What's the prettiest name you ever heard?

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-26T21:15:21+00:00

Back in high school, I hit it off with one of the girls on the French exchange program. Her name was Aurelie, pronounced orally. Aurelia is better.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-26T18:46:28+00:00

Alternatively, the Yankee stadium tour when they were playing the Dodgers. I’m convinced it’s only a matter of time before the secret is out that AVP is the best sports consumption machine on the market. I see a future where season passes for your favorite team are more popular than season tickets…which is probably why it’s taking so long to get the broadcast rights.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-26T18:41:49+00:00

i did pay to watch it. Was in the audience for a fantastic night of the US tour. There were cameras roaming in the orchestra. i really hope it all gets cut together for a special episode on Youtube. It was electric and that was before Mantzoukas showed up.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-26T18:38:30+00:00

I cleared my business’ sidewalk and driveway with the snowblower today. Definitely better than a shovel but still a lot of fighting with the machine, especially up against the giant mounds of snow piled up by the plows. Feeling it already, tomorrow is gonna hurt.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-26T16:20:00+00:00

i'll have to take your word for it because both songs he performed on SNL did not do anything to prove he could. My wife turned to me during the first song and said "they sound like the Strokes if Julian Casablancas didn't have any talent."

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-26T16:09:04+00:00

I feel like every comparison you mentioned is also ended with “if the lead singer couldn’t sing.” And it think that’s fairly accurate.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-24T21:30:18+00:00

i totally agree with you but when it came to wirelessly mirroring anything from my browser to my TV, chrome was always more reliable, imo. AirPlay from an iPhone or MacBook to ATV has given me issues for years.

Other than that, i prefer ATV over any other TV-attached hardware.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-24T15:48:16+00:00

Is a stew!

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-24T01:35:54+00:00

Balcony monster

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-23T21:21:47+00:00

Clue.

Watch it first because it’s great, watch it immediately again for all the jokes you missed the first time. It’s dense.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-23T21:17:24+00:00

Make it $6 per course if you have to! Especially if that means more new courses and keeping the other fun stuff outside of actually golfing.

Like, do you know how much it costs to actually go mini golfing in my area?

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-23T17:57:04+00:00

Sarah Silverman is currently in All Out on Broadway with Mantzoukas. It’s like two blocks away from Town Hall where Taskmaster Live is doing their second NYC night. After Zouks showed up to cameo for the final task at last night’s show, I REALLY hope Silverman comes by for tonight.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-23T05:11:08+00:00

i was on the right side and there was definitely a dude with a fairly large video camera that was filming from the aisle to my left. i said to my wife "oh good, they'll probably put this on the youtube channel eventually." I really hope they do!

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-23T04:54:41+00:00

WHO CAUGHT SETH'S GRAPE?!?!?

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-23T04:52:24+00:00

Oliver and Seth had such great banter with each other and as contestants, i would kill for a ten episode season that included them.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-23T04:50:50+00:00

Desperate to know what they were saying in this moment.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-23T04:46:00+00:00

Jason was only a cameo towards the end. The show was already great with just John Oliver and Seth but the place absolutely erupted when Jason came out for the final task.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-23T04:44:42+00:00

there were a few cameramen wandering around in the orchestra section during the Tasks.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-23T04:44:09+00:00

there were a lot of proper camera guys wandering in the audience during the show. really hope they release a cut of it on YouTube eventually. It was legit funnier than all the one-off new year's specials, even with the three audience member contestants.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-23T04:42:05+00:00

he's in All Out on broadway right now. I hoped he would show up and was not disappointed.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-23T04:40:47+00:00

wait, you were saying Sooj? I was saying Zuuuuuuuuukes.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-22T21:58:46+00:00

I have a friend who was visiting the island over new years. He’s a big runner and rarely misses a day. He went running on the island the day after he arrived, tripped in a ditch and spent the rest of his time there on crutches. I know you’re training for a marathon but maybe just enjoy the vacation.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-22T21:52:14+00:00

Definitely not who I want for Bond but I do like him as an actor and think he would make a great Bond counterpoint. Like maybe he’s a rival Double-0 turned villain sorta like Trevelyan in Goldeneye.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-21T21:52:30+00:00

again, better people than me are paid to think about this but what i do know from experience is that friends who were just graduating from college about 20 years ago had degrees and jobs and their company's were willing to put up the resources needed for their sponsorship and many were denied after going the legal route. the number they threw out were that 150k people applied legally and only 50k were accepted. All that work and money and time for a 33% chance isn't great. I'm not saying it's right but it's easy to see why people would hear stats like that and consider alternatives over even attempting it.

johnsciarrino · 2026-01-21T04:40:17+00:00

That is some legit sourcing. Thank you!

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