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OFFTOP 2/12/09: Looking Back Edition

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With the all but inevitable signing of Junior coming I thought an interesting topic for today would be nostalgia.  Let's think of things that used to be great, or just things we miss that we wish would come back.  As an example, remember that feeling when you went to bed the night before Christmas when you were still young enough to believe in Santa?  Will anything in our adult lives ever compare to that feeling?

 

A new topic is discovering something long after you have had it, or long after others have moved on.  A few of my examples would be the Harry Potter books.  I purposefully avoided them until the fifth book was about to be released because I thought the people obsessed with them were ridiculous.  Finally I caved and cracked open book, turns out I was the ridiculous one depriving myself of a fantastic story.

Similarly I do this with music.  I loved the song Lazy Eye by the Silversun Pickups.  I bought the album it is on just to listen to it.  Well months later I decided to give the rest of the album a spin and discovered I loved them.  I have been listening to it at least once a day all week.

So again, today's theme is nostalgia or new discoveries.  With the differences in age we have here in the LL Community, I think some interesting things could come up.

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I hate nostalgia with a passion bordering on the irrational

but as far as discovering something long after others have moved on, I would definitely put Freaks and Geeks in that category. I held out for a few years, thinking “there’s no way this can be as good as everyone says” only to watch it late last year and realize that yes, it is indeed that good.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 8:22 AM PST reply actions  

This.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 12, 2009 8:27 AM PST up reply actions  

You know what I loved growing up?

Captain Planet. I watched an episode of that a few days ago and holy shit that show sucks.

by BrianL on Feb 12, 2009 8:28 AM PST reply actions  

Yeah, old cartoons do this

The late 80s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a steaming pile of awfulness when watched by the 25-year-old me, but the 5-year-old me absolutely loved them.

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 12, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions  

I saw a bit of it

it’s sort of Crispin Glover-ish and really uncomfortable to watch.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 8:35 AM PST up reply actions  

Speaking of not anything really close to that

Conan’s last Late Night is next Friday, and the White Stripes are the musical guest. I will be interested to see how Conan does on Tonight – I hope his style can work in the earlier time slot.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 8:53 AM PST up reply actions  

I think he's just lifting his entire crew and moving them

but like kentroyals I fear that a lot of the edge will be taken out and that saddens me.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions  

I can't imagine they'd screw him out of his writers.

Can you imagine Conan performing Leno’s shtick?

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions  

He'd have to master that stupid grin/smirk to use

after delivering yet another Paris Hilton one-liner.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions  

He's out of his goddamn mind

And it’s awesome. I’m actually wondering if he was even high during that or if he is really, truly insane. Amazing

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 10:27 AM PST up reply actions  

.

Hmmmm….

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by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions  

Joe Posnanski

Has a couple of fun posts about what he calls pixifoods: foods which tasted great when you were a kid, but taste horrible now – they’re mostly candy and mass-produced foods (like Spaghetti-Os and the like).

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 12, 2009 9:04 AM PST reply actions  

Links

First post

Second post

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 12, 2009 9:06 AM PST up reply actions  

Beefy.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 12, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Ah, Spaghetti-Os.

I loved those growing up, but now if I taste that stuff I get ill.

by BrianL on Feb 12, 2009 9:08 AM PST up reply actions  

I am like this with Vienna Sausages.

I ate that stuff like it had the Cure when I wa a kid but if I try one now I blow chunks..

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions  

Not really a nostalgia trip, but it's fun to discover a terrific body of work previously unknown to you.

I’d never read Posnanski until LL community put me on to him. Reading through his archives, he’s hard to put down. Anybody ever find an author or subject like that? (typically it’s writers for me).

by Kermit. on Feb 12, 2009 9:13 AM PST up reply actions  

I don't know

In a way, it makes me appreciate him all the more because he manages to turn out such amazing writing despite covering a miserable baseball (and football) team.

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 12, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions  

Roger Angell.

I was introduced to him through his annual postseason-in-review column for the New Yorker, and I bought the Complete New Yorker almost solely to read all his old stuff. He’s got a few books out, too.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions  

I am a HUGE fan of his books. Of course you would like him as well.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

He writes about anything with a degree of grace and precision that I wish I could muster

In the most recent New Yorker he wrote a great remembrance of John Updike.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 9:23 AM PST up reply actions  

A great read.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

yup.

I’d gotten it from the library, so it was a nice surprise when it arrived in the mail.

by msb on Feb 12, 2009 9:48 AM PST up reply actions  

I was like that with Neil Gaiman.

Which is odd because I have been reading comics for the better part of 21 years. Yet just this last year have I picked up the Sandman. It wasn’t until I read one of his novels that I went back to his comics.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions  

I really wanted to like Sandman

but it didn’t grab me when I first tried it a couple years ago. I need to try it again now, I think.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

It isn't as good as his novels.

But it is fun to see him grow as a storyteller through the course of the comic.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

this

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 12, 2009 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

A couple others

Michael Pollan: I’ve stay up late into the night reading each of his books
Daniel Quinn: The same

Alfred Bester: the only guy who wrote sci-fi in the 1950s that doesn’t seem horrifically dated now

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 12, 2009 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

Yes

A brilliant show. I also miss Pinky and the Brain (my college roommate had them on DVD).

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 12, 2009 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Pinky and the Brain was good

but the adult references in Animaniacs pushes it over the top.

by BrianL on Feb 12, 2009 9:19 AM PST up reply actions  

I went to comic con like right before this came out on DVD

and so they had all the voice actors and writers on a panel and were talking about making the show. Towards the end, someone requested that the guy who did Yakko sing the Countries of the World song. He got up, walked to the center microphone, and did the whole thing from memory. I was giggling like a schoolgirl.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Feb 12, 2009 9:33 AM PST up reply actions  

That show had some ridiculously talented voice actors.

I still crack up when I listen to Maurice LaMarche do his Orson Welles impression.

by BrianL on Feb 12, 2009 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

A few suggestions for those who miss great cartoons:

Invader Zim – from the mind of the man who gave us Johnny the Homicidal Maniac comes a cartoon full of jokes that cater to kids but remain intelligent enough to hold the attention of adults.

Avatar: the Last Airbender – A great sweeping epic full of characters who make decisions with consequences and experience full ranges of growth. This cartoon would be in my top 10 TV shows of all time, let alone cartoons of all time.

Wolverine and the X-Men – this just started up and it looks like it is keeping a good balance of childish action with adult plotting. It shows signs of getting better as it goes.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 9:26 AM PST reply actions  

I would also like to add Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends to this

Great show. All of the characters are wonderfully designed and animated, and it is an incredibly creative show and concept

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 10:31 AM PST up reply actions  

I saw an episode of this a few weeks ago

I had no idea what it was, I kinda came into the middle of an episode, but it was pretty damn good. I need to see more of it.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:33 AM PST up reply actions  

I think you'll appreciate it if you do

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Feb 12, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions  

The design of the imaginary friend characters is incredible

For instance, here’s Coco

Coco is part bird, part airplane, and part palm tree. And she speaks by only saying “Coco” but the way she says it always makes me laugh

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions  

I read that as Corco.

And now I’ve summoned him thanks to his RSS feed.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Feb 12, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions  

Way to go, man

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions  

The Emperors New Groove

One of the very very select few Disney produced shows I will watch

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 10:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Admittedly, I like cartoons

and so I do like this one. Another Disney produced one that makes me laugh would be The Replacements.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Feb 12, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm never home to watch it

It seems that The Replacements is always on while I’m at work or class, soo I don’t know anything about it really

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions  

Spongebob?

I haven’t watched it in a few years, but I enjoyed the random foolishness of that show.

by Jed MC on Feb 12, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions  

My whole problem with Spongebob was its one-noteness

watch it now and you might as well be watching an episode from the first season. It’s not bad, it’s just no different than it has always been, and it’s less interesting for it.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Not bad either

It has its moments

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions  

I get a chuckle out of that show.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions  

I've also become a fan of Chowder and Flapjack on Cartoon Network

Unique art styles and interesting storytelling as well

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions  

I didn't listen to The Mountain Goats at all until last year

when my girlfriend got me into them. That being said, I’ve only listened to the most recent four albums. It’s kind of daunting to even think about how many songs he’s written.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Feb 12, 2009 9:31 AM PST reply actions  

I love spreading my musical tastes like a disease.

I have addicted most of my friends to Better Than Ezra and have slowy turned my Girlfriend into a Muse fanatic.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

It's only fair

I got her into Fountains of Wayne and Styrofoam.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Feb 12, 2009 9:42 AM PST up reply actions  

I haven't thought about that show in a long time

now I need to put it in my netflix.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 9:41 AM PST up reply actions  

I missed the boat on 30 Rock when it first came out.

I watched about an episode and a half when it first came on, but for some reason couldn’t get into it. Now that it’s on the Netflix Instant watch, I’m watching the heck out of it, and realizing how much funny I’ve missed out on.

Gimme yer fingernails!

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 12, 2009 9:47 AM PST reply actions  

30 Rock is one of the best things on TV right now, especially on Network TV.

The Office is spiraling, we know the general LL stand on House, and I can’t think of that much else on of value (Chuck, maybe?).

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions  

I want to go to there

I love 30 Rock, and I really like Chuck, too – I hope they give Chuck a chance, last I heard it was struggling for viewers.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:00 AM PST up reply actions  

He's genius in that show

but I really like Chuck’s character, too. He strikes a good balance of nerd and getting-better-at-espionage; it would be annoying if he were always clueless but I don’t want him to become Suave Superspy, either.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions  

A fine line walked well so far.

and well cast all round — and some fine weird stuff in the corners. Naturally, it is opposite the few other shows I’d want to watch, Big bang theory/HIMYM

by msb on Feb 12, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions  

It's improved as it has gone on

and for me it is more watching the actors make something out of what they’ve been given— and occasionally they have been given more. I also appreciated that they grew the character of the ‘blonde across the hall’ , giving her an actual personality.

by msb on Feb 12, 2009 10:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Hulu is your friend.

HIMYM is awesome. Never seen BBT, though.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions  

I agree. To an extent they've overplayed the "Look what I found!" aspect of Chuck,

where he lucks into stopping each baddy. However, they certainly have done a good job with his evolution.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 10:12 AM PST up reply actions  

Shows on television I watch religiously:

(In no particular order) Lost; Battlestar Galactica; Fringe; Terminator: TSCC; Gossip Girl (shut up); Heroes (on borrowed time); Lie to Me; How I Met Your Mother; the Office; Wolverine and the X-Men; Family Guy; Life; and now Dollhouse & Castle.

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by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

I haven't seen this week's Heroes yet

but I was OK with the first episode of the new “season”. It’s kind of on life support for me at the moment, I imagine I’ll give it one or two more episodes, but the first one this time around was far better than anything from last year.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions  

Ew, Fringe?

That show is awful.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 12, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions  

I tried to like Fringe

but after an episode and a half I just couldn’t do it.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:22 AM PST up reply actions  

My god, it is atrocious.

I saw about five minutes and it was an insult to intelligence. Perhaps I’m missing something?

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 10:23 AM PST up reply actions  

But for me the writing is atrocious

and the guy they sprung from the insane asylum in the first episode is annoying beyond belief. But, as you say, to each their own.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions  

I seriously could not get past the atrociously written script

Firefly had good writing behind it. This, in my opinion, does not.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions  

I would agree with this.

The show feels like it still has yet to hit its potential, but there’s been enough good as it has progressed to keep me watching.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Feb 12, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions  

It's just another FOX attempt at something different that failed

FOX usually comes up with some of the more outragous ideas, but they are either a hit or total crap

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions  

Odd, I didn't find much enjoyment in the show

I wish they’d bring back Firefly, seeing as how well Serenity did

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Serenity tanked though.

I wouldn’t expect anything more than the comics Joss is producing for the series.

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by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, it did really well after it was released on DVD.

And even at the box office, with both domestic and foreign sales it just barely missed it’s budget, but it’s more than made that up in DVD sales

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm with you

I understand why some people wouldn’t like it, but I appreciate the growth I has done so far, and I honestly believe that it should start hitting its stride by the end of this season.

"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture

by Eegah on Feb 12, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions  

nostalgia

Well, I went to a reunion concert last night, so it’s definitely on my mind. The point of it wasn’t nostalgia per se, the point of it was fucking rocking out, so maybe it’s not a great example.

Still, I kept thinking about seeing them in 1997 and what I was like in 1997. I actually don’t miss being young and stupid, but it was surprisingly fun to feel young and stupid again for a few hours.

by marc w on Feb 12, 2009 9:49 AM PST reply actions  

MCD

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions  

How was it?

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:00 AM PST up reply actions  

It was great.

Nice to meet AC and his lovely GF, too.

by marc w on Feb 12, 2009 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

I've almost got my wife convinced to go to this

or failing that, she seems OK with the fact that I am going to go even if she doesn’t. If only it weren’t on Valentines Day this wouldn’t require a negotiation.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Bucky and a beer keg.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Just go to his house

you can recreate that right now.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions  

So is anybody else freezing their wrists off at work today?

For some insane reason, the AC in our building just came on. Full blast. If this keeps up in 30 minutes this place will be a meat locker.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:19 AM PST reply actions  

I love the way you put that.

This happens to me at work at LEAST once a week. Our HVAC system sucks.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 10:31 AM PST up reply actions  

The annoying thing is

in the summer, the AC almost never comes on, and if it does come on it’s on for about 20 min between 7-8 AM, and blows with the ferocity of a three-pack-a-day-for-40-years smoker trying to blow up a balloon, so the rest of the day it’s just stuffy and annoying. But for some reason now it’s going like crazy.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions  

We just have random temp swings all day long.

I’m used to wearing layers to work.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Holy what the fuck...
“According to the Sunday Times, Hollywood studios (I quote) are
already fighting for the rights to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,
a Jane Austen rewrite that injects a little undead action and is due to
hit bookstores in April.”

Speechless.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 10:19 AM PST reply actions  

I would pay money to see this in 3D

but that’s mostly because I HATE JANE AUSTEN.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions  

Blasphemy.

I love her female characters. And Darcy is a straight pimp.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 10:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Pride and Prejudice: 3D Zombiepocalypse!

That’s a can’t miss.

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by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions  

because they have 4 hours of live TV airtime to fill

and there’s only so many times per 30 minutes that they can show 5 minutes of UNC/Duke footage.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Even a blind squirrel is right twice a day

or something like that.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 10:58 AM PST up reply actions  

yeah, I know the phrase

I also know “even a broken clock is right twice a day”.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions  

There's nothing wrong with Leno

but Letterman and Conan are far superior.

by JI on Feb 12, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Leno's a big fat loaf of Wonder Bread

bland and designed to appeal to a wide swath of people without any sort of flavor whatsoever.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions  

This.

I find him intolerable.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 12, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions  

I imagine Leno doing standup

and making jokes about airplane food and rush hour traffic for an hour. And then I kill myself.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions  

Agreed

This will make my late night decision really difficult whenever Conan takes over Leno’s spot in June

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions  

I think Conan has become better than Letterman

I’d rather watch Conan’s comedy and Letterman’s interviews.

…but at the same time I love it when Letterman intentionally does unfunny bits

by JI on Feb 12, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Now that I've come to terms with Griffey returning to Seattle

I really hope the reports about his knee was more than just simple posturing. How awesome would it be to see him put up a line something like .280/.350/.520 while not killing us in the outfield?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 12, 2009 11:04 AM PST reply actions  

The Disney Afternoon

Chip and Dale, Ducktales, Gummi Bears, Talespin. Badass after school in like first grade.

--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog

by David Piper on Feb 12, 2009 11:24 AM PST reply actions  

These were awesome cartoons

Talespin was my personal favorite

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

Me too.

How can you not like Baloo?

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Feb 12, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions  

And now that I'm re-reading your comment, you weren't addressing the legality of the substance

but the confidentiality of it all. It’s sort of like entrapment, isn’t it?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 12, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Pretty much.

They better publicly name the other 103 players on the list and give them the same punishment.

by Teej on Feb 12, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

I see it kind of like a confessional

even if you confess to a crime to a priest, it’s immoral for him to report you to the police since you told him in confidence.

by seattlebruin on Feb 12, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I think I'm more upset about the moral side in the A-Rod case

since as far as I can tell, it wasn’t illegal to reveal the supposedly anonymous results, but if the players knew there was a chance this information would get out, not one of them would have agreed to be tested.

by seattlebruin on Feb 12, 2009 12:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Absolutely.

The players agreed to the anonymous tests to help baseball determine how bad the steroids problem was. It was a show of good faith. (Not that the union wasn’t facing immense public pressure to do so.)

104 players test positive, and we get the name of only the most famous one. Dug up by a hack of a reporter who’s been dying to get dirt on Alex for years. The whole thing infuriates me.

by Teej on Feb 12, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

My nostalgia lied to me about Eddie Murphy.

I remembered him as funny, but a recent re-watching of Raw disabused me of that notion. And horribly offensive to boot!

by waldo rojas on Feb 12, 2009 11:57 AM PST reply actions  

Yup. He was great early on. Go watch some "Mr. Robinson's neighborhood" and the like.

Also, if you can track down the skit with Stevie Wonder where Murphy impersonates Stevie… it’s amazing.

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by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions  

He did have some funny sketches on SNL.

Then again, they had some great writing that made a lot of people seem funnier than they were.

by waldo rojas on Feb 12, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions  

He did a pretty good Sinatra.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions  

No kidding.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions  

You are black and I am white.

You are blind as a bat, and i have sight.

by waldo rojas on Feb 12, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions  

There used to be one

When I managed a video store (1988-93) we had a whole series of “best of (performer) from Saturday Night Live” videotapes. I’m 99% sure there was a Piscopo one. I’m guessing they made the decision to not move that one to DVD format.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I didn't see that, that is too bad

especially considering that fully 80% of the casts of SNL through the years following Chase/Belushi/Curtin/Murray/Morris have been even worse than Piscopo.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 12:32 PM PST up reply actions  

I can't rmember what they said but it was some Piscapo joke.

Then the camera panned to him in the audience. SNL always takes things one step further than it needs to go.

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by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Wasn't there a point in time

where the cast was John Lovitz and a bunch of hacks? I remember watching a season finale clip where Lorne Michaels shows up to save the cast from a fire but only rescues Lovitz.

by BrianL on Feb 12, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Not sure about that

but here’s a couple of my “favorite” casts:

Season 6
Season 11

yeesh.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 12:41 PM PST up reply actions  

March 22, 1986

George Wendt, Francis Ford Coppola with Phillip Glass as musical guest. How random is that?

by waldo rojas on Feb 12, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions  

That is completely random.

but glad you found it.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 12:46 PM PST up reply actions  

SNL stuff was great

Trading Places was really funny, and Bowfinger was awesome. Otherwise, yeah, you’re right.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Whoa.

I had no idea some of those people were on SNL. Randy Quaid? Robert Downey, Jr.? Joan Cusack??

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 12, 2009 12:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, they had some interesting cast members for a while

Mark McKinney was on for a year or two, Anthony Michael Hall was there too. And none of them were any good on SNL.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

I agree, and I loved her role in Grosse Pointe Blank.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Isn't she in almost every John Cusak movie?

It’s like look for Stephen King in his movies.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm not sure I'd like that kind of Joan Cusak saturation.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

John Cusack is very tight with his family and friends

and will cast them wherever and whenever he can.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 1:09 PM PST up reply actions  

He's one of my personal favorites,

so I have absolutely no problem with that. He can hire or cast me any time he wants.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Me too.

It doesn’t hurt that Joan Cusack is really funny.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

No one is worse than Jim fucking Brewer.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Heyyyy, myannnn, that's not coool to rag on me okayyy myannn?

Yeah, he was a one-trick ass clown. That said, Half Baked is legendary.

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by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Couldn't watch it. He was in it.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 12:51 PM PST up reply actions  

I admit he's horrible,

but aren’t movies supposed to be about stuff that would never (or couldn’t) happen?

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:02 PM PST up reply actions  

This is a good point

Nazis will be the new pirates

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Doubtful.

Hard to have this conversation without getting into politics but the social landscape in the next 200 years will be radically different than the last 200 years. Nazi’s will NEVER be an acceptable Halloween costume for kids.

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by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Unless you're Cartman.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Actually,

a WWII themed roller coaster could be AWESOME.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Pearl Harbor - The Japanese Adventure

the coaster goes up a huge hill, barrels down the hill at 100 mph and then rams into a ship and disintegrates. Good times.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Kind of the idea without the disintegration.

You could do all sorts of stuff with planes, bombs, rockets, trenches, etc.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Tom Hanks.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions  

not enough wacky

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Who's the gay guy that's always on cocaine...

Andy Dick.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Now you're cooking with monkey

that’s more what I was thinking.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Cooking with monkey.

Great grandpas balls I like this saying.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions  

I wish I could find the sketch

but it’s from an old Phil Hartman SNL bit, I believe called “Cooking with Monkey”. That was his catch phrase – “Now you’re cooking with monkey!”

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions  

We live in a world

where Phil Hartman is dead and Andy Dick is alive. I won’t say well.

by msb on Feb 12, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions  

I will never forget the line from one of the Comedy Central Roasts.

Sarah Silverman: I’m not saying Andy Dick is gay, but he can guess the flavor of a popsicle just by sitting on it.

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by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Apparently Comedy Central's next roast

is going to be of Larry The Cable Guy. ugh.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions  

"This guy fucking sucks."

…
…
What? You need more than that? He sucks.

by Matthew on Feb 12, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm not saying Larry The Cable Guy sucks...

…but his jokes aren’t funny and his schtick is stereotypical and insulting. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TIP YOUR SERVERS WELL GOOD NIGHT

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions  

I remember thinking he was funny the first time I heard him

maybe his act has changed or something or he’s a one trick pony or whatever, but he fucking sucks.

by JI on Feb 12, 2009 10:44 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm hoping they actually roast him, like on a spit.

He is a miserable excuse for a comedian. The fact that anyone in this country finds him funny is sad.

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by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Oooh, that's not a bad idea

we can use Jeff Foxworthy as primer to get the fire good and hot.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions  

You know you're a redneck when:

the flames are licking at the space above your C4 vertebrae… am I right?

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by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions  

If y'all were from or had family in the south you would understand their humor.

Personally I love the Blue Collar troupe, so to each their own. Especially Ron White, I love that guy.

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by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions  

I grew up in Florida and it's not all old people

Northern and Central Florida are downright freakish in regards to rednecks

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Ron White gets laughs out of being funny.

Larry the Cable Guy gets laughs out of being (or pretending to be) stupid, racist, homophobic, etc.

So while I don’t really seek out any of that stuff, Ron White’s definitely the one guy capable of making me laugh.

by Teej on Feb 12, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Ron White is awesome.

I want to have exactly 100 beers with that guy.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions  

It's humor that folks can relate to

I don’t want to hear jokes about fancy bullshit nobody knows about

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by Corco on Feb 12, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions  

There's no way to continue this thread

without getting political, but I will say that sweeping generalizations like “fancy bullshit nobody knows about” are as annoying as Larry The Cable Guy’s “aw shucks” schtick.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Given the crap that is modern entertainment right now

I don’t see why that is a stretch

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by Corco on Feb 12, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions  

I wouldn't go that far but I agree they are funny.

I have never heard any of these racist statement Larry is supposed to have used though. Any one have links to direct quotes of him using that kind of speech?

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by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 3:36 PM PST up reply actions  

See the link that pdb gave to the D. Cross letter

Sounds like the statements come from one of LTCG’s books.

by marc w on Feb 12, 2009 3:38 PM PST up reply actions  

You will forgive me if I don't take David Cross at his word.

The comments are taken from the ether and not given cited sources.

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by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 3:46 PM PST up reply actions  

They were things he said onstage or wrote on his site.

They’ve been widely cited outside David Cross. This post from 2005 has the links, but it appears Larry has since removed all the stuff from his website.

by Teej on Feb 12, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions  

But to me the bigger issue

is not that LTCG is racist, but that he’s incredibly unfunny.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions  

I, too, find that to be the bigger issue.

I was just trying to point out that David Cross didn’t make up the fact that Larry tends to play to people’s prejudices and is a pretty lazy comedian.

I don’t think Daniel Lawrence Whitney is anywhere near as closed-minded as his stage creation. It’s all for entertainment’s sake.

by Teej on Feb 12, 2009 4:04 PM PST up reply actions  

It's funny because according to Lovitz

Andy Dick was partially responsible for his death.

*Too bad the writers gave Lovitz nothing to work with on Newsradio.

by JI on Feb 12, 2009 8:04 PM PST up reply actions  

The first three are fine

it’s everything else that needs to be either redone or excised from the world.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions  

In defense I present:

The Pod Race
The three way lightsaber duel with Darth Maul
Yoda fights Dooku
Mace Windu’s purple lightsaber
Anakin vs Obi-Wan
the Emperor wins!

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by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey there's a common thread through all those scenes.

Not the pod race I suppose, but the same guy choreographed all the sword fights. He’s been the stand in for Obi-Wan and Darth Vader. I’d link it, but can’t remember where I saw it.

by Kermit. on Feb 12, 2009 5:24 PM PST up reply actions  

It always bugged me how intense

the lightsaber duels were in Episodes 1-3 versus how slow they were in 4-6.

by katal on Feb 12, 2009 5:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Here's the guy, Bob Anderson.

Link. I forgot he did the sword fight in Princess Bride “I am not left handed!”, that’s got to be one of the best.

by Kermit. on Feb 12, 2009 5:41 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm pretty sure he did the sword choreography

for the Lord of the Rings films as well.

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Feb 12, 2009 7:07 PM PST up reply actions  

I want to see this movie NOW.

From the clip he’s apparently been choreographing sword fights for movies since the 1930’s? or so. Nothing better than a sword fight, especially the pirate movies, or in a castle going up and down stairs, swinging from chandeliers. YAHOO!

by Kermit. on Feb 12, 2009 9:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Half baked was terrible.

I hate drug movies that make the drugs appear more potent than they really are.

by Sec 108 on Feb 12, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions  

But you can FLY

I’m sure pot does exactly that, and plan on smoking a lot before my next trip so I can save on airfare

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions  

That exchange also led to one of the great lines in the movie.

Kenny, looking at the horse, : Hey girl, ya hungry?
Random large black woman, walking by: Fuck you, N*****!

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by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh shit I'd forgotten about that part

I gotta watch the movie again. It’s been a long time since I’ve last seen it

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Great grandpa's balls that's funny!

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions  

As is "Great Grandpa's balls"

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Somebody said that to me the other night, I've been waiting to use it.

I’m not sure if “great” is a generational term or a descriptive term though.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions  

*breuer

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 12, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm glad I got it wrong. Even more disrespect to him.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Did he kick your dog at some point before?

I don’t like him much, either, but you seem to a have a deep hatred for him

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 12:52 PM PST up reply actions  

No, I simply could never understand why anyone thought he was funny.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Well I'm sure he can't understand why people think you're funny

Because he’s probably petty and spiteful like that

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions  

I agree wholeheartedly

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 1:26 PM PST up reply actions  

You guys are clearly alcoholics.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm more of a fuzzy alcoholic

But thanks

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 1:56 PM PST up reply actions  

That both sucks and blows.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Gross.

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Feb 12, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions  

I suppose I'm nostalgic about Sid and Marty Krofft shows.

I continue to love them. My first Halloween costume was Sigmund the Sea Monster at 3 years old. Land of the Lost, Bugaloos, HR Pufnstuf, Pink Lady & Jeff, Far Out Space Nuts…. that, along with Fritos, Tang and bicycle riding is my childhood.

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by royalcurve on Feb 12, 2009 1:10 PM PST reply actions  

Fritos, Tang and bike riding sounds like a scene from Half Baked 2.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Chili Cheese Fritos.

Mmmmmm.

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by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

They also burn well.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Why are you burning Fritos?

There are children starving in China.

by waldo rojas on Feb 12, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

It wasn't me, it was Survivorman.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

He needed to cook a squirrel.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Les Stroud is a BAMF

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by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions  

I was watching the "Lost at Sea" episode last night,

that looked like it SUCKED.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

He always gets pretty miserable and loopy by the 4th and 5th days.

It’s amazing he does what he does, whereas that pansy Bear Grillzzzzzz has a camera crew, probably feeding him granola bars too.

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by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't think I'd call Bear a pansy,

I’m sure he could whup my ass a thousand different ways. But while I enjoy his show, I don’t really look at as a realistic version of “survival”.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions  

A-Fraud?

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by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions  

It says right at the beginning of the show that he is "placed in situations", yadda yadda...

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Yum, delicious fake snakes

And the fake elephant shit that he squeezed over his mouth to get some water. And the fake eyeball he ate from the fake sheep that he skinned and used as a sleeping bag

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Are the granola bars before or after he catches and kills a deadly snake and eats it raw?

I don’t know why people have such high expectations of what he should be doing, but I’m ok with him sleeping in hotels some nights and eating real food on the side. I mean, this guy’s resume speaks for it self. I can’t complain about anything he does

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 1:26 PM PST up reply actions  

His is more of an "adventure show" than a "survival show".

99% of the people on the planet wouldn’t survive if they tried to do what he does on his show.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Entertainment value is enough for me

I don’t really compare it to Survivorman. I think they both complement each other

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Amen.

Now let’s see that combined episode where they’re left in the wilderness together.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Considering Bear was in the special forces,

Les might have a tough time with that unless he shoved him off a cliff or something.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Bear would kill Les and eat him

But caution that it should only be done as a last resort while he’s doing it

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions  

(English accent) "This tastes... Aaaawfull... Like 10 Canadians took all their bogies and squished them together in my mouth.."

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Those are Bear's kids names?

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Two of them, yes

He also has one that he gave a weird name. Jesse… Pffft

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Must have been named by his wife while he was away.

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm terrified of the Will Ferrell Land Of The Lost

Saw a preview for it last night, and it looks like they’re trying to shoehorn the Standard Will Ferrell Character into a show/movie that did not have such a thing, and I think that’ll ruin it. I hope I’m wrong, but from the brief clip I saw last night I fear I’m not.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

You're right. It looks awful.

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by abender20 on Feb 12, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't get it,

wasn’t that movie Brendan Frasier’s birthright?

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by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

This is the first I've heard of it. I live in a vacuum.

I do not want to see this. I prefer the classic Sleestak.

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Feb 12, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions  

I just heard of it about two weeks ago

and just saw the preview last night when I watched last week’s DVR’d 30 Rock. It looks….bad.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions  

But he was just delightful in Bewitched...

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by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

No Gnus yet...

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by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Has anybody heard The Night Marchers yet?

John Reis is one of my favorite musicians – Rocket From The Crypt were unbelievably awesome, and Drive Like Jehu were, well, not quite as awesome but still really interesting. He’s started a new band called The Night Marchers, and I need to find their CD here soon, but I was wondering if anybody’d heard it yet.

And if you live in San Diego, you should go to the Pink Elephant (I guess it’s just Pink now), Reis’ bar, and spend your money to support him because he’s awesome.

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by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 1:22 PM PST reply actions  

I don't think this is enough for it's own post.

But how hands on are most owners in baseball? I know we bitch about our ownership meddling, and it seems like McCourt for the Dodgers likes to get his hands dirty, but is this all that normal?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:29 PM PST reply actions  

I don't know that there is a "normal"

but it seems like a lot of ownership groups these days are starting to leave baseball decisions to the baseball people, and are focusing on the wring-every-dollar-out-of-the-poor-saps-that-like-this-team side of ownership. I could be completely wrong, though, I don’t follow any other team with any degree of rigor and generally don’t care about ownership shenanigans.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions  

I was just wondering if every fan based gets as upset as we do,

or if that was more of a Mariners fan thing.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm pretty sure it's a universal thing to get mad at the owners of a favorite team

human nature is depressingly predictable.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Ichiro is selfish.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

You smell like ass.

Everyone has their skills.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions  

You gotta be good at something, you know?

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 1:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Then what's your excuse?

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 12, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Retardation.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, you poor thing...

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions  

It doesn't hurt that bad.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions  

That's where the retardation helps.

Ignorance is bliss.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 2:19 PM PST up reply actions  

People get mad at the owners for hiring bad GMs, or not authorizing higher budgets,

but do they for specific personel moves?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 12, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions  

On a daily basis yes

Even Naimoli was in the news too much with his doings

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 2:10 PM PST up reply actions  

"Today we have acquired Jose Canseco"

“Today we have acquired Fred McGriff”

“Rocco Baldelli is hurt”

Anytime you saw them you knew something bad was going to happen

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Fun!

Game

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 12, 2009 2:32 PM PST reply actions  

Joe Posnanski is beyond awesome
And, we played Strat-o all night long. I don’t think it’s important to say who won the World Series. But I won it.

http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/02/04/hall-of-fame-jr/

by seattlebruin on Feb 12, 2009 3:15 PM PST reply actions  

Nostalgia

I was 15 years old and on a ferry boat to Endfest ’98. While looking out over the water I heard some guys in their late-20s talking nearby. A Depeche Mode concert had either recently occurred or was coming up, and they were talking about the set list (or potential set list).

This bothered me to no end. “Depeche Mode?” I thought. “Seriously? They haven’t been relevant for at least a decade. Listen to bands that matter. The 1980s have long past.”

Fast forward to today. I love listening to the Smashing Pumpkins, Reel Big Fish, Oasis, and various mid-late 90s punk compilations. I’ve become what I used to hate, and I have nostalgia to blame.

by katal on Feb 12, 2009 5:34 PM PST reply actions  

Depeche Mode released one of their top 3 albums in 1997.

Most likely the album for which they were on tour supported said guys were discussing. I was 17 and was (and still am) a Depeche Mode. Good music is ALWAYS relevant.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 5:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow. That post was nigh unintelligable. Let's try that again.

Most likely that was the album DM were on tour supporting. I was 17 and was (and still am) a Depeche Mode. Good music is ALWAYS relevant.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 12, 2009 6:00 PM PST up reply actions  

I was at that Endfest

and as far as becoming what you used to hate, well, all I can say is that feeling gets less intense the older you get. There’s only so many machines you can rage against before you realize that rage is a nearly useless emotion.

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

by pdb on Feb 12, 2009 9:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Speaking of Nostalgia

I am watching Milo and Otis with my girlfriend. It was my favorite movie as a little kid, and we are watching it to see if the girls she nannies would like it.

by Fin on Feb 12, 2009 6:23 PM PST reply actions  

I never saw it

I had Homeward Bound though

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 7:24 PM PST up reply actions  

I can't really judge between the two

I think my parents told me about it once and wanted me to watch it and I was to have not to do with it at all

by Fuzz on Feb 12, 2009 7:38 PM PST up reply actions  

It appeals to a younger clientele than Homeward Bound

If you watched it after you were old enough to watch Homeward Bound it will probably be lame but if you watch it as a little kid it is the awesome

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by Corco on Feb 12, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Yea, watching it now it is a bit boring.

But I absolutely adored is as a 3 year old.

by Fin on Feb 12, 2009 7:54 PM PST up reply actions  

i just found the good the one too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAEJC0RaaY4

i wonder if cbs had a memphenis one ready to go too and it will just be sitting in a vault for all of eternity to wait for.

by Robert on Feb 13, 2009 12:39 AM PST up reply actions  

African Child Loves His 'World Champion Seahawks' T-Shirt

Link.

My favorite part:

“My father refused his new shirt,” Semesseke explained, “because although he did need one, he felt it would be disrespectful to the World Champion Eagles, who kindly gave him both a shirt and cap last year.”

by Teej on Feb 13, 2009 8:16 AM PST up reply actions  

Loss leader?

(Though the whole firing thing seems extreme.)

by Teej on Feb 12, 2009 11:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I once managed an entire department that was a loss leader for a well known company.

There is no worse experience than that. You are perpetually understaffed, materials are provided only in emergencies and upper management is always up your ass about the department costing too much.

by Sec 108 on Feb 13, 2009 9:00 AM PST up reply actions  

Hmm...

I’m not even 1/5 of the way through my life yet (not that I could know how long my existence will last -- I’m just guessing), but I miss a lot of stuff from my childhood.

I miss going to Starbucks and barely being able to stick my head over the counter, and asking the cashier for a biscotti - and not having to pay for it.

I miss the smell of my grandmother when she’d fawn over my sister and I and try to speak to us in Yiddish.

I miss being able to cheer Jerome James in a Sonics uniform.

I miss spelling tests where the words were 6 letters long.

I miss going to the Volunteer Park greenhouse and having my grandfather tell me the Latin names of all the plants.

Yeah.

by .Taylor on Feb 13, 2009 9:49 AM PST reply actions  

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