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You even shortchanged yourself a bit there, too. Don't forget Sting and Brian Pillman, although Pillman in the upper card is debatable. I'm only referencing him due to the US Title shot he received at Halloween Havoc against Lex Luger. Sounds like a decent fantasy thread in the making: "WCW 1989-94: The TSM Way" or something more creatively named than that. -Ben

In response (and probably in protest) to emo's popularity, I started to listen to blues. That's all I've got to say about emo.

Carlin did have a pretty bad cocaine habit during the 1970s and early '80s. He usually made it a point to ease off the drugs whenever he was writing and recording a new record. He quit coke cold turkey about twenty years ago. -Ben

Yep, I remember that one. I was so glad to be on vacation that week so I really didn't have to be anywhere except in the house where it's safe. A month or so after that storm, we had another monster snowstorm. Exactly seven days later, the temperature went up to 75 degrees. I live in southwest Indiana, so hell yeah, we got a white Christmas this year. White, plus the colors of the hundreds of abandoned vehicles I keep seeing... -Ben

Basically, anybody who has ever used wrestling catchphrases in arguments or flamewars on the internet that have absolutely nothing to do with wrestling. I don't care how many good points you make, if you end your tirade with "That's the bottom line 'cause I said so!" or "if you smell what I'm cooking!", you have lost that argument completely in my eyes. If the remark's in jest, I can let it roll, but if the idiot was completely serious, he's lost the argument. Hmmm, that sounds like a good internet law to follow. "McMahon's Law". I like that. -Ben

The Rise and Fall of ECW was excellent. Ric Flair's DVD is fab without question, and I can't wait to see what WWE follows it up with (the rumored Horsemen set, or The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection II). Bloodbath is great, but it would've been perfect had it included the full Tito Santana/Bruno Sammartino vs. Randy Savage/Adrian Adonis cage match from an old Coliseum tape on it somewhere. Michaels, Benoit, Guerrero, and Foley all have decent sets. The Hulk Hogan set is pretty good from a nostalgia standpoint, even if a lot of the matches are horrendous. I will agree that the NWO DVD was pretty disappointing, and could have been so much more. I bought it mainly for the BATB '96 six-man. Then again, would anyone would have wanted to sit through about an hour of extra footage detailing the split into NWO Wolfpac and NWO Hollywood, and see how Hogan and Kevin Nash tried to dance around their backstage politics? Still haven't bought 619, but I plan to. I missed out on a chance to get the last copy of Confidential from Best Buy (for Hart/Bulldog and Montreal). I wanted the Monday Night Wars, but I've held off after I heard quite a few negative reviews about it. -Ben

In that case, this season would be perfect for a hardcore straight-edge type to be cast, just to get into conflict with the other six castmates who drink almost every single day.

West Side Story The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Bulworth Bill Hicks: Live! The Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again Killer Klowns from Outer Space Napoleon Dynamite Fat Albert's Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection Also: two of the newest Disney Treasures sets (Pluto, and Mickey in B&W 2). -Ben

A few years ago, a group of my friends and I laughed our asses off at a retarded woman attempting to sing a Shania Twain song at karaoke. She sounded more like a wounded old dog howling. It was so wrong, yet so funny. Later on, someone entered her in the contest, and she pissed herself during the final chorus... -Ben

Seth Putnam shows up screeching about how the dragon is gay. Then he drinks forty beers, goes upstairs, and beats the shit out of the princess.

Agreed. The idea of Rodgers fronting at least two of the surviving members of Queen is intriguing, though. Just think of a new name for the band, it's not that hard to do. Why stop there? What about putting the two surviving members of the Who in a supergroup with the two remaining Beatles? As long as classic bands are joining forces, let's go wild with it. -Ben

Who could ever forget David Crockett's immortal commentary during that match, specifically when Ricky Morton went down following that tennis racket shot... "NO! NO NO NO NO NO NOOO!!!" Even as a nine-year-old mark, I thought that was just way over the top. Then again, Crockett never hid his bias towards the faces. At least it was different from the color guy favoring the heels. -Ben

For a moment there, I thought Jesus had a violent recurrence of his stigmata... *ducks*

Six shrill words: YOU MAKE ME WANNA LA LAAAAAAAA!!!!!!1! -Ben

Check eBay. There's a few MST3K junkies who have burned entire seasons to DVD-R or DVD+Rs, and they've done a pretty good job of doing so, with some dealers even adding chapter breaks (and the occasional easter egg) into their discs. I plan on upgrading my collection soon, to get the episodes I missed (a handful from the Joel years, and nearly every Mike episode...for some reason, I refused to watch the program after Nelson took over). -Ben

He also said in his column that the original NWO plans were allegedly for Hogan, Nash and Hall to run roughshod on WCW for the better part of a year without adding any more members. Then, the Outsiders would turn on Hogan at some point in 1997, and he would return to the yellow and red to help vanquish the NWO the following year at Hog Wild '97. Hall and Nash would then become "regular" WCW competitors until their contracts expired. I doubt this was the case. And even if WCW did book that far in advance, why blow off the NWO at the biker show? -Ben

Yeah, it's due time that was referred to again...

After Taz signed with the WWF, he made a promise to finish 1999 in ECW instead of leaving immediately. He said it was something about "doing the professional thing" if I can remember correctly.

Oh, did you want the five minute argument, or the thirty minute one?

Whoops! Triple post. I also have to concur that white suburban teens trying to sound badass by incorporating urban slang is just hilarious. Why bother? -Ben

Gah! Triple post! "Bling bling" never was cool to me. -Ben

I've never liked the word "boo" becoming slang for someone's significant other. It just makes no sense at all. -Ben

I had to twist her arm into doing so, once we had run out of options of stuff to watch. Before then, she'd always shriek "NO! All they do is HIT each other!" Fortunately, I do have a female friend who is fanatical about the Stooges. That's how we met, really, when I commented elsewhere about how cool I thought it was to see a girl admitting she was a Stoogeaholic. With my last girlfriend, it was easy to persuade her to watch certain comedies. She definitely had no problem with Python (except for The Cycling Tour episode) or MST3K, although she would overanalyze certain scenes that she just could not suspend her disbelief over. The Stooges were an effort. But there was no way in hell she was going to sit and watch South Park, no sir! -Ben

Oh, women can be funny at times. Ever see a girl in school start trashing one of the nerd or outcasts, usually when he's in earshot, and her group of friends laugh at every cruel joke or insult she makes about that person? So, yeah, I suppose women can be funny when they're giving you the not-so subtle reminder on where the unwanted peers belong on the social totem pole. Seriously, my last girlfriend didn't have too much of a sense of humor. She would sit with me and watch comedies, and instead of laughing, she'd start analyzing certain scenes, and why it was completely impossible in real life. Ever hear someone try to explain to you how a freaking Three Stooges short (with a scene where Curly scares off a bear by barking in fear) was not only unfunny, but would never happen in any real life situation? -Ben

At least one active WWE wrestler will die. Probably Eddie Guerrero. or, During a particularly stressful low point in business, Vince McMahon will end a RAW by jerking off in the center of the ring.