"I wanna fight this guy! Somebody retard me!"

Is he that 'Body is a Wonderbra' guy, or is that some other shithead? Why do I even care? God, this comment is going to send me on one hell of an existential bender.

Yep, @avclub-b63f73301fe289a7c258eb2e3f4986ce:disqus , Ty Cobb WAS a bit of a stinker. Apparently sort of racist as well. I don't know what it has to do with David Fincher.

“Even if you’re doing un-classy things like pooping in people’s faces, you gotta be classy about it.”
Yeah, if I had a nickel for every time I used that line. It's worked out alright on the personal front, but I find it can be awkward when used in business conversations.

It's an interesting corner of the world. As part of the 'New World' (Canadian), the strongly held idea of identity really fascinated me, given the small size and histories of occupation of all the Baltic nations. Another (non-fiction) recommendation is Vilnius: City of Strangers, by Laimonas Briedis. I just started…

Hi @avclub-84ca205fe6bc691c41c3bfe5a2820a15:disqus , if you liked 'Between Shades of Gray' (which I haven't read by the way, so I'm just going on your description), you should check out 'Underground' by Antanas Sileika. It covers some similar ground (it's mostly about the Lithuanian resistance to the Soviets…

Yes. That is why Hyden specifically mentioned that fact in the article.

I am fascinated by how many ice factory workers are on the AV Club. I mean it's only two, but still, that's roughly two more than I would have expected.

You're mauled by kittens.

Albini's work with Rapeman might change the whole vibe of the romantic comedy idea, though.

It's nice to know there are fine, upstanding citizens out there like you, who never whine about anything.

I have a pet peeve against the 'no vowels' bands, and it always leads to confusion on pronunciation. I knew a guy who insisted that MSTRKRFT should be pronounced 'Mister Kraft'. As for GRVRBBRS I honestly can't think of how that would be pronounced other than 'Griever Biebers' or perhaps 'Grover Biebers'. Is that what…

Yes, although he was old, I'm still saddened. Now O'Neal truly walks alone as the only one left of our 'memorable, loveable cranks in pop culture'.

I thought Kurt Russell was already dead, but it turns out it was Patrick Swayze.

You should be encouraged by the response. I enjoyed reading this post, and it's made me think about things I wouldn't necessarily give time to otherwise. This is why I come to the AV Club, for the thoughtful consideration of things we wouldn't necessarily notice without the influence of somebody who knows what they…

Soooo, you're saying we should go to 8 times the effort to produce something we already have? I think we'll just have to agree to disagree on your 'if it isn't quantifiable then it isn't real' (I too work with people who argue that, but in a different area. I spend my day arguing with people that, just maybe, we're…

Huh, interesting. Thanks for the information @avclub-a8cf86b7e95be74b1204e22a9aab9cd0:disqus!

You sound like a lovely chap!

Interesting, and I agree with you @avclub-c4b4f68d920ab728e3ceef942fbcef40:disqus. I recently watched a show in HDTV (yeah, I'm a little behind) and had the same feeling. It was just TOO clear, and ended up taking me out of the moment. Everything looked more like a set, and all the blemishes stood out in stark relief.…

"But officer, she WANTED to be hit by my purple-dildo bat."