A show of Un.
(Show Notes by The Energizer Bunny)
Kitty purring!!! All bow down to its demands!
One more week of Palooza voting! Go to the Jack Mangan website to find the link to vote.
Future Duel of the Fates coming soon. Based on past Paloozas
The Deadpan Gathering is picking up steam. Lots of confirmations. Come to Arizona on the September long weekend and meet your fellow Panites.
In good news bad news: Jack has got a new job. Jack still dealing with other issues.
This week’s Greasy Spoon Nipples:
Vanamonde
Ed from Texas
imag1narynumber
Nomad Scry
Cj
Vanamonde
Justa J0e
Kitty says: purrrrrrrrrrr.
I long for the day when our robot overlords take over and replace all of the doctors (and politicians and lawyers and judges, etc). No more inconvenient hours, greedy insurance meddling, greedy pharmaceutical meddling – - and no more arguments.
Bunny and ditto: I hope you both won your arguments.
I kneel before the robot overlords who lord it over us, robotically speaking.
Ah … but who gets to do the Service Pack updates on the Robotic Overlords ?
Sorry ?#
It would make “Boxing Day” more interesting though.
Van – I think the Sonic Screwdriver may in fact, be the key to The Doctor’s success with the ladies.
Just say’n
I just hope I get Old Bob as my robot overlord. That Maximillian had no sense of humor….
The Sonic Screwdriver will open any lock… Or is it a number of Sonic Screwdrivers with vodka and OJ?
(Lejon: I was expecting the “If it’s not ultrasonic, it’s crap” joke from you — although, I confess I don’t get the reference. )
jackmangan: I was contemplating the quote “who looks at a screwdriver and says, ‘could we make this more sonic’”, but I didn’t want to be derivative…
So how many of you got ‘The Black Hole’ reference?
I did, but I wasn’t going to say anything, because it was a really bad movie, and that would be proof that I saw it… DAMN!
Personally I’m humming the theme tune now.
I wish I could distract people from my last nipple — ooh LOOK, Breasts
“The Black Hole” is that a euphemism?
WNDRWolf: If I say “yes”, can we completely ignore the fact that it was a Disney film? Hell, can we just ignore that it was a film Period?
Although I can see the flaws now..I lurved that movie in 1979.
NO!
The film score was cool and so were the robots.
Van: Oh, well, yeah, it did have the robots. Two-points.
Now, I have a question… Were the robots in The Black Hole based on the robots from Silent Running, or was it the other way around… (OK it’s a dumb question, because I have a perfectly working internet, and IMDB is still a going concern, but who has enough idle time to look up that stuff)
*whistles*
justa J0e: I was joshin’ with ya. (man, how IS that spelled?)
The sonic screwdriver is just another reason why I prefer the original Dr. Who run. This thing is now overpowered, even by old standards!
Vanamonde: I missed the reference.
I actually rather like The Black Hole. It’s an example of something decent and not brain-dead cutesy-pie animation put out by Disney back when they were able to do so. And the guns didn’t look as dumb as the ones in Stargate.
The robots were pretty cool and original, plus it had a cool creepy atmosphere in a space/starship that wasn’t really attempted (with any success that I can recall) until the crappy Event Horizon.
√-1: Which guns, the Zatnikatels, or the P90s?
√-1: Thank you. I’m glad I’m not the only one who didn’t like Event Horizon.
I’m with you both on Event Horizon.
A good cast wasted.
Van: There was the waste of a good cast, and it was marketed as a cool sci-fi flick, when in actuality it was a bad horror film that took place in space… Did not appreciate that bait and switch tactic…
CPIMH: Wired – New Model Army
ZP sharpens his hammer and sickle as he reviews Red Faction Guerrilla:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/834-Red-Faction-Guerrilla
I skipped Event Horizon based on the gushing recommendation from the friend who loved Night Breed and Mystery Men.
I do have fond recollections of The Black Hole, but I probably haven’t seen it since the spandex era.
CP: The Hell Song — Sum 41
Hmmmm:
http://vanish.cs.washington.edu/
Back from the doctor’s and lunch with a friend.
No sonic screwdriver involved with either :(
But I did win the conversation with the doctor. Actually, before I even got a chance to complain he said that something must have been wrong with my last dosage of medicine, otherwise I wouldn’t have been in at all – I love winning an argument before it even starts.
Oh yeah, I liked Black Hole too.
Must be that ninja vibe you carry around with you these days TEB.
cough
It’s 32 frikken degrees out right now. No air conditioning in the house. I think It’s time for a peach/mango Popsicle.
Lejon: I can only assume those guns are from Stargate. I couldn’t tell you since I couldn’t make it through one episode of that dreadful, dreadful show.
Dang, I liked Event Horizon. Mystery Men was okay, but could have been a lot better. I liked The Black Hole a lot, but it is rather dated.
Is this where I mention B**** R***** and we watch Van’s head explode?
Let me get my umbrella first.
cough
I remember seeing The Black Hole in the theater with my brother and being shocked that a person actually died. I think that was my first movie where I saw a person die. I could be remembering incorrectly. It was unusual for a Disney movie and I think it was talked about by the adults around me quite a bit. I also remember thinking Maximillian was a really cool name.
I actually went to Event Horizon because, for some reason, I thought it was going to be a cool Sci-Fi / Star Trek type movie.
About 15/20 minutes into it I left the theater with my money returned to me.
This probably won’t surprise anyone who knows me and knows that the movie isn’t anything like Star Trek.
I had taken a large sports bottle in with me and it was full of wine and sprite.
It wasn’t helping.
You are right Cj, the Maximilian robot kills the Anthony Perkins character with a rotating blade.
My doctor’s office called today with my bloodwork results and apparently I have super-perfect blood.
Yay me.
I seem to recall that Mystery Men had some fans around here.
Wait, is Ben Stiller a replicant?
THIS JUST IN !!! – CJ’s blood lives a double life as a super hero.
I am a HUGE fan of the Mystery Men … but only from the Flaming Carrot Comics.
Never saw the movie. Heard it was too dissapointing for fans of the comic. :(
Ben Stiller is a turtle in the desert.
He has been turned over on his back and is dieing in the sun …
What do you do?
(surreptitiously unlocking safety on my blaster)
Yin and Yang
Taj Mahal cancelled his European tour.
Loudon Wainwright III stands in.
Woot!
I can see we are going to have some fun discussions if BR is selected as a Palooza one of these days.
Interesting:
http://www.livescribe.com/
… and all of Ben Stiller’s acting genius will be lost, like tears on a poker playing dog.
I liked Ben Stiller in Reality Bites, but Ethan Hawke was soooo much more swoonworthy and always will be.
What was that bands name? “Hey Man, That’s My Bike” … ? Is that right?
I saw the movie, Hotel For Dogs, this morning.
It was sweet and predictable with lots of cute dogs. My 3 and 5 year old kids sat through the entire thing completely mesmerized, so even if I hadn’t liked it, it would not have made a difference.
Story was completely unrealistic, impossible, and incomplete. Just right for kids to ask a million questions.
Overall, I really did like it, but I have a problem with the way Animal Control was portrayed. I’m sure that all the people who work for Animal Control are not dog-hating dillholes. Otherwise, why would they choose that line of work at all really? It really makes them out to be bad guys.
Pretty typical for kid movie, but it still kinda bugs me.
A blast from the past, one plane displays:
http://www.youtube.com/v/VoMBn6lrn30
People sticks with jobs that their hate for a whole lot of reasons.
CP: Blow Away – A Fine Frenzy
… and now a bit of good economic news …
Goldman Sacks announced this morning that they they are in good enough shape that they will be paying back their “TARP” money.. after having had it less then a year !
What the media seldom if ever mention about the “Wall Street Bailout” … is that it was in essence, just a loan. This one company will be paying back the original money PLUS over 1 Billion dollars in interest! That’s the tax payers getting over 20% profit while keeping our financial house of cards from collapsing on top of us.
Isn’t it nice when a plan comes together.
I now return you to your regularly scheduled “brow” with this image from Saturn 3.
http://tinyurl.com/m2wqqd
Dan Shaurette will be excited to hear the good news about Cj’s blood.
And begrudging kudos where kudos are due:
Goldman Sachs did the right thing. How sad that this is a big surprise. . . . I think most of us considered that money gone forever, like the $20 we loaned out-of-guilt to that ne’er-do-good in our lives.
I think I’ll arm myself with some garlic … yes… I’ll arm myself with some garlic on top of a white pizza with spinach and artichoke.
That should keep any dangers away.
And the third and final for now:
…………………………………………………………………………………………….Clitty Lake??!?
Hmm, is THAT where you find the little man in the boat??
My blood is rich in Splenda
I can’t find any white pizza around here so I’m snacking on a piece of marble rye toast with some warm brie and a side of strawberries.
You inject that stuff (juvaderm)into your face Cj?
juvederm even
Van, even with Google’s assistance, I don’t understand that one. Need more input.
There was and advert linked to your name Cj
on facebook
So B.O.B. would make a better overlord than Maximillian, hmmm.
Sounds like its time for a rousing game of best robot overlord / worst robot overlord.
My vote: Best – Twiki & Dr. Theopolis combo from Buck Rogers
Worst – Proteus IV from the Demon Seed (unless you’re in to that kind of thing)
J0e, looks like Farrah must have been jealous of Jane Fonda after seeing Barbarella
Did someone say “breasts”?
What kind of lake?
Hm.
Van – did you mean “joie de vivre” ?
JOe de Vroom.
The Taco Bell Chihuahua died and I can’t think of anything funny to say about it because everything just seems like it would be in bad taste.
Kinda like… Taco Bell
Anyone wanna take a vacation with me?
http://www.costaverde.com/727.html
I’m there, Cj. And, hahaha!
CW: America’s Got Talent
Why the hell am I watching this shite?
Just finished watching the movie Push. I liked it
You know, around here, B.O.B. stands for Battery Operated Boyfriend. That’s the kind of robot for me ;)
Hmmm…
http://www.handerpants.com/
distracts enemies?
Click on the “buy yours now” button. He’s actually got quite the catalogue (no I didn’t buy them, I wanted to see what would happen because I thought it was a joke)
It’s the bacon jelly beans that really make me wonder.
I’ve always wanted an oversized Chess set, but I want the kind you put outside.
When we vacation in Morrow Bay, we always try to see the set there. It’s so cool.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1422/657757156_e02d8ab006.jpg?v=0
Actually – when we put some bricks down in our own backyard, we made it into a chess/checkerboard with the hopes of someday getting pieces.
I don’t have a picture of it online but I’m sure I could find one and post it.
“JOe de Vroom.” Hehe!
good one EssBee :)
Cj my hubby wants an outdoor chess set too. The biggest deterrant is the price. The local gardening centre sells the pieces for about $75 each.
The Archie McPhee catalog is, indeed, a land of wonderment.
http://www.mcphee.com/
So, anyway. Here’s a picture I found of the yard being installed. You can see our little chess/checkerboard on the right. It’s covered with dirtyness, but looks really pretty when it’s done. You’d think I could find a “done” picture.
http://tinyurl.com/cjsyard
Aren’t you afraid the pieces will get nicked?
Morning Pan.