This reminds me of going to the baseball game with Fay at the SF2F, and trying to explain it to her. Didn't Hec use LotR as a metaphor?
That was so fabulous - I wish there was video!
It's my estimation that... every man ever got a statue made of him, was one kind of sumbitch or another.
Mal ,'Jaynestown'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Jessica - Jul 22, 2010 7:03:33 am PDT #26258 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
d - Jul 22, 2010 7:05:00 am PDT #26259 of 30000
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.
"Take me out to the ball game" is played in the 7th inning. "Sweet Caroline" is played in the 8th.
Hil R. - Jul 22, 2010 7:07:38 am PDT #26260 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Some stadiums play "God Bless America" after "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." (This started after 9/11, and as far as I can tell, it's continued because no one wants to be the person saying, "Hey, let's stop playing 'God Bless America'!")
flea - Jul 22, 2010 7:11:25 am PDT #26261 of 30000
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Do we need to explain "The Wave" to Jars? Or is that international?
DavidS - Jul 22, 2010 7:13:46 am PDT #26262 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't think they do The Wave at Fenway. I mean, you could try, but I expect you'd get a beer poured down your back.
flea - Jul 22, 2010 7:21:33 am PDT #26263 of 30000
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I have personally done The Wave at Fenway! Twice, in the later 1980s.
Hil R. - Jul 22, 2010 7:21:38 am PDT #26264 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
At Fenway, also, it's perfectly acceptable to shout out "Yankees Suck!" at any random time, even if they're not actually playing the Yankees that game.
Hil R. - Jul 22, 2010 7:23:44 am PDT #26265 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I now have two boxes and one enormous suitcase packed. I'd say this wasn't quite as difficult as I'd expected, but I don't want to jinx it. I still haven't dealt with clearing out all the junk under my bed.
§ ita § - Jul 22, 2010 7:24:28 am PDT #26266 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Are there sports you're not allowed to talk (even quietly) while watching live? I know you're not supposed to disturb the athletes, but when that's not a concern, who cares?
And I come from a family of psycho fans.
Steph L. - Jul 22, 2010 7:25:51 am PDT #26267 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Are there sports you're not allowed to talk (even quietly) while watching live? I know you're not supposed to disturb the athletes, but when that's not a concern, who cares?
I thought tennis matches were like a library. Death to talkers.