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I admit to laughing more than once at the whole “I can haz cheezeburger” craze, but since I can’t willingly subscribe to their particular brand of mutilated grammar, I’ve done this instead:
Click to make obese.
Go on and have a giggle on me.
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Well, I don’t know about you, but I’ve certainly had less eventful New Years. . . New Years’ (plural possessive?). Whatever. Proceeding in retroactive recollection mode, my New Year’s Eve consisted of a surprise birthday party in Mount Vernon, then Wii and hummus (and pool) in Stanwood where we watched the ball drop while standing two feet away from a TV screen the size of my car. Alcohol was abundant, so playing Raving Rabbids 2 on the Wii looked less like 4 adults having a good time and more like the Special Olympics. Come to think of it, I believe that’s what it would have looked like even without alcohol present. Regardless, my arm was sore for a week because of trying to saw my way through some damn virtual tree branch.
Christmas was great too. It was my first in-law Christmas, and I admit feeling a little anxious just because I’ve heard horror stories about accidentally wrecking Christmas morning by failing to observe the local customs. For example, my brother was in the wrong room on Christmas morning at his in-law’s, and he almost spent the rest of the day strung up next to the inflatable reindeer. I was able to avoid any such mishaps, and had a wonderful holiday with my wife and her mom. In fact, she’s still finding Nerf darts left over from the festivities.
Prior to the actual Eve and Day themselves, I had an early Christmas with my own family. I’ll admit that it was odd to be opening gifts early, but the child in me could only be mystified for so long before the joy of present-opening became the driving force. And I can safely say that nothing gets you in holiday spirit like homemade fudge and sugar cookies.
Alas, now all of the holiday cheer is gone, and people are starting to show it. Anyone seeking to build up their Tolerance skill only need come into “downtown” Redmond during the morning or evening commute hours. You will never find a deeper cesspool of sheer malevolent selfishness and inconsideration. And God forbid you don’t block traffic to enable some pigeon-molester’s jaywalking fetish.
Okay, enough with the Hate Shotgun. I’m fine with people.
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Hello all,
Since two people tried to answer my trivia question (which almost qualifies as a success), we’re trying another one.
Match the now-famous actor to the movie they appeared in as a child.
Movies:
1. City Slickers
2. Mystic Pizza
3. Goonies
4. It (TV)
5. Bob Roberts
6. The Terminator
7. Critters 3
8. Back to the Future 2
Actors:
A. Jack Black
B. Elijah Wood
C. Jake Gyllenhaal
D. Seth Green
E. Bill Paxton
F. Josh Brolin
G. Matt Damon
H. Leonardo DiCaprio
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Happy New Year everyone. I hope it was filled with holiday merriment and many warm furies (warm fuzzies x2). Personally, I got to spend some quality time with the folks and take in the holiday movie crop. And speaking of movies, to kick start the new year I wanted to offer a new feature to this here blog: Movie Trivia. Every so often I’m hit with the urge to re-watch old movies and put my Patflix collection to use. The other day I had such an urge and was taken aback by how many now-famous people intersected in this film. So, your trivia task: name the movie. Below are four hints to the film, record how many hints it took and post it in your response (if the hints didn’t help and you’re still curious, consult the responses or IMDB)
Hint 1: Luke Wilson, Heather Graham and Tori Spelling were featured in this late 90’s sequel, but never interacted with the cast.
Hint 2: Vern from Stand By Me, Buffy, the law from Deadwood, and Mrs. Bluth-Funke also joined the cast.
Hint 3: None of the people from the hints were in the 1996 original.
Hint 4: It’s the genre with the most maligned sequels.
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