Sigmund Freud vs. Stewart Lee; Dick advances

Yesterday‘s thread was won by Slugger, who wrote:

I accidentally swallowed a stelazine capsule and have seen that Grandma Moses is in fact a reptilian lifeform without the ability to vocalize. My vote goes to PKD.

Where did that light switch come from, anyway? I could’ve sworn it was a pull cord. . . .

In today’s match, neither of the two contenders (Freud in the “founders of religion” category and Lee in the “comedians” category) is seeded, but both are formidable contenders. I think either could give a wonderful speech and also deal well with the inevitable hecklers. Freud’s got the fame; on the other hand, Lee’s theories are probably more falsifiable.

P.S. As always, here’s the background, and here are the rules.

17 thoughts on “Sigmund Freud vs. Stewart Lee; Dick advances

  1. Freud would suffer a lot from the rules on smoking; after all, he had a special wedge made to force open his cancerous jaw so he could keep lighting up the cigars. You might end up calling security on him. And Lee is brilliant.

  2. No entry from me today, but this from the Times illuminates the history of Andrew’s selection criteria:

    Life at Versailles was apparently a protracted battle of wits. You gained status if you showed “esprit” — clever, erudite and often caustic wit, aimed at making rivals look ridiculous. The king himself kept abreast of the sharpest remarks, and granted audiences to those who made them. “Wit opens every door,” one courtier explained.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/opinion/decoding-the-rules-of-conversation.html

  3. Sigmund Freud is the Red Pill:

    “Whoah” – Ted, pre-prising his role as Neo, champion of escapism masquerading as realism.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkFyGNjaQ8k

    Stewart Lee is the Blue Pill:

    “Instead of trying to sugar the pill and make it more accessible, I’ve just got to get on with it now. You either like it or you don’t.” – Lee, on this world as the real world.

    http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/features/interviews/stewart-lee-no-more-sugaring-the-pill/5026529.article

    So I vote for The Matrix as worst movie ever. Wait, what were we supposed to be voting on again?

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