# List O' Favorites **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 24, 1999, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166 "1999-08-24T06:33:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 1999, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/41 "1999-08-25T00:58:00Z")
Is anyone still reading at this point? Just in case: 1)Favorite Serious Movie? --Star Wars 2)Favorite Comedy? --Rock ‘n’ Roll High School 3)Favorite TV Show of All-time? – MST3K 4)Favorite Current Band? --Squirrel Nut Zippers 5)Favorite Band Ever? --The Smiths 6)Favorite Book? --Tao Teh Ching 7)Favorite Sport? --Football (American) 8)Favorite Actor? --Morgan Freeman 9)Favorite Actress? --Meryl Streep 10)Favorite Video Game (PC or system)? --Free Cell 11)Favorite School Subject? --Math (yeah, so what?) 12)Favorite Type of Food? --Vietnamese (di nhien) 13)Favorite Animal? --Douc Langur 14)Favorite Cartoon? --Pogo 15)Favorite Drink? --Ca-phe Sua Da (iced coffee with condensed milk) 16)Favorite Scenic/Historic/Geograpical place? --Nha Trang, Viet Nam 17)Favorite SDMB thread? --Random, Mundane, and Pointless Stuff ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 1999, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/42 "1999-08-25T04:46:00Z")
These are off the top of my head, so I might change some some if I reflected on it. But anyway: 1)Favorite Serious Movie? Casablanca 2)Favorite Comedy? Monty Python and the Holy Grail 3)Favorite TV Show of All-time? The Simpsons 4)Favorite Current Band? Elvis Costello (if you accept current performer as an answer) 5)Favorite Band Ever? The Beatles 6)Favorite Book? too many choices to pick one 7)Favorite Sport? Football 8)Favorite Actor? James Cagney (all time) Kevin Kline (current) 9)Favorite Actress? Meryl Streep 10)Favorite Video Game (PC or system)? pass 11)Favorite School Subject? history 12)Favorite Type of Food? seafood 13)Favorite Animal? dolphin 14)Favorite Cartoon? Bugs Bunny 15)Favorite Drink? tea 16)Favorite Scenic/Historic/Geograpical place? New York City ---
**Author:** ![barton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@barton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barton)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 1999, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/43 "1999-08-26T05:49:00Z")
1)Favorite Serious Movie? The Godfather 2)Favorite Comedy? The Blues Brothers 3)Favorite TV Show of All-time? Simpsons 4)Favorite Current Band? None. Used to be Soundgarden. 5)Favorite Band Ever? The Jimi Hendrix Experience 6)Favorite Book? Dune 7)Favorite Sport? Fencing 8)Favorite Actor? Clint Eastwood 9)Favorite Actress? Jessica Lange 10)Favorite Video Game (PC or system)? Thief (PC) 11)Favorite School Subject? Writing 12)Favorite Type of Food? American faux-Chinese 13)Favorite Animal? Cat 14)Favorite Cartoon? Space Ghost 15)Favorite Drink? Coke 16)Favorite Scenic/Historic/Geograpical place? New Orleans ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 1999, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/44 "1999-08-25T18:55:00Z")
Falcon - Rush is good, very good. Probably number 2 or 3. Hope I’m still in the will. Sassy either cut and pasted from my post and forgot to change the answers, or I’m Sassy! Come to think of it, I’ve never seen the two of us together… ---
**Author:** ![zoony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zoony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoony)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 1999, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/45 "1999-08-25T19:13:00Z")
"deep breath\* 1. Lawrence of Arabia 2. Planes, Trains & Automobiles 3. Hockey Night in Canada 4. The Watchmen 5. Beatles 6. Imajica - Clive Barker 7. hockey…no, baseball…no, hockey…no…ARRRRGHH!! 8. Harrison Ford 9. mmmmmm, Sandra Bullock 10. NHL '99 11. English 12. Steak & Baked Potato! 13. Dogs 14. Simpsons 15. (Gotta be Dark)Rum 'n Coke 16. Ireland Z ---
**Author:** ![PillowPhat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@PillowPhat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PillowPhat)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 1999, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/46 "1999-08-25T19:17:00Z")
1)Favorite Serious Movie? Silence of the Lambs 2)Favorite Comedy? Ferris Beuhler’s Day Off / Princess Bride 3)Favorite TV Show of All-time? ER 4)Favorite Current Band? Cake 5)Favorite Band Ever? Beatles 6)Favorite Book? a Prayer for Owen Meany / the World According to Garp / Blue Highways / On the Road 7)Favorite Sport? gymnastics 8)Favorite Actor? Kevin Spacey / Tommy Lee Jones 9)Favorite Actress? Natalie Portman 10)Favorite Video Game (PC or system)? uh… Super Mario Brothers 11)Favorite School Subject? english 12)Favorite Type of Food? potatoes, tomatoes, corn, and cheese 13)Favorite Animal? felines 14)Favorite Cartoon? the jetsons 15)Favorite Drink? orange julius 16)Favorite Scenic/Historic/Geograpical place? i used to be a tour guide at the jesse james [birthplace] museum, does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 1999, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/47 "1999-08-25T19:24:00Z")
All right, Doctor Jackson, just checking. You know, us Rush fans have to stick together. (Sorry, just read over in a thread about Geddy’s whiny voice, and someone attempting to figure out why on earth anyone liked Rush.) You’re still in the will - you can have all the Rush albums/bootlegs. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![zoony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zoony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoony)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 1999, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/48 "1999-08-25T19:25:00Z")
"deep breath\* 1. Lawrence of Arabia 2. Planes, Trains & Automobiles 3. Hockey Night in Canada 4. The Watchmen 5. Beatles 6. Imajica - Clive Barker 7. hockey…no, baseball…no, hockey…no…ARRRRGHH!! 8. Harrison Ford 9. mmmmmm, Sandra Bullock 10. NHL '99 11. English 12. Steak & Baked Potato! 13. Dogs 14. Simpsons 15. (Gotta be Dark)Rum 'n Coke 16. Ireland Z ---
**Author:** ![Bluepony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Bluepony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluepony)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 1999, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/49 "1999-08-25T19:39:00Z")
Now my dog wants in on this. 1. Serious movie- \* Cujo \* 2. Comedy- \* Pet Semetary \* (buried cats condemned to the undead must be his type of humor) 3. TV Show- \* Frasier \* (Eddie is God) 4. Current band- Alanis Morrisette (go figure…) 5. All time band- The group of dogs that barks out “Jingle Bells” 6. Book- the classic \* Go Dog Go \* by Seuss 7. Favorite sport- Licking himself. Frisbee chasing is bullshit. 8. Favorite actor- EDDIE!! 9. Favorite actress- Gillian Anderson (ok, so it’s not his, but dammit, I’m doing the freakin’ typing and he ain’t getting his way all the time) 10. Video Game- none, develop a control pad that can be operated by a wet nose and he’ll let you know. 11. School Subject- none, obedience school dropout 12. Favorite food- (Alive) Cats, and the occasional bird. (Dead) Beggin’ Strips and Cheetos. 13. Favorite animal- slow-moving cats 14. Cartoon- \* Underdog \* 15. Favorite drink- Water (from toilet) 16. Scenic/Historical/Geographical place- * * * “…send lawyers, guns, and money…” ``` Warren Zevon ``` ---
**Author:** ![No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/no_me_ayudes_compadre/32/5224_2.png) [@No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Me_Ayudes_Compadre)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 1999, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/50 "1999-08-25T19:52:00Z")
1)Favorite Serious Movie? The Ninth Configuration 2)Favorite Comedy? Life of Brian 3)Favorite TV Show of All-time? (thinking) 4)Favorite Current Band? Los Lobos 5)Favorite Band Ever? Pink Floyd 6)Favorite Book? “Los de Abajo” by Mariano Azuela 7)Favorite Sport? Horseracing 8)Favorite Actor? Crispin Glover 9)Favorite Actress? Kathy Bates 10)Favorite Video Game (PC or system)? Phoenix arcade 11)Favorite School Subject? Religion & US Policy 12)Favorite Type of Food? Vietnamese dungeness crab 13)Favorite Animal? Dog 14)Favorite Cartoon? Simpsons 15)Favorite Drink? Chivas & water 16)Favorite Scenic/Historic/Geograpical place? Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 1999, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/51 "1999-08-27T03:19:00Z")
Serious movie: Sid & Nancy Comedy: Blues Brothers TV show of all time: Jeopardy Current band: Nirvana Band of all time: The Who Book: City Boy, by Herman Wouk Sport: Air racing Actor: Alan Rickman Actress: Annette Bening Video Game: Reader Rabbit’s Toddler School subject: English Food: Saganaki (fried kefalotiri cheese) Animal: baby African Grey parrot Cartoon: Bugs Bunny classics Drink: not-from-concentrate orange juice Scenic etc. etc.: Florida Keys ---
**Author:** ![Poto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 1999, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/52 "1999-08-27T03:29:00Z")
How did you like BB 2000? Both are my son’s favorites. This is real blues for him, not the originals! ---
**Author:** ![Sonic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Sonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonic)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 1999, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/53 "1999-08-27T05:47:00Z")
This seems like a fun topic to answer- 1)Favorite Serious Movie? 2)Favorite Comedy? Waiting For Guffman (Small indie film, ANYBODY see it?) 3)Favorite TV Show of All-time? Simpsons, and Mystery Science Theater 3000 4)Favorite Current Band? Rage Against The Machine 5)Favorite Band Ever? Same as above 6)Favorite Book? The Shining 7)Favorite Sport? Dance 8)Favorite Actor? Steve Buschemi (spelled right?) 9)Favorite Actress? Parker Posey and Catherine O’hara 10)Favorite Video Game (PC or system)? ATARI!!! 11)Favorite School Subject? History 12)Favorite Type of Food? Peaches 13)Favorite Animal? Weasels 14)Favorite Cartoon? Disney- Tinkerbell, Sleeping Beauty, and Jessica Rabbit.Also, the Nintendo chick, Princess Toadstool. 15)Favorite Drink? Smoothies 16)Favorite Scenic/Historic/Geograpical place? I don’t know… * * * Remember- If you’re angry it takes 42 muscles to frown, and only a few muscles to smack the idiot that mad you angry in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Sonic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Sonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonic)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 1999, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/54 "1999-08-27T05:48:00Z")
This seems like a fun topic to answer- 1)Favorite Serious Movie? Maybe Life is Beautiful, dispite all the hype. 2)Favorite Comedy? Waiting For Guffman (Small indie film, ANYBODY see it?) 3)Favorite TV Show of All-time? Simpsons, and Mystery Science Theater 3000 4)Favorite Current Band? Rage Against The Machine 5)Favorite Band Ever? Same as above 6)Favorite Book? The Shining 7)Favorite Sport? Dance 8)Favorite Actor? Steve Buschemi (spelled right?) 9)Favorite Actress? Parker Posey and Catherine O’hara 10)Favorite Video Game (PC or system)? ATARI!!! 11)Favorite School Subject? History 12)Favorite Type of Food? Peaches 13)Favorite Animal? Weasels 14)Favorite Cartoon? Disney- Tinkerbell, Sleeping Beauty, and Jessica Rabbit.Also, the Nintendo chick, Princess Toadstool. 15)Favorite Drink? Smoothies 16)Favorite Scenic/Historic/Geograpical place? I don’t know… * * * Remember- If you’re angry it takes 42 muscles to frown, and only a few muscles to smack the idiot that mad you angry in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/55 "2000-12-04T16:19:22Z")
1. _Vertigo_ 2. _The General_ 3. _The Simpsons_ 4. REM 5. The Beatles 6. _Catch-22_ 7. Baseball 8. Cary Grant 9. Barbara Stanwyck 10. Cribbage 11. Literature 12. Mexican 13. Cat 14. _Pinocchio_ (since I don’t want to repeat #3) 15. Dr. Pepper 16. Paris, France ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166/56 "2000-12-04T18:21:49Z")
Damn, I guess you really **are** the ArchiveGuy…this puppy has been buried for a _looooooooong_ time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-o-favorites/7166.md?page=2)