This or That, Day 16
7Well, aside from the obligatory (and wholly expected) Wonder Woman entry, the opinions yesterday about the planetary status of Pluto would indicate that the topic definitely struck a chord. Some leaned more on sentiment from their childhood memories, some more on current scientific definitions, and others more on the philosophical position of the natural evolution of language.
I learned quite a bit about the New Horizons mission, other “minor planets” like Eris, the International Astronomical Union, cheesecake, and vegetables.
And I vote the best quote of the thread:
If ketchup can be a vegetable then Pluto can be a planet
And even for those whose answer is “I don’t care” or “it doesn’t matter”, your reasonings were, mostly coherent.
So perhaps the key is things from outer space. And what better way to extend our discussion of things from outer space than professional wrestling
So today’s selections are between the classic and the modern, the original and the new,
WWF
or WWE
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You’re asking for it - let’s see how long it takes her …
@stolicat I took my time to find a nice gif for the guys! Hope it was worth the “wait”!
@stolicat
@stolicat Apparently less time than it took me to post this!
@stolicat @ybmuG again, amazed there was a plethora of choices. I scrolled and scrolled before picking a gif
@tinamarie1974 @ybmuG It’s a pretty logical connection, when you think of it, considering the sophisticated cultural pandering of pro wrestling. WW and apple peelers is starting to seem logical …
@stolicat @tinamarie1974 Oh, I fully expected it. I didn’t even look. Was only a matter of what it would be.
@stolicat @ybmuG apparently she is like Amex. She is everywhere you want to be!
Even though I prefer old school WWF (and have met Hulk Hogan, and touched the pythons), looks like WW is in the WWE…
@tinamarie1974 are you sure they’re wrestling in the top picture?
@stolicat uuummm I wasn’t sure, but it has been a while so I don’t exactly remember. I THINK it could be something else though…
@stolicat @tinamarie1974 isn’t that a grimace on the Red Warrior’s face? Doesn’t that look like pain?
@JnKL @stolicat there is a fine line between pleasure and pain
I vote for the WWW. (Created by Al Gore?)
@daveinwarsh what would Donald do if Al hadn’t invented the internet?
@daveinwarsh @stolicat tweet by an actual homing pidgeon?
I vote for whichever one has a Wonder Woman affiliation. So much easier to decide now.
@mike808 pop culture makes thinking so much easier …
@stolicat
/giphy aint nobody got time for that
Just here for the Wonder Womans.
@miko1 something tells me you’re not alone…
@miko1 @ybmuG No, not alone because same here. I have zero effs to give about wrestling. It’s not part of the Gypsigirl213 universe.
No WCW?
/giphy wcw
I haven’t watched wrestling in a few years but I did get into watching WWE for quite a while.
@tnhillbillygal there’s a difference between WWE and WCW?
WWF! Andrea the giant for the WIN.
Backstory- when I was very young, AtG wrestled at the Five Seasons Center. One of the local sportscasters asked him, “isn’t all wrestling fake?” AtG cuffed the guy on the ear, dropping him to his knees and asked, “did that feel fake?” Happened in my hometown and was aired on the news.
@JnKL
/image Andrea the giant
@JnKL @RiotDemon yeah, spelling…puuhhh
@RiotDemon @ybmuG good catch! ANDRE! Jeez…
@JnKL @RiotDemon @ybmuG
Not to mention playing a significant role in the epic movie “The Princess Bride”.
/image andre the giant princess bride
@JnKL @mike808 @RiotDemon Anyone want a peanut?
@JnKL @mike808 @RiotDemon @ybmuG No more rhymes now, I mean it!
I have many fond memories of going to see the WWF at the Spectrum in Philly when I was young. And one not so fond memory when we had to leave early. My asthmatic father forgot his inhaler in the car and the fuckers there wouldn’t let him back in if he went to get it. He enjoyed breathing so we had to leave before the main event.
/giphy Bob Backlund
I’m more into WTF.
/giphy WTF
@mehcuda67 I vote for WTF as well!
@Gypsigirl213 @mehcuda67 I think a lot of people did
Jimmy Superfly Snuka.
Andre the Giant.
Rowdy Roddy Piper.
Just my top 3.
WWF, no contest.
But that’s just because that’s what it was called when I was 12 years old.
I stopped paying attention long before it became the WWE.
This was the only match I ever watched:
And some people think it’s all fake!
@aetris
One of my favorite and most often quoted Bugs Bunny cartoons!
Crusher! So nice to see you!
I was just passin’ by duh passin’ by doy duh doy…
@DennisG2014 -
@aetris I don’t know why we’re beating around the bush here…
Thought I’d drop in to say hello doy…
Between WWW and WTF, because those are the only two I’m familiar with, I vote WTF. As in WTF is up with these choices that 99% of them are unknown or irrelevant to the Gypsigirl213 universe.
@Gypsigirl213 but your WTF could be fixed by a little time on the WWW - circle completed
WWF hands down! Hulk, Roddy, Jake the Snake, Ricky Steamboat, Junkyard Dog, Andre, Iron Sheik, Ric Flair, King Kong Bundt, Randy Savage & Elizabeth! Such fun. I only watched it because my brother did but kinda got into it.
@moonhat King Kong BUNDY, not Bundt. That’d be a big cake.
@moonhat Probably something baked here
Neither. I wouldn’t know the difference between the two. All of it looks to me like a bunch of not so bright, ugly guys (and some women) who have apparently whacked their head one too many times and then think it is a good idea to pretend to hit each other hard with chairs. Poor choreography. If they really hit each other that hard you’d see them developing bruises.
@ybmuG I’m into whatever led to this:
PS…I keep typing your name out in replies because it’s hard for my old brain and I’m trying to stay nimble. “Gumby” backwards! It stumps me every time.