Things that make you go "Hmmmm…"

[jasong]

Edit: Looking back, this is more off-topic than I originally thought. Sorry.

Originally Posted by Xyzzy

http://www.latimes.com/business/hilt...27-column.html

Not sure how to get the multi-quote function to work, but anyway...

Back when the Internet was still a bit slow for video I discovered that there was a lot of unclaimed merchandise that was reverting to the state(whatever state the unclaimed merchandise was in, more specifically any US state). Anyway, I paid $19.95 to get access to the list and then, between the phone book and names I got from friends and family, discovered about a thousand dollars worth of merchandise where supposedly the state of Akansas had tried to find people and failed.

Having lots of free time, which I still do, I wrote a rather irate letter to the person in Little Rock who I considered most responsible for this travesty. Turns out the woman knew my mother personally.

Anyway, long story short, I like to think that a few Arkansans are a little thicker in the wallet because of me. I just thank God I crossed out all the swear words in my message. The woman said they were still mostly legible, but she understood my unhappiness and was now aware of something she had known nothing about.

[jasong]

With all the Star Wars news, it got me to thinking about the resemblance between Jabba the Hut and the average pug(dog). Then I had another, even more bizarre thought.

Wouldn't that make Leia action figures close to actual size? Heck, wouldn't that make ALL the Star Wars action figures actual size? I mean, they're in a galaxy far, far away. So those light sabers could literally be the size of toothpicks.

It also explains how everybody managed to get into space. If we could stuff our brains into mouse-sized bodies it'd be way easier to propel ourselves into space. The inverse squared law with energy would be totally doable, then. We could just pop back and forth between our big and little bodies, depending on the particular need.

Sooooo, so much is becoming clear all of a sudden.

Crazy? Me? Nahhhh, the invisible dude living in my closet assures me I'm totally sane.

[only_human]

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[kladner]

Originally Posted by jasong

With all the Star Wars news, it got me to thinking about the resemblance between Jabba the Hut and the average pug(dog). Then I had another, even more bizarre thought.

Wouldn't that make Leia action figures close to actual size? Heck, wouldn't that make ALL the Star Wars action figures actual size? I mean, they're in a galaxy far, far away. So those light sabers could literally be the size of toothpicks.

It also explains how everybody managed to get into space. If we could stuff our brains into mouse-sized bodies it'd be way easier to propel ourselves into space. The inverse squared law with energy would be totally doable, then. We could just pop back and forth between our big and little bodies, depending on the particular need.

Sooooo, so much is becoming clear all of a sudden.

Crazy? Me? Nahhhh, the invisible dude living in my closet assures me I'm totally sane.

I would have said, "between Jabba the Hut and Chris Christie."

[jasong]

Originally Posted by kladner

I would have said, "between Jabba the Hut and Chris Christie."

Also, Jabba the Hut and the government worker that helped me get my job at KFC. I think half her energy used for walking went into the side to side movement that kept her thighs from rubbing together. Put her in a European car and it'll be a steadier drive on windy days, though only your right hand will be able to hold the steering wheel properly.

[ewmayer]

[I confess to belatedness - this film opened end of June, but only happened across my personal radar when I saw a jingoistic TV ad for it last week, and saw it listed on the marquee of the second-run theater near me today]:

Max movie review: all dogs go to war | FlickFilosopher.com

IMO, a better title would have been the sequel-esque American Sniper: Doggie Style, but I suspect Clint Eastwood and the other American Sniper producers and releasing studio would nix that one.

Other alternate-title suggestions, anyone? Thinking of a few well-known war movies:

A hydrant too far

All quiet on the western haunch

K-9: The piddlemaker

Das Bootleather

Licking Ryan's (own) privates

Fleas of our fathers

Full metal water dish

[only_human]

Originally Posted by ewmayer

Other alternate-title suggestions, anyone? Thinking of a few well-known war movies:

We don't need creativity in Hollywood. There are several perfectly good titles just waiting to be reused:

Dog day afternoon.

A tree grows in Brooklyn

Reservoir Dogs.


Save the alternative titles for pr0n:

Dog day nooner.

A woody grows in Brooklyn.

Reserve Doggies

[retina]

http://boingboing.net/2014/02/28/ger...s-are-wei.html

[ewmayer]

Originally Posted by only_human

Save the alternative titles for pr0n:

If you wish to self-limit thusly, fine by me - I'm just getting rolling here:

Heartworm Ridge

In Ham's Way

[only_human]

Originally Posted by ewmayer

If you wish to self-limit thusly, fine by me - I'm just getting rolling here:

Heartworm Ridge

In Ham's Way

I'm not that fond of porn but the titles on the other hand....
Old Yeller -> Olé Yeller...

But if you are just getting rolling then let the good names roll. I'll cast aside my shackles then (they were porn paraphernalia anyway).

A Beyotch on the River Kwai
Gunga Dingo
The Dirty Dachshund
The Longest Dog
Wag the Doggie

[kladner]

Originally Posted by only_human

I'm not that fond of porn but the titles on the other hand....
Old Yeller -> Olé Yeller...

But if you are just getting rolling then let the good names roll. I'll cast aside my shackles then (they were porn paraphernalia anyway).

A Beyotch on the River Kwai
Gunga Dingo
The Dirty Dachshund
The Longest Dog
Wag the Doggie

And for the submissive doggie: The Great Catsby
For the dirty doggy: The Suds Also Rises (Dogs are terrible at grammar.)