Personal Rushmores

[bapo!]

Not best ever, but personal best ever. If you disagree with any/most of these, I fall back on the Emily Dickinson line: 'The heart wants what it wants.' (I always thought that was a Jimmy Carter line until I looked it up. Same difference.)

Basketball
Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, LeBron James

Baseball
Ted Williams, Pedro Martinez, Ruben Sierra, Andrew McCutchen

Broadcasters
Howard Cosell, Dick Enberg, Keith Jackson, Marv Albert

Porn
Anna Pierceson, Amai Liu, Jodi Taylor, Claire Evans

Hockey
Ken Dryden, Sidney Crosby, Mario Lemieux, Connor McDavid

Swampers
Mister D, sancarlos, that one dude who posted for a while then disappeared around 2009 or so, AB

Tennis
Roger Federer, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Pete Sampras

Football
Barry Sanders, Troy Polamalu, Joe Klecko, Tom Brady

Actors
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Anna Pierceson, Al Pacino

Pro Wrestling
Jim Cornette, Chris Jericho, Bryan Danielson, Roddy Piper

Beer
Alpine Duet, Lagunitas Little Sumpin', Maine Lunch, North Coast Old Rasputin

Boxing
Joe Frazier, Floyd Patterson, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler

TikTok/YouTube/Instagram stars
[to be determined]

[rass]

ljam:
Mount Rushmore of Dudes Who Just Don't Look Right When They Don't Have Mustaches
Tom Selleck, Mike Schmidt, 3?, 4?

mister d:
Mt. Rushmore of "things female athletes have to deal with that a male athlete wouldn't".
analysis of body language after losing, 2?, 3?, 4?

brian (September 2016):
Mount Rushmore of yacht rock
Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, Rupert Holmes

brian (July 2017):
Mount Rushmore of yacht rock
Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, Boz Scaggs

Rex:
Mount Rushmore of curiosities from 1980's New York local news that faded into obscurity
Officer McDonald, Bernhard Goetz, Robert Chambers, Donald Trump

mister d:
Mt. Rushmore of "Wait, how do you like (names 5 bands) and not like (them)???"
Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, 3?, 4?

Pruitt:
Mount Rushmore of animated series
Spongebob Squarepants, (probably some Japanese farting cartoon with a Canadian writing room), 3?, 4?

TT:
mount rushmore of mediocrity
Houston MLS team, Houston WNBA team, Whatever fucking league the Houston Aeros won in hockey, Houston Astros

mister d:
grifter Mt. Rushmore
Jason Whitlock, 2?, 3?, 4?

Pruitt:
allegorical Reggae Mt. Rushmore
Lee "Scratch" Perry, 2?, 3?, 4?

brian:
Mount Rushmore of American comediennes
Mary Tyler Moore, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, 4?

mister d:
Mount Rushmore of American comediennes
Mary Tyler Moore, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Kathy Griffin

Pruitt:
Mount Rushmore of American comediennes
Mary Tyler Moore, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Tina Fey

Ryan:
Mount Rushmore of American comediennes
Rita Rudner, Paula Poundstone, Elayne Boozler, Judy Tenuta

BFJ:
Mount Rushmore of American comediennes
1?, 2?, 3?, 4? (definitely not Mary Tyler Moore)

EnochRoot:
Mt Rushmore of seminal Hollywood players
Mary Tyler Moore, 2?, 3?, 4?

[mister d]

mister d:
Mt. Rushmore of "Wait, how do you like (names 5 bands) and not like (them)???"
Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, 3?, 4?

+ Hold Steady for sure. I'll think about the 4th.

[Ryan]

This thread is so good that it's only 4 posts old and the fact that I can't stop singing "your own...personal...rushmores" is like the 8th best thing about it

[mister d]

Fuck ... I was positive I mentioned that my oldest being in the Junie B. Jones play at school made me sing it as "Your Own ... Personal ... Beeswax" in my head and was going to create a Rushmore of Depeche Mode Lyrical Brain Worms but now I can't. I can just post this useless comment instead.

[sancarlos]

Great thread. Love it when Bapo! shows up and shakes things up. (Heart you too, bud.)

[pruitt2]

Outstanding work on the list!

Pruitt:
Mount Rushmore of animated series
Spongebob Squarepants, (probably some Japanese farting cartoon with a Canadian writing room), 3?, 4?

Pruitt:
allegorical Reggae Mt. Rushmore
Lee "Scratch" Perry, 2?, 3?, 4?

Animated series - Spongebob, Simpsons, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Bob's Burgers

Reggae - Marley, Lee "Scratch" Perry, King Tubby, Dennis Brown

[bfj]

No love for Animaniacs?

[A_B]

Od Phineas and Ferb?

[Johnnie]

Not best ever, but personal best ever. If you disagree with any/most of these, I fall back on the Emily Dickinson line: 'The heart wants what it wants.' (I always thought that was a Jimmy Carter line until I looked it up. Same difference.)

Porn
Anna Pierceson, Amai Liu, Jodi Taylor, Claire Evans

I've heard of one of these girls (Jodi Taylor).

Mine: Remy LaCroix, Aidra Fox, Jynx Maze, Sasha Grey

But there are so many to choose from to narrow it down to just 4.

[Johnnie]

Military Branches

Air Force, Navy, Space Force, Marine Corps

[pruitt2]

Od Phineas and Ferb?

Just off the list. Along with Samurai Jack, Dexter's Lab, South Park

[bapo!]

I've heard of one of these girls (Jodi Taylor).

Well, I suggest that everybody Google those names right now, especially if you're at work or hanging out with family.

That's probably one of the most subjective lists here. There would probably be a lot more overlap for football, basketball, animated series, etc.

[Steve of phpBB]

Military Branches

Air Force, Navy, Space Force, Marine Corps

"What a great place ... it's a great place to start!"

[Johnny Carwash]

Swamp Smart-Asses
Ryan, mister d, Gunpowder, AB

[A_B]

Swamp Smart-Asses
Ryan, mister d, Gunpowder, AB

Well, that's just your wrong opinion.

[Johnnie]

Board Games

Terraforming Mars, Brass: Birmingham, Rococo, Mombasa

Basically the 4 games that I like the most that I won't turn down a play of.

[rass]

Fuck ... I was positive I mentioned that my oldest being in the Junie B. Jones play at school made me sing it as "Your Own ... Personal ... Beeswax" in my head and was going to create a Rushmore of Depeche Mode Lyrical Brain Worms but now I can't. I can just post this useless comment instead.

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