this or that

[Mike Bulgakov]

Double entendres

Déjà vu or Déjà vu?

 

[stringertom]

Double entendres

Déjà vu or Déjà vu?

All over again!

It’s not over until it’s over

or

I usually take a 2-hour nap from 1 to 4.

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

It's not over until it's over.

Isner vs. Mahut or fifth set tiebreaker?

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Fifth set tiebreaker

A fifth of Bush

or a nice set?

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Gawd, you guys! Hahaha! *Shakes head*

Nice set then, wouldn't mind having one myself!

Mint Julep

or

Brandy Alexander

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Brandy Alexander

Alexander Pushkin or Alexander Zverev?

 

[stringertom]

Brandy Alexander

Alexander Pushkin or Alexander Zverev?

I’m not usually into pushers but Pushkin FTW!

Lighthouse of Alexandria

or

Colossus of Rhodes

???

 

[Vcore89]

Brandy Alexander

Alexander Pushkin or Alexander Zverev?

No love for them cognacs, those are exactly the default [plus a couple more] set that abound at the office pantry and I'm never tempted to have a sip save one Martell Cordon Bleu which I tried exactly once; okay twice, full stop. The Macs though are almost exclusively left in my domain and the Blue Labels.
Pushkin for now but it'll shift to A. Zverev when he hits double digits in grand slam haul, zero . . .

I’m not usually into pushers but Pushkin FTW!

Lighthouse of Alexandria

or

Colossus of Rhodes
???

Colossus

For enduring love of King Nebuchadnezzar II [Hanging Gardens of Babylon]

or

From the tomb of Mausolus that the English word `mausoleum’ is derived. [Lion from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus]?

 

[stringertom]

Hanging Gardens FTW

Better Bob Rafelson film set in gambling meccas:

The King Of Marvin Gardens (Atlantic City) with Jack Nicholson/Bruce Dern

or

Leaving Las Vegas (Lost Wages with Nicholas Cage/Elisabeth Shue)

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Note to @Vcore89: I personally wouldn't use top shelf cognacs for a Brandy Alexander; it would be like using a quality single malt Scotch for a whisky and coke.

The King of Marvin Gardens

Chinatown
(I almost knocked over Bob Hope coming out of a bathroom at a Sherman Oaks theater showing the sequel, The Two Jakes)

or One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

One Flew Over

Jack Nicholson in The Shining

or

Easy Rider

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Very close.

Great,

but I'll have to go with Easy Rider.

Ride a motorcycle

or ride a bicycle?

 

[stringertom]

Get on your bicycle and ride!


Bigger upset for first slam title:

Sharapova over Serena Wimby’04

or

Ōsaka over I Have A Dotter USO’18

???

 

[Vcore89]

>> I want to ride my bicycle [that's why I'm maintaining my riding weight of 11 stones @1.81 m] <<

> Naomi over I Have A Dotter USO '18 <

Which is more menacing?

Accusatory & demand for an apology and derogatory finger-pointing ''Liar & Thief''

or

[look at the way she held her racquet and where it's pointed at] threatening ''If I could, I would take this ******* ball and shove it down your ******* throat,''

 

[onehandbh]

>> I want to ride my bicycle [that's why I'm maintaining my riding weight of 11 stones @1.81 m] <<

> Naomi over I Have A Dotter USO '18 <

Which is more menacing?

Accusatory & demand for an apology and derogatory finger-pointing ''Liar & Thief''

or

[look at the way she held her racquet and where it's pointed at] threatening ''If I could, I would take this ******* ball and shove it down your ******* throat,''

Neither.
Dennis Shapovalov winding up to hit a groundstroke at the chair umpire is more menacing. He actually DELIvered a blow.

Which is tastier?
Delhi sandwich
or
Deli sandwich ?

 

[stringertom]

NY Deli sandwich FTW!

Rye

or

Pumpernickel

???

 

[Vcore89]

As Boney would say it, pain pour Nicole.

Baguette

or

Ciabatta?

 

[stringertom]

Une baguette, SVP!

Better errand for 9-year-old stringytom in the Loire River burg of Beaugency:

Morning run to the boulangerie for deux baguettes so that mama stringytom got one entire baguette delivered

or

Evening run returning the dead soldier bottle of vin rouge for a full bottle for papa stringytom (no sampling on the way home)

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Baguette and stringytom should have added brie!

Brie or sharp cheddar?

 

[stringertom]

Brie FTW!

Brie Bella (wrestler)

or

Brie Larson (actress)

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Larson

Magnus Larsson

or Johanna Larsson?

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Magnus

Stupendous

or

Spectacular

 

[stringertom]

spectacular srshs FTW every time!

More probable success:

Feats on the tennis tour (top 100 in 2019)

or

Feats on the AYCE buffet circuit (total bankruptcy of the industry)

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

AYCE buffet circuit

Better competition for the Mira Mesa Maestro:

Joey Chestnut or Takeru Kobeyashi?

 

[stringertom]

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire FTW!

Favorite Night Court recurring guest:

Mel Tormé

or

John Astin

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Mel

Melting ice in the Stockholm winter,

or hot sun in the Melbourne summer?

 

[stringertom]

Hot fun in the summertime!

Sly & The Family Stone

or

George Clinton’s P-Funk

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Sly & the Family Stone

"Summertime" -- Janis Joplin

"Summer's Almost Gone" -- The Doors

or "Sunshine of Your Love" -- Jimi Hendrix?

 

[stringertom]

JJ The Pearl FTW but a close second would be Cream’s Sunshine Of Your Love.

Bigger loss of 1970:

Hendrix

or

Joplin

???

(at least I got to see Jimi that year; JJ died just weeks before she was to perform at FSU. She was replaced by Ike & Tina Turner, who did a great show!)

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Love both, but I'll go with Hendrix.

"The Wind Cries Mary"

"Voodoo Child"

"Foxy Lady"

or other?

 

[stringertom]

Love both, but I'll go with Hendrix.

"The Wind Cries Mary"

"Voodoo Child"

"Foxy Lady"

or other?

Other...Little Wing

Seattle’s best

Jimi

or

Kurt

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Jimi barely edges Kurt.

Better mugshot:

Jimi Hendrix: arrested for unbelievable guitar skills,

Marloes Horst: arrested for being too hot,

Kurt Cobain: arrested for vandalism,

Stringertom: arrested for mocking the Mira Mesa Maestro,

Jim Morrison: arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct,

Johnny Depp: arrested for hotel altercation,

or Emma Stone: arrested for being in "La La Land"?

 

[stringertom]

^^^I’ve got that Hawaiian shirt/wild hair thing going on right now!

Nolte role:

Jack Cates in 48 Hours

Or

Jerry Baskin in Down And Out In Beverly Hills

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Baskin

Ice Cream:

Baskin Robbins

or Ben & Jerry's?

 

[stringertom]

B&J FTW

Chunky Monkey

or

Cherry Garcia

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Cherry Garcia

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

or strawberry fields forever?

 

[stringertom]

Cherry Garcia

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

or strawberry fields forever?

What? No Ingmar Bergman-Wild Strawberries reference? I am disappoint, Mike Scandikov!!!

SFF FTW!

Better The Psychedelic 4 era album:

Sgt. Pepper’s

or

Magical Mystery Tour

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Sgt. Pepper's

A Day in the Life

or Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds?

Lucie in the sky with Bethanie

 

[stringertom]

Beijing Ballet FTW!

More colorful current pro player

BMS

or

Dreddy Brown

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

BMS

PMS or PWS (Perimeter Weighting System)?

 

[stringertom]

Eye awlweighs call “up” sew its “W” fore mee.

Yonex IPS (integrated power weight system) without the “ears”/Isometric head shape

or

Wilson PWS/traditional hoop shape

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

The answer is always Federer.

Sorry, Maria.

Switzerland or Russia?

 

[stringertom]

Let’s see:

Great fondue, cheese, Alpine vistas, watches, chocolate, bank accounts, GOAT tennis player

or

Babes like Kirilenko, Sharapova and Kournikova

???

Easy answer for lechertom: Russia With Love

Better Connery role with Russian connection:

Bond in From Russia With Love

or

Barley in The Russia House

???

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

From Russia With Love

From Russia with love:

Marat Safin

or Anna Kournikova?

 

[stringertom]

Safin & his srshsian harem FTW!

more interesting mini-harem:

Ashton Kutcher: Demi Moore and Mila Kunis

or

Tom Cruise: Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes

???

 

[Vcore89]

>> Kiki and Anna <<

> Tom [applies to both Mr. Cruise and Mr. Starr] and ''To All The Girls He Loved Before <

When I Need You - Julio Iglesias

or

Can't Help Falling in Love - Julio Iglesias

?

 

[stringertom]

Only fools rush in FTW, especially The King’s version

Elvis hit:

Jailhouse Rock

or

Love Me Tender

???

 

[Vcore89]

Love Me Tender

Any tender loving care for,

Big Ugly Import Car Killer

or

Fix Or Repair Daily?

 

[stringertom]

Eye lyke Fix It Again Tomorrow!

 

[Mike Bulgakov]

Ford, but don't "lose" it on Santa Monica Boulevard.

Japanese autos or German autos?