40 days and 40 show notes.
(Show Notes this week by Cj of Love Long and Prosper – thanks so much, Cj!)
Deadpan Unshow 40: Now with Content!
40 days and 40 show notes.
Is it an unshow if it has content?
2001: A Space Odyssey It was cool, so Jack made a poll and here are the results of the poll:
8 Different ways the film 2001 could be sped up and made more appealing for the short-attention-span contemporary audiences.
1. Replace lead character Dave Bowman with Bobcat Goldthwait or Hamlet
2. Replace Dave’s 4 doomed astronaut companions with John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, and Graham Chapman
3. Replace Hal with Bender from Futurama
4. Replace the monoliths with giant D 20′s
Nipple Break
2001 Theme on the Kazoo by Lejon and This is Bob from Chandler
2001 Random Comments
Lejon says, “I will not go insane now, I will not go insane now, I will not go insane now…”
Cj says, “I love pumpernickel.There might be a new episode up in the next 24 hours, Lejon. You have been warned.”
Justa J0e says,
“/drive by
It was … adventurous. – Overnight rainstorm. stayed dry – Yea!
- Ticks.
- Wasp up the pant leg. (bit me 3 times before I killed him.)
/drive by”
The Energizer Bunny Says, “I think my feet are getting cold too. I might wait another 1/2 hour, then climb into bed and snuggle up to him with my cold feet and shoulders. That’ll teach him.”
(Jack alludes to the fact that The Energizer Bunny’s comment is evil)
ditto says, “CP: Ball the Wall — Professor Longhair”
Nomad Scry says, “That pie fight is epic And another movie I’d never heard of.”
2001 Theme on the Kazoo by Lejon and This is Bob from Chandler (Jack has permission to play this original score www.touchingthemonolith.com)
5. Musical Score Redone by Queen
6. Replace the Primates with Tribbles, Borg, Smurfs, Jenna Jameson Tied
7. “My God it’s full of Stars” replaced with “All your base are belong to us.”
8. Change ending to Dave emerges from the monolith back at his regular job in the housewares section at S-mart.
More content is always welcome.
You can send more Horrible lyrics, Lyrics you like, and Naughty Lyrics.
A surprise lyrics request may be coming on a future episode.
Outtrobabble
UnShows with Content are the Way
Thank you again to the Touching the Monolith guys!
O e is not three.
+n
I like “O e is not three” better.
Keir Dullea:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81
On reflection I agree with you NS.
Looking at the wiki entry for SP and I’m still clueless to that reference.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=120673555584
Good Night.
My gramps had a Timex Sinclair. And the ram pack and printer. The printer was so tiny. The whole thing makes my netbook look oversized.
Then again, that was running at a clock rate of 3.25 MHz, compared to the 1.6GHz in my wee eee.
Wow.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who read that as
“…compared to the 1.6GHz in my wee wee. ”
Which would have suggested some sort of career in the adult entertainment industry.
Good morning, DP!
Today is the 1 year anniversary of my very dear friend’s death. I wasn’t sure how I would feel this morning. I’m okay. Just remembering.
You are not the only one, Ed. Yow.
Hi All!
Hubby brought his computer so I’m writing while he’s in the shower getting ready.
Thanks Cj for doing the notes!
Now a brief blog:
We got in about 5, checked into the hotel about 6pm and then went over to the convention centre and checked into the con.
We then met up with some friends and went into old Montreal for dinner.
One of the 2011 World Con bid groups was having a party so we checked that out. The mentality of convention goers never cease to amaze me. I was hit upon with my husband standing right beside me.
Went back to our room whereupon I spent pretty much the entire night sick with, I think, a touch of food poisoning. I thought the food was undercooked but, by the time we ate, it was past 8pm Montreal time and I was tired and hungry. I know you’re supposed to get very little sleep at these things, but I somehow thought it was for a different reason.
Now I’m REALLY tired and hungry and am waiting for hubby to finish getting ready so we can go downstairs and I can try putting some toast in my tummy and see how well that sits.
Later Gators!
dozen
CP: Daniel – Bat for Lashes
In Apple’s “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” commercials, John Hodgman is the PC.
On the sitcom “Newhart” the las
Grr
On the sitcom “Newhart” the last scene of the series finale was Bob waking up next to Suzanne Pleshette in a close approximation of the bedroom set from “The Bob Newhart Show,” thus implying the whole Newhart sitcom was a dream…
Thx JB for blowing away the mists of ignorance.
WhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooooosSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH!
*cough*
CW: Nurse Jackie S1E10
Well, I didn’t catch the Newhart reference (thought maybe it was a reference to Dallas)
But, I did bust out laughing when John Hodgman was brought up to replace HAL. That was brilliant!
Well, that was a fun near-half-day wrestling with ISP.
CP: You Can’t See Me Because I’m A Stalker — Killola
Ah yes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO5ob9L9iiI
One of the UK versions of Mac Vs PCs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQqM4MXMYpM
Oh.
/verbose
Those are pretty clever, thanks :) And I looked up the ZX81 to replace HAL:
http://oldcomputers.net/zx81.html
Nice site, but his writeup of the ZX81 is a bit suspect, the guy who left this in the comments sections says it better than me:
I have to take exception to this comment, slow is a subjective and relative term, at the time it did not feel slow at all. Also it was certainly not difficult to use, in fact, it was very, very easy to use. Considering the number of ICs on the board it was and still is an example of beautiful engineering. The keyboard wasn’t that difficult to use, most people had a habit of pressing the keys so hard that they did not last very long, if used properly it did the job just fine. I actually miss my old ZX81.
Wow. I think my cousins had one of those… Can’t be sure. Only played on it once – some game about being your own lemon-aid stand and making money – so I can’t be sure…
_Morning_Pan
http://armchairarcade.com/neo/node/977
Rex has seen you
Wow. Stross, Scalzi, & TEB are all in Montreal. When worlds collide…. ;)
CP: Evil Woman — ELO
Stupid compilers. I shouldn’t have to trick them to compile legal and correct code.
Now where did I put that sledgehammer.
Don’t forget Neil Gaiman….I bet TEB won’t.
Right. Forgot.
Wish I was there!
I miss Montreal.
Mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long
Where did we go wrong?
Is anyone truly surprised that Microsoft would take digs at Apple through Bing?
http://search.slashdot.org/story/09/08/06/1334225/Bing-Search-Tainted-By-Pro-Microsoft-Results
She says whamalamabamalama rock’n'roll is king
I’m also feeling some WorldCon envy.
And Montreal envy.
Guidlines for cats:
http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/hum1/guidelines_for_cats.htm
EssBee – *hugs*
Now John Hughes?
http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/08/77281/
JB – RE: Newhart
HELLO ! Spoiler Alert!
Oh thanks! I still had that on betamax and was going to watch it if I could ever find a player.
;)
Wow. Goodbye JH.
There went a huge contributor to pop culture.
CP: 15 to 20 — The Phenomenal Handclap Band
All that money, still riding the bus
Pretty surprising about JH
RIP John Hughes. I was a huge fan of his contributions to pop culture.
ditto: I’m shocked. Especially after I heard how a Bing search for “Linux” would bring up “Linux Vista”.
They must have changed it, I don’t Linux Vista when I enter Linux in Bing, http://www.linux.org is second one after Linux training site.
+get
Shocked! Shocked, I say! Who would think that Microsoft would do such a thing. I bet they even tell you the wrong pronunciation of Linux!! ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McVWkGWMHKI – about 7 minutes in…
CW: episode 13 of Dollhouse
Oh and +see on Linux message.
I’m curious why anyone uses bing. Have you ever tried to use a microsoft search in their software?
Decision engine? Yeah, lots of decisions…
Does a bing search come with a dancing paper clip?
I was just assaulted by boneless, skinless thighs.
Who’d ever think I’d get to say that?
My marriage has reached legal drinking age today. :)
Congrats, Rhettro & Mrs. Rhettro!
A thigh man, eh JOe?
We had breasts. Obviously.
Wootah, Rhettro and wife!
Congrats to Rhettro Corp !
Congrats Rhettro!
Congrats, Rhettro! :-)
So are you going to take your marriage out and get it drunk?
Congrats to you both!
‘Grats Rhettro & Missus.
Thanks everyone! And that’s a solid plan Jack. :)
w00t.
Requiem for a Day Off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vy2aJY6rq8
(although I still think John Hughes’ greatest film was Planes, Trains and Automobiles)
Morning Pan, congratulations on the anniversary Rhettro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knp9-GY6fHE
Katzenklavier
if you like cats I’d advise you not to google to find out what it is.
Morning, Pan. It’s Friday around here somewhere.
Congrats to the Rhettros!
ditto: Yeah, I can’t really bring myself to say “Leenuks” very easily, even if that’s how Torvalds pronounces it.
Rhettro: Excellent, happy anniversary!
I’ve tried Clusty for searches, but nothing can beat Google yet.
Some nice photos of the inside of a Russian sub:
http://englishrussia.com/?p=3888
CP: See Emily Play — Pink Floyd
Yeah, it is confusing until you realize that the smartest thing to do is to wipe and start from a fresh install.
http://gizmodo.com/5331684/official-windows-7-upgrade-chart-is-officially-confusing
CP: Echoes — Pink Floyd
Over the mountain watching the watcher.
Breaking the darkness, waking the grapevine.
Morning to birth is born into shadow
Love is the shadow that ripens the wine.
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
The Perseids should be intensifying over the next few days.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/31jul_perseids2009.htm
I’ve got a bike, you can ride it if you like.
It’s got a basket, a bell that rings
And things to make it look good.
I’d give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.
Not the deepest Pink Floyd lyrics, really….
Time for some Cream methinks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fLn9Z1G_LE
Mornin’, Pan
‘grats Rhettro! I hope to be there someday.
Have an LOTR: Return of the King image stuck in my head to annoying music.
Some days, I hate my friends…
Fade in:
Frodo’s face
Gandalf, Aragorn, Merri, Pippin, and Sam enter…
Merde!
That should have been
Fade in:
<Close up>Frodo’s face
<pull away to reveal Frodo lying in bed >
<Queue Music: Dream Weaver >
Gandalf, Aragorn, Merri, Pippin, and Sam enter…
ZOMG!
I got on the scale.
I’m down 10bls!
I’m going to keep on running if that’s all it takes!
Wootah! Go me!
And on a slightly related note:
http://www.ealasaid.com/misc/vsd/
er… -bls +lbs
I was excited and I need a shower…
Cj: Well done!
Cold Shower???
CP: Blame It On Me — Unwritten Law
C’mone Wolf, you know everything I do is hot.
Sacre Bleu!
Sacre Green!
True Cj so True
Sacre Purple!
Purple?! Purple?!
You know what this means…
Yes ditto This means I watched B5 way too many times…
:P
Sacre bleu cheese.
B5 is in my Netflix queue.
Well worth watching. It still is my #1 favorite SF show of all time.
Blakes 7 for me, even with the dodgy sets and shoddy SFX.
Really like pankcakes? Got 3,500 dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Then you maybe interested in this:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/07/chefstack-automatic-pancake-machine-for-all-your-pancake-part/
Van: I like the one that makes doughnuts better:
http://www.amazon.com/Nostalgia-DON-100-Dough-Nu-Matic-Doughnut-Maker/dp/B000XB541Q
It’s much cheaper.
Come to think of it, I suppose if I owned a Denny’s, that pancake thing might be a good investment.
I just re-heated some leftover homemade banana pancakes I made. I was having a bite with blueberries and a drizzle of honey on top, when I started reading the new messages. I think that machine would take all the fun out of pancakes. I like to make them in different shapes and add fruit, oatmeal, fiber, etc. to make them healthier. Also, flipping is just darned fun. I love love love making pancakes by golly! That machine is clearly the enemy.
CP: Warning — Great Northern
That pancake-maker marks the Rise of the Machines!! (which I welcome, btw)
Because Jack is a machine. Duh.
How else can he be so deadpan? ;)
Is the stodgy pancake a US cliche?
They tend to do them thinnner but wider over here.
Cliche is probably not the word to use.
There were no euphemisms in the next line.
Oh and for the newbies…they are just flat Yorkshire puddings anyway..
I wonder if you could flatten black pudding, serve it with maple syrup and butter, and have it be even remotely pancake-like…
I’m trying not to vomit at the thought of what that would taste like.
I’m really liking The Duke Spirit. I think they’ve succeeded where a lot of other bands have failed: modernizing a Janis Joplin style of rock.
CJ – good going on the weight loss thing.
Oh … and I’d love for you to make me some pancakes!
all your pancake belongs to us
CP: Code Monkey
So, so, very true.
Hopefully Lejon doesn’t think yorksire puddings are made from blood.
Everyone knows Yorkshire puddings are made from Yorkshire Terriers.
That way they have a little bite in them.
*cough*
Boom! boom!
+h
I would propose that the B-52s are the MASTERS of the lyrical innuendo.
Makes me look at “Your Own Private Idaho” a bit differently.
Boy, I am a card today. :|
Hey Joker, you’re Aces with me!
jJ – You come to me. I’ll make you pancakes anytime.
I’m not a big fan of pudding. I have my reasons.
I was going to say that Jack is the 5 of clubs, but then I realized, he’s a Jack and it didn’t make any sense anymore. Not even a One-eyed Jack. Jack of Clubs?
I’m leaving now. I have things to do. Like my hair.
I want to go have sushi with the Phoenix people!
ditto: I caught one episode of B5 when it was first running (Season one, I believe.). It left me unimpressed. But I’m sure one episode isn’t a fair chance. I’m looking forward to watching. Of course, my father had a couple Amigas. They were used for the CG in that series (I don’t know if it was for the entire series.). Not his, you understand. Other ones. Anyhow, that part was impressive to me.
ditto part 2: Code Monkey is quite the funny tune. If I could hear more I’d consider buying his disc.
I’m with EssBee.
Interestingly enough I’m being told my last nipple is being held, awaiting moderation. That I don’t quite get.
Dumbass, that’s why. I can’t type my own flippin’ name
My last two comments are held since I can’t type my own name. I’m a bucket of fail.
Even more amusing since I just came back from my first 2600 meeting.
?#: 2600 meeting? What’s that about?
Perhaps we should plan a sushi night during the Deadpan gathering. :-)
Amy Bowen:
http://www.2600.com/meetings/mtg.html
http://www.2600.com/
And as a bonus:
http://www.thelasthope.org/
Crap, that one is being held as well.
WordPress is a harsh mistress.
Maybe we should send it TO THE MOOOOON!
So the 2600 meeting isn’t a bunch of people playing Pitfall 2?
?# – there is a good reason we refer to WordPress as the Fucktardbot.
imag1nary’s nipples are freed! *cough*
Sushi was fun – - as was the spur-of-the-moment Judas Priest concert.
How did we not know in the 80s that Rob Halford was gay?
http://lineout.thestranger.com/files/2008/07/RobHalford.jpg
Morning Pan!
:cry: didn’t win :cry:
To nick the sentiments from that other guy on FB, you are always a winner in the eyes of Deadpan TEB.
Sorry, TEB. That sucks.
Cool Stop Motion Flight Control tribute:
http://ow.ly/ixCx
A rather nice app review site:
http://www.148apps.com/
Sweet. I want one!
http://www.rocketboom.com/custom-bicycles-in-new-york-city/
Vanamonde: Sadly, no. I think I would’ve kicked their collective asses in either Combat or River Raid, though.
jJ: Sage words.
jackmangan: Thanks much!
My gay-dar is shite. It took me quite some time to figure out Elton John.