Loosey-Goosey
by afh4 on Feb 11, 2009 2:22 PM EST
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- loos·ey–goos·ey
- Pronunciation:
- \ˌlü-sē-ˈgü-sē\
- Function:
- adjective
: notably loose or relaxed : not tense <a loosey–goosey attitude>
Rodriguez: Peter, that's the thing. Again, it was such a loosey-goosey era, that ... I'm guilty for a lot of things. I'm guilty for being negligent, naive, uh, not asking all the right questions. And, um, to be quite honest, I don't know exactly what, um, substance I was guilty of using.
Gammons: Did you nearly start World War III using Richard Halloran's home modem?
Matthew Broderick as David Lightman: Peter, that's the thing. Again, it was such a loosey-goosey era, that ... I'm guilty for a lot of things-namely, stealing Richard Halloran's modem. Also, using it to play games and also to change my grades both in this film and in a later film. Did I portray myself as a member of the Soviet Union military establishment? Ahh-again, it was so loo-goo: Alan Arkin was acting like a Russian all the time. There was a lot of gray area-did I nearly start a war, or was I just trying to play Falken's Maze? You know, after thinking about this, I can't really answer. The only winning move is not to play.
Gammons: Do you believe that you saw visions that asserted France's right a
s a sovereign nation?
Joan of Arc: Peter, this is the thing. Again, it was such a loose-goosey era, that...I'm guilty for a lot of things. But, you have to understand, many people were seeing visions. Everyone was doing it and it seemed like the only sensible route. I'm guilty for being naive, uh, not asking all the right questions of the specter of God that appeared before me. And, um, to be quite honest, I don't know exactly what, ah, vision I saw. Could it have been God? Certainly. But it also might have just been the mayor of Surprise, Arizona, Lyn Truit. I really don't know.
How Loosey-Goosey Was It, Really?
2 GOOSES: MODERATELY LOOSEY-GOOSEY
Gammons: Did you kill your brother Abel?
Cain: Peter, that's the thing. Again, it was such a loosey-goosey era, that...I'm guilty, more or less. But you've got to realize, this was the first murder ever. Like, no one had ever tried it. So how I was I supposed to know what was going to happen? It was just very, very laissez-faire. There were, as far as I know, only 4 people alive at the time-me and my parents and then Abel. So, it's not like we knew this was illega
l. Or that there was such a thing as "legal" and "illegal." There were no policemen and it wasn't really clear what I wasn't and was allowed to do, so, when I killed Abel, I was actually sort of surprised that God got mad. I had just assumed it was all loosey-goosey, sort of room to play with it, feel things out. Apparently, that was not the case.
As one of only four people alive, I felt, uh, an enormous amount of pressure. I felt like I had the weight of the world on top of me. I had to perform, every day; somehow we had to generate a society that would eventually beget a 24 hour sports news cycle and, hopefully, renewable energy solutions. So, I decided I had to perform at the highest possible level daily and to do that, I thought I needed to kill Abel. In retrospect, that didn't make any sense.
How Loosey-Goosey Was It, Really?
5 GOOSES: AMONG THE MOST LOOSEY-GOOSEY TIMES IN RECORDED HISTORY
Gammons: Beauty and the Beast? What was that all about?
Ron Perlman as Victor: Peter, that's the thing. Again, it was such a loosey-goosey era, that...I'm guilty of a lot of things-dressing up like a half man, half animal and solving crime. That's one thing I'm guilty of. Falling in love with a district attorney after nursing her back to health in my sewer lair. Again, charge me, try me, find me. Guilty. Eventually impregnate that district attorney, spawing a child that could be described as, I guess, three quarters human and a quarter costume make-up? Guilty as sin.
I'm not exactly sure what led me to do all of this, or to agree to be in this show, but whatever it was, I feel terrible about it. But I do remember thinking in my bed, it's like, 'What am I doing? Wake up. Stop being selfish.' Because I loved putting on that make up. It was a self-serving thing.
How Loosey-Goosey Was It, Really?
1 GOOSE: NOT VERY LOOSEY-GOOSEY, RON. JUST A POOR DECISION.
Gammons: Did you execute Marie Antoinette?
Maximilien Robespierre: Peter, zis iz ze zing. Again, it waz zuch a, ahh, a loozey-goozey era, zat ... I'm guilty for a lot of zings. Iz it pozzibile that I executed her? Well, yez. It iz pozzible. But, againz, it waz juzt zo "loozey-goozey." You know, you haz advizors, and beliefz, and principlez, but, in ze end, it iz my fault. I believed that terror waz zimply zevere inflexible juztice. Today, I realizze that part of what I zought waz juztice haz now been removed from ze zhelvez of GNC. It iz no longer accepted. Now, az to if I executed her? I do not know. It iz pozzible. It iz alzo pozzible I killed a gooze.
How Loosey-Goosey Was It, Really?
5 GOOSES: AMONG THE MOST LOOSEY-GOOSEY TIMES IN RECORDED HISTORY
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Bravo, sir. Bravo.
Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax...
by ganatz on Feb 11, 2009 2:26 PM EST reply actions
What I’m seeing is that crazy fun posts will also get your promoted. That’s not to say that you don’t have to offer up real analysis too, but you can make the crazy work for you.
-Erik
I think this would have been a good opportunity to hit Magic and Bird for wearing short shorts in the 80’s.
Goosey – perhaps. But not loosey.
Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax...
by ganatz on Feb 11, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but I, for one, believe you Andrew.
-Erik
by drerikbrady on Feb 11, 2009 5:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Did B&B ever enter syndication?
I think the larger point is that I wouldn’t try to hide it if I were a real fan. I’ve got no standards for television. If I didn’t think that photo of Ron Perlman was so funny it would’ve been about Boy Meets Word or Seventh Heaven. I know both those shows back to front.
No idea if it ever went into syndication. Boy Meets World would’ve been cool though. I would’ve robbed the grave for Topanga.
-Erik
pedophilia or necrophilia – again, the only winning move is not to play
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
by Harry Doyle on Feb 11, 2009 6:02 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
I assumed you were envisioning a scenario wherein you were willing to pillage various Egyptian tombs in order to provide shiny gifts for your beloved Topanga.
Or possibly she offered to have sex with you if you could successfully steal the watch from the corpse of Old Man McGillicutty…
“How much do you love me?”
“Baby, I’d rob the grave for you!”
by Logodaedalus on Feb 11, 2009 6:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
These days you’d have to rob a fridge full of food for her.
by supermarioelia on Feb 11, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
Oh man, check that, apparently I’m behind the times. Sorry Topanga, I still love you….again.
/superficial jerk
by supermarioelia on Feb 11, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
I like that “Danielle Fishel – TVStar.” Very helpful.
by fleerdon on Feb 11, 2009 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
Good Lord, are we really back to the Loser Dorm, where guys sit around and critique the bodies of women who would never give them the time of day?
by Jay on Feb 11, 2009 8:30 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Haha knew this was coming, but I had to post it anyway.
by supermarioelia on Feb 11, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
Which dorm should I list as my first preference if I kind of liked the “before” picture, too?
by fleerdon on Feb 11, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
I’d say using a Venn diagram would probably work better.
by supermarioelia on Feb 12, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Somebody should code the Venn Diagram Poll Fanshot. Click on your region.
by Logodaedalus on Feb 12, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, I was actually unrealistically imagining a Venn Diagram Poll format, where you could construct an actual diagram and have people click on the region they fall in, which would adjust the size of, or at least shade the circles accordingly. But that’s only because I’m a big nerd.
by Logodaedalus on Feb 12, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
I thought you were older than that. I am now very depressed.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Feb 12, 2009 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t realize that Cain kneed Abel in the groin before he killed him, but I guess that kind of makes sense, given that it was a loosey-goosey era.
MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)
by The Cactus Leaguer on Feb 11, 2009 4:47 PM EST reply actions
I always thought Cain and Abel were much younger when that whole ordeal went down. I guess a 12 year old killing his brother is a little too objectionable even for the Old Testament. The little Jew-fro’s do make sense though.
Eventually impregnate that district attorney, spawing a child that could be described as, I guess, three quarters human and a quarter costume make-up? Guilty as sin.
I laughed out loud at least four times. I should know better than to read these in public.
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Feb 11, 2009 5:07 PM EST reply actions
I believe A-Rod was referring to Lucy Gucy, a major hottie he was trying to score with at the time.
by DixonCayne on Feb 11, 2009 8:13 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
You can just safely assume that I enjoy every one of these. Change of pace, from now on maybe I’ll just let you know if they suck.
by fleerdon on Feb 11, 2009 10:09 PM EST reply actions
Fantastic stuff!
So, I decided I had to perform at the highest possible level daily and to do that, I thought I needed to kill Abel.
Legit laugh out loud. Thanks.
Too many great parts, but I agree – the Cain and Abel had dead-on parallels with the vanity of A-Roid’s comments. “Weight of the world” – my butt! Drop a hundred grand on a couple strippers and that can relieve the weight of the world mighty quick. Or, build a few schools in an impoverished country if you prefer a more honorable pursuit.
Yankees and Red Sox - MLB's Axis of Evil
(And ESPN is right in the middle)
Ture. I’m open to others, but one criterion for the nickname should be the ability to get 40,000 people saying it with clarity and gusto. “A-Roid” is probably the easiest name for crowds to chant.
Plus, “A-Roid” has great potential for lapsus linguae among commentators. Bill Simmons (or was it Jacko) said on his podcast that he expects Jerry Remy to make a few of these slips during Red Sox games. It would be nice to hear Harold Reynolds drop a few, too (if my cable system ever gets MLB-TV).
Yankees and Red Sox - MLB's Axis of Evil
(And ESPN is right in the middle)
I don’t think that’s actually part of the criteria for a good nickname. I never heard much “Hu-man Rain De-Lay!” chants (then again I wasn’t alive until the end of his career, but I imagine this wasn’t the case), and I think that’s an awesome nickname.
I would cringe every time someone on TV said it, actually.
Steel Nick
Agree with you on the criteria for a good nickname – much depends on the nature and purpose of the nickname. I am applying a different set of rules for Alex Rodriguez’s nickname, and in this case the name should be one to be used for harsh derision (rather than the polite derision of “The Human Rain Delay”).
I’ve always disliked “A-Rod”, except in cases when people said, “A-Rod is a rod” with “Yankees suck!” and “Jeter swallows!”; the feebleness of the name resonates with the baseness of the original Boston chant. They just seems to go together, like the foul odor coming from a sewage plant.
I just want something people can scream mercilessly as soon as he steps between the white lines, a la “Darrrrryl! Darrrrryl!”.
Yankees and Red Sox - MLB's Axis of Evil
(And ESPN is right in the middle)
I guess, but that all seems pretty lame to me. Sitting around specifically to think of a derisive nickname for one of the greatest players you’ll ever see seems like a waste of time. Especially when it’s as dumb as “A-Roid,” a takeoff of an already awful nickname.
If anyone comes up with something clever I’m all ears. I appreciate good humor.
Steel Nick
Greatest player I’ll ever see??? I want to avoid that argument for many reasons, least of which would be my age (and I’m not nearly as old as many others here).
I agree that one of my greatest moments at a baseball game was when Carmona struck out Rodriguez in the ninth inning of Game 2 in the ’07 ALDS. It certainly would not have had the same impact if the batter were Doug Mientkiewicz.
Yankees and Red Sox - MLB's Axis of Evil
(And ESPN is right in the middle)
Well, if he’s not the greatest, he’s certainly near the top. He may go down as one of the all-time great hitters and he’s a good defender at prime defensive positions. He’s definately up there with Bonds and Pujols, and I guess you could throw Griffey in to that mix. Those guys were certainly the greatest of the last quarter century.
The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay
by Buckeye Brad on Feb 12, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
Why don’t you take a look at this guy’s rookie year and then get back to me with an updated list.
Steel Nick
I have nothing to say, I just love this link.
MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)
by The Cactus Leaguer on Feb 12, 2009 1:47 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
that motion seems to make him a strong candidate for a labrum tear
by APV on Feb 12, 2009 3:45 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I don’t mean this to sound like a rude critique, but this is by far my favorite humor piece yet from this site.
I can’t stop laughing at the concept of “5 GOOSES: AMONG THE MOST LOOSEY-GOOSEY TIMES IN RECORDED HISTORY”.
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