The Dean

The Bills are looking at a pony to be QB? Cool.

Your idiocy isn't in believing the ump should not be fired. I can accept that. I have no strong opinion one way or the other. I would understand if he were fired, or left the game of his own accord, but I'm not writing a letter or anything. Your idiocy is in pretending every mistake is equal, or more specifically, that this mistake is equal to if he had made it in a different situation in a different game. By the ump's own admission, this was the "the biggest call of my career" and that his mistake ""cost that kid a perfect game.'' He wouldn't be making those statements, and we wouldn't be having this discussion if he had blown a call in a 10-run inning. Major League Baseball wouldn't still be looking into the incident if it had been made in the middle of a 10-run inning. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/base...writethru.1189/ So, I'm not quite sure why you would pose such a question. But making a routine mistake in a routine game would be handled routinely. I doubt the ump would call the missed call in that 10-run game "the biggest call of my career". As for your melting cake scenario. If it happened on a big stage event, and the person in charge was hired because of his/her expertise, and they approved the cake placement, I think they just may get fired for such a mistake. They may not. But it is a much bigger mistake than putting a butter cream cake under hot lights, on a Tuesday night at a restaurant when other desserts are available. That's really what I'm saying here.

Well done.

Especially Canadians!

So, on a routine ground ball, at the end of a possible perfect game, the ump had a bad angle of 1st base? Not according to Joyce: Even the ump knows this wasn't just an ordinary mistake: Again, if you are in charge of the wedding cake at the Governor's daugher's wedding, and you present it with a turd on the top, you just may be getting fired. It was just a mistake, nobody died. There was plenty of other food and dessert to eat. But it was much more than just an ordinary mistake. Much like this one.

I still remember the All Star Game that ended in a tie. Horrendous.

I'm not for instant replay, but if you don't think this ends up being a huge embarrassment to the league, stay tuned...

That is is regularly publicly embarrassed?

I'm not sure a firing would be uncalled for, but I think he may at least get suspended. IMO, maybe the best thing to do is get the dude some glasses or laser surgery. There is a big difference between a routine missed call, and embarrassing the league by ruining a perfect game. The end of the world? No Anyone die? No. But this is far from an everyday routine mistake.

If I could find my car keys we could drive out of here.

Is there really any question she will be posing nude for one of the mags, soon? She wins even if she loses the suit. In this culture, she'll probably get her own show.

You beat me with the same point.

As a chef, should you be fired for making the wrong order, or over cooking a steak? Probably not, right? But what if if you sent out your signature dish, something very expensive and complex, to a renown food critic. And you look it over and send it out even though there's a huge turd, or cockroach, in the middle of the plate? I'm thinking that's a bit different.

If you pour beer in your ass, you piss it out your mouth.

No complaints here.

http://guyism.com/2010/06/umpire-jim-joyce...-galarraga.html

There are a few pictures of her size 12s in this slideshow: http://www.villagevoice.com/slideshow/too-...ank--30014985/1

Still not authorized

That's what I'm sayin'

Here's my take: 100. Tim Riggins from Friday Night Lights - Heard of it, never saw it. Heard of Friday Night Lights, but not Tim Riggins 99. The Bride from Kill Bill - Heard of it never saw it Saw the first one, and it's a very good choice. Maybe too low, even 98. Lisbeth Salander from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and its sequels - Say what No idea 97. Violet Weston from August: Osage County - WTF?? No idea 96. Bernie Mac from The Bernie Mac Show - Heard of it, never saw it I have seen a few episodes. Actually interesting in the beginning of the run. Didn't hold up for me, though 95. Wilhelmina from Ugly Betty - Saw it once because we were at friends for Thanksgiving and for some reason they liked it I Know of the show but have never seen an episode and don't know who Whilhemina is. If it's Selma Hayek than it is OK with me. 94. Truman from The Truman Show - Is this about the President that dropped the bomb? Ok, ok, I've heard of it never saw it. Saw bits and pieces, but I don't like Jim Carey, at all. 93. Game Boys: Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series; Kratos from the God of War series; and Niko Bellic from Grand Theft Auto IV - Nope, never heard of it Have heard of these games, other than that I have no idea. 92. Christopher Boone from The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time - Now come on, I can't be the only one that's never heard of this. No idea 91. Hancock from Hancock - Is this about the guy with the crazy signautre? Nope, never heard of it. I saw the movie. Strange for this list, I think. 90. Marge Gunderson from Fargo - Ok now this I've seen many times and is worth being on the list Excellent. Should be higher 89. Wikus van de Merwe from District 9 - Heard of the movie, never saw it. I wanted to see this, but haven't yet 88. Napoleon Dynamite from Napoleon Dynamite - Good one I'm not the biggest fan of this movie, but it is good for this list. 87. Tony Stark from the Iron Man series - I've seen the billboards but not the movie. Seen commercials and more commercials, but not the movie. Read Iron Man comics as a kid, though 86. Karen Walker and Jack McFarland from Will & Grace - Heard of it, never saw it. Have seen some episodes and know who they are 85. Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood - Never heard of it. Great movie and very good character. I think you might like this one, Chef. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469494/ 84. Dr. Gregory House from House, M.D. - Bertie Wooster should get the nod here, not house I know House, but not Bertie Wooster 83. Jen Yu from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Never saw it. Me neither, but I know who it is. 82. Tracy Flick from Election - Nope, never heard of it. Never saw it, either, but know who it is from reviews and such. Gotta love Reese 81. Amanda Woodward from Melrose Place - Lived right off of Melrose place, may have caught it by accident but come on...really Never saw the show. Was Amanda played by Heather Locklear? 80. Gorillaz, the animated rock band - Know who they are, and this is one I am embarrassed to know. You aren't missing anything here, Chef.

I watched a few episodes and it wasn't for me (and I love Vampire stuff...but old school and Hammer films kind of stuff). But from what I saw, Willow was a more interesting character than Buffy and just as cutting edge and influential. As for those articles, I notice they are data-free. I was knee-deep (or deeper) in demographic ratings analysis, dial testing results, focus group summaries, etc. during a good part of Buffy's run. (I was VP of Research at UPN, the WB's rival network at the time.) The appeal of Buffy (and The WB) was very focused, and not wide, at all. But that's not the main issue here, either. I would doubt many people over, say 45 years old, would rank Buffy anywhere near that high. Just guessing, of course.

I have to take Chef's side on this one. Pop culture is, by and large, an artistic cesspool, created with little more than cash in mind. In an age where celebrities are worshiped and valued simply for their celebrity, Chef's disinterest is a breath of fresh air. But to be honest, I occasionally think Chef might be yanking our collective chains when he pleads to have no knowledge of some hot pop culture topic. I mean, if you simply are in an earshot of other people, pass by a TV in a room where others control the remote, or even bump into a commercial watching a sporting event you are exposed to all of this nonsense. Your mind would have to be a total sieve for none of it to stick, whether you want it to or not. I am often embarrassed to know some of the garbage other people are talking about that I really have no interest in.

If you know me from my posts, you should know that I don't use popularity as my major measuring stick for just about anything. And I didn't do that here, either. Obviously, Tony Soprano was on a PAY cable network that didn't reach the millions of homes a program like Friends (for example) reached. My real point is, that program appealed to a really specific (and narrow) demographic, partially due to the network on which it aired (which was really targeting young women at the time). Do you really think Buffy belongs above Tony Soprano (for example)? Was Rachael from Friends that compelling of a character?

Fairly self explanatory, I think. Just look at many of the names below her (Tony Soprano, for Christ's sake. What about Cartman? Kramer? The Dude? Hell, I'd rank Ally McBeal above Buffy. Buffy was fine, but she was on a show on a very minor network with an audience made up mostly of teenage girls. Buffy was also HUGE among gay males. Not judging, mind you, just sayin'. Grandpa Simpson or Mr Burns would make more sense at #3 than Buffy, IMO. The Joker from The Dark Night and Rachael from Friends also were very over-ranked.