Episode 294: Shout-outs, movies (Bet: Frankenweenie, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas), Highlight, What’s Up With That?, Pet Peeve, Lowlight, Earworm of the Week, Things That Don’t Fit, New Favorite, Surprising Fact, Fuck Offs and You Rules, Our Dream Jobs.
“The Hucklebuck,” performed by Otis Redding, Lee Rocker and Frank Sinatra. “Movies” bumper by Duke, “New Favorite” bumper by Krizzer.
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Those were handsome turds, weren’t they?
Munchma Kootchie it still makes me laugh….
Honestly, I’m not sure if it’s just millions that PACs and Super PACs raise, but I doubt it’s more than single-figure billions. These PACs do take donations from a LOT of filthy rich people like the Koch Brothers (pronounced like the soda, Coke, but I do like Stennie’s pronunciation).
Re: Copper, yeah, you should start it at the beginning, Bet. There’s definitely a looong storyline there. Plus there’s naked man-ass in the first ep. Don’t want to miss that, do ya??
I made Sierra close her eyes as we walked from the car to the theater and it wasn’t the Egyptian, Sten, sorry–it was one of the theaters on Wilshire in Beverly Hills. I do remember that night at Skooby’s and you’re right, we’d both just come from the Egyptian, but I have no idea what we had seen. It may have been Singin’ in the Rain. I’m pretty sure Sierra and I saw it there, as well, but that was a few years later. The SitR experience she’s referencing was within the first year Sierra and I were dating.
Here’s a question for you ladies: how many years ago did you start the Hucklebug podcast?
I’m loving this trend toward historical drama. “Little House on the Prairie” was nothing at all like these shows. These shows are realistic. LHotP should have been called “Little House on the Fairy Tale” compared to “Copper”. In the first few episodes “Copper” the show deals with child prostitution, the Civil War, the race riots, and police corruption (along with the standard murder and theft you see in modern cop shows). Plus it’s such a treat knowing NYC first-hand and watching it. One character moves “out of town” just past Central Park. 🙂
I shall have to seek out Bramwell–have never heard of it.
I’m totally hooked on “Boardwalk Empire,” too. I love these “older” shows because they’re are very much like a time travel show–there’s just no contrived lead character and his blue box that has to steal the focus away from how fascinating history really is. I don’t think I’d like “Dead Wood” simply because isn’t it a western, right? I like “Copper” because it takes place in a city. Same with “Boardwalk Empire”. I love the use of CG and greenscreen to create a world that used to exist but doesn’t any longer. Best use of the technology, I think.
Good luck with the move, Sten!!
I also have a reader for my iPad that allows me to take credit cards for my videography work.
I think the “gitting” pronunciation is because the announcer guy is from California. Californians aren’t know for having an accent, but a buddy of mine who grew up in Los Angeles and Tory (the white guy on Mythbusters who isn’t Adam or Jamie) both say “gitting”. I agree that broadcasters should not have overt accents (unless there’s a reason for it). Other ones I don’t like are “human bean” and “exspearmint” (Kari on Mythbusters says the latter). I also had a buddy from New Jersey who used to say “Will-she-er Boulevard” instead of “Will-sure Boulevard.”
I’m SOOO looking forward to the Etymology Episode!! I love word origins! Do “breakfast” please.
My #1 dream job: writing for anime. Second place is writing for Pixar. But really, I’d settle for getting paid to write almost anything with other talented people. There’s very little that is more fun to me than sitting around a table hashing out story ideas. (though I think I’d hate writing for American sitcoms).
ThePete covered a lot of what I wanted to type (mainly because we talked about the Hucklebug during one of our FaceTime dates), so I will defer to him. But I wanted to leave a comment, so HERE.
What’s a red letter day?
To add to Pete’s pet peeve, “human bean” is awful but “yoo-man bean” is worse.
I have a topic suggestion. Although I know you are planning on doing your phrase origin topic this coming week, I think my suggestion is quite apropos. What about a “Things I will miss and things I will NOT miss about LA?” Bet could do things she would or wouldn’t miss if she left B’field.
Bet, your dish may very well have been Pyrex. Earlier this year I was roasting a tasty chicken in a Pyrex lasagna dish and I heard the same “burp of doom” you described. Sure enough, my dish had fractured into three or four pieces. Loser, loser, chicken dinner.
I can’t wait to see you Stennie! When is your departure date?
Hehehe, thank you Stennie and Scottydude for coming to see my show! I love you guys! We had fun grabbing coffee after, I enjoyed that. And sadly, that will be the last time I get to hug Stennie for a looooooong time until I come visit in Bellingham. 🙁 *no tears* *no tears* Hope the move goes smoothly!!
(And thank you to everyone who wrote nice things on my Facebook page about the *ahem* sexy photos I’ve posted about my character, Zadeska. Roger, you crack me up!)
You think Out of Africa and Harold and Maude are far apart? See Out of Africa and we’ll talk. I see them both as beautiful love stories. (And I love the soundtracks to both.) That’s all I’ll say. I did get to see Harold and Maude on the big screen at a special appreciation night for Cat Stevens. Cameron Crowe is a big fan and got him to fly in for the event. My friend is friends with Cameron Crowe, so we got tickets. Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam) actually put on a mini concert for the audience. It was unreal. So, that’s how I got introduced to Harold and Maude. I hated Out of Africa the first time I saw it because I thought it was about something completely different and I was disappointed (no spoilers here.) Then I saw it years later, and a little older/wiser and I loved it. The scenery alone…
Why is it that when you guys ask us for stuff to post (like origins of phrases this week), I draw a blank? I need to start writing stuff down when I think of things (however random) then post.