Jack Mangans Deadpan #154: Finger There

Lazy show digits.

Jack Mangans Deadpan #154: Finger There

Don’t mess around with Deadpan

Promo – Geek Cred (http://www.geekcred.net/)

Promo – Jack Mangan’s Deadpan (created by JR Murdock)

Amy Bowen gives a NANOWRIMO report

Stolen from the 80’s with Ed from Texas

Amy Bowen gives an excerpt from her NANOWRIMO work

Jack and the Energizer Bunny discuss the Deadpanmmmmmm meetup

The Energizer Bunny gives Jack a spelling lesson

Dicussing the Olympic hockey contest

Rapideye calls in.

Jack joins Facebook

Greasy Nipples – read by Oden
Lo Pan
Nomad Scry
Vanamonde
Johnny Null
reaper
Vanamonde – First comment of the week

Amy’s errors

Outro Babble

Send in content: 206-350-Tomi (8664) or e-mail: sphericaljackmatgmaildotcom

March 13th is the Deadpanmmmm meetup. We’re swelling the ranks!

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927 Responses to “Jack Mangans Deadpan #154: Finger There”

  1. The Smarty Hotties® Says:

    firsties?

  2. Vanamonde Says:

    Yup TSH, I’ll growl later :)

  3. The Smarty Hotties® Says:

    wow.. haven’t had 1 of those in a couple years at least.

  4. jackmangan Says:

    I failed to give Ed his propers onpod. He has more great stuff coming up in the next episode too.

    TSH!

  5. The Smarty Hotties® Says:

    Hey Van!!!!

    Sorry I got you! I was so shocked when the page loaded and said O comments. I made a dash for it.. just like old times!!

    *sobs!*

  6. The Smarty Hotties® Says:

    and Jackamo too!

    its a threesome!!

    Yay!! thressomes are awesome!! ;)

    heh

  7. The Smarty Hotties® Says:

    after all that excitement I need to go to bed. No insomnia for me tonight.

    God bless you benadryl

  8. Nomad Scry Says:

    I’m too sensitive. A half dose of benadryl and I can’t force myself to stay awake for nearly 36 hours.

    But hooray for sleeping Hotties!

    Why did it sound funny when I said that?

  9. Nomad Scry Says:

    No matter how much I think that it should work like this, it never does. I think that offensive words should be pounded into the common vernacular until they lose all meaning. We should all support the cleansing of these words by inserting them willy-nilly into our everyday conversations. If the whole world did this, they’d all lose any meaning, any negative connotation.

    They’d be empty. The next gen would find it in a book and ask what it meant and nobody would remember.

    (x-posted from last time on the deadpan)

  10. Nomad Scry Says:

    Amy – Check this out:

    http://www.brainwyrms.com/2010/02/04/questor/

  11. jackmangan Says:

    Thanks, Nomad ;)

    I always thought that N.W.A. did was brilliant, calling themselves “Niggas With Attitudes” and stealing power away from bigots’ favorite slur.

    Goodnight, :panties:

  12. jackmangan Says:

    http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/2834928/Clooney-Batman-is-worst-film-ever.html

    “Sex Lives of the Potato Men”? Was this a British film disaster, Van?

  13. Vanamonde Says:

    Certainly was Jack, although I’ve never got round to renting it.

  14. Vanamonde Says:

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Lives_of_the_Potato_Men?wasRedirected=true

  15. Nomad Scry Says:

    So… tired… two hours… till bed…

    (of course, in two hours time I will be home with a cup of coffee and wanting to watch some Torchwood.)

  16. EssBee Says:

    Good morning, y’all!

  17. Ed from Texas Says:

    Fresh Pan on the Pod? Of course it’s a good mornin!

  18. EssBee Says:

    Mmmm, Torchwood!

    I haven’t even listened to last week’s episode yet (bad, bad, EssBee!). I have a long plane ride tomorrow, though, and will get caught up then.

    I’m still reading The Gathering Storm, Ed, and loving it. I’m a little more than 1/2 way through and think Sanderson did a bang-up job. So far, I’d say it’s one of the better novels in the series. Another thing I’ll do on that plane ride to San Antonio tomorrow.

    It’s 4:53 a.m. Do you know where your iPod is? Do you know where mine is? I’d sure hate to work out without it. Seriously, where the eff is it?!

  19. reaper Says:

    morning pan. just started listening to Ravenwood by Nathan Lowell
    http://www.podiobooks.com/title/ravenwood/
    if you like his other book i think you’ll like this one

  20. JohnBoze Says:

    “You are accused of violating the sanctity of the cheddaring process, which is, as everyone knows, the most intensely private matter between a farmer and his cheese…”

  21. JohnBoze Says:

    “Honestly, I had no idea cheddaring was underway. Who the hell does cheddaring first thing in the morning?”

  22. ComputerKing Says:

    Dear T.E.B.,
    Oh My. You must have had an easy time defeating males in spelling bees. Spell Spoon once, and they all get embarrassed and can’t stand on the stage anymore.

    Bunk-bait, thy name is The Energizer Bunny.

  23. WNDRWolf Says:

    A Computer King Sighting!!!

  24. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Morning Pan!

    I-tunes has decided to update so it will be a few minutes before I hear the episode

  25. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    ComputerKing, in the words of the immortal Tick, “Spoooooooon!”

  26. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    iTunes still installing. Really, any time now…

  27. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Oh well, while I’m waiting I can give you January’s numbers.

    There were a total of 2,655 comments for January 2010. This was a 16% increase over 2009.

    Keep up the good work! :heart:

  28. EssBee Says:

    16% more nipples. 2010 is off to a great start so far.

  29. WNDRWolf Says:

    Everyone needs more nipples!

  30. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Yah! There’s a :pan: in my feed. Now to give it a listen.

  31. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Yes, I’m definitely an oral exhibitionist. :lol:

  32. Vanamonde Says:

    The new firmware update for iPhone / iPod Touch installed fine and hasn’t broken anything as far as I can tell.

  33. nulloperations Says:

    Hey everyone. Doing my appear/disappear thing.

    This latest time I’ve been off exploring strange new worlds, new civilizations, and boldly complaining about server crashes in Star Trek Online.

    Anyone else playing? I’m @nulloperations if anyone wants to collect tribbles with me.

    So darn cute, but leave them with food and “Oh god! Why is my inventory stuffed with fuzz?”

  34. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Olympic hockey contest announcement!

    Same stakes, slightly different rules. Choose your country. Whenever the the teams meet, the bet is on. This gives the possibility of everybody singing other anthems (possibly more than once).

    I. of course, choose Canada.

  35. Nomad Scry Says:

    Jose, can you swing by the deli tonight?

  36. Lo Pan Says:

    CRYYYYYYYYYYY little SISter….

  37. EssBee Says:

    My singing days have come and gone, Bunny. Go CANADA!!

  38. Nomad Scry Says:

    Coming at number 9 on the Sun’s list of worst ever movies is Highlander 2. To which I have to ask, how is it possible to be worse than the original? I liked the series and was flabbergasted by the wretchedness of the movie. Even Connery was naff and, well, he’s Connery.

  39. Lo Pan Says:

    Of COURSE you choose Canada… you win by default.

    I guess its USA for me… tho Slovakia is tempting.

  40. Lo Pan Says:

    Nomad I couldnt have said it better myself. NEVER EVER got the love everyone gave the Highlander. Me hates it.

  41. Lo Pan Says:

    ESSBEE IF YOU LOVE CANADA SO MUCH WHY DONT YOU MARRY IT?????!?!?!?! PPPPFFFTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!

    I need a Penn St. Perk mocha.

  42. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Lo Pan. Canada plays the US in their third game.

  43. EssBee Says:

    Oh Canada, my home and native land!! True something something, in all thy something somethings!!

    Beep. Beep.

  44. EssBee Says:

    It probably is legal for me to marry CANADA.

  45. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    !ADANAC HO

  46. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    And yes, EssBee, it is legal for you to marry in Canada. Although, stupid Alberta fought it tooth and nail when legislation came down. I really do live in a red neck province.

  47. Amy Bowen Says:

    *gigglesnort* at EssBee’s post-before-last

    Nomad Scry – AWESOME! Well played! ;-) :-D

  48. Lo Pan Says:

    Wait so I cant pick U.S? Me cornfused por que…

    EssBee wins. Boop.

  49. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    O, Canada
    Terre de nos aieux
    ton front est ceint
    de fleurons glorieux
    car ton bras sait porter l’epee
    il sait porter la croix
    ton histoire est une epopee
    des plus brillants exploits
    et ta valeur
    de foi trempee
    protegera nos foyers et nos droits
    protegera nos foyers et nos droits

  50. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Of course you can pick US, Lo Pan. Just be prepared to sing the Canadian national anthem after the third game :wink:

  51. Lo Pan Says:

    Yeah I’m pretty sure the Canadian anthem will be sang regardless of. You have the fucking Yankees of the Olympic hockey teams. Its ridiculous.

    Why are you speaking Martian?

  52. Amy Bowen Says:

    Canada, my Canada,
    You’re a lifetime journey for the traveler.
    Canada, my Canada,
    You’re a lifeline of wonder on this planet Earth.

    (- theme from movie in Epcot pavilion in Canada. It’s much more stirring than it looks in text form.)

  53. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    We did pretty bad in the Turin Olympic. I don’t think we even made the medal round. We did win the Gold the time before.

    Can you say, inconsistent?

  54. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    If I lose, maybe I’ll actually play the music as well as speak the words… maybe. We’ll see what kind of sound effects I can coax out of my keyboard.

  55. Lo Pan Says:

    I can say incontinent.

  56. Amy Bowen Says:

    TEB: You have a musical keyboard? Cool! We have one, too, and I don’t know how to play very well, but I love it. :-)

  57. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    I have a full 88 electronic piano. I took lessons when I was a kid. I’m nowhere near the caliber of either my husband or Jack, but I do play around occasionally.

  58. Lo Pan Says:

    Facebook? Goddammit Jack.

  59. Lo Pan Says:

    GODDAMMIT JACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  60. Lo Pan Says:

    GOD! DAMN! IT! JAAAAAAACCCCKKKKK!!!!!!!

  61. Lo Pan Says:

    OMFG its SO “Nomad Scary” from now on. I heart that hard!

  62. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    I put in a friend request for Jack.

  63. Amy Bowen Says:

    Off to go volunteer. Later, Pan.

  64. Lo Pan Says:

    Bobbysocks and cigarettes are infinitely more enjoyable than Facebook.

  65. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Show them who’s boss, Amy!

    Bobbysocks?

  66. Lo Pan Says:

    Bobbysocks.

  67. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    What did Bobby do that makes you want to hit him Lo Pan? :cool:

  68. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    <Quick Drive By>

    Just a quick early drive by. Regarding the idea of New insults:
    Here are some really good Old ones:

    http://www.drlaura.com/letters/index.html?mode=view&tile=1&id=18862

    {This is not a website I frequent, I followed a link to get there}

    </Quick Drive By>

    I’ll be back a bit later!

  69. Lo Pan Says:

    Lejon its ok. There’s no judging at the Deadpan. We understand what a Dr. Laura nut you are. Whooooza!

    Bobby. Socks.

  70. reaper Says:

    Lejon, I fear many of those insults would go over the head of the one being insulted…
    that might be a good thing or something that goes with out saying…
    not sure which way to go on that

  71. Nomad Scry Says:

    re: Dr. Laura

    [turns to pillar of stone]

  72. Lo Pan Says:

    HA!

  73. Nomad Scry Says:

    I was going to ask when the Habs are going to win, pretending vainly to have some knowledge of hockey, but then I reread the nipples (we need an icon for that one) and realized we were talking about Olympic hockey.

    I know even less about the subject now.

  74. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    When copying files, why is there a “yest to all” button but not a “no to all” button? Hitting no all the time is getting annoying.

  75. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Pick a country, Scry! That’s all you need to know. If I were you, I’d pick Great Britain! *elbows Vanamonde*

  76. EssBee Says:

    I would pay real cash for a recording of Vanamonde READING the anthem of any country. *elbows Bunny out of the way*

  77. Vanamonde Says:

    So is this real 100% proof Jack on facebook?

  78. Vanamonde Says:

    I may blush at some point.

  79. Vanamonde Says:

    Oh and:

    Oooof!

  80. Jack Mangan Says:

    For the Olympics, I pick Team USA 1980.

  81. Lo Pan Says:

    TUSA 1980?

    Ill take TURK 182

  82. Vanamonde Says:

    Well I can’t find Jack on facebook, grrrrrr!

  83. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    I found him Van, I’ll send you the link

  84. Vanamonde Says:

    Thx TEB.

  85. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Now to get Jack to join his own page

    http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#!/group.php?gid=120673555584

  86. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    I’m off. Taking a friend to the airport. He’s going to BC for his nephew’s bar mitzvah

  87. jackmangan Says:

    But Bunny, I’m not a student at Millthorpe Elementary School. . .

  88. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    That’s the joys of imagination :cheerful:

  89. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    I’ll tell you what, Jack. If you become a member, I’ll make you a moderator and you can kick all those wannabes out :happy:

    Ok, really gone.

  90. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Essbee: thanks for the Gathering Review… I’ll have to start reading my copy… after I finish reading A Princess of Roumania… *sigh*

    NS: RE: Highlander – First off, the original movie had a lot of cheese, and there isn’t a fan out there who won’t give you that. At the same time, it was iconic, and simply had a solid story backing it. It was a fun flick, perhaps not “high cinema”, but good in the same way that Star Wars was good. That said, the first sequel went so far to ruining the reputation of the first, adding in a back story trying to explain the immortality aspects that the phrase “there should only have been one” came into being. IT WAS DREADFUL. {for the fans out there, you will note no mention of the planet Zeist in the above}

    Jack Mangan: Is that anything like Galactica 1980? ‘Cause, that was 99% ass…

  91. Rhettro Says:

    I found some Jack Mangans on Facebook, but don’t think they are the Jack I’m looking for. Can you shoot me a link too Bunny?

  92. Lo Pan Says:

    Lejon: Good in the same way Star Wars was good? Oh you betta splain that one.

  93. jackmangan Says:

    And hey, thanks for the influx of friend requests. I may be embracing my inner douchebag, but I’m not too good to send out requests of my own. If we ought to be connected, then I’ll find you at some point too.

  94. Nomad Scry Says:

    Mr. From Chandler (cuz that’s a funny sorta name (says the guy who calls hisself Scry)):

    Admitedly, I only watched Highlander the once so my memory of story particulars is… bad, but what I do remember was that there was a good story -idea- but not a good story. In a movie, the acting tells a good chunk of the story and in Highlander, wow, Raiden from Mortal Kombat is probably a worse actor than me.

    And I’m in no way implying that I can act.

    I am implying that even if the script was had a good story, it never made it to the presentation.

    I would have to see it at least a second time to decide if it was so bad that it was fun again. Like Flash Gordan or one of those MST3k flicks.

    *hums* bob and lejon bob and lejon =D

  95. WNDRWolf Says:

    BOB!!!!

  96. Lo Pan Says:

    Ironically, when I’m embracing my inner douchebag I tend to send out requests to any lady in the bar thatll listen.

  97. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Lo Pan: OK. Take a look at Star Wars. The original film, which later became episode 4: a new hope. Let go of that fannish tendency to forgive G. Lucas for everything.

    Ok… No… A little more… THERE YA GO!

    Alright, Star Wars did have a fantastic new look, but when you get down to the bones of it, it was an old adventure tale – the classic mono-myth, and it was poorly acted (Exceptions: Sir Alec Guinness, Harrison Ford – I would have include James Earl Jones, but he got no face time, and the guy in the Darth Suit did lousy pantomime).

    There are so many hokey bits in this film that there are websites devoted to some of them (A Particular Pilot, Porkins, Plays in my brain). It wasn’t / ISN’T a good film. It’s a fun film. It was a game changing film. But good? Not especially. Iconic, memorable, quotable to be sure, but largely a good looking, great sounding overlay on a tried and true story.

    Lucas could have had anyone play the parts, and the movie would probably done as well and been as memorable. I know, it’s hard to think of it that way, but I believe that to be true.

    NOW, looking back at Highlander: it was fun in the same way that Star Wars was fun. Solid action story upon which a lot of bad acting got added. The fall-down portion of Highlander was that the special effects weren’t anywhere near the quality of Star Wars. It just didn’t look good. And, while the Queen Soundtrack is FUCKING AWESOME, the film had a lot of sound problems in the acted bits.

    One thing I’ve learned listening to film makers – People will forgive a film that has poor lighting and poor effects as long as it sounds good. Highlander did not sound good.

    However; the film has become a cult classic, spawned 4 (terrible) sequels, and a TV series (which I didn’t like, but Se la vie). On top of this, they’re remaking the original.

    I cannot deny your dislike for the film. You either liked it or you didn’t. OK, you might have been Meh about it, too. But, as for it being fun in the same way as Star Wars was fun, I’m pretty sure I’m on firm footing there.

    — I have to learn to be more concise. Sheesh I’m a wind bag —

  98. Vanamonde Says:

    I would add Peter Cushing as well Lejon.

  99. jackmangan Says:

    Yeah, I’ll cast my vote way in favor of Highlander.
    The police interrogation scene is one of the worst onscreen acting displays. . . . ever.

    The entire movie is fantastic cheese.

  100. Lo Pan Says:

    Ah see youre breaking it down utterly for me. Thats cool and I shant be long winded in my response.

    1. Im hoping that “Let go of that fannish tendency to forgive G. Lucas for everything. ” was tongue in cheap because I dont suck the cock of Lucas.

    2. Highlander = A mish mash of boring upon poor acting upon promising story that falls flat on its ass. When it takes a TV show to get the mythos right, thats a bad bad sign.

    3. I dont think you can compare a “cult classic” to a phenomenon (which for better or worse SW is). It takes a GOOD movie to do that. Cult classics can indeed be terrible. Theyre of the love it or leave it variety. I dont believe you can say Star Wars is of that variety.

    4. A good movie wont spawn all terrible sequels. Even Halloween 2 was good. The reason a film spawns all terrible sequels is because it has no firm ground to stand on to begin with. ITS A BAD FILM.

    I cant abide by your comparison in “fun”. BUT thats what makes us dorques. Also I take back my “I wont be long winded” comment. Bleg.

  101. Lo Pan Says:

    I’m just saying you cant compare a giant hunk of Gouda to shreaded Parmesian.

  102. Lo Pan Says:

    ALSO IM RIGHT AND YOURE WRONG !!!!!!!

    *throws chair and stomps away*

  103. Vanamonde Says:

    Time to break out the rubber wall paper.

  104. Rhettro Says:

    think the term “good” is relative. For me a good film is a film that delivers on its premise. As an action-adventure flick, “A New Hope” delivered in spades. Consider the movie that won best picture the year Star Wars was released, “Annie Hall.“ Are people still quoting “Annie Hall,” were other movies inspired by “Annie Hall.” In terms of the amount of enthusiasm “A New Hope” generated “Annie Hall” was a flop by comparison, even though it was better acted and a more serious film.

  105. Vanamonde Says:

    Oooooh I’m tempted:

    http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/02/04/the-jxd-v3-does-gaming-plays-media-takes-5mp-pics-gets-the-ladies/

  106. reaper Says:

    Van,
    Here Here!!!!!!!!

  107. reaper Says:

    Oops I meant:
    Van,
    Hear Hear!!!!!!!

  108. Lo Pan Says:

    Actually I think now we’re getting the terms “good” and “fun” mixed up. They isnt interchangeable.

  109. jackmangan Says:

    Listen, we can discuss healthcare, classism, gay rights, religion, etc.; but I think we should lay off Highlander. That’s just too sensitive a subject.

  110. Lo Pan Says:

    Jacks right everyone. Ive learned something today…

    *touching Lifetime Movie music plays*

  111. Rhettro Says:

    Ah, but I am able to get from “fun” to “good” clicking through MS Word’s thesaurus. :)

  112. Rhettro Says:

    Someone is bound to loose their head when discussing “Highlander.”

  113. Lo Pan Says:

    Oh Rhett….. you so quazy!!!!!!!!!!

  114. reaper Says:

    yeah, I mean come on…
    yaah, come on…
    sorry I’ll stop lowering myself to South Park references.
    *hang head in shame but also giggles a little*

  115. Lo Pan Says:

    Pick yo head up boy!

  116. jackmangan Says:

    There seem to be a few constants for beloved cult classics like Highlander, The Crow, Beastmaster, Hellraiser, Ghostbusters, etc. They’re:

    -Chock full of hokey elements, like bad effects, acting, plotholes. . .
    -Followed by way too many terrible sequels.
    -and guaranteed to have Lance Henrikson, Brian James, Tim Thomerson, Mark Hamill, Marc Singer, Eric Roberts, or Ernie Hudson playing some role.

    (And let’s not diss the original Star Wars too much – - That was my childhood. I have something SW-related written for the MMMmmmeetup recording.)

  117. Lo Pan Says:

    I think the original Star Wars is safe here, Jack. It was most our childhoods. Pretty sure this is a Star Wars dis-free zone but I could be wrong.

  118. Lo Pan Says:

    SO does that make The Exorcist a quintessential cult fulm due to terrible sequels AND prequels while starring Linda Blair? Who as we all know is the female Mark Hamil.

  119. EssBee Says:

    New Topic: Blade Runner

    *elbows Bunny back toward Van*

  120. Vanamonde Says:

    CD:Looking up national anthem lyrics.

  121. Vanamonde Says:

    On Doctors advice I’m not touching Bladerunner.

    cough

  122. Nomad Scry Says:

    Hey, old theme loads on my iPhone! Sweet.

    Re:SW. Couldn’t stand Hamill then and I have never seen or heard him do anything that I didn’t find myself wishing someone else had done instead.

    But, Lejon, you said something interesting that perhaps you might want to expound on. That bit about the sound sounded interesting and yet I’ve not heard of it before. Maybe a future TTM?

  123. Rhettro Says:

    Interestingly, Star Wars and Blade Runner both got director cut’s and created fanboy scorn.

  124. Vanamonde Says:

    Oh I was full of bile pre directors cut.

  125. Rhettro Says:

    Nomad? You mean when you were playing Arkham Asylum you wished that Ledger did the voice of the Joker instead?

  126. Rhettro Says:

    Agreed, Greedo shooting first made the film.

  127. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Hubby’s going to roll his eyes at me again. While I was out I found some gifts for my Arizona peeps.

  128. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    I got Jack moose droppings :wink:

  129. Lo Pan Says:

    Blade Runner’s directors cut is wonderful. Star Wars directors cut? I dunno what youre talking about. That doesnt exist. *cough*

  130. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Rhett, done!

  131. Rhettro Says:

    Thanks Bunny!

  132. ditto Says:

    Yo pan!

  133. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Yo ditto!

  134. ditto Says:

    CP: Hey Ho On The Devil’s Back — Katzenjammer

  135. EssBee Says:

    ditto!

    I just checked in online for my flight. United tried to sell me FIVE things along the way. So irritating!

  136. EssBee Says:

    CP: Bitter Wine — L7

  137. ditto Says:

    Yep, that’s airlines for you. We should feel privileged to pay for them screwing with us.

  138. Johnny Null Says:

    Holy frak, I’m behind SOOO much already! Been a little bee at work today.

    justa J0e: I do like to paint with fairly broad strokes (and firm ones, too!). As I see it, policy requires large strokes by definition. And not much emotion.

    I think the problem with your statement is the Hippocratic Oath in itself. Read the original. All these commitments to gods. It’s an outdated oath, from back in the days when there was never a concern of limited resources.

    This reminds me of the Buddhists way back when. They believed that the Universe would provide, and that they could help those who needed it, and there would be this blissful harmony to the whole thing. They began to change their ways and viewpoints when they began starving because so many people came to them for a handout rather than do things on their own.

    We are animals living on a hostile planet, in a hostile universe. We should not allow those that refuse to simply cross the street to bring down the overall strength of the Herd.

  139. Vanamonde Says:

    Wow:

    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/compare-aerial-images-of-wwii-destruction-with-today-in-google-earth/

  140. Lo Pan Says:

    vAN – THATS WHAT iM TALKING BOUT!

    cAPS LOCK ON! bWAH!

  141. Johnny Null Says:

    Nomad Scry: I think you’re spot-on in regards to the impact of words.

    I would explore my inner douchebag, but then I’d have to take my eye off of being an outright a-hole.

  142. Rhettro Says:

    Much like Yves Klein, I like to paint with broads.

  143. Lo Pan Says:

    Bazinga.

  144. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Some people have too much time on their hands

    http://www.mauriciogiraldo.com/vgline/beta/

  145. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Cj should get these for her kids

    http://www.spoonsisters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=100&Product_Code=67401

  146. Rhettro Says:

    Does it come in a 1000 piece set?

  147. Rhettro Says:

    Ah, here it is.
    http://tinyurl.com/yjrh5r9

  148. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    LOL Rhettro

  149. reaper Says:

    Rhettro FTW!

  150. ditto Says:

    I was going to stay out of this, but…

    JN: You may be oversimplifying things, but that isn’t the problem. Rather, the largest problem with your stance is who decides? Who is the moral arbiter? Who picks which group is worthy and which is not? Right now it is corporations. Many people, myself included, argue that they aren’t doing a good job.

    I won’t say you are wrong, because you aren’t. There are always people that abuse systems. It’s why in criminal court we have trials with a jury of peers, and it’s why the Founding Fathers tried to put checks and balances on the different branches. Those examples are far from perfect, but they are better than the alternatives.

    Discrimination is not a dirty word. It is a necessary component of judgment. However, when discrimination is abused we end up with vile if not evil practices. History has proven this time and again.

    Why not shoot those “those that refuse”? Put them out of their misery? Actively prevent them from being a burden? Or, you can deny them insurance. But, that ends up creating another enormous mess. Homelessness. Poverty. Crime. These are things that we we have to pay for as well. It shows up in larger police forces, welfare, insurance, etc.

    It’s easy to say that some group is undeserving. And, without doubt, some are. But finger pointing has a nasty habit of backfiring. It would be *easy* to find a lifestyle habit for anyone that could be used against them, without resorting to the big-bad-gun of genetic predisposition. Forcing everyone to have insurance avoids this issue, but at the expense of others. There is no perfect system.

    I find it amusing that people balk at “government interference” when it comes to health care, but seem to be blind at that massive amount of corporate interference that they are already subjected to when they visit a doctor.

    I’d just like to see a better health care system than what is currently here.

  151. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Not US health care again! Ugh! :dizzy:

  152. reaper Says:

    ditto, ditto
    I don’t like everything we have now but fixing it ain’t gona be eazy

  153. Rhettro Says:

    For the record I’m in total agreement with ditto on his stances on healthcare and Blade Runner.

  154. ditto Says:

    I’ll take Bunny Health Care any day. :wink:

  155. ditto Says:

    For the record, I’m in total agreement with Rhettro on Jack Mangan and beer.
    *I sure hope I got that right*

  156. ditto Says:

    Booze + Bunny = WIN

  157. jackmangan Says:

    I wonder if the Kurgan from Highlander had a decent coverage plan.

  158. ditto Says:

    He had too much Candy.

  159. Rhettro Says:

    ^LOL

  160. Vanamonde Says:

    That’s a thought, what is the health system called in Canada. In the UK it’s the NHS (National Health Service).

  161. Vanamonde Says:

    Not a very good thought I would admit.

  162. Rhettro Says:

    love
    affection
    warmth
    heat
    passion
    vehemence
    violence
    cruelty
    hatred

    Nine clicks through the thesaurus to get the opposite meaning of the original word. No sure what that means.

  163. Rhettro Says:

    +t

  164. jackmangan Says:

    Dammit, now I have the Queen Highlander soundtrack CPIMMing.

  165. Rhettro Says:

    white
    colorless
    dull
    dreary
    bleak
    cold
    chilling
    gruesome
    macabre
    black

  166. Lo Pan Says:

    For the record I present to you Van Halen’s 1984.

  167. Lo Pan Says:

    Cause you were born to be king, Jack.

    ditto where da fuck yoos been?

  168. Rhettro Says:

    up
    awake
    stirring
    moving
    touching
    sad
    down

  169. DJ Bunny Says:

    Van, I refuse to get dragged into the healthcare talk, especially if it means naming names. :happy:

  170. ditto Says:

    Lo Pan: been pretty sick since the weekend. Hadn’t done much other than recuperate. Tried to see the doctor, but he was sick too. lmao.

  171. ditto Says:

    I love this animated video.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=240Vq6tIxio

  172. Lo Pan Says:

    Well here’s hoping youre all recooped…ditto. Have a beer for me and I will have one for ye.

  173. ditto Says:

    I have some great sake in the fridge that I’m looking forward to having.

  174. Lo Pan Says:

    That works. My fav bar is having buy one get one tonite. Love it.

    Man sake sounds good. So does a good wine for some reason and I’m not really a wine guy…er…no flesh emperor.

  175. EssBee Says:

    What ditto said.

  176. EssBee Says:

    What’s a word for “I’d like to say exactly what ditto said – that’s my argument too”?

  177. Vanamonde Says:

    Tonights comfort food was a tub of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

  178. Lo Pan Says:

    “Majong!” Least it should be.

  179. Lo Pan Says:

    Why comfort, Van? Mine is usually a tub of Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout

  180. EssBee Says:

    A bath tub?

  181. jackmangan Says:

    Just avoid Wilford Brimley’s Stout Oatmeal.

  182. Lo Pan Says:

    Lil bits o’ mustache hair in that….

  183. Lo Pan Says:

    A Sponge bath?

  184. ditto Says:

    Lo Pan: I don’t want your jong! ;)

  185. Lo Pan Says:

    YOULL TAKE MAJONG AND LIKE IT!!!!

    Also, well done m’lad.

  186. Lo Pan Says:

    Hokay.. the “other” Avatar film looks pretty kick ass so far. Perhaps Shamalamanightyama has redeemed himself? Course its not his story…

    I should check out the cartoons before I see this. Scroll down the page for the trailer.

    http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/02/04/the-last-airbender-superbowl-tv-spot-new-footage-and-a-feast-for-blueorange-conspiracy-theorists/

  187. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Lo Pan: Just for the record, I’m a Djörk.

    Rhettro: You have a point. “Good” is subjective. Let’s move away from the subjective term. “Well constructed” is better for this discussion.
    Star Wars is definitely put together well. It followed a standard well-worn formula, had impressive visuals and meticulously constructed effects (won oscars for them), and the audio was top-notch. It certainly has been the most successful independant or “b” movie I’ve ever seen.
    Highlander, conversely, was not put together right. Starting with the Pro-Wrestling bout at the beginning, adding in the audio issues, and the really cheesy Quickening effects at the end… this film should have flopped, and flopped hard. Instead, the film was embraced by many, and the mythos kept alive In Spite Of bad sequels. It may not reach as broad an audience as Star Wars has, but it’s no failure. Still, not really well constructed. I think the true saving graces are the strength of the Immortal concept of the story tied with the music.
    Of course, now I have to figure out a well-constructed failure… Just for contrast.

    NS: Have you heard Hamil do the Joker on the Animated Batman stuff? ‘Cause that’s Frikken Brilliunt!
    – I’ll have to consider the bit about the sound. I got it from an independant “no-budget” film-maker at a convention. The thought actually does hold up. If you are watching the best story you’ve ever seen, but you can’t hear the actors, or the soundtrack really blows, you’ll be pulled out of the experience. I hear an example of this is Labyrinth, which had both an orchestral soundtrack, and something done by Tangerine Dream. The different versions were released exclusively in the U.S. (Tangerine Dream) and Europe (Orchestral)… I also hear it’s really hard to watch one version over the other… Of course, I can’t confirm this, since I’ve only seen the Tangerine Dream cut.

    Let’s don’t talk about Blade Runner. The film was ahead of its time. And, while I believe the Director’s FINAL version from the Ultimate edition is superior, I also feel that most average people just won’t understand it without watching the original theatrical release with the terrible narration. That is my opinion.

    jackmangan: Immortality is actually the best coverage, but the Plan had a loop-hole. Decapitations weren’t covered.

    EssBee: “Xerox, ditto”

  188. Vanamonde Says:

    I can watch my stubble visibly grow back as I wait for the iTunes update to actually install.

  189. ditto Says:

    ottiditto

  190. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Van: Other Choices exist… don’t give in to the Fluffy Cloud side… Step over the line…

  191. ditto Says:

    iTunes borked my iPod. Now I need to do a restore.

  192. EssBee Says:

    No, that’s not it . . .

    CP: Northshore — Tegan & Sara

  193. ditto Says:

    It won’t take long before someone makes a Hello Kitty Lancer. Marcus will not approve. :)

  194. Lo Pan Says:

    Drinkin tyme fuckas!!!!!

    *bats eyelashes*

  195. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    ditto: Dodge Lancer?

  196. EssBee Says:

    Bobby socks.

  197. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    What is Bobbie socking, Essbee?

  198. jackmangan Says:

    Bobbie is socking Whitney, if you believe the tabloids.

  199. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    You can see Cary Grant and Shirley Temple in “The Bachelor and the Bobby-soxer”

  200. EssBee Says:

    Lo Pan is the bobby socker.

  201. Vanamonde Says:

    Well I’ve recorded a reading of a national anthem,now if only I can work out how to export it in Audacity…

  202. EssBee Says:

    Oh my . . . I’ll need a moment . . .

    Van, do you take U.S. currency?

    Vanporn!

  203. EssBee Says:

    boom chica WOW wow.

  204. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Van: what version of Audacity are you using?

  205. Rhettro Says:

    Save as…. ? I think that’s how it works in Oddacity.

  206. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    And now… for a completely pointless exercise:

    A completely pointless fad, in a completely pointless car.

    http://www.automotto.org/entry/the-hello-kitty-fiat/

  207. ditto Says:

    Udderacity?

  208. EssBee Says:

    Save as/email to EssBee.

    That is all.

  209. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    A beta version of Audacity had a simple “Export” option under the file menu. When you use this, a dialog opens with a lot of buttons, none of which are helpful, except “OK”.

    At that point you are given a traditional save window, under which you can select the type of file you wish to save as. saving as MP3 will activate the “options” button. You can update your mp3 settings by clicking that.

  210. jackmangan Says:

    Van:
    Click ‘Export’ under the ‘File’ dropdown menu in Audashitty. You should see options to export as .wav or .mp3.

  211. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    I hope that helped… Well, I hope it helped more than the Hello Kitty Fiat

  212. Vanamonde Says:

    Thx Lejon, it is saved.

  213. Vanamonde Says:

    You know, Audacity has never crashed on me…yet.

  214. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Van: I hate you. Curse your luck.

  215. jackmangan Says:

    Van, I think EssBee would like some more Deadpan audio from you.

  216. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Van: Just kidding. It will happen. The beta is nice, though, in that it will usually try to recover what you were just working on.

  217. Vanamonde Says:

    Well after that I feel I should invade Belgium.

    Night Pan.

  218. Ed from Texas Says:

    Some times I just don’t get British euphemisms…..

  219. Ed from Texas Says:

    FYI – Avatar: The Last Airbender is quality TV. I think we’ve got all 80 something episodes scattered across our two DVR’s. My daughter can probably recite the whole series from beginning to end at this point.

    Shymadingdong best not fuxorz this one!

  220. Amy Bowen Says:

    Rhettro: Your chains of words from the thesaurus are very poetic.

  221. Ed from Texas Says:

    btw, Amy – nice work on NaNoWriMo.

  222. jackmangan Says:

    Wow, Kovalchuk to the Devils? That is extremely un-Lou-like. I just hope they didn’t give up too much.

    And that was sports. Now for the weather.

  223. Amy Bowen Says:

    Ed: Thank you very much! :-)

  224. ditto Says:

    Work never ends

  225. JohnBoze Says:

    Audacity has run very well on the new Intel Mac, lots of crashes on prior Mac…

  226. Nomad Scry Says:

    Rhettro: Arkham Asylum? Innit that one o them that there XBox 360 gamer doohickeys?

    Never played it. I have no interest in buying a red light, even if it is circle shaped. (Though that blue light from the Wii is almost worth the price of admission.)

    Also, in an alternate universe where I had played AA, I am sure that I would prefer Joker done by Ledger. Or Wheaton. Heh.

  227. Nomad Scry Says:

    Rhettro’s Thesaurus Reversals: Polar opposites complete each other. Or, as the song goes, you can’t have one with out the other.

    I dunno what I’m trying to say here, but it -feels- like there is some Taoist comment to be made here.

  228. Nomad Scry Says:

    That shadow art video is fantastic. Now I want to watch the documentary feature on the making of the video.

  229. Nomad Scry Says:

    Lejon: On the sound bit, what about foreign films? Let The Right One In or Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or NightWatch are all excellent… when I can’t understand a word the actors are saying.* Is the idea that the sounds are good despite my dis-comprehension, or am I pulling out outliers?

    *My appreciation dips a lot when I watch them dubbed.

  230. Nomad Scry Says:

    The weather outside is spiteful.

    Anything on the Locals desk?

  231. Nomad Scry Says:

    *echo*

  232. Amy Bowen Says:

    I am really happy with how the first scene of Questors #10 is turning out so far. I absolutely love the music I found for it, and I have great voices to put in.

    Night, Pan.

  233. jackmangan Says:

    Facebook is awesome! What have I been thinking all this time?!

    :|

  234. Vanamonde Says:

    Free app today is Mouse About:

    http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=290142987

    A puzzler.

  235. Nomad Scry Says:

    BTW, I liked how Oden(?) said my name. Funny in a nice way.

  236. Vanamonde Says:

    On hearing her name spoken I was wondering if she had an eye patch.

    Cough

  237. Nomad Scry Says:

    Watching half of a twitter smacking is confusing. Especially when I’m not clear on how the two points of view differ.

  238. Nomad Scry Says:

    What was it, Munin and R… something.

    Google Fu says: Hugin and Munin.

  239. Ed from Texas Says:

    Alright, you can stop worrying now. Friday has returned.

  240. Nomad Scry Says:

    re: Friday.

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

    re: working Saturday.

    Damn.

  241. Ed from Texas Says:

    Curse you, ESSBEE!!!!!!

    I finished the second Acacia book last night. Now I have to wait for the next one to be written before I can read it.

    Stupid writers….stupid laws of cause and effect……

  242. JohnBoze Says:

    Worked past 8 last night, printer was down almost all of my regular shift…

  243. reaper Says:

    JB, Printers are often the bane of my existence as in IT person.
    PC load letter! what the fuck does that mean!
    not sure if this is sad or not but I do know what that error means

  244. reaper Says:

    in = an
    my brain isn’t working yet this morning

  245. Lo Pan Says:

    “Facebook is awesome! What have I been thinking all this time?!”

    Oh god bless you sir…..

  246. Lo Pan Says:

    Jack wins the entire thread with the “Bobby socking Whitney” comment. Natural 20!!!

    Ed I dont think Shamalyhjoamanmanam will fux this one up. Hes just directing. There will be no “what a tweeeest!” moment.

  247. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Morning Pan

    *yawn*

  248. Nomad Scry Says:

    Lo Pan must have drunk too much. He is being optimistic about how Dingdang won’t frog up Avatar. He’s the director. I’m sure he’ll do something addle-pated.

  249. reaper Says:

    I think I found the secret to doing less work for my last week at this job:
    Tell people I’m leaving. Being the IT guy I know just about everyone so I have a lot of people to maybe talk to and most want to know about it.
    Engage plan less work. GO!!! GO!!! GO!!!

  250. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Lejon, late to the party but, as I’m a big computer gamer, I enjoy D & D, and do the Sci Fi con thing, I consider myself a female geek.

  251. Lo Pan Says:

    I got off (heh) the Dingalingdangmydangalonglinglong bandwahgon after the last 15 minutes of The Village – which I really liked up until then. I think Im the only one who liked Lady in the Water also. So with the exception of The Happening hes really done nothing that made me want to kick him in the balls. SO I’m thinkin’ this’ll be ok.

    GO!!!! REAPER GO!! *shakes pom-poms*

  252. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    On another note, Cj’s been away for a while. I hope she’s not working too hard, reaching for her goal.

  253. Nomad Scry Says:

    While I’ve never -worked- IT, I’ve played one on TV (and studied for the A+ a few times), and I’m not sure which is worse: printers or optical media. In the past five years I have personally had 3 CD/DVD combos die.

    Oops. I forgot the upconverting DVD player. That died too.

  254. Nomad Scry Says:

    Lo
    Pan

    That would explain it. I’ve only seen The Happening.

    http://www.epinions.com/review/Happening_M_Night_Shyamalan/content_447801822852

  255. reaper Says:

    Lo Pan + pom-poms = funny picture in my head

  256. Nomad Scry Says:

    reaper just made me feel ill.

    see, ill.

  257. reaper Says:

    NS, I never had too much trouble with optical drives but we have so many people that don’t use them ever. So if one dies I swap drives with a good one and leave the bad one to help air flow or at least to look nice because we don’t have drive bay covers sitting around.

  258. reaper Says:

    NS,
    I didn’t say anything about the skirt.

  259. Lo Pan Says:

    YOUVE ONLY SEEN THE HAPPENING?????????? goddammit nomad. Ima fly there and we’re gonna have a Shamalamalinglanh night. Theres some good stuff youre missing out on.

    Dont mock the pom-poms. I shake it like a Polaroid pickcha.

  260. Lo Pan Says:

    My milkshake brings all the girls to the yard.

  261. Nomad Scry Says:

    Oh crap. I almost snorted grapefruit juice out my nose.

    … shake it like a Polaroid… *shakes head*

  262. Nomad Scry Says:

    I wonder. Maybe the issues I have with the optical is … no, it can’t be neglect. Or overuse. I’ve done both extremes and still had ‘em die out.

    Eh. Chalk this up to one I am not going to figure out.

  263. Nomad Scry Says:

    Lo Pan, I have an irrational resistance to doing things that are popular. Like seeing Titanic or that movie with Tom Hanks running all around. *squints* Life is like a box of chocolates nonsense. People seemed a little too interested in M. Knight’s movies, so I avoided them until the backlash made me think it was safe.

    I was so wrong. *sobs*

  264. Lo Pan Says:

    You love it.

    In other news have you heard about this Lindsey Vonn (Us Ski Team) being on the cover of SI controversy? SO fucking stupid. I swear theres feminism and then theres stupidity.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Let-the-Lindsey-hype-begin-Vonn-is-Sports-Illus?urn=oly,217525

  265. reaper Says:

    When I buy an optical drive for a user they have not died that I recall but if it was OEM I’m not so sure. it is such an insignificant event I just don’t notice.

  266. reaper Says:

    phase one of operation do less work failed.
    I heated water for tea in the break room but no one walked in. so trying to make 4 minutes of waist in to 15 was a bust

  267. Nomad Scry Says:

    reaper, Maybe I’ve inherited just a touch of my maternal grandmother’s magic. She was never able to wear a digital watch because the battery would die. Within hours.

    Perhaps my talent is killing little DC motors.

    Fear me!

  268. Lo Pan Says:

    Nomad I have your same resistance. You werent wrong at all at the time. Just go back and enjoy now. Preferably with booze. Because booze is delicious.

  269. Lo Pan Says:

    reaper: 4 minutes of waist????????? What the hell do you DO for a living?

  270. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    because women aren’t sexified in any event

    http://www.kosteniuk.com/albums/covergirl9-05/pictures/64-3-2001bb.html

  271. reaper Says:

    NS, I believe in that phenomenon 100%. I always believed in it somewhat but working here was the final nail in the belief coffin. So many weird things happen here but no where else.

  272. Lo Pan Says:

    Dammit Bunny you know thats not what I’m saying. I’m saying in that specific instance. The almost exact same cover was run back in 1992 – of a male skier in the same position – and there was no hubub there. Not everything female has to come off sexualized. Specially this.

  273. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Stupid Wordpress

    http://tinyurl.com/yfcos6j

  274. reaper Says:

    Lo Pan, Network/System Admin is the tilde but I fix broken IT stuff and make sure the servers and network run smoothly. Since I’m leaving and we don’t have any open projects (no money for 9 months to start any) I waist time on the dead pan.

  275. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    I actually agree, Lo Pan. The problem is, no matter what the event, happening, etc. A woman will be looked at by her clothing (or lack there of) stance, etc. Basically anything except what the man would be looked at in the same area.

  276. Lo Pan Says:

    New band name = “Four Minute Waist”.

  277. Vanamonde Says:

    I must be desperate, off to see a film about rugby.

  278. Lo Pan Says:

    But shes fully outfitted in her ski outfit in the tuck position. These protesters are basing their argument on the fact that

    “When females are featured on the cover of SI, they are more likely than not to be in sexualized poses and not in action-and the most recent Vonn cover is no exception.”

    SHES IN A FUCKING ACTION POSE!!!! JESUS!!!!! MEH!!!!

    Now that chess link you sent is just fucking ridiculous.

  279. reaper Says:

    “SHES IN A FUCKING ACTION POSE”…
    not the best way to make your argument hehe

  280. Lo Pan Says:

    Dammit reaper thats brilliant….

  281. reaper Says:

    I don’t see what is sexy about that pic. the clothing has to be forming fitting. should she be dressed like Ralphy’s brother from a Christmas story?

    hehe I can’t put my ski poles down! hehe

  282. Lo Pan Says:

    Theres nothing sexy about it. thats the point. If she was dressed in Victoria Secret thatd be different…. I swear people just want stuff to bitch about nowadays.

  283. Lo Pan Says:

    Another band name that should be “Longmont Soccer Mom Bang”.
    But I fear only EssBee would understand….

  284. Vanamonde Says:

    It doesn’t have to be form fitting.

  285. reaper Says:

    Van, I thought it did for wind resistance but I’m not a skier.

  286. Lo Pan Says:

    I thought it did also too as well.

    From 1992. http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=Ak1ZM2qVwh7f82EXNcIuFdJotLV_/SIG=129s0q1s6/**http%3A//sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/9313/index.htm

  287. reaper Says:

    drat foiled in phase 2 also.
    No one was in the lunch room when I clean out my tea mug.
    crap this isn’t going well

  288. Rhettro Says:

    I do think that the picture is sexualized, but I don’t really see anything wrong with it. What percentage of Si’s readership is male? What percentage of men appearing on the front page of Redbook are sexualized? I guess my point would be that humans are sexual creatures and there is no point in denying that fact. The goal would be to not let sexuallity blind us from seeing the true people for who they are.

  289. Lo Pan Says:

    Again! From 1992 – Male skiier in super similar pose
    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/9313/index.htm

    Is that sexualized? I get what youre saying Rhett but wtf were they supposed to do? Have her just stand there looking dumb? they do that and they get blasted for her “not being in action pose”. I dont buy it. But I do see what youre saying.

  290. Rhettro Says:

    I don’t think the man skier shot is sexualized because he is wearing helmet. But I honestly think that whenever an athlete is photographed, male or female, there is going to be an aura of sexuality associated with it. That doesn’t make it bad.

  291. Lo Pan Says:

    I’d argue that theyre showing her face because the title of the article is “Meet the US Ski Team”.

    LOOK I’M JUST TRYING TO HIDE THE FACT THAT I’M SECRETLY MASTURBATING TO THE PICTURE OK?!?!? ALRIGHT?!?!?!? HAPPY NOW?!?!?!? THERE I SAID IT!!!
    *sobs*

  292. reaper Says:

    I think the problem comes in when someone with to much time on there hands and to much anger built up but has no other outlet for it.

    I mean come on…
    yeah, I mean come on…
    yeah, come on…

    This time I’m not apologizing for the south park reference it’s just too funny

  293. reaper Says:

    Explosive comments by Lo Pan!

  294. Lo Pan Says:

    Ka-boom.

  295. reaper Says:

    must… not… make… joke…
    it’s so hard to stop…

  296. Rhettro Says:

    I find Bunny’s woman chess player pictures pretty amusing and here’s why. One of the chess coaches at my son’s chess club is a buxom 23 year old. She’s is actually the best chess player there and I believe she is the highest rated chess player in the state of Arizona. So anyway, when we were at the chess tournament at Las Vegas, she wore the skimpiest outfit. LOL I think she meant to distract her opponents.

  297. Lo Pan Says:

    reaper: let it out of you, young man. let it free…

    rhett: i know right! i mean i found it amusing for different reasons but your story makes me laugh and next time you should probably get photos.

  298. reaper Says:

    So now I know if Lo Pan is coming over I’ll have to make sure to put away the coffee table magazines like Everyday with Rachel Ray, O, and Martha Stewart Living… and maybe lock the bathroom door…

  299. Vanamonde Says:

    I meant it doesn’t have to be form fitting to be ’sexy’.

  300. Lo Pan Says:

    Oh! Agreed Van.

    reaper: Theres a reason its called “O”.
    Rachel Ray is teh_hots

  301. reaper Says:

    Van, agreed
    Lo Pan, well played and good point on Rachel Ray

  302. reaper Says:

    CW: Lost S6E01

  303. Lo Pan Says:

    oh reaper you GOTTA talk to me when you finish that

  304. jackmangan Says:

    Are we forgetting Rachel Ray’s NQSFW photo shoot for. . . uh. . . either Maxim or FHM?

  305. reaper Says:

    Jack, never! :D

  306. Lo Pan Says:

    No way… I was serious when I said shes hot. That photoshoot gave me minutes of fun…

  307. reaper Says:

    btw it was FHM

  308. Lo Pan Says:

    reaper how the hell can you post and watch Lost at same time? That would break my mind.

  309. reaper Says:

    Lo Pan, 2 monitors. one 24″ wide screen for the show and a 17″ for everything else

  310. Lo Pan Says:

    but can you concentrate enough on Lost? it takes all I got just to watch it by itself.

  311. reaper Says:

    I will have to watch again. there is a bit to much to pick up one time around.

  312. jackmangan Says:

    I also finally caught the full season 6 premiere last night, btw. Lost is the only TV show I’ve ever stuck with, since the age of 12. (BSG doesn’t count.)

  313. Lo Pan Says:

    yes indeed. initial non-spoiler thoughts?

  314. Lo Pan Says:

    non-spoiler thoughts Jack?

  315. ditto Says:

    CP: 2:1 — Elastica

  316. reaper Says:

    with 2 minutes left in the first epp. I have have to say interesting changes and not changes with the jumping back and forth. I’m going to watch 2 before rewatching 1. my coworker said more will happen. I’m not sure i will make it all the way through though

  317. Lo Pan Says:

    Elastica? Speaking of girls I wanna bang….

  318. Lo Pan Says:

    oh you didnt watch the whole 2 hours? gotcha. yes watch the whole first before you go back again.

  319. jackmangan Says:

    I was shocked to learn that Sawyer was actually a lizard assassin from the planet Ziblox.

  320. ditto Says:

    Lo Pan: Yep.

    Jack: I knew that! :)

  321. reaper Says:

    I don’t think ABC make it very apparent that it was a 2 epp premier. I’m glad I watch the recap also. it has been so long since the last season and so much was going on I forgot a lot of stuff.

  322. reaper Says:

    damn it jack! i thought he was just going to be a V!

  323. ditto Says:

    I’m sure Lo Pan would approve:
    CP: Vaseline — Elastica

  324. Lo Pan Says:

    Hour two is definitely the WTF hour of the premier. Good stuff.

    Today’s James Sawyer mean mean pride?

  325. Lo Pan Says:

    Thats well done, ditto.

  326. ditto Says:

    Project for this weekend: to start digitizing my stockpile of cassettes.

  327. ditto Says:

    Currently testing with an old Canadian band: Chalk Circle.

  328. Rhettro Says:

    Some non-spoiler impressions of Lost finale season. Some questions answered with an equal portion of new questions asked. I’m looking forward to when the revelations to new questions ratio starts to favor the revelations side. All in all, I love Lost and I found the season opener satisfying if a little mired in old tricks.

  329. reaper Says:

    are there any more lost watchers who haven’t see it yet? I’m down to 10 minutes left so i’ll finish it now

  330. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Damn sunbeam is in the wrong spot. Kitty’s blocking my cupboard so I can’t get at my bowls to make cookies.

    I guess it’ll have to wait until after lunch and the sunbeam moves.

  331. Rhettro Says:

    Is it a spoiler to mention the other other Others?

  332. ditto Says:

    I gave up on Lost in season 3. Got tired of waiting for answers. I might eventually watch the rest of the series on DVD, but I’m in no hurry.

  333. jackmangan Says:

    I’ve come to learn that Lost watchers can sometimes annoy the rest of the populace, so as the season progresses, it may be necessary for us to discuss on a different thread.

    On a side note:

  334. Lo Pan Says:

    Rhett: Probably….

    For those who wanna talk about it we could probably get a gmail conversation going as to not spoil for the rest.

  335. reaper Says:

    Rhettro, I don’t think so after watching the recap. I was thinking there would have to be other others.

  336. reaper Says:

    HOLY SHIT!! A real reason to use Google wave!!!

  337. Lo Pan Says:

    Fuckin ay, reaper!

  338. ditto Says:

    No, feel free to discuss Lost here. It won’t bother me.

  339. JRMurdock Says:

    I love it when people spell my last name Murdoch. :)

  340. JRMurdock Says:

    So I’ve never watched ‘Lost’. Am I missing anything?

  341. Lo Pan Says:

    What WILL bother you ditto? Ill do that instead!!! ;P

    J D Murdoch! How you are?

  342. Lo Pan Says:

    Up to you. DO you like mind breaking TV?

  343. Rhettro Says:

    I thought the reason to use Google Wave was to play DnD.

  344. reaper Says:

    Lost kicks ass as long as you do like things that break your mind

  345. Rhettro Says:

    Mr. Murdock,

    I would say Lost is awesome to watch on DVD and flustrating on broadcast.

  346. jackmangan Says:

    The problem with Lost, to truly enjoy it, you have to watch from episode 1.

    BTW: The girl I asked out for pizza in the 5th grade is talking to me on FB.

  347. JRMurdock Says:

    Is it just me, or has it gotten busier in here ever since Jack joined FaceBook?

  348. Lo Pan Says:

    lol, oh Jack… youve truly found out what it means, to be human…

    Also agreed on Lost. Granted, season four was pretty shit. But It made up for it with Season 5 and now.l

  349. JRMurdock Says:

    I’m doing AWESOME! Had fun making Jack a promo :)

    I guess I’ll have to start watching Lost and see if I can get caught up. Next people will tell me I should be watching 24.

  350. Lo Pan Says:

    I will never tell you you HAVE to watch 24.

  351. reaper Says:

    Rhettro, I have to agree. I started when it was on in 4 hour blocks on SiFi and it was awesome. I cough up in the middle of season 5 and it was very frustrating not to see them rapid fire.

  352. JRMurdock Says:

    Oh, I finally figured out how to get http://jrmurdock.com to link to my wordpress page. WOO WOO!

    Now just to convince people it’s spelled with a K and not an H :)

  353. reaper Says:

    I watched the first 3 epps of 24 years back and decided to stop because I didn’t want to be a slave to a night of TV so I stopped. I might check it out on DVD now.

  354. Nomad Scry Says:

    Speaking of too popular, I won’t be starting Lost. Not for ‘least another 10 years.

    And I just finished watching season one of Torchwood. Pretty decent, though I have to say the guy who plays Ianto certainly grows into the role. He’s stiff and, well, stiff here but by Children of Earth he is quite emotively stiff.

    Night :mush:

  355. Rhettro Says:

    I had the benefit of watching the the first two seasons on DVD and the curse of watching the last three seasons from my DVR. I would say the last half of the season season and the first half of the third season were to slow. But everything outside of that has been pretty entertaining.

  356. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    JR I totally apologize. It’s completely my fault your name was spelled wrong. Please forgive me :sad:

  357. Nomad Scry Says:

    Almost forgot I have to take out my contacts. That would make for a miserable surprise in 5.5 hrs when I get up. Heh.

  358. JRMurdock Says:

    Listening to the Deadpan now. I just heard ‘Dirk Moonfire’. Will we ever hear audio for that one? Please! :)

  359. JRMurdock Says:

    You’re always forgiven TEB :)

  360. JRMurdock Says:

    oooo… call in participation to the deadpan meet up! WOO WOO! I’ll have to make sure to do that.

  361. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    There, I fixed it on the DP Facebook page

  362. jackmangan Says:

    No JR, San Diego is within driving distance. You need to be here in person ;)

    I’ll fix the post here.

  363. Lo Pan Says:

    I second that!

  364. JRMurdock Says:

    You know, I was in Peoria last year. I was probably within spitting distance of you. Alas, I was a slave to the family schedule.

    But yes, one day I MUST make it to AZ to meet you in person. OR You can come here for Comicon and we’ll meet up then. :)

  365. JRMurdock Says:

    Dog found her ball and is keeping me busy.

  366. JRMurdock Says:

    Speaking of Peoria, I need to record a dumbass memory from that trip LOL

  367. JRMurdock Says:

    Ice Cream for lunch! I love being an adult! Some day I’ll grow up, but I’m in no hurry.

  368. jackmangan Says:

    Peoria is the temporary home for Draco Vista studios you know, JR.

    but yes, you must let me know the next time you’re in the Phoenix area.

  369. Lo Pan Says:

    Oh get a room you two!!

    *jazz hands*

  370. JRMurdock Says:

    I did not know that. I must confess, I’m slacking in my podcast listening to.

    We’re planning out next family trip. It looks like CO, AZ, or Vegas. We haven’t decided yet. But I do plan on going to meet up with all the AZ podcasters if it’s AZ. That’s for sure!

  371. JRMurdock Says:

    No one can resist the *jazz hands*. I have a warm feeling now. Hmm… no, that’s not the jazz hands. Wait, what’s that smell? NO! NOT AGAIN! BRB!

  372. Lo Pan Says:

    I didnt say “jizz hands” J.R…..

  373. JRMurdock Says:

    I’m all washed up now. Guess I don’t need a room any more. Though I think it was the ice cream that made my hands sticky. perhaps I should just shower and get it done with.

  374. Lo Pan Says:

    JR Murdcok, everyone!!! He’ll be here all week. Dont forget to buy some swag on your way out!!

  375. jackmangan Says:

    That’s not one of the 31 flavors.

  376. JRMurdock Says:

    I’ve made ice cream before, you’d be surprised…

  377. ditto Says:

    For those that like free music:
    http://www.exitstencil.org/freedownload.php

  378. WNDRWolf Says:

    JR Murdock Says

    Listening to the Deadpan now. I just heard ‘Dirk Moonfire’. Will we ever hear audio for that one? Please! :)

    Those files are around here somewhere….

  379. Johnny Null Says:

    ditto: I really agree with what you’re saying. Perhaps I came into the discussion at the wrong time. I am not, by any means, saying I have the slightest clue how to fix the health care issue. I was merely bitching and belly-aching. I’m reasonably bright, but I know probably 5% of what I would need to know to attempt to create a “fix”. There’s no doubt the system is t3h suxozrz. But I am also not afraid to announce I’m far too much of a dumbass to figure it out.
    I’m just being hateful and grumpy.

  380. JRMurdock Says:

    WNDRWolf, let me know if there’s anything I can do! Including re-recording any lines :) I think this is the only piece of Jack fiction NOT in audio format.

  381. JohnBoze Says:

    One stick chewing gum + one good cough= rousing game of “Where Did My Gum Go?”

  382. Lo Pan Says:

    “That’s not one of the 31 flavors.”

    Jackie Mangan everyone! He’ll be here all week. Dont forget to tip your servers.

  383. ditto Says:

    JN: No problem. I totally support venting. :)

  384. WNDRWolf Says:

    Lo Pan – When I tip my servers they usually fall over…

  385. Lo Pan Says:

    HiYO!

  386. Ed from Texas Says:

    CP: Buffy Cast “Once More, with Feeling”

    Ipod means I can listen to whatever I feel like….

  387. Ed from Texas Says:

    Hmmm, “Lo Pan, MC of Deadpan”?

  388. WNDRWolf Says:

    CPIMM Lo pan on the ground.

  389. Lo Pan Says:

    Kahplah!

  390. ditto Says:

    CP: Sirius — Alan Parsons Project

  391. ditto Says:

    Lo Pan: Bless you!

  392. ditto Says:

    Ew. Need to wash off this counter now.

  393. EssBee Says:

    Howdy from San Antonio, y’all. Wow, busy day!

    I wanna be on the google wave chat about LOST! But i haven’t seen the ep yet. Boo.

  394. EssBee Says:

    Heh. Longmont Soccer Mom Bang.

  395. Lo Pan Says:

    What am I doing on the ground? How did I get here?

    Ditto: yes but thats from JR’s “ice cream”.

  396. Lo Pan Says:

    *cruses down Hover St., mackin on the moms*

  397. JRMurdock Says:

    I’ll keep my ice cream off the ground from now on :)

  398. JRMurdock Says:

    Is it me, or is it still funny after all these years that Jack’s blog posts have more comments than every other podcast combined?

  399. JRMurdock Says:

    am I following everyone in Twitter and Facebook by now?

    J.R. Murdock in facebook
    @JRMurdock in twitter.

  400. ditto Says:

    There’s podcasts, and then there’s DEADPAN!

  401. Lo Pan Says:

    Is that what I’m doing on the ground?

    Majong, ditto!

  402. EssBee Says:

    Jong.

  403. Lo Pan Says:

    Kim Jong?

  404. Cj Says:

    I think 2:13pm is an interesting time for me to wake up.

    Migraines are teh suck.

    I gotta to pick up my kid from school.

    I’m Lost. Maybe you should start a separate thread to talk about me. . . wait… never mind.

    It’s not me who is lost. It’s my :panties:

    Ugh. Headache.

  405. Cj Says:

    I’m beginning to think Long Pan completes me.

  406. JRMurdock Says:

    LOL We need more ‘Lost’ references in your posts CJ.

    Hope the pain in the head goes away and you find your panties :panties:

  407. Lo Pan Says:

    Keep goin with that thinkin, CJ!
    *strikes a pose* (theres nothin to it)

  408. ditto Says:

    Lo Pan. The Madonna of the thread.
    Thank you ladies and gentlemen. He’s here all week. ;)

  409. EssBee Says:

    Hope the pain goes away and you never find your :panties:

  410. Lo Pan Says:

    Todays board really made this blase day swing. Sweet on all y’all!

  411. ditto Says:

    It’s the No Pan. :)

  412. Vanamonde Says:

    Well I enjoyed Invictus, can’t be sure how realistic Matt Damon’s South African accent is, but sounded ok to me.

    It’s probably says something about my school days, but I’ve never had a friend invite from someone I was at school with on facebook.

  413. Ed from Texas Says:

    Strange the things the become popular on DIGG. Though, it’s probably the closest thing to a non-Apple tech story in a long time.

    http://digg.com/d31Hlbq

  414. jackmangan Says:

    Lo *swooon*

  415. Ed from Texas Says:

    Well, Jack, just be greatful you didn’t get one of these:

    http://friendsofirony.com/2010/02/02/ironic-photos-anyone-but-you/

  416. jackmangan Says:

    That site is awesome, Ed

  417. JRMurdock Says:

    ok Ed, THAT was funny :)

  418. Vanamonde Says:

    Roll on 2015:

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/05/pluto_pics/

  419. Vanamonde Says:

    Lion Pride free for today:

    http://toucharcade.com/link/http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=319826394&mt=8

  420. Vanamonde Says:

    Car Mania has went free:

    http://toucharcade.com/link/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/car-mania/id322429835?mt=8

  421. Vanamonde Says:

    ZP rides the rollercoaster in his review of Dark Void:

    http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1433-Dark-Void

  422. jackmangan Says:

    Van’s phone seems like it must be more stuffed with fun than Disneyland.

  423. ditto Says:

    Van’s phone seems more stuffed with fun than a stripper’s g-string?

  424. Rhettro Says:

    Stuffed?

  425. ditto Says:

    Ok. That poor attempt at a meme completely derailed things.

    So, I’ll go get my sake.

  426. Johnny Null Says:

    ARGH! I’ve been craving sake for a while now. Methinks I’ll be bringing a bottle all for myself to the Super Bowl party. Yep, I’m going. Nope, I really won’t watch much, and nope, I really don’t care.

  427. Johnny Null Says:

    Ed: Nice site. Good for a chuckle, if not a guffaw.

  428. Nomad Scry Says:

    A little contrast to the skier earlier:

    Apologies if that doesn’t work. Been a while since I manually tagged something.

  429. Nomad Scry Says:

    http://www.brainwyrms.com/wp-content/uploads/lonely_eyes.PNG

    Yeah, it didn’t work. Hmph.

  430. EssBee Says:

    Day 1 of my long meeting in San Antonio. I’m up after about 45 minutes of sleep. Grr! Back off, all asshats!

    Happy Saturday, everyone!

  431. Ed from Texas Says:

    Have fun in my ancestral homeland, EssBee. :)

  432. justa J0e Says:

    a free mp3, song download @
    http://www.ilovemetric.com/

    it’s what these crazy kids today are listening to.

    carry on.

  433. JohnBoze Says:

    Hi ho, Hi ho…

  434. Ed from Texas Says:

    For the Facebook peeps – I’ve picked up a couple of Bangkok passports, so I’m making first offers to any Deadpan Mafia in need.

  435. ditto Says:

    Joe: I already like Metric and I’m not a young ‘un. ;)

  436. ditto Says:

    JB: Who you calling a ho?

    Ed: I don’t play MW anymore.

  437. ditto Says:

    Anyone have big Super Bowl plans? It’s going to be a quiet night here, though I plan on trying a few new recipes.

  438. Vanamonde Says:

    Footie and rugby over here, I’m winning on ignoring all sport for today.

  439. Vanamonde Says:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtNS1afUOnE

    Caught my interest today.

  440. Vanamonde Says:

    Bioshock 2

    360 or PS3 version?…hmmmmm!

  441. ditto Says:

    Probably 360.

  442. Lo Pan Says:

    Missed Metric when they came to Denver last year. Drove all night to see em the next day in Lawrence, KS. REEEEAAALLLLLLY wish I would have seen em in Denver instead. Great show… lousy town, that Lawrence.

  443. Amy Bowen Says:

    reaper: In the next year or two, I plan for Network/System Admin to be my “make money” career. (My “do what I love” career will continue to be writing, podcasting, and volunteering for stuff.)

    JR: I live an hour north of you and I’m flying out to the Deadpan MMMMeetup. By the way, Cj is coming to Comic-Con this year. Maybe the three of us can meet up then.

    ditto: Tomorrow I’m making my traditional Super Bowl Favorite Wings (a.k.a “Stinky Wings” because the recipe calls for garlic powder and soy sauce) and watching the game at home.

  444. Jack Mangan Says:

    So I suppose if you used garlic salt instead of powder, they’d be “Underworld Stinky Wings”?

  445. Amy Bowen Says:

    LOL!!! They would! :-D I think I might use my Underworld Garlic Salt tomorrow! :-D

  446. EssBee Says:

    RE: Superbowl: I’m here in S.A. with a bunch of New Orleanians, so I’ll be either avoiding the group, or hollering Who Dat?! in a pimp suite at the Marriott River Center.

  447. Lo Pan Says:

    I motion that “who dat” is stricken from the English language entirely.

  448. EssBee Says:

    Don’t be a hater, Lo.

  449. JRMurdock Says:

    @Amy A comicon meet up! WOO WOO! Sounds like a plan! :)

    As for the superbowl, my father-in-law always makes Carnitas. This year, I get to help! Oh yeah! Pork cooked in lard. yum yummy yum!

    As for the deadpan meet-up, sadly it’s not in the budget for this year :( Durn it!

  450. reaper Says:

    Amy, IT is fun most of the time. I love working for smaller places and getting to know everyone. at my current job I know and get to work with so many people (about 175) even though some of them work 20ft part they don’t know each other. At my new place I think there are about 75. I still get to be a jack of all trades which is the other thing I like about small places.

  451. Amy Bowen Says:

    reaper: Thanks for your thoughts. Sounds good.

    Everyone: I know that I, Ryah, Ed, and at least 2 other out-of-towners are coming to Phoenix for the Deadpan MMMMMeetup, but I don’t know who they are. Who else is confirmed to be coming from out of town?

  452. Lo Pan Says:

    Amy:Me.

    EssBee I aint no hater. Unless it comes to “Who dat?” Den I Hate Dat.

  453. Jack Mangan Says:

    While “Who Dat?” is a sign of the end of Western Civ, I think we need video of EssBee in said pimp suit, shouting “Who Dat?”

  454. Jack Mangan Says:

    And oh yeah – Happy Birthday, Wander Wolf according to Skype!

  455. Ed from Texas Says:

    Hey, wait a minute….Amy is going to make it to the meetup? Sweet!

  456. Amy Bowen Says:

    Today is one of those days when life is so beautiful and precious it makes me want to sing songs and cry, and I feel like I can do anything. So far I’ve been to a class, made progress that I’m proud of on one of my novels, and finished a lesson for said class. Now I’m going to write more, than do some reading I’ve been meaning to do. Today is made of WIN.

  457. DJ Bunny Says:

    Stupid boneshard skeletons. Creatures shouldn’t enplode when you bloody them.

  458. Lo Pan Says:

    If EssBee does that, can we talk me into dressing up in hooker get up and shout “Who Dey?” Wait, you just did.

    I was really pulling for the Saints until “Who Dat” became all the rage. Much as I hate the Mannings…

  459. Lo Pan Says:

    Waz dat?????

  460. Lo Pan Says:

    Where dat??????

  461. Lo Pan Says:

    Mi llamo Lo Pan.Y tu dat??????

  462. JRMurdock Says:

    I’m rooting for a tie this year. Just screw the whole thing up. I’m hoping ‘The Who’ will make up for it. The Saints are gonna get their asses handed to them I think.

  463. Cj Says:

    Amy: Glad you had such a terrific day!

    Long Pan: I don’t like the “who dat” thang either.. er I mean, thing.

    EssBee video … that’d be like buttah.

  464. Lo Pan Says:

    Oh JR…. this aint da BCS….. *urp*

  465. EssBee Says:

    You’ve gotta know that Who Dat?! has been the Saints battle cry forevah. It ain’t new, yo.

    I know that because I spend a lot of time in New Orleans, not because I care AT ALL about football. Just to be clear.

    Lo Pan, I’d be your pimp any day.

    As for the video: I’ll do my best. At least I can shoot for a voicemail call.

  466. EssBee Says:

    Oh, and we just saw Chris Daughtry eating at Casa Rio. Some of us were more excited than others of us.

  467. Lo Pan Says:

    I dont condone violence… but if I saw Daughtry….

    EssBee, yes the Who Dat has been around since 1980. Its just being a little overused. But I suppose them be excited. Its when I hear non-Saints fans saying it just to saw it, well, it makes me wanna punch Daughtry.

  468. Lo Pan Says:

    OH! Also… EssBee: Corner of COlfax and Grant is where I get the best “clients”. Ill cutchoo in

  469. Amy Bowen Says:

    Ed: Yes, I am coming to the meetup! Arrangements are in progress.

    Cj: Thanks! :-)

  470. JohnBoze Says:

    Lo Pan, you working a side gig at Saturday’s too?

  471. Lo Pan Says:

    No, JB. Cheerleaders. Then Shotgun Willy’s.

  472. Lo Pan Says:

    [late nite drunken dorque rant] Finally finished all 10 seasons of SG-1. Super depressing they canceled that show. IMO it was just as good as when it started. Yeah I know we get some movies but it aint the same. Damn shame. Good good stuff. Suppose Ill start Farscape now. This is good tho. I needed a great Sci-Fi show to dig on since the last 30 min of BSG nearly ruined the whole show for me. That was so fuckin bad. It may be sacrilege, but if I had to choose between only watching BSG or SG-1… I’m taking SG-1. Peabody notwithstanding [/late nite drunken dorque rant]

  473. Jack Mangan Says:

    BSG betrayed us all, Lo Pan.

  474. Lo Pan Says:

    Who dat?? Jack dat?

  475. Lo Pan Says:

    I’m making my own Black and Tans tonite. Delish.

    Oh what heights we’ll hit… on with the drink this is it.

  476. Lo Pan Says:

    [still up] The new Electric Six album is really disappointing. This saddens me to no end.

  477. Lo Pan Says:

    Isnt Van up this time of nite/day? VAN WHERE Y’ARE????

  478. Lo Pan Says:

    Im seriously angry at how bad this Electric Six album is. I feel like most people felt after The Phantom Menace.

  479. Lo Pan Says:

    VAAAAAAAANN?!?!?!!! *sigh*

  480. Lo Pan Says:

    Ok the album is picking up much more these last few songs. Odd that the best are last

  481. Vanamonde Says:

    Morning Pan, Happy Birthday Wander Wolf.

    Breakfast calls..

  482. Lo Pan Says:

    Oh Oh I see how you are….

  483. Lo Pan Says:

    3am and all is well.

  484. Vanamonde Says:

    As I watch my oh so slow podcast downloads over a 10meg connection in iTunes, I can’t help feeling the apple software is a pile of shit.

  485. EssBee Says:

    Good morning! Happy Birthday, Wolfie.

    I hear dat, Lo. Douchebags abound. I say: Do not adopt dat saying unless you are a Saints fan, dummy.

    After zero sleep Friday night, I got 7 hours last night. These meetings are so roller-coastery.

  486. Nomad Scry Says:

    It must be Sunday. The boy is wailing like a stepped on cat/whoopee cushion in his room. AAAArgh.

  487. Nomad Scry Says:

    Are the Saints football? Or a rap group?

  488. Ed from Texas Says:

    Is there something happening today?

  489. EssBee Says:

    I left my iPod in our meeting room overnight. That sucka is GONE. Long gone. Damn . . .

  490. DJ Bunny Says:

    It’s 7:30 in the morning. Why is nobody else in the house awake? Actually, the better question is, why am I awake?

  491. DJ Bunny Says:

    Happy birthday wolf! May you get all the skritches you want in all the right places.

  492. DJ Bunny Says:

    In sports news, the Flames lost again. I guess it could be worse. I could live in Edmonton.

  493. DJ Bunny Says:

    Sounds like hubby is stirring. I guess maybe it’s time to get off the couch and put some clothes on. Then I think I’ll spend the day being Effected by the Masses.

  494. ditto Says:

    Happy birthday Wander!

    EssBee: That sucks.

  495. Lo Pan Says:

    Dammit EssBee, that blows. Sorry to hear that. I know how that feels.

    Ill sixth the Happy Bday, Wander! 28 is an awesome age.

  496. JRMurdock Says:

    Had a dream about ‘Kite Origami’. One person controlling dozens of kites to make amazing shapes in the sky. I need to put this into a story. It was SO vivid!

  497. EssBee Says:

    My iPod was returned!

  498. JRMurdock Says:

    WOO WOO! Happy to hear the iPod came back to you!

  499. Lo Pan Says:

    Niiiiiiceee

  500. Cj Says:

    Happy Birthday Wolfie.

  501. Johnny Null Says:

    Vanamonde: Well, I think it speaks better for you than in my case. I had a ton of people from High School friend me on Facebook. They would friend me, and never, ever post anything other than playing those stupid games. And I really didn’t like any of the people, anyhow. Yet another reason to have a pseudonym.

    Never watched rugby. I’d like to give it a whirl.

  502. Johnny Null Says:

    Lo Pan: I agree re: “who dat”.

  503. Johnny Null Says:

    Happy Birthday, WNDRWolf.

  504. Johnny Null Says:

    I’d love to switch to IT. Where’s that damned magic wand?

  505. Johnny Null Says:

    Sake procured, but I’m holding off drinking it. Martinis on an empty stomach last night, post-roller-derby, has left me less enamored with alcohol today.

  506. Jack Mangan Says:

    So Null’s headache today is either from the martinis or the giant roller derby Amazon on wheels.

  507. Cj Says:

    Also, happy birthday to DanS – not sure that was covered here too, but it’s his birthday too.

  508. Jack Mangan Says:

    http://io9.com/5464782/loltrek/gallery/12

  509. Cj Says:

    Those were Cute TrekKitties.

  510. EssBee Says:

    Very cute!

  511. Vanamonde Says:

    Just watched the lateedt Fringe….lovely, lovely scifi..

  512. Vanamonde Says:

    -ed +s

  513. Amy Bowen Says:

    EssBee: That’s wonderful news!

    The Underworld Stinky Wings are in the oven. I used up the last of my container of Underworld Garlic Salt on them, plus some garlic powder so that all the wings would be covered. The whole house smells like garlic, pepper, soy sauce, and carmelized sugar (the smell is much nicer than it sounds, IMHO, but I know not everyone likes it).

  514. Jack Mangan Says:

    OK, finally finished painting “Who Dat?” on my chest in big gold letters….

  515. Ed from Texas Says:

    So, how do you say “Happy Birthday” in wolftongue anyway?

  516. ditto Says:

    Happy birthday Dan!

  517. ditto Says:

    Off to make dinner.

  518. justa J0e Says:

    Yea EssBee!
    I have to think that every now and again, life cuts us some slack for all that “not being a duchebag” business.

  519. Cj at Work Says:

    Wolf Tongue :wub:

  520. Cj at Work Says:

    There are no calls in my queue.

  521. Vanamonde Says:

    There are no queues in my calls.

    Oooooh new WR downloading..hopefully will make going to the opticians an almost pleasurable experience.

  522. Cj at Work Says:

    http://puntabulous.com/wp-content/lolsaucer.jpg

    No really. We are all just sitting around watching the super bowl.

    I could do this at home and be sleeping.

    Oh wait, just made a sale.

    woot.

  523. justa J0e Says:

    CJ iz teh 4unEEEE !

  524. ditto Says:

    FB is acting really goofy. My updates are disappearing.

    Anyway, so far, I enjoyed the remake of “Nothing but Net” from McDonalds, the VW and Denny’s commercials. Google’s was excellent. Most of the other commercials are pretty meh.

    And The Who was pretty depressing.

  525. Ed from Texas Says:

    Well, that was quite a game.

  526. ditto Says:

    I rather enjoyed it. :)

  527. JRMurdock Says:

    I enjoyed the game, but I enjoyed the carnitas FAR more. My father-in-law RAWKS! :)

  528. Cj at Work Says:

    They catered fudz in for us, but my dinnertime/lunchtime is so late, it was all gones by the time I was hungry.

    Oh wellz.

  529. justa J0e Says:

    Anyone else catch the shameful re-edit of The Who’s “My Generation” lyrics in an ad before halftime?

    “Hope I don’t die,/b>, before I get old”.
    *sigh*

  530. justa J0e Says:

    freak’n missing tag bit

    “Hope I don’t die, before I get old”.

  531. Cj at Work Says:

    Bingo!

  532. justa J0e Says:

    While I’m grousing …
    the commercials were rather lame as a whole.

    I’m all for sexy … but Go Daddy is neither sexy or amusing. They are just tacky and lame. I’ve seen “After School Specials” that were hotter and more entertaining.

    I know that their spots are aimed at 12 to 25 year old geeks who spend their lives on the internet and have never actually had face to face conversations with a live women … but if they want to achieve “sexy” they are going to have to get someone OUTSIDE that demographic to actually write their spots.

    … and speaking of not getting it.
    I think the “Car Max” spots were written by old add execs who have in fact never been on the internet but whose elderly parents assure them that this “new” dramatic animals thing is what all the hip kids on the interwebs are “My Face”, Chirping about or something.

    That stuff was only mildly amusing when it came out … a half decade ago!

    bah

    Seems like the Denny’s spot was amusing. Other than that, everyone else wasted their money. IMHO

  533. justa J0e Says:

    Oh, I did find the “Nothing but Net” from McDonalds ad amusing but 2 youngsters in the room with me said “who was that?” … “I don’t know”
    So they may have missed THEIR demographic.

    I barely remember the google ad. Might have been better if I had been close enough to read what was being typed.

    Other than that … it was an Ad Age Waste Land.

  534. Jack Mangan Says:

    I did not see the Tim Tebow ad that sparked all of the controversy. Otherwise, I agree. Good game, no interesting commercials.
    The best one was for the gorgeous video game, which would have been perfect if they’d featured Slayer behind the “Hell Awaits” onscreen text.

  535. Cj at Work Says:

    There was some commercial that made the sales floor laugh, but I could not see the TV and I was on a call.

    We cheered for the GoDaddy commercials.

    But… well… you know.

  536. Nomad Scry Says:

    Monday.

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArghh!

  537. Vanamonde Says:

    Freaking Superbowl messing with my weekly US tv fix…grrrrrr!

    On the plus side, my eyes haven’t got any worse over the last two years..woot!

  538. Nomad Scry Says:

    Huzzah for non-decaying eyes!

  539. Nomad Scry Says:

    Decaying eyes… ewww.

  540. Vanamonde Says:

    A Wander Radio episode with an artist I’ve actually seen in concert..yah!

  541. Vanamonde Says:

    Cara Dillon

  542. Ed from Texas Says:

    “There ain’t no way to hide your decaying eyes…..”

  543. Ed from Texas Says:

    We missed about the first 30 minutes of the game (didn’t pay enough attention to look up when kickoff was).

    I hope we missed all the really good ads. I gotta agree with JJ, most of them were pretty “meh”.

    But, the game was certainly worth watching.

  544. EssBee Says:

    I saw the Tim Tebow ad.

    It’s Monday?! Eek! Today is a big day at this meeting for me. I have 150 of my closest friends showing up at 6 p.m. (after a day of training) for a reception.

    Also, I put myself into the overflow hotel for this weekend, and now must pack up and move to the main hotel.

    Yay! . . . ?

    Really, I am just happy to be employed.

  545. Vanamonde Says:

    Right, I’m in big kid sort of mood today, off to see Astro Boy at the flicks.

  546. justa J0e Says:

    “Really, I am just happy to be employed.”

    Every time an employee says that, a CEO’s “bonus” gets it’s wings.

  547. Nomad Scry Says:

    Ed: Was that a Manilow reference?

  548. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Morning Pan

  549. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Happy belated birthday Dan S. Hopefully it was a birthday you can’t remember :wink:

  550. JRMurdock Says:

    My favorite commercial was early in the game. The doritos commercial where the dog puts the ‘bark shock’ collar on his owner. :)

  551. reaper Says:

    Morning :pan:
    I think I only laughed twice at the SB Ads. The Brett Favre and Doritos dog shock collar where kinda funny. I was glad to see a trailer for the new Alice in Wonderland. It is the first movie I’m going to see in the theaters since Lord of the Rings

  552. Nomad Scry Says:

    Does anyone else play “Words with Friends” on their iPhone?

  553. EssBee Says:

    I thought the Betty White commercial was pretty funny too – Snickers?

  554. reaper Says:

    EssBee, You are correct and I forgot about that one. It was pretty good.

  555. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Holy Cow! I don’t access i-Tunes for the weekend and everybody posts. hmmmm, what to listen to first…

  556. justa J0e Says:

    Betty White ??? Shock Collar ???
    I must have missed some spots early on.

  557. WNDRWolf Says:

    Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes.

    For my birthday my wife found our bedroom.

    Do I share a birthday with DanS?? Really – Cool I knew I liked him for some reason…

  558. EssBee Says:

    TMI, Wolf, but good for you!

  559. Lo Pan Says:

    Late for the Super Bowl talk -

    Teebow ad was stupid in many ways, but to their “credit” they basically only said “Hey we exist Go to our website to find out more!”. To which the bar I was in promptly booed and hissed. Good stuff.

    Game was probably the best one I’ve seen since Patriots/Rams. Saints D impressed th hell out of me and I cant tell you how awesome it is that Drew Brees basically got run out of San Diego in favor of golden boy Phil Rivers and now has Super Bowl ring. Thats wonderful… “Who Dat?” notwithstanding.

  560. Lo Pan Says:

    Actually I really was saying “Who Dat” during the halftime show. Ugh…. how bad was that?

  561. EssBee Says:

    Haha!!

    I was in the pimp suite, listen to the New Orleans holla. It was fun. I didn’t record anything, though.

  562. Lo Pan Says:

    You still in San Antone, EssBee? f so youre gonna have goodtime snow fun when you get back.

  563. EssBee Says:

    Hey Lo. Yep, I’m in S.A. thru Thursday. My girl just texted me saying:

    It’s snowing like a MFer.

    It’s 60 here. :)

  564. ditto Says:

    I find it ridiculous that people would be offended by the Tebow ad and not be upset with Betty White and some old guy getting sacked in the Snickers commercial.

  565. ditto Says:

    I wasn’t impressed with the movie and game ad. I didn’t see anything that really caught my interest. But, I was really pleased the Saints got their first Super Bowl.

  566. ditto Says:

    EssBee: Send some of the warm weather this way!

  567. ditto Says:

    Ugh. Mondays. I need more coffee.

  568. EssBee Says:

    ditto, I think that’s a great point.

    The Tebow ad bothered me only because of the FotF angle. That organization has worked pretty hard to make my life miserable, and in a very personal way as my brother is a member (he’s also a Promise Keeper). Also, every time I go to visit my parents, I have to drive by their ENORMOUS highway sign. I was once flipping the bird in the general direction of the sign, which is my normal practice, and passed a state patrol and got pulled over!!

    I thought the mom/son part of the commercial was kinda cute (though a big guy shouldn’t plow over his little mama).

  569. Lo Pan Says:

    Why the fuck did you get pulled over for flipping the bird? Was that off I-25?

  570. EssBee Says:

    Yeah! The cop thought I was flipping HIM the bird! I explained I was just waving to the sign . . . no ticket.

    One more thing about the Tebow ad: I was also pissed that CBS chose to show that, but not the one for the gay dating service.

  571. ditto Says:

    EssBee: I totally agree about the FotF angle.

    And what was up with the No Pants commercials? *shudder*

    IMO, the most annoying thing was how out of touch the NFL has gotten with their audience. The Geriatrics–*ahem* The Who–performing the half-time show?! This was in marked contrast to the audience targeting done by the advertisers. The ad companies were smart enough to realize that many in the audience will get the implied jokes by using drama chipmunk and other memes in commercials. Even the NFL Draft commercials used modern music; The Arcade Fire was donating all the proceeds from the commercials to Haiti relief work.

    It was a very sad half-time show and the NFL should be given a lot of grief for it.

  572. Lo Pan Says:

    I didnt even realize there was going to be a gay dating service commercial. Yeah thats fucked up.

    ditto, excellent point about the music.

  573. EssBee Says:

    The other thing that got a HUGE WTF laugh in my women’s-only party was the DOVE for men commercial. One of my co-workers said: my husband would wear pink panties before he used that soap.

  574. ditto Says:

    Interesting: Wu Tang Vs The Beatles
    Get it before the lawyers decide to take it down.
    http://www.teasearecords.net/wuvsbeatles.cfm

  575. reaper Says:

    anyone who has the money should be able to put their ad on. as long as it isn’t obscene or breaks a few other rules that are escaping my now.
    I believe in company rights not to do something they don’t want but I also believe in free speech and I think free speech is more important here.

  576. Lo Pan Says:

    ditto! Done and done! Two great tastes that my or may not taste great together. We’ll see. Loved the Biggie / Gnarles Barkley mash a few years back.

  577. Lo Pan Says:

    reaper: Agreed as long as its fair to everyone. Clearly its not.

  578. ditto Says:

    SWEET!
    Neil Peart’s version of The Other Canadian National Anthem. That’s right: the theme to Hockey Night in Canada. :)
    http://www.exploremusic.com/legends-of-classic-rock/2010-02-08/Neil-Peart-of-Rush-speaks

  579. reaper Says:

    Lo Pan, very true. I never saw the right to not be offended in the constitution. If i don’t want to see an add I’ll just pause and wait you just go get a snack.

    I just realized I can spell constitution correctly but words like obscene took me 2 minutes to get close enough that a spell checker could figure out what i was trying to say. weird.

  580. reaper Says:

    why the hell did “or” get auto corrected to “you”. I think I need to get rid of that program or learn to type better

  581. Lo Pan Says:

    Yes or do, reaper.

  582. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    ditto, you’re info is actually a little off. CBC lost the rights to the Hockey Night in Canada theme and it was subsequently purchased by TSN.

    The new Hockey Night in Canada Theme http://www.straight.com/node/165952

  583. reaper Says:

    I think Lo wins.
    I actual did LOL and than got some funny looks…

  584. ditto Says:

    reaper: I agree, but to play devil’s advocate for a moment… we are talking about a TV network. I don’t think the constitution applies. They are allowed to air what they want, when they want.

  585. Lo Pan Says:

    Thats cause ya cant have “LOL” without “LO”

    *does the Charleston*

  586. ditto Says:

    TEB: I don’t think I said anything about the CBC in my comment. :)

    That old theme song is still near and dear to my heart. There was a hilarious Molson commercial back in the ’90s that played off the fact that everyone knew that song by heart.

    Anyway, I knew about the new version. In fact, a friend of mine submitted a version when CBC held the anthem competition.

  587. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    dotto, you’re correct, you didn’t actually say CBC, I just automatically think CBC when thinking about Hockey Night in Canada. TSN still has an American feel/sound even though it’s TSN Canada.

    My apologies for jumping to conclusions.

  588. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    awww, Cj called me a hot little bunny :wub:

  589. reaper Says:

    ditto: they do have some rules because of the FCC but not to many. The rules mostly apply to political stuff but you are right for the most part they can do what they want even more so if they are cable only.

  590. Vanamonde Says:

    Well Astro Boy was fun!

    Nothing else needs to be said, move along now…

  591. reaper Says:

    more LOL’s more funny looks if I keep this up they might think I’m not working

  592. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Another fun LLAP. Next is Wander Radio

  593. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Last week reaper?

    I think you should slack off. What are they going to do, fire you? :lol:

  594. reaper Says:

    Bunny,
    I never said I was working ;) and good point.
    I love being able to say that.

  595. Jack Mangan Says:

    Is Neil Peart a Leafs fan??

  596. Lo Pan Says:

    This is promising

    http://www.denofgeek.com/television/248254/neil_gaiman_to_write_for_doctor_who.html

  597. Lo Pan Says:

    Poor Leafs….

  598. JRMurdock Says:

    Brees didn’t really get ‘run out’ of San Diego. He sorta had a dislocated shoulder and that’s normally a career ending injury for a QB. I was glad to see him come back and succeed in his first superbowl.

    As for the Chargers, I’m a fan of the game and what they did (partying at a strip club the night before the Jets game) is terrible disappointing.

    I just realized I missed WNDR’s B-day. And yes. TMI. LOL. Hope it was good :)

    I also realized that I had my wrong URL listed all this time. I’ve got that changed now that I’ve gotten jrmurdock.com registered WOO WOO!

  599. WNDRWolf Says:

    Did I forget to mention that I am in the middle of finishing a move???

    Damn I thought you knew… so sorry – My wife stored boxes and now the bedroom is clear of packed materials.

  600. EssBee Says:

    “stored boxes”

    “packed materials”

  601. Jack Mangan Says:

    “and now the bedroom is clear of packed materials.”

    I don’t get the innuendo on that one.

  602. EssBee Says:

    “finishing a move”

  603. Lo Pan Says:

    He got run out of San Diego. Period.

    *puts up dukes*

  604. reaper Says:

    CW Parks and Rec S02EP11

  605. JRMurdock Says:

    One-armed QBs are useless *gnash-bite*

    A Finnish movie about packed boxes? Hmmm

  606. Amy Bowen Says:

    LOL! The embarrassing part is that I DID know about the move, and when I saw your original comment, I, too, thought of that other meaning first. (The podcasting world has corrupted me so much… :blush: )

  607. WNDRWolf Says:

    My all of you are corrupting the innocent mind of Amy Bowen… Gee

  608. Jack Mangan Says:

    Well I still hope she “found the bedroom” for your birthday, WNDR.

  609. Lo Pan Says:

    Yeah but JR he was getting run that entire season to make way for Eli. Him getting hurt at the end was a nice excuse to get rid of him.
    *standing crane*

    Welcome to the gutter!!! Theres room for everyone here.

  610. reaper Says:

    CW: Parks and Rec S02EP12

  611. Nomad Scry Says:

    Lo, that rumor about Gaiman is a year old and nothing concrete so far. It feels (to me) like Gaiman would like to do it, but isn’t contracted.

    Would be very interesting though.

  612. EssBee Says:

    I echo Jack. Everyone’s spouse/partner/love thang should “find the bedroom” on birthdays.

  613. Nomad Scry Says:

    But I keep hearing such good things about the stairs.

  614. Lo Pan Says:

    Nomad, youre right. That was the wrong link. For some reason fucktardbot wont let me post the recent link that confirms he indeed wrote one.

  615. Nomad Scry Says:

    !

    Where?

  616. Lo Pan Says:

    You can get to that story thru here
    http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/02/neil_gaiman_is_writing_a_doctor_who_episode.php

  617. Lo Pan Says:

    click on the SFX magazine link

  618. Nomad Scry Says:

    This one?

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2010/02/its-true-neil-gaiman-will-write-a-dr-who-episode.html

  619. Nomad Scry Says:

    Ha! Awesome. And he still hasn’t said anything. =)

  620. Nomad Scry Says:

    Weird. Listening to an artist at Reverbnation and she sounds fine until I open Audacity. Suddenly everything sounds crap. Blarty, like it is overloaded somewhere. Close Audacity and … it stays messed up. Until the next track loads, where it resets to sounding nice.

    Humph?

  621. Lo Pan Says:

    Paul Blarty?

  622. Nomad Scry Says:

    *squidge squidge squidge*

  623. Vanamonde Says:

    RESPECT:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8500246.stm

  624. Nomad Scry Says:

    That sounds like my kind of town.

  625. Lo Pan Says:

    Van thats awesome.

    I think I stepped in scry again.

  626. Nomad Scry Says:

    You’re gonna hurt yer third eye iffen ya keep that up.

  627. Lo Pan Says:

    Pry it open?

  628. Jack Mangan Says:

    This town needs an Aenima?

  629. Lo Pan Says:

    God bless you, Jack. God bless you hard.

  630. Nomad Scry Says:

    With a pry bar?

  631. JRMurdock Says:

    Elf needs food, badly.

    @Lo, the chargers just needed room on the Roster after the Ryan Leaf debacle. I wonder where he is now? Hmmm… no, on second thought…

  632. Lo Pan Says:

    LOL! No second thoughts, JR…

    On November 5, 2008, Leaf was put on indefinite leave from his coaching position at West Texas A&M for allegedly asking one of his players for a pill to help him deal with pain in his wrist dating to his NFL playing days, according to ESPN’s Joe Schad.[40] On November 6, 2008, he resigned from his position at West Texas. West Texas finished 11-2 and quarterback Keith Null was selected in the 6th round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

    On May 21, 2009, Leaf was indicted on burglary and controlled substance charges in Texas. Leaf was reportedly undergoing drug rehab in British Columbia, Canada at the time of the indictment.[41] Ryan posted a $45,000 bond Wednesday June 17, 2009 in Washington for drug and burglary charges out of Texas, after being arrested by customs agents as he returned to the United States from Canada. [42]

  633. Nomad Scry Says:

    That’s sort of … disturbing.

    I’m playing around with my mic and held it up to my open mouth and… snap crackle pop.

    o.O

    I think I’m a rice crispy treat!

  634. Jack Mangan Says:

    At least you’re not Grape Nuts….

  635. Nomad Scry Says:

    *looks down*

    Nope!

  636. Vanamonde Says:

    Plums then…

  637. Nomad Scry Says:

    Oops. Bedtime 2hrs ago.

  638. Nomad Scry Says:

    @Van: LOL

  639. Lo Pan Says:

    “I tip my hat to my new constitution…”

  640. ditto Says:

    CP: Chocolate Jesus — Martin Harley

  641. Jack Mangan Says:

    I’m not planning to entirely disrupt the Deadpan experience, but I should note henceforth, that I’m going to be a bit more vocal about the legal situation.
    At least for the near future.

  642. Lo Pan Says:

    bring it, good sir

  643. Jack Mangan Says:

    “. . . should not that henceforth, I’m going. . . ” to apparently use awkward grammar, as well.

  644. ditto Says:

    You are so right, Jack. This pen isn’t mine.
    *sniff*
    I’ll go put it back.

  645. Jack Mangan Says:

    Thank, ditto, you, sir; valuable is your friendshipmanship.

  646. ditto Says:

    No. Mine. Or I’ll help you not!
    Powerful in the ways of the blog, you are.
    Do not give in to the darkside, or forever will it consume your destiny.

  647. Lo Pan Says:

    A room, should you two get.

  648. Jack Mangan Says:

    Luke: … Is the ditto side stronger?
    Yoda: No, no, no. Quicker, easier, more seductive.

  649. Lo Pan Says:

    NARP?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

  650. Lo Pan Says:

    Beautiful, watching you two this is.

  651. ditto Says:

    My ear hair too long I think is.

  652. Lo Pan Says:

    Cut it for you I shall. Your head next to these scissors, place.

  653. ditto Says:

    Lo Pan scissors place
    to my ears he claims but I
    for my life will run

  654. Lo Pan Says:

    ditto makes Haiku
    pleasing this is to Lo Pan
    need box of Kleenex

  655. JRMurdock Says:

    Crap, now I know more about Leaf than I wanted to. Thanks Lo.

    Jack and Lo, get a room!

    Jack, really want to know what’s happening. Sucks you can’t just go get your kid back.

  656. Vanamonde Says:

    Scary thought:

    GTA 3 is over 9 years old.

  657. Jack Mangan Says:

    Thanks for the tweet, JR. I was just trying to cram a reply into 140 characters.

    Really – the kidnapper(s) should just do the right fucking thing. Barring that, the law enforcement agencies should just do the right fucking thing.

  658. Jack Mangan Says:

    Sorry, I’ve been bringing the serious here a lot, of late.

  659. JRMurdock Says:

    It’d be nice if SOMEONE took Father’s right in mind and do SOMETHING! The courts just want to leave it alone and ‘hope’ the right thing will happen on its own. In the mean time you’re missing out on your kids childhood. That sucks so much. And if you go get your kid back…YOU’RE the kidnapper and you know, cuz you’re a man, the law will be all over your ass. That’s the suckiest part of the whole mess.

  660. Vanamonde Says:

    That sucks bigtime Jack.

  661. Jack Mangan Says:

    Bad mothers all over are taking advantage of the mother/father double-standards and creating an epidemic of legally-ignored child abductions.

  662. reaper Says:

    CW: Parks & Rec: S2EP14
    God I love how they dump on Jerry

  663. JRMurdock Says:

    I’ve got the hiccups. How’d that happen?

  664. JRMurdock Says:

    Well crap! Literally!

    http://www.poopreport.com/BMnewswire/stop_your_hiccups.html

  665. JRMurdock Says:

    Hope my wife doesn’t walk in…

  666. Vanamonde Says:

    Would she stick her thumb somewhere?

  667. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    NS: RE: Sound bit – With the foreign films – You still listen to them, even if you aren’t understanding the words. Emotion is conveyed and so on… Now, if they’re voices were staticy, or the volume dropped in odd places unexpectedly… how would that effect your enjoyment of the film?

    TEB: Awesome! Now, if only we’d mentioned the Con thing… that would have been good for that ep… Just wasnt’ thinkin’

    RE: Tech Support – I do it. I have not degrees nor Certifications (sadly, or I’d be making more money). What I find funny is that I set up my own computers, I add all my own peripherals, and I rarely have issues with my equipment at home… So, why do so many people I speak to on the phones have problems? Granted, 85% of the time, I can get people going over the phone as well… I just don’t get how they can have such trouble…

    NS: RE: Gramma killing batteries – I carry rediculous amounts of static charge. I mean serious, I sometimes can’t get out of a car or walk two steps without building up a charge that HURTS people. I have only destroyed 1 electronic device through my static build up (probably because I know about it and I’m careful). It was a USB flash drive. Totally fried, couldn’t reformat, but Gramma sucking the juice out of batteries… That’s fucked up…

    TEB: Queen’s Gambit takes on a whole new meaning now… Chess holds a new appeal… AND IT’S WRONG! WRONG I SAY! I wonder if other players are distracted at all… I would be, for about two minutes, right before she fool-mated me (heh-heh, did ya see what I did there, Heh).

    I see nothing provacative with that SI cover. It’s a person… Skiing… Nothing provacative. That is until she hits the lodge and spreads out on a bear-skin rug with a cup of cocoa… but that cover, no. Sorry. Try harder SI.

    TEB: you can bloody skeletons? There’s a problem with the logic there…

    Lo Pan: Yeah, SG1 was some good fun. BSG was also really good, and one of these days, I’ll pick up the last half of the forth season on DVD, rip and re-edit that last ep so that it makes sense.

    – Did not catch the Super-Bowl. Don’t Care. I avoid commercials anyway. I missed nothing –

    ..oooOOO000 TeBow? 000OOOooo…

    ***FINALLY CAUGHT UP… HAH!***

  668. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Geez, I catch up, and everyone goes running for the hills.

  669. Jack Mangan Says:

    I want to freeze Lejon’s 3:26pm post in carbonite and hang it on a wall in my palace, somewhere near the taxidermied tauntaun head.

  670. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    I am not paranoid…

    People like me…

    They didn’t just go away because I finally caught up…

    This is not a plot…

  671. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    *Whew*

    thanks Jack Mangan… I’d feel pretty good encased in carbonite right now… Or maybe between two blondes in a hot tub…

  672. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Yub nub

  673. Jack Mangan Says:

    I don’t think there were any blondes in Jabba’s palace.
    … except Luke.

  674. JRMurdock Says:

    And we all know Luke was gay.

  675. JRMurdock Says:

    or at least just a whiny bitch

  676. Jack Mangan Says:

    But I was going to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters!

  677. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    <Random pointless musing>

    In the Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, the premise is that a person from the lower caste in India couldn’t possibly know all the answers to the questions on Indian version of the “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” game show.

    While the movie was actually pretty good, I’ve been left wondering a few things.

    Who is this Indian Action star, and can I Netflix his movies?
    What was the name of the poet? I missed that bit, and didn’t think to run back the video.
    Why did they end the movie with a big Hollywood kiss, and then drop a Bollywood music video in the end credits? Shouldn’t that video have been where the kiss was?

    Apologies for any spoilers, but it’s not fresh out of the gate..

    </Random pointless musing>

  678. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    JR: I vote for whiny little insestuous bitch.

  679. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Hrmm…or was that Leia?

  680. JRMurdock Says:

    I want to know what the rest of the questions were. They skipped several.

  681. JRMurdock Says:

    Lejon: both!

  682. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Well, I’m out… Heading on home…

    ’til death does a participle…

  683. JRMurdock Says:

    Mark’s best role EVAR was in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

  684. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Heh heh… twins… heh heh

    Just needs deVito and Schwarnzeneger to show up…

  685. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Don’t Fuck with a Jedi, Son…

    OK. Seriously. Out.

  686. Lo Pan Says:

    Ha! “Yub Nub”! HA!

  687. Lo Pan Says:

    Unless the Jedi is Kit Fisto. Seriously. He’s a puss.

  688. Ed from Texas Says:

    You keep saying that :)

  689. Jack Mangan Says:

    Tee, Pip, and Amy Bowen were kind enough to send “Kia Kaha” messages to me on twitter. (It’s a Maori saying, meaning “Be Strong and Mighty”)

    This somehow led me to go out and find this link about Don Koharski, the worst referee in NHL history: http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Here-s-your-anniversary-doughnut-you-fat-pig?urn=nhl,81086

    Didn’t Wash die in Slumdog Millionaire?

  690. Ed from Texas Says:

    Oh, and going back to this morning:

    http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eagles/lyineyes.html

    Since there was a question of the source of my parody.

  691. Ed from Texas Says:

    I see EssBee must be feeling homesick as Texas is looking at highs in the low-mid 40’s for the rest of the week. :)

  692. Lo Pan Says:

    Jack: someones been listening to the VM show…

    Evil Cowards. Where the new Electric Six album fails, his makes up for it
    http://vimeo.com/6911628

    KIT! FISTO!

  693. Lo Pan Says:

    DON KOHARSKI! Now thats a name Ive not heard in a long time. A long time.

  694. Lo Pan Says:

    Can we send Jedi after the kidnapper(s)? And by Jedi I mean me.

  695. Ed from Texas Says:

    Jack, you say and share whatever you need to around here. What a world this is.

  696. Jack Mangan Says:

    Thanks, Ed.

    Lo, I didn’t click the link – is that the mega- NSFW Electric Six link?

    And while that’s a funny joke, I’m going to make sure the legal Jedi do what they’re supposed to do.

  697. Lo Pan Says:

    No thats actually safe for work. Not the one I showed you… I would have totally warned if it was. No its the singer for Electric Six’s side project. Much better song IMO. Really good.

  698. Lo Pan Says:

    Well thats why the legal Jedi make the big bucks. Here’s hoping they earn it.

  699. Lo Pan Says:

    Jersey over Philly 1-0 in the first. Thats good game. I can actually watch it here. Avs play Blue tonite. Heres hoping for a quick and easy.

  700. Lo Pan Says:

    OMFG I dont have VS anymore. Direct TV stopped carrying it. BAH! MAH! and FEH!

  701. JRMurdock Says:

    Imma up at Brooklyn – Jay Z
    Imma be rockin’ over that bass treble – Black-Eyed Peas
    Tonight, Imma fight – Kesha

    It is just now comma to use a made up word for whatever fits the song?

  702. JRMurdock Says:

    *common I mean DOH!

  703. Lo Pan Says:

    If the words are “Imma” or “getchu” then yes.

  704. EssBee Says:

    ZOMG, Ed, they are saying SNOW in San Antonio?! The bartender at our little reception tonight said it hasn’t snowed here since 1985.

    What the hell?!

    You know we all got your back, Jack.

  705. Ed from Texas Says:

    And I remember well that snow we had in 1985. The time before that was 1972. I know, cause my parents have pictures in the front yard holding me as an infant :)

  706. Jack Mangan Says:

    And we’re mush!

  707. Cj Says:

    :jack: , my eternal and unconditional support, you haz it.

  708. Nomad Scry Says:

    (Friday?)

  709. reaper Says:

    NS, not yet hang in there. Friday is only a (few) day(s) away…
    sounds like a song I’ve heard

  710. reaper Says:

    Lejon, RE: Tech Support you have a good point I just have an Asso degree and I know with a bachelors I could make way more because I have 11 years of experience. At my last job one of the top motor salesmen had and bachelors in History. if you have the opportunity I recommend getting something. With experience and ANY degree or certificate you can start to make more. The bean counters want to see something they can put a $ amount on.

    For the most part if people don’t mess with there stuff it works. the other thing at least around here it is not that uncommon for someone to forget what button they clicked for years to do that thing they do. or just forget which mouse button is right and left.

  711. Nomad Scry Says:

    Decaying eyes.

  712. Nomad Scry Says:

    I was poking around the corp website and found a silly paper pusher job that requires an(y) associates degree and pays out TWICE what I make.

    And I’m pretty damn good at what I do. Grrr. I need to go back to school.

  713. Nomad Scry Says:

    LeJon: re: Sound Bits – AH! I understand fully now. That is why YouTube works. They have terrible video but the audio comes through just fine.

    re:Static & Killing Batteries – I think your superhero power is probably a little cooler. But not as spooky.

  714. Lo Pan Says:

    There are such things as jobs that require ASSOCIATES DEGREES??????? OMFG…. well clearly I got that Master’s for no reason.

    Where you wanna go to school, Nomad?

  715. Lo Pan Says:

    Clearly, EssBee, you are the harbinger of snow. Wherever you go, there it are.

  716. WNDRWolf Says:

    My biggest problem – No one wants to hire a smart ass with a BS degree.

  717. Lo Pan Says:

    Well at least youre not a sheep like me, WNDR. BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA.

    Id rather be fulla BS

  718. WNDRWolf Says:

    Ok this is something I don’t know if I should talk about but…

    I have been nominated for an award – No this time it is not the Parsecs.
    The Okie Blog Awards giving by bloggers for bloggers hmmm. talk about incestuous –

    http://oklahomablogawards.blogspot.com/2010/02/final-ballot-2009-okie-blog-awards.html

    Scroll down to best audio/podcast category…

    Stranger things have happened I just don’t know what…

  719. Lo Pan Says:

    Fuck it. I say flaunt it. If youre gonna do it do it right, right?

  720. Lo Pan Says:

    Oh no, WNDR. Youre up against the Tulsa Police Dept. I smell fix.

  721. Lo Pan Says:

    Oh man AND the “Godly Gals podcast”?????? Oh you have no chance. Youre fightin god on that one ;P

  722. ditto Says:

    Gawd I’m so sleepy this morning. And coffee is not working.
    It’s going to be a tough day.

  723. reaper Says:

    I’m with Lo Pan. Mostly because I would bet everyone else is flaunting it.

  724. Lo Pan Says:

    OMG have you seen some of these podcast’s websites? WNDR should win just for presentation alone.

  725. Lo Pan Says:

    *slaps ditto*

  726. Vanamonde Says:

    A rare sight:

    http://m.gizmodo.com/site?t=Ew-vSnK7WZPoCbPaIM51FQ&sid=gizmodoip

  727. Vanamonde Says:

    Follow the link in that article for more photos from the same bloke.

  728. Johnny Null Says:

    We went to a Superbowl party. A group of us stayed in the other end of the house, and had a pretty damned good time, even though there wasn’t much in the way of nudity.

  729. ditto Says:

    Huh? Wuz?
    *thud*

  730. ditto Says:

    Apparently the Air Force Super Bowl commercial didn’t license “Fell In Love With A Girl” from The White Stripes.

  731. Johnny Null Says:

    As far as the derby goes, they’re young girls, and not particularly muscular. Short-shorts, though. They’re competitive, but fun.

  732. Johnny Null Says:

    EssBee: There was a trial over that quite some time ago. It was found that a cop ticketing a person for flipping them the bird went against a person’s right to free speech. I don’t know if that’s changed, but I doubt it. I’d rather sue the pig into oblivion.

  733. Johnny Null Says:

    reaper/Lo Pan: I agree with reaper. If it’s not “hate speech”, and they can afford it, it should be aired. Goes back to the double-standard the ad company around me had when they posted those pro-god billboards. From what I heard, the pro-life ad had some inaccuracies, too. Let a group hang themselves with their own rope. Stupidity is not illegal.

  734. Lo Pan Says:

    Delicious.

  735. Johnny Null Says:

    WNDRWolf: Excellent, good luck to you!

  736. Johnny Null Says:

    Vanamonde: Amazing shot! Thanks for the find.

  737. Johnny Null Says:

    Finally saw Moon last night. Really liked it. It’s been quite some time since I saw a recent movie with a . . . um, . . . what do you call it? Oh yes, a plot.

    Of course, the harvesters looked wicked fake. CGI fail.

  738. Johnny Null Says:

    Oh, and Jack, I too am curious about your situation. I welcome any venting or whatnot you have to offer. I’m just displeased I have nothing to offer in return. The only thing I’ve come up with is finding a pro-bono (sp?) lawyer through a battered men’s shelter, or something like that. Everyone can laugh at me if that’s a stupid idea, but that’s the best I’ve got. And of course, I don’t know if that’s something you’ve tried. Maybe sue the pigs?

  739. Lo Pan Says:

    Whats a plot?

    Speaking of, LA Times ran an interesting article after Avatar became the highest grossing film of all time pertaining to all time number of tickets sold to a movie. Avatar is 21st all time. Gone with the Wind and Star Wars are 1 and 2 respectively. I just find that interesting. Less people are going to the movies these days but films are still making mad bank.

  740. Lo Pan Says:

    Null theres no such thing as a stupid idea here.

  741. ditto Says:

    I agree with Lo Pan. It all depends on context.

    Example:
    Licking a frozen flag post — dumb idea.
    Telling a member of the Westboro Baptist Church to lick a frozen flag post — good idea
    :)

  742. Johnny Null Says:

    Lo Pan: That’s a relief!

  743. Johnny Null Says:

    ditto: Nice!

  744. Vanamonde Says:

    CP: If there is a cure for Lo Pan’s obsession with Avatar that doesn’t involve a time machine to rewrite history.

  745. ditto Says:

    CP: Waterfront — Simple Minds

  746. Lo Pan Says:

    That wasnt an Avatar comment, Van, that was a comment on the interesting LA Times Article about ticket sales thru history. Avatar just happens to be the highest grossing movie ever which is why the article was taking a look at big movies thru history. Yes I fucking hate Avatar. Not every comment I make tho is me bitching about it. Lots, sure. But not this one expecially.

  747. justa J0e Says:

    I have a different take on the AD thing (no suprise there :whistle: ).

    This actually stems from a similar conversation I had with someone about TV spots during NASCAR races.
    For a sports sanctioning body such as NASCAR or the NFL … they have to think like a business, and while they DO rely on TV ad revenue to make an ever increasing profit … they can only increase what they charge if their “fan base” is also increasing.

    While a star like Joe Namath or Tiger Woods can bring in a sudden influx of viewers … when those names fade so does a large portion of those viewers. What a sport relys on is the true FAN. These people, who know stats and the names of players and coaches and team owners … these people don’t come and go. The stick with the sport through scandals and strikes and seasons where their favorite team just plain sucks.

    It is possible for someone who never followed a sport or who was just a causal viewer of the sport to be converted to a “true fan” later in life … but the best fans, the ones that the NFL, MLB, NHL, NASCAR and all the other alphabet sports corporations can really count on being there when they approach advertisers for the coming year … these fans were made when they grew up with the sport. Sitting there next to mom or dad watching the race on Sunday or Monday night football on, well Monday night of course.

    So in my long considered view, it is VERY short sighted for a sports organization not to limit the sort of advertisement that a network is allowed to show durring the broadcast of their event (Yes, the organization DOES have that bargining right when the networks are bidding to get to cover the events/season).
    If you are allowing the networks to air content that is going to prohibit mom or dad from letting their kid watch the event with them … you are risking the loss of a future generation of fans.

    As to the question of “So what is objectionable?”
    That’s pretty easy, if a 40+ year old, male ad executive can’t go up to a 6 year old little girl in a public park and describe the add and it’s content in detail to her (such as “What IS an erection lasting more than 3 hours?) without getting arrested – then it’s probably detrimental to the longterm health of your sport.

    So, I’m saying they shouldn’t show some of this stuff (in it’s present form) not from some oral aspect but from the aspect of what is best for the financial health of the sport.

    BTW: Most of these advortisors (including “Go Daddy” AND the Gay Dating Service) could run very clevor and effective ads for their business without making parents chase their kids out of the room. It just requires them to be “clever” instead of “shocking” … and there are PLENTY of examples of such ad campaigns throughout sports broadcasting history.

    *steps off soap box and surrenders the mic*

  748. justa J0e Says:

    LOL !!!!!
    oral should equal MORAL
    ROFL!!!

  749. reaper Says:

    CW: Parks & Rec S2EP15
    DJ Rumba FTW

  750. Vanamonde Says:

    Oooerrr missus! :

    12 of the finest (unintentional) double-entendres ever aired on British
    TV and radio

    1. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator – “And this is Gregoriava from
    Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!”

    2. New Zealand Rugby Commentator – “Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl
    Gibson comes inside of him.”

    3. Ted Walsh – Horse Racing Commentator – “This is really a lovely
    horse. I once rode her mother.”

    4. Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 – “Ah, isn’t
    that nice. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the
    Oxford crew.”

    5. US PGA Commentator – “One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is
    playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his
    balls and kisses them …..

    Oh my god!! What have I just said??”

    6. Carenza Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on ‘Time Team
    Live’ said: “You’d eat beaver if you could get it.”

    7. A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have
    snowed and didn’t, turned to the weatherman and asked, “So Bob, where’s
    that eight inches you promised me last night?” Not only did HE have to
    leave the set, but half the crew did too, because they were laughing so
    hard!

    8. Steve Ryder covering the US Masters: “Ballesteros felt much better
    today after a 69 yesterday.”

    9. Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on Look North said:
    “There’s nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like
    this.”

    10 Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports: “Stephen
    Hendry jumps on Steve Davis’s misses every chance he gets.”

    11. Michael Buerk on watching Phillipa Forrester cuddle up to a male
    astronomer for warmth during BBC1’s UK eclipse coverage remarked: “They
    seem cold out there, they’re rubbing each other and he’s only come in
    his shorts.”

    12. Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny
    Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: “Some weeks Nick likes to
    use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself.”

  751. Johnny Null Says:

    I’m of the opinion that many people, mostly in the U.S., are far too immature and squeamish in regards to sex.

  752. WNDRWolf Says:

    HOOOOWWWLLLLLLLLLLL

  753. ditto Says:

    CP: Blood Bank — Bon Iver

  754. justa J0e Says:

    Jø – Yes, they are just a bunch of boobies.

    (hehehee, I said boobies)

  755. Jack Mangan Says:

    Since ditto is listening to Bon Iver, your internal dialogue must read this comments in a high falsetto voice.

    (Sorry for the quick inane comment amidst all of the deep discussion, just going to have very little time at the computer today)

  756. Jack Mangan Says:

    Thanks for the words of support, btw.

  757. Johnny Null Says:

    Wait – life outside of Deadpan? Way to drop the ball, Jack.. Priorities, man, priorities!

  758. ditto Says:

    CP: Don’t Make Me A Target — Spoon

  759. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Jack Mangan: a lot of people die in Slumdog… And I didn’t see much bathing going on, so, yes Wash must have died. (Yeah… I know it’s a stretch)

    reaper: Yeah. I know. But at least in my household, we’re averaging 1 degree each, so… statistically, I’m covered…

    NS: Actually my mutant ability is to draw any traffic that will impede my ability to get where I’m going when I want to get there. It kind of sucks as a super power, but at least it’s consistant.

    ditto: That’s OK. You can trust the Air Force. They’re with the Gov’t. Copyright means nothing to them.

    JØ: “As far as the derby goes, they’re young girls, and not particularly muscular. Short-shorts, though. They’re competitive, but fun.” — I missed something… What derby?

    Lo Pan: Quandry – Ticket prices are going up every year, so fewer people are going to more movies, but movies are still making mad hella bank, so what’s the incentive to lower ticket prices and get more people to see movies in a theatre?

    Jack Mangan:
    SUPPORT: (X)
    NO SUPPORT: ( )

  760. ditto Says:

    File this under WTF?
    http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/02/all_subversive.html

  761. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Lejon from Chandler:
    Interesting Person ( )
    Talented ( )
    Wise and Knowing ( )
    Social Misfit (?)
    Creepy (?)
    Killer of Conversations (?)

  762. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Those question marks should all have been “√”

  763. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    ditto: So, let me see if I’m getting this right… Conspiracy organizations are perfectly legal in South Carolina, provided they pay the $5 registration fee, and the focus of the organization is to overthrow the government of the U.S.?

    Sounds to me like South Carolina is planning on seceding again…

  764. ditto Says:

    South Carolina’s new motto: We’ve got Crazy!

    CP: Enid — Barenaked Ladies

  765. EssBee Says:

    JOe, I agree with you, I think. However, I’d be the mom chasing my kids out of the room when the FotF ads come on.

    Man, what a day, what a day. Just ran up to my hotel room for a quick breather.

    *zoooom*

  766. Lo Pan Says:

    Me loves you, Lejon.

  767. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Lo Pan: um… I guesssss the proper response is “thank you”

    Thank you.

  768. ditto Says:

    Le Pan
    Lo Jon
    I’m confused

  769. Lo Pan Says:

    We’ll ya seemed rather self-deprecating there for a bit.

    Actually the proper response would be to cal Focus on the Family
    *hand jives*

  770. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Oh… Oh, I get it “I’m Loved”…. Gotcha.

    No need to involve the Fuckus on the Pharmacology

  771. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    *ponders whether the Wayne’s World reference was too far past its expiration date*

  772. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Why has no one gone all the way and just made the laser stronger?

    http://www.funnycoolstuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/thoughtful-things-for-your-household-2-1.jpg

  773. Lo Pan Says:

    “FUNNYCOOLSTUFF” IS BLOCKED BY THE us gOVERNMENT. bOY THATS FANTASTIC OH CAPS LOCK !!!

    Lejon your question from earlier is super bugging me because I theres no reason I can think of that ticket prices will ever be lowered. Man that hurts. I can only sit in bodily fluids at my local dollar cinema so often. Meh. Yeah I dont see it changing a tall. Tis sad.

  774. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Lo Pan: actually, it is conceivable that the poor movie offerings that we’ve been getting will push people to other venues for worthwhile content forcing movie makers to lower ticket prices to bring more people in…

    Aw, who’m I kidding… You’re right that’ll never happen. Not as long as there are 14 year old girls, and 14 year old boys who want to make out with them…

  775. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Lo Pan: BTW – are you saying that the US Government is afraid of funnycoolstuff?

  776. Lo Pan Says:

    The US Governmet, I find, is scared of alot. Humor and pr0n seen to be one in the same to them. Pahehmeh.

    Yknow Id like to think that the movie hike would send more people to see live music, but thats actually freaking worse anymore. 25$ to see Spoon makes me wanna cry. Thats a 15$ show tops. Alice in Chains at 45$ makes me wanna kill myself. I’m seeing both but wouldnt be if I wasnt begging into seeing Spoon and received AIC tickets from a lovely individual for Xmas. MONEY! FEH!

  777. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Lo Pan: but with Live music, you can buy beer… At least, if you go the cheap route and see live music in a pub… $12 for 2 pints, + $5 tip to the band… AND if you spend a little extra on another pint, you might leave with someone…

  778. Lo Pan Says:

    Good point there. Frankly I enjoy the lil venue shows more were the PBR is a buck and the tix were 6$. Plus yeah… meeting “someone” is much easier at a pub or small venue. Good stuff.

  779. Lo Pan Says:

    “I’m seeing both but wouldnt be if I wasnt begging into seeing Spoon and received AIC tickets from a lovely individual for Xmas.” = worst sentence / grammer ever.

  780. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    o.O

    In other news. I’m not going to read anything more on movie going demographics. It’s depressing.

  781. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Why do weird quotes run through my head:

    “Please, please, can we call it a Tallywhacker?”

  782. ditto Says:

    Tally Ho.
    (pun intended)

  783. Johnny Null Says:

    Lejon: Lady J, myself, and another couple went to opening night of roller derby in CT.

  784. JRMurdock Says:

    CRAP! I still owe Jack an email! GAR! Too many irons, not enough fire! BURN MOTHER F*CKER BURN!

    Ahem. Sorry about that. Email soon. We need a jackapalooza.

  785. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Random quotes… Flooding in now.

    “…Look, one of them crashed!”

    “Nah, you pretty much wanna nail them, too.”

    “Well, I’ll stay away from her, then.”

  786. Johnny Null Says:

    ditto: Yeah, there also was an announcement from the White House that people that speak out against Obama are only helping Al Queda (sp?). Truly we live in “interesting times”.

  787. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    “All things being equal, I’d rather be in Philadelphia”

    “Welcome to Earth!”

    “Clever girl”

    “I want my shirts laundered…”

  788. Ed from Texas Says:

    So, does support for Jack equate to a jack strap?

    No, I don’t get it either.

  789. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    “Curse my metal body, I wasn’t fast enough”

    “Is there air? You don’t know!”

    “You think that’s air you’re breathing? Hmph.”

    “Twenty-Thousand Dollars?”

  790. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    “…just another crazy white-boy with a gun…”

    “Pat. Pat pig.”

    “I was frozen today.”

    “I’ve got something to say. It’s better to burn out, than to fade away!”

  791. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    OK…Must make it turn off…. Someone… Start singing that Tom’s Diner song…

  792. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    “All we are, is dust in the wind, Dude.”

    “Big ‘S’, little ‘a’, little ‘n’, big ‘D’, little ‘e’, big ‘E’. With a little star at the end ‘*’”

    “Hello, Mr. Ip….Kiss”

    “Can you describe the nature of the ruckus, sir?”

  793. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    “Oh god, oh god, we’re going to die”

    “More Human, than Human.”

    “Wait ’til they get a load of me.”

    “Why so serious?”

  794. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    “Have you seen this boy?”

    “But we both know there’s no film in this camera.”

    “I could shit in a box and stamp a guarantee on it, but then all you’d have is a guaranteed piece of shit.”

    “Ladies and gentlemen… Sonic Death Monkey”

  795. Vanamonde Says:

    Some of the best gigs I’ve seen were at smaller venues.

    Never picked anybody up at them though, too busy listening to the music.

  796. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    “4AM. The devil is tending bar…”

    “The five-point palm exploding heart technique”

    “I will fong you!”

    “Bother Maynard, the book of armaments…”

  797. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    VAN: Thank GOD!

    Yes. The local Irish pubs around here had solid bands for years…

    Good times…

  798. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Well, I’m off again…. those quotes will plague me on the way home, but you lucky people… you’ll be free of them

  799. Vanamonde Says:

    That was my lamest excuse of the week.

  800. Jack Mangan Says:

    The

  801. Jack Mangan Says:

    Wow that was a long silence.

  802. ditto Says:

    Beep

  803. ditto Says:

    Boop

  804. ditto Says:

    do-wah-op

  805. ditto Says:

    Very strange:
    http://www.exploremusic.com/wtf/2010-02-06/Weird-Stuff-I-Found-This-Week

  806. Ed from Texas Says:

    Apparently no one wanted to interrupt that train of thought, Jack.

  807. JRMurdock Says:

    do wah ditty ditty dum ditty do

  808. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    I blame myself

  809. Cj at Work Says:

    CP: Always Something There to Remind Me – Blaring out of my supervisor’s computer speakers.

  810. Jack Mangan Says:

    Hmm Ed. It

  811. Cj Says:

    I’m going to get into so much trouble tonight.

    Temptation lives at work sometimes.

  812. Jack Mangan Says:

    Let’s not get into trouble now….

    Lo Pan, Spoon is also playing at Coachella this year. If only I had the cash and the sonic-stimulation-threshold to spend a weekend at a concert. There’s a surprisingly high number of good bands on the bill.

    One more post.

  813. Jack Mangan Says:

    ditto, that video from 1944 is the single most erotic thing I’ve ever seen.

    Goodnight, potato salad.

  814. Cj Says:

    OK, I’m home. I stayed out of trouble.. mostly. I managed to enjoy myself and destroy all the evidence though! :angel:

  815. Nomad Scry Says:

    I couldn’t figure out what FotF was and kept neglecting to ask.

    And then I cringed when I figured it out.

  816. Nomad Scry Says:

    That Ross Sisters video gives me the shivers. It was neat up until a point where suddenly those were not women anymore, those were some sort of alien spider beings that sort of resembled women.

  817. Nomad Scry Says:

    And since I’m at work, no way to hear the videos, but… Die Antwoord is pretty freaking oddness.

  818. Vanamonde Says:

    Morning Pan, Pollywog game is free today:

    http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=325221771&mt=8

  819. Nomad Scry Says:

    I frogging hate it when a website dictates my password. I just got forced to update my password with one site that then dictated the new one had to be 7-14 characters long and include 1 number, 1 lower case, and 1 capital.

    Blargle.

  820. Nomad Scry Says:

    Morning Van.

  821. Ed from Texas Says:

    Do we really need another Tom Cruise Mission Impossible movie?

  822. Cj Says:

    My eyes, they burn.

    I’ve been up all nightish.. I think there was an hour earlier where my son wasn’t barfing.

    I’m so tired that my eyes are burning. Is that normal?

    Also, I’m leaning against a hotpad because my neck and back are so stiff that I cannot turn my head to the left or right

    This is not good

    Cj has malfunctioned

    Cj needs a tune-up.

    STAT!

    delirium

  823. reaper Says:

    CJ, I think you are ok since you where up all night but if other things start to burn you might be in trouble.
    word of warning don’t call :ftb: for that tune up. I hear he will have parts left over.

  824. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Morning Pan!

    That potato was solid, man!

    *hugs* for Jack

    a neck rub for Cj

  825. JRMurdock Says:

    Did he say ‘blessed are the cheese makers?’

  826. Lo Pan Says:

    Well who WOULDNT say that JR?

  827. Lo Pan Says:

    Caught up. In response to above comments:

    ditto: Indeed
    Jack: Indeed
    CJ: Indeed
    Bunny: Indeed
    Van: Indeed
    Ed Indeed
    Nomad: Indeed

  828. reaper Says:

    I agree with Lo Pan. but they should also include beer, sausage, crackers, and (insert just about any tasty thing here) makers

  829. reaper Says:

    Lo Pan: Indeed

  830. The Energizer Bunny Says:

    Lo Pan: without a doubt.

  831. Lo Pan Says:

    Indeed!

    SO Lost last nite was good but not great. Definitely a set up show (supposedly the last one of the season. Will all be answers from here on out). Couple wonderful parts but some bad cheese mixed in. Those who watched it know what I mean. Yeah, like shed get back into the taxi…

  832. reaper Says:

    Lo, I’ll be watching at lunch, can’t wait!

  833. Lo Pan Says:

    Dammit we gotta get that chat going somewheres

  834. reaper Says:

    I would be happy to start a google wave. i’m not sure how else to do it

  835. Amy Bowen Says:

    CPIMM: Jonathan Coulton – Tom Cruise Crazy

    I’m off to my regular library volunteering gig armed with the newest episodes of Down from Ten, Metamor City, BloodCast/Sigler Signature Series, and Wander Radio. :-)

  836. Lo Pan Says:

    I dunno if i can do it from work. Should try. Crap I think I need another invite to..

  837. JRMurdock Says:

    Imma bee, Imma bee, Imma imma spelling bee.

  838. Lo Pan Says:

    *blank stare*

  839. reaper Says:

    i have 25 invites left just let me know if you need one

  840. Vanamonde Says:

    No viewing the new Lost till I finish work tonight.

  841. WNDRWolf Says:

    Amy is taking Wander Radio to the library…

    Amy where would it fall in the Dewey Decimal system?

  842. Lo Pan Says:

    Totally do, reaper. mr.david.lo.pan

  843. Nomad Scry Says:

    Stupid snow day.

    Where’s my snow?

  844. Nomad Scry Says:

    I’ve got Rom with me today, so I decided to involve him in disassembling the dryer. It is a gas dryer that has stopped heating. I have never opened a dryer before. I lost both of my socket wrench sets.

    But I have a cordless Dremel screwdriver!

    After opening it four times (different angles of attack), I have it back together and malfunctioning the same as before. Rom was mostly disinterested after the first 5 minutes.

    Tweet?

  845. Nomad Scry Says:

    Lo Pan: What?

  846. Lo Pan Says:

    wat?

  847. Lo Pan Says:

    Sweet, thanks reaper.

  848. ditto Says:

    10 random songs from iTunes:
    Stronger Than Me — Melissa Etheridge
    Best Of Me — Amanda Marshall
    Liberation — Moist
    Troubled Child — Journey
    Us And Them — Pink Floyd
    107 — Orgy
    Orbit Of Me (Feat: Leigh Nash) — Delerium
    Force Ten — Rush
    When All The Stars Were Falling — Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
    Over — Portishead

  849. reaper Says:

    I just as a box that said on it Attn: NS
    the first thing that I though of was Nomad Scry doesn’t work here

  850. reaper Says:

    CW: Lost newest epp
    CE: 1/2 a BMT from Subway

  851. reaper Says:

    no prob Lo!

  852. Lo Pan Says:

    Lemme know when you finish up

  853. ditto Says:

    CP: Dancing The Manta Ray — The Pixies

  854. reaper Says:

    now that I see a use for wave it is kind of cool. anyone who wants in the lost talk let me know reaperttii at gmail.com or if you need an invite.

  855. Lo Pan Says:

    fucking starving.

    agreed! dont let me n reaper have all the fun! or do… whatever’s cool

  856. reaper Says:

    Just getting info out with wave just isn’t enough I need to figure out how to distribute beers through wave that would make it really rock.

  857. Lo Pan Says:

    ill take a boddington’s when you get that shit rollin’

  858. reaper Says:

    I haven’t have one of those in a few years. I liked it.. I have some Cabin Fever Honey Bock from New Glarus Brewing yummmmmmm

  859. Lo Pan Says:

    ah man…. thats sounds wonderful. we dont have New Glarus here.

  860. Johnny Null Says:

    I thought ROM was the Space Knight.

  861. reaper Says:

    I don’t know if they distribute out of Wisconsin.

  862. Lo Pan Says:

    CD ROM = Count Dracula: Space Knight.

    They must not, reaper. Sokay, not like we dont have 1000 microbreweries here too.

  863. reaper Says:

    Finished Lost epp3. pretty good one few questions answered but not many new ones either.

  864. WNDRWolf Says:

    CP Pac Man

  865. WNDRWolf Says:

    The song not the game

  866. reaper Says:

    The lost wave is already the longest wave I have ever had and so far it is just me and Lo Pan.
    BTW Lo Pan I LOVE the pic.

  867. JRMurdock Says:

    Space Vampires dancing to the Pac Man music! Awesome!

  868. Vanamonde Says:

    Ah Wolf’s CP wistfully reminds me of WR #34.

    Good times..

  869. WNDRWolf Says:

    Van that’s exactly what was playing…

    What is so special about that episode? I have not been able to figure that out…

  870. WNDRWolf Says:

    It’s the bonus song at the end isn’t it

  871. justa J0e Says:

    Why do these congressmen hate America so much?

    http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/02/rachel-maddow-calls-out-gopers-by-name-for-stimulus-hypocrisies.php

  872. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Good Morning, :pan: :panties: !

    NS: any left over parts?

    reaper: I don’t want in on Lost, but what is this Wave of which your Google speaks?

    J0e: It’s not that they hate America, they only hate Democrats, and are childishly picking their noses while the country flails about in poverty. All I can say is that they don’t live up to the concept of “Grand Old Party”.

    As an aside, I am not jumping in on any political debates today.

  873. reaper Says:

    Jejon, Google wave has been pretty useless for me till this lost Discussion. but the idea is you have a place were people can collaborate and have a centralized place for everything. The local LUG has one for disseminating info for meeting and talk after the meetings. in that case it more an extension of Google calender than anything else

  874. reaper Says:

    Damn we are getting close to 900.

  875. Lo Pan Says:

    Boom.

  876. Lo Pan Says:

    THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Wait no. That was 300.

  877. Jeremy From Seattle Says:

    Hey pan.

    CP: Massive Attack “Heligoland”

    Check out the album, its hella good.

  878. Jeremy From Seattle Says:

    wait, I want in on the wave action. djutopia at gmail.

  879. Lo Pan Says:

    Get you in here, JfS!

    Stupid teleconferences are stupid.

  880. Jeremy From Seattle Says:

    anyone buzzing yet?

  881. Johnny Null Says:

    Jeremy = DJ Utopia? Why am I always the last to know?

    My local LUG is t3h sukzors.

  882. justa J0e Says:

    … and now for something non-political !!!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/sets/72157604247242338/show/with/2346008881/

    This is for those of you who enjoy/appreciate fine detail.

  883. Jeremy From Seattle Says:

    wow. Those models are HOT!

    The curves! Shudder!!

  884. Jeremy From Seattle Says:

    Johnny: Um….I don’t know!?

    Heh.

  885. Vanamonde Says:

    Actualy no Wolf (well for me at any rate), the bonus song is the song I like the least in 34.

  886. Lo Pan Says:

    Those cars be teh_sex

  887. Lo Pan Says:

    reaper you got an invite for Jeremy?

  888. Jack Mangan Says:

    I’ll surf a spoiler-free Lost wave. Just let me get into my wetsuit….

  889. Jack Mangan Says:

    (I’m on Wave, just link me to the discussion)

  890. Lo Pan Says:

    Thats no wetsuit……..

  891. Lo Pan Says:

    Jack – done and done

  892. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Gosh… I blinked, and so much has happened.

    I don’t know if I need a wave…

  893. Johnny Null Says:

    Jeremy: Well, I like your work. Well done!

  894. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    Stuff that makes my head hurt

    http://urbansurvival.com/simplebots.htm

  895. Amy Bowen Says:

    WNDRWolf: It would fall in the 780s (Music). :)

  896. Vanamonde Says:

    A quick sample of 100 Amiga games in 10 minutes:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUoJBerFDsA

  897. reaper Says:

    JfS invite is on the way

  898. Lo Pan Says:

    Wanna know what makes my head hurt…..

  899. EssBee Says:

    899

  900. EssBee Says:

    900

  901. EssBee Says:

    bazinga

  902. Johnny Null Says:

    Gozangas?

  903. Jeremy From Seattle Says:

    When was the last time?
    (Asks the lazy guy who doesn’t want to look back at old shows)

  904. Jeremy From Seattle Says:

    Oh, I’m, already on wave. I just want in on the conversation!

  905. Johnny Null Says:

    Lejon: Giving that link a quick skim, it is, as the article mentioned, a fairly old idea. However, the quality of what surfaces is often in question. In no small part due to the ugly bags of mostly water that take in the data produced. Look at the citing of a “disturbance” in random numbers. Let’s leave the fact that it’s technically pseudo-random, generated by various RNGs, alone. There are, by definition, highs and lows across a spectrum of data. And let’s not forget the Debian SSL debacle, which earned this gem:

    http://digitaloffense.net/tools/debian-openssl/pmeo9hcjp7aw9.jpg

  906. Johnny Null Says:

    I am waveless, by choice. I still have to set up Skype, too. Mayhap a weekend project . . .

  907. reaper Says:

    JfS done on spoiler and spoiler free waves

  908. EssBee Says:

    I wanna wave too (have an account), but I won’t jump in until after I catch up this weekend. reaper, link me up? olyejark at gmail

    Tonight is the last night in San Antonio. Big banquet, dancing (which is odd, as we have about 130 menopausal women and about 20 gay guys), and drinking. Ugh, I need a nap, and need not a bar.

  909. EssBee Says:

    The last time? Last night. Wait, what are you talking about?

    . . .

    cough

  910. EssBee Says:

    CP: Another Like Me — Prince

  911. Lejon (from Chandler) Says:

    I want to predict the future, but only so I can figure out the next winning lottery numbers, and then I retire… Yeah.

  912. Johnny Null Says:

    I’ve found women love to wiggle, pre- and post-menopausal, and gay guys at least as much so.

  913. Johnny Null Says:

    I built a time machine. The only problem is it only works in one-second increments.

  914. Johnny Null Says:

    Sake poured.

  915. justa J0e Says:

    wigg, er ……

  916. Vanamonde Says:

    Well I enjoyed the latest Lost episode, that is all.

  917. Johnny Null Says:

    justa J0e: Well, I’m not a fan of anyone “busting a sag”, even women.

  918. Vanamonde Says:

    Got faith in humanity? Then don’t click on the following link:

    http://m.boingboing.net/2010/02/10/chatroulette-random.html

  919. Johnny Null Says:

    Ergo, I immediately clicked. More bottom-feeding! Yay! This is the kind of thing that makes millions, though.

  920. JRMurdock Says:

    *sheepish grin*

  921. Nomad Scry Says:

    LeJon:

    No parts left over. Or rather, no parts left over!!!!!!!!

    Amazing, huh?

  922. Nomad Scry Says:

    Quoting from http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/24759/

    Today, building on a number of papers published in the last year, Hotta outlines his idea and its implications. The process of teleportation involves making a measurement on each one an entangled pair of particles. He points out that the measurement on the first particle injects quantum energy into the system. He then shows that by carefully choosing the measurement to do on the second particle, it is possible to extract the original energy.

    All this is possible because there are always quantum fluctuations in the energy of any particle. The teleportation process allows you to inject quantum energy at one point in the universe and then exploit quantum energy fluctuations to extract it from another point. Of course, the energy of the system as whole is unchanged.

    He gives the example of a string of entangled ions oscillating back and forth in an electric field trap, a bit like Newton’s balls. Measuring the state of the first ion injects energy into the system in the form of a phonon, a quantum of oscillation. Hotta says that performing the right kind of measurement on the last ion extracts this energy. Since this can be done at the speed of light (in principle), the phonon doesn’t travel across the intermediate ions so there is no heating of these ions. The energy has been transmitted without traveling across the intervening space. That’s teleportation.

  923. Nomad Scry Says:

    Because it is almost new Deadpan time, I don’t think anyone else will supply the required response. I will fulfill that obligation myself…

    Ready?

  924. Nomad Scry Says:

    Hur! You said Newton’s balls!

  925. Nomad Scry Says:

    There, now I feel better.

  926. Jack Mangan Says:

    Juice Newton’s balls?

  927. JRMurdock Says:

    I’ll keep my juicy balls to myself thank you very much.

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