Eminem Rules

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Big Mick
Date: 10 May 01 - 11:52 PM

I told y'all this worked better than arguin' with these folks!! You are all brilliant........I love this thread!!!

Mick

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Chip2447
Date: 11 May 01 - 02:22 AM

This thread is, on so many levels WRONG....
However, I kinda dig a little wrong. Thanks for the laffs folks. You guys have made my day. Cow-orkers and co-techs...
I did think that I would be able to slide one M&M joke into this thread, but alas, all the ones I had thought of were used...

Chip2447

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: SeanM
Date: 11 May 01 - 02:36 AM

Wow... and now I can try to totally hijack it in another direction, thanks to Caitrin!

Caitrin! You do lighting design?

VERY cool!

We've had some questions about lighting around here, and I do have a somewhat serious question that I don't think really merits it's own thread...

What would you (Heck, or any 'catter) recommend for a personal lighting setup? I'm talking a group of around 5-7, mostly static on stage, and hopefully portable within a minivan. Requirements would probably have to include stands to set up on...

I'm not actually looking to buy, I'm just curious for future reference, and here looked like as good a place as any...

M

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Bugsy
Date: 11 May 01 - 02:44 AM

OK you guys, you've teased poor old GUEST Enough.

Now let's get down to discussing the Singer "Eminem".

I think he's a real "Smartie".

What do you think.

CHeers

Bugsy

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Ebbie
Date: 11 May 01 - 03:10 AM

Could be- but I'm not familiar with 'smarties'. I do like eminems, though- should go get some. But I've heard that some are not good or at least not respectable and I want to be able to take mine home and I can't if I don't choose the right one(s). And the right one for me is folky. Verstehen sie? Bitte? :-)

Ebbie

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Amergin
Date: 11 May 01 - 03:21 AM

Ok, I have a quick questions...if huckleberries are not huckle coloured....what colour are they then?

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: SeanM
Date: 11 May 01 - 03:29 AM

Now don't go opening that keg of fish...

Why are Boysenberries not Boysen colored? Strawberries straw colored? Oranges called oranges, but lemons not called yellows?

And I don't know if I've yet figured out the cow connection. Maybe it has to do with the whelks.

Heck, if I can't make it serious (yet not on the original topic), I might as well be silly.

Bartender, mine'll be anything alcoholic.

M

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: gnu
Date: 11 May 01 - 05:53 AM

Now I remember why I haven't eaten sweets in over thirty years... pimples ! Great. A forty-four year old man going to do an inspection on a million dollar building for a millionaire client and looking like a fourteen year old. G** damn Smarties.

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: UB Ed
Date: 11 May 01 - 10:16 AM

Fantastic research from Burke and Homeless!

Sinsull asked about the cannibalism. I hadn't seen that commercial yet, but it does seem quite disturbing. How do they go about it? Is it one big cartoon-style gulp or are individual bites involved? Do they chew?

I'm less concerned over Spaw's sexual issue. My view is they are cartoon representations and the artists have taken some liberties. I mean, Donald Duck never wears pants; I can't recall if the M&M guys/gals/its do, but Don's a guy for crying out loud. Does Daisey wear pants or does she have a little skirt thing going? And Micky only has pants.

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Matt_R
Date: 11 May 01 - 10:32 AM

Good God, I knew it couldn't go too long without insulting Oasis! You know I love Oasis and own almost every single thing they've ever put out, and sing all of it, but to put Eminem on a higher level than them? That's just sick.

--Matt (listening to Ben Folds Five, Bernard Butler, Badly Drawn Boy, and Stereophonics)

Member, AMEE (All Music Except Eminem) Coalition

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Kim C
Date: 11 May 01 - 10:46 AM

Now, here in the South, one of the favorite candies is a GooGoo bar. I don't think there's any relation to the GooGoo Dolls, whom I happen to like.

Seems to me that most candies used to come in larger packages/portions. I had a GooGoo the other day and it just seemed So Much Smaller than they used to be. Same with donuts.

I took an IQ test and my score was something like 117 which isn't genius but is supposed to be above average. If I eat more Smarties can I get into Mensa?

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Matt_R
Date: 11 May 01 - 10:54 AM

Hmmmm Kim...I never seen any GooGoo bars here in NC...

But you know what's cool? Eating Nerds, you know...those hard-as-hell candies that are shaped like fruit? If you eat one, and then take a swig of Mountain Dew, you get this AWESOME taste in your mouth. Kind of a synergism of flavors. Try it!

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: mousethief
Date: 11 May 01 - 11:33 AM

You know if we take the shell-coating thing in the direction that Homeless is suggesting, within a very few generations we will come to the point where eminems are 100% coating and 0% chocolate. Which will sort of defeat the purpose of their being the chocolate that melts in your mouth and not in your hand. And they'll probably break your teeth, as well.

I think that, instead of going for overall hardness, the breeding program should go for a specificed amount of hardness, and any more or less hardness would be bred out. This should be based on a scientifically derived determination of the optimum coating-to-chocolate ratio. Just enough coating to keep it from melting, or from breaking just when you pick it up, yet not so much coating that the chocolate flavor (such as it is, of course) is overwhelmed. Eventually, as the result of our new and improved breeding programme, the entire herd would be of roughly the same hardness.

Alex

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: UB Ed
Date: 11 May 01 - 11:39 AM

Alex, good thought, but how would you determine how hard is hard enough? I would assume this would be subjective, but would like the opinions of others.

Random surveys of a statistically significant population could yeild a mean, but would it truely be meaningful?

How hard must it be to be optimal?

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Amergin
Date: 11 May 01 - 11:56 AM

That is an interesting thought Sean.....but then are oranges really orange?

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: MMario
Date: 11 May 01 - 12:00 PM

Alex - if you are going to go into the breeding of eminems, please use the correct terms. One does not have a herd of eminems - the correct collective is either "bag" or "rapper"

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Snuffy
Date: 11 May 01 - 12:09 PM

A mean but not necessarily meaningful eminem? I think you got it one UB Ed!

I think we'd probably call it a "wrapper", but can see why you Yanks wouldn't want the dubya. But what would one of our English Rapper Sword Dance teams have to do with it, Mario?

Wassail! V

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: SINSULL
Date: 11 May 01 - 12:44 PM

Bites with teeth marks - really gross. They all go after the crunchy M&M.

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: GUEST,Caitrin
Date: 11 May 01 - 12:53 PM

I'm just a junior lighting/sound designer, I'm afraid...still learning. Also, most of the stuff I've worked with is theatre, not mobile setups. So I can't help a -whole- lot with your question. What I -can- say is to go with something very versatile and get a flexible lighting tech. If you're going to be taking stuff on the road, you're not going to be able to create the same look everywhere; you've got to have crew and equipment that can adapt to a lot of different places. Lighting trees are good to have--they'll allow you to hang in places where you can't hang overhead. As for what instruments to use, a lot depends on what you can afford. I'm personally fond of Source 4 pars and leekos. ETC's Intellibeams are really nifty, but mondo expensive and probably more technology than you need. *grins* Actually, they're more technology than anybody but, say, Mick Jagger needs. But they're neat.

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: mousethief
Date: 11 May 01 - 01:00 PM

Yes, for the time being e Yanks are boycotting all instances of the letter dubya. It makes it hard to understand some ords, but e feel it's orth it. Hy? Ho better to sho our opposition to the policies of George . Bush?

E shall overcome!

-Alex

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: harpmolly
Date: 11 May 01 - 01:15 PM

Onderfully himsical, you ascally abbit!

Mollyog

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: MMario
Date: 11 May 01 - 01:40 PM

The "crunchy" one is actually an alien masquarading as an eminem - that's why the others go after him They instinctivly know that something about "it" isn't right

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: UB Ed
Date: 11 May 01 - 02:02 PM

Bite Marks! What next, throw him in a blender?

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Little Hawk
Date: 11 May 01 - 03:14 PM

It's SMARTIES all the way! O Canada! Yes, Smarties! From the people who brought you Rezdan and bogus Red Rose Tea advertising. Only moerons eat M & M 's and anyway, they are funded by the CIA. Betcha didn't know that, eh? Down with eminems! Up with Smarties!

- LH

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: mousethief
Date: 11 May 01 - 03:45 PM

What, exactly, are Smarties? We're glad you Canadians mostly keep to your side of the 54th, but if you're going to talk about your stuff, you should at least hand out Canadian-English-English-Canadian dictionaries so we know what you're talking about.

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 11 May 01 - 04:06 PM

I just realized that nobody's mentioned Hershey-ets, those eminem wannabes that have FIVE letters instead of just one. As a graduate of the Hershey Medical Center, Penn State's medical school located in Chocolate Town, USA, I'm disappointed. (For my birthday when I was a first year student, one of my friends drove all the way to Harrisburg to get me a Nestle's Crunch bar. For some reason you couldn't find them in Hershey...)

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: MMario
Date: 11 May 01 - 04:14 PM

I drive through Hershey a couple times a year on my way to the PA ren-faire. That town smells SO good...

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Snuffy
Date: 11 May 01 - 04:17 PM

US expansionism Alex? I always thought it was the 49th. There can only be about 12 Canadians north of the 54th.

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Ebbie
Date: 11 May 01 - 04:19 PM

'ascally abbit'! M&Marvelous, Alex and M&Mollifog!

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: mousethief
Date: 11 May 01 - 04:24 PM

Geography was never my strong point. Y'all must like us if you all want to live in the 1/3 of your country within 100 miles of ours.

Alex

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: harpmolly
Date: 11 May 01 - 07:57 PM

Ebbie,

Last year a boy I had a mild crush on nicknamed me "Mollywog." It stuck. The crush has long since worn off, but the nickname remains. :D Along with mollificent, of course *grin*

I just wish me mam would stop calling me "Molyester." Puhleeeze, mum, couldn't you find a *natural* fiber to nick me with?

Sigh.

By the way, while I'm here...this thread ROCKS. :)

M&Moll

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Amergin
Date: 11 May 01 - 08:24 PM

that sounds nice, Mollyester....

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: GUEST,petr
Date: 11 May 01 - 09:25 PM

one thing about smarties up until recently they made sure they didnt use any peanut products for people with allergies to peanuts (they were the last candy that offered that) and now they no longer do. Im not allergic or anything but its kind of sad that those who are cant take that chance anymore. Petr

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: gnu
Date: 12 May 01 - 04:28 PM

Alex... we live along the border because, firstly, it's warmer, what with all the hot air that blows our way from the south, and, second, because we are covertly massing up for the invasion, which usually takes place beginning in late fall of every year.... when the hot air turns to winter air and the grass is definitely greener on the other side of the fence.

Oh, and that cross border shopping doesn't hurt, either.

Someone clicky a number two, eh ? This Canuck is too lazy to look it up after thirteen straight hours of report writing.

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Ebbie
Date: 12 May 01 - 06:48 PM

Besides, if the major towns of Canada weren't clustered close to the border, USers (pun intended) wouldn't be able to slip across for their own shopping. Here in Juneau many Alaskans regularly head for Whitehorse and Atlin for our own nefarious purposes- music, cabins, X-country skiing...

Mollywoggie, mollificent harks of munificent, magnificent, beneficent and all that good stuff. Can't hurt.

Ebbie

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Ebbie
Date: 18 Feb 07 - 04:33 PM

"Please use this M&M for breeding purposes" That is a great punchline for an as-yet-unwritten joke.

Thanks for the lightheartedness of this thread. I love to sit here laughing- but my dog and my cat get alarmed.

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: gnu
Date: 18 Feb 07 - 09:41 PM

Hehehehehe. I love it. This is one of my all-time favourite threads because of what Mick said about the troll that started it abnd the 'Cats that finished it.....

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Big Mick - PM
Date: 10 May 01 - 11:52 PM

I told y'all this worked better than arguin' with these folks!! You are all brilliant........I love this thread!!!

Mick

So sad that, over the years, I and some others lost our cools and didn't pay attention to Mick and the clones when the trolls got viscious. Not that I want any "do-overs"!!!! Hehehehehe.

Thanks for the reminder, Ebbie.

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Pseudolus
Date: 19 Feb 07 - 10:10 AM

Ahhhhh, the good ol days!

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: GUEST,Canadienne
Date: 19 Feb 07 - 12:26 PM

especially for you gnu

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Ebbie
Date: 19 Feb 07 - 12:46 PM

What? Are there no BLACK eminems?

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: gnu
Date: 30 Jun 07 - 08:19 PM

I just watched him and Elton John on the Grammy's vid on that there You Tube thang. The lad has talent. Amazing poet. I am impressed.

But, hey, it's a folk and blues music site, eh?

Oh. Yeah. Right. Sorry.

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: GUEST,muchacha
Date: 30 Jun 07 - 11:40 PM

Eminem sux

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker
Date: 30 Jun 07 - 11:50 PM

eminem..???

i think i remember him from the old days..

aint he a granpa now..???


and them beastie boys..

they'm all in bathchairs on the front lawn of a hipppity hoppity
old folks retirement disco house music home..

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 01 Jul 07 - 03:27 AM

Hey up pfr - we all grow old, even you! :-) :-)
There's some good tunes played on old fiddles - ask Mrs. Backwoodsman, my junior by 28 years. LOL!

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: goatfell
Date: 01 Jul 07 - 04:03 AM

How can you say that rappers or people the read poetry out with a peice of rhythm music behind them singers, they don't sing they talk and it's boring, because one poem(song) sounds like every other poem(Song).

I remeber years ago my nephew put on a rapper's record and I sat and listened to it, and I thought after a while that's a long poem, so I got up walked over to the record player and found out that the neddle had nearly finished the first side.

Rap 'music' is shit but those to their own.

Subject: RE: Eminem Rules
From: goatfell
Date: 01 Jul 07 - 05:01 AM

I just can't stand peanuts, not that they cause me any problems or anything, it's just the taste that's all