This or That (Current Topic - Pancakes or Waffles?)

I've always enjoyed a good A vs. B discussion. It's simple - which do you prefer? An explanation would be cool but not necessary. The discussion will always center around two similar things/words/people. Like Frink's "This Thread Is Now About..." thread, the topic will change periodically.

Our first This Or That was inspired by the upcoming film The Runaways. I've always linked Pat Benatar and Joan Jett together, as they were two hot brunettes who had some strong chart success in the early/mid 80's. Fortunately there seem to be enough old dudes on the board, my age or older, who were around when they were big stars. Here we go!

TALE OF THE TAPE

Pat Benatar - b. 1953

Top Twenty singles - 9
Most notable songs - "Love Is A Battlefield", "We Belong", "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"

Joan Jett - b. 1958

Top Twenty singles - 5
Most notable songs - "I Love Rock 'n Roll" (#1 song), "Crimson And Clover", "I Hate Myself For Loving You"

PICTURES

Benatar:

Jett:

All right - who ya got?

I choose 'This'.

YOU're AN IDOIT!  THAT is where IT'S AT!

Don't savor it too long - I'll be changing it soon to a topic that's a little more relevant, ie, happened after the Reagan administration.

And with early returns in, the winner here was: utter confusion. But among those precincts reporting, we are projecting Pat Benatar as the winner of the first OT.com This or That contest.

Polls close at 7:30 PM, EST, on Sunday, March 28, 2010.

I like Pat a whole lot more. Plus Kristen Stewart is going to make me quit on Joan Jett.

Today's This or That is about the two best running backs of the 1990's, one of whom is the best of all time. Both of these guys were short and thick guys who excelled at avoiding big hits - Barry Sanders made tacklers miss with juke moves you'd have to see to believe. Emmitt Smith took on contact like a practitioner of judo - it was difficult to hit all of him, even when the tackler had a clear shot. But these two Hall-of-Famers could do it all - catch, block, outrun, run over, you name it.

Emmitt Smith had a better career, but that had everything to do with the quality of the team he played on. The Dallas Cowboys are one of the legendary franchises in all of sports who have drafted and produced a large number of Hall-of-Fame players. Barry Sanders played for the Washington Generals of the NFL, the Detroit Lions. The Lions have only made the playoffs nine times in the Super Bowl era - during Barry Sanders' time with the team, they went to the playoffs six times. The only playoff game they won during the Super Bowl era was with Sanders on the roster.

Barry Sanders - b. 1968

Height/Weight-5'8" 203
Years Played-1989-1998
Carries-3062
Yards-15269
Touchdowns-99
Rush Average - 5.0

Emmitt Smith - b. 1969

Height/Weight-5'9" 216
Years Played-1990-2004
Carries-4409
Yards-18355
Touchdowns-164
Rush Average - 4.2

Sanders:

Smith:

EMMITT SMITH IS MY PICK.  HELL, JUST LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND SUPER BOWL WINS.

...which he did all by himself. Sanders.

Let's see:

• Big chest...
• Blonde...

...Yep. Porn for sure.

Joan Jett.

Mastermix Classic Cuts The Rock Box, CD 2, track 17, between Iron Maiden and Journey.

Also, I remember it being used in Wayne's World 2 soundtrack.

Simple one here...Pancakes or Waffles?