Here I am, showing up late to the party again. I just got on the chuck Norris bandwagon today after hearing titterings about it for a while.
Check out http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com
Here are my favorite so far:
- Most people have 23 pairs of chromosomes. Chuck Norris has 72... and they're all poisonous.
- When Chuck Norris sends in his taxes, he sends blank forms and includes only a picture of himself, crouched and ready to attack. Chuck Norris has not had to pay taxes, ever.
- Chuck Norris once bet NASA he could survive re-entry without a spacesuit. On July 19th, 1999, a naked Chuck Norris re-entered the earth's atmosphere, streaking over 14 states and reaching a temperature of 3000 degrees. An embarrassed NASA publically claimed it was a meteor, and still owes him a beer.
- Chuck Norris can hit you so hard that he can actually alter your DNA. Decades from now your descendants will occasionally clutch their heads and yell "What The Hell was That?"
For a history of this bizzareness, check out
http://www.answers.com/topic/chuck-norris-facts?method=22
Monday, March 27, 2006
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Snakes on a Plane!
I am probably the 10 thousandth person to blog about this but I can't help myself.
Imagine you are a movie producer and you are in a pitch meeting. All you are told is that the movie will be starring Sam Jackson and the title is... wait for it... Snakes on a Plane. Do you buy it? Most sane people would not, but New Line Cinema did. I predict that this movie will have a ridiculously large opening weekend with a fantastic crash in box office dollars on the second weekend.
Reuters Article
My favorite part of this article (my emphasis)
Chris Rohan of Bethesda, Md., created an elaborate, R-rated audio trailer that lovingly mocks the title and movie. "It's a genius title," Rohan said. "It's so stupid it's great. It invites satire, but it's something you just love. It's something I can't explain. You either get it or you don't."
The audio bit uses a Jackson sound-alike shouting, "I want these mother------- snakes off the mother------- plane!" Soon, the growing legion of fans added their voices as they demanded that that phrase also appear in the movie.
Apparently, the studio got the hint. When Ellis assembled Jackson and others for the recent shoot, the filmmakers added more gore, more death, more nudity, more snakes and more death scenes. And they shot a scene where Jackson does utter the line that fans have demanded.
All hail the power if the Internet and obsessive fan boys and girls!
Imagine you are a movie producer and you are in a pitch meeting. All you are told is that the movie will be starring Sam Jackson and the title is... wait for it... Snakes on a Plane. Do you buy it? Most sane people would not, but New Line Cinema did. I predict that this movie will have a ridiculously large opening weekend with a fantastic crash in box office dollars on the second weekend.
Reuters Article
My favorite part of this article (my emphasis)
Chris Rohan of Bethesda, Md., created an elaborate, R-rated audio trailer that lovingly mocks the title and movie. "It's a genius title," Rohan said. "It's so stupid it's great. It invites satire, but it's something you just love. It's something I can't explain. You either get it or you don't."
The audio bit uses a Jackson sound-alike shouting, "I want these mother------- snakes off the mother------- plane!" Soon, the growing legion of fans added their voices as they demanded that that phrase also appear in the movie.
Apparently, the studio got the hint. When Ellis assembled Jackson and others for the recent shoot, the filmmakers added more gore, more death, more nudity, more snakes and more death scenes. And they shot a scene where Jackson does utter the line that fans have demanded.
All hail the power if the Internet and obsessive fan boys and girls!
Friday, March 17, 2006
The Truck
I saw a truck at the gas station that apparently made deliveries/pickups for a thrift shop. The name of the thrift shop printed on the side of the truck was "Your Sister's Closet." Does that seem creepy to anyone else? That truck had to be a front for some used clothing smuggling ring.
Monday, March 13, 2006
What An Age We Live In
While sitting in my chair I...
- Visit my favorite deals site and notice some cheap Kenneth Cole Shoes
- Visit the Amazon link and see that they actually have my size (in black of course) and look pretty cool.
- I place my order with 3 clicks and get free shipping with my Amazon Prime membership and don't have to pay tax since Amazon shrewdly doesn't have a distribution center in California
- 2 days later the nice gentleman from the mailroom brings me my shiny new shoes in their sealed Amazon box.
- I take off my old shoes and put on my pretty new shoes...
All without leaving my chair! Man I'm lazy.
- Visit my favorite deals site and notice some cheap Kenneth Cole Shoes
- Visit the Amazon link and see that they actually have my size (in black of course) and look pretty cool.
- I place my order with 3 clicks and get free shipping with my Amazon Prime membership and don't have to pay tax since Amazon shrewdly doesn't have a distribution center in California
- 2 days later the nice gentleman from the mailroom brings me my shiny new shoes in their sealed Amazon box.
- I take off my old shoes and put on my pretty new shoes...
All without leaving my chair! Man I'm lazy.
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