Episode 325: Shout-outs, Pet RIP’s, movies (Bet: Rent, Stennie: Drones), Other Watching, Watch Your Phraseology, New Favorite, Commercial, Video of the Week, RTFM, Commercial, Stennie’s Happy News, Generic Reviews, Fuck-offs and You Rules, Would You Rather?
“The Hucklebuck,” performed by Otis Redding, Lee Rocker and Frank Sinatra. “Movies” bumper by Duke, “New Favorite” bumper by Krizzer.
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wow. I rule twice in a calendar year! Thanks!
I think this week Mish needs to rule for her BTG Award nom for Best Director and Choreographer!!
My stupid law …. If you shoot and kill someone because you are scared of them (without regard to the fact the other person did not having a weapon or was half your size) you go free, but if you shoot to scare someone (not even pointing the gun in his general direction) who is twice your size and has beat the shit out of you in the past, you go to jail for 20 years.
Oh lord not JENGA!!!
So many things to say – we ought to catch up soon. Very soon.
1) Marla, you simply do rule.
2) Memory foam bath mat – I’ve had one for quite a while, and while it can be comfy, I wouldn’t rush out to buy another one. It just doesn’t dry very quickly. And it doesn’t take much to saturate it and make it squishy.
3) I’d like to hear about your dream vacations
4) Arrested Development: I watched the whole season. I didn’t laugh and sometimes I was just not even entertained. But it was kind of like hanging with old friends.
5) I’d also like to hear your ideas about what to do during long car rides in horrible traffic. I need pointers. I already listen to music, NPR and podcasts, but sometimes I am too annoyed for any of these.
6) I am actually enjoying the new RTFM segment. Keep on keepin’ on!
7) I watched Confessions of a Dangerous Mind on Heidi’s suggestion. The ending was odd, and as you say, I’m sure not much of this movie is true. But it was very creative, nonetheless. One thumb up.
8) Please tell me the origins of “wing it.”
Love,
Dishy
After what seemed like endless delays, excuses, and degrees of whining, I proudly present: The Bride of Movie Mashups!
FYI, I made a few changes to the way I created these, in order to make creating them simpler. Here’s what you need to know to solve them:
1. Always drop any articles (a, an, the) at the beginning of the title. Seriously, what movie ends in “the”?
Example: WINTER’S BONE + (The) BONE COLLECTOR
2. In order to put more titles (including 1-word titles) in play, mashed titles only need to share a common verbal syllable or sound without too much straining. Some examples follow. (Hint: Say them aloud, you’ll figure it out):
a. Shared syllable or word, regardless of spelling
YES: Henry V + (The) Fifth Element (Spoken as: “Henry the Fifth Element”)
NO: Henry V + V for Vendetta (However, if I had a name like Vendetta, I would TOTALLY introduce myself as Patrick V for Vendetta.)
b. Shared spoken sound, regardless of spelling, but not a full syllable.
YES: Dumbo + (The) Bone Collector (Spoken: “Dumbone Collector”)
NO: Dumbo + Boxing Helena (although Dumb does describe the latter)
c. No forced straining to make a shared sound:
NO: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang + Angels in the Outfield (What’s a “Bain-gule”? Susanna Hoff’s cousin from Kentucky?)
NO: Black Swan + One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (“Black Swun” sounds like an infection.)
There’s many more rules, like who goes first depending on the alphabetical order of what you ate for breakfast, or a tiebreak goes to the person who comes closest to guessing the shade of green I’m thinking of. But in order to not delay things even further, on with the mashed and squashed:
1. Whoopi disguises herself as a nun and helps a young girl get rid of some devilish pea soup.
2. Steve McQueen ditches class to rob a bank and catch a Cubs game.
3. The Leeds football team brings down 9/11 terrorists as well as their manager.
4. For years, Robert Downey Jr. tries to locate Osama bin Laden’s hideout. Predictably, he turns to drugs, 80s fashion, and Elvis Costello.
5. A small-town rancher helps a European Coca-Cola executive in learning to count while catching a very timely Arizona-bound train.
6. Cowboy, Indian and Horse visit NYC for just one day on shore leave, finding love among animated plastic figures.
7. Luke, Leia and the Ewoks discover the futility of war in the trenches with the French army.
8. F**k yeah, our puppets kicked booty when they filmed the neighbor’s window and a dancing plastic bag.
9. Four men canoe from the Australian outback to New York City, charming all the Sheilas with their squealing pig noises.
10. Banksy is surprised when he discovers his secret pen pal is a rival graffiti artist working in the same Hungarian boutique.
11. Nicolas Cage stays in the Bathtub eating hush puppies, and singing Elvis Presley songs when the Wicked Witch causes the Louisiana bayou to flood.
12. 76 trombones won’t prevent the Village People from making a terrible movie. Great Honk!
13. A small girl recalls her lawyer father and spooky neighbor, while choosing a reptilian emblem from a Swedish parlor.
14. A small Midwestern troupe tries to prove their worth in the local student bicycle race, but must bide their time until the missing Broadway critic arrives.
15. Sally Field demands that her stolen infant improve working conditions for bumbling convenience store thieves.
Lastly, the shade of green I’m thinking of is a lovely deep Pantone 3435 C (http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/colorfinder.aspx).
Which doesn’t mean I don’t also find pleasure in thinking about a minty 351 M.
Ah, well, different strokes.
Sorry to add salt to the wound, but “The Music Man” last week was great. We have been to this particular theater several times and we always enjoy the performances but the seats are very uncomfortable and I have sworn to only go when we can sit on the front row. After seeing their 2013-2014 line-up, we decided to purchase season tickets (as long as they could guarantee us first row seats) and as new subscribers, we were given “The Music Man” tickets free. The little boy actor was great and their were several young men who were excellent dancers, one of which was, according to the playbill, “heading to New York as soon as the show closes.” The whole evening made us glad we purchased season tickets.
Stennie, your new segment reading instruction manuals reminded me of a letter I received shortly after purchasing my Honda Ridgeline back in 2006. It was the first year Honda had made a truck so I thought I should be particularly vigilant about any of those updates or warranty repair updates. So, one day I received a small package from Honda that contained four plastic tire valve stem caps. Apparently some nimrod had first made them out of metal so they would get hot and burn fingers when you went to unscrew them. So instead of simply saying, here they are, replace the metal ones with these plastic ones, they had to go in to great detail on how to do it. It was a hoot. I really wish I had kept the letter. I can’t imagine doing that kind of technical writing for a living.
Looking forward to the mashups!
P. S. – Just for the record, I want the ability to edit my comments and fix my typos! “there” not “their” when speaking of the young dancers!