Thursday, May 1, 2008
5. The Godfather v 7. Miller's Crossing
My winner goes against the winner of Star Wars and Ghostbusters. So do I pick the one that I like, or do I pick the one that I think can beat the other party's nominee? Hm. What kind of a choice is that?
I suggest we use the power of the Internets to help with this difficult decision.
Googlefight gives it to Godfather. No surprise there, Googlefight, you little mainstream bitch.
Fuck. Where's Jeeves? Okay, well, "ask.com", if that really is its real name, doesn't have a suggestion for me.
It appears the answer is Miller's Crossing, though. To be fair, this is probably only because pages mentioning Miller's Crossing also mention The Godfather, but not the other way around. Same with "I'm feeling lucky" from a Google search, which takes you to IMDB's page for Miller's Crossing. PageRank(TM) my butt.
Facebook can track occurrences of certain keywords in people's user content over time. Then they sell that information to the CIA.
What happened in November 2007 relating to gangsters? "American Gangster", the movie, I guess.
CNN.com runs quickvotes on their home page. Today's seemed really apropos:
Signal is lost in the noise, though, I'm afraid. GTA noise.
I checked out foxnews.com just to see if they had votes too. Man, foxnews.com is a FUCKING RAG. Top world news story is the thing with the guy who locked all of Europe in his basement. Second news item is, "Babies Dropped 50 Feet for Good Luck in Bizarre Ritual." I'll copy the third news item here:
Saleswoman: Your baby is dead!
Homer and Marge: Oh, no!
Saleswoman: That's what you'd hear if your baby fell victim to the thousands of deathtraps lurking in the average american home.
Homer: You really scared us there.
Saleswoman: I'm sorry, but the truth is, your baby, Maggie Simpson, is dead.
(Homer and Marge gasp again.)
Saleswoman: Dead tired of baby insurance agents not giving you a free estimate.
I suggest we use the power of the Internets to help with this difficult decision.
Googlefight gives it to Godfather. No surprise there, Googlefight, you little mainstream bitch.
Fuck. Where's Jeeves? Okay, well, "ask.com", if that really is its real name, doesn't have a suggestion for me.
It appears the answer is Miller's Crossing, though. To be fair, this is probably only because pages mentioning Miller's Crossing also mention The Godfather, but not the other way around. Same with "I'm feeling lucky" from a Google search, which takes you to IMDB's page for Miller's Crossing. PageRank(TM) my butt.
Facebook can track occurrences of certain keywords in people's user content over time. Then they sell that information to the CIA.
What happened in November 2007 relating to gangsters? "American Gangster", the movie, I guess.
CNN.com runs quickvotes on their home page. Today's seemed really apropos:
Signal is lost in the noise, though, I'm afraid. GTA noise.
I checked out foxnews.com just to see if they had votes too. Man, foxnews.com is a FUCKING RAG. Top world news story is the thing with the guy who locked all of Europe in his basement. Second news item is, "Babies Dropped 50 Feet for Good Luck in Bizarre Ritual." I'll copy the third news item here:
Saleswoman: Your baby is dead!
Homer and Marge: Oh, no!
Saleswoman: That's what you'd hear if your baby fell victim to the thousands of deathtraps lurking in the average american home.
Homer: You really scared us there.
Saleswoman: I'm sorry, but the truth is, your baby, Maggie Simpson, is dead.
(Homer and Marge gasp again.)
Saleswoman: Dead tired of baby insurance agents not giving you a free estimate.
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