Monday, January 23rd, 2006 11:31 pm
I just don't have any new content to generate, so in lieu of thinking hard about writing something, I'll open the floor to that Top Five / Five Questions Meme...

So, folks, gimme something to work with...
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 04:47 (UTC)
Top Five Reasons the Redskins sucked this year

Top Five BtVS/AtS episodes

Top Five Favorite Quarterbacks

Top Five Favorite New Jack songs

Top Five Favorite non-New Jack songs
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 17:36 (UTC)
Actually, the Redskins went 10-6 and won a playoff game, so they didn't suck. But I'll give you "Things About the Redskins That Suck"

1. The racist team nickname and logo
2. The jerking around of Patrick Ramsey and LaVar Arrington
3. The anemic offense and the ineptitude of Taylor Jacobs
4. Asshole owner, Daniel M. Snyder
5. Making the marching band tromp around in 30+ year old uniforms
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 17:40 (UTC)
Quarterbacks:

1. John Elway
2. Mark Rypien
3. Doug Williams
4. Michael Vick (in college)
5. Randall Cunningham
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 19:01 (UTC)
New Jack

1. Wreckx-N-Effect - Rump Shaker
2. Toni! Tony! Tone! - Feels Good
3. Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
4. Al B. Sure! - Nite and Day
5. Keith Sweat - I Want Her
Thursday, January 26th, 2006 03:10 (UTC)
Top Five Episodes:

1. Dopplegangland
2. Hush
3. Innocence
4. Passion
5. Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been?
Thursday, January 26th, 2006 03:19 (UTC)
Non-New Jack Songs? Hmm... Lets pick Five Rap/Hip-Hop Songs of the New Jack Era, that are not New Jack Songs...

1. NWA - Express Yourself
2. House of Pain - Jump Around
3. Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God
4. Dr. Dre - Nuthin' But a G Thang
5. Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 04:52 (UTC)
Further to the first on the previous list, top five things the Redskins could do to improve next year.
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 17:31 (UTC)
1. Draft a pass rushing defensive end
2. dump Taylor Jacobs and add at least one starting quality reciever
3. Trade Patrick Ramsey, preferrably turning that into offensive line or secondary depth
4. Upgrade punter and kicker
5. Start playing Jason Campbell. A healthy Mark Brunell is a credible quarterback, but I would be very surprised if Brunell were healthy and effective come January 2007.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 18:20 (UTC)
I didn't watch the game against the Seahawks, but was the line play (on either offense or defense) one of the problems? And I've always been surprised that successive coaches have stuck with Ramsey, since he's never shown much promise. Of course, I thought the same thing about Hasselbeck, so what do I know.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 18:45 (UTC)
Line play wasn't much of a problem - but the O-line's first backup was a 43-year-old who has since retired. They need at least one or two guys who can be ready to play and won't be awful - as the 7th lineman was this year.

And on defense, they've generally not gotten good pressure from their down linemen. A quality pass rushing end will reduce the amount of times they have to blitz and make life easier for the D.

As to Ramsey - nobody ever stuck with him. Basically, that was always the thing in DC. That he seemed like a good kid, who was always under pressure, and didn't really get much of a shot. Nobody here was happy with how Gibbs treated him... I.E. if you aren't going to play him, and you aren't even interested in coaching him, then trade him while he has some value.

As opposed to Taylor Jacobs who had a chance and stunk.
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 05:23 (UTC)
Top 5 college football rivalries

Top 5 college football games

Top 5 reasons you like college football

(are you sensing a theme here?)
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 00:13 (UTC)
Rivalries (particularly in terms of games I always watch)

1. Army - Navy
2. Michigan - Ohio State
3. Alabama - Auburn
4. Stanford - Cal
5. Miami - Florida State

Games: (See this post (http://dlgood.livejournal.com/71622.html))

1. Maryland comes back at Miami (1984)
2. Virginia stops FSU at the goal line (1995)
3. FSU goes wide right against Miami (1991)
4. Georgia Tech at the gun over UVa (1990)
5. Doug Flutie's Hail Mary, BC over Miami (1984)

Reasons I Like College Football:

1. Season tickets are $80.
2. Marching Bands instead of piped in music, scratchy PA Announcers
3. Fun offenses like the Triple Option and the Hawaii Run & Shoot
4. Storming the field when your team wins a huge game
5. The voice of Keith Jackson
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 11:35 (UTC)
Top five weapons, ancient and modern.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 03:00 (UTC)
1. Shuriken
2. Welsh Longbow
3. Model 73 Winchester Rifle
4. Greek Fire
5. the club

Seriously. The Club. Sure, there are more robust weapons systems out there. But if you're going to get violent, there's not much more thrilling than just clubbing the crap out of something.
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 14:10 (UTC)
Oooh, I'll be interested to see the weapons one. *points up*

Top 5 FUNNY Movies of all time
Top 5 Dramatic Movies
Top 5 Action Movies (can be a crossover with Drama - it's YOUR list.)

Top 5 racks in Hollywood. Heh.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 00:49 (UTC)
FUNNY:
1. Ghostbusters
2. The Naked Gun
3. Caddyshack
4. Fear of a Black Hat
5. Duck Soup

DRAMA:
1. Citizen Kane
2. The Searchers
3. The Godfather
4. The Godfather, Part II
5. Paths of Glory

ACTION/ADVENTURE:
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Predator
3. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
4. Enter the Dragon
5. Dirty Harry

Racks
Sorry. Can't list 'em off the top of my head. But right now, just for you, I'll think of Rosario Dawson. Mmmm.
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 14:13 (UTC)
5 things that utterly baffle you. Anything -- a book, a movie, a way of doing things, whatever.
Thursday, January 26th, 2006 04:06 (UTC)
Just so you know... I'm working on it...
Saturday, January 28th, 2006 00:19 (UTC)
Things I don't get:

1. Lost (The TV Show)
2. Harry Potter (which is to say, I read one of the books, I don't get it being a big deal)
3. People who won't say they're sorry "because actions speak louder than words" - Saying you're sorry is an action. An act of humility.
4. American Idol/Survivor. I know people love these shows. I watch them, and I feel nothing.
5. Soccer. Sorry. I know it's the worlds most beloved sport. It does nothing for me.
Sunday, January 29th, 2006 01:54 (UTC)
Heh. I agree with you on #3 and 5. And American Idol.
Sunday, January 29th, 2006 05:04 (UTC)
Oh. And I don't get those "Magic Eye" posters either. I try to see the spaceship, but I never do...
Monday, January 30th, 2006 14:47 (UTC)
Me either! It's a plot or something, I'm sure.
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 20:25 (UTC)
Five things you find as entertaining/interesting as sports
Five things you like about yourself
Five things you don't
Five people (living or dead) you'd invite to a dinner party
Thursday, January 26th, 2006 04:05 (UTC)
Things as Entertaining/Interesting as Sports
(You do know Sports is in my Top 5, right?)
1. History
2. Politics
3. BtvS/AtS
4. My Family
5. Doggies!

Things I like about me
1. I'm clever
2. I'm resilient
3. I'm good at working out systems through logic
4. I'm personable
5. I'm self-aware

Things I don't like
1. I'm lazy
2. I'm undisciplined
3. I'm complacent
4. I'm inconsiderate
5. I'm indecisive

The Five Person Dinner Party
1. Alexander Hamilton
2. William Shakespeare*
3. Maimonides
4. Branch Rickey
5. John Stuart Mill

*Or if Shakespeare isn't the real author, whoever the real author of his plays is...
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 21:09 (UTC)
Five BtVS/AtS crossovers you'd love to see.
Thursday, January 26th, 2006 04:23 (UTC)
1. Sanford & Gunn
2. Angel/Kojak - set in 1970s NYC
3. BtVS/Scrubs - Xander is JD's very special patient of the week, Willow geeks out with Elliot, and Buffy is repeatedly hit on by The Todd. None of the Scrubs characters ever learn about the supernatural. Except, possibly, Ted or the Janitor.
4. BtVS/Family Ties - Mallory Keaton is mother of a new slayer. Wackiness ensues
5. AtS/Profit
Thursday, January 26th, 2006 17:28 (UTC)
Kojak! Yes! *laugh* And Family Ties. Now that would be funny!

"Gunn, you dummy!"
Thursday, January 26th, 2006 21:00 (UTC)
Kojak! Yes!

Who hates yourself, baby!
Friday, January 27th, 2006 03:17 (UTC)
I'm just thinking of him offering Angel a lollypop, personally. *SNIRK*
Friday, January 27th, 2006 03:21 (UTC)
If you have enough Kojak knowledge/memories/feel to write it, you would be my hero. There's never any Kojak fic when you need it.
Friday, January 27th, 2006 03:35 (UTC)
You know I would, Dave, but sadly, my Kojak moments are fleeting at best. The hat, the lolly and that smile are what I remember. :(
Friday, January 27th, 2006 03:36 (UTC)
For me, it's about how awesome Telly Savalas was. We really need to find a someone who can do this...
Friday, January 27th, 2006 16:20 (UTC)
Hmmm, looking for a writer who can crossover Kojack and AtS. Hmmmm.