1,214 thoughts on “Jack Mangans Deadpan #183: Barbarians at the Pan”
Mine mine mine it’s all mine! muahahahaha!
Oh my. EARLY pan.
Always catches me on the hop.
Goodnight, :Norma Jean:
Goodnight MysteryMangan.
Does that come with a free Scooby Doo?
Skimmed over yesterday’s comments. Spent all day running around the Houston medical center with my wife. We’ve learned that she tore her ACL in one leg. She is not amused.
RE: Wii and wireless
I also had problems getting my Wii to connect. It turns out that the Wii does not like one of the wireless security protocols. Even though I’d put the key in that the router generated, the Wii would just puke on it.
Try disabling the security on your router (as a test only, as an open wifi router is not a good idea) and see if your Wii connections then.
RE: Flu Shots
We’ve been getting flu shots in my family for many years. I had the “plain” flu several years ago and it is miserable enough.
Especially if your workplace offers it for free, definitely take advantage. This year, H1N1 vaccine is one of the vaccines in the mix .
FYI – a flu shot does not, unfortunately provide a absolute guarantee against “the flu”. There are so many flu viruses that the vaccine folks have to look at trends (I dunno, maybe what’s popping up in the southern hemisphere while they are in winter) and decide which flu viruses to plan for in the year’s vaccine batch. If one starts running around that wasn’t expected, then the shot is not as effective.
And, now it’s off to work to try to recover from being out for a full day in the middle of the week.
Yee ha!
Ed from Texas is spot-on, I’m guessing, in the Wii-fi saga.
District 9 was mostly crap. Very disappointing.
morning pan,
my teenage years where much closer to expectations in this list with the exception of “happiest years of my life” not that they were bad i just have had happier. http://i.imgur.com/pHfXM.jpg
*faintly hearing “very good nipple reading today… today… today”*
Morning Pan!
Decided today was going to be a lazy day so slept in quite late for me. 11 hours of sleep is kind of nice.
Things I’m not going to do today:
Make the bed
put in my contacts
Do show notes (sorry Jack, there’s always casualties in the war on work)
Laundry
Dishes
Make supper
And anything else that comes up that I don’t feel like doing.
(I expect work to only be about a half hour today so I’ll do that)
It’s Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend. Long weekend – woo hoo.
No! It can’t be a joke. It just can’t be!
The Deadpan joke is on us?
I was under the assumption the disclaimer itself was a joke too. I would feel bad if anybody actually took such openings seriously.
I asked hubby when he came home last night if I was being too silly in redoing the doctor’s form. He said no, it was cute.
(I know it’s not an actual bazooka, but the title is still cool)
Anybody who thinks Caprica S1 was slow, should really be tied to a chair, shot up with a megadose of caffiene, and the forced to watch Rubicon….
Bunny, I got the warning about objectionable material also. It is SFW so i’m not sure what is objectionable about a moron using his scooter as a battering-ram to open an elevator door and falling in the hole.
Falling in a hole is on my list of things i’m not doing today.
+ n
They banned scooters on the local light railways for that reason reaper.
One joker, lost control and went through two train carriages.
super tampon?
Does it have a cape?
I think that’s a good idea Reaper. I’m not going to fall in a hole today either.
According to you. I found it mostly wonderful. Granted it fell into formulaic action film toward the end, but to call it “mostly crap” is harsh.
Ed – that a perfect fix for the Wii-tardation of the Wii-fi. In this case, it seems Qwest decided to give me a brand new 16 digit security key WITHOUT TELLING ME. So that was fun….
Thanks to all the peeps who chimed in here.
that’s the one thing US schools do that they don’t do here in Canada. They don’t serve lunches. There are cafeterias in most high schools where kids can buy food if they wish, beyond that… uh uh.
reaper where the hell did you find that? Is that normal? Thats not lunch thats a Friday night high snack. My daughter’s school is pretty damn good with their lunches overall, but we still pack her lunch usually. Cant truss’ it.
Lo: Well, you do live in Colorado. It is one of the healthier regions of the country.
Its true! I single handedly bring the state down a notch tho I think, what with the smokin and drinkin and cussin and std gettin.
I think South Park does it’s part to mar any good reputation Colorado has.
For my Nomad….
demoncat said:
when i saw the article the first thought was where was both Jar jar and Rhudy Rhod going to rank and Jar jar number one where he belongs. for no one is more annoying then Jar jar. ewdard furlong take as john conor being on the list glad i am not the only one who thought he sounded like a cat in heat in the film.
South Park mars everyones reputation, tho it is spot on in some aspects fo sho.
Just like Trailer Park Boys mars the entire Canadian reputation, because now I’m positive the entire country is trailers and pot and shirtless security guards. At least it better be.
Lo Pan, That was on reddit but I have seen similar lunches here.
At the high school’s here there is À la carte but one main lunch and the main lunch is what the other schools in the district get plus the choice of pizza or salad.
here is Mondays lunch choices the top is the main one
BBQ Pulled Pork on a Hoagie
Featured Sides:
Tater Tots
Green Beans
Peaches
Hamburger or Cheeseburger
Chicken Patty Sandwich
Quarter Pound Burger
Quarter Pound Cheeseburger
¼# Chicago Style Hot Dog
Breaded Chicken Club
Deli Sandwich on Bread
Deli Sandwich on Bagel
Chicken Salad Wrap
Turkey and Cheese on Foccaccia
Parmigiano Breadsticks with Pizza or Cheese Sauce
Chef Boy R Dee Ravioli
Pizza Wedge or
Cheesy French Bread
Cheese Breadsticks w/sauce Italian Panini
Plain Nachos or Tacos
Nachos Grande
Mexican Pita Pizza
FDL is actually very good at lunch compared to most other larger communities (40K+ people). My daughter brings lunch most of the time.
If it helps Lo Pan, I did live in a trailer for a short time
It doesnt help cause I cant vicariously live thru you now.
you want to live through me? Should I be flattered or creeped out?
reaper Ive always hated what they serve kids. Especially with our government not real hip on edumacation theres no cash for good lunches. I almost wish they’d just yank school lunches and make kids take their own…. but I think I trust most parents to feed their kids well less than I trust the school lunches.
Bunny – yes.
Being in the education system, hubby and I have discussed the differences between US and CDN (specifically Calgary). It can be interesting
Alberta is the only province in Canada that has charter schools. As hubby work in one, with that new US movie, Waiting for Superman, we’ve been hearing about it lately
Lo Pan, I agree. In the case of our high school the kids could have as bad a lunch as they wanted or make good choices. Some kids have nachos or pizza every day.
On the school money issue I think in some cases they make that problem on there own. We have public schools with marketing directors here making $ + bennies of $175year. That is crap, WTF is a marketing director doing at a PUBLIC school.
Yes, I know extreme example and all that.
I think that problem is everywhere, Reap. The Calgary public system is pretty top heavy too
I think that problem is everywhere, Reap. The Calgary public system is pretty top heavy too
(WTF WP this is not a duplicate comment)
Oh what do you know. WP is now ghost posting
Bunny, I’m sure it is everywhere. In Wisconsin the school boards get packed with teachers and administrator who get the us against the tax payer mentality and even with dropping enrollment we have more and more administrators and teachers but they still complain about student per teacher numbers as a problem.
CP: Welcome To The Jungle — Guns N’ Roses
The new NHL season officially starts tonight!!
who ya gona call :ftb:
GO AVS!!! BEAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM!!!
Wait…
I remember on documentary on the BBC, where the kids where given a choice of healthy foods like salads and fried food like chips.
Most of them still chose chips.
makes sense, Van. That’s why you don’t give them the choice
+e
Van, I have seen a number of studies like that and the results are always the same.
Plus, many parents unintentionally treat healthy foods as “yucky” so kids avoid them.
Good habits start at home. Unfortunately many parents either dont get that fact or arent willing to work hard at it
Crap… what ditto said. Refreshing comments before posting helps so very much
What Lo Pan said. 🙂
I know this is a complex problem but I think one thing that might help is using farmers markets. brussel sprouts from a farmer’s market are wonderful but out of a the freezer they are not so good. pepper’s and tomatoes are way better that way to.
Oh now youre just beimng Euro-centric, reaper. And as we all know, nothing good has ever come from Europe. ;P
-m
I’m not rising to the bait, you’ll be calling me Scottish next..
Reaper: I agree, but lots of people don’t cook anymore. They want fast and convenient. So, they either go out and eat fast food, or they buy a lot of processed pre-packaged food.
People have to change their habits, which is not an easy thing to do. It takes about 3 weeks for a “task” to become ingrained enough to become a habit.
OH YOULL RISE AND YOULL LIKE IT!
Wait…
And Brussel Sprouts are evil. 🙂
Lo: You’re saying Van will… rise to the occasion?
Im not saying anything that crazy Scot wouldnt say himself.
Ill get my kilt…
I love me some sprouts with butter and garlic. Clearly Im part of the problem.
Lo, I must be a problem too because I like brussle sprouts too
And I cook “real” meals most days with meats, and veggies and everything. (today doesn’t count – hubby’s not going to be home anyway)
Real meals are good meals.
NyQuil at 9 will have you down by 9:30. Despite my best efforts to stay awake, I crashed in front of the computer.
GOOD MORNING PAN! WOO WOO!
Lo: sprouts are about the only vegetable I don’t like. I’ll eat them, but since I like most vegetables I don’t think I need to force myself to eat them if I have other choices.
I tend to cook most of the meals at home. We hardly every have packaged foods.
Admit it, ditto. Youre a cucumber guy….
ditto, most of my family doesn’t like sprouts either and I only buy them at farmers markets because they just taste better. they are not bitter when they are fresh. Asparagus is better also local but not bad from a store.
Asparagus, sprouts and 3 or 4 cloves of chopped garlic cooked with a little olive oil and a little salt and pepper is a side fit for a king or queen.
I like to tell people how much money they will save. fast food is expensive stores are better but farmers markets are like a gold mine of savings.
cucumbers and watermelon I just don’t like. there is so little flavor.
I think cross cut green beans are the only vegi i can think of i don’t like. french cut are fine though I don’t know why they taste different but to me they do.
Lo Pan: What part did you like? The plot holes big enough to fly a mothership through, the awful CG, or the character arc that was more of an erractic sine-wave?
Happy birthday, Dan.
Im not sure where youre getting “awful CG” from since that was some of the more impressive CG recently, especially for the money it was made for. AS for plot holes – I’m not watching a fuckin arthouse piece so Im not readily looking for plotholes. Im not out to vilify a movie from the get go. Inception had much bigger plotholes on second viewing but again, its a movie. Its an enjoyable sci-fi movie.
Im not sure what you have against character arcs. If you wanted Wikus to be a sniveling corporate asshole thru the entire film then I can see how you would have been disappointed in him development. Me on the other hand, who actually enjoys non stagnant characters, liked the way his character did a 180 in so very many ways.
The fact it was basically an alien invasion film minus the invasion was refreshing too. It was good to see an alien race that, yes while so more advanced from us, could fuck up real good. I get that the message was heavy handed and setting it in Johannesburg made it even more so, but I knew that going into it. Again, Ill grant you the switch from mockumentary to action fil was a bit jarring, but I like mockumentaries and I like action.
Id never be one to tell you youre wrong for not liking it. Personal preference dictates there is no wrong or right. But it Is a good film and widely acclaimed to be so. Its not like Im defending an bad enjoyable film like Judge Dredd here. The acclaim speaks for itself.
i liked the awful CG. but it looked good to me
Is it cause Im not watching it on stupid Blu Ray? The CG wasnt awful.
Lo – [brainmelts]
Dammit Scry! Im sorry I should have warned you. Can not believe the demoncat.
=) Is gud. Needed 2 reb00t.
I really love the “Smooth like Buttah” dance mix.
Its true. I shook my booty to it
Arthouse piece? Readily looking? You’ve got to be kidding me. You hardly have to delve to find glaring problems.
I don’t recall saying I dislike character arcs. Perhaps you just like any type of variation, and declare it an interesting arc.
I can forgive to poor mockumentary deal. I like they tried something a little different.
Heavy-handed is an understatement. And I think I lost count of the saved-in-the-nick-of-time segments. Beyond trite.
You have just made the statement that if a lot of people like something, it must be good. Fascinating.
I wonder if future VH1 “I Love the 2010-2020 Years” specials will have Michael Ian Black and Mo Rocca cracking jokes about trendy insane religious fanaticism.
And the ‘Lost’ series finale and Silly Bandz.
I really really really (x3) don’t get Silly Bandz.
But, you can’t tell what it is when you wear it.
But, you can’t even tell what it is when you aren’t wearing it.
Thx NS 🙂
For the record, District 9 was one of my fave 2009 movies. Great social class allegories and fun blow-shit-up scenes.
I enjoyed D9. But then, I try not to analyze my movies too deeply
Idea – read my comment all the way thru before attempting a come back. It helps.
A). I said Im NOT watching an arthouse piece, therefore Im not looking for plotholes.
B). We’re not talking about ANY “interesting arc”. I thought (and god knows I could be wrong) we were specifically talking about the arc in District 9. If thats the case (and boy, I sure could be wrong) yes, I found his arc interesting and not “erratic” and “sine wave”
C) In no way did I make the statement “that if a lot of people like something, it must be good.” I said the movie was critically acclaimed to be so. If I was making the statement you claimed I did, that means I would have to call Katy Perry and Kesha “good”. Im a bit smarter than that. But I do thank you for putting words in my mouth thru this. God knows I do need the help.
I saw D9 in 1080i and the CG looked good to me.
Warning. More Nevermore talk below…
So Teresa went running this morning, and the Nevermore song that came up randomly on her MP3 was “Passenger.” So this is the current NM song we are discussing the meaning of. My take, it’s about a sad, lonely old man, reflecting on his life and how it had no direction. He is riding on the train, which is a metaphor for life itself. This is not a unique metaphor as many artists have used simular themes, but it is still effective. He next stop could be a new direction.
Lyrics:
Passenger
All passengers prepare for the game ritual
There once was a man on this train, he was born into this world alone
Hands never laid on the wheel, content, he will never know more
He was a quiet man in pain, his tears I fear are closing in again
What you lose in years you gain in perspective
And the passenger pauses to see his mistakes
For with nothing to follow he’d lived all his life in vain
But then, who here among us is without shame?
His way was divergent and cold, defaced, this mask he must create
And the circle unfolding still, unscathed, he will turn a blind eye
He will miss the last train home this day, recycled in the flow reborn again
The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing
And the passenger pauses to see his mistakes
For with nothing to follow he’d let all his will decay
But then, true wisdom comes in learning pain
And I have known pain
And the passenger pauses to see his mistakes
For with nothing to follow he’d lived all his life in vain
But then, the lesson unlearned he will begin again
Silly bands are a bane of my existence. I cant tell you how many I have laying around the house. My daughter must go to school wearing at least 50 on each arm.
A) I was referring to your statement. It’s typical to quote the other person when relating to a particular statement. Perhaps you should interact with humans from time to time. I said you don’t have to look for them. They are glaring. That means they’re big, can’t miss ’em. I can try using more common or smaller words if you prefer.
B) Yes, I am referring to the protagonist’s arc. I found it incredibly forced. He’s a wimp, then he’s not so much of a wimp, then he’s going to fight, then he’s a wimp, then he fights, then he runs away, then he fights, then he goes to hero level. The worst part was when he was in that exoskeleton thing, friend-bug was going to be killed, and he ran away. After fighting alongside the bug, while being strapped into an incredible weapon, he runs. Why? To force another mini-arc. Lame. Beyond lame.
C) “But it Is a good film and widely acclaimed to be so. Its not like Im defending an bad enjoyable film like Judge Dredd here. The acclaim speaks for itself.” <= perhaps I made you say this?
jsut watcked $#*! my dad says. entertaining another show i can’t see making it far. I like william shatner in comedies. By skill or by chance he has a good delivery.
Dammit Rhett. Youre gonna make me check out this Nevermore, aintcha?
I’m quite enjoying my me day, glad hubby suggested it
Haven’t seen it, Reaper but I have heard its not doing well in the ratings
A). I was referring to you saying I called it an arthouse piece when I didnt. Before using bigger words for me, please know where we are in the conversation. Also, please try and do this before inserting clever insults in the conversation. And they are so so very clever.
B). See if you would have just said this before hand there wouldnt have been a problem on this point, however your previous statement declared ” Perhaps you just like any type of variation, and declare it an interesting arc.” inferring that no matter the movie or character Ill find it “interesting”.
C). Putting words in ones mouth (which is what I said you did) is much different than making one say something (which I did not say you did. Hang on Ill Google it for you.
Bunny, i was going to Tivo it but it was hard to find so i put in other shows first and than didn’t have room for it when i got back to it.
I also heard some people are having trouble Tivo’ing it because their isn’t a standard *!#$ .
(like the way Reaper and I are trying very hard to change the subject?)
Ooooh, noon news time. I’m hoping for some good news for a changes. This city has been getting several home invasions almost every day.
I like all subjects, Bunny. Except English. I dont like all the big words.
On a strange note: We’re having an election here in Calgary. I saw a sign for a guy named Bill (something, I don’t remember his last name) but his website was billythebutcher.com. Seriously? Would you vote for someone who calls themselves “Billy the Butcher”?
Because this person is not in my district, I can’t remember if he’s running for Alderman or School Trustee (I know it’s not for mayor)
I am Lo, go check it.
I liked District 9, although it was pretty bleak, and as such I don’t feel like watching it a second time. It had its issues, to be sure, but it was interesting for its non-standard characters and WTF moments.
A) I didn’t. You’re putting words into my mouth. Learn how English works.
B) Sorry, I should be more explicit in my dislikes. I hate to bother you so when I don’t follow your criteria. And you “inferred” that I dislike character arcs.
C) Again, my use of English seems to be a bit beyond you. I can see why you like terrible movies.
Big words? Like alphabet?
See, see!!! Two more home invasions last night. I really need to move to a different (smaller) place.
Happy Birthday Danthol!
Hubby and I have already decided when we’re both ready to retire, we’re leaving this place. Unfortunately, that’s probably not for another 10 years.
I like small places…
Unless a rich family member dies, then we’re retiring tomorrow 🙂
Reaper said: “I like small places”
Must… censor… thoughts…
A). “Arthouse piece? Readily looking? You’ve got to be kidding me.” Crap, I must have typed that myself under your name without knowing it. My bad.
B). I missed when I gave you any criteria whatsoever. But youre right. There should have been a “these”. I meant to say Im not sure what you have against THESE character arcs”. Not that that would have mattered.
C). I see youre out of snappy comebacks. At least you recycle. Recycling is good. The Earth thanks you as does this giant smile on my face.
(semi-caught-up catchup post)
In the last comment thread, ditto said: Have I mentioned that TCAT is writing cinquains lately?
Cool. My mom and one of her friends have been writing limericks (clean ones) back and forth to each other over the last couple of days. We’ve been having a lot of good laughs over them.
Its it just Calgary going thru this, Bunny? Or is it a lot of the Canadian big cities?
I can’t seem to find the NSFW rating system we were using, so I’m going with this one for now…
Wait….i short-handed “through” up there. Dammit.
Jimmy Null is right. I kant graspo enlgisah.
(Honestly, the first one is pretty good, but the rest are eminently skip able.)
Nomad you had me at “boob”.
Lunch and time! If anyone sees Jerry Null around tell him Ill be back real soon.
Well, I like DS9, though I can understand why JN doesn’t like it. And I don’t think he means to imply that there is anything wrong for us liking the movie. Though, in the heat of the argument it is easy to get carried away.
no don’t censor thats why i said it!!!!! 👿
Now that I have given you boob tricks, I bid you zZz.
I don’t know Lo. I’m sure it’s a big city thing. That’s why we want to move to some place smaller.
Wait no I wont… blasted after lunch meetings! Dont they know thats when naptime is???
Ill get my dictionary…
Are Egyptian boobs called Booba-ho-tep?
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes time and annoys the pig. I’ve clearly wasted enough time on you. I’m disappointed. I once thought you were vaguely intelligent.
The Bunnies are moving to Vulcan? 😉
Well I thank you for giving me that much. I never once thought you were.
ditto: Indeed. But apparently my opinion is to be seen as an assault on people who have other opinions.
Wow. What a witty retort.
Oh it wasnt. Now it is.
“retort”? Whats that?
No ditto. Vulcan is too small. And pretty boring except once a year during convention time.
On a different note…
Name one band/album that you absolutely hated on first listen but have grown to love.
That would be Radiohead for me. “OK Computer” was my first introduction to them.
Retort? Isn’t that for distilling.
mmmmmmmmmmm booooooze.
Vulcan Bunnies.
Great idea. But short-lived.
Alas.
Wil Smith for me ditto. I’ve never been a rap fan but some of his movie stuff grows on you.
CP: UFO’s Big Rigs & BBQ — Mojo Nixon
A boob in time saves nine?
Vulcan tried to petition for the premier of the last Star Trek movie, but they only had teeny tiny movie theater (I heard only around 50 seats but I could be wrong)vso were turned down.
Hey, why is Steve doing the weather? What happened to Vikki?
I always thought the guy who does the business news is quite cute
That’s what I’d like to know!
TEB: So, if you had your choice, where would you move to?
The latest George Hrab album, hAted it on first listen but love it now.
You guys are harshing my mellow, man. I like to think this is a place for respectful disagreement.
My apologies.
We’re thinking maybe Red Deer, ditto. We’d like to stay in Alberta if possible.
I also got a few chuckles out of $#*! My Dad says, but I also don’t see it going far as the rest of the cast it rather disappointing. It’ll take a while for them to get the chemistry right.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANTHOL!
Good Morning DeadPan! WOO!
Again, we’re too entrenched in work and other things to think about it now. It’s something to think about for the future though
“$#*! My Dad” is the new caveman: funny in its original context but really shouldn’t be a show in its own right.
It’s all good, Johnny, though I appreciate the apologies, you fucking nitwit. (that’s a joke). Nobody here is a nitwit.
ditto: I’d have to say Dave Matthews Band. I hate-hate-hated that guy, until I actually heard deeper cuts on UtT&D.
I’d also like to thank whoever brought up the History of Rome podcast. In general, I really dislike history, but this is done very well. I started at the beginning.
I have been known to harbor nits in my wits.
Well that’s just great! Where am I going to get my entertainment now?! I want conflict! I want drama!
*checks reality show listings*
^Just kidding of course. 😉
I can say that I dislike George Hrab’s singing-voice *ducks*
CP: Beer Ain’t Drinkin’ — Mojo Nixon
Jack: Yeah, it took a while before I could get into DMB either.
I’m also trying to plow through The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Dragging! Not a genre I tend to read, though. So, no surprise there.
I can say I disliked Green Day in the beginning. To me, punk should be hard. To have these near-pop folk claiming to be punk just got under my skin. But I now know I was completely clueless in regards to punk, and I enjoy some of their stuff now.
Yep, punk can be many things. You only have to look at the early days of CBGBs to get that.
Too true.
I don’t mind pop punk, which is how a lot of people classify Green Day and The Offspring. I like both bands.
Paramore is a little too pop & emo for my tastes, though I like the occassional song.
Punk is one of my preferred genres, though Hardcore is a bit hit-and-miss for me. I need some semblance of melody. Undecipherable screeching isn’t usually enough for me.
I’ll grant Billy Joe some credit for lively guitar-playing and catchy-songwriting skills. And for never aging. Zero for street cred or originality, though.
I don’t know the first thing about Paramore, I must say.
Nor who Billy Joe is. I can never follow names . . .
Lead singer for Green Day.
Jack: I agree. You have to admit it takes balls to turn American Idiot into a musical. Not original, but pretty shrewd. Each performance takes in about $700K. Recently, Billy Joe’s been performing in the show. Those shows take in $1.1M. It was an expensive gamble for the band that has really paid off.
And, unfortunately, they’ve inspired other bands to do similar things. Like U2’s Spider-Man musical. Ugh.
Whatwhatwhat? U2 Spider-man musical? AAAAAaahahahahahaha!
Personally, I much prefer The Offspring over Green Day. I can’t say either band is terribly original, but The Offspring usually sing *about* something.
Wait… The Lost Boys 3? I never even knew there was a sequel!!
Dan may read the board later and post a thank you or 7 … he’s busy playing Plants vs. Zombies and NOM NOMMING on yummies I’ve given him this morning.
Wow. That’s terrifying.
I also didn’t know that there was another Universal Soldier sequel.
Plants vs Zombies is the bomb, and the co-op modes on the Xbox live version are fun…
I only played it on Pop Cap. I’ve been meaning to get the XLA version.
Does anyone here use Goodreads and find it useful?
Thanks for all the birthday wishes! I would go and see a movie for my birthday, but the District 9 sequel isn’t out yet. ='(
You got to love China Mieville, no back sliding from him:
Some of us are not ashamed. Interviewer: ‘A lot of readers who don’t normally go for sci fi – me included – read your books. Does that please you?’ China Miéville: ‘It can’t possibly not! It’s really nice to feel that you’re not talking just to one particular audience but my only caveat to that is, while it’s very flattering and nice to hear people say that, I myself have a lot of love and respect for the tradition that I come out of and I would not want to be seen as someone who’s trying to distance himself from that tradition because I think it’s a tradition that has been many things to be proud of about it and without that tradition I don’t think that I would be a writer at all. What I would hope is that [reading my books] might also be a kind of gateway into that tradition.’
I do not understand cruelty, or arguments about media getting personal. I am admitedly quite sensitive this week, though. I believe we’re at six gay teen suicides, unless I missed one today. I can’t bring myself to watch the news.
I loved District 9. Quite a lot. But did notice a lot of dudes walking out shaking their heads when I saw it in the theater, so not everyone loved it. I also LOVED the The Girl novels. We’re checking out the film tonight, I think.
“Sugarbush.”
Sly B is installing a bigger HD in my Macbook. Heh. I haven’t dowloaded the ep yet, but will when she’s, um, done.
Wasn’t it a Stern game?
The arcade that is…
Stern made some of the best pinball games ever!
Yeah, according to the wiki it was released by Stern Electronics.
Ah, Peter Gunn. Spy Hunter claimed many of my childhood quarters.
Though, at heart, I was a fighter jock first – Time Pilot, Zaxxon, and 1942 were my nemeses.
I thought DS9 got much better after Sisko grew his goatee in.
Good to see you back, EssBee. Sorry this is such a difficult time. 🙁
But suffered greatly from the Section 31 storyline….
Oh 1942! What a game! My banes were Double Dragon and Rolling Thunder. Fucking Rolling Thunder. SO impossible.
EssBee mwa!
Ed, was that Sisko related to the Mirror, Mirror Spock?
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The Atari 2600 and NES kept me for plenty of hours in front of my TV, as a child. Combat and the awful 2600 Pac-Man were my firsts.
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Bunny I love you dearly but Ill never forgive your country for giving us Nickleback…..
Hockey! Starts! 30 minutes!
Peter Mueller needs to stop getting concussed. He really proved himself valuable last year
@LoPan I can beat Double Dragon on one quarter. It gives you a free game if the DIP switch is set to. I spent alot of time in 7-11’s and the bowling alley…and the mall.
Danthol I was never a savvy or bright child…..
from Gauntlet Lo.
Oh…
I loved Gauntlet more than I can say. SO so so sucked at it
Leafs win! ditto happy! Leafs wiiiin!
Lo Pan needs green eyed girl, badly.
Edward its opening night for the NHL. I aint needin no girl…
@Danthol – High score on the big balls is 6400 something…
@reaper – I’m a Yeti. I have big snowballs.
Addendum: I do love me some girls with green eyes, but at the moment Im more concerned with why Brandon Yip is relegated to the 4th line.
@JR
Lo: I figured you’d be angrier about Celine. 🙂
Yea! The Leafs won!!
Celine is harmless…
ditto why the hell is Yip on the 4th line?????
In a few years, Nickleback will be harmless as well.
No idea. Maybe the coach thinks it will motivate him?
Its good point.
Im wondering. That or its cause of injury.
Chris Stewart looks damn impressive already
My Daughter: I’ve never had a bloody nose
Me: You want one?
My Daugher: NO!
🙂
Chicago had to give up a number of useful players cuz of the cap, so they are quite a different team from last year. I’ve heard Colorado might have some defensive issues.
Looks entertain so far though. 🙂
JR: lmao.
BANG!
The Avs are on a roll now. 🙂
Me: But it builds character!
Her: Having a bloody nose does not build character
Me: Having one doesn’t, but getting one does.
Her: What?
Night pan.
Night ditto. I’m off to find another facebook game that involves balls.
Facebook has a lot of ‘ball’ related games.
Good that the Leafs got their 1 win out of the way, in prep for the long season of losses. . . .
(and you guys can taunt away if the new-look Devils fall on their faces)
PAUL! STASTNY! AVS WINNER!!!!
Jack I aint gonna taunt. It was only 3 years ago the Avs finished last in the entire NHL.
Bunny: Flames. What happened?
Is there any good information about teen suicide grouping (or “contagiousness) available? I found references to the idea, but no links for research on the subject.
I don’t know, NS, that would be useful info. . . altho I doubt if bullies or their parents/mentors/bad role models would be very interested in facts or study results.
With all of the brilliant, progressive minds and harmonious ideas and concepts we’ve produced over the centuries, how is it even possible in 2010 for there to be such a strong redneck, aggressive, xenophobic, bullying subculture?
OK, let’s end the night with some truly bizarre Japanese-English translations, first introduced round these parts back in ’06. I’d never seen this one before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-4WbjV1Jmo –
Probably SFW, but you should still be aware of those around your monitor.
Goodnight :wtf?:
A couple of games have went free on the app store (as well as a few on sale):
In the spirit of the old games we’ve been talking about, the freebie Banzai Rabbit is a variation on Frogger….
Random:
• Luke Skywalker (43) of Addiscombe, Croydon, had an unattended funeral on 9 August. He’d changed his name by deed poll; the undertakers couldn’t trace any friends or family. (Croydon Advertiser/Private Eye) http://news.ansible.co.uk/a279.html
Again from Ansible:
• Book of Lists Dept. ‘Inside and among the stars, a montage, a collage, a kaleidoscope, a cacophony, a song, of colors, shapes, sounds, trees, flowers, stones, bricks, houses, horses, unicorns, dragons, lizards, eagles, sparrows, mollusks, whales, wasps, mosquitoes, fairies, changelings, humans, centaurs, the dead, the living, the unborn, the not yet born, the just conceived, until, until there was nothing and there was everything.’ (Warren Rochelle, The Called, 2010) [RF]
Oh, and Jack… I think it’s because we are still the minority. Live and let live is still too much for most people. It’s why I despair instead of hope. Huzzuh.
See! I knew we shouldn’t be trading with them there Canadaers.
Well, not to be an intentional downer, Jack, but it seems that after millions of years of evolution, the most basic line of brain code is
Different = bad
That’s why, IMHO, the whole notion of political correctness and “celebrate diversity” will always fail. The only way to hack the code above is to get everyone to see what they have in common with each other, not in making people’s differences the focus.
That’s about the best I can must this early in the morning.
+er
D’oh!
Oh, I am so getting today’s Woot! shirt
Morning Pan.
Friday before a long weekend. Nice.
awwww, Lo Pan said he loves me :heart:
Lo, the Flames are what they are *shrug*
Unfortunately, no me day again. Must catch up on everything I didn’t do yesterday. Ugh.
things I have to do today:
The paying job
laundry
clean the bathroom
supper
Further to a conversation from yesterday. Supper will be chicken sausage pasta. The green peppers and mushrooms are fresh, however the crushed tomatoes are canned. I guess that makes it mostly fresh 😉
I loved Combat and River Raid, amongst others. I played Spy Hunter as much as I could afford at the time. When I was able to spend far too much money on arcade games, I became quite good at Samurai Showdown.
Ed from Texas: I’d say you’re spot-on. Going all the way down to our mirror neurons.
Igg: What that? I wonder . . . *yawn*
Ook: Hey, is that a . . . *yawn*
Igg/Ook: Hey, he yawned! We did same thing. We the same? Maybe I not kill him with big rock.
Old cave-habits die hard.
The onions are powered. I wish hubby liked onions, then I wouldn’t have to sneak in the flavour.
While Ed may be correct over all, I personally like my differences :happy:
I need hubby to leave. I want to clean the bathroom now.
TEB: We like your differences too.
I’m not different. I’m as vanilla as they come. yep, yep, yep . . .
mmmm, vanilla.
*licks JN*
That’s what this house needs! Ice cream!
woo-hoo!
Yesterday I read over 300 pages so I was able to finish one book and start another. I really must do that again.
CR: Naked Heat – Richard Castle
You know what my pet peeve is. The word “funner” When I hear that in a podcast I just want to throttle someone. I know it’s a little thing to bother someone, but it does me. *shrug* what are you going to do.
I think “pet peeve” if funner than “throttle someone”
*ducks*
I’ve been playing Tropico 3 during this downtime until Fallout New Vegas comes out (next week I think?). I’m quite enjoying being a tyrannical dictator.
I think I’d have “more fun” throttling someone than peeving on my pet.
*quack*
picking on someone about there pet peeve is funner than not doing so
*ducks again*
I broke down and got the Fable 3 collectors pack for XBox. I was waiting for it to come out on PC, but given what happened with Fable 2 and the PC, I decided it would probably be a long wait.
*peeving on reaper’s pet*
Cj may be able to babble on the Deadpan phone line but I do just fine babbling on the board.
So Reap, what are you plans for your flock of ducks? Be careful how you cook them, duck can be quite greasy.
Ha! Kicked hubby out the door. Now to strip off my shirt and clean the bathroom.
Well it was nice to see ‘Back to the Future’ at the cinema..I’ve only seen it on VHS tape.
It cleaned up rather well…
I once had to unsubscribe from a podcast because every other sentence began with “That being said . . .”.
We only have ducks in the spring. they stick to the lake side of the road the rest of the year. Ducks are yummy thought when cooked right.
“Now to strip off my shirt and…”
this topic took an unusual turn.
the saying that gets me anywhere but mostly on radio and podcasts (well where ever talking is required) needless to say
if it was needless you shouldn’t have said it
There, one clean bathroom. Luckily we haven’t had stay-over guests in a while so I didn’t have to clean the other bathroom.
Cute dog, Reaper. The easiest way to annoy my cat is to exist.
“Needless to say” I love my kitty anyway 🙂
So i just head that a co-worker who is close to retirement’s husband died last night. he had retired 2 years earlier and picked her up everyday for lunch.
talk about harshing a mellow
Morning, DP.
I don’t buy the “we’re all the same” line. To me, it reads a bit too much as assimilation for comfort. Who gets to decide what the “right” common traits are?
My new tattoo is tender.
That sucks, Reap.
I prefer my traits to be “left” :happy:
AHHH Needless to say is just as bad as
Alteration AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
annoyance of the universe
My biggest pet peeve is when I send a comment and than notice the mistake.
I really hate doing that.
Bunny, Thanks, he is a bit over weight but some have said it makes him cuter. he should be 6-7lb but is he close to 10. no matter much i take him for walks it just doesn’t seem to help.
good morning!
did you post pics of the new tattoo somewhere? I just woke up and haven’t seen it yet.
Well not woke up.. I’m at work, but you know what I mean.
Hey, Long Pan, I have big green eyes.
Just sayin’
Cj have very purdy green eyes.
Cj has pretty green eyes. Tis truth.
I’m a most excellent babbler, doesn’t matter if I’m online, on the phone, on the board, in person.
I just plain like to hear myself talk.
And I’m not afraid to admit it.
Listening to RadioLab “Falling” – second story, on falling in love, was so melancholy. Very touching.
Bunny does have lovely green eyes.
And… aww thank you NS :blush:
*confused* I don’t have green eyes. I was referring to you.
EssBee – Did you say what the new tatt is of? I don’t recall.
I also have green eyes. Not sure about the loveliness of them.
I haven’t posted pictures yet, Cj, but will once my macbook is back to health. Almost!!
Okay, coffee calls. Have a great morning, you wonderful people.
I didn’t say – it’s a sun/moon face taken from Sly B’s sugar skull tattoo and blown up a bit giant on my shoulder. I’ll link up pics in a bit for those who wanna see my ink.
Mwa.
Ta you too.
So the question is, having green eyes, will Cj and EssBee be sacrificed to Lo Pan?
Didn’t we have this conversation before. I meant to type brown but apparently I’m tired this morning.
I think this conversation has come up before; the whole being sacrificed to Long Pan thing.
Do you really think that just EssBee and I are enough to please him? I think he’s pretty demanding, that one.
I agree Cj. Both to the conversation de ja vu and to Lo Pan seeming a demanding sort 😉
Well my eyes are greenish brown, thankfully my lack of female gentalia protects from Lo’s attentions…
Cough
I have a feeling I might be done the paying job for the day. Since it’s only 8:00 I guess it’s as good as having a four day weekend.
But not from our’s Van!
*Jumps into Vanamonde’s arms knocking him over*
Insert smiley here ——->
I think I’m doing well this morning. I’ve got my second load of laundry in the washer, I’ve cleaned the bathroom, done the morning dishes and finished my work work.
Now I’m ready to party :biggrin:
So, can we sacrifice Van for our own needs?
I doubt I’d mind.
You grab him.
I’ll hold his coat so he can’t get it.
cough
What I am going to do is move into the living room with my iphone and watch last nights John Stewart while Panning.
There’s this cough going around the Deadpan again. Must find a cure for that.
Cj, I’ve seen Van and I can attest to the fact he’s a cutie :happy:
*grabs Van as per Cj’s orders*
Wait, if you take his coat won’t he catch a chill? Then his cough might get worse.
I DEMAND SACRIFICE AND OBEDIENCE!!!! And a scone. Oh and a nice mocha.
Yes, Van. But your accent nearly makes up for your lack….
*hack*
Oh and a smoke. Long Pan is unhealthy no-flesh.
omg I just called myself “Long Pan”.
Sweet Christ.
Since I am neither British or have green eyes I guess I’m safe
I have a theory…
It must be Bunny.
K you keep right on guessin’ ;P
I hate when I do this. I went to go pay the cell bill and it is twice as big as it should be… because I didn’t pay last months bill yet. Frogs.
Crap I missed the part where Van was getting sacrificed.
Nomad grab a Bloody Mary and lets watch, wont us?
“Twice as big”.
Nomad I do that too. The cell bill is never on my list of priorities.
demoncat said:
given how long they have tried and are still trying since it will not happen if Bill murray does not give his ok. will not believe ghost busters three has finaly become a reality till the thing starts filming and a trailer pops up proving ghost busters 3 is a reality. and is trying to make some money at the box office.
it was way over due for Hero’s kept going down hill and never did recover time to put it to rest.
it is about time wonder woman got a make over for after all batman is always improving his out fit from time to time. and super man did have the blue and red phase what is wrong with wonder woman the last member of the trinity getting a new out fit now and then for the core of her is still there she is still wonder woman no matter what her look is. i like the new look.
demoncat said:
at least even a preview of the new cartoons is some thing for fans while they wait since. Hasbro proably needs more time to have episodes in the can and fine tune the shows a little before they show up on the hub. and finaly make joe and trans formers fans happy.
Hehe… Long Pan knows his true self.
Bunny, no matter what Van looks like. He makes me laugh and he is intelligent.
Funny + Smart = Sexy. Sign me up!
He doesn’t need his coat. We can keep him warm. We have to hold his coat so he doesn’t leave.
Nomad you just burned my brain….. are you…no it cant be… are you REALLY DEMONCAT GAH GAH GAH?!?!?!??!?!
demoncat said:
seeing Isiah dressed as luke cage almost has me wanting to see him in the role but also have to agree he would be better as black panther for he has more the build for Tchala then Luke. and love Beta ray bill screaming i am not a horse. when he clearly looks like one.
Long Pan is going to eat a scone while he watches?
What happened to popcorn?
Dammit! Now I want a scone and all I have are these homemade red velvet cupcakes that I brought to work for baked goods Friday.
Goddamn I love his random use of periods.
Omfg Im dying
demoncat said:
Serpentor: will some one please tell Zartan to stop leaving his stuff on my chariot this i command
demoncat said:
even though i should pass this contest since i won the last one. reading the others entry can resisit adding mine. My biggest Nerd regret was one time at the comic shop where i buy my comics and figures i found both mint in box the u.s.s flag and the original Death star playset. and had enough money saved up to get both of them for the shop owner had them both marked down to try and get rid of them but instead i wind up buying a bunch of other comics and figures. yes had a rare chance to have the holly grail of both star wars and gijoe toys and passed them up.
demoncat Says:
November 17th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
seeing that proves that sadly hawk man is one of the characters who does not work in live action for the out fit looks cheesy and sad to say if they get around to hawkgirl she will look the same was hope doctor fate is better looking. at least the wall is in the episode
*sniff* I love him/her.
I want a red velvet!
At least he/she/it is consistent. That’s from an assortment of sites.
Sadly, I must leave y’all early. I’ve some lifting to do when I normally sleep, so I’m to sleep when I normally play. Tootles.
Oh really????? I never thought about him/her/it branching out. Thats fantastic
Tat and ta, good sir.
Cj, I totally agree
*joins Cj in cuddling closer to Van to keep him warm
Want the red velvet, Long Pan.
Want it good.
I think we all want it “bad” :blush:
Consider it good and wanted and oh god why do these conversations always deteriorate into the smut!?!?!?!?!?
As a good christian boy I cannot abide this.
Who is demoncat?
ditto hes just a commenter on Topless Robot and a few other sites (i guess). Me and Nomad are secretly crushing on him and his English skills. Because Im one to talk about other peoples typing….
Well, my third and final load of laundry is now in the washing machine.
“load”
“washing machine”
I was wondering if it was Topless Robot related.
thx
ditto my two favorite songs off that album are Mouthful of Diamonds and Turn It Off.
Oh btw got your 54-40 album. Thanks!
yw!
Crap. Seems I’m missing Mouthful of Diamonds.
Lemme email it to you. It the first song on album.
Some of the offices up front are being painted and getting carpet so in the cleaning processes someone found a shrink warped version of Netscape navigator
Works with Win3.1 and Win95!!!
Back when dinos walked the earth… it came. From beyond the ether. From beyond space and time. It is…NET!SCAPE!
I just recently got my mom to stop using netscape for firefox.
she never used IE unless the sites require it
Serpentor? I hardly knew her. *rimshot*
or the other classic…
shouldn’t you buy me dinner first.
We need to get demoncat on an Unshow to read some Greasy Nipples.
I also took down a white board scanner today.
Yes, it is exactly what your thinking a scanner that moves across a white board and it is 4 ft high if you include the gears on top
reaper, was that huge machine the Ed-208?? Just be cautious after the next upgrade.
Jack, we might be safe this unit is the QO-3000 and it is broken
I’m hopeful for the Hobbit, but I wish this 3D kick would end as 1) I can’t afford all the 3D movies, and 2) I can’t see 3D quality movies (bad eyes)
Lo: I’m loving Marina and The Diamonds. Did you know she has synesthesia? That must make singing very interesting for her.
Hey ditto, I wanted to chime in and say that I was excited to hear that TCAT is writing cinquains. I meant to say that earlier, but my brain has been a bit preoccupied this week. Hopefully we’ll see some of her handiwork here? 🙂
ditto,
What Rhettro said.
Cinquains are still welcome,
Even if it’s been a few years.
Past meme.
I did, ditto. I think that would be fascinating if not annoying to experience. She does say she sees notes in color
CP: Circumstances — Rush
I declare this a Grilled Cheese Weekend!
Whenever I put cheese on my grill it always melts and sticks. Can’t seem to get the branded grill marks like I want.
I hate it when that happens!
Then for Rhett, it will be a Cheesed Grill Weekend!
Smoked cheddar.
Every time I make a grilled cheese, I burn the Virgin Mary into. Just makes them taste better that way.
ditto on the Marina and The Diamonds. Good stuff. I need to record an earbuds.
JRMurdock, I believe that sandwich produces the Grilled Cheesus.
(oh, you snickered! you did!)
Cheesus Crust.
Blasphemer.
Marina is my future wife. It shall be done. She just doesnt know it yet. But not in a creepy stalker way. Which I guess at this point is impossible to not come across as….
Ricotta Stigmata?
I should stop.
Also (I know): ditto I put a Torche and a Baroness album on Dropbox for you. Prepare to get ye ass rocked henceforth.
Any thoughts on Florence and teh Machine?
Zajac!
We watched a few movies this vacation (over – boo) week:
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – great. The book was better, but great flick. There is no need to make a U.S. version
headline in my local paper:
Devices have advantages for special needs students
ok interesting way to put that.
first line:
Special needs students are being touched by Apple’s iPad.
no not a Catholic school
(just between you me and the wall they are actually trying to justify buying $25k in iPads {and giving almost all to the teachers})
Teachers deserve more than just an ipad. Thats the fucking least they can get
Lo, Van says there’s girl-on-girl action in that flick . . .
Im a prude, EssBee. I look for story in my films. Not tit vs. vajina. You should know this. So sayeth the Sparky.
Hellooooooooooooooooooooo Deadpan!
Also. Van’s a pervy perv. PERVY!!!!! PERVY PERV VAN!!!!
SPARKY!!
Woof.
Look at this! A full contact Friday on the deadpan. Tackling! Grilling! Tattooing! (Impressive, btw, EssBee).
You know, Jack. I may need to ask for a raise to be able to keep up with all this commenting. That’s it! Jack, you need to double what you pay me for this!
Hey, look, he agreed to my demands instantly! All is well.
It has been a surreal week here for me. In addition to the whole “wife tore her ACL” business, I’ve got something else brewing, but I’m not ready to let it out just yet.
To borrow from one Justa Joe, “I’m all tingly”
Hmm, now there’s a bit we’ve not heard in a while.
Not quite, but not a bad guess. No, that car is going to keep me happy for many more years yet.
Well Pan, off to see that new Wall STreet movie…mainly because I’ve seen almost everything else.
Desperate times breed desperate measures…
But have you seen Blade Runner?
/dashes away
NS: I did see Ink (good movie, not a great movie, but a good movie), but I haven’t seen any show openings this week, so I’m not sure which show it’s supposed to be like.
And to show my seedy underbelly
LP: I am not a prude and can be quite happy with a movie that has interesting story, character development… lots of gratuitous violence, plenty of gratuitous camera angles focusing on tits and even loads of girls kissing girls. Talk about a movie having everything. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212974/ :metal:
Thank you, Ed.
I haven’t seen Ink, NS, but what show are you talking ’bout?
We’re up, readin’, planning on going to the farmer’s market for beets this morning. I’m hoping not to be forced to bitch slap some yuppies at said farmer’s market, but time will tell.
We watched a documentary about dolphin kills in Japan last night called The Cove. Chilling, awful, had us weeping and swearing off sushi for good. For the rest of the weekend, we have Kick Ass and Crazy Heart DVDs. OH! One more we watched, Clash of the Titans – we both thought it was worth the 2 hours.
Oh and if your running IOS 4, and hanker after some old skool action, do a search on the app store for Fleetmaster..battleships with internet play via gamecenter..
Good morning, Starshine.
AC/DC in the morning makes me happy!
Rock and Roll ain’t Noise Pollution!
:metal:
My singing, however, *IS* noise pollution.
Unless I’m singing Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun.
I think Jack likes that one.
ROFLINGALOTTALING
I have a micro story that I want to record and send in, but my microphone is being a duchebag. I have to call Blue on Monday and chat with them about being arrogant bastards. Yes, your microphones are probably really good (if their reputations are anything near correct) and the plug and play option with little to no setup being required sounds great on paper. But for the rare few of us that can plug the microphone into FOUR computers and have it not register at all… no support whatsoever. Worst of all, I was an idiot when I first got the microphone and tossed the receipt, not bothering to use if for months. Let’s hope they will take my amazon buying history as proof that I purchased the microphone.
CJ – that is one I’ll have to hear some time.
good morning pan
you get 3 clues on which Smarty Hottie® this is
1. I have dark hair
2. Jack Mangan makes me swoony
Morning, Hotties; morning, Cj, morning UH.
3. I am 6’6
Hi Hugh! 🙂
morning EssBee, CJ and UH
UH?
dre sez: used hair
we just tried to figure out what used hair would be and the only thing we can come up with is a used hair weave
Wow. The Leafs clobber Ottawa. That looks nothing like the team of recent years! 🙂
ditto wins! he wins a kiss a kiss from the smarty hottie of his choice
I hope he picks me!
dre sez: no, me!
do I stutter?
🙂
blackhawks are starting the year off on a down note
dre sez: I think it was your 2nd clue that ditto figured out
I sez: clearly
dre sez: that and the 1.5 foot difference in height
I sez: which you make up for in other ways my dear
Someone is feeling up to the occasion. 😉
Bulls are looking good in the preseason
Bears. Oh God my Bears. *sobs*
I don’t know if I can watch the game today
dre sez: please, nothing can keep you away from a bears game
I sez: I think the game will be painful
dre sez: I will be there to console you
I take any occasion to feel someone up
That’s the spirit!
Dre got a call from her dad, I am going to cue up da pan of the week
Morning all. The origins of Usedhair:
When I was in high school, I took a shop-like class in which we had to design and print business cards. Not having a business, I drew a picture of Bill the Cat and created a business called “Bill’s Used Hair Balls”. Since that time, I have found it astoundingly convenient to use Usedhair as a screen name because it is one of the few things that I can be sure are unique in nature and that no one else will already be using.
podcast updating
that makes perfect sense, used hair
Deadpan is downloaded
Dre is off the phone with her dad now
Dre sez: I miss my Dad 🙁
🙁
Smarty Hottie® Deadpan play by play
featuring episode 183 Barbarians at the pan
starring Andrea the beautiful and Hugh the hearty
farrrr point media
dre sez: this is one of the romantic old b&w movies! Kiss my Hughie!!
*smoooch*
lol
awesome intro
dre sez: we fall into this description
I sez: we certainly do.
dre sez: Jack weakens me
swoon!
Kurt from St George
64-65 PSA
total fucking joke
Dre sez: nice disclaimer 🙂
I sez: if Deadpan is none of those things, then I don’t want to listen no more!
jacks “dream totem is still spinning”
dre sez: what does that mean exactly?
you perv
introbabbly: ummmm… yeeeahhh
hints and teasers
dre sez: Jack is such a tease
kirk
Dear Jack
please continue to “waste our time” as you put it
breasts
your number 1 stalker,
hughie
kel-tics
sell-tics
reaper is in van dyne
someone is at dunkin donuts
reaper is now is Osh kosh
bagosh!
bunny is not sending in content
i sez: murse?
dre sez: man-purse
I sez: european carry-all?
dre sez: yes 🙂
portable aluminum chop sticks??
what makes them portable?
dude you are carrying way too many fucking things
dre sez: what do you carry with you everyday?
I sez: 3 things
1. wallet
2. iphone
3. your heart
dre sez: awwwww! you are so cute
I sez: I know how to get points with the ladies
dre sez: what about when you have your big old work briefcase?
Hugh sez: in that is my laptop and work papers and shit
pixies dig da pan
that dude is in new london
Jack, you played that kel-tic show thing twice
minutes of last barbarian tribe meeting
“wild horse mounts”
dre sez: *snicker*
lol
dre sez: barbarians have awesome hair. I long to run my hands through it and clutch at their bulging muscles
I sez: woman! control yourself!
When I get naked I swing my hammer and axe at Dre
Dre sez: You have an awesome hammer and axe, baby
lol
evil otto
item 3: banners
pink banners?
Dre sez: they are just supporting breast cancer month
prancing ballerina? What kind of barbarians are these?
dre sez: she needs fangs!!
lol
ed from texas fried my brain
sugarbush mmmmm Dre’s got a niiiiice sugarbush
Dre sez: *blush* my sugarbush likes your hammer and axe
*swooon* we will discuss this more after pan!
dre sez: agreed!
this dude is back in his purse
ok, I do carry my sunglasses with me too
I need to revise my list
On my person when I am just out I carry:
1. Wallet
2. iphone
3. Dres heart
4. Sunglasses (daytine only I DO NOT wear my sunglasses at night. So I can, so I can)
On my person on a regular work day I carry:
1. wallet
2. iphone
3. dres heart
4. sunglasses
5. Work pass and CTA pass (CTA: Chicago Transit Authority)
In my briefcase:
1. Computer
2. work files
3. phone charger
4. WSJ and FT (Wall Street Journal and Financial Times)
5. Chicago Tribune Sports Section
6. book I am reading
this is Dre.. deadpan pause for a bit 🙂
we are at his treatment and the nurse came in
be back in a minute
Dear Deadpan
Bears are playing, and all that shit I was talking about above was a lie. I cannot keep away from a Bears game. It is a weakness. I am just a weak ass man. Plus, it seems we have a touchdown!
dre sez: yay!!
I am going to watch the game stats for a bit and we will finish this later this afternoon. I hope you can understand. Or at least pity me.
breasts
hughie smarty hottie
That was me at Dunkin’ Donuts.
I just swallowed a whole ice cube. It’s cold in my throat.
I say “like” a lot…
I :wub: you guys!
Paging Jack Mangan – Jack Mangan – I need to speak with you.
Anyone seen this man? :jack:
I need to speak with him.
Not urgent.
But – needed.
Smarty Hottie Asspolsion of JOY !!!!
CJ – permission to think all sorts of naughty things about you and swallowing whole.
Interrogative?
Bobby Brown ?
Are you asking for permission?
Are you asking ME for permission?
Your thoughts are your own – I have no control over them….
really… :devil: no not REALLY… muahahaha
ack!
My thoughts have been hijacked
can’t . focus
swallowing…… whole….can’t concentrate
dre sez: hugh, breathe, breathe. You will be fine.
I sez: Thanks babe. I almost didn’t make it
Well, the Bears still suck. We are sucking less this week than we sucked last week. Last week we sucked hard. This week we are sucking normal.
Dre sez: this whole post so far is about sucking and swallowing
*submit comment!*
where were we, babe?
Dre sez: I don’t know, hit play
*play*
The murse
We really REALLY need to put a limit on the internal challanges to the death for command for the tribe.
Status update from one of my wife’s cousins. Any MAC gurus have any suggestions I can pass on to her?
..for anyone who knows anything about macs I need your help..I uploaded around 200 pictures and when I was going through them, iphoto self quit and when I reopened it, the last 2 years of my pictures were gone, including al the new ones :'( please help
Silence
Me and the wind
Watching tumbleweeds fly
With a glass of beer called the Beast
Deadpan
actually I think that cinquain should be written
Silence
Me and the wind
Watching tumbleweeds fly
With a glass of beer called
the Beast
Hmm, it appears that some Joe has shown up on Facebook. Anybody here know who this fellow might be?
Ed: I’m not a Mac person, but maybe the cousin can use this?
hmmm
that “?” character was a “does not equal” sign when it left my computer for the interwebs.
BTW:
If anyone out there has short stories just laying around, stories that you felt weren’t really your best work and could only be properly presented if read by a couple of really drunk people on their podcast … the “Air Out My Shorts” podcast is apparently run out of submissions.
Just say’n.
Really? So now youre pimpin for Preston and the Whore eh?
Although I cant blame you. Ive been listening to AoMS since about episode 9 and its for the most part wonderful.
CD(drinking): The Beast brewed by Avery
Holy crap this is a great beer, I think a pilgrimage to Boulder, CO is in order.
Raloh, the Boulder/Denver area is a damned Mecca for microbrews. Avery is indeed a fav. The Beast is damn fine, tho you havent lived until youve drunk (and passed out from) “Salvation”. At 10.03% its a doozy. Its glowy warm warming glow will do you well. You have your pilgrimage and you can paass out at my place 🙂
-o +p
Ralph are you drinking the Beast Grand Cru??????
Lo Pan – PB & TWW are one of my guilty pleasures. I don’t know what it is about that show … I guess it’s like one of those grinding car crashes you come across on the interstate. You just can’t not look.
Ralph – with luck, tomorrow I shall bottle my hard cider.
No I love them, J0e. You know that feeling you get when watching/listening to someone totally embarrass themselves? Yeah I often get that feeling listening to Whore. So I feel you.
Lo Pan: Yes it is the Beast Grand Cru :D. and worth the $10 a bottle I spent. Full of lovely, yummy aromas and flavors. oh yeah and this is 15% 😀
JJ: Nice! always good to hear homebrew moving along, I’ve recently found a pasteurized cider and I’m thinking about picking up a gallon and pitching some yeast to see how it turns out.
Oh and after trying this beer the next time i’m at the liquor store I’m going to go for 1 of each from Avery
I would love to try that cider, justa.
I think we should have a beer-a-palooza in Denver/Boulder/Longmont. We could record lots of fun stuff.
We’re CP: Beatles Rock Band – well, were. Now we’re gonna do some Grateful Dead playlists on Lego Rock Band!
Oh Ralph…… I think I love you.
May I highly recommend Ellie’s Brown Ale? Its the one with the brown dog on the brown dog on the label… and its heavenly.
EssBee you know Im down
Drunkpanalooza? sounds like it could be fun, have to balance some stuff but we could see.
oh an LP I have another bottle to save for later, I am so glad right now I went ahead and bought 2!
if we can figure out how to send one your way Essbee, it’s all yours!
if you send through post office or a mial carrier be sure to say it is a “yeast sample” Justa Joe, and wrap the entire thing in plastic in case a bottle breaks. The package carries don’t like to carry beer or wine :P.
*sigh*. Beer.
mial=mail
the alcohol isn’t effecting me at all *innocent look*
That would work?
I was under the impression that if you sent any liquid through the mail (or UPS or the like) homeland security would automatically assume it was a vial of evil and seriously harsh my buzz.
🙁
Looking at the websites for Homebrew comps and lurking the forums the general consensus is to wrap the bottles in bubble wrap, fill remaining space with peanuts, and a plastic bag around it all. Then use a private carrier like UPS or FedEx. And then just tell them you’re sending yeast samples, if they ask what you are shipping.
I sent the Wingin It! guys a bunch of brews under the guise of “soda”. Tho anymore I think Ralph is right. I think anything marked “fragile” is more apt to be opened.
I have to say I have yet to ship any beer or other beverages myself, I’m just geek enough to be listening to homebrew podcasts and reading the AHA forums constantly looking for tips. Eventually I will have competition level beer!
And then you will have competition level tasters here also too as well 🙂
Sounds good to me, I like constructive feedback.
Just finished Day 4 of Children of Earth. Wow. I’ll finish it up tomorrow.
The woman agent in the show would be a perfect Maria Hill from SHIELD.
Cya tomorrow
goodnight ditto
Goodnight pan, goodnight mush
Friends help you move, good friends help you move bodies, best friends know why the bodies need to be moved.
Good morning deadpan, damnit I guess I need to wake up now.
Kids are off from school today. I’ve elected to take off as well. Much hooky to be played.
Boo, vacation is over.
Speaking of “BOO!”
I am dusting off my Halloween playlist this morning.
Happy Bday, Rhettro!!
Happy Bday, asshat brother as well.
Happy National Coming Out Day. I’m not straight, btw.
Also, another gay kid suicide, this one in OK.
Now, off to work.
I don’t even know the real names of most of these much less who did them (or even remember where I aquired them). I’m starting to mix them into my random play list.
The Worms Crawl In
Witch Queen of New Orleens
Weird Soundscape
Weird Science Oingo Boingo
Very Superstitious
Trick or Treat_polka
Trick or Treat Banshees
Thriller
This Is Halloween Danny Elfman
They’re Coming To Take Me Away Loudon Wainwright III
Soul Stalker
She Get So Mean
Scream Theme
Scary Waltz
Black Magic Woman Santana
Rock-a-Billy People Eater
Purple People Eater
Pipe Organ_bit
Orchestral Theme
Nightmare on my Street Fresh Prince
Nightmare On Elm
Nature Trial To Hell Weird Al
Munsters Theme
Monster’s lullabye
Monster Mash
Looong slow sad
Living In A Haunted House
Killer Tomatoes
Into Oblivion (partial)
I was a Teenage Werewolf
I told The Witchdocter
Here Comes The Bride_Elvira
Halloween Spooks Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
Halloween Pop
Halloween Party
The Halloween Dance
Ghoules – Vamps are made of Cool
Ghostbusters
Frankensurfer II The Surfaholics
Exorcist Theme
Dramatic Sting
Drac The Knife
Dead Man’s Party (1988 Boingo Alive Version) Oingo Boingo
Dark Ecstasy
Children of the night
Castin My Spell
The Blob
Bewitched
Adams family
Essbee – I have to wonder what percent of teen suicides has always been gay kids.
Not underplaying the sadness of a kid killing himself because he didn’t feel like he/she fit in (though MOST of us felt that way in High School) just wondering if there is anything “out of the ordinary” going on here.
Wait, that didn’t sound right. Of course it’s “out of the ordinary” …
Let me try it again … I am wondering if there really been a “rash” of gay teen suicide lately or just a rash of national news media reporting about this subsection of an already tragic teenage group.
According to the CDC, there are about 4500 successful suicides each year and approximately 149,000 failed attempts.
Pre Internet/24 hour news network – this sort of thing was usually kept as quite as possible so maybe this is all horrifically “normal”.
I think you make a fair point, JOe. I think gay teen suicide has always been a big problem, and gay kids I’d bet make up a healthy chunk of that 4500/year. Bullying has also always been a problem.
JOe, I read that first as “birthday SPARKINGS” and it had a totally different meaning for me.
Oh EssBee… youll have to tell me what you really call it. I enjoy “Hey way to do what the Vikings and possibly the Chinese did way before you!” day.
ditto go BOOM!!!!! Lotsa sparks.
Van what the hell is that?
CP: Without A Sound — Torche
Kinda reminds me of Helmet
Van: Isn’t that the crazy guy that jumped off the building at the start of Kick Ass? 😉
I can see how, ditto. It has that crunching guitar of early Helmet. Me likey. I havent had a chance to listen to anything you gave me yet :(.
Oooh, we just saw Kick Ass Saturday night — LOVED IT.
We also saw Crazy Heart, yesterday. Also LOVED.
Lo: No problem. I’m just getting around to listening too. Don’t worry if you can’t understand what Molice is singing. It’s Japanese. But, I kinda like that song.
As for Torche, I’m really enjoying it so far. Previously, I had only heard their song UFO, so it’s nice to hear a bit more from them.
This day needs a funny reaper link.
Have a :metal: Birthday, Rhett!
Hey Im a huge Boris fan, ditto. Japanese does not bother me.
I got more Torche if you want when you want 🙂
EssBee! Kick Ass 2 in production as we speak! Wa Ha!
Well I hope everyone in the U.S. enjoyed their Uncertain Recognition of a Controversial Dead Explorer and Slave Trader Politically Incorrect Day. Mine has been spent at work.
That was a funny moment in a not-too-funny ep, JOe.
My day was also spent at work.
CW: last night’s Boardwalk Empire ep
RC: A tub of Haagen Daaz Strawberry cheesecake ice cream.
Really must stop the comfort eating.
Ooh, that sounds good, Van. I’m currently being disappointed by a Healthy Choice dinner.
– Healthy Choice, + Lean Cuisine
CW: Last night’s Dexter
looking for Halloween movies I haven’t seen (or seen in years) and ran across “The Halloween Tree” based on a Ray Bradbury story.
Does anyone here have a review of it?
Wow, the Deadpan went to bed early last night.
Rise and Shine, everyone!
CP: Lo Hare Por Ti – Paulina Rubio
Happy Belated, Rhetrrrro.
*stares balefully at a mountain of email*
morning pan. Damn busy weekend and Monday I’m not going to even bother getting cough up on comments there are over 300 I missed. I think I saw a new name and if so welcome! if not ignore me and take a look at this: http://i.imgur.com/4fxnK.gif
it made me laugh
I can understand the tendency to make fun of this, but a lot of this stuff is there for good reasons. And the military has very different requirements than commercial software.
I thought the military ran all commercial software…
No, that’s SkyNet. 😉
It runs military software too. 🙂
Currently making coffee to prep for CCH.
This project may be frustrating at times, but at least it doesn’t suck like the last one.
CP: Leviticus: Faggot — Me’Shell Ndegeocello
Is that similar to Deuteronomy: Breeder, EssBee?
Skynet better happen soon. Im tired of the buildup
Yes, Sparky, I hate that Deuteronomy song.
I like both the blonde and brunette versions of Sarah Connor. 🙂
My office is FREEZING. But I did swipe an aeron chair from an office this morning. I feel bad scavenging after a layoff, but a girl’s gotta do and all that.
YUCK on the Esther song! I don’t know for sure what that is, but I think I do and YUCK.
My flu shot’s tomorrow, Van. Don’t tell me any scary stories!
Theres alot of yuck going on. My company should have given out the shots by now… I dunno whats up. Then again they should have given out our bonuses too. I see a theme….
Rhett is now in the running for quote of the year. HA AND UGH!
I’ve made that joke before on Dead Pan. 🙂
Dont matter. Always works.
It was worth tossing it out a second time.
Salad?
Cesar.
Low blow?
Or is that Lo Blow? 😉
Speaking of which… do not search for bukake ruler. You’ve been warned.
Though I’m sure Reaper & Lo have seen that on Topless Robot.
Lo Pandering.
ditto I already know of said ruler… indeed on the Robot!
Ill never pass up a Lo blow
Rhettro-active
I didn’t think so! 🙂
“Active”
Lo and be-blowed
Rhettro-active: when I’m small
Rhettro-active: now I’m grown
Rhettro-active: and the night is young
And in a minute I’ll blow
*sniff*
so pretty
Pullin out my glock
Set the clock
Watch your butt cheeks drop when I pop a cap in yo ass
Aint nobody gonna last
Chinatown clique gonna take you out fast
Straight outta Longmont.
“Straight”
ahem
Run Lol…er… Rhett, Run
I saw Trick or Treat in the theater, in fact. I even fondly recall the Fastway sdtk.
(FYI: I fixed my typo. . . I’d originally written the bandname as “Fastwat”)
Sorry EssBee, I was directing my comment at EAZY Lo. 🙂
Colorado playing Detroit tonight. Should be entertaining.
Oh sure, he’s straight out of Longmont . . . straight to the next MAN.
Which would be funnier if you saw my neck movements and could hear me.
Lunch is over. Left over Chinese food = yum.
Will be able to do a movie PBP but I need to make a phone call shortly after one (it’s 12:45 here) so I’ll wait until after that to give spoilers and amusement
Children of Earth was de-press-ing.
Your comments about Torchwood make me want to rewatch, ditto.
Now that’s funny, EssBee.
I really enjoyed Torchwoood and I’m looking forward to Season 4.
Ed might have mentioned this before, but I’m one episode away from being caught up with “Chuck”, but did anyone else catch the Repo Man’s cameo on last weeks episode? It was pretty sweet, although no references to a suit case.
Rhettro: yep. 🙂
OK Pan!
It’s movie time!
The movie is: The New Daugher
The DVR writeup: In this gripping horror film, a recently divorced man (Kevin Costner) fights for the soul of his daughter after she’s possessed by an ancient evil that causes her to exhibit strange and violent behaviour.
This movie is 108 minutes long
spoilers, spelling, yada, yada
Here we go.
Violence and coarse language. Two out of three ain’t bad (everybody knows the trifecta of a good horror is violence, language and nudity)
Anthill
The movie starts with a close up of KC’s crotch. Really?
Nice looking house though.
BAsed on a short story written by John Connelly. If anybody’s interested,
Tiny little door in bed room. You just know something evil’s going to come out of it at some point.
Beef jerky for lunch. Yum
Upset teenage daughter refuses to unpack. Not cleche at all
“Dear Mom,
Thank’s for abandoning us. You’re a slut. Your new boyfriend is a shit head.”
I think this kid has issues
The younger son is in a better mood
Hey, I use to have a chair like that!
Don’t close the door all the way.
Strange noises
What was that?
“This place sucks”
“Please don’t use that word, you don’t know what it means”
“I know what it means”
Obviously they’re thinking the word means more than I’ve ever given it credit… until now.
A young Mozart he’s not
Cool, there was a rifle in the piano
Ok, shotgun, not rifle.
Time to explore
Daddy’s grumping at the real estate agent because there was a loaded gun left behind.
Well, it seems WP is going to screen my comments
The surround sound is working well on this movie. Made me look behind me
The kid is freaked by a giant mound of dirt.
Darkness Falls
IT just occurred to me. When my comments are released from purgatory, there will be an extended version of hte play by play 🙂
CP: Immigrant Song — Led Zeppelin
Marmalade?
First day of school in the new neighbourhood
Pretty teacher. I see the romantic interest who helps when things go wonky
She’s a fan.
“You’re not perfect”
OMG! You bought that house?
hinting at the evil to come
Bzzz. Wrong. The queen ant doesn’t build the tunnels, the workers do it for her.
Oh, gross
She killed the doll
sleeping on the scary mound of dirt
Attention all Cougar hunters…Courtney Cox is now single.
Now back to your regularly scheduled Bunny.
Clumsy idiot
That was hours ago and he’s only noticing now?
Is CC a cougar or a skink?
re: Repo Man cameo
My head exploded.
“Chuck” is proving to be the “Intersect” for 80’s/90’s pop culture.
Loisa is starting to act strange. Could it be she’s spending too much time on dirt mounds?
Still a Cougar. She hits Silver Fox level at 50
re: The Big “C”
We are still talking about Anne Coulter right?
Dirty water
I was more referring to her person, than her age, Lo.
BAng, bang, bang…
Speaking in tongues
And for those Kitten hunters, Christina Aguelerra is also single. Now back to your regularly scheduled Play by Play with your host, TEB…
Where did she get that?
There was a dead kitten on this show, Rhett
Wasn’t Aguelerra another of those teenybop, pop queens turned slut?
Dang, I’m always accused of killing kittens.
Louisa is dressed like a ho for school
No JOe, she was always a …. um, nevermind.
Maybe she’s a Miley Sirus fan.
Louisa I mean
Almost getting run over
road kill? The kitten or the Cougar?
NOthing’s come out of the tiny little door yet. I’m very disappointed
Doll’s head in dirt mound
OK … I don’t know who or what we are referring to at this point … AND I LIKE IT!
Did Louisa do that?
This teacher confuses me. Is she teacher, AA, outside observer?
Talking with the teacher. Making moves
Giving the evil eye
He’s watching Dexter’s Laboratory. Cool
Ok, I don’t think I like this movie now
Louisa is turning into a real bitch
RE: EssBee’s Ann Coulter link:
ZOMG, when Bill O’Reilly is the voice of reason. . . .
“I don’t hate it here, dad”
Boy that girl can really pack it away
REmembering the day’s when Louisa was cute
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Drinks with the teacher
Clean that floor, you bitch
Boy KC has a lot of problem with language. Can’t even tell the teacher Louisa told him to *whisper* “screw himself”
scary forest
Time to run
Home. Safe?
Oooh, the door’s peephole is made for people my size
And the PBP started with:
“# DJ Bunny Says:
October 12th, 2010 at 11:13 am
The movie starts with a close up of KC’s crotch. Really?
# DJ Bunny Says:
October 12th, 2010 at 11:13 am
Nice looking house though.”
^^^^Is this some kind of euphemism?
coffee
No euphemism Jack. Just whiplash comments. 😉
(KC never did anything for me)
Is that what that was
KC freaks out over the littlest thing
OMG. How stupid is KC
No wonder the daughter hates him
He screams like a girl. 🙂
Leaving the kids with a babysitter. Nothing will go wrong there
Wow Louisa. What have you been doing on that Indian burial mound?
Contacting the scientist.
Covered in dirt
Honestly?
I’m having problems with this scene
Oh look, he’s nested
Get Out!
House back story. About time
Why, that’s just what’s been happening to Louisa!
KC’s freaking out again
giving the babysitter the evil eye
I didn’t open that door!
KC = Kansas City?
That’s what you get for smoking!
Nope, lead singer for the Sunshine Band
Why wasn’t the babysitter there when KC got home?
Sam’s terrified
For those not following the play book, Sam’s the younger son
Kiss her. KISS HER!
Ewww. Why do movies always have to show graphic puking lately?
CP: Royal Oil — The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
“I’ll never leave you”
I might kill you, but I won’t leave you, bwa ha ha ha ha
Actually, nobody has actually died yet. Hints but no bodies
The dreams…
I think, at some point in the near future, Louisa is going to try to kill the teacher.
Oh look. Louisa’s nesting too
Gonna bulldoze the mound
Found out what’s behind the little door.
Change of plans, gonna blow up the mound
Scientist doesn’t approve
backstory of indian burial mounds *yawn*
The mating ritual?
Found the babysitter
The police are stupid too
*whisper* “I think something bad is going to happen now”
Little kids are so perceptive
Run over by the cops
I think the cop believes him now
blood
I told you!!!
SAM!!!
Boy, I’d hate to be his insurance agent
Babysitter run over by the cops?
Silence
awww. It’s a little monster
Daddy!
Decisions, decisions
No J0e. Little monster run over by cop.
He has the cop’s gun now
Sam’s just as idiotic as KC
Ok, maybe not
wow those tunnels go a long way
Wow, she’s going to need a long shower
but will they let her go
Sam, you were told to wait in the house
YOu can’t kill a god… can you?
Ow that looks painful
Now what?
daddy?
Movie’s over
“Gonna bulldoze the mound”
My thoughts:
As far as these kinds of movies go it wasn’t that bad. It wasn’t that good, but it wasn’t bad either. Most of the bad came through not really being scary, cleches, and expected things actually happening. The one thing I did like though, is it didn’t try to get its scares by gore or things jumping out at you. Except for one scene (the teacher dying) you don’t see any blood. You don’t actually see anybody get killed, including the teacher. I like a movie that, at least tries to, use more subtle means to frighten you. Unfortunately, this one didn’t quite succeed.
Still, worth watching if you like this kind of B horror silliness.
Now that’s an interesting metaphor! 🙂
Referring to Rhettro’s comment of course. 🙂
1000!
zoinks!
Now I think it’s time to hit the books.
CR: Kraken – China Mieville
Chinatown for life.
CP: I Got A Woman — Ray Charles
JOe – LOL on the Anne C. joke!
Forget it, Jake. This is Chinatown.
Bunny, I’d love to get your take on that book. I dig Mieville’s work.
Aright, Deadpan, I’m putting you to work. My daughter has been given the task of gathering some survey data that her class will be using for graphing. She’s supposed to get at least 20 responses to make a useful data set. So, here’s your chance to chime in. I figure it will be a bit more of a diverse set of answers thanks to the global reach of the Deadpan.
The choices are the same for all four questions:
wild fires
tsunamis
earthquakes
hurricanes
droughts
tornadoes
volcanoes
avalanches
floods
monsoons
1 – Which natural disaster do you consider to have the greatest impact on people (destruction, cost, relocation, etc)
2 – Which natural disaster do you think is the most dangerous?
3 – Which natural disaster would you be the most afraid to be in?
4 – Which natural disaster are you most fascinated by?
With the widely different geographies we come from, I expect we will get some interestingly different responses. My thanks in advance.
1. Hurricane
2. Tornado
3. Tornado
4. Volcanoes
1 – 4: Reality TV shows.
1. Hurricane
2. Drought
3. Tornado
4. Tornado
1. Hurricane
2. Tornado
3. Earthquake (I HAVE been in a Tornado!)
4. Volcano
Also, another teen suicide, this one a 19 year old young woman from Howard University.
Quick hop in before I start playing Tropico 3.
Jack I’m only about 50 pages into the 500 page book so it’ll be a bit before I’m ready to give a review.
Ed:
1. Floods
2. Floods
3. avalanche
4. Fire
Hubby Said
1. Tsunamis
2. tsunamis
3. avalanche
4. volcano
I have not yet listened, but I believe this is relevant.
Thanks, Jack, I’ll check that out. Love Suzie.
-z, +s
1. hurricane
2. tsunami
3. avalanche
4. volcanoes
Feeling a bit rough, could be down to the vaccinations (sorry Essbee).
1. Tsunami
2. Earthquakes
3. Tsunami
4. Volcanoes
Boo! No sickness!
1 – floods
2 – earthquakes
3 – tornado
4 – tsunami
I answered these before reading on to see what anyone else answered. It’s a bit late now, but it would have been cool to see how the data changes with the geographical location of where the person grew up.
1 – earthquakes
2 – tsunamis
3 – tsunamis
4 – volcanoes
OK I made sure to answer before I saw everyone else..
1 – hurricanes
2 – earthquakes
3 – tornadoes
4 – volcanoes
So I walked day after day around San Diego Comicon with absolutely no foot pain .. I mean they were tired tootsies at the end of the day, but not the throbbing pain I’m having from a mere 3 hours wandering around AZ Mills today.. So, I’m going to blame my shoes.
I didn’t have these shoes in CA with me… I think, therefore, that they will be visiting a trash receptacle shortly.
CW: The Big C
“bukake”
Many thanks. I shall pass on everyone’s answers to her so she can compile them.
Curse my metal body I wasnt fast enough. Sorry Ed
PS: Avs win in shootout. YIP YIP YIPPIE!
“Arterial ventilation shells” ?
Goodnight natural disasters.
Lo: Yep. That was a close one.
I’m afraid of purple rain.
So I love the Boris (as ditto knows) and I really like The Cult…. but this new collaboration between Boris and Ian Astbury is just hideous. Wow.
Appolonia in Purple Rain would be my natural disaster of choice.
Preferably pre-Prince.
i love you woof woof
My friend just told me she saw Styx at a small club in Aspen, sans Deyoung but with Shaw. I must admit Im a wee bit jealous.
(3 was a toss up between death by fire and death by drowning. 4 is just a toss up because I don’t care, though the idea of what was before Pangaea is interesting.)
Retrograde?
[singing]
let me drink
let me tie off
I’m really slobbering now
[/singing]
nothing like a song about drug addiction to brighten up your evening 🙂
course when you are looking back at years of sobriety from addiction, songs about addictions do make you feel a little better about where you are now 🙂
whats this now about death and destruction there?
tsunamis, volcanoes, etc etc??
My family back in Italy lives on a volcano (Etna). Why on earth would you want to live on a volcano?
I’m intrigued on this survey
*scrolls back*
I had to think about that. My 1st reaction to #1 was tornados cuz in Illinois we are always being menaced by them but then I had to think about the devastation after. Tornadoes destroy structures but earthquakes move the ground which freaks the crap out of me
[tangent] please God or whomever don’t let us experience an earthquake during our stay in SF. thank you muchly [/tangent]
1. Earthquakes
2. tsunami
3. tornado
4. tsunami
someone tell me to get back to work dammit!!!
note: working in retail advertising in the 4th quarter of the year really sucks
and not in the good way
Back to work now
Get back to work dammit!!!
=)
Good soils around volcanoes, that’s why people stay.
Excellent. FYI – she won’t be turning this in until tomorrow. So, the Deadpan still has time to learn what an ancient Chinese god’s favorite natural disaster is 🙂
Or any other Panite, for that matter.
Family living on a Volcano. That may explain some things, Andrea.
Or not…..
I am wondering about Lo Pans love for Borat and Lansbury.
EssBee thats so simple I almost dont understand it…
We were thinking of getting a French Press so Sly B can have her flavored coffee and so I can have my chest-hair strong brew, but this might be a good solution!
I love Styx.
Listening to an interesting interview with Corey Taylor from Slipknot & Stone Sour. Interesting guy.
TSH: I didn’t know you had Sicilian roots. I always assumed just Argentinian.
I have mixed feelings about Mr. Taylor….
EssBee I fucking hate french presses. Im messy as it is. I dont need a tool to help me become more so.
I still need that coffee maker ditto told me about. Also, ditto you should tell me about it again.
EssBee: That looks cool, but I think I still prefer my AeroPress.
Aeropress!!!!!!! THATS IT!!!!!!
I believe I just did. 🙂
Mmmmm. Fine and delicious coffee.
Going way back…
When Jack & J.R. did the mini-Wall-apoloza, I don’t think they mentioned one of my favorite quirks of the album. Split between the end and the start is a faint voice saying “Isn’t this” “where we came in?”
I agree with all but 1, rhetty. How I Met your Mother isnt overrated
I liked friends after my wife introduced it to me but I would never watch it alone. I also like How i met your mother but i’m only in the 1st season
CW SGU s2 ep 3
fUCK i KEEP FORGETTING TO WATCH sgu. kAHBAH.
Caps lock man! Away!
That was Reaper’s link.:)
I haven’t really followed any sitcom since Seinfeld. I really like Neil Patrick Harris as an actor, but haven’t been in the sitcom mood. I liked the comedy elements in Chuck and House though.
I cant read or write. Sorry rhett/reaps.
Re SGU S2E3. good one (so far)
I loved Glee at the beginning … mostly for it’s accapella and “musical-esque” remakes of classic songs.
Then they apparently decided their audience was 12 and the music choices became crap … then with the “Lady Gaga” episode, they apparently gave up on writing quirky but clever stories and just settled for being hour long advertisements for pop stars. The most recent Britney Spears episode was so bad I found myself playing video games on my iTouch while waiting for the musical numbers to end.
So much promise … cut down in it’s prime.
I never watched Glee but I also thought the audience was 12. Well 12 to senior in high school
Wouldn’t the Glee audience be all of the other reindeer?
As far as sitcoms go, we love 30 Rock.
Oh…Jack…ouch.
Oh, and The Big Bang Theory.
Bazinga, Jack.
CD: coffee
Of the shows I’d seen on that list, I thought all were crap. But that’s no surprise, really. . .
Amy Bowen!
I refuse to have anything to do with Glee.
We watched the first two eps of Glee and gave up on it. I didn’t even see the Joss Whedon directed episode.
CP: Jeremy — Pearl Jam
TEB: My friend Cathy says “Hi.” You probably don’t know her, but she lived in Calgary for 10 years during the time when the Flames won the Stanley Cup.
Hi, Jack! I’m peeking out from my computer-science-studying cave. First of three big certification exams is on Monday morning.
I have some friends who are super fans of Glee. I was tempted to watch because of the apparent musical satire, but it seems that the odds of it getting dumbed down are great. So no dice. But if they ever thought to bring Dr. Horrible to television, I’d watch.
The other big news I have is that I’m signed up to be a pollworker for the midterm election on November 2! I’ve never done it before, and I’m really excited to help out. :happy: It means I get to sit at a table all day, talk to voters, and show them where to sign the voting roster. I also get to set up and break down all the voting equipment. I’ll be working in (presumably) the multipurpose room at one of the local middle schools.
Good Luck on the test, Amy, and have fun at the polls.
CP: We Own The Sky (Maps Mix) — M83
Rhettro, ditto: Thank you! :happy:
So find Dodge and then get out of it
It’s about as country as I get
So you ain’t living ’til you’re living it
Not dead ’til you die
I don’t chose to watch sitcoms, but I do enjoy sitting with my wife while she watches them. I could barely tolerate Raymond, was unimpressed with King of Queens, and actually enjoy HIMYM. 2.5 Men makes me feel disgusted with myself for laughing, but that doesn’t stop me from laughing.
None of them hold a candle to Roseanne.
I did? AWESOME! :biggrin: You’re welcome! 🙂
*Roseanne cackle*
I’m open to negotiations, Sparky.
Mine’s the bible verse.
I have one Red 72 and a half smoke Pal Mal Orange. Can I get Mozambique? Moooozambique for Red 72 aaannnnd a half a Paal Maaal….going onece…
How can that be if mine is also the bible verse?
5 cent rides!
Insert coin here!
I want a tat on my inner right thigh that says “I love cake” under a picture on Snarf.
CL: Listen to Your Heart – Roxette
I want a reverse tramp stamp that says “all you can eat for under a dollar” with a picture of a . . .
never mind
Lo Pan approved! Thats a buffet of goodness!
And now I am, vainly, trying to find a good tramp stamp. I can find some real nice full back work, and I can find some mediocre/decent lower back tattoos, but nothing that stands out as -good-.
Ooops, I reae that quote wrong. Oh well. It IS just us.
Or when the cute little frog you got at 19 looks like a horrid dragon at 30.
This is hot, NS. Like it!
Horny Oligarchic Tweaker
ribbit
CP: Spark — Tori Amos
CP: Sorrow Will Come In The End — Morrissey
CP: Sparks – Röyksopp
CP: CCH
CP: CCH Pound….wait thats Jacks joke
Pretty sure I stole that from someone else, LP. Maybe EssBee? All of my best material is plagiarized. . .
This morning’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks joke was inspired by Jimmy from Denver.
Oh, I love CCH Pounder!
Yes well you cant have “Plagiarize” without “Ariz”
Or “Gia” for that matter. Mmmmm…..Gia.
Gia = Gina
Or was that Angelina Jolie?
Angelina. And Elizabeth Mitchell
I think Gia was Angela Lansbury.
That was a good flick. So, so sad.
I was thinking of Gina Gershon, as I often do.
CP: One More Thing — L7
“I’m sorry your feelings were hurt by my comments.
No, wait. I’m not. Gay kids are dying. So let’s try to keep things in perspective: Fuck your feelings.” – Dan Savage (my hero)
I got a flu shot on Monday. Nice to have the peace of mind.
Happy (belated) Thanksgiving to our Canadian Deadpanites! 🙂
We cook real meals in our household more than half the time.
My dad is an up-and-coming guitar student. The two songs we get to listen to him play all the time are “Mull of Kintyre” by Paul McCartney, and “Last Night On Earth” by Green Day (from their newest album, 21st Century Breakdown).
Lattice of coincidence moment:
I’ve been catching up on archived podcasts for quite some time now. Today I was listening to Wingin’ It 3D – Fool Party part the first. Jack says his interesting and funny bit, then ends with “Well I’m gonna get back to my Angela Landsbury fantasies”.
“Try to keep up: The dehumanizing bigotries that fall from the lips of “faithful Christians,” and the lies about us that vomit out from the pulpits of churches that “faithful Christians” drag their kids to on Sundays, give your children license to verbally abuse, humiliate, and condemn the gay children they encounter at school.”
Oh Dan…if I loved the penis what I wouldnt do to you…
Oh Sparky . . .
I agree so much. If he loved . . . well, you know . . .
Mine mine mine it’s all mine! muahahahaha!
Oh my. EARLY pan.
Always catches me on the hop.
Goodnight, :Norma Jean:
Goodnight MysteryMangan.
Does that come with a free Scooby Doo?
Skimmed over yesterday’s comments. Spent all day running around the Houston medical center with my wife. We’ve learned that she tore her ACL in one leg. She is not amused.
RE: Wii and wireless
I also had problems getting my Wii to connect. It turns out that the Wii does not like one of the wireless security protocols. Even though I’d put the key in that the router generated, the Wii would just puke on it.
Try disabling the security on your router (as a test only, as an open wifi router is not a good idea) and see if your Wii connections then.
RE: Flu Shots
We’ve been getting flu shots in my family for many years. I had the “plain” flu several years ago and it is miserable enough.
Especially if your workplace offers it for free, definitely take advantage. This year, H1N1 vaccine is one of the vaccines in the mix .
FYI – a flu shot does not, unfortunately provide a absolute guarantee against “the flu”. There are so many flu viruses that the vaccine folks have to look at trends (I dunno, maybe what’s popping up in the southern hemisphere while they are in winter) and decide which flu viruses to plan for in the year’s vaccine batch. If one starts running around that wasn’t expected, then the shot is not as effective.
And, now it’s off to work to try to recover from being out for a full day in the middle of the week.
Yee ha!
Ed from Texas is spot-on, I’m guessing, in the Wii-fi saga.
District 9 was mostly crap. Very disappointing.
morning pan,
my teenage years where much closer to expectations in this list with the exception of “happiest years of my life” not that they were bad i just have had happier.
http://i.imgur.com/pHfXM.jpg
Very good nipple reading today!!!
da na na na na na na na Yoda Bat
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/glance/8100244/200-new-species-found-in-png
is that an echo I hear:
*faintly hearing “very good nipple reading today… today… today”*
Morning Pan!
Decided today was going to be a lazy day so slept in quite late for me. 11 hours of sleep is kind of nice.
Things I’m not going to do today:
Make the bed
put in my contacts
Do show notes (sorry Jack, there’s always casualties in the war on work)
Laundry
Dishes
Make supper
And anything else that comes up that I don’t feel like doing.
(I expect work to only be about a half hour today so I’ll do that)
It’s Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend. Long weekend – woo hoo.
No! It can’t be a joke. It just can’t be!
The Deadpan joke is on us?
I was under the assumption the disclaimer itself was a joke too. I would feel bad if anybody actually took such openings seriously.
I asked hubby when he came home last night if I was being too silly in redoing the doctor’s form. He said no, it was cute.
I’m going to go with that.
wow someone needs some patients.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge9VfALthLI&has_verified=1
It wanted me to sign in to see that video Reap. I refused (add that to my list of things I’m not doing today)
good read on Graphene:
http://bigthink.com/ideas/24381
sounds like really cool stuff
When you don’t know if you want to kill someone, or save their lives
http://gizmodo.com/5655902/buoyant-life-aid-that-expands-to-40x-its-size-in-water-wins-dyson-award
(I know it’s not an actual bazooka, but the title is still cool)
Anybody who thinks Caprica S1 was slow, should really be tied to a chair, shot up with a megadose of caffiene, and the forced to watch Rubicon….
Bunny, I got the warning about objectionable material also. It is SFW so i’m not sure what is objectionable about a moron using his scooter as a battering-ram to open an elevator door and falling in the hole.
Falling in a hole is on my list of things i’m not doing today.
+ n
They banned scooters on the local light railways for that reason reaper.
One joker, lost control and went through two train carriages.
super tampon?
Does it have a cape?
I think that’s a good idea Reaper. I’m not going to fall in a hole today either.
I detect a Celtic theme.
ditto, I think it is at the end of the string.
CP: Mindlessness — Hot Panda
Really? That passes as lunch in a school.
http://i.imgur.com/gr2Qh.jpg
“District 9 was mostly crap. Very disappointing.”
According to you. I found it mostly wonderful. Granted it fell into formulaic action film toward the end, but to call it “mostly crap” is harsh.
Ed – that a perfect fix for the Wii-tardation of the Wii-fi. In this case, it seems Qwest decided to give me a brand new 16 digit security key WITHOUT TELLING ME. So that was fun….
Thanks to all the peeps who chimed in here.
that’s the one thing US schools do that they don’t do here in Canada. They don’t serve lunches. There are cafeterias in most high schools where kids can buy food if they wish, beyond that… uh uh.
reaper where the hell did you find that? Is that normal? Thats not lunch thats a Friday night high snack. My daughter’s school is pretty damn good with their lunches overall, but we still pack her lunch usually. Cant truss’ it.
Lo: Well, you do live in Colorado. It is one of the healthier regions of the country.
Its true! I single handedly bring the state down a notch tho I think, what with the smokin and drinkin and cussin and std gettin.
I think South Park does it’s part to mar any good reputation Colorado has.
For my Nomad….
demoncat said:
when i saw the article the first thought was where was both Jar jar and Rhudy Rhod going to rank and Jar jar number one where he belongs. for no one is more annoying then Jar jar. ewdard furlong take as john conor being on the list glad i am not the only one who thought he sounded like a cat in heat in the film.
South Park mars everyones reputation, tho it is spot on in some aspects fo sho.
Just like Trailer Park Boys mars the entire Canadian reputation, because now I’m positive the entire country is trailers and pot and shirtless security guards. At least it better be.
Lo Pan, That was on reddit but I have seen similar lunches here.
At the high school’s here there is À la carte but one main lunch and the main lunch is what the other schools in the district get plus the choice of pizza or salad.
here is Mondays lunch choices the top is the main one
BBQ Pulled Pork on a Hoagie
Featured Sides:
Tater Tots
Green Beans
Peaches
Hamburger or Cheeseburger
Chicken Patty Sandwich
Quarter Pound Burger
Quarter Pound Cheeseburger
¼# Chicago Style Hot Dog
Breaded Chicken Club
Deli Sandwich on Bread
Deli Sandwich on Bagel
Chicken Salad Wrap
Turkey and Cheese on Foccaccia
Parmigiano Breadsticks with Pizza or Cheese Sauce
Chef Boy R Dee Ravioli
Pizza Wedge or
Cheesy French Bread
Cheese Breadsticks w/sauce Italian Panini
Plain Nachos or Tacos
Nachos Grande
Mexican Pita Pizza
FDL is actually very good at lunch compared to most other larger communities (40K+ people). My daughter brings lunch most of the time.
If it helps Lo Pan, I did live in a trailer for a short time
It doesnt help cause I cant vicariously live thru you now.
you want to live through me? Should I be flattered or creeped out?
reaper Ive always hated what they serve kids. Especially with our government not real hip on edumacation theres no cash for good lunches. I almost wish they’d just yank school lunches and make kids take their own…. but I think I trust most parents to feed their kids well less than I trust the school lunches.
Bunny – yes.
Being in the education system, hubby and I have discussed the differences between US and CDN (specifically Calgary). It can be interesting
Alberta is the only province in Canada that has charter schools. As hubby work in one, with that new US movie, Waiting for Superman, we’ve been hearing about it lately
Lo Pan, I agree. In the case of our high school the kids could have as bad a lunch as they wanted or make good choices. Some kids have nachos or pizza every day.
On the school money issue I think in some cases they make that problem on there own. We have public schools with marketing directors here making $ + bennies of $175year. That is crap, WTF is a marketing director doing at a PUBLIC school.
Yes, I know extreme example and all that.
I think that problem is everywhere, Reap. The Calgary public system is pretty top heavy too
I think that problem is everywhere, Reap. The Calgary public system is pretty top heavy too
(WTF WP this is not a duplicate comment)
Oh what do you know. WP is now ghost posting
Bunny, I’m sure it is everywhere. In Wisconsin the school boards get packed with teachers and administrator who get the us against the tax payer mentality and even with dropping enrollment we have more and more administrators and teachers but they still complain about student per teacher numbers as a problem.
CP: Welcome To The Jungle — Guns N’ Roses
The new NHL season officially starts tonight!!
who ya gona call :ftb:
GO AVS!!! BEAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM!!!
Wait…
I remember on documentary on the BBC, where the kids where given a choice of healthy foods like salads and fried food like chips.
Most of them still chose chips.
makes sense, Van. That’s why you don’t give them the choice
+e
Van, I have seen a number of studies like that and the results are always the same.
Van: That is partially due to the fact that fat itself can be addictive. If the kids are used to eating chips, they’ll choose them because they are used to the taste.
http://www.themoneytimes.com/featured/20100329/fattening-foods-addictive-drugs-reveals-study-id-10105767.html
Plus, many parents unintentionally treat healthy foods as “yucky” so kids avoid them.
Good habits start at home. Unfortunately many parents either dont get that fact or arent willing to work hard at it
Crap… what ditto said. Refreshing comments before posting helps so very much
What Lo Pan said. 🙂
I know this is a complex problem but I think one thing that might help is using farmers markets. brussel sprouts from a farmer’s market are wonderful but out of a the freezer they are not so good. pepper’s and tomatoes are way better that way to.
Oh now youre just beimng Euro-centric, reaper. And as we all know, nothing good has ever come from Europe. ;P
-m
I’m not rising to the bait, you’ll be calling me Scottish next..
Reaper: I agree, but lots of people don’t cook anymore. They want fast and convenient. So, they either go out and eat fast food, or they buy a lot of processed pre-packaged food.
People have to change their habits, which is not an easy thing to do. It takes about 3 weeks for a “task” to become ingrained enough to become a habit.
OH YOULL RISE AND YOULL LIKE IT!
Wait…
And Brussel Sprouts are evil. 🙂
Lo: You’re saying Van will… rise to the occasion?
Im not saying anything that crazy Scot wouldnt say himself.
Ill get my kilt…
I love me some sprouts with butter and garlic. Clearly Im part of the problem.
Lo, I must be a problem too because I like brussle sprouts too
And I cook “real” meals most days with meats, and veggies and everything. (today doesn’t count – hubby’s not going to be home anyway)
Real meals are good meals.
NyQuil at 9 will have you down by 9:30. Despite my best efforts to stay awake, I crashed in front of the computer.
GOOD MORNING PAN! WOO WOO!
Lo: sprouts are about the only vegetable I don’t like. I’ll eat them, but since I like most vegetables I don’t think I need to force myself to eat them if I have other choices.
I tend to cook most of the meals at home. We hardly every have packaged foods.
Admit it, ditto. Youre a cucumber guy….
ditto, most of my family doesn’t like sprouts either and I only buy them at farmers markets because they just taste better. they are not bitter when they are fresh. Asparagus is better also local but not bad from a store.
Asparagus, sprouts and 3 or 4 cloves of chopped garlic cooked with a little olive oil and a little salt and pepper is a side fit for a king or queen.
I like to tell people how much money they will save. fast food is expensive stores are better but farmers markets are like a gold mine of savings.
cucumbers and watermelon I just don’t like. there is so little flavor.
I think cross cut green beans are the only vegi i can think of i don’t like. french cut are fine though I don’t know why they taste different but to me they do.
A look at the failed Soviet lunar program:
http://m.jalopnik.com/5657646/rare-look-at-moscows-secret-failed-moon-program
Van, great link, I also like the picture attached to the top comment from that link “Look out Australia…”
Bunny, I’m glad to see that there’s a good reason for no show notes today. I was a little concerned when I received no email from you this morning.
And Happy Birthday Danthol, even if you don’t check the comments page!
Unfortunately, even though I don’t want to, I do have to sneak out for about half an hour.
And, in keeping with the healthy conversation theme, I might bring home some fast food for lunch.
PS: Happy birthday Dan!!!! *mwa*
Why the crowbar is mightier than than the freedom of speech
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16270946
HAPPY DAN DAY!
Happy Birthday Danthol!
Lo Pan: What part did you like? The plot holes big enough to fly a mothership through, the awful CG, or the character arc that was more of an erractic sine-wave?
Happy birthday, Dan.
Im not sure where youre getting “awful CG” from since that was some of the more impressive CG recently, especially for the money it was made for. AS for plot holes – I’m not watching a fuckin arthouse piece so Im not readily looking for plotholes. Im not out to vilify a movie from the get go. Inception had much bigger plotholes on second viewing but again, its a movie. Its an enjoyable sci-fi movie.
Im not sure what you have against character arcs. If you wanted Wikus to be a sniveling corporate asshole thru the entire film then I can see how you would have been disappointed in him development. Me on the other hand, who actually enjoys non stagnant characters, liked the way his character did a 180 in so very many ways.
The fact it was basically an alien invasion film minus the invasion was refreshing too. It was good to see an alien race that, yes while so more advanced from us, could fuck up real good. I get that the message was heavy handed and setting it in Johannesburg made it even more so, but I knew that going into it. Again, Ill grant you the switch from mockumentary to action fil was a bit jarring, but I like mockumentaries and I like action.
Id never be one to tell you youre wrong for not liking it. Personal preference dictates there is no wrong or right. But it Is a good film and widely acclaimed to be so. Its not like Im defending an bad enjoyable film like Judge Dredd here. The acclaim speaks for itself.
i liked the awful CG. but it looked good to me
Is it cause Im not watching it on stupid Blu Ray? The CG wasnt awful.
Lo – [brainmelts]
Dammit Scry! Im sorry I should have warned you. Can not believe the demoncat.
=) Is gud. Needed 2 reb00t.
I really love the “Smooth like Buttah” dance mix.
Its true. I shook my booty to it
Arthouse piece? Readily looking? You’ve got to be kidding me. You hardly have to delve to find glaring problems.
I don’t recall saying I dislike character arcs. Perhaps you just like any type of variation, and declare it an interesting arc.
I can forgive to poor mockumentary deal. I like they tried something a little different.
Heavy-handed is an understatement. And I think I lost count of the saved-in-the-nick-of-time segments. Beyond trite.
You have just made the statement that if a lot of people like something, it must be good. Fascinating.
I wonder if future VH1 “I Love the 2010-2020 Years” specials will have Michael Ian Black and Mo Rocca cracking jokes about trendy insane religious fanaticism.
And the ‘Lost’ series finale and Silly Bandz.
I really really really (x3) don’t get Silly Bandz.
But, you can’t tell what it is when you wear it.
But, you can’t even tell what it is when you aren’t wearing it.
Thx NS 🙂
For the record, District 9 was one of my fave 2009 movies. Great social class allegories and fun blow-shit-up scenes.
I enjoyed D9. But then, I try not to analyze my movies too deeply
Idea – read my comment all the way thru before attempting a come back. It helps.
A). I said Im NOT watching an arthouse piece, therefore Im not looking for plotholes.
B). We’re not talking about ANY “interesting arc”. I thought (and god knows I could be wrong) we were specifically talking about the arc in District 9. If thats the case (and boy, I sure could be wrong) yes, I found his arc interesting and not “erratic” and “sine wave”
C) In no way did I make the statement “that if a lot of people like something, it must be good.” I said the movie was critically acclaimed to be so. If I was making the statement you claimed I did, that means I would have to call Katy Perry and Kesha “good”. Im a bit smarter than that. But I do thank you for putting words in my mouth thru this. God knows I do need the help.
I saw D9 in 1080i and the CG looked good to me.
Warning. More Nevermore talk below…
So Teresa went running this morning, and the Nevermore song that came up randomly on her MP3 was “Passenger.” So this is the current NM song we are discussing the meaning of. My take, it’s about a sad, lonely old man, reflecting on his life and how it had no direction. He is riding on the train, which is a metaphor for life itself. This is not a unique metaphor as many artists have used simular themes, but it is still effective. He next stop could be a new direction.
Lyrics:
Passenger
All passengers prepare for the game ritual
There once was a man on this train, he was born into this world alone
Hands never laid on the wheel, content, he will never know more
He was a quiet man in pain, his tears I fear are closing in again
What you lose in years you gain in perspective
And the passenger pauses to see his mistakes
For with nothing to follow he’d lived all his life in vain
But then, who here among us is without shame?
His way was divergent and cold, defaced, this mask he must create
And the circle unfolding still, unscathed, he will turn a blind eye
He will miss the last train home this day, recycled in the flow reborn again
The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing
And the passenger pauses to see his mistakes
For with nothing to follow he’d let all his will decay
But then, true wisdom comes in learning pain
And I have known pain
And the passenger pauses to see his mistakes
For with nothing to follow he’d lived all his life in vain
But then, the lesson unlearned he will begin again
Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzMzq6i1qns
Silly bands are a bane of my existence. I cant tell you how many I have laying around the house. My daughter must go to school wearing at least 50 on each arm.
A) I was referring to your statement. It’s typical to quote the other person when relating to a particular statement. Perhaps you should interact with humans from time to time. I said you don’t have to look for them. They are glaring. That means they’re big, can’t miss ’em. I can try using more common or smaller words if you prefer.
B) Yes, I am referring to the protagonist’s arc. I found it incredibly forced. He’s a wimp, then he’s not so much of a wimp, then he’s going to fight, then he’s a wimp, then he fights, then he runs away, then he fights, then he goes to hero level. The worst part was when he was in that exoskeleton thing, friend-bug was going to be killed, and he ran away. After fighting alongside the bug, while being strapped into an incredible weapon, he runs. Why? To force another mini-arc. Lame. Beyond lame.
C) “But it Is a good film and widely acclaimed to be so. Its not like Im defending an bad enjoyable film like Judge Dredd here. The acclaim speaks for itself.” <= perhaps I made you say this?
jsut watcked $#*! my dad says. entertaining another show i can’t see making it far. I like william shatner in comedies. By skill or by chance he has a good delivery.
Dammit Rhett. Youre gonna make me check out this Nevermore, aintcha?
I’m quite enjoying my me day, glad hubby suggested it
Haven’t seen it, Reaper but I have heard its not doing well in the ratings
A). I was referring to you saying I called it an arthouse piece when I didnt. Before using bigger words for me, please know where we are in the conversation. Also, please try and do this before inserting clever insults in the conversation. And they are so so very clever.
B). See if you would have just said this before hand there wouldnt have been a problem on this point, however your previous statement declared ” Perhaps you just like any type of variation, and declare it an interesting arc.” inferring that no matter the movie or character Ill find it “interesting”.
C). Putting words in ones mouth (which is what I said you did) is much different than making one say something (which I did not say you did. Hang on Ill Google it for you.
Bunny, i was going to Tivo it but it was hard to find so i put in other shows first and than didn’t have room for it when i got back to it.
I also heard some people are having trouble Tivo’ing it because their isn’t a standard *!#$ .
(like the way Reaper and I are trying very hard to change the subject?)
Ooooh, noon news time. I’m hoping for some good news for a changes. This city has been getting several home invasions almost every day.
I like all subjects, Bunny. Except English. I dont like all the big words.
On a strange note: We’re having an election here in Calgary. I saw a sign for a guy named Bill (something, I don’t remember his last name) but his website was billythebutcher.com. Seriously? Would you vote for someone who calls themselves “Billy the Butcher”?
Because this person is not in my district, I can’t remember if he’s running for Alderman or School Trustee (I know it’s not for mayor)
I am Lo, go check it.
I liked District 9, although it was pretty bleak, and as such I don’t feel like watching it a second time. It had its issues, to be sure, but it was interesting for its non-standard characters and WTF moments.
A) I didn’t. You’re putting words into my mouth. Learn how English works.
B) Sorry, I should be more explicit in my dislikes. I hate to bother you so when I don’t follow your criteria. And you “inferred” that I dislike character arcs.
C) Again, my use of English seems to be a bit beyond you. I can see why you like terrible movies.
Big words? Like alphabet?
See, see!!! Two more home invasions last night. I really need to move to a different (smaller) place.
Happy Birthday Danthol!
Hubby and I have already decided when we’re both ready to retire, we’re leaving this place. Unfortunately, that’s probably not for another 10 years.
I like small places…
Unless a rich family member dies, then we’re retiring tomorrow 🙂
Reaper said: “I like small places”
Must… censor… thoughts…
A). “Arthouse piece? Readily looking? You’ve got to be kidding me.” Crap, I must have typed that myself under your name without knowing it. My bad.
B). I missed when I gave you any criteria whatsoever. But youre right. There should have been a “these”. I meant to say Im not sure what you have against THESE character arcs”. Not that that would have mattered.
C). I see youre out of snappy comebacks. At least you recycle. Recycling is good. The Earth thanks you as does this giant smile on my face.
(semi-caught-up catchup post)
In the last comment thread, ditto said:
Have I mentioned that TCAT is writing cinquains lately?
Cool. My mom and one of her friends have been writing limericks (clean ones) back and forth to each other over the last couple of days. We’ve been having a lot of good laughs over them.
Its it just Calgary going thru this, Bunny? Or is it a lot of the Canadian big cities?
I can’t seem to find the NSFW rating system we were using, so I’m going with this one for now…
http://ctrloptcmd.com/archives/1117/nsfw-rating-system/
(It is in the top 5 Google search results for “NSFW ratings”)
With that bit of preamble out of the way, I present top 10 boob trick videos (NSFW:KS)
http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-the-top-10-boob-trick-videos/
Wait….i short-handed “through” up there. Dammit.
Jimmy Null is right. I kant graspo enlgisah.
(Honestly, the first one is pretty good, but the rest are eminently skip able.)
Nomad you had me at “boob”.
Lunch and time! If anyone sees Jerry Null around tell him Ill be back real soon.
Well, I like DS9, though I can understand why JN doesn’t like it. And I don’t think he means to imply that there is anything wrong for us liking the movie. Though, in the heat of the argument it is easy to get carried away.
no don’t censor thats why i said it!!!!! 👿
Now that I have given you boob tricks, I bid you zZz.
I don’t know Lo. I’m sure it’s a big city thing. That’s why we want to move to some place smaller.
Wait no I wont… blasted after lunch meetings! Dont they know thats when naptime is???
Ill get my dictionary…
Are Egyptian boobs called Booba-ho-tep?
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes time and annoys the pig. I’ve clearly wasted enough time on you. I’m disappointed. I once thought you were vaguely intelligent.
The Bunnies are moving to Vulcan? 😉
Well I thank you for giving me that much. I never once thought you were.
ditto: Indeed. But apparently my opinion is to be seen as an assault on people who have other opinions.
Wow. What a witty retort.
Oh it wasnt. Now it is.
“retort”? Whats that?
No ditto. Vulcan is too small. And pretty boring except once a year during convention time.
On a different note…
Name one band/album that you absolutely hated on first listen but have grown to love.
That would be Radiohead for me. “OK Computer” was my first introduction to them.
Retort? Isn’t that for distilling.
mmmmmmmmmmm booooooze.
Vulcan Bunnies.
Great idea. But short-lived.
Alas.
Wil Smith for me ditto. I’ve never been a rap fan but some of his movie stuff grows on you.
CP: UFO’s Big Rigs & BBQ — Mojo Nixon
A boob in time saves nine?
Vulcan tried to petition for the premier of the last Star Trek movie, but they only had teeny tiny movie theater (I heard only around 50 seats but I could be wrong)vso were turned down.
-v
nine what?
Here you go, Sparky:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&defl=en&q=define:retort
Hey, why is Steve doing the weather? What happened to Vikki?
I always thought the guy who does the business news is quite cute
That’s what I’d like to know!
TEB: So, if you had your choice, where would you move to?
The latest George Hrab album, hAted it on first listen but love it now.
You guys are harshing my mellow, man. I like to think this is a place for respectful disagreement.
My apologies.
We’re thinking maybe Red Deer, ditto. We’d like to stay in Alberta if possible.
I also got a few chuckles out of $#*! My Dad says, but I also don’t see it going far as the rest of the cast it rather disappointing. It’ll take a while for them to get the chemistry right.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANTHOL!
Good Morning DeadPan! WOO!
Again, we’re too entrenched in work and other things to think about it now. It’s something to think about for the future though
“$#*! My Dad” is the new caveman: funny in its original context but really shouldn’t be a show in its own right.
Never been to Red Deer. Looks pretty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Deer_-_Aerial_-_downtown_bridges.jpg
It’s all good, Johnny, though I appreciate the apologies, you fucking nitwit. (that’s a joke). Nobody here is a nitwit.
ditto: I’d have to say Dave Matthews Band. I hate-hate-hated that guy, until I actually heard deeper cuts on UtT&D.
I’d also like to thank whoever brought up the History of Rome podcast. In general, I really dislike history, but this is done very well. I started at the beginning.
I have been known to harbor nits in my wits.
Well that’s just great! Where am I going to get my entertainment now?! I want conflict! I want drama!
*checks reality show listings*
^Just kidding of course. 😉
I can say that I dislike George Hrab’s singing-voice *ducks*
CP: Beer Ain’t Drinkin’ — Mojo Nixon
Jack: Yeah, it took a while before I could get into DMB either.
I’m also trying to plow through The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Dragging! Not a genre I tend to read, though. So, no surprise there.
I can say I disliked Green Day in the beginning. To me, punk should be hard. To have these near-pop folk claiming to be punk just got under my skin. But I now know I was completely clueless in regards to punk, and I enjoy some of their stuff now.
Yep, punk can be many things. You only have to look at the early days of CBGBs to get that.
Too true.
I don’t mind pop punk, which is how a lot of people classify Green Day and The Offspring. I like both bands.
Paramore is a little too pop & emo for my tastes, though I like the occassional song.
Punk is one of my preferred genres, though Hardcore is a bit hit-and-miss for me. I need some semblance of melody. Undecipherable screeching isn’t usually enough for me.
I’ll grant Billy Joe some credit for lively guitar-playing and catchy-songwriting skills. And for never aging. Zero for street cred or originality, though.
I don’t know the first thing about Paramore, I must say.
Nor who Billy Joe is. I can never follow names . . .
Lead singer for Green Day.
Jack: I agree. You have to admit it takes balls to turn American Idiot into a musical. Not original, but pretty shrewd. Each performance takes in about $700K. Recently, Billy Joe’s been performing in the show. Those shows take in $1.1M. It was an expensive gamble for the band that has really paid off.
And, unfortunately, they’ve inspired other bands to do similar things. Like U2’s Spider-Man musical. Ugh.
Whatwhatwhat? U2 Spider-man musical? AAAAAaahahahahahaha!
Personally, I much prefer The Offspring over Green Day. I can’t say either band is terribly original, but The Offspring usually sing *about* something.
Seriously:
http://www.google.com/search?q=U2+Spider-man+musical&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
CP: Spirits In The Material World — The Police
Wait… The Lost Boys 3? I never even knew there was a sequel!!
Dan may read the board later and post a thank you or 7 … he’s busy playing Plants vs. Zombies and NOM NOMMING on yummies I’ve given him this morning.
Wow. That’s terrifying.
I also didn’t know that there was another Universal Soldier sequel.
Plants vs Zombies is the bomb, and the co-op modes on the Xbox live version are fun…
I only played it on Pop Cap. I’ve been meaning to get the XLA version.
Does anyone here use Goodreads and find it useful?
Thanks for all the birthday wishes! I would go and see a movie for my birthday, but the District 9 sequel isn’t out yet. ='(
You got to love China Mieville, no back sliding from him:
Some of us are not ashamed. Interviewer: ‘A lot of readers who don’t normally go for sci fi – me included – read your books. Does that please you?’ China Miéville: ‘It can’t possibly not! It’s really nice to feel that you’re not talking just to one particular audience but my only caveat to that is, while it’s very flattering and nice to hear people say that, I myself have a lot of love and respect for the tradition that I come out of and I would not want to be seen as someone who’s trying to distance himself from that tradition because I think it’s a tradition that has been many things to be proud of about it and without that tradition I don’t think that I would be a writer at all. What I would hope is that [reading my books] might also be a kind of gateway into that tradition.’
– from the latest Ansible
http://news.ansible.co.uk/a279.html
‘Like’ the China Mieville quote.
*Tries to picture Danthol crying. Can’t.*
I didn’t know about F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre’s death until checking the Ansible link. 🙁 He and I shared a ToC in Interzone #202.
Heh! I got the Evil Otto reference…I didn’t need any handholding!
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
I used to play Berzerk for HOURS! Still an awesome game. That and Robotron.
CP: You Can’t Tell The Difference After Dark — Alberta Hunter
I have the Spy Hunter music stuck in my head.
Badger badger badger…
Mushroom mushroom
welcome to the fantasy zone..get ready
cuz here I come
Burn baby burn!
I can never find any “Kill the intruder, Kill the human” robotic .wavs anywhere.
You could rip it from this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb4gWvqbsYA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I too knew who Evil Otto was, but the explaination ala “lawyerspeak” was hilarious.
ditto if you make me say “mushroom mushroom”…
Evil Otto: The Original Smiley
I thought Guy was the original Smiley. wakka.
“Sugarbush”.
“A lot of Gaul”.
Berzerk was one of the best Atari Games. That and Combat.
Evil Otto’s dastardly brother:
>8^[)~
Strict Nine is his friend?
….Wait!? Evil and dastardly? Watch out for that guy!
Evil, Dastardly, Strict…. sounds like some of the teachers I had in elementary school
http://apps.facebook.com/mindjolt/games/big-snow-ball
I don’t know why I like this game. LOL
@JRMurdock What is your high score? Mine is 7294
>8^[) ~8
Just beware of Pervy Otto. *yipe!*
Oh, my . . .
I do not understand cruelty, or arguments about media getting personal. I am admitedly quite sensitive this week, though. I believe we’re at six gay teen suicides, unless I missed one today. I can’t bring myself to watch the news.
I loved District 9. Quite a lot. But did notice a lot of dudes walking out shaking their heads when I saw it in the theater, so not everyone loved it. I also LOVED the The Girl novels. We’re checking out the film tonight, I think.
“Sugarbush.”
Sly B is installing a bigger HD in my Macbook. Heh. I haven’t dowloaded the ep yet, but will when she’s, um, done.
Wasn’t it a Stern game?
The arcade that is…
Stern made some of the best pinball games ever!
Yeah, according to the wiki it was released by Stern Electronics.
Ah, Peter Gunn. Spy Hunter claimed many of my childhood quarters.
Though, at heart, I was a fighter jock first – Time Pilot, Zaxxon, and 1942 were my nemeses.
I thought DS9 got much better after Sisko grew his goatee in.
Good to see you back, EssBee. Sorry this is such a difficult time. 🙁
But suffered greatly from the Section 31 storyline….
Oh 1942! What a game! My banes were Double Dragon and Rolling Thunder. Fucking Rolling Thunder. SO impossible.
EssBee mwa!
Ed, was that Sisko related to the Mirror, Mirror Spock?
–
The Atari 2600 and NES kept me for plenty of hours in front of my TV, as a child. Combat and the awful 2600 Pac-Man were my firsts.
–
I got 12 out of 15, better than 87% of the population:
http://features.pewforum.org/quiz/us-religious-knowledge/?
Some space porn for ya:
http://www.eso.org/public/images/archive/top100/
I was kinda expecting Barbarella.
or at least some cylons….
re: game JR Posted:
hehe ball size
Elf shot the food!
Is that from the Elfington Trail?
CW shit my dad says ep2
weird show
Bunny I love you dearly but Ill never forgive your country for giving us Nickleback…..
Hockey! Starts! 30 minutes!
Peter Mueller needs to stop getting concussed. He really proved himself valuable last year
@LoPan I can beat Double Dragon on one quarter. It gives you a free game if the DIP switch is set to. I spent alot of time in 7-11’s and the bowling alley…and the mall.
Danthol I was never a savvy or bright child…..
from Gauntlet Lo.
Oh…
I loved Gauntlet more than I can say. SO so so sucked at it
Leafs win! ditto happy! Leafs wiiiin!
Lo Pan needs green eyed girl, badly.
Edward its opening night for the NHL. I aint needin no girl…
@Danthol – High score on the big balls is 6400 something…
@reaper – I’m a Yeti. I have big snowballs.
Addendum: I do love me some girls with green eyes, but at the moment Im more concerned with why Brandon Yip is relegated to the 4th line.
@JR
Lo: I figured you’d be angrier about Celine. 🙂
Yea! The Leafs won!!
Celine is harmless…
ditto why the hell is Yip on the 4th line?????
In a few years, Nickleback will be harmless as well.
No idea. Maybe the coach thinks it will motivate him?
Its good point.
Im wondering. That or its cause of injury.
Chris Stewart looks damn impressive already
My Daughter: I’ve never had a bloody nose
Me: You want one?
My Daugher: NO!
🙂
Chicago had to give up a number of useful players cuz of the cap, so they are quite a different team from last year. I’ve heard Colorado might have some defensive issues.
Looks entertain so far though. 🙂
JR: lmao.
BANG!
The Avs are on a roll now. 🙂
Me: But it builds character!
Her: Having a bloody nose does not build character
Me: Having one doesn’t, but getting one does.
Her: What?
Night pan.
Night ditto. I’m off to find another facebook game that involves balls.
Facebook has a lot of ‘ball’ related games.
Good that the Leafs got their 1 win out of the way, in prep for the long season of losses. . . .
(and you guys can taunt away if the new-look Devils fall on their faces)
PAUL! STASTNY! AVS WINNER!!!!
Jack I aint gonna taunt. It was only 3 years ago the Avs finished last in the entire NHL.
Bunny: Flames. What happened?
Is there any good information about teen suicide grouping (or “contagiousness) available? I found references to the idea, but no links for research on the subject.
I don’t know, NS, that would be useful info. . . altho I doubt if bullies or their parents/mentors/bad role models would be very interested in facts or study results.
With all of the brilliant, progressive minds and harmonious ideas and concepts we’ve produced over the centuries, how is it even possible in 2010 for there to be such a strong redneck, aggressive, xenophobic, bullying subculture?
OK, let’s end the night with some truly bizarre Japanese-English translations, first introduced round these parts back in ’06. I’d never seen this one before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-4WbjV1Jmo –
Probably SFW, but you should still be aware of those around your monitor.
Goodnight :wtf?:
A couple of games have went free on the app store (as well as a few on sale):
http://toucharcade.com/2010/10/08/price-drop-alert-two-free-games-and-a-number-of-great-sales/
In the spirit of the old games we’ve been talking about, the freebie Banzai Rabbit is a variation on Frogger….
Random:
• Luke Skywalker (43) of Addiscombe, Croydon, had an unattended funeral on 9 August. He’d changed his name by deed poll; the undertakers couldn’t trace any friends or family. (Croydon Advertiser/Private Eye)
http://news.ansible.co.uk/a279.html
Again from Ansible:
• Book of Lists Dept. ‘Inside and among the stars, a montage, a collage, a kaleidoscope, a cacophony, a song, of colors, shapes, sounds, trees, flowers, stones, bricks, houses, horses, unicorns, dragons, lizards, eagles, sparrows, mollusks, whales, wasps, mosquitoes, fairies, changelings, humans, centaurs, the dead, the living, the unborn, the not yet born, the just conceived, until, until there was nothing and there was everything.’ (Warren Rochelle, The Called, 2010) [RF]
Oh, and Jack… I think it’s because we are still the minority. Live and let live is still too much for most people. It’s why I despair instead of hope. Huzzuh.
See! I knew we shouldn’t be trading with them there Canadaers.
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/25845/?ref=rss
Pohl and his Hugo:
http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2010/09/got-it/
Somehow, I thought the Hugo was much larger.
Well, not to be an intentional downer, Jack, but it seems that after millions of years of evolution, the most basic line of brain code is
Different = bad
That’s why, IMHO, the whole notion of political correctness and “celebrate diversity” will always fail. The only way to hack the code above is to get everyone to see what they have in common with each other, not in making people’s differences the focus.
That’s about the best I can must this early in the morning.
+er
D’oh!
Oh, I am so getting today’s Woot! shirt
Morning Pan.
Friday before a long weekend. Nice.
awwww, Lo Pan said he loves me :heart:
Lo, the Flames are what they are *shrug*
Unfortunately, no me day again. Must catch up on everything I didn’t do yesterday. Ugh.
things I have to do today:
The paying job
laundry
clean the bathroom
supper
Further to a conversation from yesterday. Supper will be chicken sausage pasta. The green peppers and mushrooms are fresh, however the crushed tomatoes are canned. I guess that makes it mostly fresh 😉
I loved Combat and River Raid, amongst others. I played Spy Hunter as much as I could afford at the time. When I was able to spend far too much money on arcade games, I became quite good at Samurai Showdown.
Ed from Texas: I’d say you’re spot-on. Going all the way down to our mirror neurons.
Igg: What that? I wonder . . . *yawn*
Ook: Hey, is that a . . . *yawn*
Igg/Ook: Hey, he yawned! We did same thing. We the same? Maybe I not kill him with big rock.
Old cave-habits die hard.
The onions are powered. I wish hubby liked onions, then I wouldn’t have to sneak in the flavour.
While Ed may be correct over all, I personally like my differences :happy:
I need hubby to leave. I want to clean the bathroom now.
TEB: We like your differences too.
I’m not different. I’m as vanilla as they come. yep, yep, yep . . .
mmmm, vanilla.
*licks JN*
That’s what this house needs! Ice cream!
woo-hoo!
Yesterday I read over 300 pages so I was able to finish one book and start another. I really must do that again.
CR: Naked Heat – Richard Castle
You know what my pet peeve is. The word “funner” When I hear that in a podcast I just want to throttle someone. I know it’s a little thing to bother someone, but it does me. *shrug* what are you going to do.
I think “pet peeve” if funner than “throttle someone”
*ducks*
I’ve been playing Tropico 3 during this downtime until Fallout New Vegas comes out (next week I think?). I’m quite enjoying being a tyrannical dictator.
I think I’d have “more fun” throttling someone than peeving on my pet.
*quack*
picking on someone about there pet peeve is funner than not doing so
*ducks again*
I broke down and got the Fable 3 collectors pack for XBox. I was waiting for it to come out on PC, but given what happened with Fable 2 and the PC, I decided it would probably be a long wait.
*peeving on reaper’s pet*
Cj may be able to babble on the Deadpan phone line but I do just fine babbling on the board.
So Reap, what are you plans for your flock of ducks? Be careful how you cook them, duck can be quite greasy.
Ha! Kicked hubby out the door. Now to strip off my shirt and clean the bathroom.
Well it was nice to see ‘Back to the Future’ at the cinema..I’ve only seen it on VHS tape.
It cleaned up rather well…
I once had to unsubscribe from a podcast because every other sentence began with “That being said . . .”.
my pet:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7758792@N07/4837928059/lightbox/
touching his front paws is the fastest way to peeve him
We only have ducks in the spring. they stick to the lake side of the road the rest of the year. Ducks are yummy thought when cooked right.
“Now to strip off my shirt and…”
this topic took an unusual turn.
the saying that gets me anywhere but mostly on radio and podcasts (well where ever talking is required) needless to say
if it was needless you shouldn’t have said it
There, one clean bathroom. Luckily we haven’t had stay-over guests in a while so I didn’t have to clean the other bathroom.
Cute dog, Reaper. The easiest way to annoy my cat is to exist.
“Needless to say” I love my kitty anyway 🙂
So i just head that a co-worker who is close to retirement’s husband died last night. he had retired 2 years earlier and picked her up everyday for lunch.
talk about harshing a mellow
Morning, DP.
I don’t buy the “we’re all the same” line. To me, it reads a bit too much as assimilation for comfort. Who gets to decide what the “right” common traits are?
My new tattoo is tender.
That sucks, Reap.
I prefer my traits to be “left” :happy:
AHHH Needless to say is just as bad as
Alteration AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
annoyance of the universe
My biggest pet peeve is when I send a comment and than notice the mistake.
I really hate doing that.
Bunny, Thanks, he is a bit over weight but some have said it makes him cuter. he should be 6-7lb but is he close to 10. no matter much i take him for walks it just doesn’t seem to help.
good morning!
did you post pics of the new tattoo somewhere? I just woke up and haven’t seen it yet.
Well not woke up.. I’m at work, but you know what I mean.
Hey, Long Pan, I have big green eyes.
Just sayin’
Cj have very purdy green eyes.
Cj has pretty green eyes. Tis truth.
I’m a most excellent babbler, doesn’t matter if I’m online, on the phone, on the board, in person.
I just plain like to hear myself talk.
And I’m not afraid to admit it.
Listening to RadioLab “Falling” – second story, on falling in love, was so melancholy. Very touching.
Bunny does have lovely green eyes.
And… aww thank you NS :blush:
*confused* I don’t have green eyes. I was referring to you.
EssBee – Did you say what the new tatt is of? I don’t recall.
I also have green eyes. Not sure about the loveliness of them.
I haven’t posted pictures yet, Cj, but will once my macbook is back to health. Almost!!
Okay, coffee calls. Have a great morning, you wonderful people.
I didn’t say – it’s a sun/moon face taken from Sly B’s sugar skull tattoo and blown up a bit giant on my shoulder. I’ll link up pics in a bit for those who wanna see my ink.
Mwa.
Ta you too.
So the question is, having green eyes, will Cj and EssBee be sacrificed to Lo Pan?
Didn’t we have this conversation before. I meant to type brown but apparently I’m tired this morning.
I think this conversation has come up before; the whole being sacrificed to Long Pan thing.
Do you really think that just EssBee and I are enough to please him? I think he’s pretty demanding, that one.
I agree Cj. Both to the conversation de ja vu and to Lo Pan seeming a demanding sort 😉
Well my eyes are greenish brown, thankfully my lack of female gentalia protects from Lo’s attentions…
Cough
I have a feeling I might be done the paying job for the day. Since it’s only 8:00 I guess it’s as good as having a four day weekend.
But not from our’s Van!
*Jumps into Vanamonde’s arms knocking him over*
Insert smiley here ——->
I think I’m doing well this morning. I’ve got my second load of laundry in the washer, I’ve cleaned the bathroom, done the morning dishes and finished my work work.
Now I’m ready to party :biggrin:
So, can we sacrifice Van for our own needs?
I doubt I’d mind.
You grab him.
I’ll hold his coat so he can’t get it.
cough
What I am going to do is move into the living room with my iphone and watch last nights John Stewart while Panning.
There’s this cough going around the Deadpan again. Must find a cure for that.
Cj, I’ve seen Van and I can attest to the fact he’s a cutie :happy:
*grabs Van as per Cj’s orders*
Wait, if you take his coat won’t he catch a chill? Then his cough might get worse.
I DEMAND SACRIFICE AND OBEDIENCE!!!! And a scone. Oh and a nice mocha.
Yes, Van. But your accent nearly makes up for your lack….
*hack*
Oh and a smoke. Long Pan is unhealthy no-flesh.
omg I just called myself “Long Pan”.
Sweet Christ.
Since I am neither British or have green eyes I guess I’m safe
I have a theory…
It must be Bunny.
K you keep right on guessin’ ;P
I hate when I do this. I went to go pay the cell bill and it is twice as big as it should be… because I didn’t pay last months bill yet. Frogs.
Crap I missed the part where Van was getting sacrificed.
Nomad grab a Bloody Mary and lets watch, wont us?
“Twice as big”.
Nomad I do that too. The cell bill is never on my list of priorities.
I ain’t afraid of some old wrinkly deity wannabe
bang bang bang bang bang bang
http://www.secondidentity.nl/secondidentity/album/
(autoplays loud techno)
Bacardi & Virgil’s for me, thanx. =P
I’ve got the chairs.
Lo Pan, how about a shrubbery!!!
“bang bang bang bang bang bang”
Wrinkly????? Ill show you wrinkly!
Nomad, grab the demoncat.
A nice one tho, reaps. Not too big…
Here, let me help you with that
*grabs an iron*
You keep that away from there!!!
And another shrubbery…
Another one? Oh come on!
demoncat said:
given how long they have tried and are still trying since it will not happen if Bill murray does not give his ok. will not believe ghost busters three has finaly become a reality till the thing starts filming and a trailer pops up proving ghost busters 3 is a reality. and is trying to make some money at the box office.
http://www.demoncats.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfb84URAsto
it was way over due for Hero’s kept going down hill and never did recover time to put it to rest.
it is about time wonder woman got a make over for after all batman is always improving his out fit from time to time. and super man did have the blue and red phase what is wrong with wonder woman the last member of the trinity getting a new out fit now and then for the core of her is still there she is still wonder woman no matter what her look is. i like the new look.
demoncat said:
at least even a preview of the new cartoons is some thing for fans while they wait since. Hasbro proably needs more time to have episodes in the can and fine tune the shows a little before they show up on the hub. and finaly make joe and trans formers fans happy.
Hehe… Long Pan knows his true self.
Bunny, no matter what Van looks like. He makes me laugh and he is intelligent.
Funny + Smart = Sexy. Sign me up!
He doesn’t need his coat. We can keep him warm. We have to hold his coat so he doesn’t leave.
Nomad you just burned my brain….. are you…no it cant be… are you REALLY DEMONCAT GAH GAH GAH?!?!?!??!?!
demoncat said:
seeing Isiah dressed as luke cage almost has me wanting to see him in the role but also have to agree he would be better as black panther for he has more the build for Tchala then Luke. and love Beta ray bill screaming i am not a horse. when he clearly looks like one.
Long Pan is going to eat a scone while he watches?
What happened to popcorn?
Dammit! Now I want a scone and all I have are these homemade red velvet cupcakes that I brought to work for baked goods Friday.
Goddamn I love his random use of periods.
Omfg Im dying
demoncat said:
Serpentor: will some one please tell Zartan to stop leaving his stuff on my chariot this i command
demoncat said:
even though i should pass this contest since i won the last one. reading the others entry can resisit adding mine. My biggest Nerd regret was one time at the comic shop where i buy my comics and figures i found both mint in box the u.s.s flag and the original Death star playset. and had enough money saved up to get both of them for the shop owner had them both marked down to try and get rid of them but instead i wind up buying a bunch of other comics and figures. yes had a rare chance to have the holly grail of both star wars and gijoe toys and passed them up.
demoncat Says:
November 17th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
seeing that proves that sadly hawk man is one of the characters who does not work in live action for the out fit looks cheesy and sad to say if they get around to hawkgirl she will look the same was hope doctor fate is better looking. at least the wall is in the episode
*sniff* I love him/her.
I want a red velvet!
At least he/she/it is consistent. That’s from an assortment of sites.
Sadly, I must leave y’all early. I’ve some lifting to do when I normally sleep, so I’m to sleep when I normally play. Tootles.
Oh really????? I never thought about him/her/it branching out. Thats fantastic
Tat and ta, good sir.
Cj, I totally agree
*joins Cj in cuddling closer to Van to keep him warm
Want the red velvet, Long Pan.
Want it good.
I think we all want it “bad” :blush:
Consider it good and wanted and oh god why do these conversations always deteriorate into the smut!?!?!?!?!?
As a good christian boy I cannot abide this.
Who is demoncat?
ditto hes just a commenter on Topless Robot and a few other sites (i guess). Me and Nomad are secretly crushing on him and his English skills. Because Im one to talk about other peoples typing….
Well, my third and final load of laundry is now in the washing machine.
“load”
“washing machine”
I was wondering if it was Topless Robot related.
thx
CP: All Dried Up — Phantogram
Phantogram!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Losing to Chebacca never looked so good. 🙂
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2010/10/07/sexy-chewbacca-costume-pic/
ditto my two favorite songs off that album are Mouthful of Diamonds and Turn It Off.
Oh btw got your 54-40 album. Thanks!
yw!
Crap. Seems I’m missing Mouthful of Diamonds.
Lemme email it to you. It the first song on album.
Some of the offices up front are being painted and getting carpet so in the cleaning processes someone found a shrink warped version of Netscape navigator
Works with Win3.1 and Win95!!!
Back when dinos walked the earth… it came. From beyond the ether. From beyond space and time. It is…NET!SCAPE!
I just recently got my mom to stop using netscape for firefox.
she never used IE unless the sites require it
Serpentor? I hardly knew her. *rimshot*
or the other classic…
shouldn’t you buy me dinner first.
We need to get demoncat on an Unshow to read some Greasy Nipples.
I also took down a white board scanner today.
Yes, it is exactly what your thinking a scanner that moves across a white board and it is 4 ft high if you include the gears on top
reaper, was that huge machine the Ed-208?? Just be cautious after the next upgrade.
Jack, we might be safe this unit is the QO-3000 and it is broken
Drop the marker. You have ten seconds to comply.
wait a minute CJ…. Long Pan? TMI? hmmmmm
Movie stuff:
http://www.fandango.com/movieblog/scoop-this-superman-hobbit-wizard-of-oz-prequel-645072.html
I’m hopeful for the Hobbit, but I wish this 3D kick would end as 1) I can’t afford all the 3D movies, and 2) I can’t see 3D quality movies (bad eyes)
Lo: I’m loving Marina and The Diamonds. Did you know she has synesthesia? That must make singing very interesting for her.
Hey ditto, I wanted to chime in and say that I was excited to hear that TCAT is writing cinquains. I meant to say that earlier, but my brain has been a bit preoccupied this week. Hopefully we’ll see some of her handiwork here? 🙂
ditto,
What Rhettro said.
Cinquains are still welcome,
Even if it’s been a few years.
Past meme.
I did, ditto. I think that would be fascinating if not annoying to experience. She does say she sees notes in color
CP: Circumstances — Rush
I declare this a Grilled Cheese Weekend!
Whenever I put cheese on my grill it always melts and sticks. Can’t seem to get the branded grill marks like I want.
I hate it when that happens!
Then for Rhett, it will be a Cheesed Grill Weekend!
Smoked cheddar.
Every time I make a grilled cheese, I burn the Virgin Mary into. Just makes them taste better that way.
ditto on the Marina and The Diamonds. Good stuff. I need to record an earbuds.
JRMurdock, I believe that sandwich produces the Grilled Cheesus.
(oh, you snickered! you did!)
Cheesus Crust.
Blasphemer.
Marina is my future wife. It shall be done. She just doesnt know it yet. But not in a creepy stalker way. Which I guess at this point is impossible to not come across as….
Ricotta Stigmata?
I should stop.
Also (I know): ditto I put a Torche and a Baroness album on Dropbox for you. Prepare to get ye ass rocked henceforth.
Any thoughts on Florence and teh Machine?
Zajac!
We watched a few movies this vacation (over – boo) week:
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – great. The book was better, but great flick. There is no need to make a U.S. version
Runaways – enjoyable enough
Mystic River – so good, and so sad
I must Grooveshark Florence and Marina. This is my only recent noteworthy musical discovery, although the tune is from the 70s:
http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2010/09/20/tony-owens-i-got-soul/
I am pro Florence and the Machine very much.
I like Florence and the Machine even though I cringe at the lyrics to the fist song..
EssBee,The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest is playing the Mayan. I really wanna go.
Crap! Make that “The Girl Who Played with Fire”.
CP:Tilt To Live HD
A bit easier than the iPhone version, I’ve scored over 2 million on Classic tonight..
hehe grover spoofing the old spice guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkd5dJIVjgM
headline in my local paper:
Devices have advantages for special needs students
ok interesting way to put that.
first line:
Special needs students are being touched by Apple’s iPad.
no not a Catholic school
(just between you me and the wall they are actually trying to justify buying $25k in iPads {and giving almost all to the teachers})
Teachers deserve more than just an ipad. Thats the fucking least they can get
Lo, Van says there’s girl-on-girl action in that flick . . .
Im a prude, EssBee. I look for story in my films. Not tit vs. vajina. You should know this. So sayeth the Sparky.
Hellooooooooooooooooooooo Deadpan!
Also. Van’s a pervy perv. PERVY!!!!! PERVY PERV VAN!!!!
SPARKY!!
Woof.
Look at this! A full contact Friday on the deadpan. Tackling! Grilling! Tattooing! (Impressive, btw, EssBee).
You know, Jack. I may need to ask for a raise to be able to keep up with all this commenting. That’s it! Jack, you need to double what you pay me for this!
Hey, look, he agreed to my demands instantly! All is well.
It has been a surreal week here for me. In addition to the whole “wife tore her ACL” business, I’ve got something else brewing, but I’m not ready to let it out just yet.
To borrow from one Justa Joe, “I’m all tingly”
Hmm, now there’s a bit we’ve not heard in a while.
Did anyone else see Ink http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071804/ and think of it while watching a certain show’s opening this week?
Ed – New Cadillac? =D
Not quite, but not a bad guess. No, that car is going to keep me happy for many more years yet.
Well Pan, off to see that new Wall STreet movie…mainly because I’ve seen almost everything else.
Desperate times breed desperate measures…
But have you seen Blade Runner?
/dashes away
NS: I did see Ink (good movie, not a great movie, but a good movie), but I haven’t seen any show openings this week, so I’m not sure which show it’s supposed to be like.
And to show my seedy underbelly
LP: I am not a prude and can be quite happy with a movie that has interesting story, character development… lots of gratuitous violence, plenty of gratuitous camera angles focusing on tits and even loads of girls kissing girls. Talk about a movie having everything. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212974/ :metal:
Thank you, Ed.
I haven’t seen Ink, NS, but what show are you talking ’bout?
We’re up, readin’, planning on going to the farmer’s market for beets this morning. I’m hoping not to be forced to bitch slap some yuppies at said farmer’s market, but time will tell.
We watched a documentary about dolphin kills in Japan last night called The Cove. Chilling, awful, had us weeping and swearing off sushi for good. For the rest of the weekend, we have Kick Ass and Crazy Heart DVDs. OH! One more we watched, Clash of the Titans – we both thought it was worth the 2 hours.
Now, coffee.
Star Wars sex education film anyone?
http://blastr.com/2010/10/star-wars-reistar-wars-reimagined-as-a-1950s-sex-education-video-sfwmagined-as-a.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Ah the classic story:
boy has girl
boy loses girl
boy gets girl back again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VurhzANQ_B0
UH – OMG I so want to see that film. Its looks wonderful/terrible. SO it has the UH seal of approval!?!?!?!?!? Sweet
Just finished reading Poison Sleep, book #2 in the Marla Mason series. I dig the MM character a lot. I’m gonna read book #3, Dead Reign, next.
Also, brr. Had to turn on the heater (pellet stove) for the first time this Fall today.
Bitch Slap does have my seal of approval. Plenty of plot twists and surprises. No actual nudity, but I suppose no movie is perfect.
Well the new Wall Street movie hasn’t inspired me to see the first movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10p9-xa_PZQ
“I saw you punch Johnny Appleseed with the Grim Reaper.”
“Leave your beep after the message.”
I should start a S%#tmykids say Twitter account.
Bitch Slap: Added to queue.
Van – from the “Dept. of Useless Skills”
I shall brag that I have now scored 3,313,456 on the iTouch “Tilt to Live” game.
… I have been visiting family. It was a long trip.
Is that in Classic JJ?
That is classic.
I could only manage 17,961 on frostbite but I did squeeze out 1,322,499 on Code Red.
Haven’t tried Gauntlet yet.
PPhone. Post test.
On the ground in Milwaukee. 45 minutes until onward to Boston. We won’t bother getting off here.
Called the vm line, but Iris would not speak.
PapIris?
AH weeeeeeeeeeelllll Im hopin….. and wishin…..and prayin….. that youll come back tooooo meeeeeeeeeeee
Wooooof da beee dooo!
Has anyone here read the so far translated version of The Gospel of Judas? Its fucking wonderful and fascinating.
Speaking of….. “Gethsemane” is one of my very favorite Rise Against songs. Back before they decided to become melodic “punk”.
No really, try it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynZxb7oCmGg
Oh and yes.. “melodic punk” = crap.
There’s no melody in punk music!
Some more price drops on the app store:
http://toucharcade.com/2010/10/09/a-few-more-weekend-sales-and-price-drops/
Soosiz is free this weekend, think Super Mario Galaxy but in 2D, worth checking out…
And it was a grilled cheese day after all! Sans the sacred images.
Goodnight :cheesus:
ZP is mildly impressed with Halo: Reach:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/2136-Halo-Reach
Oh and if your running IOS 4, and hanker after some old skool action, do a search on the app store for Fleetmaster..battleships with internet play via gamecenter..
Good morning, Starshine.
AC/DC in the morning makes me happy!
Rock and Roll ain’t Noise Pollution!
:metal:
My singing, however, *IS* noise pollution.
Unless I’m singing Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun.
I think Jack likes that one.
ROFLINGALOTTALING
I have a micro story that I want to record and send in, but my microphone is being a duchebag. I have to call Blue on Monday and chat with them about being arrogant bastards. Yes, your microphones are probably really good (if their reputations are anything near correct) and the plug and play option with little to no setup being required sounds great on paper. But for the rare few of us that can plug the microphone into FOUR computers and have it not register at all… no support whatsoever. Worst of all, I was an idiot when I first got the microphone and tossed the receipt, not bothering to use if for months. Let’s hope they will take my amazon buying history as proof that I purchased the microphone.
CJ – that is one I’ll have to hear some time.
good morning pan
you get 3 clues on which Smarty Hottie® this is
1. I have dark hair
2. Jack Mangan makes me swoony
Morning, Hotties; morning, Cj, morning UH.
3. I am 6’6
Hi Hugh! 🙂
morning EssBee, CJ and UH
UH?
dre sez: used hair
we just tried to figure out what used hair would be and the only thing we can come up with is a used hair weave
Wow. The Leafs clobber Ottawa. That looks nothing like the team of recent years! 🙂
ditto wins! he wins a kiss a kiss from the smarty hottie of his choice
I hope he picks me!
dre sez: no, me!
do I stutter?
🙂
blackhawks are starting the year off on a down note
dre sez: I think it was your 2nd clue that ditto figured out
I sez: clearly
dre sez: that and the 1.5 foot difference in height
I sez: which you make up for in other ways my dear
Someone is feeling up to the occasion. 😉
Bulls are looking good in the preseason
Bears. Oh God my Bears. *sobs*
I don’t know if I can watch the game today
dre sez: please, nothing can keep you away from a bears game
I sez: I think the game will be painful
dre sez: I will be there to console you
I take any occasion to feel someone up
That’s the spirit!
Dre got a call from her dad, I am going to cue up da pan of the week
Morning all. The origins of Usedhair:
When I was in high school, I took a shop-like class in which we had to design and print business cards. Not having a business, I drew a picture of Bill the Cat and created a business called “Bill’s Used Hair Balls”. Since that time, I have found it astoundingly convenient to use Usedhair as a screen name because it is one of the few things that I can be sure are unique in nature and that no one else will already be using.
podcast updating
that makes perfect sense, used hair
Deadpan is downloaded
Dre is off the phone with her dad now
Dre sez: I miss my Dad 🙁
🙁
Smarty Hottie® Deadpan play by play
featuring episode 183 Barbarians at the pan
starring Andrea the beautiful and Hugh the hearty
farrrr point media
dre sez: this is one of the romantic old b&w movies! Kiss my Hughie!!
*smoooch*
lol
awesome intro
dre sez: we fall into this description
I sez: we certainly do.
dre sez: Jack weakens me
swoon!
Kurt from St George
64-65 PSA
total fucking joke
Dre sez: nice disclaimer 🙂
I sez: if Deadpan is none of those things, then I don’t want to listen no more!
jacks “dream totem is still spinning”
dre sez: what does that mean exactly?
you perv
introbabbly: ummmm… yeeeahhh
hints and teasers
dre sez: Jack is such a tease
kirk
Dear Jack
please continue to “waste our time” as you put it
breasts
your number 1 stalker,
hughie
kel-tics
sell-tics
reaper is in van dyne
someone is at dunkin donuts
reaper is now is Osh kosh
bagosh!
bunny is not sending in content
i sez: murse?
dre sez: man-purse
I sez: european carry-all?
dre sez: yes 🙂
portable aluminum chop sticks??
what makes them portable?
dude you are carrying way too many fucking things
dre sez: what do you carry with you everyday?
I sez: 3 things
1. wallet
2. iphone
3. your heart
dre sez: awwwww! you are so cute
I sez: I know how to get points with the ladies
dre sez: what about when you have your big old work briefcase?
Hugh sez: in that is my laptop and work papers and shit
pixies dig da pan
that dude is in new london
Jack, you played that kel-tic show thing twice
minutes of last barbarian tribe meeting
“wild horse mounts”
dre sez: *snicker*
lol
dre sez: barbarians have awesome hair. I long to run my hands through it and clutch at their bulging muscles
I sez: woman! control yourself!
When I get naked I swing my hammer and axe at Dre
Dre sez: You have an awesome hammer and axe, baby
lol
evil otto
item 3: banners
pink banners?
Dre sez: they are just supporting breast cancer month
prancing ballerina? What kind of barbarians are these?
dre sez: she needs fangs!!
lol
ed from texas fried my brain
sugarbush mmmmm Dre’s got a niiiiice sugarbush
Dre sez: *blush* my sugarbush likes your hammer and axe
*swooon* we will discuss this more after pan!
dre sez: agreed!
this dude is back in his purse
ok, I do carry my sunglasses with me too
I need to revise my list
On my person when I am just out I carry:
1. Wallet
2. iphone
3. Dres heart
4. Sunglasses (daytine only I DO NOT wear my sunglasses at night. So I can, so I can)
On my person on a regular work day I carry:
1. wallet
2. iphone
3. dres heart
4. sunglasses
5. Work pass and CTA pass (CTA: Chicago Transit Authority)
In my briefcase:
1. Computer
2. work files
3. phone charger
4. WSJ and FT (Wall Street Journal and Financial Times)
5. Chicago Tribune Sports Section
6. book I am reading
this is Dre.. deadpan pause for a bit 🙂
we are at his treatment and the nurse came in
be back in a minute
Dear Deadpan
Bears are playing, and all that shit I was talking about above was a lie. I cannot keep away from a Bears game. It is a weakness. I am just a weak ass man. Plus, it seems we have a touchdown!
dre sez: yay!!
I am going to watch the game stats for a bit and we will finish this later this afternoon. I hope you can understand. Or at least pity me.
breasts
hughie smarty hottie
That was me at Dunkin’ Donuts.
I just swallowed a whole ice cube. It’s cold in my throat.
I say “like” a lot…
I :wub: you guys!
Paging Jack Mangan – Jack Mangan – I need to speak with you.
Anyone seen this man? :jack:
I need to speak with him.
Not urgent.
But – needed.
Smarty Hottie Asspolsion of JOY !!!!
CJ – permission to think all sorts of naughty things about you and swallowing whole.
Interrogative?
Bobby Brown ?
Are you asking for permission?
Are you asking ME for permission?
Your thoughts are your own – I have no control over them….
really… :devil: no not REALLY… muahahaha
ack!
My thoughts have been hijacked
can’t . focus
swallowing…… whole….can’t concentrate
dre sez: hugh, breathe, breathe. You will be fine.
I sez: Thanks babe. I almost didn’t make it
Well, the Bears still suck. We are sucking less this week than we sucked last week. Last week we sucked hard. This week we are sucking normal.
Dre sez: this whole post so far is about sucking and swallowing
*submit comment!*
where were we, babe?
Dre sez: I don’t know, hit play
*play*
The murse
We really REALLY need to put a limit on the internal challanges to the death for command for the tribe.
I want the command scepter
Dre sez: You already have my command scepter baby
I sez: swoon!
LOL
Dre sez: this is so funny, Jack. We love it.
wait what was that Starbucks order?
venti double soy whip lite 2 splenda quad shot caramel macciato frap
LOL. what is that??
Dre sez: I want to go to starbucks and order than and see what happens. It makes no sense. It defies all starbucks logic.
Cassandra
Masters of The Steps
rulers of the back porch
Demons of the pantry
goth tribes ARE tough
LOL
they really have a lot of gall
dre sez: that was too funny 🙂
clintonville
we’ve all ready Harry Potter
everything feels good after a Paul Mitchel moisturizer and hot oil treatment
crullers, coffee and orange tang…
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
be more sensitive to the ladies
works for me!
cj at dunkin donuts again
dre sez: I love the yawning
smooth like buttah!
biblical archeogical review
ooooo.. hard to soft pencilssssssssssssssssssssssaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh
dre sez: uh-oh you’ve turned hugh on
I loooooove pencil sets. I have a weakness. I own more pencil and charcoal sets than is necessary.
dre sez: He can’t walk out of an art store without touching all the charcoal and pencils
its true.
barbarian tribe council meeting part deux
how does my loin cloth look?
dre sez: so so hot baby
*puffs chest out*
barbarians watch bravo
dre sez: and lifetime
lol
dre sez: beautifully toned rippling pectorals!!!!
I sez: oh you’ve done it now, Jack.
I like to push the homo-erotic envelope
armor is for wusses
dre sez: I vote for the naked oiled pectorals
his tent flap
*snicker*
lol
I don’t know if I can say I like kel-tic music
dre sez: agreed
no offense to anyone. I know my music can be annoying.
wabeano!
greasy spoon diner
dark portent!
bunny sez: you have us van even though she is an anti-social bunny
reaper sez: no hotsauce
nomad scry: house
justa j0e sez: 1am stuff, back at work at 6am. bad faucet
essbee sez: no garter
kurt sez: orange sun
Van: bagpuss
is the way
thanks 4 sending Jack some shit
kirk
tumbleweeds
fucktardbot got me cuz I sez mouseclick x3
sphericaljackmmmmmmmm
jacks dumbass memory next week
closing music
outrobabble
dre sez: we wish you well too Jackamo
goodnight green eggs n mush
dre sez: pretty music Jack
I agree
is Jack coming back after the music? game™
player #1 Hugh sez: Yes
player #2 Andrea sez:: No
and the winner is….
*drumroll*
Hugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dre sez: wow you sure can talk fast Jackamo *swooon*
I sez: she is so damn easy.
Thank you for that episode Jack and all who contributed and of course the barbarians who allowed us into their meeting
dre sez: deadpan is the motherfucking way, bitches!
Somehow the Bears made it to 23 to 6
in the contest of who can suck worse this week, the Bears did not suck worse. For this I am grateful.
Big fucking shout out to Australia
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_cancer_glaxo_melanoma
Status update from one of my wife’s cousins. Any MAC gurus have any suggestions I can pass on to her?
..for anyone who knows anything about macs I need your help..I uploaded around 200 pictures and when I was going through them, iphoto self quit and when I reopened it, the last 2 years of my pictures were gone, including al the new ones :'( please help
Silence
Me and the wind
Watching tumbleweeds fly
With a glass of beer called the Beast
Deadpan
actually I think that cinquain should be written
Silence
Me and the wind
Watching tumbleweeds fly
With a glass of beer called
the Beast
Hmm, it appears that some Joe has shown up on Facebook. Anybody here know who this fellow might be?
Ed: I’m not a Mac person, but maybe the cousin can use this?
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/stellarphoenixmacintoshdatarecoverysoftware.html
Facebook ? me
hmmm
that “?” character was a “does not equal” sign when it left my computer for the interwebs.
BTW:
If anyone out there has short stories just laying around, stories that you felt weren’t really your best work and could only be properly presented if read by a couple of really drunk people on their podcast … the “Air Out My Shorts” podcast is apparently run out of submissions.
Just say’n.
Really? So now youre pimpin for Preston and the Whore eh?
Although I cant blame you. Ive been listening to AoMS since about episode 9 and its for the most part wonderful.
CD(drinking): The Beast brewed by Avery
Holy crap this is a great beer, I think a pilgrimage to Boulder, CO is in order.
Raloh, the Boulder/Denver area is a damned Mecca for microbrews. Avery is indeed a fav. The Beast is damn fine, tho you havent lived until youve drunk (and passed out from) “Salvation”. At 10.03% its a doozy. Its glowy warm warming glow will do you well. You have your pilgrimage and you can paass out at my place 🙂
-o +p
Ralph are you drinking the Beast Grand Cru??????
Lo Pan – PB & TWW are one of my guilty pleasures. I don’t know what it is about that show … I guess it’s like one of those grinding car crashes you come across on the interstate. You just can’t not look.
Ralph – with luck, tomorrow I shall bottle my hard cider.
No I love them, J0e. You know that feeling you get when watching/listening to someone totally embarrass themselves? Yeah I often get that feeling listening to Whore. So I feel you.
Lo Pan: Yes it is the Beast Grand Cru :D. and worth the $10 a bottle I spent. Full of lovely, yummy aromas and flavors. oh yeah and this is 15% 😀
JJ: Nice! always good to hear homebrew moving along, I’ve recently found a pasteurized cider and I’m thinking about picking up a gallon and pitching some yeast to see how it turns out.
Oh and after trying this beer the next time i’m at the liquor store I’m going to go for 1 of each from Avery
I would love to try that cider, justa.
I think we should have a beer-a-palooza in Denver/Boulder/Longmont. We could record lots of fun stuff.
We’re CP: Beatles Rock Band – well, were. Now we’re gonna do some Grateful Dead playlists on Lego Rock Band!
Oh Ralph…… I think I love you.
May I highly recommend Ellie’s Brown Ale? Its the one with the brown dog on the brown dog on the label… and its heavenly.
EssBee you know Im down
Drunkpanalooza? sounds like it could be fun, have to balance some stuff but we could see.
oh an LP I have another bottle to save for later, I am so glad right now I went ahead and bought 2!
if we can figure out how to send one your way Essbee, it’s all yours!
if you send through post office or a mial carrier be sure to say it is a “yeast sample” Justa Joe, and wrap the entire thing in plastic in case a bottle breaks. The package carries don’t like to carry beer or wine :P.
*sigh*. Beer.
mial=mail
the alcohol isn’t effecting me at all *innocent look*
That would work?
I was under the impression that if you sent any liquid through the mail (or UPS or the like) homeland security would automatically assume it was a vial of evil and seriously harsh my buzz.
🙁
Looking at the websites for Homebrew comps and lurking the forums the general consensus is to wrap the bottles in bubble wrap, fill remaining space with peanuts, and a plastic bag around it all. Then use a private carrier like UPS or FedEx. And then just tell them you’re sending yeast samples, if they ask what you are shipping.
I sent the Wingin It! guys a bunch of brews under the guise of “soda”. Tho anymore I think Ralph is right. I think anything marked “fragile” is more apt to be opened.
I have to say I have yet to ship any beer or other beverages myself, I’m just geek enough to be listening to homebrew podcasts and reading the AHA forums constantly looking for tips. Eventually I will have competition level beer!
And then you will have competition level tasters here also too as well 🙂
Sounds good to me, I like constructive feedback.
Just finished Day 4 of Children of Earth. Wow. I’ll finish it up tomorrow.
The woman agent in the show would be a perfect Maria Hill from SHIELD.
Cya tomorrow
goodnight ditto
Goodnight pan, goodnight mush
Friends help you move, good friends help you move bodies, best friends know why the bodies need to be moved.
http://thinkexist.com/quotation/last_week_i_helped_my_friend_stay_put-it-s_a_lot/342706.html
Goodnight :Mitch:
Don’t
Don’t
Don’t let’s start …
Monday’s the worst part.
Good morning deadpan, damnit I guess I need to wake up now.
Kids are off from school today. I’ve elected to take off as well. Much hooky to be played.
Boo, vacation is over.
Speaking of “BOO!”
I am dusting off my Halloween playlist this morning.
Happy Bday, Rhettro!!
Happy Bday, asshat brother as well.
Happy National Coming Out Day. I’m not straight, btw.
Also, another gay kid suicide, this one in OK.
Now, off to work.
I don’t even know the real names of most of these much less who did them (or even remember where I aquired them). I’m starting to mix them into my random play list.
The Worms Crawl In
Witch Queen of New Orleens
Weird Soundscape
Weird Science Oingo Boingo
Very Superstitious
Trick or Treat_polka
Trick or Treat Banshees
Thriller
This Is Halloween Danny Elfman
They’re Coming To Take Me Away Loudon Wainwright III
Soul Stalker
She Get So Mean
Scream Theme
Scary Waltz
Black Magic Woman Santana
Rock-a-Billy People Eater
Purple People Eater
Pipe Organ_bit
Orchestral Theme
Nightmare on my Street Fresh Prince
Nightmare On Elm
Nature Trial To Hell Weird Al
Munsters Theme
Monster’s lullabye
Monster Mash
Looong slow sad
Living In A Haunted House
Killer Tomatoes
Into Oblivion (partial)
I was a Teenage Werewolf
I told The Witchdocter
Here Comes The Bride_Elvira
Halloween Spooks Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
Halloween Pop
Halloween Party
The Halloween Dance
Ghoules – Vamps are made of Cool
Ghostbusters
Frankensurfer II The Surfaholics
Exorcist Theme
Dramatic Sting
Drac The Knife
Dead Man’s Party (1988 Boingo Alive Version) Oingo Boingo
Dark Ecstasy
Children of the night
Castin My Spell
The Blob
Bewitched
Adams family
Essbee – I have to wonder what percent of teen suicides has always been gay kids.
Not underplaying the sadness of a kid killing himself because he didn’t feel like he/she fit in (though MOST of us felt that way in High School) just wondering if there is anything “out of the ordinary” going on here.
Wait, that didn’t sound right. Of course it’s “out of the ordinary” …
Let me try it again … I am wondering if there really been a “rash” of gay teen suicide lately or just a rash of national news media reporting about this subsection of an already tragic teenage group.
According to the CDC, there are about 4500 successful suicides each year and approximately 149,000 failed attempts.
Pre Internet/24 hour news network – this sort of thing was usually kept as quite as possible so maybe this is all horrifically “normal”.
I think you make a fair point, JOe. I think gay teen suicide has always been a big problem, and gay kids I’d bet make up a healthy chunk of that 4500/year. Bullying has also always been a problem.
I love what Sarah Silverman says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM6xbW1DZyM
Okay, now really going to work. Nice boo playlist!
My kids are out all week as well, and I have oodles planned for them!
Dammit Rhett its your Bday? Happy 22nd!!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving Day, Canada!
Happy “We Still Celebrate This??????” Day, America!
I forgot about THAT, Sparks. I won’t tell you what we call it in my house, due to my effort to not offend.
Happy Birthday Rhettro!
Hmmmm … will there be Birthday SPANKINGS!!!!
…or was that just a tradition when I was growing up?
Way too cool. For people that like things that go boom, watch a hammer hit nitroglycerine:
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/10/10/hitting-droplets-of.html
Happy Birthday Rhett *big hug*
Happy Birthday Rhettro.
Called in to see ‘The Angel of the North’ on the way back from Belsay Hall:
http://yfrog.com/n9r9gkj
JOe, I read that first as “birthday SPARKINGS” and it had a totally different meaning for me.
Oh EssBee… youll have to tell me what you really call it. I enjoy “Hey way to do what the Vikings and possibly the Chinese did way before you!” day.
ditto go BOOM!!!!! Lotsa sparks.
Van what the hell is that?
CP: Without A Sound — Torche
Kinda reminds me of Helmet
Van: Isn’t that the crazy guy that jumped off the building at the start of Kick Ass? 😉
I can see how, ditto. It has that crunching guitar of early Helmet. Me likey. I havent had a chance to listen to anything you gave me yet :(.
Oooh, we just saw Kick Ass Saturday night — LOVED IT.
We also saw Crazy Heart, yesterday. Also LOVED.
Lo: No problem. I’m just getting around to listening too. Don’t worry if you can’t understand what Molice is singing. It’s Japanese. But, I kinda like that song.
As for Torche, I’m really enjoying it so far. Previously, I had only heard their song UFO, so it’s nice to hear a bit more from them.
This day needs a funny reaper link.
Have a :metal: Birthday, Rhett!
Hey Im a huge Boris fan, ditto. Japanese does not bother me.
I got more Torche if you want when you want 🙂
EssBee! Kick Ass 2 in production as we speak! Wa Ha!
w00t!
ditto have you been to Molice’s website?
http://www.themolice.com/home_english.html
So far I really really like “Pale Wind”
Romancer
Romancer
I want to make my soul smooth
*sparks fly*
Lo: Boris rocks! 🙂
Lo: Yep, I’ve been to the site. That’s a good song. I see they’ve released a new album. The debut was pretty good.
I also like the Polysics. They are a Japanese version of Devo.
CP: A Bar In Amsterdam — Katzenjammer
Norwegian Pop Bluegrass. Bizarre and fun. 🙂
Runchie time!
Borisu Heavy Rocks!
Hmmm… I wonder if the Misses would spank me for my birthday? LOL
Lo, 22 years? Will it has been 22 years since I reached legal drinking age. 😉
Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes!
Well you dont look a day over whatever age you wanna be!! 😀
I want in on this exchange! . . . even though I only have about 500mb free on my iPod. . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_the_North
In regards to sucides, there does seem a trend in people using the internet to arrange meetups to kill themselves in pacts:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-11388669
Of course these were adults so they don’t count.
Yeah I’m a cynic…
I like your photo better than wiki’s, Van.
Not to go hot-button, but there are many who’ve put forth the idea that the anti-migrant frenzy is a form of cultural bullying. Is there a connection?
Or is it as J0e said, and the media are simply jumping on a decades/centuries old problem?
Either way, now is a major time to stand up for everyone’s right to be unique.
right now, today, on Rhett’s birthday.
CP: Sugar Baby — The Kills
Jack Ill be in touch via exchange….
button =hot hot hot
Mighty cool, Van. I likes.
sweet :metal: !!!
CP: Roman Regret — The Kickback
CP: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do — Killola
CP: Starling — Tori Amos
ditto Ive so tried to get into Killola but just cant. I dont know what it is.
Anybody know where TEB is? Hope she’s okay.
Oh, I see she popped in to spank Rhettro. False alarm.
Shes *not* in my basement.
How the hell did get out…er…..see I told you she wasnt.
Just a quick hop in.
EssBee, TEB is enjoying the CDN thanksgiving long weekend 😉
Thanks for the thoughts, though.
That’s RIGHT!
+she
EssBee: I’m guessing TEB is busy celebrating Thanksgiving.
Lo: I can understand that. Killola is enjoyable, but not great.
Oh yeah! Happy Canadian Thanksgiving, Canucks and Nordiques alike.
Well, there you go!
Where? Huh???? Where I go?????????
Happy Happy Happy
Joy Joy Joy
Birthday Wishes for Rhett
Something about the word “Canuck” makes me all swoony.
Why?
CP: Cocoon Crash — K’s Choice
Anyone know how to shuffle songs within a playlist on an iPod?
Oh, Cj . . .
Yes?
EssBee, I believe you’d need to connect to iTunes to reset an iPod playlist’s order.
CCH Pounder.
CP: The Boy Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn — Alison Krauss & Union Station
Yes, indeed.
CP: Shove — L7
CP: New Trent Reznor stuff. Has anyone seen this Facebook movie?
Thanks for the iTunes tip, Jack. I’ll mix that up tonight and try it. I was so proud of myself for finally creating playlists . . .
I haven’t seen the FB movie, and am not sure if I’m interested in it.
CP: Screaming At A Wall — Minor Threat
My team was supposed to go see it this Wednesday night as a group activity, but it’s been pushed to next week.
I’m really really excited to see it!
And *snicker* I kinda LOVE the Tweet I just wrote.
ZOMG I love my job!
Very cute, Cj.
I’ll have you know that I logged into Twitter for the first time in around 8 months just to see your tweet.
Aww thank you!
I had to go through quite a bit to get that one out there!
Well, let me know about any other twits . . . er tweets of note. I can’t keep up with it.
Kids these days . . .
I’m just praying they take the bait and respond before I leave for my 3 days off.. not that I won’t be watching from home!
mildly amusing”Saturday Night Live” clip.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clips/1253643
Well I hope everyone in the U.S. enjoyed their Uncertain Recognition of a Controversial Dead Explorer and Slave Trader Politically Incorrect Day. Mine has been spent at work.
That was a funny moment in a not-too-funny ep, JOe.
My day was also spent at work.
CW: last night’s Boardwalk Empire ep
RC: A tub of Haagen Daaz Strawberry cheesecake ice cream.
Really must stop the comfort eating.
Ooh, that sounds good, Van. I’m currently being disappointed by a Healthy Choice dinner.
– Healthy Choice, + Lean Cuisine
CW: Last night’s Dexter
looking for Halloween movies I haven’t seen (or seen in years) and ran across “The Halloween Tree” based on a Ray Bradbury story.
Does anyone here have a review of it?
Wow, the Deadpan went to bed early last night.
Rise and Shine, everyone!
CP: Lo Hare Por Ti – Paulina Rubio
Happy Belated, Rhetrrrro.
*stares balefully at a mountain of email*
morning pan. Damn busy weekend and Monday I’m not going to even bother getting cough up on comments there are over 300 I missed. I think I saw a new name and if so welcome! if not ignore me and take a look at this:
http://i.imgur.com/4fxnK.gif
it made me laugh
ummm:
http://imgur.com/a/qbSga/creepy_mcdonalds_painting
reaper, thats the calm before the kill.
Lo Pan – This may or may not be our demoncat…
http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=242&itemid=16460
I did what for hare por what now?
Crap Nomad, that site is blocked. Yes, yes my work blocks all games/comics sites. Its fun.
Rest assured tho… if theres even a semblance thats its our buddy, Ill check it out.
Hey Pan!
Downtown and back already today. Busy, busy, busy
CD – jumping through hoops to get the NME radio stream back on iTunes. Apparently they killed their old stream.
From the boingboing:
http://www.tbd.com/blogs/amanda-hess/2010/10/hiv-positive-black-gay-men-to-get-the-bayard-rustin-project-a-district-campaign-against-aids-2873.html
Now THAT is a type-o.
The lowly ‘N’.
apparently my brain is filtering out the typo … I can’t find the mistake 🙁
Ah … ok I see
Took three tries.
I need more coffee
JOe, 1 out of 3 men you’ve slept with in DC have AIDS. Also, 1 in 3 men I’ve slept with in DC.
Wait . . .
lol. I bet she was embarrassed. 🙂
EssBee your whore is showing again.
Oops!
Crackin!
CP: Nothing Natural — Lush
I find it funny how a lot of sites are making fun of this chart:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/10/read-em-all-pentagons-193-mind-numbing-cyber-security-regs/
I can understand the tendency to make fun of this, but a lot of this stuff is there for good reasons. And the military has very different requirements than commercial software.
I thought the military ran all commercial software…
No, that’s SkyNet. 😉
It runs military software too. 🙂
Currently making coffee to prep for CCH.
This project may be frustrating at times, but at least it doesn’t suck like the last one.
CP: Leviticus: Faggot — Me’Shell Ndegeocello
Is that similar to Deuteronomy: Breeder, EssBee?
Skynet better happen soon. Im tired of the buildup
Yes, Sparky, I hate that Deuteronomy song.
I like both the blonde and brunette versions of Sarah Connor. 🙂
My office is FREEZING. But I did swipe an aeron chair from an office this morning. I feel bad scavenging after a layoff, but a girl’s gotta do and all that.
Did we know Kevin Costner did a B horror?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0951335/
It’s on my DVR. I’m hoping to watch it this afternoon. Maybe do a play by play.
EssBee, I did some of that at my last job with layoffs. I normally got first pic because I had secure the PC after they left.
hehe
http://www.icanhasinternets.com/2010/10/safety-first-2/
I do this with PC’s and monitors when moving them.
the real difference…
http://i.imgur.com/Cs1bH.jpg
CP: There Are Listed Buildings — Los Campesinos!
I scoff at those who scoff at Internet security.
EssBee did you know its raining? Theres nothing me loves more than someone coming into the office and stating the obvious. Blech.
Have you seen 300 ditto? Sarah gets it in that. Gets it real good.
No, is it?!
That explains a lot. Like, the drops and the wet.
I know right? I thought maybe I just peed myself, but no! Its actually rain. I was relieved to find that out.
CP: 1st Samuel: Tranny
*scough*
I couldn’t put my finger on it until the credits rolled. Jack from Ultraviolet is Bill from True Blood.
Really?? Oh….my….
And it is not raining here.
CP: Revelations: Foot Fetish
Well Pan, off to get the flu jab, won’t work be pleased…
Lucky lucky Van.
CP: Esther: Fecalfelia
Gross
http://www.bettyconfidential.com/ar/ld/a/miley-cyrus-gives-her-raunchiest-performance-ever.html?source=1307
CP: Underage: Please Dont Take Upskirt Pics
CP: Pain Lies On The Riverside — Live
CP: with myself.
YUCK on the Miley.
YUCK on the Esther song! I don’t know for sure what that is, but I think I do and YUCK.
My flu shot’s tomorrow, Van. Don’t tell me any scary stories!
Theres alot of yuck going on. My company should have given out the shots by now… I dunno whats up. Then again they should have given out our bonuses too. I see a theme….
CP: Job: HomoWhale
Speaking of horror stories
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_16314706
OOPS…sorry. We we a lil wrong.
Pneumonia as well…gawd I’m an old fart.
Disney seems to have that affect on girls.
Maybe tomorrow Essbee..
I’m shocked that the “Achy Breaky Heart” guy would raise a child to make poor decisions.
BTW J0e, I have never heard of that “Halloween Tree” movie. . .
. . . nor had I heard that Kevin Costner had switched from big budget B-movies to low budget B-movies.
CW The Event
CE Good pasta dish but i forgot the bread
CP: Genesis: Finger or Toe?
But have you heard of “Trick or Treat” starring Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osborne and Skippy from Family Ties?
Jonah Hex is out on DVD! Whoo hoo!
Guh.
CP: Proverbs: Bukake
link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092112/
Oh god Rhett… you had to remind me
CP: Hot Pants Breakdown — The Greyboy Allstars
Do you find bukake women, comely?
Rhett is now in the running for quote of the year. HA AND UGH!
I’ve made that joke before on Dead Pan. 🙂
Dont matter. Always works.
It was worth tossing it out a second time.
Salad?
Cesar.
Low blow?
Or is that Lo Blow? 😉
Speaking of which… do not search for bukake ruler. You’ve been warned.
Though I’m sure Reaper & Lo have seen that on Topless Robot.
Lo Pandering.
ditto I already know of said ruler… indeed on the Robot!
Ill never pass up a Lo blow
Rhettro-active
I didn’t think so! 🙂
“Active”
Lo and be-blowed
Rhettro-active: when I’m small
Rhettro-active: now I’m grown
Rhettro-active: and the night is young
And in a minute I’ll blow
*sniff*
so pretty
Pullin out my glock
Set the clock
Watch your butt cheeks drop when I pop a cap in yo ass
Aint nobody gonna last
Chinatown clique gonna take you out fast
Straight outta Longmont.
“Straight”
ahem
Run Lol…er… Rhett, Run
I saw Trick or Treat in the theater, in fact. I even fondly recall the Fastway sdtk.
(FYI: I fixed my typo. . . I’d originally written the bandname as “Fastwat”)
You been watching the Big C ditto?
The BBC jumps on a bandwagob:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tq4d9
bandwagon even
I’ve been watching it, Van. Idris Elba. Please.
I prefer “Fastwat”
Just the B word was mentioned a lot in the latest episode.
I’d watch that too, Van. Wonder if it’ll come to BBC America.
The Big C?
It’s okay to be a homophobic asshat demonstrating why kids choose to kill themselves if that’s what your audience wants to hear:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/12/ann-coulter-defends-carl-_n_759128.html
hehe:
http://i.imgur.com/Wz3e9.gif
Of the Big C.
Nope. Don’t have Showtime.
It’s a pretty good show, ditto:
http://www.sho.com/site/thebigc/about.do
Sorry EssBee, I was directing my comment at EAZY Lo. 🙂
Colorado playing Detroit tonight. Should be entertaining.
Oh sure, he’s straight out of Longmont . . . straight to the next MAN.
Which would be funnier if you saw my neck movements and could hear me.
Lunch is over. Left over Chinese food = yum.
Will be able to do a movie PBP but I need to make a phone call shortly after one (it’s 12:45 here) so I’ll wait until after that to give spoilers and amusement
Children of Earth was de-press-ing.
Your comments about Torchwood make me want to rewatch, ditto.
Now that’s funny, EssBee.
I really enjoyed Torchwoood and I’m looking forward to Season 4.
Ed might have mentioned this before, but I’m one episode away from being caught up with “Chuck”, but did anyone else catch the Repo Man’s cameo on last weeks episode? It was pretty sweet, although no references to a suit case.
Rhettro: yep. 🙂
OK Pan!
It’s movie time!
The movie is: The New Daugher
The DVR writeup: In this gripping horror film, a recently divorced man (Kevin Costner) fights for the soul of his daughter after she’s possessed by an ancient evil that causes her to exhibit strange and violent behaviour.
This movie is 108 minutes long
spoilers, spelling, yada, yada
Here we go.
Violence and coarse language. Two out of three ain’t bad (everybody knows the trifecta of a good horror is violence, language and nudity)
Anthill
The movie starts with a close up of KC’s crotch. Really?
Nice looking house though.
BAsed on a short story written by John Connelly. If anybody’s interested,
Tiny little door in bed room. You just know something evil’s going to come out of it at some point.
Beef jerky for lunch. Yum
Upset teenage daughter refuses to unpack. Not cleche at all
“Dear Mom,
Thank’s for abandoning us. You’re a slut. Your new boyfriend is a shit head.”
I think this kid has issues
The younger son is in a better mood
Hey, I use to have a chair like that!
Don’t close the door all the way.
Strange noises
What was that?
“This place sucks”
“Please don’t use that word, you don’t know what it means”
“I know what it means”
Obviously they’re thinking the word means more than I’ve ever given it credit… until now.
A young Mozart he’s not
Cool, there was a rifle in the piano
Ok, shotgun, not rifle.
Time to explore
Daddy’s grumping at the real estate agent because there was a loaded gun left behind.
Well, it seems WP is going to screen my comments
The surround sound is working well on this movie. Made me look behind me
The kid is freaked by a giant mound of dirt.
Darkness Falls
IT just occurred to me. When my comments are released from purgatory, there will be an extended version of hte play by play 🙂
CP: Immigrant Song — Led Zeppelin
Marmalade?
First day of school in the new neighbourhood
Pretty teacher. I see the romantic interest who helps when things go wonky
She’s a fan.
“You’re not perfect”
OMG! You bought that house?
hinting at the evil to come
Bzzz. Wrong. The queen ant doesn’t build the tunnels, the workers do it for her.
Oh, gross
She killed the doll
sleeping on the scary mound of dirt
Attention all Cougar hunters…Courtney Cox is now single.
Now back to your regularly scheduled Bunny.
Clumsy idiot
That was hours ago and he’s only noticing now?
Is CC a cougar or a skink?
re: Repo Man cameo
My head exploded.
“Chuck” is proving to be the “Intersect” for 80’s/90’s pop culture.
Loisa is starting to act strange. Could it be she’s spending too much time on dirt mounds?
Still a Cougar. She hits Silver Fox level at 50
re: The Big “C”
We are still talking about Anne Coulter right?
Dirty water
I was more referring to her person, than her age, Lo.
BAng, bang, bang…
Speaking in tongues
And for those Kitten hunters, Christina Aguelerra is also single. Now back to your regularly scheduled Play by Play with your host, TEB…
Where did she get that?
There was a dead kitten on this show, Rhett
Wasn’t Aguelerra another of those teenybop, pop queens turned slut?
Dang, I’m always accused of killing kittens.
Louisa is dressed like a ho for school
No JOe, she was always a …. um, nevermind.
Maybe she’s a Miley Sirus fan.
Louisa I mean
Almost getting run over
road kill? The kitten or the Cougar?
NOthing’s come out of the tiny little door yet. I’m very disappointed
Doll’s head in dirt mound
OK … I don’t know who or what we are referring to at this point … AND I LIKE IT!
Did Louisa do that?
This teacher confuses me. Is she teacher, AA, outside observer?
Talking with the teacher. Making moves
Giving the evil eye
He’s watching Dexter’s Laboratory. Cool
Ok, I don’t think I like this movie now
Louisa is turning into a real bitch
RE: EssBee’s Ann Coulter link:
ZOMG, when Bill O’Reilly is the voice of reason. . . .
“I don’t hate it here, dad”
Boy that girl can really pack it away
REmembering the day’s when Louisa was cute
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Drinks with the teacher
Clean that floor, you bitch
Boy KC has a lot of problem with language. Can’t even tell the teacher Louisa told him to *whisper* “screw himself”
scary forest
Time to run
Home. Safe?
Oooh, the door’s peephole is made for people my size
And the PBP started with:
“# DJ Bunny Says:
October 12th, 2010 at 11:13 am
The movie starts with a close up of KC’s crotch. Really?
# DJ Bunny Says:
October 12th, 2010 at 11:13 am
Nice looking house though.”
^^^^Is this some kind of euphemism?
coffee
No euphemism Jack. Just whiplash comments. 😉
(KC never did anything for me)
Is that what that was
KC freaks out over the littlest thing
OMG. How stupid is KC
No wonder the daughter hates him
He screams like a girl. 🙂
Leaving the kids with a babysitter. Nothing will go wrong there
Wow Louisa. What have you been doing on that Indian burial mound?
Contacting the scientist.
Covered in dirt
Honestly?
I’m having problems with this scene
Oh look, he’s nested
Get Out!
House back story. About time
Why, that’s just what’s been happening to Louisa!
KC’s freaking out again
giving the babysitter the evil eye
I didn’t open that door!
KC = Kansas City?
That’s what you get for smoking!
Nope, lead singer for the Sunshine Band
Why wasn’t the babysitter there when KC got home?
Sam’s terrified
For those not following the play book, Sam’s the younger son
Kiss her. KISS HER!
Ewww. Why do movies always have to show graphic puking lately?
CP: Royal Oil — The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
“I’ll never leave you”
I might kill you, but I won’t leave you, bwa ha ha ha ha
Actually, nobody has actually died yet. Hints but no bodies
The dreams…
I think, at some point in the near future, Louisa is going to try to kill the teacher.
Oh look. Louisa’s nesting too
Gonna bulldoze the mound
Found out what’s behind the little door.
Change of plans, gonna blow up the mound
Scientist doesn’t approve
backstory of indian burial mounds *yawn*
The mating ritual?
Found the babysitter
The police are stupid too
*whisper* “I think something bad is going to happen now”
Little kids are so perceptive
Run over by the cops
I think the cop believes him now
blood
I told you!!!
SAM!!!
Boy, I’d hate to be his insurance agent
Babysitter run over by the cops?
Silence
awww. It’s a little monster
Daddy!
Decisions, decisions
No J0e. Little monster run over by cop.
He has the cop’s gun now
Sam’s just as idiotic as KC
Ok, maybe not
wow those tunnels go a long way
Wow, she’s going to need a long shower
but will they let her go
Sam, you were told to wait in the house
YOu can’t kill a god… can you?
Ow that looks painful
Now what?
daddy?
Movie’s over
“Gonna bulldoze the mound”
My thoughts:
As far as these kinds of movies go it wasn’t that bad. It wasn’t that good, but it wasn’t bad either. Most of the bad came through not really being scary, cleches, and expected things actually happening. The one thing I did like though, is it didn’t try to get its scares by gore or things jumping out at you. Except for one scene (the teacher dying) you don’t see any blood. You don’t actually see anybody get killed, including the teacher. I like a movie that, at least tries to, use more subtle means to frighten you. Unfortunately, this one didn’t quite succeed.
Still, worth watching if you like this kind of B horror silliness.
Now that’s an interesting metaphor! 🙂
Referring to Rhettro’s comment of course. 🙂
1000!
zoinks!
Now I think it’s time to hit the books.
CR: Kraken – China Mieville
Chinatown for life.
CP: I Got A Woman — Ray Charles
JOe – LOL on the Anne C. joke!
Forget it, Jake. This is Chinatown.
Bunny, I’d love to get your take on that book. I dig Mieville’s work.
Aright, Deadpan, I’m putting you to work. My daughter has been given the task of gathering some survey data that her class will be using for graphing. She’s supposed to get at least 20 responses to make a useful data set. So, here’s your chance to chime in. I figure it will be a bit more of a diverse set of answers thanks to the global reach of the Deadpan.
The choices are the same for all four questions:
wild fires
tsunamis
earthquakes
hurricanes
droughts
tornadoes
volcanoes
avalanches
floods
monsoons
1 – Which natural disaster do you consider to have the greatest impact on people (destruction, cost, relocation, etc)
2 – Which natural disaster do you think is the most dangerous?
3 – Which natural disaster would you be the most afraid to be in?
4 – Which natural disaster are you most fascinated by?
With the widely different geographies we come from, I expect we will get some interestingly different responses. My thanks in advance.
1. Hurricane
2. Tornado
3. Tornado
4. Volcanoes
1 – 4: Reality TV shows.
1. Hurricane
2. Drought
3. Tornado
4. Tornado
1. Hurricane
2. Tornado
3. Earthquake (I HAVE been in a Tornado!)
4. Volcano
Also, another teen suicide, this one a 19 year old young woman from Howard University.
Quick hop in before I start playing Tropico 3.
Jack I’m only about 50 pages into the 500 page book so it’ll be a bit before I’m ready to give a review.
Ed:
1. Floods
2. Floods
3. avalanche
4. Fire
Hubby Said
1. Tsunamis
2. tsunamis
3. avalanche
4. volcano
http://www.howtogrowyourgeek.net/2010/10/11/htgyg-show-84-bullying-what-can-we-do/
I have not yet listened, but I believe this is relevant.
Thanks, Jack, I’ll check that out. Love Suzie.
-z, +s
1. hurricane
2. tsunami
3. avalanche
4. volcanoes
Feeling a bit rough, could be down to the vaccinations (sorry Essbee).
1. Tsunami
2. Earthquakes
3. Tsunami
4. Volcanoes
Boo! No sickness!
1 – floods
2 – earthquakes
3 – tornado
4 – tsunami
I answered these before reading on to see what anyone else answered. It’s a bit late now, but it would have been cool to see how the data changes with the geographical location of where the person grew up.
1 – earthquakes
2 – tsunamis
3 – tsunamis
4 – volcanoes
OK I made sure to answer before I saw everyone else..
1 – hurricanes
2 – earthquakes
3 – tornadoes
4 – volcanoes
So I walked day after day around San Diego Comicon with absolutely no foot pain .. I mean they were tired tootsies at the end of the day, but not the throbbing pain I’m having from a mere 3 hours wandering around AZ Mills today.. So, I’m going to blame my shoes.
I didn’t have these shoes in CA with me… I think, therefore, that they will be visiting a trash receptacle shortly.
CW: The Big C
“bukake”
Many thanks. I shall pass on everyone’s answers to her so she can compile them.
Curse my metal body I wasnt fast enough. Sorry Ed
PS: Avs win in shootout. YIP YIP YIPPIE!
“Arterial ventilation shells” ?
Goodnight natural disasters.
Lo: Yep. That was a close one.
I’m afraid of purple rain.
So I love the Boris (as ditto knows) and I really like The Cult…. but this new collaboration between Boris and Ian Astbury is just hideous. Wow.
Appolonia in Purple Rain would be my natural disaster of choice.
Preferably pre-Prince.
i love you woof woof
My friend just told me she saw Styx at a small club in Aspen, sans Deyoung but with Shaw. I must admit Im a wee bit jealous.
Yes I like the Styx. So sue the me.
Goodnight Roboto.
Goodnight Renegade!
Ed’s Survey:
1. Tsunamis
2. Volcanoes
3. Wild Fires
4. Earthquakes
(3 was a toss up between death by fire and death by drowning. 4 is just a toss up because I don’t care, though the idea of what was before Pangaea is interesting.)
Retrograde?
[singing]
let me drink
let me tie off
I’m really slobbering now
[/singing]
nothing like a song about drug addiction to brighten up your evening 🙂
course when you are looking back at years of sobriety from addiction, songs about addictions do make you feel a little better about where you are now 🙂
whats this now about death and destruction there?
tsunamis, volcanoes, etc etc??
My family back in Italy lives on a volcano (Etna). Why on earth would you want to live on a volcano?
I’m intrigued on this survey
*scrolls back*
I had to think about that. My 1st reaction to #1 was tornados cuz in Illinois we are always being menaced by them but then I had to think about the devastation after. Tornadoes destroy structures but earthquakes move the ground which freaks the crap out of me
[tangent] please God or whomever don’t let us experience an earthquake during our stay in SF. thank you muchly [/tangent]
1. Earthquakes
2. tsunami
3. tornado
4. tsunami
someone tell me to get back to work dammit!!!
note: working in retail advertising in the 4th quarter of the year really sucks
and not in the good way
Back to work now
Get back to work dammit!!!
=)
Good soils around volcanoes, that’s why people stay.
Goodnight :lava:
The Last Cyberpunk!
http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/2010/10/12/white-trash-repairs-kludge-city/
Lava soap is adequate. And gritty.
Appropriately disturbing, even with no audio (at work, can’t hear.)
http://io9.com/5662421/in-this-dollhouse-music-video-topher-orders-a-literal-mail+order-bride
How Trainyard was developed and sold by the devloper:
http://struct.ca/2010/the-story-so-far/
Excellent. FYI – she won’t be turning this in until tomorrow. So, the Deadpan still has time to learn what an ancient Chinese god’s favorite natural disaster is 🙂
Or any other Panite, for that matter.
Family living on a Volcano. That may explain some things, Andrea.
Or not…..
I am wondering about Lo Pans love for Borat and Lansbury.
*wonders what film THEY appeared together in*
Morning, DP.
Jessica Lansbury? Shes hot. ‘Nuff said.
Ok Ed…
1. Black Blood of the Earth
2. Black Blood of the Earth
3. Black Blood of the Earth
4.Black Blood of the Earth
For reals this time even:
1 – Earthquake
2 – tsunami
3 – tsunami
4 – tornado
Good MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORNING EssBee!!!!
Interesting looking coffee maker:
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/10/12/melitta-perfect-brew.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29
EssBee thats so simple I almost dont understand it…
We were thinking of getting a French Press so Sly B can have her flavored coffee and so I can have my chest-hair strong brew, but this might be a good solution!
I love Styx.
Listening to an interesting interview with Corey Taylor from Slipknot & Stone Sour. Interesting guy.
TSH: I didn’t know you had Sicilian roots. I always assumed just Argentinian.
I have mixed feelings about Mr. Taylor….
EssBee I fucking hate french presses. Im messy as it is. I dont need a tool to help me become more so.
I still need that coffee maker ditto told me about. Also, ditto you should tell me about it again.
EssBee: That looks cool, but I think I still prefer my AeroPress.
Aeropress!!!!!!! THATS IT!!!!!!
I believe I just did. 🙂
Mmmmm. Fine and delicious coffee.
Going way back…
When Jack & J.R. did the mini-Wall-apoloza, I don’t think they mentioned one of my favorite quirks of the album. Split between the end and the start is a faint voice saying “Isn’t this” “where we came in?”
This is fun!
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2010/10/12/stare-at-the-centre-for-30-seconds-optical-illusion/
Whoooo floaty!
Considering your age, maybe you should get the hots over Angela Lansbury Lo…
IMHO – The only thing that should have the name “French Press” should involve me, a bottle of wine and 2 scantily dressed women.
“Looooooo Pan she wrote”
Oh thats who I meant. I cant even get my old old lady crushes correct. I was thinking Jessica Lang for some reason. Or was it Tandy?
Tandy rhymes with candy…
Dressed as housekeepers, J0e? Would that be the French Maid Press?
And now I have the Murder She Wrote theme in my head whilst thinking of girls in French Maid outfits. Oddly unsettling.
WOW! Sexy Angela Lansbury….
http://api.ning.com/files/7hwR*m9UbPidgS6DTMDIZ-PhMYJKL7aCWrrpm3ZJjNSFRLff-9q0T5FLZfZF-ZyIAWy7qAsvxsn4z0XjOtdpK-QVq2eI06VI/lansbury258eOt.jpg
Just had the flu shot. Go ahead with the horror stories now, Van.
Indeed! This is the Angela Lansbury Lo remembers fondle. Er, fondly.
http://imgur.com/ifYMu.jpg
I want the damn shot.
Fondley ?
Thats what I wrote first, J0e, but I was afraid people wouldnt get it. Thats the last time I assume that!!!!!!
Ass out of u and me?
“Ass out”
You’re right Lo Pan. Seems most of us just don’t get as much as we would like too.
Some of us just don’t get as much as we deserve!
“get it”
Come ON
CP: The Run DMC/Aerosmith re-imagining of “Walk This Way”
IMHO it is just as good as the original … in a separate but equal kind of way.
Some of us…dont get…the…Come…on….
Does the Aeropress filter coffee through Steven Tyler’s lips?
If so, I’ll just have some green tea. . .
Ew, me too. I’ll just have water.
Jack wins.
“water”
“Wow” RE: Lo’s picture of a young Angela Lansbury. Makes me want to reconsider my Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
For like 5 minutes anyway.
…knobs
…if you shake it more than twice…
….sticks
Thats the last time I rub on out to Angela. Now I just feel dirty.
Wait was that out load? er… loud?
I like Styx, and I saw them on the original Mr. Roboto tour. Although I don’t listen to them as much as I used to.
that about sums it up:
http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2010/10/12/five-overrated-tv-shows-summarized-by-one-line/
I agree with all but 1, rhetty. How I Met your Mother isnt overrated
I liked friends after my wife introduced it to me but I would never watch it alone. I also like How i met your mother but i’m only in the 1st season
CW SGU s2 ep 3
fUCK i KEEP FORGETTING TO WATCH sgu. kAHBAH.
Caps lock man! Away!
That was Reaper’s link.:)
I haven’t really followed any sitcom since Seinfeld. I really like Neil Patrick Harris as an actor, but haven’t been in the sitcom mood. I liked the comedy elements in Chuck and House though.
I cant read or write. Sorry rhett/reaps.
Re SGU S2E3. good one (so far)
I loved Glee at the beginning … mostly for it’s accapella and “musical-esque” remakes of classic songs.
Then they apparently decided their audience was 12 and the music choices became crap … then with the “Lady Gaga” episode, they apparently gave up on writing quirky but clever stories and just settled for being hour long advertisements for pop stars. The most recent Britney Spears episode was so bad I found myself playing video games on my iTouch while waiting for the musical numbers to end.
So much promise … cut down in it’s prime.
I never watched Glee but I also thought the audience was 12. Well 12 to senior in high school
Wouldn’t the Glee audience be all of the other reindeer?
As far as sitcoms go, we love 30 Rock.
Oh…Jack…ouch.
Oh, and The Big Bang Theory.
Bazinga, Jack.
CD: coffee
Of the shows I’d seen on that list, I thought all were crap. But that’s no surprise, really. . .
Amy Bowen!
I refuse to have anything to do with Glee.
We watched the first two eps of Glee and gave up on it. I didn’t even see the Joss Whedon directed episode.
CP: Jeremy — Pearl Jam
TEB: My friend Cathy says “Hi.” You probably don’t know her, but she lived in Calgary for 10 years during the time when the Flames won the Stanley Cup.
Hi, Jack! I’m peeking out from my computer-science-studying cave. First of three big certification exams is on Monday morning.
Talk about over-analyzing a story:
http://mangawidget.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/an-analysis-of-the-metafiction-of-solanin/
Good luck on your exams Amy!
CP: Oh No, Yeah Yeah — Shotgun Lover
I have some friends who are super fans of Glee. I was tempted to watch because of the apparent musical satire, but it seems that the odds of it getting dumbed down are great. So no dice. But if they ever thought to bring Dr. Horrible to television, I’d watch.
A persuasive argument for 3D
http://redvsblue.com/comics/strip.php?id=1730
8D
The other big news I have is that I’m signed up to be a pollworker for the midterm election on November 2! I’ve never done it before, and I’m really excited to help out. :happy: It means I get to sit at a table all day, talk to voters, and show them where to sign the voting roster. I also get to set up and break down all the voting equipment. I’ll be working in (presumably) the multipurpose room at one of the local middle schools.
Good Luck on the test, Amy, and have fun at the polls.
CP: We Own The Sky (Maps Mix) — M83
Rhettro, ditto: Thank you! :happy:
So find Dodge and then get out of it
It’s about as country as I get
So you ain’t living ’til you’re living it
Not dead ’til you die
CP: Road Regrets — Dan Mangan
ZP takes a peek at Dead Rising 2:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/2176-Dead-Rising-2
My nation for a Marlboro light!
ME! Me! You? NO ME!
CP: Fade Into You — Mazzy Star
EssBee, how about a province for a Red 72?
“Enough about me. Let’s talk about you. What do you think of me? What do you think of memememe?!!”
BTW: Jack: Loved the Inception reference at the beginning of this episode. :happy:
My side! Your side!
Is Deadpan now getting a smokers’ lounge?
Thanks, Amy. And you just got post 1138!
B-Side! A-Side!
CW: Wings/Avs highlights
I think the author’s a dick, but these are some impressively bad tramp stamps… especially the second one.
http://www.popcrunch.com/15-hall-of-shame-tramp-stamps/?again
Oh. Wow, NS. EssBee, which one is you?
*runs*
I don’t chose to watch sitcoms, but I do enjoy sitting with my wife while she watches them. I could barely tolerate Raymond, was unimpressed with King of Queens, and actually enjoy HIMYM. 2.5 Men makes me feel disgusted with myself for laughing, but that doesn’t stop me from laughing.
None of them hold a candle to Roseanne.
I did? AWESOME! :biggrin: You’re welcome! 🙂
*Roseanne cackle*
I’m open to negotiations, Sparky.
Mine’s the bible verse.
I have one Red 72 and a half smoke Pal Mal Orange. Can I get Mozambique? Moooozambique for Red 72 aaannnnd a half a Paal Maaal….going onece…
How can that be if mine is also the bible verse?
5 cent rides!
Insert coin here!
I want a tat on my inner right thigh that says “I love cake” under a picture on Snarf.
CL: Listen to Your Heart – Roxette
I want a reverse tramp stamp that says “all you can eat for under a dollar” with a picture of a . . .
never mind
Lo Pan approved! Thats a buffet of goodness!
And now I am, vainly, trying to find a good tramp stamp. I can find some real nice full back work, and I can find some mediocre/decent lower back tattoos, but nothing that stands out as -good-.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5170898/Chinese-craze-for-English-tattoos.html
The problem with lower back tats on women is that they look good when you’re 19 and hot, but they look ridiculous when you’re 35 and H.O.T.
“One Chinese tattooist said he had seen a Westerner with the character meaning “gas” on his arm, instead of “spirit”.”
Oh… oh it really isnt just us.
Horrid Old Time?
Hot Old TRAMP
Here we go. I’m not a fan of colorful tatts as a rule, but this one is “tasteful” and not just a variant on wings:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TNuWlvekggw/TBAKqFC1LjI/AAAAAAAACak/Q9Oh_5BMMoI/s1600/eccentric_lower_back_tattoos_1.jpg
Goodnight Deadpan. Dream of ink.
Ooops, I reae that quote wrong. Oh well. It IS just us.
Or when the cute little frog you got at 19 looks like a horrid dragon at 30.
This is hot, NS. Like it!
Horny Oligarchic Tweaker
ribbit
CP: Spark — Tori Amos
CP: Sorrow Will Come In The End — Morrissey
CP: Sparks – Röyksopp
CP: CCH
CP: CCH Pound….wait thats Jacks joke
Pretty sure I stole that from someone else, LP. Maybe EssBee? All of my best material is plagiarized. . .
This morning’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks joke was inspired by Jimmy from Denver.
Oh, I love CCH Pounder!
Yes well you cant have “Plagiarize” without “Ariz”
Or “Gia” for that matter. Mmmmm…..Gia.
Gia = Gina
Or was that Angelina Jolie?
Angelina. And Elizabeth Mitchell
I think Gia was Angela Lansbury.
That was a good flick. So, so sad.
I was thinking of Gina Gershon, as I often do.
CP: One More Thing — L7
“I’m sorry your feelings were hurt by my comments.
No, wait. I’m not. Gay kids are dying. So let’s try to keep things in perspective: Fuck your feelings.” – Dan Savage (my hero)
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=5135029
Catchup Post
I got a flu shot on Monday. Nice to have the peace of mind.
Happy (belated) Thanksgiving to our Canadian Deadpanites! 🙂
We cook real meals in our household more than half the time.
My dad is an up-and-coming guitar student. The two songs we get to listen to him play all the time are “Mull of Kintyre” by Paul McCartney, and “Last Night On Earth” by Green Day (from their newest album, 21st Century Breakdown).
Lattice of coincidence moment:
I’ve been catching up on archived podcasts for quite some time now. Today I was listening to Wingin’ It 3D – Fool Party part the first. Jack says his interesting and funny bit, then ends with “Well I’m gonna get back to my Angela Landsbury fantasies”.
“Try to keep up: The dehumanizing bigotries that fall from the lips of “faithful Christians,” and the lies about us that vomit out from the pulpits of churches that “faithful Christians” drag their kids to on Sundays, give your children license to verbally abuse, humiliate, and condemn the gay children they encounter at school.”
Oh Dan…if I loved the penis what I wouldnt do to you…
Oh Sparky . . .
I agree so much. If he loved . . . well, you know . . .
I love bisexuals. Even Gavin Rossdale:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/13/gavin-rossdale-admits-to-_n_761413.html
Gavin was a given.
But methinks you and Dan would always miss each other. I.E. one would like the pee pee and one the fwajina at the wrong time
*sparkies fly*
Ew! I wouldn’t!! But he would. Fer real.
CW: Castle
C: Trying not to itch my healing tattoo
He would the fwajina?
Itch it. Scratch it…love it. Make it yours.
C: Drink drank drunk.
CD: Hazelnut coffee
Would miss!
1200
1200
Aw, sucka
Would miss the fwajina?
fajita?
Vagita?
Actually you got it. Assgreaser.
Proud of ya!
Mmm, fajitas
Mmmm Vagita. I love me some DBZ
Vajina Vagina Fwahita Vahita…lets call the hole thing *cough*
“Assgreaser”
Sadly, no one will see this:
http://kellyoxford.tumblr.com/post/1054443334/parenthood-in-a-single-frame-photo-naomi
I saw it! (9 years later…)
Hah!
Ditto.
Nice