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Old 27 March 2009, 07:38 PM
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Comment: Does the Beastie Boys (white hiphop group) name stand for Boys
Entering Anarchistic Stages Towards Internal Excellence? And if not, how
did the rumor get started? It would seem like an amazing coincidence.
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Old 27 March 2009, 07:43 PM
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It would seem like an amazing coincidence.
It would seem like an amazing coincidence that a syntactically incoherent acronym can be made up for a seven letter name?

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Old 27 March 2009, 07:44 PM
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It would seem like an amazing coincidence that a syntactically incoherent acronym can be made up for a seven letter name?

-Dave (Dude always viewing enternatinment)
More surprising would be if the author knew what a coincidence was.
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Old 27 March 2009, 07:45 PM
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Also, "gullible" - not in the dictionary. For reals. Would I lie to you? Would I lie to you baby, would I lie to you?
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Old 27 March 2009, 07:46 PM
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I've seen an interview with Yauch and Horovitz where they referenced that and admitted it was a backronym, that they thought of some time after Paul's Boutique.

And it isn't any kind of coincidence at all, any more than its an amazing coincidence that my name stands for Deliberately Antagonistic Rude Asshole. I mean, I am all of those things.

ETA: Spanked by everyone because I was trying to find a backronym for my name, which is more difficult than you think.
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Old 27 March 2009, 08:42 PM
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This is only tangentially related to the OP, but I have have heard a rumor that the Beastie Boys are known to let the beat, um, drop. Can anybody corroborate this?
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Old 27 March 2009, 09:27 PM
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This is only tangentially related to the OP, but I have have heard a rumor that the Beastie Boys are known to let the beat, um, drop. Can anybody corroborate this?
Also somewhat related, but I heard they have a license to ill. Is this true??
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Old 27 March 2009, 09:31 PM
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This is only tangentially related to the OP, but I have have heard a rumor that the Beastie Boys are known to let the beat, um, drop. Can anybody corroborate this?
Sounds to me like someone is trying to sabotage them. I'm tellin' all y'all.
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Sounds to me like someone is trying to sabotage them. I'm tellin' all y'all.
It's the Brass Monkey... the funky Monkey!
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Old 27 March 2009, 11:46 PM
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All I know is they have to fight for their right to parrrrrrrrrrty.
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Old 28 March 2009, 01:09 AM
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Can anyone confirm, or deny that there was, in fact, No Sleep Til Brooklyn?
This news should go Intergalactic Planetary.
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Old 28 March 2009, 01:27 AM
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Awwwwwww B-E-A-S-T-I-E....it stands for something!
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Old 28 March 2009, 05:51 AM
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I think the real issue is did the ladies actually get funky?
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i've also heard that they liked to shake their rumpa. is that true as well?
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Old 28 March 2009, 09:10 AM
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Comment: Does the Beastie Boys (white hiphop group) name stand for Boys
Entering Anarchistic Stages Towards Internal Excellence? And if not, how
did the rumor get started? It would seem like an amazing coincidence.
Why in the world would the group call themselves the Beastie BOYS if the "B" in "Beastie" already stood for "Boys"? And, more importantly, what does "boys" mean? If "Beastie" is an acronym, then why wouldn't "Boys" also be? (Maybe the whole thing would be Boys Entering Anarchistic Stages Towards Internal Excellence By Outlandishly Yelling S**t.)
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Old 28 March 2009, 01:19 PM
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Why in the world would the group call themselves the Beastie BOYS if the "B" in "Beastie" already stood for "Boys"? And, more importantly, what does "boys" mean? If "Beastie" is an acronym, then why wouldn't "Boys" also be? (Maybe the whole thing would be Boys Entering Anarchistic Stages Towards Internal Excellence By Outlandishly Yelling S**t.)
Perhaps it's like calling an ATM an "ATM Machine". Annoyingly redundant...
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The liner notes for "Some Old Bullshit", a collection from the B-Boys hardcore punk days, said that Beastie was an acronym. Unfortunatly I don't have that album anymore so I'll have to pass the mic to someone who does for verification.

P.S. I saw the Beastie Boys in concert, in Houston, back in 1996. The opening act, The Roots!
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Old 30 March 2009, 06:32 PM
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The liner notes for "Some Old Bullshit", a collection from the B-Boys hardcore punk days, said that Beastie was an acronym. Unfortunatly I don't have that album anymore so I'll have to pass the mic to someone who does for verification.

P.S. I saw the Beastie Boys in concert, in Houston, back in 1996. The opening act, The Roots!
A copy of Some Old Bullshit has been sitting in my used CD section for forever. I just went to grab it to see what I could find, but it looks like it finally sold (or was stolen ). Just when I needed it, obviously! I know it was there about 2 weeks ago...
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Old 30 March 2009, 06:38 PM
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P.S. I saw the Beastie Boys in concert, in Houston, back in 1996. The opening act, The Roots!
Man! I am totally jealous!

Li'l is a bigger Beasties fan than I ever was, thanks completely to Rock Band. Between that game and Guitar Hero, she has learned that all of my old music isn't completely lame.

And it cracks me up that she knows all the words to "Don't Fear the Reaper."
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Man! I am totally jealous!

Li'l is a bigger Beasties fan than I ever was, thanks completely to Rock Band. Between that game and Guitar Hero, she has learned that all of my old music isn't completely lame.

And it cracks me up that she knows all the words to "Don't Fear the Reaper."
If only Guitar Hero had an actual cowbell controller.
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