Since we don’t live by politix alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all!
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Am very close to finishing chapter 5 of my book. Only about three more paragraphs to go plus the conclusion and the latter is a piece of cake.Been working on it all weegend. By Wednesday or Thursday I hope if not before. Looking forward to Dr, Who and Burn Up tonight.
Am very close to finishing chapter 5 of my book. Only about three more paragraphs to go plus the conclusion and the latter is a piece of cake.Been working on it all weegend. By Wednesday or Thursday I hope if not before. Looking forward to Dr, Who and Burn Up tonight.
Started early this morning reading Amanda Foreman’s “Georgiana” which is almost unputdownable, except that the dog insisted on having his walk and my poor old back won’t let me stay too long in bed reading – until recently my really favorite place with a good book. Thanks, Paul.
Out for my walk and thinking about Malcolm and wondering what others were thinking about him, so decided I just had to recycle the “Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense” thing again. Shame to him who evil thinks! Wouldn’t it be delicious to be able to see just what they are all thinking! Can’t say I’d want to be in their world though. Very nice to be strolling along here in the early morning sun, birds singing and with rhyming couplets rolling around my head! Awful to be in Canberra watching one’s back!
Friends and I had an equally delicious time, looking out over the ocean and Fremantle’s sun kissed harbour, dreaming up scenarios which placed Mal in with a chance of turfing out Tony, though without a hope in hell of winning an election. Then what? Who next?
Yes, some of us still live by politics on Sundays! But weekdays we spend gardening, swimming and generally lolling around. What’s the diff?
Started early this morning reading Amanda Foreman’s “Georgiana” which is almost unputdownable, except that the dog insisted on having his walk and my poor old back won’t let me stay too long in bed reading – until recently my really favorite place with a good book. Thanks, Paul.
Out for my walk and thinking about Malcolm and wondering what others were thinking about him, so decided I just had to recycle the “Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense” thing again. Shame to him who evil thinks! Wouldn’t it be delicious to be able to see just what they are all thinking! Can’t say I’d want to be in their world though. Very nice to be strolling along here in the early morning sun, birds singing and with rhyming couplets rolling around my head! Awful to be in Canberra watching one’s back!
Friends and I had an equally delicious time, looking out over the ocean and Fremantle’s sun kissed harbour, dreaming up scenarios which placed Mal in with a chance of turfing out Tony, though without a hope in hell of winning an election. Then what? Who next?
Yes, some of us still live by politics on Sundays! But weekdays we spend gardening, swimming and generally lolling around. What’s the diff?
Excellent work Paul.
By the way, did you see this?
As I’m sure will come as a great surprise to all, big weekend on the bike. Playing around with a GPS-enabled bike computer so my mediocrity can be logged and analyzed in great detail.
Went to look for a new Merkel-mobile (of the four wheeled variety). No, a Pious is not on the list. Looking around at European hot hatches – damn near as quick as my current WRX, but chew about 30% less fuel. That’s progress for you ..
Excellent work Paul.
By the way, did you see this?
As I’m sure will come as a great surprise to all, big weekend on the bike. Playing around with a GPS-enabled bike computer so my mediocrity can be logged and analyzed in great detail.
Went to look for a new Merkel-mobile (of the four wheeled variety). No, a Pious is not on the list. Looking around at European hot hatches – damn near as quick as my current WRX, but chew about 30% less fuel. That’s progress for you ..
Glad you’re enjoying it, Patricia. Equally unputdownable are Hallie Rubenhold’s Lady Worsley’s Whim and Wendy Moore’s Wedlock. How Georgian Britain’s Worst Husband Met his Match.
Glad you’re enjoying it, Patricia. Equally unputdownable are Hallie Rubenhold’s Lady Worsley’s Whim and Wendy Moore’s Wedlock. How Georgian Britain’s Worst Husband Met his Match.
Because it wouldn’t be seemly to work tomorrow, I worked today.
Because it wouldn’t be seemly to work tomorrow, I worked today.
Sprog the younger and I went off to an archery range this morning and bent a couple of bows.
There are worse ways to spend a few hours on a sunny Sydney autumn day with just the right level of breeze.
Sprog the younger and I went off to an archery range this morning and bent a couple of bows.
There are worse ways to spend a few hours on a sunny Sydney autumn day with just the right level of breeze.
I’ve spent all weekend sans kitchen. I could cope, were it not for the contents of my kitchen being distributed all through the house and over every flat surface. My children are comparatively sensible and co-operative, but even so, it has been… difficult. But with a bit of luck, I will have a new kitchen in place by tomorrow night. Otherwise, I shall cry.
I’ve spent all weekend sans kitchen. I could cope, were it not for the contents of my kitchen being distributed all through the house and over every flat surface. My children are comparatively sensible and co-operative, but even so, it has been… difficult. But with a bit of luck, I will have a new kitchen in place by tomorrow night. Otherwise, I shall cry.
rob merkel – mate of mine got a new Focus diesel – down from years of 6 cyl Holdens – hes v impressed all round – economy – comfort – noise – great power . He was under pressure to go all Pious – no contest. Diesel has come a long way – last diesel I drove was a Perkins 660.
rob merkel – mate of mine got a new Focus diesel – down from years of 6 cyl Holdens – hes v impressed all round – economy – comfort – noise – great power . He was under pressure to go all Pious – no contest. Diesel has come a long way – last diesel I drove was a Perkins 660.
Interesting, FXH. Unfortunately, there’s no truly hot diesel hatches…yet (with the possible exception of the BMW 123d).
On a completely different note, how good is the new series of Doctor Who?
Interesting, FXH. Unfortunately, there’s no truly hot diesel hatches…yet (with the possible exception of the BMW 123d).
On a completely different note, how good is the new series of Doctor Who?
Robert @2,
Saw it on the news the other night,- but what’s an extra three months.
The new Doctor Who is excellent.
Robert @2,
Saw it on the news the other night,- but what’s an extra three months.
The new Doctor Who is excellent.
Oh, and thanks, Robert, I do appreciate ity, regardless of my fatalistic attitude.
Oh, and thanks, Robert, I do appreciate ity, regardless of my fatalistic attitude.
Bursitis killing my right shoulder but did dig half a veg patch which included getting rid of an old tree stump.
Dr Who. . .who cares?
Spent the evening making and eating french onion soup and reading up on Henry Tax Review.
Bursitis killing my right shoulder but did dig half a veg patch which included getting rid of an old tree stump.
Dr Who. . .who cares?
Spent the evening making and eating french onion soup and reading up on Henry Tax Review.
The Doc is v. good. We finished off the night with Robin Hood on iview (all set up on large tv screen, at last). It really is a hoot. It’s worth it just to see The Sheriff of Nottingham do his thang. I reckon Robin looks a bit like Tony Lockett.
Robert, that beemer looks just fine. I might wait until they bring out a ute, though.
The Doc is v. good. We finished off the night with Robin Hood on iview (all set up on large tv screen, at last). It really is a hoot. It’s worth it just to see The Sheriff of Nottingham do his thang. I reckon Robin looks a bit like Tony Lockett.
Robert, that beemer looks just fine. I might wait until they bring out a ute, though.
The new series of Dr Who is great.
Robert if it’s a hot hatch you want, the new Golf GTI’s the way to go, diesel or no diesel.
Did a bit of a garden clean up at my elderly mother’s place then bought one of those devices to play your ipod/phone over the FM radio in lieu of actually buying a new Golf complete with all the necessary connections – for an extra charge of course.
Unfortunately bit difficult for us to justify a new car when the 10 year old one is basically not doing anything wrong apart from not being a new Golf.
The new series of Dr Who is great.
Robert if it’s a hot hatch you want, the new Golf GTI’s the way to go, diesel or no diesel.
Did a bit of a garden clean up at my elderly mother’s place then bought one of those devices to play your ipod/phone over the FM radio in lieu of actually buying a new Golf complete with all the necessary connections – for an extra charge of course.
Unfortunately bit difficult for us to justify a new car when the 10 year old one is basically not doing anything wrong apart from not being a new Golf.
Adrian: if it was just me, I’d be getting another WRX. But my partner finds the damn thing too difficult to drive (very heavy clutch and gearbox).
DSG here we come.
Adrian: if it was just me, I’d be getting another WRX. But my partner finds the damn thing too difficult to drive (very heavy clutch and gearbox).
DSG here we come.
I’m thinking about buying a bullock wagon but, they burp (the bullocks not the wagon) and I’m worried about the global climate crisis and I don’t want to make it worse!
I don’t know whether to go for the six bullock model or the more economical four. Any advice would be gratefully received!
I’m thinking about buying a bullock wagon but, they burp (the bullocks not the wagon) and I’m worried about the global climate crisis and I don’t want to make it worse!
I don’t know whether to go for the six bullock model or the more economical four. Any advice would be gratefully received!
David G: four bullock model for family duties. A fast horse for yourself
David G: four bullock model for family duties. A fast horse for yourself
joe2, we also watched Robin Hood on iView after Dr Who on free-to-air.
Robin Hodd crosses the believability boundary for me I’m afraid. I don’t mind liberties being taken for a bit of fun or for the story, but they just completely throw out anything to do with history for no reason whatsoever.
Also, I appreciate that Britain is very comfortable with it’s multiracial present and future, but why on earth do they have to insert black actors into historic pieces?
As for the rest of the weekend, well saturday was gorgeous weather, and on Sunday, I apologise deeply to everyone at the Ian Potter NGV, I agree that small children should not go to art galleries. Wasn’t my idea.
As for diesels, my they have come a long way. We need a larger, safer, more efficient car than our Citroen hatch. I had been thinking the Peugeot 308 diesel wagon, but I reckon the Mazda6 diesel wagon will be perfect, if I can find one for sale.
joe2, we also watched Robin Hood on iView after Dr Who on free-to-air.
Robin Hodd crosses the believability boundary for me I’m afraid. I don’t mind liberties being taken for a bit of fun or for the story, but they just completely throw out anything to do with history for no reason whatsoever.
Also, I appreciate that Britain is very comfortable with it’s multiracial present and future, but why on earth do they have to insert black actors into historic pieces?
As for the rest of the weekend, well saturday was gorgeous weather, and on Sunday, I apologise deeply to everyone at the Ian Potter NGV, I agree that small children should not go to art galleries. Wasn’t my idea.
As for diesels, my they have come a long way. We need a larger, safer, more efficient car than our Citroen hatch. I had been thinking the Peugeot 308 diesel wagon, but I reckon the Mazda6 diesel wagon will be perfect, if I can find one for sale.
The hell with four-wheel diesels. I’m waiting until these come on the market.
The hell with four-wheel diesels. I’m waiting until these come on the market.
Very slack Liam. you could readily import a diesel Enfield from India.
Very slack Liam. you could readily import a diesel Enfield from India.
True, wilful, but it’s a very different machine.
I’ve heard the difference in design philosophy between the diesel Enfield Bullets and the diesel KLR650s expressed as: the former’s built for conditions as they were before the last war, the latter’s built for conditions as they’ll be after the next war. I can’t help it if I’m a child of the 1980s.
True, wilful, but it’s a very different machine.
I’ve heard the difference in design philosophy between the diesel Enfield Bullets and the diesel KLR650s expressed as: the former’s built for conditions as they were before the last war, the latter’s built for conditions as they’ll be after the next war. I can’t help it if I’m a child of the 1980s.
Loved Dr Who. The Geek is halfway through organizing my new ringtone, the Dalek asking “Would you like some tea?”, which started us trying to remember where we heard a Dalek declaring “I need a cuddle” (an ad?).
Pruning. Visiting my 2yo niece to celebrate her birthday. Trip to Bunnings for next stage of bathroom and toilet renovation (which began 4+ years ago!).
Loved Dr Who. The Geek is halfway through organizing my new ringtone, the Dalek asking “Would you like some tea?”, which started us trying to remember where we heard a Dalek declaring “I need a cuddle” (an ad?).
Pruning. Visiting my 2yo niece to celebrate her birthday. Trip to Bunnings for next stage of bathroom and toilet renovation (which began 4+ years ago!).
For Chookie:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/d11s01/d11s01e01_to_victory.pdf
For Chookie:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/d11s01/d11s01e01_to_victory.pdf
If the Americans can put Obama into The White House, wilful, why can’t the British turn Friar Tuck into a black man?
If the Americans can put Obama into The White House, wilful, why can’t the British turn Friar Tuck into a black man?
…@24… ?!!?!
…@24… ?!!?!
Is the black man in question Nazir, perchance? Because if so they’re just playing on an oldie and a goodie, the definitive Robin of Sherwood, which is unbeatable in all regards. I recommend … cough … obtaining it, and ignoring any subsequent efforts.
Can’t say I’ll ever be convinced to watch Dr. Who. The closest I’ve come is Torchwood Children of Men, which was great, but still had excessive elements of naff.
Is the black man in question Nazir, perchance? Because if so they’re just playing on an oldie and a goodie, the definitive Robin of Sherwood, which is unbeatable in all regards. I recommend … cough … obtaining it, and ignoring any subsequent efforts.
Can’t say I’ll ever be convinced to watch Dr. Who. The closest I’ve come is Torchwood Children of Men, which was great, but still had excessive elements of naff.
Incidentally, I watched the second Twilight movie, New Moon, on Saturday night, against my better judgement. Sometimes having a partner can really exact a heavy toll. It’s only good points were a) the lead girl is actually quite cute and b) it is sooooo obviously begging analysis on sooooo many levels that it’s fun to watch just to see the glory of in-your-face religious proselytizing at its best(?).
The werewolves-as-gay-boys (complete with “I didn’t ask to be born this way” lamentations and shirtless muscle-boy extravaganzas) was just so over the top you had to appreciate its rhetorical naivete.
Incidentally, I watched the second Twilight movie, New Moon, on Saturday night, against my better judgement. Sometimes having a partner can really exact a heavy toll. It’s only good points were a) the lead girl is actually quite cute and b) it is sooooo obviously begging analysis on sooooo many levels that it’s fun to watch just to see the glory of in-your-face religious proselytizing at its best(?).
The werewolves-as-gay-boys (complete with “I didn’t ask to be born this way” lamentations and shirtless muscle-boy extravaganzas) was just so over the top you had to appreciate its rhetorical naivete.
See here for more about the casting of a black Friar Tuck. (I thought the choice of David Harewood was inspired and was mucking around@24, Helen.)
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5989329.ece
See here for more about the casting of a black Friar Tuck. (I thought the choice of David Harewood was inspired and was mucking around@24, Helen.)
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5989329.ece
No, it’s
FriarTuck. If the dude had come straight from the Holy Land, was a wandering holy man, then I could suspend my disbelief. But he’s supposed to be a local englishman. Who’s black. In the 12th century. Too annoying.No, it’s
FriarTuck. If the dude had come straight from the Holy Land, was a wandering holy man, then I could suspend my disbelief. But he’s supposed to be a local englishman. Who’s black. In the 12th century. Too annoying.Haha! I think the Historians should also perhaps be a bit pissed-off that this Friar Tuck is obviously a television interpretation of the Dungeons and Dragons Monk (which has a weirdly broken wikipedia link, probably because it wasn’t originally allowed to own more than it could carry). In reality we all know that the real Robin Hood was the scion of a celtic god, with cool 80s rock hair, and a Muslim mate who could throw swords. Until historians can come to terms with that, they’ve got a lot of nerve worrying about “misrepresentation” of Friar Tuck.
Haha! I think the Historians should also perhaps be a bit pissed-off that this Friar Tuck is obviously a television interpretation of the Dungeons and Dragons Monk (which has a weirdly broken wikipedia link, probably because it wasn’t originally allowed to own more than it could carry). In reality we all know that the real Robin Hood was the scion of a celtic god, with cool 80s rock hair, and a Muslim mate who could throw swords. Until historians can come to terms with that, they’ve got a lot of nerve worrying about “misrepresentation” of Friar Tuck.
“In reality we all know that the real Robin Hood was the scion of a celtic god, with cool 80s rock hair,”
Ha – The origins of the ancient and noble mullet are mysterious, but before Robin there was Arthur. I take it the hot breath of a sweaty steed did much the same job as a hairdryer.
“In reality we all know that the real Robin Hood was the scion of a celtic god, with cool 80s rock hair,”
Ha – The origins of the ancient and noble mullet are mysterious, but before Robin there was Arthur. I take it the hot breath of a sweaty steed did much the same job as a hairdryer.
Simpler days.
http://www.sixtiescity.com/CultTV/images/MTV146.jpg
Simpler days.
http://www.sixtiescity.com/CultTV/images/MTV146.jpg
If it has Brian Blessed in it, it must be historical truth!
If it has Brian Blessed in it, it must be historical truth!
But sg, how can the Blessed Brian be truthfully Mark of Cornwall, Blackadder’s dad, Augustus Caesar Divi Filius and the King of the Hawkmen?
Does Brian Blessed secretly own a TARDIS?
But sg, how can the Blessed Brian be truthfully Mark of Cornwall, Blackadder’s dad, Augustus Caesar Divi Filius and the King of the Hawkmen?
Does Brian Blessed secretly own a TARDIS?
I think you may have answered your own question, Tigtog. I’ve always had trouble believing that was Brian Blessed in I CLAVDIVS, but if some terrible rift in spacetime separated him from his beard then it all begins to make more sense.
I think you may have answered your own question, Tigtog. I’ve always had trouble believing that was Brian Blessed in I CLAVDIVS, but if some terrible rift in spacetime separated him from his beard then it all begins to make more sense.
“Does Brian Blessed secretly own a TARDIS?”
We have motive, and we have opportunity…
(Best. Episodes. Ever.)
“Does Brian Blessed secretly own a TARDIS?”
We have motive, and we have opportunity…
(Best. Episodes. Ever.)
And written by Douglas Adams, dontchaknow…
I’m sure many of you do, natch.
And written by Douglas Adams, dontchaknow…
I’m sure many of you do, natch.
Sorry, I’m obsessed.
A friend and I conversed solely in Blessed Bellowing for a couple of days straight on the back of this episode. Aiee! My larynx!
Sorry, I’m obsessed.
A friend and I conversed solely in Blessed Bellowing for a couple of days straight on the back of this episode. Aiee! My larynx!
About that Afro-American friar Tuck …
http://hnn.us/roundup/41.html#126205
About that Afro-American friar Tuck …
http://hnn.us/roundup/41.html#126205
“I CLAVDIVS”
Ye cain’t hev it both ways. If ye want to go wiv the stylish sculptural V’s then it hez ta be “EGO CLAVDIVS”.
Personally I lean in the other direction, and am waiting for some wag a la “Westworld” to produce “I, Robot Claudius”. In an era of “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters” (yes it’s come to that) I see no reason why not.
Of course one would have to puzzle out what are the 3 Laws of Roman Emperor Robotics…
But I bet there’s a great cameo for Robot Roman Brian Blessed that just slides right in…
“I CLAVDIVS”
Ye cain’t hev it both ways. If ye want to go wiv the stylish sculptural V’s then it hez ta be “EGO CLAVDIVS”.
Personally I lean in the other direction, and am waiting for some wag a la “Westworld” to produce “I, Robot Claudius”. In an era of “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters” (yes it’s come to that) I see no reason why not.
Of course one would have to puzzle out what are the 3 Laws of Roman Emperor Robotics…
But I bet there’s a great cameo for Robot Roman Brian Blessed that just slides right in…
Too easy, JPZ. Asimov’s whole Foundation saga was Edward Gibbon and togas with hyperdrive. I read it these days and hope for a trireme sea battle and Ben Hur homoerotting it up.
Now the adaptation I want to see is the story of an outlaw fighting against his own childhood demons and the injustices of his own society. Robin Hood: Prince Of Tides.
Too easy, JPZ. Asimov’s whole Foundation saga was Edward Gibbon and togas with hyperdrive. I read it these days and hope for a trireme sea battle and Ben Hur homoerotting it up.
Now the adaptation I want to see is the story of an outlaw fighting against his own childhood demons and the injustices of his own society. Robin Hood: Prince Of Tides.
Looks like wilful@29 will, after all, need to “suspend” his “disbelief”, Paul Burns@39. Nice research.
We might be a little more pressed finding evidence that The Sheriff of Nottingham was running a Department of Homeland Security and Robin and his mob were “terrorists”, as was mentioned in the BBC production, but I liked that touch very much as well.
Maybe, though, what the show really lacks is a gay Little John.
Looks like wilful@29 will, after all, need to “suspend” his “disbelief”, Paul Burns@39. Nice research.
We might be a little more pressed finding evidence that The Sheriff of Nottingham was running a Department of Homeland Security and Robin and his mob were “terrorists”, as was mentioned in the BBC production, but I liked that touch very much as well.
Maybe, though, what the show really lacks is a gay Little John.
Ye cain’t hev it both ways.
I stand before you, chastened and trembling. WTF accent is that by the way? I was 10 when I Clavdivs was on the teev and it was affectionately pronounced Clavdivs by all of us snotty nosed urchins, as we waited, respective breaths bated, for next naughty bit.
Ye cain’t hev it both ways.
I stand before you, chastened and trembling. WTF accent is that by the way? I was 10 when I Clavdivs was on the teev and it was affectionately pronounced Clavdivs by all of us snotty nosed urchins, as we waited, respective breaths bated, for next naughty bit.
More seriously, I’ve always thought that there was room in the Robin Hood canon for the reverse reworking, which’d make Robin the villainous leader of ruthless criminals, Marian a double- or triple-agent and the Sherriff a put-upon public servant.
I’m thinking something between the original hunt-for-the-assassin drama in Day of the Jackal and Kiefer Sutherland’s thing in 24. With bows and arrows.
Or a reality TV version: Sherwood COPS! Merry men merry men, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they comin for you
More seriously, I’ve always thought that there was room in the Robin Hood canon for the reverse reworking, which’d make Robin the villainous leader of ruthless criminals, Marian a double- or triple-agent and the Sherriff a put-upon public servant.
I’m thinking something between the original hunt-for-the-assassin drama in Day of the Jackal and Kiefer Sutherland’s thing in 24. With bows and arrows.
Or a reality TV version: Sherwood COPS! Merry men merry men, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they comin for you
Nice touch, Liam. That version would be fun to watch. Now, about Ned kelly …
Joe2,
HNN is probably one of the best history sites around. They don’t miss much.
Nice touch, Liam. That version would be fun to watch. Now, about Ned kelly …
Joe2,
HNN is probably one of the best history sites around. They don’t miss much.
“WTF accent is that by the way?”
Why, it’s ‘Appalachia Pro Vita Sua’ of course…
Liam — well thanks a LOT. Here I am, doin’ muh durnedest to steer this thread away from useless topics like whether or not a black Friar Tuck can wear a burka in Belgium or something, and towards the vastly more relevant subject of Robot Roman Emperors, and you have to go and chuck a spaniard in the works with this ‘too easy’ bidnis.
OK how about “I, Santa Claudius”? Enough levels for ya now?
“WTF accent is that by the way?”
Why, it’s ‘Appalachia Pro Vita Sua’ of course…
Liam — well thanks a LOT. Here I am, doin’ muh durnedest to steer this thread away from useless topics like whether or not a black Friar Tuck can wear a burka in Belgium or something, and towards the vastly more relevant subject of Robot Roman Emperors, and you have to go and chuck a spaniard in the works with this ‘too easy’ bidnis.
OK how about “I, Santa Claudius”? Enough levels for ya now?
Now what treatment could we give the Kelly Gang?
There was Peter Carey’s book which wasn’t awful, and Heath Ledger’s beardy treatment, which was, but personally I’d favour a version of the tragic story with the Kelly Gang and Victoria Police set in modern Melbourne and played by the cast of Fat Pizza.
It’s after all a story of ethnic/sectarian conflict and homosocial bonding. How better to tell the story of a band of outlaws than with Habib and Toula jokes about kebabs and Commodores? Call your cousins, Sleek, all the cousins!
Now what treatment could we give the Kelly Gang?
There was Peter Carey’s book which wasn’t awful, and Heath Ledger’s beardy treatment, which was, but personally I’d favour a version of the tragic story with the Kelly Gang and Victoria Police set in modern Melbourne and played by the cast of Fat Pizza.
It’s after all a story of ethnic/sectarian conflict and homosocial bonding. How better to tell the story of a band of outlaws than with Habib and Toula jokes about kebabs and Commodores? Call your cousins, Sleek, all the cousins!
Bordering on cardinal sin, oh abbreviated one. That’s awful.
As long as it’s got the requisite sex and violence, a Yuletide sword-and-sandal epic sounds like a winner. Chuck another elf on the barbie, mate.
Bordering on cardinal sin, oh abbreviated one. That’s awful.
As long as it’s got the requisite sex and violence, a Yuletide sword-and-sandal epic sounds like a winner. Chuck another elf on the barbie, mate.
OK Liam, so we’re agreed. It’s to be “I, Robot Santa Claudius” — a tale of swords and sandals and snow and software. Of reigns and reindeer and the Reine de la Nuit.
I’ll call Barry and Barry, and you call Barry, and we’ll get this fucker in motion. I’m thinking Russell and Tina and Mickey and Haley. But I’m open to suggestion.
OK Liam, so we’re agreed. It’s to be “I, Robot Santa Claudius” — a tale of swords and sandals and snow and software. Of reigns and reindeer and the Reine de la Nuit.
I’ll call Barry and Barry, and you call Barry, and we’ll get this fucker in motion. I’m thinking Russell and Tina and Mickey and Haley. But I’m open to suggestion.
I’m thinking Rose Byrne with a gun. And a sled race scene through a snow-and-ice built Circus Maximus Borealis.
I’m thinking Rose Byrne with a gun. And a sled race scene through a snow-and-ice built Circus Maximus Borealis.
You need a robot?
You need a robot?
“You need a robot?”
Yes. Yes we do. Yes, we ectually need an ectual effin’ robot. You got any idea what SAG will demand for a real live guy doing both robo-Santa and robo-Claudius, in a toga with red and white fur trim, with a damn USB connection out the back, riding a chariot drawn by reindeer, all at the same time? While I think of it get Jill on the line, tell her to find out how many reindeer are in that frickin poem to begin with.
You’re killin’ me here, I got kids to feed!
No, I’m afraid robots are the way to go. They can be the damn audience too, why the fuck not, you know the way things are going I really don’t care any more.
“People aren’t human, you ever notice that?”
– Lanford Wilson, “Burn This”
“You need a robot?”
Yes. Yes we do. Yes, we ectually need an ectual effin’ robot. You got any idea what SAG will demand for a real live guy doing both robo-Santa and robo-Claudius, in a toga with red and white fur trim, with a damn USB connection out the back, riding a chariot drawn by reindeer, all at the same time? While I think of it get Jill on the line, tell her to find out how many reindeer are in that frickin poem to begin with.
You’re killin’ me here, I got kids to feed!
No, I’m afraid robots are the way to go. They can be the damn audience too, why the fuck not, you know the way things are going I really don’t care any more.
“People aren’t human, you ever notice that?”
– Lanford Wilson, “Burn This”