Jack Mangans Deadpan #170: Yes
Not the acclaimed Prog-rock band.
Owner of Lonely Show Notes.
Jack Mangans Deadpan #170: Yes
The Wizard of Deadpan
Roar
Promo – Billy Barbarian by JR Murdock (http://jrmurdock.com/billy-barbarian/)
Cj with a dumb ass memory
More from the Wizard of Deadpan
Stanley Cup Playoff Anthems
Amy Bowen
The Energizer Bunny
(where are the rest of the anthems?)
Evo Terra tells a dumb ass story
Congratulations Jack and Oden, we all wish you a happily every after
Shelia gives her well wishes to the happy couple
Justa J0e adds his congrats
The Energizer Bunny continues to torture the ears
Greasy Comments (read by Oden)
Nomad Scry
JR Murdock
Lo Pan
EssBee
reaper
Vanamonde
Cj (first of comment of the week)
The Lyrics Professor breaks down a song for us
Pink Floyd’s The Wall will be discussed in a future episode
Get your 60 Lines readings to Jack!
What will the next Palooza be?
Remember, when asked, “You and what army?” Reply “the Deadpan army.” We support each other.
Send in content: 206-350-Tomi (8664) or e-mail: sphericaljackmatgmaildotcom
Closing music … “Perfect Strangers” (live Deep Purple Cover)
Once again, congratulations to Jack and Oden. We all give virtual hugs to both of you and wish we could be there to give real ones.
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:21 pm
I suspect that one ain’t going to read out next week:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwll_railway_station?wasRedirected=true
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:26 pm
That was your useless info tidbit for a Thursday.
Sleep well across the pond, work beckons.
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:30 pm
If there’s a show next week, I’ll do my best. Others are welcome to try too.
Goodnight :Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch:
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Bunny’s package has arrived! Yay!
I have job interview in less than 10 hours. Eeks!
I better get some sleeps.
June 24th, 2010 at 12:05 am
It came? Finally? Wow!
June 24th, 2010 at 12:13 am
Good luck with the job interview Cj.
June 24th, 2010 at 1:21 am
Paulette has The Empress Sword listed with Flattr now. Check out
http://empresssword.com/
Look about a third of the way down the left for the orange, white, and green Flattr thing.
June 24th, 2010 at 1:23 am
ditto what Van said.
June 24th, 2010 at 2:23 am
You go, CJ!
June 24th, 2010 at 2:43 am
Here’s your dose of Pixar to kick off the day:
http://digg.com/d31Uqrx
June 24th, 2010 at 2:59 am
I don’t own a Kindle, so iBooks syncing bookmarks over my 3G/wifi connection is rather cool (if I read a book on the iPad then access the same book on my phone..my place in the book is transferred).
June 24th, 2010 at 3:02 am
Just a pity iBooks doesn’t reformat PDF’s for a smaller screen.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:49 am
Morning Pan!
I’m glad Cj’s gift finally arrived. I was getting ticked at the postal system. And I thought I’d have to pull out the needle and thread again.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:50 am
Best of luck Cj. I have my fingers, toes, eyes, ears and nose crossed for you.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:55 am
Starting next week, show notes are going to be intermittent. Hubby’s home for the next six weeks and he always messes up my schedule. Also, we have family coming in at various times over the summer and that plays havoc too.
Now, to listen to this week’s episode and write things down. Anybody want a special mention?
June 24th, 2010 at 4:09 am
I think today I may have to watch this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1260572/
I don’t think it’s a horror, but God it looks bad.
June 24th, 2010 at 4:15 am
I knew there was a reason I never became a singing star
June 24th, 2010 at 4:42 am
It occurs to me that next Thursday is Canada Day. Since I have no intentions of getting up before noon that day, I can pretty much guarantee there will be no show notes next week.
June 24th, 2010 at 4:43 am
The Wall was a very depressing movie
June 24th, 2010 at 4:44 am
The needs a decent movie based on Norse mythology , looks like the world is out of luck with that movie.
June 24th, 2010 at 4:45 am
Ooooh, I loved Popeye.
I am what I am. What am I? I’m Popeye!
June 24th, 2010 at 4:45 am
+World
June 24th, 2010 at 4:48 am
Aw Van, where’s your sense of optimism?
June 24th, 2010 at 4:57 am
Too late if you wanted a special mention, show notes are out.
June 24th, 2010 at 4:57 am
Drive by
hay pan busy week.
congrats Jack
/drive by
June 24th, 2010 at 5:02 am
Is a hay pan better than an oat pan? Does it go with the straw bed?
(ok, I know I’m being snarky, so sue me)
June 24th, 2010 at 5:16 am
*hands bunny a subpoena*
You have been served
but since you are in Canada you can’t really be compelled to show up…
June 24th, 2010 at 5:17 am
a hay pan wouldn’t be very good for cooking…
*grumble* back to work
June 24th, 2010 at 5:17 am
“You have been served”
Ohhh, I hope I’ve been served cheesecake. I’d like that
June 24th, 2010 at 5:25 am
My cat has found a sun beam and is stretched out, looking so comfy. I think I’m jealous.
June 24th, 2010 at 5:41 am
OMG, Bunny. Funny!!
June 24th, 2010 at 5:42 am
The singing, that is.
June 24th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Yup, that’s exactly what I was going for with my singing… humour
June 24th, 2010 at 5:49 am
I can’t figure out why I always go for these singing bets. When I lose, everybody loses
June 24th, 2010 at 5:52 am
‘The man that I was killed the man I wanted to be’
How very true…
June 24th, 2010 at 5:53 am
;)
It sounded like you said:
“Feed the children/who don’t have enough teet.”
xox
June 24th, 2010 at 5:59 am
Heya, folks!
CJ: Good Luck!
Lyrics Professor: My request is to never have to hear B.O.B. again.
Jack: Congratulations!
June 24th, 2010 at 6:03 am
B.O.B. has a different meaning in my mind. I must go wash it out
June 24th, 2010 at 6:04 am
Does anyone else think the next “You got Served” Movie should center on a dancing Process Server?
*Main Character does an awesome set of dance moves, with 5 backup dancers, surreptitiously slipping a subpoena into the target’s pocket*
“You just got Served!”
June 24th, 2010 at 6:05 am
Floating in the water with arms and legs cut off.
June 24th, 2010 at 6:07 am
eeeewww, Van!
June 24th, 2010 at 6:07 am
BOB that is.
Yes the old jokes are often the worst.
June 24th, 2010 at 6:17 am
My BOB is:
Battery
Operated
Boyfriend
The best kind
June 24th, 2010 at 6:24 am
Great episode Jack!
And I’m waiting on JfS for a little magic with my song.
June 24th, 2010 at 6:31 am
Vanamonde: LOL! Our attempts to read that are going to make a great segment.
Cj: HOORAY! So glad the package made it to you!
Best of luck on the interview!
June 24th, 2010 at 6:36 am
Usedhair: I was not intentionally leaving out those other animation studios. I was thinking more about the big ones that have been producing movies in the past couple of decades, though I never stated that explicitly.
I also totally agree about Disney villains. But, it is Disney, so what do you expect? They don’t want nuanced kids films.
As for DreamWorks vs Pixar: DreamWorks has made some fantastic movies. I maintain “How To Train Your Dragon” is the best thing they’ve done. They’ve also made absolute drek. Pixar, on the other hand, has consistently made great movies. So, while I understand my comparison was on the dismissive side–that was unintentional–I don’t think it was out of line.
Joe: I agree about old Disney films. Jungle Book is still near to my heart.
I’m hoping that Universal Animation’s “Despicable Me” will be good. After all, Steve Carell as the main character and the villain has potential! Then again, it might end up being inane schlock.
And I think that’s enough animation ramblings from me. I’m glad to see we’ve accumulated more fans. It’s been a couple of years(?) since we last talked about this.
June 24th, 2010 at 6:37 am
I need to rewatch The Wall, though that might not be in the next couple of weeks. Things are too crazy around here.
June 24th, 2010 at 6:38 am
Popeye could be interesting.
June 24th, 2010 at 6:38 am
Jack closes with his own version of “Bridge over Troubled Waters”.
:)
June 24th, 2010 at 6:41 am
While I like The Arcade Fire, I think this is just silly: their new album will have 8 different covers?!
NO! I will NOT collect them all.
http://pitchfork.com/news/39246-new-arcade-fire-album-to-feature-eight-different-album-covers/
There can be only one. :)
June 24th, 2010 at 6:44 am
Oh, yeah. Get me a bowl of Cream of Darkness.
http://scifiwire.com/2010/06/four-labels-from-the-bruc.php
Hail to the king, Baby.
June 24th, 2010 at 7:11 am
blah blah blah
would you kindly?
blah blah blah
June 24th, 2010 at 7:11 am
Where’s the golf club?
June 24th, 2010 at 7:28 am
Oh that is creamy dark awesome in a can! Very Warhol.
Also, I glad Bunny’s package came.
Go go Gadget CJ!!!
June 24th, 2010 at 7:28 am
I glad = I’m glad. stupid fingers.
June 24th, 2010 at 7:29 am
Van: When I used to work for Best Western, we pronounced that town: “Near Bangor.”
#catching up
June 24th, 2010 at 7:32 am
Good Luck Cj!
#catchingup
June 24th, 2010 at 7:41 am
Well, I think I’m going to watch a terrible movie. I wonder if it’s even worth doing a play by play. By the looks of it, there’s no guarantee I’ll make it through the whole movie.
June 24th, 2010 at 7:42 am
Ditto: sorry. I didn’t mean to imply that you intentionally left anyone out or that you comparison of dreamworks vs. Pixar was in any way invalid. I respect everyones opinions. I was just excited at the opportunity to gush about animation with anyone else who actually knows anything about it.
And Venture Brothers still rocks
June 24th, 2010 at 7:43 am
Oh, and best of luck with the interview CJ
June 24th, 2010 at 7:48 am
Not watching the other movie. Zombie Strippers has just started.
June 24th, 2010 at 7:50 am
That one is in my Que. Shocking, I know.
June 24th, 2010 at 7:51 am
Usedhair: no problem. I love talking about animation myself. Gush away. You’ve got a fan here. :)
Cj: Good luck!
CP: Fuck You — Lily Allen
June 24th, 2010 at 7:51 am
Zombies, Sir!
June 24th, 2010 at 7:52 am
Won’t really do a play by play. I know a number of people who plan to watch it, so I don’t want to over spoil it.
June 24th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Why does everybody fire at Wil? What did poor Wil do to anybody?
June 24th, 2010 at 8:02 am
It took about 15 minutes into the movie before the strippers arrive. Just in case you want to fast forward to the nekkid bits.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:07 am
CP: You Do Run — Cocktail Slippers
June 24th, 2010 at 8:12 am
“Darn, I’m out of cleches” I love a movie that makes fun of itself
June 24th, 2010 at 8:15 am
I have to say, while this may not be hard core, it does seem to have the acting ability and the “story” of your average porn movie.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Aren’t some of the stars actual porn stars?
June 24th, 2010 at 8:21 am
So, what I’m getting from this movie so far is if you become a zombi, you become a better stripper.hmmmm.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Yep. They are.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0960890/
June 24th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Wouldn’t surprise me, ditto.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:27 am
CP: The Elbow Twist — The Woggles
June 24th, 2010 at 8:34 am
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June 24th, 2010 at 8:34 am
ewwwww. This movie is gross.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:35 am
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June 24th, 2010 at 8:36 am
23rd annual bovine festival? awwww.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:38 am
CP: No Way — KunK
June 24th, 2010 at 8:38 am
Well, I’ve stopped watching the movie. Not that I had a problem with it but hubby found out I was watching it and started whining (ever get whined at via e-mail, it’s not pretty). It’ll have to go on hold until he gets home.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:43 am
I just didn’t think it was the type of movie I could handle watching twice. It’s bad enough I’ll have to watch the first half over again.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:44 am
What was his whining like? “But I wanna watch the strippers toooooooo.” ;)
June 24th, 2010 at 8:45 am
Turned off the movie and Cindi Lauper was on the TV. Boy she looks like she’s been through some hard living.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:45 am
That sounds pretty bad, TEB.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:45 am
You’re not too far off, ditto.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:46 am
In regards to the whining, I meant, but it applies to Cindi Lauper too.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:47 am
Hitting the mute button. Might do some reading until lunch time and the noon news.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:47 am
CR: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
June 24th, 2010 at 8:48 am
We’re going to see Cindi Lauper soon. That’s right, you can all be SSOOOOO jealous!
June 24th, 2010 at 8:51 am
Uh… ok. I’m jealous. ;)
June 24th, 2010 at 9:07 am
Oh yeah, saw this and thought someone might find it cool:
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/06/nasa-finds-doctor-who-style-crack-in-universe
June 24th, 2010 at 9:11 am
ditto: Ha! Thanks!
June 24th, 2010 at 9:12 am
This was amazing. I didn’t watch it, but I was hearing about it.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-wimbledon-longest-match,0,6394160.story
June 24th, 2010 at 9:13 am
CP: Gorecki — Lamb
June 24th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Did any deadpanites attend the SciFi Airshow?
http://www.scifiairshow.com/guided-tour.html
June 24th, 2010 at 9:17 am
I got a letter from Canada Post saying there’s no word on my parcel yet and it may take 30 – 90 days for USPS to get back to them. I have no intention of contacting them to say it was finally delivered. I still feel they owe me $30 postage for an item I had paid to get expedited and then it shows up late.
Think I’ll watch a half hour or so of Hammer of The Gods now.
June 24th, 2010 at 9:19 am
Sci Fi Pictures presents.
Now I know it’ll be good…
June 24th, 2010 at 9:38 am
Is there a cheap way (as in free) to record skype conversations?
June 24th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Sleep and Hubby time are perfectly acceptable reasons for intermittent Bunny Show Notes. :)
Thanks very much, everyone.
June 24th, 2010 at 9:41 am
Cute obscure Star Wars ABCs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tweedlebopper/sets/72157600166417445/
June 24th, 2010 at 9:45 am
Van, I use Powergramo for Windows, which records Skype-to-Skype for free.
Macs can just use AudioHijack.
June 24th, 2010 at 9:48 am
I’ll give it a try, thx Jack.
June 24th, 2010 at 10:12 am
I’d do something shocking for someone who’d bring me lunch.
June 24th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Switch sides for a day?
So I’ve been informed there is no direct translation of Deadpan in Welsh.
June 24th, 2010 at 10:29 am
Maybe . . .
June 24th, 2010 at 10:43 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdvK1Z95efI
June 24th, 2010 at 10:45 am
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.
June 24th, 2010 at 10:47 am
Interview seems to have gone well. I feel good about it.
I’m still overly-anxious and excited.
I really superduper want this job!!!
June 24th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Something shocking? Like read Sarah Palin’s book?
June 24th, 2010 at 10:51 am
Go ‘head Cj.
That’s taking it pretty far, Jack. I just want lunch.
June 24th, 2010 at 10:52 am
Does anyone think she really wrote that book?
June 24th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Today’s YouTube revelation…more covers of ‘Benson Arizona’ than I would have suspected.
June 24th, 2010 at 10:57 am
Or thought possible.
June 24th, 2010 at 11:00 am
CP: This Is A Call — Foo Fighters
June 24th, 2010 at 11:09 am
Italy is out of the World Cup.
Crap.
Can’t say I’m that surprised.
Still.
:(
June 24th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Benson Arizona: A movie staring Ben Verene in which the main character kidnaps a baby and raises it in the Governor’s Mansion as his own…
June 24th, 2010 at 11:34 am
Yes, Robert Guillaume is probably a better choice.
June 24th, 2010 at 11:37 am
I’m shocked that Palin can read.
June 24th, 2010 at 11:38 am
LJ, it’s the song from Dark Star:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2F0dHVZAm8
June 24th, 2010 at 11:44 am
I’ve got my fingers (and toes) crossed for you CJ
June 24th, 2010 at 11:57 am
I’ve got my Ts and eyes crossed for you.
June 24th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Maybe Darkstar should be our next Palooza. It’s certainly good enough.
June 24th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Essbee – how long can you wait for that lunch? :)
June 24th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
For some reason, the news of the past few days has me thinking about this guy.
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0158904/
June 24th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
JOe, depends on how good it is!
June 24th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Just don’t mess with my bodily fluids.
June 24th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Maybe Dark Star is too good.
June 24th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Benson, Benson, Benson, Benson, Benson.
Clayton Endicott III DID go on to become a shape-shifter on DS9.
June 24th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
I’m game for Dark Star. Never seen it, but I do appreciate old John Carpenter movies.
I think a Survey Monkey poll is in order.
June 24th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!
My goodness, someone send Jack a DVD now.
June 24th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Since the monkey can be fiddled easy…can you not just pick one from the suggestions you’ve seen Jack?
June 24th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
I mean I promise I won’t start calling you Uncle Joe.
June 24th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
I leave you with this:
http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/cio3y/let_the_feast_of_a_thousand_hams_begin_my_cat/
night :nippler:
June 24th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
I’m looking for a good Pandora station suggestion for the afternoon – anyone have a favorite band to suggest?
June 24th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
54-40
June 24th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Thanks, ditto. Already like.
June 24th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Dark Star: Haven’t seen it.
Popeye: Saw it in 1980 at the theater. My 12 year old self didn’t like it. I’d be interested to see if my opinion has changed in 30 years. LOL
The Wall: Listened to the album many times, never saw the movie.
Buckaroo Banzai: Saw it a couple times, but haven’t watched it in the last 10 years.
June 24th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Darkstar is on Netflix. Not an instant watch, but it is available.
Oddly enough, the best Pandora station I ever created was done as a joke. I seeded it with Yoko Ono just to see what the hell it would give me. Apart from the Yoko Ono stuff that I simply tell it I don’t like, it actually comes up with some good stuff. Go figure.
June 24th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
I’ve seen The Wall, but I probably won’t participate in the mini-looza. I am super impacted by that movie, and cry every time I even think about it.
Haven’t seen either of the others.
June 24th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
There is a novelisation of Dark Star by Alan Dean Foster, stays faithful to the movie but it does explain what those moving lights on the wall actually are when Pinback goes to feed the Beachball.
June 24th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Never saw the Wall.
Never saw Dark Star (I’m pretty sure)
I’ve seen Buckaroo Banzai – I’m pretty sure I own the DVD. I WILL HAVE YOUR OVERTHRUSTER! …Hem hem…
What about Battle Beyond the Stars?
It’s like a Schlock version of the 7 samurai… IN SPACE!
June 24th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
When I heard Dark Star it reminded me of the filmation cartoon series “Blackstar” that I loved as a kid. I pretty dug the filmation Batman and Tarzan series as well.
June 24th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
I’m not here. I did just have a thought though.
Wait a minute Jack. You can’t like Popeye. As I recall you have a strong phobia against musicals…
(hopefully I’m remembering correctly as you and not someone else
)
June 24th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
CC: brown rice, salmon/cod on the grill, and a foil pack of baby zucchini and peas from the garden on the grill.
June 24th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Uhm. Did I DARE see anyone dissing Cyndi Lauper?
I saw her in concert just a few years ago and AND she held my hand while singing Shine and I’ll have you know that up close she looks incredibly fabulous and wonderful.
So there.
hmph!
June 24th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
I kinda totally should be sleeping right now.
I’m sure someone out there agrees.
June 24th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
That’s correct, I am allergic to musicals, but I still enjoy Popeye. Even the music. I yam what I yam.
Goodnight :spinach:
June 25th, 2010 at 12:26 am
If you are in to ‘printyourownboardgames’ thang, then have a look at:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/73255/maziacs-the-boardgame
June 25th, 2010 at 2:31 am
Helen Mirren with a submachine gun? This could work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq9LHlz4VWQ
June 25th, 2010 at 4:20 am
Morning Pan!
Are you a Pioneer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04oO4oFGcCg
June 25th, 2010 at 4:38 am
I just don’t have a big enough dish to be a pioneer.
/obscure space probe reference.
June 25th, 2010 at 4:58 am
Cj: I’m quite looking forward to her concert.
June 25th, 2010 at 5:41 am
Morning, DP! TGIF.
June 25th, 2010 at 5:41 am
JN, she’s amazing in concert. I look forward to seeing her again!
Good Morning, Pan!
June 25th, 2010 at 6:15 am
douchbag@11
June 25th, 2010 at 6:16 am
His words not mine.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:17 am
Also,well done Jack and Oden. Sorry for the late congrats, word doesnt travel so quick.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:18 am
Has anyone read The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo?
June 25th, 2010 at 6:19 am
Finally saw Dead Snow. Twice. Damn fine. Damn damn fine.
Charlotte Frogner is my new wannabe Norwegian girlfriend. Bad name, cute girl.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:21 am
Havent read. If I could read I would, as it is Ill just have to see the film.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:22 am
Pop
June 25th, 2010 at 6:22 am
Oh well done
June 25th, 2010 at 6:22 am
CP: Get It Like You Like It — Ben Harper
June 25th, 2010 at 6:24 am
I’m thinking of getting the audiobooks. I might just have to check em out.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:24 am
And you wild when you aint got nuttin on.
Plus you pay your taxes.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:24 am
Audiobook!!!!! Lord I forgot those existed.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:25 am
I’m a tramp for audiobooks.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:25 am
Tramp!!!!!! Floozy!
June 25th, 2010 at 6:28 am
Aside from the Harry Potter audiobooks, my favorites are a series of crime novels by James Lee Burke. The books are set in S. Louisiana, which is my favorite place aside from Colorado. The narrators (there are 2 – actor Will Patton does some of the books) do the cajun and creole and southern accents wonderfully.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:31 am
But do him pay him taxes?
I just bought George Takei’s autobiography on tape, read by one George Takei, for $.50. Now I gotta find a tape player…
June 25th, 2010 at 6:32 am
Oh, cool. When was it written? Before or after her came out?
June 25th, 2010 at 6:42 am
1995 i think… so around the time? I cant member when he did
June 25th, 2010 at 6:43 am
Well, let me borrow it, only if there’s gay stuff in it. I only like the gay stuff.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:44 am
EssBee: Lady J has. She said the beginning was tough, but she wound up liking it quite a bit.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:45 am
Youre gay….
Wait you have a tape player? Let me borrow that first
June 25th, 2010 at 6:47 am
I might actually have a tape player, no kidding! I’ll look for ya, Mr.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:55 am
Finished “Murder at Avendon Hill”. Overall, excellent. I am happy to report I figured out whodunnit roughly halfway through, but I didn’t have it all worked out. The ending confrontation was pretty great, I thought. The ending ending leads to another in the series, which would be good, methinks. However, I think thus far I would’ve preferred it if it retained the more local, folktale level. But it could wind up being excellent. I like his representation of magic in his world, and I get a kick that the god is called “Az”, a fun play on “alpha and omega”. One of the best on Podiobooks. It deserves the praise.
June 25th, 2010 at 7:11 am
The film of that tattoo book is well worth checking out Essbee.
I passed the afternoon watching the new Woody Allen film (well new for the UK)
June 25th, 2010 at 7:12 am
It was pleasant enough.
June 25th, 2010 at 7:17 am
Van, they are talking about producing U.S. versions of the films now because the books are so popular. Entertainment Weekly suggests Brad Pitt as the lead. Sly B and I wondered this morning why they need to be remade and decided it was because subtitles are TOO HARD for us.
June 25th, 2010 at 7:43 am
Forget moisturizer, give a woman a submachine gun to make her appear years younger.
June 25th, 2010 at 7:48 am
I think Cyndi Lauper is quite the artist, probably more art in her work than a lot of other pop musicians.
June 25th, 2010 at 7:49 am
Also Mmmm…. coffee.
June 25th, 2010 at 8:51 am
Good Morning
!
I am caught up on the conversation – and now I feel old
for I have 2 tape players, and a cassette deck in my car…
Thank god I got rid of all those 8-tracks…No telling what the time continuum would have tossed at me…
June 25th, 2010 at 9:02 am
ZP casts a jaded eye over the latest POP game:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1815-Prince-of-Persia-The-Forgotten-Sands
June 25th, 2010 at 9:04 am
CP: Bette Davis Eyes — Kim Carnes
How did that get on my iPod??!
June 25th, 2010 at 9:06 am
EssBee: Must be from the Golden Girls soundtrack.
June 25th, 2010 at 9:10 am
Somewhere at my folks’ house is the only 8 track I ever purchased. AC/DC’s “For Those About to Rock”
June 25th, 2010 at 9:13 am
Her hair is gray and old
Her lips chapped and dry
Her hands are always cold
She’s got Marty Feldman eyes
Her once good looks are gone
She’ll no longer entice
A big mole on her nose
She’s got Marty Feldman eyes
She’ll unease you
She has fleas too
And she has Hodgkin’s disease too
She’s atrocious
Sometimes she forgets to make the toilet bowl flush
She’s got Kirstie Alley big fat thighs
She’s got Marty Feldman eyes
She’s from a mental home
You know her mind’s not right
Her hair she doesn’t comb
She’s got Marty Feldman eyes
She’ll scream or mumble at you
Repeats everything twice
She’s got a few loose screws
She’s got Marty Feldman eyes
She’s an old shrew
And she’s been to
Other planets in a U.F.O. too
She’s atrocious
And she knows just what it takes to make you go nuts
All the boys think she’s a guy
She’s got Marty Feldman eyes
She’ll impede you
And deceive you
All the better just to leave you
She’s atrocious
When she scrubs her back she’ll use the toilet bowl brush
All the boys think she’s a guy
She’s got Marty Feldman eyes
June 25th, 2010 at 9:15 am
Nowt wrong with Bette Davis Eyes, the acoustic version KC does is fantastic.
June 25th, 2010 at 9:21 am
I don’t mind the song at all. In fact, I remember that I loved it quite a bit as a youngster when I heard it on the radio. But I didn’t put it on my iPod!
Rhettro, I might know her.
June 25th, 2010 at 9:22 am
I quite like KC.
June 25th, 2010 at 9:29 am
Blamamations. NSFW language
http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv/blamimations/107/
June 25th, 2010 at 9:30 am
I am not a number, I’m a free man!
w00t.
Thank you Coathalia and Cj.
June 25th, 2010 at 9:36 am
Mmmm…Yeah, I still like the Bette Davis Eyes… Um-hmmm.
June 25th, 2010 at 9:38 am
Oh and a US version of the Dragon Tattoo movie is a terrible idea, a trainwreck waiting to happen..
June 25th, 2010 at 10:19 am
The original Swedish film version is excellent, although I’m told it deviates heavily from the book(s) – - also supposed to be excellent.
I believe the sequel film is already released too. Poor Stieg Larsson didn’t survive to see his novels made into movies.
June 25th, 2010 at 10:33 am
Ahem.
ATTENTION DEADPAN.
I have an announcement. Mr. David Lo Pan can just zip his thoughts about this one.
Buffy ROCKS. I’m reading the latest issue of S8, and am all tingly.
That is all.
June 25th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Does she sleep with another woman again?
June 25th, 2010 at 10:56 am
Coffee or nap? That is the question.
June 25th, 2010 at 10:59 am
No, Van, not so far.
It is 94 degrees outside.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Oh, wait… these little people are saying they want food.
Cheese sammiches for everyone!!!!
OK really, I don’t have that much energy. *giggle*
I will feed them though.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:10 am
and as we know … there is separation until you get below 6 degrees.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:11 am
Oh, I get it! Tingly, slept with a girl! Ha!
No, the tingle is from her sheer awesomeness.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:13 am
I think I saw minutes of Buffy, shook my head, and turned off the boob-tube.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:16 am
Cj, I want a cheese sandwich!
June 25th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Can I unzip yet?
June 25th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Might as well.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:33 am
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
June 25th, 2010 at 11:43 am
*thud*
ILL BE HERE ALL WEEK! THANK YOU!
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
wakka
wait . . .
June 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Let it breathe, EssBee
June 25th, 2010 at 11:45 am
ip
June 25th, 2010 at 11:48 am
freely?
June 25th, 2010 at 11:48 am
And there was much rejoicing!
http://scifiwire.com/2010/06/peter-jackson-will-be-dir.php
June 25th, 2010 at 11:50 am
The Hobbit? Oh I better re-zip my thoughts….
June 25th, 2010 at 11:51 am
I was just joking about zipping it, Lo. You can tell me why you have bad taste if you want to.
June 25th, 2010 at 11:54 am
Ed: That gets a big “Fuck Ya!!!!” from me. :)
June 25th, 2010 at 11:54 am
No no EssBee, its ok. Its best that way. PLUS what I feel for Buffy in no way comes close to the spite and loathe I have for Tolkien materials.
NOW ZIP IT !I MEAN COME ON!
June 25th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Is Lo the token tolkien basher?
June 25th, 2010 at 11:59 am
come on….
June 25th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
ba dum bum
June 25th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Rum pum pum pum
June 25th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Mmm, Rum.
June 25th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
ditto.
June 25th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Mmm, ditto
June 25th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Mmmmmmmmm……….diiiiiittttoooo
June 25th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Bored.
June 25th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
CP: Sloopy Seconds — George Clinton
June 25th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
EssBee, I believe you meant
“Bored now…”
June 25th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
There’s my Buffy backup.
Where you been, Mr. Boze?
June 25th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
I’m supposed to still be asleep, but I think I shall rise now.
June 25th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
I’ve gone nocturnal and it has been a rough transition.
June 25th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
ARISE!!
June 25th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
I think the latest HD crash ate my latest Deadpan stuff, but I’ve been around online. Did a Quirky Quiz for the QN Podcast and last week did two Buffy commentaries at Sofadogs.
June 25th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
I’ll do linkage when I’m upstairs, copy paste is cumbersome on this phone.
June 25th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Meanwhile, Darcy is in the homestretch with the costumes for “Stinky Cheese Man” so scheduling is rough and shall be for another couple weeks.
June 25th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
*lurk*
June 25th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
2010: Year of the Dead Hard Drive.
June 25th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
The Year We Lose Contact… With Our Data
June 25th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
I wonder if there is some HD bad luck virus spreading among the deadpan crowd.
June 25th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
The deadpan jinx.
June 25th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
No, I was speaking of Jack’s crash. I had voicemails in.
June 25th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Phew!
June 25th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/legos
Oh. Yeah. Sorry. If you can give me approx dates, JB, I’ll go back and dig up those lost VMs in my email history.
June 25th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Hello!
My name is Windows Defender,
You killed my Hard Drive,
Prepare to … Wait a minute, I have to reboot…
June 25th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Just had some pretty serious hail, golf ball or so…
June 25th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Windows has detected that you have moved your mouse, and must reboot.
June 25th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
My neighbor must be a Deadpan lurker. He keeps yelling “come on” at his weed wacker.
June 25th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
It’s now 99 degrees, but cloudy. Come on gully washer!!
June 25th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Huh, that’s a new one on me. I’ve heard of a “gully wumper”. I suppose it makes more sense, though.
I just recently heard the phrase “over the moon”, too. I don’t recall hearing that one before, but I’m told it’s common.
June 25th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
The Target in Longmont smells like a slaughterhouse/outhouse combo.
June 25th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Its no Sarah Palin
June 25th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Yah its fucking hot. Also, that Target is terrible somtimes.
June 25th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Super Target. I beg your pardon, stinkfest.
June 25th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Its no Ronald Reagan
June 25th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
No, but it’s fucking hot.
June 25th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Tonight we plan to:
-eat tostadas
-watch the finale of S1 Alias. Sly B had never seen it, and wanted to try it out. She doesn’t love it.
-ReLAX
June 25th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
+tweet
June 25th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Dont do it.
I love you Primus. I goddamn love you
June 25th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Speaking of Primus, I think I need to read this, eventually:
http://www.lesclaypool.com/pumphouse/
June 25th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Whenever I hear the name “Primus” I think of the band “Prong”
I wish I were a finger snapping fisherman.
June 25th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Rhettro, I mean this with love:
That is the strangest two sentences I’ve ever read from you.
June 25th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Oddly I understood it tho….
June 25th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
ditto, Jack. (no not him)
June 25th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
I can only think of 3 Prong songs, so I can’t really run with that meme.
June 25th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
This…..Is…. Sparticus!!!!
er…Sparta!
er… Mars Volta!
er… At the Drive In!!!
er…
god please someone get the joke…
June 25th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
I don’t get it.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Fah.
June 25th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Jack knows two more Prong songs than I do.
June 25th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
EssBee, let me illuminate.
Primus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXCuVJYOXCU
June 25th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
I know 2 full albums. Poor Prong dont get no respect.
Prove You Seas of Cheese
June 25th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
Prong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl-5TrGakWY
:neck crack:
June 25th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
Excellent song Rhett, but I prefer the You Suck live version only cause Im a completist snob.
June 25th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
I like Prong, I just can remember any song titles other than “Snap your fingers”
June 25th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Rhett that Prong song (heh) has the worst drum beat ever.
June 25th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
I’ll have to check it out. :)
June 25th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
I have the sound of an engine revving in my mind.
June 26th, 2010 at 5:26 am
CD: making the tumbleweeds a cup of tea.
June 26th, 2010 at 6:01 am
Thank you, sir.
Morning,DP! Look out weeds, here comes EssBee.
June 26th, 2010 at 6:03 am
Morning pan!!!!!!
it’s way way WAY too early here. But we needed to come to Hughs treatment early today for some routine stuff.
Hugh sez: I’m sleeping with my eyes open
We wanted to play by play this weeks ep. Might get interrupted but we are going to try to finish it today during his treatment.
let me go see if my itunes has been keeping up…
June 26th, 2010 at 6:03 am
Ess Bee killer of weeds
June 26th, 2010 at 6:09 am
uh-oh. My Deadpan feed has the dreaded exclamation point next to it.
How come Savage Love always happily downloads but not Deadpan? Yet Deadpan is the 1 I sorta try to listen to sometimes. I have…..101 unlistened to Savage Loves. Yikes. Sorry Dan Savage. We heart you.
June 26th, 2010 at 6:10 am
Deadpan stopped downloading at 165.. wtf???
Time to beat itunes into submission
Hugh sez: hurt it, babe. Hurt it good.
I will!!!
June 26th, 2010 at 6:14 am
the itunes store only has up to 168.. didn’t something like this happen to me last time?
Hugh sez: I remember it had 2 different names or something and the deadpans were in different feeds or some shit like that.
hmmmm.. I do recall this slightly
I am going to investigate this 1 more time then prob try and just listen off the site
June 26th, 2010 at 6:17 am
I only have 1 feed. whats going on here???
Where are Deadpans 169 and 170??
Do others have this problem??
June 26th, 2010 at 6:19 am
fyi… if there are long pauses please excuse us. As I said we are at treatment so there are docs and nurses coming and going.
like right now :)
June 26th, 2010 at 6:20 am
not that anyone is reading this :)
LOL
June 26th, 2010 at 6:21 am
in other news.. Hugh and I were just checking out the cover for the next Dresden book.. OMG!!!! I can’t wait for that to come out.
http://jim-butcher.com/pics/gsCoverLg.jpg
June 26th, 2010 at 6:25 am
I am missing a whole bunch of Deadpans somehow.. my feed is a mess.
Jack- complie all 170 episodes and send them to me :)
you know, in your spare time
ok. Just a bit more here. Hughs flirting with his favorite nurse. She is really cute. She loves Hugh.
June 26th, 2010 at 6:27 am
downloading 170 off the site while Hugh finishes his stuff
well be back in a few to play by play
June 26th, 2010 at 6:27 am
well = we’ll
I abhor punctuation
June 26th, 2010 at 6:35 am
Ok. Going to go as far as we can for a bit here..
June 26th, 2010 at 6:36 am
Welcome 1 and all to A Deadpan Play by Play™
with your hosts: Hugh and Andrea
Featuring Deadpan 170: Yes
swoooon!!!!
June 26th, 2010 at 6:37 am
farrrr point media
Toto we’re home!!!
Hugh sez: is she is chicago???
She must be!
June 26th, 2010 at 6:37 am
Jack sez: Hey and welcome!
Hey and welcome to you too Jackamo
Hugh sez: Welcome and hey, Jack
June 26th, 2010 at 6:40 am
we are sync’d with Wizard of Oz
LOL. the midget hangin on the tree
Hugh sez: That poor bird midget hung himself?
Richard hung himself*
Hugh sez: just the other day*
* obscure punk rock reference: Richard Hung Himself by DI. Featured in the classic film: Suburbia
June 26th, 2010 at 6:42 am
*jazz music*
loved by gays and straights
zardoz
Jackson and Ross TOTALLY need to do an urban Deadpan remake
Hugh sez; Gonna be kinda hard for that now isn’t it?
oh yeah.. heh. Sorry Michael. RIP
June 26th, 2010 at 6:43 am
flying monkeys flinging poo!!!!
June 26th, 2010 at 6:44 am
Why so bashful Jack? You ARE a big godlike being
Hugh sez: you are in our eyes you ig god hunk *bats eyelashes*
swooooon!!!
June 26th, 2010 at 6:44 am
which 1 ones a helium baloon??
June 26th, 2010 at 6:45 am
what? is this guy crazy or something?
Billy Barbarian?
Celine Dijon?
Ronald Stump?
June 26th, 2010 at 6:46 am
ESS BEE!!!!!
Hugh sez: Wait, whats always close to her mouth??
Deadpan, Hugh. Focus you dirty boy
Hugh sez: ok. Ok. Focus. No dirty thoughts. foooocuuuussssssss.
June 26th, 2010 at 6:49 am
dumb.ass.memories
CJ!!!!! 2010 Phoenix Comic Con
Hugh sez: 2 for 1
sticker on foot
went to remove
hit a bush
jumps
soda pop bottle
awwwww
camping joshua tree
needed bathroom
escorted to outhouse
hit behind a tree
LOL
cougar
heh
June 26th, 2010 at 6:51 am
LOL.. yes that is why gays love Wizard of Oz
boyishly attractive girl in love with shoes.. LOL
wicked witch = aliens from signs
LOL. ewwwwwwwwwwww
Hugh sez: why you hatin on Wizard of Oz, man?
what Hugh, are you in love with Wizard of Oz???
Hugh sez: No, just wondering :)
June 26th, 2010 at 7:12 am
Oz would of NEVAR medaled
observation: Tin man is a steampunk iron man who sings and cries
LOL.
got interrupted here. Be back in a little while
June 26th, 2010 at 7:37 am
OK, I have the movie Unforgiven in my Netflix cue. Why I have a western in there, I’ll never know. I don’t like westerns. Did anyone here recommend it for some odd reason? There must have been a cause for the effect of my clicking on it. Who’s responsible. I’m taking names and, if necessary, kicking asses.
June 26th, 2010 at 7:45 am
It is highly recommended by me, Mr. Hair, though I’m not sure if I was the original advocate…
June 26th, 2010 at 8:07 am
The Smarty Hotties® did not recommend Unforgiven
June 26th, 2010 at 8:09 am
little known fact
Scarecrow left oz and got tangled up with a scottish pagan cult :)
Wicked witch of the east was house hunting
LOL
how disgusting would that scene of been if directed by clive barker
Hugh sez: I am sending Clive Barker an email right now begging him to remake Wizard of Oz
:) that would be high-larious!!
June 26th, 2010 at 8:11 am
1 final question
is this movie REALLY just about 2 women fighting over shoes
Hugh sez: Women and their shoes.. don’t even get me started. My wife came to San Francisco with 4 or 5 pair of shoes. Somehow now we have.. I don’t know.. 600 pairs??
I DO NOT have 600 pairs of shoes!! Oh but that would be nice.. sigh…. daydreams..
600 shoooeeessss…. swoooooooonnnn
Hugh sez: control yourself woman!!
June 26th, 2010 at 8:12 am
brb
June 26th, 2010 at 8:16 am
:)
June 26th, 2010 at 8:46 am
Dre’s dumb ass memory… the first time I saw someone type brb I thought it was a burp :)
Hugh sez: LOL. You’ve been around me too long
June 26th, 2010 at 8:46 am
swoooooooon!!!!!!!!!!!
June 26th, 2010 at 8:46 am
Hotties – nice one!
Gays, Oz = Judy Garland. Also, going from a black & white world to one that’s FABULOUS where nobody looks at you twice for being a fairy, MUNCHkin, or a member of the lollipop guild. I mean, COME ON!!
June 26th, 2010 at 8:51 am
EssBee, you are so so so SO right on with that.
Wizard of Oz is officially gay :)
The Smarty Hotties® state it as fact
so it is said, so it is
June 26th, 2010 at 8:53 am
Mangan.. you really got your shit together
LOL
I love this duet, Ed and Alvie, right?
LOL.. oh those were funny
what is this little Deadpan mash up? I love it!!!!
Jack did you do this
Hugh sez: we have show notes by bunny.. chieck it
I shall! Thank you again bunny!!
June 26th, 2010 at 8:56 am
this part of the show is just listed as anthems.
Jack, did you make that little intro mash up for the anthems
OOOO!! Wait, Hugh.. is 1 of these going to be a chicago anthem????
Hugh sez: Play it play it!!!!!!!!
sorry we are a little excited here. The glory of the stanley cup is already wearing off though. We traded 4 guys off our team.
Although- EssBee you will appreciate this. Apparently the stanley cup is in Chicagos pride parade tomorrow. How fucking awesome is that? The NBA trophy never attended the pride parade.
June 26th, 2010 at 8:57 am
Amy Bowen!!!!!
Deadpan ambassador
Vancouver
sing it girl!!!
Hugh sez: w00t!!!!
we’re rockin out here :)
June 26th, 2010 at 8:58 am
I wish Amy did a Chicago one. I want to hear her doing Chelseas Dagger
June 26th, 2010 at 8:59 am
Good job Amy!!!
Hugh sez: good job!!!
LOL.. this is awesome. wait who is this???
June 26th, 2010 at 9:00 am
You go bunny!!!!!
that was so fucking cool
wasn’t that mini john boze?
June 26th, 2010 at 9:03 am
Evo Terra!!!! swooooooonnnnn
he’s going to tell us about Friday
whats with the kids in the background of his call there?
Hugh sez: Jack, man. you are making me look bad. I gave the worst marriage proposal ever in the history of the world. I am shocked she said yes to me.
It was who you were then, baby. I don’t care about the proposal. The last 15+ years have been wonderful.
Hugh sez: awww shucks girly *blush*
June 26th, 2010 at 9:06 am
Evo is so not into doing cool things
Jack: Oh I’m gonna be doing the cool thing at EVFN
LOL “cool thing”??? Marriage proposal = cool thing? LOL
awwwwww….. so cute!!!!! I wish i could of been there
Oh Evo.. Evo, Evo, Evo. And you call yourself a professional
professional douche bag!!!
Actually I can see that. I bet it was an exciting moment and I can see where the slip up happened.
Hugh sez: NO excuse
LOL. Hugh is such a task master :)
June 26th, 2010 at 9:11 am
OMG that is so so cute
CONGRATS JACK AND ODEN!!!!!!!!
Hugh sez: Congrats, man. I’m a fan of marriage
[pricess bride] marriage is what brings us together today [/princess bride]
Oden is all giggling :) awwww
Hugh sez: Dre is awww-ing all over the fucking place now. She’s going to be all swoony romantic the rest of the damn day now
oh.. yeah. Sucks to be you Hugh eh?
Hugh sez: sucks to be me :)
June 26th, 2010 at 9:17 am
Lets hear Jack and Odens take on it
he was all nervous about where they were going to be friday night
Hugh sez: Yeah, yeah.. only a good guy would actually think about the place he proposes :(
Oh Hugh you stop! Your proposal was perfect. So yeah it wasn’t the most well thought out romantic thing you’ve ever done but so what. The proposal doesn’t mean the marriage will go a certain way.
Marriage does take work, and what you didn’t put into the proposal you put into the marriage and here we are now, right?
Hugh sez: :) right. I just feel like an ass. Your over here swooning and awwing over this and my proposal fucking sucked
I am officially ignoring anymore talk about your proposal if its going to be negative
June 26th, 2010 at 9:18 am
Very classy and nice
1st ever recorded for podcast proposal
you jerk!!! LOL
my new friend here.. LOL
I don’t think she is your NEW friend Jack
Hugh sez: Heh
heh heh
June 26th, 2010 at 9:20 am
LOL
Jack: Oden will you marry me
*pause*
Oden: yes
whats with the pause???? ;) LOL
Hugh sez: She decided to think about it a little the 2nd time around
Ah nothing like some good eye rolling during a marriage proposal
Hugh sez: welcome to the rest of your life Jack!
LOL
Hugh sez: I get eye rolled at 50 times a week!
June 26th, 2010 at 9:21 am
Another bit of audio
crappy sound quality
Sheila- Mrs Evo
Mr “secret keeper” Mangan
June 26th, 2010 at 9:22 am
awwwwww
June 26th, 2010 at 9:23 am
Jack and Yoko.. LOL
j0e that was high-larious
I love it!!!
Hugh sez: that was so funny
Don’t have enough teet
Hugh sez: I need more teet
you do!
June 26th, 2010 at 9:24 am
why sure!
climb into my spoon!!
June 26th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Nomad Scry likes rhetro circle
JR Murdock wants disneys fist of north star
lo pan doesnt need viagra
Essbee is lol-ing
switches from bw to color
not nobody! NOt no how!!
Van how is the pudding?
reaper is bake sale-ing
Van cozies up to True Blood watchers
CJ is very relaxed right now
1st of the week
lions and tigers and Deadpans
June 26th, 2010 at 9:28 am
lyrics professor
June 26th, 2010 at 9:28 am
what are they talking about in this song?????
B.O.B
June 26th, 2010 at 9:29 am
Hugh sez: yeah, what the hell is he talking about??
Its just rhyming with no sense
June 26th, 2010 at 9:29 am
wait- who is doing this?
*pause*
*checks show notes*
June 26th, 2010 at 9:30 am
Ok, who is the lyric professor?
June 26th, 2010 at 9:33 am
LOL..
Lyric professor sez: nothing too difficult thus far
so far we have:
school
younger person
something that is 1 of a kind
his 1 of a kind has nothing on
didn’t come in a box (thats deep)
didnt have to pay taxes
he brought the object to life from plastic
LOL
he’s singing to his 2nd hand wonder woman doll
Hugh sez: that was high-larious
June 26th, 2010 at 9:35 am
not nobody
not no how
really “hot” on the mic
much quieter
thanks for contributing
Deadpan is not a couples cast
June 26th, 2010 at 9:35 am
heh
heh heh
Jack would love “stuff” from us
heh heh hehe
Hugh sez: what kinda stuff, Jack? heh hehheheheheheh
June 26th, 2010 at 9:36 am
send some shit in
you know the ways
mmmmmmmmmm
still owe a song- get it to him
Detroit
60 lines.. oooo.. that me
I will call mine in this weekend at some point Jackamo
June 26th, 2010 at 9:37 am
spoiler!!!
pink floyd the wall thoughts
contribute, yo
June 26th, 2010 at 9:37 am
mini-palooza
June 26th, 2010 at 9:38 am
no more outrobabble
he don’t use community lightly, yo
you fuck with Jack, you fuck with all of us
Hugh sez: You fuck with Jack, you gotta deal with me, yo
yo
June 26th, 2010 at 9:40 am
quickquickquickquick
LOL!!!!!
Jack is a confused duck
Hugh sez: Is Jack trying to tell us he is gay? Man, Oden has GOT to be worried right now
LOL
June 26th, 2010 at 9:40 am
Jack has stopped writing all together
I am insterested
June 26th, 2010 at 9:41 am
that outrobabble is criminally long
goodnight green room
June 26th, 2010 at 9:42 am
alright Hughie.. is Jack coming back after the music?
Hugh sez: Yes
the bet is on
woooohhh! Sing it Jack!! I felt that between my legs
Hugh sez: hey now. Jack you stay out of Dre’s legs
June 26th, 2010 at 9:43 am
Hugh sez: [confession] I felt it between my legs too.. and I liked it.. heh swoon [/confession]
June 26th, 2010 at 9:44 am
Jack- you stay away from whats between Hughs legs too! That is MINE!!! MINE I tell you MINE!!!!
Hugh sez: possessive much, babe?
muchly :)
June 26th, 2010 at 9:45 am
I like the way Jack sings this.. it is quite sexy
Hugh sez: I am so turned on
Dre and Hugh approve
ok here we come to the end….
June 26th, 2010 at 9:47 am
Dre wins!!!!!!! He didn’t come back after the music!!!!
Hugh sez: Yeah I love it when you win
AWWWWWW!!!!! Since I put the mp3 of this ep in my itunes it went into my music library not my podcast library and so then it shuffled in my itunes library to Naked Raygun Holding You
awwww.. so appropriate
Hugh sez: that was awesome. Best fucking punk rock love song. evar.
ever ever ever
Hugh might not of proposed to me very smoothly but he always made me tapes of his punk rock love songs.
June 26th, 2010 at 9:51 am
ok Deadpan
I am getting all swoony after Jack and Oden and now my Naked Raygun love song
its too much for me.
“all that I want won’t be all that I need, without me holding you”
awww
Hugh sez; oh Jesus she’s going to be out of control today
June 26th, 2010 at 9:53 am
alrighty panites
we’ve got another hour of treatment. I’m going to spend it gazing lovingly at my man
Hugh sez: Worship me woman!!
:) lol.. nice. hugh knows how to ruin the moment
you all take care
regular Deadpan can resume
play by play is over
June 26th, 2010 at 10:03 am
I couldn’t find a video of Holding You but here is another glorious Naked Raygun song
Naked Raygun are the fucking shit, yo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WblXauajgVk
watch it. worship it. Love it.
omg I was so in love with that guitarist at the time.
I was young, forgive me
June 26th, 2010 at 10:34 am
I refuse to morn for the Pan because it’s dead! That’s why I’m here in the afternoon
June 26th, 2010 at 10:46 am
Hey Deadpan, anyone here watch any Party Down, either on Starz, DVD or Netflix stream?
Excellent show, especially if you liked Veronica Mars, it was created by Rob Thomas, and he got some of his writers, producers, and actors to work on it.
And the main character Henry, played by Adam Scott, is so very wonderfully deadpan in his performance.
Check it out!
June 26th, 2010 at 10:47 am
Watching a movie called PontyPool http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226681/
Actually quite enjoying it. Only saw half of it. Hubby made me stop watching. He’s off on a play date and wanted to see the rest of too.
June 26th, 2010 at 10:53 am
Good morning – because I’m still in pajamas.. we ALL are!
I’ll get dressed before I go out concerting tonight.. Is that what it’s called when you go to a concert? Concerting?
Anyway… we are watching Honey I Blew up the Kid.
I love Rick Moranis and the kiddos thing it’s really funny.
June 26th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Later today, I’m scheduled to fight undead drow.
If you don’t go to a concert, is it disconcerting?
June 26th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Maybe that’s only if you didn’t like the concert…
June 26th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
I’m working the sewing today for Darcy for “Stinky Cheese Man.”
June 26th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
I went to a trial Tai Chi class. The guy I’m considering teaches Tai Chi, “formless boxing”, and Bagua. The first two he seems to try to blend together. He has also created his own Tai Chi form, and teaches that instead of the traditional Yang style. It’s awful. It is as Tai Chi as Pantera is elevator music. It violates all of the bsiac principles. But, I try to be a good sport, and I was there as a guest, so I just followed the class like a regular student. Towards the end, the instructor (Sifu, in Chinese [sort of]) and I actually began a bit of a playful tussle. Twice. The first time, Sifu got a couple hits in to match mine. Then I dropped him and (fake) ground-and-pounded him, ending with my knee on his head, considering an armbar. But we ended. Round two? I saw every move Sifu was going to make, grabbed his legs, and dropped him like a sack of rice at about the three-second mark.
I’ll still watch his Bagua class, since the style fascinates me. Otherwise, at least he’s a nice guy.
June 26th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
After that, I mowed the front lawn, I’m going to start working out, and then I’ll see what I can do from there. Tomorrow is a party at a lakehouse. Looks like it’ll be a touch chilly to swim in a lake, but it’ll be fun.
June 26th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Happy weekend, Deadpan.
We retrieved my daughter from camp this morning and spent the early afternoon watching Toy Story 3. No doubt, it was excellent. If you do not tear up just a little during this movie, you officially have no soul.
June 26th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
CW: The Doctor Who season finale.
June 26th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
CP: Beatles Rock Band. OMG, I kill at drums.
June 26th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Also, Stanley Cup in Chicago Pride = approved!
June 26th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Schrödinger’s Fortune Cookie?
June 26th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Meh… Doesn’t work
June 26th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Or does it?
June 26th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
You’ll have to brave the collapsing wave function and ask the cat.
June 26th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Just don’t look at it.
June 26th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
JB: Good to know someone here likes it. The actual culprit may have been the guy who sits next to me at work. I seem to remember him rambling on about how some western needed to be watched and what a great cast it had. I’ll wind up giving it a try, but it’s still pretty low on the old Cue.
June 26th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Has someone already shared this?
http://www.break.com/index/jealous-cat-knocks-kittens-hat-off.html
June 26th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Unforgiven is brilliant, in spite of it being a Western.
I guess none of us went to the FPM Pool Party. After enduring another long round of games, I had another small reunion today, and so, after many long hours in the car, spent the evening at home with the kiddos.
June 26th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Poor kitten!
Goodnight, :Clint:
June 27th, 2010 at 2:55 am
Hi. I missed y’all. We found out we’re having a girl. Heeee! Sorry.
June 27th, 2010 at 4:21 am
Congratulations to NS and his SO.
June 27th, 2010 at 4:30 am
Well done, NS! Been wondering where you’e been!
Great news, Jack.
June 27th, 2010 at 5:00 am
Indeed, always nice to wake up to another Deadpan morning with good news shared from friends.
June 27th, 2010 at 5:15 am
I have sadly moved away from listening to FPM shows – I think I have 2 in my subscription list now…
June 27th, 2010 at 6:13 am
Hmmmm:
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/26/texas-gop-comes-out.html
June 27th, 2010 at 6:14 am
Locus award winners announced:
http://www.locusmag.com/News/2010/06/2010-locus-awards-winners/
June 27th, 2010 at 6:15 am
I’m impatiently waiting for ‘The Windup Girl’ to come out in paperback.
June 27th, 2010 at 6:39 am
Congratulations NS!
June 27th, 2010 at 6:50 am
I still have 8 FPM shows in my list…
Angel Between the Lines (which they swear is only in long hiatus and not podfaded)
Backseat Producers
Cover to Cover
Jack Mangan’s Deadpan (interestingly, I believe I helped write thse description blurb on the Farpoint site, is that taken from the Facebook description? I just remember coming up with some of that copy)
Kick Ass Mystic Ninjas
Slice of Sci Fi
Strangely Literal
Upside Down and Halfway to Happyland
June 27th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Congratulations NS! Woot!
I think Love Long and Prosper has been removed from the FPM page, but we were an FPM show.
June 27th, 2010 at 8:23 am
Oh, and speaking of LLAP – we recorded a new show last night after a much unwanted hiatus so those of you who listen should be seeing it in the feed in the next day or so. Yay! :)
June 27th, 2010 at 8:24 am
Hey Pan.
Catching up. Locus awards: Boneshaker was good. Hubby says he’s enjoying The Windup Girl
Congrats on the girl NS. Are you thinking of names yet?
Poor kitten
As far as banning oral sex. I wonder how many of those people will be breaking the law the minute it would be brought into effect? I find it hard to believe none of them do it.
I think I only listen to 2 FPM shows. Jack Mangan and LLAP
June 27th, 2010 at 9:32 am
As far as FPM shows are concerned:
Slice of Scifi
The Dragon Page
JMDP of course
I Should be Writing
June 27th, 2010 at 9:49 am
Van, what happened to England? 4-1 against is not a very good showing.
June 27th, 2010 at 10:14 am
If that one goal was allowed and, at the time, tied the game, do you think that would have changed the momentum?
June 27th, 2010 at 10:41 am
NS – congratulations
June 27th, 2010 at 10:53 am
RE: Texas GOP
Is it time to start a pool? We should place bets on how many months it will be before a Texas GOP leader is found having oral sex and or sodomy, with a person of the same sex, IN a strip club.
That article has to be a joke. There just simply can’t be anybody in charge of a statewide political party who is that out of whack as to want to publicly attack oral sex. If they do, then the “sanctity of marriage” brigade ought to come after them because THAT is a direct assault on “traditional marriage” and the inferred rights therein!
(For that mater this could include sodomy as well. Those who seek control, like to pretend that sodomy is the sole playground for homosexuals. I could send them a list of podcasts that would be willing to offer evidence to the contrary.)
June 27th, 2010 at 11:19 am
Thanks, all. We’ve just about locked in her name, although her Internet ID is still in question. I like Fray but not for any good reason.
June 27th, 2010 at 11:26 am
I think the only FPM that I listen to on a regular basis is KAMN & JM’s Deadpan. I’ll pick up an episode here and there of some of the rest. I just don’t have time for everything…
Well, I suppose I could give up on my race through Buffy & Angel. Nah.
I do miss Wingin’ It though. I only came on with the third iteration, but that’s what eventually led me here.
June 27th, 2010 at 11:33 am
I was told, as a teenager, that sodomy was any kind of not natural sex. I presume that meant anything that wasn’t missionary.
Then again, I was told that dinosaurs were evil genetic manipulations created by brilliant antediluvian scientists and that they went extinct in the great flood that god sent.
I am not THAT old. Carbon dating was common practice by the time I was told this.
June 27th, 2010 at 11:40 am
I love how the GOP can so quickly reduce me to a stuttering rage.
June 27th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
“stuttering rage” – the other other OTHER name of our band.
June 27th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Oh, I do still have WI3D listed in my iTunes…
June 27th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Well time to head to slumberland, so Happy Birthday Essbee…I won’t ask your age.
June 27th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Hey
community. I’m looking for some advice with microphones. I have to record interviews with experts as part of my job. I’ve borrowed digital recorders and have been very disappointed. I have borrowed a standard Logitech USB desktop microphone and been generally pleased with the results, but can only hear the expert and often don’t hear my own questions quite so well (I’m trying not to remind the experts that I’m recording them, so I can’t swing the microphone back and forth. It needs to stay inconspicuous). I’m looking to invest in a microphone so I don’t have to keep borrowing. I always have my laptop on and open during interviews, so using a digital recorder simply adds the step of removing the recordings. I was thinking about trying an omni-directional mic, but they sometimes have problems picking up as much sound as uni-directional microphones. Does anyone have a suggestion for an inexpensive, travel friendly microphone to record interviews?
June 27th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Check with Blue. I have a Snowball that does omni and I know they have the Snowflake for more portable purposes. I do not know the pickup patterns available in the Snowflake though.
June 27th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
The Snowball is supposed to be a good choice, though I’ve only used the Snowflake. I’d recommend looking into one of the Zoom H2/H4 series. I believe they just came out with a new entry level model. Offhand I can’t remember the name, pricing, or release date, but… never-the-mind.
If all else fails, try to find an old iRiver mp3 player. They made some really excellent in-a-pinch voice recorders.
June 27th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Yay, another TSH Play-by-Play! I have a few replies to parts of it.
Hugh sez: Wait, whats always close to her mouth??
That was a reference to the segment of Deadpan #169 that was recorded live at the Deadpan MMMMMeetup II this past March. (Starts at 5:09 into that episode.) I was reading story narration from “The Questors from Effpiem” and stopped to ask Danthol if the microphone was close enough to my mouth. I cracked up laughing when I heard EssBee’s reference to it in #170 and realized that I’d started a meme.
what is this little Deadpan mash up? I love it!!!!
Jack did you do this
Yeah, he did. It’s made of bits and pieces of the various clips people have turned in to the Deadpan of themselves singing – mostly anthems owed on hockey bets (which is what the mashup is now an intro for), but some other stuff, too.
Good job Amy!!!
Hugh sez: good job!!!
Thank you!
I wish Amy did a Chicago one.
I did, it just hasn’t been put into the show yet. Stay tuned.
Ok, who is the lyric professor?
Even though he doesn’t say so, I know it’s J.R. Murdock because I recognize the URL he gives at the end as his.
Speaking of whom: I’m going to the Sigler Stank IV tour stop in San Diego tomorrow night, and J.R. will probably be there, too! I’m so excited!
NS: Congrats!
June 27th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Congrats indeed, Nomad Scry!
Whatever lunatic inspired that BoingBoing article is only trying to remind you that every sperm is sacred.
June 27th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Every sperm is great.
And btw fyi, I still need to get my single parent Social Media/e-communication rhythm down. Lots of other people do this successfully – - without sacrificing quality kid time. I’ll get there.
June 27th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut, doesn’t have a swelled head, doesn’t force itself on others, isn’t always “me first,” doesn’t fly off the handle, doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, doesn’t revel with others grovel…
Just sayin’
I love all of you.
June 27th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
with = when
June 28th, 2010 at 12:00 am
Oooh oooh!! Happy Birthday to EssBee!
June 28th, 2010 at 12:23 am
HB, EssBee!
June 28th, 2010 at 2:29 am
Happy Birthday, EssBee!
June 28th, 2010 at 2:31 am
Hmm, there appear to be conspiracy theories about that Boo, the little girl in Monsters, Inc. makes a cameo appearance in Toy Story Three. Having seen the pictures, I want to believe :)
June 28th, 2010 at 3:56 am
Nomad Scry: How about Nomaiden Scry?
EssBee: Happy Birthday
I need a weekend for my weekend.
Apparently I’m pretty durned good at bocce.
And lately I’ve felt like a thread-killer.
June 28th, 2010 at 4:45 am
Giant birthday hugs to EssBee! *HUG*
June 28th, 2010 at 5:36 am
Here’s a puzzler, If my hubby is suppose to be on holidays for the next six weeks why is he going into work for two days next week and figures he will also have to go in the following week as well. How is that holidays?
June 28th, 2010 at 5:38 am
I’m being mean. Even though today is hubby’s hubby’s first official day of holidays, I’m putting him to work. Later we’re going to get a number of bookcases (4) and we’re going to redo the office. I decided I need more space.
June 28th, 2010 at 5:43 am
I’m making him do it now for two reasons.
1) Month end is coming up soon so I won’t have a lot of time later in the week
2) in-laws are coming in next week so I want it done before then
I promised he could have relaxing time after the room is done
June 28th, 2010 at 5:50 am
Happy Essbee Birthday!
COME ON!!!!
June 28th, 2010 at 6:09 am
Hubby and I just booked a romantic weekend getaway in the mountains for our anniversary next month. Apparently the suite has a full kitchen so hubby made the comment on how we can make our own dinners while we are there. Since hubby doesn’t cook, I let him know what I thought about the idea of cooking on our anniversary.
We’ll be eating out.
June 28th, 2010 at 6:09 am
Now that I think about it, it’s more likely we’ll be ordering room service.
June 28th, 2010 at 6:21 am
Thanks, everybody!
For my 39th birthday, I’m quitting smoking. I’m already freaking out with THAT feeling that anyone who’s quit knows.
I got a happy bday email from my brother this morning. I haven’t heard from him for 2 years, and his email has left me profoundly sad. You know what would go great right about now?
June 28th, 2010 at 6:24 am
Go ahead, Bunny!
June 28th, 2010 at 6:34 am
“You know what would go great right about now?”
Chocolate and alcohol?
*hugs*
June 28th, 2010 at 6:35 am
Not having to go into work?
June 28th, 2010 at 6:35 am
A bajillion dollars?
June 28th, 2010 at 6:37 am
If someone gave you a really cheap box of chocolates for your birthday, would they get nothing but Snickers in return?
June 28th, 2010 at 6:44 am
Happy birthday EssBee!!!
And congratz Nomad.
I need a t-shirt that says I survived the Farpoint Pool Party 2010. LOL
June 28th, 2010 at 6:46 am
Rhettro, will there be another recording featuring your wife’s . . . um . . . ASSESSMENT of some of your qualities? Because I’d check that out.
June 28th, 2010 at 6:53 am
TEB – The romantic weekend getaway sounds great! What time should we get there?
June 28th, 2010 at 6:55 am
Happy Birthday EssBee!
June 28th, 2010 at 6:57 am
Funny J0e.
This is where we’re going for a couple of days next month.
http://www.falconcrestlodge.com/
Luckily, we’re only an hour to an hour and a half away from some beautiful mountain resorts.
June 28th, 2010 at 6:58 am
still reading comments
congrats NS!
June 28th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Not this time EssBee. Thank God. LOL
June 28th, 2010 at 7:37 am
There.
Lines recorded for Jack.
Now to have them cleaned, pressed and packed up for shipping.
June 28th, 2010 at 7:52 am
I’d like to take this brief moment to share the fact that I have a positively sucky headache borderlining on migraine right now and have about 20 minutes to get the kids ready for swim lessons where I sit outside for 30 minutes in the heat and will most likely grumble to myself about how much my stinking head hurts.
ow ow ow!
grrr!
June 28th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Good Monday Pan!
Happy Birthday EssBee!
June 28th, 2010 at 8:14 am
CJ’s head – Come ON!
June 28th, 2010 at 8:41 am
Happy Birthday Candle Day, EssBee.
June 28th, 2010 at 9:42 am
Fighting the forces of evil in a bozo nightmare can be exhausting. Tweet.
June 28th, 2010 at 10:03 am
living as a dyslexic helps correct the errors also:
http://i.imgur.com/hVlJW.jpg
June 28th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Matt Smith (the new Doctor) joins Orbital in stage for the last performance at Glastonbury:
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/06/27/matt-smith-playing-the-doctor-who-theme-with-orbital-at-glastonbury-blimey/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BleedingCool+%28Bleeding+Cool+Comic+News+%26+Rumors%29
June 28th, 2010 at 11:33 am
-in +on
June 28th, 2010 at 11:53 am
So EssBee and Felicia Day were born on the same day. Interesting.
June 28th, 2010 at 11:53 am
Cool. Passed on to my Who/techno fan contacts.
June 28th, 2010 at 11:54 am
And Mel Brooks.
June 28th, 2010 at 11:55 am
(Mel Brooks shares a birthday with EssBee and Felicia Day. . . I didn’t forward him the Matt Smith/Orbital link).
June 28th, 2010 at 11:56 am
And John Cuzak
June 28th, 2010 at 11:56 am
I think I’m older than Felicia Day, but younger than JC and MB.
June 28th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Freebies at the app store for a day:
http://toucharcade.com/2010/06/28/monday-freebies-saving-private-sheep-dirt-moto-racing-super-ko-boxing-2-dawn-of-the-dead-action-buggy-car-mania-mr-space-and-superblox-powers-unleashed/
June 28th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Anybody who remembers the Moon Patrol arcade game will be having déjà vu when playing Action Buggy…
June 28th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
*shakes his tiny fist at Van and his free apps*
Having successfully avoided wasting my life with video games, one of your free app suggestions has finally latched itself onto my frontal lobe.
“Reign of Swords”
I lose much time and sleep playing this.
June 28th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Funny, Joan Cusack has the same birthday as me. LOL
June 28th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
JOe, she was totally hitting on me.
June 28th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Rhett, my brother has the same birthday as you too. 10/11?
That’s also National Coming Out Day.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
June 28th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Joan was hitting on you? That is sooo cool..
June 28th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
I just spotted this at answers.yahoo.com. . . . :
Open Questions in Cooking & Recipes
* Making White Chicken Chili…?
* How would you fill a banana peel with feces?
* Is guacamole A healthy snack?
* What’s the best way to cook green beans (to serve 4 people) in 20 minutes?
WTF?
June 28th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
GROSS
June 28th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Plonk, plonk goes the sound of IQs hitting the bottom of the barrel.
June 28th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
I know I know. This is a little brainier:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/bubbles-bread-and-beer/
June 28th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
I only know about the guacamole. Yes, it’s exceedingly healthy, just take into account its very high calorie rates, due to the heavy amounts of (healthy) fats.
I think I’ve had a white chili before, but it obviously didn’t impress me.
June 28th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
That’s pretty funny EssBee.
June 28th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
I have joy to spare – so with you all I share it!!!!
booooooyah!
June 28th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
I have been playing with the silly putty too long now. My hands are hurting.
June 28th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Watched Popeye tonight with the kids. OK, so it has some flaws…. still some great moments to be found throughout, if you’re patient.
June 28th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
Goodnight :spinachk:
June 29th, 2010 at 2:49 am
So, why don’t we get cool stuff like this down here?
http://epicwinftw.com/2010/06/26/awesome-photos-canada-is-full-of-vulcans/
June 29th, 2010 at 3:00 am
Despite having a neighbor complain that it wiped “everything” on his phone, I just updated my iPhone 3G with the newest software. I waited a few days to see if there was any chatter about it, but no one was speaking up. It seems that “everything” boils down to all of your audio and video files, some of your pictures (size listed on iTunes decreased, but I don’t see anything specific lost yet). So far as I can tell my contacts and apps and most of my photos are still in place. Seeing as I don’t listen to music on my iPhone anyway, the inconvenience of having to manually put some back on there, for those odd moments that I don’t have my iPod, is fairly inconsequential; and iTunes did warn me that it was going to clear off information from my iPhone. I just wish that A) iTunes was clearer on what, exactly, was going to be wiped and B) that syncing the iPhone with iTunes performed the function it was supposed to perform and avoided the need to wipe anything. Looks more and more like I’ll be shifting to the Droid when my AT&T contract runs out in January.
June 29th, 2010 at 3:24 am
UH, I did the 4.0 update on my 3GS, as far as I can tell nothing got deleted from my phone during the update.
June 29th, 2010 at 3:27 am
The DP website doesn’t seem to crash mobile Safari anymore after the update.
June 29th, 2010 at 4:41 am
I too update to 4.0 but that was on my iTouch. No negative impact discovered so far.
June 29th, 2010 at 5:46 am
Good morning, DP!
June 29th, 2010 at 5:52 am
Here’s a family question, DP:
I mentioned yesterday that I heard from my . . . estranged? . . . brother yesterday. I have very bad/angry feelings toward him. To boil it down, I can’t abide his treatment of our parents (he basically has cut them off, and refused to let them see their grandkids – my parents are good people).
My question: do I respond to his “Happy Birthday! love u sis” email? Or do I file it?
June 29th, 2010 at 5:52 am
We have a friend with a 3G who says many apps are now unstable under iOS 4.
June 29th, 2010 at 5:59 am
I say respond with a simple thank you, about the same as you would for a casual acquaintance. It’s the civil answer and doesn’t absolve him of anything.
June 29th, 2010 at 6:14 am
Essbee – life’s is to short to be carrying the burden of HIS ill-behavior on YOUR shoulders. Tell him thanks. Wish him well. Then try not to even think about him again until his next contact with you.
I’ve had to learn this with one of my own relations. Her life is a mess and she passive-aggressively makes her problems everyone else’s. Except one day, when I had spent 2 hours carefully composing a long e-mail to her in which I was trying to point out the errors of her ways … I realized she had just stolen 2 hours of my life.
Then I realize she hadn’t taken it from me … she had coerced me into voluntarily giving those 2 hours away. Worse, it was an issue that in no way effected my day to day life and I wouldn’t even have known about it if I hadn’t opened her e-mail.
Don’t let your brother’s dark cloud into your space for another minute. You can’t fix him and you can’t solve this for your parents.
Just continue to be your cheerful, healthy self. Say thanks and rest assured that being cordial isn’t condoning his douche-baggery.
June 29th, 2010 at 6:46 am
I agree with J0e.
June 29th, 2010 at 7:12 am
I don’t think that’s just limited to the 3G JB, some apps are more stable others not under 4.O on my GS.
Even apps that claim 4.0 don’t support task switching (I’m looking at you Canabalt).
June 29th, 2010 at 7:14 am
What JJ said.
June 29th, 2010 at 7:31 am
Thanks, guys! I just emailed him with a “Miss you too, bro.”
Whew.
June 29th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Now concentrate on boobies.
June 29th, 2010 at 7:37 am
See, isn’t that better!
June 29th, 2010 at 7:39 am
Much better!
June 29th, 2010 at 7:53 am
Thanks for answering my questions Amy :) I appreciate you taking the time. Can’t wait to hear your Chicago tune!!
EssBee belated happy birthday
nomad congrats
sorry if I missed anything else important.. so congrats and good luck to everyone for whatever good is going on in your lives and condolences and sympathies for anything bad.
hope you are all good
be good to each other out there
June 29th, 2010 at 7:55 am
EssBee- definitely say thank you to your brother and just keep your distance. No reason to stoop to his level and it was a nice gesture for him to contact you
that is all :)
June 29th, 2010 at 7:56 am
ok no 1 more thing.
I saw so many boobies (and other parts) sunday out basking in the sun.. you would of been so happy EssBee :)
June 29th, 2010 at 8:24 am
I suspect I shouldn’t have been thinking of these:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-footed_Booby?wasRedirected=true
June 29th, 2010 at 8:37 am
Oh I don’t know Van. If they make you happy …
June 29th, 2010 at 8:38 am
Yah Boobies!
EssBee: If your brother knows how you feel, then I agree a simple acknowlegment of his email is fine. But if you have unresolved feelings with him then it may be best to air them. I wouldn’t start the conversation attacking his actions, but let him know how what he has done has made you feel and how you wish things were different. Regardless of how he reacts to that, it would put the ball firmly in his court, and I suspect it would take a great weight off your shoulders. Just my two cents. :)
June 29th, 2010 at 8:45 am
That was pretty mature of you, EssBee. I’d have probably ignored him.
cough.
June 29th, 2010 at 9:03 am
Yah Boobies!!
Thanks, guys. Really, it’s so cool to have brothers and sisters here.
June 29th, 2010 at 9:09 am
Does the USA have the equivalent of trainspotters?
June 29th, 2010 at 9:10 am
BFPs!!!!
June 29th, 2010 at 9:11 am
It’s a bit of a mouthful Wolf.
June 29th, 2010 at 9:16 am
BFPs all around!
June 29th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Yeah, we have lots of trainspotters in the US, Van, although we mostly call them “middle-aged white men”.
Or, if you’re referring to heroin addicts, the yeah, we have those here too.
June 29th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Choose Life
June 29th, 2010 at 9:37 am
In other news, Airplane! is 30.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/movies/27airplane.html?8dpc
June 29th, 2010 at 9:37 am
Self folding Origami:
http://m.gizmodo.com/5575298/watch-self+folding-origami-take-all-the-fun-out-of-miniature-paper-boats
June 29th, 2010 at 9:38 am
Is that the sound of most DPers feeling rather old?
June 29th, 2010 at 9:46 am
Big Fat… Pen?
Best Friends Perennially?
Belatedly Fondled Perineum?
June 29th, 2010 at 9:47 am
I’ve recorded my lines. Finally. Amazing how hard it was to find quiet time now that it is hot and boy is home from school. I’ll try to get them in the air tomorrow.
June 29th, 2010 at 9:50 am
EssBee: I’m clearly far too late, but I agree with the consensus. When it comes to my family, I’ll smile and nod, but know things will probably never change. Makes life vaguely more easy.
June 29th, 2010 at 9:50 am
I took my 3G to iOS4 and I told my wife not to do it. It adds a few nice features, but at the cost of everything running slower and my battery drains faster too. In other words, it acts like a typical new OS running on old hardware.
i.e. I should have known better.
June 29th, 2010 at 9:53 am
Oh, and I can highly recommend to all dropping Facebook. Smartest thing I’ve done in a while.
June 29th, 2010 at 10:00 am
Thanks, JN.
I am offended for Charlaine Harris by the review of True Blood in Rolling Stone: “. . . perfected the mix of ‘Twilight’ and Skinemax.”
Dear RS: Sookie was a series of books before the raging Mormon drama queen started writing those insipid Edward novels.
That is all.
June 29th, 2010 at 10:01 am
Dropping FaceBook down a well?
I really can’t do better than “Belatedly Fondled Perineum”, so I’ll offer a humble:
Bubbling Fungi Pizza?
Bleating Foal Princess?
Bungled Free Point?
Boob Face Plant? (oh wiat…)
June 29th, 2010 at 10:05 am
Bladderwort Fairies Polyamorous
June 29th, 2010 at 10:05 am
a-i switch.
June 29th, 2010 at 10:06 am
Lemme try this again:
Bladderwort Fairies Polyamarous.
Let’s see if this gets eaten again.
June 29th, 2010 at 10:28 am
Bamboozled Furriers Protesting
June 29th, 2010 at 10:56 am
Wait — “a-i switch”? Jack’s become a REPLICANT!
June 29th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Android
cough
June 29th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Well, that would explain the electric sheep then.
June 29th, 2010 at 11:48 am
Do Victorian Androids Dream of Steampunk Sheep?
June 29th, 2010 at 11:50 am
Speaking of steampunk, we’re watching The City of Lost Children. I recommend it, for those that enjoy odd French films.
June 29th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Delicatessen by the same guys is also worth checking out.
June 29th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Anybody seen MicMacs yet? (from the same director) I think that’s just hitting the US indie theaters now.
June 29th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Do androids get steel wool from electric sheep?
June 29th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Raises Hand
Was a fun film, although I felt a but let down that the actress playing the cortonionist had her face CGI over the body of a Young Russian sexworker.
June 29th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
-u +i
June 29th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Wu-Tang movie aint nothin ta fuck wit
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/06/the_wu-tang_movie_aint_nothin_to_with.php
What a Mic-Mac? Tic-Tac McDonaldsafied?
June 29th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
I haz happiness in November!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp5IggAXBa4&feature=player_embedded
June 29th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micmacs_%C3%A0_tire-larigot
June 29th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Oooh, Rhettro, good one!
June 29th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Thx Van! (who is currently asleep, I think)
That Wu-Tang movie is about 15 years overdue.
June 29th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Against your recommendation, Ed, I’m downloading the audiobook of Wizards First Rule. I think the only way I’m going to get through it is by listening to it!
June 29th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
The Smarty Hotties® said:
Thanks for answering my questions Amy :) I appreciate you taking the time. Can’t wait to hear your Chicago tune!!
You’re very welcome!
June 29th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
–drive by–
Just stopping in to say hey.
Been sick the last couple.
back later
–/drive by–
June 29th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
I wonder if you can make
from tumbleweeds. . .
June 29th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
So.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18637995
They did a study to see if they could identify, by their gait, which women had vaginal orgasm. As opposed to any other sort of orgasm.
Honestly, the study is less interesting than the oddly stilted language used.
June 29th, 2010 at 10:52 pm
I assume there was a lot of giggling during the writing of that paper.
June 29th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Wonder Woman is 69 this year?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/books/30wonder.html?8dpc
Goodnight, :invisiblejet:
June 29th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Lejon – You need to hire a thug to deal with Sick so you don’t have to.
June 30th, 2010 at 1:36 am
Jack – Tx for the reminder. I hadn’t put WW on my pull list yet.
JMS will be doing a run on WW and I figured that I’d like to see what the creator of Midnight Nation would do with her.
June 30th, 2010 at 2:06 am
Yeah.
I can’t sleep.
What up with that?
June 30th, 2010 at 3:00 am
Hitchhikers Guide to the Daleks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWn_1yOFpfU
June 30th, 2010 at 3:06 am
Get all the X-Com games cheap on Steam:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/06/29/today-at-the-steam-summer-sale-gta-iv-for-5-every-x-com-game-for-4/
June 30th, 2010 at 3:18 am
@Cj – COME ONnnnnnnN!!
June 30th, 2010 at 3:18 am
@Cj – COME ONnnnnnnN!!
June 30th, 2010 at 3:19 am
Oh. Drat. I forgot what I was going to say.
OH!
EssBee – How goes the defumigation?
June 30th, 2010 at 3:25 am
As to the article about the association between gait and vaginal orgasms:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18637995
Studies like this piss me off because they don’t follow the scientific method. First, it’s a correlation study. Correlation does not equal causation. They are looking to show that vaginal orgasms cause a difference in muscle tension/blockage. Rather than measure muscle tension before and after orgasms, or attempting any kind of control groups, they simply run a correlation which could also mean that gait could affect the ability to have vaginal orgasms or that some other factor is affecting them both. Second, the idea behind a well planned experiment is to DISPROVE your hypothesis. Good science sets up experiments where you set your hypothesis up to fail. If your hypothesis stands up to the test, you are good. This experiment deliberately set themselves up to demonstrate the validity of their hypothesis. Shame on them.
I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of Usedhair’s experimental science lesson of the day. Thanks for tuning in kids. Tomorrow we’ll tackle Confusing P(H|E) with P(E|H).
June 30th, 2010 at 5:09 am
usedhair I am always looking forward to tomorrow.
June 30th, 2010 at 5:19 am
Phenomenon
Pehnomenon
Do do de doo it!
June 30th, 2010 at 5:21 am
I kind of thought that the point of the study was to get money from the government, i.e. taxpayers, i.e. you, to watch women walk and make guesses about the kinds of orgasms they have/have had.
Which kind of sounds like what most free-standing groups of males do, of their own volition. For free.
June 30th, 2010 at 5:24 am
I finished s5 of BtVS.
I think this was my favorite season so far. Despite finding Glory to be trite and annoying at every single step of the way. The show already had Harmony. It didn’t need a new Harmony with bigger powers.
June 30th, 2010 at 5:25 am
WaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanderWoooooooooolf!
[cough cough]
Sorry, just felt inspired.
June 30th, 2010 at 5:39 am
I think I would like to see Jack read that on pod….
June 30th, 2010 at 5:41 am
re: SCIENCE ! –
Thirdly – they would need to insure that the women in the study actually did in fact have vaginal orgasm. This would require multiple experimentation with each subject. Further, they would need to use some sort of mechanical penetrating apparatus to eliminate the variables involved with human interaction.
Fourthly – if they sell Internet access to the test video, they would pay for the study.
I’m just say’n is all.
June 30th, 2010 at 5:41 am
NS: Not perfect. I am trying!!
June 30th, 2010 at 5:42 am
The study is absurd. Based on my research.
cough
June 30th, 2010 at 5:42 am
Amen, Usedhair!
June 30th, 2010 at 7:30 am
Good Morning,
!
I am back to business as usual. and still a little sick – The man just won’t let my people rest… wait… Nope, can’t make that fly….
June 30th, 2010 at 7:39 am
Sick in the summer is just wrong. I think Ed has been sick also. Get better you DP guys.
CP: the new Trombone Shorty album. Me likey.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:01 am
HELLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DEADPAN!
June 30th, 2010 at 8:04 am
Hey DP. Went downtown this morning. Discovered the scanner on my desk doesn’t seem to work any more so did NOTHING!. Came home and am starting month end. Blech.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:06 am
Hubby had to go into work this morning. Their IT person is leaving and he’s on the hiring board for a new tech.
Since he’s technically on holidays, why did we both have to still get up at five am this morning? Blech.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:08 am
Aaaaand, with money in the bank account, there will be coffee in my future today…
June 30th, 2010 at 8:11 am
mo-neee? What’s this stuff you talk about, Lejon?
June 30th, 2010 at 8:12 am
Coffee on Lejon — yes!
June 30th, 2010 at 8:13 am
I’m wearing glasses today. It feels kind of weird. I think I should put some contacts in.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:14 am
Everything I look at seems to be in a picture frame. It’s quite a strange feeling. At least, with contacts, my vision isn’t through a box.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:20 am
Boxing Bunny?
June 30th, 2010 at 8:21 am
As a spectacles persons TEB, you are laying it on a bit thick with ‘picture frame’ business.
Trying taking them off and looking through a pinhole for a real challenge…
June 30th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Albeit in perfect focus.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:22 am
EssBee: That’s an excellent album!! I gave it big props via dent/tweet as well.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:23 am
You’re right Van, however I usually never wear glasses. I have the type of contacts I put in at the beginning of the month and then forget about them until the next month when I change them out.
My hubby, on the other hand, can’t even be in the same room when I remove/put in my contacts, it just creeps him right out so he’ll never lose the glasses. Which is too bad, he has such beautiful eyes.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:29 am
You have told him he can take them off in the bedroom?
cough
I had a blond moment today, went for an x-ray on my knee (to check out a lump), and the radiographer ask me to get on the table and lie on my back. To which for some reason I had to clarify with ’so that’s me looking up at the ceiling?’
Gawd I feel my IQ going down the pan as I type..
June 30th, 2010 at 8:32 am
“The beast with two backs”
June 30th, 2010 at 8:47 am
Highbrow/Lowbrow.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:48 am
As a lefty, no I don’t care that it’s no excuse, I can barely tell my up from down.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:52 am
The cat just jumped off the printer. And almost tipped the whole thing down.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Left-handers unite!
And dammit, I forgot to check this out at home last night, so apologies if it’s ridiculous: http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/06/hear_the_lamentation_of_the_women.php
June 30th, 2010 at 8:57 am
You have a tipsy cat? What are you giving the thing to drink?
June 30th, 2010 at 8:57 am
NS: Also being a lefty – problems I have – South is North to me, so people giving me driving directions get me lost. Also, I’m constantly telling myself “no, my other right”, and Unless I’m in a car, I’ll likely run into things if I’m walking and turn “left” as some people call it…
June 30th, 2010 at 8:59 am
This woman is lamenting
June 30th, 2010 at 9:01 am
My hubby is a lefty. But, unlike Mr. Mangan, he plays guitar right handed. Of the two of us, I’m more likely to get my left/right directions mixed up.
June 30th, 2010 at 9:47 am
CP: Gulmira — Ramin Djawadi
June 30th, 2010 at 9:54 am
My patience is just hanging in there, but my hopefulness is abundant…
I really really really really want this job!
June 30th, 2010 at 9:55 am
Hello, gang.
Yes, I have been down with some summer illness. The wife dragged me to the doctor today and now I’m all drugged up. I’ve finally managed to climb the stairs today to check on mail and such. About the only good thing about this is that I’ve had lots of sofa time to work through my Blu-Ray collection.
I’ll probably get through all of Firefly in the next few days.
Still, pretty much everything else about this week is a total write off.
June 30th, 2010 at 9:56 am
In preparation for Canada D-eh tomorrow, Scalzi lists some Canadian SF contributions. :)
http://www.filmcritic.com/features/2010/06/canadian-filmmakers-and-actors-in-science-fiction/
June 30th, 2010 at 9:57 am
Get well soon, Ed.
June 30th, 2010 at 10:01 am
The cover of the current EW looks like a gay prom picture:
http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/06/24/cover-twilight-kristen-stewart-robert-pattinson-taylor-lautner/
June 30th, 2010 at 10:02 am
CP: Don’t Stop Believin’ — Petra Haden
June 30th, 2010 at 10:02 am
LMFAOROFL
Awesome, EssBee.
I think Edward is saying, “He’s totally touching my penis.” ;)
June 30th, 2010 at 10:05 am
I can’t even articulate how much I dislike that franchise. I haven’t read the books – and WON’T. We did try to watch the first film – and COULDN’T.
June 30th, 2010 at 10:06 am
Yep. I hear it is pretty bad.
June 30th, 2010 at 10:08 am
Speaking of franchises… the trailer for HP this fall looks good. I might even see this one.
December looks good for movies. Both Tron and Yamato will be out, though I don’t know when Yamato will get to these shores.
June 30th, 2010 at 10:10 am
I really dig the HP films. Sly B doesn’t.
Speaking of HP, the Harry Potter Lego was released yesterday. I’m going to pick it up soon and we’re gonna play it!
June 30th, 2010 at 10:11 am
The Lego games are lots of fun. :)
June 30th, 2010 at 10:15 am
I didn’t know that JMS was behind the modernization of Wonder Woman.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10459184.stm
I loved Alex Ross’ version, and his heroes in general, but I think I might have to give this a try.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/06/30/2010-06-30_wonder_woman_gets_major_costume_makeover_dc_comicss_iconic_super_heroine_sports_.html
June 30th, 2010 at 10:16 am
CP: Flirtin’ With Disaster — Molly Hatchet
June 30th, 2010 at 10:17 am
I am a game newbie, but we have been playing LOTS of Rock Star since Saturday. We got Beatles and Lego Rock Star. We have loaners of Lego Star Wars and Lego Indiana Jones, but haven’t played them much.
June 30th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Rock Band. :)
And yes, I love that game too. I’m really looking forward to Rock Band 3. Keyboards and pro instruments!
June 30th, 2010 at 10:37 am
What platform are you playing on EssBee?
June 30th, 2010 at 10:43 am
PS3
June 30th, 2010 at 11:04 am
Lunch is done. Work is finally done, although I do have to do some tomorrow *grumble, grumble* working on a holiday is criminal *grumble, grumble*
Now to play on my computer
CP: Alpha Protocol
June 30th, 2010 at 11:04 am
Kewl. I’ll send you a friend invite if you are interested.
June 30th, 2010 at 11:05 am
TEB: How are you enjoying that one? I’ve heard mixed reviews. It sounds like it has some fun over-the-top fun, but some serious game play issues. It would be interesting to hear your perspective.
June 30th, 2010 at 11:09 am
ditto, I only just picked it up yesterday so can’t give a real review yet. I’ve heard that it has a very good over-arching story line along the lines of Bioware stuff, but some of the shooting/fighting/etc can be buggy. I decided the idea of story outweighed the other issues for me.
June 30th, 2010 at 11:09 am
CP: Locomotive Breath — Jethro Tull
June 30th, 2010 at 11:10 am
PC Gamer gave it a pretty decent score
http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/06/10/alpha-protocol-review/
June 30th, 2010 at 11:10 am
For comics, what does TPB stand for?
June 30th, 2010 at 11:11 am
TEB: That’s been the intriguing part for me too.
June 30th, 2010 at 11:13 am
Trade Paperback.
It’s the industry term for the larger non-hardcover books.
June 30th, 2010 at 11:13 am
Mass market is what they call the regular-sized softcover novels.
June 30th, 2010 at 11:18 am
I knew you’d know, ditto!
June 30th, 2010 at 11:36 am
Tiny Plastic Barbies?
Tainted Prophylactic Bubbles?
Terrible Penguin Bullies?
(oh you knew SOMEONE was going to do that)
June 30th, 2010 at 11:37 am
You’re welcome. :)
June 30th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Sorry if this is a repeat:
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2010/06/29/doctor-who-is-the-center-of-the-scifi-universe/
June 30th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Sorry too if this is a repeat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
June 30th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Going to see a matinée’ of Toy Story 3 today.
I need suggestions for how to keep from crying in public.
June 30th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Just go with the flow, Joe. ;)
June 30th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
CP: Knights of Cydonia — Muse
June 30th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
CP: A Lot Like Me — The Offspring
June 30th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Ugh. Today is dragging.
June 30th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Joe,
Just remember that, if you’re not crying, you’ll be the one standing out.
June 30th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
J0e, maybe you can wear big sunglasses into the theater?
I’m hoping to see TS3 before the week is out. Maybe I’ll bring sunglasses, just in case.
June 30th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
So far, I’ve held off on buying any of the DLC for Mass Effect or Dragon Age. This might get me to bite:
http://dragonage.bioware.com/lelianas_song/
Whatcha think, TEB?
June 30th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
OMFG The Last Airbender is getting destroyed….. whats that leaving so fast? Oh its M.Night’s career.
Ive never seen Ebert give a film a half a star, its rare that AV Club gives films an ‘F’, and not even the hack early critics on Tomatoes liked it. This film is a microcosm of this summer in general. Well done Hollywood.
June 30th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
I think it’s good to have you back among the living, Ed.
And btw, all of the 60 Lines II readings have been excellent! You guys have really delivered.
Only waiting on 8 people. No pressure (yet!), the segment will probably run next week, if I have all of the parts covered.
Lo Pan: that’s a shame, but not surprising. WTF happened to M. Night after “Signs”?
June 30th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
I even found “The Village” tolerable, but the quality did keep slipping…
June 30th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
How the fuck could he screw up The Last Airbender? The story was pretty much handed to him on a silver platter from the TV series. My whole family has been looking forward to this one.
Fuck, i say, fuck!
June 30th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
What Ed said.
June 30th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
I’m not one for working out plot twists in movies ahead of time, but ‘the village’ was just so predicatable…
June 30th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
ZP casts a weary eye over E3:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1838-E3-2010
June 30th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Three free games on the app store:
http://toucharcade.com/2010/06/30/freebie-alert-soul-spinzizzle-and-rebounce/
June 30th, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Oh, yeah! Canada Day! Woot! :-) What to do… got a full day of work*, so I’ll probably just listen to my favorite Arrogant Worms songs when I get home.
*The City of Temecula is taking Monday off in honor of the 4th of July, so I do get a break.
ditto: I’m looking forward to Tron, too.
Lo Pan: Dude. I’m really disappointed to hear that. I regret that I didn’t follow the animated series because it seems really cool, and I was hoping for an awesome movie.
June 30th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
*sniff* :cry: Back from TS3
Not the best of the 3 but maybe that’s just because some of the “new” has worn off.
Still most excellent.
June 30th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Jack – did you get the files I sent you?
June 30th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
The Last Airbender was an incredible series, but I have been concerned for three reasons. 1. M. Knight. The Sixth Sense was a fantastic movie. EVERYTHING else he did was atrocious. 2. The story arc of the series played out across three seasons. Compressing it into a single movie is just asking for massive cuts in character development and plot line. Zuko especially requires a lot of time to develop from a total prick to a reasonable person. 3. The series was too perfect as it was. Any change was bound to ruin it. Focus too much on special effects (like Hollywood could ever do something like that) and other aspects are bound to suffer.
That said, my daughter really wants to see it, so I will wind up going and suffering through it. Maybe my low expectations will work to my advantage and it will seem better than I expected.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
I find low expectations always do me right when movies are concerned. Just turn off the old brain.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
EssBee – Take it slow, be strong, accept the failures but don’t let them derail you. You can do it.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
TEB – My cat isn’t tipsy. The printer is. And it’s drinking the good stuff. At least, for what I pay for the ink, it had better be good stuff.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
We have a high concentration of lefties in the
…
YAY!
June 30th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Who posted the EW Twilight covers link? I started reading the comments and I blame you for it.
Gah. Stupid people.
June 30th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
I can’t put my finger on it, but something about the way the kid playing Ang (Aang?) moves just feels wrong to me. Like, bzzzt, wrong.