Today’s Music: JD McPherson – North Side Gal
Days Til Spring: 34
Snow. Rain. More snow. Sleet. Oh yeah, freezing temps. How to survive a winter gone mad? Why, read blogs of course! Here’s some of what I saw… GingerFightBack blew me away with The Norton. Brickhouse Chick used a very scientific sample of one for her survey on What Women Want, and Exploring Pixie wrote a strong post about women and Google Suggestions.
They, and all of you, were in great form this week!
But last week, there was foolishness, in the form of asking the stupidest question yet (probably), who should be the next antihero? And wow, were your heroes…anti. Here’s what you said. (As always, my comments are apathetic in italics.)
A fat bloke in a pink and lime green thong… Andro
(Or as I like to call it, my college years.)
Chris of Wombania… Andro
(The wine gums keep him surly.)
Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Aunt Freda… Andro
(She trained Dog well. Except for the slobber.)
The Soup Nazi. Hey, Seinfeld is making a comeback. (or King Kong) ~ RoS
(He uses croutons to pelt his enemies into submission!)
(And no monkeys!!!)
the last great hero flipped inside out? butimbeautiful
(Wouldn’t that be “the first average meh”?)
Beiber after Miley frees him from the clutches of Selena Gomez. ~merlinspielen
(Pay no attention to the Lindsey Lohan behind the curtain.)
devilishly handsome and unbelievably sexy.
(Hmm…never thought of myself as an antihero…)
Peter Parker’s Aunt May – John Phillips
(Behind every great superhero is an aunt who wishes he’d clean his room.)
Walgreens, for continuing to sell tobacco products next to the vitamins.
(That’s got to be the silliest thing I’ve ever heard! Who would ever suggest that???)
Did the Walgreens comment go through? That was mine! Erin E.
(Oh…um…HI THERE!)
To the muncher in the 4×4 behind me who is honking because i refuse to ice dance 1 Jaded 1
(You were their only hope to beat the North Koreans at Sochi.)
Ron Paul~~Addie
(Able to bring government to a grinding halt! It’s Two First Names Man!)
Dennis Rodman.
(Or as he’s know in North Korea, Tall Annoying Man.)
PMAO… Dick Cheney
(Dick Cheney is a wonderful man. HEAR THAT, NSA???)
Any govt official who gets to decide who gets benefits & who doesn’t – Benzeknees
(I thought those were all former DMV agents?)
Death. As in The Angel Of. I hear he’s on Match.com GO DEATH!
(When did he break up with Taxes?)
Death. I get so excited I forget to reveal myself – Marie (cyber house rules)
(But you look so good in the intimidating black robe with the hood…)
Hipster-man. He solved that crime before you even heard it happened. BT
(If only he looked as cool in his fedora as Kojak.)
Effervescent Banana Man —Linda Vernon
(He…peels his opponents apart and defeats them while they’re…split.)
Men who slide naked over bars. (Carrie Rubin)
(Oh, like anyone ever does that.)
Olivia Pope. I couldn’t help myself. I love her. Deanna from MMV
(Versus her mortal enemy: Nielsen Ratings Man.)
Rush Limbaugh – Twindaddy
(Anti “hero”, not anti “Christ”.)
Obama. He’s already the anti-Christ, right? Elyse 54.5
(Obama and Limbaugh are the same person??? So much is clear now…)
Toting beer and bacon..obviously a Canuck! Kayjai
(It’s Canadian Bacon. DARN YOU, EVIL WIZARD!!!)
Theses guys
(But can they get out persistent stains?) (Full disclosure: My comment stolen shamelessly from something Rutabaga said last week.)
Pull my finger, and I’ll tell ya… come on, do it – Rutabaga
(Sure, but…why are you wearing a gas mask?)
We can’t name the winner, because antiheroes shun the spotlight. But they’re out there… And from the offered choices, the most popular was the guy who writes these polls. Thanks!…I think…
This week, love is in the air. At least, that’s what Hallmark and the jewelry companies would have us believe.
But for those of us that don’t buy into that, what can we do? Well, that’s this weeks poll. Answer often, but answer soon. Because while love is timeless, this poll closes Wednesday, 19 Feb at 2359. Please don’t go over 3 write-in answers, and if you like, leave a name on your write-ins, and I’ll link back to you next week.
And as we head into a (probably not any) warmer weekend, enjoy this – greatest product ever!
Have a great week, everyone.
Wait, it’s Valentine’s Day?! Why didn’t someone tell me?
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Well, I think I heard something about an NCIS “stabbed in the loving heart” marathon, but that was my only warning….
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Awww! It’s the first time I’ve been featured in your Foolishnesses (? did I spell it right?)
Also, colour-blind Corgi was just sent to my sister who has one. She loved it.
Finally, that video finally convinced me to buy an iPhone.
5.
S.
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You actually spelled it better than I do!
All iPhone purchases come with a free lobotomy, so you’ll never want to buy anything else.
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Oh, man! If I didn’t have a car to pack I’d love to sit down and read this. But as it is, it will probably need to wait until I’m in a semi-decrepit roadside motel somewhere to catch up. But something to look forward to, yay! Stay warm, Guap, and thanks for making Wyoming a little more fun (when the time comes).
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I’ll get on WP to develop a test-to-speech tool so you can listen o my mellifluous tones whilst you drive.
No, wait – then I’m in trouble if I bore you to sleep while you drive…
Hope your drive is easy and warm!
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Gracias, Guapo! I am glad all that hard work and research has paid off! Phew! I hope you can use those tips with your LOVE today. 🙂 Looking forward to reading the other featured posts. Feliz Dia de San Valentin!
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Felici- umm…Buenas- …uhh…
Mi lapiz es verde!
Happy Valentindes Day, Chica de Casa Ladrillas. My wife will definitely be the beneficiary of some of your advice.
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LOL. I love your, ‘Mi lapiz es verde’ phrase, it always cracks me up!
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Had to go to babelfish to translate bricks…
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I love it when you shame me – oh wait… I mean shamelessly quote me 🙂
And it *is* a persistent stain so I’ve heard.
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I shudder to think of the context of the conversation in which you found that out…
I can’t shame people. The opportunities for them to avenge themselves on me are mind boggling and voluminous!
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I know b/c I watch League of Gentlemen 🙂 All life’s mysteries are revealed…
Yes, because I’ll come to NYC and find you…possibly in a bar, nekkid sliding across the counter top….
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First round’s on me! (And the next 15 or 20 on the guy sitting next to us.
Maybe he’ll do it!
hehehe
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Hee hee – if you’re sliding down the bar – all if will be on, er rather, under you…
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(Anti “hero”, not anti “Christ”.)
Potato, potahto…
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Or in Rush’s case, Vicodin, Oxycotin…
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And hate. Don’t forget hate.
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How could I forget. He never lets us.
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No kidding…sigh.
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Happy Friday, Guapo, and I love that JD McPherson song!
I would comment – but I have to run out and get a iPhone 5S 🙂
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I was going to get one, but I couldn’t decide on Same vs Cheap.
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I’m going with Same, it shows what a smart shopper I am 😉
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Great Denton House vid … and special cheers to you and TMWGITU on this day. Enjoy your weekend.
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Likewise to you and The Right Angle, Frank.
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Obama and Limbaugh could be long lost evil twins.
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they were split at birth and given to different families as part of a sociology experiment gone horribly horribly wrong.
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Supposed to be 80 here this weekend. I’m thinking about going to the beach… but, might not… it’s too hot.
*evil grin*
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Dude, you’re killing me.
It is (and is expected to be) 40 F here for the next 20 minutes or so.
I keep going downstairs to revel in it.
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That’s heavenly. 40? You could almost throw open the windows to air the place out.
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I’m so hard up for spring, I was tempted to go to work in only a couple of layers.
Of course, the forecast is snow tonight, Sunday and Monday, so…
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Have you been watching the Olympics? They are out there in the snow in their t-shirts! Step up and join the fun.
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I also saw that they don’t seem to have any snow except what’s on the courses.
Probably warmer there than here.
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Picky, picky, picky.
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We are supposed to have 30…after sub-zero, break out the beach wear.
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How was it? Did you work on your tan?
I think I got sunburned on Saturday…
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Hmph.
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So…. is there really a lot of snow out in the east? I thought it was just some wag-the-dog propaganda. You’re all just kidding us right? I mean, when I look out my window blinded by the sun peeking through the palm trees I find it absurd that it could be colder than the inside of my freezer anywhere in the world…
p.s. do you have any remedy for a freezer that can’t get cold enough to keep ice cream frozen? this is earth shattering news here.
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That thud you hear is the sound of my head smacking against my desk.
Repeatedly.
(What? It’s the only possible way I could feel your pain.)
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I’m ever so grateful you are behind my cause. It’s a worthy cause. Imagine a world where ice cream melts. How am I to refresh myself after sweating it out in the sun?
p.s. was that bitchy?
p.p.s. it was bitchy right?
p.p.p.s. am I off your Christmas card list?
p.p.p.p.s. What? I wasn’t ON your X-Mas card list? I’m offended.
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While I truly enjoy your company and talking to you, I am also quite amused by our conversation above that I apparently didn’t even need to be present for!
(I was going to send you a mangrove clipping for Arbor Day.)
(How am I supposed to shop for xmas stuff in time if they don’t start advertising til three months before thanksgiving???)
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I’m running off to google “arbor day” so i’ll know what to get you.
p.s. having conversations with myself can be fun because there’s nothing one-sided to them
p.p.s. mangrove clipping? sounds like i’ll be getting toe nails in the mail
p.p.p.s. want my address? i want those toe nails, i need them in my collection.
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Is that all I am for you? A source to bulk up your toenail collection?
I feel so cheap.
They’re in the mail.
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Thanks Guap! And on Valentine’s Day to. I am all a flutter. The League of Gentlemen is a class skit!
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Fortunately, I rarely do subtext here, so I didn’t even think about posting your link on Valentine’s Day.
But your story has been rattling around the back of my head since I read it.
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Flattered
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I don’t need valentines day to have a party with Ben & Jerry! They are my homies ya know. They get me….they really get me!!! They understand a girl’s needs….
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My wife and I have them in the freezer.
We lean against each other for warmth while we eat them!
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Happy Vagintines Day El Guapo!
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And to you!
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I will be seeing Cirque du Soleil’s Love, with my love, tonight. 🙂
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Sounds like a very well spent Valentine’s day.
Have a great time!
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There’s nothing I love better than a conversation I don’t have to be present for. (Especially if I’m holding up my end of it.) I think I have one of those Iphone Sames. I bought it because it not only does it have an “I”, it also has a “me”.
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You are the center of the digital universe.
(I just saw you waving at me from a massive billboard in Times Square. In 3D!)
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“Rush Limbaugh – Twindaddy
(Anti “hero”, not anti “Christ”.)”—-Hahaha! Loved your response. Probably would’ve worked for Cheney, too, but you’re right; we don’t want to smack talk Dicky. Not when the NSA might be listening…
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the NSA is definitely after me.
I think I saw some of their software on my wifi-enabled electric toothbrush.
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Ah, my Friday feels right again with just the proper amount of foolishness. 🙂 Happy Valentine’s day to you and TMWGITU!!
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And a happy day to you too!
(It’s always the right amount of foolishness among friends.)
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Absolutely!!
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Yeah, I really love Valentine’s Day. Sigh, I have nothing clever to offer to the conversation today.
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Perhaps a melodic, emotional solo on the keytar? 😉
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Bam!
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Not just Hallmark and jewelers; don’t forget about the poor florists. Among all the retail and service businesses during this Valentine’s holiday, florists suffered too. Can you imagine having frost-bitten red roses sent to your love?
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I could say they were preserved in nitrogen, to stay pristine forever!
Hey, get on that, florists.
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Oh Guaps . . . you & TMWGITU better have a great Valentine’s Day!
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Thanks Benze – but every day with her is great!
(And she slipped a fun card in with my lunch!)
(Instead of the usual note.)
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Anyway, I wouldn’t mind getting a dozen red roses, even if they were frost-bitten a little bit!!
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You’re worth the whole orchard, Sunshine!
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You make me blush.
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But last, but not least, HAVE A GREAT VALENTINE’S DAY!!!
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And you too!!!
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Torturing my husband by saying “No, it’s okay we don’t have to do anything. I know you’re busy at work. No, really…..it’s FINE.”
That poor man.
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Wait – he doesn’t just say “Oh, okay” and go back to what he’s doing?
Oh, he and I need to talk…
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He said he was going to call my ex-husband to get the down low 🙂
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I don’t know if “down low” is what the kids say, probably not.
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I think instead of celebrating I will be going to the doctor to clear up that annoying rash left over from the last romantic holiday I celebrated…
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*saves reply for next week*
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yay
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Yes but when it said a bare weekend it
didn’t have anything to do with zoo’s… Growl 😦
Have a great weekend PMAO
Andro
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it might have had something to do with a zoo
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LOL @ the I5same. My son fell for this one. He always have to have the latest in toys. I love Valentine’s Day. Not sure why though. 🙂
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I just upgraded my phone to a new samsung galaxy 4.
I miss the old one…
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Have a happy Valentine’s Day/Presidents’ Day weekend! Chocolate and appliances for all!
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It’s not a Presidents day til someone starts screaming about car deals.
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Run out and get some discount chocolate!
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Have a great weekend with your girl, Guapo!
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Thanks so much, Whitelady, and to you and Mr Whitelady too!
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Ugh. Cat pictures. Kinda cute ones. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
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The Foolishness is a potpourri of wtf-ery.
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These Friday posts have quickly become addictive! It’s so amazing that you do all this work Guapo! Bravo for you, and Valentine hearts. ❤
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I’ve got the linking streamlined. It’s coming up with my responses that kill me every week.
Still, every so often I come up with a clever one worthy of the write-ins, and that keeps me going.
Thanks TftM, and right back atcha!
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I agree! I love them too and I love seeing all the written in answers from other bloggers. That really must be a lot of work so thank you Guap!
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Thanks! The fact that people like you play along makes it worth it.
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This has been a brilliant read as always
Guap, thanks for all the laughs my great friend 🙂
Now I am looking forward to next weeks poll 🙂
Have a wicked weekend…
Andro
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My pleasure Andro. Hope your part of the UK is staying dry.
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It has been non-stop rain and high winds but luckily no flooding where I live so I can hardly complain, some poor folks have lost their houses 😦
Have a wicked one today Guap 🙂
Andro
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This is absolutely the funnest thing ever – reading all the answers to your weekly poll – now, if I were to answer it, I just put it in that gray box, with my name?
Wow. That IS a lot of work for you. Do you have an assistant?
And might I just add that the sheer variety of craziness –
Spanish, vagina, Twindaddy spelling potato and patahto phonetically – just dazzles the mind…
you win the Internet.
I hope you had the best Valentine’s Day. xo
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Thanks Samara. Just write your answer and name, I do the rest.
It was a good Valentine. Taking the wife out Sunday when the streets are quieter. (And holiday weekend!)
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Yes, that’s the way.
Celebrating on actual Valentines Night is not good strategy.
Jewelry, however, IS.
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Ha! When I buy jewelry for her, it’s at the store after I’ve seen something catch her eye, while she’s standing right there.
(Too easy to buy the wrong thing if she isn’t!)
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OMG!
My Ex hated that I liked to “pick out my own jewelry”-
He never understood that I’d rather have something I adored than something he picked out and I never wore.
You sure you don’t have any brothers?
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Poor you! Winter hasn’t even arrived here – though rain and wind definitely did. I almost feel over while driving my bike today. Yay. Good luck surviving there!
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Thanks. I keeping checking the calendar to see if Spring is any closer.
No, not in the last five minutes, anyway.
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Maybe go hibernating?
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That’s occurred to me several times this weekend.
But they’ve predicted above freezing for this coming week!
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There’s still hope!
By the way, I like this foolishness title as well :). These are more interesting than the editions, if I may say so.
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Well, I cheated on the question because I’m writing from the future like a time traveler.
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Please tell me time travel is a learnable skill.
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You must be taken on as an apprentice.
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Sure. Hey, if it works, I can go back and collect all the apprentice time used.
Win-win!
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Gosh, your readers are so clever! I loved all of those anti-hero suggestions!
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I’ve gotten very lucky with the people who stop by here!
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The VD ref was mine…not the VD. Hope you had a good Valentine”s Day.
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Got it. You too! (my wife and I are doing V Day things today, since the crowds will be smaller.)
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You’re smart to defer the celebration. I’m ambiguously involved with someone who isn’t into the forced fun of Hallmark holidays but just does nice stuff on a regular basis, as it occurs to him. Turns out I like that better. (It probably helps that I hate to shop and could care less about jewelry…)
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Random sweetness and surprise affection are much better than having to schedule it!
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Terrific post, Guap. Whatever it was about!
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Thanks! I like to think I’ve gotten to the point that no one really expects my stuff to be “about” anything. 😉
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When I heard the forecast for the end of the week promises temps in the 50’s, I cried. If not for mall security, I would have kept on crying, too.
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My wife asked what the noise was when I cheered after seeing the forecast for next week.
(Next time, tell the mall cops you’re crying over the absence of Orange Julius.)
(They’ll understand.)
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I am seriously needing to finish my coffee before I read anymore posts here, you are so hysterical, I spilled my java way too close to the laptop for comfort !!!! =) =) Wanted to check out your blog because of all your thoughtful comments on LDG’s and Punky’s blogs… =) LOVE finding a new blog to read, have a great weekend ! =)
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Nice to meet you!
If you could send a kind note both to Dell Repair and Starbucks at Home, I work on commission for both of them. 😉
Sounds like you keep some good company online. I’ll be over to say hi in a bit.
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Aw… THANKS =)
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I missed Valentine’s Day. On February 13, hubby sent a couple of sweet notes from work. I wrote back, “Not interested. Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. Talk to me then.” Tomorrow came and went with nary an I Love You. Hmmph.
Old style rock and roll – North Side Gal. Very nice!
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Wait – why would you reject pre-valentines day notes?
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It was all quite tongue-in-cheek. He laughed when he got my note. The truth is, we don’t do a lot of celebrating on holidays here, so nothing special on Valentine’s Day was the norm. We went out to dinner on Sunday for no reason and had a lovely time. 🙂
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Fun!
we went out Sunday too for the whole deal – Lego movie, followed by a nice dinner.
Which we also do from time to time, just because.
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Those make some of the best memories – the “just because” dates.
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You ALWAYS make me smile 🙂
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That’s the best kind of comment I could hope for!
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I love what a community place to be you’ve created with Friday Foolishness. Hope you had a great weekend, Guap.
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Without everyone here, I’d jut be the crazy guy yelling at some celery.
It’s much more fun with company.
You too! And here’s to a warmer week.
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I thought this was your funniest post ever. Obama and Lindbaugh being one and the same person – tee hee. Each entry funnier than the one before! 🙂
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Thanks! It’s easier to come up with good answers when I get such great material to start with.
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You say that, but I read the material, and I couldn’t have done what you did with it! Funny guy! 🙂
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The Grumpy Justice League is a thing of beauty as is the typically color-blind corgi.
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The corgi won out over a funny but mean spirited valentines pie chart.
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Answering your last question, my idea about Valentine’s Day is, why send roses? Wouldn’t it be more romantic to deliver a dozen orgasms?
Thanks for the tonne of info above!
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True, but roses can be delivered in public. 😉
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I like that pubic thing 🙂 🙂
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I’m late this time! Sorry, ’bout that…hope you are having a good week. See ‘ya around !
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It’s a pleasure to see you, wherever/whenever you turn up!
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Hahaha, Grumpy cat always gets to me !
And uugh, I’m one day late to your poll party !
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Well, the nice thing about foolishness is that there’s always more right around the corner! 😉
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Guap, I have been MIA, both reading and writing, and seem to always get to these polls after they have closed. Funny stuff you gather here, I too, appreciate all the work this must take! I’ll try to do better in the future. 🙂
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There will be a new one tomorrow!
Possibly!
If I can think of something!
That uses exclamation points!
And it’s a pleasure to see you whenever our paths cross.
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Yay!
And I will visit while the poll is still open!
The pleasure is all mine, dear muse. 😉
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