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Title: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: mr. wolfsheim on July 30, 2008, 11:57:36 PM: So, in the first episode of the new regime, Spike became a supercaller, but then all supercallers were stripped of their status that same evening.

Dave, Erica and Paycheck all came back as powercallers, and now Laurie is one as well (congratulations). But there is no mention of Spike in this group.

So, are the Powercallers a quartet or a quintet?
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: <<<<< on July 31, 2008, 04:22:32 AM: Spike seems immune to the allure of something of this nature, I suspect. It's a complete mystery to me what Spike actually cares about, apart from doowop and maybe one or two other things.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: masterofsparks on July 31, 2008, 06:11:07 AM: Spike would never be interested in joining such a group - after all, there are both under 25s AND women.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: B_Buster on July 31, 2008, 10:51:43 AM: Spike is still doing penance for the "Where's Sexy Sadie?" Years.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: iAmBaronVonTito on July 31, 2008, 11:47:28 AM: i say Spike is back in powercaller status on the downlow; its an unspoken thing.

however, neil has drawn the original powercallers (Dave, Paycheck, and Erika), i would like to seer Laurie (and Spike) in Neil's image.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: erika on July 31, 2008, 12:04:50 PM: Quote from: masterofsparks on July 31, 2008, 06:11:07 AM
there are both under 25s AND women.

I think we're all over 25...
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Pete Velcro on July 31, 2008, 01:23:22 PM: Spike exists as a singularity in the Best Show universe (in the northernmost quadrant) and forever shall remain as such.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Laurie on July 31, 2008, 05:14:43 PM: Well, I'm 25.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Superdragon DJ on July 31, 2008, 06:02:46 PM: Quote from: Pete Velcro on July 31, 2008, 01:23:22 PM
Spike exists as a singularity in the Best Show universe (in the northernmost quadrant) and forever shall remain as such.

Spike is one of my favorite callers, and whoever put up the picture of Cheswick from One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest in the thread about how you picture callers - you are a genius. That is exactly how I always pictured him.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: mr. wolfsheim on July 31, 2008, 06:20:04 PM: Quote from: Pete Velcro on July 31, 2008, 01:23:22 PM
Spike exists as a singularity in the Best Show universe (in the northernmost quadrant).

You mean Western Maine?
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: joanna on July 31, 2008, 06:48:12 PM: something that patton oswalt and i have in common* is that we're both big fans of spike. all due respect to erika, dave, laurie, and paycheque, but spike is the superpowercaller of my heart.

*we also have a slow metabolism coupled with a passionate love for food in common. that isn't as noteworthy, though.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: dave from knoxville on July 31, 2008, 07:54:04 PM: Quote from: joanna on July 31, 2008, 06:48:12 PM
something that patton oswalt and i have in common* is that we're both big fans of spike. all due respect to erika, dave, laurie, and paycheque, but spike is the superpowercaller of my heart.

*we also have a slow metabolism coupled with a passionate love for food in common. that isn't as noteworthy, though.

I have it on good authority that Patton Oswalt likes me a lot too!!!!!

no i don't
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: noise.light on August 01, 2008, 09:30:55 AM: Quote from: dave from knoxville on July 31, 2008, 07:54:04 PM
Quote from: joanna on July 31, 2008, 06:48:12 PM
something that patton oswalt and i have in common* is that we're both big fans of spike. all due respect to erika, dave, laurie, and paycheque, but spike is the superpowercaller of my heart.

*we also have a slow metabolism coupled with a passionate love for food in common. that isn't as noteworthy, though.

I have it on good authority that Patton Oswalt likes me a lot too!!!!!

no i don't

Well played, dfk.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Spike on August 01, 2008, 12:22:09 PM: You're right. I should be the leader of of all Supercallers.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: John Junk 2.0 on August 01, 2008, 12:38:12 PM: Quote from: Spike on August 01, 2008, 12:22:09 PM
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

This is the visual equivalent of that laugh.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: erika on August 01, 2008, 12:43:03 PM: TOM is my leader.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Spike on August 01, 2008, 12:48:10 PM: Quote
TOM is my leader.

You have it confused, Pet. Tom is the leader of the show. I am the leader of the Supercallers
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Gagneaux on August 01, 2008, 12:59:57 PM: ^^^^ wow...you just got "Spiked"
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: colonel panic on August 01, 2008, 02:00:34 PM: Quote from: John Junk 2.0 on August 01, 2008, 12:38:12 PM
Quote from: Spike on August 01, 2008, 12:22:09 PM
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

This is the visual equivalent of that laugh.

then "cough".
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: erika on August 01, 2008, 04:34:40 PM: Quote from: Spike on August 01, 2008, 12:48:10 PM
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TOM is my leader.

You have it confused, Pet. Tom is the leader of the show. I am the leader of the Supercallers

Well then I'm glad I'm a powercaller.

snark snark snark
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Regular Joe on August 01, 2008, 05:03:16 PM: Quote from: Spike on August 01, 2008, 12:48:10 PM
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TOM is my leader.

You have it confused, Pet. Tom is the leader of the show. I am the leader of the Supercallers

This begs the question... if you did have the legion of powercallers at your disposal, what tasks would you assign them?
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: andrew in philadelphia on August 02, 2008, 10:39:06 AM: Quote from: joanna on July 31, 2008, 06:48:12 PM
spike is the superpowercaller of my heart.

mine too.

all week i couldn't stop thinking about how fascinating this gentleman is. i love his unfunny pet names for celebrities he despises (although "stinky/sleepy la beef" had me laughing pretty good.) i love that he has no detectable sense of humor and will, in all sincerity, repeatedly answer a very flat "no" to tom's increasingly ridiculous questions. i love how he never appears annoyed at these questions - no matter how humiliating or how many references to hot plates/parole officers they contain. i love that whenever tom has asked him to make an off show appearance, either via the phone or in person, he's always busy and/or needs to check his calendar. i love that he's possibly the only being on earth who enjoys the chucky movies. i love his weird laugh.

i love spike (i do.)
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: masterofsparks on August 02, 2008, 02:04:17 PM: Quote from: andrew in philadelphia on August 02, 2008, 10:39:06 AM
i love that he has no detectable sense of humor

I've heard him chuckle away from the phone a couple of times (including this week when he called in during the topic), so I think he may just be doing a really good job of disguising his amusement. After all, he wouldn't listen every week if he didn't find the show funny.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: andrew in philadelphia on August 02, 2008, 03:04:20 PM: Quote from: masterofsparks on August 02, 2008, 02:04:17 PM
Quote from: andrew in philadelphia on August 02, 2008, 10:39:06 AM
i love that he has no detectable sense of humor

I've heard him chuckle away from the phone a couple of times (including this week when he called in during the topic), so I think he may just be doing a really good job of disguising his amusement. After all, he wouldn't listen every week if he didn't find the show funny.

and how amazing was that to hear spike contributing to that topic? and calling in well after 8:17pm too!

but the guy is a total enigma. i wouldn't be surprised in the least to learn he didn't find the show funny at all and listened for reasons you and i can't even fathom.

he's the best.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Ike on August 02, 2008, 03:04:53 PM: Easily the most fascinating part of the show. Also the most up and down--when it tanks, blam-o, but when that "I don't know what" is there, it's funnier/more surreal than anything I can imagine.

If this is an elaborate act, the guy's good. Even that weird scrolling "I should be king of the supercallers" message...that's absolutely sublime.

I hope I never, ever see Spike's visage in reality (or a representation of reality on the interwebs).

If he ain't a super/powercaller, he darn well should be.

Ike
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Tim K in DC on August 02, 2008, 03:36:56 PM: (http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/L/labeef_1977f.jpg)
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Regular Joe on August 02, 2008, 05:07:00 PM: Wow, Sleepy La Beef is a real person? Spike went way over my head on that one!
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Tim K in DC on August 02, 2008, 05:28:19 PM: Spike works for the government. I'm afraid to imagine how many people he knows about, let alone what he might know about them. Or maybe he just keeps his love of rockabilly locked in the dungeon.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Patrick on August 03, 2008, 04:15:31 PM: spike might be thee only super/power caller that is also in the hall of shame! if thats not an accomplishment of epic proportions i dont know what is.

am i mistaken but wasn't officer tom a super caller at one point. wasn't also paychecks friend in toronto (gordy?) a super caller also?
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: masterofsparks on August 03, 2008, 05:28:34 PM: Quote from: Patrick on August 03, 2008, 04:15:31 PM

am i mistaken but wasn't officer tom a super caller at one point. wasn't also paychecks friend in toronto (gordy?) a super caller also?

No and no. They're both in the FOT Hall of Fame, though. And I don't think Gord and Paycheck know each other.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Spike on August 04, 2008, 12:31:08 PM: Quote from: RegularJoe on August 02, 2008, 05:07:00 PM
Wow, Sleepy La Beef is a real person? Spike went way over my head on that one!

I actually meant Stinky LeBeef. I know Sleepy LeBeef is a singer. I had no idea who Stinky LeBeef was until I read about his car accident.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: jed on August 05, 2008, 02:58:11 PM: Quote from: masterofsparks on August 02, 2008, 02:04:17 PM
Quote from: andrew in philadelphia on August 02, 2008, 10:39:06 AM
i love that he has no detectable sense of humor
...After all, he wouldn't listen every week if he didn't find the show funny.

Spike listens to the show now?
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: andrew in philadelphia on August 05, 2008, 04:40:50 PM: is spike's avatar "as the world turns?"
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: iAmBaronVonTito on August 05, 2008, 04:51:02 PM: word
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Steeley Chris on August 06, 2008, 10:16:50 AM: Anyone catch Spike's Wurster-esque "Why?" last night?
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: andrew in philadelphia on August 06, 2008, 10:30:32 AM: Quote from: Hearts of Steele on August 06, 2008, 10:16:50 AM
Anyone catch Spike's Wurster-esque "Why?" last night?

it was great - he amazes me more and more each week.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Spike on August 08, 2008, 09:41:38 AM: Quote from: andrew in philadelphia on August 06, 2008, 10:30:32 AM
Quote from: Hearts of Steele on August 06, 2008, 10:16:50 AM
Anyone catch Spike's Wurster-esque "Why?" last night?

it was great - he amazes me more and more each week.

That's why I'm here---to amaze and mystify.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: bobby. on August 20, 2008, 08:56:27 AM: My stomach hurt so much from laughing at this:

Tom announces that after explaining their problem, "I want everyone to say "aaaarrrrghhhhh, THE LITTLE THINGS!""

Two minutes later---

Tom: Alright, let's hear you say it.
Spike: I WANT THESE CHANNELS OFF MY SYSTEM... NOW.
Tom: Well no, that's not what we were doing. You gotta go "aarrrghhh, the little things!".
Spike: The little things in life... SSSSUCK.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: dave from knoxville on August 20, 2008, 02:50:13 PM: I am still a little behind; I love it a few weeks back when Spike was going to visit friends and Tom asked "Do these people KNOW they're your friends."
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: tenspeed on September 12, 2008, 02:29:24 PM: I read in the employment section of the NYT that Spike and Mike's Day Camp was laying off dozens of their camp counselors now that summer is over. I mean, what do they expect, it's only seasonal work.

(http://gothamist.com/attachments/arts_jen/chuckynyc.jpg)

Nightline is also doing an expose on them. Apparently the City Council has been cracking down on them because they congregate on corners and wait to be picked up by construction agencies and contractors. I admit it's quite unsavory, but since they drove the hookers out of times square it's only natural that the 2nd oldest profession--day-laboring-- would take its place.

(http://gothamist.com/attachments/arts_jen/2chuckynyc.jpg)
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: joanna on September 12, 2008, 03:06:26 PM: spike is rapidly losing me as member of his fan club. the first strike was calling sarah palin's husband unemployed. he's a fisherman and a stay-at-home dad. the second was referring to sarah palin as a housewife. she is the opposite of a housewife, spike! she returned to work three days after giving birth!

he's putting me in a position of defending the palins, which is the last thing on earth i want to do. please continue to hate her, but hate her for the right reasons, like her backwards policies and her bald-faced lies, just for starters. but can we leave her family out of this? like we would if she were a male? that would be aces!
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: mokin on September 13, 2008, 12:10:28 AM: C'mon. Spike's views on women are profoundly fucked up, but it's nothing new. The same goes for his mishandling of facts about famous people.

He's been making slanderous statements about Hillary Clinton for the past year, hating her for the wrong reasons as well. While I don't agree with him, I don't think we're going to change his mind about that kind of stuff. Just roll with it. Spike is Spike is Spike.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on September 13, 2008, 12:26:07 AM: Wait, I thought Hillary really did give a speech on how she hated men.
Title: Re: Powercaller Spike?
Post by: mokin on September 13, 2008, 02:55:33 AM: Well, that part was true.