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OTFPOTD - 12/2 LATE

Griffeydome_tiny by PositivePaul on Comment 837 comments

I know Gomez had dibs, but it's almost 10:30, and there's nothing yet.  And I saved the HTML code for my FanPost that got trumped yesterday...

Oh NOEZ! The price of the "12 Days of Christmas" list went up almost 11% this year.  It'll now cost a mere $86,609 to buy 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids a-milking, etc...  I'd bet that the price of gold and the price of gas (and the fact that airlines and UPS and a bunch of other places haven't taken away their fuel surcharges quite yet, in spite of the price of gas halving recently) had something to do with it...

Yesterday was my wife's birthday.  She wanted a Home Depot shopping spree.  Now I'm really wondering who wears the pants in the family.  Okay, so I got her a dozen roses, too.

I shot two eagles on Saturday.  Of course, this could mean many things, so I'll just post a link instead. 

My Powerbook G4 plug broke yesterday morning.  BAAAAH!  Must've been the yin to the yang of getting another copy of the awesome photo printer I use at home for free (it was broken, the gal who sold me the ink cartidges said, but I was able to fix it). So, if I can get the broken pin out, I can probably just get a new power supply.  But if not, I need to figure out what I can do to get a new laptop.  I don't really have the money for a newer one, so I may just have to scrounge together $3-400 to get another G4 Powerbook. 

So we talked about favorite Christmas songs.  Since Christmas Story turns 25 this year, let's talk about favorite Christmas movies.  Least-favorites, too.  I'm certain we've done this before, but what the hey.  We have new folks around since the last time we discussed them...

 

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HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They were beyond awesome.

If only for this.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And

This

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 2, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I remember catching that on Youtube before

I don’t know how that wouldn’t have scared children

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My older sister remembers watching this on tv, it was the reason all cartoons were banned in our house.

Everything created after Speedy Gonzalez/ Pink Panther was deemed satanic. Hanna Barbera topped the list, even though I think they created the Flintstones.

by dpseadv on Dec 2, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's a new seating chart up at work

there’s six of them floating around all by the same admin, and she hasn’t managed to spell my first or last name right on any of them, and they’re all spelled differently. One reads “Davis.” One reads “Dalis.” One reads “Fuckisima”

The latest one is by far my favorite – “Fuku8shma”

Yes. She really put an eight in my name.

by seattlebruin on Dec 2, 2008 10:27 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

What the shit

That’s terrible, and it saddens me that there are so many people that can’t handle basic spelling, especially when it is somebody’s name. She obviously knows your name, and can’t even correctly type it while (presumably) looking at it

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The amusing thing is that not only does she have no idea how to spell or pronounce it, this is just continuing to prove that she doesn't proofread anything before posting it

and that’s not good for an administrative assistant…

And yes, my name is correctly spelled in the company directory. And on my nametag (which was made by a different, much more diligent admin). And to be quite frank, my first name is not hard to spell. And it’s not too hard to figure out that I don’t have an 8 in my name either

by seattlebruin on Dec 2, 2008 10:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Your first name doesn't even have alternate spellings

I understand when people use the wrong spelling of my first name, but with yours it is inexcusable. And I’m fairly positive that human names, first or last, do not include randomly placed numbers

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

you know how it is with those crazy foreign names, though

you all use different alphabets than we do. How is a humble admin supposed to keep track of all those languages? For all we know, the letter K in Japanese could be represented by a top hat!

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I knew Wingdings was included in Windows for a reason

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fornahs

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

DEY TUK UR JUBS!

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

DEDERKGERGEBS!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Furcal

by JI on Dec 2, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

With apologies to NOLA and RC

I feel it necessary to proclaim my irrational love for Zooey Deschanel. I’m watching Bridge to Terabithia with my kid, and I get all twitterpated whenever she is on the screen.
I now return you all to your regularly scheduled chatting

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:31 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

You know, you're right

I’m not sorry. If nobody wants to accept our love then that’s too bad

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes yes YES.

She is amazing.

And I just fell completely in love with Kristen Bell after watching Forgetting Sarah Marshall last night.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm actually much more of an Emily Deschanel fan myself

and how on earth can you watch FSM and not fall head over heels in love with Mila Kunis?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed, and that's definitely a good thing

but there’s just something about Emily Deschanel that’s yummy.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Swoooooon

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Swoooooon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9re6CQZGFw

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh fuck nobody told me this movie was sad

:(

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus this is depressing

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You think the movie is sad?

Read the book to your kids in a few years.

by BrianL on Dec 2, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I never got to the book when I was younger.

I think I even owned it at one point but never read it. Good movie, but damn

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would prefer if all Christmas movies did not excite at all

and were erased from my memory.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 2, 2008 10:35 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I only like three Christmas movies:

1. Christmas Story
2. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
3. Elf

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 10:37 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Those are about the only ones you need

except I’d swap Christmas Vacation with Scrooged.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Scrooged is so great

Bill Murray is so awesome

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My Christmas usually consists

of drinking or something with fellow Jews and watching basketball. I did like Christmas Story, however.

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 10:38 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

My favorite Xmas movie since childhood..

The Muppets Christmas Carol. And I don’t anticipate that changing.

by CKel on Dec 2, 2008 10:44 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I haven't seen that in years

I gotta watch that tonight.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks, Paul

I wasn’t able to get to an internet connection until now. Go figure, but I’m glad you got it aboard.

You can save money on 9 ladies dancing by redefining the scope of a dance. At Deja Vu, it should only cost you about $200 total ;P

by Gomez on Dec 2, 2008 10:45 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I'm just not sure why anybody would want to buy 9 ladies dancing

when renting is clearly the better option.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No money down until 2010!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 2, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No payments until next year!

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, the other stuff got et up by something

whenever you open a car loan, your first payment isn’t due for 45 days

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There is just a paucity of worthwhile Hanukah movies

stay away from Sandler’s 8 Crazy Nights. It’s a bag full of baby vomit.

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 10:46 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

If he had quit after Glimore and Madison,

the world would be a much happier place

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

most definitely.

I’m beginning to think that Will Ferrell is walking down this same road, and it’s depressing.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not these days he can't

his range now goes from sophomoric to unfunny.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

beginning to think?

He should have stopped after Stranger Than Fiction, when he took a turn the Jim Carrey way into Seriousville. Talladega Nights wasn’t nearly the movie Anchorman was.

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah I loved that movie

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A little, yeah

But it was good for what it was

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YES

I have an irrational crush on her. Not Zooey level, but something about Maggie…

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I really liked Talladega Nights

but for some reason thought Anchorman was unfunny.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anchorman was the last movie I found him funny in

after that it’s a long, slow decline phase.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm about here.

I still find him to be hilarious, but the choices he’s making are awful. I’m convinced that there wasn’t even really a Jackie Moon movie and he just created a character to put in advertisements.

by Teej on Dec 2, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That movie was painfully unfunny

I saw it at the $3 theater and I still feel like someone owes me $2.95.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm surprised to hear the movie even exists.

Thanks for taking that leap for the rest of us!

by Teej on Dec 2, 2008 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There was beer at the $3 theater

so it wasn’t altruism or anything.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Crap.

I paid $4.00 for it on On Demand. I’m still pissed about that.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't really either

It’s one of those movies everybody loves and quotes endlessly but I’m rather meh on it

by Willie Mays Haze on Dec 2, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

His schtick is played out for me, but Step Brothers was one of the funniest movies I've seen all year.

Not as good as FSM or Superbad, but better than Tropic Thunder, Pineapple Express, Sexdrive and Zack & Miri Make a Porno. Role Models was awesome too—saw it twice.

"Sit down and watch the game!" www.StopTheWave.com

by ConorGlassey on Dec 2, 2008 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wha??

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 2, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sarcasm, gents. Smell it.

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mel Brooks would like a word.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, and all these comments

and no love for Bad Santa? AWESOME Christmas movie.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:50 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Bad Santa gets my endorsement for best Christmas themed movie

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If your wife didn't like Christmas Story

I probably wouldn’t show her Bad Santa.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bad Santa was fantastic.

I’ve been in love with what’s-her-name ever since I saw it.

by Teej on Dec 2, 2008 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

late

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lauren Graham, by the way.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

very late

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 2, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lauren Graham

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I submit for your approval: HOME ALONE

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 10:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I submit for your approval

that Macauly Culkin should have been set on fire at age 10.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As long as we are discussing Mila Kunis

You know shes been dating Culkin for years right/\?

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

all the more reason to set him on fire, even now.

she’s too good for him.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

then it's done. We burn him to the ground and make bids on Mila

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll give you $50 to focus your attention on Mandy Moore instead

thus we both win as I eliminate some competition.

I’ll fax the money now. What’s the number of your stapler?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

75, and you'll have to fax it to my shredder.

Don’t buy a shredder / fax. that was a bad purchase.

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When does Zooey enter this auction?

I need to make sure I have time to sell everything I own

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ew.

She likes playing World of Warcraft with him too.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He clearly lives in the basement

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't need to know that.

I’ll just block that part out while I’m blocking the Meg Griffin part out.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love this movie.

John Candy was a funny man.

“Polka-polka, polka-polka…”

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of John Candy...

Today’s Retro Cartoon of the Day is Camp Candy.

by BrianL on Dec 2, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Holiday yes, Christmas no

that was Thanksgiving, was it not? Been a while since I’ve seen it.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I fucking love this movie.

Technically it’s a Thanksgiving movie, though.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough.

Still a good movie.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YES!!!

Home Alone’s my favorite and I watch it with my sister ever Christmas. I also always watch Christmas Vacation & Elf.

"Sit down and watch the game!" www.StopTheWave.com

by ConorGlassey on Dec 2, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Next line of topiccing: Egg nog. Go

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:02 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Disgusting

but then I have an aversion to overly creamy foods/drinks, so I’m not inclined to like it.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate mayo, ranch, and tartar.

Love Eggnog.

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tartar I can deal with in small doses on fries

but mayo and ranch are foul.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tarter, mayo, ranch...

All good. Any sauce is good.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have yet to try this,

but believe me it is on my list.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 12:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not a fan.

I don’t want egg nor nog in my drinks. Rum and coke will do me just fine for the holidays.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Of course.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Given a choice, that is what I drink as well.

Unless I’m having a screwdriver, then it’s straight rum. Although I’ve moved on to tequila drivers lately.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Screwdriver with rum?

Isn’t a screwdriver vodka and OJ?

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And hold the Orange Juice

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

btw kazoo... as long as you are quoting Tourette's guy

I always loved … “GO COUNT YOUR DICK”

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here, have fun

http://tourettesguy.prescriptionabuser.com/

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This I did not know.

I’ll have to try rum and OJ.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have actually drank that before.

It’s tolerable, but nearly as good as the vodka or tequila version.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes it is.

Please excuse my brain fart. Not quite sure what I was thinking there…..

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

a great drink...

Crown royal, gingerale, squeeze of lime.

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You and me both. My wife can't understand it.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 2, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

I love egg nog.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So incredibly gross

And what the fuck is a “nog” anyway?

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Someone usually has egg nog lattes by Halloween.

I usually try to have one by then, but this year it took me a few extra days.

I friggin’ LOVE my egg nog lattes.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 2, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Making 50+ eggnog lattes in one day made me hate eggnog with a fiery burning passion.

The smell of steaming eggnog is vile and it sounds like a jet plane taking off.

I do enjoy SoyNog.

by acblue on Dec 2, 2008 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

well that's timely

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Correct

My mom was 4 or 5 months pregnant with me and went to see it. And it has always been my favorite movie

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Master Replica Proton Packs will be on sale next year

Link

"Sit down and watch the game!" www.StopTheWave.com

by ConorGlassey on Dec 2, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How about this?

The Real Ghostbusters complete series box set

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought of telling you this earlier,

but it’s so much goddamn money. Totally incredible box set though, and technically a good value considering how much stuff there is

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but Holy shit 180 bucks

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WOO!

And Judd Apatow is supposedly doing Ghostbusters 3.

Worried? I am too.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That kinda scares me

but if he gets it right it could be supremely awesome.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not at all.

Judd Apatow is a fucking genius.

by Robert on Dec 2, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Most of the time, yes.

I just worry about this movie in particular.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I worry about every aspect of this movie

I just trust Apatow more than everybody else.

by Robert on Dec 2, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had not heard this

From what I understood, the game was supposed to be an indirect version of GB3. They also, according to Aykroyd, were planning on doing a third movie as full Computer Animation, but not in a “kiddie” kind of way. This way the original cast could do it

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here we go

Check this out

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ben Stiller!?

Really, Ramis? You want Ben Stiller to play Venkman’s part!?

by BrianL on Dec 2, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That was before they switched to wanting to go CG

From what I understand, all the original cast members really like doing VO work for the game, and realized that a movie done in the same manner would be much easier, and more faithful to what they’ve always wanted. Hell, Aykroyd has mentioned before that the original script for 3 was written to have Chris Farley in as one of the “new guys” that the originals would train, but then he died. They have had the idea of the old guys training replacements for a while, but it never worked itself out

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you can dodge a wrench, then you can dodge a ghost!

I could see that working out, just hope Ben Stiller isn’t involved. He’s ok in certain vehicles, but I’m not a fan so my opinion is biased.

by dpseadv on Dec 2, 2008 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just glad Sony didn't step in and buy it, as was rumored

They likely would have killed off the Xbox 360 version because Fuck Sony

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would have been awful.

I hope those rumors that the Wii version would allow you to use your DS as a PKE meter are true…

by BrianL on Dec 2, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would be cool.

I might actually use my Wii again.

(That sounds bad)

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And you're not even married yet

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

It’s all covered in dust, I should clean it once in while.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait a week or so and put it on Craigslist

You might net a few bucks out of it, if you really don’t use it that much

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now I have the song "Detachable Penis" stuck in my head.

But in all seriousness, it’s still fun to have around for parties and stuff. Plus one of these days I fully intend to start actually using Wii Fit.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's how I justify keeping Rock Band 2 around here

One of these days I’ll get more than 1 or 2 people to play it with, and actually get my money’s worth

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

NOOOOO

NOT THAT DAMNED SONG!!!!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 2, 2008 11:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Kotaku reported a few months ago

that Universal Studios was thinking about building a Ghostbusters themed ride.

by BrianL on Dec 2, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Vacation confirmed

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So since you all love the company so much,

did y’all know Comcast is hiring, and is having a job fair?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:06 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

You think you're excited, feel these nipples!

(Bob Costas, Dodgeball)

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hm

Free everything from Comcast, though.

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Very true.

My sister works for them, and she gets the full boat for free.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I kept trying to get a job there out of high school

For that reason alone

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now's your chance!

LIVE THE DREAM!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But they're currently hiring for the Lynnwood call center,

so that would be a hell of a commute for you.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll move

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll help you get started bowling at Robin Hood.

Plus you’d be closer to your other job as well.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And much further away from everybody I know and love

All for Comcast. Fuck them… I’ll still bowl at Robin Hood with you sometime though

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just make them move with you.

Just kidding. You couldn’t get me to move for a job either.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Though I may end up having to move for my fiancee's job

Stupid Washington State not wanting to conform to new standards in Deaf rights

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not to get personal,

but is your fiancee deaf, or is that just her line of work?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 12:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Chosen line of work

ASL Interpreting

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So where will you be going,

Oregon?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Presumably

Don’t know yet, but it’s looking quite likely at the moment

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I bought a power cord for my G4 (see above)

But if that doesn’t work, I’m scrounging money together so I can buy at least a MacBook. I need me an Intel Mac so I can watch ’Flix on my computer…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 2, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

only if you are queueing porn or Kevin Costner movies

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

whereas i find porn to be like Kevin Costner movies.

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Unless it's Bull Durham.

Then you’re excused.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I saw that you were doing that

I was gaming and a few other things, and your Live status just said that you were idle with Netflix going. Figured that was what was up. I did the same last night, though

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I found 15 or 20 things yesterday and put them in the queue.

Left my damn profile in my girlfriend’s brother’s Xbox in L.A., though, so I can’t do jack shit until I get it back.

by Teej on Dec 2, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I live in LA

I’ll be happy to sit on that XBOX until you return.

Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.

by abender20 on Dec 2, 2008 11:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is a good time to hijack this subthread

so tootthekazoo and I have been playing COD5. We’re not bad. We’d like to play with some less shitty teammates (yesterday was an abomination). Who would be up for setting up a time for an LL-game on Wednseday or Thursday night, say around 7?

Friend me if you haven’t already – seattlebruin on Xbox Live. Oh and add your profiles to the live stats on callofduty.com!

by seattlebruin on Dec 2, 2008 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't do either of those nights at 7

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wednesday is bowling night, so I'm home at 10:30 and drunk

Which is good conditions for me to kick some ass. Thursday I’m off at 9 and I’ll be home and ready by 10.

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I still need to get it. I meant to pick it up as a Cyber Monday deal,

But missed out. I’ve got a few games to get rid of and then I will get it.

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love the demo

I’m just hesitant picking up a game that is designed almost exclusively for playing with some friends, and not even random matchmaking people

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Single player is fun, too.

But, yeah, online is really where it’s at. And the AI and level design is smart enough that it’s never the same twice.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sold

I will get it in the next few days, probably

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup

No choice

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This should work out.

My girlfriend’s leaving for a month or so, so I’ll probably have plenty of time to dick around on the Xbox.

by Teej on Dec 2, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's me

Other than work, I really have nothing to attend to. I would have played all night last night, but I had to go put my kid to bed

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Most likely

Did you get matched any better after I left?

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Only played one more game trying to finish my Kar 98k challenge

but my internet was lagging like mad (which is why I sniped so bad all night…), so I just gave up after one win

by seattlebruin on Dec 2, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That sucks

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 1:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Statler and Waldorf made me laugh

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks!

It was tough shooting conditions. Terrible, really, but I made some fun out of it…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 2, 2008 11:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Holy. Shit.

Simon.

I used to have one of these.

by BrianL on Dec 2, 2008 11:36 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I also had one

I rocked the shit out of it, too

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do you rock ths shit out of it

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Every once in a while, yes I do.

When I first bought it a few years ago I couldn’t figure it out. After a few minutes though it all came back.

by royalcurve on Dec 2, 2008 11:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Who didn't have a Simon?

Although, I remember mine being a more archaic version. That one looks spiffed up.

by Wilder. on Dec 2, 2008 11:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck that noise...

I hated that game.

FTW!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 2, 2008 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Merlin...

The best late 70s-80s toy ever.

Next to the Speak & Spell.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 2, 2008 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Come on...

Lite Brite???

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oooh. Good call.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 2, 2008 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That thing was awesome.

Unless you ran out of black paper.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh you and your "scientifics"

The Earth is round, and it all rotates

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 11:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You're a damn idiot

have fun sailing off the edge of the world, clown!

by seattlebruin on Dec 2, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ever seen this?

The Flat Earth Society

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

meh

this Flat Earth Society’s better.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The bright ship humana is well on its way

With no determination..
And no destination.

by Sec 108 on Dec 2, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I want to put this thought out before heading to school (I will read comments later):

Am I the only person who didn’t like the movie Elf? I personally do not like Will Farrell as a lead role character. He’s funny for two minute, but for two hours…

The main topic is Elf. I didn’t think it was funny or had a very good storyline.

by Wilder. on Dec 2, 2008 12:04 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

ARRGHFEEOIGIBHE I can't even speak english. Roasting NASCAR Nation was brilliant.

Rickee Bobbeee! For some reason Elf never really got me excited, and it came out when Farrell was still pretty decent. Rented it once and just let it sit there for a week, then returned it unwatched. Which is kind of weird.

by dpseadv on Dec 2, 2008 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't think it was that good.

The middle stuff was funny, but the beginning and end did nothing for me.

by Teej on Dec 2, 2008 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Zooey makes the movie watchable

Though I don’t really have much issue with Farrell. He has his moments, both good and bad

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I submit to you:

the Happening.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 2, 2008 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The "I See Dead People" movie was pretty good

but then everything he did afterwards gets progressively worse. I watched The Village at the $3 theater and I honestly thought it was a comedy, and couldn’t understand why my friends kept staring at me when I’d laugh out loud at it.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I liked "Signs" enough.

But, yeah, every thing else has sucked.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hated "Sixth Sense" and "Signs."

I just find his style horribly boring and not scary. Even a decent plot twist isn’t worth an hour and a half of me staring at the ceiling because it’s more interesting.

by Teej on Dec 2, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He's seemingly quite impressed with his style

Which is too bad, because it seems like what he does now is come up with a “twist” and then try to force a movie around it.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

but really

Chubby Checker is a dead, virus-carrying alien that makes everyone he comes into contact with want to marry their pets. SPOOKY!

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What a twist!

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shyamalamadingdong

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is she in it?

If so, I’ll give it a whirl

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do not give this movie a whirl

It is seriously one of the worst movies I’ve seen in years.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But Zooey

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Look at pictures instead

or watch Elf again.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably a better way to go, for sure

But is The Happening the kind of bad movie that is funny because it’s so bad, or is it actually painful to watch?

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's actually painful

I rented it thinking it’d be so bad it’s funny, but it’s really not. It’s just flat-out horrible. Sample dialogue:

Train Conductor: The train service has been discontinued. This will be the last stop for all passengers.
Marky Mark: Hey, what do you mean? Where are we?
Train Conductor: Filbert, Pennsylvania.
Marky Mark: Filbert? Does anybody know where that is? Why are you giving me one useless piece of information at a time? What’s going on? Hey, why would you just stop? You can’t just leave us here!
Train Conductor: Sir, we lost contact.
Marky Mark: With whom?
Train Conductor (ominously): Everyone.

Now imagine that scene done by a high school drama class after about three rehearsals, and you’ve got the general idea.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And another one

Alma Moore: [watching news report about the toxin] It makes you kill yourself. Just when you thought there couldn’t be any more evil that can be invented.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahahahaha

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So I rented that the other night.

Because when somebody says, don’t touch that it will hurt you, I find myself unable to resist temptation.
Dude, Wahlburg blows so hard in this movie. Terrible dialogue delivered badly. The premise is kind of original and could definitely have gone somewhere, but holy crap it was a lousy movie.
“There are tens of millions of bees disappearing every year, and no bodies. What do you think is happening?” Tens of millions? How about billions. No bodies? They’re freaking bees dumbass! It’s not like a herd of elephants got massacred, it’s bees! They’re tiny!
Anyway, it was a bunch of overused and worn out movie cliches (“run! Faster!”), delivered by Wahlburg in his sensitive voice, which I freaking hate.

by dpseadv on Dec 2, 2008 12:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tens of millions? How about billions.

Maybe because M Night decided that billions was a bit too many?

by Fogel on Dec 2, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's unfortunate because Mark Wahlberg is awesome.

He makes me laugh. Boogie Nights was a classic. He cracked me up in I <3 Huckabees, too.

by Teej on Dec 2, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He can actually do pretty well in the right roles

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

did you see boogie nights, donkey?

say hi to your mom for me.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had a beard in The Perfect Storm

Did you see that movie? Huh? Did you see The Perfect Storm, Donkey?
Say Hi to your mother for me

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That is one of my favorite TV moments ever

The song he sings him had me laughing so hard I couldn’t breathe

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed.

No date yet, HBO just says “January”. But still, awesome.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 1:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When he plays a semi-aloof character, he's usually spot-on.

I don’t dislike him in action movies, but he seems to thrive in other spots.

by Teej on Dec 2, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I did. It was pretty mediocre.

 I’m pumped for Watchman.

Indie.

by Taylor H on Dec 2, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Watchpeople

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Timepiecefolks

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Swatchmen

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 2, 2008 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There we go

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 1:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A recommendation: Temper your expectations.

Watchmen and Metal Gear Solid have something in common. They need a goddamn editor. Hopefully they edited the shit out of the movie.

Jeff's guide to not looking stupid:
+/- is an absolutely terrible stat, so don't use it, and don't give up on young players before they turn 24.
54!

by joof on Dec 2, 2008 3:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Waiting for video

It’s one of my all time favorite games, and I don’t want to sour it with a bad movie experience

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BOTD...

Now this I can appreciate…

Bacon wrapped bread sticks:

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 2, 2008 12:05 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

How about a bacon wrapped .45 pistol? Or a bacan wrapped suicide note?

Just because it’s bacon doesn’t mean it isn’t lethal. Maybe you don’t see it, but these photos are just a cry for help. I’m here for you man.

by dpseadv on Dec 2, 2008 12:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahaha

Bacon wrapped cobra snakes?

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bacon wrapped Drano

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The cobra thing made me laugh, now I'm imagining a couple remakes.

Cleopatra and Hamlet. Instead of a snake and poison, bacon wrapped Krispy Kremes and bags of pork rinds.

by dpseadv on Dec 2, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My cry for help was logging in today.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 2, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yum yum

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YES

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 2, 2008 12:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Favorite Christmas Movies

1) Die Hard
2)Christmas Vacation
3)A Christmas Story
4)Silent Deadly Night
5)Lethal Weapon

by Willie Mays Haze on Dec 2, 2008 12:09 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Any of y'all ever read a book series so terrible that it is good?

I am currently reading the “Twilight” novels. They are dreadful. Seriously, remove the vampires and werewolves and I am reading Sweet Valley High. Yet for some reason, I can’t put the books down. It’s almost as though the more ridiculous it gets, the more I wanna see how much dumber it can get.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 2, 2008 12:16 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

You do realize those books are squarely aimed at adolescent girls, right?

Which is why they read like Sweet Valley High books.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess it does.

Of course I have to admit that my 15 and 18 year old boys have also read these books, so I suppose I should buy them a hammer or a football or something with testosterone.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 12:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking as someone within that age range, I'm really not a big Twilight fan.

I’ve been reading up a storm of Michael Crichton lately.

Indie.

by Taylor H on Dec 2, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's better.

But as long as they’re reading, I’m happy.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 12:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

where?

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whatever works.

But I demand proof they actually read the articles.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They just read the tittles.

I mean titles.

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by kevin_ess on Dec 2, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's awesome

He’s a strange guy. He’s actually done a lot of funny promo vids over the years

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't listened to D.R.I. in years

man, this is a fun band.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:27 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Ha!

I LOVED D.R.I.

I keep thinking it’s not something that would age well, but didn’t someone reissue an album or two of theirs? My god, I’m a bit wary just because it would “sound” exactly like being 15 again, and god knows I don’t really want to feel 15 again if I can help it.

by marc w on Dec 2, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They age sorta well

it definitely sounds like being, in my case, 18 again. I wouldn’t go so far as to call them “good”, but they definitely have their niche and they do a great job at it. I’m not sure if, having never heard them, I’d like them now, but it’s an entertaining listen – I got a copy of Dealing With It used in Cincinnati for $3, I don’t know if they’ve been reissued or not…

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 1:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, never heard that.

I listened to “Thrash Zone” and “Four of a Kind” until the CDs died. That’s pretty much the only period of theirs I know, because hey, junior high school/early HS! They changed their style so markedly between Dealing…and Crossover it sounds like; hell, you can see it just in the song lengths.
“You Say I’m Scum”… man, I haven’t heard that in years. I’ll have to track that down tonight.

And yeah, Beer City Records is apparently reissuing some/all of their LPs. Wikipedia wouldn’t lie to me.

by marc w on Dec 2, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

gift shop to your left, restrooms on the right

snack bar straight ahead.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm watching Space Jam right now

Good thing my kid seems to enjoy it, because this movie did not hold up well over time

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't see how it would have

I never saw it, but the whole thing just screamed PRODUCT PLACEMENT AD to me, with the product being Jordan.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm so glad that the O.C. is no longer on TV.

There have been times that a song I really like will play on my Yahoo LaunchCast and I start groovin’ to it, then I see that it’s on one of the “Music From the O.C.” mixes.

Fuck that show and it’s sometimes good music tastes.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 12:54 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I'm glad that the OC isn't on anymore, because it freed up the producer to make Chuck.

I love that show.

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by joof on Dec 2, 2008 4:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Chuck is awesome.

I didn’t want to like it, but it’s a really charming show.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 4:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Chuck is incredible.

Chuck, Heroes, and True Blood round out my three favorite shows.

by CKel on Dec 2, 2008 6:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I finally had to give up on Heroes this year

it just got ridiculous. True Blood really grew on me though.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 9:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So, everyone told me that "Casino Royale" was the anti-Bond movie.

I decided to watch it because of this, and still hated it. It wasn’t anti-Bond at all.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 1:12 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

How?

He still drives fancy cars, wins at card games, has supernatural fighting skills…

Plus what’s with the parkour guy he was chasing at the beginning?

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

See, that's what I didn't like about it.

It tried to hard to not be Bond, yet it still was.

I dunno, I know I’m in the minority on this, but I just felt like it was waaaaaay to self conscious.

Then again, I’m the only person in America who didn’t like Iron Man.

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 1:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Everything up because he's awesome like that

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 1:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Iron Man was not as good as I thought it would be.

Good movie, but not great.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was really boring and had no story.

If I wasn’t watching and blu-ray I would have never made it to the end because all it is is a big FX wank.

Furcal

by JI on Dec 2, 2008 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes. Before he became a prick.

Did you ever see School Daze?

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by kevin_ess on Dec 2, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One of my favorite parts of the whole movie

is when he’s trussed up in the iron suit and completely stuck, and his assistant comes down and just looks at him, and he says “Let’s be honest, this is not the worst thing you’ve caught me doing”. Which, from Robert Downey Jr., is a great autobiographical line.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That was a great line..

Especially since I had just seen the Downey biography on the Biography channel (go figure) the night before.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Made me laugh

And I thought the same thing about RDJ

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I mostly liked it because of Robert Downey Jr

he did a fantastic job with it. Most of the rest of it was kinda cool but not stellar, but Downey was pretty great.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 1:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've had several people tell me they thought it was better than the Dark Knight.

I thought it was a fairly unremarkable movie that only rises to the level of “passable” because of a great performance by Downey.

by acblue on Dec 2, 2008 1:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No way was it better than Dark Knight.

Iron Man was shiny, explody fluff – it was fun fluff, but still. Dark Knight at least had some depth to it, even if it was one storyline too long.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree about the Dark Knight being one storyline too long.

Aside from Debo redeeming humanity, the entire third act was pointless. But it’s still pretty great.

by acblue on Dec 2, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, the Dent storyline by no means ruined it for me

but it just seemed tacked-on. I still am glad I saw that in IMAX, too, even if I didn’t realize at the time that IMAX didn’t do bargain matinees. Two tickets? That’ll be $32 please. UGH. But, well worth it.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It reeked of studio interference to me.

The movie should have ended with Joker and Batman hanging upside down from the balcony right after Joker’s “We’ll be doing this forever” line.

Which, in hindsight, would have caused some problems in the future.

by acblue on Dec 2, 2008 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously?

You need some closure so the movie can stand alone.

Furcal

by JI on Dec 2, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If the movie were intended to stand alone you'd be right

but sequels are assumed with the Batman movies.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I disgaree that movies require closure.

I love movies being left open ended.

by acblue on Dec 2, 2008 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wouldn't have made it good

You can’t go through 2+ hours and end the movie abruptly like that. That’s a big fuck you to everyone who paid money to see it.

Furcal

by JI on Dec 2, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's a big part of why I would have liked it.

I understand why they didn’t do it, but I would have liked it more.

by acblue on Dec 2, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

so you're saying the studio killed Heath Ledger

and then added on an afterthought storyline to cover their tracks? WOW THAT’S AMAZING AND I READ IT ON THE INTERNETS ITS GOTTA BE TRUE?

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

IMAX tickets here are the same as regular tickets.

I guess it pays to live away from the real world.

by Wilder. on Dec 2, 2008 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I honestly probably wouldn't have seen it in IMAX

had I known beforehand they were that expensive, but we were already in line, so I figured, eh why not. Totally worth it – wouldn’t do it for every film, but I’m glad we did it for Dark Knight.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So great in IMAX

I saw it at an IMAX in Vegas and it was incredible.

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 2, 2008 2:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Even the FX in Iron Man were only "good".

I don’t know why everyone was so blown away by them.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 2, 2008 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The fuck?

Dark Knight is the scariest movie I have ever seen.

Furcal

by JI on Dec 2, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Creepiest non-horror-genre movie ever made

even more so than Deliverance.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It creeps me out more than any other movie

except for some arthouse stuff like Irreversible, I Stand Alone and Fat Girl. Those movies are unnecessarily creepy though.

by acblue on Dec 2, 2008 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And the fact that Gwenith can't act.

I still liked the movie, however.

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by kevin_ess on Dec 2, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have yet to see that on film

I saw it on Broadway with Mary Louise Parker, who….swooooooooooooon. She was awesome.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I really liked the play

and not just because of Mary Louise Parker. It’s been on my netflix queue for a couple years now but I keep bumping it down for various reasons.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pet peeve alert

The BCS is NOT decided by computers. Computers do not make choices. People input formulas into computers and it simply spits out the answer! Why the national media portrays the BCS computers as being evil is beyond me when computers don’t make decisions…

God, people are stupid.

by seattlebruin on Dec 2, 2008 1:20 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Comment from a co-worker yesterday.
Stats are great and all, but those computers don’t know anything. These decisions could be made without all these fancy equations.

I responded with, “Well, when you ignore advanced statistics you get the 2008 Mariners.”

by Sec 108 on Dec 2, 2008 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What's more is that the computer rankings account for only what, 1/6th of the total?

They didn’t like the result the computers ‘made up’ so they gave way more weight to the coach’s poll and AP rankings. There you go! Blessed subjectivity!

But still the computers get all the blame….

by marc w on Dec 2, 2008 1:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And then someone always goes the cliche "but instead of being decided on the field, it's decided in a computer, where no one knows what's going on"

despite the fact that it was in fact, decided on e-mails sent from coaches and writers poll voters who jumped Oklahoma over Texas.

by seattlebruin on Dec 2, 2008 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Apparently, the coaches and writers poll moved more in the Texas direction this week.

And yet Oklahoma still jumped them.

At least this is what I read on Sunday.

by Wilder. on Dec 2, 2008 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Crap, you're right

I think bump came from the strength of schedule component of the formula where OU got points for playing Oklahoma State and Texas had already gotten the boost from playing the Cowboys five weeks or whatever ago.

by seattlebruin on Dec 2, 2008 3:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fine, but the Harris Poll replaced it.

Forgot about that one… still, two human polls! Computer rankings are a small part of it!

by marc w on Dec 2, 2008 1:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also hilarious: Gregg Easterbrook
You’d think the ACC would be thrilled to have its No. 8 team guaranteed a bowl date [Humanitarian Bowl in Boise], but you’d think wrong: the conference declined to renew, and in 2009, the bowl will match two WAC teams. Hey ACC, why so snobby about Idaho?

Maybe if you paid some attention to the name of the conference, you’d understand why they don’t want to play there anymore. ACC schools aren’t exactly close to Idaho.

by seattlebruin on Dec 2, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's just incredible that people write stuff like this

and then wonder why young people would rather read blogs than mainstream media

by seattlebruin on Dec 2, 2008 1:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Uh, who cares how far the game is?

If I’m the ACC, I’m more worried about getting dropped from an automatic BCS berth, not about how far my 8th place team has to travel.
ACC football is a joke, and the automatic tie-ins make the BCS look waaaay worse than any computer rankings. Cincinnati in the Orange Bowl, Boise St. in the Humanitarian Bowl or whatever.

by marc w on Dec 2, 2008 1:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait how is the Humanitarian Bowl going to match two WAC teams

I’ve been to every single Hum bowl and would hate to see it disappear

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 2, 2008 2:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They're probably confusing the Mountain West and the WAC again

Memo to the world: the WAC broke up years ago. Half of it became the Mountain West.

by Gomez on Dec 2, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That must be it

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 2, 2008 3:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As long as it plays more like the first then invisible war, I'm fine with it.

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by joof on Dec 2, 2008 4:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This could be the most bizarre film ever made

Steven Soderbergh, directing a musical about the life of Cleopatra, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Hugh Jackman, Ray Winstone, and with Guided By Voices doing the music? Uh, wow.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:10 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

What?

Hell, I’ll probably go see it.

by marc w on Dec 2, 2008 2:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like soderbergh and I enjoy mindfuckingly-strange film concepts

so it’s a winner for me.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I enjoy both of those things.

However, I have no taste for musicals unless Trey Parker is writing them.

by Teej on Dec 2, 2008 2:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How could it not suck?

But it’ll suck in such a glorious, amazing, confusing awesome way that I’ll still go see it. And it’s in 3-D! Holy balls that’s awesome.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I missed the 3D part.

I’m a fan of Soderbergh and Winstone. It’s the Zeta-Jones and Jackman part that gives me pause.

by dpseadv on Dec 2, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've always thought that Catherine Zeta-Jones

is a great example of why silent films should make a comeback. She’s drop-dead gorgeous, in my opinion, but every time she opens her mouth it makes me wince.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nice point.

Now I’m trying to find a clip of Ray Winstone in Love Honour and Obey, singing his karaoke song. The only ones I remember by name are Avenues and Alleyways, and XL-5. Drat. Everybody’s song but Ray Winstone’s.

by dpseadv on Dec 2, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You've seen the movie "Sexy Beast" right?

Ray Winstone is awesome, and the opening sequence is priceless. Whenever I see Ray Winstone, I always hear that Stranglers tune in the background somewhere. Made the new Indiana Jones movie suck slightly less, though I suppose distracting yourself from that pile of crap in any way would’ve made the experience more tolerable.

by marc w on Dec 2, 2008 2:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Everybody talked up Sir Ben in Savage Beast, and honestly I just didn't get it.

He’s kind of a one trick pony to me, but I’m sure there is much wrong with that statement. I just don’t see it when people get up on Sir Ben. Anyway, I’m with you on everything you said there. I’ve been watching a lot of Ray Winstone’s earlier stuff recently, even his work on British television. He’s one of the those actors I’ll go out of my way to see, even if I’m not so big on the vehicle. I’m like that with a few directors as well.
Probably not that unusual, but I used to watch nearly everything that came out. As my time has become restricted I’ve noticed that I’m filtering my choices more often based on the actors and directors, not the vehicle. And in the other direction. Michael Bay, Tony and Ridley Scott, now M. Night. Can’t stand their work, which is unfortunate. The Scott brothers have effed up some pretty good material.

by dpseadv on Dec 2, 2008 9:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Zuh?

Didn’t GBV break up about 4 years ago?

by Phildopip on Dec 2, 2008 2:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup

but you know Robert Pollard – he wakes up and craps out about 37 songs before he has breakfast most days, so it’s not a surprise that some of them might end up as GBV songs, even now. I’m pretty sure the breakup was one of those amicable “maybe we’ll do this again someday” sorts of things.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm ridiculously addicted to Ocean's 11 and 13

even though they’re not fantastic movies, they’re just like crack – if either one is on, I can’t not watch it. It’s amazing that the guy that made those movies also made King Of The Hill, Sex Lies & Videotape, and OH MY GOD ACCORDING TO IMDB HE MADE THE YES “9012 LIVE” CONCERT MOVIE I DID NOT KNOW THIS…THIS IS HORRIBLE sorry about that. Anyway. I’ve always been a big fan of his work.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did you ever see Schizopolis?

That’s probably a decent preview for this new… project.

by marc w on Dec 2, 2008 2:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I did, and that's exactly the film I had in mind

when I said “mindfuckingly strange”. I didn’t know anybody else had ever seen that movie.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So, ac...

how was your show? Did you make it to El Grillo? Did you find Anderson Valley Winter Solstice?

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:27 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Show was sparsely attended but a blast.

I finally got to try the I2PA and Imperial Stout, which was awesome. We were somewhat crunched for time and ended up eating dinner at the Whole Foods, but we had breakfast at a place called Junior’s which was pretty great. I played video poker and only lost $2.50, so that was cool. Stayed at the Jupiter Hotel, which was really nice and fairly affordable; I wish I hadn’t been as wasted as I was because I passed out the minute we got into the room and was too hungover the next day to fully appreciate it.

Portland was pretty fucking cool though. I’ll be visiting way more often. And Rollie Fingers, one of the bands (or, more accurately, one guy, a drumset and a really complex system of pre-recorded guitar tracks and tape loops blasting through a huge wall of amps) was amazing.

by acblue on Dec 2, 2008 2:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I2PA is indeed awesome.

Glad you had a good time – I’ve never been to the Jupiter, glad to hear it’s decent. Portland is indeed cool – any time you want to come down we’ve got a guest room. And good beer in the fridge.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Glad to hear it.

The Jupiter is definitely a party hotel. We got in at 1:45 and my girlfriend said people were out in the courtyard drinking until 3:00. Didn’t bother us a bit, but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone without that caveat. But the bed was easily the most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept in on a hotel.

by acblue on Dec 2, 2008 2:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it's got that reputation

and when it opened it tried to cater to the moneyed hipster crowd, which always scared me. I think they’ve gone away from that, though, and now just try to make it cool for whoever wants to stay there.

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by pdb on Dec 2, 2008 2:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs