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So as I listened to BBC7 (DAB radio station) this morning, to an adaption of Pippi Longstocking, a thought came unbidden to my mind. Surely a character like Pippi Longstocking would escape slash fiction…how wrong I was:
He ED!!!
Big Doings down your way with the NASCAR boys! If you are anywhere close to the Texas Motor Speedway and AREN’T going to the race this weekend you should NOT tell me.
You should take your son to meet Carl Edwards at the Office Depot in Grapevine, Texas tomorrow. I have no idea where “Grapevine” is but Texas can’t be THAT big can it?
This was one of more than 50 events around the world, inspired by the group Improv Everywhere. I found this video because they added us to their global list of freeze events. I’m the one with the bright-blue-and-orange backpack, drinking the cranberry juice. No, I didn’t notice that the cameraman was there at all.
Joe, I’m pretty sure Grapevine is up near Dallas. Being down around Houston, that’s about a six hour haul from my house. Not impossible, but not a regular drive either.
And yes, I think our event was a success. I heard one passerby mention the “Frozen Grand Central” event, but other people had no idea what was going on. It was sure fun to do. :-)
Here is part of the fancy form letter they told us to send with the address for sendgin a check. His family is pooling a crap load of money together and sending in a check
Whatever you can give will help it all adds up! I greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress.
Make a donation
To learn more about the American Brain Tumor Association, visit their website at http://www.abta.org/.
Yours truly,
Hugh Walton
To send your donation by mail:
Make your check payable to: ABTA/Path to Progress
Remember to include a note telling us which Path to Progress participant or team you are supporting.
Mail to:
ABTA/Path to Progress
2720 River Road, Suite 146
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Erm, uh….has the Unshow landed in anyone else’s Itunes? I thought I just forgot to sync this morning, but I see that there is still no Un of Mangan in my box.
I’m going to have to go to that Pondango site again, aren’t I?
So far, the paper today is pretty boring. Except for the rant inducing idea that they’re bringing up for the umpteenth time about making people who use the health care system more pay extra user fees, or rewarding those who have a “healthy lifestyle”.
NAIROBI – Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete has personally condemned witchdoctors who reportedly kill albinos and harvest their body parts i nthe hope it will bring prosperity.
He said 19 albinos had been murdered since March 2007, and another two were missing presumed dead in the east African country.
“Sometimes, word spreads around that body parts of people with certain physical attributes like bald people or albinos contribute greatly to attaining quick prosperity.” Kikwete said in a monthly state of the nation speech late on Wednesday.
“These killings are shameful and distressing to our society,” he added.
Albinos are often accused in Tanzania of being witches themselves.
-Calgary Sun
Wow, who knew Tanzania had so many albinos. I’ve only seen one in my whole life and their missing 19 in the last year!
SINGAPORE – a diamond thong worth US$160,000 was the highlight of a lingerie fashion show in Singapore yesterday.
The Triumph Luxurious Diamond Thong had 518 brilliant-cut diamonds, totalling 30 carats, studded into the front of a black lace thong in a floral pattern. The skimpy underwear that left little to the imagination also had 27 white gold tassels hanging off it.
Danielle Luminita, a brunette model from Romania, was carried down the runway on the shoulders of two male models wearing only he diamond thong.
“It is very comfortable. It’s not heavy or scratchy or anything,” Luminita said backstage.
A spokeswoman for Triumph International, the lingerie company that commissioned the thong, said that the thong would be dry-cleaned before going on display.
Munch time. Looks like I’m getting a Quizno’s Italian sandwich. I hope they don’t use rat meat like there commercials from a few years back would have you believe.
I used to have “Slide It In” on cassette. Go where you want with that one.
I’m gonna give the “Best Hair Metal” crown to Tesla, if they even count.
Otherwise, those first 2 Motley Crue albums were fantastic. The “pre-pink-lipstick” era. The “pre-Pamela” era. In fact, I’d had an onpod “ear Buds” planned for this very subject. . . I’d totally forgotten about it. . .
Ellipsis. . .
There actually is a band called Dubshack but they just formed within the last few months and are a mix of something called “Dub” (which I have no idea what that sounds like as a style) Jazz and Soul.
And I only know this because like any self absorbed person I google myself. Also have trouble registering that nick on some websites, which is why I add the 79 at the end… the year I was born…
All of this is information I’m sure everyone finds fascinating.
IMHO – Guns ‘N Roses, Ozzy Ossbourn, Van Halen and Def Leppard were not hair bands.
For one thing … each of those groups had distinctive sounds. This would automatically kick them out of the “Hairband” category. With the exception of GnR these bands all had an individually distinctive look … a “no no” in the Hair band world.
“Glam” lay bleeding in a dirty alley until it was discovered by an evil (redundant?) music industry marketing type who had stumbled back there to dispose of a dead hooker and do some coke off her cold body. He then merged “glam” with metal and the unholy union brought forth the “product” we now know as the 80’s hair band.
Ryah thanks so much for your donation to Hugh’s run!!!!
Evo and Ryah together met our donation goal.. LOL.. we just picked the default goal :)
Actually we have raised almost $2000 from family and friends, plus Hugh’s co-workers are pooling money and CBOT is going to match all donations we get!
I know j0e sent something in too so thank you to him too
No spoilers yet on Galactica! The wife and I went out last night and we’ve got the kids party to prepare for today. Of course, after having to wait pretty much a year for the new season, what’s a few more days.
Man, who knew a question about “Cherry Pie” could launch a raging alphabet game? Good thing I didn’t do my Friday GJB guess or I’d be as screwed as last week :)
So get this, my wife’s friend who got her the job as a bail bondsman, she just got another job that she might possible be able to bring my wife into again… REPOMAN.
I have to say, I feel kind of guilty pretty much telling Dubshack to give up the farpoint recap to work on his book. Then again, it was so great to hear him again on wingin it…
I just want Dub to be happy with his work and himself.
Hugh Hefner is well past the age that Viagra would ever help him. I don’t think knows he has girlfriends. Besides those are just three chicks they hire to be on a reality show.
Well actually every man is different and some men can keep going well into their 90s. Viagra is just the little boost some men need.
Also i tend to think its his money and his fame and the opportunities he can offer a girl that bring him girlfriends, not his prowess.
A: I’ve been known to frequent this establishment on a regular basis. I know a few of the regulars. Now what is a handsome gentlemen such as yourself doing talking to lonely women at bars on Saturday night?
H: Well I had been watching the NCAA games in one of the rooms down that weird corridor, I came looking for a refill and you caught my eye. I don’t make a habit out of picking up lonely women at bars.
Yes, we currently have Dr Who episode and the confidential traveling to us at the amazing speed of about 15kb per second… yeesh. C’mon intronet tubes!
I didn’t like Catherine Tate in beginning of the xmas ep before last season, but she grew on me by the end. Hugh is going to miss Martha Jones :) He was sweet on her.
Hugh sez: I was sweet on her backside
lol :) But we do still have the Torchwoods to watch with her
Hugh sez: we still have this seasons xmas ep to watch
we sure do. Shit- tv backlog still plaques us.
Hugh sez: we are almost done with Stargate finally though
3 more episodes! Then Torchwood, and we still haven’t made it through the last season of Weeds, but we are almost done with that
Hugh sez: and we haven’t watched any of the new shows yet… Reaper, supernatural, that one with the geek squad guy, and all the Showtime shows… Brotherhood, Tudors, L Word
Fuck. We suck. But at least we have a fancy new tv to watch it all on now! :)
Hugh sez: porn looks great in HD
and on that note. Its Smarty Hotties yoga/tai chi time
I saw it… and i’m still not sure about it… Is the Catherine Tate thing a setup for some oncoming greatness… or has the ghost of bonnie langford risen from the grave?
So – I should say happy (belated) birthday to our Deadpan Ambassador, Amy Bowen. And also to Paul (formerly) from Des Moines, who listens, but may not actually lurk on the comments page.
Welcome to the last Monday, April 7, 2008 of your life.
Well, our kid managed to convince us she should get a snake. I think our biggest worry is that, with three cats in the house, she’s going to end up with a dead snake at some point. (we’re talking little corn snake, not big boa)
Hmmm… I didn’t know that Chris Broderick joined Megadeth. It’s been 14 years since I bought my last Megadeth album, this may soon change. Also, looks like Jeff Loomis’ long rumored solo album will be coming out in the fall. wOOt!
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I dunno why she swallowed that fly,
Perhaps she’ll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
Perhaps she’ll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a bird;
How absurd, to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
Perhaps she’ll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird …
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.
What a hog! To swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat…
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird …
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a goat.
Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog …
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird …
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a cow.
I don’t know how she swallowed a cow!
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat… She swallowed the goat to catch the dog…
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat…
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird …
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a horse -
She’s dead, of course.
Well if there is enough mass in the universe to make it collapse and if time starts to run backwards as the collapse begins..then today won’t be the last Monday of your life.
Carrot Top? So he could supply the ca.. um, nevermind.
Nope, no shredding, just trying to commit all the notes on the fretboard to memory. I do pretty good with the first four frets, but I want to know it completely. That was the note pattern for the E strings, high and low. Four strings to go. :)
Is anyone looking for a brilliant employee who’s not afraid of working her ass off? My company has turned into an evil corporation. I’m pretty much over it.
… hhhuuuuuhh!
I was going about my business when suddenly I sensed “Smarty Hotties® touching” was going on. I had to race in here to see what was going on!
As you know I’ve been a voice actor in Season 1 of Buffy Between the Lines. Recently I’ve expanded into editing and will soon also do some foley (Sound FX) work too.
In the second season, I wrote one of the twelve episodes. There is a character who is running a factory on a dubious alternative fuel source. This character I have named John Mangan.
And I am pleased to also say I have been selected to voice this character, along with two other small parts in the season.
Speaking of writing scripts, I’m slowly getting back into my Script Frenzy scriptwriting project. Between Friday and yesterday, I have watched both Zardoz and Logan’s Run as research. That should give you an idea of what kind of story I’m telling. :-)
I almost got some writing done yesterday. I was really feeling that flow and energy coming from that one paragraph I got down before my wife came home and stole my seat on the magic couch.
ok so I had a more proper look at the lollapalooza schedule… holy shite! I think this might be the best year yet.. and yes I am totally biased saying this since Greg Dulli and Trent Reznor will be at this lollapalooza. :)
there are a few repeats which disappoint me though
Kanye, and Lupe were both in it one of the last 2 years.
I would like to see K-OS play it and Say Anything should play it and Ministry should as well… since this album is their last album ever supposedly. Their last show ever is in Chicago in May- they should do lollapalooza as well methinks.
I wanted to post my congratuations to the Jayhawks, not because I’m a fan, but because it’s been 20 years since my college, KSU, beat the Jayhawks, and the year that we beat them, they go on to be the national champion. :)
I don’t watch Fox news, I’m talking about CNN and Real Time with Bill Maher. It’s like you can see it in her eyes that she actually both believes the flaming bullshit coming out of her mouth and that it is also wrong but is arrogant enough to believe that other people value her opinion about it.
Ann Coulter is a comic sidekick villain. . . about as offensive — and at this point, about as influential — as a bad guy pro wrestler.
I believe though, that she and Bill Maher are pretty good friends.
Holy cow. The local paper has a 52 page insert on the playoffs. FIFTY-TWO???? We enjoy watching the playoffs. And my hubby and I even do little bets on the winners, but 52 pages seems a little much, especially since, odds are, we’re not going to go very far.
Ditto, try mini bets with your other half. That gets the interest going. My husband and I bet eight pennies on each game we watch (not eight cents, eight pennies – there’s a difference), and then a back rub on each series.
Reading the wiki on Happy Days. I didn’t realize that Ralph Malph starred on several episodes of Star Trek Voyager and Potsie directed several episodes of Star Trek episodes. Weird.
JOe that is disturbing. Kind of funny, my sister’s ex-husband was a sound engineer for the 50’s retro band Flash Cadillac, who starred as the fictious band Herbie and the Heartbeats in the film American Graffiti. But also as Johnny Fish and Fin in an episode of Happy Days. LOL Several of the band members said that they would shoot baskets with Ron Howard on the set and that “Mrs. Cunningham” was as nice as her character.
Back on to the Happy Days wiki. I didn’t know that it’s original pilot was presented as a segment on Love, American Style. LAS is a show I haven’t thought about for twenty years. I remember the theme song vividly, I guess that makes me pretty old. LOL
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:03 am
Firsties on this Sahara of an unshow.
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:12 am
So the high dosage of vitamin C experiment was a failure.
Feel like shit as my throat infection mocks me.
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:31 am
So as I listened to BBC7 (DAB radio station) this morning, to an adaption of Pippi Longstocking, a thought came unbidden to my mind. Surely a character like Pippi Longstocking would escape slash fiction…how wrong I was:
http://trickster.org/res/pippi.html
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:59 am
I can’t believe I clicked a link knowing full well it went to Pippi Longstocking slash…
April 3rd, 2008 at 2:36 am
I’d have been more surprised if there weren’t such slash fiction. I shudder to think about the other such imaginings lurking upon the ‘net.
And with that, Good morning! #5 is Alive!
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:12 am
Well a super strong redhead that wrestles was just an accident waiting to happen.
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:03 am
Lucky #7! Morning, Pan
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:33 am
Good Morning
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:42 am
number 9
number 9
number 9
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:45 am
The last time Trucker Overdrive emailed me Google Adsense gave me a load of Harry Potter slash fic links.
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:48 am
I go to 11
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:48 am
Zero Punctuation skewers Army of Two.
One of his funniest!
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/3083-Zero-Punctuation-Army-of-Two
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:16 am
Lucky 13! Morning Pan.
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:29 am
Beware the ides of Deadpan
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:37 am
Wouldn’t that be in March?
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:38 am
..and who is holding the knife?
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:39 am
Sweet 16. Is it Friday yet?
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:39 am
Doh! 18
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:43 am
I need a drink!
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:50 am
Is it me, or is there a problem with this re-make?
http://www.moviehole.net/news/20080402_bill_ted_remake_yep_and_we_got.html
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:53 am
If true it would be a travesty of epic or dare I say it..biblical proportions.
Oh and it isn’t even Friday here, just 7 hours till midnight.
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:54 am
For those having trouble keeping a happy face at work…
http://www.secondose.com/the-happy-worker-kit/
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:57 am
And under the category of totally useless…
http://nerdapproved.com/misc-weirdness/the-land-of-milk-honey-and-inflatable-toast/
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:58 am
Now… Back to work :)
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:03 am
Man, that Bill & Ted remake sounds like it will be totally bogus.
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:09 am
Woah!
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:22 am
Be excellent to each other….
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:30 am
Ha! Thanks for the happy work kit — I’m making one right now.
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:39 am
My computer survived the installation of SP1 for Vista.
Surprised doesn’t really cover it.
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:18 am
I have yet to enjoy the rollercoaster that is Vista.
My husband has to replace his computer soon, so then, I guess, we’ll see.
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:34 am
XP is now those old slippers that youn don’t really want to throw out, despite your partner insisting they are threadbare and a bit whiffy.
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:35 am
This is cute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkYZ6rbPU2M
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:42 am
man, if I rode in a bus like this, I might have actually enjoyed going to school
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLH8KVTSyLM
Now… the vacuum calleths.
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:47 am
Van, what happens if you don’t wear slippers?
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:11 am
Would it be irony if The Energizer Bunny wore bunny slippers?
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:19 am
Standing on the shoulders of bunnies.
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 am
I have a pair of oversized elf slippers that play Jingle Bells. Is that close enough?
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:42 am
I’ve got 5-1/4″ floppy disks of MS-DOS 5.0 super glued to the bottom of my feet.
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:51 am
I use anti-gravity.
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:58 am
ditto – R.E.M. ?
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 am
Is ditto all shiny and happy?
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:25 am
Ok, entire house vacuumed. Now to reward myself with a Coffee Crisp :)
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:27 am
Um… Cleet?
http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1752237
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:48 am
I have trouble believing this is real.
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:52 am
It’s not, it’s a College Humor parody. LOL
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Oh good. I was worried for a moment, there.
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:21 pm
There goes The Next Big Thing ™. Shot down before it’s prime. ;)
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:29 pm
sorry I have been writting after to many Dumbuldoor Donkus stories.
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Uh-oh.
http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/04/03/1943247.shtml
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Hopefully, that megasuperconducter will suck the earth into a black hole first:
http://music.msn.com/music/blockwatch?GT1=7702
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Ah reminds me of Bill Hicks:
Q. Who is your favourite New Kid on the Block?
A. The first one to DIE!
You know what happens when you play NKOTB record backwards?
It sounds better.
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
We can only hope.
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:03 pm
He ED!!!
Big Doings down your way with the NASCAR boys! If you are anywhere close to the Texas Motor Speedway and AREN’T going to the race this weekend you should NOT tell me.
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:06 pm
You should take your son to meet Carl Edwards at the Office Depot in Grapevine, Texas tomorrow. I have no idea where “Grapevine” is but Texas can’t be THAT big can it?
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Hey, Pan! I just found the video of the “freeze” mission I participated in last month!
http://tinyurl.com/2ryo54
This was one of more than 50 events around the world, inspired by the group Improv Everywhere. I found this video because they added us to their global list of freeze events. I’m the one with the bright-blue-and-orange backpack, drinking the cranberry juice. No, I didn’t notice that the cameraman was there at all.
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Cool, a real Amy Bowen sighting!
Joe, I’m pretty sure Grapevine is up near Dallas. Being down around Houston, that’s about a six hour haul from my house. Not impossible, but not a regular drive either.
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:06 pm
My Texas experiences have all involved 6 hour+ drives.
That’s excellent, Amy! There have been some really funny Improv Everywhere scenes. Looks like yours was a success.
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Have you guys seen this? Randi Rhodes suspended for calling Hillary Clinton “a big fucking whore.” That’s classy and elevates the debate.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/03/air-america-host-randi-rh_n_94863.html
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Amy – Very nicely done! What was the cue to freeze and unfreeze ?
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Jack, J0e: Thank you! The cue was someone blowing a whistle.
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:04 pm
And yes, I think our event was a success. I heard one passerby mention the “Frozen Grand Central” event, but other people had no idea what was going on. It was sure fun to do. :-)
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Very cool, Amy!
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Such a shame about Randy Rhodes. . . he was Ozzy’s best guitarist.
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Hey kids
Hugh is going to go a 5k run for brain tumor research
We would love it if anyone would care to support him
http://hope.abta.org/site/PageServer?pagename=2008PTPHomePage
on the right side is a link for support an individual
Hugh Walton is the name
thanks in advance
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:32 pm
I know, huh, Jack? He looks remarkably good these days.
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:33 pm
ah crap wait it isn’t working.. hold on
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:38 pm
ok, now it works :)
Ill repeat it.. Hugh is doing a 5k run for brain tumor research
we would love it if anyone wanted to donate
http://hope.abta.org/site/PageServer?pagename=2008PTPHomePage
right hand side.. support an individual
Hugh Walton
thanks :)
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:39 pm
TSH – seems to work now. Can one donate through paypal?
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:48 pm
j0e I do not know…. I just figured out how to load a picture onto his page :)
LOL.. these are the thigns that matter.
I will look into it, I know I can give you an address to mail a check if you would like..
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Here is part of the fancy form letter they told us to send with the address for sendgin a check. His family is pooling a crap load of money together and sending in a check
Whatever you can give will help it all adds up! I greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress.
Make a donation
To learn more about the American Brain Tumor Association, visit their website at http://www.abta.org/.
Yours truly,
Hugh Walton
To send your donation by mail:
Make your check payable to: ABTA/Path to Progress
Remember to include a note telling us which Path to Progress participant or team you are supporting.
Mail to:
ABTA/Path to Progress
2720 River Road, Suite 146
Des Plaines, IL 60018
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
nope, no paypal.. sorry :(
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:03 pm
and ummm we just sent out an email some of you might get.. sorry
it is a good cause though
bye pan
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:03 pm
not a problem … as long as they give Hugh the credit for something mailed in!
BTW: in a previous post … I thought you had written
“LOL.. these are the thighs that matter.”
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Well j0e, those ARE the thighs that matter.. to me at least ;)
Hugh has some nice thighs..
Hugh sez: aww shucks…
:)
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Erm, uh….has the Unshow landed in anyone else’s Itunes? I thought I just forgot to sync this morning, but I see that there is still no Un of Mangan in my box.
I’m going to have to go to that Pondango site again, aren’t I?
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:38 pm
… it remains UNobtainable for me as well.
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:04 pm
No sign on the RSS feed.
Anybody got the URL for the Podango site?
Note to self – bookmark links
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:13 pm
I’m letting this side of the Atlantic down. The words ‘not a sausage’ should have featured in the previous message.
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Well if I had a memory better than a goldfish I would have known the podango site is at:
http://www.podango.com/podcast/1116/Jack_Mangans_Deadpan
But no sign of an audio unshow 11 on there either.
April 4th, 2008 at 12:26 am
Don’t agree with the Mundane SF agenda, but the website has some interesting links to the environmental impact of the Iraq Invasion:
http://mundane-sf.blogspot.com/
April 4th, 2008 at 12:43 am
13 of the most irresponsible self defence gadgets:
http://tinyurl.com/yqze6u
The tampon taser looks particularly eye watering.
April 4th, 2008 at 2:35 am
I was under the impression that “Lazy Unshow” actually implied there is no recording…
April 4th, 2008 at 2:45 am
Van,
That was indeed a most disturbing read.
And, a fine Friday to all the fellow unshowless in Deadpan Land.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:44 am
Good Morning Pan.
I see your disturbing read … and raise you one.
“Pedophilia. But, You Know, the Good Kind.”
http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/04/02/1069/
(actually rather funny, .. er, ironically funny)
April 4th, 2008 at 5:04 am
Is that police sirens I hear in the distance?
I should have used Tor.
April 4th, 2008 at 5:17 am
Morning Pan!
April 4th, 2008 at 5:23 am
Now this is truly frightening:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7326736.stm
Morning TEB.
April 4th, 2008 at 5:32 am
Oooooh, I-Tunes is telling me to update. Can’t wait to see what happens…
April 4th, 2008 at 5:33 am
Crash, bang, wallop, perhaps..
April 4th, 2008 at 5:42 am
There have been times…
April 4th, 2008 at 5:48 am
So far, the paper today is pretty boring. Except for the rant inducing idea that they’re bringing up for the umpteenth time about making people who use the health care system more pay extra user fees, or rewarding those who have a “healthy lifestyle”.
How do you prove a “health lifestyle”?
April 4th, 2008 at 5:49 am
Oh, and to prove I wasn’t ignoring you… Morning, Van *insert sweet smile here*
April 4th, 2008 at 5:55 am
Ok, that’s better…
… In the news.
NAIROBI – Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete has personally condemned witchdoctors who reportedly kill albinos and harvest their body parts i nthe hope it will bring prosperity.
He said 19 albinos had been murdered since March 2007, and another two were missing presumed dead in the east African country.
“Sometimes, word spreads around that body parts of people with certain physical attributes like bald people or albinos contribute greatly to attaining quick prosperity.” Kikwete said in a monthly state of the nation speech late on Wednesday.
“These killings are shameful and distressing to our society,” he added.
Albinos are often accused in Tanzania of being witches themselves.
-Calgary Sun
Wow, who knew Tanzania had so many albinos. I’ve only seen one in my whole life and their missing 19 in the last year!
April 4th, 2008 at 6:01 am
SINGAPORE – a diamond thong worth US$160,000 was the highlight of a lingerie fashion show in Singapore yesterday.
The Triumph Luxurious Diamond Thong had 518 brilliant-cut diamonds, totalling 30 carats, studded into the front of a black lace thong in a floral pattern. The skimpy underwear that left little to the imagination also had 27 white gold tassels hanging off it.
Danielle Luminita, a brunette model from Romania, was carried down the runway on the shoulders of two male models wearing only he diamond thong.
“It is very comfortable. It’s not heavy or scratchy or anything,” Luminita said backstage.
A spokeswoman for Triumph International, the lingerie company that commissioned the thong, said that the thong would be dry-cleaned before going on display.
- Calgary Sun
I just don’t know what to say about this article.
April 4th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Oh, on the Tanzania article. there = they’re. I think it’s too early in the morning for anything :)
April 4th, 2008 at 6:16 am
don’t touch it TEB, It’s evil .
April 4th, 2008 at 6:16 am
… er, the iTunes update I mean
April 4th, 2008 at 6:27 am
That’s good, J0e. I was worried you were talking about the thong :D
April 4th, 2008 at 6:35 am
Wow, the i-tunes update actually went off without a hitch.
April 4th, 2008 at 6:59 am
It’s good to see that the fashion industry is catering to those of us with weak imaginations. :)
April 4th, 2008 at 7:00 am
Well Pan, I’ve got groceries to buy and cookies to bake.
Later.
April 4th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Sorry for any confusion. . . . this is a moving week, so the Unshow audio will again be inserted into the Big Show. Next week.
Morning, mush.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:04 am
I just wanted to point out that at this moment Aerosmith (and particularly Steven Tyler) are strongly recommending that I eat the rich.
I’ll keep you updated as the situation warrents.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:20 am
“…eat the rich.”
??
Warrant – didn’t they sing “Cherry Pie?”
April 4th, 2008 at 10:23 am
You need to boil rather than fry, you got watch out for those carcinogens.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Man, “Cherry Pie,” the hair metal equivalent to “Ache-e Break-e Heart.” Fun as hell to play on Guitar Hero however. LOL
April 4th, 2008 at 10:59 am
I would advise against eating the rich. You don’t know where they’ve been.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Munch time. Looks like I’m getting a Quizno’s Italian sandwich. I hope they don’t use rat meat like there commercials from a few years back would have you believe.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:00 am
For example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZrks-BPeLQ
April 4th, 2008 at 11:22 am
We love the subs!!! Curse you, Rhett.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Did anyone remember to warn Rhett about getting “The Combo” ?
April 4th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Rat – another 80’s hair band
April 4th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Fear not JOe, I got the buttermilk ranch chips over the sun ones.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Wow! I must have really fucked up to be cursed by Jack! LOL
April 4th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Well, just like Sly in Demo Man, I found the sandwich tastes, rat meat or no.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:54 am
tastes=tasty, of course “es” and “y” are interchangable. Realles.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Ratt is actually my favorite 80’s hair metal band. And VH1 had the gall to crown Poison with that title. For shame. =P
April 4th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
“White Snake” get’s my vote but only because of Tawny Kitean … and yes, we HAVE been down that road before.
April 4th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
There are some beautiful peaks down that road.
April 4th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I used to have “Slide It In” on cassette. Go where you want with that one.
I’m gonna give the “Best Hair Metal” crown to Tesla, if they even count.
Otherwise, those first 2 Motley Crue albums were fantastic. The “pre-pink-lipstick” era. The “pre-Pamela” era. In fact, I’d had an onpod “ear Buds” planned for this very subject. . . I’d totally forgotten about it. . .
Ellipsis. . .
April 4th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I had the TAB for “Still of the Night.” I used to play the opening riff all the time. Makes me wish Adrian Vandenberg had a longer career.
April 4th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Heavy what?
April 4th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Top five best hair metal bands:
1. Ratt
2. Def Lepard
3. White Snake
4. Fastway
5. Y&T
Bottom five worst hair metal bands:
1. Keel
2. Warrant
3. Fire House
4. Great White
5. Skid Row
April 4th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
LOL
lets see … what about “Pantera” hmmmm is there an “ABC’s” of hair bands?
April 4th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
ouch.
Minutes ago at the Texas Motor Speedway.
http://tinyurl.com/6z6ce8
April 4th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
the bright colors and silly commercials sometimes makes us forget that driving REALLY fast is a really dangerous thing to do.
April 4th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
I’ll have to check out the NASCAR action when I get home, doesn’t sound good though.
I wouldn’t consider Pantera a “hair” band. Well, maybe their earliest stuff. I’d put them down as “extreme” metal.
Tesla is too southern fried in my mind to be hair metal. They’re sort of an 80’s Lynard Skynard. LOL
April 4th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
any “Dixie Dreggs” fans out there?
April 4th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Do I detect an 80s metal ABC list? Are there enough of us here today? Is it too late on Friday for such nonsense? If not:
A -Accept.
If so, then check out where TEB has gotten us linked:
http://www.squidoo.com/energizervsduracell
April 4th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
B- Bon Jovi …. had the hair … maybe not the metal
April 4th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
I think it’s time for TEB to do an “Duel of the fates” Energizer vs. Duricell!!
April 4th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
C – Cheap Trick
April 4th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
D for Dubshack!
or Def Leppard.
E – E’nuff Z’nuff.
April 4th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
F for Fugazi
April 4th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
G for Galactic
April 4th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
That’s a serious amount of bunnies.
April 4th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
There actually is a band called Dubshack but they just formed within the last few months and are a mix of something called “Dub” (which I have no idea what that sounds like as a style) Jazz and Soul.
And I only know this because like any self absorbed person I google myself. Also have trouble registering that nick on some websites, which is why I add the 79 at the end… the year I was born…
All of this is information I’m sure everyone finds fascinating.
April 4th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Cancel that – Guns & Roses, how ’bout
April 4th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Just a pity the lead singer sounds more like a plumber than a rock star.
April 4th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I got nothing for “H” or “I” but “K” I got !
April 4th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I’m pretty sure the word ‘name’ should have appeared in the previous sentence.
And a ’s
April 4th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Iron Maiden for I
April 4th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
H – Heart
Can a women’s band be a hair band?
April 4th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Judas Priest for J
April 4th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Motorhead for M
April 4th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Led Zepplin for L
April 4th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Heart had some extreme hair Essbee
April 4th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Nazareth for N
April 4th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Iron Maiden = heavy metal not hair
Heart was rock an then soft rock
motorhead …. well
“80’s Hair bands” were, well first of all their hit(s) came in the 80s and they tended to be heavy on the “glam”
April 4th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
“CInderella” would have been good for “C”
“Nelson” – N
April 4th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Nothing glamourous about Motorhead..but the lead singer had long hair.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Thought the hair was a joke on how heavy metal/rock bands looked..lol
April 4th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
IMHO – Guns ‘N Roses, Ozzy Ossbourn, Van Halen and Def Leppard were not hair bands.
For one thing … each of those groups had distinctive sounds. This would automatically kick them out of the “Hairband” category. With the exception of GnR these bands all had an individually distinctive look … a “no no” in the Hair band world.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Heavy metal rockers had long hair … hair bands had BIG hair. tended to be VERY blow-dried and probably permed.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Right, I was under the impression punk had killed of glam rock in the 70’s.
Time to have a sip of cocoa.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
H – Helmit or Helix
I – Can’t think of any, Iron Maiden is NWOBHM
J – Jet Boy
April 4th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
K – Killer Dwarfs
April 4th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
It only mortally wounded it.
“Glam” lay bleeding in a dirty alley until it was discovered by an evil (redundant?) music industry marketing type who had stumbled back there to dispose of a dead hooker and do some coke off her cold body. He then merged “glam” with metal and the unholy union brought forth the “product” we now know as the 80’s hair band.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
L – Lizzy Bordon
April 4th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
K – Krokus (ick)
April 4th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
M- Motley Crue
April 4th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I want to say Metalica … but the turned out to really have something to say behind all that hair so … maybe not?
April 4th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
This obviously all passed me by in the 80’s, any non US hair bands?
April 4th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
N – Night Ranger – maybe. Not sure if they were in the glam scene.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Krokus, LOL So you’re not a Midnight Maniac JOe?
April 4th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
ewwww
April 4th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Wrathchild or WASP for W?
Oh gawd, World Aquatic Security Patrol is what I think of when WASP is mentioned.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
That’s funny. Whenever I think of WASP I think of flame throwing cod pieces.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I’m racking my brain for O, I don’t think there were any glam/hair metal bands that started with O.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
P – Pretty Maids
April 4th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Q – Quiet Riot
April 4th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
R – Ratt, duh
April 4th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
S – Stryper
April 4th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Stryper
April 4th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
jinx
April 4th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Krokus. Wow, that takes me back to the old tiny b&w TV in my room, growing up.
O is for. . . .
Ozzy Osbourne.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
SNAP!!!
lol
April 4th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Ozzy was/is NOT 80’s Hairband ! Foul! “Foul” I cry !!!
April 4th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Ozzy is more NWBHM, although he toured with glam bands so that’s debatible.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Winger – w ???
April 4th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Whitesnake?
April 4th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
V- Vixxen
April 4th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
T – Trixie
April 4th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Whitesnake tried to rise above “Hairband ” status but I don’t think they did really.
So I would include them.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Tesla -T
April 4th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Twisted Sister for T
April 4th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Ozzy – guilt by association ?
April 4th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
S -Scotch (not a hair band but I am going to go find some anyway)
April 4th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Were they any beginning with x, y or z?
April 4th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Twisted Sister – definately more hair than Tesla.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
there or they
fooking grammar
April 4th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
U ? – Anyone? The only band I could think of was Uriah Heap, but they aren’t hair.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
V -Vixen
April 4th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
W – WASP, Warrent, White Snake, White Lion
April 4th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
X – Xtreme? LOL
April 4th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Y – Y&T
April 4th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Z – Zebra
April 4th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Right it’s over you can all come out now.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Time for the commute. Happy Friday everyone!
April 4th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
2am Saturday morning here, night pan.
April 4th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
found the Scotch BTW.
“Ballantines” is my favorite if any of you are doing any gift shopping :)
April 4th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Ryah thanks so much for your donation to Hugh’s run!!!!
Evo and Ryah together met our donation goal.. LOL.. we just picked the default goal :)
Actually we have raised almost $2000 from family and friends, plus Hugh’s co-workers are pooling money and CBOT is going to match all donations we get!
I know j0e sent something in too so thank you to him too
We appreciate it so much
thank you
ok sorry for the interuption
April 4th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
I guess we were not interrupting any conversation, no one is here :)
So we finally joined the 21st century
we got rid of our tv and entertainment center and now we have one of them cool flat screen thingys :)
Hugh sez: just in time for the final four
oh yeah “just in time”, woo-fucking-hoo
So we might try and play by play tomorrow night after the games
Hugh sez; we are having a see the final four/give me your money you promised me for my run party tomorrow night
:)
our friends love us ;)
April 4th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
alrighty pan
we went to yoga tonight, time to hit the showers then..
Hugh sez: and then… what do you want to do tonight babe?
I dunno…
Hugh sez: lets go to that fancy new martini bar we saw on Clybourn
ooo.. yeah!
so we are gonna hit the showers then have martinis :)
have a good night pan.. be around tomorrow night maybe for play by play action
April 4th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
but before we go.. thank you again to j0e, Ryah and Evo for their donations
Hugh sez: thanks
*mwa*
April 4th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
For DPers who live outside of the USA, the first S4 episode of Battlestar Galactica can be got from:
http://www.mininova.org/tor/1297784
The new season of Dr Who starts tonight…
April 5th, 2008 at 5:46 am
No spoilers yet on Galactica! The wife and I went out last night and we’ve got the kids party to prepare for today. Of course, after having to wait pretty much a year for the new season, what’s a few more days.
Man, who knew a question about “Cherry Pie” could launch a raging alphabet game? Good thing I didn’t do my Friday GJB guess or I’d be as screwed as last week :)
April 5th, 2008 at 7:04 am
Yeah, Deadpan is back on. Couldn’t get to the site after I posted last.
One of these things is not like the other….
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=identical-twins-genes-are-not-identical
April 5th, 2008 at 7:37 am
Nifty Bank Panic clone but instead of WW Bank Robbers you have Samurai to kill:
http://tinyurl.com/57e9tx
April 5th, 2008 at 8:24 am
So get this, my wife’s friend who got her the job as a bail bondsman, she just got another job that she might possible be able to bring my wife into again… REPOMAN.
April 5th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Tell her not to open the boot then.
April 5th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Dub – the life of a Repoman is ALWAYS intense.
April 5th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
She sounds hard as nails though
April 5th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
yah dub
April 5th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I have to say, I feel kind of guilty pretty much telling Dubshack to give up the farpoint recap to work on his book. Then again, it was so great to hear him again on wingin it…
I just want Dub to be happy with his work and himself.
It’s good to have you back!
Today show was damn funny.
April 5th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
H: Well hello there
April 5th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
A: Hi
April 5th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
H: May I ask you a personal question?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
A: I don’t even know your name, I’m not sure I want to get personal with you yet
April 5th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
H: So if I told you my name, I could get personal with you?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
A: maybe…
April 5th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
H: Well lets give it a try. My name is Hugh, and yours is?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
A. Hugh. As in Hefner?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
H: Yeah, like Hefner but without the need for viagra
April 5th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
A: Well Hugh without the need for viagra, my name is Andrea
April 5th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
H: ahhh. what a beautiful name for such a beautiful woman
April 5th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
A: *swoon* Well thank you
April 5th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
H: Your welcome. Now that we know each other, can I ask you that personal question?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
A: I guess I could let you do that
April 5th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
H: You can huh?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
A: yes
(why does wordpress only tell me to slow down and not you?)
April 5th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Hugh Hefner is well past the age that Viagra would ever help him. I don’t think knows he has girlfriends. Besides those are just three chicks they hire to be on a reality show.
April 5th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
H: I am honored, Andrea. So what I wanted to ask you was: Why is a beautiful woman like yourself sitting in this bar all alone on a Saturday night?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Well actually every man is different and some men can keep going well into their 90s. Viagra is just the little boost some men need.
Also i tend to think its his money and his fame and the opportunities he can offer a girl that bring him girlfriends, not his prowess.
April 5th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
A: I’ve hung out at this bar a lot, I don’t mind sitting here by myself. Besides I am talking to a very nice gentlemen at the moment.
April 5th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
H: So you come here often?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
A: I’ve been known to frequent this establishment on a regular basis. I know a few of the regulars. Now what is a handsome gentlemen such as yourself doing talking to lonely women at bars on Saturday night?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
H: Well I had been watching the NCAA games in one of the rooms down that weird corridor, I came looking for a refill and you caught my eye. I don’t make a habit out of picking up lonely women at bars.
April 5th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
A: oh, so you’re picking me up?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
H: Yes I am. Is that ok with you?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
A: I think it is ok with me
April 5th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
H: cool. So can we skip the rest of this game and just go find an empty room back there and let me fuck your brains out?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
A: Yes!
April 5th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
H: Cool. Mind if we go into that room back there with the chains and handcuffs?
April 5th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
A: Not at all! Lets go!
April 5th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
H: w00t!
April 5th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Bye, Bye Mr Heston:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7332960.stm
Didn’t agree with a lot of his political views, but some of his movies like Ben Hur and Planet of the Apes are my favs.
April 5th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
If you live outside the UK and interesed in Doctor Who, you can download the first episode in the new series from:
http://www.mininova.org/tor/1299824
Watched it last night, still not sure about Catherine Tate.
April 5th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Any medication that lists sudden death as one of it’s possible sideeffects should make you wary about using it.
April 6th, 2008 at 4:40 am
morning pan
Yes, we currently have Dr Who episode and the confidential traveling to us at the amazing speed of about 15kb per second… yeesh. C’mon intronet tubes!
I didn’t like Catherine Tate in beginning of the xmas ep before last season, but she grew on me by the end. Hugh is going to miss Martha Jones :) He was sweet on her.
Hugh sez: I was sweet on her backside
lol :) But we do still have the Torchwoods to watch with her
Hugh sez: we still have this seasons xmas ep to watch
we sure do. Shit- tv backlog still plaques us.
Hugh sez: we are almost done with Stargate finally though
3 more episodes! Then Torchwood, and we still haven’t made it through the last season of Weeds, but we are almost done with that
Hugh sez: and we haven’t watched any of the new shows yet… Reaper, supernatural, that one with the geek squad guy, and all the Showtime shows… Brotherhood, Tudors, L Word
Fuck. We suck. But at least we have a fancy new tv to watch it all on now! :)
Hugh sez: porn looks great in HD
and on that note. Its Smarty Hotties yoga/tai chi time
l8r
April 6th, 2008 at 4:41 am
w00t! there we go.. we’re up to 25kb now!
April 6th, 2008 at 7:14 am
Well according to the film trailer, Rose and Martha will be in the new series of Dr Who at some point.
April 6th, 2008 at 8:16 am
I saw it… and i’m still not sure about it… Is the Catherine Tate thing a setup for some oncoming greatness… or has the ghost of bonnie langford risen from the grave?
April 6th, 2008 at 8:49 am
I hope not, the mere thought it could be that bad fills me with horror.
Well that’s the melodrama out of my system..
April 6th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Welcome to the last Sunday of your life.
April 6th, 2008 at 10:39 am
How will the world end? in fire or ice?
Any explanation of your last statement Dub would be appreciated.
April 6th, 2008 at 10:44 am
So I guess I can go pry Mr. Heston’s gun from his cold, dead fingers now?
April 6th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
My dear wife does not post enough, I guess, as she is in mod.
April 6th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Sometimes we say things just because they need to be said. ;)
It’s funny. I hear so many people say platitudes are for people who are full of shit… And they’re probably right… But isn’t *that* a platitude?
Some people see dark clouds on the horizon and say “It’s going to rain.” I see dark clouds on the horizon and say “I’m going to live.”
April 6th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I see dark clouds on the horizon and say “Good, I can get away without running my sprinkler system this week.”
April 6th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Yeah I admit I say that too…
April 6th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
That’s funny, I thought a platitude was a beaver looking creature with the like a duck and loves to make speeches
April 6th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
When I see dark clouds on the horizon I wonder if I have enough windshield washer fluid
April 7th, 2008 at 2:35 am
Nothing kills an open air market quicker than gale force winds and torrential rain.
April 7th, 2008 at 5:09 am
Welcome to the last Monday of your life.
April 7th, 2008 at 5:13 am
You know what kind of day it is when a co-worker just arrives and asks, “Hey boss, can I take a 10?”
April 7th, 2008 at 6:08 am
Morning Pan!
Beautiful sunny day here!
April 7th, 2008 at 6:31 am
cynful: Sounds like Burger King to me.
April 7th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Mmmmm, burgers…..
April 7th, 2008 at 8:27 am
268
2 + 6 = 8
OK, now to get caught up. Morning pan.
April 7th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Oops, I missed comment #268.
So – I should say happy (belated) birthday to our Deadpan Ambassador, Amy Bowen. And also to Paul (formerly) from Des Moines, who listens, but may not actually lurk on the comments page.
Welcome to the last Monday, April 7, 2008 of your life.
April 7th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Jack gets it
April 7th, 2008 at 10:43 am
mmmm… Shrimp stir fry = good lunch.
Happy B. Day Amy and Paul!
April 7th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Well, our kid managed to convince us she should get a snake. I think our biggest worry is that, with three cats in the house, she’s going to end up with a dead snake at some point. (we’re talking little corn snake, not big boa)
April 7th, 2008 at 11:14 am
My husband was really hoping, as we got older, we would have fewer pets in the house, but, given our daughter, we both somehow doubt it.
April 7th, 2008 at 11:36 am
TEB, maybe you should get a pet gator to defend the snake from the cats.
April 7th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Who will defend us from the gater?
April 7th, 2008 at 11:43 am
An escaped snake might make our cats hiss-terical
April 7th, 2008 at 11:44 am
do impotent snakes has a reptile dysfunction?
April 7th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Hmmm… I didn’t know that Chris Broderick joined Megadeth. It’s been 14 years since I bought my last Megadeth album, this may soon change. Also, looks like Jeff Loomis’ long rumored solo album will be coming out in the fall. wOOt!
April 7th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Happy bday to the DP ambassador, and Paul formorly from Des Moines.
Last monday already? I thought I had another month on my prepay account.
April 7th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I think we have most of Megadeth’s CD’s as well as a couple of their DVDs
April 7th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
If you got a wall of snakes, then would your cats be able to scale it?
April 7th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Ha, ha!
Jack, if we had a wall of snakes, I think both the cats and myself might slowly back away and leave the house.
April 7th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
If you put both the snakes and the cat on a plane, would Samuel Jackson be there saying MOTHERFUCKIN’ SNAKES AND CATS ON MY PLANE!!!! ?
April 7th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Oh yeah, happy birthdays Amy and Paul! :)
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April 7th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Thank you Jack :)
April 7th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
oh yeah and uummmm.. Hugh, Greg Dulli and Trent Reznor at lollapalooza….
*mega fucking out of control swoon*
Can anyone say 3 on 1 please? ;)
April 7th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I could but I’m sure my co-workers would look at me funny. ;)
April 7th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
All this talk of pets reminds me of that song:
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I dunno why she swallowed that fly,
Perhaps she’ll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
Perhaps she’ll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a bird;
How absurd, to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly -
Perhaps she’ll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird …
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.
What a hog! To swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat…
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird …
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a goat.
Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog …
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird …
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a cow.
I don’t know how she swallowed a cow!
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat… She swallowed the goat to catch the dog…
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat…
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird …
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I dunno why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a horse -
She’s dead, of course.
April 7th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I hear that Carrot Top might also be at Lollapalooza.
Rhett, are you shedding scales on the board here?
April 7th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Well if there is enough mass in the universe to make it collapse and if time starts to run backwards as the collapse begins..then today won’t be the last Monday of your life.
You will see it again on the rebound.
April 7th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I thought he was dropping hexadecimal….oooops!
April 7th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Rewind rather than rebound.
April 7th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
If we return the universe without rewinding, will we have to pay the $2 fee?
April 7th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Well it makes a change from a brick:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7334233.stm
April 7th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Carrot Top? So he could supply the ca.. um, nevermind.
Nope, no shredding, just trying to commit all the notes on the fretboard to memory. I do pretty good with the first four frets, but I want to know it completely. That was the note pattern for the E strings, high and low. Four strings to go. :)
April 7th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
flaming hexadecimal?
April 7th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
First stop Poland:
http://tinyurl.com/34llpl
then Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, France…
April 7th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Evening, Pan!
Is anyone looking for a brilliant employee who’s not afraid of working her ass off? My company has turned into an evil corporation. I’m pretty much over it.
April 7th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
The good news is that I’m home now!
April 7th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
don’t frett Rhett … you’ll get it.
April 7th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Don’t they all turn into evil corporations eventually?
April 7th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Welcome home EssBee.
Working for Evil Inc. eh?
Do they have you installing the lazer beams on the sharks? That is always a bummer.
April 7th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Fretting is the point JOe! :)
That sucks EssBee, perhaps there’s a place for you somewhere slightly less evil, with good pay and benefits?
April 7th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I have a bad feeling my laptop is emitting ozone..using it makes my cough worse.
April 7th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I’ll even take less pay! Seriously, life is too fucking short.
Lazer beams on sharks? Not quite yet, but close. Today I injected a clone with Z-Virus. Does that count?
Do you think someone would pay me to blog?
April 7th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Thank you very very very much to Jack, Alvie and Ralph for their donations.. we are so touched
and you know what happens when we feel touched…
April 7th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
… hhhuuuuuhh!
I was going about my business when suddenly I sensed “Smarty Hotties® touching” was going on. I had to race in here to see what was going on!
April 7th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Thats right j0e. I hope it was as good for you as it was for me ;)
Hey you know what? Thats totally unfair.
Hugh only has to thank Addie and Ryah.
I have to thank j0e, Evo, Jack, Alvie, and Ralph.
Hugh sez: i bet you could thank your whole list if you just helped me thank Addie and Ryah
LOL! true Hugh, quite true :)
we’re turning into pumpkins early tonight
night pan
night mush
night cockles
April 7th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
So, a bit of news…
As you know I’ve been a voice actor in Season 1 of Buffy Between the Lines. Recently I’ve expanded into editing and will soon also do some foley (Sound FX) work too.
In the second season, I wrote one of the twelve episodes. There is a character who is running a factory on a dubious alternative fuel source. This character I have named John Mangan.
And I am pleased to also say I have been selected to voice this character, along with two other small parts in the season.
April 7th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone!
Cool news, JohnBoze! :-)
Speaking of writing scripts, I’m slowly getting back into my Script Frenzy scriptwriting project. Between Friday and yesterday, I have watched both Zardoz and Logan’s Run as research. That should give you an idea of what kind of story I’m telling. :-)
April 7th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
I almost got some writing done yesterday. I was really feeling that flow and energy coming from that one paragraph I got down before my wife came home and stole my seat on the magic couch.
April 7th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Morning Pan, the sun is shining, the birds ares singing, and I’m on my third cup of tea.
Why has nobody come with tea with added caffiene?
Or maybe they have and I just haven’t seen any in the shops.
April 7th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
…and playing on the TV is the BBC morning programme with a discussion about high heels for women and men.
Think I’ll give those a miss myself, I’m not into crippling myself.
April 8th, 2008 at 3:20 am
Morning Pan
Good going there JB.
April 8th, 2008 at 4:50 am
Amy: Happy belated birthday
JB: congrats
Hope everyone had a good weekend
April 8th, 2008 at 5:32 am
Welcome to the last Tuesday of your life.
April 8th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Welcome to the last Dub of your life.
April 8th, 2008 at 6:55 am
Cool news JB.
Somewhere between Zardoz and Logan’s Run? Sounds pretty cool Amy.
I think work has stolen my brain. Hopefully I’ll get it back in a couple of weeks. I kind of miss it.
April 8th, 2008 at 8:11 am
thanks for the donation ditto :)
April 8th, 2008 at 8:27 am
np
It’s the least I can do
April 8th, 2008 at 9:03 am
I might take a minute to give Hugh a “Hell yeah!” for his run.
ditto’s back! Oh dammit. . . I promised myself I wouldn’t cry. . .
April 8th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Jack *swoon*
Hugh *swoon*
:)
April 8th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Jack, Hugh and ditto *swooooon* :)
April 8th, 2008 at 9:47 am
ok so I had a more proper look at the lollapalooza schedule… holy shite! I think this might be the best year yet.. and yes I am totally biased saying this since Greg Dulli and Trent Reznor will be at this lollapalooza. :)
there are a few repeats which disappoint me though
Kanye, and Lupe were both in it one of the last 2 years.
I would like to see K-OS play it and Say Anything should play it and Ministry should as well… since this album is their last album ever supposedly. Their last show ever is in Chicago in May- they should do lollapalooza as well methinks.
April 8th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Lovecraft online:
http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/index.html
April 8th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Is Dulli playing with Afghan Whigs? Twilight Singers? Gutter Twins? 1910 Fruitgum Co.?
April 8th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Doublemint twins?
April 8th, 2008 at 10:47 am
I wanted to post my congratuations to the Jayhawks, not because I’m a fan, but because it’s been 20 years since my college, KSU, beat the Jayhawks, and the year that we beat them, they go on to be the national champion. :)
April 8th, 2008 at 11:02 am
I’m shocked. Shocked! I say!
April 8th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
This song has been getting a lot of play on my iPod lately.
http://www.spinner.com/2007/02/14/free-mp3-eyes-are-at-the-billions-by-cortney-tidwell/
It’s kinda folky, kinda shoegazer, kinda classical-folk — winning combination for Jack. . . who promises not to continue referring to himself in the 3rd person.
April 8th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I am Jack’s cold sweat.
April 8th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
OOO OOO OOO!
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080408/D8VTUOVG4.html
Perhaps that’s a good place to post video of a root beer float being made?
April 8th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Am I the only person in America who’d like to see Amy Holmes savagely beaten and then burned at the stake? But not in a racist sort of way?
April 8th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Just say no to Fox News Dub.
April 8th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I don’t watch Fox news, I’m talking about CNN and Real Time with Bill Maher. It’s like you can see it in her eyes that she actually both believes the flaming bullshit coming out of her mouth and that it is also wrong but is arrogant enough to believe that other people value her opinion about it.
April 8th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Has Ann Coulter ever been on Bill Maher?
April 8th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
I’m grinding my teeth just reading the wiki entry on her.
April 8th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Ann Coulter is a comic sidekick villain. . . about as offensive — and at this point, about as influential — as a bad guy pro wrestler.
I believe though, that she and Bill Maher are pretty good friends.
April 8th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
…and she has been on with Bill Maher if the wiki entry is to be believed.
April 8th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Well for a bit of light relief, some 60’s music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDn0j-YKEEs
Almost discoish…
April 8th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
From a time when they did good intro tunes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8RfzkhqBLY
Watching shows set in the future where they still used reeled computer tapes, makes me appreciate the original Star Trek so much more.
April 8th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Bedtime for me. Good night, Pan.
Jack: I plan on recording some voice mail messages for the Deadpan during the course of the day tomorrow. (I may forget, but I hope not.)
April 8th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Midnight revelation:
the intertubes are powered by drama.
I should not be typing in this state of my mind.
April 8th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
I think they have taken “drama-mean”
April 9th, 2008 at 12:12 am
I’m tempted:
http://www.acube-systems.biz/eng/minimig.php
April 9th, 2008 at 2:55 am
Morning, Deadpan.
Welcome to the last Wednesday of your Deadpan week…..hopefully :)
April 9th, 2008 at 5:09 am
Welcome to the last… what is today again….
April 9th, 2008 at 5:21 am
Morning Deadpan,
Others may say it is the last Wednesday the week, I say it’s the first day of the rest of your life
April 9th, 2008 at 5:25 am
In an other completely out of the blue topic, whatever happened to Dan from Magnums? They never did resolve that whole “car crash” thing.
April 9th, 2008 at 5:37 am
There, just kissed my hubby goodbye. Now to do some work of my own.
April 9th, 2008 at 5:38 am
Don’t know what happened with Dan, Dub
April 9th, 2008 at 5:39 am
Ok, nevermind the work thing. Time for breakfast :)
April 9th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Holy cow. The local paper has a 52 page insert on the playoffs. FIFTY-TWO???? We enjoy watching the playoffs. And my hubby and I even do little bets on the winners, but 52 pages seems a little much, especially since, odds are, we’re not going to go very far.
April 9th, 2008 at 6:43 am
Wow. That’s cool, TEB. I’ll have to get my interest up for the playoffs. The Leafs mightily sucking have put a bit of a damper on my hockey enjoyment.
April 9th, 2008 at 6:47 am
This could be interesting:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/49759-the-smiths-ithe-queen-is-deadi-explored-on-new-dvd
April 9th, 2008 at 6:53 am
Ditto, try mini bets with your other half. That gets the interest going. My husband and I bet eight pennies on each game we watch (not eight cents, eight pennies – there’s a difference), and then a back rub on each series.
April 9th, 2008 at 7:00 am
I need to check out the NHL this year. Go um.. Timberwolves? Red Wings? Yea, something like that.
April 9th, 2008 at 7:11 am
My wife doesn’t enjoy hockey that much. :(
Maybe if I bet something worthwhile…. :)
April 9th, 2008 at 7:12 am
EA simulation claims Sharks will beat Habs in final.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/865/865208p1.html
April 9th, 2008 at 7:19 am
Crap. Stupid post about EA hockey simulation went into moderation. The sim claims the Sharks will beat the Habs in the final.
April 9th, 2008 at 7:25 am
hmmm. Interesting. I’m afraid I’d have to disagree with that prediction.
April 9th, 2008 at 7:42 am
Critical vulnerability in Adobe’s flash player.
http://isc.incidents.org/
April 9th, 2008 at 7:42 am
Happy Hump Day pan
thank you Ed :)
April 9th, 2008 at 7:57 am
Humpity hump hump
April 9th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Isn’t it always hump day in deadpan land?
April 9th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Isn’t that the old George Carlin joke? “Why do we call Wednesday Hump Day when most people get laid on the weekend?”
April 9th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy says the Fonz on Happy Days.
April 9th, 2008 at 11:03 am
George Carlin works in irony the way some masters work in clay or oils.
the Fonz? Should I go get the shark? Are we there yet?
April 9th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Reading the wiki on Happy Days. I didn’t realize that Ralph Malph starred on several episodes of Star Trek Voyager and Potsie directed several episodes of Star Trek episodes. Weird.
April 9th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Did it mention that Mrs. Cunningham had done a series of films in the experimental, “Bondage Musical” genre ?
April 9th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Vulcans would reject the concept of “Happy Days” as emotion-based and illogical.
April 9th, 2008 at 11:24 am
oops. originally wrote “Haooy Days”. Had to fix that.
April 9th, 2008 at 11:31 am
JOe that is disturbing. Kind of funny, my sister’s ex-husband was a sound engineer for the 50’s retro band Flash Cadillac, who starred as the fictious band Herbie and the Heartbeats in the film American Graffiti. But also as Johnny Fish and Fin in an episode of Happy Days. LOL Several of the band members said that they would shoot baskets with Ron Howard on the set and that “Mrs. Cunningham” was as nice as her character.
April 9th, 2008 at 11:31 am
http://www.flashcadillac.com/
April 9th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Oh my God, this is funny.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1723243
I think I might need a prescription.
April 9th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Leave Lost aloneeeeeee!
Another excellent ZP review, this time of No More Heroes:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/3554-Zero-Punctuation-No-More-Heroes
April 9th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
LOL! I’m still a Lost fan, even if I don’t know WTF is going on. :)
I need to get caught up on my Zero Point reviews soon.
April 9th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Back on to the Happy Days wiki. I didn’t know that it’s original pilot was presented as a segment on Love, American Style. LAS is a show I haven’t thought about for twenty years. I remember the theme song vividly, I guess that makes me pretty old. LOL
April 9th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I could really use a nap about now. *ZZzzzzzz*
April 9th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Love, American style
Truer then the red white and blu u uuuuue!
yep … ingrained in my head as well
April 9th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Holy crap. it’s midnight and I still haven’t recorded a thing.