Manatea
Mike Kaplan
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Reviews 65
Soundoffs 3
Album Ratings 151
Objectivity 72%

Last Active 01-04-23 3:24 pm
Joined 07-02-22

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Ask manatea a question

I'm slightly bored, although I'm finally listening to my first new album of 2025 (holy shit this is bad). Anyway, I want to open myself up to the sput community. ask me stuff. can't guarantee an honest answer ;]
1Ditz
Never Exhale


currently listening to this
2Ditz
Never Exhale


tyman: how's the album?

pretty damned good. matches my mood over the last month pretty perfectly
3Ulcerate
Cutting the Throat of God


Intothepit: I have this. Should I get rid of it?

cannot compute

oh wait do you mean your sput account? absolutely not. sput is the best corner of the internet
4Julian Lage
Speak To Me


budgie: whats ur top 3 slasher films

so i don't really like horror movies, but if i had to choose it would be Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, and Nightmare on Elm Street
5L.S. Dunes
Violet


unclereich: what made you want to join sput in the year of our lord 2022

i've haunted sput since 2006 or 2007. i've always loved writing and i finally decided to give it a go with some encouragement from my sister. here i am now. i also feel like i could innately deal with criticism (constructive or not) as an adult and that teenage me would have had an anxiety meltdown.
6The Dillinger Escape Plan
Calculating Infinity


artificialbox: whats your fav book 👁️👄👁️

probably To Kill a Mockingbird
7The Callous Daoboys
Celebrity Therapist


RogueNine: Have you met Barbara Manatee?

i have not. good question though
8Pierce the Veil
Collide with the Sky


Butkuiss: How do you know if you’re the marrying type?

idk. i got married at twenty-four with the only girl i've ever been in a relationship with. we're still married (almost) ten years later. i feel like while being in a stable relationship may not be as fun as playing "the game," being able to devote yourself to someone else is an indication of how you live your life
9Greyhaven
Stereo Grief


efp123: scale of one to ten, how satisfied with life are you? what was your favorite part about today? two-parter

i'd give it a solid 6.5 right at the moment due to the scene in LA. usually i sit around a 7.8. i'm happily married. i have no debt. i enjoy my job. there are always things that i could want but i'm pretty good with life. my favorite part of today was when i helped a friend get set up with some ppe and some trained friends so he could try to recover anything from his home. he found a bunch of stuff and it was awesome
10Fall Out Boy
From Under the Cork Tree


bellovddd: whats your all time fav album

that's a really difficult question to answer. for sentimentality purposes, probably the first led zeppelin album i ever bought bc listening john bonham inspired me to pick up drum sticks. otherwise it depends on what phase of my life we're talking about... The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me is probably the closest to a correct answer...
11Arooj Aftab
Night Reign


Uzumaki: What’s the one review of yours that you’re most proud of?

Probably the review i wrote for Night Reign or the Endless Nameless album
12August Burns Red
Thrill Seeker


gabba: What was the best gig you ever went to, and which one was the biggest disappointment?

ooooo good question. probably a tie between seeing haste the day/from autumn to ashes/august burns red and green day/jimmy eat world/flogging molly and then also john mayer.

the most disappointing was probably protest the hero at a warped tour
13Metallica
Master Of Puppets


SomeCallMeTim: what is your vision of life after death

haven't really thought about it
14Brand New
Daisy


DadKungFu: What are your migration plans should the sput-collapse finally happen?

idk! help me long-lost internet twin!
15Alora Crucible
Oak Lace Apparition


JOTW: where are we going for dinner?

saffy's. newest restaurant from acclaimed chef duo ori menashe and his wife who's name i can't remember currently. middle eastern with a modern twist (their shawarma is made with lamb and wagyu). best shish kebab i've had in my entire life.
16Led Zeppelin
How The West Was Won


fogza: What is your favourite tea to bathe in?

tea pigs licorice peppermint flavor. delicious
17Johnny Booth
Storyteller


Ars: What would it take for you to participate in a 5k run?

idk. time and training i guess? i don't do cardio or running enough...
18Bruno Mars
24K Magic


SlothcoreSam: If you could mate with a dugong, what would be the soundtrack?

versace on the floor from this album
19Circa Survive
Blue Sky Noise


jrlikestodance: Who is your fav Pokemon

idk... probably blastoise bc i chose squirtle when i had original pokemon blue. blastoise was my homie
20Cannibal Corpse
Eaten Back To Life


Hyperio1001: what’s ur favorite cannibal corpse record

don't have one
21State Faults
Children of the Moon


YoYoMancuso: Favorite place you’ve ever traveled

proooooooobably paris? although tel aviv is always a blast and new york city was also a blast so it's hard to say. austin, tx was also low key quite fun
22Fall Out Boy
Infinity on High


garas: Do you have any pets? Cats or dogs, or something more exotic?

used to have cats for years. no pets in a while though
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