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post #361 of 2760
4/28/12 at 2:49pm
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Originally Posted by Jack Hunter View Post

Top 5 Marvel Villains.

Doctor Doom
Thanos
Magneto
Super Skrull
Red Skull

Good list - I'll add

Apocalypse
Galactus
Norman Osborn
Shadow King (the Muir Island saga was my first foray into comics)
Loki (surely deserves a mention, what with the new Avengers movie and all)
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4/28/12 at 3:05pm
My Top Five NFL Quarterbacks

Joe Montana
Brett Favre
Bart Starr
Tom Brady
Dan Marino
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post #363 of 2760
4/28/12 at 5:22pm
Thread Starter 
My top 5 annoying words

1. Paradigm (just say 'model', please?)
2. Outre (now THAT is just bizarre)
3. Milieu
4. Weltanschauung
5. Albeit.

Like, totally, dude. I'm going outside to check my milieu and make sure the sky is still blu--er I mean azure; albeit if it is not, then a new paradigm could alter my gestalt into something outre and like, change my weltanschauung real good.

AAARGH!

Mario
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post #364 of 2760
4/28/12 at 5:58pm
My Top 5 Latin American Authors (Non-Brazilian)

Carlos Fuentes
Nicolás Guillén
Gabriel GarcÃ*a Márquez
Jorge Luis Borges
Pablo Neruda
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post #365 of 2760
4/28/12 at 7:59pm
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Van cats! I love how hefty they sound.

Top-Five Unsuccesful Instruments:

Glass Armonica
Tarogato
Ondes Martenot
Viola d'Amore
Cornett

Dishonorable mention: Tromba Marina

These have all been successful instruments and are still played! There is some wonderful contemporary music written for the glass armonica and the ondes martenot. The viola d'amore is still widely played.
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post #366 of 2760
4/28/12 at 10:28pm
My Top 5 Solitaire Games

Klondike
Spider
Monte Carlo
Fortress
Free Cell
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post #367 of 2760
4/29/12 at 3:07am
Top 5 Marvel Hero's

Silver Surfer
Thor
Captain America
Iron Man
Dr Strange
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post #368 of 2760
4/29/12 at 5:59am
Top 5 DC Heroes

Superman
Batman
Green Lantern
Wonder Woman
The Flash
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post #369 of 2760
4/29/12 at 6:45am
Top 5 favorite NFL players:

Jerry Rice
Joe Montana
Rodger Craig
Justin Smith
Tim Tebow
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post #370 of 2760
4/29/12 at 6:51am
Top 5 TV Doctors:

Marcus Welby
Dr. Kildare
Ben Casey
Joe Gannon
John Carter
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post #371 of 2760
4/29/12 at 7:01pm
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Originally Posted by Hillaire View Post

My Top Five Favorite Gemstones:

Diamonds
Pearls
Black Pearls
Coral
Rubies

MY Five Top Gemstones

Jadite Jade
Aqua
Tourmaline
Black Opal
Citrine
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post #372 of 2760
4/29/12 at 7:57pm
My Five Top cabochon gems:

Star Ruby
Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye
Jadeite Jade
Star Sapphire
Lightning Ridge Solid Black Opal
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post #373 of 2760
4/30/12 at 3:33am
Top 5 Gangsters

Al Capone 1899 - 1947.
Bugsy Siegel 1906 - 1947.
Frank Costello 1891 - 1973.
Carlo Gambino 1902 - 1976.
John Gotti 1940 - 2002.
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post #374 of 2760
4/30/12 at 4:19am
My 5 Top High School Teachers:

Miss Cooper
Miss Leonardo
Mrs. Bulcavage
Mr. Szablewicz
Mr. Berte
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post #375 of 2760
5/1/12 at 3:27am
Top 5 Exotic Sports Cars.

Audi R8 Spyder
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster
Porsche911 Turbo
Bentley Continental GTC
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4
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post #376 of 2760
5/1/12 at 6:13am
Top Five Talk Show Hosts

Charlie Rose
Larry King
Jack Paar
Oprah Winfrey
Phil Donahue
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post #377 of 2760
5/1/12 at 6:32am
Top Five talk show hosts:

George Stroumboulopoulos
Jimmy Fallon
David Letterman
Dave Rutherford
Ah, Oprah Winfrey, I admire her.
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post #378 of 2760
5/1/12 at 7:13am
Top 5 Specialty Food Stores

Trader Joes
Whole Foods
Zabars
Balducci
Fauchon
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post #379 of 2760
5/1/12 at 10:55am
My top 5 iPhone apps:
5. Flashlight (surprising how much use this gets)
4. Gas Buddy (Obvious reasons)
3. Ebay (easier to use that the desktop site, especially combined with the camera for easy posting)
2. TrackThis (nothing like up-to-date packing tracking covering all carriers to keep track of all my incoming fragrances
1. Astrid (my life would be a mess without it's reminders)

Pandora was going to be on the list, but it's almost unusable due to how frequent the ads are.
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post #380 of 2760
5/1/12 at 12:38pm
My Top 5 States:

New York
California
Florida
Massachusetts
Hawaii
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post #381 of 2760
5/1/12 at 1:29pm
Top 5 things that make me feel squimish:

when my hands are really dry
coworkers trimming their nails at their desk
condiments
wet paper
nylon coat fabric
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post #382 of 2760
5/1/12 at 2:42pm
My Five Top Places for purchasing large gem parcels:

Sri Lanka
Thailand
Brazil
Vietnam
Tanzania/Kenya
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post #383 of 2760
5/1/12 at 2:53pm
Thread Starter 
Top 5 clips of Shakespeare on the www:

1. Patrick Stewart as Macbeth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZnaX...eature=related

2. Paul Scofield as King Lear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ajDJ...eature=related

3. Ian Mckellen as Richard III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsGGj...eature=related

4. Kenneth Branagh as Henry V: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-yZNMWFqvM

5. David Suchet as Shylock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWLBwkj07OY

And as a bonus, Lawrence Olivier in all of the above. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKx3nfS9HWI
That's Part 1, you'll have to see the entire interview and search for Lear on the net; it's also there.

Cheers,

Mario
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post #384 of 2760
5/1/12 at 3:01pm
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Originally Posted by BurgundyMarsh View Post

MY Five Top Gemstones

Jadite Jade
Aqua
Tourmaline
Black Opal
Citrine

MY favorite gemstones (irresistible category!)
Labradorite
Kyanite
Moonstone
Sunstone
Coral
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post #385 of 2760
5/1/12 at 3:29pm
My Five Top Types of Rolls:

Kaiser
Pretzel
Sesame
Finger
Hoagie
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post #386 of 2760
5/1/12 at 3:37pm
My favorite vintage/antique African trade beads:
Gooseberry
Vaseline
Russian Blues
Kakamba
Cornaline dAleppo
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post #387 of 2760
5/1/12 at 4:12pm
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Originally Posted by C Rose View Post

MY favorite gemstones (irresistible category!)
Labradorite
Kyanite
Moonstone
Sunstone
Coral

Yes! It's irresistible to me as well ... MY top five gemstones:

Sapphire
Diamond
Blue Diamond
Tourmaline
Iolite

Honorable mention: Ruby and Amethyst, my sons' birthstones
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post #388 of 2760
5/1/12 at 4:13pm
Top 5 Bond Films

From Russia With Love
Goldfinger
Dr No
The Spy Who Loved Me
Live and Let Die
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post #389 of 2760
5/1/12 at 4:21pm
My Five Top Diamond Colors:

Pink
White
Orange
Blue (non-radiated)
Green
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post #390 of 2760
5/1/12 at 4:43pm
My top five Depression Glass patterns:

Royal Lace in cobalt
Iris and Herringbone in iridescent
Parrot (sometimes called Sylvan) in amber or green
Cherry Blossom in pink
any thing in cobalt blue!

Honorable mention goes to Blue Bubble, which technically isn't depression glass, but loved by me all the same.
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post #391 of 2760
5/1/12 at 5:01pm
Staying with the gemstone theme - My 5 Top cuts":

Cushion
Portuguese Round
Princess
Oval
Step
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post #392 of 2760
5/1/12 at 5:05pm
Top Five Severe Weather Advisories

1. Tornado Warning
2. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
3. Blizzard Warning
4. Tsunami Warning
5. Tornado Watch

Honorable mention: Severe Thunderstorm Watch

I love watching severe weather warnings on TV. I don't want anyone to get hurt, etc., but the TV coverage is undeniably exciting. It counts only if the storms are headed in your direction. There is nothing more thrilling on TV. The new "Tor-Con" ratings are pretty fun, but not quite as thrilling and vaguely threatening as a watch, unless the weather guys are freaking out and getting all excited over "Tor-Con 9," one of the higher-rated, more immediate threats. It gets pretty fun after that.
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post #393 of 2760
5/1/12 at 6:36pm
My Top 5 African Game Parks I've visited

Kruger
Tsavo
Serengeti
Savuti/Okavango Delta
Masai Mara
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post #394 of 2760
5/1/12 at 7:15pm
top 5 diamond cuts

asscher
round
radiant
cushion
princess
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post #395 of 2760
5/1/12 at 7:21pm
My 5 Top Places for "Female Gazing"

Argentina
Brazil
Italy
Sweden
Spain
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post #396 of 2760
5/1/12 at 7:39pm
Top 5 reasons NYC subway is delayed

train going out of service
police investigation/incident on the platform
disabled train
flooding at a station
ill or injured passenger
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post #397 of 2760
5/1/12 at 7:52pm
Top Five Broadway Theaters

Winter Garden
Palace
Minskoff
Majestic
Marquis
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post #398 of 2760
5/1/12 at 10:55pm
Top Five Cities That Have the Most Attractive Populace:

Austin, Texas
Toronto, Ontario
Milan, Italy
Los Angeles, California
San Francisco, California
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post #399 of 2760
5/1/12 at 10:58pm
My top 5 picturesque German cities:

Bamberg
Limburg
Heidelberg
Rothenburg
Meissen
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post #400 of 2760
5/1/12 at 11:26pm
My Top 5 Picturesque German Cities:

Bamberg (Totally, agree, hednic.)
Passau
Rotenburg
Heidelberg
Regensburg

It made me cry thinking of these cities. I wish I could take my son to those places.
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post #401 of 2760
5/1/12 at 11:32pm
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Originally Posted by Hillaire View Post

Top Five Cities That Have the Most Attractive Populace:

Austin, Texas
Toronto, Ontario
Milan, Italy
Los Angeles, California
San Francisco, California

I'm challenging this list...

Definitely - 1. Havana
2. Rome
3. Paris
4. Miami
Maybe - 5. Munich
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post #402 of 2760
5/2/12 at 12:00am
My all-time Top 5 stadiums to watch a ball game

Old Yankee stadium
New Yankee stadium
Fenway park
Wrigley Field
Candlestick Park
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post #403 of 2760
5/2/12 at 3:28am
Top 5 Most Expensive Watches.

The 201-carat Chopard - $25 million
Patek Philippe Supercomplication - $11 million
Patek Philippe Calibre 89 - $6 million.
Louis Moinet Meteoris - $4.6 million.
Piaget Emperador Temple - $3.3 million.
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post #404 of 2760
5/2/12 at 6:47am
My Top 5 Existentialist Thinkers

Miguel de Unamuno
José Ortega y Gasset
Jean-Paul Sartre
Albert Camus
Juozas Girnius
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post #405 of 2760
5/2/12 at 8:30am
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

My Top 5 Existentialist Thinkers

Miguel de Unamuno
José Ortega y Gasset
Jean-Paul Sartre
Albert Camus
Juozas Girnius

great list , my friend!!
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post #406 of 2760
5/2/12 at 8:47am
top 5 obscure places

Hashima island (japan)
The door to Hell (Uzbekistan)
Oradour sur glane (France)
Craco (Italy)
Prypiat (Ukraine)
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post #407 of 2760
5/2/12 at 9:05am
Top 5 enigmatic places

Machu Pichu (Peru)
Angkor Wat temple (Cambodia)
Easter Island (Chile)
Socotra Island (Yemen)
Little Diomede island (USA)
Watch this !! http://www.bssd.org/standing_place_hires_out.swf
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post #408 of 2760
5/2/12 at 10:35am
Top 5 places I would not feel comfortable traveling to at the moment:

Somalia
Mauritania
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Nigeria
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post #409 of 2760
5/2/12 at 11:13am
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Originally Posted by blackened View Post

top 5 obscure places

Hashima island (japan)
The door to Hell (Uzbekistan)
Oradour sur glane (France)
Craco (Italy)
Prypiat (Ukraine)

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Originally Posted by blackened View Post

Top 5 enigmatic places

Machu Pichu (Peru)
Angkor Wat temple (Cambodia)
Easter Island (Chile)
Socotra Island (Yemen)
Little Diomede island (USA)
Watch this !! http://www.bssd.org/standing_place_hires_out.swf

Good to see you posting.
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post #410 of 2760
5/2/12 at 11:19am
Top 5 things that are important for me in life:

Family
Health
Freedom
Love
Respect
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post #411 of 2760
5/2/12 at 11:43am
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Originally Posted by hedonist222 View Post

Good to see you posting.

thanks, sadiki, you know is mutual!
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post #412 of 2760
5/2/12 at 1:21pm
My top 5 WWF wrestlers:

Bruno Samartino
Buddy Rodgers
Fred Blassie
Johnny Valentine
Verne Gagne
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post #413 of 2760
5/3/12 at 3:44am
Top 5 Horror Films

Exorcist
Evil Dead
Nightmare On Elm Street (Original)
Halloween
Friday The 13th
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post #414 of 2760
5/3/12 at 4:00am
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Originally Posted by Jack Hunter View Post

Top 5 Horror Films

Exorcist
Evil Dead
Nightmare On Elm Street (Original)
Halloween
Friday The 13th

I'll add The Shining to this list
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post #415 of 2760
5/3/12 at 4:08am
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Originally Posted by hobbes22 View Post

I'll add The Shining to this list

Oh yes, most definitely!
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post #416 of 2760
5/3/12 at 8:02am
My Top 5 Italian Cities

Taormina
Siena
Rome
Sorrento
Venice
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post #417 of 2760
5/3/12 at 8:14am
top five bizarre movies

nothing
air doll
eraserhead
cube
freak parade
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post #418 of 2760
5/3/12 at 8:20am
My top 5 painter films

Girl with a Pearl Earring
El sol del membrillo.
Vincent & Theo
Frida
Pollock
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post #419 of 2760
5/3/12 at 8:30am
My 5 Top Museums

Hermitage
Smithsonian (Collection of buildings)
Louvre
Guggenheim
El Prado
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post #420 of 2760
5/4/12 at 3:48am
Top 5 Bond Girls.

Honey Rider - Dr No
Pussy Galore - Goldfinger
Mary Goodnight - The Man With The Golden Gun.
Anya Amasova - The Spy Who Loved Me
Wai Lin - Tomorrow Never Dies
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