Comments for Overthinking It http://www.overthinkingit.com Overthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. Mon, 21 May 2012 17:55:26 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Episode 203: 2 Fast 2 Battleship by Emil http://www.overthinkingit.com/2012/05/21/otip-episode-203/#comment-52559 Emil Mon, 21 May 2012 17:55:26 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=25126#comment-52559 BTW: if that movie would be produced as anime, Japan would won. That what I got from watching Captain Tsubasa! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Tsubasa BTW: if that movie would be produced as anime, Japan would won. That what I got from watching Captain Tsubasa!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Tsubasa

]]> Comment on Episode 203: 2 Fast 2 Battleship by Emil http://www.overthinkingit.com/2012/05/21/otip-episode-203/#comment-52557 Emil Mon, 21 May 2012 17:31:50 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=25126#comment-52557 France, Chile, Holland. You might be right. France, Chile, Holland. You might be right.

]]> Comment on Episode 203: 2 Fast 2 Battleship by Emil http://www.overthinkingit.com/2012/05/21/otip-episode-203/#comment-52556 Emil Mon, 21 May 2012 17:30:36 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=25126#comment-52556 Yeah, I used FIFA ranking and I freely admit that it's far from being be-all-end-all type of rating, but it's standard and I didn't want to bore our friends with useless football facts. Yeah, I used FIFA ranking and I freely admit that it’s far from being be-all-end-all type of rating, but it’s standard and I didn’t want to bore our friends with useless football facts.

]]> Comment on Episode 203: 2 Fast 2 Battleship by Chris http://www.overthinkingit.com/2012/05/21/otip-episode-203/#comment-52551 Chris Mon, 21 May 2012 17:04:36 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=25126#comment-52551 To be fair, while I would agree that Japan and the US fall into the category of pretty good teams, I also think the FIFA Rankings, which I presume you used, are ridiculous and I only pay attention to them when they are going to be used by that notoriously corrupt body for seeding major tournaments such as the World Cup. Maybe Battleship took place in a world where Keisuke Honda was doing some naval service. To be fair, while I would agree that Japan and the US fall into the category of pretty good teams, I also think the FIFA Rankings, which I presume you used, are ridiculous and I only pay attention to them when they are going to be used by that notoriously corrupt body for seeding major tournaments such as the World Cup.

Maybe Battleship took place in a world where Keisuke Honda was doing some naval service.

]]> Comment on Episode 203: 2 Fast 2 Battleship by Christian Walters http://www.overthinkingit.com/2012/05/21/otip-episode-203/#comment-52549 Christian Walters Mon, 21 May 2012 16:43:58 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=25126#comment-52549 Looking at the list of RIMPAC participants, I don't think the US or Japan is going to stay in a tournament very ling. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIMPAC#Participants Looking at the list of RIMPAC participants, I don’t think the US or Japan is going to stay in a tournament very ling.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIMPAC#Participants

]]> Comment on Episode 203: 2 Fast 2 Battleship by Emil http://www.overthinkingit.com/2012/05/21/otip-episode-203/#comment-52543 Emil Mon, 21 May 2012 15:52:35 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=25126#comment-52543 Derp. Japan winning. Derp. Japan winning.

]]> Comment on Episode 203: 2 Fast 2 Battleship by Emil http://www.overthinkingit.com/2012/05/21/otip-episode-203/#comment-52542 Emil Mon, 21 May 2012 15:51:58 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=25126#comment-52542 Football fan here (call it soccer one more time, I dare you, I double dare you!). Both USA and Japan have pretty decent teams. They delivered quite good performance in last ten years. Japan is currently ranked at 30th place, USA is 29th (hah!), but I can easily see both teams reaching final in semi-pro tournament. Last gave between USA and England (mentioned by Pete) ended in draw (1:1), last game between USA and Japan ended with USA wining in penalty shootout. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14168601 Football fan here (call it soccer one more time, I dare you, I double dare you!). Both USA and Japan have pretty decent teams. They delivered quite good performance in last ten years.

Japan is currently ranked at 30th place, USA is 29th (hah!), but I can easily see both teams reaching final in semi-pro tournament.

Last gave between USA and England (mentioned by Pete) ended in draw (1:1), last game between USA and Japan ended with USA wining in penalty shootout.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14168601

]]> Comment on Episode 203: 2 Fast 2 Battleship by Christian Walters http://www.overthinkingit.com/2012/05/21/otip-episode-203/#comment-52541 Christian Walters Mon, 21 May 2012 15:26:51 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=25126#comment-52541 If Brooklyn Decker had started craving a chicken burrito 10 minutes sooner, Earth would have been conquered by aliens. If Brooklyn Decker had started craving a chicken burrito 10 minutes sooner, Earth would have been conquered by aliens.

]]> Comment on Jus In Bello and the Fury Doctrine by Matthew http://www.overthinkingit.com/2012/05/15/avengers-fury-doctrine/#comment-52525 Matthew Mon, 21 May 2012 06:22:05 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=25045#comment-52525 I don't think that Nick Fury was quite as in-control as this article makes him out to be. Yes he arranged for the individual Avengers to be assembled on the helicarrier, but when the invasion begins he has no official control over their actions. None of them request his permission before going to New York or accept his orders or guidance in any fashion. In particular, consider the repeated comparisons of the Hulk with a nuclear bomb. Fury didn't 'drop' the Hulk. Bruce Banner showed up in New York on his own initiative and turned into the Hulk at the urging of Captain America and Iron Man. Colonel Fury can be considered only indirectly responsible (and not in any way you could prove to a board of inquiry). I don’t think that Nick Fury was quite as in-control as this article makes him out to be. Yes he arranged for the individual Avengers to be assembled on the helicarrier, but when the invasion begins he has no official control over their actions. None of them request his permission before going to New York or accept his orders or guidance in any fashion.

In particular, consider the repeated comparisons of the Hulk with a nuclear bomb. Fury didn’t ‘drop’ the Hulk. Bruce Banner showed up in New York on his own initiative and turned into the Hulk at the urging of Captain America and Iron Man. Colonel Fury can be considered only indirectly responsible (and not in any way you could prove to a board of inquiry).

]]> Comment on Kabletown Vertical Integration Update by An Inside Joke http://www.overthinkingit.com/2012/05/16/30-rock-kabletown-vertical-integration-ikea-couches/#comment-52523 An Inside Joke Mon, 21 May 2012 06:04:37 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=25065#comment-52523 How could they count "Queen of Jordan" as a helpful factor, but completely forget about "America's Kids Got Singing"? How could they count “Queen of Jordan” as a helpful factor, but completely forget about “America’s Kids Got Singing”?

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