Thursday, October 26, 2006

Overrated/Underrated

Wine grapes
Pinot noir/Cabernet sauvignon

19th Century British Novelists
George Elliott/Anthony Trollope

20th Century British Novelists
D.H. Lawrence/Iris Murdoch

20th Century Poets
T.S. Elliot/Theodore Roethke

Philosophy
Post-structuralism/Existentialism

Cocktails
Mojito/Standard Martini

Distillations of philosophies
"Be all you can be"/"Know thyself"

Alcoholic authors
F. Scott Fitzgerald/Dorothy Parker

70's Album Rockers
Pink Floyd/Yes

Politics
Ronald Reagan/Jimmy Carter

Farming
Round-Up[TM]/Manure

Pets
Dogs/Fish

Stravinsky Musical Compositions
Rite of Spring /L'Histoire du Soldat

20th Century Minimalist Composers
Phillip Glass/Steve Reich

Opera
Nixon in China/Girl from the Golden West

Cars
Saab/Ford

Renaissance Despots
Henry VIII/Cosimo D'Medici

Fraternal Organizations
Lions/Elks

Jazz Basketball
Andrei Kirilinko/Devon Williams

Basketball Coaches
Phil Jackson/Don Nelson

SLC Intersections
9th & 9th/21st 11th

Walkable Communities
The Avenues/Sugarhouse

Infections
Sinusitis/Tonsillitis

SLC Coffee Houses
Roasting Company/That one in the Avenues

Emotions
Love/Calm

Sins
Greed/Sloth

Shopping bags
Paper/Plastic

Bindings
Paperbound/hardback

States
Florida/Idaho

Film media
Digital/Super 8

Breakfast foods
Granola/flapjacks

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# posted by Kendra : 4:46 PM

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I think I might disagree with some of those.
# posted by Cordelia : 8:01 PM

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Well, Cordelia, Cosimo d'Medici might not be as underrated as I thought.
# posted by theorris : 8:27 PM

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Luckily, your list is very long, or I would, as is my wont, take it personally. Still, very stimulating. I may have to make a running list myself.

Phil Jackson/nearly any other coach

(that might be the #1 entry on my overrated/underrated list)
# posted by Lisa B. : 9:30 PM

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It is interesting that this list is being perceived as some sort of dichotomy. Overrated does not mean it is the worst in my opinion. Underrated does not mean it is the best, either.

They are what they are: overly rated or underly rated.
# posted by theorris : 9:52 PM

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trust me, that coffee shop in the aves isn't so great (ok, it is, but you should stay away anyway because there isn't room there for the both of us)
# posted by lis : 12:01 PM

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I love granola and flap jacks!
# posted by Steve : 10:20 PM

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I'm not sure if a standard saying in the Army should be categorized as a distillation of philosophy. By the way, I'm not much of a Jazz fan, but I wouldn't claim AK47 as overrated. That honky does so many things that don't show up on the stat sheet. It's hard to clearly see, I know, it's because you're a Jazz fan. Conversely, I'm a Suns fan, so I know what I'm talking about. That's kindof a joke.
# posted by Swamp Crotch in AZ : 11:49 AM

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Even with a few disagreements (dogs/fish--I'm with you on overrated doges, but underrated fish???), this is a great list. As you say overrated doesn't mean, for example, dogs are bad, they're just overrated. Several hit me as right on: Post-structuralism
/Existentialism (made me want to pull out Camus); Reagan/Carter; round-up/manure.
# posted by Counterintuitive : 9:16 PM

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Well technically, Swamp, it should be "Be all that you can be." The Army co-opted the Existentialist mantra.

My secret word verification is magwax. Now that is super cool.
# posted by theorris : 10:39 PM

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CI: Fish are totally underrated. They make great pets and are nice to cuddle up next to on a hot night.
# posted by theorris : 10:40 PM

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