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July 23rd, 2009 at 12:03 am
Round 1
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 am
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/17/a_hrefmailtoneilappleinsider_comneil_hughes_a.html
Goodnight.
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:39 am
Thursday. One day left.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:41 am
(continuing a conversation thread from the last board)
Cj: I have walked through and past that park with the giant outdoor chessboard many times. I’ve never actually played, but I’ve watched people play. It’s very cool and adds a playful, quirky character to the area.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:55 am
On the Goldman Sachs front, is there anything on the news about the theft of an algorithm from them? I don’t watch the news, so I’m curious if there’s ever been mention of it.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:12 am
I’m to six-y for this show.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:13 am
I am so excited for bathtime DP! Off I go.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:38 am
Enjoy playing with your Rubber duck Essbee.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:39 am
Van, Sly B sings that “shudduppa your face” song all the time!
Me likey the Like Buttah music!
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:54 am
“I’m to six-y” +o
cough
I’m off to Evil, Inc. Jack, you made my day!
Lady J (is that right?) those were indeed dirty lyrics. Whew!
xox, panites.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:56 am
One more . . .
I took a picture of my touched up and healed up tattoo for the curious:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=619485&l=6667902323&id=1230634311
I know I need to get a Flickr account. I will!
July 23rd, 2009 at 5:07 am
Morning Pan!
Beautiful day in the neighbourhood again.
July 23rd, 2009 at 5:11 am
My cat is driving me nuts.
I’m back on medication (stupid doctor) and it must change my natural odor somehow (yes, yes, I picture the comments now). She’s constantly bugging me to comb her, like usual, but then won’t let me get near her. This is especially hard on her because she’s really my cat. She just tolerates my husband and hates everybody else so she’s having trouble reconciling the attention she craves with the fact I seem to have changed.
July 23rd, 2009 at 5:45 am
Does Mr TEB notice the change of smell?
Cough
July 23rd, 2009 at 5:54 am
No Van, but Mr. TEB still avoids me. I have an infection on my hand (the reason for the medication) and it freaks him out a little.
July 23rd, 2009 at 5:55 am
Maybe avoid is the wrong word. But he now makes separate bowls for popcorn and snacks and doesn’t want me to touch him with that hand – even though I’m not contagious and, as far as the food goes, I do have another hand I can use.
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:05 am
EVERY contract in my report is wrong, wrong, WRONG!
Nobody can figure out why. *sigh*
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:05 am
Well nice to see Mr TEB is not a saint.
Ahem..
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:07 am
hmmmmm.
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:10 am
?# – seems I did hear something about that theft a week or so ago on CNBC.
I must confess that the story kind of made my eyes glaze over, so I don’t remember any of the details. Then again, maybe the mafia transmitter the Steve Jobs put in my iPod has wiped my memory of the event.
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:12 am
For saints have hands that sinner’s hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss.
;-) :-)
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:13 am
^ Make that “sinners’ .”
(Van: are those lines what you were thinking of when you said “glad Mr. TEB is not a saint?” Or am I just going off on a tangent here?)
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:19 am
My non-saintly hubby’s hands touch wonderfully :oops:
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:36 am
Good morning. Talk about motivation. I won’t allow myself to listen until I’m actually walking on the treadmill. Getting the kids fed and dressed so we can head out in a few minutes.
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:37 am
Van – If I ever do get my chess pieces, I have a shed in which to lock them up at night.
Amy – Yes! That place is so awesome to walk around. My favorite things are the chessboard and the little aquarium place where you get to feed the sea lions. It’s just the most relaxing town ever or well, at least equal to Sedona… which is my other favorite vacation spot for relaxing.
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:51 am
Oh yeah, While Jack didn’t mention it, the Party Room is reserved for Sunday night, we are working on something for Saturday but nothing is firmed up yet.
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:03 am
I think Vana-”Dub”-mode cheated. ;)
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:06 am
I have to figure out where to stay and book my trip.
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:07 am
For those who find nuclear annihilation cuddly
http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/telling-tales/statich65.html
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:10 am
For some reason, I actually find this cool
http://dvice.com/archives/2009/07/ikeys-wearable.php
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:11 am
In cool Dr. Who news
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2009/07/16/tom-baker-returns-to-doctor-who-to-play-the-doctor/
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:12 am
Someone has been watching too much Chuck. :)
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:12 am
badness comes in all sizes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stothemofob/3705840490/sizes/l/
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:14 am
finally, convention disasters the seem to be the norm for TV and media
http://io9.com/5320032/15-convention-disasters-we-hope-comic-con-avoids
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:21 am
Oh yeah, in case it wasn’t clear. The party room will be at the Tempe Mission Palms hotel.
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:43 am
One for vote for The Black Hole…you guys have no taste.
I’ll get my coat.
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:43 am
It’s too hot for a coat.
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:44 am
I’ll come clean, I was the lone vote for Bride of Frankenstein.
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:44 am
..and gals.
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:51 am
:razz:
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:03 am
Hopefully, given my insane schedule, I’ll have time to participate in this Palooza.
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:24 am
We could just wait until the big weekend to do the Palooza discussion (and still leave room for participation from those who’re unable to travel) – that’s less than 1.5 months away. Thoughts?
And yes, as Bunny mentioned, there are organized social plans in the works for Saturday as well.
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:27 am
Works for me. Will there be someone with recording equipment attending?
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:28 am
Also gives time to find the movie. Having trouble locating it anywhere locally and Amazon doesn’t have it in stock either.
Been a long time since I’ve seen it but may have to rely on memory.
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:37 am
Here Cj, my husband directed me here, unfortunately I bet shipping costs would be quite prohibitive.
http://www.ukgamesshop.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=chgia301&Category_Code=chgipla
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:38 am
The wooden ones are even more insane
http://www.ukgamesshop.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=chgiwoo
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:44 am
I’d be a little concerned about a family of squirrels making a home inside my bishop.
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:52 am
Lunch Time!
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:53 am
I bet the bishop would appreciate it.
*cough*
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:57 am
ouch
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:01 am
TEB – Re: wrist keyboard
If that thing could be worn under a sleeve so no one could actually see I had it on, and it would work with my iPod Touch … I would soooo buy one.
This “typing with your thumbs” thing is just stupid.
The kid’s of today’s kids will look back on images of people doing that and LOL. The way we look at people in the 50’s who just put a big magnifying glass in front of their little TV to make the picture bigger.
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:08 am
TEB:
http://www.dvdboxoffice.com/618-7439118-25439123/movies/products/90316210?fs=true
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:10 am
If you have a multiregional DVD player might cheaper to import from Amazon in the UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0019GJ460/ref=s9_simz_gw_s0_p74_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0999P7RYAVECM008BHQB&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467198433&pf_rd_i=468294
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:20 am
Wow.
May I just say that the stock market is on fire today!
In fact, the Dow Jones Industrial average is up over 2500 points since March!
There will be up days and down days still to come, but it seems we have pulled back from the brink … and it is making the “uber right” simply INSANE!
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:26 am
justa J0e: Thanks for the CNBC-reference. I’m curious to see how this’ll wind up. There’s too much unknown at this point to really be juicy.
My IRAs have been doing quite nicely as of late. Really starting to regain lost ground.
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:37 am
…and for those who wear stripey PJs:
http://www.mininova.org/get/2711941
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:38 am
Obama’s spoke pretty eloquently last night about his healthcare and economic plan, not-so-subtly pointing out that the insane deficit projections are vastly better than they would have been without the administration change.
Maybe his speech inspired confidence.
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:45 am
Sooo time to try and remove that screw.
Be prepared for the aiir to turn blue.
Later pan.
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:47 am
Interesting note on the “the insane deficit projections” … these deficit projections INCLUDED all of the money that was loaned out through the TARP program.
The projections DO NOT take into account that money being paid back OR the profit made from those loans.
I don’t mean to say this will make it all better … but it is already better then they thought!
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:50 am
life gets a big meh! today
I just needed to share that somewhere
thank you for your time Deadpan
hope everyone here is doing goodly
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:53 am
*hugs for TSH*
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:54 am
Here’s a crazy idea: we could do an MSTK viewing of Flash Gordon at our meeting in September.
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:55 am
I’m afraid I missed his speech last night.
I can say it is amazing to hear them talk about the healthcare plan on CNBC. There are loads of politicians and Healthcare Industry spokespersons clambering over each other to decry the thing … but they never seem to have on any Academic type economists to discuss the financial pros and cons. Just paid spokespersons.
It also took a while for me to realize that ALL of their arguments are framed on how it will effect the stock market and businesses … not a one of them ever talks about how it could help the 45 million Americans who can’t afford health care.
I guess that might accidentally “humanize” the issue and there is NO WAY the industry wants voters to start thinking about this in terms of their own sick neighbors or grandparents.
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:15 am
RE: Bride of Frankenstein. . .
Call me crazy; Elsa Lanchester was sexy. With or without vertical hair.
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:25 am
. . . in 1935, at least.
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:48 am
Back from lunch. Came home to hubby doing dishes. Grabbed a towel to dry but he told me not too. didn’t want me near the dishes with my groopy finger. I think I could get used to this :)
ditto, I like that idea, if we could work out the logistics (viewing screen, etc). BTW did you get my e-mail?
Van, thanks for the Flash Gordon link, I just might have to do that.
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:55 am
… er, Jack ?
http://tinyurl.com/mqqad4
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:57 am
or maybe this link that actually works
http://tinyurl.com/klm9p4
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:58 am
Ok, ordered my copy of Flash Gordon, hopefully I’ll have a chance to watch it some time in August.
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:59 am
J0e, that link didn’t work for me.
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:00 am
Cj: Yes, Morro Bay is relaxing and awesome to walk around. I went into the aquarium and fed the sea lions the first time I was there, when I was about ten. My parents are up there right now, in one of their favorite rental houses in Cayucos; they’re going home this Saturday. If you care, my dad is blogging about it here: http://tinyurl.com/njd3pz (click on the link that says “Cayucos” in the sidebar).
TSH: Hi there!
ditto: LOVE that idea! We should totally do that. We could record it, or not, as desired. In any case, there definitely needs to be some live recording as part of this gathering. If I do manage to pull together enough funds to go (fingers crossed), I’m thinking of having a live “Questors” recording. As any audio drama producer will tell you, productions just come out better when two or more actors are in the same room together, because they can react to each other and play off each other.
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 am
Well, I think I’m going to watch a movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0907680/
Tricia Helfer as a dominatrix… interesting.
Maybe will move to the touch and let you know how good it is.
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:02 am
Sorry, the 2nd Elsa Lanchester link should work for you. Apparently it does for Jack ! ;D
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:04 am
Joe, Mary Poppins never looked so good
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:06 am
Heh. What a drag it is getting old… I guess I was thinking more along these lines:
http://www.cultsirens.com/lanchester/elsa-lanchester04.jpg
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:13 am
SoSAo far this movie feels very Canadian. That does not bode well.
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:14 am
Speaking of having trouble typing with thumbs…
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:14 am
“woof”!
I don’t even think she needed the extra incintive of hanging all those marshmallows from her top!
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:18 am
There’s a man on his knees in a leather harness scrubbing the floor
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:20 am
TEB: Yes I did.
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:20 am
There doesn’t seem to be any story as yet bet Tricia Helfer is in a leather halter and shorts
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:20 am
TEB – by way of clarification, previous link was from Mary Poppins but was not Mary Poppins.
This is
http://tinyurl.com/yofuqc
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:25 am
Well, I have to admit, I don’t think this movie is aimed at me. I’m about ready to turn it off.
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:26 am
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:31 am
Have moved to my computer. That movie was definitely not aimed at me. In the 15 minutes I had it on TH changed costumes 3 times, each more… sexy(?) than the other. Then the other girl who had just moved in with her (Leelee Sobieski – and is supposed to be nice and semi-sweet) also put on a tight outfit and was wandering around the apartment in it.
Not well acted but certainly eye-candy for the guys.
I think I’m going to play Dawn of Discovery now.
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:42 am
I didn’t realize you were actually watching the flick.
Did you rent it?
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
Well, good morning, Pan – afternoon?
I went to the gym then took the kids bowling. Enjoyed the show while on the treadmill. Sure made that time fly by!
Yay for Flash Gordon – I put it at the top of my Netflix Queue and will keep it at my house indefinitely.
As far as September recording goes – As is and will most likely always be the case, the LLAP household is available for whatever studio needs anyone wants whether it be recording or a viewing of the movie. We could also bring the mixer to the hotel room if that would be preferred. I have okayed all of this with the king of the LLAP castle.
We are cool like that.
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
From Netflix
Flesh Gordon (1974)
When Emperor Wang the Perverted (William Hunt) of the planet Porno aims his sex ray at Earth, the planet becomes a sloppy, sex-crazed cesspool, and only Flesh Gordon (Jason Williams), the lovely Dale Ardor (Suzanne Fields) and Dr. Jerkoff (Joseph Hudgins) can save the day. They go to Porno, only to encounter a giant Penisaurus and other obstacles. This campy send-up of the Flash Gordon serials features plenty of gratuitous nudity and sex.
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:48 am
TEB – I saw some chess pieces on the McPhee site. That’s what made me think of it. Of course, these are still smaller than I’d want in the long run if I were to ever make such a crazy purchase.
http://www.mcphee.com/items/M6149.html
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 am
TEB, thanks for the Chess Piece Links. I think I’ll be holding off on any such extravagant purchases for many many years. Maybe I’ll make it a project for the kids. You know, find 32 kids, 16 in black tee shirts, 16 in white tee shirts. They can decorate their shirts with their character, Pawn, King, Queen, etc… Then I can just have them stand in the appropriate spots and order them around.
I think as long as they all go the bathroom before we start the game, we won’t have too much trouble. Right?
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
justa J0e: eloquently said re: health care.
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:19 pm
J0e: No didn’t rent it. I PVR’d it off of the movie channel about a month ago and only now got to it. Stopped watching it and deleted from my box, though. Not really my kind of thing.
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
So screw removed, no four letter words used, new wifi card installed ok.
N is the way.
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Nitro ?
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Negligee ?
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:28 pm
NEUTRON BOMB ?!?!?!?
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Sadly the N wifi standard.
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Ah, nifty.
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Not necessarily knowing, negated nice knowledge.
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:49 pm
I’ve been so busy today, I’ve just caught up, and I find out that another ep dropped, and I’m behind again. (I’ll never learn *sigh*)
The chess pieces look very nice.
I’ve wanted a large chess set like this for years.
I decided that I’d build my own. The idea came about one Christmas when I saw a Smirnoff bottle in the shape of a Soldier Nutcracker. It looked convincingly enough like a White Knight, that I was inspired to build the set from variously shaped alcohol bottles.
I’ve seen a plethora of interesting bottles, but because of the expense of the alcohol, I’m a bit behind on the build.
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:56 pm
It doesn’t speed up iTunes downloads though.
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Van: It doesn’t actually speed up iTunes, no; However, if you drink enough of the Vodka, your perception of reality will slow down so that the effective speed of iTunes is like triple or some such…
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Retro hotness:
Elizabeth Montgomery in Bewitched.
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:26 pm
There was some scientist claiming he could teach you how to alter your perception of the passage of time.
He is supposed to have demonstrated this by by getting one of his trainees to face a guy with black belt in some MA and dodge the punches thrown at them by the MA guy.
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Van – Hope I helped to inspire that moment of retro-goodness.
For me there is much retro-hotness in Tony Dow from Leave it to Beaver. That boy always made me swooooooon!
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Retro-Hotness: Lena Horne in Stormy Weather
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:32 pm
“Gosh, Beave! Mom and Dad are gonna be pissed!”
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Cj: I can’t get behind the Leave it to Beaver love. For many a year, due to a slight overbite, I was nicknamed “beaver”, and for the city kids that didn’t get the animal reference, I also got called “Wally”.
Never could watch a whole ep of that show anyway… much to meh
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Ok, Arizona peeps, how’s this for a favour?
The friend of mine who lives in Calgary and will also be attending the Disc World convention sent me this e-mail:
“On another note…
I am ordering a hardened notebook computer in the US to be delivered to Arizona so I can pick it up at the diskworld convention.
I’ve emailed someone I know in Arizona who is attending, but haven’t heard back. He is probably on vacation.
I was wondering if you had a contact in Arizona who could receive the computer and bring it to the convention.
I want to make sure I get the order in in time to be delivered and I don’t know when my friend is going to reply.”
Any takers (I understand if not)
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Of course, that will mean giving a complete stranger (although I can vouch for him) your address (through me).
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:53 pm
I’ve lost track, is everything still “Pre-N” or has it ever been finalized?
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:08 pm
N draft i
Is that guy expecting his lappie to get hit by an EMP TEB?
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:10 pm
It runs a lot hotter than the G card, I may have turned the netbook into a mini heater.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Naw, it’s more like if you don’t bring it across the border yourself, it’ll get hung up in customs for weeks.
“I have ceased receiving goods across the border because there is no consistency whatsoever. Some things are delayed for weeks. Some have extra charges up the ying-yang, and others have no extra charges at all. I suspect there is a lot of isolationist retaliation going. The more available an item is in Canada (or the more unusual) , the more trouble you’ll have getting it across the border. On this computer I have a 10 day period (after shipping) to return it if damaged and I don’t want to use up those 10 days with it sitting in a warehouse at the border.”
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:17 pm
In the UK it’s hit or miss whether you get charged import duty on items valued over 18quid bought from USA or Canada.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Off to the Gentlemen’s Gathering… Stopping by Yusef’s Middle-Eastern Grocery and Deli first, Of course
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Hugs, TSH.
Evening, everyone! You all were productive today!
ditto, let me know where you book a room if you’re hotel-ing. I’m still only 80% for the gathering, but want to reserve a room before they’re all gone. Jack mentioned a Courtyard, I think, that is near the con hotel.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pm
On the topic of time:
There was a company that sold a product that claimed to pretty dramatically (relatively) reduce your response time. I never saw anything that backed up said claims, though.
I’ve read some claims that very “soft” martial arts, most notably Mantis Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chuan, can enable people to view time as slowed down, allowing the practitioner to move at amazing speeds, relative to the event. These claims vary wildly from person to person.
Having practiced several martial arts through the years (including years of Tai Chi Chuan), I can say that these claims, as they present them, are nearly all 100% bunk. They are unable to turn it on and off, or move through time as though on a different plane. The vast majority of what they’re referring to is relaxed movement.
That being said, I’ve had a few events where I “got out of my own way” as Bruce Lee would say, or is taught about in Zen texts. I was able to move at a speed and with a strength I was unaware I was able to, for just an instant. It is amazing and simple all at the same time. But again, this can not be summoned at will like a mutant ability from X-Men.
Also, it is possible for an adrenaline rush to slow down your perception of time. I’ve only experienced this once, when I was in my early teens.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Vanamonde: Ah yes, thanks. I really would love a new laptop. Mine is a hand-me-down the likes of which would stun you at the decrepid-ocity.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Van: I don’t think it’s the charges that are the bother, more like you never know when you’ll get it. Whenever I’ve ordered across the border, I can get things in a few days or it can take a few weeks, depending upon how customs feels and how backed up they are at the time.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:31 pm
A review of the iPhone version of ‘The Secret Of Monkey Island’:
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/The+Secret+of+Monkey+Island%3A+Special+Edition/ip_review.asp?c=14540
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:34 pm
..and with it’s time to bid you Adieu!
Night Pan.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:35 pm
I’m rather hoping it’s au revoir.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Sweet dreams, Van
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Van – glad to hear the wifi surgery was a success.
Though, I was expecting a more detailed story about the taming of the screw.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:51 pm
It was all pretty painless Ed.
Friend used a hand powered drill to slowly drill out the centre of the head of the screw till it snapped off.
Cos the drilling was slow, metal bits didn’t travel V
very far and were easily removed.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Oh and Reading Charlie Stross’s Saturn’s Children and one of robots bids Freya Adieu.
Hopefully I haven’t jinxed myself by not using Au Revoir.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Good night again, Van
Hubby was rather meh on Saturn’s Children.
July 23rd, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Vanamonde: Haha!
Ed from Texas: You’re much more clever with your puns than I. Well done.
July 23rd, 2009 at 5:32 pm
This is fairly bad news:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425
NoScript, people!
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:12 pm
It’s 10pm and I’m baking cookies.
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Morning Pan,
phew!
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Night, Pan!
Morning, Van.
July 24th, 2009 at 2:52 am
FRIDAY!
Oh yea!
July 24th, 2009 at 2:55 am
This just in – Palm fixes Itunes sync again after Apple breaks it.
I haven’t bothered to use my Pre with Itunes so far, my Nano serves me perfectly well for music.
Still, I find it amusing to see this back and forth going on. Apple takes a month to come up with a way to shut Palm out. One week later, Palm is back on.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:15 am
I just discovered there is such a thing as Judge Dredd underwear.
Discovering that on a busy bus is going to scar for me life.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:21 am
I bring this up here only because Jack had asked earlier…
The Parsec Finalists have been announced.
http://www.audiodramatalk.com/redir.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parsecawards.com%2Fnode%2F861
I have made the finals. OK now what?
July 24th, 2009 at 4:24 am
Morning Pan!
One quick announcement: Cj is one of the most generous people you will ever meet and if anybody ever burns her because of it, they will have me to answer to.
I now return you to your regularly scheduled Deadpan.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:25 am
Congrats on being a finalist, Wolf. I have my fingers, toes, eyes, ears and nose crossed for you (and believe it, those last two aren’t easy :) )
July 24th, 2009 at 4:30 am
I’ve discovered a big advantage with having an infected hand. I haven’t had to help with dishes in the last two days. Friday’s I usually clean the bathrooms but I can’t. I just get to kick back and do nothing for the next week. I wonder if I can play this out longer…
July 24th, 2009 at 4:32 am
Current scrabble scores:
Cj – 254
Me – 126
18 tiles left in the bag.
I think I’m going to lose.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:41 am
Congrats, Wolfie!
TEB, I think you’ve got her right where you want her!
I’m off to work – have a great day, all y’all.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:50 am
EssBee, It’s more like I have her right where she wants me
July 24th, 2009 at 4:50 am
Give ‘em hell at Evil Inc, EssBee
July 24th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Err so why the outburst about Cj TEB?
July 24th, 2009 at 4:57 am
Yesterday I was down to 6 hours of podcasts, this morning I’m now up to 12 again. *sigh*
I’ve moved WanderRadio to the top of my list, though.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:57 am
I’m almost frightened to buy the Flash Gordon DVD now.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:57 am
She answered the call, Van.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:58 am
Plus, every time we talk, one on one, she just strikes me as that kind of person.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:59 am
I have the solution TEB, when playing talk heavy podcasts on your Touch..hit that ‘x2′ button to speed up the playback rate.
July 24th, 2009 at 4:59 am
TEB – aww you didn’t have to… The quality of this interview is not that great.
I still need to finish the music show…
July 24th, 2009 at 5:01 am
I’ve found it works well for podcasts like No Agenda or Escape Pod.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:03 am
I’m being a bit thick today..answered the call for what?
July 24th, 2009 at 5:08 am
Van,
1) I’ve actually done the 2x thing on occasion. It’s kind of strange and yet fun.
2) the computer call of yesterday
July 24th, 2009 at 5:10 am
Too be honest, I wasn’t rather indifferent to EP 207. I noticed a new one came down the pipe today, we’ll see what I think in a couple of days when I get to it.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:18 am
Ah the penny drops.
Cj backed by a kickass Bunny..Nice!
July 24th, 2009 at 5:18 am
Morning Pan.
YEA WNDR!!!!!
July 24th, 2009 at 5:22 am
Ok, Wolf. Why do they talk about breaking the G-String but don’t degenerate into the obvious direction?
July 24th, 2009 at 5:36 am
So, here is today’s Deadpan query.
Along the lines of “Can’t keep up with my podcasts”… how many of you can’t (or just choose not to) keep up with your “social media” sites ?
I find I really only have time to keep up with the Deadpan.
I have accounts with the following;
MySpace – I might check the account every few months.
Shelfari – every few months
Flickstr – maybe twice, haven’t found the time to get familure with the site.
Friendster – maybe twice
Flickr – can’t even remember my log-on info
Stumbleupon – Who has time to “surf”? Wish I could make this one stop.
2nd Life – spent about an hour there. Gained little or no proficiency in using the controls. Realized it would take much longer. Never went back.
Epinions – This one I really intend to use more frequently but I’m lucky if I add anything 2 a year.
I suspect that there are others that I am signed up fr that I don’t even remember since I don’t have time for them. This is one of the reasons I haven’t jumped on Twitter or Facebook. How can you get anything done if you spend all day “contributing”?
July 24th, 2009 at 5:38 am
I’m only on Facebook, so it’s easier to keep up, J0e. Though I do find a lot of the little game apps on FB quite heavy time suckers.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:38 am
Oh, forgot to add the Forums at Escape Artist and FPM which I have visited in a year.
I think I’ve made appearances on the Air Out My Shorts board twice this year.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:39 am
have = haven’t
July 24th, 2009 at 5:56 am
My hubby’s laughing at me. I’m cleaning my desk. Anything I’m not sure what to do with, I put on his desk for him to deal with. The cleaner my desk gets the messier his gets. It’s quite amusing.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:01 am
Since I mostly work from home, would my workspace dimensions be the size of the room the computer is in or the size of my house (I work on a laptop so technically I can work in any room should I choose)
July 24th, 2009 at 6:02 am
Just FB and Twitter for me, rarely use the FB apps and Twitter I just follow the DPers on there.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:02 am
TEB – It’s all fun and games til someone gets an eye put out !
July 24th, 2009 at 6:04 am
I couldn’t easily get my workspace dimensions..but the weight would be easy to obtain..
July 24th, 2009 at 6:10 am
re: dimensions vs. weight.
Ok, Van. I admit, I have no idea what you mean.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:14 am
TEB- They do that all the time in their show…
Which is quite funny. They have a lot of fun on the stage.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:17 am
What I said TEB, the weight of the workspace is easier to obtain than the internal dimesions.
The weight is printed on the side.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:18 am
Warning The Bedlam Bards is not for children…
July 24th, 2009 at 6:20 am
Where the hell do you work, Van. On an iron ingot?
July 24th, 2009 at 6:20 am
Wolf, yeah, I got that from the interview.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:21 am
CP: Stuff Mom Never Told You
July 24th, 2009 at 6:21 am
right now their talking about how easy it is to fail a gender test. Very strange.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:27 am
I would dance on the head of a pin but it’s too crowded.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:31 am
Damn angels
July 24th, 2009 at 6:33 am
I’ll just pass this one for DP FBers:
Facebook has agreed to let third party advertisers use your posted pictures without your permission. Click on “Settings” up at the top where you see the “Logout” link. Select “Privacy”. Then select “News Feed and Wall”. Next, select the tab that reads “Facebook Ads”. In the drop down box, select “No One”. Then save your changes. Do it now. Help your friends…cut and paste this into your status
July 24th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Ed: Did you know that Bono owns 40% of Palm?
http://gpsobsessed.com/u2-frontman-bono-nets-823-million-from-palm-investment-after-webos-pre-debut/
July 24th, 2009 at 6:39 am
Van: Done!
ditto: nope didn’t know, but it doesn’t surprise me.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Van: Interesting. I see nothing under the “Facebook Ads” tab. I’ll have to check again later.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Watching the Cdn dollar. If I’m really lucky, at the rate it’s going up, maybe it’ll be at par by the time I head to Arizona.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:42 am
ditto: it’s actually in the “settings” tab beside the “logout” link.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:45 am
TEB: Yes, I followed Van’s directions, but when I got to “Facebook Ads†I did not find anything at all.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:48 am
I had to use IE. Only then could I see the drop-down box.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:56 am
I think my husband’s bored and really needs to start back to school.
He found the rules for a D & D game called Dragon Chess in an old D & D book. He’s created the pieces on the printer and glued them to 1″ wooden blocks he pick up from the local craft store. He created and printed the boards. He’s removed the ornaments from two shelves of a bookcase, removed the shelves and had put the boards on these (luckily he only has them on with paperweights on each corner. If he glued them on, I might have freaked out). Now, when I go shopping today, he wants me to get 6 extra boxes of kleenex so he can make put it all together into three tiers.
I guess the idea of the kleenex boxes is, when he gets tired of it, we can at least use the kleenex at some time in the future.
July 24th, 2009 at 6:58 am
I’m watching Van’s FB writeup. I know what a kip is Van but what’s a schloof?
July 24th, 2009 at 7:01 am
God help me, Hubby’s back at the chess variants web page.
July 24th, 2009 at 7:03 am
http://www.chessvariants.com/3d.dir/dragonchess.html
Just in case you really wanted to know.
July 24th, 2009 at 7:07 am
He now sent me this, just in case I really want to play (which I don’t but will anyway because I’m a loving, supporting wife :) )
http://www.pathguy.com/chess/DragonCh.htm
July 24th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Can I toss out a request to all you lovely Deadpanite ladies with your sexy voices? Please submit some dirty lyrics to Jack. Especially the following songs:
Lick by Joi
Lick it by 20 Fingers
Hot White Cum by Liz Phair
Pull up to my bumper by Grace Jones (Not particularly filthy, except in subtext)
I’m sure Jack would really appreciate the extra content. (So will many male Deadpanites such as myself)
Oh, and of course I will reciprocate. (Hmm, I think that sounded wrong) I mean I’m trying to figure out what song(s) I’m going to send in, too.
If we work together I’m sure we’ll all be satisfied. (Hmm, that sounds wrong too).
I’ll be in my bunk…
July 24th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Well, I think it’s time to get groceries.
Later Pan!
July 24th, 2009 at 7:23 am
ComputerKing:
July 24th, 2009 at 7:27 am
CK: I think Flower by Liz Phair is much better than HWC. :)
July 24th, 2009 at 7:38 am
TEB – :oops: Thanks for the compliments :)
Computer King – Lick It is one of my favorite songs actually…
OMGotch.. what a morning.
Gotta run and jump and other exercising things.
I shall return in hours!
July 24th, 2009 at 7:45 am
There’s a rather good story called ‘The Fairy Chessmen’ by authors I’ve forgotten.
Time travellers, a mathematical equation that distorts reality, and different rules for chess all feature.
July 24th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Oh and schloof is a welsh word for kip/nap.
July 24th, 2009 at 7:59 am
CP: You’re My All Night Steady — Robert Pete Williams
July 24th, 2009 at 8:06 am
RE – FB fail
If they had used one of your photos that had been submitted to a photo agency – you could be getting paid anywhere from $25 to $500. In this case, an advertiser that uses one of your photos will still be paying for your photos … but that money is going to FaceBook and not you AND they can use it in any way they see fit, regardless of how personally embarrassing or invasive it might be to you.
July 24th, 2009 at 8:10 am
200!
Wow, what a busy Friday. . . . Now to get caught up.
July 24th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Excellent idea, Computer King. Your deep voice will vibrate the ear buds and make the ladies all swoon.
Congrats on the parsec news, Wander!
July 24th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Just overheard said by an executive of a defense industry subcontractor, engineering firm -
“Sure Obama is bringing home troops from Iraq. Big Deal! Now that he’s started a 2nd War in Afghanistan!”
Oh the tragedy of revisionist history!
*face in hands*
July 24th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Applied Van’s FB settings recommendation. Didn’t have any trouble doing it with Firefox.
As for JJ’s query about keeping up with social networks. I definitely do some better than others and tend to go through phases. I’ll realize that I haven’t checked out a particular forum for a few months and then hit it pretty regularly for a few weeks before drifting over to another forum/community that I’d been away from.
But, there is always Deadpan.
July 24th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Eewwww! Just came home to find some silly animal left a half eaten mouse on my sidewalk. Hubby figures it was some bird of prey that regurgitated it as there were some feathers near by. I repeat – eewwww!
July 24th, 2009 at 9:29 am
It’s been a heck-of-a morning around here, and it’s not over yet.
Good Morning, Pan!
J0e: I have MySpace, FB, Twitter, 2nd Life, LiveJournal, Bloopdiary, Twitter, the GuiseKnights forum, Twitter, and an intermittent blog
I don’t update any of them regularly.
Well, maybe Twitter…
July 24th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Congrats Wolf! … What happens next?
justa Joe: What is your Epinions ID? I used to live there. Back in the day.
July 24th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Oooh… and Congrats WDNRWolf!
I may have to start listening…
July 24th, 2009 at 10:21 am
“But like everything else that’s good and noble in life, some Wall Street wizard decided that hospitals could be big business, so now they’re run by some bean counters in a corporate plaza in Charlotte. In the U.S. today, three giant for-profit conglomerates own close to 600 hospitals and other health care facilities. They’re not hospitals anymore; they’re Jiffy Lubes with bedpans.”
Bill Maher is the best.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Nomad – I can’t actually remember (insert “embarrassed smiley icon”), I’ll have to look it up.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:30 am
TWEET/
Chipped a tooth while driving to the Library.
/Tweet
July 24th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Lejon – If you enjoy something different…then listen. The show is a bit unpredictable at times…but if you enjoy a wide range of music jump on it.
Interviews…
and eventually a return to the short story dramatizations.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:55 am
I’m home again.
We went to a new bounce place and bought a monthly pass so the kids can run and climb and jump to their hearts’ content.
The place has free WiFi, but the password wasn’t working so I couldn’t get online, but if I need to get some work done, I could actually take my laptop and work at that location. Nifty.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:59 am
As far as social media sites go … let me see.
I now spend more time here on Deadpan than anywhere else.
Second would be Facebook. It really is an easy interface for keeping up with people.
Twitter is probably third, although there are days where I don’t check it or tweet at all.
I do enjoy posting things to flickr and have a ton of stuff in there.
I was using Utterli, but it seems to fail a lot and not send my stuff where I want it anymore, but I still post videos there on rare occasion.
I have a MySpace that I rarely visit. Don’t. Like. MySpace.
There’s a LiveJournal account too that’s kinda useless but I think some stuff autopopulates there from Utterli and Twitter.
Otherwise – I am entirely anti-social as I’m sure you can all tell.
July 24th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Yay WNDRWolf! Big smoochy congrats and good lucks to you!
July 24th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Thank you CJ – Where is that bumper? ;-)
July 24th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
He didn’t send it yet? Arg! Hey – maybe we can record a better one this weekend. I’m sorry you don’t have it yet – I’ll make it happen.
July 24th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
OK, one more political nipple from me:
http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001975/
That seems a classy, rational, intelligent way to address the frenzy.
I’m confused though, why didn’t he yell at everyone and tell them that he’s the decider? That it’s un-American to question his words?
July 24th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Political Nipple is so gonna be the name of our band.
July 24th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
They are trying hard to turn this into a circus … but are finding that this President is no clown.
July 24th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Thanks for the heads-up Vanamonde. I was unable to see a drop-down on my Windows box at work. I’ll try it here in a bit.
July 24th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Just got back from seieng Loudon Wainwright III.
He’s still got it.
July 24th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Yeah, that’s a no-go. So I’ll just pull all my (four or so) photos. F ‘em.
July 24th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
transpose i and e
July 24th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Works in Chrome i
July 24th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Well, good to see Obama is at least smart enough to not fight losing wars on two fronts. He seems to slowly be learning that DC isn’t Chicago.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Ah, Friday tumbleweeds. . .
The Onion’s Chinese Take-over seems to have produced some funny articles.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/grandfather_disrespected_in_own
July 24th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Is “I think I just came” a decent response to grilled vegetables?
Ed, I love you brother, but we disagree once again. I was applauding Daddy O. yesterday and am kinda bummed today.
xox Panites.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
On vegetable deserves that sort of response.
Morning Pan, in crowd avoidance mode.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Which vegetables are causing Os?
I’m pretty fond of Sugar Snap Peas, but um, it’s purely platonic.
Good night mushed peas.
July 25th, 2009 at 1:30 am
That On should have been a No.
July 25th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Ouch:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/24/hammer-as-cure-for-c.html
July 25th, 2009 at 3:26 am
Van, I don’t think I’ve ever been drunk enough to think that stuffing hammers up my butt was a good idea.
I have been drunk enough to think that flinging chunks of jalapeno at people was a good idea, in case you need a reference point.
July 25th, 2009 at 4:46 am
Well, gang, we’re about ready to head to the airport. So, I’ll probably be scarce around here. If anything, I’ll post to facebook from my phone as the urge strikes.
Try to pretend to behave, at least, while I’m away :)
July 25th, 2009 at 5:05 am
My social media habits are very similar to Cj’s. I keep up with the Deadpan the most, followed by Twitter and Facebook, which I keep up with about equally. I’m on Flickr, but don’t use it very much. I, too, have a very little-used MySpace account. I’m also on LiveJournal, but I don’t visit very often, except for those times when I’m exploring a new fandom or when there’s a special event going on. (The two LJ-based special events I participate in every year, august_writing and naarmamo, start a week from today! Yay!) I have a del.icio.us account, but have only used it a little bit.
Ed: Have a great trip! :-)
July 25th, 2009 at 5:21 am
I spend quite a bit of time on Facebook
Way too much time here (80-something posts a day while I’m at work you prolific crowd you)
I’ve started getting in to Twitter, but not every day
LiveJournal – but only to read what select friends are up to
Flickr
I have a MySpace, but I’m almost NEVER there
July 25th, 2009 at 5:26 am
I’m heading for the airport as well in a few hours. I would call in updates, like Amy, but my trips have far fewer stops. I’m organizing the Big Move (TM) all this week, for the rest of my family to come to Orlando (I’ve been down here on my own for almost 2 months now), so I’m not sure how it will affect my keeping up with the boards. We’ll just have to see what happens.
July 25th, 2009 at 5:39 am
Enjoy Vegas Mr. and Mrs. From Texas! Don’t do anything I wouldn’t . . . actually, forget that.
I grilled zuchinni (seriously, how DO you spell that?) and onions, and B threw in corn and green chili from the garden to create AWESOME calabacitas. It was delicious, but I do think she liked them a few notches more than I did.
I actually slept until 7:15 this morning. Wow, I like that!
July 25th, 2009 at 5:47 am
“Zucchini.”
New podcast episodes I haz. Off to bake some cakes.
July 25th, 2009 at 6:17 am
Morning Pan!
Hubby has dismantled the dragon chess board, now watching him try to create the board from the original Star Trek. Some of his efforts have been quite hilarious but he won’t let me take pictures until he’s satisfied with the set up.
July 25th, 2009 at 7:10 am
TEB: sweet!
July 25th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Did anyone here watch that Torchwood special on BBC America this week? Not sure when it played in BBC UK.
Hugh and I watched episode 1 Thursday night. Planed on watching epsiode 2 on Friday and ended up watching 2-5 last night.. wow that was some good stuff. I was crying quite pathetically on episode 5. We couldn’t stop watching it! It was so good it made us look up if there was any news on Torchwood returning for season 4. So far I’ve just heard they were waiting to see how well Season 3 did.
Talking to my friend Dani and we agree we think the show is better without Tosh and Owen.. although their exit last season was quite dramatic.
Kinda interested by the commercials for that show called Being Human.
We are leaving Sunday morning for San Francisco for about 1.5 weeks so Being Human and Dr Who this weekend will have to wait on our Tivo till we get back.
Finally did see some of episode 1 of Warehouse 13 and that seems interesting. Those have been collecting on Tivo too and will be watched at some point.
that is your Smarty Hottie TV update
July 25th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Now for a podcast update:
we think we might load up all the Deadpans we haven’t listened to and listen to them while traveling during our trip to CA. We have our flight and then while there we are going to be doing lots of driving too.
At this rate we will be years behind if we try to play by play every epsiode. Our life is too complicated right now to accommodate that. So we decided to listen, and make note of anything really funny we want to comment on, which with Jack I am sure there will be lots to comment on :)
we don’t listen to any other podcasts so that ends that (although we keep wanting to pick up another sex podcast and of course Savage Love- but alas again.. no time)
that is your smarty hottie podcast update
July 25th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Any other updates Hugh?
Hugh sez: movies
Movies!
errrr.. we saw Harry Potter, still need to see Public Enemy, thats it for movies
We thought Harry was good even though they changed it sooo much.
that is your smarty hottie movie update
July 25th, 2009 at 9:38 am
Hugh sez: Comics, music?
Well I could do comics and music but that would be too much. Music is probably the only thing Hugh and i have been able to keep very current on.. but we are both music fiends. Lots of good new music.
Hugh sez: You should call in an ear bud
I really should
I will work on that and call it in next week :)
that is your smarty hottie music update
July 25th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Comics… haven’t picked up any new titles.. oh no thats not true. Picked up Unwritten. Seems interesting.. I want to know whats going on there, definitely going to keep getting that.
Couple new Batman titles and of course the rebirth of Batman story is still going. I miss Bruce Wayne!!! *sobs*
Sword is still kick ass.. Hellblazer will forever rule my world, Fables too
Oh! Bringing Doom Patrol back.
Lots oh good indies
that is your smarty hottie comics update
July 25th, 2009 at 9:42 am
and going back to TV for a second.. I cannot begin to explain my excitement for Mad Men coming back next month methinks?
I know Justa J0e watched Mad Men last season, not sure if anyone else here does. but I fucking love that show
that is the end of your smarty hottie updates
July 25th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Smarty Hottie sighting !!!!!!
MMMMWAAAAAA
Hey Hugh, share some of that with Dre ;)
July 25th, 2009 at 11:22 am
I believe that EssBee and her Sly one also caught the Mad Men fever. My TiVo anxiously awaits the new season.
Tourchwood mini series – I’ve seen day 1 and 2 and am really digging it. Nice pacing, drama and a butt load of dramatic bombs were dropped in the very first episode.
I personally will miss Tosh and Owen. Their characters were nicely flawed, I thought that made them very human. I DO think that there departure was a good thing for the show though. Shaking up the very foundation of your story line like that is a real good way to keep a show fresh, to keep from becoming the same old thing every week but with a different monster.
… that is IF you have the writers to pull it off. So far I’d think they do!
What’s the deal with Gwenn?!?!?
She doesn’t have the stereotypical, model-esque, hot glamor babe, look and yet there is something about her I find very aluring. Maybe it’s the bangs.
or the boots.
Who knows.
Nicely done BBC. *golf clap*
July 25th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Love Mad Men!
July 25th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
I’m skipping all the Torchwood talk, because we haven’t caught the mini yet. It’s waiting on the DVR. We are currently at the end of Season 3 of Dr. Who on DVD. Martha is a cutie!
I can’t decide if it’s naptime, or coffee time.
July 25th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
I’m with the Mad Men crowd. although I didn’t grab S1 via BT cos I thought the show synopsis sounded a bit naff, caught it on BBC3 and was hooked.
I find the gap in the front teeth of Gwen to be offputting from a hotness point of view.
July 25th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Re Van’s Boingboing link. . . .:
Stop! Hammer time.
July 25th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Smarty Hotties, I really like that plan – except that I’ve said nothing funny or interesting since some time in early 2006. :) There have definitely been some good moments, however, over the past 30-or-so episodes and Unshows.
Best of luck in all of your travels and endeavors. Hugs, prayers, good vibes – - all of that goes with you.
Gah, Used Hair, Ed, and the Smarty Hotties are all taking off in different directions. It’s like the end of Empire Strikes Back around here. . .
July 25th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
TSH: I think loading up all the Deadpans you haven’t listened to and listening to them while traveling is a great idea. In my opinion, your play-by-playing has been fun, but you shouldn’t feel like it’s an obligation, because that makes it less fun. Enjoy getting caught up! :-)
And yes, we would love it if you called in an Earbud. :-)
Jack: And me. I’m taking off in… actually, the same direction as TSH, since we’re both going to California. My commenting will only be interrupted for maybe half a day, though.
July 25th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Van, I think a lot of Gwen’s hotness for me IS the teeth. I really dig her.
July 25th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
The attraction of imperfection.
July 25th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Perfection, perfschmection.
July 25th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Neat (Notice that it’s a .mov file – - you’ll need quicktime):
http://wdmp-7.vo.llnwd.net/d1/wdsmp/TRON/VFXConcept/Grid_VFX_ConceptTest_720.mov
July 25th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
CW: Religulous
July 25th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
j0e- I’m taking the whole kiss for myself and not sharing it with Hugh at all! :)
Torchwood- I kinda like Gwens tooth gap too- kinda like Madonna’s tooth gap.. it is kinda sexy. Hugh definitely lusts for Martha Jones though.
I think Tosh and Owen were good characters, I think I just really liked the dynamic with Ianto, Jack, Gwen and Rhys in this mini series.. those 4 were good together in this.
Mad Men- Glad others like it! I caught that right when it came out being that I work in advertising. I think everyone at the ad agency I worked at watched it that 1st night. Speaking of sexy characters.. I have a Don Draper fetish.. I don’t care how much of an asshole he is.. that haircut, and those suits… *swooon* I can’t get enough of him. I have a weakness for a man in a nice suit. :)
Jack- puh-lease. You are so damn funny and you know it. I spend half our conversations laughing my arse off. Thanks so much for the good luck. You know we need it :)
Amy- We agree. We never felt obligated to play by play, we enjoyed it but it just is going to take us too long and we want to listen. The ipod is fully Deadpan locked and loaded as I write this.
We will wave at you when we get to California Amy :)
Earbud- will be worked on and called in.
Alright pan, we are going out soon for a bit tonight and leaving 1st thing on a 9am flight to San Fran. Probably won’t hear from us until we return.. but who knows :)
*mwa*
July 25th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
TSH rock.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Just finished watching “Being Human”.
Could be worth the ride. It borders on being another moody, “poor me I’m a misunderstood vampire” thing … but I think the ghost character pulls it out of the “same old thing” category.
Production wise, I do think it is nicely done.
and that is it for me tonight.
Goodnight mush.
July 25th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Did BBC America show the pilot for ‘Being Human’?
The ghost and vampire were played by different actors.
July 26th, 2009 at 5:07 am
TSH: I’ll wave at you, too! :-)
July 26th, 2009 at 5:14 am
Jack: Sorry but I am, by nature, against any and all remakes, reboots, reimaginings, etc. I can already see in the preview for Tron that it is going the modern way of digital flash in place of substance. Whatever magic existed in the original tron is bound to be lost. I could be wrong, but for every Start Trek reboot there are a hundred Land of the Losts.
July 26th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Don’t know which I saw Van.
The episode I watched gave a 5 minute or so “set-up” for the show, from the ghost’s point of view … but it didn’t really get into how the Vamp and his Wolf met up or why they chose that flat. The wolf boy did explain to the ghost how he came to be but I can’t be sure that this was the pilot.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Yeah Used Hair, most movies independently created based on other materials are just profit-focused, soulless products. The same could prove true for TR2N (as they were originally calling it).
July 26th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Went to a free Americana festival today, good fun, even most of the acts weren’t American not even the C&W guy.
July 26th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
+though
July 26th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Does Blip.FM block streaming to non US IPs?
July 26th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Yes.
No?
… um, what’s blip.fm ?
July 26th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
So ….
Starting project I have long put off.
I have an old “lime” iMac that I am going to give to family. So I need to go in and remove any of my private files from it. That’s not such a big deal I guess.
What I am dreading though … Is that I really need to go in and reload the OS from scratch. Get the thing back to it’s starting point from before I added all of my A/V programs and made it so that it no longer plays DVD’s or Audio CDs.
That means finding original OS discs, then getting on-line and downloaded all the upgrades and installing them … if I can still get them.
Meh.
I’d also love it if I could keep the version of iTunes that it is currently sporting, in tact. It has an old version of iTunes from before a time when the RIAA started leaning on Apple and therefore it has a lot more ripping capabilities then the current versions have!
Oh well.
This post is a last ditch effort to put this tak off for another minute or so.
Hey, I know !!! I’ll bet a rum & coke would really make this go better!
July 26th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Jack posted a link on Twitter and I couldn’t stream the music.
July 26th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Jack twittered a link with his post and I couldn’t face the music.
July 26th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Tweet.
July 26th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Earlier, I posted: “I hope these blips are tweeting now”
How the F did words like this enter my vernacular?? My life has become a bad 70s Sci-Fi movie.
July 26th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Oooooh!
Let’s make a list of GOOD Sci-Fi movies from the 70’s !
July 26th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
… um …
July 26th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
“Roller Ball” ??
July 26th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
“The Exercist” wasn’t really Sci-Fi
July 26th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
“West World” ?
July 26th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
“2001 – A Space Odysee”
July 26th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
The Andromeda Strain
Soylent Green
Dark Star
A Boy and His Dog
Rollerball
Deathrace 2000
Star Wars!!!!!!!!!!!!
Logan’s Run!!!!!!
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Superman
Capricorn One
Alien
Mad Max
Time After Time
I cheated and picked the ones I liked from:
http://www.scifimoviepage.com/1970s.html
July 26th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Jack: Is is me or does your Blip.fm picture look like General Zod
Blip.fm: http://blip.fm/jackmangan
Zod: http://blogs.mcall.com/.a/6a00d8341c4fe353ef0115702360a6970b-popup
July 26th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Just finished recording Love Long and Prosper episode #120 featuring special guest, Jack Mangan.
*swoooon*
July 26th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
SciFi from the 70s that I have seen (from UsedHair’s linkage)
A Clockwork Orange
The Stepford Wives (30 minutes)
Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Superman (I’m not really sure if it was this one or one of the sequels)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
I almost put Alien before remembering it was Alien3 that I’d seen.
I’m actually surprised at how many I’ve seen. I had thought that Star Wars was the only 1970s SciFi (SyFy? *runs away*) I had seen.
July 26th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
jJ, check out
http://www.oldapps.com/itunes.php
for that old version of iTunes. I’ve not used them, but I’ve heard acedtect mention them favorably a few times.
July 26th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2009/07/27/g-force-out-whizzes-potter/
Ugh. *insert sound of sawing own head off*
July 26th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
What is Lejon’s website? I must go congratulate him on the good story and the horrid kazoo.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
2001 came out in the 60’s.
Silent Running to the good 70’s scifi list.
I can login to the Blip.FM site, but when I try to listen to the track it just says it’s unavailable…grrrrrr!
Morning Pan, sipping tea and reading nipples, yeah.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Oh and Demon Seed:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_Seed
Julie Christie for retro hotness..but for Fahrenheit 451.
July 27th, 2009 at 1:34 am
Another nice music Wander Radio show, and some HH Radio series references to boot.
July 27th, 2009 at 3:54 am
+Wolf
July 27th, 2009 at 4:22 am
Thanks Van.
It was to perfect.
Episode 42
I become a finalist for the parsecs
The Improbability Drive was working overtime.
July 27th, 2009 at 4:47 am
Can’t wait to listen, Wolf!
My weekend was good, despite a few kidney stones that tried to get in my way. I can’t believe it’s already Monday!
This week will be a stressful one at Evil, Inc. We’re meeting with reps from the company we’re merging with to “integrate” teams. I’m all dressed up, and ready for any kind of news.
July 27th, 2009 at 5:03 am
Morning Pan!
Another beautiful Monday morning!
July 27th, 2009 at 5:17 am
Wolf, have you seen the old BBC version of Hitchhikers? Much better.
July 27th, 2009 at 5:20 am
While I like the interviews, I must admit I enjoy the music episodes the most.
July 27th, 2009 at 5:30 am
TEB – I have seen it. Yes I enjoyed it.
July 27th, 2009 at 5:48 am
I have to agree with TEB the music WRs are the best, followed by the audio dramas then the interviews.
July 27th, 2009 at 5:50 am
Wow, thank you for the feedback.
July 27th, 2009 at 6:05 am
I still like them all though.
July 27th, 2009 at 6:16 am
So my hubby walked in in the middle of Wolf reading the Parsec nominees. His reaction:
“Wow what an interesting podcast. You’re listening to someone reading a list. Maybe you should do a podcast of you reading your grocery list every week. That would be a great”
He was kidding of course
July 27th, 2009 at 6:16 am
I agree with Van, they are all good.
July 27th, 2009 at 6:17 am
Morning Pan.
Yep, if we’re taking an informal pole here … I’m in agreement with Van’s “Order of Joy” for WR episodes. Keeping in mind that I don’t dislike ANY of the WR flavors.
July 27th, 2009 at 6:19 am
Van – thanks for the rettro iTunes link. Unfortunately for my situation … they are for PC OS only.
Can’t remember which version of iTunes I have on my old computer I just recall that DRM couldn’t seem to phase it :)
July 27th, 2009 at 6:19 am
I guess I should have gotten Van to read it for me…
July 27th, 2009 at 6:20 am
Good luck at the blood letting EssBee. Maybe you can call with the contents of the Evil Inc. sacrificial alter… just don’t get to close yourself!
July 27th, 2009 at 6:22 am
ACK – that wa Nomad that gave me the iTunes link. Sorry :)
I guess I’m just used to Van being the alpha dog when it comes to retro computer software.
July 27th, 2009 at 6:24 am
Re: 70’s Sci Fi
Wow.
Somehow I just didn’t think that Star Wars, Star Trek the movie and Logan’s Run were THAT old.
I may have to start drinking early today.
July 27th, 2009 at 6:26 am
Hubby now working in the same room as I. Had to switch to headphones.
July 27th, 2009 at 6:27 am
justaJ0e – It is Five 0′ clock somewhere…
July 27th, 2009 at 6:30 am
Wolf, that’s a great album by Slash’s snakepit. My favourite song is Neither Can I. :)
July 27th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Holy crow, these kids are in good shape
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-oZEo3zSBI
July 27th, 2009 at 7:47 am
jackmangan said:
“Earlier, I posted: “I hope these blips are tweeting nowâ€
How the F did words like this enter my vernacular?? My life has become a bad 70s Sci-Fi movie.”
LOL! We do have some interesting vernacular these days.
July 27th, 2009 at 7:51 am
Usedhair: Yes, that is my bearded face (ca. early 2008) Photoshopped onto General Zod.
Lejon’s website is http://www.touchingthemonolith.com
No one mentioned Zardoz for great 70s sci-fi!
Morning, mush.
July 27th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Is that because it wasn’t?
July 27th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Hola, Pans y Panitas! Buenas Dias!
One of these days I’ll learn to say something more than Hello in 9 languages…
Nomad Scry: Thanks for listening! I can happily take credit for the story, and be embarrassed that I actually did the kazoo theme too… My co-host said that it was “perfect” at the time…
July 27th, 2009 at 8:23 am
Van! Zardoz is not pleased.
Lejon – the kazoo theme is transcendent.
July 27th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Must/resist/subscribing/to/another/podcast
July 27th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Oh and in pedantic mode, the HH radio series was also done for the BBC.
July 27th, 2009 at 8:50 am
And as far as I know was the original form of HHGTTG.
That is where the sound clips came from.
July 27th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Fingers crossed:
http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/skylon_overview.html
July 27th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Morning, Pan.
I made an appointment with a personal trainer for tomorrow morning at the gym. He’s grouchy on the phone so I’m suddenly trepidatious. (My former boss told me that “trepidatious” isn’t a real word. Wordpress on this page seems to agree and is marking is as a misspell. Then again, it’s also marking “wordpress” as a misspell. Maybe my spell check is built into FireFox – which, for the record, is also coming up as misspelled.
Nonetheless. I’m feeling trepidatious about my appointment with the grumpy sounding trainer with whom I just got off the phone.
That was my point.
July 27th, 2009 at 8:59 am
- )
July 27th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Relative peril question -
This old iMac has had a slight quirk ever since I’ve owned it (got it for $250 from a guy I suspect had dropped it).
When you first power it up … the display is all white and washed out. After a minute or so, if you lovingly but FIRMLY smack the top of the computer with the flat of your hand, the picture will become clean and crisp. Sometimes it takes a few whacks.
So I thought I’d open this baby up and see if I couldn’t find an obviously loose wire or board.
I couldn’t.
So here is the danger part. I’m thinking of plugging it in with the case off of it and then poking at things with a wooden pencil to see if I can find a lose thing what might be causing the issue.
Question – on a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being “You said NEVER cross the beams Ray!”) … how bad an idea is this.
July 27th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Oh Mah Gawd! I can’t flippin’ type today. There should be no parentheses anywhere in my previous post!
Doggonit!
July 27th, 2009 at 9:02 am
I am trepidatious about causing an unhappy melange of voltage, components and human DNA.
July 27th, 2009 at 9:04 am
CJ – Of all the Dwarfs to get as a trainer, you could do worse then Grumpy. Sneezey is rather unpleasant and Dopey is downright dangerous.
July 27th, 2009 at 9:12 am
jJ – The worst dwarf to have as a trainer would have to be Bashful. I wouldn’t learn a thing because he’s just stand there cowering at me. I’d scare him to death with my outgoing personality really. I scare most people at first – I’m pretty sure.
July 27th, 2009 at 9:12 am
I feel a certain amount of trepidation about using “trepidatious”.
July 27th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Cj: I should think that Happy would be an excellent dwarven personal trainer. He’s never down, always has a positive outlook, and by God he can dance!
July 27th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Can’t remember if that model ihas an LCD or CRT jj. If it’t the latter be VERY careful.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Wahoo!
My new 3rd Gen iPod battery just arrived!
Got it from a place I found on-line called “iPod Battery Depot”. Don’t know if the product is any good yet but they shipped this sucker FAST!
Now to insta … oh wait, I have this dismantled iMac all over the room.
This is why I never get anything finished. They new project always shows up well before the last is complete.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Van – it is a CRT.
I’m guessing that means “high voltage capacitor” some where in there.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Yup.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:38 am
There is some sort of fluxcapaciter thingy that when I push on it with my plastic straw, makes the picture get better. could be it’s solder connections are not right. hose are under it where I cannot see … of course.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Can you try hooking it up to your car battery?
The red is positive, the black is negative.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Just don’t hit 88mph
July 27th, 2009 at 10:48 am
Jack the car battery does not have 1.6 giga-watts of electricity…
Unless you’re connected to the clock tower during an electrical storm.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:49 am
I just discovered that if I hold the CTRL key down and spin the wheel on my mouse it makes the print on the screen bigger or smaller depending which way I roll it.
Technology fascinates me.
jJ – Be careful with those wires. We don’t want you zapping yourself to the past.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:50 am
… ah -HA !!!!
THAT’S how I got into this mess to begin with.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:50 am
(see post about lightning and a clock tower)
July 27th, 2009 at 11:11 am
I have a sudden urge to dig out some old Calvin Klein jeans and put them on!
July 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
.start_vent
GAH! Stupid Netscape open source project teams. One group understands how to use configure. The other doesn’t. GRRRRRRRRRRR.
.end_vent
July 27th, 2009 at 11:21 am
OK
I have a cruel and ruthless plan. (not involving jeans OR Brooke Sheilds)
I am going to fashion a widget to wedge between the side of the case and the fluxcapacitor. This should apply a slight force to the component and help to keep what I suspect to be a loose solder joint, tight.
If it doesn’t, then at least I will be able to apply an external corrective force to that spot on the case to give it a “wiggle” without having to dismantle the computer.
July 27th, 2009 at 11:25 am
jJ – I need a visual. Please provides photos. :)
July 27th, 2009 at 11:26 am
uhm. -s
July 27th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Technology is fun. Except when it isn’t. ;)
July 27th, 2009 at 11:28 am
CP: Try Me One More Time — Willie Nix
July 27th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Some people make a living doing this:
http://www.jalr.org/
July 27th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
It’s just occurred to me -
While at a picnic you should probably avoid any dish with the name “Murphy slaw”, Especially if it is mayonnaise based.
July 27th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Holy moley, Van. Did you notice the subtle background image messages on that JALR site, intended to encourage you to sign up?
http://www.jalr.org/icons/bg.png
Why are “Meet new people” and “Poop into a bucket” right next to each other?? These are enticements for me to become a JALR??????
July 27th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I hadn’t Jack.
July 27th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
This is one spoilt kid:
http://gizmodo.com/5323788/exemplary-mom-builds-98+inch-screen-inside-kids-bedroom-ceiling
July 27th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Jack: I guess that explains 2 girls, one cup. ;)
July 27th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
That’s just gross, ditto.
Gross.
July 27th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Lejon will withhold comment regarding the aforementioned women and their cup, and instead be horrified by the concept as he remembers it. (never be the same… never be the same…)
July 27th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
For reasons out of my control.
July 27th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
/bangheadondeskrepeatedly
July 27th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
OK. I’m done.
Thanks for being there.
July 27th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Venting all done?
July 27th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Yes, dear. All done. Life may now resume.
July 27th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Phew.
July 27th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
It is true that we are weak and sick and ugly and quarrelsome but if that is all we ever were, we would millenniums ago have disappeared from the face of the earth.
-John Steinbeck
July 27th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Okay Jack Mangan said I could pimp my show here. Theresa and I had a fun chat with Jack on are new show Media Frenzy Podcast. I hope you will give it a try. http://www.mediafrenzypodcast.com
July 27th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
TO: Downloading podcast now… for listening later.
Where do you find these crazy pictures of Jack?
All that hair!
July 27th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
The first one is the Jack. I got it off of google. The second pic is Harry Potter nude at 17.
July 27th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Uhm. I hadn’t looked at the 2nd photo.
um.
July 27th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
won’t
July 27th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
vanity
Gahhhhhh that picture will haunt me forever. Curse Jesse Willis for snapping that one!! Curse him!
/vanity
July 27th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
fangirl
Jack Mangan = Hot babe in all pictures and real life.
/fangirl
so.there.
July 27th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Yeah you shouldn’t really see Harry Potter like that.
July 27th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
His future and current girlfriends should be happy though.
cough
July 28th, 2009 at 12:24 am
As much as I love Daniel Radcliffe and think he’s adorable and all that – I have to admit that I didn’t need to see that.
I’d like to erase it. Erase erase erase. From my memory.
July 28th, 2009 at 12:44 am
Get the mind scrubbers out.
July 28th, 2009 at 12:55 am
jUSTA JOE!!!
Do not poke live monitor! I do not know the truth of it (meaning, I haven’t poked one myself), but everytime I study up on PC repair the two big dangerous things are Monitors and Laser printers. Both can have a tremendous discharge!
July 28th, 2009 at 12:59 am
Oh good. No electro-shocked jJ. phew.
July 28th, 2009 at 1:06 am
*grrrr*
Work proxy blocks libsyn. I can’t see naked Jack. Dammit.
July 28th, 2009 at 1:07 am
*laughs evilly then heads back to annoying his little minions.*
July 28th, 2009 at 2:56 am
In that show I talk about the grown up Harry Potter and the new HBO show hung so I think the photo fits.
Sorry about the Photo Jack. I have not seen you in two years and that’s how I remember your hair.
As far a Radcliffe I am glad he did hat nude play now, not when he’s 60s wanting his fame back.
Plus he wants grown up rolls after Harry Potter. He is only 21 know and there only 2 films left. (they are splitting the last book and shooting all at the same time.) So he is a just 4 years over Potters age.
July 28th, 2009 at 4:07 am
Yes go listen to the Media Frenzy…
Fun Conversations!
July 28th, 2009 at 4:20 am
Jack: Thanks for that really kick-ass quote!
Trucker Overdrive: I will listen, but I’m back up to 198 unlistened. It’s in the queue.
Everyone, listen to my podcast as well. It’s at:
http://www. .com
July 28th, 2009 at 4:23 am
Oh yeah, on the topic of listening. Fractured Horizon was indeed fun, WNDRWolf. Somewhat predictable and formulaic, but fun.
July 28th, 2009 at 4:34 am
Who was the guy with the contents of his magic cargo pockets? I thought that was excellent, but I didn’t catch his name.
Loved Van’s stolen lyrics. Wowza.
July 28th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Did I miss something? Why is Mr. Mangan modeling an issue of Interzone? I’m staring at it very hard, but I can’t read enough of it to tell if he is on the cover somehow.
Then again, I think this is the closest I’ve ever come to an Interzone. Maybe I should model with the picture of Jack modeling the Interzone.
Hey, look! That wasn’t funny! *snert*
July 28th, 2009 at 4:52 am
ZOMG.
Jack, I like that picture of you. The Daniel R. pic is probably going to stick with me all day, so thanks for that, TO.
Off to day 2 of meets with the new corporate overlords.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:02 am
Sometimes my google-fu is quite weak. Today, for instance.
I wanted the lyrics for the Jello song. Instead I ended up (probably NSFW?) here:
http://www.yummywalking.com/
Which wouldn’t be creepy if it weren’t the craptacular website from 1996. Well, okay, 1997.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:06 am
Er, i# – yer website link didn’t come through. I’d give it a shot, but http://www.com doesn’t seem to have a podcast.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:33 am
Nomad Scry: I was funnin’.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:43 am
NS, Jack’s story ‘The Unsolvable Deathtrap’ appreared in that issue of Interzone, you can hear the story here:
http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/1887192
July 28th, 2009 at 5:47 am
Good wet and wiggly morning DeadPan!
July 28th, 2009 at 5:51 am
TEB…. That is an image that I did not need… (Glad I have it though) while I am at work.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:54 am
Wow, according to an e-mail I won an on-line lottery, I didn’t enter, for 1,000,000.00 Euros. All I have to do is give them all my particulars and I’ll receive it. I’m so lucky ;)
July 28th, 2009 at 5:54 am
LOL, Wolf!
July 28th, 2009 at 5:57 am
Was up early this morning and gave blood to the vampires. Now I have to wait for them to finish their taste test to see if I’m relatively healthy.
Wolf, wet and wiggly is because it’s raining here and all the worms have come out onto the sidewalk. Silly me, though, I didn’t look outside before I left and walked out without a jacket (just capri’s and a T-shirt), so I got a little wet myself.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:59 am
Great the Bunny is having a wet t-shirt contest as well…
Damn you are cruel.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:00 am
It’s all dark and gloomy in the house today with the sun hiding behind the rain clouds.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:02 am
Hey, that’s what we need at the DPG (DeadPan Gathering) I want all the guys to wear white shorts for a wet shorts contest :oops:
July 28th, 2009 at 6:03 am
You have to bear with me. I don’t handle bloodletting well. I don’t have a lot of it and I tend to get a little loopy until my levels get back up.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:10 am
Ow, ow, OW! Just pulled the tape off my arm.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:14 am
Hopefully it’s not cold water.
I’ll get my keyboard.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:15 am
This is a cool website for a guitar store
http://www.dbzguitars.com/thedarkside/
July 28th, 2009 at 6:16 am
Somethings are best left to your imagination.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:19 am
I have a great imagination
July 28th, 2009 at 6:24 am
The way to remove a plaster after a blood test is to get somebody else to rip it off quickly.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:26 am
Now, to bring the DP board very low-brow. I want to find someone looking to get a job here:
http://www.rim.com/
(think about it)
July 28th, 2009 at 6:27 am
No Van, I’d rather cause my own pain than give anybody else that pleasure.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:33 am
TEB: It reminds me of “The Jerk” ;>
July 28th, 2009 at 6:33 am
You know you’ve trained someone really well when they bitch about poor practices *exactly* the same way you would. :D
July 28th, 2009 at 6:36 am
PC Magazine recommends this site to manage your multiple passwords
https://lastpass.com/
July 28th, 2009 at 6:36 am
ditto has a clone?
July 28th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Hopefully not. :)
July 28th, 2009 at 6:39 am
I use FF to manage my passwords.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:39 am
Crap. This is so not fair. :(
http://www.spin.com/articles/pixies-doolittle-us-tour-dates-announced
July 28th, 2009 at 6:52 am
My hubby is reading the latest Guitar World Magazine. He’s laughing at an ad. It says:
Discover attraction secrets guaranteed to magnetically capture that 1 perfect woman you desperately desire… regardless of your looks, age or income.”
And has such lovely captions as:
“women are magnetically compelled to approach you first”
“allows you to attract any woman you want, on demand!”
“They were intelligent, desirable, beautiful business women who went gaga like little girls over this short, fat, dumpy guy!”
And finally: “attracting women is nothing more than a paint-by-numbers, step-by-step, brain-dead simple process”
Wow this is amazing!
July 28th, 2009 at 6:56 am
CP: Eye for an Eye — UNKLE
July 28th, 2009 at 6:57 am
Where do I insert the coins?
July 28th, 2009 at 7:01 am
Good morning, Pan.
I babysat for a couple who went to the Aerosmith/ZZ Top concert last night. I was at their house until almost 1am then had to get up early for a playdate I promised a fellow mommy this morning. I’m also meeting with the trainer at the gym at 10am for a specialized workout plan.
I’d like to go back to sleep now instead though.
Off I go. Have great days everyone. I’ll be online late afternoon.
July 28th, 2009 at 7:02 am
Van, yay for you linking The Unsolvable Deathtrap. I have wanted to hear/read that one and hadn’t any success locating it myself.
July 28th, 2009 at 7:35 am
I allow FF to manage some passwords on my Linux box at home. But I’d never do that for anything really important, like banking.
July 28th, 2009 at 7:36 am
That link got me nowhere. I managed to find the Bodies Underwater (I think that was the name) again.
July 28th, 2009 at 7:45 am
TEB: Job . . . at Rim . . . bwahahaha
July 28th, 2009 at 7:46 am
I’d not give my passwords to a third party.
July 28th, 2009 at 7:54 am
I have an encrypted file that I have all my passwords on.
July 28th, 2009 at 8:03 am
My dough-head of a cat just fell off the book case. Who said cats are graceful?
July 28th, 2009 at 8:20 am
An Experiment:
http://web.archive.org/web/20071011042336/http://ttapress.com/136/the-unsolvable-deathtrap-by-jack-mangan/
July 28th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Okay the above link should take you to the cached old TTApress website with Jack’s Story that appeared In Interzone.
July 28th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Oh and a cautionary tale on how long things last on the ‘net.
July 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Good Morning, Pan!
I’m caught up. You may now be amazed for 30 seconds before someone else posts after me, and Jack puts up an unshow or something to throw off my up-to-datedness.
July 28th, 2009 at 8:45 am
TEB: That’s wise. That’s my choice.
Vanamonde: Thanks! I will read at some point.
On the topic of data-longevity: http://vanish.cs.washington.edu/
July 28th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Haven’t watched this yet, but since we did Watchmen…
Nobody Watches the Watchmen
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3d3180d242/nobody-watches-the-watchmen
July 28th, 2009 at 8:57 am
I just don’t know what to say about that Watchman video, ditto.
July 28th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Thanks for digging up that “Unsolvable Deathtrap” link, Van.
I’ll stop being vain about the awful, awful WorldCon picture.
July 28th, 2009 at 9:28 am
http://www.jove.com/index.stt
this is a cool science site
July 28th, 2009 at 9:35 am
From EssBee, using me as a vessel for posting to Deadpan:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/28/william-shatner-makes-pal_n_246034.html
July 28th, 2009 at 9:42 am
I couldn’t get that link to work but here’s the you tube version of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCdqRbWYWbU
July 28th, 2009 at 9:42 am
(It’s Shatner reading Palin’s resignation speech as beat poetry. I have yet to view/listen myself.)
July 28th, 2009 at 9:43 am
It’s funny
Now… lunch time!
July 28th, 2009 at 10:12 am
CP: Touched — VAST
July 28th, 2009 at 10:23 am
My husband is in the living room making twanging noises. This makes it impossible to watch the news.
July 28th, 2009 at 10:26 am
I suppose I could move to another room but I’m being held prisoner by the kitty on my lap.
July 28th, 2009 at 10:28 am
TEB: Your hand must be getting better then.
July 28th, 2009 at 10:29 am
I think hubby’s under the impression I like his music. I guess it doesn’t help when I give him a dewy-eyed look, sigh, and tell him I’m his groupie ;)
July 28th, 2009 at 10:30 am
But dammit! I’m trying to listen to the news
July 28th, 2009 at 10:32 am
ditto, yes my hand is better. I’m even going to go to MA tonight. I’m still on antibiotics, though. I think the cat being on me is more a testament to her desperation than anything else.
July 28th, 2009 at 10:38 am
My kitty is definately MY kitty. She tolerates my husband and hates everybody else. She’s also old and arthritic (or creaky as the vet calls her). It’s rainy and chilly today, so she’s looking for a warm lap to lay on.
July 28th, 2009 at 10:48 am
I don’t like bees.
July 28th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Just a random comment Cj, or is there a story behind it?
July 28th, 2009 at 11:01 am
There’s a story. I may have called the Deadpan line so I won’t say anything else. Only Jack knows.
July 28th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Only jack knows… Until a future episode :)
July 28th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Lady J also very much dislikes bees. To a very amusing degree. Verily.
July 28th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Well Pan, I’m off.
More test to be run. At the office tomorrow morning so not sure what my Panning schedule will be.
Later!
July 28th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Tell me why?!
I don’t like bees.
Nope. Just doesn’t sound the same.
July 28th, 2009 at 11:37 am
But just think of all that pollination.
July 28th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Mmmm… I do love honey. I guess bees are not ALL bad.
July 28th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Hello, Pan.
The stuff I was responsible for in our apartment is all either cleaned out or packed up. My bags are packed and in my friend Nancy’s SUV. T minus 74 hours, 40 minutes until I leave for California. It’s bittersweet and strange to be leaving this place where I’ve spent so much of my time.
July 28th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I’m OK with B’s but I pretty much shun E’s and V’s
July 28th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
You ever been stung by a Q? Nasty stuff. . .
Amy, I’ll be you made some great memories during your time in Florida.
July 28th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
I’ve never liked Z. It is so final.
July 28th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Who knew?
http://www.encyclopediaofprostitution.com/
July 28th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Did Jack just do a Yoda there?
July 28th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
A hardly has an appetite and pokes at food too long
and B can barely bother because all the food is wrong
C likes only candy and chocolate by the box
D is just disinterested in anything you’ve got
But E eats everything
yeah E eats everything
E eats everything
yeah E eats everything
so toss it on a plastic plate or stick it with a fork
serve it on a shovel or serve it on a spork
yeah E eats everything
yeah E eats everything
F is far too fussy and only eats with fancy wine
G eats only gourmet but never can decide
H burns food so horrible
all I tastes is smoke
J just likes drinking juice
and K drinks only soda
but E eats everything
yeah E eats everything
he’s eating in a moving car
he’s eating upside down
he’s eating on a space ship
he’s eating off the ground
L and M and N and P won’t start till O arrives
Q and R and S and T are wearing clothes much too tight
U and V and W are worn out from this song
and X and Y just will not share and will not get along
but E eats everything
yeah E eats everything
but look out now here it comes that final letter Z
now Z’s not like the other letters Z’s only eating Es
yeah Z eats Es
yeah Z eats Es
Z eats Es
yeah Z eats Es
July 28th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
+t
July 28th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Jack: Yes, I did. Some painful ones, some Dumbass ones, but a lot of great ones, too.
July 28th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
*Blink* Gosh, that day went by quick. At least I’ve accomplished something.
Now, if only I could remember what that was…
July 28th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Amy Bowen: Good luck on the move/trip.
JackMangan: It’s not a bad picture. I know bad pictures, and that’s not one.
Cj: Don’t worry about the bees. Reports seem to indicate that they’re dying off, and will soon pose no stinging threat. Humans will then starve to death because of pollination failure. I think it’s the bees’ way of passing judgment on mankind for that stupid Mimic: 2 movie.
July 28th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
CD: Slaving over hot stove.
Making another 5 gallons of hard cider!
Boil, cool, repeat.
July 28th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I am looking for some one to read some bible lines for some thing for the Dead Pan. I looking for the voice of God. Deep Guy like Computer King or Chyenne Wright hell any one!
just follow the links
July 28th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
CP: The Martian Boogie – Brownsville Station
“Damn! No ketchup…”
July 28th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Jack: I’m planning on e-mailing you tonight. The latest kernel update has all but hosed my Firefox on this box. [major grumbles] But I will persevere!
Trucker Overdrive: I hope it’s good stuff, like stoning your kids for not obeying you. If it’s heretical, I may be able to fit something in here and there.
July 28th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Spitup and mustard on my shirt…
July 28th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
So to recap, Bunny wants a DP men white, wet shorts contest. I used Jack as a vessel today.
Awesome.
Fucking kidney stones fucking suck.
That is all.
July 28th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
EssBee: I must’ve missed that. Sorry to hear you have kidney stones. I used to know a guy several years ago. Pretty tough dude. Kidney stones turned him into a docile kitten.
July 28th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
http://www.core77.com/competitions/GreenerGadgets/projects/4673/
bbl
July 28th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
imag1narynumber If you want the do the read that would be cool. Just hit me up jackjaffee@gmail.com
July 28th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Jack Mangan that tatoo phone sounds like some thing from the game CyberPunk 2020.
July 28th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Cyberpunk 2020 was pretty friggin’ wizard.
Trucker Overdrive: Roger, wilco.
July 28th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Jack and Trucker Overdrive: You’ve got mail.
Seems to be a flash issue with Firefox. I’m so shocked. really. Hopefully resolution forthcoming.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
CP: Fantastic Cat – 嶺å·è²´å
July 28th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
CP: Panassie Stomp – Count Basie Orchestra
July 28th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Thanks, i.
I have a freakishly high pain tolerance, so am ok, but it freakin’ sucks.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
CP: Creepy Doll – Jonathan Coulton
July 28th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
CP: Hanging Upside Down – David Byrne
July 28th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
In other news, Netflix delivered the “Remastered Version” of Flash Gordon today.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Yes! Reinstalling flash worked. w00t!
July 28th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
A little late, but still worth posting:
http://about.networksolutions.com/site/data-security-alert-problem-fix-and-customers-notified/
July 28th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Lejon: Yes, it’s a move, and thank you!
July 28th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
This is pay back for showing you Potters Petter. He is Emma Watson aka little miss Granger!
http://www.wwtdd.com/enlargedimage/?back_to=/2009/07/harry-potter-just-got-paid/emma-watson-jt7kh-3/&postid=329552
July 28th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Wow. Well, I suppose it’s bad for me to think of her as “legal”…
Good Night, Pan!
July 28th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Lejon : The kazoos are appropriate. But, like the noble bagpipe and nails on a chalkboard, some people just find them annoying. I like bagpipes and have never had a problem with nails on chalkboards. (Steel on ceramic, however…)
i# : I know. I appreciated it. So I “funned” back. Deadpan. I guess it was better for me than it was for you… =P
Van : Thank you! The expiremental link works well for me.
&
Mr. Mangan : Very cool! (getting pubbed in Interzone, that is)
TEB : RIM … shot.
EssBee is the only bee that doesn’t scare me. Of course, it isn’t that simple really. I’m not afraid of bees. I’m afraid of yellow jackets. Bees just make me nervous because I mistake them for yellow jackets sometimes.
My copy of Flash Gordon is shipping soon.
July 28th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Emails read. Replies tomorrow. Goodnight, flush.
July 29th, 2009 at 2:33 am
Morning Pan, today’s resolution:
stop making resolutions.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:26 am
TO: you are a dirty, dirty man.
Nomad, me too! I am terrified of wasps. My hometown is infested with them, too. I don’t like bees either (except Sly B). I am the girl with the Epi pen on hand at all times in case I get stung.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Nomad Scry: I [failed]! D’oh!
July 29th, 2009 at 5:05 am
Well, off to another day at work. For today, I hope that:
1) Leonard Peltier is paroled
2) None of my team is laid off in this project of “integration” we are in the midst of
3) I am finished with the kidney stones – last night was not fun
4) Each of you has a wonderful day! xox
July 29th, 2009 at 5:33 am
Morning, Pan.
Orders of business for the day: shipping 1 very large and two small boxes of stuff to my family’s house, then finally catching up on some podcast production.
July 29th, 2009 at 5:35 am
Morning Pan. Getting automotive repair done. Finding it difficult not to speak in awkward terse Twitterlike bursts.
July 29th, 2009 at 5:40 am
At least you aren’t using terms like M8 or B4 JB.
July 29th, 2009 at 6:45 am
A scifi short story:
http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=story&id=48128
July 29th, 2009 at 6:48 am
JB – just make sure you say “TWEET” before anything you say to the repair guys and they won’t mess with you. While some mechanics might want to out “tough guy” a person, NO ONE wants to piss-off the insane guy.
July 29th, 2009 at 7:01 am
The voices
the voices
the terrrrrrible voices
TWEET
July 29th, 2009 at 7:04 am
CP: Sunday Boys — The Blacks
http://insomniaradio.net/2009/07/28/the-blacks-sunday-boys/
Very reminiscent of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
July 29th, 2009 at 7:07 am
CP: Gold Guns Girls — Metric
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNKB4cGuZnM
July 29th, 2009 at 7:09 am
I’ll also start saying things like “LMAO” or “IMHO” out loud.
July 29th, 2009 at 7:12 am
Taking the kids to see Igor today.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465502/
July 29th, 2009 at 7:21 am
ROFLMAO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEWgs6YQR9A
July 29th, 2009 at 8:17 am
I-gor? I suppose it’s pronounced, “Froh-derick”, then?
July 29th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Frau Blöcher
*Thunder Clap*
*Horses Whinnying*
July 29th, 2009 at 9:12 am
How about a roll in the hay?
roll….roll…roll….
July 29th, 2009 at 10:04 am
I have a small dog on my lap. (He’s my friend’s dog. The friend is out of the house, and the dog is afraid of the thunder outside, so he’s turning to the only available human for comfort, which suits me just fine.) Wish I could write fiction, but this 365 Days of Astronomy episode takes priority, since the deadline is tomorrow.
July 29th, 2009 at 11:12 am
@Lejon: What’s the numeric movie titles meme?
Amy, sorry if I missed or spaced (npi) on something. What are you doing for 365 Days of Astronomy?
July 29th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Phase IV buggers that meme up.
July 29th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Jack Mangan: Not so much a meme. I always wanted to write a character that had a quirk of counting off ten seconds as an anger prevention measure, but I liked the idea of them using movie titles rather than One Mississippi, Two Mississippi…, so I researched a bunch of titles. Of course, then I never wrote the character…
July 29th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Slow day in the Deadpan so I’ll add the following -
/Public Service Announcement/
According to an article in my local paper, the insurance industry spent more then 400 million dollars last year in lobbying efforts to try and get Health Care reform written to their liking.
Since the only person lobbying for individual Americans seems to be the President, I thought maybe I would help him out.
Here, direct from a White House e-mail, are the eight basic consumer protections he is trying to establish as a baseline for the US health care system:
* No discrimination for pre-existing conditions
* No exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses, deductibles or co-pays
* No cost-sharing for preventive care
* No dropping of coverage if you become seriously ill
* No gender discrimination
* No annual or lifetime caps on coverage
* Extended coverage for young adults
* Guaranteed insurance renewal so long as premiums are paid
Here is a link to more info on this -
http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-insurance-consumer-protections/?e=9&ref=text
As the President said, “Over the next month there is going to be an avalanche of misinformation and scare tactics from those seeking to perpetuate the status quo”.
All I ask is that if you oppose health care reform, oppose it for someting that is actually part of the proposal. Take the time to be informed. Don’t oppose it based on some mis-information put out by a 400 million dollar, Industry PR effort.
There are nearly 45 million Americans with no health insurance right now. Millions more are under insured or are being financially crushed trying to maintain their insurance. Congress has been “studying” the problem since the Clinton administration tried to do something about it (that’s over 15 years). How much longer do they really need?
That is all.
/Public Service Announcement
July 29th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
…oh what the heck …
here’s a pie fight
http://tinyurl.com/ncdsnz
July 29th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
JaJ, I think they are doing studying the way I used to study math.
That is, they have a book on health care open, but are actually watching TV.
July 29th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
ditto – I’ve seen the ROFLMAO! video many times. I clicked on the link not knowing and guess what my kids are running around the house singing now? ;)
Jack – Now that I have seen the movie I can say that it wasn’t too scary and the reviews I was reading the other night were exaggerated. There were no “bloody bodies” and the suicidal rabbit was more Wylie Coyote vs. Roadrunner-ish in his self-inflicted violence so the kids laughed. I think the scariest part for Sarah was the dark skies, thunder, and lightning. And most importantly, it was incorrectly pronounced “Eee-Gor” and he was very aware of the existence of his own hump.
July 29th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Limited Edition Coconut M&M’s are not bad. They taste like Mounds. Is that the name of the coconut candy bar? Almond Joy without the almonds. You know what I mean. I think it’s called Mounds.
July 29th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Healthcare:
http://www.cagle.msnbc.com/news/HealthcareReform/images/luckovich4.gif
~
Deadpan tends to be a little slower when the girls are quiet.
~
I’m almost embarrassed at the number of Numeric film titles that popped into my mind. . . maybe it *can* be a meme for the day?
The Taking of Pelham, One Two Three
The Seven Samurai
The Fourth Man
July 29th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Mounds candy bars are fking delicious.
July 29th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
It’s a One Derfull Life
July 29th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Ten Men
July 29th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Almond Joy’s got nuts… Mounds don’t
July 29th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Huge tracks of LAND!
July 29th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,
Two Guys and a Girl
Three Men and a Baby
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Five Corners
Six Degrees of Separation
Seven Years in Tibet
Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag
Nine Months
Ten
That’s one set… there are more
July 29th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
The Five Deadly Venoms
Three Men and a Baby
Evil Dead 2
July 29th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
The Big Red One
July 29th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
And, here’s another…
First Knight
Second Sight Detective Agency
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Born on the Fourth of July
The Fifth Element
The Sixth Sense
The Eighth Day
The Ninth Gate
The Tenth Man
July 29th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
The Third Man
breakout your zithers
July 29th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Zero Population Growth (ZPG)
July 29th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
7 percent solution
July 29th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Darn it! I missed
The Seventh Sign
in my last one
Strike One, Lejon
July 29th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
The One
One Fine Day
The Brave One
Air Force One
One Hour Photo
July 29th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Panic in Year Zero
The Thing with Two Heads
July 29th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Evil Dead 2?
:roll:
July 29th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Two Weeks Notice
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Two Days in the Valley
Two for the Money
Two Mules for Sister Sara
July 29th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Three Kings
The Three Musketeers
Three Days of the Condor
Three Amigos
Three to Tango
July 29th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
July 29th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Capricorn One
July 29th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
The Seventh Seal
The Magnificent Seven
Seven
12 Angry Men
The 39 Steps
The Dirty Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
Threesome
The Fifth of July
It Takes Two
The Three Amigos
The Three Musketeers
Firstborn
The Two Towers
Godzilla 1985
July 29th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
How about…
Just One of the Guys
2 Days in the Valley
Three Amigos
Four Rooms
Five Easy Pieces
Six Days and Seven Nights (I covered two numbers there I’m so clever)
and an all-time-favorite (NOT) Eight Crazy Nights
** I’d like to note that this is my third use of the word “crazy” on this page. ditto and Jack have also used the word “crazy” once a piece.
That’s just crazy.
I’m done.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Saturn 3
groan
July 29th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Four Rooms
Fantastic Four
The Four Musketeers
The Four Seasons
Four Days in November
July 29th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Oooh
9 1/2 Weeks … sexy.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Mickey Rourke used to be sexy.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Thunderbird 6
July 29th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Four Weddings and a Funeral
OK, so I wasn’t done. I’m avoiding work.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Slaughterhouse – Five
Five the Hard Way
The Five Pennies
The Five Hearbeats
Table for Five
July 29th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
8mm
88 Minutes
Thirteen
The Thirteenth Floor
21
Big Trouble in Little China (I know there’s no number in the title, I just wanted to add this one to the list)
1941
July 29th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Six-String Samurai
Six Shooter
DeepStar Six
With Six You Get Eggroll
Six Pack
July 29th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Seven Pounds
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Magnificent Seven
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Seven Year Itch
July 29th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Daleks – Invasion Earth 2150 AD
Peter Cushing you were the man.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Oceans 11
12 Monkeys
Transylvania 6-5000 (Remember that one? Didn’t Dan Aykroyd have a pig nose or penis nose or something in that? I’m totally thinking of the wrong movie.. What movie was that? Where they all went to dinner and Dan Aykroyd had a penis nose?)
July 29th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Eight Legged Freaks
Jennifer Eight
Eight Men Out
Dinner at Eight
Eight Days a Week
July 29th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Tsk tsk Lejon, copying and pasting.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
The Whole Nine Yards
Nine Lives
The Nine Mile Walk
Cloud Nine
Room Nine
July 29th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Van: Not copying and pasting.
Cheating, but not copying and pasting…
July 29th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
The Ten Commandments
The Whole Ten Yards
Force Ten from Navarone
Ten to Midnight
Ten Little Indians
July 29th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Now, I have to bookmark this page so that I’ll know where my additional research is… Or, just not use this character flaw…
July 29th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
2001 a Space Odyssey
2010
July 29th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Let’s see… what can I come up with by NOT using IMDB…
History of the World, Part One
July 29th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
50 First Dates
Oh and the penis-nose movie was Nothing but Trouble
I couldn’t wait for the you guys. I had to look it up. I knew I was wrong – but somehow can never seem to get that image out of my head once I remember it.
*shudder*
July 29th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
The Number 23
July 29th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
And in case you are wondering, I did find it by Googling “Dan Aykroyd Penis Nose”
July 29th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Penis-Nose movie? I definitely missed something somewhere…
July 29th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Less Than Zero
Three on a Match
Friday the 13th
1984 (The guy would have to be pretty pissed to count to 1984)
July 29th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
You mean you don’t say One Nine Eight Four?
July 29th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
July 29th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Crap, I meant:
Murder at 1600
July 29th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea
July 29th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Why did I start this meme again?
July 29th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
One More Night
Three Times a Lady
Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover
Sixteen Tons
July 29th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Smoke Two Joints
Twelve Days of Christmas
Knock Three Times
July 29th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
I Can’t Drive 55
Sing a Song of Six-pence
July 29th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Twa Corbies
Four Green Fields
51st State
July 29th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
And now, my dear fellow Panites, I will take my leave. Mostly because I have to drive home.
If I don’t see you again before tomorrow, Have a good night.
I promise, I won’t start this again.
Well, not here, anyway…
July 29th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Airport ‘79
Sixteen Candles
9
Year One
Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo
Wait, did Lejon start numeric song titles?? Not shifting my brain there. Not right now.
July 29th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Would someone please put me to bed.
I’m tired.
My muscles are twitchy and they hurt.
My eyes are watery (from yawning)
and
zzzzzZZZZZZZZ…..
July 29th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
-. +?
July 29th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Lincoln shot first.
http://img338.yfrog.com/i/vo1.jpg/
July 29th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
You all have been busy today!
I cut out and skipped dinner w/ the Evil forces tonight. Maybe not politically smart, but I COULD NOT HANDLE IT.
July 29th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Hi, EssBee!
We miss you! (I’m sure we do … can I speak for everyone? I know I miss you!)
July 29th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
you can speak for me Cj on the Essbee issue.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
In reference to the aforementioned “CJ as representative of Deadpan intentions”, I too wish to show my support IN FAVOR of CJ’s views being mine as well.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
“Cj as representative of Deadpan intentions.”
Probably much safer than my actual real life intentions. :twisted:
I’m emoting way too much today.
:)
July 29th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Aw, shucks.
CW: Warehouse 13 pilot
July 29th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
The show I am really loving right now is Nurse Jackie. Van, I know you didn’t love it — anyone else?
July 29th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
The last sentence of this article is classic:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/29/rodell-vereen-sc-man-char_n_247245.html
July 29th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
So – was the guy in love with this particular horse? I mean, he slept over and called on her again.
That was a freaky story.
July 29th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
I totally assumed the horse was a he, Cj, but otherwise, yeah, I think they were definitely at least dating.
July 29th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Hee hee.. the article refers to the horse as a “her” and her name was Sugar. I actually went back to look before I commented because it was so disturbing, I just had to be certain to have all my details accurate. LOL
Kenley said she caught him then too. She stopped by her stable on Thanksgiving Day and found a man asleep in the hay by her horse, who had been locked in her stall, a mound of dirt and a stool behind her.
July 29th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Jack – I finally got a chance to look at the link you posted
http://www.cagle.msnbc.com/news/HealthcareReform/images/luckovich4.gif
Nail
on
the
head
July 29th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
So this is fun -
I watched a NOVA Science Now tonight that talked about how they have found little bits of water trapped in salt formations from nearly 3 quarters of a billion years ago and are examining that water to see what microbes and life is in it.
They are essentially bring into our environment, life from the past.
While this in itself is more the ample fodder for a B movie … these salt formations are found in the deep deep mines that the Department of Energy dug to store it’s nastiest of cold war, nuclear waste.
In review – they dug through 750 million year old salt formations, releasing trapped microbes … and then stored their nuclear waste there.
Hmmmm, I wonder if it is too late to copyright this idea. Perhaps Micheal Bay won’t read this particular post.
July 29th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Did I mention the pie fight?
http://tinyurl.com/ncdsnz
July 29th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
It would be a shame
July 29th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
to artificially
July 29th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
boost
July 29th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
the comment totals
July 29th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
past 600
July 29th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
with inane postings.