Ditto – Re: “Like getting a punch in the family jewels?”
Is art YES! But only if done to a mime who is blocking a busy public walkway while pretending to be trapped in a glass box.
… if the undead pop singer were to punch the mime in his family jewels … you are talking a “dark comedy” probably written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright.
Stupid Swede goalie. Ran out to play the puck and ended up getting hit by a player (by accident). Swedish player attacked the CDN player for it and will now get a penalty.
So Canada has not played the last 8 minutes without being a man down. So far, though, Sweden hasn’t scored. I don’t know if that says more about Canada or Sweden
Our PM is attending the game, with his son. No (noticeable) guards around. A fan comes up (half naked and painted gold) and gets his picture taken with the PM. No problem. I’d like to see that in a lot of other countries.
Still sorting through the mess I pulled out of my cupboard. I found 2 unopened packs of Topps, 1994 Baseball Cards – Series 1
Says “ToppsGold card in every pack”! “Special Topps BLACK Gold Cards Randomly Inserted”.
Sending flowers..heh lets celebrate/commiserate by killing plants which then have to be stuck in a vase to keep them hanging on for a little bit longer.
JJ said:
“… if the undead pop singer were to punch the mime in his family jewels … you are talking a “dark comedy†probably written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright.”
And I would watch that. Probably buy the DVD unseen and watch it then.
Bunny’s having an adverse reaction to some new medications. Think I’ll stay curled up wrapped in a warm blanket today. What does it mean when you’re temperature is 95 degrees? I know, if you’re three degrees above, you’re over 100 and people start to worry, what about when you’re three degrees below normal?
As to Van’s flowers. I guess that makes me evil. I tend to buy a fresh bouquet once a week/once every week to put on my dining room table.
I don’t think having a mustache and goatee is actually a prerequisite to being evil (no matter what Star Trek says). However, I also suppose, even if I’m evil, it’s a well known fact cute people can get away with almost anything anyway ;)
I have always been amazed at how completely intolerant the human body is to internal temperature variations, given how much OTHER abuse you can put yourself through and still be okay.
A simple 4 to 5 degree rise in internal temp (from the accepted norm) and you feel like you’ve been thrown out of a moving vehicle.
Well, I noticed that you can look at the page that has all of the past Deadpan entries on it and it list total number of posts for each show. Am I the only one who thinks it would be interesting to plot “posts vs. date” to see if there is some sort of seasonal “eb and flow” to Deadpan comments?”
“For money you can have everything it is said. No, that is not true. You can buy food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; soft beds, but not sleep; knowledge but not intelligence; glitter, but not comfort; fun, but not pleasure; acquaintances, but not friendship; servants, but not faithfulness; grey hair, but not honor; quiet days, but not peace. The shell of all things you can get for money. But not the kernel. That cannot be had for money.”
–Arne Garborg, writer (1851-1924)
Funny, I was searching for my first appearance on nationwide Canadian television when I stumbled on storis of Bruno the Orangutan escaping from his enclosure at the LA zoo last May.
That makes two great apes I played with as a child who grew up to escape their enclosures. Just what did I teach those apes?
Can’t find the right Katie the Orangutan. There is a “Katy” who worked in Hollywood and was retired to Iowa, but Katie was raised in a zoological setting so I can’t imagine she wound up in Hollywood.
Our firm is letting one of the cooler guys go after Friday. Without new work I’m guessing 6 to 8 weeks before the firm would need to be “reorganized” as in the partners going their separate ways. Scary times indeed.
I know a lot of people are experiencing the lows of the economy right now. My gut is telling me, if I can last the next two months while staying employed my firm will recover or other firms will be hiring. Just need to hang in until March.
I saw a PBS special a few years ago where several people had swallowed radio transmitting thermometers before climbing some mountain. In the end, the one who did the best was the one whose internal temperatures fluctuated the least. The one whose temps made the most extreme shifts actually had to leave ‘cuz it was killing him.
Wish I could remember what it was called.
I asked my brains and she said she doesn’t remember watching it with me.
Oooh, I love that Fear the Cute Ones pic. I’ve had it hanging in my room for the last 3 years. It took me several months to read up to that point… I enjoyed the story, but let it get away from me afterwards.
Well, worst case, between unemployment and our savings, I could last five months without having to change houses etc. And the word I’m hearing is that three months from now, the hiring situation will improve. But I don’t think our firm will last two more months without some major changes. =p
Well, been on the phone with computer support for close to an hour now. They can’t figure out why I suddenly don’t have access one of the reporting programs when I can access everything else.
Ditto, if Mother Nature was subject to the court system, I think she’d owe you punitive damages.
Heh. I could use the money. ;)
CP: Laxy — X-Press 2 featuring David Byrne
D’oh. That’s Lazy, not Laxy.
^LOL
I agree with Trucker, every episode of Evo@11 needs Jack on it.
Very true Rhettro and TO. I completely agree. I actually think Jack’s presence anywhere is an immediate improvement.
So I’ve asked on facebook whether anybody is up for giving oovoo a try.
I may have frightened them off by mentioning I will be wearing a paper bag over my head.
cough.
So it sounds like a whole lot of people want to get Jack on more podcasts, and very few want to get Jack off?
That must be a great disappointment for him.
Either way I’m sure he has a hand in it.
Jack be nimble, but sadly …
Jack be quick
Ditto – Re: “Like getting a punch in the family jewels?”
Is art YES! But only if done to a mime who is blocking a busy public walkway while pretending to be trapped in a glass box.
..and if he actually was trapped in a glass box..would that be horror?
Anything with a mime is horror, imo. ;)
CP: Air Batucada — Thievery Corporation
If it were a mime in and actual glass box and it was slowly filling with something like, let’s say “teen pop singers” … then it would be Horror.
Unless it was like skanky, used to be teen pop singers – then it would be camp … probably a Roger Waters film.
Now, if the pop singers were undead (if it was Britney Spears how would you know?) it would probably be a George Romero film.
I’m looking forward to justa JOe’s upcoming zombie flick.
… if the undead pop singer were to punch the mime in his family jewels … you are talking a “dark comedy” probably written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright.
Which brings us back pretty full circle.
Actually, the one I was going to suggest as MY screenplay for this – was deemed to low brow for even the Deadpan. :}
So when you kick a mime in the jewels, do their eyes just bulge while remaining completely silent?
Too low brow? Like a goatee?
Or is that goatsie?
Goatse mime porn is definitely slash horror. ;)
goatsie?
hmmm … where is my urban dictionary link?
oh
ewww
The Screaming Mimes would be a great band name.
I’m currently cleaning out my bathroom cupboard.
Good Grief.
I have found receipts from 2001 … for completely non-bath related items.
Would the Screaming Mimis be opening? Better yet, The Screaming Memes.
It was bound to happen: Twitter phishing takes off.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/twitter_phishing
CP: Estranged — Guns N’ Roses
Hey, you guys were busy today!
I’m in sunny CA, getting ready for Evil cocktails followed by Evil dinner.
Quiet in here today. I guess work is taking its toll.
Hey Pan!
Ended up not going out to martial arts tonight so turned on the Canada/Sweden gold medal game.
Canada is up 1 – 0 with 5 minutes left to play in the first. Sweden is on the powerplay.
First period is over. Canada leads 1 – 0
This game isn’t as high scoring as the Canada/US game
The Sweds are distracting with their blond hair and blue eyes
I think it’s more like they’re distractED, J0e, since they are losing :)
Besides, how can you tell their hair and eye colour under the helmet?
Do I sense you being in your own little fantasy world? And since we are talking hockey players, what does that say about you?
Stupid Swede goalie. Ran out to play the puck and ended up getting hit by a player (by accident). Swedish player attacked the CDN player for it and will now get a penalty.
No penalty? Really? It was so obvious a penalty – it’s on!
Hah – Canada scored anyway.
Now 2 – 0
Sweden keeps icing the puck. They’re never going to get anywhere if they keep doing that (keep up the good work guys ;) )
Sweden now on the powerplay – 10:55 left in the second
Every time the Swede player who didn’t get the penalty touches the puck, the crowd boos.
And Francois Beliveautiercroixvin dekes around Brjornengen Farvugnasummansunovik – - he shoots he scores!
Just thought I’d drop in and make classless jokes about names from segments of other cultures. Carry on.
Hey Jack!
This has been a very chippy game so far. Both teams seem to have their tempers up.
Canada has had three penalties in a row. What’s with that? Luckily Sweden has yet to score.
Another Canadian penalty. They’re not going to stay in the lead long if they keep doing that.
So Canada has not played the last 8 minutes without being a man down. So far, though, Sweden hasn’t scored. I don’t know if that says more about Canada or Sweden
last minute of play.
Sorry, last minute of play in the second period
Quote from commentator “bodies flying everywhere”
Is Canada earning those penalties? Or is the officiating fishy?
About bloody time. Last second of play Sweden got a penalty. Canada will start period 3 with a powerplay.
Holy Cow! One of the CDN players is 6’7″ Why isn’t he playing basketball?
This is Canada…
Our PM is attending the game, with his son. No (noticeable) guards around. A fan comes up (half naked and painted gold) and gets his picture taken with the PM. No problem. I’d like to see that in a lot of other countries.
First minute of the third period. Canada scores a powerplay goal.
Are you warming up your vocal chords, J0e?
Sweden is on their 5th powerplay of the game. They’re not very good on the powerplay
oop, Sweden just scored (not a powerplay goal). Score now 3 – 1 for Canada
Oooh, hits the post.
Scandianvian spud: Swede potato.
Quote by commentator “Espisito pulls it out”
2 minutes left. Sweden pulls their goalie. Is that wise when you’re two points down?
I answer my own question. Empty net goal. Score now 4 – 1 Canada, just under 2 minutes left in the game.
Thanks for the running commentary, TEB. :)
Why did Sweden still have an empty net when they were down by 3? Score now 5 – 1 Canada. Less than 30 seconds of play.
Well J0e, sing up!
Canada has won their 5th gold medal in a row!!
All I can say is, thank God I don’t have to sing the Swedish national anthem.
That’s a total of three Canadian national anthems we can expect to hear, now.
Quote from a CDN player. “First thing I want to do is thank God. We’ve come a long way. It’s just an unbelievable feeling”
I kid you not :)
Players of the Game:
For Sweden – #5 Eric Karlssen
For Canada – #30 – Goalie Dustin Tokarski
That’s quite the mustache Karlssen is sporting.
MVP – John Tavaras. No surprise there.
I thought it was football players who said things like that after a win? ;-) :-D
Well, they’re now presenting the medals and playing the CDN national anthem (are you listening J0e).
Time for this bunny to sign off.
Good night, Ryah!
CP: Flies — Plunkett
I saw some of the 3rd period – it was actually on at the bar.
And I have received 1 “O Canada” recording so far. I do need to write her back and thank her for her a capella. ;)
Two more to come.
Fiesta Bowl is kaput! meh
Hocky what who?
Ah, well … I shall do my utmost to limit international incident.
Still sorting through the mess I pulled out of my cupboard. I found 2 unopened packs of Topps, 1994 Baseball Cards – Series 1
Says “ToppsGold card in every pack”! “Special Topps BLACK Gold Cards Randomly Inserted”.
Hmmmm. Should I open them?
Still late: slowly catching up.
The Smarty Hotties®: “Nosferatu!!” is very nice.
Painful, eh Jack?
Morning Pan, still bloody freezing, how I hate flowers in vases.
Things I’ve never understood No. 123:
Sending flowers..heh lets celebrate/commiserate by killing plants which then have to be stuck in a vase to keep them hanging on for a little bit longer.
There maybe some growling later.
I hear ya, Van. Growl away. The ladies do seem to dig em tho.
EssBee, the singing was fine. Simon Cowell might have had some harsh critiques – but, eh – fuck ‘im.
OK, goodnight moon.
Still late.
JJ said:
“… if the undead pop singer were to punch the mime in his family jewels … you are talking a “dark comedy†probably written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright.”
And I would watch that. Probably buy the DVD unseen and watch it then.
Why is it that I never seem to remember to hit the “submit comment” button?
Wow
http://digg.com/educational/Best_Forum_Ever_1090_topics_2264_posts_1_user
Morning Pan
Bunny’s having an adverse reaction to some new medications. Think I’ll stay curled up wrapped in a warm blanket today. What does it mean when you’re temperature is 95 degrees? I know, if you’re three degrees above, you’re over 100 and people start to worry, what about when you’re three degrees below normal?
As to Van’s flowers. I guess that makes me evil. I tend to buy a fresh bouquet once a week/once every week to put on my dining room table.
I thought we established you don’t have the facial hair to be evil.
I don’t think having a mustache and goatee is actually a prerequisite to being evil (no matter what Star Trek says). However, I also suppose, even if I’m evil, it’s a well known fact cute people can get away with almost anything anyway ;)
Evil, but cute, and the winner of Scrabble!
Van, my good friend who recently lost her husband said that the flowers were really hard for her. It was especially hard for her to get rid of them.
Wow… The FBI is planning a major hiring blitz. And I’m totally unqualified.
Unless they allowed “huge fan of the X-Files,” which somehow I doubt.
Yah, my first win :D
EBC -
Evil
but
cute
RE: FBI
Do you think they’d make me give up the Deadpan?
If I applied for their job , that is.
Re: Body Temperature
I have always been amazed at how completely intolerant the human body is to internal temperature variations, given how much OTHER abuse you can put yourself through and still be okay.
A simple 4 to 5 degree rise in internal temp (from the accepted norm) and you feel like you’ve been thrown out of a moving vehicle.
JOe, I think that has to do with the poaching of the brains. Just my medical opinion, of course.
Well, my brains are freezing at the moment.
Sounds like JOe and Bunny should put their heads together to solve this problem.
Well, Pan, I’m off to a day full of Evil meetings. Wish me luck. I really do hate this.
Oh, and 400.
EssBee – just hum the Evil Inc. Corporate song under your breath all day. (see lyrics posted yesterday). Good luck.
TEB – Am I correct in thinking that you have some of them there software programs what you can put numbers into and it makes pretty graphs?
Oh … and your local zombie forcast calls for “Bbbbbrains”
(can zombies actually shiver?)
I remember learning that enzymes in the body work optimally at 37C.
J0e, if you’re referring to one of them there spreadsheets, yup, I have one and I use it daily (my life is so exciting)
Oh TEB I’m flummoxed at your latest status..can I have another clue?
You’re going to groan really loud with this one, Van.
Think bloodsucker.
Lawyer?
GROAN
In stereo that time.
Re: Spreadsheet
Well, I noticed that you can look at the page that has all of the past Deadpan entries on it and it list total number of posts for each show. Am I the only one who thinks it would be interesting to plot “posts vs. date” to see if there is some sort of seasonal “eb and flow” to Deadpan comments?”
Does this sort of talk warm up your brain TEB? ;)
What do you want from me? I’m sick.
Not today, J0e. Get back to me when I’m feeling better
(last comment was for Van)
Tis appreciated TEB.
Re: PM & Son I did meet Ben Murloney once.
Re: O Canada Just wait until the iMac is ready, then I’ll be snowballing out that anthem like… Maybe best if I don’t complete that simile.
There’s always Oh Canada backwards
Adanac Ho!
The former was on my second appearance on nationwide television in Canada…
Fear the cute ones!!!!
http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/470/0790um9.gif
I have a friend that once gave me a pin to wear at cons. It said “cute but deadly”
Oh! Good quote!
“For money you can have everything it is said. No, that is not true. You can buy food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; soft beds, but not sleep; knowledge but not intelligence; glitter, but not comfort; fun, but not pleasure; acquaintances, but not friendship; servants, but not faithfulness; grey hair, but not honor; quiet days, but not peace. The shell of all things you can get for money. But not the kernel. That cannot be had for money.”
–Arne Garborg, writer (1851-1924)
Funny, I was searching for my first appearance on nationwide Canadian television when I stumbled on storis of Bruno the Orangutan escaping from his enclosure at the LA zoo last May.
That makes two great apes I played with as a child who grew up to escape their enclosures. Just what did I teach those apes?
I like that quote, ditto
JB: I think you’ll be permanently banned from zoos if you keep that up.
Well there’s only one other ape left, I suppose I should check up on her.
Oddly enough JB, both of those apes are regular Deadpan listeners.
Oook
Just don’t get the librarian to escape. Kay?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Como_Zoo#Casey_the_Gorilla
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7407050.stm
Can’t find the right Katie the Orangutan. There is a “Katy” who worked in Hollywood and was retired to Iowa, but Katie was raised in a zoological setting so I can’t imagine she wound up in Hollywood.
Our firm is letting one of the cooler guys go after Friday. Without new work I’m guessing 6 to 8 weeks before the firm would need to be “reorganized” as in the partners going their separate ways. Scary times indeed.
CP: My Sister — The Juliana Hatfield Three
Rhettro: That sucks. My company went through a reorg in December. It’s been chaos for a while now.
I know a lot of people are experiencing the lows of the economy right now. My gut is telling me, if I can last the next two months while staying employed my firm will recover or other firms will be hiring. Just need to hang in until March.
Yet, with all that, it’s good to know the FBI is still hiring…
Seriously Rhett, it does suck and I hope for the best for your position.
I saw a PBS special a few years ago where several people had swallowed radio transmitting thermometers before climbing some mountain. In the end, the one who did the best was the one whose internal temperatures fluctuated the least. The one whose temps made the most extreme shifts actually had to leave ‘cuz it was killing him.
Wish I could remember what it was called.
I asked my brains and she said she doesn’t remember watching it with me.
Oooh, I love that Fear the Cute Ones pic. I’ve had it hanging in my room for the last 3 years. It took me several months to read up to that point… I enjoyed the story, but let it get away from me afterwards.
I remain cautiously optimistic that we’ll be in better shape before the year is over. Hang in there, Rhettro!
Thanks TEB, Ed.
Well, worst case, between unemployment and our savings, I could last five months without having to change houses etc. And the word I’m hearing is that three months from now, the hiring situation will improve. But I don’t think our firm will last two more months without some major changes. =p
Agree on the suckage.
Today’s cod philosophy from Clone Wars:
‘The winding path to peace is always a worthy one, regardless of how many turns it takes’
Rhett: ugh. Here’s hoping everything turns out ok.
Bunny, I hope your brain feels warmer now.
Not fully caught up yet on all of the comments, but I’ll get there.
..and now for something very silly from a young Stephen Fry:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SKdGwfMD8u8
Nomad, you lost me at the part about swallowing radio transmitting thermometers. . .
JB: Have you watched Chonto?
Jack: I know you’ve been there. I may soon need to use this Linked-In thing to it’s full capacity as well.
CP: White Room — Cream
Jack, No to Chonto. IMDb says it’s a short, where can I find it?
JB: Here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kI84chCZ74
Well, been on the phone with computer support for close to an hour now. They can’t figure out why I suddenly don’t have access one of the reporting programs when I can access everything else.
WOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!
iTunes DRM FREE!
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/01/liveblog-macwor.html
CP: Ma’am please put those jeans down — Glenn Phillips
CP: The Past Is a Grotesque Animal — Of Montreal
Great song, ditto.
CP: whistling wind.
CW: Tumbleweeds.