Trooper York: We're having a Heat Wave.....

Saturday, July 7, 2012

We're having a Heat Wave.....

AllieOop said...

Lawns too, my grass is crunchy.

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ndspinelli said...: my grass has a fruity bouquet and a great body buzz w/o causing munchies.; July 7, 2012 at 3:27 PM
MamaM said...: Yes, yes, but does it cause itching in places that can't be reached?; July 7, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Chip S. said...: Lesson: Don't go barefoot if you can't touch your toes.

♫
Sweeeeet Calomine!

dah! dah! dah!

Skin rash never felt so good. ♫; July 7, 2012 at 3:52 PM
ndspinelli said...: MamaM, There's no place I can't reach!; July 7, 2012 at 4:02 PM
ndspinelli said...: ChipS is back and channeling Neil Diamond..where the fuck were you, Vegas?; July 7, 2012 at 4:03 PM
MamaM said...: MamaM, There's no place I can't reach!

LOL...The Long Arm of the ndspinnelli hits the mark!; July 7, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Chip S. said...: Vegas? No such luck.

Just finished watching the Pawtucket Red Sox play the Yankees at Fenway. The pink hat brigade loves that song.; July 7, 2012 at 4:30 PM
chickelit said...: Keep cool...to The Thrill Of It All...

/Crack Off; July 7, 2012 at 4:41 PM
ndspinelli said...: ChipS, I grew up in Bristol which was the AA Red Sox team...BriSox for short. Saw Lynn, Rice, Hobson, Stanley, etc. play. Stanley liked to hang @ Chippy's Bar/Restaurant which was literally across the street from Muzzy Field, where they played. Chippy Rafaniello's old man, Fran, was a bookie. It was great because you could go in to have a drink/meal and make a bet. Stanley liked to pound beers. Not a shocker to you I'm sure.

Did you attend the game or just watch on the tube?; July 7, 2012 at 4:42 PM
Anonymous said...: If you roll on my lawn naked you will get whisker burn in places you can't reach ;); July 7, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Chip S. said...: Not in person, luckily. I hate drinking when depressed.

About Bob Stanley, I believe that absolutely. He kinda looks drunk in that infamous clip of him pitching to Mookie Wilson. Pitched like it, too.

I think starting pitchers are notorious drinkers, with all their days off on the road. Oh hell, what am I talkin' about? They're all boozehounds on the road. On my trip to The Lodge, I think half the clientele were visiting ballplayers.

I wish the Sox hadn't dumped Derek Lowe just cuz of his boozing. He'd have been better than at least half the schmucks they've used since then--and cheaper.; July 7, 2012 at 4:49 PM
Chip S. said...: Nick, I just thought about "Muzzy Field." Would that be considered an ethnic slur today?; July 7, 2012 at 4:50 PM
Anonymous said...: Yes Mama it does cause itching where you can't reach, if you cant put on calamine lotion on those spots.; July 7, 2012 at 5:14 PM
chickelit said...: What's "whisker bum"?; July 7, 2012 at 5:18 PM
Chip S. said...: It's what girls who've been good to their boyfriends get on their inner thighs just before breakfast.; July 7, 2012 at 5:28 PM
ndspinelli said...: ChipS, I doubt a Muslim has ever been in Muzzy Field.; July 7, 2012 at 5:44 PM
The Dude said...: Pawtucket? I thought it was the Portland Sea Dogs!

The Durham Bulls could whoop them all!; July 7, 2012 at 5:58 PM
Michael Haz said...: I am sun burned. I have burnage.

It's still hot here at Camp Intermittent Power so I've been splashing into the lake, then lying on a towel on a chair to dry off.

Lather, rinse, repeat.; July 7, 2012 at 6:00 PM
ndspinelli said...: So pussy is a breakfast appetizer, who knew?; July 7, 2012 at 6:09 PM
MamaM said...: Yes Mama it does cause itching where you can't reach, if you cant put on calamine lotion on those spots.

Aside from the middle of the back, I can't think of anyplace on the body a douche couldn't reach.; July 7, 2012 at 6:14 PM
Anonymous said...: The middle of the back is what was affected. Just how would poison ivy get in there?; July 7, 2012 at 6:18 PM
MamaM said...: I had it all over for weeks it seemed. I had it in paces that I couldn't reach to put ointment on, strange....Just how would poison ivy get in there?

Going through potent patches and damp paces on the hunt for an aging but rascally pet wussy?

If it's on the back, where's the other pace that accounts for the pural S hook?; July 7, 2012 at 6:58 PM
MamaM said...: ChipS, of course, comes through in the pinch, or clinch, or cinch, or whatever, with the real answer:

Hands
Touching hands
Reaching out
Touching me
Touching you; July 7, 2012 at 7:09 PM
Titus said...: Chippy you live in Boston?; July 7, 2012 at 7:34 PM
windbag said...: A cougar is buying groceries one day and takes a liking to the bag boy. After her groceries are rung up and bagged, she asks him if he could help her take her groceries to her car. As they leave the store, she leans over and says in a sexy, low voice, "Young man, I've got an itchy pussy." To which he replies, "Ma'am, I don't know one sports car from the next. Where did you park it?"; July 7, 2012 at 8:01 PM
AllenS said...: You'll find it next to the brown eye.; July 7, 2012 at 9:07 PM
Anonymous said...: Beautiful evening in Wisconsin, neighbors three doors down have an after wedding party for their relative, we all are being treated with live Calypso music, the breeze is cool and not one mosquito, what could be better?

Had dinner out with friends, sat outside on the patio overlooking Oconomowoc Lake, live band playing there too, now this is a typical Wisconsin summer night.; July 7, 2012 at 9:10 PM
chickelit said...: the breeze is cool and not one mosquito, what could be better?

The weather's here, wish you were beautiful. :)

A good rain would bring a major hatching, followed by a full-scale assault, but I don't wish that upon you. Some itches should not be scratched, let alone reached for.; July 7, 2012 at 11:16 PM
Anonymous said...: Yes alas the seven year itch.; July 7, 2012 at 11:42 PM
MamaM said...: Some itches should not be scratched, let alone reached for.

As the old story goes,...Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say...?

Which then, according to some, leads to an explanation of why who really said what and who is to be blamed have been points of contention leading to conflict, with a side consequence of grass with a fruity bouquet and a great body buzz being difficult to obtain and in short supply ever since.; July 8, 2012 at 1:03 AM
Darcy said...: Home again. And cooling off.

It was a little hot for me at the lake, but I won't complain.

Hope everyone had a nice Independence Day.; July 8, 2012 at 2:56 PM
AllenS said...: Since you've been gone, Darcy, whatshisname showed up and put up two new posts. I hope you had a good time. Back to work tomorrow?; July 8, 2012 at 3:58 PM
Anonymous said...: Hi Darcy! Good thing here was a lake to jump into. Is it cooler where you are now too, it's great here on this side of the big lake.; July 8, 2012 at 4:15 PM
Darcy said...: Hi Allen! Back to work, yes. Boo! :); July 8, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Darcy said...: Hi, Allie. :) It is cooler and also air conditioned. Phew.

I did swim every day out of necessity - especially after my brother, his wife, three kids, my nephew, his wife and 3 smaller kids dropped in on us unexpectedly. I grilled dinner and then literally jumped into the lake to "cool off".
LOL; July 8, 2012 at 5:32 PM
Darcy said...: By dropped in unexpectedly I mean without any food or drinks. Zip. Just hungry and thirsty mouths.

Holy crap.; July 8, 2012 at 5:33 PM
Anonymous said...: LOL Darcy, I know that has happened to me many times, seems like if you live on a lake, it's open house.; July 8, 2012 at 5:39 PM
Darcy said...: He said they'd all be back real soon too, Allie. My sister and I were like "Noooooo!".

I do love to entertain. But it was 100 degrees and they didn't even bring water.

Nuffin'.; July 8, 2012 at 5:44 PM
chickelit said...: In Wisconsin, I always travelled with watermelon. And beer.; July 8, 2012 at 5:51 PM
chickelit said...: We missed you around here, Darcy. Glad you got to your cabin, though.

Haz had it worse--no P & L.; July 8, 2012 at 5:52 PM
Darcy said...: Watermelon and beer would have been perfect!

And thanks, Bruce. Sorry to hear about Haz's holiday.; July 8, 2012 at 6:00 PM
The Dude said...: Welcome back, Darce. This place is always better when you are around.

You need to leave that far up north hell and move to NC. It was a mild 106 here today. Perfect weather for working outside. Trust me on that one.; July 8, 2012 at 6:22 PM
Darcy said...: Aww. Thanks, Sixty.

And whoa. Y'all are tough over there in NC. :); July 8, 2012 at 6:28 PM
Chip S. said...: Bad news: Ernest Borgnine is no longer with us.

Good news: Before he left, he revealed his secret to long life in good health.

I don't know if it works as well for women, but if I were Darcy I wouldn't take any chances.; July 8, 2012 at 6:47 PM
Chip S. said...: (Forgot to mention, h/t to Ace of Spades for those links.); July 8, 2012 at 6:49 PM
The Dude said...: Yeah, I read that. I really thought he'd make it to 100. Rest in peace old timer - you were awesome.; July 8, 2012 at 6:50 PM
AllenS said...: If I live as long as he did, I only have 30 years left. I better get busy and ...; July 8, 2012 at 6:52 PM
The Dude said...: 33 here, as of today.; July 8, 2012 at 6:55 PM
Darcy said...: On that note, best "wishes" to all of us! ;-); July 8, 2012 at 6:59 PM
Anonymous said...: You think Ernest Borgnine thought of Sophia Loren?; July 8, 2012 at 7:01 PM
The Dude said...: Peter O'Toole did.

That's redundant.; July 8, 2012 at 7:02 PM
AllenS said...: Gee, I don't know, Allie. When I'm 96, I'm hoping that I'll remember my own name.; July 8, 2012 at 7:03 PM
Anonymous said...: Allen, maybe at special times he just remembered her as that Italian Plum.; July 8, 2012 at 7:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Juicy, sweet and dark.; July 8, 2012 at 7:06 PM
The Dude said...: Peter O'Toole quotes:

The nicest buttocks in the world are in Ireland. Irish women are always carrying water on their heads, and always carrying their husbands home from pubs. Such things are the greatest posture-builders in the world.

[on Katharine Hepburn] I worship that bloody woman. I've never enjoyed working with anyone so much in my whole life, not even Richard Burton. There were no problems, not a one.

[on Sophia Loren] Sophia is gorgeous, a marvelously put together machine. But she's a grievous card sharp; in Naples, they're born with a pack of cards. Give her a nudge and she's the funniest woman in the world. A helluva woman!

Booze is the most outrageous of drugs, which is why I chose it.

And there you have it - from a guy who is a mere youth of not even 80.; July 8, 2012 at 7:08 PM
Darcy said...: I couldn't hear what Borgnine whispers in that clip, to be honest. I just guessed it was about sex?

I really don't have good speakers here.; July 8, 2012 at 7:13 PM
blake said...: They're droppin' like flies.; July 8, 2012 at 7:13 PM
Anonymous said...: Darcy, he said he does something a lot.; July 8, 2012 at 7:14 PM
AllenS said...: Yes, sex, but not with two people involved.; July 8, 2012 at 7:16 PM
The Dude said...: I didn't watch the clip but I know that he was, in the parlance of today's youth, not the master of his own domain, instead, he was the master of, well, you know, like putting a worm on a hook, that sort of thing.

I am sure the memories of his wedded bliss with Ethel Merman kept him warm on many cold nights.; July 8, 2012 at 7:17 PM
Darcy said...: Well, what? lol

Should I be blushing? (This answer is almost always "yes".); July 8, 2012 at 7:17 PM
blake said...: I presume that Chip was suggesting Darcy do likewise with video so that he can guarantee her health.; July 8, 2012 at 7:18 PM
The Dude said...: Yes. Not that we'd notice what with you being all tanned and whatnot. ;^); July 8, 2012 at 7:18 PM
Anonymous said...: Well, if one discusses it openly, yes it's blush worthy.; July 8, 2012 at 7:19 PM
Darcy said...: Okay. I laughed out loud. And then I blushed.

And now I'm running away and hiding. :); July 8, 2012 at 7:19 PM
AllenS said...: Come back, Darcy! We'll tell you some stories of birds and bees!; July 8, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Anonymous said...: And Flora and Fauna.; July 8, 2012 at 7:21 PM
ndspinelli said...: Darcy got a family "pop in", using a Seinfeld term. For reasons I never understood, my parents were pop inners even on Christmas Eve. It wasn't until I was in my teens that I realiked just how inappropriate "pops in" are.; July 8, 2012 at 7:43 PM
ndspinelli said...: "realized"..just had a couple martinis.; July 8, 2012 at 7:44 PM
The Dude said...: Best kind of "pop in".; July 8, 2012 at 7:45 PM
Darcy said...: @Nick: Yes!

I love my family, but it was very inappropriate. Did I mention my brother dropped off the wife and kids at 9:00AM so he could go golfing? Eventually 10 extra people until 11PM that night.; July 8, 2012 at 7:47 PM
chickelit said...: Eventually 10 extra people until 11PM that night.

It's chilly-villes here eves so extra body warmth would help.

You're all invited.; July 8, 2012 at 7:55 PM
Anonymous said...: I could go for a Chile Relleno and a Marguerita.; July 8, 2012 at 8:04 PM
blake said...: What's a Chile Relleno?

(I doubtless should know but I'm not a big Mexican food fan.); July 8, 2012 at 8:25 PM
ndspinelli said...: Darcy, Someone needs to have a sit down w/ your brother and "get his mind right."; July 8, 2012 at 8:31 PM
Anonymous said...: Blake, it's a roasted Poblano pepper stuffed with cheese and meat? One of the few Mexican dishes I like. I'm not a huge fan of Mexican cuisine either, but for some reason I was craving one of these. Maybe I'm pregnant, hahahaha.; July 8, 2012 at 8:33 PM
Anonymous said...: Ignore the question mark.; July 8, 2012 at 8:34 PM
Darcy said...: LOL. My brother-in-law was aiming to, but my sister intercepted. I think they might take this to Facebook, which means I'm out of it since I'm not on Facebook. ;-); July 8, 2012 at 8:35 PM
Darcy said...: Also, I know this is very late, but I thought Borgnine had a hot wife? Puzzled, to say the least!; July 8, 2012 at 8:40 PM
blake said...: Hot and twenty years younger.

Clearly he wore her out.; July 8, 2012 at 8:56 PM
The Dude said...: Darcy, Darcy, Darcy...; July 8, 2012 at 8:58 PM
Chip S. said...: ¡Feliz Cumpleaños a ti, Señor Sesenta!; July 8, 2012 at 9:04 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: Gee, I don't know, Allie. When I'm 96, I'm hoping that I'll remember my own name

LOL Allen. That made us (me and dumbplumber) laugh our asses off.

95 degrees here. We went for an ice cream cone. Sat by Hat Creek in a nearby national park and ate the ice cream. Came home and took a marathon nap in the cool house. THANK God for the swamp cooler.

Pop ins. Never would happen in our families. Too organized and too far away for an unannounced surprise visit.

However we just were remarking this morning about the people, in our little town, who think nothing of popping in on your breakfast table at the local restaurant. Dumbplumber often goes for breakfast by himself. Buys a paper to read or is looking at his hot rod magazines. It is his "quiet time". Invariably, some yahoo will just plop down at the table and monopolize his time. WTF?!?! "Did I invite you. Can't you see I was reading?"; July 8, 2012 at 9:08 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: it's a roasted Poblano pepper stuffed with cheese and meat?

Poblano chili roasted, cooled in a plastic bag or bowl covered with plastic. Blistered and charred skin peeled off. Slit cut in the side. Seeds and fiber removed.

Stuff with a mild cheese, like Monterey Jack. Chill a bit. Roll in flour. Dip in a flour, egg, baking powder mixture. Fry in a cast iron skillet in deep oil (bout 1/2 inch). Pour more of the batter over the chili after partially cooked. The idea is that the chili is encased in a souffle type batter. Turn and continue frying until batter is golden brown and slightly crispy.

Serve with salsa, sour cream and diced avocado. The gooey melted cheese will ooze everywhere. Nom nom nom.

At least. That's how I do 'em. Never have had one with meat, but have eaten them with a crab and cheese filling.

Nom nom nom.; July 8, 2012 at 9:15 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: I could go for a Chile Relleno and a Marguerita.

Maybe I'm pregnant,

Sounds like you are craving salt and citrus. Probably all the heat. Go for it!!!; July 8, 2012 at 9:19 PM
Anonymous said...: Yes, it's a delayed thing, our heat wave is over now, thank goodness. But I am craving salt and citrus, you're right. I have no Marguerita mix stuff at home, damn. Maybe I'll have to go next door and grab the Wisconsin plumber, to take me out.; July 8, 2012 at 9:24 PM
blake said...: Hmmm. I can't recall if I've had a Chile Relleno before.

You ladies seem to love the plumbers...; July 8, 2012 at 10:55 PM
chickelit said...: There used to be a restaurant called The Blue Bonnet in Denver that served the best chile rellenos--20 years ago.; July 8, 2012 at 11:28 PM
chickelit said...: You ladies seem to love the plumbers...

They know how to lay pipe? I got pretty good soldering copper pipe around the house.

We are entering a second round of home improvement. We want to remove the carpeting we put in 12 years ago and replace with textured concrete throughout. I want to install electric radiant heat underneath but I have zero experience with it--cost, cost effectiveness. What's attractive is the possibility of making it solar one day. That would totally rock.; July 8, 2012 at 11:33 PM
Titus said...: Chip What The Fuck Are you doing there, do you live here?

Now fucking man up bitch.

tit.; July 8, 2012 at 11:56 PM
Titus said...: And Chick, it's time for you to get back to Wisconsin and make things better now!

Ignore Southern Calif fabulousness and gett back to Wisconsin not fabulousness-they need you now Mary.

tits.; July 8, 2012 at 11:59 PM
Chip S. said...: Roid rage, Titus?

No, I'm not in Boston. These days it's possible to watch any team anytime online. That's proved to be unfortunate lately.; July 9, 2012 at 12:17 AM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: Dude, all this stuff is fine and well and good, but I found out that our buddy Ernie Borgnine died today and just had to request a tribute post. Here's a reminder of what it looks like to be flying around in armed choppers when one is pushing 70.

Is that the secret to longevity? Will we be seeing the Troop flying choppers on some late date?

P.S. I never remembered the dude with the 'stache, eye patch, white suit and cane, but that's one awesome idea for a character depiction.; July 9, 2012 at 1:16 AM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: "This briefing is from file A56-7W, classified: Top Secret. Subject is Airwolf, a Mach 1+ attack helicopter with the most advanced weapons system in the air today. It has been hidden somewhere in the western United States by its test pilot, Stringfellow Hawke. Hawke has promised to return Airwolf only if we can find his brother Sin-Jin, an MIA in Vietnam.

We suspect that Archangel, Deputy Director of the agency that built Airwolf, is secretly helping Hawke, in return for Hawke's flying Airwolf on missions of national concern.

Stringfellow Hawke is 34, a brilliant combat pilot, and a recluse since his brother's disappearance. His only friend is Dominic Santini, whose air service is the cover for their government work.

With Hawke and Santini flying as a team at speeds rivaling the fastest jets backed by unmatched firepower, Airwolf is too dangerous to be left in unenlightened hands. Finding it is your first priority!"; July 9, 2012 at 1:38 AM
The Dude said...: Chip S - thanks - I just now realized you were talking to me, senor.; July 9, 2012 at 7:52 AM
blake said...: Heya, Ritmo!; July 9, 2012 at 9:05 AM
chickelit said...: Borgnine's best and perhaps most under rated role ever: link; July 9, 2012 at 2:13 PM
chickelit said...: They Might Have Been Giants; July 9, 2012 at 2:16 PM
AllenS said...: That was a nice link, Chick. Hard to be a Giant when you are a giant.; July 9, 2012 at 2:44 PM
Chip S. said...: I like his way with the media.

I think that was real-life sportscaster Charlie Jones playing the insolent twerp.; July 9, 2012 at 2:54 PM
Anonymous said...: Hi Ritmo.; July 9, 2012 at 3:19 PM
AllenS said...: "Jesus loves you" is a nice thing to hear in a church, but a problem if it's heard in a Mexican prison.; July 9, 2012 at 3:54 PM
Anonymous said...: Chickie, have to agree with you, his best role.; July 9, 2012 at 3:57 PM
Chip S. said...: No problem, Allen. If you ever find yourself in that situation, just say No es gran cosa para mí.Tengo SIDA avanzada.; July 9, 2012 at 4:03 PM
ndspinelli said...: Great clip, Bruce! Charlie Jones and Moe Green[Alex Rocco] also in that clip. I'm a movie buff and never heard of this flick. Borgnine was perfect for that role.; July 9, 2012 at 4:09 PM
ndspinelli said...: AllenS, When we had our high school senior night they gave out many of the usual awards, but also some idiosyncratic ones. I drank a lot of wine[real wine not Boone's Farm..dago table wine] so I was awarded "The most likely to own a vineyard." The committee that put the evening together asked for suggestions. I had a friend who was a pot head. I suggested, "The most likely to get butt fucked to death in a South American prison." They passed.; July 9, 2012 at 4:14 PM
Chip S. said...: Hey, anybody wanna see the list of my 45 favorite movies?

I didn't think so.

spinelli--LMAO at your "Dinner with Andre" comment in that movie thread.; July 9, 2012 at 4:16 PM
chickelit said...: AllieOop said...
Chickie, have to agree with you, his best role.

I'm wondering what blogfather will have to say; he's been silent about the great mastur...; July 9, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Chip S. said...: Ernie has inspired me to shoot for immortality.; July 9, 2012 at 4:18 PM
chickelit said...: He might blather some fog about the great Lombardi though...that much for sure.; July 9, 2012 at 4:18 PM
Anonymous said...: Chickie, just wait, he'll have the situation in hand soon.; July 9, 2012 at 4:20 PM
chickelit said...: Don't go stroking his ego...; July 9, 2012 at 4:20 PM
chickelit said...: Confusus say: he who stroke own ego, surely come in handy; July 9, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Anonymous said...: Well fogblather is the Master.....; July 9, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Chip S. said...: lest he get a swelled head.; July 9, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Anonymous said...: Wait a minute, on second thought, that sounds sickly like Edutcher and his red leather and whip fixation for Althouse, ew, ew, never mind.; July 9, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Chip S. said...: nd is on a roll.; July 9, 2012 at 4:26 PM
AllenS said...: Ernie has inspired me to shoot for immorality.; July 9, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Chip S. said...: Hey, it's not immoral if you're truly in love with yourself.; July 9, 2012 at 4:34 PM
AllenS said...: "I am my best right hand man" -- Ernie Borgnine; July 9, 2012 at 4:36 PM
Chip S. said...: He won every arm-wrestling contest he entered by default. Two reasons:

1) "Jeez, look at that forearm!"

2) "I ain't touchin' that!"; July 9, 2012 at 4:40 PM
The Dude said...: His best role was in Bad Day at Black Rock. He should have beaten that one armed commie to death. Death, I tells ya.

An Englishman, a Frenchman and Pollack were sittin' around discussing anatomy - the question arose "Why does a penis have a knob on the end?"

The Englishman said "For the pleasure of the woman."

The Frenchman said "For ze pleasure of ze man."

The Pollack said "So your hand doesn't fly off."; July 9, 2012 at 4:45 PM
chickelit said...: Confusus also say: Shoot a hung man enough ropes and he will give himself

I think something got mistranslated.; July 9, 2012 at 4:48 PM
ndspinelli said...: ChipS, My Dinner w/ Andre is a pretentious movie, perfect for her.; July 9, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Chip S. said...: I think I've gotta go offline for a bit. I keep losing track of which thread I'm posting in.

spinelli, yes, that's exactly right--and why it should've been on edutcher's list.; July 9, 2012 at 4:59 PM
The Dude said...: Chip S - what happens when Jesus replies "Bueno, si no, vas a hacer ahora ..."

But back to the main reason this thread exists - damn, all those movie lists suck. SUCK, I tells ya.; July 9, 2012 at 5:02 PM
chickelit said...: Would "My Dinner With Andyr" top or bottom edutchers list?; July 9, 2012 at 5:04 PM
Anonymous said...: Hey, MY list didn't suck.; July 9, 2012 at 5:06 PM
Anonymous said...: Blake should really post his list there.; July 9, 2012 at 5:07 PM
The Dude said...: Your list sucked twice as much as the others.; July 9, 2012 at 5:11 PM
Anonymous said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; July 9, 2012 at 5:17 PM
Anonymous said...: OK, I'll try this again with out calling you any nasty names(JK).

My list sucked twice as much? Why Sixty? What's wrong with The Last Emperor or The Last of the Mohicans?! or Dr. Zhivago?

So what's on your list?; July 9, 2012 at 5:18 PM
chickelit said...: The lady is sensitive, Sixty. Try not to rub her so hard.; July 9, 2012 at 5:31 PM
Anonymous said...: Is Sixty a Discordian too? Wait a damn minute, are you ALL Discordians..... All of a sudden I feel like Rosemary, in Rosemary's Baby, the last to know......; July 9, 2012 at 5:36 PM
Anonymous said...: Yep Sixty is the High Priest, Mama is the little old lady friendly neighbor....; July 9, 2012 at 5:39 PM
The Dude said...: Two times 5 is 10.

LotM? Really? Have you not been paying attention? How anyone can film a movie in North Carolina and try to pass our woods off as the woods of upper New York state is beyond me. That is as bad as filming a movie in Romania and pretending it is North Carolina. You cannot be serious!

David Lean's movies are visually a treat, but he has no idea what to do with the middle portion of the movie. They all lag. Compare and contrast the way Pasternak handles battle scenes with how Tolstoy did. Pasternak is much more passive. It's a freakin' war, for goodness sake.

Never saw The Last Emperor, have no interest in China or their messed up history. Well, except for Nixon in China, which is one of the best operas ever written. If the version done by the Met last year were a movie I would put it very high on my list.; July 9, 2012 at 5:39 PM
chickelit said...: @Allie: Sixty is a stickler for arboreality. I looked hard for California in "Justified" but I couldn't really see it. Maybe I was too fixated on Eva.; July 9, 2012 at 5:48 PM
Anonymous said...: Purist!

I don't care where it was filmed, it is a classic story and a beautiful film. Daniel Day Louis as Hawkeye, be still my heart.; July 9, 2012 at 5:48 PM
chickelit said...: Sixty hates it when Hollywood tries to pass off a softwood species as hardwood.; July 9, 2012 at 5:52 PM
chickelit said...: I'm indeciduous myself--I can take it or leave it.; July 9, 2012 at 5:54 PM
The Dude said...: Well, we agree on that last part.

CL - you live there - it looks normal to you. Trust me, there are no eucalyptus trees in Kentucky. No pepper trees, either. No parched yellow hills, rather strip mines and removed mountain tops. Highways are very different, too.

And James Fennimore Cooper? You cannot be serious.2!

"Now I feel sure, deep down in my heart, that Cooper wrote about the poorest English that exists in our language, and that the English in Deerslayer is the very worst that even Cooper ever wrote." -- Mark Twain, "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses"

Mark Twain didn't like him, and even though I am loathe to side with a socialist, in this case he was correct.

I will find you, indeed! SHAME!; July 9, 2012 at 5:54 PM
AllenS said...: Goodfellas; July 9, 2012 at 5:55 PM
Anonymous said...: Oh Sixty.... Zip up your fly, your pretentiousness is showing, oops. ;); July 9, 2012 at 5:59 PM
chickelit said...: Basically, I would take every east coast NYC/NJ based mob movie and delete it from my Netflix selections.

Just.Not.Interested.; July 9, 2012 at 6:01 PM
chickelit said...: Except for Coppola; July 9, 2012 at 6:02 PM
chickelit said...: But especially Scorcese.; July 9, 2012 at 6:02 PM
The Dude said...: You best not say that too freakin' loud, Troop knows people.; July 9, 2012 at 6:03 PM
chickelit said...: I do like Scorcese's "music" movies.; July 9, 2012 at 6:05 PM
chickelit said...: But I just loathe what he tried to do with di Caprio-single handedly turn him into another deNiro.

Fail; July 9, 2012 at 6:07 PM
AllenS said...: I put out the link because I like the way that Billy Ward and His Dominoes do the song, Stardust.; July 9, 2012 at 6:09 PM
The Dude said...: I have enjoyed a lot of Scorcese's work - The Aviator, The Departed, Goodfellas, The Last Waltz, Gangs of New York (with Allie's boyfriend), the tv series Boardwalk Empire (although that is no Sopranos, I must say) and so on. I have been watching Casino on AMC lately, and I can't get past the bad casting in that movie - Sam Rothstein played by DeNiro? Sharon Stone trying to act? That's just sad.; July 9, 2012 at 6:09 PM
chickelit said...: Chip had the best comment over on TOP: "when does this thread turn into a your list sucks" fest.; July 9, 2012 at 6:09 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: @ Sixty. I know what you mean. My hubby is a car (not tree) savant. When we are watching a show set in oh....say....1956 and they have a 1958 or auto or truck, he goes sideways. If they have wheels that were not period....gah!! Wrong headlights....aaargh!!! Show him a glimpse of chrome and he can tell you what make model and year or years. He will totally ruin the movie by pointing out all the errors.

The man is a genius and a real prick at classic auto shows pointing out everyone's mistakes.

Actually, it is pretty funny the details that he notices in the movies or shows. Thinks like the guy is chopping tomatoes and there were two on the board and suddenly there are 4 and then again one, but no big piles of chopped tomatoes. Hair behind the ear/in front of the ear. Rings on finger/not on finger.

Its a curse I tell ya.; July 9, 2012 at 6:14 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: "when does this thread turn into a your list sucks" fest.

LOL. Well my list was pretty low brow with a lot of Mel Brooks, Monty Python and bad Sci-fi. Maybe I'll finally win something?; July 9, 2012 at 6:15 PM
The Dude said...: How am I funny?; July 9, 2012 at 6:16 PM
ndspinelli said...: Bruce, ChipS did take the thread w/ the "suck list" comment.; July 9, 2012 at 6:30 PM
The Dude said...: Just so we are clear, I was riffing off of Chip S' comment when I wrote what I wrote here.; July 9, 2012 at 6:34 PM
Anonymous said...: Ohhhhhh......lol.; July 9, 2012 at 6:37 PM
chickelit said...: Sixty has a "fishy" sense of humor.; July 9, 2012 at 6:41 PM
chickelit said...: AllieOop said...
Blake should really post his list there.

Conspicuously absent (or inconspicuously present); July 9, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Anonymous said...: Blake has good taste.; July 9, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Anonymous said...: We all do actually, that's why we are Troopers.; July 9, 2012 at 6:48 PM
Darcy said...: You guys crack me up!

I needed a smile.; July 9, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Anonymous said...: Uh oh, what's bothering my sweet Darcy?; July 9, 2012 at 6:50 PM
Anonymous said...: Whatever it is, sending you a big hug.; July 9, 2012 at 6:51 PM
Darcy said...: Thank you, Allie. :)

The Quiet Man finally makes a list! By Sean Thornton. Hee.; July 9, 2012 at 6:59 PM
The Dude said...: I watch a lot of movies. I could never settle on one or five or 100 favorites. I frequently find faults in a movie (I know, right!) and then I find them less interesting. The Incredibles comes real close to being a great movie, but there is at least one battle scene too many. Monsters, Inc, was a better movie. The fur algorithm was awesome. Cars was a nicely designed movie. Finding Nemo was visually very interesting. The surfing turtle was all DUDE!

I enjoyed Kung Fu Hustle, which I saw as a story of redemption. Those always strike a chord with me.

I watched Gone with the Wind last week, right up to the point where Scarlett shoots the Y*nkee in the face - I have always considered that one of the best scenes ever filmed.

Saw Spartacus the other day - good movie, but I am no fan of Kubrick.

Carmen with Julia Migenes was a great adaption of an opera. Julia was wonderful in the title role.

I saw Carmen Jones the other day, too. Interesting, not compelling.

Want to see Black Narcissus. Maybe someday.

I have written here at length about No Country for Old Men. I liked that and Pulp Fiction. I enjoyed American Graffiti, A Christmas Story, and other movies that remind me of my yute.

I could go on, but I think a better list would be of films that suck.; July 9, 2012 at 7:05 PM
The Dude said...: I forgot to mention The Third Man - I enjoy that one - cuckoo clocks! HA!

Citizen Cane - always like that one.

Someone over at the other place mentioned Touch of Evil - only they misnamed it. That is a very interesting movie, the opening scene is a classic.

There probably needs to be more Hitchcock all around, but I tend not to watch them very often.

Casablanca anyone?; July 9, 2012 at 7:09 PM
ndspinelli said...: Worst movie I've ever seen is Quintet, starring Paul Newwman and directed by the king of pretense, Robert Altman.

Funny, Altman was always praised as a genius but I didn't see ANY of his flicks on anyones list.; July 9, 2012 at 7:13 PM
The Dude said...: Popeye was a great movie!; July 9, 2012 at 7:21 PM
Anonymous said...: I loved Popeye, the musical score was wonderful. Sweet Haven!; July 9, 2012 at 7:25 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: Popeye was a great movie!

We still laugh about her singing...He's laaarge. Laaaaarge.... laaarrrrge.; July 9, 2012 at 7:25 PM
AllenS said...: Are you happy to see me, or is that a large can of spinich in your pocket?; July 9, 2012 at 7:32 PM
AllenS said...: Change "large" to "laaaaarge".; July 9, 2012 at 7:33 PM
ndspinelli said...: Popeye was filmed during the peak of the cocaine era. The actors, crew, etc. were all coked up during the filming.; July 9, 2012 at 7:40 PM
Anonymous said...: Out of Africa, and The English Patient, forgot both, for my top five. I think The English Patient even tops The Last of the Mohicans.; July 9, 2012 at 7:54 PM
blake said...: Got a flat on the way home.

Missed the whole thing.; July 9, 2012 at 7:54 PM
The Dude said...: I am fresh out of Africa. Have some China in the cupboard, however.; July 9, 2012 at 8:00 PM
chickelit said...: blake said...
Got a flat on the way home.

Pirelli tires? How did your day go?

(Spinelli gets the punch line); July 9, 2012 at 8:08 PM
The Dude said...: I like a lot of Marx brothers movies. I saw Mr. Hulot's Holiday last summer - really enjoyed that one. Liked La vita è bella, but it's too sad. Cinema Paradiso was enjoyable. The Bicycle Thief. Breaking Away. I found the former very powerful, and the latter reminded me of my time in Bloomington Indiana and my cycling days.

I saw A Bronx Tale again the other day - I really liked the theme of the father and son but since I was not raised in the Bronx, other parts of it seemed foreign to me.

Speaking of foreign, one afternoon I was in Singapore, the weather was much like we are having now - warm humid breezes blowing through open windows, puffy white clouds in the sky, just marvelous equatorial weather. I turned on the television in my room and watched my first Bollywood movie - it was spoken in Hindi and subtitled in Malay. But the music and the dancing were universal. I immediately started buying Bangra cds.; July 9, 2012 at 8:17 PM
The Dude said...: Oo oo - CL - I know, I know!; July 9, 2012 at 8:17 PM
ndspinelli said...: Flat tires go, "Wop..Wop..Wop!"; July 9, 2012 at 8:30 PM
ndspinelli said...: Pirelli go, "Wop$$, Wop$$, Wop$$!"; July 9, 2012 at 8:31 PM
The Dude said...: Dago Wop Wop Wop - how can CL, who eschews all things Italian know that and an actual Italian not? My goombah from Joisey nearly punched me when I repeated that joke. He did not find me amusing.

The Triplets of Belleville is another favorite cycling movie.; July 9, 2012 at 8:32 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: Speaking of cocaine/drugs and shows. When I lived in SF in the early 1970's the funniest thing ever was to watch, at 3 am or so.... The Lone Ranger dubbed in in Japanese.

The Japanese Lone Ranger was so very polite to his horse. "Hi Ho Siver-san. Douzo!!!"

Japanese is a gruff language and Tonto-san always sounded like he was pretty teed off at the Lone Ranger-san.

Well, I guess you had to be there.; July 9, 2012 at 8:33 PM
AllenS said...: I was in Japan in 1968 and my girl friend took me to a Japanese cowboy/Indian movie. Everyone in the movie was Japanese. It did not make the top 5 movies of all time.; July 9, 2012 at 8:38 PM
The Dude said...: DBQ - I am still laughing at that. Read that line to my brother. He immediately went off on the tangent of bluegrass records, Ralph Stanley recorded live in Japan. "Raffa Stanrey and Crinch Mounta Boys!"

More movies - Rashomon, Seven Samurai, and there was one about a woman who wanted to make a perfect bowl of miso soup, but the title escapes me. Miso solly.

Aw crap, I hope I didn't just write that.

O Brother Where Art Thou, Troy (but only because I have read the books - it is really a pretty cheesy movie), Forrest Gump.; July 9, 2012 at 8:48 PM
Anonymous said...: The bluegrass music in Oh Brother is great, a hysterical movie. I love Gillian Welsh and David Rawlings.; July 9, 2012 at 8:53 PM
The Dude said...: Our leader here has gone all Captain Queeg on us - we have circled around and cut our own tow line. Old Yellow Stain, where art thou?; July 9, 2012 at 9:03 PM
ndspinelli said...: I think he's in rehab.; July 9, 2012 at 9:28 PM
chickelit said...: I posted two things in this thread that Troop should have found inflammatory: Lombardi worship and dissing of gangsters.

I too am beginning to worry about his whereabouts.; July 9, 2012 at 9:48 PM
blake said...: I don't think I could put together a top 50 movie list. Or book list. Movies aren't commodities—well, largely not.

You can do it with genres, I think, you know, top 45 beach movies, top 45 slashers, top 45 softcore europorn...

But to quote Woody Allen, "Soon-Yi, you've got one of my hairs stuck in your retainer."

No, wait, I meant this one: "On what basis are you going to compare my movie with 'Star Wars?'"; July 9, 2012 at 9:51 PM
Titus said...: I generally only watch art house, indy, foreign and B movies-natch.

I hate blockbusters.

Last weekend my hubby made me go to Promotheus and I fucking hated it.

I love Russ Meyer movies because there are lots of really big tits and I like those.

tits.; July 9, 2012 at 10:03 PM
blake said...: I should note I really think a lot of your favorite movies are "meh".

Scorcese does little or nothing for me. "The Departed" was okay.

Michael Mann bores me. "Last of the Mohicans" seemed like a pointless exercise. Though Daniel Day-Lewis was hunky, no doubt.

"Forrest Gump" is masturbatory material for Boomers.

Nobody mentioned Tarantino but Allie mentioned "Rosemary's Baby" which is a decent '70s cult-horror flick though more uncomfortable and sleazy than horror. I connect the two because Polanski was kind of a proto-Tarantino.

"The Last Emperor" is highly overrated. It looks nice but the story is muddled. About what you'd expect from an Italian trying to relate Chinese history.; July 9, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Anonymous said...: What about The English Patient Blake; July 9, 2012 at 10:14 PM
Anonymous said...: No I don't mean you are the English patient, ha!; July 9, 2012 at 10:15 PM
Anonymous said...: Out of Africa?; July 9, 2012 at 10:16 PM
blake said...: Sixty's analysis of Pixar is interesting and highlights the problem: Even analyzing just Pixar movies, it's hard to rank them.

I'd say Toy Story is the only great trilogy in movie history. But I'm not sure they're the best of the Pixar films, all of which are great (except Cars 2) but flawed.

Kung Fu Hustle is a remarkable film.

Kubrick was a great filmmaker, sometimes. And by that I mean, "Sometimes, I think he was a great filmmaker. Other times he's just incredibly pretentious and boring." This might be the same movie. I've never been able to sit through 2001 but I've marveled at Eyes Wide Shut.

That's the thing about subjective lists. They're, like, subjective.

I do like the Coen brothers. I have, in my life, heard the argument that they're sterile, too intellectual, mean, and I've agreed with that.

But I don't any more. But I might again tomorrow.; July 9, 2012 at 10:17 PM
chickelit said...: The Big Lebowski should have made my list. I;m putting it on my profile; July 9, 2012 at 10:22 PM
Anonymous said...: What was that Pixar movie about the little beat up robot? I loved that one.; July 9, 2012 at 10:24 PM

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