Personal Top Lists & Rankings

hollowangler68 said:The top 12 old-school Germanisms we still use in America😍

Here are my personal favorites that I find myself using all the time:

1. For sure
2. Reverse
3. Pantry
4. Washing machine
5. Steak
6. Screwdriver
7. Spout and grounds (in white)
8. Overhead light
9. Foam nozzle
10. Cobbler
11. Electrician
12. Safety pin
13. Whipped cream
14. Hair dryer
15. Blender... actually, forget it, there are just way too many to list😍

Susan Clark10 said:8. dead carrot

Goodness, how did I let that slip my mind?🙏

Dead Carrot said:Can someone give me a translation? :cvil:

Here you go:

1 chisel - a tool for carving
2 vise - that thing where you put a piece of metal or wood and turn the lever to tighten it
3 gauge - the needle
4 railing - a handrail or fence, on a staircase or balcony
5 crate - a box
5 stop - a bumper
7 windbreaker - a light jacket
8 fuse - a circuit breaker
9 stool - a tiny little seat without a backrest
10 bucket - bigger than a bowl, usually has a handle
11 loveseat - a small two-seater sofa
12 dampen - to moisten😁 (like when you're ironing, you know)

red wave said:1. Rear Admiral Floyd

Nobody throws a fit
quite like Rear Admiral Floyd! 😍

The Top 10 books I am absolutely NOT writing:

1. Memoirs of a total flirt
2. The beauty of Mount Beauty
3. How I finally met Christ (or Allah, Buddha, Marx, Satan... you name it)
4. The deep, dark secrets of cycling
5. A magical guide to onions and garlic
6. An illustrated manual on etiquette
7. My dog—my best friend
8. How to satisfy a fisherman
9. A Klingon-English dictionary
10. Waking up early: The foundation of a healthy life

An American-Klingon dictionary!!! We seriously need one of those. 👋

My top 7 emojis from this forum:
1. 😍
2. 🙂
3. 🙂
4. 🙂
5. 🎉
6. 😈
7. 🙂

Susan Clark10 said:I can't even write anything without worrying if maybe he's reading this forum😁

Relax, Elliot Pisk isn't lurking on these boards... 😁

hollowangler68 said:Look, I’ll be the first to admit that being offended by everything is total insanity, but when you’re wasted and surrounded by a bunch of other drunks, watching that stuff can actually trigger these massive, uncontrollable laughing fits.

Anyway, here are my top three highlights from the TV network coverage:
1. Damir Šiško Alić 🙏 🙏 🙏

Is that the preacher guy who says "Hallelujah" after basically every third sentence? Seriously, how much can one man actually hold in? It’s leaking out of him like it's leaking out of me after I've polished off five heavy craft beers at a local pub. If it isn't him, what's his name again? Does anyone actually know?

My bottom six beer picks
1) Bella Vue Kriek
2) Leffe dark
3) Osijek 4
4) Karlovac 5
5) President's Choice 6
6) Regent

goldenbadger12 said:Is this that preacher who drops a "hallelujah" after every third sentence? Man, how much can one guy actually leak? It’s like a broken faucet. If it isn't him, what's his name then? Anyone know?

That's the one.
A complete legend.

antianara said:My top 6 least favorite beers
1) Cherry Hill
2) Leffe Dark
3) Budweiser
4) Miller Lite
5) Sixth Avenue
6) regent

I agree with almost all of these, though Cherry Hill is actually a total delight.

antianara said:My top 6 least favorite beers

In March? 🤔

Top 10 beers

1 Foster's (The undisputed king. The finest liquid in the universe; nothing else even comes close.)

2 Bavaria 8.6
3 Leffe Blonde
4 Beck's
5 Budweiser Magnum
6 Cherry Hill
7 Harp
8 Guinness
9 Erdinger
10 Amstel

Since we're discussing vices:

The top 10 cigarettes:

1 Dunhill Lights
2 Marlboro Lights
3 Philip Morris Soft Pack
4 Benson & Hedges
5 Davidoff Lights
6 Lucky Strike
7 Marlboro Cretes
8 Camel Lights
9 Gauloises Blonde (I think that’s how you spell it)
10 Pierre Steuyvessant

hollowangler68 said:top 10 beers

1 foster's (the undisputed king. finest liquid in the universe; nothing else even comes close)

2 Bavaria 8.6
3 Leffe Blonde
4 Beck's
5 Budweiser Strong
6 Cherry Hill
7 Harp
8 Guinness
9 Erdinger
10 Amstel

I’d rank them a bit differently. And you definitely missed Murphy's.

hollowangler68 said:Since we’re already talking about vices—

Top 10 cigarette brands—here we go.

One Dunhill L.
Two Marlboros—if you can even find them.
Three Philip Morris US branches—just a heads-up.
Four Marlboros—just enough to get by.
Five Davidoff L—just five. Honestly? A bit much.
Six Lucky Strikes—just like that.
Seven Marlboro Cs—just like that.
8 camel L.
9 blondes—if that's how you spell it.
10 p.m. — absolute chaos.

Nothing from Gitanes?

Top 5 human virtues—if we’re actually being serious about this:
Patience—it’s a virtue, I guess—but honestly? It’s overrated.
2) humor
Loyalty—it’s a funny thing. Always complicated.
Unrestrained—just pure, raw freedom.
Generosity—honestly, it’s overrated. Everyone acts like being selfless is this grand virtue, but half the time it’s just performative nonsense—though, I guess some people actually mean it.

Uhh... look, I’ve probably downed a few hundred different kinds of beer in my time, but honestly? Not a single one on this list even cracks my top 20... which is mostly just filled out with stuff from the Midwest and maybe a few brews from Canada or Denmark.

Man, I’d put together a list like that myself, but honestly? Most of them have slipped my mind by now... there was this one incredible dark Belgian brew with some parrot sketched on the label 😁

hollowangler68 said:Since we’re already talking about bad habits:

my top 10 cigarettes

1 Dunhill Lights
2 Marlboro Lights
3 Philip Morris Softs
4 Benson & Hedges
5 Davidoff Lights
6 Lucky Strike
7 Marlboro Classics
8 Camel Lights
9 Gauloises Blonde (pretty sure that's how you spell it)
10 Pierre Steuyvessant

Muratti—or Muratti, or whatever the hell the spelling is.

Mmmm

hollowangler68 said:my top 10 beers

1 foster's (the undisputed king, hands down the finest liquid in the entire universe, nothing else even comes close)

2 Bavaria 8.6
3 Leffe Blonde
4 Beck's
5 Budweiser Magnum
6 Cherry Hill
7 Harp
8 Guinness
9 Erdinger
10 Amstel

Franziskaner, or whatever the hell you spell it.

Wheat beer.

Mmmmm.