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Were you anticipating a romantic encounter or simply spending time with someone on New Years?

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This time we will be eliminating the two wrestlers with the most votes.

I think what I'll actually do to save time and not have to make nine polls is just eliminate the three wrestlers with the most votes. Looks like Sammartino, Flair and Cena are dominating this round so I'll give it some more time, wipe them off the field, and post a new poll with the new field of seven.

lilJoe457 posted...

And at what point did he become synonymous with WrestleMania? Was that before or after Austin and the Rock help boom the business for them? There was a period when Hogan left where it was Shawn Michaels Bret Hart Diesel and Undertaker. And you know what they did before Austin and Rock came along? Nothing.

WWE was going to be cancelled after WrestleMania in 1998 because USA couldn't justify having them. Then Mike Tyson came along to help legitimize Stone Cold. So if none of that happens undertaker is never synonymous with anything. They over hype taker because he's the one guy who was extremely loyal to Vince. And that's probably because if you saw his work before being the undertaker, he couldn't make it without that gimmick at all.

I am not trying to shit on the undertaker. But to see him on some people's lists over the Rock or even John Cena is kind of insane. Taker never helped raised business. Being synonymous with WrestleMania isn't an undertaker thing. It's a WWE brand thing.

I would say he became synonymous with WrestleMania once his Streak became the primary focus of the show, with various wrestlers even saying that the prospect of defeating him at 'Mania and ending the Streak was a greater honor than winning the WWE world championship.

He had a string of PWI Match of the Years with the likes of HHH and Shawn Michaels and basically from 2007-2013 he stole the show at WrestleMania.

But regardless here's another argument for you:

Gutzon Borglum who sculpted Mount Rushmore said he chose Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt because they represented respectively the founding, expansion, preservation and development of the United States.

Many people would argue that Hulk Hogan, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, the Undertaker and John Cena respectively represent the founding, expansion, preservation and development of the WWE.

lilJoe457 posted...

Why do people include undertaker in lists like this? WWE really over hypes his value. Taker never helped business grow. Like at all. What helped the wwf was Austin and then the rock. Putting taker before the rock is asinine. Undertaker is HHH tier to me. They're good fodder but they're not draws at all.

He became synonymous with WrestleMania, WWE's most lucrative show every year. How is that not a draw for the company?

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Man, it's a dead heat between Sammartino, Flair and Cena. Who will be knocked off?!

I'm a little surprised at all the votes for John Cena, tbh. He's pretty iconic now whether I like his character or not. But hey this is a democratic vote!

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AFrench2 posted...

Yellow is also a "general Jedi color" by the way.

Do you even lore?

Not in the context of the movies :P

(1) The House has voted to impeach him
(2) The Senate must convict or acquit (they will acquit)
(3) He is still the President of the U.S.

I don't really know that tastes like, it's just what I imagine when I taste the alcohol. Anyway, I drink alcohol for the physiological effect, not the flavor.

Well?

Mr_Karate_II posted...

Why would you want to mask the taste?

Because it tastes like highliter fluid

I've experimented with quite a few things, and I've noticed that the following mixers work very well in masking the taste of alcohol:

Root beer: Yes, believe it or not; amongst sodas, root beer has the best masking capacity AFAIK. Right now I've got about a shot and a half of 40% vodka mixed with a can of root beer and I can hardly even tell there's any alcohol in it.

Egg nog: makes sense, considering how thick and fatty the drink is, but you can usually load up some egg nog with a hefty dose of alcohol and still be able to drink it without making a weird face

Sweet pickle (gherkin) juice: Yeah, a really weird one; but hey, I said I've experimented. I forget what alcohol I tried this with but I remember literally being unable to taste the alcohol, so yeah. Anyone else wanna give it a whirl?

BTW, I'm thinking about turning this into a series. Like, once we have a definitive "loser" in this poll, that'll dwindle the field down to nine, at which point I can post a new poll, etc., and keep it going until we have it down to the official CE-endorsed WWE Mount Rushmore.

Anyway, I'm going with Bret. He is definitely one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, but in the context of a Mount Rushmore he's just not as known outside of the industry and not as iconic as the others...

I'm pretty sure these ten are the names that continually pop up in the context of a WWE Mount Rushmore. Hopefully I haven't forgotten an obvious name...

Here Be Spoilers!!!

So, I went to see TROS on Christmas Eve. At a certain point, I began to feel very odd. It was similar to the detached feeling you may get when you smoke marijuana (mind you, I had none; I smoke very rarely) but it felt like I was going to pass out, as well. I had eaten that day so I didn't have low blood sugar or anything like that. I'm a fit guy; 31 years old, no high blood pressure or anything like that.

As bizarre as it sounds, I started getting scared because it almost gave me the impression of death. Like, it felt like everything was slowly shutting down (in a permanent way). I thought to myself if it gets much worse I would tap my stepdad's shoulder and tell him we have to go to the hospital. It felt that serious. I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself, and after a minute or two it finally went away.

Now, the really weird thing is that all this was happening during the scene where Rey kills Kylo and then Leia uses her life force energy to keep Kylo alive. Was I experiencing a strangely profound empathic connection with the scene? It freaked me out.

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Thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX45pYvxDiA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0lgswGOgrs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eQQKVKjifQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOqGqsE82Bo&t=0m5s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JgEptmz_eE

DevsBro posted...

Yeah, 9 had a lot of problems but one thing it did well was convince me resurrecting the emperor wasn't stupid.

I did appreciate how it wasn't just a given (in-universe) that he was actually back. Poe was hesitant to even say it ("apparently, somehow Palpatine has returned") and then I think it was Rose who incredulously responded with "wait, we don't actually believe this, do we?"

DevsBro posted...

Hell no lol

Why does everyone fixate on this dude whose only contribution to the IP has been a mention in a throwaway line from one of the worst movies lol

Well, the explanation for the Emperor's return still basically came from that very scene. "The Dark Side is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural." Okay.

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What do you think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXAvJ-RRRfM

Past Results
The Brood: 4.66 out of 5 stars (91.5% perfect)
Erick Rowan: 2.00 out of 5 stars (25% perfect)

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Wii_Shaker posted...

No deities but I also have experienced and believe in the supernatural.

Care to share your story?

Let's see...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eaG7MVaqD8

i laughed so hard
(the pause screen ends at about 0:44)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y0fqo7T470

Past Results:
The Brood: 4.66 out of 5 stars (93% perfect)

Well?!

Jeopardy does not provide contestants with any semblance of a study guide. You are put through a rigorous qualification process to determine first and foremost that you are knowledgeable enough to warrant being on the program. But the entire point of Jeopardy is to have a well-rounded breadth (and ideally depth) of knowledge of various subjects; to provide a study guide would be antithetical to that. Contestants such as Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer have spoken about this.

Quite simply: you just have to know a lot of shit.

I agree it's top-tier, but I can never eat a lot at once.

sktgamer_13dude posted...

Any vote that isnt 5* shouldnt be voided

OK, so leave everything as is... >_>

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Impressive results thus far

I am brooding

I am chill and avoid trying to get angry over stupid things, but I have extremely little tolerance and patience for bigotry. Racism, homophobia, etc. trigger me pretty easily. I guess because I know it's not difficult to be a decent human being, so it really gets under my skin when people are assholes for no justifiable reason.

Bump. I'm thinking about turning this into a series here on CE. But I'll try to gather at least 25 votes per topic, for a more well-rounded poll.

Is your username taken from Impractical Jokers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALFMYWFRjQs

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Which franchise has the superior potaters?

Haha, flubbed the topic title. Yeah, it's catchphrase. Not chant. My bad. >_>