The following rules were established by Kent Shakespeare at the start of the first 24-hour version, adapted from the original rules by EDE:
The rules:
1. The Basic Idea: Post to this thread, if no one posts after you for 24 hours, you win!
2. Posts that are not direct responses to one of the five preceding posts are ineligible to win. The topic can drift, but no complete non-sequitors. Posts that are responses to non-sequitors are also ineligible to win. Posts that are responses to responses to non-sequitors, and response nses to those posts, etc., become eligible, however.
3. In the event that this thread is locked, there shall be no winner unless a new thread is started for the contest. Furthermore, any post that results in the banning of the poster shall also be ineligible to win.
4. So, more precisely, one wins if one makes a post, and then no one makes another post that's eligible to win for 24 hours.
Here's a history of our various felons, along with a few missed opportunities.....
I - walkwithcrowds (7-day version) II - none III - none IV - Quislet, Esq V - Rockhopper Lad (the first 24-hour version) VI - Rockhopper Lad VII - cleome VIII - Rockhopper Lad IX - Rockhopper Lad X - none XI - none XII - none XIII - Invisible Brainiac XIV - Invisible Brainiac XV - Invisible Brainiac XVI - Invisible Brainiac XVII - Invisible Brainiac XVIII - cleome XIX - cleome XX - cleome XXI - Jfposey XXII - Invisible Brainiac XXIII - jfposey XIV - Invisible Brainiac XV - PALADIN (eff YEAH!!!) XVI- Quislet, Esq. XVII - Invisible Brainiac XVIII - none XIX - none XX - Quislet, Esq. XXI - thoth lad XXII - Ann Hebistand XXIII - Quislet, Esq. XXIV - Invisible Brainiac
MTV over here seemed to start off with only one sponsor. So there were loads of ads for Braun products. No doubt this seeped into people's minds resulting in loads of hairdryers being bought by people who already owned one.
Towards the end of the Faith No More song "Epic," they do a call-and-response thing where the band chants, "It is it," and the lead singer asks them, "What is it?"
Yeah. He was hired to revive his classic character by a modern comic company who had purchased the rights. One of the points of humor is that the company kept pressuring him to update his 1950s character to 90s sensibilities.
It had a lot of potential, but never quite gelled.
I remember "Bob" was on CBS and they were trying to build a sitcom block around it, but I don't remember much about the show itself, or anything at all about the other shows in the block.
The promos for the sitcom block had cute animation, though -- the CBS logo would morph into a laughing face.
The promos were also soundtracked by a re-recording of Buster Poindexter's "Hot Hot Hot," with different lyrics, as "Ha Ha Ha."
How in the universe I would remember *those particular things* so vividly is beyond me!
One of the birds in Snoopy's "Beagle Scout" troop had an amazing knowledge of movie trivia. He knew who played the Sergeant in every adaptation of Beau Geste.
When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home. Tecumseh
I have never gotten my hair permed, probably because I was shocked by a particularly bad bubble-perm that my mom got herself when I was eight years old.
I used to have curly hair when I was an infant. Perms were big with footy players for a while here. A sticker album with Liverpool players in it would be full of them.
When it comes to Anime, I really liked Akira and Ghost in the Shell. There's one or two others, but a lot fewer than I thought I would like over the years.
Another one of those long-running anime that will probably be watched by our children's children. Will they ever find the treasure they seek? Probably not.
Some animes produce faster than their manga counterparts, hence the large amount of filler that does not affect the status quo or character development.
That's word because you know You can't touch this (oh-oh oh oh-oh-oh) You can't touch this (oh-oh oh oh-oh-oh) Break it down (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh) (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh) Stop Hammer time
Barnacle Bruce leaned over a tavern table whose stains told of centuries of smuggling and dark murders along the coastline. "Take a slug," he growled as he offered me his glass. I wasn't keen to decline until I saw the first crawling movements within the container.
Jackson Beck, who did Bluto's voice for many years, was also the off-screen announcer of the 80s "G.I. Joe" cartoon. IIRC, he also sang the "G.I. Joe" theme song, although I could be wrong...
I prefer Wombles to Hobbits. Your 'Obitt's only good fer yer ring quests an' such, while yer Womble makes use of everyday things that folks leave behind. Making' yer Womble far more useful to the community at large, see? Wombles probably have a drawer full of rings to bind other rings.
I heard a sketch not long ago regarding the Wombles. It contained a boy and his dad looking for their lost pet. They lived in Wimbledon, where The Wombles are from. The boy was hopeful that perhaps the Wombles could help them find the lost pet.
But he'd also been learning things about biology at school. Particularly, about the eye placements of predators. Creatures that prey on others having forward facing eyes...just like the Wombles. As the boy was asking more about our friendly, loving Wombles, the dark truth about missing pets, and missing persons near Wimbledon Common had lodged in the hearts and minds of a generation of British folks.
Next time you watch Sesame street, you look where the eyes are... then think about just how many of the background humans & kids make return visits or have long term stays. Brrrrr...
He doesn't really want to eat the cookies. Crumbling them releases a incapacitating gas, allowing him to carry off his victims to devour. People mistakenly think that The Cookie Monster is a monster for cookies. He's actually a Monster that uses cookies.
And if you can indeed fly, be extra careful about flying near jerks with shotguns.
(This public service announcement brought to you by the Will Eisner Memorial Resource of References to Spirit Stories Older Than Many Legion Worlders' Parents)
During the war, Manly Wade Wellman was one of the writers who filled in for Well Eisner. One of his stories pitted the Spirit against the Shonokin, an ancient race who were among the enemies of Wellman's occult detective John Thunstone.
Another example of parents trying to control their children's futures with a meaningful name. Well, what if Manly Wade had realized he was transsexual? Or what if Manly Wade liked pink, or liked to sew, or any of the behaviors that our toxic masculine society frowns upon in males??? bah! The Legion toon Starfinger would NOT approve!
Every time I read about a Roman with the name "Manlius", I always automatically associate the name with the quality of "manliness", even though etymologically it isn't related to that at all.
Looking to find something positive out of everything, means that you'll automatically fit in with society's shifting demands for manliness or anything else. That's what I tell people between pints after the football anyway.
There's all sorts of footy fans, and all sorts of things that make them tick and gets them going, or gets them to get a grip.
For a long while, my team was at the other end of the country. If I wanted to catch a match and see some footy friends, I'd have to travel through all sorts of supporters on a Saturday. You soon learn how to handle some awkward situations. And, I should say, learn to get a grip yourself, and enjoy the experience a bit more.
The last "get a grip" moment was quite recent. A fan was going right over the top in their criticism and got challenged for it. He's not a hooligan, but gets a bit over-passionate.
I was never into sports. Some friends who were really into football (American football) had a bunch of us over to watch the game. While watching I got into the game. Afterwards they asked me if I was going to watch the game next week. I replied “Nope”
I've bonded with quite a few other men (and some women) who also don't like watching sports. Our main point of bonding was "I'd rather play a sport, then watch someone else play it!" Loved ones excepted of course. If I had kids, I would watch their games as well, even if I had no interest otherwise.
Sorry. Where was I? Got distracted for a moment...
Oh yes. It was another sorry...
Sorry Annfie. My post was typed in a more chirpy way than the leaden result. All my posts should be accompanied by mischevious bird song henceforth, or at least forthwith.
Despite the commonality of footy culture, countries outwith the UK can actually be technically good at it.
Birdmaaaaaaaaan! as one jumps up and down flapping one’s arms vigorously. whether in anger or at attempting to escape gravity, does it matter? both are quite funny !
A Flock of Seagulls were considered a joke by the hipper members of the Liverpool music scene.
So were Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark. The hipsters would call Andy McCluskey "Leo Sayer" behind his back.
Early on, U2 were considered a joke all over Great Britain and Ireland.
I used to like U2 when I was young and foolish. Now I think that despite all the fortune and fame and the plaudits from clueless rock journos, they've always been and will always be a joke.
I heard some early OMD albums a year or so back, and quite liked them. U2 had some decent stuff too, but they're no Simple Minds.
Leo Sayer was really popular here for a while. "Ha ha look at McCluskey with the hair of that guy who's a household name with a really successful career that we'll never come close to...um...
rock jouros are incredibly dense even by hack standards. I suspect they are relatives of Blok.
checks on Leo Sayer..."His first seven hit singles in the United Kingdom all reached the Top 10." Sounds as though he was really badly managed, financially. Not uncommon among musicians, unfortunately. It's almost 15 years since a dance version of one of his songs was released. Time flies.
The Beat were/ are a reggae/soul/ska band. After they split, two of their number went onto for The Fine Young Cannibals while another joined Big Audio Dynamite.
