The choice must be made ...

[ericcoleman]

[Poll #882515]

Comments

[born-to-me.livejournal.com]

I'm disappointed. Defenestration of aardvarks isn't a choice.

*sniff*

[ericcoleman]

WHINE WHINE WHINE

[born-to-me.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's a hobby.

[rsmit212.livejournal.com]

No, dear, for you it's an art! ;-)

Still doesn't work on me though.

[born-to-me.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, it's only been a couple decades. If I whine long enough surely it will start working...

[hardly-angelic.livejournal.com]

And by choosing, are we singling out for propagation, extermination or the subject of your next song?

[ericcoleman]

I refuse to answer the question on the grounds it may intimidate me

[hardly-angelic.livejournal.com]

Since I cannot fathom you being intimidated by trousers or aardvarks, I'll have to assume that you're angling for defenestration.

Just combine all three choices and write a song about throwing an aardvark's trousers out of a window.

[born-to-me.livejournal.com]

By golly, if he writes a song about defenestration, I'll buy the album.

Oh, wait. I'll buy the album anyway. *sigh* No weight to my words, alas.

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Not gonna vote without some kind of clue what the point is.

[ericcoleman]

I've spent years without a clue ... why should I try to give one to you ???

::huffing dramatically::

The noive of some people

[born-to-me.livejournal.com]

You're so cute when you're clueless.

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Millions of Americans vote for President without a clue, and look where we are now.

[ericcoleman]

Welll ... there ya go ... this has GOT to be better

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Not at all! It's not as though there's only a limited amount of possible voting-without-clue, so any your poll sucks up can't be used in the election. It goes the other way -- you get people used to voting without a clue, and they fail to notice that they're doing something bad when something important is on the line!

[ericcoleman]

So what you are saying that choosing between Trousers, Aardvarks and Defenestration may cause trouble in the 2008 election ???

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Not specifically, but encouraging people to vote on things without any information or explanation of what they're voting for is reinforcing the same habit that manifests itself as voting for the candidate that looks cutest on TV.

[ericcoleman]

damn ... and I was so hoping ... and to answer your main question. You are voting for Trousers, Aardvarks or Defenestration. What could be more simple ???

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

But are we choosing my Christmas present, recommending a solution to the ants in your kitchen, or recommending a song topic? I ain't gonna vote without knowing what I'm really voting for!

[ericcoleman]

I've told you ... you are voting for Trousers, Aardvarks or Defenestration ... there is nothing else ...

[alymid.livejournal.com]

Defenestration is such a cool word in and of it self that I couldn't not choose it, but ya know . . .

It starts with an A . . .
http://www.unicamp.org/pdfs/Unicamp%20Songs.pdfd

[alymid.livejournal.com]

uhm remove the d from the end of that link to make it work

[sciffy-circo.livejournal.com]

I chose defenestration, but then, I once wrote a short sci-fi stroy with some of my characters at an SF convention, discussing time travel. One of them explains the universe with a pair of pants.

I have no idea where that story has gotten to. I can't seem to find any copies of it. I'm guessing that maybe, just MAYBE, the possibility exists that I haven't actually written it yet...

[bammba-m.livejournal.com]

i really like that currently there are no pants. :) that's a happy world indeed.

[ericcoleman]

I am right with you on the no trousers thing ...

[ericcoleman]

and the damn trousers snuck in ...

[bammba-m.livejournal.com]

Curse you Aqua Scum!!!!!

Some people just need to poop the party. Or something. :)

When in doubt...

[daddy-guido.livejournal.com]

Always go with the Aardvark.

"Tarim says, give me ALL your gold!"

Re: When in doubt...

[ericcoleman]

I knew that SOMEONE on my friends list would make a Cerebus reference ...

[mstrhypno.livejournal.com]

"Earth-Pigs and yoghurt force John a boring Protestant!" - Cerebus

Translation into modern English: "Aardvark and Yoplay makes Jack a dull goy!"

I just could NOT resist!

Lee "Defenestrate the be-trousered Aardvarks!" Darrow

[ericcoleman]

YES you could have ...

[mstrhypno.livejournal.com]

In the words of Big Jake McCandles: "Not hardly!"

;)

Lee

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

OK, I vote for defenestration for Lee.

But I don't think that was the question.

[mstrhypno.livejournal.com]

Would that make me an "Airborne DeRanger?"

Lee

[ericcoleman]

I will turn this LJ right around ...

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

As much as I like defenestration (both the word and concept), I must say that ATM in Iowa surely trousers are the warmest option?

[ericcoleman]

I dunno ... aardvarks are awfully warm (and don't ask me how I know this)