An interview with Ken St. Andre, venerable creator of the Tunnels and Trolls game.
Interview recorded on Sunday, July 18, for those who care.
Jack Mangans Deadpan #174: Trolls and Ken St. Andre
Note from the notes writer: I admit Kurt, that intro was too much for my little brain to research. Good on ya *tips hat*
Interview with Ken St. Andre creator of Tunnels and Trolls
Links related to the interview:
Ken St. Andre on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_St._Andre)
Ken’s webpage (http://www.trollhalla.com/)
Tunnels and Trolls offical website (http://www.tunnelsandtrolls.com/)
Flying Buffalo Tunnels and Trolls Site (http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/tandt.htm)
Fiery Dragon website (http://fierydragon.com/dragonsbreath/)
Wizards of the Coast (Dungeons & Dragons Offical Site) (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/default.aspx)
Edgar Rice Burroughs Webzine (http://erbzine.com/)
Samurai Comics (http://www.samuraicomics.com/)
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Closing music …
Once again a big thank you to special guest Ken St. Andre.
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Ahoy matey!
Avast!
Lulled into a false sense of security.
If T&T is all new to you:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnels_%26_Trolls?wasRedirected=true
I have -nearly- read all the comments on Another Brick. I have yet to even start Steel Wool.
Which reminds me, those intros from Kurt (it is Kurt?) are bloody awesome.
Best of luck Amy. Hope the performance goes smoothly and you get a great recording.
CE: Jalapeño Bagel w/ butter and cream cheese
Yummy
Eight is great.
T&T = the new Chainmail!
morning pan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7758792@N07/4840708904/
Now I know why that made me laugh
Hey Pan!
Riddle me this… Of all the podcasts I listen to, why does Deadpan take the longest to download into my deadpan? And that includes some podcasts I listen to that sometimes hit the two hour mark.
yo dawg, I heard you like the Deadpan so we downloaded a Deadpan in to yo Deadpan so you can listen to Deadpan on yo Deadpan
Hubby and I have discovered crack, a.k.a Rock Band.
Last night we cheated and unlocked all the songs and were just rocking out.
reaper: Word!
Told you, Bunny! Do you have Lego Rock Band yet?
Butter AND cream cheese? Do COME ON Usedhair.
Not yet EssBee. I’m sure it’ll come soon
I take it with butter and cream cheese also too as well.
The bagel that is…cough.
If I put butter AND cream cheese on anything, I would instantly gain 25 pounds. Before even eating it!
Men!!!
You will take it.
Bunny, I like the Lego Rock Band a lot. I have a bum ankle, and love to play the drums. In Lego, you can turn off the kick drum!
Have to toast the bagel first. That gives you a nice light base with which to smear the butter and cream cheese on to.
cough
“Take it”.
TEB, all farpointmedia shows take longer to download in iTunes.
for me.
“Take longer”
Maybe they don’t like non USA locations..
Insert drum roll here —->
EssBee, hubby’s been doing the drums. I like the guitar simply because I can sit back on the couch and relax (as much as you can with this game).
Van, I only listen to two Farpoint shows. I guess I never noticed it on LLAP. I’ll have to check next time one comes down the line *gives Cj and inquiring look*
CP: Certainly – Erykah Badu
That’s a romantical, dim the lights song if I’ve ever heard one.
No, Van, they take longer here as well. This morning, my news shows zipped through the download fast, while DP came through slowly.
OH Tiffany…oh my
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/07/debbie_gibson_vs_tiffany_–_round_1_–_fight.php
“Came through slowly*
Where do you think Lo Pan’s mind is today?
Next to yours.
Lots of room for all, here in the gutters 😉
Tiffany looking kinda older!
I sometimes wonder how often her other half has used the term “breakfast at Tiffany’s” before their bedroom play.
/shakes fist at farpointmedia server
Older in the giant boobs way.
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s”…. mmmm. good eatin.
“Shakes fist”
Erykah Badu <=== Good stuff
“Good stuff”
Okay, is play playing Guitar Hero/Rock Band any fun solo?
Always seemed those games were much more fun multiplayer (I find the tap tap games on the phone pretty boring).
Van, I admit that I’ve played Rock Band solo (shakes fist!!). I think it’s fun.
“Solo shakes fist”
LOL
EVERYTHING sounds dirty
Its fun!
The solo fist shake can be quite fun.
I’ve started playing the campaign solo, Van and am enjoying it. I’ll switch between drums and guitar.
It’s also a bit of a work out which both hubby and I found surprising.
Oh yeah, very important purchase made yesterday. I’ll keep the Pan up-to-date.
The gutter is a fun place to be!
*shakes fist*
I hear if you shake it more than twice your playing with it.
*FIST SHAKE*
I don’t have to shake my fist, that’s what hubby is for :blush:
I dont….how does…. wat??
Changing the subject:
Long weekend this weekend here in Canadaland. Woo Hoo!
Changing the subject back:
Well of course you don’t HAVE TO.
“Long weekend fist shake”
Today and tomorrow I’m training around 250 people on a new system we’re implementing. It’s a big deal for me – kind of a succeed and be a hero, fail and polish up my resume.
Eeeek!
EssBee Will the training involve any fist shaking?
Good Luck with the training!
Do it ya bastard!!!!!!! Pulling for ya EssBee.
“Pulling”
Ok, on EssBee’s last comment.
First: Wishing you all the best. Show them you’re mad training skills, EssBee
Second: Following Lo Pan’s mind… what “new system” are you training them on?
Bunny, Maybe they will be shaking something else or perhaps using a different motion. Advanced users can change both!
The Wankadoodle Pullabob
The reason LLAP doesn’t download as slowly is because we are hosted on Libsyn Pro and not on the Farpoint servers.
As far as a new LLAP recording, it’s coming.
(that was an easy one for you Long Pan)
now turn to your partner…
I love cream cheese and butter.
Oh the evils of the schmear.
PULLING!!
The SYSTEM, ahem, is a web-based expense, time, and project management application. You know, to automate what humans do now so layoffs can commence once it’s working. EVIL, INC.
My life has changed SO much for the better at work with access to Pandora… I just sent a boy to fetch me coffee too.
Life.Is.Good.
“Easy coming”
yes this is on topic:
http://i.imgur.com/lTLTV.jpg
Lucky puppy.
Or lucky girl.
I cant tell.
Lo Pan, she looks pretty happy…
I think you should submit that pic to shouldibearoused.com!
milk shake
Pinhole photography still going strong:
http://m.gizmodo.com/5599616/longest-pinhole-exposure-ever-is-also-most-beautiful
Rhett – mine is betta than yours
*smacks head* why didn’t I think of that
Cj, Thanks for the idea
I’m full of ideas.
Gorgeous pic, Van.
“full of”
“smacks head”
And I’m betting I can have any either.
Pretty sure I saw a three eyed mutant while getting gas at Wickenburg.
I saw a one eyed…oh nevermind
not on topic
how he doesn’t have to be so sad
http://i.imgur.com/mwV04.jpg
Roller Skating Deadpan palooza!
I just wanna go roller skating.
“wanna go”
“getting gas”
cough
“Bill N Ted”
“cough”
“July 29th, 2010 at 9:27 am”
“Lo Pan Says:”
“Jack Mangans Deadpan is proudly powered by WordPress
Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS).”
“powered”
“red”
“press”
“pre”
No fresh beef tongue in today’s supermarket ad. This week, Pork Neckbones or Pigs’ Feet are just $0.98/lb this week only.
*passes out*r
-r
“You are posting comments too quickly. Slow down.”
Lo, you may have missed last week’s fresh beef tongue discussion. If you did, you’ll be glad to know that both Rhettro (or was it reaper?) and I have HAD THE TONGUE. and that reaps used to work in a sausage factory.
Pig trotters are icky to see in a supermarket meat section.
I’m thinking I’ll run across the parking lot and grab a roast beef sammich from Jimmy Johns for lunch. Yummy.
I’ll take a turkey, Cj. See ya soon.
I love it all
Van, I agree. My dad loves pickled pigs feet. I admit I’ve not tried them, but yuck.
My dad used to love pickled pretty much anything… then again, my dad would eat just about anything. Quite the palette on that man!
I, on the other hand, am not a great fan of pickling the odd item – though I do love pickles – especially deep fried. YUM!
I will try the pickled pigs feet but you will blow me first.
Quick hop in:
Jack, I caught the Muppet opening/ending it’s the piece in between that kicked me.
Apparently, Cj’s father was messy when he painted.
“would eat just about anything”
I’ve had Tongue.
You don’t even have to try for that to sound dirty.
I’m eating clam tonight.
important history lesson:
http://www.madatoms.com/site/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-internet
hehe
“brief”
very good:
http://www.cracked.com/blog/a-guide-to-the-modern-moustache/
I’m not breaking out the wax anytime soon.
Looks like I’ll be driving home in a storm!
No word on how were going to bring the economic crisis to an end, but apparently Linsey Lohan is comforted by eating Twizzlers in jail.
http://tinyurl.com/277ew8c
If I ever go to jail, I’d much prefer Red Vines.
Indeed!
Well, my training went well despite the group of 75 people who seem incapable of muting there phones. One of them must have a Chihuahua.
I do it again tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. – I’ve spent this time learning how to MUTE ALL from the presenter end.
Now, dinner.
Oh, the big VP “loves my tone and pacing” and finds me “very calm and comforting.”
Going to be gone for a bit. I’ll talk to you all next week.
Take care, ditto!
EssBee, for the record, I find you very calm and comforting too. In fact… I’m pretty sure a snuggle from you would be amazing!
Later ditto. Hope all is well.
Good interview, Jack.
Next up for Deadpan:
Steve Jackson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GURPS
Mike Pondsmith http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk_2020
My mom loves pickled pigs feet.
Jack: You’ve got mail 🙂
Thanks for the podcast, Jack. It wasn’t as funny as I hoped it would be, but we did cover a lot of ground. You’re a good interviewer, and I sounded like I was wheezing and out of breath all the time. plus I really loved the music, the sound effects, and the Deadpan station breaks. You do good work.
I hope the occasion of the disappearance is happy, ditto.
Yeah, this was a unique Deadpan episode….
New opening music (after the Muppets)
Rare field recording
RPG-focused
Mention of Wickenburg
Thank you, Ken! You’re too kind. And thank you for appearing on this episode! I thought all of your stories were funny and highly illuminating.
Goodnight :mush:
Kill some zombies for free today:
http://freeappaday.com/napp.php?id=286
I had never heard of T&T, still enjoyed listening to this weeks interview.
Or if you prefer some turn based Strategy then Highborn is free today:
http://toucharcade.com/2010/07/30/turn-based-strategy-game-highborn-free-for-a-day-ipad-version-now-available/
Fist shake… heh.
In regards to the interview and using the game manual as copy protection, Wasteland came out in 1988, The Pawn in 1985:
http://www.gb64.com/oldsite/gameofweek/20/gotw_pawn.htm
Read down to see how copy protection on ‘The Pawn’ worked.
Don’t think that game was the first either mind.
I’ll get my coat.
At least you were spared the dreaded lenslock:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenslok
Hey Peeps!
Good news is it’s a Friday before a long weekend. :biggrin:
Bad news is it’s a month end :pouty:
When I sign off later today, don’t be surprised if you don’t hear from me until Tuesday. Hubby and I are running away to spend a romantic long weekend in a mountain lodge.
We will frolic in the extra large jetted tub, then we will curl up in front of the fireplace (both of which is in our room) and order room service. *sigh*
TEB: Very nice . . .
Good morning.
Bunny, that sounds fabulous. I need to plan something like that for my hubby and me!
My hair is getting so long I can pull it back in a clip.
Chanting: I will not cut my hair, I will not cut my hair.
…. grrrrrrr…. it’s harder than you might think!
The pouring rain outside is pretty enjoyable :happy:
Morning guys and gals!
Bunny – have fun!
Cj – I have the opposite problem. I always want to grow my hair out.
Morning to my Goddess! It’s been a while since we’ve been on at the same time.
Bunny, and by frolic you mean…
Sounds like a great week end!!!
Ah, breakfast. Black tea (because my cup of coffee is on the counter at home) and nicotine gum.
Sounds healthy, EssBee :cheerful:
Cj, My wife does that chant every few months and is mad at herself for months after she decides to cut it.
“end”
I had Black Tea (because coffee makes me jumpy at work) and frosted mini-wheats.
I quit smoking 7.5 years ago so I don’t need the gum anymore.
Good luck with the quitting. It isn’t easy.
reaper, I have quit smoking about 5 or 6 times since I started as soon as my basketball career ended at age 17. Eeek! That’s 22 years. This last bout of smoking lasted only between February and July of this year, but quitting has been just as hard as when I smoked for 10 years and tried to quit.
Today is day #12 smoke free, so I think I have it licked. Sly B and I have a photo shoot requested by our tattoo artist tomorrow afternoon. I’m not sure that I won’t smoke with him, but even if I do I’m feeling pretty good about the 12 days.
A deal of happiness abounds in deadpan land, I’ll just put this skeleton in the wardrobe.
+great
I like abounding happiness, Van!
EssBee: Good on you! Keep it up!
Van: Skeletons can be fun too 😎
Okay, DP. I’m off to do training #2 for Evil. I’ll be back around in a few hours.
EssBee, I started at 13 and quit for the last time (I hope) at 23. I think I quit at least 7 times one of those times for 2.5 years. I was very close to starting again when my brother died as was my mom and she had quit 11 years earlier. Lucky for me the last 2 years I smoked it was only 2 packs a week so it wasn’t nearly has hard for me as for others.
I’m pulling for you! Smoking is just to expensive on top of all the other bad stuff.
Whats “quit”? Ive heard tell of this…
Think I’ll have a smoke while I think bout it.
Go kick ass Ess.
Oh reddit how would I make it through the day without you:
How memories are made
http://i.imgur.com/TSEcN.jpg
Talk about RAM
Porngramming.
There. One clean bathroom. Now back to the spreadsheets.
“spread sheets”
“”spread”
Um….. so the sequel to Independence Day is slated for 2013 and then Independence Day 3 is slated for 2014….. what does this mean? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??????
Lo Pan, It means we ran out of ideas that movie execs are willing to put money behind.
“behind”
Good point. Tho admittedly ID4 is chief on my list of guilty pleasures. I wouldnt mind seeing a couple other ones. Theres worse stuff I could think of.
“pleasures”
Lo Pan, I liked ID4 so I have to agree but again.
I liked Battle Field Earth so what do I know.
for the record I also like CSI for the same reason: I can turn off my brain and enjoy shit being blowed up and what not.
“blowed”
They’re cutting up the road in front of my house. You don’t know how happy that makes us.
ID4? So they came out with Independence Day 1 and 4 and are only now doing 2 & 3? Who are they, George Lucas?
The plot of ID4 was just dumb even for an action movie.
Seriously, why is it called ID4? If it’s because Independence Day is on July 4th, that’s just redundant and dumb.
will the sequel be called ID42? Will Arthur Dent make a cameo?
Haters gonna hate.
All Right, enough of this baloney! Hubby and I are going for a walk.
Just on a side note Lo, I enjoyed Independence Day. It was a fun, check your brain at the door kind of a movie. I just think the abbreviation is dumb.
Ok, gone now.
I know 😉
I survived. Whew, whew, whew.
Lo, you’re no quitter.
Whew whew whew!!!!
Fuck this, I quit.
Heavy breather?
So what if I am, Van?
Breathers gonna breathe
If you guys didn’t catch Wednesday’s Daily Show, this little bit of homophobia (after John Kerry’s boat) is hard to believe:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-28-2010/7-28-10-in–60-seconds
Damn cant watch….but “homosexual nazis” as a caption cant be good.
I can’t watch homosexual nazis either. IF they exist, I hate them!!
CP: Gold Lion — Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Got Pain?
Gold Lion gonna tell me where the light is.
The Doctor is IN!!
CP: We Die Young — Alice In Chains
“baloney”
Alice in Chains ALWAYS FTW
“IN”
“pain”
“Chains”
Scary’s on the wall.
“the”
double rainbow
“double”
Watch where you spit
CP: I Belong in a Factory — Electric Six
EW
Also, eat it :FTB:
Is :ftb: no longer working? :drevil: ?
:ftb: cannot be killed
For the deadpanites with Android phones, a free pirate themed game:
http://gizmodo.com/5600496/serve-pirates-beer-in-this-free-barrr-android-app-game
Oh and something to get JN’s blood boiling:
http://gizmodo.com/5599970/major-corporations-are-downloading-those-100-million-facebook-profiles-off-bittorrent?skyline=true&s=i
:FTB: refuses to be capitalized.
:ftb:
if I remember correctly
now thats progress:
http://i.imgur.com/3xoKw.png
reaper thats terrible
“boiling”
so, you cannot YELL FTB?
well FU :ftb:
todays XKCD is a pretty good on
http://xkcd.com/
reminded me of UW0’s website when I was choosing a school (that I could live at home and still attend)
“pretty good on”
Today while taking a Skillsoft course I learned the difference between “discreet” and “discrete”
I am pretty knowledgeable of the English language, but had never heard of the word “discrete” before.
A co-worker wasn’t aware of the two different definitions of the word “incensed” however – which I was… so then I felt all smart again.
Alice in Chains was great. Their acoustic album is one of the best albums ever to grace this planet.
Vanamonde: That’s shit. Can’t say I’m surprised. Some interesting folks there, though:
Church of Scientology, Halliburton, Hilton Hospitality, Levi Strauss & Co., Pepsi Cola, Random House, The Hague, United Nations
Cj: Lady J got chided by some of her staff for using “big words”. The word that prompted this: toil.
Cj, please explain the difference!
“toil” is a big word?
Gosh, how do they make it through the day using only 2 and 3 letter words? Let me guess:
How r u?
I am OK
do the job?
yes. do ur job.
get out.
Vanamonde: Come to think of it, several of these companies wanted torrents to be illegal, to top it off.
Cj: Our thoughts exactly.
The difference:
“discreet” is usually used used on online dating sites “I’m looking for a discreet encounter.”
“discrete” means separate such as, “Legos are each discrete components of one another which when put together can make a really cool Harry Potter statue.”
“incense” can mean “Wow, it really stinks in here… is that Nagchompa?”
or “I’m incensed that you would think I would enjoy the smell of patchouli oil, you dirty hippy!”
disclaimer: I love all of the deadpanites even if you may or may not smell like a dirty hippy.
Lady J’s suggested response: “This preposterously imperious policy denigrates individuals possessed of advanced vernacular and vocabulary and must be defenestrated immediately.”
omg swoooooooooooooon at Jack’s response.
I’m going to need 12 minutes to myself.
“12 minutes”
Now I need 8.5 discreet minutes myself.
Cj, I knew those!
CP: Outside In The Rain (LIVE) — Stevie Nicks
So “discrete” means something about Lego Harry Potter?
Lego Harry Potter is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fun.
Hell, I’ll *swoooooon* at that, myself.
Affirmative.
Please can I have some more pretentious smarty-pants talk?
Lego Harry Potter is out already?
I haven’t even started Lego Batman yet.
Behold my pretentious britches bitches.
I left those pants at home
There’s a Lego Batman?!
HP Lego came out on 6/29.
I have Lego Batman and Lego umm Star Wars and Indiana Jones. I WANT the Lego Harry Potter game.
I have HP, and currently possess borrowed copies of Star Wars (meh) and Indiana Jones (fun).
My kids love playing all of the games. I am afraid that if I start playing I’ll get sucked into the game and lose track of time.
You definitely will, Cj. It is so fun to blow shit up.
Do those Lego video games cover the experience of stepping barefoot on individual Lego pieces?
Bonus if it’s en route to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
… on a cold tile floor…
Welcome to my home.
So I’m taking this online course for work and it uses words like
discrete
deliverables
components
and “rolling wave planning”
ssssssss…. that’s my brain seeping air.
I do love it though … *giggle*
deja vu
CW: Synth Brittania –Depeche Mode’s first hit is being performed by err Depeche Mode
There were a lot of naff synth groups in th 80’s, Japan being one of them in my view.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-ROH5SqNV0&feature=PlayList&p=1F096F9AD3CDCFC2&playnext=1&index=5
“I left my heart in my other pants.”
My wife buys the CDs of several American Idol finalists. I’m usually disappointed at the kind of schlock they tend to put out regardless of their talent (or lack thereof). I was pleasantly surprised though at the stuff that Michael Johns put out. Pretty descent and quite blues-y.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXHAvIxvfMA
Not sure if anyone else here actually watches or cares about American Idol. Just thought I’d share.
I just gotta say that Jack’s kiddos are entirely too sweet and adorable! Awesome!
Jolicloud 1.0 is rolling out now, for any adventurous netbook users. I’m still hacking away at it, but I like almost everything about it.
I can’t remember if Amy’s singing gig has come up yet or is still in the future. Either way, break a leg!
I liked ID4 before they decided it was Independence Day. I’ll probably enjoy the sequel, as long as they cast Spiner in it. He’s da bomb.
Greetings Pan!
Just driving by. Work’s busy and I’m just catching up.
I am smoot + 2″
:metal: night, :mush: tardbot. :ftb:
If you have one of the popular netbooks NS, then installing Jolicloud is hardly adventurous, as things just work.
Good morning, DP. CW: Eureka — A New World, avoiding housework and yardwork.
Good morning! I’m eating dry cheerios and having some coffee while I ponder how I’m going to get the battery replaced in Dan’s car today. He had to take mine to work. Poor guy was trying so hard to get his car started this morning. 🙁
As I’m sure everyone knows, I have some issues with “The Cloud”. However, most don’t, and I’ve only heard big praises for Jolicloud.
Boom! Boom!
http://m.gizmodo.com/5600704/the-explosions-of-every-nuclear-bomb-to-date
A Czech victory at last:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/30/czech_beer_win/
Yay Czechs!
We’re off to the used bookstore to trade some stuff in and hopefully come back with some gems, and then we’re going to the tattoo shop for a photo shoot. I never though I would be involved in a “photo shoot” since my bball days.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_tec_hacker_conference_tapping_cell_phones
Better stick to Skype over 3G then JN..
Hail, Pan!
Back from vacation. Now I need to rest. I don’t think I’ll get caught up on comments, but glad to see the bar didn’t burn down while I was gone.
I have a hankerin’ to make a new run through Dragon Age. Never played any of the other origins yet.
While Dan is at work I sneaked off and had his battery replaced in his car. I’m a good wife most of the time! :drevil:
While Darcy was out of town I had an extra stick of memory put into her lappy…
JB, is her lappy anything like this one:
http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/3/3d/Lappybackside.png
http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/f/f8/Strong_Bad_Email_119.png
damn talk about features!
Keep the faith, y’all.
Yeah Ed, I’m sitting close to the last battle in Dragon Age, but I don’t think my dude has the levels he needs to finish. In the mean time I’ve been hoping back to Fallout 3 where the baddies keep killing my post apocalyptic dude. Can’t seem to level up fast enough to make the battles not seem so stacked against me. Slow going. hrm….
I may have cried a little watching Everybody Loves Raymond tonight.
Chocolate dammit! Where is my chocolate!?
CL: at the flicks waiting for the A-Team to start.
Today is dumb movie day.
Well the A-Team was fun.
Made me think that Liam Neelson would make a good Stainless Steel Rat.
Neat:
http://www.historypin.com/
Went to Kennedy Space Center yesterday. Sweeeet!
Awesome. I’ve never been to Kennedy Space Center, but I’d love to get there someday.
I have Usedhair envy.
Is there an ointment for that?
My son, Fletcher, let me know today that my friend Jack didn’t plant a beanstalk yet because he still needs a magic bean.
I think that’s important to note here.
Rhettro – I’ll say that having put enough runes, roots, and whatever the dwarves wanted in the camp is probably more important than absolute leveling. The extra dudes that it gives you battling through the various stages are vital.
Just finished the Elf Magi origin and I’m now in Ostagar again. It’s interesting to see how people treat an elf vs. a human.
This is, by far, the best price I’ve ever seen. I’m very tempted to pull the trigger this time:
http://amzn.com/B0036EH3U2
Gawd a new season of Weeds, let the horror begin..
Any Deadpan reports on StarCraft 2?
I’ll probably pick it up at some point, but only if the single player campaign it worth while. Getting beat up by punks on line is just not my thing. At least with FPS games, I can hold my own.
Pictures from Kennedy:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/album.php?aid=203289&id=626901299&ref=mf
I’m not sure if there’s an ointment for Usedhair Envy, but there are pills to increase the size of your Usedhair.
Sonofabitch half-link bullshitcrapfuck.
http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=626901299&k=44CUY6UR3T6G6BDAUF4YS4WST6BAW4XDWTIY&oid=1547128803002
See if this works better
Reaper’s chart wasn’t too encouraging re: Starcraft 2. http://i.imgur.com/3xoKw.png The original Starcraft is the last realtime strategy game I played – – and I enjoyed the heck out of it. But then, I was also a fan of Warcraft II and the original Command & Conquer games.
Burn CD, burn.
Congrats, Wander Wolf!!
http://parsecawards.com/2010finalists
Thanks Ed. I don’t think I’ve figured out the rune things, I should probably read up on it. LOL
I still listen to the music from WarCraft 2 regularly. I’m pretty sure I’ve also the the music file to the original Starcraft that make their way into my rotation as well.
Wife walks up behind me…
Wife: What are you buying now?
Me: Well, the complete BSG is on Blu-Ray for the lowest price EVAR!
Wife: OK!
Yes, I know I’m a lucky guy 🙂
It doesn’t get easier:
http://jailbreakme.com/
+any
Agreed. Congrats Wander Wolf! Please don’t take the following comment as an attempt to take away from your accomplishment. It is aimed at the parsecs, not you.
That said, just how current does something need to be to get nominated for a Parsec. The last Calls For Cthulhu episode was Jun.08, 2009, and Infected was from 2008 (and that’s hard cover. The podcast version was significantly before that). Why are they up for Parsec awards in 2010?
Ahhh. I get it. There is a difference between “best” and “best new”. Sorry Parsecs for not understanding you.
Back from 3 days of camping.
There was the good, the bad, and the ugly.
CP = “The Heights” soundtrack. It is soooo smoove. Includes Hooverphonics’ “2wicky” . Came in the mail while I was away. Got it off of Ebay for $3.50 including postage. My Ninja music gathering skilz are in tune.
290+ messages already !?!?!?!
*sigh* I shall return to the beginning. Vizzini said to go back to the beginning.
I do not think it means what you think it means…
Dan thinks Starcraft 2 single player thingie is “awesome” and “excellent”
It’s not hard to find StarCraft 2 haters. It is true the LAN is gone, but the argument for LAN support for SC2 is as strong as the lack of LAN support for World of Warcraft. IMHO, people who are mad at lack of LAN support are people who don’t want to pay for the game.
Next I expect people to start complaining that you can’t play on dial-up when the original only required a 14.4 kpbs connection…sheesh.
BTW, I love the game, it has been ruling my brain the last few days, I have been dreaming Zerg rushes. The campaign is great, multiplayer is solid and has tons of potential, and I have actually added a “friend” that I made playing online last night.
Ed–Add me ( danthol@gmail.com )
Van – I think I meant more that the type of person who would be interested and willing to play with new/different OSes on their netbook would be “adventurous” (aka nerd.)
Like … well, you, me and that Null dude. =)
Null – Beware the cloud… it may rain!
Which sounds neat and is sort of your point.
Does anyone use any of the used paperback exchange services?
I thought Everybody Loves Raymond was finished?
I would LOVE :ahem: love a good Stainless Steel Rat movie. I’d even go to the theater for that.
I’ve been to the Florida and Texas space centers. Both are highly recommended. I think the tour of the lab where they were building a module for the ISS was the best part. (By tour I mean a glass-walled walkway high above the working area.)
I don’t think I’ll ever pick up the BSG series. The ending can kill a story for me and frequently does.
Which is why I -need- more Spherical Tomi, dammit! NEED IT! Hehehe.
What is your favorite Stainless Steel Rat book? Mine was Stainless Steel Rat joins the Circus. lol j/k
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51K0995ZZ9L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg
I played a wee bit of WarCraft 2 & 3. I preferred the dumbed down D&D version.
I was unable to beat the tutorial in StarCraft.
I am a lame ass strategist.
Sorry, Scry. I’m hoping (fingers crossed) to have my brain back soon.
It’s good to see a positive review from Danthol for Starcraft 2.
If I had to make a decision between a StStR movie and a Bil the Galactic Hero movie, I would have an aneurysm.
Harry Harrison is one of the greatest thieves of all time, right next to Alan Dean Foster.
I beat SC2 on the 29th. The end was pure win. “We all have choices to make.”
There is a lot more Rat than I knew about.
Mr. Mangan – It is usually a good thing to have our brains back. Back brains? Er…
Van – That jailbreak looks really simply, but… why? I don’t quite understand what it is for. It isn’t like I can install flash on my iPhone, or is it?
A Stainless Steel Rat is Born is a modern classic. It should be high school required reading. I just did some checking, and apparently there is a *NEW* StStR book coming out…Tuesday! OMFG!
–News break, I get to change my Chuck Norris calendar today– I had to endure a month of barechested Chuck for a month.
Hey, a new Stainless Steel Rat book is due out tomorrow.
http://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Rat-Returns/dp/0765324415/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280729110&sr=8-1
Looks like Danthol and I share more than just a …
er. What do we share?
Lolscry! The original Rat was written in ’61. this is like, 50 years later. Incredible.
We share the bond of all paperback sci-fi geeks alive in the ’80s. Those of us that hung out in used book stores and libraries, with no concern actually being cool, but with an extreme interest in fictional characters who were capable.
Tales of Men who won every fight no matter the odds while we had nightmares of getting in a fistfight and our blows being in slow motion and completely ineffective.
Tales of Men who would never have to have a real job, while we went to school to prepare for cubicles or menial labor.
Tales of Men who got the girl who understood and appreciated a real man. Women who were incapable of making the hero feel insufficient or emasculated in any way, while girls confused us, and mothers mothered us.
–Typing all this is taking time away from StarCraft…and the more I write, the less it makes sense–
The dreaded slow-mo wobble punch. Blech.
Dan, I had the same experience last month with my Ernest Borgnine calendar.
OK, wish me luck. Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life.
Goodnight :M*A*S*H:
In regards to SSR this is my next purchase:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_8_5?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=stainless+steel+rat+graphic+novel&x=0&y=0&sprefix=stain
All the SSR comic adaptations that appeared in 2000AD…ooooh tingly..and yes the Rat does look like James Coburn…
As for the books, my personal fav is The SSR for President, the Rat takes down a dodgy version of a Latin American dictator, great stuff.
Oh and was really great about the Rat series, was an atheistic hero who did his damnedest not to take life even at a great risk to his own life.
NS, jailbreaking gives you access to programs that Apple won’t allow you to use, including emulators, wifi syncing with iTunes, and tethering that you won’t get charged extra for…
Oh and if you have the older 3G iPhone, you can get programs that allow mulitasking.
Why is it time seems to evaporate when I’m on vacation. How can it be Monday already?
“we had nightmares of getting in a fistfight and our blows being in slow motion and completely ineffective.”
GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
Vanamonde: Yeah, but there was some concern put out in regards to Skype that were never answered to my satisfaction. I’ve heard Gizmo has been going through a lot of changes, but I’ve yet to actually follow up on it.
I would take a SSR movie over BtGH. Though I enjoyed both, I preferred the snark in SSR. Plus, imagine the terrible CG to create someone with two right arms. Or was it left?
Thanks everyone for the congrats. I am glad to finally make it to the parsecs this year… wait this makes the second time… and against the FuMP…
Well I am happy to be nominated – Since I did not nominate myself it is great to be recognized by fans and friends of the show. And some arbitrary judge deemed me good enough to make the finals… Woohoo!
Used hair I believe I can answer your questions about the Parsecs. In the nomination process a show has to be released through the RSS feed Between May 1, 2009 and April 30, 2010. For the show to be considered.
Infected was rewritten (re edited) for print release when Scott Sigler went to Crown. There are major differences in the 2 stories. When he re-released it for the Hard cover release (boy this is confusing) the podiobook was completely redone. Hence it qualifies. (although my opinion doesn’t count – I know of several good books that didn’t make that cut that should have but oh well)
Jack,
You deserve to have your life back, big time. Crossing fingers, toes, eyeballs… whatever it takes.
Good luck today Jack. Youve got the world (sans a few crazy people) behind you
Finished the directors cut of Dark Star last night. Was what I thought it was…either youre gonna get it and love it or not get it and hate it. This should be an interesting palooza…
*sobs rainbows*
Hello?
Hello.
Hi there.
Hi I’m WNDRWolf and I am a podcaster…
Hi, Im Lo Pan and Im a Pisces.
Something smells fishy here.
Well this is a hairy situation.
< Drive-by >
Just a drive by. Much like last week, no time to catch up.
News on Mom… all tests negative. They got the cancer.
< /Drive-by >
excellent news LJ.
Wow, I’m way behind on comments.
LeJon: Great news!
WNDR: I will reply to your email tonight (I didn’t make the finals this year. rats)
Good to hear, Lejojo. Damn fine
JR – Currently looking like Saturday night.
Do you think people who have to work weekends really hate that Loverboy song?
Lejon: Most excellent!
I think that even people who don’t work weekends hate that song, babe.
Oh….. yeah that too
“Loverboy”
Picture the discussion that went into that band name decision.
CP: The Ballad Of A Ladyman — Sleater-Kinney
Ah yes, Gizmo5 was bought up by Google. I’ll get right on using that . . .
Picturing…..not liking….
I have this vision of JN ending up like the Gene Hackman character in ‘The Conversation’.
This weeks episode of True Blood was gnarly..in a good way.
We saw Inception yesterday. The previews were fascinating:
Tron
Wall Street 2 (Electric Boogaloo?)
Something that looks funny with Robert Downey Jr (swooooooon) and that insipid Zach G. person
Haven’t seen this week’s episode yet, Van. That show is so skinimax.
I am reading the latest Sookie book (Dead In The Family). So far, not too good. Doesn’t seem like she made much of an effort, and I bet it’s her best seller so far!
Inception = pure win.
That road movie with Robert Jr and Zach is called Due Date and it looks wonderful so far.
Great, now I can’t shop at Target.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100727/ap_on_bi_ge/us_corporate_donations_backlash;_ylt=AqCSxIDPgJI1RcirUpMoLI.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTQzbGtjMDc4BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNzI3L3VzX2NvcnBvcmF0ZV9kb25hdGlvbnNfYmFja2xhc2gEY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwM5BHBvcwM2BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5faGVhZGxpbmVfbGlzdARzbGsDdGFyZ2V0Y29ycHNw
Yes, that looks pretty dang funny. I was laughing pretty hard and getting looks in the theater.
Vanamonde: You’re too damned perceptive. 😉
Caffeine + nicotene GUM.
WNDR: That should work.
I remember going to a Loverboy concert at a local casino a few years ago. This chubby (I’m being nice here) guy gets on the stage and starts singing. I asked my friend “Who’s that?” “Oh, the lead singer put on a few pounds over the years” He does still sound the same though.
Haven’t we all . . .
Shut up skinny guys, Jack & Lo Pan and you others who are skinny and might say something.
EssBee: That link is dead.
It works for me, JN, but here it is as a tiny:
http://tinyurl.com/37xgfoh
Wakka.
Oh good…. so glad corporations can now back candidates
I don’t call myself skinny but I know I haven’t been this light since I was a in 8 grade. I was quite fat for a while. It helps that I’m lucky enough to work for a company that will reimburse me for a gym membership.
reaper, what part of “SHUT UP” did you not comprehend, my brother?
Boom goes the dynamite
Just kidding, of course.
My dad is one of those skinny guys who can eat and drink whatever he wants. I’m one of those not skinny guys who gains 2 pounds when other people eat a bagel with butter and cream cheese on it.
Youre a guy?
Sometimes . . .
Me too
EssBee: Going back, I’m actually being warned of a XSS possibility. But poking around, I found the story on another site. That’s pretty crappy. Too bad, I used to really like Target.
XSS sounds serious.
I’ve been told I look like a sparrow in winter
EssBee, I was using my silent keyboard.
I just make and stuck to certain choices.
I don’t drink soda ever. I don’t go back for seconds till I have waited about 10 minutes. I very rarely eat more than 1/2 of what I get at a restaurant.
If it weren’t for the gym membership I would cut back more like no heavy beer or skip the cheese more often.
If I don’t watch it I will blow up like a blimp. I have lots of self control when I feel like using it or I know I have to.
Van, LOL
reap, sounds totally awesome, but I will say that I often witness fuller figured women especially being given advice on “cutting down” and “making good choices” and “exercising.” I know you’re not doling out advice, so don’t get me wrong. But as someone who was a college athlete with an injury that benched me, I know about nutrition and metabolism and all that jazz. For some folks, I think it is a lot easier to make some choices and stay slim. For me, working out and eating a sensible diet is not a combo that = slim. My metabolism hates me (or just likes me with giant boobs and junk in the trunk). I think to be “skinny” I’d have to eat less than 800 calories a day. Then I’d be a skinny bitch. I like it better this way.
“Bitch.”
I could also snort a lot of coke and be super skinny. Or so I’ve heard.
cough
*wheeze*
I think the :ftb: just axed my comment.
BOOBS BOOBS
EssBee, I wish it were awesome. I like soda and I love to eat. and eat out. Food makes me happy but not in the “I’m fat because I eat and I eat because I’m fat” way or “this is my escape” way I just love food
I didn’t look a that different at 210 as I do at 170 I just feel way better.
I don’t think I could live happily if I had to cut much more out. I know I could cut out beer but than I would be down to Tea and water to drink. *shutter* at that point I would just have to learn to be larger and happy with that also.
I hear you should stick to speedballs because you don’t get the sunken eyes or something like that.
ooo and it’s quitin’ time. Later all
:ftb: truly is evil if he doesn’t like boobs.
“eat out”
“BOOBS BOOBS”
EssBee, yeah that to…
SBOOB!
All sizes welcome!
cough
One size slits all…
LOL
My LOL was for Van’s!
Oh, this job . . .
Well, we certainly appreciate your efforts to keep Lo Pan in line. Certainly a tough job if ever there was one.
Ed, you should know better than to say “Lo Pan” and “job” in the same post.
Okay, DP. I’m done for the day. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.
Jack, I hope that you have had a really great day today!
OMG they used the an old line about working with customers in Mad Men.
The public transport version:
The job would be perfect except for one thing…the punters.
The truth can be so painful….but so funny.
http://comixed.com/2010/07/31/4-koma-comic-strip-its-complicated/
The lighter side of the issue:
http://xkcd.com/768/
The darker side of the issue:
My daughter actually needs one of the stupid things for her 9th grade Math class. The cheapest I can find is a used one for $65 (with shipping). Aren’t there any real alternatives to paying into TI’s monopoly on calculators for Math class? And just who the hell did they have to sleep with to be the ONLY calculator that math books list instructions for? Oh wait… TEXAS Instruments, and the school board that sets the standards for text books is in… TEXAS. %#$@ you Texas! (Sorry Ed)
Ah, yes. That one goes way back. Though, to be fair, HP owned the market before TI fought their way in.
I remember back during my senior year, we were given TI-83’s to use in our Calculus class that year. We had to give them back at the end, but sure enough, I bought a TI-85 when I started off to college. Back then, I was thumbing my nose at the HP RPN crowd. And the TI’s were much cheaper than what HP was offering.
Sadly, it seems the market it too much of a niche to have meaningful competition. I’m surprised there’s not a bunch of Chinese knockoff TI compatible calculators out there if they’re becoming required for schools.
so… Lo Job? Pan Job?
maybe Lo Job Pan?
reaper <====== missing something?
Did I just learn Lo Pan middle name?
Don’t have time to get caught up on comments, but I just wanted to say: Everyone, thank you so much for the well-wishes! The singing gig is tomorrow night. Today I went to the copy shop and printed out copies of all the music. It turns out that four of my mom’s friends are planning to be there. I’m looking forward to it.
I think Loverboy’s original bandname was “That Band With The Cheesy Singer Guy Wearing That Ridiculous Headband”. They just shortened it.
Now to get caught up. Before I do, of course, I need say OMGThank you to Cj.
:googles:
Wait, Loverboy is actually a group!?
That’s stupid.
Re: TI
CASIO!
Arrrgh. Casio calculators actually do the math the way that you’d do it on paper, and they are ridiculously cheaper, and they look better.
I haven’t had to use a graphing calculator in ten+ years and I’m still angry about TI. Casio is the better product.
:rant rant rant:
“This is a hot button topic. Beware”
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/08/space-cadets.html
Gene Hackman was brilliant in the Conversation. Very cool, quiet little 70s Coppola movie. Though not as good as The Lives of Others.
BTW, saw The Girl Who Played With Fire Saturday night after returning kids to mom. Not as gut-wrenching as the first, but also not as good………….. altho Ebert says it sets up the third film nicely.
This has been movie talk.
I’m not mocking Chelsea, but I am mocking the person who wrote this:
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/sally_quinn/2010/07/chelsea_clinton_and_marc_mezvinsky_our_national_joy.html
The Girl Who… those are the Seig Larson stories? Are they as “all that” as the hubbub is making them seem?
Luxor is free for today on the app store:
http://www.freeappaday.com/napp.php?id=293
Not a great fan of marble shooters myself but for free it’s worth a look.
I’ve read the books can be hard to get through because of the padding, but really enjoyed the first film.
Of course I’m now jealous of Jack getting to see the second film..better break out the ointment.
btw – I haven’t used a graphing calculator in a good 10 years since my last one broke. Even then, I don’t know that I ever actually graphed anything with it. I do have a calculator on my desk and work for quick numbers, but I couldn’t even tell you what the brand is.
I tend to go to Excel if I really need to generate a graph.
Well, today I’m going to be on a road trip to a job site. Often times, the solution is easy once you know the question. The hard part is determining what the question actually is. Sometimes, that just doesn’t work well over the phone or email and you’ve just got to put eyes on it for yourself.
Today is one of those sometimes.
On the road again….
And getting the right question is circuitous at best when dealing with users. Or operators, in my case.
Master Vanamonde, do you have a Jolicloud account or is this particular Vanamonde not the you Vanamonde?
I do NS, and that is me on Jolicloud.
Shatner does Palin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_t1A8LGzg
Then I am following the right dude. =)
Morning, EssBee.
Ed said: “I tend to go to Excel if I really need to generate a graph.
”
That’s the saddest part. School is supposed to prepare children for life after school. Nobody really uses graphing calculators, let alone $165 graphing calculators. We use computer programs that we already own or cheap applications on smartphones that I could probably get for 99 cents.
Well that was disappointing I was expecting Michael Palin and a Shatner version of ‘I’m a Lumberjack’..
Morning Pan
Had a nice, relaxing long weekend. Didn’t want to come back.
Under the “small world” category, we ran into a couple of John’s students while we were in Canmore.
Morning!
EssBee: Sorry, Lady J always chides me for speaking in initialisms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting
Nomad Scry: Totally agree re: graphing calculators.
Some interesting apps
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2366292,00.asp
So are they saying we should raise our taxes $30b dolors and eliminate porn, bottled water, and psychic’s?
http://www.wellhome.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Alt_Energy_Research1.png
How much is the private sector (like most utility company’s in the US) spending on alt energy. or is government the only entity that counts when doing something progressive.
Makes me wonder how much of the government money actually makes it to research and not just paying non research staff.
Sorry for ranting on such a heavy topic this early.
*Jumps off soap box*
Good morning to my favorite peoples!
2nd day of training on my social media job – for the record, I’ve been in action and you can see me on twitter.
It’s pretty exciting for me – even if it seems silly to other people!
Oh and one more thing (maybe 2 things)
Jack – anytime :wub:
And now for a PSA – ahem…
Migraines are sucky and should be outlawed.
that is all.
reaper: The government is about the government and looking like they’re doing something. It’s a sad fact that they just want more of our money to keep looking like they’re doing something. Doesn’t matter if you’re Republican or Democrat, our Government is about as screwed up as it can get. It’d be nice to see someone get in there and ACTUALLY clean house instead of saying they’re going to change things and then things just stay the same (or get worse)
GOOD MORNING PAN! No for something lighter. My podcast novel Billy Barbarian is DONE! WOO! http://jrmurdock.com if you need something lighter to listen to 🙂
I’m pretty sure the numbers spent on Psychics were significantly higher while the Reagans were in office.
I knew you’d say that.
HEY! Be nice to Nancy. 🙂 I still remember the controversy when she kept all the designer dress she’d been ‘loaned’ over the years she was in the white house. Oh the scandal!
Johnny Null: next you’ll tell me my bike is in the basement of the Alamo.
Did Ozzy pee on that too?
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
Deadpan deadpan Deadpan deadpan deadpan deadpan Deadpan deadpan
it makes sense to me!
Ok, The hubby’s doing his thing in the other room, I’ve got my snuggie on, my netbook in front of me and a diet Coke beside me… it’s movie time
DJ: “The hubby’s doing his thing in the other room”
uh….. ok. TMI?
and what’s the movie today DJ Snuggie Bunnie?
The rules (for those who don’t know already):
Heavy spoilers;
As I’m writing while watching, spelling will not be a main concern
Actually, nothing will concern me except the silliness that is a B horror.
Oh yes, there will be at least one break for me to check on work and probably go to the washroom (It’s a large pop).
Don’t leave us in SUSPENSE!!! What movie!!! GAH!!!!!
Today’s movie is called Donkey Punch.
The DVR writeup: This terrifying, sexually charged horror film concerns three friends enjoying a Mallorcan vacation when they meet up with some young studs looking for fun.
I wonder if Mallorcan is a typo for Moroccan? I guess we’ll find out.
Pushing play now…
Violence and nudity. I could have guessed that from the writeup.
A UK Film Council production…
NOpe, in Mallorca, Spain.
Who knew?
cut herself shaving, blood everywhere.
The vodka flows
*wonders if there are any Donkeys or giant gorillas in the “Donkey Punch” film*
Three babes partying in Spain
*wonders if there are any nude Donkeys in the “Donkey Punch” film*
oh, wait… that was Clerks II
Maybe guys built like donkeys, Jack?
They seemed to have hooked up with some guys. Sluts.
“you sailors?”
They’re going to see the guys boat. I wonder what that’s a euphemism for?
I tried to read Nomad Scry’s link on Space Colonization, but could stop snickering at the sentence “Humans are a climax organism.”
ONe girl does not look happy. Wants to turn back
She bleeds Vodka? AWESOME! I need a girl like that.
or short Italian plumbers?
“one drink, what’s the harm…”
Evil words from any bad horror movie
“check it out. It’s like the tardis”
referring to the boat
HOly crap, this is one large boat.
Boats are usually filled with salty sea men.
The guys are referring to the girls as funbags. classy
Always, has to be a downer in the party
Better than a Donner in the party.
taking the boat on to the high seas
I don’t know about you Rhett, but I’m ok with inviting reindeer to my parties
At least you know what’s for dinner 😉
Ruldolfe?
E, the cure for seasickness?
This is a really slow movie. I haven’t seen any nudity or violence yet.
They’re all swimming in the ocean in bathing suits. how disappointing.
Tarmacked = gross
ewww. they just said what a donkey punch is. ouch.
Pulling out the “hard core” drugs – Russian Ice
smoking it up
ohh, orgy time.
ummmm, you can tell a guy produced this…softcore porn
mooning the girls
cut to the downer girl on the deck
WE’re a third of the way into this movie and nothing’s happened yet. The closest we’ve come to nudity is a couple of guys mooning the girls and a couple of girls making out with eachoter, with their bathingsuits on.
Holy Crap, Boobs.
Yup, now we’re a porn.
REally, we went from nothing to now I’m watching porno in zero to sixty seconds
One girl is even getting it from two guys…
“harder, she loves it”
Donkey Punch!
Ow!
He killed her while having sex
She must of OD’d. Really? YOu don’t think it was the punch to the back of the neck that did it?
So the villains are the asshole guys on the boat, not Jason in a hockey mask?
Or am I assuming too much in thinking there might be a point to anything in this movie?
I think the sex is over
..oh wait a second..
..okay now it is..
If there’s a point, I haven’t seen it. Unless you count the tip of the male sexual organs I saw.
I didn’t know this until I started watching the movie, but in case you want to know…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_punch
Now everybody’s upset. Nobody meant to hurt anybody. It was all an accident. What boring killers.
Stop the boat!
No phone signal.
In the ocean, nobody can hear you scream?
Ah, with a handy graphic.
Oh yeah, I guess I should have said a possible NSW on that link…
The guys are telling the girls to STFU when they get back
I don’t think the girls are going to go for it.
Yuk!
Here’s another thing they referenced earlier. No handy picture, thank God. Really, who practices this stuff?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Tarmacked
Wrapping the body to dump it at sea… still
must stop the girls
Never run with a knife
Double yuk!
Ha Ha! Bodies float.
I think I’ll pass on the donkey punching and tarmacking. Now the dirty sanchez! I pass on that too. LOL
I have to agree, Van.
They attached an anchor to the body. now it sank
Hmmm, how do we make sure the girls don’t tell on us?
“I need you to keep Kim under control…”
This is not really my idea of a horror movie, good, bad or otherwise
Hubby popped his head in and asked how the movie was…
I told him it was boring and terrible, but not what it was about.
The boat’s not looking so big anymore
They want the girls to make them dinner “before anymore accidents happen”
soup, bread and orange juice. Yum
What will you do with the video of the girls death?
Post it on the internet and charge a pound a pop to view it.
One accidental death do not a horror make
http://warp.net/films/donkey-punch for those who want to see the trailer LOL
She stabbed one of the guys.
The cure for any good stabbing is a snort of drugs. Really?
The girls may have escaped.
That promo makes the film seem a lot more interesting than it is, JR
Evidently anything can be improved with a snort of drugs, or at least the writers thought so.
Really, how stupid are these girls?
death by flare gun. Woo Hoo!
I figured that based on your reactions :))
Now Sharktopus! That’s a movie I must see!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2HGoR8pSps
ON a side note, there’s a police car parked in front of our neighbour’s house. I want to know why.
Jack: Yes, right next to the notice about the proposed demolition of the Earth.
The movie only has about 20 minutes left and, really, there have been only two deaths. One of which was accidental, the other self defense – sort of.
But, all things considered, this movie is certainly not the worst I’ve seen. Remember, there have been a few I couldn’t even make it all the way through.
I think my biggest complaint about this movie is the fact it was billed as a horror and it is far from it. Not even a psychological horror, which are actually better than normal ones in my mind. I don’t think I’d even call it a thriller. At least, it’s not very thrilling.
Let’s hope Dark Star is better.
Is everyone mostly caught up on their Dark Star viewing, btw?
When you break a window, you get cut and covered in blood
My DVD of Darkstar hasn’t shown up yet Jack. Hopefully any day now.
“no tape, no drugs”
Now that’s just cruel
My God these girls are stupid
“In 15 minutes you die. We’re an hour from shore”
He really wants his drugs.
Nobody believe the stabbed guy
I don’t think drugs will help him now
“He’s dead. There’s nothing we could have done.”
Maybe if you gave him the drugs he wanted?
I’m waiting to rewatch DS till closer to palooza time..I’ll forget otherwise.
Ok, I count three deaths out of seven people. We need more people to die.
New BBC series called The Deep, that guy who played Luka in ER, really os a terrible actor.
more people than that die in the Sharktopus trailer
-o +i
HOly crap, more idiocy from the women.
Van, are British women really that stupid?
LOL JR
That’s better. Death by mini outboard motor
Come on TEB, women in horror films are generally stupid whatever the nationality.
Whoops, killed the wrong guy
I know, Van. It’s just these ones seem particularly dumb.
… maybe it’s just the movie
I mean really. The girls manage to escape on the life raft. The evil boys throw them a rope, so they grab the rope to be towed back to the boat. Really?
Now we’re down to one. Much better, but still a dull movie.
Movie’s over. Not really clear on what happened there
Signing off for now. Need to recover.
don’t let the hubby donkey punch you!
As a matter of fact, Netflix did send me a Dark Star and I sent it back *cough*DVDecriptor*cough* without having viewed. I intend to view it later this week.
Thanks for the movie TEB. 🙂
Rhettro a movie pirate
/mock gasp of horror
It’s more of a delayed viewing, arrr.
WOO WOO! Johnny Cash – The Gambler just came up on the iTunes shuffle!
New Arcade Fire out today! I had no idea they even had a batch in the oven. . . . No time yet to listen, but here it is:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128878239&ps=cprs
I’m not really here. Just a quick hop in to say that our chocolatier, Bernard Callebeaut has declared bankruptcy.
Cj, Jack (and anyone else who might care) do you want me to grab a box or two tomorrow to send out before it’s no longer available?
Sacre Bleu! Thank you for the thought, Bunny.
Hi DP! I’ll never catch up. Me, you ask? Shit day.
Cool video from MT Space Grant (NASA Programs) via Sly B’s work life: It’s a balloon satellite launch with rare video of the balloon popping in space.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhqxuRTSoYA
I was thinking about starting a mail order sushi company. Anyone interested?
As if I would ever turn down such an amazing offer from such a beautiful girl, Bunny!
I almost missed it (along with everything else) because I came home and took some migraine meds and proceded to pass out. whoops.. I just woke up.
Ever have one of those moments where you aren’t really sure how you feel? That’s how I am right now… so I’m going to try not to think about it because it makes my head hurt.
Mmmmm, chocolate I can steal from Cj! Send her some good stuff!
That is the best chocolate in the universe.
Goodnight :tumbleweeds:
I am a few days from getting the DarkStar DVD. I’m hoping Netflix will ship it in time for me to watch this weekend.
My group leader promised I would do machine cleaning today. Which is like walking under a ladder while shattering mirrors. I’ve managed to spent 10 minutes cleaning in between machines exploding.
No to the sushi question.
It’s up there with rotten venison.
I wonder who JR would get to stuff and lick all of the envelopes.
OK, so I didn’t get to sleep yet.
Be careful inside those Vending Machines, Nomad. Get me a Twix bar.
Goodnight :forreal:
Well after listening to the latest Evo@11 I feel I’m letting the atheistic side down by being rather prudish.
Also still waiting on Dark Star to arrive, myself.
Sushi? Bleah!
I missed the nipple, but sushi is one of my most favorite things in life.
sushi is wonderful but hard to find in Wisconsin. That is the thing I miss most about Seattle very fresh fish for sushi.
Raw fish consumption and sexual deviancy.
You just know there is a social science paper with that title…
Out there, somewhere..
Although I suspose ‘Rates of raw fish consumption among the sexual deviant’ would sound more scientific..
Hey Pan
Went downtown this morning. Now back. My life is so exciting.
On the Sushi question: I like it, hubby doesn’t. We never have it at home.
Also Van, there are some non-raw fish versions too.
I guess I’m going to the chocolate store when it opens this morning. I was going to go anyway because hubby wants some before it’s too late also.
Morning.
HUMP!!!
DAY!!!
carry on.
Bunny, is that the secret santa chocolate? OMG, so good.
Yes, EssBee. Want some?
YES, I want some, but no, I shouldn’t. Thanks for the offer, though!
Of course, I’m making the assumption I can still get some. Usually there’s a lag time between when bankruptcy is announced and stores closed.
My Boo and her boyfriend are going to Victoria (BC) to visit hubby’s parents next week. The reason this is noteworthy is because the boyfriend has never travelled outside of the province before and has never been on a plane. Boo loves to fly (gets that from me), so here’s hoping he not one of those nervous flyers.
Morning pan. Back from the family visit. Hope all is well here, since I certainly don’t have time to catch up on the comments.
BTW, I love sushi. Sushi equals sexual deviancy? I don’t seem to have a problem with that either. 😉
Picked up some Coffee Crisp and Aero bars while in Canada. Made with real yummy sugar. 🙂
You know how I always say my cat is a schmo. I think hubby agrees
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41443866@N04/sets/72157624652406820/
Jack: Did you know The Arcade Fire’s new album is for sale @ Amazon for $3.99?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003X73QA8/ref=nosim/largeheartedb-20
Oh, I totally love the Coffee Crisps, ditto! They are sooo delicious!!!
Finally caught up on email…
Cj: Yep. One of my favorites. There’s one store around here that sells them, but they are expensive. Much better to stockpile them and savor them until the next trip. 🙂
No stockpiling needed ditto. All you have to do is send me an e-mail whenever you have a craving. :cheerful:
SWEET!!!!!
And the new Aero bubbles. Awesome!
Have you tried those?
Off to the store.
Later Panites!
Dunno if aero bubbles are different in the UK, but I still think Maltesers beat them for me..if only cos you can suck all the chocolate off and then let the crunchy bit dissolve in your mouth.
Oh and remember, Nestles ain’t a nice company if you care who makes what you eat.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9GHoR-RJLy8/TFXH5VlX7UI/AAAAAAAAR3I/fcJVdPgyBGE/s1600/mens-emotions.gif
ZP wades into Deathspank and Limbo:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1908-DeathSpank-Limbo
I’ve heard bad things about Nestlevil.
People must be really busy, if Van can get away with that 8:36 comment without snickering (npi).
CP: Rainy Day Women #13 & 35 — Bob Dylan
Let’s see if the post office can lose these parcels.
According to the girl at the chocolate shop, the are hoping someone will buy them out and they won’t actually have to close down. It’s a unique situation because Callebaut is a person. Whomever purchases the shop will also need to hire him on to make the chocolate.
We’ll see what happens. It would be a shame to lose it.
I’ve started to play Deathspank. Limbo looks a little too disturbing for me.
Lunch Time!
Dang, just found out I was unfriended on FB by someone else. This one wasn’t harsh like the last one – some chick I went to HS with. Still, ouch!
Watching the latest Warehouse 13 episode in HD. You can really see how naff some of the CGI is in HD..
If it’s any consolation Essbee you are on my ‘people I trust’ list in FB.
I have a vomit bag if you need it..
As long as Callebautxiereulemieux continues making chocolate.
That sounds like something Mary Poppins would say.
She was born in 1617
Hopefully “naff” means “crappy” in which case I agree. I really like the show, but even I can see (and be annoyed) by the crappy CGI at places on my old CRT low-definition set. It detracts from my sense of immersion in the show and they would actually be better off without them.
Van, that’s awesome!
although to be honest, all the deadpanites on FB are on that list.
cough
A touch less awesome now. Maybe “cool.”
😉
Actually, EssBee is on my “Better Watch This One” list.
Wow, Google to cease production on Google Wave:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/update-on-google-wave.html
Bye Bye Prop 8.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/04/prop-8-overturned-gay-mar_n_671018.html
Nice, Jack. REEEEEEEEEal nice.
She takes the glides of wind
Always chasing her dreams
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OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG Potentially Awesome news. . . stay tuned.
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What a tease!
Grrrrrrr!