Ehh, I’m late, but I turned in early last night. I ran a lot of errands and was barely able to think straight (or straighter than usual) by the time I got home.
I was on "Star Tours" a couple of months after it opened. I don’t remember too much about the actual ride, other than my sister looked a little green after it, but I do remember standing in line and listening to the droids banter. I was a little nervous about the ride, since I was just coming out of my gigantic, all-consuming "Star Wars" obsession phase at the time (1990), which may explain my haziness on the ride’s actual content.
Ghosted by starwenn @ 06/18/2006 8:57 PM EDT
Ahh, the old tiny lobster that looks like a shrimp trick. That’s the second time I’ve fallen for that this week.
I can’t wait for the freakin’ Star Tours! I’ve been on it twice at Disney Land (not world, never been there) but I never noticed Teek. Looks like I’ll have to go again.
Ghosted by Darth Poop @ 06/18/2006 9:40 PM EDT
Damn! A lobster! How could I have been so certain it was a shrimp?…haha…well, I guess it’s definitely NOT a shrimp.
Ghosted by Marzipan @ 06/18/2006 9:48 PM EDT
It’s not a disintegrating squirrel? Well my mind is blown.
Ghosted by dohopoki @ 06/18/2006 9:56 PM EDT
I can’t wait for the freakin’ Star Tours! I’ve been on it twice at Disney Land (not world, never been there) but I never noticed Teek. Looks like I’ll have to go again.
Ghosted by Darth Poop @ 06/18/2006 10:06 PM EDT
So are these the lobsters that get eaten? I hope I haven’t been an unwitting part of lobster homicide. Especially since I never got to taste them!
Ghosted by Venison @ 06/18/2006 10:10 PM EDT
Man, do I want a crawfish po’ boy.
Ghosted by Somethin' Funny @ 06/18/2006 10:12 PM EDT
No no we were right, its a shrimp sized lobster, we all just forgot to type the word lobster.
Lobster sticks to magnet!
Ghosted by IHAQ @ 06/18/2006 10:48 PM EDT
Let me just express the great admiration I have for crustaceans. They’re just so strange and unique, while at the same time often tasty!
But would I date one? No. Because people are shallow, and that’s the way it is.
Ghosted by Venison @ 06/19/2006 12:12 PM EDT
Lobster? BLAH sea food changes my name to "up-chuck" GET IT!? UP-CHUCK?! *crickets*
Ghosted by PRSense @ 06/19/2006 12:59 PM EDT
A little off the subject.. but does anyone remember the name of the Heman playset that was some kind of swamp … the best feature being some ridiculous rubber glove puppet … that was some kind of heman eating snake trap thing?
Ghosted by MgwR @ 06/19/2006 6:36 AM EDT
Lobsters cannot, despite what you have heard, scream. The high-pitched whistle produced when you boil them is caused by pockets of air inside their shell escaping.
That being said, they are big scary bugs, and your mom always told you not to eat stuff that looks like that.
Ghosted by Jedoc @ 06/19/2006 7:02 AM EDT
Swamp with a rubber puppet? Can only be the fright zone.
I ate my first piece of lobster EVER last weekend…my boyfriend ripped out a piece of its innards and presented it to me triumphantly…No, I did not enjoy eating a piece of flesh out of the inside of that disgusting buggish creature.
Picked up an awesome deal this weekend- Got the 10th anniversary special edition of "Mallrats" AND the 3-disc, 10th anniversary edition of "CLERKS" for only $19.95!!! I was a happy girl.
Ghosted by Muppet Baby @ 06/19/2006 8:27 AM EDT
Actually, another Matt said "lobster." It’s a shrimp.
Well, I suppose there could be a goatee behind that hockey mask…
Ghosted by Jedoc @ 06/19/2006 9:58 AM EDT
I just don’t even care anymore. And sorry for the double post at two different times. I was having trouble posting, something about me exceeding my limit on posts.
Ghosted by Darth Poop @ 06/19/2006 11:02 AM EDT
JoshC Sound like another update that no one was asking for. Sometimes, Hollywood needs to leave things alone.
Joe in OH I don’t think that there are THAT many people upset over BB being a camaro. I’m a "fanboy", and I like the idea. I think it would have sucked to see BB as a Beetle. It’s kind of a fruity car. (NO offense to those who have one) but it doesn’t exactly scream war machine at all, which is what the TF’s are. I think there’s ALOT of other stuff people need to worry about in terms of this movie.
Don’t know if anyone else has been following the news on the movie, but if you are, are you worried it’s going to be a crapfest, and in no way resemble Transformers at all? I mean, it will be called Transformers, but only because it has transforming robots.
I just feel nowadays, Hollyood changes things, "because they can", not because it’s needed. I think that’s what they’re doing with the TF movie.
Nevermind the fact that Murphy’s a fat fucking douchebag, and Bay non-stop ass rapes celluloid when ever he makes something, I just don’t have a good feeling for this one.
BTW, best lobster I’ve ever had was at China Grill in Miami. If you’re ever down there, I recommend going there. Expensive, but more than worth it.
Lobster mash potatoes….how I love thee….
Ghosted by Darth Galvatron @ 06/19/2006 12:24 PM EDT
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!
Ghosted by Marzipan @ 06/19/2006 1:27 PM EDT
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.
Ghosted by Rixliss @ 06/19/2006 1:37 PM EDT
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.
Ghosted by Deuce @ 06/19/2006 2:12 PM EDT
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.
Ghosted by PRSense @ 06/19/2006 2:34 PM EDT
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?
Do you have a link to the article about the new changes to the POTC ride?
Ghosted by Jakeee @ 06/19/2006 2:41 PM EDT
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.
Ghosted by selvig @ 06/19/2006 2:44 PM EDT
‘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!
Ghosted by Muppet Baby @ 06/19/2006 2:47 PM EDT
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.
Ghosted by DeeJay @ 06/19/2006 2:58 PM EDT
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.
Ghosted by Bleh @ 06/19/2006 3:03 PM EDT
I had a My Pet Monster, the chains were the coolest part, THEY COULD BREAK
Ghosted by Fox @ 06/19/2006 3:30 PM EDT
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.
Ghosted by LemurCat @ 06/19/2006 3:30 PM EDT
Hit the spam block, had to switch computers. Here’s the link to the article. Interestingly, it seems to imply that the PC "chasing food instead of booty" amendments have been undone. Now that I’ve thought about it a little, I think I’m going to see this as an upgrade rather than a travesty. Especially if they have a really kickass animatronic Barbossa.
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.
Ghosted by Deuce @ 06/19/2006 4:18 PM EDT
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!
Ghosted by Terror Claws Cole @ 06/19/2006 4:30 PM EDT
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.
Ghosted by selvig @ 06/19/2006 4:31 PM EDT
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.
Ghosted by Old E @ 06/19/2006 6:17 PM EDT
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.
Ghosted by Somethin' Funny @ 06/19/2006 6:55 PM EDT
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.
Ghosted by Mystie @ 06/19/2006 9:37 PM EDT
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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It’s definitely a shrimp. I think it symbolizes summer-time. So in essence, it should say ’shrimps roasted by…’ hehe