AH!!…the head games must stop! hahaha. So…which Matt is the REAL Matt? I’m hoping it was the one that said the avatar is a shrimp because then my notion was correct all along!
Chestnuts roasted by Marzipan @ 06/19/2006 1:27 PM
Hey everyone, wanted to tell you a story. I went to the ice cream this past week for a treat. It ended up becoming an addiction. Everyday. They had WWE Ice Cream Bars. I haven’t had them in about 15 years. So imagine a grown man goign to the ice cream truck ordering TWO WWE Ice Cream Bars every day. $4 well spent!
Now to find Ecto Cooler! The drink of the gods.
Chestnuts roasted by Rixliss @ 06/19/2006 1:37 PM
I use to get hooked on the Mario ice cream bars. The ones with the gumballs for eyes. Mmmmmmmm…..
Hey, does anyone remember those furry blue and purple monsters dolls that had shackles on their wrists? I’ve been trying to remember what they were called and it’s driving me crazy.
Chestnuts roasted by Deuce @ 06/19/2006 2:12 PM
Oh man hey deuce those where called my pet monster! They had a cartoon and everything! I had one and my cuzin had a football theme one. They were great but not too good to use as wrestling opponents. A few hits of his big ass green nose to the melon and you had some nice bruises and bumps! I remember his whole face from his fangs to his eyeballs to his gynormous nose being harder than something really hard! The shackles were great for playing cops and robbers tho.
Chestnuts roasted by PRSense @ 06/19/2006 2:34 PM
Duece, I also believe that’s My Pet Monster. Do a site search and you may be pleasantly surprised.
So I knew they were making changes to the Pirates of the Caribbean rides, but until today’s LA Times article I didn’t know how big they were (they’ve added Sparrow, Barbossa and Jones, plus music from the movie and stuff). I’m honestly not sure how I feel about them messing with it…anyone else, thoughts?
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 06/19/2006 2:37 PM
Do you have a link to the article about the new changes to the POTC ride?
Chestnuts roasted by Jakeee @ 06/19/2006 2:41 PM
I loved my pet monster, always used as filler on Sunday afternoons along with the Beetlejuice cartoon.
I’m working at the company that produced it and there are cels up in the hallways, I’m always tempted to pry them off and run.
Chestnuts roasted by selvig @ 06/19/2006 2:44 PM
‘My Pet Monster’ was one of those toys I felt like I NEEDED in order to survive- I loved the show…but alas, no toy for me.
I don’t know if I like them messing with the Pirates ride, either…I better read up on this!
Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 06/19/2006 2:47 PM
Generally, the rule I follow is: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it; and POTC the ride certainly isn’t broken. Part of the ride’s charm is that it is just a tad hokey since it is somewhat old and I think it should be left that way. It was bad enough when the ride was changed to make it more "politically correct." Then again, maybe I am just a sentimental dweeb.
Chestnuts roasted by DeeJay @ 06/19/2006 2:58 PM
When i went to disneyland last year they updated the river safari ride. I still dont know what they did to it.
=/ I just know we couldnt ride it that day.
Chestnuts roasted by Bleh @ 06/19/2006 3:03 PM
I had a My Pet Monster, the chains were the coolest part, THEY COULD BREAK
Chestnuts roasted by Fox @ 06/19/2006 3:30 PM
CRETINS! Why?! Why?! WHY must they fool with they classics this way? First it was the submarine ride, then Mr. Toad, and now this… I understand opportunism. I understand that the folks at the Mouse House know how lucky they got by having Johnny Depp star in a poorly written and produced movie and turn in into ironic self-mockery that 90% of the audience just doesn’t get and laughs anyway. I understand rabid marketing and rampant consumerism. I work for a Swiss Bank, for the love of God. But this — THIS — is going too far. My love/hate relationship with Disney has swung to hate yet again. It was bad enough when they tried to put a "history themed" park in the middle of Virginia’s Civil War country. I was disgusted with the bowdlerization of the Pocahontas/John Smith story. But when Disney cannabalizes and exploits it’s OWN history for no reason other than filthy lucre, I feel what little is left of my soul die off a little more. Is nothing sacred? I can understand not holding American history sacred — few of us in this country do. But your own legacy? DAY-UM. It’s times like this, you just have to ask yourself, What Would Walt Do? And then come to the conclusion he would murder the directors of the board in their sleep.
Chestnuts roasted by LemurCat @ 06/19/2006 3:30 PM
My Pet Monster! That was it! I always wanted one of those, but the powers that be (my parents) never got me one.
I remember going to Disney World when I was about 7. Out of all the rides, POTC is the one I remember best. That might be because my dad killed a snake while we were waiting in line for it…..
Disney was the only real vacation we ever took when I was a kid, but it was well worth it. We went to Univeral Studios and Nick too. I was pissed because all the good rides at Universal had broken down.
Chestnuts roasted by Deuce @ 06/19/2006 4:18 PM
Man, can’t wait for Part 2. I rode Star Tours like 10 times in a row with my wife when we went on our honeymoon – mostly because when I went in 86 there was a "Coming Soon- Star Tours" sign when I was there last.
I made up for lost time. BTW, I’ve just discovered why I love XE: it’s like Summer Vacation! Cool 80′s toys and food will pop up unexpectedly at any time. God bless Matt and his http time machine!
Chestnuts roasted by Terror Claws Cole @ 06/19/2006 4:30 PM
Thought I’d toss in my Pirates memories.
We went to Disney back when I was…in grade 2. Don’t make me do the age math.
We were got to the cannonballs part of the ride and some pirate shouted "Fie at will!" and me, with my Grade 2 humour, shouts back "Which one’s Will?".
People laughed and that made my vacation.
Chestnuts roasted by selvig @ 06/19/2006 4:31 PM
I just used My Pet Monsters Orange plastic handcuffs on my wife last night. T.M.I, but on-topic nontheless. I found a Glow Worm in the same box. I also found some Shrinky Dinks. They were Ghostbusters ones, so I didn’t open the box.
Chestnuts roasted by Old E @ 06/19/2006 6:17 PM
I’ve never been to Disney World, dewds.
I dunno if my parents were too poor or too impatient to wait in the lines and such, but they never took me.
…
Probably too poor.
I don’t really feel like I missed out, though.
Chestnuts roasted by Somethin' Funny @ 06/19/2006 6:55 PM
Galvatron: THANK YOU!!!
I was begining to think that nobody cared about the mischievious mr. voorhees…
and hey, can you tell me how you wrote my name in bold??, it’d look waay cooler if i was able to do that with your name, but, alas, i cannot..
and matt, i hope the lack of the new disney article means your making it extra-super-amazing-fantastic-0 and not that you’ve been kidnapped by vicious space creatures named aaaxnargz who only want to plunder your koolaid and probe your knowledge of eighties pop culture!!!
Mike F, thanks for that site. I’m still updating my windows media player to be able to use it, but it looks like it’s all kinds of awesome. Now all I need to do is find some place where I can get episodes of Get Smart…
Shrinky Dunks? Mmm… sounds like some sort of mini dunkable donut treat!
Which reminds me, they still make Dunkaroos! I’ve had so many people tell me they don’t, but they’re WRONG, because they keep boxes of them at the snack table at work, and around 3pm every day I plop down 50¢ to take a pack back to my desk.
Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 06/19/2006 9:37 PM
Selvig:
Yes, the Shrinky Dinks should have been included, just because they were in the same box. Also, they should never be EXCLUDED because of how awesome they are. I mean seriously, can you think of anything cooler than coloring, cutting out, and BAKING (Yes they made kids use REAL ovens back then) Your own decorative figurines of your favorite TV characters? I mean tying up my wife with Pet Monster handcuffs is one thing, but Shrinky Dinks absolutely cannot and SHOULD NOT be overshadowed under any circumstance.
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AH!!…the head games must stop! hahaha. So…which Matt is the REAL Matt? I’m hoping it was the one that said the avatar is a shrimp because then my notion was correct all along!