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The question is simple: Of the three persons/things/national landmarks listed, assign one to each category: [Shag], [Marry], [Throw off a cliff]. Respondents may also leave their own sets of three in the comment thread, with a request that other readers answer their sets as well.
1. The Presidential hopefuls: Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama.
2. Batmen:Adam West, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale.
3. "Celebrity" women we've seen too much of: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Bai Ling.
4. Advice columnists: Dan Savage (Savage Love), Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby), Gustavo Arrelano (Ask a Mexican).
5. Superman's Supervillains: Lex Luthor, General Zod, Bizarro.
6. Websites that will ruin your career: LiveJournal, MySpace, Facebook.
7. Catwomen (I consider this a necessary complement to #2): Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry.
8. Older women still workin' it: Cher, Tina Turner, Sophia Loren.
9. Dead Poets' Society: Ezra Pound, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson.
10. Historical Lunatics: Emperor Norton I (Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico), King Ludwig II (Fairy-Tale King of Bavaria), Sarah Winchester (Gun Heiress and Architectural Visionary).
The question is simple: Of the three persons/things/national landmarks listed, assign one to each category: [Shag], [Marry], [Throw off a cliff]. Respondents may also leave their own sets of three in the comment thread, with a request that other readers answer their sets as well.
1. The Presidential hopefuls: Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama.
2. Batmen:Adam West, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale.
3. "Celebrity" women we've seen too much of: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Bai Ling.
4. Advice columnists: Dan Savage (Savage Love), Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby), Gustavo Arrelano (Ask a Mexican).
5. Superman's Supervillains: Lex Luthor, General Zod, Bizarro.
6. Websites that will ruin your career: LiveJournal, MySpace, Facebook.
7. Catwomen (I consider this a necessary complement to #2): Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry.
8. Older women still workin' it: Cher, Tina Turner, Sophia Loren.
9. Dead Poets' Society: Ezra Pound, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson.
10. Historical Lunatics: Emperor Norton I (Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico), King Ludwig II (Fairy-Tale King of Bavaria), Sarah Winchester (Gun Heiress and Architectural Visionary).
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Date: 2008-05-23 05:05 pm (UTC)I've always had a soft spot in my heart for Mr. Emerson.
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Date: 2008-05-23 05:14 pm (UTC)Shag: Clinton
Marry: Obama
Throw: McCain
2. Batmen:Adam West, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale.
Shag: Bale
Marry: West
Throw: Keaton
3. "Celebrity" women we've seen too much of: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Bai Ling.
Shag: Britney (ew!)
Marry: Ling (If I've not heard of her, that makes her the least annoying!)
Throw: Paris
4. Advice columnists: Dan Savage (Savage Love), Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby), Gustavo Arrelano (Ask a Mexican).
Shag: Arrelano
Marry: Abby
Throw: Savage
5. Superman's Supervillains: Lex Luthor, General Zod, Bizarro.
Shag: Lex
Marry: Bizarro
Throw: Zod (but first I'd make him KNEEL)
6. Websites that will ruin your career: LiveJournal, MySpace, Facebook.
Shag: Facebook
Marry: LJ
Throw: MySuck
7. Catwomen (I consider this a necessary complement to #2): Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry.
Shag: Kitt
Marry: Pfeiffer
Throw: Berry
8. Older women still workin' it: Cher, Tina Turner, Sophia Loren.
Shag: Tina Turner
Marry: Sophia Loren
Throw: Cher
9. Dead Poets' Society: Ezra Pound, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson.
Shag: Emily Dickinson
Marry: Emerson
Throw: Pound
10. Historical Lunatics: Emperor Norton I (Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico), King Ludwig II (Fairy-Tale King of Bavaria), Sarah Winchester (Gun Heiress and Architectural Visionary).
Shag: Lundwig
Marry: Winchester
Throw: Norton
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Date: 2008-05-23 05:18 pm (UTC)Adult Characters from Children's Books: Severus Snape (Harry Potter), Mrs. Minchin (Little Princess), Capt. Hook (Peter Pan)
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Date: 2008-05-23 05:28 pm (UTC)[Shag: Clinton][Marry: Obama][Throw: McCain]
2. Batmen:Adam West, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale.
[Shag: Bale][Marry: West][Throw: Keaton (sorry dude, nothing personal, I just ran out of options)]
3. "Celebrity" women we've seen too much of: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Bai Ling.
[Shag: Paris (I think she grosses me out least)][Throw: Brit][Marry: Bai, I guess]
4. Advice columnists: Dan Savage (Savage Love), Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby), Gustavo Arrelano (Ask a Mexican).
[Shag: Arrelano][Marry: Van Buren][Throw: Savage]
5. Superman's Supervillains: Lex Luthor, General Zod, Bizarro.
[Shag: Lex Luthor][Marry: Bizarro][Throw: Zod]
6. Websites that will ruin your career: LiveJournal, MySpace, Facebook.
[Shag: Facebook (like a ten dollar hooker!! Not that I shag ten dollar hookers regularly...)][Marry: LJ (LJ, I think I want to take our relationship to the next level...)][Throw: MySpace (without hesitation!)]
7. Catwomen (I consider this a necessary complement to #2): Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry.
[Shag: Halle Berry][Marry: Eartha Kitt][Throw: Michelle Pfeiffer]
8. Older women still workin' it: Cher, Tina Turner, Sophia Loren.
[Shag: Tina Turner][Marry: Sophia Loren][Throw: Cher]
9. Dead Poets' Society: Ezra Pound, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson.
[Shag: Dickinson][Marry: Emerson][Throw: Pound (sorry dude, love your work, hate the attitude)]
10. Historical Lunatics: Emperor Norton I (Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico), King Ludwig II (Fairy-Tale King of Bavaria), Sarah Winchester (Gun Heiress and Architectural Visionary).
[Shag: Norton][Marry: Ludwig][Throw: Winchester]
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Date: 2008-05-23 06:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-23 06:17 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-05-23 08:19 pm (UTC)Marry: RSL
Throw: Ethan Hawke
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Date: 2008-05-23 06:19 pm (UTC)And I'd throw out requested topics:
And now I'm just making up funny groupings, so I'll stop.
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Date: 2008-05-23 06:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-23 06:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-23 06:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-23 07:31 pm (UTC)2)Shag Christian Bale, Marry Michael Keaton, Throw Adam West off a cliff
3)ACK. Can't I throw them all of the cliff???
4)Shag Savage, Marry Arrelano, throw Dear Abby off a cliff.
5)Shag General Zod, Marry Lex Luthor, throw Bizarro off a cliff.
6)Shag Livejournal, Marry MySpace, throw Facebook off a cliff
7)Shag Halle Berry, Mary Eartha Kitt, throw Michelle Pfeiffer off a cliff
8)Shag Cher, Marry Sophia Loren, throw Tina Turner off a cliff
9)Shag Emily Dickinson, Marry Emerson, throw Pound off a cliff
10)Shag Sarah Winchester, Marry Kig Ludwig II, throw Emperor Norton I off a cliff
Additions:
Academy Award, Best Actor: Tom Hanks, Jack Nicholson, Daniel Day-Lewis
Academy Award, Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn, Marlee Matlin, Jessica Tandy
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Date: 2008-05-23 09:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-23 07:48 pm (UTC)The Metal: Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Dragonforce?
Good Goth!: Type O Negative, Sisters of Mercy, Danzig?
All That Jazz: Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan?
Lastly: Kraftwerk, Rammstein, Laibach?
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Date: 2008-05-23 08:15 pm (UTC)2. Adam West- CLIFF, Michael Keaton-MARRY, Christian Bale-SHAG.
3. Britney Spears-CLIFF, Paris Hilton-MARRY, Bai Ling-SHAG.
4.Dan Savage (Savage Love)-CLIFF, Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby)-MARRY, Gustavo Arrelano (Ask a Mexican)-SHAG.
5. Lex Luthor-MARRY, General Zod-SHAG, Bizarro-CLIFF.
6. LiveJournal-MARRY, MySpace-SHAG, Facebook-CLIFF.
7. Eartha Kitt-CLIFF, Michelle Pfeiffer-SHAG, Halle Berry-MARRY.
8. Cher-SHAG, Tina Turner-MARRY, Sophia Loren-CLIFF.
9. Ezra Pound-SHAG, Ralph Waldo Emerson-CLIFF, Emily Dickinson-MARRY.
10. Emperor Norton I (Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico)-MARRY, King Ludwig II (Fairy-Tale King of Bavaria)-SHAG, Sarah Winchester (Gun Heiress and Architectural Visionary)-CLIFF.
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Date: 2008-05-24 12:00 am (UTC)Wait, is that not how this works? :P
Sorry, I was just pissed that Val Kilmer, hottest Batman evAr, was not an option. ;) I've had a thing for him ever since he was Jim Morrison. ^_^
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Date: 2008-05-24 03:34 pm (UTC)Tina Turner--shag, often
Sophia Loren--marry and shag every chance I could
Cher--not worth the effort of throwing.