star wars > star trek
the beatles > elvis
neko case > new pornographers
snoopy > marmaduke
cats > dogs
mork > alf
sawyer > jack
snow > rain
milkshake > malt
skyline chili > gold star (shout out to cincinnati!)
yellow bananas > green bananas
birthmonth > birthday
30 > 29
"fringe" > "bangs"
mac > pc
emacs > vi
anything > IRAF
less > more (odd but true)
two wheels > four wheels
no makeup > makeup
herbs > no herbs
homegrown > store-bought
oven > microwave
acoustic > electric
live > recorded
snail mail > email
obama >> bush
barcelona fc > manchester united
liverpool fc > [insert club name here]
belgian beer > any other beer
curiosity > boredom
knowledge > memorization
truth > fallacy
spirituality > religion
the universe > everything
t > 0
v !> c
pluto > plutoid
xkcd !> abstruse goose
ps. the symbol !> means "not greater than"
i agree with everything other than...
ReplyDeletepc > mac (no comparison)
minor planet > plutoid > pluto (does it really matter?)
four wheels > two wheels (i HAAAAATE bikes)
barcelona fc > manchester united
ReplyDeleteliverpool fc > [insert club name here]
I like Arsenal!
This seems like a great idea ... I will have to think how my list would look like.
I chuckled at your IRAF comment. :) And I would be hard-pressed to choose Neko Case or the New Pornographers, but I would probably go the opposite way of you.
ReplyDelete"star wars > star trek"
ReplyDeleteOpinion is opinion, but did you really have to open with that one?
"emacs > vi"
A year ago I might have disagreed, but then I installed Ubuntu. Now I never need them. And it's a good thing too, because the Vi configuration is all screwed up, and now I have no idea what the hell is going on with either of them. Luckily, Pico works out-of-the-box.
safir - two-wheeled vehicles also include scooters, mopeds, motorcycles, etc...
ReplyDeletemark - i also like bayern munich, but the coverage of the english leagues is better here, obviously. i'll look forward to reading your list!
julia - i was introduced to neko at a live solo show of hers. amazing!!!! have you seen her live? she's on tour this summer... unfortunately for me, only in the US.
p - yes, i had to open with the controversial one ;) although it was an easy choice for me.
Love the obama >> bush one.
ReplyDeleteBlimey, not only does she leave this old failed physicist (who blanches at the sight of the wave equation) green with envy because she does astrophysics and presents it with aplomb, but she also likes much the same things as me.
ReplyDeleteI think you are my doppelganger from a parallel universe!
Oh, and
Barrow AFC > Liverpool FC >> Manchester United FC
Blakes 7 > Star Wars
Mechanical > electronic
I could go on. Sorry for butting in. As you were!
mechanical > electronic
ReplyDeletenice one!!!
I hear it's your birthday so hope you're having a good one. The voice of experience says:
ReplyDelete50 > 40 > 30 < 20
At 30 I burst into tears in a crowded restaurant because I now had to be grown up.
40 was a 10-day party.
50 was seriously funky!