All Things "Top 5" Thread (Movies, TV Shows, Cities, Countries, Actors, Beers, Restaurants, Athletes, Sporting Events etc.)

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GophersInIowa said:
Top 5 Cereals:

1. Cheerios
2. Kix
3. Cinnamon Toast Crunch
4. Frosted Flakes
5. Golden Grahams
(Honorable Mention: Honeycomb)
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Good list and topic. When my son was 2 yesrs old or so, he started on Yellow Box Cheerios like most kids do. We then introduced Honey Nut and he’d then ask “can I please have the Cheerios with taste on them!”

I worked for General Mills for 6 years and I used to tell people I was the guy that poked the holes in the Cheerios.

Go Gophers!!
 






coolhandgopher said:
Definitely an oversight by the committee, but I don’t know who I would bump
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Impressed by the committee’s transparency - I doff my chapeaux to them.

I would bounce -

. Rich "El Guapo" Garces

Was stunned he ranked ahead of Francis.
 

coolhandgopher said:
Definitely an oversight by the committee, but I don’t know who I would bump
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Before that nickname came around, my friends knew that I had dubbed him “Ever Ready Eddie” and I still think that’s a better name.
 

coolhandgopher said:
Top 5 Twins' nicknames:

5. Frank "Sweet Music" Viola
4. Willians "Tortuga" Astudillo
3. Rich "El Guapo" Garces
2. Bombo Rivera (given name: Jesus Manuel)
1. Jim "Mudcat" Grant
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Great list. Did The Committee™️ consider Senior Smoke? Fantastic nickname for Juan. Or The Rat for Gary Gaeitti?

Win Twins!!
 

BleedGopher said:
Great list. Did The Committee™️ consider Senior Smoke? Fantastic nickname for Juan. Or The Rat for Gary Gaeitti?

Win Twins!!
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Again, the committee had a blatant oversight with the omission of "Senor Smoke" (the committee's attempt to procure this list hunched over the computer while wolfing down their lunch at work speaks to the limitations of multi-tasking). The committee doesn't feel they should bump anyone from the list, since the honor was already bestowed, so the list has expanded to six.

In regards to The Rat, consideration was given, but ultimately he didn't make the list because:
a) as often as not, he was also referred to as G-Man, which weakened the strength of The Rat as a primary nickname.
b) the committee's aversion to this rodent. There's only room in the heart for one rodent in the committee's heart.
 



coolhandgopher said:
Again, the committee had a blatant oversight with the omission of "Senor Smoke" (the committee's attempt to procure this list hunched over the computer while wolfing down their lunch at work speaks to the limitations of multi-tasking). The committee doesn't feel they should bump anyone from the list, since the honor was already bestowed, so the list has expanded to six.

In regards to The Rat, consideration was given, but ultimately he didn't make the list because:
a) as often as not, he was also referred to as G-Man, which weakened the strength of The Rat as a primary nickname.
b) the committee's aversion to this rodent. There's only room in the heart for one rodent in the committee's heart.
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It's my understanding that the committee didn't want to face litigation for copyright infringement from former Philadelphia Flyer, Ken "The Rat" Linseman.
 

Top 5 favorite Warp 11 albums:
1. It's Dead, Jim
2. I Don't Want to Go to Heaven as Long as They Have Vulcans in Hell
3. Boldly Go Down on Me
4. Red Alert
5. Suck My Spock
 

coolhandgopher said:
Top 5 Twins' nicknames:

5. Frank "Sweet Music" Viola
4. Willians "Tortuga" Astudillo
3. Rich "El Guapo" Garces
2. Bombo Rivera (given name: Jesus Manuel)
1. Jim "Mudcat" Grant
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I’ve always enjoyed nicknames of players.
Here’s a few more Twins.
Camilo Pascual - Little Potato, Patato Pequeno (his older brother who also threw in the big leagues was Patato)
Cesar Tovar - Pepito
George Mitterwald - Baron Von Mitterwald
Tommy Hall - The Blade (one of my favorites)
Graig Nettles - Puff
Johnny Roseboro - Gabby
Luis Tiant - El Tiante (not sure what ‘Tiante’ means, but it sounds badass)
Bert Blyleven - Flying Dutchman
Leo Cardenas - Mr Automatic
 

Top 5 Board Games:

1. Risk
2. Battleship
3. Monopoly
4. Chess
5. Candyland
 





GophersInIowa said:
Top 5 Board Games:

1. Risk
2. Battleship
3. Monopoly
4. Chess
5. Candyland
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Great list. In a former life I was a nationally ranked chess player. Once our kids move out and we have more free time, I do hope to get back into competitive chess to some degree, knowing I'll likely never get back to where I was.

Go Chess!!
 


BleedGopher said:
Great list. In a former life I was a nationally ranked chess player. Once our kids move out and we have more free time, I do hope to get back into competitive chess to some degree, knowing I'll likely never get back to where I was.

Go Chess!!
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As long as you have fun and enjoy the challenge!

To Ope's post, I've been thinking of trying to start up a cribbage league this winter. Tournaments are fun in their own way, but it would be even more fun to have it be social among people who all know each other, and we could mix and match partners.
 

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