Cinoclav's Field of 32 Day 10
11High hopes - that’s what Pearl Jewelry had. I would have put every dollar I had on Comforters (and I’d be twice as wealthy now) but for a while I was in a stupor, watching with absolute shock as those little cultured spheres jumped out to an early lead. But it’s a marathon not a sprint and they just didn’t have what it took to go the distance. Halfway through the race they simply came unraveled while the Comforters got all warm and cozy, settling in for a 22 to 15 win.
Now that the birthday excitement has begun to die down, let’s get back to some quality competition between a couple of light heavyweights. Rolling into position we have Hoverboards. The hottest thing on the market (and in many living rooms, kitchens, etc.) a few years ago, they’re the perfect niche item for a place like meh. An item that everyone wanted but refused to spend the high dollars on. A few years later and here they are, dirt cheap and supposedly a bit more flame retardant. Needless to say, they’ve been quite popular. But are they as popular as socks? Wait, what? Socks? They’re just socks, right? Oh no, these are more than socks. They’re Funky Socks! Not a smelly kind of funk but a super cool fun kind of funk. Like that fusion jazz band you won’t admit you actually enjoy. We all have our little secrets. Like the knowledge that you have tacos or lizards on your feet and no one around you has any idea you have this strange little fetish for extra spiffy foot covers. Funky Socks have developed quite a following but are they a shoo-in to come out on top of the Hoverboards? You tell me.
- 11 comments, 30 replies
- Comment
Funky Socks!
/youtube take me to funkytown
Hoverboards!
I’m a little sad @Moose hasn’t chimed in. I specifically included Hoverkid just for you!
@cinoclav Hey there’s a lot of posts on this forum, I can’t be expected to read all of them when I’m not even tagged.
Hover in peace, friend.
@Moose Oh, we expect you to read absolutely everything and respond to at least 38.2% of them.
The socks are running away with it! (Someone please kill me if I keep using foot related jokes.) Not even Hoverkid seems to be able to help now.
@cinoclav That heel is an arch enemy.
@cinoclav well that is toe-tally cheesy
/giphy rimshot
@cinoclav @tinamarie1974 You didn’t kneed the rimshot.
/giphy took a knee
@cinoclav @mike808 @tinamarie1974 What are you people pussy-footing around with?
@mike808 @therealjrn @tinamarie1974 I’ve got to get outta this joint.
@cinoclav @therealjrn @tinamarie1974
Nailed it.
@mike808 @therealjrn @tinamarie1974 A whole thread with the sole purpose of making foot jokes. It’s running a little dry.
@cinoclav @mike808 @tinamarie1974 Still, it’s hard to walk away from.
@cinoclav @therealjrn @tinamarie1974
Sometimes you gotta stand up for what’s important.
@cinoclav @mike808 @tinamarie1974 Sooner or later, some good sense will start to kick in.
@cinoclav @therealjrn @tinamarie1974
I won’t be the one caught flat-footed when it does.
I am not the least bit ashamed to admit that I enjoy many “fusion jazz bands”.
I would be embarrassed to wear such loud socks - except maybe to a fusion jazz band concert.
Here’s one of my favorite fusion jazz band songs - considering the geek/nerd contingent here, and the undeniable fact that this is the best version evar!, I expect this to go over well:
@DennisG2014 Great stuff!! But have you heard this version?
@shahnm
That’s great, but this one’s better.
@DennisG2014 I actually like it too. Possibly more than the socks of which I’ve only ever ordered one set, the aforementioned taco socks.
@cinoclav And?
What do you think of Ulu’s version of the SMB theme???
99.9% of the time, I just throw shit out there on this forum, and if it gets attention and people like it, that’s great; if not…
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is one of those .1% times that I really want people to agree with me that this rendition is fucking brilliant!
Really not sure why it’s so important, this time, that my opinion is validated…
FWIW, I heard this song years ago on the local alternative/college radio station (Emerson College’s WERS, to be specific) and I just immediately thought it was the greatest thing I’d ever heard - so I immediately bought the album…
I’ve never bought another Ulu album, and this is really the only song by them I like.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I did once see them open for another band, in Boston - I spent their whole set silently imploring them to “play it… Play it! Just play it!!!”
When they finally did, I cheered as if they had just brought Jimi Hendrix back from the dead and onto the stage with them. lol
It occurs to me now that I’m probably just looking for validation that my intense love of this particular song is not completely irrational.
lol
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@DennisG2014 You have no idea how tempted I was to not respond just to mess with you. I do agree though, it’s a really amazing take on the theme. Unique enough to be highly entertaining while keeping the essential elements.
@cinoclav
You are mean in thought but kind in deed, sir.
@DennisG2014 My good heart and evil brain are in a deep conflict.
So…
Sock it to me!
/youtube sock it to me
@phendrick
Ear socks
The Original(?):
/youtube Judy Carne, Sock it to Me
@phendrick It’s amazing to me that Laugh In got so much mileage out of that phrase.
If it were SNL, we’d have already been subjected to “Sock It To Me: The Movie” and “Sock It 2: Sock It Harder”.
I have that hoverboard- the purple one.
I think there’s a need to kick back a bit after the frenzy of Monday, probably why cozy warm snugly comforters won yesterday over the complexities of pearl jewelry - even the foot jokes didn’t seem quite instep …
Hopefully funky socks will liven things up a bit …
@stolicat I’m looking forward to what I hope is a good contest tomorrow.
@cinoclav @stolicat
@cinoclav @mfladd
Don’t think there’s much of a need to remind people to get their votes in considering the current numbers. But feel free to do so! New contest should go up around 6 am EST.
I challenge you to put the winner of today’s challengers up against …
.
.
.
.
.
.
… Boobies!..
… We’ll see who has the moxie…
I Boobies
@phendrick
/image red footed boobies
@phendrick Today’s winner will go up against Comforters. Kind of the same thing.
@phendrick
/image blue footed boobies
FTW!
@DennisG2014 You sure it’s not just COLD there?