Lazy Theme Show Notes.
Also in this episode!
Duel of the Fates III battle: Jessica Rabbit vs. Bugs Bunny.
Jack Manganβs Deadpan #146: Theme and Michelle M. Welch
Night of the Living Deadpan
Duel of the Fates – Bugs Bunny vs. Jessica Rabbit (pt. 1)
Interview with author Michelle M. Welch (http://mmwelch.wordpress.com/author-bio/)
Promoting her podcast anthology Theme and Variations (http://www.themeandvariationsanthology.com/?p=82)
Duel of the Fates continued
Special guest announcer – The Energizer Bunny
Michelle M. Welch continued
Paul Maki with last week’s Broken Lyrics Challenge winner.
Nobody got all the songs, but partial winner last week was:
Jack Mangan
Duel of the Fates concluded
Paul Maki with the Broken Lyrics challenge.
No Greasy Nipples this week but
First comment of the week was (oficially) by Vanamonde
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I think I had better start again.
8 downloads from the website and no nipples….who are you?
Oh JFC WTF now.
All of these technical difficulties are making for a very cranky podcaster.
OK. Now I’m the one covered in motor oil, but I think I fixed it.
I predict a quiet Thursday, Van, what with us celebrating thxgvng in the U.S. – – but I’ll pop on at some point tomorrow.
Goodnight, mashed potatoes.
And now… Lo Pan will spend the early morning with Jack Mangan. Or at least his podcast. If I cant have you…. I dont want nobody else, babe.
Crack open a beer, say “fuck you” to Thanksgiving… and listen to the Deanpan. No better way to spend time at 2am.
Never never never never say “Bugs comes from behind” ever ever ever again.
I wouldn’t worry Lo Pan, it would be ticklish..
Morning Pan!
May all day of US Panites be filled with turkey.
And may nobody get trampled tomorrow.
Cough
There, showered and dressed. All nice and clean and shiny now π
Van, you really should get someone to look at that cough
Now… this bunny is actually going to hop out for about an hour and a half. Then will be able to listen to the show.
Now listening to the episode. Michelle’s books can still be ordered through Amazon US. I’ve read them. They’re quite good.
I’m a couple of weeks behind on my podcast listening so I’ve only heard the first three Theme and Variations. I might move Twelve Bar Blues to the front of the que, though.
Bugs is a playa’ for that reason alone he should win in the Love Prowess category.
You’d think I’d know by now that anything I send to Jack is fair game π
Good morning.
I’ve peeled potatoes, sorted the newspaper ads, watched some parade, and injected some coffee.
Next I will assemble the green bean casserole, bake some cookies, bake some biscuits, clean the house, and try to find that darned tablecloth.
Tablecloths are ridiculous. I hate them.
Oh and last year I did the whole black Friday thing. I’m sure I talked about it here.
This year, I have no income during this month, but even if I did, black Friday would not happen. I’ve had the experience, it wasn’t that great.
I’m shopping online this year and/or making homemade thingies.
Cj wonders aloud if Jack wants more Oreo Truffles this year………
Is it strange that I don’t like Oreos. My husband says there’s something wrong with anybody who doesn’t like Oreos.
I can also make the truffles with Nutter Butters.
I have a friend who has a caffeine sensitivity so almost every baking type recipe I have, I’ve altered in some way to avoid using any type of chocolate.
While I can have caffeine, I do watch how much I ingest. It’s an iron sucker and I have enough problems keeping iron in my body without adding to the problem.
My condolences to the “kids of today”Β©
I can remember when the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, TV coverage actually featured the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
That being said, I do have a cup of coffee in the morning and, usually a can of Coke Zero, but I’m not a big chocolate eater (ice cream, cakes, cookies, etc) and most of my teas are caffeine free. I definitely know if I’ve had to much, though.
add another o to the last to. (grammar is hard)
This is for Cj and Dan
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/world-of-warcraft-quiz.htm
I’m currently chomping down on some baby mandarins. To add to my strangeness I think these oranges are soooo cute. Little tiny oranges, not much bigger around than a quarter π
How does one use the moon as an ashtray? That’s one big flick π
Wow, Jack. That was quite the emotional roller-coaster. I very much liked it.
And on that note… my vacuum calleths!
morning pan, turkey is in the oven pies are done. can’t wait to eat!
happy turkey day!
We were going to make pies last night, but tired washed over us, so we made them this morning. A cranberry pecan pie, and a pumpkin pie we are trying from a Paula deen recipe.
*sobs uncontrollably over everything*
JB, I have never used her recipe’s before but I have heard many good things about them. My wife and daughter made 2 win pies yesterday. cranberry pecan sounds awesome.
I think this is our first adventure to Deen-land actually. The cranberry pecan is from the Byerly’s cookbook ( a fancy pants grocery store).
We relied on tips from the food network for prepping the bird. Tivo recored as a suggested a turkey day tip show and we decided to stuff the turkey with 2 oranges 1 lemon and an onion than rubbed it with butter and poultry seasoning. hope it turns out good. I haven’t made a turkey in 13 years.
A lot of sales on the App Store:
http://www.148apps.com/news/black-friday-app-sales-galore/
You cna pick up pacman and dig dug cheap…temptation calls.
No greasy spoon nipples…aaarrgghhh.
Biscuits are going in the oven.
Trying to keep children from consuming all the chocolate chip cookies I made.
Two more people canceled. I have a 15 pound turkey to share among 5 adults and 2 children.
Anyone locals want leftovers? We will have plenty!
Between you (deadpan) and me (Cj) I’m not disappointed in the cancellations.
I just became two people more relaxed. (insert face of joy here because π just doesn’t cut it)
Thanks, Bunny! I’m glad you liked the story. At least the moon was an ashtray, and not a spittoon.
I hate to sound like a crank, but I never attended the parade in person when I lived near NYC, and I’m perfectly ok with that.
All of the food preps sound delicious.
I am running late and going to make everyone cranky, but – I hope everyone has a good, not-entirely-hectic day.
Paula Dean cracks me up.. These are the biscuits I made, but the last comment she makes made me laugh out loud!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/paulas-cream-biscuits/44863.html
I also made this cheesecake, but I used an oreo crust (sorry, Bunny, if I make it for you, I promise not to use oreos) and I added chocolate chips:
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/nutter-butter-cheesecake-74923.aspx
I also made the standard green bean casserole on the Campbell’s can and I make my own mashed potatoes, but I don’t have a recipe for that.
PacMan is free on Android…
Just sayin’…
That was the best turkey I have ever had. I will have to remember that stuffing. yum yum yum
My mashed potatoes were teh awesome! OMG.. I’m impressed with myself.
Everything everyone else made was amazing too. I’m ready for my nap.
And, I didn’t escape without a war wound! I ran my arm across the roof of my oven at 500 degrees! I’ll have a scar on top of my arm to match the one on the bottom! Rawr!!!!!
pssst… they gave me wine..
and shaddap, WP… I am NOT posting comments too quickly!
Happy Thanksgiving!
more yum win pie!!!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/supplies/b640/
any deadpanties need one of these?
There’s one born every minute..a sucker that is.
*gives Cj a virtual pat on the back for all her efforts today*
Festivities are complete, guests are gone. I’m currently preparing a butternut squash casserole for tomorrow’s NaNoWriMo write-in and potluck.
Also, now that it’s Thanksgiving, you know what time it is…
Reaper, I’d imagine the only button that works the most often is “remain aloof.”
Just listen the the episode and the only song i konw is the second one b/c my daughter loves the movie it is from. well she likes the remake my tim burton. I actually prefer the newer one also.
it is sung by Gene wilder in Willy Wanka and the chocolate factory called Pure Imagination
hope i got it right. i would feel like a idiot if i’m wrong.
oops my = by
JB, I would bet you are right. never had cats but from what I have heard…
Time for
The Fourth Annual Deadpan Secret Santa Gift Exchange!
The Deadpan community has been doing a Secret Santa gift exchange since our very first Christmas together in 2006. It is my pleasure to announce the official opening of this year’s festivities!
How to Play:
1. If you would like to be part of the exchange, send me an e-mail (bowen1138atYahoodotcom) with your mailing address. Also, if you live in the U.S. and would prefer not to have to ship a gift to one of our international participants, please let me know then.
2. The deadline to join in will be the time when I make the giver/recipient assignments, which will be at approximately 6:00 PM Pacific time on Saturday, December 5. This is so that an audio announcement can go out in next week’s episode or unshow.
3. Look for an e-mail from me on the evening of December 5 with the name and address of the person to whom you are assigned.
4. Buy a small gift. $10 or less, please.
5. Ship your gift to the recipient whose name you were given in time for Christmas.
6. Revealing what you gave and/or what you received and/or thanking your Secret Santa here on the comment boards is welcome, but not a requirement.
Have a happy holiday season! π
Reaper gets the first BLC point this week. In fact it was a cover, but I can’t possibly expect people to get the covering artist based off original lyrics, now can I?
The dessert is fine and good, but what I really want is biscuits.
Sweet! It will probably be my only point. I’m not very good with obscure lyrics.
Wow. Score one for the reaper!
Good going.
Hope all had a happy day.
night pan, got to get up early like a moron and shop. I don’t know why I let myself get roped in to this…
BTW Thanks Justa J0e,
Morning Pan, feeling warm and toasty at work, highly unusal I can tell you.
Oh and Flickkitty us free for today on the App store:
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?threadid=34399
Fav line from a song heard today that is set in Las Vegas:
like Bladerunner without the rain
Morning Pan!
Try not to get trampled today.
The original Willie Wonka was the best in my mind.
Put my name in to Amy for the Secret Santa. Might even shop this weekend π
But, but you don’t know who you are going to get..
So? I’m going to be at the mall anyway on Sunday. If I see anything that I think would make a good anybody gift, I’m likely to pick it up regardless. Even if I don’t use it for Secret Santa, it would still be given to somebody.
I’ll get my coat.
Besides Van, a good book is always a good gift, no matter who you’re giving to.
Whoever decided I should have the sneezes this morning was wrong.
I can’t stop sneezing. I feel fine, I’m just sneezing every couple of minutes. Very annoying.
I think I scared of Van…
+f
new Willie Wonka was fun … but I too like the original better. Gene Wilder fascinated me and REALLY creeped me out at the same time.
I agree J0e, Gene Wilder was one of my favourites
I suppose this is one way to fix a crumbling wall
http://www.dispatchwork.info/bocchignano-1/
I guess I never loved my kids enough to do this kind of stuff for them
http://thepancakeproject.blogspot.com/
I don’t remember seeing this at the time but it sure looks cool
http://community.livejournal.com/randompictures/5074271.html
My boss is making me take two weeks holidays around Christmas. Usually we’re allowed to carry forward one week of our holiday time, but this year we’re being asked to take all our holidays before year end or we might lose them.
Sometimes it’s really hard to take all the holiday time I’m suppose to π
Twice this week now, I’ve gotten Skyped by people trying to sell me software or drugs at “an amazing low price”. I’ve never been spammed on Skype before. It’s quite strange.
I blocked both of them and reported them as abuse.
Ack! I just got another one. What’s that about?
I think it’s time to sign off. I have groceries to buy anyway.
Tangerine…….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SuTLMp6Ytw
Lo Pan cannot say why this video makes Lo Pan laugh until crying…
Pssst! Hey Bunny … wanna buy a bridge?
My mom took me to see Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory when I was 5 years old.
I had to be removed from the theater apparently I was screaming so loud and crying out in fear that I was disrupting the other movie-goers.
It gives me nightmares to this day.
It started snowing as I pulled up in the drive way. What’s that about?
J0e, what I find really funny is when spammers try to sell me cheap Canadian drugs. π
Well Pan I’m off to a concert tonight to see this bloke:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXb-UQJINbo
Have a good time, Van.
I take it back, it’s not snowing it’s hailing. Which is actually pretty weird when you think about it.
Off for my novel-writing day of hopefully epic proportions. If it goes as well as I’m hoping (10,000 words, or at least, as many as I can write in the remainder of today), I will have officially made this a tradition. π I’ll probably check in periodically here and on Twitter with progress updates.
I’ve opted in for the Deadpan gift exchange as well…
Blecch Friday?
FYI: I’ve had a glorious day of big nothing.
Jack, sometimes that is a good thing.
Yes, reaper, I think this was an extremely good and necessary thing.
3:00 P.M. update: Total wordcount: 40,056. Words written today: 2,487. Back to work.
Tonight is gonna be soooo girlie around my house!
http://twitpic.com/r8a7z
yum yum yum left overs
CD – decorating a Christmas tree.
Current list for the meme – Christmas Home O Hey
Toooo much fun.
Tpm is having a “Sex-Scandal, Haiku contest”
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/tpm_reader_challenge_the_sex-scandal_haiku.php
Here’s the set-up:
The Los Angeles Times notes that a text sent by Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) to his girlfriend is just one syllable away from being a haiku — the Japanese poetic form that consists of five syllables in the first and third lines, and seven in the second.
Wrote Ensign to his beloved:
How wonderful it is/ Can’t believe, it’s like a kid/ Scared, but excited.
That prompts the Times to compose its own Ensign-based haiku:
Dreading my next race.
Can’t believe all the damage.
Scared but … yeah, still scared.
So TPM wants readers to send them our own (based on ANY political sex scandal)
WE could so own this contest … if we weren’t all full of Turkey and booze and pumpkin pie and booze!
Slumber party at my house.
I have 3 6-year-old girls, 1 7-year-old girl, and I had 2 4-year-old boys but one of them was only being babysat and he went home.
So, I have successfully loaded the children with pizza, popcorn, and cupcakes, brushed their teeth, and put them in bed.
I can’t wait to see what happens next! π
Well, my epic day of writing wasn’t quite as epic as last year’s, but I did write over 6,000 words, bringing my total to 44,399 words (or 43,281 not counting leading quotation marks, which OpenOffice does and the word count validator doesn’t.)
Good night, NaNoMush.
Shout out to Amy, did you get my email.
Good morning, DP!
I’ve worked out, cleared the dishwasher, and now I’m sitting with fresh coffee.
CR: Proven Guilty, Book 8 (?) of the Dresden Files
Saw you didn’t dig Dresden, Ed.
Today, I need to dismantle and deep-clean the pellet stove. After coffee. Then, we’re headed back to Denver (just got home at 8 last night) for Sly B’s BFF’s daughter’s quincenera. Us=old.
Have a wonderful day, all of ya!
Good morning.
One of my sleepover kids has a church retreat thingie so I had to wake her up early and we are having cocoa (her) and coffee (me) while we wait for her mom to pick her up.
What a fun night π
EssBee and CJ are waaaay to productive this morning.
Of course in CJ’s case, it seems she’s locked in a cage match to the death with the power puff kids.
Went out to Mr. Fabby’s in Waconia last night, watched Coraline w/ 3D glasses in the home theatre, and then dragged an air mattress in and Fox & Iris slept through most of Star Trek.
jJ: Hey! We had a blast!
I think the funniest part was when I made popcorn and all 6 kids were in the living room watching movies, playing with the Leapsters and the Nintendo DS and Dan took one look at the chaos and said, “I’m going to Target…” He left a puff of smoke in his wake as he ran out the door!
My living room floor looks like a local movie theater floor right now. Spills of popcorn and hot cocoa. Really, it’s kinda awesome. π
My FAVORITE part is when the parents come to get the kids and every single one of the kids says, “I don’t wanna leave here!”
I’m officially the mom of that house where the Kool-Aid pitcher runs through the walls…
Oh yeah!
I want to be “That house with the crawl space”.
:}
Or that house that you think is still there behind the overgrown front lawn?
This is hilarious:
http://www.behance.net/Gallery/I-Quit/222144
Afternoon pan, just got the snow blower ready for the season. hope it ends up being all for not, but I’m sure living in Wisconsin i will end up needing it.
/me contemplates the absolute reversal of the meaning of “snow blower” in Arizona as compared to Wisconsin.
Kinda like the difference between in and out.
So, I took my kids to a birthday party this afternoon for one of my son’s classmates. He’s turning 5. They provided lunch, bounce house, and a pinata.
My kids are entirely partied out at this point.
I, on the other hand, am going to an all girl grown-up sleepover with a hot tub, chick flicks, homemade enchiladas etc… and some grown-up beverages.
This is my big night of relaxation in preparation for my return to the 40 hour-a-week work force in an office which starts Monday. Tonight will be made of win.
Van: Yes, I got your e-mail. Thanks! π
Jack, can I ask you delete my previous post please?
*sigh*
Well not that bad JJ…
I just want to say say that Justa J0e is awesome!!!
Cj, What do you think of when I say bubbler? I think the worsted one around here unthaw though.
Old Computer game:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubbler_(video_game)
WNDR – I’ll bet you say that to all the girls!
Reaper – I think of a “water cooler” …maybe verrrrrry tangentally, a hookah type pipe. This time of the year it might also be one of those decorative tree lights that bubble.
I am more curious about ths sentance though –
“I think the worsted one around here unthaw though.”
Are we supposed to rearrange the letters until it forms words that mean something to us? That’s always dangerous in the Deadpan Bar.
Chocolate cake shots yum now hot tub time!
I don’t know about the bubbler thing hmmm
Hey there was a bubbler in the hot tub
8(
in Wisconsin a bubbler is a drinking fountain. everytime I hear someone say it I think of the beverly hillbillies. Mostly the part about the bubbling crude.
I like Cj’s idea!!!!
but please UNthaw. so put it back in the freezer? I know I sound like a moron now and than but com on! maybe I should unchill my food before I eat it.
Ahhhh goodnight pan
Damn, no DP in my podcatcher. Argh!
How are y’all? We’re off for brunch with Sly B’s brother and his family this morning. Can’t wait to see em.
Had a fun day yesterday. Dragged hubby to MA yesterday where we watched a second level black belt testing. This was followed by out year end party.
Hubby (and myself to a certain extent admittedly) was a little freaked when they pulled out a real steak knife to attack the guy going for his SDBB. He asked why they don’t use a prop knife for testing. My reply “they don’t use a prop knife in real life”.
I have seen them training and they do use a prop knife when first learning knife defenses.
After watching this though, it’s kind of scary. Glad I won’t be at that point for a while π
“point” ?
π
My MA class has it’s year end wrap up party in late November because Master Park takes off to Korea early December and doesn’t come back until the new year.
Soon all the classes will be taught by the black belts.
I see the Wolf was busy yesterday.
Honest, no pun was intended, J0e
Haven’t had a chance to listen to the mixtape yet, but WR 46 was a nice listen as I played a game of Defcon.
So TEB, is hubby going to take MA or has the knife business put him off?
I second WNDR’s notion about Justa J0e.
J0e – Just the girls that sound so manly…
umm wait
that ain’t right…
Yes Bunny I was busy…and I still are…
And I’m gonna relax a bit and get busy on the stuff you need, WNDR.
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Went to do some Christmas shopping bet ended up spending money on ourselves
Van, while when I originally started MA the idea was for hubby to join too. However, due to time constraints he didn’t start then. Now I honestly think that time has passed. I doubt he’s going to start now. He just has to be ok with the fact that I can now take him down anywhere, any time π
Well I don’t know about Mr TEB but that made my head spin..
π
Anybody want a google wave invite? I have 4 left.
So bought my first PC game in years, Left 4 Dead was on offer this week, so some of my holiday will be spent blasting zombies..
Oh and thx to Jack for deleting my post.
I’m about to get busy on my novel. Then studying. Then, I hope, audio editing.
MS Amy check your email
Went to the stores myself today to let the kids spend their birthday monies. The little dude bought himself this: http://www.yogee.com.au/images/91346_OptimusPrime_A.jpg
And my daughter bought these: http://www.entertainmentearth.com/images/%5CAUTOIMAGES%5CMTN5669Alg.jpg
I bought myself 2 new shirts and a pair of shoes for work. I realize that almost all of my shoes are very casual and open-toed and I need closed toed shoes for the job. Thank goodness for gift cards and coupons so I spent hardly any money at alll.
WNDRWolf: E-mail checked and replied to. π
I put up Christmas lights outside today. I may miss the snow and cold as a concept, but putting the lights up in a short sleeve shirt without having to stop every 10 minutes to thaw out my hands is pretty sweet. I’ll even be willing to take them down this year because it doesn’t mean trying to set a ladder up on an inch of ice.
I’m hoping Dan gets the decorations up one day this week outside. I will probably start on the inside deco some time this week. I’ll have to move furniture to put up the new tree.
EB – I’ll take an invite to Google Wave if you still have one. I’ve been meaning to try it out. I’m at usedhair at google dot com. Thanks.
JohnBoze, are you around? I think you would appreciate this blog post. It contains a new Really Big Thing(TM).
http://www.honotogroabemo.org/index/post/412
Just finished Theme and Variations…
Jack excellent story
is this a prequel to 16 Pieces.
Usedhair – you’ve got it. They say it may take some time for the invite to come your way.
If you still have any left Essbee can you send an invite for google wave my way?
Nice seasonal mixtape Wolf, levels were fine.
CS: Wander Radio #34
Thanks, WNDR. I don’t know. I just realized I had another jazz pianist (snicker) and thought it’s be fun to name him Jonas too.
Amy, that is a big Jesus.
Got to the Pacman song..woot!
I’ll have to listen to that one again.
I’m Playing Pac man
At last, I have returned to the board to find….no Deadpan in my Itunes π
Guess I’ll be doing the end run around Itunes this week and getting it from the site.
Glad to read that most of Deadpan had a good holiday…or random couple of days at least.
We’ve pretty much finished our shopping and today I got the tree and house all lit up. So, now I can relax and enjoy the season. Well, at least I will when my wife gets back from her business trip. Not much relaxing going on here when it’s me taking care of the kids on my own.
And now, after a full day of running about, it’s time to settle in for the evening.
I don’t understand why, but the last 2 deadpans never showed up in my iTunes. π I don’t like when that happens because I sync up and run out the door and booooo no deadpan.
booo I say. Booo.
Oh No! You sunk my Deadpan!
All I want for Christmas is a recording of Christopher Walken, giving a dramatic recitation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “My Favorite Things”.
That would be so wonderfully creepy.
Doest Jack Mangan enjoy the Fudge Tunnel? It does Lo Pan’s heart well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4BMk8wOO0c
CP: “Round Midnight” – John Coltrane
… and with that, I fade for the day.
Another NaNoWriMo has been conquered! The only place I’ve used my Winner icon is on my Twitter account. Tonight has been a happy and satisfying night!
Good night, Pan!
I only recall Fudge Tunnel from Headbanger’s Ball vids, they kinda sailed right past me. Good riffage on that tune right there, though.
And speaking of good riffage – loves me some “Round Midnight”. Goodnight, Monk.
(Sorry about the iTunes frustrations, folks.)
Monday arrives with a vengence. Beware, it comes hungry for the souls of the working. The slackers are being saved for dessert.
I hate Mondays.
Especially when I have to work a “real job”
http://www.starwars.com/vault/collecting/news20091110b.html
Morning Pan!
Today the cable people come to play with my wires.
I could not believe it when I was actually told someone would be here between 8am and 8pm. It seems so… stereotypical.
“Today the cable people come to play with my wires.”
Too …
tired…
to make … proper
… improper comment
π J0e
Oh and I’m not sure if it’s today or tomorrow, but good luck on your first day of work Cj.
Afetrnoon Pan, back from seeing the new version of A Christmas Carol in 3D (gasp).
Not too bad, the usual dead eyes, Jim Carey impersonates Alistair Sims and the 3D effect is as disposable as ever.
Oh and for those who don’t know:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Sim
As long as we’re referring to the B & W version. I could never get my head around the colourized version of A Christmas Carol
I like How Stuff Works
http://science.howstuffworks.com/5-sci-fi-weapons.htm
My encounter with the story was this version:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol_(1971_film)
+first
Did not get as far as I wished on my secret project….
Wish I was working on it now…
Under really strange, we have a snowfall warning for areas surrounding Calgary, but not for Calgary itself. How did we get off?
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/ab_e.html
Heat from the street lamps?
Works for me, Van π
We’ve actually been quite lucky. We had a dusting of snow in late September, but otherwise the weather has been pretty nice. it was 8C yesterday (approx 45F) and is only suppose to get around the freezing mark today, despite the snow warnings.
WNDR – at last report you were a third the way through. Technically, that’s not half bad. π
I was shooting for half way done …
did not make it…
Okay, DP friends, I’m bringing the serious for a minute.
Opinion question: Should I participate in a company benefit that would be a nice, but not necessary, protection for me & Sly B even if I have to fill out an affadavit that my heterosexual work-mates do not have to fill out? Basically, do I set my politics aside to take advantage of a nice fringe benefit for my family? Isn’t the personal supposed to be political?
Also, TEB said “get off”. He he.
Morning pan!
EssBee: I’d tend to say no, but… I guess the real question is how useful is this benefit?
Well, I’m back in my work cage.
*sigh*
Wow, tough call EssBee. It’s hard for me to give an opinion, not knowing all the facts, or the legislation on this issue where you live (is filling out a separate form even legal where you live?), and what the workplace situation would be if you did/didn’t participate.
If it’s not something you really, really need, I’d be inclined to stick to my guns, but again, not knowing all the facts, that’s the best advice I could give…
*rattling ditto’s cage*
EEEEEK! What was that?
I agree with both of you, thanks!
It’s optional life insurance for Sly B. It’s a nice opportunity to get a $25K policy on her without a medical exam, which doesn’t come along often. But as I said, it’s a nice thing to have, not a necessary one . . .
It makes me really mad!
Wolf, loved the episode, and LOVED the Harry Potter song.
Well, I guess I better change the kitty litter and take out the garbage.
No sign of the cable man yet.
EssBee – just my 2 cents. If it protects you and/or a person you love, I’d take advantage of the benefit. You know who you are and how you feel about it, and as much as the people who come up with that extra crap part of it are idiot morons, you are still who you are no matter what paper you do or don’t fill out. It’s not going to change their way of doing it.
Oh and yes, Bunny, it is today. Thank you π π :S
Essbee – that is tough. I am trying to put it in perspective. How would I feel if my employer said “We are going to give the same benefits to you that we give to your coworkers … but you have to fill out this extra form because YOU have let it be known you are Catholic (I’m not BTW, I’m just trying to wrap my head around the issue).
On the one hand, they are a private company and if they want to give an extra $1 a week payraise to anyone with red hair … that’s their option.
On the other hand, if I dress the same as my coworkers and talk the same and eat the same food and produce the same amount of work and frankly … if you didn’t know any of us and just walked in and couldn’t TELL which of us were Catholic unless you ask … and yet, I was going to be treated differently by the boss because I let him know I was Catholic … I think I’d be more then a little annoyed.
I suppose, it depends greatly as to what was on that form I had to sign but … taking the long view – if “non-traditional” families get coverage through these sort of “singled out” methods … and 10 years go by and companies have data that shows it is no different then covering the “traditional families” then all the extra paperwork will become silly, burdened overhead and it won’t make financial sense to single you out anymore.
Someones gotta lead the way. Tag, your it.
Good points, JOe and Cj.
One additional point – my insurance policy for Sly B is different than my married co-workers in one way: I have to pay the premiums after taxes.
This is a hard decision! I have 7 hours to make it . . .
The form, btw, is simply an Affidavit of Domestic Partnership that basically details that we are domestic partners and that we understand the ramifications of lying about it.
I have to agree with Cj, and J0e (does that mean I change my answer). Based on what you just said, the form sounds pretty innocuous. However, if you have to pay fees and your fellow co-workers don’t, even after agreeing to sign the form, then you are still being singled out, regardless of what you do.
Lo Pan must have this garden Jawa. But first, Lo Pan must obtain a garden.
No matter what, just remember one thing…
Deadpan loves you *hug* π
BTW – going back to an old subject – I had no problems getting Deadpan on my i-tunes Thursday morning. Does that make me special?
Ok, really have work to do.
And where is my cable person?
Also, EssBee, its my understanding that Colorado law would make you fill a similar form out if you were trying to obtain benefits for your partner even if heterosexual. I have a buddy (the dead can have buddies too!) who is trying to obtain benefits from his job for he and his girlfriend together as she is pregnant. They can do it, but they have to fill out that whole “common law partnership” form that married folks do not. I know this isnt the same thing and I’m not sure if the form you have to fill out is 100% predicated on your sexual preference, but I know so many companies and insurance dealerships (as I call them) have to cover thier asses every way possible and theyre gonna tag everyone for it unless youre a “traditional” married couple. And even then they still try and fuck you with a cattle prod. My thinking – it sounds like a decent benefit to have without too too much backbending on your part, so unless you really feel youre being slighted here – which is possible – I’d do it. Especially considering who the hell knows what the future will hold. You never know what our awesome society will cry foul on. This opportunity for you could be yanked away one day. Lo Pan forbid.
EssBee: a $25K life insurance policy is nice, but not great. It certainly isn’t a good enough policy, but it sounds like you already have that covered. While the form sounds innocuous, I do object to the ramifications. Personally, I would probably refuse the offer while still making noise about being discriminated against. If the company required all domestic partnerships to sign the form, I would have less of a problem with it.
On a lighter note…
Over the weekend, I finished reading the Cassandra Kresnov trilogy. It was a good cyber-punkish political thriller.
http://www.amazon.com/Crossover-Cassandra-Kresnov-Joel-Shepherd/dp/1591024439
Thats really a pr0n novel… isnt it ditto? You can admit. We’re all friends here.
Mmmmm, digital pr0n. It’s all about the 1s and 0s. π
You have made Lo Pan lolz, ditto. you well please me.
(door’s WIDE open, folks)
Door’s wide open? You don’t have intrusion detection? π
I’ve been away too long.
Lo Pan’s only intrusion detector is to make sure Lo Pan does not obtain “beer goggles” as you humans say.
I’ve heard that Lo Pan has a weakness for green eyes.
Yes you have, ditto!
EssBee, I don’t have much more to add, but Cj’s statement matched pretty closely to what I was thinking. Lo Pan also makes an excellent point about taking advantage now, in case some uber-conservative movement manages to take away the opportunity in the future. As long as the extra form’s content isn’t insulting, then get the extra benefits now, take jobsafe actions to get equal treatment in the future. One thing I’m not sure about: is it state/federal law causing this? Or is it just some unnecessary company policy, like an extra $1 for red-haired employees (do you think Rick Astley works there now?)?
And breasts. And a great pair of legs. And a nice ass. And shoulders Lo Pan can suck on for hours.
Lo Pan has said too much
AW Jack…. Im never gonna give you up
LOL
Lo Pan rickrolls the topic. Nice.
So, Lo Pan’s alter ego is Rick Ass-ley?
TEB – you are special regardless of iTune function!
BTW As justanotherDatapoint – iTunes delivered my Deadpan fresh, piping hot and right on time.
Great quote:
βYou do something because you love it, and you do it with everything youβve got. And then you die. What you leave behind doesnβt matter. How much money you make doesnβt matter. What people think of you doesnβt matter. The only thing that matters is how you spend every fucking day of your life, how you feel about yourself β and not in the narcissistic, egotistical way. It doesnβt matter how Iβm remembered, because Iβll remember everything myself.β
– Ralph Bakshi
Lo Pan’s Ass-ley brings all the girls to the yard. Damn right its better than yours.
CP: (You Better Watch Your) Happy Home — The Fucking Eagles
Essbee – If that is all the form is then IMHO your coworkers with “traditional marriages” have in fact filled one out in the form of a signed marriage While I doubt they had to bring that document in and show it to HR as proof of relationship … I’s bet they did check a box on a form that said they were married … and providing incorrect info there could be cause for termination or legal action from an insurance company.
So yeah, once again IMHO your affidavit is like a marriage license.
Now, the whole “not giving you the same financial consideration as your coworkers” is a different story COMPLETELY! I should think you could bring that up when it comes to talk of equal compensation.
Isn’t Cj’s first day next week?
Here’s something for you fantasy-readin’ folks to ponder: http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102447/Best_books__chosen_by_Lev_Grossman
I’ve only read the obvious one of these.
(and Lo Pan might dig the link to Hitler’s tantrum about Avatar)
Lo Pan’s Ass-ley is Better Off Dead.
Lo Pan’s Ass-ley is Desperately Seeking Susan.
*drastic subject change*
Read the first chapter of “Super Freakonomics”.
The data indicates that you are more likely to be killed while walking home drunk from a party then driving home drunk. Still not safe to drive in that condition … but getting a cab seems the best option.
Ah, but is Lo Panβs Ass-ley Pretty In Pink ?
Jack- LO PAN APPROVED!!!!!!
J0e- m…..eh…..MEH! My Ass-ley is its own hell. Hell of the OH YEAH! (insert Kool Aid man voice here)
HA!!!!! “Glossed up Land Before Time 3” HA!!!!!!!!!!!
J0e- tis whay Lo Pan glides.
The Lost Moon of Londor has now earned a new title. People Threatening Each Other. Methinks it’s truly jumped the shark.
Cable man came and went. We’re all happy now.
I have read all except Magic for Beginners in that list. I’m not sure what that says about me…
Lunch time!
Must decide what to have for runchie!
Cable man came and went?
Cable man was in and out?
Cable man got the job done?
Insert innuendo here
You just did, ditto. You just did.
I do really like that Ralph Bakshi quote, ditto.
I still won’t watch “Wizards”.
ditto – you left out “Weβre all happy now.”
Had a weird dream this afternoon.
Was in a diner in Arizona and everytime I looked around somebody nicked my table.
Very interesting list, Jack. I’ve read most of those titles, and have heard very good things about Magic for Beginners — I believe that’s short stories.
Waitin’ on the corner in Winslow, Arizona nickin’ Van’s table when he couldn’t see see see.
How many tables did you have, Van, for a number to be taken?
I lost count TEB.
http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/11/30/robo-one-dance-competition-brings-the-creepy/
Well, no wonder why people kept taking them. You obviously had all the tables and nobody else had any to eat their food off of π
It’s the schoolgirl fantasy outfit I found interesting on the first one π³
Well they were built in Japan..
I guess that makes it ok, then π
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchpad/launchball/
for a nice physics based puzzler.
Here comes the snow!
This post is just to see if the new e-mail works or if I have to wait for Jack to “moderate” me.
All things in moderation π
I’ll take a peek at it once I’m on my computer, Van.
Domo arigato school girl roboto
Wow. I guess I missed the news that Robert Holdstock passed away yesterday.
http://www.tor.com.vhost.zerolag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=58376
Me too ditto, very sad. Mythago Wood got me into fantasy.
The news is also at RH official site:
http://robertholdstock.com/
Have a read of Elite day further down…rose tinted spectacles on.
Bunny, it has been my pleasure to “moderate” you.
Thanks, Jack. It’s my hope I don’t have to act “moderate” around you or Deadpan π³
I’m all for lack of moderation. π
In my experience “Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell” can cause unconciousness either by getting hit by it or reading it.
Castle Frenzy review at:
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Castle+Frenzy/review.asp?c=16993
it’s the only game I’ve noticed that my iPhone gets warm when playing.
I was ok with Jonathan Strange… but I didn’t find it quite worth the noteriety it received. Of course, I felt the same way about The Davinci Code. Both received a “meh” but still worth reading, I guess
*While Van is showing his Castle Frenzy to JB and TEB, JAJ quietly gets up from his corner booth and moves Van’s table away. Again. JAJthen sits back down and resumes sipping beer and wistfully staring out the window. *
First day back and I feel well and truly bludgeoned.
“Speak softly and get bludgeoned by a big stick”
-ditto Roosevelt
Just ditto isn’t called Richard.
+lucky
My 2 pence worth on Presidential security.
http://justaj0e.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-difference-year-makes.html
So, hey everyone. I made it through my first day of work unscathed!
Thank you to everyone that sent well wishes. Much much appreciated π
Oh crap – why did I think it was the first Monday in December? I’m glad your first day went well, Cj!
Hi.
I’m going to catch up on nipples, so I might make a mess. Apologies in advance. I’ve gotta catch up on my podsuming too.
Shoe fu:
1 pair 20 hole Docs, three pairs (varying stages of despair) Magnum Stealth boots, 1 pair (detested) Sketcher safety toe shoes, and a pair of slip ons that I wear as slippers around the house because I almost never go without shoes.
I have a pair of knee high buckle boots that I should either clean or toss. A pet ate one of the straps and I put them in the basement where an animal (mouse? cat? squirrel?) died in them and now I am grossed out by them but they were an expensive gift so… yeah.
Drat, I forgot. I have a pair of snazzy Pay Less loafers that I got specifically for the wedding. I put them away afterwards so I don’t mess them up.
The 10 foods proven to make you happier seems pretty much bunk. Chocolate makes me happy. Other than that, bleck.
The Nomad returneth. Whose wedding?
And yeah, I eat just about all of the foods on that happy list. None of em are working.
ZOMG! You guys HAVE to see this!
http://io9.com/5413427/captain-kirk-and-batman-team-up-in-ancient-greece
Steering wheel laptop desk!
I’m almost stupid enough to want one.
I bought a new pair of shoes so lets add them to my list.
Adorable brown “babydoll” shoes – that’s what the salesgirl called them. I called them MINE: http://assets.charmingshoppes.com/is/image/FashionBug/1799378?$product_main$&wid=290&hei=377
Nomad, you were missed.
Do you know what is hard?
I’m going to tell you.
It’s hard to sit in a chair all day in front of a computer with internet access while not being allowed to surf the web.
Hard.
Hey Jack!
My wedding, from June. Had to wear something respectable. I mean, I even got my parents to come to this one! Ha.
Also *pat pat pat* Jack should stick to yummy vanillia ice cream for happyness. Just don’t be like me. Have some self control. =)
StraightGoods.ca looks even dodgier than the website for Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine.
Hi Cj!
Those shoes look… comfortable. If you have ankle muscles. I don’t, so they look scary.
And having the internet taunting you like that is just cruel. You should press charges.
*cough* *puts on deep voice hat*
I thought you… liked it hard?
I was waiting with baited breath, but am now very happy to see that Mrs. from Chandler gained surgery XP.
Now I have to go pretend to work for a few minutes. Damn.
Dan Shaurette and Nomad return on the same evening! Is it a coup?
Wow, if only a young Hasselhoff could have been given a role in that film with Adam West and Shatner. . . .
Good Knight, Rider.
Oh for freakin grief I’m tired.
I go now and sleep.
Hard.
I missed DanS. And I thought the West/Shatner thing was a myth. Damn.
Hamster Hotel. *rolls eyes* Because there is nothing I have ever wanted in my life more than the freedom to constantly drop pellets as I trundle along before being cruelty flung into the air because some giant wants to smash me with their thumbs.
Oh, while I was supposedly writing for NaNo, I accidentally watched an episode of Glee.
I was riveted. It was horrible, fascinating, and awesome. I don’t think I could watch if anyone else was around.
Lawled.
Wolf – if you get that MLC, share?
I hear that Dan from UK is …
that doesn’t need a punchline. It is a punchline. Sorry EssBee & Vanamonde.
Nutter Butter Cheesecake?
Morning Pan, Steampunk Tales issue 4 is out..woot:
http://www.steampunktales.com/issue_4.html
Artificial rabbit penis meat. *shakes head*
I’m only 550 nipples behind now. Time to go… do… stuff.
Whee.
Maybe of interest to JB now he has got the Vuze bug:
http://lifehacker.com/5415321/10-alternatives-to-mininova
For those with idle hands and some skill:
http://www.slashgear.com/wifi-robot-spybot-is-basically-a-diy-rovio-video-3064733/
CJ, sounds like a call to OSHA is in order. That’s gotta be a violation. Oh, wait, I’ve got that one, too.
nevermind.
It’s a nice day for a…..white wedding.
Naw. Shotguns are so much more fun at weddings. π
morning Pan!
Month end spreadsheets – bleh
Scry Only if she is willing…
Lo Pan imagines this headache (read:hangover) that Lo Pan feels would be similar to what it would feel like watching West/Shatner together. Thats glorious and painful all at once.
morning Pan!
Month End backups – bleh
reaper and I are blehing together. Now we just need to add Cj to the mix…
On holiday so there will be no bleh from me π
at the cinema waiting for ‘Bunny and the Bull’ to start…from the guys behind The Mighty Boosh…which probably mean nothing to most if not all of deadpanites.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_and_the_Bull?wasRedirected=true
CP: TSO: The lost Christmas Eve
*yawn*
still sleepy
Looks interesting, Van
Corporatocracy
Nuff said.
Cj, regarding that “green is the new black” watch:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
=D
All ways lead to deadan.
Deadpan.
Do you speak it?!
Describe what deadpan looks like!
Does he look like a bitch
CP DP146 and that was The Chin, wasn’t it?
Gimme some sugar, baby
Does that mean Bruce is the unofficial spokesman of The Deadpan?
Ed – the Christmas lights? Yeah, I saw them up on Walgreens before Halloween and full lawn decorations lit on houses the week after Halloween.
I love the lights, but that’s ridiculous. If I can’t celebrate my birthday for two whole months, no one else can either.
I thought Bruce was the unofficial spokesman, period.
Out of curiosity… for those that write code, what’s your favorite language? Currently, mine is Python though I rarely have an opportunity to use it.
I agree, Nomad.
Bedtime for Scry. Do not behave while I am missing.
Night night Scry. Have blissful deadpan dreams. π
As a wannabe coder, in the most pejorative sense, I heart PHP. My only exposure to Python was with a wretched training manual, so I can’t speak to that one.
Java and her zealots can all go die. *stakes them all*
Night Scry.
My Python code is limited to “Bring me a shrubbery!”
(somebody had to go there π )
Thank you, Bunny. π
So hey, I just got word this morning that the really good story I read for Podcastle is posted. Not mine, I just did the reading.
http://podcastle.org/2009/12/01/podcastle-80-superhero-girl/
Good morning.
I will work on some spreadsheets tomorrow morning. This morning I had to go buy groceries and ran out of time. I now have to shower and go to work.
See you all later!
Jack: Kewl! I’ll check it out!
TEB: lmao
Nomad: I don’t tend to do web development, so I’m only passingly familiar with PHP. I also hate zealots.
Have fun Cj!
Now I’m pondering what to do for lunch.
CP: PC Mag Radio
CE: Pistachios
CD: Spreadsheets
CP: National Steel — Colin James
CD: analyzing algorithmic issues in a (supposedly) high-performance class.
My Deadpan site went all tiny and fuzzy. What happened?
Check out the November 28 episode of QN to hear me compete. Sadly, a recording error meant that 1/4 of the audio for the last two games was lost, but Sage managed to get the third game salvaged, so you will hear two games of the three.
http://quirkynomads.com/wp/2009/11/28/quirky-quiz-2-9-but-thats-not-dons-fault/
There is even mention of a game show Vanamonde brought to our attention recently…
Superhero Girl = WIN
CDLING: Podcastle 80
I like the Escape Pod and never had a compelling enough reason to try out castle.
I listen to Pseudopod, am hit and miss on Escape Pod but don’t generally listen to Podcastle. Did just DL # 80, though π
The awesomeness of the super secret project that I am working on broke my headphones…
Nothing like a little more of a challenge…
ya lunch time.
CW: Trauma 9 Thank You
I know chicken and rice is kinda bland to begin with so why can’t the microwave just leave my flavor in there.
Nuke it once, nuke it twice?
Cooking with Plutonium
Downloaded SH Girl to my ipod to listen on my way into work.
Syncing and….
Off I go.
With a BANG, sir!
Oh, “SIR” replies to Wolf… not CJ
How else would you know that it was done…
I bet CJ likes a good bang…
I will grab Van’s Coat…
Film was quite what I was expecting, think Paddington Bear crossed with a tradegy.
So Podcastle 80, does SH girl kick some butt?
I don’t want to work, I just want to bang on the drum all day.
I’ll get my coating.
-was +wasn’t
Yeah that coating of Vaseline helps with the windburn, right?
Schawing and a miss.
CP: Podcastle 80
I got my first Christmas card in today’s mail. I haven’t even bought my cards yet. While I do the Christmas card thing, I still think it’s a little early. I mean, for me to get the card on December first means it had to have been sent in November. Much too early in my mind.
We don’t do Christmas cards. Well maybe 4 or 5. I don’t bother with most of my family because they don’t care for me or my wife much. We don’t let some members of the family bully us like the rest of the family does, we also won’t sit by while other members of the family are bullied. I would be I get at least 30 of them but none yet this year.
I like getting them at work though. often enough it is actually a package of cookies or something like that. being in a high spending low staffed department has advantages sometimes.
I’ll probably get two Xmas card this year and one of those will be from work.
Not something I miss.
Bah, Humbug, Van?
I always do the Christmas card thing. Chances are, if I have your address, you’ll get a card.
I also like to decorate my house and do lots of baking at Christmas. It may be silly, but I guess it’s the little girl in me.
Although, I do have a friend who makes me come up with a specific date for baking and decorating because she too enjoys it so much she comes over and we create Christmas Joy together π
lol no TEB, just a bunch of friends who don’t send Xmas cards.
Too much meat on the bones to be Scrooge..
I suspect I’ll be a bit melancholy about Xmas this year because of what happened last year.
But I always appreciate the day off.
*hugs* Van
How many days left until the DP Christmas Exchange address distribution?
Amy said she was assigning names on the 5th (this weekend).
Thank you TEB.
When I get my notification from Amy, panic mode will be engaged π
TEB may appreciate the following bit from the Thog’s Masterclass in thelatest Ansible:
Dept of Geography: The War on Canada. ‘To relieve even more of the population stress, the United States had invaded the much smaller country.’ (Junius Podrug, Feathered Serpent 2012, 2010)
Hey Americans! Get off my lawn! π
If I’m going to be invaded, I at least want dinner first π
You can’t invade my country unless you spell colour with a u and theatre re not er
Umm… I want to know why invade Canada…
It is to cold to chase bunnies…
there are so many jokes that can end with ?shouldn’t you buy me dinner first. ”
always good for a chuckle. good choice Bunny.
oops -? +”
Wolf it’s never too cold to chase bunnies.
Wolf, weren’t you paying attention? The reason for Canada is because of all that wide open space to get a really good chase π
Our troops will be withdrawn ONLY after you’ve done something about Celine Dion.
Oh, and we also need to know who Alanis Morisette was talking about in “You Oughtta Know”.
Not sure if this has been mentioned before:
http://www.tribalwars.co.uk/?ref=goo_en_uk_co_compu&gclid=CL3xtsr9tZ4CFUgA4wodRk1F1g
Bunny are you looking for a good chase?
*hugs* to Van
chase, maybe. But you wouldn’t know what to do with me if you caught me, Wolf π
more *hugs* to Van.
Hi friends!
It’s World AIDS Day today.
Jack: We already took care of Celine. We shipped her to Vegas. π
Does it involve sleeping bags, TEB? π
Hiya EssBee!
CP: The Boy Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn — Alison Krauss & Union Station
afternoon, EssBee
ditto: sleeping bags and igloos.
Ooooh, that’s a lotta fun there, TEB! π
Bunny – Oh yes I do… oh yes I do…
Ask Little Red Riding Hood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JOwxnVoG6Q
Time for Conference Call Hell.
http://blog.rocketboom.com/post/89464525/an-updated-techno-version-of-little-red-riding
That was cute, ditto.
Have “fun” in you conference call.
Now, I’m off to shovel the sidewalk.
Scary cat!
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009/11/30/funny-pictures-kitteh-rule-7/
CP: Pauper In Paradise — Frozen Ghost
On the Red Riding Hood theme:
http://philip.greenspun.com/zoo/red-riding-hood
Poor woodsman…
ummm… yeah…
Yeah, that’s what I thought when I first read that years ago.
What broken headphones you have, Grandma!
NYAH!
No Yeti Allowed Here?
Numbers Yodelled Arrest Herpes?
Nerdy Yaks Advance Heroically?
Nitro Yuppies Always Hurt?
This pleases Lo Pan.
Crap. Now Lo Pan has “Orinoco Flow” stuck in my head. NYAH! If you’re clevar you’ll get it
Nuking Yurts Affects Harpies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfVJ11GXzXQ
Vanamonde shows once again that Y should always stand for “Yurts”.
I get it, Enya, but I don’t feel very clever.
James Thurber’s take on Red Riding Hood:
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~lcrew/quotes/picnicba.html
Noisy Youth Affect Harmonies
National Yankees Accumulate Ham
Naked Yvonne Ain’t Here
http://www.livemanly.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/yvonne-strzechowski2.jpg
ITS ALL LO PAN APPROVED!
Never Yank A Hobo
Nother Yvonne Adjusts Hue
http://www.studiosanning.shawbiz.ca/legion_of_super-heroes/essays/silver_screen/yvonne_craig_shadow_lass.jpg
Now Youre Absolutely Hilarious
That’s definitely Lo Pan Approved!
Now You Are Here π
Good afternoon, Pans and Panitas! (?)
I return from the land of Tuscon Turkeys and Really Mucking Busy Workplaces, just for y’all.
RE: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory VS. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
1.) Gene Wilder successfully pulled off Willy Wonka, and will live in my mind as the better portrayal. Intelligent Dementia come alive.
2.) Oompa Loompa Doopity Doo
3.) I wouldn’t trade having seen the Burning animatronic “Small-world” scene for all the tea in China. That was AWESOME.
4.) Daddy! I want a SQIRrel!
RE: “Bubbler”
When I hear the word, I think “Drinking Fountain”. This is largely due to the fact that my mother is from Minnesota, and I lived there for five years. I also think that regional dialects, and location specific vocabulary are cool. (This will be a long nipple)
TEB: RE: Cable People – Give them a break. Start low, go for the shins…
EssBee: If it’s a perk your company offers and you qualify for said perk, I say go for it. It’s their policy/program, take advantage of it. (He says this with the full knowledge that he does not follow his own advice.)
For the Record: I do not use iTunes to download Deadpan. I have not had a problem with iTunes downloading Deadpan for that reason.
Yet another record: My in-laws gave me an iPod Shuffle for my birthday (they’re early, but I get to play with it now!). This thing is barely larger than a thumbdrive, and carries 4Gigs of stuff. Sort of simple operation though. It’d be great for taking on an airplane.
Not your average human
And with that, I’m all caught up!
Time to go home.
and just like that…he’s gone. like kaiser soze
Naughty Yucky Adolph Hitler
Next, Your Age-ed Hips !
Evening pan, heading out to watch my daughter cheer tonight. I just would rather watch with out the annoying basketball bumpers.
New Year Ages Hobo
Not Yet Achieved Happy
Rah Rah reaper.
Do cheerleader parents get as “out of hand” as sports parents ?
Nip Yankee After Hours
Neon Yellow Ass Hat
enjoy, reaper.
Now Yawns Alone, Helpless
Please do not wear the NYAH at the party tonight Dear.
J0e +100000
Nippled Yahweh Angers Horus
Now Your Alone Here
later Pan
Vanamonde +1000000
Nope, You Are Hated
bye J0e
justa J0e, not sure we have only been to one competition so far and everyone was fine. at least at the games the cheer leaders can loose so you don’t parents yelling at their kids.
Nibbled Yam Alters Habit
New Yorkers Are Hecklers
No Yelling at Harold
turns out my daughter has to be there @6 and the bumpers start at 7:30. i think we will wait till closer to the time the games starts to go.
no, yams are heavy
Need Yummy Artichoke Hearts
Go young reaper! Although, isn’t it a little cold for cheering?
jack, not when it is for basketball
What about ice basketball?
(I think my brain struck an iceberg somewhere back there)
Jack, that would be fun to watch
A bit hard on the back though.
Not Your Auntie’s Honeypot
I have a Roku box Mr. Fabby loaned us to try out. Fox is watching “Fraggle Rock” right now…
Nazi Yeller Adolf Hitler
Feeling much better after having a fine Boulevard Quadruple. π
Is that what the kids are calling it these days, ditto?
BLC Hint Night (Band Hometown & Album Release Date)
1) Essex, England & Chicago, IL June 23, 1998
2) Reaper got this one
3) Brooklyn, NY July 13, 2004
mmmmm win pie
mmmmm win beer
2 great tastes that taste great together
BTW no cheer parents stormed the court.
i would prefer they cheer for the high schools hockey team
Nothing You Actually Hear
Man, how do people make it without deadpan access during the day? The comments, they are a flood.
Essbee,
RE: Life Insurance – I’ll steer clear of any socio-political aspects and stick to the economics. I’ve been looking at additional life insurance for myself of late, so I’ve been doing a bit of research. You may want to look at what is available in the open market for life insurance, especially if you want a term policy. Particularly since you are going to be using after tax dollars either way, there may not be much economic advantage to taking what your company is offering.
Ed for the “Practical Economic Advice” Win!
Numb Yenta Arrived Here
Ed.
It’s horrible.
I’m having severe withdrawals.
reaper said:
“I know chicken and rice is kinda bland to begin with so why canβt the microwave just leave my flavor in there.”
Lo Pan said:
“Nuke it once, nuke it twice?”
Heeheehee! I get it! π And I, too, got why “NYAH!” got “Orinoco Flow” stuck in your head. π
JB, TEB: That’s correct. I’m assigning names this Saturday, probably in the evening.
Einie menie minie mo
Catch a deadpan by the toe
Bunny. Get a new lollipop already!
ditto, if it hollers do I have to let it go?
Wait. What? Enya has music videos? That’s awesome!
I know what I’m doing when I get home today.
And eye eee eye
Will always love you
*snicker*
Good evening deadpan, anyone else still awake tonight?
Hey Raph, how’s it doing?
Hmmm.
+l
Not bad, nomad. bit of insomnia tonight so I’m watching B5: A Call to Arms and catching up on the Deadpan board.
How are you?
[half-blue face] They may take away our internet access, but they’ll ne’er take away. . . .our Deadpan!!! [/half-blue face]
Goodnight, kilts.
I’m pretending to work and trying to catch up with last last half of November’s Deadpan’ing. Also, feeling a lot more sane than I did yesterday, which is nice.
The 10 Worst Things About The Worst Decade Ever
*scrooge*
*waves at Jack* Hi Jack nice to… oh well, goodnight then.
nomad: more sane is good. depending on how much stress driving the monkey on your back, more booze may be better. Are you listening to old shows, or reading over past comments for the month?
“The Worst Decade Ever”? Thats more than a bit of an overstatement imo. There’s been plenty of bad things thise decade, but I’m thinking the 1930’s were much worse from the viewpoint of american history,and world history.
More sane is good. Except that in some way the not-so-sane was walking, hand in hand, with the NaNo pressures. So I feel like I have a brain inside my skull again, which is nice, but I worry that it means my new habits are going to go away.
(Catching up on both, actually. I didn’t realize my ‘catcher didn’t grab two of the three last episodes.)
Ah, I hate it when my catcher misses a ‘cast. As for comment I have to admit I wimp out and write off comments on all shows before the most recent posted.
As for stress and habits I’m afraid I can’t offer too much advice beyond the vague “pace yourself, and let yourself have a break to relieve stress.”
I like the fact that the Time bit is just over the top in how baldly it overstates their opinions. Kind of like they don’t care.
And after looking through all ten items, I can almost see where they are coming from. I’m absolutely no historian, but I can’t think of a time when our perception of ourselves as heroes of freedom has been more tarnished. We’ve gone from being the egotistical paladins to the bloated TV preacher boinking boys on the side.
We are Rome and Nero is coming.
(I don’t totally agree with myself there, but it sounded too good not to say.)
Hmm, an interesting viewpoint, I guess part of my disaffection with the article is the feeling that they are trying to say “Look! aren’t you still shocked and offended by THIS! And if your not then you are an inhuman, unamerican conservative!”
But then I was never very shocked over any event, surprised yes, but not shocked. And very saddened by several. But then I guess I’m above average on my grasp of history.
Cj – I did black friday a few years back. I wasn’t hard core enough (meaning I got in line for the store to open 3 hours early, instead of 10 hours early) and missed all the super deals. It wasn’t an experience worth repeating.
TEB – I don’t care for Oreos either. I used to like Hydroxies, but they changed the recipe. =(
My grasp of history is severely limited by my grasp of
what were we talking about? =D
Nomad: Nothing of importance. And oreos are made of win, so sayeth the lost.
CJ: I think I’m more scared of your daughter’s toys than your sons. It’s the heads, anything with that big of a cranium cant be trusted.
I have a dread feeling something just broke. I’m off to find out who needs my help… *grump*
Congratulations to all those who completed NanoWriMo. You are far far braver than me. CJ I hope your first week at work has been going well.
Nomad: It is a pain being the goto fixer. Although kinda nice for the ego.
Movie update: B5 movie is over, and since fatigue is creeping up on me, and alcohol :), now on to something less cerebral. Matrix: Revolutions, pretty explosions and enjoyable explosions. I’ll continue with deadpan during the garbage dialogue.
I’m only 182 nipples back now. And I have to ask, what the hell were you all doing on the 30th? Damn, yall were having a party without me!
LostRalph: Hadn’t thought about the ego thing. Quite right, of course. I’m a lot more… Strident? Aggressive? than I was before taking this position.
Hey Ambassador, what do you mean by “leading quotation mark”? I don’t understand how that would affect your word count.
Nomad: how about we go with more confident? much easier to sell to future employers π
Note: to improve the 3rd matrix movie add the phrase “Mr. Frodo” after all of agent smith’s lines that he says calmly.
LOL’ing at “Mr. Frodo”
More confident sounds good. As long as it doesn’t involve those landshark-type phone things. Thems is scary.
Needed a distraction from the idiocy. I make no promises about landsharks, especially if they are really dolphins.
Hm. Google Wave + Opera = die!die!die!
*grumbles* Friggin dolphins with friggin laser beams.
well the war is over so time for me to sleep good nap mush. And remember nomad they cant break the computers if you unplug them π
Was that really a TIME article? Felt more like something the Huffington Post would have dreamed up as I read through it. It’s almost insulting that Time expects people to have such a shallow feeling of history as to eat something like that up.
Glad to see other Deadpans getting a more skeptical vibe. Seriously, this decade vs. the 1930’s? vs. the 1850’s?
Besides, this is the decade that saw the rise of Deadpan. That pretty much automatically disqualifies it from nomination for worst decade π
Thanks, Ed.
I did decide to buy the Evil, Inc. policy for Sly B since we didn’t have to undergo a medical exam. I’m still really disgusted by the entire exercise, and blogging about it a bit (more to come on that).
It’s snowing in Longmont, and I dread the slide into work. Lo Pan, how’s the snow in your dimension?
Afternoon Pan, Tynemouth Priory shut on Wednesday..no photogenic ruins for me..bleh!
Staring contest with Vex. He keeps getting distracted by his mouse.
I was going to ask a serious question and then realized that I was asking for a serious response. I thought about what that meant and decided I didn’t want to do that.
So.
Besides the whole walkies thing, is there any actual reason for an intelligent person to prefer a dog to a cat?
We can pretty much agree that stress shortens life span, yes? And maybe lack of stress could lengthen life span? I know I’m reaching, but wouldn’t that explain why staring at boobs would prolong life? Take away the stress of fighting against doing what comes naturally….
Like killing people so you can eat their beef.
Also, I love how that site has an “Enlarge” button under the picture that has obviously been clicked to many times.
Nomad, I agree – cats, cats, cats.
Also, your theory on boobs intrigues me. Hmmm.
BFP for Wednesday!
Now, I must trek out.
TOO! Grrr. I blame the cat and this cramped keyboard for my shoddy spelling,
*insert mental image of EssBee stroking her CHIN and saying, “hmmm”*
NS, “…picture that has obviously been clicked to many time.” I never though it was possible for a web site to have ware marks but if you look close…
NS – Her Chin???
Morning BFP day
The folkss at Time should consult their internet style guide. Whenusing that much hyperbole it’s all caps, and spelled EVAR…
The hell is BFP and why do I feel stupid for asking?
Hmmm
Alright, with this much talk about it I guess I should go read the article.
Project Phoenix (shoot them up) is free for a limited timeon the app store:
http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/02/project-phoenix-a-frantic-twin-stick-tank-shooter/
Okay, I must be reading a different article then you guys.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1942834-1,00.html
This one specifically says “likely go down as the most dispiriting and disillusioning decade Americans have lived through in the postβWorld War II era.”
Hard to disagree given the laundry list of things included in the article I read.
jJ – I’ll have to read the one you just linked, but we were looking at this one instead. Or… well, at least I was. I mean, it has pictures and everything!
Anyone else aware of this lil Steampunk webseries called “Reise”>
Its quite good so far. Lothinks ditto would enjoy.
http://www.riesetheseries.com/html/episodes.html
Supercute girlie in leather never hurts either.
EssBee…. this morning is utter sucketh. Even Lo Pan has to commute. Bleargh.
OMG.. Amy got the “Nuke it” joke?!?!?!?!?!?!? Oh thats +10000 for her in Lo Pan’s book.
Lo Pan can use his darkest magic to make we all forget this decade ever happened. Thats assuming Lo Pan didnt use his darkest magic to CAUSE this decade to happen
*old man laughter*
If Lo Pan can use his darkest magic to keep me from loosing just one sock from a pair every time I do the laundry … that would be swell.
Lo Pan refuses to use “one sock” and “swell” in the same sentence.
Urp.
Nomad, I can see why that artical would have you reaching for the Tums. All fluff, no substance. It was like a version of the article I read … only dumbed down for the ADD, post-music video MTV generation!
Lo Pan – would it help if I found a way to work “bundtcake” into the sentence?
CP: “Sabotage” – Beastie Boys
FTW, J0e. FTW.
Lo Pan loves Lo Pan some bundt.
For me, iTunes stopped catching new episodes after “Really Big Unshow.” I’ve been downloading them manually.
Nomad Scry: According to someone over at the NaNoWriMo discussion boards, every time you begin a new paragraph with a quotation mark, OpenOffice Writer counts the quotation mark as a word. I don’t know who thought of that, but it was very annoying because NaNoWriMo’s word counter script, of course, doesn’t count them. I had to write well over 51,000 OpenOffice words to get the certificate.
Also, here at the Deadpan, BFP = Boob Face Plant.
Lo Pan: Thank you! π
lmao @ NS’s “Mr. Frodo” comment.
You want a mind-bender, go see an old movie called “Pricilla Queen of the Desert”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109045/
Hugo will never sound the same after that! π
I’ve mostly lost the ability to focus.
Ralph, thank you for the job well wishes.
I wish I had more to say, but honestly looking at a computer screen for 8.5 hours each day has me avoiding my screen at home. I did read all the comments, but I haven’t the energy to uhm.. ya know.. what’s that word?
I gotta go back to my daughter’s school now.. it’s volunteering day, then gotta pick up my son from school, then off to work I go again. Then when I get home at 9pm tonight I get to write my weekly show and start on spreadsheets.
/me collapses into a heap of burning eyeballs.
Ed: I agree about the Time article. Still, media tends to be rather myopic about history and it isn’t anything new. Some articles in the past are hilarious. It has been a tumultuous decade but worst ever is an enormous stretch.
Bartender! A round of BFP for everyone!
c-c-c-c-cold
Joe: I think we object most to the title of the photo essay: “The 10 Worst Things About the Worst Decade Ever.”
Ditto: Hear, hear
Lo Pan: “Supercute girlie in leather never hurts either.” I totally agree. I will have to watch. π
Joe: I like big bundts and I cannot lie.
Cj: “but honestly looking at a computer screen for 8.5 hours each day has me avoiding my screen at home”
I agree. There is only so much the mind can take. But I do try and come back here as often as I can.
And now I’m caught up with the comments.
I think. π
And now for something completely different.
Time missed the most obvious element of the Worst Decade EVAR: Sparkly Vampires. π
Best worst movies of the decade?
http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-bad-movies-of-the-00s,35881/
I don’t know. I don’t think I can ever consider “Battlefield Earth” entertaining. And the photo in the article illustrates everything I haven’t liked about Zooey’s bad acting. It’s like someone is goosing her.
I think I caught up on the comments. You guys were busy. Just two things,
Cats: 1) Don’t have to walk in -30 weather: 2) Easier to clean up after (no cleaning the yard or teaching them to go on a paper) 3) they tend not to slobber on you. 4) generally lower maintenance, especially if you spend the day away at work or something like that. 4) purrs are good for the soul
That’s not to say I don’t like dogs. I’ve had and am perfectly happy around dogs. I’m just more of a cat person.
The other thing I picked up on…
Did Cj say she wanted to see me suck on a lollipop?
Looking forward to the new Iron Man movie.
http://scifiwire.com/2009/11/first-look-iron-man-2s-ne.php
Um… mind not working after lollipop comment.
I’ll be in my bunk.
lollipop… that neat
Amy – That’s ridiculous (if true.) That would have added a huge amount of fake words to my count, since I seem to have primarily written brief dialog exchanges. I ended up doing the majority of my work first in AbiWord and then finishing the later half of the month in Google Docs. The final word counts between gDocs and the NaNo evaluator were within 100 words of each other.
Wolf said BFP was but I thought he was pulling my leg.
Does a BFP require a partner? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Boob is good, but face plant is bad and together they are…?
ditto nailed it on why this was the wurst decade evar!1!! diamond coated faerie vampires.
I’ve got two cats (kittens) and a dog.
Step 1: Mix Boobs and Math!
Step 2:
Step 3: Profit!!!
I think this idea is made of win
Been trying to find the link to the Keffer Southerland “Vampires don’t …” poster but can’t seem to locate it π
Nomad: together they are skooshie. π
ditto – Not so much with that tittle. The one on the article I read “The Decade from Hell” seems pretty spot on though.
CP: “Motorcrash” – The Sugar Cubes
reaper – what was that middle bit again ?
So far, out of the best worst movies, I’ve only seen Butterfly Effect. Though, in my own defense, I was getting ready for work and didn’t actually watch the whole thing. Also, I cannot seem to differentiate between that and the also amazingly craptastic 23. Which means that in my mind, Jim Carrey is Ashton Kutcher. o.O
Now onto the second page…
Justa J0e:
Step 2:
yes … that bit. It doesn’t seem to add up.
So, it is that time of year for us to share favorites. Or not, if you wish. So, to start things off: What was your favorite book that you read this year, and why? It can be anything; novel, manga, podiobook, whatever. But you had to read it this year. And no top X lists. Think about it a bit and pick your favorite if you can.
in the plant today part of the floor was scrubbed and it looks almost brand new. for about 20 minutes till a forklift drove over it again. Guess they must have used a rubber solvent (hehe)
*singing* I don’t want to grow up I’m a…
And on the second page, I’ve only seen The Happening. I like Wahlberg. I hated the movie. I wrote a “scathing” review of it on epinions. (*ding*) I can’t even remember why I hated it, but I’m getting angry trying to remember. So I won’t.
I hated Crossroads because the title is too similiar to a little know movie called Crossworlds. (I think. I should get up and double check the title.)
I hated Battlefied Earth as a book when I read it as a teenager, just because it was the longest book I had ever seen. I did lots of stupid things then.
I actually enjoyed DreamCatcher as a book, though I was thoroughly disgusted and am now timid around other works by King. I decided I didn’t want to see the movie because of the squickness.
Done!
Wow, could I get in trouble with THIS little gadget!
http://www.shop4tech.com/item8006.html
http://www.motivatedphotos.com/?id=49592
ditto – I’m down with your meme plan but I’ll have to think on it …
better yet, maybe we should call these in to Jack’s voicemail!
J0e – Lo Pan just listened to “Life’s Too Good” just last nite. Tis a wonderful album, Lo Pan decrees.
… what’s that number again Jack?
justa J0e: wonder if it would we could fill his box if we had enough meme’s and responses.
ditto: My favourite book I read this year was Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.
It’s not genre, with is unusual for me. Actually, this book was tough to read. Without going into spoiler territory, Mr. Follett kept throwing bad things at the main characters. At one point I asked my husband (who read it first and recommended it) if it was going to get better/happier – the answer was sort of/maybe. Which is correct. While not a happy, cheery book, it was definitely a good book in my mind.
The worst book I’ve read (so far) was Anathem by Neal Stephenson. That book I found to be quite a slog. Although I’m currently reading Witches of Eastwick by John Updike and having to really push myself to finish is.
Joe: I like that idea! I’m not sure the number I have is right since the messages I’ve left don’t seem to be making it to Jack, though it has been a while since I called.
206-350-8664
That’s not the one I saw earlier, but I can’t seem to find it again now.
hehehe … “fill his box” … hehehehehe
Hm. Finished first epi of Reise and … I think I’m done. 9 minutes to show a wounded fighting chick with a wolf companion who is being tracked by a clockwork golem and… the end.
Pretty trees though.
Got it! Still not the original source, but good enough.
http://sunkist798.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad69128e900040123dda92231860b.html
‘s brilliant! (but not in that sparkley way)
DAMN … I’ve got to get some work done!
I was trying to read an example of a developmental edit, and since my eyes won’t stop crossing, I guess I’ll save it for later digestion.
Reise rules. Lo Pan has no idea what youre talking about
I love it when people are as immature as I am
TEB: Thanks. And I like the addition of worst.
My favorite was really hard since it was a toss-up between a graphic novel, a non-fiction book, and a genre book. The genre won out but just barely.
My favorite was “Santa Olivia” by Jacqueline Carey. This is a stand-alone book that is completely different from her Kushiel series. “Santa Olivia” is about a town that has been forgotten, as it was trapped between walls constructed to keep dangerous elements of Mexico out of the US. The town is also occupied by the US Army. The hero is a young girl whose father was a genetically modified soldier. In some ways, it is a typical coming-of-age story, however, the major twist is that boxing plays a primary role. It was shocking that Carey made me care about boxing. I think that’s why it stood out compared to the other two books and wins as my favorite.
The worst book was “What-the-Dickens” by Gregory McGuire. I hated everything about this book and that is exceptionally rare. I couldn’t even get through it, so I resorted to scanning the rest to see if there were any redeeming qualities. There weren’t.
ummm. The number is in the show notes.
Scry bored by too many trees. Cut down all the trees and that episode would have been 2 minutes and it would have rocked. m/ Dude.
TEB – What show notes?
*pretends to be innocent*
*rolls a natural 1*
Scry, when all else fails… read the instructions π
I think a BFP simply requires B and F, I would recommend two people, or three. Whatevs.
Best book I read this year: Inherent Vice – Thomas Pynchon (non-genre)
Worst book I read this year: Anne Rice’s Jesus Book. I didn’t technically read it, so much as scanned 20 pages, barfed, and tossed it in the trade-in pile.
If it makes you feel better, the next two episodes take place in town… no trees.
Also HOT GIRL IN LEATHER. That is all.
Lo Pan has heard tell of this Anne Rice Jesus Book. Lo Pan is not amused, as Lo Pan is a man of wealth and taste.
Woohooo.
Woohooo.
Lo Pan make me laugh too hard. Ow.
So the TIME article is basically saying “Fuck 2000 thru 2009?” Yeah, I mostly agree.
And I’d say that the 2000s appear to have been more damaging to the U.S. than the 1930s — although, as Ed points out, the 1850s were probably the most devastating.
Lo Pan, Nomad, drinks….. we go now!
Well done ditto! Lo Pan is proud.
*chuckle* Ah the 1850’s. Lo Pan remembers them well. That was truly a time of interest for Lo Pan.
Jack: The 2000s have been horribly damaging to the US internationally.
Lo Pan: I’m happy to be your backup singer. π
Thats why Lo Pan once whispered the word “Isolationism” into Woodrow Wilson’s ear. He blew the whole thing!!!!!!!! Had Woody heeded Lo Pan’s advice this country would have statues to Lo Pan in every square and pavillion.
So really we can blame the damn Austrian aristocrats.
Bunny Really? – I love me some Neal Stephenson, but I have yet to attempt that book.
Generally I like Neal Stephenson too, but this book was tough. He could have easily cut a third of the book without killing the story. My husband read it after I did and very much agreed. In fact, the only reason he finished it was because it was up for a Hugo and he read all the Hugo nominees. There are some good parts to it, but it’s tough going to get to them.
That being said however, I have found, in reading reviews, that you either love this book or hate it. There seems to be very little in between.
Time for a break!
ZP has a butchers at Assassin’s Creed 2:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1148-Assassins-Creed-2
I enjoyed Zooey in 500 Days of Summer.
Look on FB TEB, you can lick Cj’s lollipop there…it’s lush..
cough
OK. this. is. brilliant.
http://creebobby.com/timestable.html
Jack, I have to agree, brilliant
JACK! You have found Lo Pan’s new wallpaper. Pleased!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed Assassin’s creed 1 and have pre-ordered AC 2 on PC, although it’s not supposed to come out until sometime in January π Damn console users get their game first. πΏ
I think curry chicken is lunch du jour.
Had a sandwich for lunch.
Ok I have to make this announcement although everyone here already knows this.
TEB is plain AWESOME!
I like Neal’s earlier works best. The tomes he has taken to writing have put me off a bit. It is like he gets a bit carried away with his ideas since he focuses on ideas and not characters. Some people really enjoy that, put I much prefer character-driven books.
Well yes Wolf, but what brought this announcement on today?
Now I have to go figure out a deadlock.
Another couple of free games on the app store:
http://toucharcade.com/2009/12/02/wild-wednesday-download-ramp-champ-tridefense-for-free/
Wold is only saying that because I supported him in his bid to attend obedience school π
Wold = wolf. *Damn fingers*
Damn skippy?
Damn Yankees?
Ok. This made me laugh. π
http://www.errantstory.com/feh/playwelltg.gif
Well me and obedience school didn’t work out and TEB had to bail me out…
CP: Scott Siglers Laughing in the face of Death.
I love the line “Every family has an idiot. If you don’t know anyone in your family who is an idiot, than guess what it’s you”
I have to admit, until this point, it never even occurred to me to even think about what size Spiderman’s … is.