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I don't consider Brick to be a Christmas song, just because it contains the words 'day after Christmas.'

Fake sport.

I'm sure that's supposed to be shit-stirring, but I couldn't give a rat's arse.

Regarding Spider-Man, Taymor's biggest mistake was assuming NYC theater fans understood the nuances of Greek Tragedy enough to use a Greek/Geek chorus in a traditional way. I rarely hear someone complain that the chorus in Agamemnon is irritating because they assume various roles in the story and comment on it. Essentially, this time, Taymor's Classicism hurt her. She is re-writing the second act of the show and crafting a new ending to get the critics to shut-up about it making no sense. Chances are, it does make sense, but only if you've extensively studied Greek drama. Most people haven't. This isn't like the classical puppetry she so often uses as a visual (and understandable) storytelling device; it's a theatrical device that hasn't been consistently used for close to two thousand years.

but does Ben Folds Five’s Brick count as a Christmas song or not?

No, it doesn't. It mentions Xmas at the beginning and that's about it. I suppose it is mentioned because a high school student would presumably not be in school that day. So, ya know, that'd be a good day to get an abortion.

Wait, what the fuck? Brick isn't on that list. That was an original question from you? Hell no it ain't a Xmas song! Look, I support this websites's attempt to include as many Ben Folds/Ben Folds Five/The Bens references as possible, but this is going too far.

I always thought C3P0 was a flamer.

If you don't like Come To Daddy, never watch Rubber Johnny, FYI. Richard D. James is one messed up dude.

One, I am pretentious. I always have been, I always will be. It's not a great thing to be, but it's the way it is. I'm also pretentious about subjects people just don't care about or think deserve any respect and are only paid attention to when things go bad.

Two, I get that some people just don't like the show. They're not the ones who get on my nerves. The ones who get on my nerves are the ones who said they would hate the musical on concept alone, then find every excuse they can to bash it and everyone involved. Topless Robot has done that twice before.

Three, I've heard most of the score through a variety of avenues and think it's pretty good. The ones who say it is awful don't defend it, they just say it's awful. When asked for specificity, they say awful rock or awful U2 or say "there's a song about shoes." They won't explain themselves further and attack anyone who questions their opinion as the only valid one for the show. The same things happen with the Women on the Verge previews and the naysayers all evaporated once the show opened to significantly better reviews than expected.

Four, I like Taymor. I also think that, like Susan Stroman with Young Frankenstein and Rosie O'Donnel (as producer) with Taboo, she's being fed to the lions for issues beyond her control. Funding fell through on this show in a very unfortunate way, so people automatically assumed the worst. It's under a massive magnifying glass and everything--even the score--is being blamed on Taymor. While her career isn't going to take a significant hit from this, it's frustrating to see the same handful of complaints about her style suddenly be treated like the worst thing to ever happen to any medium she touches. It's ridiculous. There are people literally hunting her down during intermission at performances to eavesdrop on her conversations about the show so they can go online and complain if she says one positive word about what she saw. It's beyond ridiculous--it's disgusting.

Didn't John Prine have a song called "Christmas in Prison"?

"GAH! THERE ARE ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT UNTIL CHRISTMAS! Hopefully, you’ve managed to pick up some decent gifts"

Actually I found that the fewer presents and cards I send, the fewer friends I have. So after enough years, it beomes a non-issue - no friends at all, no Christmas hassle for me.

@ScienceGeek, you're clearly not a cricket fan, please refrain from talking about the great man again.

Also, that bozo is no billionaire. It is anticipated that Hurley will actually lose some of her estate to him in the divorce.

JF, you would do well to respect a man with such ridiculous dexterity.

KV> Heh. Wonder who'll come up with a better song about it, us, or the Barmy Army?

Peter G> I wasn't complaining about the sport. Well, aside from all the whinging we Australian's have been doing about it lately. If there's any English Pajibans, on behalf of my country, I apologise, but it appears that there isn't a cup of concrete large enough to harden us the fuck up right now.
My complaint is centred on the fact every fucking magazine in the country will have his ugly mug all over it next week. It's going to be worse than that time he was busted taking money from the Pakistani book-keeper. Or all those incredibly dodgy sex-texts he was sending to random Brits. I'll be generous and not hold him responsible for Simone's stint on Dancing with the Stars, but that hurt.
Face it, the man is only 'great' with the balls the umpire's allowed to handle. Off the field, he's a mess.

KatSings, The Christmas Shoes song is WAY too funny to be on that list. For that matter, so is their John Denver pick. Those two are the Lifetime Original Movies of Christmas music.

Look. Cricket is the greatest sport ever invented. And I say that after my team got white-washed by fucking Bangladesh. So I'm not biased. It just is a perfectly balanced test of physical endurance and skill with immense layers of strategy and lots and lots of lovely lovely stats. I consider Rugby Union and American Football to also be brilliant sports, to put that in perspective.

Look. Spiders are amazing. The scientific world is developing the webs of some breeds of spinners into wonderful technologies, like lightweight bullet protection and socks that never wear out. Also, they can be very pretty. Google Nephila Clavata. I personally would like a Nephila Komaci but I think there are only about twelve still alive. And it might be illegal to keep one. Also they are bigger than your head.

Look. The Come To Daddy video was directed by Chris Cunningham and was solid quality. If you still think he needs physical abuse after watching his crack at "All is Full of Love", you are doubly wrong for thinking so. When he makes a feature debut, you'll be lining up.

Look. The only reason I need to know if Hudgens is single, is so I can get stuck in. And since we can all put money on the fact that Efron didn't touch her, my personal policy of completely avoiding everything he's been in goes happily unaffected.

Yay! Drunk!