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Date of Origin | Horses were probably first domesticated between 4,500 and 2,500 BC. | Fugazi's lineup solidified in late 1987. | |
Place of Origin | Earth | Washington DC, Earth | |
Evolution | DNA evidence shows modern horses are descended from not one but several wild populations. | After Minor Threat broke up, Ian MacKaye played in several groups before starting a new band with Colin Sears and Joe Lally. Sears was soon replaced by Brendan Canty. Guy Picciotto, who had been in Rites of Spring with Canty, joined as a second vocalist after his band, Happy Go Licky broke up. Picciotto began playing second guitar before their first album, Repeater was recorded in 1989. | |
Selected Discography | Despite thousands of albums with 'horse' in the title or band name, no horses have ever recorded any music on their own. | EPs 7 Songs (1988) Margin Walker (1989) LPs 13 Songs (complilation of the two EPs above) (1989) Repeater (1990) Steady Diet of Nothing (1991) In on the Kill Taker (1993) Red Medicine (1995) End Hits (1998) Instrument Soundtrack (1999) The Argument (2001) | |
Propensity for violence | Stallions will often challenge and fight other stallions, often if a mare is present. | Fugazi discourages violence and violent dancing at their shows. | |
Quantity | Experts estimate that there are more than 75,000,000 horses in existence. | There is only one Fugazi. | |
Strength | Horses are very strong. I personally estimate their strength to be roughly 1 hp (horsepower) or 33,000 ft·lbf/min. | Trouser Press describes Fugazi as "a knuckle sandwich made with nine-grain bread, building strong minds and bodies with rattling guitar power." | |
Height | Measured in hands: This horse is 15 hands high! | Measured in inches: This Fugazi record is a 12"! | |
Live Performance | Horses star in horse racing, dressage, eventing, show jumping, and rodeo as well as films and tv shows. Their performances range from utilitarian to beautifully graceful to exhilarating. | Fugazi concerts are exciting, engaging and memorable. | |
Merchandise | Many products are derived (extorted) from horses, including meat, milk, hide, hair, bone, and pharmaceuticals extracted from the urine of pregnant mares. | "Merchandise keeps us in line Common sense says it's by design What could a businessman ever want more than to have us sucking in his store" | |
Speed | The average horse gallop is 25 to 30 miles (40 to 48 km) per hour. | Some Fugazi songs exceed 200 beats per minute, although their average song tempo is much slower. | |
Food | Horses are herbivores. | Fugazi's members are all reportedly vegan/vegetarian. | |
Water | You can theoretically lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. | "One drink of water and I'm drowning" | |
Meaning of Name | I'm pretty sure it stands for 'Hold On, Ride Solid, Equus', although I may have just made this up. | From Mark Baker's Nam, a compilation of stories of Vietnam War veterans, where it used as a backronym for 'Fucked Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In'. | |
Current Status | Horses are currently everywhere, eating. | Fugazi is currently on an indefinite hiatus. | |
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It looks like the first Tranquil Mammoth Challenge of 2009 has resulted in a tie, and I'm not surprised. Both Horses and Fugazi have proven themselves to be truly great. Send me some suggestions for the next Tranquil Mammoth Challenge of 2009.
35 comments:
I say pit Prince against elephants. Yeah, that sounds good.
flying dragons vs. overweight babies
You must be thrilled about the attempts to clone a wooly mammoth that they found....somewhere.
Koalas v.s. Clint Eastwood.
Hunter Revenge vs. mammoths
This is pretty amazing. Only you Hunter, only you ;)
LOL Hunter that was very original and educational.
Ok that was hella legit.
I suggest the Despair Faction vs the Others from LOST.
hmmm..that could be interesting.
or Hilary Clinton vs Tom from Myspace??
Or maybe my favorite animal (polar bears) vs your favorite animal (mammoths) ...though i think polar bears are the clear winners on that one...obviously... :0
I say Femputer (from the Futurama episode "Amazon Women in the Mood", voiced by Bea Arthur) versus Rosie from The Jetsons.
Or
Marill (Pokemon #183) versus Meryl Streep
Orrrr
Paolo Nutini versus Barilla Piccolini
That had me on the edge of my seat.
I really thought horses would take the win!
I'd pit The Fonz against James Dean, as I often have. Via Google Battle.
First Jade declaring it Jawbreaker Day, now this? I love you guys.
My Mums pony bit one of her fingers today while she was worming it. Needed stitches. The finger should survive.
Knives v's Spoons
I challenge you to make a rap somehow including candy canes, trees and the backstreet boys.
marilyn manson vs puppies!
i used to go horseriding when i was younger :)
so i likes horses too!
Ireland used to have mammoths! there's a fun fact for you!
we also once had hyenas believe it or not! no joke! :)
bush vs dogs!
I never read that much about horses. I didn't know Fugazi before this, either.
How about
Red trousers - The Subways?
Despite your challenge, I still prefer Fugazi to horses.
Frisbees vs. Bikini Kill
or
Cats vs. AFI (that would be a close one, I think)
I've got a great one!
The Hunter, versus, the "Stay Fresh" Eliot.
Well, me being such a big fan of horses, I say that horses can kick anyone's butt any day. But I am glad this challenge resulted in a tie.
Maybe you could do The Beatles vs. The Grand Canyon? Or some other combination involving the Beatles or the Grand Canyon? I don't know.
I suggest Chuck Norris v.s squids
MADE OF WIN.
I think Tegan vs Sara maybe?
Your blogs never cease to make me laugh. If I had a decent idea for another challenge, I'd add it here, but unfortunately I don't. Oh well. Having some idea of what would be coming would spoil the surprise anyway.
Bea Arthur vs. Honeybees
Jackie Chan vs. Jet Lee
Sprite vs. 7up
Coke vs. Pepsi
Paris Hilton vs. Perez Hilton
Thursday (the band) vs. Thursday (the day)
Yeah. That's all I got. And my word verification is rorephol. Is that seriously a word? I'm going to go find out, and if it isn't, the word verifimicalmation machine can't spell.
Sebastian Bach (Skid Row, not the original) vs. a hamburger
Look at 'point' in the header row.
Next battle should be Asking For It vs A Fire Inside.
it took me a really long time to figure out what that black bowtie was for...wow, i am out of it.
TEGAN VS HUNTER.
I still want to know what's happening with that.
Yes, I am aware that isn't the actual name of the project. Update pleaseeeee?
next battle should be
Hunter with Hair vs. Hunter without Hair
tigers vs tiger army
You are awesome. I don't know how many times I've said that.
Tofu vs Pasta.
In light of his recent Newbery medal:
Neil Gaiman vs. Morpheus
Chuck Norris vs. kittens, Jesus vs. Japan, Socks vs. e-mail, Anacondas vs. purple, any combination of those, etc. etc.
Have you heard the song 'Mammoth' by Interpol?
Its very good.
Rock on
<3Roy
dischord vs touch and go...
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