Here's an idea: Enough with the stupid lists already

[Awesoman]

Maybe I'm just in a grumpy mood, but I must admit I am a little weary of all these stupid "lists" threads we got goin' on here.  I mean you got yer "List your 5 favorite Beach Boys songs/albums", "List your favorite pet sounds", "List your [I have nothing interesting to say]".  These can be fun every now and then, but I have to wade through all this crap just to find anything remotely *interesting* about the band.  There *is* stuff to talk about: potential new album (will it or won't it happen?), that super box set (just what the hell is going on with it?), and at the very least, we could all just throw some pies at Mike Love for good measure. 

But could we please give all these "lists of shallow topics" threads a break?  Please?

[Mikie]

Amen.  The lists have been done to death.  Time to bring on some halfway stimulating topics.

[Beach Boy]

Good idea!

Please stick this one.

[Rocky Raccoon]

Relax dudes.  There's not much going on right now in the world of the Beach Boys.  All the lists and polls and such are just to keep the board active, I see nothing wrong with that.  Once we actually get some substantial news about the box set or a new album, the majority of conversation will turn to that.  But for now when it comes to new material from the Beach Boys, there's really not a lot to discuss.

[Awesoman]

Relax dudes.  There's not much going on right now in the world of the Beach Boys.  All the lists and polls and such are just to keep the board active, I see nothing wrong with that.  

Again, it's just my dark, cold heart talking, but there are too many of these stupid lists clogging up these threads.  I care not for your favorite song, album, color, sexual position, etc.  There are 50 years' worth of more interesting topics to discuss about the Boys of the Beach than shallow, unnecessary polls better suited for a bunch of third graders in special education.  

[The Shift]

You won't be partaking in my "Rank the threads" thread then?



Agree that here's plenty going on that should be being chatted up; suspect though that the lists take less thinking, certainly speaking for myself, and the advent of fatherhood and too much underpaid work cuts down on recreational thought time.

Am I right in thinking though that the lists seem to have migrated here from the Blooie, where it's all Battle of the Band etc?

[Eric Aniversario]

If a list or other topic doesn't interest me, I just don't look at it.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I feel your pain, but I think I higher priority is weeding out the asshats and trolls.

[Loaf]

So, to prioritise:

1. Stop the list threads.
2. Weed out some asshats
3. Get back to discussing the Beach Boys
4. ...Box set?

[Pretty Funky]

Relax dudes.  There's not much going on right now in the world of the Beach Boys.  All the lists and polls and such are just to keep the board active, I see nothing wrong with that.  

Again, it's just my dark, cold heart talking, but there are too many of these stupid lists clogging up these threads.  I care not for your favorite song, album, color, sexual position, etc.  There are 50 years' worth of more interesting topics to discuss about the Boys of the Beach than shallow, unnecessary polls better suited for a bunch of third graders in special education.  

Can we not be so hasty about sexual positions ?

[Andrew G. Doe]

Positions ?

There's more than one ? 

[The Heartical Don]

Positions ?

There's more than one ? 

Course not. There's the missionary position, the only legal one. The rest is entirely immoral and objectionable.

[The Shift]

Positions ?

There's more than one ? 

Course not. There's the missionary position, the only legal one. The rest is entirely immoral and objectionable.

Wel all need to keep on top of this. And to keep it up.

[AndrewHickey]

Positions ?

There's more than one ? 

I hear some of them even involve *two* people!

[The Heartical Don]

Positions ?

There's more than one ? 

I hear some of them even involve *two* people!

It's sick, isn't it? They should go to jail.

[Mike's Beard]

Positions ?

There's more than one ? 

I know of two, top and bottom.

[The Heartical Don]

This thread is taking an interesting, nay, fascinating and thrilling direction.

[Don Malcolm]

If the people participating in this thread weren't the ones participating in it, they would be calling on a global moderator to kill it. 

I'm hoping that the objection raised about lists does not extend to the rankings threads, which are both fascinating and maddening, but represent one of the best ways to document the overall impact of the BBs music.

[Letsgoawayforawhile]

Rank your favorite colors #1: Green
1. Green - I like this color because I do.

[The Heartical Don]

Rank your favorite colors #1: Green
1. Green - I like this color because I do.

How informative. If I had known this earlier in life, I would love this colour more.

[Letsgoawayforawhile]

Rank your favorite colors #1: Green
1. Green - I like this color because I do.

How informative. If I had known this earlier in life, I would love this colour more.

Thank you.
I try!
I used to like blue a lot, but then I realized one day, green is just better.
So, there you have it, the story of my favorite color.

[puni puni]

I always wondered why this forum doesnt have a designated board for topics relating to individual albums or periods. It would make things so much easier. When The Smile Sessions board was made, it confused me that each track was confined to a single thread... who has time to read through 20 pages?

I suppose it's a bit too late to just make new boards now, now that there are a decade's worth of discussion swept under a single 'General' board

[sockittome]

Positions ?

There's more than one ? 

I hear some of them even involve *two* people!

Not for us Smileysmilers, we have no social life.  That's why we spend so much time here! 

[The Shift]

Rank your favorite colors #1: Green
1. Green - I like this color because I do.

1. Green: I don't believe they did a greener green. Of all the greens, this is the one I regard as definitive though I have a soft spot for Brian's green era green. Since I read one of the earlier posts in this thread though, I can't help but think of two-person sex whenever I come across this green; it takes the edge off my enjoyment, but nothing can diminish the sheer accomplishment of Brian when it comes to this particular green.

[Freddie French-Pounce]

Positions ?

There's more than one ? 

I hear some of them even involve *two* people!

Not for us Smileysmilers, we have no social life.  That's why we spend so much time here! 

SSMB > Real people*



*denotes debatable point