Personal Top Lists & Rankings

stormyviper11 😍

My top 3 versions of "If I Had a Hammer":

1. some salmon singing
2. a complete tone-deaf disaster that inspires Dick Clark to host a show where people mock their own talents like in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
3. a MIDI file from this page

Honestly, I’ve never actually heard the original version or anything where someone sings it properly. I have zero clue how this song is even supposed to sound, which is pretty hilarious 🤣

Haha, look at what else I found 😂

Here are my top 5 pet peeves lately:
1. My total lack of free time because I'm pouring everything into this synth-pop band, even though I'm technically on my notice period at work.
2. The "schedule" for the light rail system in downtown Washington, D.C. (if you can even call it that!)
3. People bringing up such heavy, serious topics in this thread.
4. Getting older and dealing with the worn-out sound of the strings on my guitar.
5. Being a little short on cash right now.

😠

The top 3 things in this world, period:
1. sex
2. violence
3. country music

And I just hit shuffle on this playlist

The top 3 websites on the internet
1. www.americanism.com
2. http://www.americanism.com
3. americanism.com

There's your proof.

The top three most obnoxious players on Harvey’s squad:

1. Michelle (total bitch, I hate her with everything I am. But damn, she's hot)
2. Paul (this one really knows how to get under my skin)
3. Ben (just a good old-fashioned dummy)

The biggest thing on TV right now: Britney Spears and Eminem 👍
The undisputed MVP of seasonal room decor: the space heater

The Beach Boys really went off on this one. Just pure chaos!

ari peka nikkola said:ontopic
My top musical discovery of the year

1. Devendra Banhart

It took me a little while to really wrap my head around him, even though stormyviper11 sent me all his albums as MP3s. But once I actually dove in...

It took me quite a while too. I don't know if he's quite enough to be the "discovery of the year" just yet—that spot is currently reserved for Momus 😁, mostly because I fell for him at first sight, which rarely happens to me 😍. Regardless, he's great, but I realized that all his songs about little critters (sparrows, spiders...) are absolutely flawless. 😬
So, there you have it: Devendra, the bird and bug guy. 🙏

Robin Williams6 said:The top 3 things in this world, period:
1. sex
2. violence
3. country music

I actually have the perfect spot for you—Restaurant Pool:
1. After 2 AM, there's an 80% chance some drunk girl will blow you.
2. The bouncers don't just toss you out on the sidewalk; they throw you straight into the Potomac (two guys drowned there about a month ago)
3. Did you seriously miss seeing Flirt on the first day of Bayram?!

But you aren't going there with me. I've been twice, and one time some kid walked in with an AK-47, sprayed a burst into the bar, and just walked out. Of course, none of us 140 people were "witnesses"...

Jerry Mitchell62 said:It took me a pretty long time too. He’s not quite enough of a revelation to be the discovery of the year—that spot is currently reserved for Momus 😁 , mostly because I fell for him at first sight, which doesn't happen to me often 😍 . Anyway, he's great, but I realized all his songs about little critters (sparrows, spiders...) are flawlessly brilliant. 😬
So basically: Devendra singing about birds and bugs 🙏

Devendra or Momus?

As for the questions...

One's perfect, the other's just as good.
I actually tried to talk Matt into booking Devendra at Whitmore, told him the chances were solid, but honestly, I can't tell if he was just trying to get me to shut up or if he was actually considering it...
And as for Momus, I still have to drill him into the heads of those indie snobs in the Xet Team; if they ever grow to love him, maybe one of us will finally get to see him perform in Washington, D.C.

Not that any of that really concerns you regarding Washington, D.C., though... 😬 😈

stormyviper11 said:The top three most hated players on Harvey's team:

🤣 Man, where have I seen this before... 😂

Alex Rogers91 said:2. The bouncers don't just toss people out onto the street; they dump them into the Potomac (two guys drowned there about a month and a half ago)

Just keeping the averages up. Bravo! This past summer when I was at Iceberg, they drowned one guy, and an electrician barely managed to pull the other one out...

stormyviper11 said:I still need to plant the seed of Momus in the minds of those indie snobs from the Xet Team. If they actually end up liking him, maybe we can finally get him to fly out to Washington, D.C. at some point.

Let’s be real here: every single "indie snob from the Xet Team" has their own walled-off musical consciousness. Nothing and no one—not even P4K—can influence them. A true indie Xet Snob (INXS - indie Xet Snob) will never admit to loving an artist just because another indie Xet Snob recommended them (unless we're talking about folk or some other equally cringey genre). They’ll only "discover" it months later, after they've cooked up a story about how they found the music all by themselves.

As for Devendra, you're late to the party. All the indie Xet Snobs have loved Devendra for ages and have been dying to see him perform in D.C.

Employee: coastalpanther11
Productivity level for Thursday, November 24 = 3%, overcast, snow

Top 3 perks of winter:
1. Seeing your breath in the air.
2. When the wind really picks up, you get those massive gusts that are actually fun.
3. Puddles freezing over so you can slide around on them. 😍

Top 3 downsides of winter:
1. It snows for maybe five minutes and then stops.
2. The waterfront gets absolutely freezing.
3. Your feet freeze solid. 😢

My top 5 favorite swear words:
1. [Redacted] you and your dead mother
2.-5. basically just different variations of the first one😬

The top 3 absolute worst holidays:
1. Christmas
2. Easter
3. Any federal holiday where there’s nothing on TV except endless speeches from Reagan

My top 2 best holidays:
1. New Year's Eve
2. Labor Day

Nicholas Perez33 said:My top 3 worst holidays:
1. Christmas
2. Easter
3. Any federal holiday where there’s nothing on TV except old speeches from Reagan

For me, it's all of them.
God help us... 😁

Nicholas Perez33 said:The two absolute best holidays:
1. New Year's Day
2. Labor Day

3. Bayram !!!!
The whole city is packed with guys lugging around sacrifices on their shoulders through the streets, headed straight for the slaughter... then the feast happens the next morning!
👋 👋 👋

Nicholas Perez33 said:My top 5 swear words:
1. [Redacted] you and your dead mother
2.-5. Various variations of the first one.😬

Top 3 worst holidays:
1. Christmas
2. Easter
3. Any federal holiday where there’s nothing on TV except for some old speech by Reagan.

Top 2 best holidays:
1. New Year's Eve
2. Labor Day

Honestly, if she could just swap New Year's for a summer break, she would.😎

The top 1 person God commanded me to take out:

1. Anđelko Kaćunko (per Article 1 of the Divine Law regarding mortal sins—this individual has wallowed so deeply in sin that his sheer arrogance would baffle even the grace of God... therefore, he is sentenced to death via traditional ecclesiastical methods [the stake, the Iron Maiden, decapitation, or quartering])

coastalpanther11 said:Look, let’s be real—every "indie snob from the Xet Team" has their own specific musical compass. Nobody can touch that, not even Pitchfork. A true indie Xet Snob (INXS - indie Xet Snob) will never admit they actually liked an artist just because some other indie Xet Snob recommended them (unless we're talking folk or some other equally cringe genre). They’ll only admit to liking it months later, after they’ve cooked up a story about how they discovered the stuff all on their own.

As for Devendra, you're late to the party. All the indie Xet Snobs have been vibing with Devendra for ages and are just waiting to see him play in Washington, D.C.

Employee: coastalpanther11
Productivity level for Thursday, November 24 = 3%, overcast, snow

Late? How exactly am I late, for God's sake? I might have missed the first album, but I downloaded the second one the second it dropped. I even hunted down those rare side releases and downloaded/listened to everything... I'm not that behind, I swear on my late sexual life! 😢 Besides, if there was any delay, it's just because I'm getting older and my reflexes are slowing down... Plus, I fell in with some bad crowds, but hey, I made it out! 😬

Anyway, there's this awesome, weird guy-band thing—he's been playing forever and is totally trippy. Name's Momus. So, uh, if you happen to stumble upon it... maybe you'll dig it in a few months or so! 😁

boldscout72 said:The absolute top person God told me I need to take out:

1. Anđelko Kaćunko (per Article 1 of God's law regarding mortal sins—this guy is drowning in sin; his arrogance is enough to stun even the Lord's mercy, so he's sentenced to death via old-school church methods [burning at the stake, the Iron Maiden, decapitation, or quartering])

😲 You're really telling me you won't even show up to Mass for Susan Sontag? 😉