100 Things About Me
1. I was born in September 2nd, 1982 at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto (I was not named after the hospital)
2. I consider 2 to be my lucky number
3. I asign jersey numbers to phone numbers, my old one was
4. When I was younger I wanted to be 6'2" because thats how tall Devon White is (I'm 6'5")
5. The first hockey game I ever saw live was the Maple Leafs against the North Stars when Doug Gilmour tied the Leafs' record of 6 assists in one game
6. The first concert I ever saw was Stomping Tom Conners
7. The most famous person I have met is Kris Draper
8. I missed meeting Tia Carrere by 30 minutes
9. I have never seen any of my favorite sports teams (Red Wings, Astros, Patriots and Timberwolves) play live
10. I think if Sean Connery and Christopher Walken ever did a movie together I would lose my mind
11. My favorite class in university had only 5 students enrolled in it (Problem Solving in Environmental Biology)
12. I've only been outside of Canada once (Florida)
13. There is nothing better then a good laugh
14. I think I'm the funniest guy I know
15. I love trivia (especially useless trivia)
16. I think I have a gambling addiction, but I've never had enough money to properly test that theory
17. Being a professor is my current idea of a dream job
18. Previous dream job list makers include: marine biologist, stand-up comic, baseball player, wildlife photographer and writer
19. I think Steve Yzerman is the greatest hockey player to ever play the game (eat it Wayne and Mario!)
20. I think the greatest tourist attraction Toronto has to offer is the Zoo
21. Snakes scare the shizznit out of me
22. I feel slightly guilty that I had so much fun working a job because of SARS
23. If I ever won the lottery I would go on a golf road trip and make an attempt to get on the PGA Tour
24. I think the threat of global warming is severly overhyped
25. Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlum, while rather formulaic (thats a word right?), are my favorite authors
26. I credit Black Rob's 'Woah!' with making rap/hip-hop my favorite type of music
27. But I still love me some Metallica and Shaina Twain
28. I think the Tragically Hip are the greatest band in the history of the world
29. I love sports statistics, but I hate math statistics (I blame that on one professor)
30. I have too many people that I call 'my arch nemisis' (Dickface Buddy is my favorite....man I hate that guy)
31. I have never been on an airplane
32. I was kicked out of a softball tournament for argueing a call that eliminated my team (and for the record the ump was 'fucking blind')
33. I think every sport is a game of inches (I was 10 inches short of a hole-in-one)
34. Is there anything more fun to say then "g-g-g-g-g-g G-UNIT!"?
35. I've only puked once when I wasn't drinking or sick (its a good story, ask me about it sometime)
36. I don't think anyone has a better set of friends then I do
37. Vanna White was my first celebrity crush
38. The most expensive purchase I have made was this computer (unless you count tuition)
39. Most people don't realize that I was the one who made Master P say 'Ungh'
40. I played the trombone for a year (I was an awful tromboner)
41. The first time I ever moved was to go to the University of Guelph
42. I'd like to live in Guelph after I graduate
43. Although unconfirmed I believe I hold the record for most failed classes without being kicked out of school
44. Aubrey Huff is one of my favorite baseball players because I caught one of his foul balls (and he helped me win a baseball pool)
45. It makes me sad that more people know Xzibit for 'Pimp My Ride' then for his music
46. Mixing up your/you're and there/their/they're is enough to make me want to punch you in the face
47. If it wasn't for spell check I'd be a dead man
48. I saw the Royal Canadian Air Farce live (back when they were still good)
49. I have a scar on the back of my head from falling off of a coffee table playing tennis when I was 4 or 5
50. I have a scar on the tip of the middle finger on my left hand from stabbing myself trying to pry a frozen turkey burger out of a container
51. I have a tumor on my left knee from who knows what
52. I have never won a game of chess in my life
53. Great Expectations was the worst movie I have ever seen...ever
54. I require corective lenses for distance
55. Elephino is my favorite punchline ("y'know?......cock" is a close second)
56. I firmly believe that the addition of bacon to any food product makes it better (you can't think of a situation where it doesn't can you?)
57. Its scary how alike my randomly assigned roommate and I are
58. I can make the world's greatest salad (of course it has bacon in it)
59. I have been in the back of a police car (but I wasn't in trouble)
60. The short list of my favorite wild animals includes: Cougars, Otters, Kangaroos, Monkeys, Hyenas and Loons
61. I was employee of the month 4 times in a row at Lick's Resturaunt (and I've still never had one of their burgers)
62. My current favorite video game is MVP Baseball 2005 by EA Sports (NFL Blitz is my all-time favorite)
63. Trivial Pursuit is my all-time favorite board game
64. I think Krumbsnatcha is the funniest rapper name ever
65. Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Eminem and Xzibit are my 5 favorite rappers (sorry Snoop)
66. If I found out tomorrow that 2pac wasn't dead I'd say 'I told you so'
67. "I've got permission to put yo' momma in a headlock" is the best rap line ever ("Go read a book you illiterate son of a bitch" is second)
68. The top two countries on my list of places to visit are Ireland and Australia
69. I think most people who wear 69 as a jersey number are clownshoes
70. I think a movie marathon is a perfectly cromulent way to spend an evening
71. I think Pepsi is the bacon of beverages
72. I have a hard time finding shoes and hats that I like, as a result when I find something I like I wear the shit out of it
73. I chew gum like its going out of style
74. I've always hated people saying "______ like its going out of style"
75. I love ornamental fountains (just something about the sound or running water)
76. I couldn't tie a tie to save my life
77. As fun as the classical swear words are to say I prefer randomizing and going with something like 'clownmonkeybastard'
78. Plain Cheerios are the best cereal ever
79. I credit fantasy sports with my renewed interest football and baseball
80. A fantasy pool draft is one of the most fun events of my year
81. If I find out that someone famous is Canadian they go up a couple points in my book
82. If I find out that someone famous was born in '82 they go up a couple points in the book too
83. I don't actually own a book with people's assigned point values
84. Salma Hayek and Keanu Reeves have the same birthday as I do
85. My current 5 favorite tv shows are: 24, House, Grey's Anatomy, ER and LOST
86. I identify days of the week with what tv shows are on (Tuesday?? oh you mean House night)
87. I haven't been to church in a few years, but I do believe in a God
88. Eric Lindros is the most hated of all my most hated sports figures
89. I rarly drink coffee (pass the Pepsi) but when I feel like hot caffine Tim Horton's 'English Toffee Cappuchino' is where its at
90. I was going to list my 5 favorite movies, but I really can't narrow it down
91. I consider myself to be a movie buff
92. I have never seen Casablanca, Gone With The Wind, The Godfather and many other 'classics'
93. I have attended two weddings and four funerals
94. Those six occations plus prom/grad are the only times I can recal wearing a suit.....I hate getting dressed up
95. So far I have not broken a bone in my body
96. "No plan in the world is foolproof, because fools are so ingenious" was my high school yearbook quote
97. My three favorite sports to play are baseball, vollyball and golf
98. People asking me if I play basketball (because of my height) got old really fast
99. Unless you saw me singing at Lick's you've missed the boat....there will be no encore
100.I've said it before and I'll say it again...I love lists
- posted by Mike @ 10:52 PM