Absolute Measure of Player Quality

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:54 pm

MTGuru wrote:I'd like to propose a special judging category for dead musicians.

But of course! They for whom the bell note tolls!

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:44 pm

ACK!!! You've got bell note trolls!!!

oh...

tolls

...nevermind

eskin · Post by **eskin** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:51 pm

I'd like to see flame-retardedness added to the list of judging criteria.

I'd almost certainly get the award for "Somewhat Improved, But Still Not Good Yet"

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:30 am

MTGuru wrote:I'd like to propose a special judging category for dead musicians.

And the winner would receive a lifetime of achievement award such as the ones granted at the Oscars, say, just after the big commercial break. That could work quite well when we've had a few nominees who were longtime sentimental favorites or frequent runner-ups.

And we may eventually have one or two stiffs who get blacklisted as heretics for gratuitous flutter tonguing, vibrato, recording The Kesh Jig on a tenor recorder, appearing in Vegas with Celine Dion, etc. But they get recognized much later on as geniuses who advanced the art. Needless to say, they died drunk (choked on their vomit) and penniless but their Copeland was buried with them... their epitaphs humbly marked, Toodleloo or Whistle-On.

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:10 am

My goat would like to be a contestant, a judge and a criteria.

Would it also be OK for him to be treasurer?

(he's not dead he just smells funny)

WyoBadger · Post by **WyoBadger** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:31 am

ElPollo · Post by **ElPollo** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:39 am

I vote for Stick as judge.

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:49 am

I'm going to reverse my decision on the dead guy thing. A contestant could easily claim to be dead, but still have some minute amount of brain activity. Besides, I never condoned affirmative action for the deceased. They're already ahead of most of us.

ISU Trout Bum · Post by **ISU Trout Bum** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:05 am

"MTGuru for Judge! MTGuru for Judge!"

My rationale is simple - though I do believe his criteria is spot on, that is really a secondary issue. What is most important, it seems to me, is a sense of humor (as there will no doubt be a lot of humorous playing to be judged), and he has it in spades. Plus, I almost peed my pants laughing while reading his post. That needs count for something, does it not?!?

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:03 pm

Well this tricky little psycho-study is now at end and we have clinically proven once and for all that Peter Laban is wrong, that is, it is obvious that THE WHISTLE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE PLAYER, as evidenced by the fact that Eskin's thread re whistle quality drew nearly twice as many hits as my thread re player quality.

Now Eskin, once you've identified the absolute best whistle, I want one sos I can be the absolute best player!

Regards to all,

Philo

CranberryDog · Post by **CranberryDog** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:46 pm

PhilO wrote:Well this tricky little psycho-study is now at end and we have clinically proven once and for all that Peter Laban is wrong, that is, it is obvious that THE WHISTLE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE PLAYER, as evidenced by the fact that Eskin's thread re whistle quality drew nearly twice as many hits as my thread re player quality.

Now Eskin, once you've identified the absolute best whistle, I want one sos I can be the absolute best player!

Regards to all,

Philo

Not really. But, this "tricky" little thread has shown that MTGuru has posted the funniest reply to some.

Regards to the living

Cyril

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:06 pm

PhilO wrote:Well this tricky little psycho-study is now at end and we have clinically proven once and for all that Peter Laban is wrong, that is, it is obvious that THE WHISTLE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE PLAYER, as evidenced by the fact that Eskin's thread re whistle quality drew nearly twice as many hits as my thread re player quality.

I have to disagree. Eskin's thread title was preceded with "WhistleMark" thus making any statistical comparison invalid. Now had you used "Buck Nekkid" - Absolute Measure of Player Quality, the story would have been very different.

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:09 pm

(And now I'm going to hit reload repeatedly on your thread just because you used us as lab rats.)

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:11 pm

Guinness wrote:Now had you used "Buck Nekkid" - Absolute Measure of Player Quality, the story would have been very different.

there ya go Phil...

marketing needs to do a better job of branding....

WhistlingArmadillo · Post by **WhistlingArmadillo** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:11 pm

crookedtune wrote:I'm going to reverse my decision on the dead guy thing. A contestant could easily claim to be dead, but still have some minute amount of brain activity. Besides, I never condoned affirmative action for the deceased. They're already ahead of most of us.

It's much more likely you'll have guys claiming to be alive but with no discernible brain activity.