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March 03, 2005
MORE CURMUDGEON'S LISTS
Ain't it embarrassing when you get caught screwing up your own list? I went to lunch with the usual crew at the office today, and was immediately -- and rightfully -- jumped upon for the movies list, mostly for other people's favorite movies that I left off. (See, I told you that it would obscure my lack of creativity!) But where I really got slapped around was for forgetting two of my top five favorite movies of all time. How the hell do you make a top 21 list and then forget two of the movies in your personal top five? Especially when you forget the one that you've always told people is your favorite??? Wow - muscle relaxant-induced moment of amnesia there.
So the movie list changes... while I love The Graduate and Igby Goes Down, they by default fall off the list if I add two more. Schindler's List now ranks 21st, 2001 ranks 20th, and so on... Manchurian Candidate is 7th, L.A. Confidential ranks 6th, Caddyshack ranks 5th (what a glaring omission!), Tommy Boy ranks 4th, Silence of the Lambs 3rd, Shwashank Redemption #2... and my real #1 after screwing up, forgetting it and not even looking at my own damn DVD collection... is Bull Durham.
So now that I have wholly shot my credibility by screwing up last night's list, here are some more for you (again, pay attention to the lists and not my lack of originality!). On the baseball players, I'm not arguing they were the best, just saying they were my favorites -- though some are fading due to post-career shenanigans or revelations. On the guitarists, I'm saying favorites, not necessarily best (though I'll argue forever that Hendrix's reputation outstrips reality and that he's considered the best primarily because we've all been told so many times he is the best). On the women... look, I am very well aware that celebrity images are manufactured, and I know it's superficial of men to judge... oh, hell -- I'm a guy, and we are superficial; besides, like women don't have lists of celebrities too?
Mudge's 21 Favorite Baseball Players From His Lifetime (1968- )
21. Ryne Sandberg
20. George Brett
19. Rafael Palmiero
18. Kent Hrbek
17. Frank Robinson
16. Darren Daulton
15. Nomah!
14. Mike Schmidt
13. Johnny Bench
12. Kirby Puckett
11. Carl Yastrzemski
10. Tug McGraw
9. Paul Molitor
8. Mark McGwire
7. Brooks Robinson
6. Henry Aaron
5. Jim Rice
4. Bob Gibson
3. Albert Pujols
2. Jason Varitek
1. Carlton Fisk
Mudge's 21 Favorite Guitarists of All Time
21. Bonnie Raitt
20. T-Bone Walker
19. Jimi Hendrix
18. Robert Cray
17. Kirk Hammett
16. Chet Atkins
15. Carlos Santana
14. Elmore James
13. Muddy Waters
12. Robert Johnson
11. Ronnie Earl
10. Mark Knopfler
9. George Benson
8. B.B. King
7. Eric Clapton
6. Albert King
5. Slash
4. Albert Collins
3. Eddie Van Halen
2. Buddy Guy
1. Stevie Ray Vaughn
The 21 Celebrity Women Mudge Would Most Like To... Date (photos rated G to PG-13, most work sensitive are *'d)
21. Halle Berry
20. Holly Hunter
19. Virginia Madsen
18. Mira Sorvino
17. Lea Thompson
16. Aishwarya Rai
15. Sarah Michelle Gellar
14. Rachel Weisz
13. Heather Graham
12. Emily Proctor
11. Natalie Portman
10. Charlize Theron
9. Naomi Watts
8. Mary Louise Parker
7. Mariska Hargitay
6. Ashley Judd
5. Tina Fey
4. Liz Phair
3. Jennifer Love Hewitt
2. Diane Lane
1. Catherine Bell
Mudge's 10 Favorite Words That Sound Dirty But Aren't
10. Uranus
9. summa cum laude
8. penal
7. titular
6. exacerbate
5. masticate
4. kumquat
3. cumin
2. fallacious
1. succumb
Comments
sooomebody's got a thing for blondes
Posted by: Sarah at November 16, 2005 02:27 PM
