Top 5 Anything - Page 12

bigheadache · June 27th, 2007, 04:10 PM

Yes, but Garth is from a town on the banks of the Canadian River. I hate it when I have to explain the joke.

Grandstander · June 27th, 2007, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nocahoma

Garth Brooks is from Oklahoma, Bighead.
Oh, and Grandy managed to sneak the Founder of the KKK into his list.

The list was great generals, not great moralists. Winfield Scott led the war of conquest which allowed the US to steal half of Mexico, yet you make no notation of his position on the list. Jackson was an extreme religious fanatic who beleived himself charged by god with not only defeating his enemies, but in destroying them utterly. It wasn't a character contest.

Besides, what's with all the commentary and challenges? This is a game thread.

Top Five Atomic Bomb Survival Tips From The Fifties Films

SamJ · June 27th, 2007, 04:50 PM

Head to your backyard bomb shelter
Duck and cover
Wear sunglasses
Stow away food and water for years on end
Drive to your local shelter

Little story:
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, I was in second grade and they had us drill for an attack. Thinking back, they had us face the wall with our arms over our heads. Problem being, I was standing in front of a glass case.

Top 5 road pavement surfaces

bigheadache · June 27th, 2007, 05:16 PM

1. Asphalt
2. Cement
3. Gravel
4. Dirt
5. Mud

I have a better one Sam, I went to a grade school that was built right after the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was completely underground, the first of it's kind with a 10 foot thick slab of cement on top. It was a combination elementary school and fall out shelter. The roof leaked.

Top 5 all time best foreign films

nanwynnfan · June 27th, 2007, 05:35 PM

Rififi
A Place Called Alice
Two Women [Italian, Sophia Loren]
Rashomon
The Lavendar Hill Mob

NEXT:

5 best MLB nicknames

Grandstander · June 27th, 2007, 06:40 PM

5 best MLB nicknames

1) Doctor Strangeglove...Dick Stuart
2) Death To Flying Things....Bob Ferguson
3) Oil Can ....Dennis Boyd
4) Wild Thing....Mitch Williams
5) Greg Gagne with a spoon.

Top Five 1960's Motorcycle Flicks Other Than Easy Rider.

Nighthawk · June 27th, 2007, 09:30 PM

1) Girl on a motorcycle
2) The Hellcats
3) Hell's Angels
4) Savage Seven
5) Easy Rider

Top five shortest-lived monarchs

skrable · June 27th, 2007, 11:56 PM

Top five shortest-lived monarchs

1. Lady Jane
2. Butterfly
3. Martin Luther King, Jr.
4. Freddie Mercury
5. Freddie Prinze

Top 5 Richard Nixon Pop Culture Moments

Nocahoma · June 28th, 2007, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigheadache

Yes, but Garth is from a town on the banks of the Canadian River. I hate it when I have to explain the joke.

That means it's not much of a joke.

Grandy, that wasn't a challenge. Just pointing out a detail. I also learned something new (Re: Scott).

bigheadache · June 28th, 2007, 02:50 AM

I forgot to mention the name of the town is Yukon, Ok.

jtur88 · June 28th, 2007, 05:03 AM

Why didn't you just use Hank Snow instead of Garth?

jtur88 · June 28th, 2007, 05:18 AM

Top 5 Richard Nixon Pop Culture Moments

1. Appears in "This Is Your Life" .... 1960
2. Appears in "The Jack Paar Tonight Show" 1960
3. Appeas in "Startime" " The Secret World of Kids" (1959)
4. Appears in "Disneyland '59" (1959)
5. Win's "Ugliest Nixon" contest in split decision, over Otis Nixon

Top 5 reporters who attend White House press briefings

TylerDurden · June 28th, 2007, 01:41 PM

1. Helen Thomas
2. Martha Raddatz
3. Mike Allen
4. Suzanne Malveaux
5. Gannonuckert

Top 5 Westerns NOT directed by John Ford, Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah, or Clint Eastwood.

Grandstander · June 28th, 2007, 02:49 PM

Top 5 Westerns NOT directed by John Ford, Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah, or Clint Eastwood.

1) True Grit
2) From Noon To Three
3) Ride To Hangman's Tree
4) Cat Ballou
5) Tombstone

Top Five Names For Southern Good Ol Boys.

LongtimeBravesFan · June 28th, 2007, 03:11 PM

1. Bubba
2. Bobby Joe
3. Cletus
4. Leroy
5. Vern

Top five final episodes of TV show

June 27th, 2007, 05:35 PM	#170 (permalink)
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June 27th, 2007, 09:30 PM	#172 (permalink)
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June 27th, 2007, 04:10 PM	#166 (permalink)
bigheadache Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roswell, NM Posts: 952	Yes, but Garth is from a town on the banks of the Canadian River. I hate it when I have to explain the joke.

June 27th, 2007, 04:50 PM	#168 (permalink)
SamJ Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 424	Head to your backyard bomb shelter Duck and cover Wear sunglasses Stow away food and water for years on end Drive to your local shelter Little story: During the Cuban Missile Crisis, I was in second grade and they had us drill for an attack. Thinking back, they had us face the wall with our arms over our heads. Problem being, I was standing in front of a glass case. Top 5 road pavement surfaces

June 27th, 2007, 05:16 PM	#169 (permalink)
bigheadache Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roswell, NM Posts: 952	1. Asphalt 2. Cement 3. Gravel 4. Dirt 5. Mud I have a better one Sam, I went to a grade school that was built right after the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was completely underground, the first of it's kind with a 10 foot thick slab of cement on top. It was a combination elementary school and fall out shelter. The roof leaked. Top 5 all time best foreign films

June 27th, 2007, 06:40 PM	#171 (permalink)
Grandstander Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Northern California Posts: 6,640	5 best MLB nicknames 1) Doctor Strangeglove...Dick Stuart 2) Death To Flying Things....Bob Ferguson 3) Oil Can ....Dennis Boyd 4) Wild Thing....Mitch Williams 5) Greg Gagne with a spoon. Top Five 1960's Motorcycle Flicks Other Than Easy Rider.

June 27th, 2007, 11:56 PM	#173 (permalink)
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June 28th, 2007, 02:50 AM	#175 (permalink)
bigheadache Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roswell, NM Posts: 952	I forgot to mention the name of the town is Yukon, Ok.

June 28th, 2007, 05:03 AM	#176 (permalink)
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June 28th, 2007, 05:18 AM	#177 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,857	Top 5 Richard Nixon Pop Culture Moments 1. Appears in "This Is Your Life" .... 1960 2. Appears in "The Jack Paar Tonight Show" 1960 3. Appeas in "Startime" " The Secret World of Kids" (1959) 4. Appears in "Disneyland '59" (1959) 5. Win's "Ugliest Nixon" contest in split decision, over Otis Nixon Top 5 reporters who attend White House press briefings

June 28th, 2007, 01:41 PM	#178 (permalink)
TylerDurden Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,354	1. Helen Thomas 2. Martha Raddatz 3. Mike Allen 4. Suzanne Malveaux 5. Gannonuckert Top 5 Westerns *NOT* directed by John Ford, Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah, or Clint Eastwood.

June 28th, 2007, 03:11 PM	#180 (permalink)
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