Jack Mangans Deadpan Unshow MMMMMM 49
Unshow confusion
Deadpan mmmmmmeetup was last weekend. Lots of fun was to be had.
Thanks to all
(Dammit dammit dammit. Sorry, Randall.)
Record your favourite Dead Pan memories.
Contact Jack if you want to take part in the 60 part thingie.
Greasy Nipples:
Vanamonde (first comment of the week)
Cj
Lejon from Chandler
reaper
Lejon from Chandler
Ed From Texas
Ed From Texas
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Firsties?
My hoosiewhatsit is in a bunch right now.
Nubbins for everyone!
Darn you, Lejon!
:tongue:
I miss you all!
Will listen in the morning. Good night, Pan!
An earlyshow post always catches me on the hop.
I missed the weekly machine cleaning because I was too busy fighting with another pair of machines that refuse to bend to my will.
And I am exhausted now. Geez.
Has anyone heard of Leonard Sax?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Sax
I can’t put my finger on it, but he feels like so much BS off the bat.
How about that Deadpan Thursday?
Unshow is a go.
Well I had heard of the actor.
Ten.
Mornin’.
all the way to 11
hay pan
Morning Pan!
My hubby was a bad boy. We were suppose to be able to sleep in this morning but, while I reset my alarm, somebody forgot to set their alarm to the new time. Not only that, when his alarm went off, he hit the wrong button and the alarm then went off five minutes later. That was that, the kitty decided it was time for me to wake up. Which wasn’t fair because hubby managed to roll over and get an extra hours sleep. Someone owes me a nap.
morning…
I get to file my income taxes today. My life is so exciting.
Morning Wolf!
Time to listen to the show
*cuddles and hugs for Jack*
Party Chaos!!!!
Devils sweep Penguins.
TEB congrats to Calgary last nite. While I’d never want them to beat the Avs, it does give me solace that Calgary is only a point behind Detroit now.
Show time.
Only a point is still out of the playoffs, Lo Pan. We’ll see what the future brings.
Who knew being random was so interesting…
Random comment: My kitty has an itchy ear.
Another random comment: I miss seeing Cj all drippy wet, fresh from the shower.
Good luck sir. Big time. We’re behind you. In whatever way you need…
Self indulgent?
I echo Lo – self indulgent?
CP: yesterday’s Fresh Air – interview with Karl Rove
How did Fresh Air not burst into flames?
I couldn’t listen to the whole thing, Lo. It might’ve.
Yea! It’s back.
Finally listening to the unshow.
I’m confused. 🙂
me too
We are self-indulgent once in 4 years and someone complains? Figures. 😉
I think we are allowed.
Much love and prayers for Jack.
Off to shower and dress for my hair appointment today.
Jack: I’ll be part of the thingy.
Yep. Also sending well wishes to Jack.
Thanks. Here we go.
Filming of “The Hobbit” will apparently begin in July.
Anyone see the video of the fake French torture game show?
CP: Overpowered by Funk — The Clash
Haven’t seen that, ditto – sounds . . . interesting?
Link got moderated.
Try this:
http://tiny.cc/sp792
I watched Lady Vengeance this morning and I agree with Jack. This was the best one. But then, it builds so beautifully on the themes and ideas from the prior two, that it isn’t possible for me to evaluate it on its own.
And I think calling it a trilogy is wrong. It is more a triptych instead.
The thing with the scissors and the tofu… yeah, that got me good.
Also, the ‘pan is back! huzzuh!
Nomad makes me swoon w/ the literary language.
1. Jack, my thoughts are with today.
2. Self-indulgent? Yup. It’s a community. I kind of think they go hand in hand.
3. I’m in for the thing. I’ll drop you an email.
Unrelated:
5. Download speed at 14.9KB/sec is painful. I didn’t like waiting.
EssBee? Why would you accuse me of such a thing?
(Dammit, where’s the “I’m innocent” icon?)
CP: Joy — Lucinda Williams
Whered da “4” go, Nomad?
Lo”ng” Pan – I like 5, so I skipped the 4.
5 is indeed a nice round number.
Mad snow tomorrow, EssBee.
So, Lo, how long did the flower last anyhow?
I know! My garden will be delighted. I won’t be too happy if we have to drive in it.
CP: Off The Wagon — L7
Flower? Oh til I went to bed round 2 or so.
Me loves L7. Smell the Magic. bitches!
I think I brushed against L7 too soon. I’d just met Depeche Mode and Suzanne Vega; L7 was just too much.
I should look ’em up again now.
And cool on ya for keeping the flower on.
i think I did the opposite. L7 was early high school, just as I was truly forming opinions about what kind of music I truly loved. Suzanne and Depeche came much later for me.
Flower Power.
I also love L7. I have an inside source (same one as for the Alice in Chains info from a few weeks back) who says Donita Sparks is truly whack, and somewhat toothless.
My favorite L7 lyrics go: “enough about me/lets talk about you/what do you think of me me me”
I found L7 during the “grunge” movement. I remember Pearl Jam saying how L7 and Sonic Youth were under appreciated. So true.
Inside Source = Wikipedia…… ;P
Wait what song is that?
My fav lyrics are “bite the wax, bite the wax tadpole. bite it. tadpole.”
Thats rock.
The song is “I Need” from The Beauty Process album. Would you like to “borrow” it?
What’s your song?
Oh hell! I dunno if I have that album.
The song is “Bite the Wax Tadpole”. heh. From their debut. Feel free to…uh.. “borrow” that too.
Nice! I don’t have that one.
My friend “Wikipedia” was going to “loan” me hers, but she lives in WA and I’m tired of waiting!
Do you have Smell the Magic?
But Wikipedia is supposed to be the fastest way to get info!
I don’t! I only have the one album, and the Tank Girl soundtrack. My L7 collection is a bit lacking!
THATS IT???? Oddly the only one I dont have is the one you do have. I’ll borrow them to you next I see you. Classics.
Tank Girl fucking rulz.
cute: wakey wakey http://i.imgur.com/rhAjR.gif
OMG, I love Tank Girl. I have so many of the current series (Skid Markz, which is so gross) to read.
“Tank Girl fucking rulz.”
Amen. I love Jamie Hewlet’s work.
There was a comic?
*runs*
Fuck you :ftb:
Damn link moderation again.
http://tiny.cc/Do0vp
reaper thats disgusting cute
Awwww, kitty
Lo, yep nearly puking cute
wait wait wait tank girl was more than a sound track…
*ducks*
I know Hewlett and Martin hated the movie, but I liked it okay. I’ve always had a thing for Lori Petty.
Me too EssBee! Specially in that film. Yum.
Finally watched the Tron Legacy trailer. Looks very interesting. I’m a bit surprised.
CP: Play On (feat. The Jungle Brothers) (Regrind `09) — Rae & Christian
ditto: I saw the trailer this weekend and I have to agree, interesting. I can’t wait to see it.
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/03/he-man_the_whisky.php
CP: Sell Out — Reel Big Fish
reaper: Did you get the impression that Flynn is now the villain?
ditto: I was a little to engrossed and excited to see a new Tron story to pay that much attention. I was mostly watching saying “oooo pretty” because I saw it before watching Alice in Wonderland in 3D IMax. That was the first movie I have seen in the theator since LotR
Jack: Good Luck!
LoPan: I have my daughter listening to L7 🙂
Jack: I’m in on the 62 lines thingy!
TEB: Drippy wet from the shower?
DeadPan: Sorry I missed all the events. I’m confident with that many random people together in one place, it was a hot. I’ll plan harder next year to show up 🙂
Ditto: Both trailers for Tron Legacy look AWESOME!!1!!11 I can’t wait to see that one!
Mmmmmmm… CJ Drippy wet from the shower…..
CP: And Darling — Tegan & Sara
Hey Pan!
Had my excitement for today. Took a girlfriend to lunch. When we got back a condo unit by her office was up in flames (that’s an understatement) so all the main roads were closed. Had to find a back route to Edge to get her to work. I did offer to bring her home with me and we could have coffee all day but she said she had work to do. Spoil sport.
Here it is!
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2010/03/18/calgary-millrise-condo-apartment-fire.html
News: no news. We’re postponed. The heart attack continues.
Is that a friend from Edge Publishing, Bunny?
Yup. Edge is about a 5 minute drive from my house. We go for lunch on a regular basis.
Fuck, I left out Randall.
Postponed? Thats….fucked.
Jack: That sucks.
Suckfest
Just listened to the unshow, good luck Jack.
My spine of glass comment was just me feeling sorry for myself, still in a lot of pain with my back, the painkillers prescribed by the Doc are next to useless and I’m relying on sponging stronger painkillers from a relative to get some relief at night.
I was saddened after listening to Slice a couple weeks ago and hearing how skewered The Crazies is getting via critics. Image my surprise that, after over 130 reviews, its still at 72% fresh on Tomatoes. Thats excellent, and now I wanna see it again.
Repo Men on the other hand….yeesh. That saddens me how basted its getting.
I figured one of these two films would be a dumb slasher movie. Never thought itd be Repo.
Got your back’s back, Van.
Note to self – refresh page before posting.
That sucks big time Jack.
reaper: How dare you unleash that level of cuteness on this board! Why, it does a Hadoken of cuddles!
ditto/reaper: Agreed. It wasn’t enough to assuage my fears, but does look like it may actually be bad-ass.
More hugs and cuddles for Jack
A back rub for Vanamonde
Now to play the new Dragon Age expansion. I couldn’t wait.
JN, I don’t think i could have put it better myself…
No really, I would have come up with the “Hadoken of cuddles”.
That is awesome!
Ouch Jack very Ouch
I have to remember to read further up in the comments before I post.
To be honest, I don’t think I can watch Repo Men without thinking of Monty Python: “We’re here for your liver.” I think that will just ruin the movie for me. 🙂
Oh ditto, that would make it so much better.
No worries, everyone. I appreciate the thoughts.
Carry on.
I do hope your back feels better, Van. Nothing funny about that. I hear the Canadian healthcare system has a method of replacing your entire skeletal structure with Adamantium – might be worth a look.
You may want to load up on the Echinacea before submitting yourself for treatment.
Sign me up!
CP: Born Under Punches — Talking Heads
I think they are trying to tell me something.
http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/10/03/18/
What’s that smell?
R.I.P. Alex Chilton
http://www.avclub.com/articles/rip-alex-chilton,39312/
“Compared to the Japanese, we are incompetent. In Japan, every criminal gets caught. For major crimes, convictions run ninety-nine percent. So any criminal in Japan knows from the outset he is going to get caught. But here, the conviction rate is more like seventeen percent. Not even one in five. So a criminal in the States knows he probably isn’t going to get caught – and if he’s caught, he won’t be convicted, thanks to all his legal safeguards.”
Michael Crichton, Rising Sun
I was under the impression, that the reason the Japanese capture rate was so high was because there was very little crime compared to the US or UK.
What about their pesky ninja infestation?
CP: No Epiphany — Fucked Up
I believe the low Japanese crime rate has something to do with Puffy Puffy Amiyumi.
WTF?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch
Vanamonde: Hope things improve for you. Back injuries are terrible.
Jack:
A: I send you good luck through the Ether. I hope there will be reason to have another party soon.
B: I don’t get the self-indulgent part. As Nomad Scry said, we’re a community. I guess it’s self-indulgent to have connections through an online community? Or perhaps the party is self-indulgent? Aren’t parties by definition self-indulgent? Damn, I had rum last night. I indulged my ass with that spicy nectar! Tonight, I will not make the Vitameatavegemin food-substitute that we normally eat. I’m going to be self-indulgent by seasoning my chicken. My summation is that this most likely comes from some miserable ass that needs to re-learn that one should listen twice as much as they speak.
3: I’m up for the thing. I believe you have my address. If not, I’ll re-send.
Shes a real koch.
The Rock Band Network is up and JoCo has added some songs!
http://www.rockband.com/music/artists/Jonathan_Coulton
CP: I Gotta Get Drunk — Willie Nelson
This deal…worse all the time
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/03/ghostbusters_3_ivan_reitman.html
Upper torso? What do we call her camel toe? Kroch?
Rhettro wins!
Kroch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Promising. OH SO PROMISING
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1217700-kick_ass/
Lo Pan: Very interesting. Could be Mystery Men done right?
And, caught up. First time since last night.
I have nothing to say, because, I’m four shows behind.
I blame the DragonCon Podcast.
Rhett’s wit FTW!
So well-endowed women are called Koch?
This is so not blending with my mental image of former New York Mayor Ed Koch.
Null – I actually really enjoyed Mystery Men, however I never read the comic. That being said I think youre right on that point.
I’m Jim Koch, brewer of Sam Adams….
I dunno about that, but I was really terrible at Morse code.
Well-endowed women:
http://gothamist.com/attachments/jen/2009_02_edkoch.jpg
Jack: Hey! No NSWF tag?
ARG! My eyes!
That was the unswoon.
Is that how you get your Kochies, Jack?
Now apply Rhett’s comment to that picture.
“What about their pesky ninja infestation?”
Ed Koch is a ninja! dear god.
Koch Gaiden.
Jack: Can I borrow your voice for a Billy Intro? more to come later 🙂 I’m having funny thoughts. And no, it won’t relate to Ninja Kochs.
Sure thing, JR, I’d be glad to. Thanks! Just send me the lines.
That cat gif was ungodly cute. I won’t need ice cream for a few days.
Sorry about the continued heart attack, Mr. Jack. I had hoped for good news when I woke.
Thanks, Nomad. And yes, that cat gif is a cute overdose.
Be it known that today, March 18 2009, Lo Pan will actually defend Avatar.
Against this….dude.
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/03/avatar_is_the_most_demonic_satanic_film_ive_ever_s.php
CW: Dr. Who – Blink
“It’s my timey-wimey detector. It goes ‘ding’ when there’s stuff.”
Wow, LoPan. That is amazing.
Aint it shite?
A quote from the comments about the clueless preacher:
I can not tell my arse from me elbow when it comes to adverbs and adjectives, but this dude makes me feel like a grammar nazi. What the heck are they even trying to say here? BAH!
(i.e. Internet comments make Hulk mad.)
“People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it’s more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey… stuff.”
i could understand it why couldnt you understand it nomad scry what person was saying was totally clear it made perfect sense james cameron movies vanilla ice cream whats grammar the internets are the end of grammar the next generations are going to communicate in some vague destructured language
😉 I hate you. 😛
BTW, I hope everyone else has a good Friday. Mine has been fantastic…ly bad. Grrr.
Snow!
EssBee, Such Language!
we have a change of $n0w tonight also.
I just can’t bring myself to write that word.
RE: Dr. Who “Blink” – if that is the one I’m thinking of, that was cause for some shivers from pure creepiness.
And a find Friday morning to all.
I don’t know why, but we watched this last night:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182921/
Let me just say, SyFy would have rejected this as too low quality to run as a Saturday night flick.
Not all ninjas are created equal. Though I find it somewhat eery that you guys are talking about Ninja Koch at the same time I’m watching a movie with ninjas fighting in New York.
CW: Nurse Jacke S2E1
The long list for the BSFA 2010 awards:
http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=592&Itemid=35#Best_Anthology_5488114189356565
Morning Pan!
It’s Persian new year today so make sure you go out and hug a long hair kitty. 🙂
I came home from Martial Arts last night and told my hubby I’m going to have a bruise on my ankle. He didn’t even roll his eyes this time. He simply groaned and changed the subject.
It hurts to walk
It snowed last night. I don’t remember approving that.
TEB: When I went to that Kung Fu class, my feet got some pretty good abrasions, top and bottom. Lady J asked what was on my feet. “Eh, just blood.”. It’s annoying when you first start up again.
I think I’m going to go old fashioned when I make cookies today. You can’t go wrong with chocolate chip & pecan cookies.
I hate to tell you this, JN, but it’s annoying any time, not just when you first start out.
Hows the snow up north, EssBee?
Van, we LOVE Nurse Jackie. I think it’s a wonderful show.
TEB: You don’t find your feet toughen up pretty quickly? I can admit ankle injuries are annoying at any time. Actually, my knee still acts up from time to time. Running seems to help.
The snow is HEAVY. I can’t even see the furniture whorehouse from my window today. The roads are just wet, though. Down South?
*snicker* “down south”…
Eh, depends what burb youre in oddly. Denver doesnt have much but Lakewood’s getting dumped on. Fuck it.
Unmerican Furniture Whorehouse…
Unmerican Furniture Whorehouse?
We’re supposed to hit somewhere in the 70s today.
hmmmmm :ftb: having issues with a comment about the Unmerican Furniture Whorehouse…. coincidence??
Oh Johnny….Johnny Johnny Johnny.
I have a medical issue JN, I bruise easier than the normal person so “toughen up” is relative.
Lo Pan: Do you think there’s snow in the “Arizona mountains”? *falls down laughing*
Dammit Johnny….
TEB: Ah, that sucks.
Oh Bunny, now you be nice 😀
LOL: http://i.imgur.com/dcFuw.jpg
Being raised Catholic in the Milwaukee dialysis I find especially funny
reaper <— never an alter boy
reaper: Pretty good policy.
“Oh Bunny, now you be nice”
That’s no fun :devil:
re: religion poster… and fondle it on a regular basis?
That’s awesome, reap.
Shave it?
Bunny, I really does need something more…
WTF? It will be 60 today and we have a winter storm watch for this weekend.
Enough is enough!
Reaper: awesome poster. 🙂
ditto: We got to 64 the last 2 day and tonight is forecast for $n0w.
I’m want for spring already!
ditto, prepare for heavy snow! Your neighbor won’t be cutting his grass Sunday!
Speaking of snow, time to shovel the walk then off to buy groceries.
Yeah, it looks like I have to cut my friggen grass soon too.
Quit being self-indulgent, ditto.
Isn’t that a song?
I self-indulge myself?
Sounds like fun to me! 🙂
CP: GG Stacked Modifiers
That self-indulgent thing still ticks me off.
Meh he meh.
ditto youre making a mess.
It’s my little self-indulgent mess. 😛
CP: Feel Like Rain — Buddy Guy
Time to get some more work done.
I tried to keep my self-indulgent rant down.
Yeah!!!! Damns it Null!
Oh Nomad, that terrible English post you…uh…posted, that guy has seriously never been right on the Topless Robot boards. More than once Ive wanted to virtually smack him upside the face. His posts actually hurt.
CP: Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh — Say Hi
ditto, at first I thought you were talking to Bunny on the phone what with the “Oh Oh Oh Oh . . . “
:devil:
CP: The Hell Song — Sum 41
Yeah, I know it is generic punk, kinda like Blink 182, but I like the lyrics.
Still Waiting is also a good song.
CP: You Should Have Never Opened That Door — The Ramones
Starting to get hungry. What to do for lunch?
just got a laugh from this…
the setup: my old company just lost the other IT guy who is still helping a little. the new guy (1) changed the old guys (2) password to gain access to something 1 would have with his own log in.
so the email:
From 1:
I had to reset your password to gain access to IT information and tools that are hosted on your workstation
Would you please send me your login password.
Reply from 2:
If you reset my password, I don’t have a clue what it’d be.
Reply from 1:
Password for login username (If you logged off your workstation and logged back in)
Reply from 2:
(copy, paste) If you reset my password, I don’t have a clue what it’d be.
I’m starting to feel bad for my old users.
Ditto: Me too, I’m thinking Chinese for lunch. I have an oil change appointment and it is near a good Chinese place.
For the non-FB peeps –
We’re heavy into deinventory here in the from Texas. While the kids are away, we’re splitting them up so they’ll each have their own rooms. Much stuff that we’ve niether seen nor used in many years is being put out to pasture. Expecting to make big drop offs to both Half Price Books and Goodwill later today.
I have just put two, count ’em TWO 3.5″ floppy drives into the trash bag. That was difficult.
/was an altar boy.
And so…….. The HD on my home computer seems to be kafuct.
Are we having fun yet?
THIS BUNNY IS NOT HAPPY!! Looks like someone was rooting through my recipe cupboard. I can’t find my favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe. If I have to settle, there will be hell to pay (or maybe no cookies – that’ll teach him)
Reaper: wow. That’s just… wow. I feel sorry for your users too.
Jack: that sucks. Do you have backups? I have two external HDs that I use for rotating backups. It isn’t expensive and is pretty easy to deal with.
Uh-oh. Angry bunny time.
Don’t mess with angry bunny.
http://7fny.com/i/angry_bunny_tQ9oafZX
Make that three 3.5″ floppy drives. Just unearthed another one.
I’m just waiting to spring the trap where the giant stone ball rolls out of the ceiling and chases me down the stairs.
Crisis averted. A certain hubby got lucky.
Lucky him.
I’ve got a couple drawers filled with old computer gear I haven’t had the heart to get rid of. I remember throwing out my Pentium 200MMX board that I spent close to $400 on back in the day. That was hard.
Ed, Don’t lose your hat
Jack, that hurts I have resorted to a similar idea as ditto and than include some free sync software.
Ditto, nice bunny!
Bunny, or you could make some kind of cookies he doesn’t like
I think this bunny is destined not to make cookies. The fuse blew on her oven. Off to get a replacement. Then we’ll try the cookie thing again.
BTW, I don’t think the person was slamming us as self-indulgent. . . .
Oh that makes me happier.
Thats kafuct about your HD. Just went out just like that? Gotta be a retrieval option that wont cost kajillions
reaper: As I am not involved in your IT FUBAR, I can laugh. Nice.
Jack: That sucks.
ditto: That angry bunny picture is awesome!
Jack: Then I totally misunderstood the whole damn thing. I’m good at that.
I just read something that said the newer HDs don’t play well with XP, for those still runnning that OS.
Speed issue, possible 10% decrease.
The HeavenField, book two. Makes the story a bit more interesting, but I’m still on the fence. And it seems it may take quite a while for book three.
So I can never understand people who, even if you bring in a sample of what you’re looking for (i.e the old fuse) try to sell you the wrong thing.
After much argument, I got my new fuse, put it in the oven aaaannnnndddd…
nothing. Damn. That means I’ll have to call a repairman. No cookies for the hubby today :cwy:
Now what do I do with this cookie dough?
Jack: That’s too bad. I have a fairly large number of past Deadpan episodes on various devices in my house, as well as all of my own podcast stuff.
TEB: In the U.S., a popular school fundraiser program involves selling frozen cookie dough. Could the dough you made be frozen?
kafuct.
I blame Dell, I blame Vista, I blame Cthulhu.
God Damn It Jack!
That’s it, I’m not sending you any more e-mails. Ever, ever, ever!
I may even remove you from my e-mail list! (just kidding 😉 )
Ok, I have a bathroom to clean.
Jack: If you need help retrieving data from the hard drive, I might be able to help. I’ve done it before. It all depends on how bad the drive is. Of course, if you don’t care about what’s on there then problem solved. 🙂
Thanks, ditto. I have it here at the office, I am going to give it another shot in a few minutes.
Dang, it is a whiteout here. I may end up stuck here! Eeek!
BTW Jack, I gotCoethelia’s (sp?) bars and will mail them on Monday.
Thank you on her behalf, Ryah!
No worries about the emails. 🙂
Whiteout? Oh god…..
Something to keep in mind when you are photocopying documents:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/781567–high-tech-copy-machines-a-gold-mine-for-data-thieves#article
JN, I’m nor involved anymore either since I don’t work there now so, I laugh too!!!
TEB, cookie dough is even better than cookies, have a nibble.
Jack: You need some good luck. You’ve had far too much of the other. I hope this works out.
TEB: Scrub Scrub Scrub!!! Then put that cookie dough into ice cream and go for it!
NO
Paramount Pictures is remaking the 1987 film The Monster Squad. Rob Cohen, who produced the original, hopes to direct the remake. Cohen will produce with Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, and they’re meeting with writers.
*softly weeps*
Took a much needed Sushi break.
Right now, the dough is in the fridge. I figure it can stay there a few days. Hopefully, by then, my oven problems will be solved.
The noon news is boring. I think it’s time to play DA Awakening.
Wow. Paramoutn Pictures has got nards.
Sucks about the drive, Jack. Definitely a good idea to invest in some kind of backup solution. I’ve been bitten by the renegade drive problems a few times over the years.
Just got back from the book store. Got $53 for about eight banker boxes of random books that we were ready to let go of. And we got a lot of bookshelf and closet space back.
http://www.mediacoderhq.com/
Very useful if you want to convert videos for you iPhone/iPod Touch.
Can take advantage of CUDA supporting video cards to speed up transcoding.
CP: Breaking Into Heaven — The Stone Roses
Make a little birdhouse in your nub.
One is the loneliest nubber?
“Do you believe in nub?” by the Nubbin’ Spoonful
Peter Watts found guilty:
http://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=1186
You give nub a bad name
Van: Yeah, that sucks.
Nub is a social disease
might as well face it your addicted to nub
I think we are running around in circles now. 😉
CP: The Denial Twist — The White Stripes
Pretty classy blogpost, in the face of what he perceives as a deep injustice.
Rnnng chkdsk rght nw.
Wht’s tht, Jck?
Chkdsk? Scndsk s th nw htnss.
Nvr mnd, dn’t tll m. wn’t ndrstnd nw
I’ve succumbed to irritable vowel syndrome.
Grss, Rhttr
Ddpn s th mthrfckng wy.
Thnks ssB.
God speed Jack!
nice rhet nice I almost spit out my drink
yll r fckd n th hd.
gd lck jck
ths s hrd t rd! nd tp!
LL
Rhtt: ‘m LLng bt yr LL. Tht’s fnny.
Gld yu pprv ssB. 🙂
all your nub are belong to deadpan.
m n Hngrn cnvtn?
My GD, DDPN hs BN Dsmvwld!
Well, that was fun.
Hello deadpan!
I’m just now catching up… but I’m still 4 episodes (unshows included) behind.
I’m still blaming Dragon*Con Podcast
In the meantime:
http://www.pyrsf.com/contest.html
Ljn FTW!
kafuct.
Sorry, Jack!
Is the data recoverable?
Ljn!!!
That contest looks awesome! We need to flood them with deadpan entries! 🙂
kfct
JR: I AM SO WITH YOU ON THAT
Just got a very odd comment from a random religion fanatic on my blog. Huh.
EssBee: Did it have anything to do with “support your local wiccan league and save your soul from the free radicals induced by the Catholic Newmen”?
Jack: You can try looking into GetDataBack and DIY Data Recovery Tools. I’ve used both, though GetDataBack is much easier to use.
The penis is evil, but the gun is good!
sez my friend Friend.
Nothing like that, Lejon. More like, scripture/Jesus/pray/faith.
Speaking of data recover, I own a program that is pretty good. I’m not sure how it works with Vista, but if you want to give it a try Jack, you’re welcome to it.
EssBee: Darn, cause mine would have been a VERY odd comment …
OH MY GOD!!!
It’s FRIDAY!!!
Yes… I just now realized this. It’s been a long week.
Zardoz: when you absolutely positively need to kill every braincell in the room, accept no substitutes…
New Improved Zardoz!
The Quicker Picker-upper.
Zardoz and a strong beer sounds really good right about now. 🙂
Zardoz Jr.’s $6 Burger
Zardoz’ Baby Back Ribs
Barbeque sauce!
Zardoz for natural male enhancement.
Some things in life are priceless.
For all the rest, there’s Zardoz…
Zardoz will not prevent HIV.
Zardoz happy meal – has a gun and a red diaper as the included toy.
I can’t enter :cwy:
In clinical tests Zardoz was shown to have the following side effects:
Dizziness,
Anal leakage,
Stomach Ulcers,
Tuberculosis,
and in rare cases death,
so consult your doctor to see if Zardoz is right for you.
TEB you cannot enter…what?
Sleep was necessary for man when his waking and unconscious lives were separated. As Eternals achieved total consciousness. Sleep became obsolete and Second Level meditation took its place.
Zardoz, rolling back prices!
Caution: You are approaching the periphery shield of Vortex Four. Caution: You are approaching the periphery shield of Vortex Four.
So – hard drive kafuct does not mean the end of the world.
It means the loss of many pics of my little ones, which is pretty damn horrible, plus the loss of a number of important docs and Deadpan archives and accessory files (bumpers, etc.).
I have, however, saved a number of docs in online storage locales and on my USB drive.
The sky has fallen – – but it will be ok.
The Zardoz Sleep system.
using a space age material patented by NASA
You won’t believe how well you’ll sleep on a
Zardoz Sleep system bed!
I hate you all. I hate you all. I hate you all. Especially me.
Jack:
It’s only a speed bump, and a perfectly good reason to put out feelers for new material.
Sad about the photos, though…
Do not taunt happy fun Zardoz.
James Cameran’s Zardoz
You will believe in flying blue heads of doom.
IN 3-D!
That does suck Jack. Was it your laptop’s hard drive that’s pining for the fjords?
Zardoz
They dream of the way it used to be, but life has other plans…
Pan to shot of Future helicopter flying around floating Zardoz heads. That’s gold Jerry!
What’s the cause for the hatred, Rhett?
Indeed it is/was my laptop HD. If I hadn’t nailed it to the perch, it’d be pushing up the daisies.
Thanks for the data recovery recommendations, guys. Rhett, I might take you up on that program, Rhett, if available.
Wondering if FPM hates the UK, all FPM shows I subscribe too are still downloading slow.
The cause of the hatred is Zardoz. No really, that was a direct quote from Zardoz ripped straight for IMDB. LL
-for +from
The 2012 Zardoz Enforcer.
You will never drive another vehicle like it.
V8 engine with 460 horses under the hood.
Fully adjustable heated power bucket seats.
a 200 inch wheel base
independent suspension and power stearing
oil cushioned shocks
Enough trunk room to hold a girls teen soccer team,
and optional front-hood machine gun mounts and rocket launchers.
Make your apocalypse a ride to remember!
Cool Jack. I’ll see what I can do when I get home tonight. I may be able to Gmail it to you.
Han Zardoz, The wookie is good, but the ewok is evil.
nub nub
-a +e
R2? R2 Zardoz it IS you! It IS you!
It’s the question that drives us, Neo. It’s the question that brought you here. You know the question, just as I did.
What is the Zardoz?
And, with that, I’m out for the night!
G’night :pan:
and may God have Zardoz on your souls!
Let there be….Zardoz.
I’m to sexy for my diaper, to sexy for my diaper.
-Right Said Zed
Zardoz. Eat Fresh.
Sorry to hear about the computer, Jack. Shit.
Zardoz. I’m luvin’ it.
Alas poor Zardoz, I knew him well.
Zardoz! Apply directly to the forehead. Zardoz! Apply directly to the forehead. Zardoz! Apply directly to the forehead. Zardoz! Apply directly to the forehead. Zardoz! Apply directly to the forehead. Zardoz! Apply directly to the forehead. Zardoz! Apply directly to the forehead. Zardoz! Apply directly to the forehead. Zardoz! Apply directly to the forehead. Zardoz! Apply directly to the forehead. Zardoz! Apply directly to the forehead.
NFSE (New Fav Song Evar): Sunshower – Ume
You gots me hooked, ditto.
Sorry bout the loss of pics and files, Jack. I know what that feels like.
Carry on. All you can do.
SOYLENT GREEN IS ZARDOZ!!!!!!
I’m too sexy for my nub.
All your Zardoz are belong to us.
Take off every Zardoz!
Jack: you can always try getting a new HD for the laptop and plugging the old HD into an external HD slot and see if you can reclaim the data. All may not be lost. if you’re still having difficulty, I live nearby many geeks who may be able to recover the data for you. Just let me know.
I am the mad Zardoz, what bombs at midnight!
I’m full of words. I should be writing.
meh
Jack: If all else fails, you can ship the drive to me. I’ve recovered data before and I’d be happy to do it for you. So long as the head isn’t buried in the platter, all hope is not lost.
Lo Pan: Told you they were good. 🙂
I believed yet didnt believe. God they hurt theyre so good. You have both their albums?
No, just Sunshower.
Look for Urgent Sea. Much more raw and punk. Do love me some Sunshower tho. Whole lotta.
Now the Chris Cornell song is stuck in my head.
Off to buy a fucking HD. My wallet is becoming a hemophiliac.
Id give you a transfusion but my wallet is the equivalent of a crack ho
Just added Ume to my emusic list – I trust you two.
CW: Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
“and they shape up faster than goose shit slides through a tin horn”
“I’m gonna give you 30 seconds, you fancified fart”
“I’m gonna knock you so flat, you’re gonna have to roll down your socks to shit”
Ess Ill borrow you them along with L7 on Monday if we’re still on.
We’re definitely on, Lo!
Also, Texas has a whorehouse in it.
Thats what I hear. Directions please?
To the whorehouse I mean
And not Unmerican Burnwitcher Whorehouse off I-25 and 119. Heh.
“you know what burns my ass?”
“what?”
“a flame about 3 feet high”
“It’ll be slicker’n cat shit on lanolium”
22 miles until you get to Heaven, Lo.
Nothing like a cheesecake to say you are sorry.
http%253A%252F%252Fnews.bbc.co.uk%252Fgo%252Frss%252F-%252F2%252Fhi%252Famericas%252F8577579.stm&h=c13f4c33ab14960040c735f2a367aa1f&refid=0
FRo2009 (Fav Record of 2009): Sunshower – Ume
Fine Ill quite singing their praises.
Whatcha watchin Ess? *runs*
If you’re an Aggie boy, that is.
22 miles? Yet only 5 minutes. HA!
ditty dotto ditto!!!!
Sly B and I just figured out that I saw this movie at age 11. Aha.
That makes you 24.
My sweet amusement
Why is it so hard to lose?
Why is it so hard to lose?
exactly!
Knew it!
CD: Levelating the audio that we recorded onto my laptop last Saturday night. Currently at 70%.
No dice. Yousendit and Sendspace won’t take it (It’s 834MB. Seriously.) Guess I’ll have to split it up myself.
Just watched Alton Brown make this: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/praline-bacon-recipe/index.html
Thoughts?
Saw Repomen tonight. I’ll have to do a mash up audio promo for it. I was laughing quite hard when Jude Law’s character was watching TV and I hear “We’ve come for your liver”. Pure awesomeness. Movie was different then I had expected. It’s one of those movies that’ll have you thinking a few hours after you see it. Worthy of discussion this movie is.
Goodnight mush.
Jack: Wish I could do more than just cheer you on with your purchase. Good luck getting back up and running!
Oi.
Has anyone used Carbonite or something like it for automated online backup services? I’ve been thinking it would be a better idea than my current setup (duplicating to the portable drive sitting next to my tower) and after Jack’s loss… well, I’m superstitious and would consider this my final warning.
Punk!
I just listened to the Slice voice mail show that Jack was on. Time travel may not be possible, but I’m living in the past.
Ume – nice. Thanks!
Cats in boxes should be a mite concerned:
http://io9.com/5497720/first-quantum-effects-seen-in-visible-object
Jack: Sorry for your binary and monetary losses. At least you can upgrade your drive.
Nomad Scry: Nope. I heard something vaguely good about Amazon storage a while back. Perhaps you can post a query at OSTalk.org.
Vanamonde: That is shit-in-your-drawers amazing!
Good morning, DP! Today, I’m finishing The Gathering Storm and drinking coffee. It’s too cold and snowy to do anything else (well, we could clean).
Re: Ume:
Grooveshark only has Wake and Hurricane. Wake is one of the worst things I’ve ever submitted my ears to. Hurricane isn’t so bad. Sort of a like if Janis Joplin was lead singer in Ladytron.
I see a storm coming towards Houston. Which one of you Coloradans let it out of the state?
That was me, Ed!
Also, I finished The Gathering Storm! Good, good stuff!
To each his own, Null. Dont judge a body of work by two songs tho. Go look up the ne EP “Sunshower”. May be more your style.
We have cleaned and cleaned and cleaned this morning – wow, how do we accumulate so much STUFF? Now we’re headed to the Hard to Recycle joint in Boulder. We have plastic bags from two tons of pellets – it was a COLD winter! From there, we’re off to order lumber for new fascia and soffit and to pick a paint color.
I checked out Ume on emusic, and dig em. I’m not sure I heard Wake or Hurricane – my short-term memory is exceptionally SHORT.
Lo Pan: No, totally. That’s why I tried to emphasize the difference between the two tunes.
Wake and Hurricane come from their 2005 album Urgent Sea. Their earlier sound is much rougher and stripped down. The newer EP has a fuller, more produced sound. I noticed Grooveshark does have “The Conductor”. Give that a try. You might like that better. I love Pendulum.
http://insomniaradio.net/audio/dailydose/irdd-ume-pendulum.mp3
I told you “The Gathering Storm” was going to be a good one.
Though, I still haven’t forgiven you for hooking me on Acacia. Now I’ve got two series that I’m having to wait for the next book on. 🙂
Only 2?! Don’t get me started. 😉
Weeeeeeeeee!!!!!
Whooooooooooooooop!
My bracket is fucked. I suppose thats what I get for filling out one even tho I didnt watch a single college BB game this year. Ah well.
Lo Pan: Take pride in your basketball suckage! I know I do. 🙂
I know right!!!!!!! I am a mad sports fan (which is odd for being such a dorque) but I really do hate me some basketball.
I just sent ditto a sexy ass pic message. Hehehehehehehehehehheehehehhheheheeheheheheheh *smooch*
ditto: Thanks for the link. Nice sound, and I’m sure Lady J would like it. I’ll have to follow up.
Gotta say, “Lady J” is a kick ass name for your better half, Null 🙂
Sorry, Ed. Now I feel like I want to read all the WOT books again – maybe via audiobook. I’ve read these effing books 3 times already. I really like what is happening with the Aes Sedai and liked Rand’s big finish in the latest book.
I have three series for which I’m waiting for books: Fire and Ice, WOT, and Acacia! At least we know with Acacia that #3 will be the last . . .
Man, Boulder sux.
I haven’t even looked at the bb tournament this year. I played some basketball once upon a time. I don’t know why I’m not more into it.
Chop Chop Ninja, a rather nice platformer for the iPhone/ipod Touch is free for the day:
http://freeappaday.com/app.php?day=20&month=03
Will any other deadpanites be making it out to the So Cal Meetup tomorrow? I see Amy is a maybe (I hope you’ll make it. Looking forward to meeting you). If you need the address, let me know via email, facebook, DM in twitter, etc.
Sorry JM. I’m all tapped out right now.
I made a vow to myself that I wasn’t going to reread the WOT until the last book was done. I’ve got plenty to read/listen to to keep me busy, but now that I can be reasonably sure that the series will be finished (and finished well, if Sanderson’s first book is any indication) that I am looking forward to hitting it from the beginning.
There are a few other series that I follow, though with some of them (like Janny Wurts), I’m not even sure why anymore. Others, like the Sword of Truth, are, as far as I know, complete. I’m just working my way through them.
Hey Deadpan.
I have food and alcahol in my tummy. Always a good combination.
Got my stove fixed today. $500 did not make for a very happy bunny :angry:
On the up side, gonna kill me some trolls in about half an hour. That does make for a happy bunny 🙂
We haven’t played in a while. Good to be getting back into it.
Ditto: If you’re in LA and you show up, I’ll buy lunch 🙂
Bunny: Glad to know you’re still on the happy side 🙂
Well, Skullmad escaped. We’re chasing him into the fey wilds…
Jack, Rhettro, and any other guitarists here: Tonight, I went to Country at the Merc (a live music show), and the lead guitarist had forgotten his slide bar. He used a cell phone. It worked perfectly well. I thought you would be amused, and perhaps file this fact away for future reference.
Night, Pan. :happy:
Good Sunday Morning, DP!
We watched Whiteout with Kate Beckinsale last night. OMG, what a stinker. Writing = awful; acting = embarrassing; plot = sophomoric. But we watched the whole thing. It starts w/ Kate in the shower and goes straight downhill from there for about 1.5 hours.
No I’m catching up on my comic subscriptions. I’ve set them aside since I started the Jordan book, and they’ve really piled up!
Gratuitous shower scene or stupid PG-13 shower scene?
Id give her a “whiteout”…..
PG-13 shower scene, but R-rated bend-over just before the shower scene. I’d say, watch the first 15 minutes.
Lo Pan: Thanks, I’m glad you appreciate it.
wow. a quiet night at the deadpan. I hope all is well with the pan.
ah ha! The browser didn’t load last nights comments.
… aaand I’m back.
Been on the road for a week. Then trying to do the post trip laundry and catch up.
“…nd goes straight downhill from there …”
So it’s a ski movie ?
If you are willing to take the time and can spare a tab in your browser, then you can listen to Ume’s 2nd album off of their website.
I had something else I wanted to say, perhaps in response to Lo Pan, but EssBee’s shower scene completely drove all thoughts from my mind.
“…EssBee’s shower scene completely drove…”
Completely drove …heheheheh
Looking through news updates and see that the HCR will be voted on today.
If it does indeed pass, I find myself wondering if by tomorrow evening the country will have the same ” non-event, let down” that the country felt after Y2K came and went with barely a whimper.
I suspect that the followers of the radical right will be standing around feeling cheated because the gates of hell did NOT open up and all our major cities are NOT in flames with chaos and rioting in the streets.
… and those who have been desperately needing some relief from healthcare costs will suffer the letdown of realizing that they won’t see anything change for months (at best).
There has just been so much build up about this … both fear and hope – without this issue to dominate the news, what will the public use to fill the void?
Will the College Basketball Tourny be enough … or do you think we will need another major celebrate scandal?
celebrate = celebrity
Missed ya, JOe!
Shower scenes will do that, Nomad. Unless its a shower scene that includes Steve Buschemi. No one wants that.
J0e, if the US needs another celeb scandal, I will gladly volunteer to be the “other guy” of Kate Beckensale. And how.
Sam Adams makes an excellent Ale.
I didn’t know who Ms. Beckensale was … so I googled her.
Wow!
Now I preoccupied with the thought of googling her.
I was a late bloomer to Kate’s glory as the first time I saw her was in Underworld. Nufff said.
ditto: Heres a demo version of Pendulum.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR9eTeWvioo&feature=related
Lo Pan was a late bloomer.. that explains so much about him
if you need the scandal to be even more amazing I will gladly volunteer to be Kate Beckinsales other woman. Hubba Hubba.
[unrelated tangent]
I’m suffering from SXSW envy
[/unrelated tangent]
Any chance I can come between you two?
… and I don’t mean “in order to break you two apart” :devil:
Hugh sez: j0e, I’ve got first dibs to cum between them
k pan we are gonna try something out we haven’t done in a while. We might be kinda rusty but we hope it is like riding a bike or sex and we’ll be old pros as before………
Presenting A Smarty Hottie® Play by Play™
starring: Hugh and Dre
featuring Deadpan Unishow MMMMMMM 49
*sigh* Hugh is a perfectionist
featuring Deadpan Unshow MMMMMM 49
happy now Hugh?
Hugh sez: very
good
errr…. heh
*blush*
we don’t have the current ep. Its downloading now.
in the meantime for your viewing pleasures:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pib8eYDSFEI
Deadpan time!!!!
farrrrrpoint media
Jack!!!!!
*swooooon*
Hugh sez: I forgot how sexy he sounds on pod
so true. He is so Jacktastic
so what, none of the episodes since 149 were any good?
Unshow take 2
Stupid audacity
Deadpan meetup 2
did everyone have fun?
brain fart
shout outs
big spenders for subs and pies and beer
Jack spit
*swooon*
pies on 3/14
heh
Deadpan-ness
Deadpan-ocity
Deadpan-tasm
not too much recording
played 4 songs
impromptu ice ice baby
*swooooooooooon*
ditto singing!!!!! *swooooooooooooooon*
*passes out*
*kirk pause*
Huge huge huge
mega huge
Jacks freakin out
Hugh sez; totally un-deadpan
We hope to make it next year
*boop*
fucking miracle!
audio bits
*snicker*
hugh sez: we wanna see the bits
I keep typing Hugh sex by accident
Hugh sez: OH by “accident” riiiiiiiight
heh
live questors with giggles
party chaos taping
Deadpan favorite memories
we can play!!!
Hugh sez: yay!!
4 years of Deadpan goodness
60 lines
pure hilarity
Hugh sez: I want pure hilarity
*kirk pause*
we should do some lines Hughie
*cough*
get the flock outta here!
1149 comments last ep
good jobs peeps!
Van sez: feet of lead, spine of glass
CJ sez: things to bring to Dennys
Jacks equipment
*snicker*
Lejon sez: spring break
reaper sez: self adornment
Lejon sez: we will we will nub you
Ed: bizarre nub triabge
Ed: light week. NOT
We’re invited too methinks!!!
Hugh sez: REALLY fucking hope we can make it
seriously.
send memories lyrics etc
Do you want to take part in the thingie???
Huge fucking buildup for his email
sphericaljackMMMMMMMM
Flabergsaterd
freak out mode
end of unshow
more thank yous
next week full length
Deadpan is the way
farrrrpoint media www
Well that was a nice restart of the play by play. We’ll try to tackle a full on show next week
until then my sweet panites
*mwa*
:w00t:
I think I need a cigarette now … and I don’t even smoke!
Well done, Hotties!
CW: District 9 (2nd time for me – 1st time for Sly)
CW: My finances plummet…….
giggidy.
Wow, was that as good for the rest of you as it was for me? Ye olde play-by-play action of TSH certainly must rank as a favorite deadpan memory.
Well done, and yes, you guys haven’t lost a thing.
Indeed:
http://verydemotivational.com/2010/03/17/demotivational-posters-optimism-2/
I only have one glass… with alot of empty bottles
And we had a TSH sighting!!!
*swoon*
🙂
Heres the “other” college tournament going on now. The one I care about… and the rest of the country could care less about
http://www.uscho.com/ncaad1/
Holy cow, a play-by-play! Welcome back (whether it’s only for a brief visit or not), TSH!!!
I think almost all the Deadpan episodes ever have been good. 🙂
I had a lot of fun at the Deadpan Meetup! 🙂 Yes, of course you’re invited! 🙂
Lo Pan … thanks for the link!
Believe it or not, I have an mild interest in one of those teams. :ninja:
Awwww, well thanks peeps 🙂 it was fun to play by play again. Hugh has been having a bit of an off day and needed the laugh.
Lo Pan, I don’t think its so much as a tournament no one cares about, its more about the schools and the kids than the actual sport. Like March Madness isn’t for the love of basketball. Its for the love of peoples schools. Every NCAA tournament in every sport is exciting, for that school and those kids. Honestly 7 times out of 10 people are more into hockey than basketball it seems.
Hugh was saying they should start doing highschool tournaments because they just cancelled all sports programs for all Freshman and Sophmores in Chicago Public Schools. They already cancelled art and music, now they are taking away their sports. It sucks. If they are not good enough to play in varsity, they can’t play at all. March Madness for all its annoyance keeps sports programs going in schools.
Course on the flip side the whole ignoring a kids education if he is a great athlete is pretty lame too 🙂
nighty night pan
night mush
@ Amy Bowen — I can totally imagine playing slide with a cell phone, though it wouldn’t work real well with mine. I think I could do it with my wife’s.
My first slide was a piece of copper pipe that I found in my backyard when I was about 17. It fit my ring finger perfectly, so I polished it up and used it for years. My son still uses it today. I finally upgraded to a glass slide because I got tired of my finger turning green :wassat:
I’ve also attempted to play slide with a screwdriver, a Sharpie, a Swiss Army knife, and a Colt .45 revolver. Thankfully I managed that last one without killing anyone or scratching the barrel (which probably would have led to my own death at the hands of my father). And I sounded equally bad with all of them :sick:
Good morning, DP!
Monday comes fast . . .
Morning Panites!
Hubby sick, sick sick! :sick: But is he going to take a day off work? Noooooo. So I’m listening to him groan as I type while he gets ready to go. Silly hubby :kissing:
*nods @ EssBee*
…a little too fast.
CW: Latest Desperate Housewives
John Barrowman as a bad guy….ooooooh Torchwood fans may be disappointed.
Van, I stopped watching Desperate Housewives about 3 months ago. I just couldn’t take it anymore.
I caught a few episodes but it quickly became so bad that I found I was just fast forwarding through large portions of it … then I hit one about a tornado that was just soooo bad/silly that I took the show off my TiVo list.
I think hubby and I watched one or two episodes when it came out but dropped it pretty quick.
Just got off the phone with the founder of our local SF convention. He spent close to an hour bitching at me over the new guest list (all media, no authors). He hasn’t been involved for several years, but still gets very upset if things do not follow how he thinks they should be. I shrug and say, if we wanted to put in our opinion we should still be involved, otherwise it’s no longer our call. Cliff says he agrees, but I still get the hour long phone call rants. Silly man. :biggrin:
Here is the current guest list if anybody cares: http://www.con-version.org/Announcements.html
Quiet day on the boards today. A case of the Mondays?
My kitty-cat hasn’t slept yet this morning. I’m trying to decide if I should be worried. (anyone with a cat understands this statement)
On the other side, why are kitties so cute looking when they wash their face?
CP: Amazing — Blackkoldmadina
:heart: :tongue:
:silly: :sideways:
:sleeping:
Wake up, Bunny!
No. If I wake up, I have to take out the garbage :wassat:
Now going to change the kitty litter and take out the garbage 😉
Among other things, I pulled a load of laundry from the dryer. My kitty is finally curled up on the warm, fresh from the dryer, towels. I’m almost jealous.
It looks like we’re going to get a bit of weather. My kitty’s arthritic and I’m sure she’s feeling it today. :pouty:
:pinch: :shocked:
CP: Enhanced Evil conf call hell
Hey Pan. Good morn-oh fuck it.
I second that Jack. fuck it!
Hang in there baby!
(I’m sure there is a jpg somewhere with a kitten hanging by it’s paws to 2nd me on that.)
CIMM: the seen from the Jerk (I think) where one guy says “Damn IT (guys name)” other guy says “I Damn thee”…
I most likely have that all wrong but that is how it is in my head.
justa J0e, and there I go again missing an opportunity to insert the perfect pic.
I say again…
Fuck it!
Eh, it’s not so bad – just Monday. Thx though. Does somebody have a case of the Mondays?
In more distressing news, it appears that Isla Fisher married Borat.
Laundry. Why does it have to be the folding?
… No man. Shit no. I believe you’d get you ass kicked for saying something like that.
I like the tumbling.
Thank you, reaper 😉
It does give me joy to see a play-by-play too. In fact, these comments from the past 48 are chock full of the ingredients of joy.
These include –
Water , Sodium Lauryl Sulfate , Sodium Pareth-23 , C12-14-16 Dimethyl Amine Oxide , SD Alcohol 40-B , Undeceth-9 , PPG-26 , Sodium Chloride , Cyclohexanediamine , Polyacetate , Fragrance , FD&C Yellow #5 , D&C Red No. 33
… er, no wait. Sorry.
That’s the ingredients for Lemon Fresh Joy.
Still trying to figure out how to make the other.
It’s in French, but just look at the date:
http://bibigreycat.blogspot.com/2008/11/pierrot-1936.html
Cats have been messing with keyboards longer than you may think.
A definite monday today. Internet was down at work.
CP: Secret Touch — Rush
justa J0e. i think you might want to start by removing the Yellow #5 but adding a kitten and maybe some movie quotes. that is at least a start.
CP: Keith and the Girl – 1146:Fat and The Whore
who here is surprised:
http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S26/91/22K07/
not me
need:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/popculture/cb60/?cpg=wnrdf
have & love:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/kitchen/b77d/?cpg=wnrdf
reaper, that thing really makes a significant difference?
This guy suffered for his art:
http://m.gizmodo.com/site?t=3.aqMDhYLE8uevSEm6XHXg&sid=gizmodoip
Van: Yeah, that was a cool article.
Jack, yes, very much. I was surprised. The best example is the last glass or two of wine in a bottle is often undrinkable next day. With that thing it is nearly as good as the day before.
Very sweet robot love story by Spike Jonze:
http://gizmodo.com/5497240/watch-robot-boy-meet-robot-girl-in-spike-jonzes-im-here
Some great music too.
Excellent links, you guys. I’ll have to try to watch the Spike Jones vid at home tonight (yes, I’m back online, although shackled to the cable in the wall until I can get my wireless card drivered up again)
In the meantime, some billiards:
http://www.aticketforrush.com/
http://cincyvoices.com/2010/03/22/tea-party-members-are-you-serious-if-so-sign-the-pledge/
Anger without logic is scary.
Sworn on a Bible!
In some areas socialism is absolutely necessary to actual get something done or in some cases to save money. I can admit that. I don’t think any tea party goer would deny that. IE the Subway in New York or their city watter. but for me in my little town I have a well and I never use public transit.
Would people on the other end take a pledge to for go anything that was brought about by capitalism? I’m sure they wouldn’t. I wouldn’t expect them to. But there are lines that I don’t think should be (or should have been) crossed. One example is Unemployment Insurance. I would buy my own if their wasn’t a system in place.
Lunch with EssBee rulz
so close: http://i.imgur.com/UvOr8.gif
OMG. I’m older than EssBee. I’m not sure why that comes as such a surprise…
EssBee: I was the manager of my highschool BB Team. I lettered in it. Now, I don’t watch it either.
VAN: John Barrowman played a Blond Arian Nazi in “The Producers”. The man can sing. It was proof that he could easily pull off Captain America… Of course, he’s a citizen of the UK, so the ‘merican Hollywierd perducers decided not to use him. Bollocks. He’d be awesome.
George Lazenby is still alive? 2nd Worst Bond evar. How does he fit into the rest of the Trek themed guests?
Gas Station Customer: “Damn these glasses, son.”
Navan Johnson: “OK. I Damn Thee!”
(sigh. I can’t believe I’m correcting people’s quotes.)
Lunch with Lo Pan is da bomb.
OLDER THAN ESSBEE! Do you have a horn on your walker, Lejon?
You guys made a Lo/Bee lunch MMMmmmeetup happen?! Teh excellent!
Lejon, Does that mean I got the right movie?
I was even fuzzy on that part. I think I saw the movie on TV when I was 10.
“My Lunch with Essbee”
Now THERE’S a movie I’d go see.
This, please.
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/03/mme_adele_blanc-sec_est_tres_belle_bien_fromage.php
reaper: The movie is The Jerk. Steve Martin flick. He plays “a poor black child” named Navan (Navin?) Johnson.
On his adventure to find a place where he can fit in, he goes through a number of jobs, like working at a circus, and a gas station attendant.
A man comes into his service station, is constantly leaning forward and having his glasses slide off his face and cursing the glasses. At one point he says “Damn these glasses, son.”
So Navan picks up the glasses, points at them and says, “I Damn Thee!”.
Then he repairs the glasses so that they stop falling of the man’s face, and adds a little handle to the bridge so that the man won’t put stress on the hinges which causes them to fall off, but rather put all the stress on the bridge where it belongs.
The invention later becomes called “the Optigrab” and makes and loses Navan a fortune.
Lo Pan: Yeah, that looks cool. Nice bath shot. 😉
I
Am
Such
A
Geek
“In more distressing news, it appears that Isla Fisher married Borat”
She must just enjoy the simple things in life. Like assreams of body hair.
I A SAG?
Eh, Isla still hurts my pants.
“assreams of body hair”
Ew. LOL.
IASA G
OK. I will not explain the FarScape reference in that…
Teen Valley Girl in Mall: “You, are such, a geek.”
Sigmund Freud: “Vaht is a geek?”
Sounds like Jar Jar to me.
*shudder*
I am such a geek, but I am not Sigmund Freud.
Sigmund Freud: “Hello. I am Doctor Freud, but you can call me Siggy.”
Teen Valley Girls in Mall giggle and laugh.
Sigmund Freud: “You seem to be suffering from a mild hysteria.”
Is that a Bill & Ted’s reference??
Jack: Yes. Yes it is.
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.
I saw it 6 times in the theater.
Got the VHS for a birthday.
Lost the VHS when an apartment got burglarized.
Searched long and hard for a replacement years later, only to find a copy with Spanish subtitles (¡Exellente!)
And then it finally was released to DVD, and I now have a copy that I can watch any old time.
Ooh. Left out that I had the soundtrack on cassette!
***which reminds me I need to pick it up on CD…***
I’m not sure why I like the film so much.
Perhaps because parts were filmed here in Phoenix…
Strange things are afoot at that Circle K in Tempe.
All my life
I’ve wanted to fly
Like the birds
that you see
way up in the sky.
Making circles
in the morning sun
Flying hi in the sky
’til the day is done.
I can’t break away.
I can’t break away.
Like a child
in his fantasy
Punching holes
in the walls
of reality
All my life
I’ve wanted to fly
but I don’t have the wings
and I wonder why
I can’t break away.
I can’t break away.
Oh, Momma told me
when I was young
Stand tall girl you’re number one
Well you can be
what you want to be
but you can’t change the course of your
destiny
I can’t break away.
I can’t break away.
—Big Pig
They filmed at Golfland/Sunsplash in Mesa
MetroCenter Mall
Cactus High School.
and, yeah, some random Circle K (I don’t know where)
Darn. It’s coronado High…and the circle K isn’t so random, but it actually is in Tempe. I think I’ve been to it.
It’s amazing how San Dimas California, IN NO WAY (yes, way) resembles the Phoenix metro area…
Do you also own Bogus Journey, Lejon?
Tank Girl soundtrack teh_rulsz!
[random comment] Rhona Mitra = yum [/random comment]
I wanna rock
Rock
I want to rock
I wanna rock
Rock
I want to rock
I wanna rock
Rock.
I want to rock
I wanna rock
Rock.
I want to rock
The following comment –
‘I wanna rock
Rock.
I want to rock
I wanna rock
Rock.
I want to rock’
Is not :ftb: approved. Hmm.
Mr. :ftb: make a little money sending people you dont know to Iraq
Mr. :ftb: I dont like you. You dont know how to rock.
GA! :ftb having a field day.
Guess it hates Quiet Riot lyrics. Ass.
make that :ftb:
I wanna rock
Rock.
I want to rock
I wanna rock
Rock
I want to rock
Mr. :ftb: make a little money sending comments you dont like to Iraq
Mr :ftb: I dont like you, you dont know how to rock.
*suddenly Simon and Garfunkle’s Sound of Silence is comes to mind*
“Is comes to mind”??????
Ugh…. Im cutting myself off already. But I havent drank yet…. oh now I see the problem
Aren’t those Twisted Sister lyrics?
Well, they’re freed from :ftb: ‘s evil clutches.
Is that a Twisted Sister pin?? On your uniform???
Well S3 of Breaking Bad got off to a good start.
See I cant even get the right band!
*reaches for drink*
:metal: fail on Lo.
Doesnt Quiet Riot have a generic rock song as well? Besides Noise and Metal Health
Also – Animal House FTW
That Tank Girl soundtrack ain’t bad, eh?
Illusions shattered:
http://m.npr.org/story/122874292
CP: Never Wanted To Dance — MSI
What do you want to do with your life????
The spit is that video was epic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT1LXhgXPWs
egads.
http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pictures/g-k/hoebel_lab/20100309_HoebelLab_002_lg.jpg
Look! It’s Charlie’s Angels.
Sign me up, I am totally down for Les Adventures Extraordinaires de Adele Blanc-Sec.
See-thra-man Na-ra-ya-nan
http://www.ironicsans.com/2006/09interview_seetharaman_narayanan.html
Wow! Next Deadpan MMMMeetup, we need a Bill and Ted film set tour!
(Although, part of me is wondering: If “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” was made and distributed by Hollywood companies, as I presume it was, why on Earth did they go all the way to Phoenix/Tempe to film when the real San Dimas is right in their backyard? Or maybe it was made independently?)
I am serious about wanting to go and see those places the next time I’m in Phoenix, though.
Night, Pan.
“Dude!”
“Sweet!”
Oh, wrong movie.
“Drool!”
“Sweat!”
Whoa, definitely wrong movie.
You’ll be waiting a while for your opponent to make a move in Scrabble:
http://io9.com/5497018/seti-founder-explains-how-to-create-a-galactic-internet
Morning, Pan.
Haven’t had a chance to go through the articles yet, but Lifehacker shares that the BBC is releasing a bunch of “master class” articles on nature photography:
http://www.bbcwildlifemagazine.com/masterclasses.asp
snap away!
Morning Pan, Hope everyone has a not “Fuck IT!” Tuesday.
Damn that Monday, son!
Morning Pan!
reaper, I think that’s guaranteed since hubby is sick and can’t make it happen 🙁 😳
sorry to hear that bunny,
hope he feels better soon.
Ha! “oops” has been changed, I forgot. :blush:
I wanna add to the linky goodness!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDdRBUJo2KE
And, for you Twilight fans
http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=540
Breakfast time!
creepy: http://i.imgur.com/MkHtC.jpg
I see your linky goodness and raise one more.
If it’s real, yes it’s creepy. However I have so many issues with that pic, reaper mainly how true is the story that goes with it?
Bunny, I would bet it is crap.
But I look at it this way: like the movies Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity, we know they are movies but if you go in with the mind set it is real and you want to be entertained it can still be fun. And in both cases mission accomplished.
Tuesday – hmm.
Ok, then consider me creeped 🙂
Tuesday can only get better…
lost starts at 7!!!! well the one I missed last week will start at 7. Maybe it is time to take back my Tivo for Tuesday night.
Tuesday – feh
Lo Pan, maybe you should use your ancient mystical powers and make Tuesday go away.
Probably.
*poof*
Dammit that just made my pride go away. Tues is still here.
I think your powers do work, but take time. Give it about 14 hours and you’ll find the magic worked :cheerful:
Morning Pan.
THIS http://www.theonion.com/video/breaking-news-some-bullshit-happening-somewhere,16928/
is funny. Audio wise, NSFW but just gets funnier the longer you watch.
Which hopefully you can. It won’t play on my computer but DID on my TiVo.
This http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/a/m/americandad/
not so funny. It is an amazing list with links to back up the statements.
Do not click if you’re not up for politically topical stuff this am.
I’m not in the mood for political stuff today but I’m sure I could find just as much stuff on the other side.
I think I still have a case of the Mondays.
CP: Must Have More – L7
I love The Onion. I listen to their daily podcast.
Here’s all I can muster toward the political discussion:
CP: America Is — Violent Femmes
The onion is great. I try to listen but often nothing downloads or I get the last month of podcasts. maybe it is just iTunes on win7 64bit. rarely had that issue with XP-32bit.
CP: One Love — The Flobots
CP: Still Searching — Damien Marley + Stephen Marley
How is that album EssBee?
The Flobots one.
reaper: Yeah, both parties are very hypocritical. I took that article, not as a screed against conservatives in general, but as one conservative that is very disappointed in the GOP. I think he raises some good points about not feeling represented by that party any more.
hmmm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJvxEjGpIqU
Dammit EssBee I wish the music transfer would have worked!!!
Flobots – local boys (and one hottie girl) that made good. I feel I should like them more because of that. Just cant get into em.
Ok TEB… we’ll see in 14 hours. 😛
Stupid WordPress. Moderates my YouTube video
http://tinyurl.com/2d6tql
Warning – NSFW language in that last link
Not sure, ditto – I just have a few songs. I like em okay.
Lo Pan: I only heard of Flobots when they had their megahit “Handlebars”. I didn’t like the song at first, at least until I listened to the lyrics. The album “Fight With Tools” won me over. Musically, I don’t think they are anything special, but they have great lyrics. I haven’t had a chance to listen to anything else they’ve done.
EssBee: thx. I’ll put it on my review list.
*sigh*
That list is huge.
Chris Evans has signed on to be Cap America. While I know this isnt most folks first choice it could be alot worse. He’s pretty much the only reason to ever watch the Fantastic Four films.
In news that will make Lo Pan happy, the Flames are sputtering out…
Lo Pan: He could do a good job. I’ll wait to see before making up my mind.
ditto lyrically I agree with you 100%. Theyre just on that border of catchy and annoying.
Know what else is huge?
In news that will make TEB happy, the Avs are sputtering out more bigger.
WOAH! Put that away before you get arrested. 😉
CP: Children’s Work — Dessa
http://feeds.kexp.org/~r/kexp/songoftheday/~3/JYGHHlcmu98/11e0d77c-eee1-456e-a19f-bd3112e7ad6e.mp3
This is a cute wiki. Search for “God” and see what comes up. Search for anything you like. Not complete but still fun.
http://www.tenwordwiki.com/
The word “animal” also has a cute entry.
Morning Pan.
Trying to buy a house is a pain in the ass.
That is all.
Animal: Not Plant. Not Rock. Not Fungus. Not Machine. See American.
Ha! Another Flobots song came up in shuffle — Handle Bars
They’re kinda silly.
I think Sly B snuck these into our music library . . . Sneaky, sneaky
Hi Jeremy!
CP: A Girl Called Johnny — The Waterboys
Hi Jeremy. Worse than buying a house is owning a house. 😉
Acid: A liquid hallucionagenic drug…. You may see Satan…say hi.
I could do this all day. But have stuff to do 🙁
Whats a house?
Chris Evans as Cap America – I guess I didn’t need to watch those movies. Bah.
I dont mind the choice…yet.
Plus considering what theyre gonna do with the origin story….belch. That alone gives me low expectations
Lo, I think it is something you drop on witches when they are hurting short people with high pitched voices.
Wow. That was oppressively negative. Stupid allergies make me … aggressive.
“The Ten Word Wiki does not have any entries with the exact title “deadpan”
Would you like to create a new page with this title?”
Anyone here have the skilz to correct this abomination?
Nomad: allergic to bad superhero movies? 😉
Oh THATS a house!!!!
*feet curl up*
JOe: Wiki pages are easy to create. You’ll need to create a login. Then type in deadpan and follow the instructions. Links are created by doing something like [[ and ]] around keywords, iirc.
justa J0e, Deadpan has to go to all the way to eleven!
Nah, I appear to be allergic to waking up.
Seriously. 🙁
Lunch time!
So what should the 10 word entry for “The Deadpan” be?
Jack: Sadly, I do own Bogus Journey.
For your consumption… May Kermit Rest in peace
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/womens/d59b/
Chris Evans can’t pull off Captian America. Maybe Cap’n ‘merica, but not the Marvel character. OH HELL… This is one of those “Disney-fications” isn’t it? Would much rather have seen John Barrowman in the part.
Spherical Tomi Spherical Tomi Spherical Tomi Spherical Tomi Spherical Tomi
Community contributed podcast by Jack Mangan. Deadpan is the way.
Yes Lejon but you know Barrowman was a pipe dream. Like Ive said, Evans was the only redeeming portion of the Fantastic Four movies so we (at least lots of folks I talk to) know he can play a superhero role pretty well. Again, not my first choice but it doesnt make me cringe either.
Shouldnt Barrowman be trying to save the American version of Torchwood??????? 😛
Dang, and I was pulling for Bradon Frazer.
I would argue that it’s not about “the other side”, it’s about our common struggle to — holy fuck, why is it raining again? This is Phoenix! Where’s my goddamn dry heat?
I love John Barrowman, but isn’t he a little to FA-BU-LOUS to be Captain America?
I think our dry heat got dry humped.
Jack – you want for our impending 16″ of snow instead?
FABULOUS!!!! *jazz hands*
+o
16″ of what now?! No.
sinep
Oh EssBee….. yeah. You dinna know?
-sinep +snow
What the hell . . .
As long as Saturday and Sunday are nice. We are replacing fascia and soffit . . . oh, crap!
sunday will be nice….
Sinep!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/what-health-bill-means-for-you/
What this bill means for your insurance coverage:
There will be no change to your insurance coverage.
What the bill means for your taxes:
You will not pay any additional taxes.
I still think it’s a stupid bill being forced on the general public. 🙂 Either way, I’m just glad it’s not Monday anymore. WOO WOO
Heading back from seeing ‘I love you Phillip Morris’, and I enjoyed it.
Speaking of both… I needs a smoke
Lo Pan: I have no problems with Evans playing superheroes. But I see him more as the smart-alec, cocky one, not the Super Soldier. He should be playing Green Arrow or Spider-man, or a red shir… um… Side Kick… yeah…
Barrowman, in all his greatness, could never save the American Torchwood. It is doomed, because American TV execs don’t “Get” British shows.
Rhettro: Brendon Frazer is a little past his Superhero-in-tights prime I think.
EssBee: Barrowman is an actor. He may be a flaming cream-cheese filled bagel in real life, but when he’s on screen, he’s 100% professional and in the role. He has a weight to his performances that says, in all simplicity, “hero”. That’s what Captain America needs. But instead, they went with the court jester…
JR –
Thanks for the link!
I tried it as well and got the same results.
“What this bill means for your insurance coverage:
There will be no change to your insurance coverage.
What the bill means for your taxes:
You will not pay any additional taxes.”
If any other ‘Merican Deadpanites would care to try out that link it would make for an interesting and likely, statistically insignificant sub-sample.
I do have 2 concerns, maybe someone better-informed can clear these up?:
What’s the deal with the fines for uninsured citizens? So if I lose my job and can’t afford Health Insurance, I get a fine to add to my financial woes?
Currently, people *with* insurance coverage are getting bankrupted by their serious illnesses. How has this been addressed?
Lejon: “Barrowman, in all his greatness, could never save the American Torchwood. It is doomed, because American TV execs don’t “Get” British shows”
Agreed. Tho The Office is a welcome exception. Until this piss poor season at least.
On more important topics: Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey is a terrible film, but the hilarious scenes with Death justify one viewing.
Course the BBC doesnt do all that well at doing American shows either. We should all just stop remaking each others shite. World unite!
Jack, That was Joe from HR. He had been trying to break into the biz for years and he finely made it.
Stay on topic…. STAY ON TOPIC!
ITS AWAY!
Is it a hit?
Negative… just impacted on the surface
Just for fun … I played with the “annual income” numbers on the calculator link that JR posted above.
Seems that I would have to make over $200,000 a year before this new plan cause my taxes to go up. At $200,001 I would see my medicare payroll taxes go up by .9%
I know that is terrible and all … but I just want to say that, because I love you guys and want to make sure ALL of you an get coverage and I’m totally socialist and all that … If someone out there would be willing to pay me $200,001 U.S. dollars a year, I’m volunteering to take the check and suffer that .9% tax hike.
Hey, I’m here for you guys. :biggrin:
(BTW – get me that $200,001 per year job and I throw in ALL the food and drinks at the next Mmmmmmeet-up!)
Hell, if I made over 200K per year, I’d sponsor and host the deadpan and probably move Jack to San Diego 🙂
Jack – good questions to which I don’t know the answers.
I input – “No insurance” and “0” income in the old calculator and this is what came up.
“GAME OVER MAN!”
okay. not really.
This is what came up.
“What this bill means for your insurance coverage:
Beginning no later than 2014, you will be eligible for Medicaid. The health bill expands Medicaid to all individuals and families with income at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level. Depending on where you live, people with higher incomes may also be eligible.
“What this bill means for yourTaxes:
You will not pay any additional taxes.”
LOL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyZMYr7Kk2E
Basically I see the ‘tax the rich’ method as ‘punish the successful’ which I don’t agree with. I know people need help from time to time, but Welfare has been used as a lifestyle by far too many and something else needs to be put in place. Like making the welfare recipients who are capeable of working do work for the government like cleaning up the highways, digging ditches, SOMETHING. Get people off the mindset of I deserve something for free.
Okay, I’ll stop ranting and go back to listening to 8-bit metallica songs 🙂
Lejon: I’m not sure I agree with you on the actor thing as a blanket statement. I think the reality show I saw on BBC America with him as the host ruined me ever seeing him as C.A. I can see him as a hero. I can see him in tights with a cape. Just not C.A.
Lo Pan: smoke?
One of the biggest problems with “tax the rich” is the rich leave or find some other way to pay less. I’m not rich but I pay an accountant every year to do my taxes because I don’t want to pay anymore than I have to.
EssBee: Smoke.
Aw, why didn’t ya say so?
You too?
I have a friend who worked for the inland revenue. Some of the tales she told of how the’rich’ avoided paying taxes made my blood boil.
As a PAYE pleb, I’m all for these fuckers to be stuck in a hole and concrete poured in.
The welfare spongers are rank amateurs in comparison.
oh the rich are fantastic at avoiding paying anything and reaping the same benefits the poor receive. They have it both ways.
*searches for a funner topic*
How about those um… baseball thingies?
Ugh, unfortunately. I quit for several years, but just picked the nasty habit up again in February. I’ve already bought the nicotene gum, but there it sits in the medicine cabinet.
I’m with Van!
A system that withdrew unfair percentages of taxes from the wealthy would be unfair and, as reaper points out, self-defeating.
I’ll go out on a limb and assert that no mega-wealthy person’s lifestyle has been negatively impacted by any US Presidential Admin’s tax policies during our lifetimes. If you make over 200k per year, you’re not rich, but you definitely have some cushion… Every paycheck dollar doesn’t (literally) determine basic necessities like food, shelter, transportation, clothes etc.
Sigh. That 8-bit Orion is a wonderful thing.
Levity:
http://benheck.com/03-16-2010/bill-paxton-pinball
JR – I am in agreement with you on the “no money for deadbeats thing” … but I think you VASTLY overestimate the number of “deadbeat” people on welfare.
There are millions of “working poor” out there. Folks that work 40 or more hours a week and still can’t afford food, clothing AND housing for their families. Throw in sudden medical care for something like the flue … and they are financially done for.
Case in point.
My own sister, who came from an upper middle class background and a college degree – found herself qualifying for government assistance when her military employed husband dumped her with 3 kids. She had a 40 hour a week job but
sailor boy’s meager child support combined with her salary did not raise her above the poverty line.
She was anything but deadbeat and it was not a lifestyle she had ever dreamed of, much less desired.
I really really really think you have been sold a bill of goods on the percentage of people who abuse the system and I believe this is because no one on Fox (or few other News-tainment shows for that mater) ever does a featured segment on the working poor … but they will march 2 or 3 gold chain wearing, Cadillac driving (no offense Ed – your car is teh hawt) welfare deadbeats in front of the camera in a heart beat and pass THEM off as representative of the entire group.
My sister had no interested in putting her story on TV. Those wishing to villainize her for needing assistance have an entire 24 hour, national TV network at their disposal. So it’s easy to see why conventional wisdom says – social programs are for deadbeats.
Just saying.
one more problem with “Tax the Rich” what about people like Paris Hilton?
she no longer needs an income so she could make $100/year but still be rich. Than she would have to pay no more than $4 (4% of annual income) for insurance.
Ditto, Baseball is sooooooo two weeks from now. 4-5 is the brewers home opener. Wish I could have gotten tickets for a reasonable price. I don’t watch cactus league games.
Frazer? What was I thinking, I meant Ashton Kutcher.
10% flat tax. Let’s get it done!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1WWpKEPdT4&feature=fvw
Bless you, JOe. I agree with what you said 1000%.
In addition to the working poor out there, there are lots of people who have untreated diseases (e.g., addiction, mental ilnesses) who would be lumped into the deadbeat category.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-10s/2010/03/23/akira-kurosawa-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-film-director-115875-22132728/
Hey Joe.
I understand people need help from time to time and I appreciate that. I know there are a LOT of people who truly need that assistance. My perspective comes from living in that condition for a number of years, seeing how many people abused the system, and made more money than I do now by popping out kids and staying single. My comments are by no means meant to belittle the situation of those who honestly need and deserve that help.
I have seen multi-genrational abuse of the system of granddaughters being educated by their grandmothers and mothers on how to get every last penny from the system. Have a few kids (who cares who the fathers are) apply for welfare, then have more kids. It’s really sad to see these kids grow up and realize this is NOT how life is supposed to be.
For those people who need the help, I’m all for them getting the help they need for as long as they need it, but I don’t see welfare as a lifestyle that many I’ve seen use it for. that’s all I’m saying.
I was in need at one time in my life and hopefully I’ve moved past that time. It sucked. Badly. I feel sorry for those that need that help. I wish there was something the government would do to help them OUT of their situation instead of just giving hand outs and keeping them in that situation.
I agree that we should safeguard against Cadillac-driving freeloaders (which doesn’t include Ed) and spoiled rich Paris Hiltons and George W. Bushes (can we pass an anti Paris Hilton law?), but not at the expense of the rest of us.
I’ve seen all of Akira Kurosawa’s samurai films – – the man was a genius.
Bill Paxton pinball? What do you think it says when the last ball is played?
On a much lighter note, I’ve recorded episode 3 of Billy Barbarian. WOO WOO! Will edit and mix tonight and release tomorrow.
Jack, let me know when you have your computer back up and running so we can have a pre Wall-a-palooza chat 🙂
yick
I think my post came across too harsh.
What I am passionate about is … It’s not “helping people” that is our problem, it’s those who abuse our trust and goodwill. So let’s get tough on them and not all the people that they hide behind who truly need and are grateful for a hand in getting back up.
Hear Hear! Shoot the freeloaders! 🙂
JR: I will still do the recordings you requested of me. I plan on installing Audacity tonight. We’ll also have to plan a time to talk the Wall.
Everyone:
We have 16 potential voices on for the 60 Lines thing. I’ll probably try to get confirmation from everyone by the end of the week.
Wisconsin is particularly when it comes to the 0 income wealthy getting help. we have badger care for kids who’s parents don’t make a certain amount. I have a cousin who works at a clinic. She tells me all the time about people coming to the clinic in brand new Escalade’s with kids on badger care. but how to you measure wealth when it is easy to convert the money to something that isn’t counted.
CP: Ghost of a Texas Ladie’s Man — Concrete Blonde
Jack Ill do as many voices as you need.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3231da28bb/weird-the-al-yankovic-story
Count me in as well Jack,
Me n Van gotcher back..uh..Jack.
I can do multiple voices. One for each personality.
Your back is also gotten over here, Jack.
Wait . . .
Here comes the storm.
We can bring our choir? Cool!
Oh. I guess I shouldn’t have shared that.
I guess thats better than getting it all over Jacks back.
And with that…. I run.
That’s just nasty.
If only the Weird Al movie were real *sigh*
gross.
As in 144?
144 on Jack’s Back? now that is gross.
Poor Jack….
This is Jack
This is Jack’s Back
This is 144
This is 144 on Jack’s Back
This is gross.
Poor back!
Gross Point Jack
AC~DC – Back in Jack
wait… now that’s just wrong.
And it had to be said…
Hit the road, Jack, and don’t you come back no more. 😉
Its the color of your skin
Skin is Jack metallic
Jack. It’s what’s for dinner.
Like a Jackstone Cowboy.
Land of the Rising Jack.
Jack: Not just for breakfast anymore.
Jimmy crack Jack and I don’t care…
CP: Speedway — Morrissey
Free Jack
I like big backs and I can not lie
You other brothers can’t deny
That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist
And a podcast in your face
You get sprung
Baby got Jack
You can stand it with Jack, he won’t let you down.
Jack in the place where you live
Now face North.
I Jack alone. Yeah-ah with nobody else. You know when I Jack alone, I prefer to be by myself!
Oh…. oh JR….
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah-Yeah-Yeah
And the Jack in the back said everyone attack
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the Jack in the corner said boy I want to warn you
It’ll turn into a ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz
oR SHOULD THAT BE dEADPAN BLITz?
Caps lock off….
Holy Shmoly! It’s snowing like CRAZY out there!!
Oh god….
Gigantic white flakes!
Damn you, Lo Pan, with your accurate forecast.
I’m going home!
Just sixteen, a deadpan podcast,
Out of money, out of luck.
He’s got no PLACE to call his own,
Hit the gas, and here he goes.
Jack’s running free yeah, he’s running free.
Jack’s running free yeah, Oh he’s running free.
Snow? What happened to Al Gore’s global warming, shorter winters, and all that? I mean, I mean…snow?
Hey Jack, are you going to bring back High Brow Low Brow?
This is the new Stone Temple Jack, uh, Pilots song?
http://www.spin.com/articles/listen-stone-temple-pilots-new-single
I think I’ll pass
JR: global warming does not mean no snow. It doesn’t work like that.
It’s very pretty. If it’s like last week, ditto, look out! I had to pull over twice to clear off the windshield/wipers.
Stoned Temple Pilots? I’ll pass as well. LOL
Oh, I was afeared we were rolling into a Jack meme there. (To which I would lamely add “Enter Jackman”)
JR, the 60 Lines thing started out as a sortof Highbrow/Lowbrow without the burping. I’m not against the return of the segment.
hay pan,
got my beer, got my remote, and lost is about to start.
I’ll be in my bunk!
no, really I have to watch in my room. I’m the only lost fan in the house.
:tumbleweeds: :mush: :cth: :metal: :drevil:
Greetings pan.
I’m all for getting welfare abusers out of Cadillacs 🙂 I worked hard to be able to afford mine.
Like, JR, I certainly have no issue with helping those who need it. I find it disappointing that many of those who would call America a Christian nation seem to forget that there’s action intended to go along with that – meaning caring for you neighbor.
Well, this is a nice bonus – my cable modem has been giving me trouble and my upload speeds have been crap of late. I took it to Comcast to swap out for a new one.
Still had trouble with the speed, so I did some playing around with the router. Flipped some switches and got a massive increase in my upload speed and a pretty good increase in my download speed as well.
I didn’t need the cable company to throttle my bandwidth. I was apparently choking myself.
“Flipped some switches”
Ah HA!!! I wondered why my TV channel kept changing on it’s own this afternoon.
Stop that.
… and might I add –
Jack be nimble.
Jack BE quick.
I forgot what a simply damn fine song Bjork’s “Army of Jack”…er…”Army of Me” is. One of the finest bass lines evar.
One of the finest Jack lines evah.
Satellite’s full of snow – no LOST. Boohoo.
Her signal got Jacked.
Hey hey! Not only is the satellite out now (which means no TIVO which means no Lost) but the power is about to go out too!
OH COLORADO FUN IN MARCH! BWAQH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!xfsdcacdcsdc
Oh and EssBee feels my pain….god damn this
In really important news (sorry if this has been said already) Joe BIden is in trouble for saying “fucking”.
Who fucking cares?
I fucking don’t.
Fucking retarded.
Fucking? Isn’t that a city in Austria?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria
By the fucking grace of god Im able to fucking watch fucking Lost on my crappy fucking TV. Without fucking giving any fucking spoilers I just fucking wanna say that fucking Richard Alpert is suddenly my fucking favorite fucking character on fucking Lost.
Guess that would depend on context. Fucking is a pretty versatile word, you know.
And a nice place to live, I hear.
As the Deadpan has finely demonstrated while I failed to hit refresh….
RE: Captain America
I was really hoping “Captain Awesome” from Chuck would have gotten that one.
Fucking Awesome choice there Ed. 🙂
Feel free to get a little tingly….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9szn1QQfas
This just might not suck.
Fucking best fucking episode of Lost this season. EssBee if you cant see it Ill burn you DVD copy and get it to you before next week.
Before this I thought Alpert was a douche and idiot. Now I want to marry him.
This is the best Fucking set of posts this week. I can’t fucking believe it!!
Just curious, if Global Warming does mean ‘no snow’ then the warming isn’t global, or am i misunderstanding the term ‘global’ in that phrase??
Then fucking Colorado has no fucking idea what global fucking warming is
JR: You are making a simple, but understandable, misconception that global warming means hot. It doesn’t. It’s about energy.
Ed: Yeah. Tron Legacy looks cooler each time I look at it.
Night pan.
Oh, it’s gone all dark outside … this must mean that the sun is going out!.
(A parallel to – “It’s snowing … in winter … that must mean the average yearly temperatures at the polar ice caps must not be going up!” )
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
*thunk*
I don’t like Captain America. I didn’t like the Fantastic Four movies. So I shouldn’t care. And yet, for some reason, that casting makes me so angry. Ugh.
Worst part of the FF movies! Seriously!
WHY!?
But!
Ahhhhh…
Yo ho ho and a bottle of Jack,
Fifteen men on the deadpan’s chest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming#Temperature_changes
“The most common measure of global warming is the trend in globally averaged temperature near the Earth’s surface”
so either the ‘global’ part is wrong or the ‘warming’ part is wrong. Either way, greenhouse gasses cause the entire Earth’s surface to be warmer in ‘global warming’. If it’s not, they there is something wrong with the name, its use, or the theory. Or I’m just really confused over the entire mess. 🙂 Any of these are possible. Regardless, I still blame Al Gore for everything. if he hadn’t invented the internet, this wouldn’t be a problem. 🙂
Anyway, I’m off to fucking bed.
ScriptFrenzy is coming up. Which got me interested in the format. So I’m reading the script for Pitch Black. I chose this one because I know this movie.
But then, I can’t remember every line. So when it kicks out a line in italics, does that mean something special? I dunno.
Essbee if you want your lost fix this week, I can convert the AVI I’m grabbing to MP4 so yiu can play it on your Mac and upload it to a file hosting service for you to grab.
Good with your hands? got a spare 400 bucks? then YOU can build your own Cold Fusion cell:
http://io9.com/5498099/cold-fusion–will-it-save-the-world-or-be-forgotten
CP: Should I Stay or Should I go – The Clash
this morning’s funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0ue-XGl9c
SFW … unless they oppose silly
Van! If you could, that would be super-awesome! If not, Lo Pan, I might take that DVD!
Snow, snow snow. I wonder if Evil begins late on a day like today. I think I’ll work from home today.
Morning Deadpan!
Tron2 looks great. I see Clash of the Titans in our near future. I wanted to boycott it because I saw no evidence of Bobo (my favourite character in the original) 🙁 by hubby has managed to convince me it might be worth seeing anyway 🙂
this is for the recording enthusiests in the :pan:
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741
Guy recorded a street musician and then went around the world recording other street musicians for additional tracks.
It would appear that non of it is recorded “in studio”.
There was an owl in the preview I saw 🙂
BTW – that is “additional tracks” (instruments and vocals) for that same song as opposed to additional tracks on an Album.
Essbee I’ll send you the link via Facebook.
It’s a cracker this week.
JR, Bobo wasn’t just an owl. He was a character. I don’t see a real owl having the same personality. 😉
I wonder what it would take to convince my hubby to see a doctor…
I know he’s really sick. For this first time, that I recall, in the entire time I’ve known him, he’s actually taking a sick day. I use to say he’d have to be dead before he missed a day of work. I think I’m a little worried.
Van, you’re a sweetheart.
We all knew that, Essbee :heart:
Sending good thoughts toward the Mr. Bunny
JR: It’s more accurate to call it global climate change.
Nomad Scry: As far as I can tell from reading the script, the lines in italics indicate what a particular character is thinking at that moment.
I’m UNofficially in for Script Frenzy. Not going to go for the certificate, because both of the script projects I have in the works have already been started.
Amy – Then the iitalics are … like a direction for the actor, rather than a voice over?
TEB – Kick his ass and make him go to the doctors. Being annoyed is better than spending a week in hospital.
So Fox doing their own version of Torchwood is scary
http://scifiwire.com/2010/03/john-barrowman-to-fox-ple.php
Nomad Scry: Exactly. They’re there so the actor and director know how to play the scene.
Off to a busy day of work and volunteering.
Scry, I can’t ‘make’ him do anything. Life’s just not that easy when you live in a box.
I don’t understand the box part, but I know you can’t make him. Even if you should. 😉
Perhaps I should explain. I used to be the “I can suffer it fine” guy until I ended up in the hospital for two weeks because I had pneumonia for several weeks before and refused to admit I was not okay. Since then, I’m paranoid about everyone else going to the doctor. I don’t go very much more than I did before, but I certainly keep telling everyone else that they need to.
No, I’m not a hypocrite. Much.
Scry, “When you live in a box” is just a saying. It doesn’t really mean anything.
But here, this will do: http://z.about.com/d/boardgames/1/0/F/i/life_twists_turns_box.jpg
I go to the doctor regularly, but then I have medical issues that makes the doctors mad if I don’t.
My hubby has only been a couple of times in the years I’ve known him. He only recently started going to to dentist and started with the optometrist last year (it was seven years between visits). One step at a time is my attitude. I figure, sooner or later he’ll add the doctor to his routine.
JR: Yes, global average temperatures go up, but your confusion is mistaking that for local scale changes. At a particular location, the temperature doesn’t necessarily go up. It is an average.
In addition, raising the global average temperature means that there is far more energy in weather systems. Since weather has never been very predictable, adding more energy means you’ll have bigger storms, larger temperature fluctuations, and so on.
This winter, storms disrupted the Gulf Stream and drove the current into the arctic. Adding energy to the polar region created a number of large winter storms that smashed Canada, the US, and many other northern countries. We got a colder winter, but the arctic “warmed” up.
As Amy pointed out, many scientists are moving away from the term “global warming” since the term is a bit confusing to the average person (pun intended).
I need more coffee. 🙂
So… basically, you are being a good influence… 🙂 Rubbing off on the old man, I mean.
I had this beer last night:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/583/35157
Awesome, but evil. It will kick your ass. 🙂
Yes… I “rub off on the old man”. :blush:
I think Mike needs to revise his “14 year-old girls rule the world” theory. It seems it is 12 year-old girls.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1259686/The-12-year-old-girls-paid-toys-promote-bands.html
Looks like a good one, ditto!
Wow, my job is hard.
EssBee: Do you get Schlafly’s in Denver?
I’m not sure – there’s a beer store in Boulder that has just about everything on earth.
CP: An Apple For An Apple — Miles Kurosky
http://feeds.kexp.org/~r/kexp/songoftheday/~3/MkuZdNxqga4/0396c056-54d3-485a-b36f-190cd2fb285b.mp3
Very catchy song.
Schlafly is a good brewery. I’ve liked pretty much everything I’ve had from them.
CP: X-Files Theme — Mark Snow
It’s quiet in here.
Too quiet.
*warms up the band*
All you need is Jack.
Ba da da dadum.
All you need is Jack.
Ba da da dadum.
All you need is Jack.
Jack.
Jack is all you need.
I hate wasps too: http://i.imgur.com/1zA2M.jpg
Red Wasps = true evil
I hate wasps too, reap. Longmont has a well-known wasp problem. HATE THEM.
It’s a funny old world, due to async broadband it takes longer to upload a file than it did to transcode it.
I’m allergic to bees. Bees can fucking kill me and I don’t hate them like I hate wasps. WI doesn’t even have any real militant wasps or major populations.
I kill every wasp that gets in our house.
Okay Essbee, check your FB mailbox when you get home.
Best wasp eradication tool EVAH is a vacuum cleaner with a long wand attachment.
Vacuum cleaner vs. Wasp = ME WIN every time!!!!!
ZP gives Bad Company 2 a damn good kicking:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1546-Battlefield-Bad-Company-2
I use that tool on spiders jj.
…and I don’t care how ‘good’ spiders are, if they don’t keep themselves decently hidden they are getting chewed up by the VC.
Thanks, Van!! mmmmmwah!
I could never get close enough to a wasp to vaccuum it. I squeal like a little girl when I see them.
Growing up in Minnesota… I see Global Warming as a good thing 🙂 That’s why I moved to San Diego LOL
But seriously, there are ways to correct the problems we’re facing, but there are too many crazies who prevent the use of Nuclear energy (a proven clean form of energy) and would rather keep the coal burning plants around. That to me it nuts just like the nuts who want a clean planet, but won’t allow people to do the work to provide it.
Anyway…
TEB: Yes, Bobo was a character, but who said this owl wasn’t a clockwork with pretty feathers? Hmm…we’ll have to wait and see. 🙂
TEB: Oh?
CP: The Bends — Radiohead
CP: The Stand — The Coup
RE: Nuclear Energy – GULP. EssBee = one of the crazies.
Nuclear energy supposedly can be done safely and far cleaner than we’ve been doing it in the past. US reactors were specifically designed for cold war applications. There are alternatives.
http://energyfromthorium.com/
CW IT Crowd S3E1
I’ll read that, ditto, thanks.
CP: Jack On Fire — The Gun Club
I guess today is Ada Lovelace Day.
http://findingada.com/
Blooming heck:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/24/uk-vhs-sales-more-than-double-in-2009-bill-cosby-enjoying-the-a/
I’d be happy with any energy source that’s /mostly/ pollution free and cheaper than coal. I’m also good with drilling locally and getting the U.S. independent of foreign oil. This country could be a world power once again. 🙂
In lighter news, I was on Dead Robots’ Society last night. WOO WOO!
Although outside of second hand shops, I haven’t seen VHS videos on sale for years.
reaper, if Blackie Lawless tunes get stuck in my head from that. . . .
Too late.
And, wrapping up earlier:
Van, you are quite the gentleman!
Congrats about the Dead Robots, JR!
Bunny, I hope your hubby feels better. 🙁
Greek mythology is such rich material – – why not make an original Perseus film? Why remake a crappy movie like Clash of the Titans?
Dear Jack,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsoLb-E7oy8
-Lo.
PS: heh.
Its very important when watching the above video to note how much the guitarist pets his own hair. Very. Important.
So I need to ship my hundreds of VHS tapes to the UK? Hmmm….. Van make this happen.
LOL
What category for those of us who oppose Nuclear Power AND coal fired plants? I have noticed lately that the National energy debate makes it seem like we ONLY have a choice between those 2 options … so the rest of us get left out of the discussion. :cwy:
JOe – Crazier than the crazies?
J0e’s stance on nuclear power: noble or chernobyl?
irrational or irradiated ?
CP: Ain’t Easy Being Sleasy — HotChaCha
Fingers crossed:
http://gizmodo.com/5501103/this-is-the-future-of-the-fight-against-cancer
I know what to do for wasps, from my childhood…
http://www.vintagechildrensbooksmykidloves.com/2009/05/giant-jam-sandwich.html
No.
http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/mike_myers_signs_on_for_th_austin_bM11f4dvsZwu68ybB5v7EN
Re: 4th Austin Powers movie.
really. must we.
first one was funny
second was was kinda funny
third was ok
but they where never good enough to warrant doing another
Van: Nice!
reaper: I agree. I never found the movies to be all that great, but the first was enjoyable. Personally, I liked “So I Married An Axe Murderer” a whole lot more.
opposition to nuclear power is like saying it’s better to drive battery powered cars.
battery powered cars use COAL from power plants to drive (worse pollution) and will create HUGE amounts of waste when all those batteries go bad and there’s no landfill that will take those batteries. So cars are damned if you do damned if you don’t, but we can’t all ride bikes.
Nuclear power on the other hand is safe and clean when you compare it to the massive trouble coal plants have had. They has also been huge changes in how they operate over the decades since the two (only 2 out of the hundreds of nuclear power plants) that have happened. And those two that happened, 3 Mile Island was only a close call. Chernobyl happened only because the Soviets had no clue as to what they were doing and screwed up royally.
That’s my opinion on nuclear power. Granted ‘green’ power would be nice, but it’s still far more expensive and not practical because people don’t want to lay down huge acres of solar panels because it’ll affect the wildlife. and we can’t drill for oil locally because it’ll affect the wildlife and we can’t build more nuclear power plants because people are afraid even though there are hundreds in the U.S. that have run safely for many many decades and thousands world wide that have also been running safely. Opposition to nuclear power can’t be based on what happened decades ago.
I need to stop ranting LOL
FUCK! FUCK FUCK!
There. I feel better 🙂
Jack: Thanks! It was fun. You up and running at home again? How’s the new HD? what’d you get?
Its pronounced “nuke-yoo-ler”
Axe Murderer = classic. He pretty well struck gold on that. Other Myers work pales.
I am also a ‘So I Married an Axe Murderer; fan.
I thought it was Nu-Clear. Darn. I always get that wrong.
My sinuses are acting up. I’m Sneezy today. I forgot my meds or I’d be Dopey and Sleepy. I’d really rather be Happy or Doc.
Me too — love that movie!
“HEED! PANTS!! NOW!!!”
“Like and orange on a toothpick! Like sputnik. A virtual planetoid”
Well cept Wayne’s World… thats till good stuff.
Lo: The first Wayne’s World was good as well, but yes, Axe Murdered was pure genius.
Id rather be Stoney or Drunky.
Wait those are Smurfs…
“Dude she started smurfing me. Right in the Smurf”
“No smurfin way”!
He makes me sad. Tho I gotta say I rather enjoyed his British colonel in Basterds.
Lo Pan: I loved that cameo. 🙂
That was a Bitchin Camero! Er… cameo.
The second Wayne’s World featured James Hong! Diss carefully. Those are still my favorite Mike Myers movies. Axe Murderer is definitely better than any of the AP movies. :drevil:
Although it’s a damn shame the Sprockets movie was never made.
JR on Nuclear power. Amen.
I don’t know how the hybrid car batteries are for ability to recycle so this stat probably doesn’t but conventional used car batteries only end up with 1% waste and the rest is recycled. So maybe it isn’t as much of a problem but I know that won’t stop someone from leaving them in the back yard.
Whos dissin the Wayne?!?!?!?!? Not me sir! Tho without the Hong WW2 is just kinda…there. Not bad… just there.
Nows the time you dance.
Jack: Wayne’s World – a – palooza?
Wayne’s World of Warcraft
Dammit theres a movie there somewhere!
Wayne’s World 2 is the one and only movie I ever saw in the theater twice.
I even had the Hat.
The funniest Sprockets skit evar was with the 90201 dude . . . can’t think of his name. I laughed so hard, I almost died.
“My name is Susan, and I’ve just gotten out of prison”
I’m not ejumacated enough on Nucular energy or on the promising alternatives (solar, wind) to enter that debate. The image of Mr. Burns and Smithers also doesn’t help.
Jason Priestley!
Fuck cant find the vid. Thats classic.
reaper: Good job on the Office Space quote.
“House on fire, house on fire – put it out, put it out”
CP: Hips Don’t Lie — Shakira
So?
I have a correction to make. Calling it “Global Climate Change” is NOT more accurate by any means. It the use of soft language for those that cannot or will not come to grips with the fact that Global Warming is mostly man-made. Calling it “change” can sidestep these folk, and it can save scientists from having to re-educate people every time the phrase is used. Look at how many people still get the term theory wrong.
Any advocate for nuclear power should be forced to live near a nuclear dump and feed their kids milk every day from local cows.
But seriously one of the the biggest problems with nuclear power is the highly radioactive waste generated and the NIMBY attitude by the general public.
As for energy, justa J0e makes an excellent point. In most of these discussions, it becomes a false dichotomy between nuclear and coal.
I can say that I was all for nuclear energy. Seemed to me to be a no-brainer. This guy does a really, really fantastic job of breaking down nuclear energy. If memory serves, it’s roughly 35 minutes or so.
http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr0521.mp3
Vanamonde: Indeed. The guy that does the above podcast episode lives near a power plant, and is therefore very motivated to learn about it. A take you don’t often hear.
I do recall reading somewhere that there could potentially be a way to utilize radioactive waste, but that seems to have gone the way of the flying car or Duke Nuke ’em Forever.
Well said, Null.
And ok, sorry to go all political again. . . forget how you classify yourself, how you feel about Obama or any political party. . . . I think this shows what a pathetic, petty bunch you have representing the Republican party right now (assuming it’s true):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/24/gop-senators-refusing-to_n_511639.html?ref=fb&src=sp
How is that in the best interest of the country? Is this who we have to provide checks and balances for the Democrats? bah.
jack: Best interest of who? Screw that, it’s all a pissing contest now.
Pissing contest? You’re soaking in it!
OK, I will say nothing further political today, unless directly asked. It’s Bill Paxton Pinball for me, or nothing else.
We haven’t even covered The Gays yet, Jack. You can’t quit political now!
Jack, the funny thing is the less government does the happier I am with it. if they are not working they are not raising my taxes.
I have a gay story I will tell later. And involves politics and health care! The Trifecta!
Oh EssBee. I can’t hear you; I just hit the ball into the Twister ramp.
The nice thing about not being from this country is that I have not been indoctrinated in any of the party hyperbole. I’m neither conservative nor liberal. I am conservative on some issues, liberal on others.
One of the worst things to happen to this country was the acceptance of a two party system. It polarizes *all* debates. Every issue has to be divided into polar opposites: yes or no; us or them; I win, you lose. It’s idiotic since most issues can’t be dealt with in that way.
The only people that win in this kind of system are the politicians, lawyers, and lobbyists.
CP: Kingdom Come — Coldplay
ditto: You’ve been full of pith recently.
Dang. I hope that washes out.
CP: Brick Shithouse — Placebo
Wise words, ditto.
Van: Waste is no longer disposed of like it was many many decades ago. There are no more 55 gallon drums of waste being dropped off in people’s neighborhoods and a multi-billion dollar facility was built to store this waste in the middle of the dessert miles underground.
I say we switch this all to the fun topic of God instead. Make believe deities are far more entertaining 🙂
DAMN! da-damn damn!
and piss. 🙂
Thanks. It just makes me cranky.
JR: I still wouldn’t want to drink the milk, echoing Van.
CP: Partytime — Missy Elliott
Oh PU-LEEEESE Jack. Dontchu know its much more important to fume over Biden’s F-bomb than to take notice of Senator’s that arent working? Dontchu know!
So says Fox News and so I believe it.
CP: Your Racist Friend — They Might Be Giants
I thought the second offensive joke in Evo@11 was pretty funny. 🙂
CP: Another Man — John Mayall
CP: Deeper Well – The Wailin’ Jennys
Now this is a good laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZm47SrmuwM
Fuck everything else!!!!! THIS!!!!!!! http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2010/03/gladiators-vs-werewolves-ooh-wha-ah-ah-ah
I hope the werewolves win Lo.
Here is the bottom line on my opposition to Nuclear Power plants.
There is not one thing man has ever constructed that has not failed at some point.
There is not one piece of complicated “whatever” that is operated by humans … that humans haven’t eventual had “catastrophic failure” due to “operator error”.
Yes, Nuclear power is much safer than it has ever been but anyone who thinks one of these plants won’t eventually have a catastrophic failure is living in a world of fantasy and denial.
Everything, be it elevators or aircraft or breakfast cereals – at some point can (and have) go very badly.
So we do “loss/benefit assessments” and determine what we’re willing to give up for the upside. For fast transportation we are willing to give up a 100 or so lives lost every few years.
Hydro-electric power – maybe a hundred families lose their property forever and when a dam fails may a few dozen people are killed.
Coal power – well, up till now we are willing to sacrifice a dozen or so minors a year and few thousand black lung/cancer deaths spread through out the mining communities and those living down wind of plants … but spread over many many decades.
When a Nuclear power plant goes catastrophically wrong though … have any of you REALLY thought about what THAT loss will entail. I’m not even talking about the dozen employees who might die nearly emediatly. I think we’re more then willing to risk “red shirts” for “clean power”. Hey, even the families in the emediate area who may suffer long term illness and death. We are all willing to say “tough luck” to them in exchange for clean power …
What no one wants to talk about is the crippling effect to the nation’s economy when 300,000 and up (some of these plants are located quite near major US cities) taxpayers are suddenly turned into refugees.
Do you remember how it disrupted things when a half million people were dislocated from the gulf coast for a few weeks following Katrina?
Well this won’t be a few weeks. It will be permanent. They leave home with little or nothing and since their homes and property lay within the plume … they have No jobs and NO collateral for loans.
So that’s my beef. I don’t see Nuclear power as being any more likely to fail than a commercial airliner … but one eventually will and the cost to this country will be devastating.
I think anyone who just shrugs that off is being exactly like those who were told the the levees in N.O. couldn’t withstand a major Hurricane and ignored it as something that could only possibly happen someday.
it’s just a check our nation couldn’t cover.
CP: The Whole Night Sky – Christine Collister
Yeah I know it’s a Bruce Coburn song, but I love CC’s cover..made me a fan of hers.
I don’t know Christine Collister, Van.
JOe, I agree, agree, agree.
Van: I’ll have to check that out.
For the record: I’m not reading any more rants today. I’m going to have fun and enjoy myself.
That is all.
*Mutltey laugh*
Fail on Lo!!!
*MUTTLEY laugh*
ditto ditto.
ditto: Thanks for the detailed explanation. 🙂
GRR. RANT.
Let’s go get beer, Lo Pan!
Sorry EssBee… I cant read that
*Muttley laugh*
Fuckin A ditto… please?!?!?! Ill fly there if I have to. Tho Denver is lovely right now if you come here 😉
*Muttley laugh* (blame Van for reminding me of that*
CP: 29 Ways (To My Baby’s Door) – Robert Palmer
CP: Ace of Spades – Motorhead
I think theres a film called “69 Ways (To My Baby’s Back Door) but I could be wrong.
I think I will respond to things today using Twisted Sister lyrics.
Lo Pan: I would rather be in Denver right now, trust me. 🙂
CP: The Book of Love – Tracey Thorn
The great thing bout these storms is I got the whole day off of work.. then by 10am its clear and awesome out there. Yeah Spring-ish storms!
L Pn, Y r drty
ditto you better and you should!!!!!!
,m drty lrght.
wait since y is sometimes a vowel do we have to cut that out too?
ditto lets have a conversation using only Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot lyrics. Include a smattering of W.A.S.P FTW
ditto: “I thought the second offensive joke in Evo@11 was pretty funny. :)” – Agreed 🙂
As for nuclear power… you’re right. Progress sucks. Let’s go be Amish 🙂
Amish butts drive me nuts.
CP: I Don’T Want To Talk About It – Everything But the Girl.
I’VE HAD ENOUGH OF WRONG OR RIGHT
I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
I JUST CAN’T SEEM TO GET THROUGH TO YOU
ditto, you’re an SMF.
Will you read a rant about having fun?
Alas the only WASP I recognise is from Stingray.
I’ll get my coat.
all caps = screaming hair :metal:
CP: Echo Beach – Martha and the Muffins
CP: Ghost Town – The Specials
Jack: “Go! Go, go, go, go, go!
Turn the power up
I’ve waited for so long so I could hear my favorite song so,
Let’s go!”
I think you are being incredibly disingenuous and belittling if you are saying that my POV is somehow “anti progress”.
Did I say we shouldn’t have elevators and aircraft and breakfast cereals?
I said we analyze gains vs. loss and in the case of Nuclear power the possible loss is not worth the possible benefits.
BTW: I will point out that I started this day by posting some delightful light and fun links. Really. I did. 🙁
Whos belittling who what where?
CP: Night Time Is The Right Time — Ray Charles
Van I have your coat.
“Oh it’s the price we gotta pay
And all the games we gotta play
Makes me wonder
if it’s worth it to carry on”
Erm..
“Bang your head.”
Colorado = awesome
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/03/apparently_the_klingon_code_of_honor_allows_for_kn.php
CP: I WOuldn’t Believe Your Radio – Stereophonics
I mean no ill will. To me, Nuclear power is safe, clean, efficient and has been proven safe for nearly 50 years. Coal power has claimed lives, destroyed the environment (via Global Warming, Global Climate Change, etc) and is highly inefficient and we need a viable alternative. I can do nothing about how you feel or what you believe and I wouldn’t seek to do so. We all have opinions.
I’m just trying to get out of the conversation and save bad feelings. Hence the ‘god’ joke and the Amish comment.
On that note, I need to re-watch The Wall and prepare to talk to Jack about Floyd. That’ll be far more fun.
Joe, you rock as a person even if we don’t agree on power 🙂 That’s what makes the U.S. a great place to live and the Deadpan a great place to hang out. no hard feelings. Let’s go back to lighter topics.
CP: CLint Eastwood – Gorillaz
*exit stage left*
For me, Deadpan has felt a little intense this week. That’s not a judgment, just an observation.
A great friend of mine has a theory that has helped me a lot as I have worked hard on my sobriety. It’s had broader implications for me recently. The theory is that everyone is doing the best that he/she can. I buy it.
CP: Atonement — Lucinda Williams
CP: Connection – Elastica
I wanna Rock!
CP: Happiness — The Weepies
Ok, does anybody know what song the line:
“Don’t ask me what I think of you, I might not give you answers that you want me to.”
comes from?
Got it:
Oh Well – Fleetwood Mac
Van: Oh Well — Fleetwood Mac
Which is currently CPing.
Agreed. Thanks for pointing this out, EssBee.
These are tumultuous political times, with the government taking big risky steps and radical forces getting far too much attention in the news, issuing unfunny threats and overblown doomsday predictions at the stability of our way of life. We’re all entitled to feel a little bit freaked out right now.
This is a great place for smart, rational people to have smart, rational discussions, but it’s also always been a place of stress-escape too.
Everyone:
Deep inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, release slowly for 8. (Don’t keep doing this or you’ll pass out)
Whether it’s Peter Green or Lindsay Buckingham, that’s a great song, Van.
*thud*
ditto, what do you wanna do with your life?
CP: Ballroom Blitz – Sweet
CP: Me, Myself, and I – L7
CP: Romeo and Juliet – Dire Straits
Chick Rock
A – Aimee Mann
B – The Be Good Tanyas
C – we’ll come back to C
D – Dixie Chicks (I know “rock?”)
E – Erykah Badu
F – Foxy Brown (officially no longer “rock” still chicks, though)
G – Gloria Estefan
H – coming back to H
I – Indigo Girls
J – Janis Joplin
K – KT Tunstall
L – L7
M – M.I.A.
N – Natalie Merchant
Next time I’ll remember… type up big post… take a deep breath… come back 5 minutes later… change the post to FUCK!… and let it be. 🙂 Conflicting opinions usually end up butting heads and I never intended to do that.
I keep typing more and more and deleting it. I need to relax 🙂
FUCK!
I feel much better now. Joe! I love you man!
O – …
P – Pink
Q – Queen Latifah
R – . . .
S – Sleater-Kinney
T – Tegan & Sara
U – Ulali (obscure?)
V – (female members of) The Velvet Underground
W – . . ..
CP: Romeo and Juliet – Matt Nathanson
X – …
Y – Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs (Karen)
Z – …
1,009
CP: Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
There was a female member of X.
W – Wham? (sorry sorry)
C- Kim Carnes?
I think the J0e/JR discussion was intense, but not hostile.
CP: Without A Leg To Stand On — Buckingham Nicks
Wham! I KNEW someone was gonna bring up The Gays today. Dammit, Jack.
CP: Keep on Loving You – REO Speedwagon
Right, off to play some Perfect Dark on the 360..that’s the redo of the N64 version.
Have fun, Van! I’ll grab that you-know-what tonight and will send you a message when I do it.
CC(ooking): pork fried rice
Man, you kids have been rocking the bar today.
Van, you’ll appreciate this:
I clicked your link to see ZP savage Bad Company 2….
…the 15 second ad that ran before the review – Bad Company 2.
Bet they really got their money’s worth out of that one.
That was a long gap between you-know-what and pork fried rice.
So – I’m heading home to look at options for tonight’s show, but I actually have almost nothing in the way of audio files. I have some stuff I can read, but it may be a short episode. We’ll see.
This is as intense as I can muster for today:
http://epicwinftw.com/2010/03/24/epic-win-photos-this-is-epic/
I guess I’ll hold off on my story, then.
Yeah, I <3 my shift key, ya'll!
That is epic!
Ed, why are you trying to stir up trouble with that pic??
Jack: Perhaps I can find you in Skype and we’ll make comedy gold 🙂
If’n youll allow me to finish off your list, EssBee-
C- Cat Power
H- Hooverphonic
O-Otep
R- Rosemary Clooney (fuck you, she rocks)
W- Wata
X- X-Ray Spex
Z- Zen Dog
Admittedly I had to look up “Z”. Ah well… not bad still. Musac lists am fun.
Punk with a bit of twang. I like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TALGmlQnDM&feature=player_embedded#
Weird video.
reaper and I are different.
Dark Knight is the only movie I’ve seen in the theater twice.
Jack, please say something political? Please?!
Van & EssBee – I wouldn’t drink the milk, regardless. My boobs are already big enough, thank ye kindly.
3 out of 5 parts of the Deadpan MMMMMeetup audio that I recorded will be uploaded by the end of tonight. I’m too tired to sit and wait for the other two parts to upload, so I’m going to bed. Night, Pan!
Does Ace of Base have a song called Motorhead? ‘Cuz that’d be funny.
Have finally caught up… just in time to still be behind again…
So, here goes:
I’m all about the global nuclear warming trend that Wierd Al has prevented by refusing to allow committees to stay engaged on capital hill with his overt Darth Vader balloon homage to Zardoz in the night skies preventing Lost by snowing down on Colorado.
Perhaps I skimmed a bit too quickly.
I wonder if i’ll have the last post before the new ep goes up…. then I will have had firsties… and lasties…
Nah… I’m not that lucky
Almost there…..
In the meantime:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3YPX5CL
Well, I’m in no hurry.
Posted!