I've known Haven long enough to know his use of slimy didn't really have that negative an edge.

And I've known Haven long enough to wonder whatever happened to Haven points.

You mean HUMOR points.

No one wanted that Lionel Richie tape enough!

The link is right there in my sig.!

+1 to Ignatz for remembering the correct name.

In truth, I meant absolutely no negative connotation at all. If you like them that way, more power to you. Enjoy! I just didn't think runny was appropriate to describe eggs that had been beaten.

I like my fried eggs runny. If any of the yolk is cooked, I am disappointed. This leads to eggs where even the white is undercooked. That's what I call runny,

Says you. Frogs are slimy. It's a description of how they feel. If your perception is that you, and/or a significant portion of the population interpret it that way, that's on you and them.

A significant portion of the population uses "I could care less". A significant portion of the population lets other people get away with saying that without correcting them. Both parties are just plain outright wrong.

Slimy is just a word that describes something. Connotations are on people. I don't care how many people agree on it. Sanity is not statistical.

If you don't want to read pointless stories from me, what are you doing here in the first place?

WARNING: POINTLESS HAVEN STORY TO FOLLOW (Happy now? Just don't read what follows.)

When they are driving into the city, I am in the bus behind them on the expressway.

It was the Art Staff Field Trip in High School. I think it was '87. We saw them towing the car and filming. The other idiots on the bus jumped up and started waving. I called out to them to sit down or they would not use the footage in the film.

We saw them later in downtown Chicago. We were just outside the old City Hall that had been in Untouchables when we saw them go past.

Anyway, my claim to film fame. Sad, huh?

Is anyone here British at all?

No, but I know a few British people.

The British are slimy.

That's not been my experience.

Another Christmas season is upon us (a little too early for me) and as usual, it's time to gripe about the lousy music.

I was listening to Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and one of the headlines that turned out to be true was that scientists have proven that Christmas music makes you insane. I'll let you research that on your own. And while you're reading, come up with the top five songs you would be happy to never hear again.

Mine:

Last Christmas
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Santa Baby
Jingle Bells (Streisand)
(I am going to leave this slot open for some song one of the figure skaters skates to this year.)

How is "Wonderful Christmastime" not on your list?

Wonderful Christmastime
Last Christmas
Any overproduced version on any of the classics

I don't really hate Christmas music in and of itself, just particular examples.

Damn. Good point.

My only explanation is that I must be working so hard to forget that it exists, that I succeeded there for a bit and you just ruined it.

But, again, good point: it is terrible: it does belong on my list.

Either last year or even the prior one I'd read that a version of Wonderful Christmastime by the Shins (iirc) had finally usurped the top Christmas song spot away from Mariah's AIWFCIY.

I remember thinking at the time that I suspected shenanigans around that. Basically, I was guessing that they were either forcing the song out there in order to push it to be a hit or even outright making crap up.

I still don't think I've heard that Shins song which leads me to believe that it is not getting nearly the amount of airplay that having the top spot would lead one to believe it is getting. I have heard AIWFCIY a few dozen times already.

It could be a market thing, but whatever it is, I'm not convinced there was any coup.

In any case, for Christmas songs that need never be played again, there's actually one song which rises above all others in this regard. In fact, I would go so far as to say that it is so "goes without saying" in such a discussion, that the actual question should be...

In addition to Christmas Shoes, come up with the top five songs you would be happy to never hear again.

For me, I will fill this list with the songs I hear played at Christmas as if they were actually Christmas songs even though they aren't, not even holiday or season related, because these ones piss me off on principle.
- My Favorite Things
- Put A Little Love In Your Heart
- Hallelujah (the Leonard Cohen song)
- You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch
- ???