who r BIG 4 ilm?

I would definitely withdraw myself from the initial list and substitute Alex in NYC. And probably slip J0rdan S. out to slip Alfred in. So, Ned/Alex in NYC/lex/Alfred

This lineup would really be Wilson, Lloyd George, etc. I get to be Clemenceau though.

haha top shelf balloon-puncturing

xpost - just so long as I'm not Wilson!

haha top shelf balloon-puncturing

yeah I don't disagree with this at all, but I'm not quite sure what it means--I'm kind of hoping some good poster can point me in the direction of examples of ^this

There needs to be a top shelf hypeman in there as well although that might be covered by Ned's top shelf largesse.

Sure there's a straight balloon-puncturer who precedes Some Dude but I'm struggling to think of who.

Jess was a Vahid X Some Dude cross avant la lettre.

Which in some ways made him the ultimate ILMer.

pretty sure it just means i have a tendency to burst other peoples' bubbles (i.e. being a wet blanket or spoilsport) but in a top shelf way i guess, which i think is fair to say but i'm not gonna provide my own highlight reel here

xpost -- wow yeah it's definitely an oversight that noone's 4 has included strongo hulkington so far

all the guys with names like Mark C, Matt P, Mark DC, they should all just be one poster

lol

the big 4 of Alexes:

Alex in NYC
Alex in SF
Alex in Baltimore
Lex Pretend

no mainhattan no cred

oh word yeah we need 5

for a moment I thought you were Alex in Baltimore--that was me 'connecting the dots' lol

no yeah Alex in Baltimore was my previous dn before some dude

It's less about being a spoilsport and more about making people look ridiculous seemingly without trying.

It's a skill I've never cultivated so I can envy without feeling resentful or competitive.

There's at least one thing fairly loveable about most everyone listed in this thread.

Matt P
Mark (D)C
luke gretton
J0hn D.

i considered being alex in london when i first joined but decided against it

ethan
weingarten
dave q
and johnny fever, obviously

oh actually haha that was because i wasn't in london when i joined! and did not want to define myself by cardiff cuz i kinda hated that city

i considered being alex in london when i first joined but decided against it

― lex pretend, Thursday, April 14, 2011 1:38 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

this is like finding out batman was almost 'flying squirrel'

BAT MAAN aka the sugarglider

There's at least one thing fairly loveable about most everyone listed in this thread.

― Tim F, Thursday, April 14, 2011 9:38 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark

yeah i mean this is kind of like a weird opportunity for a total love-in, just thinking about all these big entertaining personalities and likable people that have been posting here over the years

Big four ILX cinephiles:
Soto, Morbs, Eric and History Mayne??? Or Clemenza? S1ocki?

I kind of think the answer should be:

alt.music.alternative
Sinister
Freaky Trigger
Google

i considered being alex in london when i first joined but decided against it

i wish i had decided against my dn

include me out, but amateurist is a lock

xposts

never too late to change imo

thinkin about it actually

all the guys with names like Mark C, Matt P, Mark DC, they should all just be one poster

― frogbs, Thursday, 14 April 2011 13:30 (10 minutes ago)

For me it's all the Jordans and Jasons and Jaxons etc... Never did get my head around it, so sorry to those posters

xp oh yeah Amateurist...although I haven't seen him around lately. And what about admrl?

I've been Johnny Fever since 2003 (after using my real name before that). Have thought about changing it a few times over the years, but I can't think of something I like more.

Kinda flattered by Top Shelf Challops. TBF I'd have said Top Shelf Misguided Opinions instead.

I don't think I can get behind any ballot that doesn't have aerosmith on it. I mean, everything else aside, Mr. Tyler has an amazing ability to just swoop into a thread out of nowhere, drop some pertinent science, and earn mad respect. I've always liked the way he is always thoughtful and able to give posters a figurative smack in the head when needed and manage to have it come across not at all condescending or troll-ish. Dude is quality, imho.

My personal top 4:
Ned
aerosmith
Sick Mouthy
lex or some dude (I know those are probably surprise picks coming from me, but as infuriating as both are they drop knowledge on the regular)

But man, I keep thinking of others too: Tim F., Alex in NYX (when he isn't frothing at the mouth), Bimble (all-time HOF), n/a, Johnny Fever, A. Begrand (mad underrated poster!), Algerian Goalkeeper (earnest, but his heart is in the right place)

stormy davis
ian
gott punch hawkwind
milton parker

Can't believe I didn't think of poor Bimble.

I've always liked the way he is always thoughtful and able to give posters a figurative smack in the head when needed and manage to have it come across not at all condescending or troll-ish.

if u say so

ok guys lovefest is over, hope you had fun

ha

http://brainfitforlife.com/blog/uploaded/debbie_downer.jpg

weird thing is there are posters here who must post all the time but of whom i'm only peripherally aware, whereas others I'll end up bumping into time and again. Probably either a music taste or geographical thing mind.

this board needs avatars, i think

In a word, no.

Ned has spoken.

No avatars ever, plz.

In a word, no.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, April 14, 2011 10:14 AM (32 seconds ago) Bookmark

Should ILX have avatars?

alt.music.alternative
Sinister
Freaky Trigger
Google

― fat fat fat fat Usher (DJP), Thursday, April 14, 2011 8:48 AM (25 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

+bitchpork

ha right

I thought about including Bimble a couple of times, but I thought it would make things too sad in here. Glad other ppl did though.

I guess if I have to name a few it would be MaresNest and acolethic (probably the only two people here who have ever said something nice about me), FastnBulbous (used to love his website before he stopped updating) and whoever started the Flynt Flo$$y thread