1 First!

2 Yahtzee!

3 Well, not first.

4 I've had some additional thoughts about Ripley over the years.  Not so much recently though.

5 Wouldn't Ripley be on heroin?

6 Wow, a genuine Gabe Malor ONT. Ain't that somethin'.

7 Ripley on heroin?  Believe it or nuts!

8 First

9 MORONS ASSEMBLE!!!

And who is this Malor chap?

10 tenth

11 Clever use of words.

12 Crap. Gabe's doing the ONT?

Does this mean we have to wear pants?

13 Confused. Is The Dark Knight Rises supposed to take place a few decades after The Dark Knight?

14 McLovin is the greatest movie hero of all time, man

15 And unless Urban can yell:

"AH AHM DA LUWWWWW!!!"

It will suck.

16 12th!!!

17 9 - Wonder twin powers, activate!

18

Heroes

19

Now, FLY MONKEYS.

Gheyest sendoff in ONT history.

20 Confused. Is The Dark Knight Rises supposed to take place a few decades after The Dark Knight?

Posted by: Waterhouse at July 18, 2011 10:37 PM (N8HQT)

Don't be ridiculous, that would imply that they're adapting The Dark Knight Returns and that would make me splooge all over myself this very instant.

21 12 - oh shucks...brb.

22 so I'm here at Applebee's and I think the manager has lost his temper - I hear lots of shouting emanating from the kitchen

23 16 12th!!!

Posted by: Robert at July 18, 2011 10:37 PM (4q6A5)

You, sir, would make a great budget analyst for Harry Reid.

24 Celluloid Heroes

25 so I'm here at Applebee's and I think the manager has lost his temper - I hear lots of shouting emanating from the kitchen


Hasn't he already warned you to keep both hands above the table?

26 Okay.. this was my day.. sorry will try to give a readers digest version.  My very good friend (and neighbor) came over this morning and her daughter came home to an apartment she shared with her a boyfriend to find him hanging in the closet.  It was just horrible.  I didn't know this kid very well but it's such a tragedy.  He was only 24.  We thought suicide at first but now we "think" he may have been trying to stage something to scare her (he was drunk out of his mind) and it went horribly wrong.  They are devastated and my poor friend said she will never get that image out of her mind as long as she lives.  I feel so bad for them both.  Not to mention the parents of that poor kid.

27 Oh good, now we won't be able to understand what the supporting actors are saying on top of Christian Bale.

28 22 - you have 10 seconds to reach minimum safe distance...

29 okay, Batman is my favorite superhero, but - STOP MAKING BATMAN MOVIES!!!!  Please!  Move on to something else!  Like, maybe inventing a new superhero with all of that creative talent genius that the Hollywood types are supposed to have!  But knock it off with the Batman sequels/reboots/etc.!!!!

30
Hero of the Day

31 Ghost Rider

32 Posted by: jewells45 at July 18, 2011 10:41 PM (Z71Vg)

Prayers.

33

Now, FLY MONKEYS.

Gheyest sendoff in ONT history.

Posted by: Michael Smith at July 18, 2011 10:38 PM

Those flying monkeys scared the hell out of me when I was a little kid.  They still creep me out a little.

34 oh wow jewells that's awful

35 26 - that is tragic. I'm so sorry to hear about that. Ugh, those poor parents.

36

You, sir, would make a great budget analyst for Harry Reid.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at July 18, 2011 10:39 PM (7utQ2)

If we just print money and give everyone ten bilion dollars, and raise the tax rates to 50% for everyone, we can pay off the national debt THIS YEAR!

*Cue advertisements touting Harry Reid's newfound support for a flat tax*

37 Dammit . . . Gabe got ONT duty?  I think the cobloggers have gone union.  Nice work, Gabe, but sorry for your troubles.

HI, CHEMJEFF, Mr. Swanky Furniture Dude!  Life is so much better with you in it . . .

38 But knock it off with the Batman sequels/reboots/etc.!!!!


Ummm, no. The Dark Knight was the perfect film. Per. Fect. I'm gonna be heartbroken as hell when the Dark Knight Rises pisses all over its memory.

39 25 - Yeah, it's not Fapplebee's, ya know

40 FIRST!!!! 

Because I say so that's why!!  Now STFU and worship me!!!!

41 If we're talking heroes--I'm a Thor guy.  Hammers are simple, requiring no outside equipment or power source.

42 g'evenin', 'rons

43 well I posted this on the previous thread, but it seems more ONT-worthy:

I was just talking to a guy here at Applebee's - he decided to spend the 99+ degree day floating down the river in a canoe, except that he did more paddling than floating, and his "planning" with him & his 2 buddies consisted of bringing 2 Lunchables (for the 3 of them), 1 bottle of water each, and... 66 cans of beer.

44 Venice Queen Live - Nailed It

45

26 - that is tragic. I'm so sorry to hear about that. Ugh, those poor parents.

I know.  Can you imagine getting THAT phone call?  I guess the parents are divorced.  Dad is out of town on business.  Jesus.

46
Nobody's Hero

47 Those flying monkeys scared the hell out of me when I was a little kid.  They still creep me out a little.

Posted by: huerfano at July 18, 2011 10:42 PM (ZJ2JH)

And I didn't like the Wicked Witch much either.  It scared me enough as a kid that I still don't like the movie. 

48 There is no Dana, only Zool!

49 1979 Captain America was so proficient with his motorcycle that they eventually let him ride on the street where there were some cars and stuff.

Ellen Ripley's grey panties. Respect. Respect.

50 Good God, jewells, that is fuckin' horrific.  Prayers for you and everyone affected by this horrorshow.

51 Those flying monkeys scared the hell out of me when I was a little kid.  They still creep me out a little.


The boy, watching WOO for the first time last fall, during the flying monkey scene:

"Ahhh, ahhh, ahhhhhh....run Toto, run!  Ahhhhh!!!!"


He won't watch it again.

52 If we just print money and give everyone ten bilion dollars, and raise the tax rates to 50% for everyone, we can pay off the national debt THIS YEAR!

The Krugman-approved technical term is "bazillionty."

53 it's not Fapplebee's, ya know

Posted by: twiceblessedmom at July 18, 2011 10:43 PM (HjxoE)

FAPPLEBEES!

THAT'S funny!

54 Peaches, thanks!  That's real sweet!  And I look forward to the ONT with you as well! 

55

I was just talking to a guy here at Applebee's - he decided to spend the 99+ degree day floating down the river in a canoe, except that he did more paddling than floating, and his "planning" with him & his 2 buddies consisted of bringing 2 Lunchables (for the 3 of them), 1 bottle of water each, and... 66 cans of beer

Wow.. that's just.. brilliant.

56 so I'm here at Applebee's and I think the manager has lost his temper - I hear lots of shouting emanating from the kitchen
Maybe someone sent back the medium-rare Ewok?

57 Watched it again and seriously, I could hardly make out anything that was said in that Dark Knight Rises teaser.

58 Fly monkeys!

59 Posted by: Gabriel Malor at July 18, 2011 10:43 PM (XVaFd)

But that's reason enough to stop doing Batman movies

60 48 - no, I can't. That's just horrible.

61 46 well I posted this on the previous thread, but it seems more ONT-worthy:

I was just talking to a guy here at Applebee's - he decided to spend the 99+ degree day floating down the river in a canoe, except that he did more paddling than floating, and his "planning" with him & his 2 buddies consisted of bringing 2 Lunchables (for the 3 of them), 1 bottle of water each, and... 66 cans of beer.

Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 10:44 PM (1N25r)

So.... you met a MAN today?

62 and... 66 cans of beer

See, THAT guy needs to be in charge of OMB.

63 58 - Yeah, I mean only 66 beers for 3 guys? For real...

64 @29 okay, Batman is my favorite superhero, but - STOP MAKING BATMAN MOVIES!!!! Please! Move on to something else! Like, maybe inventing a new superhero with all of that creative talent genius that the Hollywood types are supposed to have! But knock it off with the Batman sequels/reboots/etc.!!!! Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 10:41 PM (1N25r) The Merkin has you covered, citizen!

65

>> For those of you (gay)

 

You just killed me with that.  I laughed, but no sound came out.  Also I can't breathe.

66 his "planning" with him & his 2 buddies consisted of bringing 2 Lunchables (for the 3 of them), 1 bottle of water each, and... 66 cans of beer.

Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 10:44 PM (1N25r)

Is he, by any chance, single? 

67 56 - my work here is done

68 Jukebox Hero

69 Don't forget the cream of crimefighters.

70 Yeah, it's not Fapplebee's, ya know far be it from me to declare a thread winner this early in the evening, but I think the science is settled....

71

And I didn't like the Wicked Witch much either.  It scared me enough as a kid that I still don't like the movie. 

Posted by: someone at July 18, 2011 10:45 PM

I loved it.  Still do.  I've probably seen it 30 times over the last 50 years.  But, those monkeys...

72 69 - go get 'em! Shoot for the stars, girl

73 For those of you (gay) who like their heroes lovingly hand drawn with rippling muscles and too-square-for-real-life jaws , meet DC Comics' latest flightless, loveless space

I said on last night's ONT that all DC Comics characters are gay. But thanks for the confirmation Gabe

74

so I'm here at Applebee's and I think the manager has lost his temper - I hear lots of shouting emanating from the kitchen

Gordon Ramsay is in the house, yo!  The seafood ain't fresh.

75 huerfano, dude, long time . . . good to see you

76 I didn't realize this was the last batman, and I thought the original Captain America movie was fairly good

77 74

And I didn't like the Wicked Witch much either. It scared me enough as a kid that I still don't like the movie.

Posted by: someone at July 18, 2011 10:45 PM

I loved it. Still do. I've probably seen it 30 times over the last 50 years. But, those monkeys...

Posted by: huerfano at July 18, 2011 10:49 PM (ZJ2JH)

We'll get you, and your precious Taxbreak too....

78 73 - aww, go on...

79 But knock it off with the Batman sequels/reboots/etc.!!!!
Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 10:41 PM

Knock it off with ALL reboots.  I still refuse to accept ST X as valid in the Trek universe

80 22 so I'm here at Applebee's and I think the manager has lost his temper - I hear lots of shouting emanating from the kitchen

Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 10:39 PM (1N25r)

He isn't shouting anything like, "....op encouraging the deadbeats that only come to hog the internet and hit on the staff..." or anything, is he?

81 Don't forget the cream of crimefighters.
And buns of steel.

82 41 years ago today. Never forget what a corrupt media, along with democrats in power, can get away with.

83 I'll second for threadwinner on the Fapplebee's thing.  I'm just lucky cheap beer didn't come shootin' out my nose when I saw that.

84 66 58 - Yeah, I mean only 66 beers for 3 guys? For real...

Posted by: twiceblessedmom at July 18, 2011 10:47 PM (HjxoE)

See how budget cuts will hurt people???

85 Nobody's Hero

Posted by: RUSH at July 18, 2011 10:44 PM (N8HQT)

That's still a great song.

86

We'll get you, and your precious Taxbreak too....

Posted by: Wicked Witch of the Potomac at July 18, 2011 10:50 PM (NtXW4)

Nancy McBotox is that you?

87 Stop, thief! Lest I slap you silly with my bright red ass of Justice!

88 86 41 years ago today. Never forget what a corrupt media, along with democrats in power, can get away with.

Posted by: IN MEMORY OF MARY JO at July 18, 2011 10:52 PM (+/Lac)

42 years, but who's counting?

89  41 years ago today. Never forget what a corrupt media, along with democrats in power, can get away with.

Posted by: IN MEMORY OF MARY JO at July 18, 2011 10:52 PM (+/Lac)

They mostly come out at night.  Mostly.

90 22 so I'm here at Applebee's and I think the manager has lost his temper - I hear lots of shouting emanating from the kitchen
Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 10:39 PM

If you're in a genuine family run Italian restaurant, that's a normal business day. 

At least once you'll hear "cause fuck you, that's why!!"

91 OMG Jewells!  That is absolutely horrible!

Something like this happened recently to a guy my sis and her hubby had known for years.  The son found him hanging in their garage.    

92 86 - wow, 41 years. And still as dirty as ever. Nicely played, DEMFM.

93 I loved it. Still do. I've probably seen it 30 times over the last 50 years. But, those monkeys...

Posted by: huerfano at July 18, 2011 10:49 PM (ZJ2JH)

 

The flying monkeys give me nightmares.  So do the midgets. 

94 Howdy to you, too, Peaches. 

95

okay, Batman is my favorite superhero, but - STOP MAKING BATMAN MOVIES!!!! Please! Move on to something else! Like, maybe inventing a new superhero with all of that creative talent genius that the Hollywood types are supposed to have! But knock it off with the Batman sequels/reboots/etc.!!!!

there have only been 2 batman reboots right?

I don't think all the ones in the 1990s were reboots but continuations, even though the main character was changed.

 

What I can't believe is they are making a Spiderman reboot like 4 years after the last spiderman came out.

96 87 - sorry

97 Question 43: Relationships

Applebee's is the chemjeff as ________ is to Rum

98 Based on that new Batman trailer, I'd say it's setting up like Rocky IV as it looks like Oldman's character is broken like Micky was and Batman looks like he'll get the you know what beat out of him by Bane. They'll just have to add that Rocky workout music as Batman recovers for the final duel.

99 I like Karl Urban.  He's not an actor with a lot of range but he's got decent chops.  And he has a good bulging forehead vein type angry look.  That can get you parts by itself.  Hell Tom Cruise has made a career off his one look, the bulging-eyes-got-to-hold-in-the-emotion thing.

100 this is too gay ..see ya tomorrow

101 91

We'll get you, and your precious Taxbreak too....

Posted by: Wicked Witch of the Potomac at July 18, 2011 10:50 PM (NtXW4)

Nancy McBotox is that you?

Posted by: someone at July 18, 2011 10:53 PM (bqjJT)

Hmmm... interesting thought... but...

since this IS AOS? and the ONT???

I guess that should be... Wicket Witch?

102 Recovery Summer continues:

NEW YORK, July 18 (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc (BGPIQ.PK), the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain, said it has canceled an upcoming bankruptcy auction and will close its doors for good.

The company said in a statement Monday it was unable to find a buyer willing to keep it in operation and will sell itself to a group of liquidators led by Hilco Merchant Resources.

Borders' roughly 400 remaining stores will close, and nearly 11,000 jobs will be lost, according to the company.


and after the closing bell, Cisco made their rumored lay-offs official.  Another 4000 in the US off to the dole line.

103 evening all. hello from the midwest. such a good day with family.

Jewels - so sorry to hear about that. prayers for the whole clan. I hope they find a way to recover.

as far as batman reboot/sequels/wtfe i'm so lost I gave up. I don't even care anymore. Find a new idea hollywood

104 53 Good God, jewells, that is fuckin' horrific.  Prayers for you and everyone affected by this horrorshow.

Posted by: Peaches at July 18, 2011 10:45 PM (afUO

I was trying to compose something, but Peaches already nailed it.

105 what language is he shouting in, chemjeff; English or Spanish? _{I denounce myself for assuming that the manager is a "he"}

106 89 - see, soul-crushing, I tell ya.

107

Is he, by any chance, single? 

Posted by: Peaches at July 18, 2011 10:48 PM (afUO

So you put out for Lunchables?

108 98 I loved it. Still do. I've probably seen it 30 times over the last 50 years. But, those monkeys...

Posted by: huerfano at July 18, 2011 10:49 PM (ZJ2JH)

The flying monkeys give me nightmares. So do the midgets.

Posted by: joejm65 at July 18, 2011 10:54 PM (UZuc4)

Yeah, but at least they didn't have to put up with Little Willey Wonkah...

109 I still refuse to accept ST X as valid in the Trek universe

LENS FLARE
LENS FLARE
LENS FLARE
LENS FLARE
LENS FLARE

110 102 - Disney?

111

What I can't believe is they are making a Spiderman reboot like 4 years after the last spiderman came out.

Posted by: Ben at July 18, 2011 10:54 PM

In the reboot, Uncle Ben whips out a shotgun and blows away the robber.

"Remember, with great firepower comes great responsibility"

112

And I didn't like the Wicked Witch much either. It scared me enough as a kid that I still don't like the movie.

I didn't mind that, you know what scared me as a kid?

The Large Marge scene in Bit Top Peewee   (which i just found out now was directed by Tim Burton)

113 So I just finished reading the new A Song of Ice and Fire book, and I thought I'd give you guys a fair warning: it totally blows.

114 Was that one of The Game of Thrones books?

115 The last two Batman films have been awesome.  I think the last one was the second highest grossing film in history.  The early ones with Michael Keaton and others were disasters, but the Christian Bale Dark Knight stuff has been unbelievable.  I can't wait for the next one to come out, even though the trailer sucked...

116 One minute art.

117 Borders' roughly 400 remaining stores will close, and nearly 11,000 jobs will be lost, according to the company.

and after the closing bell, Cisco made their rumored lay-offs official.  Another 4000 in the US off to the dole line.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 18, 2011 10:55 PM

UNEXPECTEDLY !!!!

118
"Remember, with great firepower comes great responsibility"

Posted by: kbdabear at July 18, 2011 10:57 PM (so1xa)

I'll watch that one twice.

119
Applebee's is the chemjeff as ________ is to Rum

I'll go with "Nordstrom's Shoe Department" for $200, Alex.  Except sometimes Rum gets some . . . 

I denounce myself.  Again.

120

Is he, by any chance, single? 

Posted by: Peaches

*waves lunchables and 3 cases of beer* so how YOU doin?

121 Tim Zahn's latest Star Wars books arrives tomorrow.

122 So I just finished reading the new A Song of Ice and Fire book, and I thought I'd give you guys a fair warning: it totally blows.

Just started it.  I thought the last one was really, really weak, too.

123 Just doing my nails and waiting for Eureka to start. Hold me back, my life is a thrill a minute.

124 Applebee's is the chemjeff as ________ is to Rum

Chemjeff spends more time at Applebee's than I do at Disneyland. Now that's pretty scary.

125 119 So I just finished reading the new A Song of Ice and Fire book, and I thought I'd give you guys a fair warning: it totally blows.

Posted by: Nancy Piglosi at July 18, 2011 10:58 PM (DXIOE)

GRR Martin admitted he got himself in a pickle with "Crows"...how bad is it?  Is there any end in sight?

126 In the reboot, Uncle Ben whips out a shotgun and blows away the robber. "Remember, with great firepower comes great responsibility" Posted by: kbdabear at July 18, 2011 10:57 PM (so1xa) Isn't that Hobo With A Shotgun?

127 Hey Ben, you there?  I heard that on the weekend of August 6th (7th?) that they will be filming some of The Dark Knight Rises in Heinz stadium.  Just a heads up for you, and anybody else in the area who is interested.

/Apologies if this info has already been posted.

128 Just doing my nails and waiting for Eureka to start. Hold me back, my life is a thrill a minute.

I'm so glad Eureka started again! I've been waiting *forever* for the second part of season 4. Stupid SciFi and their retarded scheduling!

129 Hey, 'roons.

That "Ripley" thing reminds me of a book by Mike Judge, ostensibly by Beavis and Butthead.  Somewhere in it they "review" Alien.  I only remember this:


Beavis: Ummm, this dude looks a like a chick.

130

The last two Batman films have been awesome.  I think the last one was the second highest grossing film in history.  The early ones with Michael Keaton and others were disasters, but the Christian Bale Dark Knight stuff has been unbelievable.  I can't wait for the next one to come out, even though the trailer sucked...

whoa whoa whoa, what?

The first Batman with Michael Keaton was probably the best one. I'll admit the second one was bad, but it's pretty hard to make a movie with the Penguin as the bad guy. Some villans only work in comic books.

It does go without saying that the Val Kilmer one was terrible and the George Clooney one was one of the gayest things ever made. Literally, they put nipples on the bat suit.

 

131 Tim Zahn's latest Star Wars books arrives tomorrow.

Oooooh. Everything after New Jedi Order (which I totally dug) has blown. But I'll pony up the dough for another Timothy Zahn book.

132 Thanks everyone for your prayers.  My friend is a strong woman, she will be okay I think but her daughter is a mess right now.  She will need counseling.  They (her and the boyfriend) had a love/hate relationship.  It was pretty fucked up.

133 127 Tim Zahn's latest Star Wars books arrives tomorrow.

Sweet.

Oh, and I got your invitation for the FF league.  Many thanks, CDR M.

134 That wobbly CA motorscooter might have been pushing a hundred ccs of carbureted mad max power. It was scary to watch.
 
I couldn't afford upscale yuppieland Applebees, I ate at Dennys tonite. They have sadly fallen on hard times methinks. Their coleslaw was top notch though.

135 So Chuckles Obama bombed with his "jeopardy" joke today. HaHaHa! Is this fucking douche so freakin' detached? Millions of Americans are suffering because of his economic policies(or lack thereof)and Sheckie F'n Obama is crackin' wise before his adoring MFM ass lickers. Wonderful. Here's Sheckie Obama now! "Ya know, good thing I'm somewhat related to George W. Bush or I wouldn't have inherited anything!" HaHaHaHa!!! What a fucking cut up this guy is!

136 66 cans of beer?  Not 72?  Wuss.


Well, I guess my day wasn't so bad after all, relatively.  My organization got re-organized, and I'm the only software verifier to get pulled off the team and shoved onto the hardware-software integration team.  I have no idea what the fuck that IS, much less why I get to do it. 

The last time I got taken from a job function I was good at to a job function I was unqualified/unexperienced/incompetentt, I got fired.   So I guess I'll be going back to funemployment in Milwaukee about the time baseball ends.  *ptooey*

137 Aliens is a great film, no question about it...but Alien is the single greatest sci-fi/horror film ever made.  And one of the three or four greatest pure sci-fi films (that is, ignoring the "horror" aspect) as well.  A film that is perfect in literally every way, from scripting, casting, directing, editing, sound, cinematography, lighting, production design, overall creativity and visionary intelligence, etc. etc.

My favorite film of all time.

138

Hey Ben, you there?  I heard that on the weekend of August 6th (7th?) that they will be filming some of The Dark Knight Rises in Heinz stadium.  Just a heads up for you, and anybody else in the area who is interested.

/Apologies if this info has already been posted.

Yeah, CDR M has kept me posted on casting calls, but I've had some other things keeping me busy to bother going down.

I'm still debating whether or not it would be worth it to go down.

139 oh I'm not complaining about bringing 66 cans of beer, it's just that the beer-to-food and beer-to-water ratio was absurdly high

140 gently worn (you'd never know) size 12EEE awesome stompy boots

You might want to market those puppies as storage containers.

141

The first Batman with Michael Keaton was probably the best one. I'll admit the second one was bad, but it's pretty hard to make a movie with the Penguin as the bad guy. Some villans only work in comic books.

I'm in the minority here, but I liked the second Burton Batman film - I thought it was underrated.  Different strokes for different folks...

142 Angry Birds - it was bound to happen sooner or later

143

Tim Zahn's latest Star Wars books arrives tomorrow.

Oooooh. Everything after New Jedi Order (which I totally dug) has blown. But I'll pony up the dough for another Timothy Zahn book.

the only star wars books I ever read, as i don't even like star wars that much, were the ones with Grand Admiral Thrawn.  Who wrote those, I thought they were pretty entertaining even if you're not huge on star wars.

144 Oooooh. Everything after New Jedi Order (which I totally dug) has blown. But I'll pony up the dough for another Timothy Zahn book. Posted by: Gabriel Malor at July 18, 2011 11:02 PM (XVaFd) Takes place in the months after the destruction of the first Death Star. Mara Jade is in it.

145 I'm so glad Eureka started again! I've been waiting *forever* for the second part of season 4. Stupid SciFi and their retarded scheduling!

Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom & Sith Lord at July 18, 2011 11:01 PM (YxBuk)

Whoa.  You mean Eureka went past two seasons?  Must have been because StarGate was done. Is it worth watching?

146 146 - yeah, who needs 2 damn lunchables!

147 can't wait for the new Zahn book. He's nailed it all so far. but then I'm also a few books behind. I need a trip to Korea or sometihng. Lots of reading time. lol

148

I'm still debating whether or not it would be worth it to go down.

That's what she said? 

My sister's husband and her friend are going to Pittsburgh that weekend just for that reason.  I would have joined them, but I'm busy that weekend - stupid Gordon Conference. 

149 Reb Brown: My all-time favorite B-flick actor.

Betcha Chris Evans won't be riding a motorcycle launched out the back of a groovy '70s shaggin'-wagon.

150 146 oh I'm not complaining about bringing 66 cans of beer, it's just that the beer-to-food and beer-to-water ratio was absurdly high

Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 11:03 PM (1N25r)

Respectfully sir, you are wrong.  Run out of food, eh, kinda bad.  Run out of water, you're in a river so what's the big deal?  Beer is not easily foraged, and it's far worse to have too little than too much.

151  whoa whoa whoa, what?

The first Batman with Michael Keaton was probably the best one.

Absolutely not. It was good. Better than Batman Begins, even. But not better than the Dark Knight. The thing about the Keaton Batman is that it's almost light-hearted enough to be considered a different genre. Keaton's Batman was already broken when the audience joins the story. That's the basis of the story. Whereas the Dark Knight's Batman gets broken right there in the course of the film for the audience to see. It's horrific and terrific filmmaking, barely comparable to the Keaton Batman.

152

his "planning" with him & his 2 buddies consisted of bringing 2 Lunchables (for the 3 of them), 1 bottle of water each, and... 66 cans of beer.

Woefully unprepared should the Swedish Bikini Team happen to drop by!

153 beer-to-food

Redundant.

154 Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 18, 2011 10:55 PM (EeYDk)

holy shit that sucks

155 The Superman reboot isn't as crappy as the headline makes it sound. They're basically cranking him all the way back to the Siegel & Shuster power level (flying only came in with the animated cartoons). And there's some cagey statements which make it obvious he's going to get the flight power soon enough.

Similarly he's going to go through the whole Lois Lane romance and courtship again.

But ditching Ma and Pa Kent? That sucks. Ten bucks says they'll be re-canonized inside two years.

156

The nipples showed up in the Val Kilmer movie.

But not the Bat-Asses.

157 GRR Martin admitted he got himself in a pickle with "Crows".

/drops roast ox carcass which has served as "snack"
/snaps fingers

I know! I'll kill EVERYONE.

158 148 - I love the first batman movie! Just watched it with my brood not too long ago.

159 O'Reilly is actually puzzled as to why CBS News would skew a poll by oversampling Dems and undersampling Republicans?

The man is too stupid to understand why he has to tie his shoes

160 I own a Star Wars book.  I got it from the 50-cent rack for papercrafting.

*hands over nerd card*

161 My favorite film of all time. Posted by: Jeff B. at July 18, 2011 11:03 PM (hIWe1) I would add John Carpenter's The Thing to that let. Saw the trailer for the prequel and may as well call it a remake or reboot.

162 Whoa.  You mean Eureka went past two seasons?  Must have been because StarGate was done. Is it worth watching?

Hell yeah it is. I love that show. It's the only one I watch on SciFi. My dad watches Haven and Warehouse 17. It's got a really good writing team. I think it'd be cool to live in Eureka.

The first 2 seasons of Eureka are the best. It wasn't until 3 and 4 they started chopping it in half; no idea why They'll cycle through half the season and then wait until next summer to release the rest of the season. Totally sucks ass.

163

The nipples showed up in the Val Kilmer movie

really? I knew Joel Schumacher took over starting with that one, but I didn't remember the nips until the fourth one.

It's been a while since I've seen them they were so bad.

If they want to make a new batman movie, now that the nolan franchise is at an end, I think they should try something along the lines of the Batman Beyond cartoon series. 

164 Am I the only person in the world who thinks that the new Batman films are just "pretty good"?  I mean, I no real criticism of them or anything, but they certainly don't set my world on fire the way, say, Alien did.

I'll say it again: the only reason that movie isn't in the conversation of "the greatest films ever made" is because nobody respects the sci-fi/horror genre unless Stanley Kubrick is directing.

165 122 One minute art.

Pretty cool, looks like the stuff that used to appear in the sci-fi mags i used to read.

166 110 what language is he shouting in, chemjeff; English or Spanish?

_{I denounce myself for assuming that the manager is a "he"}

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 18, 2011 10:56 PM (JMmQ9)

Oh, no....random memory....bzzzt --

This French count traveled to England to find a bride. After a fairytale romance, he brought her back to his fine castle and had a magnificent wedding. Scant few years later, she found herself with child and the nervous father-to-be summoned the most experienced physician in the countryside to attend.

Once her labor began, the Count summoned the physician to her bedside. After a cursory examination, he took the count downstairs and said, "things are progressing entirely normally -- but you look like a complete wreck. Sit with me beside the fire and play some cards to pass the time."

A few hands later, shouting is heard from upstairs. "Mon dieu, mon dieu!", she cried out -- and the Count started to his feet and started heading for the staircase. The doctor grabbed his arm and said, steadily, "still much time....sit....deal the cards."

A couple of hours later, there's another ruckus. The lady could be clearly heard to be yelling, "my God! my God!" Again, the husband jumps to his feet, and the doctor again checks him -- saying, "sit, sit, plenty of time."

The Count finds it increasingly difficult to stay awake, and each hand of cards takes longer than the last. The doctor, by contrast, is calm and alert. For a third time, shouting is heard from upstairs: "Oy, Gevalt!"

Standing and grabbing his bag, the doctor says, "it's time."

167 Just listening to Panama by Van Halen.  Why oh why didn't their producer make them use a Harley for the bike sound?

168 As to Karl Urban as Dredd, all I can say is that IF HE TAKES HIS HAT OFF THE MOVIE SUCKS. Apparently nobody told Sylvester Stallone that.

169 Am I the only person in the world who thinks that the new Batman films are just "pretty good"?

Yes. Heath Ledger is what made The Dark Knight wicked awesome.

170 Aliens is a great film, no question about it...but Alien is the single greatest sci-fi/horror film ever made.  And one of the three or four greatest pure sci-fi films (that is, ignoring the "horror" aspect) as well.  A film that is perfect in literally every way, from scripting, casting, directing, editing, sound, cinematography, lighting, production design, overall creativity and visionary intelligence, etc. etc.

My favorite film of all time.

When I was a kid, I liked Aliens best. Right, an action flick. And as I got a bit older, I really started to dig Alien. But now that I'm really old and jaded, I absolutely love the psychological futility of Alien3. When Ripley slams the fence in Bishop II's face, giving up even the slight chance she has to live, oh man that kills me.

What about Alien Resurrection, you say? I don't know what you're talking about.

171 I would add John Carpenter's The Thing to that let. Saw the trailer for the prequel and may as well call it a remake or reboot.

Also minus MacReady's kick ass hat.

172 oh I'm not complaining about bringing 66 cans of beer, it's just that the beer-to-food and beer-to-water ratio was absurdly high

Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 11:03 PM (1N25r)

A bunch of us went on a white water rafting trip on the green river in utah for 4 days. About 30 minutes into the trip we hit a boulder in the rapids and the plywood floor in the raft broke and our 8 cases of beer fell through the floor and sank to the bottom.

worst rafting trip ever.

173 Hey, kb!  Couple of large-ish local banks teetering on failure here.  I feel sick for the employees who, of course, will be the only ones to take it up the squeakhole.  You definitely made the right move . . .  Oh, and I've been meaning to ask, have you read any Carl Hiassen since you've been in Flahrida?  He's a lefty, but the fucker is so so so funny, I just devour his books.  You will love them, I promise.

174 Cthulhu: The important detail you missed is that the French count was Baron Rothschild. Who was, you know, Jewish.

175 Alien on blu-ray is like watching a new movie. The set detail was just outstanding. Aliens was really good on blu too.

176

I'm just wondering if you think that will be end of September, middle October or late October/Early November.

Baseball should not infringe that much into football season. I was shocked to learn the World Series didn't happen until well into October last year.

177 Good night, all. I'm going to bed now and try not to melt.

178 173 Am I the only person in the world who thinks that the new Batman films are just "pretty good"?

Batman Begins bored the shit out of me, but The Dark Knight is great, it's ust one of those films that has everything.

179 SiM, good to see you back.  Don't know what it means that it's a Gabe thread that brought you back, though....

180 About 30 minutes into the trip we hit a boulder in the rapids and the plywood floor in the raft broke and our 8 cases of beer fell through the floor and sank to the bottom.

I have something in my eye after reading that . . .  sniff, slurp, counts blessings that none of my rafts had a "plywood floor" (srsly, wtf?)

181 They'll cycle through half the season and then wait until next summer to release the rest of the season. Totally sucks ass.

Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom & Sith Lord at July 18, 2011 11:07 PM (YxBuk)

Yep. Standard way to go for the Skiffy channel. Remember having to wait over a year between seasons of Battlestar Galactia (and the lame conclusion?).

182

The first Batman with Michael Keaton was probably the best one.

Absolutely not. It was good. Better than Batman Begins, even. But not better than the Dark Knight. The thing about the Keaton Batman is that it's almost light-hearted enough to be considered a different genre. Keaton's Batman was already broken when the audience joins the story. That's the basis of the story. Whereas the Dark Knight's Batman gets broken right there in the course of the film for the audience to see. It's horrific and terrific filmmaking, barely comparable to the Keaton Batman.

What?

The Dark Knight was so overrated. It bordered on ridiculous.

The only redeeming part was Heath Ledger's portrayal as the Joker. And let's be honest here, the Joker is probably the best villian in all comics. Therefore, he's the hardest to screw up.

You had the 10 minute pointless chase scene with the beyond dumb ending. You had the lame Gordon getting murdered twist, which I still don't really understand the point of.

You turned a great villian from Batman Begins, the Scarecrow, into some lame two bit drug dealer in a scene that felt like it was shoehorned in because people wanted a Scarecrow cameo.

You had an ending scene which was corny beyond words.

I'm sorry, but that film's best moments were when the Joker was on screen and the Joker's dialogue, everything else wasn't very good.

As a complete movie, Batman Begins was far better.

183 It's time for another round of Guess.That.State!!!!

I posted the first of these earlier today on a dead thread.

It's for the children.

Party on, Garth!

What would you do for $2?

The meanest creature to ever live

184 Aliens, *sighs*.  Fucking James Cameron. 

His "Ferngully in Space" crapfest known as Avatar tainted him in my eyes. 

185 I'm just wondering if you think that will be end of September, middle October or late October/Early November.

Mid-October.  Party like it's 2008. 

186 counts blessings that none of my rafts had a "plywood floor" (srsly, wtf?)

Posted by: Peaches at July 18, 2011 11:14 PM (afUO

Those big river rafts with the pontoons have a plywood floor in them, the pontoons are the part that makes them float.

187 And Breaking Bad has restarted that I only know courtesy of Big Hollywood as I missed it on Sunday but it's repeated Thursday so I'll get it recorded then.

188 I kind of wish I paid a little more attention to obscure TV shows. I really really like Haven. I started watching it half way through last season and got hooked. I'll have to dig around the interweb and see if I can watch the first season all the way through. That blond gal is adorable!

189

Those are Zahn.  Its worth going and reading all the ones he wrote in my opinion

thanks buzzion. I read like 2-3 of them when i was in highschool. They were good.

190 Jeez, As If, sounds like you need to read you some Carl Hiassen, too.  Just to take your mind off the fact that you might be in the one state that sucks worse than California.  lol

191 The Dark Knight was so overrated. It bordered on ridiculous.

You forgot the girlfriend that was so fucking annoying her death was a relief.

192

And Breaking Bad has restarted that I only know courtesy of Big Hollywood as I missed it on Sunday but it's repeated Thursday so I'll get it recorded then.

It was pretty good. I was a little disappointed in a few things.

193 194 - Why is my state so stupid! State Motto: Floriduh, we can fuck-up a wet dream.

194 What's funny is i'm old enough to remember when Burton's first Batman came out and everyone talked about how dark and disturbing it was, now people call it lighthearted, shows how times have changed.

195 As a complete movie, Batman Begins was far better.

Eh, have to go with booger on this one. Batman Begins was okay. Kind of boring. I don't even remember half of what happens. Dark Knight was all kinds of awesome. I loved every second of it.

Oh and it didn't have Katie Holmes with her strange facial tick. I may be the only one, but I much preferred Maggie Gyllenhaal.

196 wow you guys remember movies very well.

197 I would add John Carpenter's The Thing to that let. Saw the trailer for the prequel and may as well call it a remake or reboot.

I have massive admiration for Carpenter's remake of The Thing, but honestly it still scares the shit out of me too much (in the 'gross-out' sense) to embrace it completely.  Furthermore, while it's similarly hard to criticize (seriously, what are its structural or exceutional flaws, unless you're going to cite the gore?), it didn't offer the mind-blowing new world that Alien did -- two worlds, really, in the Nostromo and the alien planet/derelict. 

As I said above, Alien is literally perfect from a technical standpoint (in the sense that there isn't a single aspect of the film from scripting to casting to filming to FX that can be improved upon), but it ALSO has this intellectually fascinating -- and truly terrifying on a deeply psychological level -- monster, maybe the greatest monster in cinematic history.  And THEN it also has the innovation of the female hero (who came as a surprise to the original viewers, I might point out -- Tom Skerritt was billed as the star of the film, not the completely unknown Sigourney Weaver, and his death halfway through came as a huge shock to audiences). 

Finally, one thing I absolutely adore about the film, and which is a completely lost art in modern cinema, is the way it so methodically takes its time setting the scene, establishing the universe of the film, introducing the characters, slowly building the mystery and the horror, and then suddenly EXPLODES in a way that's ten thousand times more effective than it would've been had the film began with a lot of crash-boom-bang.  Go back and watch that film again -- you're 45 minutes before Kane even gets to the egg.  Its patience is a marvel.

198 His "Ferngully in Space" crapfest known as Avatar tainted him in my eyes. 
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta)

I've always refered to it as "Dances with WOLVES IN SPACEEEEEE!!!!"

199

You forgot the girlfriend that was so fucking annoying her death was a relief.

Thanks for the reminder.  Maggie Gyllenhaal is a terrible actress. Her character was unbearable to watch on screen.

The scene in Bruce Waynes penthouse during the fundraiser was terrible too. Patrick Leahy, blech!

 

200 $2?

Hmm, here's what some people would do for $2.

201

Those big river rafts with the pontoons have a plywood floor in them, the pontoons are the part that makes them float.

Posted by: robtr at July 18, 2011 11:16 PM (MtwBb)

I have done quite a bit of white water rafting and all the rafts were made out of that super-heavy-duty totally unfuckable rubber-whatever-the-fuck-it-is (kinda like the pontoons are?).  I would see plywood and go straight back to the car.  Dragging my giant beer cooler.

202 208 - Did you see Maggie in Secretary? With James Spader? Great movie...

203 You forgot the girlfriend that was so fucking annoying her death was a relief.

This.  I cheered when that building blew up. 

204 now people call it lighthearted, shows how times have changed.
Gas wasn't $4+/gal back then.

205 Btw, for those of you who have seen TF3, where you as annoyed as I was that so many of the scenes that were supposed to be DC were actually Chicago? Because Chicago doesn't look like DC in the least, not even a little bit, not even at all?

206
Hmm, here's what some people would do for $2.


Haaaa! I had completely forgotten about that!

207 Poverty, American Style http://tinyurl.com/3szdqcl The "poor" literally never had it so good. Is it any wonder the country is broke?

208 someone should look at the last post in the rubio thread.  It looks like a very well written carefully crafted racial slur.

209 Obviously, curious, nobody actually reads the last post in any thread . . . but thanks so much for the heads up.

210 And yet you had no problem with TF2 them walking out of the Smithsonian into an open military airfield graveyard with mountains in the background.

Nope, not in the least. (I was going with the assumption the went to the Smithsonian in...Chantilly? Where is the airfield part of the Smithsonian with all the planes? I know it's not anywhere near the Mall, but I was working off the other location.)

Although I rewatched TF and noticed that in the final battle it switches off between Downtown Los Angeles, the Universal backlot and Detroit. Detroit!

211 Ugly goes clean to the bone

212 >>>When I was a kid, I liked Aliens best. Right, an action flick. And as I got a bit older, I really started to dig Alien. But now that I'm really old and jaded, I absolutely love the psychological futility of Alien3. When Ripley slams the fence in Bishop II's face, giving up even the slight chance she has to live, oh man that kills me.

Alien 3 is a much better film than it was rated as when it came out, but there's absolutely no question that the theatrical version is a fucking mess (huge gaps in the plot where an entire reel of the film was excised, a general drabness in the set design and anonymity of the various prisoner victims, a general ugliness that lacked the 'beauty-in-ugliness' aesthetic Fincher would later perfect). 

The restored DVD cut is a significant improvement, but I still can't get over the vicarious brutality of some of Fincher's decisions -- the autopsy of Newt is so horrifying, and apparently Fincher originally wanted it to be far more graphic, as a big "fuck you" to audiences -- and general sense that everyone was making a shit up on the set as it was being filmed (which they were).  It feels sloppy.

Also, the computer alien FX (from the infancy of the computer animation) are just awful.

213 Being a flamethrower aficionado, I never thought the flamethrowers in the Alien movies were worth anything. A real portable flamethrower such as the M2 had a duration of 10 seconds, and that's with the dual fuel tanks. The M240 flamethrowers in Aliens have these tiny little fuel tanks that would give you a duration of about half a second. One burst, in other words.

I want to see a war movie with the four-man flamethrower squads that the Germans used in World War I. Each flamethrower was served by a carrier, a lance operator, an assistant-grenadier, and a squad leader. They were all loaded down with hand grenades, pistols, bayonets, and sharpened spades.

The Germans used 216 portable and 24 static flamethrowers at the Battle of Skrobowa, November 9, 1916. It was the largest flamethrower attack in history. The Germans used shock troops armed with flamethrowers, hand grenades, automatic rifles, and light machine guns to take a series of concrete fortifications that had resisted seven massive assaults by the Austrians over a period of weeks.

The Germans took the forts in one hour, showing you the difference between them and Austrians.

214 And THEN it also has the innovation of the female hero ... who strips down to her underwear for close quarters battle with the monster.  A strategy I heartily endorse and stand behind.

215 226 Obviously, curious, nobody actually reads the last post in any thread . . . but thanks so much for the heads up.

Posted by: Peaches at July 18, 2011 11:25 PM (afUO

IO always go back and read threads I'm interested in since so many of the late readers often have great comments after the thread cools down a bit.

216 226 - Shit just got real...

217 It's a trap! 

218 here we go.....again........

219 This just in..... Vincent Kennedy McMahon, Chairman  and CEO of WWE is FIRED.  Triple H (his son in law), by order of the board of directors, will be assuming his position.  I know.... it's all a bit high brow and such, and none of the morons have ever watched Hulk Hogan, Sean Michaels, George The Animal Steel, etc,  But Mr. McMahon built a corporate empire at one time was valued at over 1 Billion US dollars (1980).  Of course, our Great Leader aka The JEF will probably piss away well over that amount on his birthday party in the next few days, or next week, or whatever the fuck his fake ass birthday is.  Anyways, I tip my hat to someone who did what nobody ever has done before.  Take a bunch of wrestlers (some of whom did very bad things) and made a successful entertainment empire which employed thousands of people (and still continue to do so in this Obama Depression).  Well played Sir, well played.  A Big Effing Deal indeed.

220 Yeah, ya just never know where your next stunning insight is gonna come from.  Shit, I'm gettin' bitchy, I should probably pound some ice cream sammys and go to bed. 

221

215

The only time I ever "rafted", was N. Fork American River in NorCal..oh about 1979. Was having good fun with Navy friends from the Naval Hosp. where we all were stationed until the drowned girl floated under our raft  about 1 click after we survived the "Devil's L'. ...After we bailed outta the raft and pulled her ashore there began an epic fail at reviving...waiting....waiting....waiting for any Sign of EMS. Not rafted since.. sorry.. 

222 185 Cthulhu: The important detail you missed is that the French count was Baron Rothschild. Who was, you know, Jewish.

Posted by: Trimegistus at July 18, 2011 11:11 PM (2G2Xo)

***sigh*** (having to explain a joke....)

Sorry, Trimegistus -- the Count was not Jewish. Nor did he necessarily know that his wife was. But you know something is serious when you're not using the language of the land you're in, or the language of the land of your youth, but you turn to the mama loshen.

223 The "poor" literally never had it so good.

Shit, they have it better than I do. I've got one color television (sadly in Milwaukee, not in the room I rent in Indy) and no cable, washer, or dryer.

From the FA:
For example, if the real income of every single American were to triple magically overnight, the new poverty measure would show no drop in poverty because the poverty income standards would also triple.

They do that with childhood obesity, too--it's a percentile (and based on age cohort...the tall kids are fucked).  If every kid in America was skin and bones, 10% of them would still be defined as "obese."

224

I have done quite a bit of white water rafting and all the rafts were made out of that super-heavy-duty totally unfuckable rubber-whatever-the-fuck-it-is (kinda like the pontoons are?).  I would see plywood and go straight back to the car.  Dragging my giant beer cooler.

Posted by: Peaches at July 18, 2011 11:19 PM (afUO

Ditto this.  None of the New River or Gauley River rafts have anything breakable in them.  Damn, just the thought of plywood splintering would cause me to abort the mission. You don't go thru Class IV and V rapids in anything that ain't flexible.

225 Isn't that the McMahon married to the lady in CT who ran on the republican ticket?

226 CDR, got the invite, thanks. I just need to come up with a creative name

227 Llarry - thermobarics are fun, too

228

@229,

Cut. Jib. Newletter.

I've been reading a lot of WW 1 books lately. I just finished Erich Remarque's "The Road Back" and am almost finished with Ernst Jungers "Storm of Steel".

Both good books in their own way.

229 oh I'm not complaining about bringing 66 cans of beer, it's just that the beer-to-food and beer-to-water ratio was absurdly high Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 11:03 PM (1N25r) Actually, beer is the perfect beverage. Liquid bread.

230 Movie heroines?  Eowyn slew the fricken Witch King.  It doesn't get more hardcore than that.

231

Gabe:  If we could all just have a moment of silence for the greatest movie hero of all time?

Sure...

Private Jenette Vasquez.

Jewish/Hispanic and with a great rack.

Plus guns, machine guns and sass.

http://tinyurl.com/3g7nues

232 I should have gone to sleep two hours ago.  Why the fuck did I take this shitty-ass job in the attic of Hell instead of collecting Obama$ta$h at home, again?  I don't remember anymore.

233 Isn't that the McMahon married to the lady in CT who ran on the republican ticket?
And for a first timer she did remarkably well, yes, that is her.

234 For any pro wrestling fans, tonight Vince McMahon (they guy who built and runs WWE) got fired from WWE. Part of the storyline, but probably semi-true, in that he won't play the authority figure anymore. The storyline is that he's been making erratic decisions (like letting CM Punk go and firing John Cena) so his son-in-law Triple H (who's now a semi-retired wrestler) had to fire him and the board of directors put Triple H in charge of day to day operations.

They'd been building this for some years since Vince has been getting quite old. They needed to replace him with a younger guy who can be the bad guy authority figure and still take an occasional bump. Vince had gotten too old to take any hits.

So a bit of an end to an era. McMahon was/is the PT Barnum of our day. He built an impressive global business out of  a carnival sideshow industry.

They might do an angle with him trying to get control back. But I don't know. I think he's had some non-trivial health problems in recent years. He's scaled back his role hugely and when he did appear he often looked ... old and a bit frail.

If they had run this angle 10 years ago the show would have ended with Vince screaming and yelling and vowing revenge. But tonight's Raw ended with Vince alone in the ring, crying, and thanking the fans.

235 Maggie Gyllenhaal is alright as an actress, however, she has made some reprehensible statements such as this:

Actress Sparks Furor over 9/11 Remarks

236

224

Must take ownership. If I slurred an entire group then ACE can ban me for slurring an entire group of people. I did state specific and ment "LIBERAL" and for that I do NOT apologize. If by reference I slurred other males with endowed rerpoductive appendeges akin to lemmings...well THAT'S YOUR IDAHO...deal with it..... 

237 Posted by: cthulhu at July 18, 2011 11:29 PM (kaalw)

yeah I didn't get the joke either, sorry

238 Why the fuck did I take this shitty-ass job in the attic of Hell instead of collecting Obama$ta$h at home, again?

Heather, to be very real, some of my fondest memories are of the almost-two-years I spent on unemployment.  It was teh awesome.  Stress?  Never heard of it.  Taking a shower, putting on actual clothes, driving the car?  My limit was 3x a week.  Heaven . . . particularly compared with my 2/3 of what I used to make, ball-busting job I have now. 

239 "North Dakota's GOP state Senate majority leader Bob Stenehjem killed in accident in Alaska"
via twitter breaking news along with pics of the dust storm in Arizona.

240
In the 80s, Captain America was played in several made-for-TV movies by Reb Brown. He's best known as the star of Space Mutiny, a ghastly movie that the MST3K gang turned into one of their funniest shows.

241 That sounds more like what would be going on in the show "business" side of the WWE and not the actual realworld business part of WWE.
Correct.  Mr. Vince McMahon learned early on, that all the world's a stage, and of course, this is more of his schtick.  File under Fake but Accurate?  heh

242 Alien beats Aliens.

this weather is making me wish that I went up north to the cabin early

243 224 someone should look at the last post in the rubio thread.  It looks like a very well written carefully crafted racial slur.
Posted by: curious at July 18, 2011 11:24 PM (k1rwm)

Doesn't raise my hackles much, but I didn't like the singling out of "jew" there, either.  Which, BTW is not a racial identifier, for those keeping score.

Maher deserves every form of scorn, however. Whatever "pool" he's in, it brings the pool down a notch just due to his existence. Males, short people, jews, whatever.

244 And TBM, I have seen some of Secretary and yes, I'm still in therapy because of it. 

245
A film that is perfect in literally every way


Welllllll, maybe. There's a whole FAQ on IMDb about how the monster makes no sense. It grows to about ten times its original size while eating nothing.

246 Poverty, American Style
http://tinyurl.com/3szdqcl

I hadn't heard the detail about The Big 0 seeking to adjust the scale like that. Egad.

Their lot will always resent the rich. I've always known that. What I didn't realize is just how fucking much they hate the middle-class as well, until recently.

Speaking of poverty...

That jackass from Super-size Me had a t.v. series for a little and one of the challenges he took on was living on minimum wage for 30 days. But, of course, he wasn't really living on minimum wage because his wife was working for minimum wage too and they shared living expenses. At one point he was injured and went to the e.r. (sprained arm? icr) and then sulked endlessly about how the poor would have to make a choice whether to feed their kids or pay their medical bill.

Not a single mention of the fact that, in his financial situation, he wouldn't have had to pay the damned bill. No mention of the food stamps the average poor person would be able to get.

By the end of the show I wanted to bust his friggin face open.

247

Posted by: Brown Line at July 18, 2011 11:37 PM (tAS15)

Ever see Yor, The Hunter from the Future?  Some of the scenes in that movie look like they were filmed on the same set as Space Mutiny. 

248 262 - sorry, I should have been more sensitive when I brought up this movie. Please forgive me, ghost of Sparta

249 255 Posted by: cthulhu at July 18, 2011 11:29 PM (kaalw)

yeah I didn't get the joke either, sorry

Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 11:37 PM (1N25r)

Yeah, once you're explaining a joke, you're running a salvage operation and trying to clear the field for something better.

250 never disappoints......

251 Llarry - thermobarics are fun, too.

The BLU-118/B thermobaric bomb was developed and deployed in Afghanistan in 67 days. The head designer was Nguyet Ahn Duong, a former boat person.

252

261

Next time insert "Liberal" 1st, then the rest is understood...my bad!

253 It grows to about ten times its original size while eating nothing.

Posted by: arhooley at July 18, 2011 11:39 PM (3n2lK)

You didn't think there was only one cat on that ship, did you?

254 Posted by: As If... at July 18, 2011 11:39 PM (piMMO)

How hard would it have been for this douchenozzle to walk in to a La Raza or ACORN office and learned, at taxpayer expense, how to game the system?  Sorry, zero sympathy.

255

Posted by: As If... at July 18, 2011 11:39 PM (piMMO)

yeah I remember that guy, spurlock.  a pretentious jackass

256 Heather, to be very real, some of my fondest memories are of the almost-two-years I spent on unemployment.  It was teh awesome.  Stress?  Never heard of it.  Taking a shower, putting on actual clothes, driving the car?  My limit was 3x a week.  Heaven . . . particularly compared with my 2/3 of what I used to make, ball-busting job I have now.

If my company were to cut my job I'd get 7 months salary and could still draw unemployment. I might feel bad for about a week for laying on my ass but I could manage it for a month or so I am certain. My fear would be that I would learn to like laying on my ass.

It must be a pretty nice gig because an awful lot of people are doing it.

257 Back in the day Bill Goldberg and Stone Cold Steve Austin would pack the arenas from coast to coast... with a little help from The Big Show, and The Undertaker of course.

258 Welllllll, maybe. There's a whole FAQ on IMDb about how the monster makes no sense. It grows to about ten times its original size while eating nothing.

That's what makes it skeery.

259 Alright. Back to work for me.  Building a compound is hard.  You'll thank me later.

Right now Jimmy Eat World is telling me about "Salt Sweat, Sugar On The Asphalt."

Keeps me moving.  'nite.

260 yeah I remember that guy, spurlock.  a pretentious jackass

Spurlock is Michael Moore minus a few hundred pounds and with even less filming talent. 

261 280 - Michael Moore has talent?

262 Well, As If, I couldn't get a freakin' interview, much less a job.  But I was cruising frighteningly close to that 99 week thing and a fluke put my ass back to work.  I had a whole plan to move to the ass-end of Texas, write a check for some shithole dwelling and go subsistence.  And, you're right, you could get a bazillion dollars in severance and it does not count as far as the unemployment is concerned.  I couldn't believe it, I was like, srly?  They kicked me all that money and it has no effect.  Cool.

263 Ahh yes, Morgan Spurlock, another person doing very well for himself telling others how horrible the system that's making him rich is.

264

Not a single mention of the fact that, in his financial situation, he wouldn't have had to pay the damned bill. No mention of the food stamps the average poor person would be able to get.

By the end of the show I wanted to bust his friggin face open.

That show is years old. I remember watching it and thinking how bad it was. I think it got cancelled quickly. There were only 3-4 episodes I can remember, the other two was about him pretending to be a muslim and one where he sent two meat eating city dwellers to live on a hippy commune.

I do remember seeing that episode your talking about. It was pretty stupid. If I remember correctly, he bought a lot of shit someone working for min wage wouldn't buy. He went to movies and bought food at the movie theater.

It's a stupid premise

265 Posted by: As If... at July 18, 2011 11:39 PM (piMMO)

I hate the whole "the rich are getting richer; the poor are getting poorer" meme. It's such complete and utter bullshit, yet almost *everyone* believes it. Pisses me off to no end.

266 Aliens has the best love scene in any action movie ever made.......when Hicks introduces Ripley to his M41A.

267 I think that was the point Kratos was making about spurlock

268 For those interested... Linda McMahon

269

He's still making movies.  His latest one was "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold."  All about product placement.  And his promotion of it had him going on shows in a suit that you would expect a Nascar driver to wear on his downtime.

Altoona, PA agreed to change their name for his blasted movie, *sighs*.

Altoona, Pennsylvania Sells Itself to Morgan Spurlock.

270 Anyone remember a while back when I posted about my niece's baby with the rare autoimmune disease?  Just got an update by my brother, his grampa, and it looks as though they've found 2 possible bone marrow donors!  There is some additional testing yet to be done, however.

271 Oh, and here's a pic of Mrs. Rubio's little sister. I even found a thread about sisters/twin cheerleaders and they had scrubbed the Mrs's photo from that site as well.

272 The only think that sucks about unemployment is that you don't get paid for it. (Well, unless you're *on* unemployment.) I'd love to be unemployed if someone else would pay for everything.

_{Still looking for that sugar daddy...}

273 Awesome Theresa, prayers continue for a match!

274 so the real question is:
if Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock are lost in the desert, who would eat whom first?

275 Michael Keaton remains the best Batman ever. His underrated dramatic chops gave Bruce Wayne so much more depth and believability than was called for, or that Bale was able to deliver 16 years later (not a knock on Bale, who did a fine job himself). Keaton could communicate so much of Wayne's underlying grief, so simply. The look on his face as he snapped out of his flashback to his parents' murder, realizing Jack Napier had been the killer, said everything about Batman in a fraction of a second. He was a better lead than a movie directed by Tim Burton and produced by Jon Peters had any right to have. But then the '89 BATMAN was a great effort. It wasn't the ideal Batman film (Nolan's movies are) but it was a good 75-80% of the way there, which for the time was remarkable. Keaton was the only good part of the fully-Burtonized gothfest that was BATMAN RETURNS. His Batman was the only character who could bring any legitimacy to Burton's overblown theme of duality. Keaton seemed to have beamed in from another movie altogether, a far less ridiculous one in which people had genuine motivations. Everything else about BATMAN RETURNS was dreary, tired, depressing, and absurd.

276 290 - Huzzah! That is great news! Fingers crossed for good results

277 wow Theresa that is great news!

278

Altoona, PA agreed to change their name for his blasted movie, *sighs*.

I think Harrisburg would be willing to give him a Cleveland Steamer for 50 bucks, they need the money so badly.

279 but waht about Batman Forever?

280

@295. +14 Trillion

281 Capitalism tramples on the backs of the poor!


That's the name of our new cd, available now in Wal Marts everywhere  

282 Aliens has the best love scene in any action movie ever made.......when Hicks introduces Ripley to his M41A.

"I wanna introduce you to a personal friend of mine. This is an M41A pulse rifle. Ten millimeter with over-and-under thirty millimeter pump action grenade launcher."

And don't forget this classic line:

"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

283 294 - Sahara Desert Dessert Death Match, pay-per-view special! I love it!

284
Anybody remember Mean Gene Okerlund? He was my favorite WWF (and I guess later WWE) announcer.

285 always wondered who Biehn pissed off, dude is in Terminator, Aliens, Abyss then disappears till The Rock and disappears again till Planet Terror (the good half of Grindhouse) and then disappears again to the unknown

286 Mrs. Rubio has a brain, rubio went for brains and the looks well, I guess you guys will comment.

287 Theresa, that's great news. I hope for the best!

288 Theresa, that's wonderful!  I'm so glad there is some hope for the parents, it's got to be heartbreaking to have the joy of a new baby and then all that fear for the baby's wellbeing. 

289 305 - oh I do! Great announcer, funny guy.

290 Thanks, all!  I'll get to see him for the very first time this weekend, we've got a family reunion in Boise.  Look out, Boise, Idaho, you're about to get invaded!  (But will anybody even notice?)   

291

Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at July 18, 2011 11:51 PM (H2u7h)

main problem were that Burton's films were not in fact Batman films but rather films about The Joker, Catwoman and The Penguin

292 jewells45, Very sorry about the situation involving the young friend. Try not to drive yourself crazy figuring out if it was intentional or not. I know 3 young guys who committed suicide. People under the influence of drugs or alcohol go through severe mood swings. Hope the girl who saw him can get into a situation where she can talk to a counselor.

293 300 but waht about Batman Forever?

Not as bad as Batman and Robin, for starters. 

If I had to describe Batman Forever quickly I'd say it's more "kid-friendly", made like that on purpose because of how dark Batman Returns was. 

But Jesus, look at Val Kilmer then vs what he looks like now.  Kilmer is twice the man he used to be.

294 BATMAN FOREVER isn't worth any mention at all.

295 But Jesus, look at Val Kilmer then vs what he looks like now.  Kilmer is twice the man he used to be.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at July 18, 2011 11:57 PM (c0A3e)

will never forgive him for being in The Saint which is a property that is actually quite good.

296 oh yeah, Batman & Robin
so I think I must be the only person on the planet who actually liked that movie

297

But Jesus, look at Val Kilmer then vs what he looks like now.  Kilmer is twice the man he used to be.

It's going to happen to us all Kratos. It cannot be avoided.

298 317 - Nope, my kids and I agree with you

299 twiceblessedmom thanks it's nice to know I'm not alone!

300 As I said above, Alien is literally perfect from a technical standpoint (in the sense that there isn't a single aspect of the film from scripting to casting to filming to FX that can be improved upon), but it ALSO has this intellectually fascinating -- and truly terrifying on a deeply psychological level -- monster, maybe the greatest monster in cinematic history.  Posted by: Jeff B. at July 18, 2011 11:18 PM

The set design, which is masterful, made the movie.

301 Ref the DC reboot. I spent much of this weekend catching up on the last 2 years of Green Lantern. 66 issues in 4 different series. You know, any individual issue might be pretty terrible - but when you read a whole bunch in order it all comes together and made for an impressive, epic story. And now they throw it all away with the friggin' reboot. I'll keep reading GL - I think it's the only DC title I follow consistently - but I hate that I don't get to See What Happens Next. Sinestro is back in Green? Hal Jordan is fired? Will Larfleeze* ever hook up with his family? *Interesting character. It's hard to think of anything that Larfleeze has accomplished** but he's a popular character (I like him!) and I wanted to see more of him. ** win a fight? He's barely been in fights! I can't even blame him for being a jerk as, during that brief period when he was ringless, we saw that he didn't want the orange ring back.

302 320 - We got your back, yo!

303 Adios, muchachos y muchachas!  Pleasant dreams . . .

304 Good night Peaches!!!!!

305 325 - night, doll!

306 will never forgive him for being in The Saint which is a property that is actually quite good.

At least Elizabeth Shue as a scientist is a tiny-bit more believable than Tara Reid or Denise Richardson. 

I loved how she figured out the correct order for the reactions needed for cold fusion in the space of two hours...

307 As I said above, Alien is literally perfect from a technical standpoint (in the sense that there isn't a single aspect of the film from scripting to casting to filming to FX that can be improved upon)


Well, the part after they whomp on Ash and they're putting his head on the table is about the most terrible editing job ever in a classic flick like that, but otherwise, yeah.

308 Schumacher should have casted Robin Williams instead of Carrey for The Riddler

309 Anyone remember a while back when I posted about my niece's baby with the rare autoimmune disease?  Just got an update by my brother, his grampa, and it looks as though they've found 2 possible bone marrow donors!  There is some additional testing yet to be done, however.

Prayers, Theresa. Coming your way.

310 As I said above, Alien is literally perfect from a technical standpoint


All the penises aren't bad either.

311 Ditto this.  None of the New River or Gauley River rafts have anything breakable in them.  Damn, just the thought of plywood splintering would cause me to abort the mission. You don't go thru Class IV and V rapids in anything that ain't flexible.

Posted by: K~Bob at July 18, 2011 11:30 PM (M3Fk/)

they are felxible and they still make them. They are two pontoons held together by an aluminum frame. The oarsman has a chair on top of the frame. They tie plywood inbetween the pontoons to store gear and to walk on.

312 Anybody else here like to watch "1000 Ways to Die"?  I saw one today which was really bizarre - a guy who was in the German Army who got shot in the head, the bullet was never removed, and it showed him looking in the refrigerator, he bumps his head on the inside of the fridge, the bullet moves and severs a major artery, and he bleeds out. 

313 Hey Peaches, since you mentioned Carl Hiassen, did you know that in the '70s he was an "expert" on the Bermuda Triangle? http://tinyurl.com/3nknvlx That's "In Search Of", when Nimoy was slumming.

314 334 - D'oh!

315

Can I get an opinion - what do people think of this version of the Gladiolus Rag?

http://tinyurl.com/3fxcehs

 

316 334 - my sister loves that show. Guess I should give it a day in court.

317 Anybody else here like to watch "1000 Ways to Die"? 99 Ways To Die http://tinyurl.com/3pxz2c

318 334 Anybody else here like to watch "1000 Ways to Die"?  I saw one today which was really bizarre - a guy who was in the German Army who got shot in the head, the bullet was never removed, and it showed him looking in the refrigerator, he bumps his head on the inside of the fridge, the bullet moves and severs a major artery, and he bleeds out.

I stopped watching that when several of the deaths involved "creative" uses of produce during decadence, .  But yes, I remember that episode - I called it divine justice. 

319 TBM, it's pretty graphic in the re-enactments and even a horror film lover like me has  to avert my eyes sometimes, but it's quite the show.   

320 The Greatest Hero was Shane. And I might remind the justice department a line from Shane " A gun is just a tool Marion, just as good or bad as the man who uses it"

321 342 - well, being a huge horror film lover myself, I think I may just have to give it a try.

322

Apparently that's what First Officers of the Enterprise are supposed to do, since Frakes did voice over for conspiracy/paranormal shows too.

Long ago, Frakes once hosted a show called Beyond Belief:  Truth or Fiction.  

I think Frakes currently spends most of his time teaching film direction classes in several of his studios in Maine. 

323

I do remember seeing that episode your talking about. It was pretty stupid. If I remember correctly, he bought a lot of shit someone working for min wage wouldn't buy. He went to movies and bought food at the movie theater.

It's a stupid premise

I had to do a reality check on myself so went to You Tube and watched the last part of it again. I had forgotten that both he and his wife/girlfriend had doc bills. The reason they received bills is BECAUSE THEY DON'T ACTUALLY fucking live on minimum wage! They kept going on about how some people are stuck in that life forever and all I could think was that the working poor will manage to work themselves out of that situation. The working poor still have hope for a better life.

It was condescending bullshit. And, of course, they had to mention the contrast of how they had just left the Academy Awards before heading there.

Jackholes.

And yeah, she had a $50 cell phone bill.

324 damn italics.

325 341 - puts away carrots...

326

I do remember seeing that episode your talking about. It was pretty stupid. If I remember correctly, he bought a lot of shit someone working for min wage wouldn't buy. He went to movies and bought food at the movie theater.

It's a stupid premise

Ben's statement was supposed to be italicized.....

327 As I said above, Alien is literally perfect from a technical standpoint (in the sense that there isn't a single aspect of the film from scripting to casting to filming to FX that can be improved upon), but it ALSO has this intellectually fascinating -- and truly terrifying on a deeply psychological level -- monster, maybe the greatest monster in cinematic history.

Posted by: Jeff B. at July 18, 2011 11:18 PM (hIWe1)

Gosh darn it I can't believe I'm late to the sci-fi cum superhero thread.  Are you still around Jeff B?  I agree with pretty much everything you posted (you said what I would want to in a much more articulate fashion), but I'm curious as to why you find the alien intellectually fulfilling.  And why you think it taps deep into your psyche.

I'm guessing it's because of the hatchling's allusions to pregnancy and the sexual connotations of the adult, but I'm not sure.

Also, "superman" can etadik.

328

And yeah, she had a $50 cell phone bill.

Right they were willing to take on the minimum wage income, but not give up their upper middle class lifestyles or expectations.

 

 

329

Night M&M's

Better prof's before the posts...or things like that.

330 Lola Bunny

I HATED that movie. 

331 353 - horrid, right. What were they thinking?

332

Can I get an opinion - what do people think of this version of the Gladiolus Rag?

http://tinyurl.com/3fxcehs

 Posted by: Wm T Sherman at July 19, 2011 12:07 AM

Nice and up-tempo.  Well played, too.

333 355 - I like it. My kids are learning this one. I'll let them have a listen.

334 Sonofabitch

Hang thru the commercial. It's quick.

335 354 353 - horrid, right. What were they thinking?

Michael Jordan wanted to sell more Air Jordans, so he teamed up with Warner Bros and got them to use the Looney Toons for his marketing campaign.

Commercialism is fine with me;  Space Jam was just a terrible movie IMHO.  And the use of Lola as some weird sex symbol for humans?  *ugh*.  Rabbits are for food, not for...the other f-word, . 

336 #337 - Excellent! 

337 `Jewell: Tragic.  Prayers for you, your friend and their family. 
What an incomprehensible loss...

338 358 - What about me?

339

Reader's Digest is dying. I'm sad given the memories of that once great institution. My parents read it voraciously, and I followed suit as a kid. I learned a lot from Reader's Digest and its umbrella of publications.

Memory of the humor columns, especially, remind me of a world as it ought to be. RD humor was very basic, seemingly vanilla. It strove to offend nobody, it LIMITED itself to non-offense. That's hard to do; just think of today's comics. The shocking fact is that it is stupid easy to be "edgy". It ain't easy to be Carson. Hell, nobody even tries anymore, except for bastions like RD.

RD articles used to be informative and salt-of-the-earth in nature. Pick up an old Reader's Digest, meaning one 30+ plus older, and see what I mean. The forum assumed, and found, and built a broad readership with a wide variety of articles that delved with gusto into the heart of life, finding it even when considering how to best grow a cabbage.

The RD of the last 20 or so years, however, will not be missed. It sucks. It is all politicized now, and might as well be a thicker edition of Time or Newsweek or Mother Jones or whatever. The RD of today is just another journalistic staple like every other journalistic staple.

Do you think it odd that after we started training people in journalism that we started training an army of same-saying borgs? I don't.

The cruel fact is the Reader's Digest of old died a while back, and we've lost the power to bring it back. Maybe that's an opportunity for someone to refine and distill what was lost and present that model again. Go find a variety of quality in written word and throw it up because it is good.

Nobody does that anymore.

340 358 - Hossenfeffer, anyone?

341 361 358 - What about me?

They had a completely celibate marriage. 

342 incorporated?

343 wish I could remember if this plant was green or red chilies. They're a inch and a half and they haven't changed color

344 Oh, Jewel.  I missed your post earlier. Shame's comment tipped me off.

How truly awful. Bless her heart.

345 Wm T Sherman, I likey.

346 As If, that was awesome!  I'd love to go on a boat tour like that and see it.  

347 364 - you keep telling yourself that, ghost of Sparta... How's your "stuff" going? You know what I mean

348 _{^{183 Hey, kb!  Couple of large-ish local banks teetering on failure here.  I feel sick for the employees who, of course, will be the only ones to take it up the squeakhole.  You definitely made the right move . . .  Oh, and I've been meaning to ask, have you read any Carl Hiassen since you've been in Flahrida?  He's a lefty, but the fucker is so so so funny, I just devour his books.  You will love them, I promise.}}

_{^{Posted by: Peaches at July 18, 2011 11:11 PM (afUO}}

If you like Hiassen, then you will love Tim Dorsey. His books are very much like Hiassen's, but a bit more twisted. He is a lefty, but he is funny as shit, and actually writes about a book a year.

Also, thanks for the AoSHQ moron football league invite CDR-M.

349

Posted by: twiceblessedmom at July 19, 2011 12:33 AM (HjxoE)

I will.  If I'm wrong, at least rabbit and human genetics are incompatible for reproduction...

My "stuff" is coming along well, thanks for asking.

350 "The bookies have taken a steady stream of bets on the PM leaving office with the odds dropping from 100/1 to 20/1 and now 8/1 in a matter of hours."

351 If there's anything liberals are good for, it's calling for the government to do less of what it is Constitutionally mandated to do, such as provide for the common defense:

Liberals see opportunity for big cuts in defense

352 My Hero's lately seen have been of the female varity. Watched Sucker Punch this weekend, while being a stupid move it had great scenes of 3 hot chicks kicking  ass.  The second would be the girl jumping out of the cake *late* in Under Siege which I watched tonight for the 200th time, who caps a dudes ass to save the supposed hero...with out her valiant effort the cook could have never regained the ship.

353 Made my nads go back up

354 considering how they have sort of subtley been trashing the USA, this is just fascinating.

355 The second would be the girl jumping out of the cake *late* in Under Siege which I watched tonight for the 200th time, who caps a dudes ass to save the supposed hero...with out her valiant effort the cook could have never regained the ship.

Elena Eleniak. 

She was also in the movie version of The Beverly Hillbillies as Elly May Clampett.

356 Apparently that's what First Officers of the Enterprise are supposed to do, since Frakes did voice over for conspiracy/paranormal shows too.

Not just First Officers ..

357 372 - Good deal, glad to hear it I know your work is important and I don't mean to demean it by saying"stuff". I just know what happens around here when you start talking about "cleavage". IYKWIMAITTYD That's the right term, yeah?

358 Posted by: Cowboy at July 19, 2011 12:28 AM (So+7G)

Well, I think Reader's Digest is getting worse and worse too, but probably not for the same reasons.  Judging from the way their covers have been evolving over the last ten years, they're marching steadily towards the tabloid family they share the newsstands with.  Blandness seems to be the sickness.  Endless lists about any kind of mundane middle-class thing under the sun and none of the thoughtful detail that it used to have when they published the table of contents in the front. 

And damn, if it isn't hard to find an article in it now, especially the regular departments.

359 "GOP Freshmen To Deliver Letter To Obama Tomorrow On Deficit Reduction"
They are certainly "a force to be reckoned with" and it seems that neither mcconnell or boehner or BO, for that matter, want to deal with them and their "tea party ilk".

360 The essential Reb Brown filmography:

Captain America II: Death Too Soon. The better of the two late-'70s made-for-TV Captain America movies. Features a hilariously miscast Christopher Lee as the Latin American drug kingpin "Miguel."

Space Mutiny. Watch the MSTK cut. The high-water mark of the Mike Nelson era.

Strike Commando. Rambo in clown shoes. The scene where Brown mourns the death of his Vietnamese friend is one of the greatest unintentionally funny moments in cinematic history. My favorite B-flick.

The Firing Line. Worth watching just for the scene where the Central American banana-republic general calls Shannon Tweed a "pooh-tah." Includes a death-by-helicopter sequence that makes Rambo II look positively understated.

Robowar. A shameless simultaneous knock-off of both Predator and Terminator. The ending hinges on a clichéd, see-it-coming-from-two-states-away plot twist.

The Howling II. Reunites Brown with Christopher Lee. What Michael Jackson's long-form Thriller video would have been if it had been made by a heterosexual man. The most interminably drawn-out werewolf transformation scenes in history.

Cage II. Reb Brown tries to keep a mentally-retarded Lou Ferrigno from being exploited in poorly-choreographed illegal cage fights!

Yor, the Hunter from the Future. Reb Brown is the savage savior of the post-post-apocalyptic prehistoric future. Cavemen with laser ray-guns fight robots that look like a K-Mart Darth Vader Halloween costume.

361 That's the right term, yeah?

Yeppers!

362 Elena Eleniak.  She was also in the movie version of The Beverly Hillbillies as Elly May Clampett.

Thanks Kratos,, I liked her in hillbillies too...

363 384 - Yay me!

364 It's going to happen to us all Kratos. It cannot be avoided.


umm, no it isn't.

365
"GOP Freshmen To Deliver Letter To Obama Tomorrow On Deficit Reduction"

Yeah, yeah. They want a Balanced Budget amendment. Like they're gonna write anything that actually enforces it, such as Stephen Green suggests.

Any member of Congress voting in favor of a budget, a budget item, or any program or expenditure in violation of this amendment will be removed immediately from office, and forfeit any and all congressional pension or benefits.

366 Yor, the Hunter from the Future. Reb Brown is the savage savior of the post-post-apocalyptic prehistoric future. Cavemen with laser ray-guns fight robots that look like a K-Mart Darth Vader Halloween costume.

Yor is the fucking man. 

367 183 Hey, kb!  Couple of large-ish local banks teetering on failure here.  I feel sick for the employees who, of course, will be the only ones to take it up the squeakhole.  You definitely made the right move . . .  Oh, and I've been meaning to ask, have you read any Carl Hiassen since you've been in Flahrida?  He's a lefty, but the fucker is so so so funny, I just devour his books.  You will love them, I promise.
Posted by: Peaches at July 18, 2011 11:11 PM

I made the only move that was available. Wish I could say things are going great, but I haven't been paid at all since New Year's since my bookings are less than the agency fees. I've been working for nothing since Jan 1, other than a weekend I temped.  Can't even afford to buy unlimited minutes on my phone so I have to do everything by email now. I'm focusing my efforts on finding something temporary to bring in some cash. Luckily I at least have a roof over my head and something to eat, but it sucks that I can't provide that for myself right now. I didn't expect to make a load of money right away, but I expected to at least make something, enough to buy a used car at least.

Put your hand in your pocket and fish out the change. Whatever comes out in your hand is more than I've been paid this year.

The employment situation for America will not improve until a large contingent of Washington DC is sitting on the unemployment line. The GOP is just there to pretend we have an opposition party, kind of like the trash talking you see in Pro Wrestling.  Pretend to bust a chair over the opponent's head, then hit the clubs together after the show is over

and Democrats, Republicans, wherever you are out there ...

FUCK YOU TOO!!!!

368 388 - Yes, but will said letter be "strongly-worded"? Since when is "don't make me count to 3", a winning tactic?

369

OK, why do you all prefer cats?

Second, what the hell is wrong with federal workers who fall for fake accents and fur hats?

370 If we could all just have a moment of silence for the greatest movie hero of all time?

You mean John McClane?

The Ripley from Alien is a much better heroine than Cameron's nerd-fantasy GrrlPower version.

371 Good night all! Thanks for keeping a shady ol' lady company on her big night alone

372

OK, why do you all prefer cats?

Posted by: lou at July 19, 2011 12:55 AM (R21xD)

Whoa!  Dude, don't bundle us all together, now, mkay.

373 @362 Readers Digest used to be one of the few mainstream publications that actually tended to be sort-of-kind-of conservative.

374 If we could all just have a moment of silence for the greatest movie hero of all time?

Sorry, Dirty Harry is the greatest. Add to the apoplexy he gave the lefty soft on crime bunch in the 70s and it was priceless

375

OK, why do you all prefer cats?

Posted by: lou at July 19, 2011 12:55 AM (R21xD)

Cuz they taste like chicken?  ^..^

376 I hate cats.

377 396 @362 Readers Digest used to be one of the few mainstream publications that actually tended to be sort-of-kind-of conservative.
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at July 19, 2011 12:57 AM

I think it was during the 90s that it became Red's Digest

378 398

OK, why do you all prefer cats?

Posted by: lou at July 19, 2011 12:55 AM (R21xD)

Cuz they taste like chicken?  ^..^

So you're Oriental now? 

I'd hate to see what a "Caturday" looks like in mainland China.

379 I'm trying to find archives of Bush being fellated by the MBM since Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Mars) said no President has been treated as disrespectfully as Obama on the deficit

380 Yor is, in fact, the motherfucking man. Because the blood of your enemies makes you stronger.

381 337

Can I get an opinion - what do people think of this version of the Gladiolus Rag?

http://tinyurl.com/3fxcehs

Posted by: Wm T Sherman at July 19, 2011 12:07 AM (C0Z3w)

Nicely done -- and anything that gets rags like this back into the public consciousness is a good thing....they're widely forgotten works of art.

If I had to be picky, though, I'd say that it was played too technically. Although we hear rags from piano rolls, contemporaneous records showed that they were played quite dynamically -- with various parts of the music intended to "sing" in counterpoint. That this was seldom notated in the sheet music, and having +/- four logical "voices" in each piece transcribed for two hands, can make the effect a bit difficult to reconstruct.

That said, later compositions -- e.g. Zez Confrey -- cannot be played as lyrically because it makes the pieces into a horrible train wreck. Then, again, you can't really sing along to the melody of "Dizzy Fingers" or "Kitten on the Keys".

"Classic" ragtime can swing a bit, to let the parts sing properly.

382 403 Yor is, in fact, the motherfucking man. Because the blood of your enemies makes you stronger.

Yor is an epic, genocidal force.  How many civilizations did he wipe out? 

/We're going to need a lot more hemp before we're through.

383 402 I'm trying to find archives of Bush being fellated by the MBM since Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Mars) said no President has been treated as disrespectfully as Obama on the deficit

Posted by: kbdabear at July 19, 2011 01:02 AM (so1xa)

Yeah, I thought President Bush was treated so kindly, wtf

384
wish I could remember if this plant was green or red chilies. They're a inch and a half and they haven't changed color

Posted by: The Dude at July 19, 2011 12:30 AM (Ig1Wo)

The chilies have to grow at least 3" before they start changing color, so you'll just have to wait.

385 My Father lost his battle with cancer this morning at 3:50. My Mom and my 3 siblings were with him when he passed.

386 How many civilizations did he wipe out?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at July 19, 2011 01:05 AM (c0A3e)

At least three. He slaughtered the hairy dudes who vaguely resembled Captain Caveman, massacred the hooded weirdos in the desert, and obliterated the robot overlords.

Yor's world! He's the maaa-aaaan!

387 The chilies have to grow at least 3" before they start changing color, so you'll just have to wait.

Posted by: Ed Anger at July 19, 2011 01:10 AM (7+pP9)

Pretty much all chilis start out green, and can be eaten at that stage once plump.

388 399 I hate cats.

http://nyan.cat/

389 Kratos, no, but I have a bumper sticker I've never put on my car that says "I Like Cats, They Taste Like Chicken"  I'm too PETA-fied to do so! 

390

The cruel fact is the Reader's Digest of old died a while back, and we've lost the power to bring it back. Maybe that's an opportunity for someone to refine and distill what was lost and present that model again. Go find a variety of quality in written word and throw it up because it is good.

Nobody does that anymore.

Posted by: Cowboy at July 19, 2011 12:28 AM (So+7G)

The old Reader's Digest reported what others were saying, just condensed. These days journalists want us to know what they think, like that's worth anything.

391

Posted by: booger at July 19, 2011 01:13 AM (9RFH1)

so a cat with a rainbow coming out of its ass?

is this supposed to be an Obama campaign prop or something?

392 since Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Mars) said no President has been treated as disrespectfully as Obama on the deficit


So their saving the racist screams if this "dissing" of iwon  charge doesn't pan out or are the racialist screams losing thier effectiveness??

393 oh great, nyan cat crashed firefox on me

394 408 My Father lost his battle with cancer this morning at 3:50. My Mom and my 3 siblings were with him when he passed.

Posted by: AndrewsDad at July 19, 2011 01:12 AM (tjdoS)

Sincere condolences to you and your family, AD.  No more pain.  No more suffering.  I pray God gives you all the strength to endure.

395 408 My Father lost his battle with cancer this morning at 3:50. My Mom and my 3 siblings were with him when he passed.

Posted by: AndrewsDad at July 19, 2011 01:12 AM (tjdoS)

So sorry to hear this, AndrewsDad. The battle is ended, but still we count the cost. Though carrying this hurt in our hearts, may tomorrow be a better day.

396 Condolences, AndrewsDad.  May God grant you and your family peace during this trying time. 

397 408 My Father lost his battle with cancer this morning at 3:50. My Mom and my 3 siblings were with him when he passed.

Posted by: AndrewsDad at July 19, 2011 01:12 AM (tjdoS)

I am so sorry. God Bless you and your family.

398 AndrewsDad, so sorry to hear your dad passed.  Prayers for you and your family. 

399
My Father lost his battle with cancer this morning at 3:50. My Mom and my 3 siblings were with him when he passed.
Posted by: AndrewsDad at July 19, 2011 01:12 AM (tjdoS)

Oh dear. Sorry. So excruciating to see someone battle and lose.

400

so a cat with a rainbow coming out of its ass?

is this supposed to be an Obama campaign prop or something?

Heh, no, you're supposed to see how long you can listen to it.

401 My condolences, AndrewsDad

402 Wladislaw, T. played by Charles Bronson is my favorite hero.

Followed by Jacob McCandles played by The Duke.

The Sarge, played by Lee Marvin in Big Red One.

Then Snake Plissken and Rooster Cogburn.

403 416 oh great, nyan cat crashed firefox on me


Sorry dude, it worked ok on firefox for me.

404

so a cat with a rainbow coming out of its ass?

is this supposed to be an Obama campaign prop or something?

Heh, no, you're supposed to see how long you can listen to it.

Posted by: booger at July 19, 2011 01:18 AM (9RFH1)

You forgot that its body is a pop-tart

405 Sorry for your troubles, AndrewsDad. Prayers for you all.

406 nyannyannyannyanyan.

Worse than Friday.

407 306 always wondered who Biehn pissed off, dude is in Terminator, Aliens, Abyss then disappears till The Rock and disappears again till Planet Terror (the good half of Grindhouse) and then disappears again to the unknown

Posted by: The Dude at July 18, 2011 11:54 PM (Ig1Wo)

What about Tombstone?

408 ok well tonight i have a Peanut Gallery in the Crew Lounge Aurochs (the large dangerous man sitting next to the tiny massage therapist across my bar) made the Observation regarding the aforementioned Ghey sendoff on the ONT:

"Of course its Ghey. Isnt this Gabriel Malor dude you talk about GAi?"

I said "I wont post that."

he said "Post it for me. Use my name."

This is what i get for accepting My guy's suggestion that someone hang out here and take care of me while hes deployed. I get a no sex husband for  8 months who is not only HUGE but a huge pain in the ass. And bossy. And opinionated.

409 408 My Father lost his battle with cancer this morning at 3:50. My Mom and my 3 siblings were with him when he passed.

Sorry for your loss AndrewsDad, it's good that he had his loved ones around.

410
OK, why do you all prefer cats?

You don't have to "walk" them.
You can leave them for days at a time (food, water, litter).
They wash themselves.
They medicate themselves.
They're nice-looking.

411 oh AndrewsDad I'm so sorry, condolences

412 They're nice-looking.

Posted by: arhooley at July 19, 2011 01:22 AM (3n2lK)

I'm not their boss, they aren't my boss.

413 wow it's been a really sad night

steevy's mom, AndrewDad's dad, jewells' friend... ugh
it's time to call it a day and hope tomorrow is better

414 Oh dear. Sorry. So excruciating to see someone battle and lose.

Posted by: arhooley at July 19, 2011 01:18 AM (3n2lK)

I wouldn't say he lost. He maximized his effective time, and managed to keep going until his spouse and kids could be with him, and now is in a better place free from toil and pain. His battle is over, but he fought well. If death is losing, we all might as well reconcile ourselves to being losers.

415 You forgot that its body is a pop-tart

Heh, i didn't notice that.

416
OK, why do you all prefer cats?

They hold still when you're painting their portrait.
They are easy to herd.
They speak English.
They are humble.
They don't mind wearing hats.

417

Floating with 66 beers..

WIMPS

 

We went to Jackson hole once with 108 beers and NO food.(4 of us)

Micky D's for chow

Ran out of beer at 7am the next morning.

no hookers, farm animals of forest fires were affected

(did you know the average male can piss more than 12 ounces, that fills up a beer can and can be reduced to pissing over the side of a moving pick up truck?)

418

WHAT?

I read the first bit and 66 beers and all, now peeps are passing on ...

Then I post a beer epic,

 

sorry no offense

 

419   431 but a huge pain in the ass. And bossy. And opinionated


Sounds like a conflict of similarity Gushka....


AndrewsDad: sympathies to you and your family,, that cancer shit sucks and has claimed a few of my closer peeps..

420

Here is to the dads. The old school guys.

My dad made us do fire drills in the middle of the night when we least expected it., and took us swimming to the local pool every night in the summer. And made my brothers sit in the back of the station wagon  seats which faced the traffic, tee hee.

And whipped us when we needed it.

Thanks God for my dad!

421 To the Dads. They are saving us a great spot at the fishing hole and a front row seat to The Rat Pack's show.

422 Floating with 66 beers.. That means it took 'em 6 beers before they even got in the water.

423 I listen to coast to coast just to hear Catherine Austin Fitts.  Tonight she said that the printing of so much money is in essence stealing our wealth.  I found this on her blog, it's from a dem I think and it's fascinating to see a dem saying stuff like this cause I thought the libertarians had these views but not dems.

424

446

beer math is cool.

 

Wait until I give you a 5 pack for your birthday

425 If death is losing, we all might as well reconcile ourselves to being losers. Posted by: cthulhu at July 19, 2011 01:24 AM (kaalw) I'll drink to that!

426 since Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Mars) said no President has been treated as disrespectfully as Obama on the deficit Stupid is as stupid does...

427 Posted by: Gushka posting for Aurochs at July 19, 2011 01:21 AM (QNeKQ)

Hey, Gushka -- thanks for the update on the rescue. I'd been wondering. Sometimes the world is going to shit in a handbasket and you're swearing and wincing because your leg won't bend right....and yet, you only get misty-eyed when you think, "I hope that puppy* doesn't have to be put down because its previous owner was such a monster." Makes no rational sense at all.

And, for Aurochs.....if we can overlook the fact that he's a freakin' lawyer, his choice of dates is the least of our concerns. I've met him; he's a good guy -- even if you have to run off to the bathroom and wash your hands when you think of what he must do professionally.

*old, old, old joke from my childhood -- horses are all "puppies"; cows are all "milk factories".

428 Rolling Rock, represent!

429 To the dads who on long trips suffer through the meow-mix jingle and down by the station early in the morning and 99-bottles of beer on the wall songs, the alphabet games and the arguing over who saw the "Z" on the speed zone sign first and won the game, and the fussing and the fighting and the are we there yets, and who manage to stay relatively sane and get us to grandma and grandpas house in one piece.     

430 I listen to coast to coast just to hearCatherine Austin Fitts. Tonight she said that the printing of so much money is in essence stealing our wealth. I found this on her blog, it's from a dem I think and it's fascinating to see a dem saying stuff like this cause I thought the libertarians had these views but not dems.

Posted by: curious at July 19, 2011 01:38 AM (k1rwm)

She will be told what her views are eventually, like all Dems are.

431 408 My Father lost his battle with cancer this morning at 3:50. My Mom and my 3 siblings were with him when he passed. Posted by: AndrewsDad at July 19, 2011 01:12 AM

Condolences to you and your family, it seems like a lot of our fellow morons have been saying goodbye to mothers and fathers lately

432

Pretty much all chilis start out green, and can be eaten at that stage once plump.

Posted by: cthulhu at July 19, 2011 01:13 AM (kaalw)

True, but they don't develop their real flavor until they're about 6" long. Jalapenos usually don't get their full heat until they start getting chocolate brown spots. Unless you have a butload of them, it's best to just wait for them change color and get big.

433 AndrewsDad - may his memory be a blessing ...

434

I knew Monday was going to go from bad to worse when I heard the administration lying about the social security trust fund and then when during lunch I heard on Hannity McCain shill for the McConnell plan.

This country is in serious trouble.

 

435 I'm more of a wine drinker but, when I do drink beer I like this one and this one and this one.

436 I think and it's fascinating to see a dem saying stuff like this cause I thought the libertarians had these views but not dems. Posted by: curious at July 19, 2011 01:38 AM (k1rwm) There are Democrats with all sorts of views, some of them quite valid and interesting. But what makes them Democrats is not what views they hold, but that they vote for people like Obama, Frank, Kerry, Clinton, and all the other Communist guided missiles produced by the American far left. So what views they hold is irrelevant, it's how they vote that matters: badly.

437

Andrew's Dad,

My deepest heartfelt condolences to you and your family.

438 I don't drink beer often, but when I do drink beer, I drink Red Bridge beer - because it's the only gluten-free beer that doesn't suck.

439

anyone interested in joining a late ONT club?

I never (rairly) get here before 11Mountain time.

 

My hobbies are guns, counter-jihad, getting misty eyed at shows of US military force, beer, liberal bashing, and AoS when I can get here

440 Condolences to you and your family, it seems like a lot of our fellow morons have been saying goodbye to mothers and fathers lately   Give your parents a big hug every time you see them. I miss mine!

441 It seems for somr cosmic reason that this is a time of loss. I am sorry andrews dad. Whem my foster father died after a long illness I remember well thinking..."But im still not ready." It was a forlorn thought. And has stayed with me 20 years. It gets easier to bear, but I still hate may4. May God bring you comfort. Jewlls im frankly horrified for your friends daughter. What an awful day

442 I've been drinking Tecate recently.

443 Sorry to hear that Andrewsdad. but at least you and the rest of your family were there at the end. prayers and condolences for you and yours.

444 Sorry for your loss AndrewsDad, it's good that he had his loved ones around.

Posted by: booger at July 19, 2011 01:22 AM (9RFH1)

This is what I was thinking.

"Death comes for us all. Even for kings he comes." -- Robert Bolt

445

464 Condolences to you and your family, it seems like a lot of our fellow morons have been saying goodbye to mothers and fathers

Posted by: kbdabear at July 19, 2011 01:42 AM (so1xa)

Sorry , tried to post your comment, did not do it properly.

446
My Father lost his battle with cancer this morning at 3:50. My Mom and my 3 siblings were with him when he passed. Posted by: AndrewsDad at July 19, 2011 01:12 AM

Condolences to you and your family, it seems like a lot of our fellow morons have been saying goodbye to mothers and fathers lately

Posted by: kbdabear at July 19, 2011 01:42 AM (so1xa)

Dittos.

MY High School BF lost his Dad to cancer a few months ago, after a week of excruciating pain. The pain of losing a parent never goes away, but lessens with time. May God speed you to comfort.

447 night all. Hope everyone gets some good rest for tomorrow's fight.

448 night all. Hope everyone gets some good rest for tomorrow's fight.

Posted by: sifty at July 19, 2011 01:55 AM (ECjvn)

See you tomorrow, sifty.

449
My hobbies are guns, counter-jihad, getting misty eyed at shows of US military force, beer, liberal bashing, and AoS when I can get here
Posted by: jake in ID at July 19, 2011 01:48 AM

I'm a funemployed Californian and my memory after I pass on will probably be a mixed blessing. My favorite color is blue.

450 My favorite color is blue.

no, no ... it's green. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

451 449 If death is losing, we all might as well reconcile ourselves to being losers.

Posted by: cthulhu at July 19, 2011 01:24 AM (kaalw)

I'll drink to that!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 19, 2011 01:39 AM (bxiXv)

I won't. Living well is winning, no matter how it ends.

I had an interesting email discussion with a classics professor regarding Socrates' last words. Plato says, "The coldness was spreading about as far as his waist when Socrates uncovered his face — for he had covered it up — and said (they were his last words): 'Crito, we ought to offer a cock to Asclepius.²¹⁰ See to it, and don't forget.'"

Evidently, there is a big debate among classicists as to the meaning and implications of these last words.....and, yet, I thought it obvious. Hemlock poisoning is generally a horrible death, with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, headache, tremors, foaming at the mouth, and such. And yet, executioners in Greece concocted it in such a way to lead to a peaceful, sedated paralysis. Socrates debates the intended effects with a jailor, prior to taking the poison, and his last words refer to a sacrifice for the god of dosage and blending. How difficult is it to infer that he gives thanks for escaping the raw effects of the herb due to the skill of its preparers?

452 I'm carrying a coconut and I'm faster than you think.

453

arhooley,

You are the reason I joined this group of misfits after you interveened in the suicide a few months ago. 

Persue you passion, everything else falls into place....

 

GUNS, get at least one.

Sucks to be unarmed.

 

 

454 459 I'm more of a wine drinker but, when I do drink beer I like this one and this one and this one.

Posted by: curious at July 19, 2011 01:45 AM (k1rwm)

You want beer that'll grow hair where you need it? There's only one, and you're not worthy.

455

One thing I have tried to be is honest on this blog, albeit with a lot of snark and humor at times, but for whatever it is worth and I'll admit to it right now and I am not ashamed of it. I am in corporate America and follow the capital markets and am quite spiritual. I know this opens me up to ridicule but I don't care.

I am nearly in tears driving to my office each morning as I know the lies the administration is propagating and I look at the state of this culture and the kids who are growing up and who have no clue what is going on.

The insiders know this is not going to end good.

Social security has over 2 trillion in IOU's yet the administration says it is solvent and that we 'just don't understand how "auctions" work.' 

A treasury auction is simply selling debt for immediate capital to work with.

There is no money in the SOS trust fund except IOU's which are considered intragovernmental debt. There is approximately 5 Trillion of intragovernmental debt and another 9 Trillion of public debt i.e. bonds that were sold at treasury auctions.  On top of 45 Trillion plus in unfunded liabilities.

For those of you who know in their heart that something is terribly wrong ---  Follow your instincts, for something is indeed terribly wrong.

For those of you who are spiritual, your heart is likely beckoning you in prayer.

Thanks for listening.

 

456 459 I'm more of a wine drinker but, when I do drink beer I like this one and this one and this one.

Posted by: curious at July 19, 2011 01:45 AM (k1rwm)

Really?

457 Cthulu, strangely, the Aurochs has no problem with gai, what was strange was that he decided THIS was the thought he needed to communicate to you all. Previously he wanted me to tell PGIS he loved her kids godzilla valentine box "i want that kid on my team." But usually he teases me about communing with electronic friends in the magic picture sending box. I was cracking up that he insisted I share a thought from him in front of his ladyfriend

458 I got my parents tickets to this:
 
Campbell shines in 1st show since Alzheimer's news

By CHRIS TALBOTT
AP Entertainment Writer


BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Glen Campbell leaned over his blue electric guitar, plucked a few strings and made a sour face.

"Dadgum it," he said.

Campbell fiddled a few seconds longer while standing backstage at the IP Casino and finally found a perfect D chord.
 
This is to be his last tour. He used a teleprompter (hey JugEars, what is your excuse??) for lyrics.

459 And here's Karl Urban as the new Judge Dredd

Hamina.

460 And here's Karl Urban as the new Judge Dredd feh

461 when I do drink beer I like this one and this one and this one.

Posted by: curious at July 19, 2011 01:45 AM (k1rwm)

I'ev never had Brooklyn Brew, Sam Adams is good but Blue Moon tastes like guh mixed with blargh.  It's also owned by Coors.

462 There's only one, and you're not worthy.

Posted by: cthulhu at July 19, 2011 02:06 AM (kaalw)

Arrogant bastard is the shit!

463 Oh and fuck DC comics and their bastard gimmicks.  Whatever.  I gave up on comics a long time ago.

And Warehouse 13 can kick the bucket, too.  Bastards.  Sorry, but bringing in a fresh, young new guy who is nice on the eyes and then throwing in the "Gay!" pander is just unoriginal and a slap in the face of straight girls.  Damn hollywood.

464 Sam Adams Cream Stout is worth drinking

465 AndrewsDad, my condolences.  I lost my dad a few years ago.  It helps to be around family.  And to work toward something.

466 soulpile, I'm with you -- DC Comics sucks the big one.
 
Meanwhile, the fallout from the OKeefe videos mounts:
 
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services spokesman Ben Johnson says the video is "extremely troubling" and that the agency and the counties involved are looking into it.

In the video, a Franklin County worker suggests the men hide ownership of an $800,000 car, adding "you didn't hear that from me." In a statement, the county says she has been placed on paid administrative leave.
 
The good ole comfy chair approach. Oh the humanity. I may have bolded that part by accident.....or not.

467 Posted by: Journolist at July 19, 2011 02:06 AM (Fb9Q0)

If you live in the eternal now, you have no compunctions about robbing the past or putting the future in debt. We now have a president who seemingly can't recall his statements from last week, much less 2006, and a party that is desperately flailing to become Europe even though "Europe" is now gone.

We live in dangerous times, indeed.

The trick is not to set things right -- reversing everything since the New Deal goes a long way towards that and is relatively easy to identify. The trick is to transition gracefully.

It's one thing to say that people should have more savings for their retirement; it's quite another to say that people who believed the government had saved for their retirement should be left destitute......but, yet, that government savings has already been looted and squandered. The elderly cannot merely regroup and start again -- their energy flags, their resources dwindle -- and, yet, the promises pile up while the economic drain bleeds out.

Things really are terribly wrong, and they're getting worse. Those who would pretend to continue the current course are working against the inevitable correction -- but that correction will happen, with all the fruitless hypocrisies added-on besides.

468 The good ole comfy chair approach. Oh the humanity. I may have bolded that part by accident.....or not.

Posted by: GnuBreed at July 19, 2011 02:24 AM (ENKCw)

That's stage one while they gauge what kind of crapfest this will bring down. They will throw her to the wolves if it seems necessary.

469 Damn hollywood

There's a lot more on that list Soulpile,, when it comes to mind bending the Borg have nothing on leftards, PCist, teh gey, and anyone one else that's not on the right side of center...

470 The thing I liked about Dark Knight was the atmospherics, the mood really reminded me of the Golden Age Batman, all dark and without much good to say about humanity. 

471 I'm sorry, but noone replaces Sylvester Stallone.

No. One.

472 I am nearly in tears driving to my office each morning as I know the lies the administration is propagating and I look at the state of this culture and the kids who are growing up and who have no clue what is going on. Posted by: Journolist at July 19, 2011 02:06 AM (Fb9Q0) And you're not alone.

473 Things really are terribly wrong, and they're getting worse. Those who would pretend to continue the current course are working against the inevitable correction -- but that correction will happen, with all the fruitless hypocrisies added-on besides.

Posted by: cthulhu at July 19, 2011 02:27 AM (kaalw)

Well, we can leave the dems in charge and they will death panel them all

474 I am nearly in tears driving to my office each morning as I know the lies the administration is propagating and I look at the state of this culture and the kids who are growing up and who have no clue what is going on.

Posted by: Journolist at July 19, 2011 02:06 AM (Fb9Q0)

And you're not alone.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 19, 2011 02:29 AM (bxiXv)

Kids never know what is going on. In previous years, the adults did, and taught the kids. Now the adults only know things that aren't true.

475 In previous years, the adults did, and taught the kids

In those years the MSM was more forthcoming and honest in reporting not so propagandizing as today..

476

They'll realize around October what a major clusterfuck they have done.  They'll need to take their reboot and spin it off as its own universe and re-establish the current continuity.

Posted by: buzzion at July 19, 2011 02:19 AM (oVQFe)

They'll realize it come January.  October is when the new books debut.

My comic shop owner buddy talks with his Diamond Distribution rep quite a bit and the buzz on the inside is that DC is merely testing the waters.  They figure after a few months DC will go back to the old story-lines.  Indeed, DC's golden boy writer, Grant Morrison, has already been hinting at that.  Plus, fan backlash has been rather negative.

Their current editor-in-chief, Bob Harras, was also the EIC at Marvel in the mid-90s and did this exact same thing.  Goose sales by restarting titles with new #1s.  It worked in a way, but eventually Marvel would simply revert books back to the old numberings.

477 LIVE, ONT, LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

478 Though I'm betting that brand suffered by making every other mutant on the X-Men gay.

Posted by: buzzion at July 19, 2011 02:47 AM (oVQFe)

What, you thought Wolverine and Cyclops were really fighting over Jean Grey?

479 The Ultimate line was cool.  But they killed Spider-Man, so now it's dead to me.

480 Kool vid off the lizard point light house (England) of Wind Waves and Tide duken it out..

481 Dateline November 1, 2022 by Ezra Klein writing for Apocalyptic Times
 
No one could have predicted the total and complete collapse of the world's financial system 5 years ago today. The best and brightest minds in history were just overwhelmed by bad luck and the intransigence of conservative leaders. Though conservatives couldn't stop the necessary stimulus spending, they impeded it enough to tip the world into chaos.
 
This next time around, the Progressives will get it right.
 
Meanwhile, please donate a few grains of rice to my begging bowl so that I can carry on my important work bringing you unbiased news. Quill pens are not cheap, you know. Plus, when I am done using them they boil up into a tasty soup.

482 The Tim Burton Batman movies were horribly overrated, and haven't aged well---not to mention the miscasting of a balding semi-midget with little discernible muscle tone as the Batman.

483 Sort of stepping outside my normal role, here......

I believe we could have gotten past 2008 with a quick depression. I base this just on gut-feel, and nothing quantitative. Since then, we've TARP'd and Porkulated and QE1'd and QE2'd and added billions of crap to the national debt, the Federal Reserve balance sheet, and to the annual deficit......and we find ourselves mired in a recession that never ends with a recovery.

How, then, do we convince the American people that we have to take our medicine? That if we suck up to twice the hurt, we end up with half the long-term damage? That things must get worse before they get better if they are not to continue getting worse?

484 Sorry to read about your Dad, AD.  I used to worry about whether it'll be a bad ending or not when the time comes, but I think great parents show us that even a tough ending doesn't have to be unendurable.  Both of my folks had to endure a long decline due to cancer that struck late in life.  In my Mom's case, it left her with a huge, open wound for a year and a half. And that came after being a caregiver to my Dad for several years until he passed. Both of them got to the point where they could not care for themselves in any way, whatsoever, and that lasted for a long time.

You'd think that would be a terrible way to go.  But it wasn't, for either of them.  Firstly, they'd made their peace about it with God, and were looking forward to that chapter of existence.  Secondly, they were in the care of people that loved them.

It's amazing what a person can endure, and because of that, none of us should fear what happens.  People make a horror out of death that is way out of proportion to the actual situation.

I've revoked my living will. I no longer give a damn how tough dying might be to endure, I'll endure it, because it's not forever. I don't care about how I go, I just plan on dealing with it, the way every man has had to do since the first man.

Our fear and anxiety about death is artificially made worse by long lives and technology, even though those things have allowed most of us live to the age of wisdom.  This nattering worry about being kept alive by artificial means is a bunch of nonsense.  If that's what happens, why not just deal with it?  What's the big scare? Kevorkian's "way out" is for people frightened by too many television shows written by writers under the age of forty.  It's a stupid as television or plays or novels about war written by people who've never experienced any of it. (The only legitimate concern I can see is the financial one. That's overplayed by the scare mongers as well. Most people ante up whatever they can, and they will probably always do so, and that's their choice to make.) I'm willing to let the doc try their best.  It's how they learn, after all. Maybe it'll do someone else some good.

It used to be a point of honor among many warriors of various tribes on this continent to "show brave," by smiling at your captors, and refusing to cry out while being tortured slowly to death. How could they possibly do this? I think the certitude of death brings it's own capacity to endure, and that concept is well worth pondering, even if you know your ticket has been punched years in advance.

Celebrate life, honor your parents and ancestors, and tough it out to the end. Why miss out on anything?

This is the last lesson my parents taught me, and I love them for their graciousness and courage. May we all be as courageous when the time comes, and teach our children not to fear the experience.

485 Yeah, there were typos.

But also, I just realized the subject is right on topic: Heroes!

486 @K-Bob -- hear, hear!

487 Yes!  Finally the TDKR teaser is out in a non-bootleg form.  Can't wait.

488

That new Superman reboot sounds horrifically bad.  

Superman as an alienated immigrant loner who can't fly? Yeah I can't wait to fork over $15 to see the film adaptation of that. You can bet the ranch that the writer plans to bombard the audience with bullshit "living in the shadows" metaphors too.

Comics really need to focus on basic storytelling and stop trying to transform every superhero into a closet homosexual or emotional cripple.

489 Apropos of nothing, volunteering  spare time to local advocacy efforts reduces, to a degree, dread of the future.

It's nice to see just one person wake up to the stench of (pick your own metaphor here).

And if the Worcestershire sauce breaks loose, the local structure's in place to begin mopping up zombies.

490 517

That new Superman reboot sounds horrifically bad.  

Superman as an alienated immigrant loner who can't fly? Yeah I can't wait to fork over $15 to see the film adaptation of that. You can bet the ranch that the writer plans to bombard the audience with bullshit "living in the shadows" metaphors too.

Comics really need to focus on basic storytelling and stop trying to transform every superhero into a closet homosexual or emotional cripple.

Posted by: Ernie McCracken at July 19, 2011 03:22 AM (FUEui)

Well, he couldn't fly in the original comics, so that part's fine by me, but huge thumbs up to all the other points.  I'll stick to the first two Reeve movies and pretend the others didn't happen.  Although I saw them.  In a theater.

491 Alas, poor ONT...I knew it well, Horatio!

492 Can I mention I'm pretty depressed about this Borders closing?

The only bookstore in this stupid town is a Waldenbooks and I have no idea if this will affect them or not.  Waldenbooks is a subsidiary and I don't know if it'll be sold off or what.  Borders is aiming to cease operations in September.  Don't know if we'll have a bookstore then.

I suppose I should just give them a call and see what's up.  But it feels weird.  I feel like a vulture circling a dying animal.

493 Hear and back at ya ...

Tower Records and now Borders Bookstore.  I feel as if I am being shut off from the world.

Thought today I went to the library and picked up all sorts of stuff just to read something other than depressing financial news.   Why I need to know the 4 basic rock climbing knots, I'm not sure but stuff like that may come in handy, someday.

494 Roses are red,
Lilies are white,
Wishing all the ONTers,
Strength for the good fight ...

BurmaShave.

495 29 okay, Batman is my favorite superhero, but - STOP MAKING BATMAN MOVIES!!!!  Please!  Move on to something else!  Like, maybe inventing a new superhero with all of that creative talent genius that the Hollywood types are supposed to have!  But knock it off with the Batman sequels/reboots/etc.!!!! Posted by: chemjeff at July 18, 2011 10:41 PM (1N25r) Already done, my boy. Ever hear of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"? Graphic novel version coming soon from AC/DC Comics.

496 Borders.

In Ann Arbor, where Borders was born, they've closed all but one store.  I'm guessing it's on it's last legs, and Ann Arbor is a big kollidge town.  Lots of readers.

Everyone's buying books online or reading them online or on a handheld device. Shopping in the steel&fake-brick stores doesn't give you the access to reader reviews and arguments over a title you're perusing, plus the stores just don't carry enough product.

With hardcovers costing more than $4/gal $25/copy, and paperbacks dying, with trade papers trying to replace them (yeah, great idea, not), electronic versions are the way to go.

all publishing is digital

all publishing is digital

all publishing is digital

497 "What I didn't realize is just how fucking much they hate the middle-class as well, until recently."

Are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
Bourgeoisie?
Bourgeoisie?
When the revolution comes
We'll kill you all with knives and guns
Bourgeoisie
Bourgeoisie

-the official website of the Democrats' Progressive Caucus before they scrubbed it.

498 Super heroes?

Hell, you should see what I have to go through every day.  And, a single mother raising three kids on less that $2k a month -- that's pretty fucking super!

499 I thought that was Michael Jackson for a second - the 'fro, the skin color somewhere between white, black, and crazy,holding a child,....

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