problem with visiting towns is the person has to have the game on (and gate open) in order for you to visit. You're west coast, and I'm east coast, so we'll have to figure out a time when we can visit each other's towns.

I picked it up last night Spiff. I just played a little bit, almost seems the same so far. But I really haven't explored a whole lot yet. I kinda don't like the way the land moves down when your walking around. The whole "I'm on a giant ball" thing is something I have to get used to I guess. My Wii number is listed in the Wii Numbers thread. Though I don't have the Wii-speak thingy. Target apparently doesn't sell the Animal Crossings bundle. Has anyone else picked up Animal Crossings? The more people the better! Edit: So I guess I don't have a code for Animal Crossings yet. I'll figure out how to get that later on tonight. I don't have Wii Speak either. To get your AC friend code, go to the town gate & talk to the guy on the right (Copper, I believe). 1 of the options is to get your code. I believe you have to be done your initial Tom Nook jobs, though.

Griese got hurt in game 5, and didn't return until the AFC Championship game, meaning a 38-year old backup QB played the majority of the season, which should be a point in their favor.

Well, technically HHH didn't beat the clock, he tied it. And since the object is to BEAT the clock, I say HHH is shit out of luck. "Sorry, dude, better luck next time" is what Vickie's answer should be. HHH doesn't deserve the title shot, even in a 3-way.

I'm guessing he's just using Hurricane as his name (instead of Gregory), and not actually going back to the actual superhero gimmick.

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2 Legit 2 Quit.