I’ll be honest, friends — the old ones have faded or died. Case in point: have you seen any pictures of Joey Pants here lately?
Bacon, you say? Oh lordy, that was augured into the ground with a huge fireball. (Which, among other things, makes it a little too crispy.)
And as much as I love the Disconnect guy, his potential might be limited.
No, a new obsession is needed, and it’s going to come from YOU. Whoever comes up with a blog obsession that captures my imagination will win a free Rifftrax of his/her choice, AND see their suggestion written about right here in this blog. Obsessively.
The parameters are very loose here — you can make your suggestions specific or general, in comments below. Just make them short. The only other criteria is that it must capture my imagination on a level approaching Joey Pants, bacon, and perhaps Street Sharks.
My part of the bargain: I guarantee that I will write at least six blog posts on that subject, in as many weeks. And I will encourage, cajole — yea, even shame — Mike, Kevin, and Conor into joining me.
But woe unto you if your suggestion does not produce magic. Woe! For then the obsession might morph into the very lameness of the obsession, and the very person who verily suggested it. Tread carefully!
Now obsessions — GO.
*****
(P.S. Submission deadline: Monday April 6. 11:59 PM.)
***KEVIN MURPHY ADDS***
SPECIAL DUBIOUS BONUS PRIZE! The author of the chosen obsession will win a personalized virtual autograph not unlike the generic version below.
I know this could be either an incentive or a deterrent, depending on whether or not you regard me as somewhat of an icon in the Bear community. But it will be yours, personalized by me, to frame or delete.
*****
***BILL adds***
Thanks for sweetening the pot, ghost of bearded Roy Orbison Kevin.
To our dear contestants: long lists are not very appealing, for I have the attention span of a gnat. Quote: “Just make them short.” Choose ye this day! (Or tomorrow, or Friday, or over the weekend. But choose!)
338 responses so far ↓
1 doggans on Apr 1, 2009 at 4:49 am
Two words: Bubble wrap.
Or is that too obvious?
2 Ben on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:03 am
And I suppose the Picard vs Kirk argument won’t fly, huh?
The merits of wrestlers and bodybuilders entering American politics?
Two words: Ervil LeBaron?
Ok…how bout this:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-03-31-network-squeeze_N.htm
Have the entire crew become entertainment executives and hold a “draft” of entertainment stars and explain why they are being drafted? Tis the season for mock drafts and real ones. Maybe even discuss how much each star would sign for (ie what are they worth?).
3 Brit on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:04 am
Death.
4 Triangle O. Daver on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:06 am
Well, you guys got me obsessed on Nicolas Cage with yer “Wicker Man” and yer “Next”.
But seriously, go to http://www.cagefactor.com and look at the wallpaper that you can download, THEN try to tell me that an obsession with Nicolas Cage is not a spectacular thing.
5 Xevo on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:07 am
You could totally obsess over wacky video games. Check out http://offworld.com/ for many examples, but I’m excited about Rhythm Heaven coming out next week. It’s a game on the DS you play while holding sideways, like Brain Age, and requires you to tap and flick the stylus on the touch screen in rhythm with things happening on the screen and/or the soundtrack. Plus, totally goofy and off-the-wall graphics! Trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62XRwGKtlHc
6 awfulgoodmovies on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:10 am
Brian the Bat.
He just wanted a lift.
Into space.
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/04/01/nasa-could-be-criminally-negligent-over-brian-the-bat-death/
7 Montagthemagician on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:10 am
banana hamocks
8 fanofhomer on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:19 am
I vote for Kevin Dillon!
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001143/
9 Cornelius H on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:38 am
playoff hockey!
10 Lars Toervik on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:42 am
How about weird and disgusting food? Here in Norway people eat sheep’s head and the eye is the best part. In New Zealand the testicle of a sheep is a delicasse, the best way to castrate the sheep, or lamb, is to bite a whole in its scrotum and suck out the balls. And I bet there is much more people eat that is disgusting and\or awful.
- Lars Toervik. A norwegian that do not eat the head of sheep or any other animal.
11 Jesse on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:46 am
Maple Syrup Wars. It’s never been done before.
12 AJ on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:48 am
I’m personally obsessed with weird Japanese stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEP6H5sv_0
I especially like the underwear vending machines.
You could probabaly do a lot with weird Japan!
Sayonara!!
13 Brit on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:52 am
Ducks. Cricket. The Village People. Teeth. Oblongs/squares/rectangles, not rhombuses though. Hambone. The End Times. Showgirls the Movie. Gentlemen’s neckwear. Lost causes. Canada.
14 mkp-hearts-nyc on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:04 am
Free stuff!
Sidewalk chalk!
Newsies alumni!
Abandoned playing cards!
Multiple-foods-sold-in-one-bowl, a la KFC and Taco Bell…
15 Evil Ray on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:06 am
Strawberry Shortcake – New or Classic?
http://tinyurl.com/strawberrysmackdown
Or prawno?
http://tinyurl.com/strawberryprawns
16 Rob on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:12 am
Kaiju Big Battel! If you don’t know about it, you really need to!!
17 unsupervised on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:14 am
Female Ventriloquists!
Nina Conti and her Rude Monkey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_vM5hKE_-c
Branson, Missouri’s Premeire Ventriloquist!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJH7nSPNIGk
YOU CAN BE A STAR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeCQBeZd5D4
Cecil Sinclaire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLHASw1GAPw
Actually, putting “Female” before any heretofore uniquely male waste of time will yield rich and disturbing results.
For example:
Loudest Burp – Female
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_u3cjPMIlA
18 tattooedg33k on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:15 am
garden gnomes
kitties
geddy lee
facial hair
grammar
organ meats
brazillian jiu-jistsu
very small rocks
churches
lead!
19 Richard Jensen on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:15 am
How about Mock Bacon or Veggie bacon.
Christian Bale swearing.
Twittering.
Coffee.
Blu Ray Discs.
Mike Nelson’s head. (Damn it’s big.)
20 amarygma on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:16 am
Sounds like an Awful Waffle
21 Conor on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:21 am
There are two things my friends and I have been obsessing about lately:
1) who would you place in your presidential cabinet if it was made up of superheroes?
2) who would you draft for a basketball team made up of characters from cartoons?
22 amarygma on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:21 am
Ridiculously manly vehicles. Or rather, vehicles BEING DRIVEN that are completely insane.
Here in MN I know I see them occasionally, like the Delorean with the plates “2future” or the old Bug with mud tires.
23 Michael Clear on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:22 am
One word that, doubtless, will become the word that defines a generation: GLEE.
http://www.fox.com/glee/
24 Jess A. on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:22 am
Three toed sloths.
Robotic dinosaurs.
Llamas.
25 Fnord on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:23 am
Midget Clowns
26 amarygma on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:24 am
Or also: Things you find for “free” on Craigslist.
27 Jesse on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:25 am
Board fiduciary duties under the Delaware General Corporate Law.
28 Jesse on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:28 am
Kickass topiaries.
29 Rob T Firefly on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:36 am
Egg yolks. Or TV’s Rose Marie.
30 Dan Noutko-Kennedy on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:38 am
Whippersnappers, as in “Fie! These Kids Today”.
(e.g. In my day we had nothing but National Geographic and the unmentionables section of the Sears Catalog not these handheld Pussycat Theaters looping digital displays of the whole shebang emailed right through the air, right through the air I tell you, over my grizzled pate by the girls themselves no less whereas I had to ride my spider bike uphill to the Pump ‘n Munch to find some geezer with just the right amount of creepiness to trust with my paper route money who would buy copies of Gent or Juggs for me but no you spoiled little reprobates can walk right over to the computer your mommy bought for you you little candy…).
Or something like that.
Dan
31 Curtis H. on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:39 am
Twitter.
32 Kyle S. on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:41 am
Men’s purses.
33 blablover5 on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:54 am
It was pretty cool in it’s early days but sometimes cakewrecks is always good for a laugh:
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/
Especially when the cakes are out to kill you:
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/02/passive-aggressive-cakes.html
34 Denise T. on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:56 am
People who dress their animals in human clothing…they’re f!@#$%& furry creatures! They already wear furry clothing!
Organ foods…why? We’re not cavemen anymore!
Plastic surgery/Botox/teeth whitening/artificial hair….etc. What would our ancestors think! Maybe we should still be cavemen.
Speaking of cavemen… maybe 3rd world countries should be broken down to even more worlds, relative to their distance from yourself.
35 Mr. Alexander on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:03 am
ROBERT Z’DAR. I cannot stress this nearly enough. ROBERT Z’DAR!!!
36 CS on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:13 am
The leprechaun of Mobile, AL . . . aka, the Crichton Leprechaun . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nda_OSWeyn8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crichton_Leprechaun
37 Sean F. on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:15 am
This is why you’re fat: http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/page/1
38 Brandon M. on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:16 am
Teen Wolf. Thank me later.
39 Insert Coin(s) to Continue on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:21 am
The mating rituals of jellyfish
40 lemur on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:30 am
lemurs.
https://www.gotpetsonline.com/pictures/gallery/exotics/primates/ring-tailed-lemurs/ring-tailed-lemur-0004/
41 Walter Woods on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:30 am
You really can’t beat the noble narwhal.
42 Mr. Alexander on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:34 am
You are a very, very evil magician, sir.
43 Megan on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:34 am
Things that are ugly yet huggable. ie, three toed sloths, ugly children, etc.
Professions in which it is acceptable to wear a superhero style cape while performing your work. House painters, yes. Electricians, no.
44 PaulR on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:35 am
Mushrooms! MUSHROOMS I SAY!!!
45 Mr. Alexander on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:35 am
Isn’t submitting both “Showgirls” and “lost causes” a bit redundant?
46 Chris D. on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:35 am
My vote is for the Grapple™:
http://www.grapplefruits.com/
Them: It looks like an apple and tastes like a grape!
Me: Why?
47 Conor Lastowka on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:36 am
Already obsessed with it:
48 Mr. Alexander on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:36 am
How about the little mushroom lamp guy from the movie “Troll”?
49 OmegaRowsdower on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:37 am
How about Fuddruckers? Not so much the restaurant ( http://www.fuddruckers.com/ ) but the word… I happened upon this restaurant a little while back, and while I didn’t eat there, I did take the name and work it into my vocabulary, and its been a fuddrucking good time ever since
50 Conor Lastowka on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:37 am
Because they inject it with artificial grape flavor. This came as a devastating blow to fans of real hybrid fruit everywhere.
51 SomeGuyRiffs on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:38 am
Look Alike Dolls
http://www.lookalikedolls.com/
*shudder*
52 Elizabeth on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:38 am
1. religious cartoons
2. live action smurf movie
3. the career of Megan Fox
4. Starr Jones’ missing fat
53 jerk on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:41 am
clowns
tall hats
bald men
magic
waffles
donuts
miniature objects of things that should be full-sized
54 meg on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:42 am
1. Peter Allen’s “I Go To Rio” phase;
or
2. palindromes.
55 StanleyBeagle on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:48 am
I favour picking a celebrity and, indeed, celebrating their career for a while, much like your Joey Pants era. You need more involvement than photos though, movies have to be perused and mocked. And even better is a TV career.
The most recent picks in my house have been Ricardo Montalban – tragically cut short because of his death, and currently due to the Family Guy episode where Peter proclaims him to be the greatest actor who ever lived, Mark Harmon.
Wow, I have way too much time on my hands…
56 Julie Klausner on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:54 am
Manatees/ Dugongs
57 Brit on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:57 am
Not to mention “lost causes” and “Canada”
58 Wesley Stamper on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:57 am
You’ve acquired strange and wonderful paranormal abilities, (my suggestion, pyrokenesis, e.g. Firestarter, but any paranormal ability will do) Detail your struggles to develop and master these new found abilities.
59 Robyn on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:00 am
Lobbying for universal use of the Oxford Comma, or some other such esoteric grammatical function.
60 Arwen on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:00 am
Miranda the vocal coach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWt2YJCJleY
she has a ton of awesome videos demonstrating her superior singing, acting, and dancing skills here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mirandasings08
Enjoy!
61 Brooke on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:03 am
Denver International Airport.
Great conspiracy theorys involving secret societys, tunnels, eventual human enslavement. And a creepy mural that really was there.
62 Wesley Stamper on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:05 am
Sea Monkeys.
What crazy hijinks will those critters get up to next?
Warning: Having their portrait painted with Frida Kahlo has already been done:
http://tinyurl.com/clerov
63 Shelly on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:08 am
Meggings:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/mar/09/fashion-mens-leggings
http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzz/Leggings_for_Men
On Kevin.
64 Shelly on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:10 am
Or Noah Larsen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL3tEgXGuXs
65 Michael on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:11 am
Photographs of fat people taking photographs. Preferably at some famous monument or historical site, but us obsessives aren’t too fussy about that.
66 Ben on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:11 am
Cheese
67 Kyle S. on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:15 am
Seriously though, the Illuminati hold their annual meetings in the DIA food court. It’s a fact!
68 zack on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:16 am
RenFest Furries.
http://www.livejournal.com/allpics.bml?user=alfonse_vusaers
69 Brooke on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:20 am
It’s the only way they could all eat what they wanted. And that giant red glowing eye’s horse out side Jepson terminal guards them. It’s a pretty and creapy place…
70 Brother Andy on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:27 am
T.V. Pitchmen; ex. The Sham Wow guy.
71 Mark on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:44 am
The Flying V & the brave rockstars who strap it on.
72 Scurvy Jake on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:51 am
My vote would have to be for Buffo the Clown: http://www.buffo.com/
I’m not normally one to be afraid of clowns, but in his case I’ll make an exception.
73 molly on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:53 am
why not the economy?
on second thought… NOOO!!
or 3-D checkers (because 3-D chess is hard)
74 blackmyron on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:57 am
In keeping with the idea of “Obsession” – how about those old-timey musical videos that the older folk used to watch on the MTV in the 1980s?
75 an0m0ly on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:05 am
More Pandas!!
http://cadiesingularity.blogspot.com/
76 Scooter on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:09 am
I was trying to find a link to an article about him being arrested for beating up a prostitute when I came across this article title: “The Hooker-Beating ShamWow Guy Is a Renegade Ex-Scientologist”
How much more ridiculous can you pack into one sentence?
77 Scooter on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:10 am
observational comedy
(Jerry Seinfeld will be in my city in a week or so, I’m thinking I should go, hence my suggestion)
78 Jeff on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:20 am
Hostess Fruit Pies and comic book advertisments for said pies.
There is already a collection of the on this interweb thingy (here: http://www.seanbaby.com/hostess.htm) so you all you really need to do is bask in the glory and decide exactly how you should specifically get on with your obsessing.
79 Tim on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:21 am
“Nature Boy” Ric Flair.
(Wooooooo!!!)
80 Dr. Jane Seymour Medicine Quinn on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:27 am
Postcards featuring Bemidji, MN.
81 AmazingThor on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:32 am
I guess tentacle porn is out?
82 Dave on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:39 am
No more bacon? Then you’d better not let Mike know about THIS!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/squeez-bacon.html?cpg=93H
83 OmegaRowsdower on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:49 am
and Kevin Murphy’s hairproducts??
http://www.aveyou.com/kevinmurphy.aspx
84 Emily on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:51 am
oh my god, this is making me want to diiie.
85 Mr. Alexander on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:53 am
I agree whole-heartedly to this suggestion, almost moreso than my own obsession submission of Robert Z’Dar (almost). Vince’s “are his eyes slightly different sizes?” pseudo-deformity, the high hair, the creepy accent, his assertion that I’m “gonna love [his] nuts”, all of it adds up to something more than its parts. Although I still prefer Billy “MY VOICE HAS ONLY ONE TONE AND I HAVE AN ACCOMPANYING HAND MOTION FOR EVERY SYLLABLE” Mays.
86 Tork_110 on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:53 am
Women with pixie haircuts.
87 rebisaz on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:55 am
Is that the deal with all of those hands with pickaxes coming out of the wall along the train track? I always thought there was something wrong about that place.
88 Chuck J on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:55 am
Jodie Foster.
(Yes, it’s been done. But that was 20 years ago.)
89 jenifersf on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:58 am
Scambaiting. http://www.419eater.com/
90 Chris D. on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:07 am
But WHY?
91 Hayden on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:08 am
The relationship between Wilson and Tom Hanks character in Cast Away.
You know they got it on.
92 AC on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:14 am
The Flat Earth Society (and their discussion forums… especially their FAQ)
93 trutitipudlian on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:14 am
Knitting.
94 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:17 am
Why does Kevin have a picture of Ringo Star?
95 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:17 am
Or even, Ringo Starr
96 Brit on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:23 am
I always enjoy bad lookee-likees. Or lookee-likees of people who aren’t really famous enough to justify someone advertising themselves as a lookee-likee.
Also rubbish waxworks.
97 Emily on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:29 am
the movie “The Room”
imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368226/
clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISXiFJS9D5A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmizDV5×4oY
98 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:30 am
Tay Zonday, in his song “Demons on the Dance Floor”, notes that the woman of the song “has a secret fetish for cartoon porn, keeps a naked martian in her top drawer”. Seems like we could get some mileage from that.
Certainly I’d much rather pay attention to Tay than Lady GaGa.
99 Ann Peek on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:30 am
The only thing I’m obsessed about in men’s a cappella…UC Men’s Octet are obsession worthy AND funny, but not your kind of funny.
Anyway, good luck…
Oh, how about Wham-O? That’s pretty sweet!
Komminly Mizpelldd Werds?
100 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:38 am
Words of the Day, for Bill.
101 CS on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:39 am
Drat! Then I change my vote . . . to the sitcom “My Two Dads” . . .
102 Krud on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:40 am
Alas, poor TimmyBigHands… I knew him, Horatio.
103 Krud on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:42 am
Might I suggest Canada?
Seriously, check it out. There are people living up there and everything.
104 Incurable Insomniac on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:43 am
Two words: micro brews. Or is that a compound word?
105 Krud on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:44 am
Or for a heart-smart obsession (not that Canada isn’t*): Nutritional Info, or Nutrition Facts, or whatever they’re calling it now. Keep tabs on your Riboflavin! You know you want to.
(* – Though it isn’t.)
106 Lyndsey on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:53 am
http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html
107 Lyndsey on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:53 am
Oops- I meant to say:
Products and clothing of the 70’s.
Some fine examples are shown here:
http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html
108 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:54 am
For awhile I thought Haiku’s were going to take off. I was expecting to see some kind of running Haiku discussion on the forums, at least.
Bacon was a great obsession because everyone knows that bacon is one of the most-hated foods by most dietitians, and yet everyone also knows they personally love the taste of it. So, it felt like a cause to rally around.
109 peri on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:55 am
The only thing better than Buffo is the Buffomobile
110 Timm on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:55 am
Perhaps, just perhaps, a discussion regarding the legacy of the Three Stooges, considering the Farrelly Bros. are releasing a Stooges film….with Sean Penn….and Benicio Del Toro.
111 Stacia on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:58 am
Linoleum.
112 Timm on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:58 am
Two simple words, Pet Rocks.
113 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:59 am
Maybe: Pictures of people’s feet.
114 Fifty "percent" Kreiger on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:01 am
We could rip them off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTFAT-1Ujx8
115 Timm on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:03 am
My last suggestion, Honestly. Kevin does have a slight resemblance to Randy Bachman, a Canadian incidentally.
116 C-Nug on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:03 am
Missed Connections on Craigslist
Spanish Soap Operas
Drink Coasters
117 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:19 am
Well, this entry already has over 110 entries, making it the most active entry in awhile. So, “an obsession about having obsessions”.
Too meta?
118 Col_Shaggy on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:34 am
Inflatable Doll Aviation!!!!! With all the addictivenous of regular R\C aviation and thrice the shame!
119 Ninjew on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:48 am
8o Of emoticons
;p And creative suggestions
:-\ For new ones
:’D
<3
120 alygatorr on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:55 am
new obsession…lady gaga, just stick with her lol. OR
people with horrible tattoos, been seeing a lot of those lately.
121 Ejiehi on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:58 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brLqiYj5lQw&feature=channel_page
Poorly animated/ translated budget German animation things for playstation.
122 Onil on Apr 1, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Nerd girls/Girl geeks at comic book conventions
John Cameron Mitchell
Jackie Chan’s recording career
123 Vic Arpeggio on Apr 1, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Lee Hazlewood
or
Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra
or
just
Lee Hazlewood’s awesome mustache, perhaps the greatest piece of facial hair ever. Better than the Cesar Romero. Stronger than the Omar Sharif. Less distracting than the otherwise-excellent Sam Elliott.
124 Widgett Walls on Apr 1, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Bargains on things that you would never even consider buying–but they’re *such* a bargain…
125 Moomin on Apr 1, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Moomins
126 jason on Apr 1, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Well, since Renfests give Kevin Murphy the willies, and he’s a closeted furry (as noted in the MST3K book, I believe in conjuction with the Kitten With a Whip episode- and this was before the Bobo years), I’d say your suggestion has much merit!
127 jason on Apr 1, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Boxxy! Let’s see if we can crash this sight like those 4Chan retards did!!!
128 jason on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I also say they should start a project where they experiment with facial hair- I’d like to see Mike with a big, curly moustache. I’m not sure about Bill- in his book Kevin said his wife once talked him out of a Fu Manchu. Kev- I say go fot it!
129 yanni on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:01 pm
I challenge you to obsess over this upcoming movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g46Ntg38cc&feature=channel_page
130 Krepta on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Transhumanism!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism
Sooooo many possibilities.
131 jason on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Oh, yeah- the link:
http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Boxxy
132 jason on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:08 pm
And speaking of facial hair, my last obsession suggestion:
Alan Moore
133 gammerita on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Erm…erm…Snapple, hedgehogs, or bizzare pages found using seemingly innocuous google searches?
134 Tarev on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:42 pm
The short-beaked echidna of Australia
135 Serpent O-R on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Well, me and my friends are playing a game called,
“Give Micheal Bay an Oscar for…” whatever reason related to his career.
Our ‘final round’ will take place outside a theater showing TF2- Revenge of the Fallen Fanboys.
My buddy is winning right now for his comment, “making Ben Affleck sing in Armageddon.”
136 WildRebel on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Bah! There’s still plenty of mileage left in bacon. More bacon I say!
Bacon-based personal lubricant may be taking it too far though: http://www.baconsaltblog.com/2009/03/our-newest-product.html
137 ShutterBun on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:54 pm
John Stamos, or more specifically, John Stamos’ eyebrows.
138 Splunge on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Please, please don’t pick this one. I come to the Rifftrax blog to laugh, not to soil my monitor with projectile vomit.
139 Scurvy Jake on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Contains 100% awesome!
140 Splunge on Apr 1, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Scientology, and/or Tom Cruise’s craziness.
141 Jesse on Apr 1, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Fabio. Just Fabio.
142 peri on Apr 1, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Stephen Fry. Boundless material there.
143 Ozzie on Apr 1, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Why not girl geeks in general?
144 Derek on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Y.A. Tittle … Cmon, you KNOW you want to!
Calvin Klein’s Obsession .. the fragrance
The original music feud … Slim Whitman vs Boxcar Willie
What’s the Deal with … saying “What’s the Deal?” ??
145 Ozzie on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:04 pm
I can’t believe no one has mentioned the Hip-Hop Magician:
http://hiphopmagician.com/
146 Ben on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Brent Spiner
147 Mr. Alexander on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:11 pm
The merits of bodybuilders entering American politics are VAST, my friend. I would vote for Schwarzenegger as president if he ran on an all-kitten-eating platform. Just the fact that my nation was being led by a man who had thrown a lead pipe through the torso of another man before quipping, “You need to let off some steam!” would be worth the complete destruction of western democracy as we know it. If he ran with Jeese “Goddamn Sexual Tyrannosaurus” Ventura as his vice, I’d clone myself just to be able to vote twice. The bad-assery would outweigh any policy decisions they might make.
148 Barry on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Well, food has been done here to death… music and movies, too… politics is boring… and explosions are so cliche…
What’s that leave?
Junk mail! Not e-mail spam, not pop-up ads, but good old fashioned United States Postal Service-delivered junk mail. For stuff you don’t need, stuff you will never need, and stuff you don’t even understand.
We’ve all been throwing it away for the past 20 years, but nobody says *you* have to.
149 Mr. Alexander on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Tentacle porn is ALWAYS IN, my friend. On a related note, how about obsessing over coming up with Lovecraftian porno titles? Just off the top of my head: “The Swallow Over Innsmouth”, “The Sweater Mountains of Madness”, “Wet Dreams in the Witch House”. As many possibilities as Cthulhu has suction cups!
150 Mr. Alexander on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Because they’re not dressed up as Slave Leia every day, are they?
151 Chinese Porkman on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Fine cheeses.
Or if food is no longer a contender…
Bigass guns. Y’all never get your NRA on. You should.
152 Mr. Alexander on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Nelson already detailed his mutant power to subsist entirely on fried swine-flesh, and I think we all struggled with that development…
153 Wesley Stamper on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Air Supply.
Even now I’m laying alone with my head on the phone, thinking of them ’til it hurts.
154 Mr. Alexander on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Does my “TORGO-1″ vanity plate qualify me for this? No joke, kids.
155 Remmie Barrow on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:38 pm
frightening clowns
James Bond
cats
The worst TV shows ever
156 Shamalama on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Interpretive Dance
Bill Corbett
Steve Ballmer
George Lucas
or
Beer
157 ross on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:58 pm
mayonnaise
http://eggandsoldier.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/Mayonnaise.jpg
158 creepingdeth101 on Apr 1, 2009 at 4:08 pm
people named Gary
159 Lord Bob on Apr 1, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Holy crap, if I win I can get a virtual autograph from Jeremy Irons and his hip sunglasses?
160 Kevin Murphy on Apr 1, 2009 at 4:58 pm
I know I don’t have a say in this, but I really REALLY want to write EXTENSIVELY about the music of Chris de Burgh.
Don’t consider this a hint. I’ll do it either way.
-kwm
161 Wesley Stamper on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:04 pm
The parallels betwixt the exploration of pyrokinetic abilities and the detailing of a diet consisting solely of bacon may, at first glance, appear to be too numerous to mention, but, as one allows the effects of the heroin one has squirted into the sucker-like festering wound on their stomach with a nose-bulb syringe to wear off, one realizes, with the soul-shaking clarity that accompanies the ascendency of the bleak morning sun over the ghoulish night-fancies of the junky, that the two have very little in common indeed.
Drew Barrymore chews more than the scenery in the film adaptation of Stephen King’s: Baconeater
Hmmm, maybe you have a point…
162 lapinguina on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Hoboes
The Nano (the car, not the iPod)
Bourbon
163 Steph on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Socks. Or gummy bears. Or chickens. I’m just naming the things I’m obsessed with, really.
164 Ben on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:43 pm
I’ll see your Chris De Burgh and raise you a Feargal Sharkey.
165 Timm on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:45 pm
The Animotion hit song “Obsession” maybe.
166 Yoohooriffer on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:46 pm
I would enjoy several posts from the crew regarding the greatest metaphysical mystery of our age:
“Where’s Waldo?”
167 matt on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:46 pm
shaving with a straight razor. not as scary as it sounds (after the first 3 or 4 attempts), cheap to start (relatively as you can buy a straight on ebay for <30$us) and sure to result in hilarious posts
168 Lord Bob on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Actually, come to think of it, “hip sunglasses” is my nominated obsession.
169 Erica on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:53 pm
William Faulkner. Written in Faulknerian style (at least one, I hope…)
170 Vic Arpeggio on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Thanks Kevin. Now I have “Don’t Pay The Ferryman” in my head just as I’m about to work out. FIE!
171 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Hmm, well, I have twelve of his albums, so it works for me.
This should keep us high on emotion.
172 Mr. Slick on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:37 pm
When did Kevin join Devo?
173 Big Unshaven Man on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:39 pm
I suggest CONRADCIGARSPIPES. Conrad posts videos to YouTUBE of himself smoking pipe. Note that there are over 6700 of said videos. That should get you through 6 posts….
174 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:43 pm
This forum post:
http://forum.rifftrax.com/index.php/topic,13325.0.html
asks the question “is OUR Kevin Murphy writing a “Heathers” Musical?”. We could describe a long line of musicals (either real or fictional) written by Kevin.
175 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Although, upon thinking about it some more, I’d suggest Al Stewart instead. With Al we have historical songs, Cat songs, and even fun songs like “Under a Wine–Stained Moon”, “A Small Fruit Song” and “The Bear Farmers of Birnam”.
And if that doesn’t work out, you could Listen to Al: If it doesn’t come naturally, leave it.
176 karen on Apr 1, 2009 at 6:53 pm
The. Worst. Movie. Ever.Made. So bad that even a rifftrax wouldn’t be able to save it: TITANIC! yet books have been written about its fascinating subject of a tragedy. ugh.
177 Sherilyn Connelly on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:07 pm
German pop superstar Heino.
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/5991/
178 Rob III on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:16 pm
6 word stories.
It’s hard to do, but Neil Gaimen, Kevin Smith, Stan Lee, Orson Scott Card, and William Shatner gave it a try!
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html
179 Jenn on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:27 pm
http://www.donttakemytruck.com
180 Jon on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:31 pm
You’ll hate me within five minutes of actually playing around in it… Club Penguin.
http://www.clubpenguin.com/
Made for kids, but I can’t stop.
181 Eric on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:40 pm
The all mighty all powerful all comforting…
SNUGGIE!!
182 gojikranz on Apr 1, 2009 at 7:43 pm
antidisestablishmentarianism
183 Geena on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Wooden shoes.
184 randommanthefirst on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Man there are a lot of suggestions here.
My two cents: Frank Zappa or Vladimir Putin
185 Triangle O. Daver on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Tapirs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHMlmBb03oY
Miniature Horses:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhoKDbY-L-w
186 trutitipudlian on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:42 pm
And it does have the advantage that just as with bacon, most of us are rather obsessed with him to begin with.
187 Raymond Delgadillo on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:51 pm
David Faustino: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
or
Shemp Howard: The under-appreciated Stooge
188 Raymond Delgadillo on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Maury Povich: Father-Finder
Don’t know why all my suggestions have subtitles. How about an obsession with…
Subtitles: This is one.
189 Shamalama on Apr 1, 2009 at 9:10 pm
photobombing
190 Sensei_Rebel on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:09 pm
So far this is the best one by a mile.
191 jenifersf on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:27 pm
You do not choose your obsession! Your obsession chooses you!
192 Shamalama on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:47 pm
This isn’t Soviet Russia!
193 Brooke on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Yeah and spinning fans while you zip by. Not that I believe all the crap people are spouting about that place, but there is something unlikeable about DEN… not just TSA
194 Brooke on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:24 pm
I figured some crazy is planning to take a shot at the pres… just wouldn’t figure it would be fore jodie foster again
195 DCD on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Novelty potato chip flavors.
196 Brooke on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:29 pm
We’re not? … uh yeah… no I wear other stuff.
197 Chinese Porkman on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Miami Vice Zappa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPVjXgw4sUU
“Weasel Dust”
198 kleathers on Apr 1, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Liam Neeson’s badassedness.
Things Tom Waits would buy someone for their birthday.
199 randommanthefirst on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:19 am
Wow, I could listen to him say “Moroto” forever.
I never knew he was on Miami Vice. This is exactly why he needs to be our new object of obsession, I’m learning new things about him every day.
200 randommanthefirst on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:25 am
Extensive blogging about scientology might get the cite shut down though; those crazy bastards have people in high places.
201 randommanthefirst on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:28 am
Can we please not sully the good name of rifftrax (har har) by mentioning either of those websites here.
202 randommanthefirst on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:35 am
Oh God! They’re in my head now! I’ve forgotten how to spell. Curses and drat, Hubbard!
203 Rubicon on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:41 am
Criminally Talented: The Relative Merits of Mandy Patinkin v. Joe Mantegna in the Context of CBS’ Criminal Minds
For that matter, either Mantegna or Patinkin are worthy of their own standalone obsessions.
204 Scooter on Apr 2, 2009 at 4:36 am
conspiracy theories suggested by Dale Gribble (of King of the Hill)
205 Earl Fando on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:41 am
Bill,
3 suggestions:
1. The scary resemblance between David Hassellhoff and Dan Marino (possibly the same person).
2. Captain Beany (http://www.captainbeany.com/) because, well, how could you not be obsessed about such a character? (I mean, if you aren’t initially repulsed.)
3. Japanese Henshin Superheroes. (That’s “Henshin,” not “Hentai”). These guys make American superheroes look like well-adjusted bodybuilders in tights. You have to get beyond Power Rangers. Start with Rainbow Man for instance:
http://www.truveo.com/1972-Ai-No-Senshi-Rainbowman/id/1837093351
That intro doesn’t even begin to hint at how wacked that program was (http://www.henshinhalloffame.com/rainbowman offers more evidence). Add the Kikaidas, Kaiketsu Lion Maru (a lion/man samurai), Denjin Zaboga (a robot who turned into a motorcycle), and Diamond Eye (his eyes are diamonds… get it?) and you have a special little world of it’s own.
The Henshin Hall of Fame has great details:
http://www.henshinhalloffame.com/
Kevin, are you wearing two pairs of sunglasses in that pic? I don’t wear them myself, but if I did, I’ve always thought I’d wear a second pair for extra coolness. Well done.
206 evanthered on Apr 2, 2009 at 7:38 am
The ever-lengthening train of failed Nathan Fillion vehicles (Firefly, Drive, etc.).
207 Olcas on Apr 2, 2009 at 7:43 am
How about something you can trademark? ‘Corbett-O-Vision’ or something akin?
Unless you want something that already exists in this wild internet? Then how about what Oscar Wilde would have to say on the subject?
208 norgavue on Apr 2, 2009 at 9:49 am
granola
209 Michelle on Apr 2, 2009 at 9:56 am
Craggy-faced actor Ian McShane
Crocs (the shoelike things, not the large, voracious aquatic reptile)
Bill “Game over, man” Paxton
Buttermilk
Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs
80’s supergroup Spandau Ballet (a timely choice since they just settled all their lawsuits, have officially reformed, and are putting together a reunion tour)
Sir Walter Scott
Madrigals (you could get into a whole German vs. Italian vs. English thing here)
WWNTD (What Would Nikola Tesla Do)
The film career(s) of David Bowie and/or Sting
Radishes and/or turnips
Closing your eyes during movie trailers so you only hear the voiceovers, sound effects, and snips of dialogue. If you haven’t done this, do. I promise you, hi-larity will ensue (FYI, trailers for action movies are my personal favorite. Lots of “Move, move, MOVE!”-like utterances).
Zoologist Jim Fowler
Famous brother Clint Howard
Slippers
Morgan Freeman as Easy Reader on “The Electric Company”
210 Earl Fando on Apr 2, 2009 at 9:57 am
Not to mention painful enough to reinstate the “Disconnect” guy.
Not Canada. Showgirls.
211 Vanrabbit on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:02 am
Live Action Roleplaying.
OR
Cosplay.
212 MonkeyCheezPants on Apr 2, 2009 at 11:03 am
Damn. I was going to suggest “Leaping” Lanny Poffo.
213 MonkeyCheezPants on Apr 2, 2009 at 11:06 am
This is just your fetish and the pay site is costing too much, right?
214 MonkeyCheezPants on Apr 2, 2009 at 11:19 am
Here’s a semi-serious suggestion that Bill will never read because it’s 200 entries down… but it’s one of my personal obsessions:
Bizarre Cover Versions of songs
I got hooked early by Devo covers, and now I have a 250+ playlist on The iTunes that’s just bizarre covers, including: the all-acoustic female vocalist versions of AC/DC hits, Ice T does Jimi Hendrix, Billy Idol does Lou Reed, jazz instrumentals of Smells Like Teen Spirit and Iron Man, KT Tunstall does Missy Elliot, a smattering of The Detroit Cobras, Joss Stone does the White Stripes, Rob Zombie joined by Lionel Richie for “Brickhouse”, and, of course, Jose Feliciano’s incomparable “Light my Fire”.
215 Me_Torgo_You_Jane on Apr 2, 2009 at 11:42 am
A slight variation on the first thought I had:
lingerie design
216 darkchashy on Apr 2, 2009 at 12:12 pm
The Hensel twins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkKWApOAG2g
or if that’s too touchy for you,
Therizinosaurus
[img]http://www.cracked.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/therizinosaurus.jpg[/img]
217 Kris on Apr 2, 2009 at 12:40 pm
The Oxford comma is beautiful in its completion, elegance, and precision. A worthy obsession, I must say.
218 Kris on Apr 2, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Aposiopesis. Or, if you’re not a hopeless nerd, puggles.
219 Chris D. on Apr 2, 2009 at 12:57 pm
How about Your Source for Everything Bret Michaels?
http://www.bretmichaels.com/
220 Bob on Apr 2, 2009 at 1:25 pm
The Mongolian Death Worm
221 Steve R. on Apr 2, 2009 at 1:30 pm
The Sexual Appeal of Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine in general
Nicolas Cage’s terrible sci-fi thrillers and dying career
Vin Diesel’s dying career
Beer (oops too late)
Starbuck’s Annoying Coffee Sizes
Chuck Norris
The voices, THE VOICES!!!
Cage Matches between icons, e.g. Mickey Mouse vs. Bugs Bunny, Han Solo vs. Indiana Jones, Leonidas vs. The Phantom of the Opera, and Ernie vs. Bert.
222 jenifersf on Apr 2, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Are you sorry you asked, Bill?
223 George Buford on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:04 pm
My friend Steve is really into Seattle and its’ oddities. I would suggest one of ( any of ) his favorites. Here is one:
http://www.northamericanbigfoot.com/CulturalImpact/ArtArtists/Steve%20Mandich.html
Besides Big Foot, he follows many other pop culture sensations, such as Evel Knievel, Elvis, etc. I encourage you to check out his blog at http://www.stevemandich.com/blog.htm. It is always a fun read!
Seattle Forever,
George Buford
224 fauxarbres on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Not that you’re even going to venture down here into the 9th circle of Hell (comment 167?!) where my suggestion lingers, but…
My current obsession (OK, obsession as in irrational pet peeve) is bad commercials. Please Riff them in blog format so I can stop feeling so angry that ad houses are paid enough money to make Caligula blush to produce odious, unimaginative tripe a la Pizza Hut hidden camera commercials, Old Navy “Town Gowns”, etc.
C.
225 R.A. Roth on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:29 pm
My new book, Leisure Time.
http://www.lulu.com/content/6559887
Randy
226 gojikranz on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:35 pm
the evil gnome lurking in argentina
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article937659.ece
puts the crichton leperchaun to shame
227 jfe on Apr 2, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Maybe your obsession can be the “hunt for a new obsession”.
228 jfe on Apr 2, 2009 at 3:13 pm
This wasn’t an april fools contest, was it?
229 Scarlett on Apr 2, 2009 at 4:02 pm
1. Recreating the greatest movie and political moments with sock puppets.
2. Build a Bear Workshop
3. Celebrity Bingo with themes like Nicolas Cage Movies Gone Horribly Wrong, Celebrity Arrests, Slightly Overweight Actresses/Singers Shamed Into Weight Loss, Celebrity International Adoptions, etc. the choices are endless really.
4. Oprah’s Favorite Things
230 fauxarbres on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Esoteric? Idunno. I can’t not use the Oxford comma (in spite of my heroic ability to use double negatives).
231 fauxarbres on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:08 pm
WHY?! Why would you not let me live the rest of my life without seeing that? And I was just getting over my coulrophobia… if one could ever…
232 fauxarbres on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:15 pm
I used to announce
All my plans for the weekend
Solely in Haiku
The entertainment
of a witty Haiku
Is underrated
233 ambitiously stupid on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Mr. T
234 fauxarbres on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Moomins, no. Snuffkin? Absolutely.
235 fauxarbres on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Or Bret Michaels’ obsessions, bandannas and biohazardous women?
236 Brandom R. Nielsen on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Imaginary numbers. The Mr. Snuffleupagus of math.
237 Brandom R. Nielsen on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Speaking of which, Mr. Snuffleupagus would also suffice.
238 Brandom R. Nielsen on Apr 2, 2009 at 6:02 pm
I like Nerd girls/Girl geeks. I mean, why just choose John Cameron Mitchell when you can choose them all?
239 Jungle, Jewels Jungle on Apr 2, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I’m thinking animals dressed like food. Like wiener dog dressed like a wiener. Or a chihuahua dressed like a taco.
240 Vicky on Apr 2, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Star Trek New Voyages/Phase II of course.
Who doesn’t want to obsess over a Elvis Impersonator?
241 Dave Lewis on Apr 2, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Ah, the great Maple Syrup Wars on TBH! I still wear my TimmyBigHands shirt on special occasions, and still haven’t cashed the check for $1.18 I won in their launch contest (wonder if it’s still good).
242 Eric on Apr 2, 2009 at 9:10 pm
The Road Rovers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Rovers
Hookahs
Youtube “vloggers” (shudder) who *ahem* know they’re the next Madison/Jefferson/Buckley/Hitchens, but who are really truly deranged.
Insane clown videos.
243 Dave Lewis on Apr 2, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Pete Burns!
The man(?) is a treasure trove to obsess over, always fabulous and provocative. I’ve counted at least two Pete-based riffs in RiffTraxses, so you guys know what I mean!
244 Lucy's Bane on Apr 2, 2009 at 9:31 pm
- monarch butterflies
- butter cookies
- rubber trees
- Sailor Moon
- chocolate w/[insert other food here]
- me
Whatever.
245 NRRork on Apr 2, 2009 at 9:31 pm
The much debated one-day Presidency of David Rice Atchison.
Those annoying stickers along the tops of CD and DVD cases.
Those add-a-kids who joined the casts of sitcoms when the original “cute” child hit puberty: where are they now?
246 Dustin Jenkins on Apr 2, 2009 at 9:58 pm
How about Fail Blog and Engrishfunny? What’s better than exactly how stupid people can be in real life, it’s kinda the antithesis to what mst3k is (people being stupid in pretend life) http://failblog.org and http://engrishfunny.com there’s links to a couple more sites too at the top.
247 Mario "Asteroid" Panighetti on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:39 pm
I had always hoped the insanely hot chili pepper obsession would catch on, but I suppose the difficulty of obtaining them so as to dare each other to eat them made it impractical.
In lieu of deadly chili peppers… Kittens Inspired by Kittens?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtX8nswnUKU
248 hearshot on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:42 pm
How about these insanely captivating owls? http://i41.tinypic.com/2h3rk8p.jpg
Honestly, no matter how many times I look at that picture, I will eventually start laughing. Every time. Usually it’s because of Chatters there in the back, though sometimes it’s the wannabe hypnotist, sometimes it’s the hungry guy on the left. But eventually I just can’t hold back.
249 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 3, 2009 at 12:50 am
If you put your head on a pillow, it wouldn’t hurt as much.
250 Kelly on Apr 3, 2009 at 5:25 am
My current obsession is investigating biochemical mechanisms mediating mild traumatic-brain injury in a rodent model. Then again, doesn’t everyone obsess over that?
251 Earl Fando on Apr 3, 2009 at 5:53 am
I would vote for Frank Zappa’s mustache as an alternate suggestion.
252 Earl Fando on Apr 3, 2009 at 5:55 am
It’s like the netherworld between the original work and the elevator versions. If you could find a Slim Whitman cover of a Led Zepplin tune, it’d be perfect.
253 Earl Fando on Apr 3, 2009 at 5:56 am
Actually, I half suspect Bill will choose to write on how RiffTrax fans have so many weird obsessions.
254 Me_Torgo_You_Jane on Apr 3, 2009 at 9:32 am
Compare and Contrast Douglas Adams & Maud Adams.
Or any other two well-known Adamses.
Or many well-known Adamses.
255 Ed on Apr 3, 2009 at 10:19 am
Lists. Enormous lists.
256 Weepy Donuts on Apr 3, 2009 at 10:21 am
So Syfy didn’t do it for you, Mr. Myrfi?
Dunkin Donuts Ad Campaign – selling crap during tough economic times
257 To_Servo_Man on Apr 3, 2009 at 11:59 am
Really, really tiny things. Cute, confusing, and inherently funny.
258 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 3, 2009 at 1:15 pm
http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/quantum-leaps-20-and-scot.php — quantum leap is 20 years old. That should be good for a few blog entries. Not sure we can make it into an obsession, though.
259 Remmie Barrow on Apr 3, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I thought they had solved that question years ago…I guess I was wrong.
260 Remmie Barrow on Apr 3, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Which Mr. Snuffleupagus are you talking about…the one that was Big Bird’s imaginary friend in the start of Sesame Street…or are you talking about the Snuffleupagus that turned out to be real and had a family with him during latter episodes of the series.
261 Remmie Barrow on Apr 3, 2009 at 1:50 pm
What about Charles Adams?
262 Remmie Barrow on Apr 3, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Perhaps…Gary Larson?
263 Leon on Apr 3, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Mash-ups of songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ0AhVyKCLY
264 Ronin Fox on Apr 3, 2009 at 5:05 pm
You can take on my obsession with the roving bands of Hanna-Barbara crime-fighting teams with animal and machine mascots that shouldn’t talk but do.
265 Blue Raja on Apr 3, 2009 at 6:15 pm
The answer is simple:
Mike + The Mechanics.
266 Nick on Apr 3, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Dude, c’mon. Boobs!
Mmmmm. Boooobs. *wipes drool*
267 OmegaRowsdower on Apr 3, 2009 at 7:37 pm
The Smart Car
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_(automobile)
268 OmegaRowsdower on Apr 3, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Link didn’t work properly the (automobile) is part of the link…
269 darkchashy on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:08 pm
The where abouts of Frederick Valentich
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentich_Disappearance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbzfVBrMol0
270 gojikranz on Apr 4, 2009 at 2:02 am
i could only see the first sentence and when i scrolled down i will admit i loled.
how bout the feud between the two asias(the musical group not the continent)
271 michael on Apr 4, 2009 at 8:15 am
cake wrecks…
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/
272 James Shearhart on Apr 4, 2009 at 8:24 am
Illustrations for collectible children’s books that haunt your dreams.
Or your attempts to create culinary dishes from 19th century cookbooks.
273 michael on Apr 4, 2009 at 8:42 am
Uh, my additional list didn’t seem to work…here goes again:
–DeGrassi: The Next Generation
–Mary Heart
–Prizes from breakfast cereals
–Blogging about blogs who blog about blogs
–Motorcycles!
274 gojikranz on Apr 4, 2009 at 8:49 am
Exhibit A:
http://www.konkykru.com/pictures/comics-history/hoffmann_01.jpg
we have this book in our family and i have been afraid of it ever since i saw that cover.
275 MonkeyCheezPants on Apr 4, 2009 at 10:55 am
Well, I don’t have that (yet). The closest I have is a Japanese electronica/industrial version of the Immigrant Song.
Seriously.
276 amityisland on Apr 4, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Me.
Don’t know anything about me? Well, that’s part of the mystery…that’s why youre obsessed
277 Ian on Apr 4, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Haha QED, Canadians!
278 jfe on Apr 4, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Be obsessed with why am I looking for an obsession.
279 Darth Groucho on Apr 4, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Darth.
280 Darth Groucho on Apr 4, 2009 at 7:33 pm
You want an obsession? I’ll give you an obsession! YOU can try and figure out why a Dell Optiplex GX270 won’t run a dual monitor set up, even though you’ve checked and double checked the capability of the on board and agp cards, tested both monitors, downloaded the latest drivers, ect. Three days! Three Whole Days!! Ah-hah-hah!
AAAH-Hahhahaha!!!!
281 Casey B on Apr 4, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Ian McKellen
282 James Shearhart on Apr 4, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Use an nVidia vidcard without acceleration. Try that….
283 Paula on Apr 4, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Letterboxing…. and I do not mean transferring a movie into 16:9 format. Discover the 150+ year old hobby of letterboxing at letterboxing.org, atlasquest.com, or read about it in a 1998 Smithsonian magazine article, then go and find some letterboxes!
284 Scooter on Apr 5, 2009 at 5:58 am
The Spanish Inquisition.
From what I hear, no one will expect it
285 MichaelG on Apr 5, 2009 at 6:14 am
What about the first lady’s ginormous biceps?
286 Scooter on Apr 5, 2009 at 9:01 am
yourself?
or perhaps abbreviating things that don’t need to/never should be abbreviated?
287 jfe on Apr 5, 2009 at 1:51 pm
You can get obsessed with Mr. Murphy’s hell phone. Or maybe all of you are already.
288 Ptiza on Apr 5, 2009 at 2:44 pm
The Fugs.
The Secret of Monkey Island.
Avant garde cinema about Ben Bernanke:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npP73QIApFE
Razor Ramon, a.k.a. Hard Gay: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=hard+gay&aq=f
289 Zoe on Apr 5, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Twilight. You know you want to.
290 Brian on Apr 5, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Here’s a picture I took of several amaryllis flowers growing in the shape of Crow. At least, that’s the only SFW thing I can think of. Enjoy! http://tinyurl.com/daepe5
291 Casey on Apr 5, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Throat Singing.
More specifically, this child: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fOlyrQ2z1w
292 Alexandra on Apr 5, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Baconaisse
Stephen Lynch
Josh Freese videos on the youtube
293 Carolina on Apr 5, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Moustaches. Different shapes, sizes, colors, etc. What’s not to obsess over?
294 Pantaya on Apr 5, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Beaver buzz. You know you want it and it’s from canada
295 Doug on Apr 5, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Most hilarious flash mob disasters.
296 Steph on Apr 5, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Baby animals. Because how can you not love baby animals?
297 Lucy's Bane on Apr 5, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Cute Overload. ‘Nuff said.
http://cuteoverload.com/
298 J Crowley on Apr 5, 2009 at 7:15 pm
I say you go with Stairway to Stardom, this absolutely horrible public-access “talent” show that aired in NYC in the 1980s. You can find the videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=sharpeworld&view=videos
Highlights:
Precious Taft: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkS9oF-DFMA This one speaks for itself.
Gloria Huddle uses her vocal cords to dredge her small intestines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuKmE4zR1Sw Sorry, lady — Jesus filed a restraining order and switched to an unlisted number.
Mike Weiss’s stuttering rendition of Lady in Red: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf4rqtrNk_Q Jeez, kid, get a freakin’ metronome.
Michelle Sutlovich shows off her “there are spiders all over this floor and I have to stomp them all” dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-SQ7QUcZTU
Lucille Cataldo’s original composition “Hairdresser”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdJwcKFDo3o I keep waiting for a dude in a gimp mask to crawl across the floor in front of her.
And finally, ladies and gentlemen, the death of comedy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geEsrSnLMjk
299 J Crowley on Apr 5, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Er, sorry, not “Lady in Red”, it’s “I Honestly Love You”.
300 Erik on Apr 5, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Heroes (I’m not a hater)
Twitter
Rush (in particular, the fact that they’ve yet to receive a NOMINATION for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, even w/a recent surge in pop culture exposure; methinks it’s likely all Jann Wenner’s fault)
MST3K!
301 Casey on Apr 5, 2009 at 7:22 pm
knuckle popping.
302 Peter on Apr 5, 2009 at 7:38 pm
SPAM–eating it, sculpting it, basing British comedy upon it.
Flaming Carrot Comics–”Is bold move! Ut!”
moles/hair appearing in place where you never had them before–what does it mean?
303 Heather on Apr 5, 2009 at 7:49 pm
1) The ubiquitous fad in Madison right now, belly dancing: http://uk.video.yahoo.com/watch/124937/1106385
2) Diego!: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/124943/1210280
3) Eye wash stations
304 Peter on Apr 5, 2009 at 7:49 pm
or The Ezekial Airship of Pittsburgh, Texas
305 Krud on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:04 pm
I think you’re doing fine just obsessing about finding an obsession…
306 Brian on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Honey Bunches of Oats.
307 monosaccharide on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Gregory Peck
308 maryc on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:26 pm
I think you need to become obsessed with…..CITY OF HEROES!
Failing that, you could become obsessed with…pudding. All Kinds.
309 kingartie on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:27 pm
80’s tv theme songs.
Just take a listen to such hits as
Head of the Class: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J7QURtyTxU
Night Court: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pod-uZH8s8&feature=related
of who could forget
Webster: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IME0kUgJ9qM&feature=related
310 Peter on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:28 pm
That should be “Ezekiel” and “Pittsburg.”
But seriously, Flaming Carrot. “Yes Death, I’ll play you a game. But not chess! Bah! Fooey! My game is Jarts!”
311 MachinaFatalis on Apr 5, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Dr. Steel! Hilarious madman:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DoctorSteel
312 Sarah Lee on Apr 6, 2009 at 3:09 am
J-pop. It’ll demonstrate your with-it-ness and your open mindedness for 14 year olds dancing in a bathroom.
The Peace:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIcQwXX9ZH0&feature=related
Dschinghis Khan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDpDjmbdP0Y
313 k1 on Apr 6, 2009 at 5:33 am
Oregon Trail. (The game, or the actual trail.)
314 JW on Apr 6, 2009 at 5:53 am
Kinnearing, or the act of becoming a Verb.
see: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kinnear
and the source: http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2008/10/03/it_is_too_a_real_word.html
315 Gypsy Honey on Apr 6, 2009 at 9:32 am
Indian Movie Stars (from any era)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvP7dT3Dx0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv3mIKSabts&feature=PlayList&p=D7DD683B93014661&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=37
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM2cDLi8VWs&feature=PlayList&p=5EE2594A89499D9B&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=19
316 CS on Apr 6, 2009 at 9:54 am
The dreaded DRAGON from Tic Tac Dough.
317 Earl Fando on Apr 6, 2009 at 10:24 am
That’s pretty close. (That was exactly the tune I had in mind for Slim… he would wail on that… literally.)
Is that available online? I’m not even a big Zepplin fan but that sounds awesome.
I’d love to get ahold of some Paul Anka covers of Radiohead tunes or maybe some Irish folky versions of Sigur Ros.
318 michael on Apr 6, 2009 at 11:16 am
– Saturday Morning Cartoons
–Snapple
–Julie Haggerty
319 Invisible NanoGhost on Apr 6, 2009 at 1:35 pm
How about this:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1798690
version of “Smoke on the Water”, by an orchestra in Japan.
320 Haroo on Apr 6, 2009 at 5:12 pm
NIXON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCp8Edp4pfo
321 David TC on Apr 6, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Delicious cheese!
322 Ryan on Apr 6, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Puppets!
323 Lucy's Bane on Apr 6, 2009 at 7:11 pm
http://www.holytaco.com/if-homers-odyssey-was-written-twitter
324 gypsyhoney on Apr 6, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Indian Movie Song & dance numbers
325 gypsyhoney on Apr 6, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Guilt
326 Robyn on Apr 6, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Yes, but the Oxford Comma is deemed esoteric by those who are not men/women of letters. I always have to explain what it is, and why I would possibly decide to dub my Rock Band 2 band thus.
327 euphoriafish on Apr 7, 2009 at 8:17 am
Dammit, I missed the deadline. But consider me as another vote for weird Japan, strange things found in nature, or bad Photoshop jobs.
328 euphoriafish on Apr 7, 2009 at 8:20 am
And on that note of weird Japan, I suggest you check out Hard Gay, and research batsu games on YouTube.
329 Ryan on Apr 7, 2009 at 10:18 am
Has a winner been chosen yet?
330 Mark on Apr 7, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Actors who have worked on Power Rangers.
331 MonkeyCheezPants on Apr 8, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Nano: That RULED! \m/ \m/
The audience reaction helped, too, as does the fact that I like classical Japanese music.
Earl: It’s by Tomoyasu Hotei, on his album “Electric Samurai”. He’s the same guy (and it’s the same album) that did “Battle Without Honor or Humanity”, which was in Kill Bill, Part 1. It’s on iTunes.
Oh, and did someone say Paul Anka?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsS811o21-k
(This concert is available on DVD.)
332 MonkeyCheezPants on Apr 8, 2009 at 11:28 pm
You forgot “The People’s Court”!
333 MonkeyCheezPants on Apr 8, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Yeah, that’s nightmare material.
And it’s by a doctor, somehow.
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