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Jack Mangan’s Deadpan #138: Garden State Parkway North
promo – Theme and Variations (http://www.themeandvariationsanthology.com/)
imag1narynumber with the contents of his fridge
Greasy Nipples by:
Vanamonde (first comment of the week)
Cj
DJ Bunny
reaper
Lejon (Some Guy from Chandler)
JohnBoze
The Energizer Bunny has a few words for Paul Maki
Amy Bowen talks about special guest for Questors Effpiem
Jack gives Haiku readings
Johnny Null – Extermination
Justa J0e with music moments of note
Jack Mangan – Nowhere in Jersey is Safe pt. 3
More contents of imag1narynumber’s fridge
The Energizer Bunny continues her thoughts of World Con
Next DeadPan is the start of the Flash in the Pan
Next Deadpanmmmmmm meetup – March? 4th anniversary of Deadpan.
Outro music mashup – The Photon Meters
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Hey Vanamonde, which did you find more disappointing (not which did you dislike more): Episode 9 of Defying Gravity or Episode 2 of Vampire Diaries?
VD wins!
The 1st half of this weekend was awesome.
I like to focus on the positive! ;-)
Sounds like there’s a story there.
Right now, the story is “Goodnight Moon”.
I’m kind of surprised at that, actually. I mean, I know VD was rather stultifying, but I was annoyed with the visual appearance of Beta and with “It’s a FRACTAL, man! Fractal fractal fractal fractal.”
I realize not everyone read
http://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Making-Science-James-Gleick/dp/0140092501/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253527429&sr=8-3
15 years ago, but geez.
Well, the news says the new “Dancing with the Stars” season starts today….
yippee?
Well the science of DG has always been suspect, but it got extra brownie points for reminding of my fav Gerry Anderson series.
But VD..ugh, even worse than Twilight.
Although I would add that even VD is better than ‘Dancing with the Stars’..
In both senses of the initials.
The galaxy thing is amazing.
Good quote/foto Jack
Nomad Scry: That was a great book. Easy read, even for non-math folk. I did a presentation on fractals for school back in the day, including code for a couple different graphic calculators.
Although knowledge of one sense is strictly theoretical.
Caveat caveat caveat ;)
JN – I think I picked up Chaos because it was in the library section with the particle physics stuff, which I’ve always loved just because it makes no sense to have named it Charm and Up.
At first glance, I thought Nomad was repeating the word “Cadaver”.
I don’t know what this means.
Who knew that I could be sad about having missed the Emmys ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4ys5sM3TLM
… and then there is “Mad Men”.
2nd season in a row where this show has kind of bumped along the bottom until it reached mid-season, then … oh my.
Last night’s show was (comment redacted by the emergency, spoiler prevention brigade).
Appreciate that, JOe. We’ll catch the episode today!
It was an insomnia-rich night.
Hi y’all.
Insomnia is teh suck.
Good morning! I’m heading toward that place where the warm water falls on my head and makes me feel like I have life within me.
Hi, ditto!
And EssBee and jJ and NS and Van and JN and Ed and Jack and… where’s Bunny?
Cj: I feel your insomnia pain. I get it a lot too.
Good morning, Pan!
Last night, I watched the last five episodes of the last season of “House” (Season 5). Wow. The closing sequence of the Season 5 finale was beautiful and bittersweet and heartbreaking and perfect. (I won’t go into details because they would also be massive spoilers.) Tonight is the premiere of Season 6, and I absolutely can’t wait!
^ Oops. Correction: I have watched the last five episodes of Season 5 over the course of the last two nights.
Currently recording the “Being Human” marathon so I can watch it this week.
I might need to breath some new life into the old art mashups.
Good morning Amy and Rhettro too!
I took the kids to school, picked up some fresh water bottles, and am now having some yogurt and clipping coupons.
Oh the exciting life I lead. Can you even stand it?
“… where’s Bunny?”
Where’s Wolf ?
Hmmmmmm
Nomad Scry: I cannot remember how I came across it. Of course, at the time fractals were going to explain everything in the Universe and solve all of our problems. Couldn’t agree more on particle names. It’s nearly as silly as quantum physics.
Good morning back atcha, Cj.
I like to be an armchair physicist now and again. Going back and learning the calculus my teachers were incapable of teaching me is still on my list of things to do.
CP: Toy Train — Rymes With Orange
Does an armchair physicist study the physics of armchairs?
Does an armchair historian study the history of armchairs?
(Sorry, that’s as funny as it gets on a Monday morning. . .)
An armchair physicist hoots, hollers, and cheers for his/her phavorite physicist. Dr. Hawking would be the Yankees of this league, methinks.
Where’s Waldo?
Does Polly Wolly really just doodle all day?
Seems like a waste of time to me.
Where in the world is the Wander wolf?
Sounds like a kids geography kids show.
Armchair Hero
“You wanna talk? you wanna go?
From your armchair things you know
Secret plans, conspiracy
Little people all around
You curse love, you curse hate
You curse you life, you curse your face
Whatever you can be
If only you could learn
If only you could learn
Narrow-vision, that’s the way
It finally helps you through the day
Too many reasons to believe
No time to understand
The clock is ticking like bomb
Subversive things that’s going on
Your only certainty
If only you could learn
Victim gravel on your knees
Victim of your own disease
Make my day, why don’t ya?
From your armchair, you’re a hero
Screaming beauty, suicide
So cynical, you never tried
To understand the reasons
From your armchair you’re a hero”
My money’s on the Jukebox Hero. . .
Rhett, I would love to see the return of the Artmash.
Wouldn’t coating a bridge in butter just make it delicious? Or would you have to fry it up first?
http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/09/20/chinese-butter-bridge-hinders-jumpers/
ditto, I really enjoyed Being Human.
That’s odd. Wander Radio wouldn’t play from my RSS feed, I had to use that silly little flash player app on the episode’s homepage. Even the direct .mp3 download link didn’t work.
It’s a cook book!!!
EssBee: You’re not human anymore? EEEEEK! ;)
Just in time for Halloween. First full day of Autumn tomorrow.
Pillage and burn!
Pillage and BURN!
She’s more human than hu man.
I learned the correct order from The Far Side. :)
The song says human? And here I thought it was about Chinese food!
“More Hunan than Hu-nan!”
Mmmmmm, Chinese food.
I’ll be hungry again in about an hour.
Oh. it’s about chinese food? Maybe the album should have been called GastroCreep: 3000.
Did EssBee fail her Voight-Kampff test?
Was that test a real struggle?
JN – I did not have any problem from the rss feed from work…
If you are still having problems shoot me an email and I will take another look tonight.
WNDRWolf: Well, I’m already done listening to it. Other podcasts don’t seem to have that issue. Currently listening to The Fitcast. Just wanted to give you a heads-up.
JN: I don’t know. I keep failing it. ;)
CP: Escape — The Toxic Avenger
CP: I’ll Believe in You (or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight) — Tragically Hip
Well that latest WR downloaded fine in iTunes, and a fine show it was..even the levelling was good.
I am getting better finally!
I’m not quite dead yet!
(he doesn’t want to go on the cart!)
We have a troublemaker?
CP: Another One Bites The Dust — Queen
Appropriate CP, ditto.
Thanks, Jack. :)
CP: Dogs go Blind — Press On Randy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6213807/Spider-Man-lookalike-lizard-is-latest-exotic-pet-craze.html
I bet that thing can even crawl up walls!
Here’s a question:
Why do they show Weight Watchers ads on Food TV?
Cuz it isn’t the food’s fault, it is the eater’s. ;)
Spider geko, spider geko, does whatever a…
Naw, that doesn’t work at all.
Do they run the Weight Watchers ads during Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods? How many points is it for a bowl of pickled crickets, anyway?
Oooh, Sly B brought me a gift of the Dollhouse DVDs today. Can’t wait to see the unaired episode!
Looks like tonight will see premiers for Heroes (meh) and The Big Bang Theory (yay).
Hello!
I wanted to announce that I have received a package from Bunny. It’s warm and might be a little melty inside. I’ve put it in the fridge to re-harden.
Marinating pork chops for dinner.
It’s been a productive day.
Happy 25th Birthday to Elite:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8261272.stm
I’m mostly harmless.
Got some time to waste? I’ve got another website just for you!
http://dontjudgemyhair.com/
I actually wandered in and found my TiVo recording “Hero’s” … I stopped it and changed over to the weather channel.
Save Al Roker, save the world.
GACK!!!
WHICH BLOODY PRODUCER DECIDED THAT I TURN ON THE WEATHER CHANNEL FIRST THING IN THE MORNING BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE FRAKING ENTERTAINED, MUCH LESS ENTERTAINED BY A BUNCH OF GOOFING CLOWNS!!!!
sorry for that un-deadpan outburst but I have just been watching some Zero Punctuation game reviews.
Also I really HATE that some marketing idiot at TWC has decided that I am interested in anything other than the day’s forecast, first thing in the morning.
Idiots.
Damn it! Heroes has made me care again.
And, Castle remains a load of pure awesome. So much for productivity.
Wow. Elite is 25? I remember playing Echelon and wishing it was Elite.
I figure I am less an armchair physicist than a backseat physicist. I don’t know what I’m talking about and I’m convinced the driver doesn’t either.
I caught about 30 minutes of House while getting geared up for work tonight and it looks like more of the same. I like how they’ve get reinventinteresting without changing the successful formula.
I’m leaving the typo because I have no idea what the heck that was actually supposed to say before I brainfarted in mid-sentence.
Oh, and before I rush off to pretend to work, I think that Being Human and Sarah Connor were the two best things on TV this year.
NS: There was more of the same in the season premiere tonight, yes, but there was also some Character Development (here’s hoping it takes hold!) and several Crowning Moments of Heartwarming. I loved it, and I can’t wait until next week. :-)
BTW, I think “reinventinteresting” is the perfect word to describe tonight’s episode of “House.” :-)
http://tinyurl.com/lt57dk
Star Trek Stuffs
Cj – The last one, Will Decker? I don’t recognize the name.
Amy – I see what you did there. Trying to catch me in the tropes trap! Hah!
:) I like House, so while I don’t want it to get stale, I also don’t want it to change to much. So more of the same, including the way that they keep changing the supporting cast, is a good thing.
NS: LOL! :-D Yep, TVTropes… they’re like quicksand. :-)
Yes, tonight was definitely a good thing. Do you want me to spoil you as to what happened at the end of tonight’s episode, or not?
I really enjoyed that one episode where he was a grumpy jerk and his staff had good logical ideas about the bizarre medical dilemma, but House did something unexpected and really dangerous to save the patient.
(I snark, but I think he’s an excellent character)
NS, the Will Decker image is from his merging with Vejur in Star Trek the Motion Picture.
Morning Pan, fascination continues, I’m dreading the inevitable slip away from that.
House, Heroes, Big Bang Theory, and Archer..the autmn TV onslaught begins.
WD was going to be Captain of the Enterprise, till Admiral Kirk bullied his way back into command.
House isn’t genre, so I won’t make an effort to catch up, but my wife will watch it so I tend to catch generous chunks of the season. I’m not too worried about getting spoiled. Xp
I -thought- I had seen ST:TMP, but since I don’t recognize a single thing that Van just said about it… maybe I need to add it to my queue.
Okay. I’m bored. Somebody dance for me.
CP: BBC radio adaption of Slaughterhouse 5
I can’t get to it, cuz of the filter at work, but this dude’s stuff is pretty fascinating:
http://jeftoon01.deviantart.com/
(from an io9 article)
I’m pretty sure I’ve already seen everything I’ll need of House. While I think Hugh Laurie and the other players are great actors, the fumbling about with the obscure medical condition of the week formula got old for me.
For my TV watching time, I’ll take Castle.
EssBee – you’re in for quite a treat with the Dollhouse DVD. Not only does it have the unaired “final” episode, it also has Joss original pilot.
I must confess, I think Joss’ pilot was a better start to the series. The various “making of” bonus features also provide some great backrground.
And, of course, season 2 starts Friday.
I will not squeal….I will not squeal…..
I’ve always love those Star Trek “posters”. James T Kirk is dead on.
Squee!
Also, I love being on vacation. Highly recommended for everyone.
Nomad Scry: Very witty re: driving chairs.
I think that’s all I’ve got as of right now. Not my “A” game.
Oh yeah, WNDRWolf PS: Your levels were indeed quite good. You’ve taken a quantum leap. Well done, sir!
Oh again, I also misspake yesterday. First FULL day of Autumn is tomorrow, not today.
[bows]
NS: (although you’ve already been told) http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Willard_Decker
Good morning.
My goodness JN, you went all transatlantic for a word there.
I do tend to do that from time to time. I called in a car accident once from my cell and told the woman that a car hit a fire plug. Probably took at least a solid two minutes to get her to understand what I was saying, since “hydrant” seems to have slipped out of my vocabulary.
Asks an intriguing question. Could be the source of some decent sci-fi: http://futurismic.com/2009/09/22/money-can-buy-privacy-and-surveillance/
Google releases climate change, I mean global warming, layers to Google Earth.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/google-climate-change-tools-for-cop15.html
Nap. Must. Coherent. Think. Morning. Tired. Gah.
All right, then, I’ll talk about last night’s episode. SPOILERS if anyone else hasn’tseen it yet.
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It was very interesting to spend an entire two-hour premiere with an almost entirely brand-new supporting cast except for the one phone call to Wilson. However, the episode ended with House being discharged from the psychiatric hospital (yay!), and the preview for the rest of the season showed him and the whole gang back together at Princeton-Plainsboro, so we do have more of the same to look forward to. Another thought: Although House mentioned during the season premiere that he was no longer having hallucinations, I was very surprised that the episode didn’t actually show him dealing with/getting rid of the imaginary Amber and Kutner who appeared in the Season 5 finale. Perhaps those issues haven’t been completely resolved…? I don’t know, but I can’t wait to see what happens next.
I like the laser shield idea.
I want to use it on Google’s satellite.
justa J0e: Or the new multi-billion-per spy sats that the US is planning on launching.
Hi there JN. Thanks everyone for the constructive feedback. I appreciate all the notes.
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00023496.html
A gritty, more realistic Flash Gordon film, directed by Michael Eisner’s son? Jesus, can they cast Keanu in the lead role?
And speaking of Flash, tomorrow night’s looking very Unshow, so you’ll have another week to turn in Flash contributions.
<drive-by>
Just swinging by to say “hi”. Hi.
I now return you to your regularly scheduled nipple.
</drive-by>
He’s going to be a polo player instead of a football player? Sure that sounds a lot less campy.
I am at a loss for words. It sounds horrible.
Lejon: It’s good to know my nipples are scheduled regularly.
“polo player” HA
Even funnier since I believe the original “Flash” was a track star and not a football player.
Each remake will have Flash as a different type of sports star. Track, Football, Polo… What’s next? Cricket? Basketball? Baseball…
I’m looking forward to a Xanadu version of Flash where he’s a Roller Derby champion.
And it has to be a musical…
Jack loves musicals.
Maybe they can get Clay Aiken to star in Flash Gordon: The Musical.
Maynard from Tool as Ming?
ZOMG, I just saw Clay Aiken as a guest on Paula’s Dean’s show on Food Network.
If he never spoke, I’d swear he was female. That boy is prettier than me!
Call me a pinko commie, but I wanted House to live happily ever after with the woman with an accent..her family be damned.
I’ll get my coat.
I had heard that the House always wins.
I guess they couldn’t have House buy the farm?
Was there a scene featuring House Dressing?
WNDRWolf: No problem, sorry I can’t be of more help.
Van: I was just happy to see him be happy with somebody. I was, of course, also happy to see him deal with her leaving him without turning back to drugs again.
Are the drinks ever on the House?
Has he ever gotten drunk and made an obscene House call?
Ewe … I don’t even WANT to know whose in da House!
If he and two clones were to date the Olsen twins, would that be a Full House?
Bionic vision on the horizon:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-10358849-247.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
I hope they add the right SFX when the eye is used.
Long Live Flash! (1980) – remake be damned!
If he joins the staff at Disneyworld, would he become the House of Mouse?
Is his porn name Nut House? Big House? Out House?
DO NOT get the House dressing !!!!
And, we have our movie title…..
Either that, or “Spy in the House of Love”
Discovery of the day: The foam my new laptop battery was packed in makes a good pop filter.
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Somebody save me.
I’ve been sucked into Dancing with the Stars.
Kelly Osbourne is freakin’ amazing! Who’d have thunk it???
Mr. Null said:
“justa J0e: Or the new multi-billion-per spy sats that the US is planning on launching.”
Which I misread as:
“justa J0e: Or the new multi-billion-per spy cats that the US is planning on launching.”
I’m rather “ewwww”ed by Full House. I mean, that leaves a back door open.
I’ll get my coat.
Pee Wee Herman is on Leno tonight! He says he has some big news.
Dan and I are hoping for a Pee Wee 3 Movie
Well, now I’m going to be up late again because it’s a fricken’ wootoff! I’m just staring at my computer like it’s going to sell me something ridiculously awesome or something.