Author Topic: Award ideas for next Brokie gathering (Read 12085 times)

fernly · « **Reply #1 on:** June 22, 2006, 09:16:58 am »

Quote from: goadra on June 22, 2006, 05:15:51 am

In the BROKEBACK SF ADVENTURE thread, Meryl asked whether there would be an award for “Scrawniest Ass” at the next Brokie gathering.

That inspired me to come up with a few suggestions:

“Ennis Del Mar nostril-flaring”
“Jack Twist lip-licking”
3- and 10-meter sheep carry; 25-meter sheep drag
Food-flinging mule chase
Fewest drops of whiskey spilled during rodeo dance
Time travel--knocking an ignoramus into: tomorrow (bronze), three days from now (silver), next week (gold)
Turkey carving--electric vs. manual. Points given for posture, artistry, speed.

Any others...?

ROFLMAO

How about this one?

Retrieval of hat (red) without being run over by galloping horse - style points given for remembering to knock dust off and say "Ma'am"

ednbarby · « **Reply #2 on:** June 22, 2006, 09:32:18 am »

Red-neck ass-kicking
Against the wind cigarette lighting

serious crayons · « **Reply #3 on:** June 22, 2006, 10:20:25 am »

Harmonica playing
Can-opener wrangling

Car-door-handle polishing
Boot-in-fire endurance match

starboardlight · « **Reply #4 on:** June 22, 2006, 11:44:47 am »

Ha ha ha. great thread.

SFEnnisSF · « **Reply #5 on:** June 22, 2006, 11:48:53 pm »

alec716 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 23, 2006, 12:08:32 am »

Quote from: starboardlight on June 22, 2006, 11:44:47 am

Ha ha ha. great thread.

And speaking of great threads, how about an award for Couples' Spit-Stringing? just a thought.

fernly · « **Reply #7 on:** June 23, 2006, 09:47:49 am »

no-hands combine driving - going in circles a must
soup box packing - bonus points for speed, since judges prefer that contestants not stand around tyin' knots all day

EnnisLovesJack · « **Reply #8 on:** June 23, 2006, 12:59:16 pm »

Awesome thread!

How 'bout:
- Snow-dancing
- Fake hair styling (categories include Mustache, Sideburn, and Ladies' Wigs)
- Dance-floor hair tossing
- Cowboy way-laying (extra points if he's on his way to the men's room)
- Matin' call-ing

ednbarby · « **Reply #9 on:** June 23, 2006, 01:05:37 pm »

Blue streak talking (I'm afraid I'd be a prime contender for that one)
The One-Foot Boot Shuffle
Coffee can and bucket kicking - extra points for not tripping
Potato peeling - extra points for keeping eyes peeled on potato at all times, despite numerous distractions

chefjudy · « **Reply #10 on:** June 23, 2006, 02:01:16 pm »

How about:

The One-Hand Watch Catch bonus points for fidgeting with later

Falling into your equipment - Bonus points if done while singing

The One-Hand Keys Catch (must be smiling when attempting)

ednbarby · « **Reply #11 on:** July 03, 2006, 09:02:21 pm »

Quote from: goadra on July 03, 2006, 08:21:15 pm

I disagree. From what I saw in San Francisco, you wouldn’t make it past the prelims.

One more bump for new ideas...

You musta missed it when that Nervous Talking Thing of mine kicked in. Be glad. Be very, very glad.

Now, lemme see, here...

(Nearly) Naked Shirt Beating
Newspaper Folding While Under Duress
Precision Spitting

(OK, I'm really reaching, I know.)

Midnight24 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 03, 2006, 09:40:56 pm »

Hmm, nice idea guys. Another bump.

Sheyne · « **Reply #13 on:** July 04, 2006, 05:50:09 am »

And our esteemed Tremblay Honours Roll:

1. The "Jack Twist" Special-Achievment-In-Wresting-Personal-Information-From-Reticent-Companion Award.
2. The Ennis Del Mar Challenge: "Just how long can you keep your spouse hanging around whilst subjecting them to indifference, apathy and outright neglect? Suitable candidates must provide proof of union. Children are sufficient."
3. The Lureen Newsome Twist Award for Superior Use of the Powers of Denial
4. The Bobby Twist Geography and Culture Clash Achievement: "can you pull off an accent that suggests you belong in a different time and place to your clothing and parents?"

saucycobblers · « **Reply #14 on:** July 04, 2006, 08:45:22 am »

Cliff-dive flailing - points given for height of splash and volume of scream upon entry.

The Lureen Newsome award for fastest bra removal.

The Pa Newsome TV ball game relay: in teams contestants must run to the TV to switch it on / off (as appropriate) as many times as possible in the time it takes the ball game players to make 3 pitches. Before the next team player can make their run the passing player must yell "Sit down you old sonofabitch!".

Front-Ranger · « **Reply #15 on:** March 30, 2007, 04:15:59 pm »

Hey, we need to look at these ideas again in light of our upcoming get-together at Estes Park, Colorado! Another idea that I didn't have so can't take credit is a dialogue recitation. Let's see how far we can get through the movie just saying the lines from memory! We could do this while hiking!!

Brown Eyes · « **Reply #16 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:21:03 pm »

Geez! Great old thread.

I have an idea for a cooking competition (besides perhaps a cherry cake bake-off). How about a soup and/ or cereal-porridge making competition? The award would go to whomever created a concoction that most closely visually approximates *whatever* is in Bobby Twist's bowl at Thanksgiving.

SFEnnisSF · « **Reply #17 on:** March 31, 2007, 01:13:59 am »

I love the way the Marlboro ads behind home plate have been replaced with ads for Viagra.

serious crayons · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2007, 04:06:47 pm »

Quote from: atz75 on March 30, 2007, 10:21:03 pm

How about a soup and/ or cereal-porridge making competition? The award would go to whomever created a concoction that most closely visually approximates *whatever* is in Bobby Twist's bowl at Thanksgiving.

Mmm-mmm!!

First prize: a bowl of the substance. Second prize: two bowls of it.

MaineWriter · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2007, 09:23:13 pm »

Quote from: atz75 on March 30, 2007, 10:21:03 pm

Geez! Great old thread.

I have an idea for a cooking competition (besides perhaps a cherry cake bake-off). How about a soup and/ or cereal-porridge making competition? The award would go to whomever created a concoction that most closely visually approximates *whatever* is in Bobby Twist's bowl at Thanksgiving.

cheesy potato soup

that's what i think it is. I even posted a recipe. Pierre Tremblay says it is some sort of fruit salad.

L

Brown Eyes · « **Reply #20 on:** March 31, 2007, 09:52:46 pm »

Quote from: latjoreme on March 31, 2007, 04:06:47 pm

Mmm-mmm!! First prize: a bowl of the substance. Second prize: two bowls of it.

Quote from: MaineWriter on March 31, 2007, 09:23:13 pm

cheesy potato soup

that's what i think it is. I even posted a recipe. Pierre Tremblay says it is some sort of fruit salad.

L

I'm happy to see that my cooking contest idea has generated an interesting response! So, maybe at the end of the competition the losers would have to eat the winner's "concoction"! lol.

My favorite thing about the food in Bobby's bowl is that it could be open to a *huge* range of interpretation and different types of food. I think cheesy potato soup sounds very plausible. So does clam chowder. But, then, also oatmeal or (as you say) some kind of ambrosia-esque fruit salad is possible too.

I think the only winning critieria should be visual.

LauraGigs · « **Reply #21 on:** March 31, 2007, 10:31:16 pm »

This is an awesome thread! More ideas:

Leaning Against a Pickup Provacatively. Chasing Pack Mules (extra points for creative profanity). The Jack Rodeo Dance. The Cassie Hair Swing. Chilean Sheep-Dragging.

LaShawn Line Reading (Without stumbling. Extra credit if in one breath.)
"It's a good thing that you and Lu happened along when you did, or else we'd still be stuck on the side of the road in that dern pickup. I told Randall we oughta take the car, 'course he don't ever listen to me. He wouldn't listen to me if he was goin' deaf tomorrow. I told him it takes more than chewing gum and baling wire to fix that pickup. Well, he's never been very mechanical though."
or:
"When I was right out of SMU I coulda had my pick of pretty much any job in North Dallas, so my pick was Neiman Marcus which was a disaster because, honey, where clothes is concerned, I got no resistance, I was spending more than I made, more than Randall ever will make. We come out here thinking ranching was still big hats and Marlboros, boy, were we behind the times!"
or:
"…and then I pledged Tri Delt at SMU and I sure never thought I'd end up in a pokey little place like Childress, but then I met old Randall here at an Aggie game, and he was an animal husbandry major. So we been here a month, he got the foreman job over at Roy Taylor's ranch. Like it or not, here I am!"

Ellemeno · « **Reply #22 on:** April 01, 2007, 12:13:00 am »

Canned peaches mixed into light vanilla yogurt. I love the idea of this, but I wonder if it would be practical at the BBQ, since many of us will be coming long distances. Maybe this one event of the competition could be played at home, with photos of "the substance" uploaded to BetterMost for judging. Extra points could be awarded for set decoration, (purple chairs, for example).

serious crayons · « **Reply #23 on:** April 01, 2007, 01:07:22 am »

Of all the movie's many mysteries and unanswered questions, this is the biggest. Why would a kid be eating anything like that whatseover, just as Thanksgiving dinner is being served? Especially because the conversation later turns on the issue of how important it is for him to eat the dinner his mother spent three hours making?

Or maybe she spent three hours on the ambrosia, and the normal eight to nine hours on the turkey and side dishes?

Brown Eyes · « **Reply #24 on:** April 01, 2007, 01:28:55 am »

Quote from: LauraGigs on March 31, 2007, 10:31:16 pm

The Cassie Hair Swing.

I quite enjoy this one!

This makes me think that at "top Lureen's pick-up line" contest might be fun. I think many of us acknowledge that the "mating call" pick up line was a stroke of genius on Lureen's part... it would be fun to hear what BetterMostians might come up with as pick-up lines off the tops of their heads.

Ellemeno · « **Reply #25 on:** April 01, 2007, 02:07:53 am »

Quote from: latjoreme on April 01, 2007, 01:07:22 am

Of all the movie's many mysteries and unanswered questions, this is the biggest. Why would a kid be eating anything like that whatseover, just as Thanksgiving dinner is being served? Especially because the conversation later turns on the issue of how important it is for him to eat the dinner his mother spent three hours making?

Or maybe she spent three hours on the ambrosia, and the normal eight to nine hours on the turkey and side dishes?

Once again, you and I see eye to eye, latjoreme. I was the one who chose that as my number one question for Pierre Tremblay. (Though I must say I'm VERY glad others had more profound questions for him.)

Penthesilea · « **Reply #26 on:** April 01, 2007, 02:18:38 pm »

Quote from: Guinea-Effen-Pig on April 01, 2007, 12:13:00 am

"the substance"

I love the way it is called "the substance" Maybe we should write it in capital letters, like The Shirts

Big secret: to me it looks very familiar. Strange only because of the occasion. It looks like yogurt or curd with canned fruit (especially peeches) in it. Very commmon for breakfast, but for Thanksgiving dinner?

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From Katherine:
Of all the movie's many mysteries and unanswered questions, this is the biggest. Why would a kid be eating anything like that whatseover, just as Thanksgiving dinner is being served? Especially because the conversation later turns on the issue of how important it is for him to eat the dinner his mother spent three hours making?

Or maybe she spent three hours on the ambrosia, and the normal eight to nine hours on the turkey and side dishes?

Loved how you phrased this and I absolutely agree with you. What in hell did Ang Lee think when he filmed this scene? A few days ago I saw an interview with Heath (on the German DVD; it has 84 minutes of extras, compared to +/- 40 minutes on the English one), where he talked about Ang's microsopic attention to even the tiniest detail.
Where was Ang's attention regarding Bobby's food bowl? Or was it some misunderstood kind of comic relief?

LauraGigs · « **Reply #27 on:** April 01, 2007, 02:58:42 pm »

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Where was Ang's attention regarding Bobby's food bowl? Or was it some misunderstood kind of comic relief?

Great question!

I remember as a kid getting so frustrated at meals that were served with such ceremony and fuss that you sat in your dang chair for what seemed like an eternity before getting to eat. (Even without a stud-duck fight, LOL)

So maybe Bobby got a little appetizer to appease him through the waiting period. (As a Southerner, my guess is that it is ambrosia, or some variation thereof)

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(on the German DVD; it has 84 minutes of extras, compared to +/- 40 minutes on the English one)

$:-\$

MaineWriter · « **Reply #28 on:** April 01, 2007, 05:10:14 pm »

Quote from: January on April 01, 2007, 02:18:38 pm

Where was Ang's attention regarding Bobby's food bowl? Or was it some misunderstood kind of comic relief?

More importantly, where was Ang's attention regarding Bobby's accent? I remember someone posting (I think it might have been Flashframe)....how do you mate a cowboy from Wyoming with a barrel riding gal from Texas and end up with a kid who sounds like he is from Scranton, Pennsylvania? I still laugh and laugh at that line...

L

southendmd · « **Reply #29 on:** April 02, 2007, 03:28:23 pm »

Here's the quotation from Pierre's interview:

QUESTION #9

What the hell was Bobby eating?

PIERRE'S RESPONSE:

I heard this might be the most hotly discussed question on the board so I'll be careful to be clear...

Bobby was eating cereal with pieces of fruit in it. I think it was peach but I'm not one hundred percent sure on the fruit.

Maybe Bobby slept late, and was just finishing his breakfast.

Meryl · « **Reply #30 on:** April 02, 2007, 05:00:06 pm »

Quote from: MaineWriter on April 01, 2007, 05:10:14 pm

More importantly, where was Ang's attention regarding Bobby's accent? I remember someone posting (I think it might have been Flashframe)....how do you mate a cowboy from Wyoming with a barrel riding gal from Texas and end up with a kid who sounds like he is from Scranton, Pennsylvania? I still laugh and laugh at that line...

As I've expounded before, my erudite theory on this casting is that since Jake played Billy Crystal's son in "City Slickers," they cast a kid that looked and sounded like he could be Billy Crystal's grandson as Bobby. Only an elite group made up of cinephiles, subtle Asian directors and Brokaholics has grasped this.

LauraGigs · « **Reply #31 on:** April 02, 2007, 05:22:37 pm »

LMAO, Meryl!

(there had to be some explanation . . . )

MaineWriter · « **Reply #32 on:** April 02, 2007, 05:31:59 pm »

Oh yes, Meryl, that's great. Thank you.

Leslie

Ellemeno · « **Reply #33 on:** April 02, 2007, 06:56:30 pm »

Yer a reel [sic] thinker there, Miz Merly.

Meryl · « **Reply #34 on:** April 02, 2007, 07:14:31 pm »

Quote from: Ellemeno on April 02, 2007, 06:56:30 pm

Yer a reel [sic] thinker there, Miz Merly.

Hey, who ya callin' a sic thinker?

forsythia12 · « **Reply #35 on:** March 07, 2008, 04:28:00 am »

here's a few i came up with. (great thread by the way!)

-best foot rub...dummy
-fastest at tying a note on fishing line
-pickin' up a baby while wiping a toddler's nose at the same time (extra points if kids are screaming)
-who can hold their boot in the fire the longest
- the fastest american/chillean sheep untangle
-most powdered nose
-'devil's right hand' dance-a-thon
-cherry cake bake-off
-most thoroughest bath from a bucket
-biggest balled cyote shoot
-staying on a horse with the lowest startle point

Penthesilea · « **Reply #36 on:** March 07, 2008, 05:42:24 am »

Oh wow, that's a really old but fun thread. I reread it and can't understand why nobody thought of

The Ennis Del Mar patented Shirt-Tucking

And of course: wringing it out a hundred times (Ennis's shirt of course! keep your mind out of the gutter

)

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Author Topic: Award ideas for next Brokie gathering (Read 12085 times)