Errors-To: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Reply-To: tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Sender: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Precedence: bulk From: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org To: tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Subject: tmbg-list Digest #55-11 tmbg-list Digest, Volume 55, Number 11 Saturday, 13 July 2002 Today's Topics: Re: TMBG: revising the levels of TMBG addiction RE: TMBG: Our Roadies, Ourselves Re: TMBG: Pinataland Re: TMBG: revising the levels of TMBG addiction Re: TMBG: Our Roadies, Ourselves Re: TMBG: revising the levels of TMBG addiction TMBG: How Do We Love They Might Be Giants? Let Us Count The Ways Re: TMBG: revising the levels of TMBG addiction Re: TMBG: revising the levels of TMBG addiction Administrivia: If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing send mail to tmbg-digest-request@tmbg.org for instructions on how to be automatically removed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The views expressed herein are those of the individual authors. --------------------------------------------------------------------- tmbg-list is digested with Digest 3.5b (John Relph ). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <001001c2297b$77d8d350$401a2141@blaixbox> From: "Justin Blake" Subject: Re: TMBG: revising the levels of TMBG addiction Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 04:09:38 -0400 > I agree they need revision, but using Level 8 for that would totally blow the > sequence. Maybe it should work like one of those quizzes from Cosmopolitan > Magazine, where you answer a bunch of questions and total up the points from > your answers to see where you fall. Sounds like a web page to me. Anybody > wanna make it? (I'd volunteer, but I have too many irons in the fire as it is.) I think that is a great idea! I could definately make this and wouldn't mind hosting it. Just start sending example questions. Justin ------------------------------ Subject: RE: TMBG: Our Roadies, Ourselves Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 10:08:09 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Karin Highfield" Jen, this is truly amazing! I'm going to be reading this like I eat maple-sugar candy, in little nibbles all day long. I read far enough to see them describe "the twenty-seven-year-old Flansburgh" (you know, the one they call "Jack"???) & realized that this absolutely could not be rushed, this is going to require proper savoring... Thank you for finding this little time capsule, Jen... Karin H just because you're smiling doesn't mean you haven't drowned [Attachment omitted, unknown MIME type or encoding (text/html)] >>Anybody know anything about Galapagos in Brooklyn or the Baggott Inn in NYC? I know that Galapagos has a lake in it and looks so nice, and that every time I pass it on my way to that pit Northsix, I gaze in its window and wish I were going there instead. From owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Fri Jul 12 11:08:09 2002 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id g6CF89R30560 for tmbg-list-outgoing; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:08:09 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org) Received: from mail.blarg.net (floyd.blarg.net [206.124.128.8]) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id g6CF89J30555 for ; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:08:09 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from lanio@blarg.net) Received: from guysmiley.blarg.net (guysmiley.blarg.net [206.124.128.3]) by mail.blarg.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 2AB5337EB6 for ; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:08:03 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <3D2EF0D3.000001.20560@guysmiley.blarg.net> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:08:03 -0700 (PDT) From: "Lani O." To: Subject: Re: TMBG: revising the levels of TMBG addiction X-Mailer: Blarg's WebMail v3.0.1 X-Info: http://www.blarg.net/ X-Contact-Info: support@blarg.net X-CCCUser: lanio Sender: owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Lani O." There is a fandom test like what you describe out there, but I don't know if it's been updated to fit the times. It's wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~carlsonn/tmbg.html Enjoy! Lani O. "Justin Blake" wrote: > I agree they need revision, but using Level 8 for that would totally blow > the > sequence. Maybe it should work like one of those quizzes from > Cosmopolitan > Magazine, where you answer a bunch of questions and total up the points > from > your answers to see where you fall. Sounds like a web page to me. > Anybody > wanna make it? (I'd volunteer, but I have too many irons in the fire as > it is.) > > I think that is a great idea! I could definately make this and wouldn't mind > hosting it. Just start sending example questions. > > Justin > From owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Fri Jul 12 14:57:14 2002 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id g6CIvEs36256 for tmbg-list-outgoing; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 14:57:14 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org) Received: from hotmail.com (f129.law7.hotmail.com [216.33.237.129]) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id g6CIvEJ36251 for ; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 14:57:14 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from xornom@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:57:08 -0700 Received: from 172.140.62.26 by lw7fd.law7.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 18:57:08 GMT X-Originating-IP: [172.140.62.26] From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" To: tmbg-list@tmbg.org Subject: Re: TMBG: Our Roadies, Ourselves Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 18:57:08 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jul 2002 18:57:08.0906 (UTC) FILETIME=[EC4D58A0:01C229D5] Sender: owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Jennifer: >While aimlessly surfing the 'Net this afternoon I came across this little >gem of an article that maybe not everyone has come across on their own. Just so you know, I believe this article is also available in the "letters" section of tmbg.com, along with some other fairly old stuff. -- Be your own broom, Nathan DinnerBell@tmbg.org http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/ _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com From owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Fri Jul 12 16:48:07 2002 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id g6CKm7C38976 for tmbg-list-outgoing; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 16:48:07 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org) Received: from imo-r09.mx.aol.com (imo-r09.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.105]) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id g6CKm7J38971 for ; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 16:48:07 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from Fishandoranges@aol.com) Received: from Fishandoranges@aol.com by imo-r09.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v32.21.) id i.f6.1dfa73ef (2171) for ; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 16:47:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Fishandoranges@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 16:47:47 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: revising the levels of TMBG addiction To: tmbg-list@tmbg.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_f6.1dfa73ef.2a609a73_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10568 Sender: owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Fishandoranges@aol.com --part1_f6.1dfa73ef.2a609a73_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/12/2002 11:08:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, lanio@tmbg.org writes: > There is a fandom test like what you describe out there, but I don't > know if it's been updated to fit the times. It's > wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~carlsonn/tmbg.html this is kind of outdated, and doesn't give you a very good sense of your true level of fandom, because some of the questions are silly and ridiculous (have you ever thrown your body off a building following an angel or something like that). plus, i think that there are internet technology things that could be used for a newer test that would be easier than writing down the number of answers you got right. i think a new test is definitely in order. thanks in advance to whomever decides to make it! (i certainly don't know how...) jessie. --part1_f6.1dfa73ef.2a609a73_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/12/2002 11:08:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, lanio@tmbg.org writes:


There is a fandom test like what you describe out there, but I don't
know if it's been updated to fit the times. It's
wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~carlsonn/tmbg.html
this is kind of outdated, and doesn't give you a very good sense of your true level of fandom, because some of the questions are silly and ridiculous (have you ever thrown your body off a building following an angel or something like that). plus, i think that there are internet technology things that could be used for a newer test that would be easier than writing down the number of answers you got right.
i think a new test is definitely in order.
thanks in advance to whomever decides to make it! (i certainly don't know how...)

jessie. --part1_f6.1dfa73ef.2a609a73_boundary-- From owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Fri Jul 12 18:54:50 2002 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id g6CMsod42183 for tmbg-list-outgoing; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 18:54:50 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org) Received: from hotmail.com (law2-f62.hotmail.com [216.32.181.62]) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id g6CMsnJ42178 for ; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 18:54:49 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from batmanusdmychina@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 15:54:44 -0700 Received: from 63.226.115.57 by lw2fd.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 22:54:44 GMT X-Originating-IP: [63.226.115.57] From: "Jennifer Russell-Fenus" To: tmbg-list@tmbg.org Subject: TMBG: How Do We Love They Might Be Giants? Let Us Count The Ways Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 16:54:44 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jul 2002 22:54:44.0218 (UTC) FILETIME=[1D2155A0:01C229F7] Sender: owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Jennifer Russell-Fenus" Hey All Check out the article in today's Salt Lake Tribune! Those of us who live here, go pick up a copy-there is a groovy picture along with it (unfortunately, the pic didn't make the online version) Jen Madame TMBG Ambassador to Utah http://www.sltrib.com/2002/jul/07122002/friday/752841.htm How Do We Love They Might Be Giants? Let Us Count the Ways Friday, July 12, 2002 BY DAN NAILEN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Ten Reasons to Love They Might Be Giants: 1. The gravity-defying hats in the 1986 "Don't Let's Start" video. The first widespread peek of seminal geek-rock duo John Flansburgh and John Linnell was ridiculous and entertaining, a combination they have perfected since. 2. "No! " the group's latest CD, is a children's album that comes complete with animated videos for songs such as "Fibber Island," "Where Do They Make Balloons?" and "I Am a Grocery Bag." The two Johns also launched a Web site fill of kidcentric activities at www.giantkid.net. 3. The "Dial-a-Song " phone hot line of the '80s has made way for www.dialasong.com, which the two Johns feed with a new original song daily. 4. "Boss of Me" from "Malcolm in the Middle." A punked-out hyperspeed chorus shouting "You're not the boss of me! " as a TV theme song? Beats the hell out of the "Friends" theme. 5. The two Johns are They Might Be Giants, but the duo's "Band of Dans " -- drummer Dan Hickey, bassist Dan Weinkauf and guitarist Dan Miller -- are kicking musicians in their own right, especially live. 6. The group once recorded a song, "I Can Hear You," at the Edison Laboratory on a wax cylinder recorder without using any electricity. That's true old-school. 7. When the public-radio show "This American Life" did a feature on the band, the interviewer challenged the two Johns to write a song for the story. They came up with "I'm Sick of This American Life," written and recorded in less than two hours. 8. "Istanbul (Not Constantinople) " from 1990's gold-selling "Flood" album. Impossible to not smile when you hear it. 9. 2002 marks They Might Be Giants' 20th anniversary as a group. How many bands formed in 1982 can you think of right now? 10. They Might Be Giants are playing Saturday at Park City's Harry O's, 427 Main St., at 7 p.m., with Noe Venable opening. Tickets are $20 and available at all Smith's Tix outlets and the club. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx From owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Fri Jul 12 21:18:43 2002 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id g6D1IhX45051 for tmbg-list-outgoing; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:18:43 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org) Received: from birch.phpwebhosting.com (birch.phpwebhosting.com [64.29.16.110]) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id g6D1IhJ45046 for ; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:18:43 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from justin@blaix.org) Received: (qmail 4103 invoked from network); 13 Jul 2002 01:18:36 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO blaixbox) (65.33.26.64) by birch.phpwebhosting.com with SMTP; 13 Jul 2002 01:18:36 -0000 Message-ID: <001401c22a0b$812c34c0$401a2141@blaixbox> From: "Justin Blake" To: , References: Subject: Re: TMBG: revising the levels of TMBG addiction Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:20:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0011_01C229E9.F98C5E80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Justin Blake" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C229E9.F98C5E80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I can handle the technology side of this. I just need help comming up = with a good, broad range of up-to-date questions. If someone or several = people can help me out with the questions, I can have a site up that = will be completely automated. Justin ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Fishandoranges@aol.com=20 To: tmbg-list@tmbg.org=20 Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 4:47 PM Subject: Re: TMBG: revising the levels of TMBG addiction In a message dated 7/12/2002 11:08:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, = lanio@tmbg.org writes:=20 There is a fandom test like what you describe out there, but I don't = know if it's been updated to fit the times. It's=20 wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~carlsonn/tmbg.html this is kind of outdated, and doesn't give you a very good sense of = your true level of fandom, because some of the questions are silly and = ridiculous (have you ever thrown your body off a building following an = angel or something like that). plus, i think that there are internet = technology things that could be used for a newer test that would be = easier than writing down the number of answers you got right.=20 i think a new test is definitely in order.=20 thanks in advance to whomever decides to make it! (i certainly don't = know how...)=20 jessie.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C229E9.F98C5E80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I can handle the technology side of = this. I just=20 need help comming up with a good, broad range of up-to-date questions. = If=20 someone or several people can help me out with the = questions, I can=20 have a site up that will be completely automated.
 
Justin
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Fishandoranges@aol.com =
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 = 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: TMBG: revising the = levels of=20 TMBG addiction

In a=20 message dated 7/12/2002 11:08:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, lanio@tmbg.org writes: =


There is a fandom test like what you describe out there, = but I=20 don't
know if it's been updated to fit the times. It's=20
wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~carlsonn/tmbg.html

this is = kind of=20 outdated, and doesn't give you a very good sense of your true level of = fandom,=20 because some of the questions are silly and ridiculous (have you ever = thrown=20 your body off a building following an angel or something like that). = plus, i=20 think that there are internet technology things that could be used for = a newer=20 test that would be easier than writing down the number of answers you = got=20 right.
i think a new test is definitely in order.
thanks in = advance to=20 whomever decides to make it! (i certainly don't know how...)=20

jessie. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C229E9.F98C5E80-- From owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Fri Jul 12 21:28:44 2002 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id g6D1Sir45296 for tmbg-list-outgoing; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:28:44 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org) Received: from imo-r02.mx.aol.com (imo-r02.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.98]) by ussenterprise.ufp.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id g6D1ShJ45291 for ; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:28:43 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from Fishandoranges@aol.com) Received: from Fishandoranges@aol.com by imo-r02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v32.21.) id i.1bc.7500d53 (3735) for ; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:28:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Fishandoranges@aol.com Message-ID: <1bc.7500d53.2a60dc40@aol.com> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:28:32 EDT Subject: Re: TMBG: revising the levels of TMBG addiction To: tmbg-list@tmbg.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_1bc.7500d53.2a60dc40_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10568 Sender: owner-tmbg-list@tmbg.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Fishandoranges@aol.com --part1_1bc.7500d53.2a60dc40_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/12/02 9:18:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, justin@blaix.org writes: > . If someone or several people can help me out with the questions, I can > hey, i'll help. we should get a few people together in a chat room or something to figure out the basics of the quiz and such (how many questions, what sort of format, and what questions to put on it)...anyone up for it? jessie. --part1_1bc.7500d53.2a60dc40_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/12/02 9:18:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, justin@blaix.org writes:


. If someone or several people can help me out with the questions, I can have a site up that will be completely automated.
hey, i'll help. we should get a few people together in a chat room or something to figure out the basics of the quiz and such (how many questions, what sort of format, and what questions to put on it)...anyone up for it?

jessie. --part1_1bc.7500d53.2a60dc40_boundary-- ------------------------------ End of tmbg-list Digest #55-11 ******************************