Re: Covers and a defense of irony (long)

1999-03-04 Thread lance davis
Grow up, Lance, please. You cakehole. Anyway, around here they say "piehole". Joe Gracey I used to say "piehole" until my girlfriend said thought "cakehole" was funnier. So, "cakehole" it was. And between the 700 of us, I think "wordhole" is my favorite. Lance . . .

RE: Covers and a defense of irony (long)

1999-03-04 Thread NoSequitr
New Yorkers may be seething with suppressed rage, but they're still friendly, or at least talkative. New Yorker, giving artificial respiration; bent at the waist, hands cupped around mouth, shouting down at the needy one - "GET UP! BEFORE YOU DIE! Phil Esposito

Re: Covers and a defense of irony (long)

1999-03-03 Thread lance davis
It's sorta like the Ramones taking a very bad novelty record like "Surfin' Bird" and turning it a pretty great rock n roll song. Will Miner I'm not sure what the story is with the Ramones covering this song, but I'd be willing to bet dollars to cakeholes that it was a self-conscious homage. I

Re: Covers and a defense of irony (long)

1999-03-03 Thread Tom Stoodley
On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, lance davis wrote: Irony--for me anyway--is sort of like marijuana. You might wanna dip into the bag every now and then, but a lifestyle based on it is silly and boring. This, my friends, is the quote of the decade. And it's part of a great post as well- way to go,

Re: Covers and a defense of irony (long)

1999-03-03 Thread thomas . gorham
Garden variety covers aside, *startling* covers provide wonderful thread fodder because they are so damn rich in ambiguity. Intended or not, they are a test...the question is...which test? Ironic covers: the hipness test I know that you know that I know you know I know

Re: Covers and a defense of irony (long)

1999-03-03 Thread Joe Gracey
Anyway, I got through this whole post without using the word fuck. Maybe I am growing up. : ) Lance . . . Grow up, Lance, please. You cakehole. Anyway, around here they say "piehole". -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com

RE: Covers and a defense of irony (long)

1999-03-03 Thread Walker, Jason
March 1999 12:51 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Covers and a defense of irony (long) Anyway, I got through this whole post without using the word fuck. Maybe I am growing up. : ) Lance . . . Grow up, Lance, please. You cakehole. Anyway, around here they sa

RE: Covers and a defense of irony (long)

1999-03-03 Thread Amy Haugesag
The other Junior writes: Sorry - just practicing for my trip to New York later in the year. Junior "Can you tell me the way to Staten Island or should I just go fuck myself now?" Walker A common misconception is that if you stop a New Yorker on the street and ask a question, the response will

RE: Covers and a defense of irony (long)

1999-03-03 Thread Walker, Jason
ot; Walker -Original Message- From: Amy Haugesag [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 4 March 1999 13:18 To: passenger side Subject: RE: Covers and a defense of irony (long) The other Junior writes: Sorry - just practicing for my trip to New York later in the year. Junior "