I’ve got most of your suggestions binned, and I’ll start posting items tomorrow (look for 4 different articles Mon thru Thu). But I’m having trouble binning a few suggestions. At this point, I’m leaning towards omitting all of these from the Playlist From Hell (PFH).
So here’s a last chance for input. No new suggestions allowed at this point, but you might change my mind on one of these few “worthy” items.
Here are the 9 problematic suggestions – “The Undetermined Few”, if you will.
Decided I’d post an update here regarding the “Gimme Yer Worst” article and my request for reader input.
Cutoff will be 2000 EDT (8PM US Eastern Time) today. I’ll look at whatever is posted by then. Please post your suggestions in the comments to the original article – not here. (I’ll also consider any suggestions posted in the comments to TSO’s original USO non-update update article.)
I won’t be doing a “1-to-whatever” ranking of the suggestions. The only way I could do that reasonably would be to run a poll like TSO does for the SVT. I frankly don’t yet know how to do that, he’s out of pocket, and I don’t have enough time to figure it out on my own this weekend.
So what I plan to do is to “bin” the suggestions myself into categories. As of now, I’m going to “bin” your suggestions into 4 categories:
I might come up with another category or two, but these are the 4 I’m leaning towards now.
We can argue about the lists after they are posted. Make a good argument to move an entry and I might change my mind.
I’m shooting for early Monday AM to have the entries binned and the lists posted. That will mean I have a chance to spoil your breakfast twice. (smile)
Again: please post your suggestions in the comments to the original article – not in the comments here.
Well, TSO’s non-update update on the great USO brouhaha got me to thinking. And you know that means I’m about to wander off the reservation – again. (smile)
The “music video” – if you can call it that – that TSO provided in his non-update update about the USO brouhaha was one of the worst pieces of . . . musical junk I’ve ever seen or heard. (WARNING: most of the links in this paragraph are to video clips of songs so bad they may spoil your breakfast. Viewer discretion advised.) But so was Twist’s “Banana Song”. And I humbly submit that the “blast (of flatus) from the past” I provided was God-awful-bad, too – as was the even worse-sound but apparently later video by the original artists (in spite of the eye candy in the newer video). And there are a couple of other . . . interesting items in the comments, too.
So I’m asking for TAH reader input here. What in your opinion is the absolute worst song you’ve ever heard – or seen and heard on video? I’m talking stuff that is want-to-put-bleach-in-your-eyes-and-jam-a-pencil-in-your-ears-after-seeing-the-video God-awful bad.
Some ground rules:
1. A representative video or audio clip of the song must be available on the Internet. A verbal description of bad just is not sufficient. Everybody needs to be able to hear and/or see for themselves what bad looks like.
2. Provide a link to said audio or video clip.
3. Be at least semi-serious. Don’t get “cute” and post links to a sister-service’s song (Anchors Aweigh/Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder/The Army Song/The Marine’s Hymn), a rival school’s alma mater, the former Soviet national anthem, or anything like that. We’re talking about really bad songs, irrespective of politics or rivalries.
4. Multiple submissions are OK. But if you put more than a couple of links in a single comment, the spam filter may flag and filter it. Best to go with no more than 2 links per comment.
5. Foul language alone doesn’t qualify a song, nor do lame lyrics. So don’t send in something just because its lyrics are foul/lame/obscene – unless it’s just so bad overall as to qualify as being musically obscene as well. Ditto marginal or even bad performances of an otherwise decent song – it needs to be spectacularly bad in that case. (And if you do post a link to something with foul language or nudity, please include a “NSFW” warning).
6. Submissions must be generally accepted as actually being music. Bad verbal monologues, comedy bits, sound effects, or non-musical acts don’t qualify. This means some of Pink Floyd’s early work (and similar things) won’t qualify; an example would be “Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict“.
7. Finally: bad covers of The Star Spangled Banner are off-limits. Yeah, there have been some legendarily bad covers of the national anthem, and yeah – the melody possibly isn’t the finest, musically speaking, on earth. But IMO as the national anthem it has a special status and is deserving of a bit of respect. So don’t submit any covers of the national anthem – no matter how bad.
. . .
OK, those are the rules. Gimme yer worst!
And who knows – if the resulting “playlist from hell” turns out “good” enough, maybe the folks at Leavenworth can put it on a continuous loop on the TVs in Hassan’s and Manning’s cells. (smile)
Both videos are short. First is probably NSFW or children. Enjoy.
Guess we now know why the old song said “Tie Me Kangaroo Down”. (smile)
Why the Navy seems so odd to everyone else, that is.
It’s simple. They think and look at the world differently.
Here’s an example. In any sane world, room 5D22 generally is next to (or maybe across the hall from) room 5D23.
On a ship – or in a building laid out by a Navy contractor – it’s often completely on the other side of the ship or building. That’s called the “even/odd rule”.
Also, decks above the main deck are levels, not decks – even though they’re decks. Decks including and below the main deck – those are decks. And the main deck may or may not be big one that’s open to the air (it’s not on a carrier). And so on.
Once you realize that, why the Navy seems “different” to everyone else all starts to kinda make sense.
You nautical types are kinda weird, but we love you anyway. (smile)
To change subjects I wanted to post that the old barracks at Fort Sam Houston that housed many current and past Army Medics are being demolished as we speak.
This is the building that I graduated from in the Fall of 2006 in Echo 232. I am sure that there are more then a few Army medics that were under its roof for many a days of extended formations and PT sessions. It is just kinda weird seeing it go. I mean I know WHY it had to go but it did not think that it was right not to take a few photos of it before it goes under. The building for Delta 232 is still up but not far behind on the chopping block.
Oh and if there are those that do not know I am going to M6 School in the Current class of 3-025. It seems that the class has a few people from Echo 232 and were the last class to use the building before it disuse.
Anyway I will be posting less due to the School work and studying but will read with I can. Also If there is any LPNs that would like to offer help or advice it will always be welcomed.
Saw a reference to this on Drudge. Maybe it’s just me, but today’s scheduled activity seems oddly apropos for a place named Brown University. Perhaps they should change their name to “Brown 25“. (smile) (WARNING: links may be considered in bad taste and are probably not safe for small children.)
And before anyone asks: yes, the first link seems to be legit and not satire.
Oh well, at least they’re a private institution so they’re not wasting public funds. Other than the tax breaks they get. And the grants/loans/subsidies from various governments they and their students waste while promoting and attending stuff like this.
This blog is about shaming people – we shame people who dress up in costumes and try to be something they aren’t. We shame people who believe things that aren’t true. We shame people who commit crimes against the rest of us. We shame journalists who don’t do their research. Unfortunately, there’s collateral damage to our business. People who aren’t a part of the process get splattered by the blood and guts of the people who we eviscerate on these pages.
I’ve been in an email exchange over the last few days with someone who is upset that we exposed the leader of his little club as a pretender. Somehow it’s my fault, and I’m supposed to backtrack on the story because of an upcoming event that this club was supposed to be involved with. No, I don’t think so.
Last week, a lawyer representing Phillip Monkress called to ask us to take down the posts and comments about him because it was damaging his business. We didn’t do that either. Since the Supreme Court won’t let the government punish the phonies, this is the only thing we have left to police our ranks. I’m pretty sure that no one here cares that Monkress’ business is failing.
I don’t care that Dick Stoops didn’t get into the Missouri National Guard Hall of Fame, based on his lies, either. I don’t care that Ike Densmore killed himself because of his lies. I don’t care that Todd Hamilton‘s charity fell to pieces.
What I do care about is that people understand that there are now consequences for their bad behavior. Apparently most people weren’t taught that by their parents, I guess that part of their childhood development is left to TAH.
But, what I’m really tired of are the empty threats to my health and well-being. I’m not doing all of this and hiding behind a screen. I use my real name and I put the TAH Corporate Headquarters on Google Earth, so anyone can get driving directions and come up to visit anytime they want – I’m always home.
I guess my whole point is this; if you don’t want to be shamed on TAH, don’t do shameful things. Before you write that email telling me what a scumbag I am, think about the scumbag you’re defending. And, if you really want to kick my ass or anything else, use the map and say it to my face. Or STFU.