09/10/2005 Entry: "The Original Saturday Night Thread"

It's that special day of the week, again.

Chestnuts roasted by Kyle @ 09/10/2005 07:52 PM EST

Wow, a first timer for Dream Warriors? I love that one.

Juggalo: NO! But I can tell you that we'll be starting with more than one.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/10/2005 07:55 PM EST

I'm really excited to see everyones drawings for the contest, I hope mine gets a least shown, I worked hard on it and someone needs to see my work besides my Hubby and Matt.

Hey, is anyone out there a Columbo fan?? Just asking, I have season 1 and 2 on DVD and Ive been watching them to past time time latley and I need to find someone who shares my guilty pleasure

Peter Falk is the coolest old dude EVER!

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 09/10/2005 08:01 PM EST

I wish I had one iota of good artistic capabilities in my bones so I could enter the contest. Have a pretty neat idea too. Oh well. Can't wait for Halloween to come around. Only time of the year I start to feel like a little kid again, only I can't go trick-or-treating anymore. Dammit. Thinking of throwing a costume party this year. I need to have my annual horror movie marathon also. God, I can't wait.

Chestnuts roasted by Disgruntled Spam @ 09/10/2005 08:14 PM EST

Yowsah! I've never been to the Sat. night thread this early before.

Anyhoo, this is my first Halloween w/o a boyfriend in 10 years. Any suggestions on what to do now that I won't be hiding in the house watching tv in the dark like the past decade-worth of Halloweens?

Chestnuts roasted by Jenno @ 09/10/2005 08:19 PM EST

IHAQ, I have Columbo DVDs too. I bought them for my parents but ended up "adopting" them as my own. Good stuff.

Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 09/10/2005 08:22 PM EST

If only I had a scanner, maybe I'll draw it and take a pic with a digital camera.

I enjoy Columbo as well, upset Bravo took it off daily airings.

I'm gonna kick off my Halloween movie marathon soon with Dead & Breakfast.

Chestnuts roasted by Paul @ 09/10/2005 08:29 PM EST

My 5 year old wants to be Raphael for Halloween this year. Saw the costume at Meijer for $24.99. He wants me to go as the Shredder. hmmm....

Chestnuts roasted by Joe in OH @ 09/10/2005 08:30 PM EST

Alright Im not alone for my love of Columbo!

Joe in OH you gotta dress up as Shredder, my rents would never dress up with me as a child plus he wants you do be something really cool! TMNT

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 09/10/2005 08:36 PM EST

thank god saturday is nearly over (well technically is completely over and we're two hours and a half worth of sunday) here in Spain.

there's something specially evil about saturdays I can't really put my finger on.

waiting for the cool halloween season...again...

Chestnuts roasted by melonian @ 09/10/2005 08:38 PM EST

Peter Falk is definitely one of the coolest old dudes ever. His performance (and Alan Arkin's) in The In-Laws is golden! Please, someone out there agree with me so I know that people still enjoy good movies.

Chestnuts roasted by Bludge @ 09/10/2005 08:46 PM EST

I'd jump at the chance to be Shredder if I was you. Speaking of TMNT, I picked up the first two volumes of the orignal cartoons on DVD. Didn't realize how I missed that show until I started watching the DVDs.

Chestnuts roasted by Disgruntled Spam @ 09/10/2005 09:20 PM EST

Last weekend I was out in LA having a blast, watching Wedding Crashers and spending too much money at The Cheesecake Factory. This weekend I'm sitting inside on a Saturday night, doing nothing. Boring. Maybe I'll put Dream Warriors on later for the hell of it.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt(#2?) @ 09/10/2005 09:37 PM EST

DISGRUNTLED SPAM-I know how you feel. I tried to draw one of my ideas which is WAY TOO ELABORATE for my limited art skills. We'll see.
MATT-Like to thank you for making that "awful music" from Castle Dracula available. I downloaded and used it as part of my lesson on the lost Roanoke Colony (for those who want to know more, click my name) and it went over really well. I told the kids that I was going to tell them a ghost story (which is partially true)Looking forward to the F13 III music. The first GHOULIES music would also make a nice addition (if you have the desire to do so...)

Went to TARGET today and they had some of their Halloween stuff out. I thought of Squee and other Misties when I bought THE BRAIN THAT WOULDNT DIE and the BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS for a dollar (for both!), some scary classical music, confetti (?), a skeleton PEZ dispenser, and a rubber ball with maggots and blood on the inside. Quality.
Getting very excited. I am decorating the classroom week after next!

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 09/10/2005 09:42 PM EST

The Brain that Wouldn't Die made a great MST3k. And that "awful music" is Bach's. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.

This Halloween I am going as Lando.

Chestnuts roasted by Warx @ 09/10/2005 09:46 PM EST

I've never really watched Columbo, but I thought it was just an ordinary TV show; can anybody explain the really strange listing for it on IMDB?

Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 09/10/2005 09:48 PM EST

Eh - just one more thing...
Peter Fauk was good in The Princess Bride.

/yes, that was lame

Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 09/10/2005 09:50 PM EST

Thanks Warx. I knew it was Bach but I couldn't remember which composition.
Has it already been posted that Admiral Ozzel died awhile back? If not, he did. If so, sorry to be so late (clam chowdah)

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 09/10/2005 09:53 PM EST

Hey Manimal, do you live in Connecticut by chance?

Chestnuts roasted by Kyle @ 09/10/2005 09:54 PM EST

Nope, GA. Why do you ask?

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 09/10/2005 09:59 PM EST

Oh phew. I had some Game Stop vouchers that I was trying to sell for cash the other day, and posted at the Cheap Ass Gamers forum. Some guy calling himself "Manimal" gave me shit about not really discounting the credit that much ($83.60 that I was selling for $75 - so shoot me), and I responded by telling him to eat shit, which I'd be happy to provide. Then I thought, "Oh damn, maybe that was THE Manimal." His profile says he's from CT. If it had been you I probably would have disappeared for a while.

Chestnuts roasted by Kyle @ 09/10/2005 10:01 PM EST

Ha! Good story but not me. Although, if I see that guy, I will put him in the Figure 4 for you until he agrees to stop using my moniker.

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 09/10/2005 10:08 PM EST

man with the screaming brain, written, directed and starring bruce campbell. "gaurnteed" to be good.

Chestnuts roasted by RAS @ 09/10/2005 10:08 PM EST

Not sure what the Figure 4 is but I'm sure it's well deserved. Thanks for looking out for me, homey.

Chestnuts roasted by Kyle @ 09/10/2005 10:09 PM EST

The Figure 4. Great reference. Wooooooo!!! Let's just hope the turd doesn't reverse it on you Manimal. That would hurt.

Chestnuts roasted by Bludge @ 09/10/2005 10:12 PM EST

I just watched Freddy Vs. Ghostbusters.

I'm not sure why.
-jared

Chestnuts roasted by OhgodtheRats @ 09/10/2005 10:12 PM EST

Last post for awhile, I swear.

Kyle, Figure four leglock
The wrestler using this move stands over the opponent who is lying on the mat, face up and grasps a leg of the victim. The wrestler then places their leg in between their opponent's legs, turns 180 degrees over the leg and grasps the other leg, crossing them as he does so and falls to the mat, applying pressure to the opponent's crossed legs with his own.
This move was made popular as the finishing move of all of the Nature Boys (Ric Flair, Buddy Rogers etc.) It was also used by Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Jeff Jarrett.
SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 09/10/2005 10:14 PM EST

How did I know it would be a wrestling thing? My parents refused to allow me to watch wrestling as a child, and it has resulted in mildly awkward social situations throughout my life.
Somewhat funny story: On my 10th birthday, I decided on a plan of action. I would ask for wrestling figures. When I got them, I could argue that their purchasing the toys would constitute their agreement that wrestling wasn't all that bad, and then they'd let me watch it.
Did it work? Nope. And not only that, but I think they purposely kicked sand in my face by purchasing only the wrestling ring and one figure - Jake the Snake. So throughout the year I was forced to make Jake fight the Snake. The Snake usually won.
On a related note, I just heard "I am a real American" for the first time ever about 3 weeks ago. When a friend of mine started singing it, I asked what the hell that was about, and he looked at me like I'd just pissed rainbows in bags of Skittles and sold them to kids.
My parents were jerks.

Chestnuts roasted by Kyle @ 09/10/2005 10:29 PM EST

holy fuck, spend a couple months not touching computers and x-e's got another contest. I was planning on going and getting nice and shitfaced tonight, @ my steady girl's birthday no less...but I'm seriously thinking I should start working to make that deadline...4 days......what can I do in 4 days! Perhaps it should be something racy....Freddy in a corsett and thigh high stockings?

Chestnuts roasted by brandon @ 09/10/2005 11:12 PM EST

Hey Gozer, whats strange about the listings on IMDB? But yeah I love him in the Princess Bride, thats one of my favorite movies of all time Also I believe my hubby and I bought The In-laws movie but we havent watched it yet

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 09/10/2005 11:19 PM EST

Dokken's Dream Warriors music video would be a welcome addition to last years Alice Cooper Man Behind the Mask video.

Another Idea: A review of all the Halloween Little Debbies. My Fav are the Pumpkin Filled cookies.

I went to Taco Bell the other day and tried their exclusive Baja Blast Mountain Dew. Tasted like a combination of MD and Lime Kool-Aid. Wasn't bad but Pitch Black 2 ROCKS.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 09/10/2005 11:23 PM EST

Hmmm. Just sitting here getting wasted on Vodka, reading the posts. Never heard "real American"? Let me tell you something brother - Drink more vodka, eat taco bell and drink old Kool-aid!

Chestnuts roasted by T-Hohs @ 09/10/2005 11:40 PM EST

I just finished watching "Night of the Creeps" Wow. That would've been a good X-E Saturday night thread movie.

Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 09/10/2005 11:43 PM EST

George Bush is an asshole.

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/10/2005 11:49 PM EST

Of course. We're all trying to have fun, talk about wrestling, talk about Nightmare on Elm Street 3, and tell stories about Taco Bell, and someone has to bash President Bush. I'm not saying which side of the fence I sit on politically, but the idea is to have fun, not get political... Brother!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Bludge @ 09/11/2005 12:00 AM EST

Well you know Mean Gene, there's a lot of talk about how our president is an asshole, dude. Let me tell you something brother! All the Hulkamaniacs don't like when a pencilneck geek talks bad about the president of the greatest nation in the world, brother! This skinny little poindexter dude better say his prayers and take his vitamins, brother! Cause whatcha gonna do brother? Whatcha gonna do when these 26 inch pythons, the red, white, and blue, and Hulkmania run wild on you!!!

Not a Bush supporter, just figured it'd be fun to write a Hogan promo and I figure that's what he'd say.

Chestnuts roasted by Disgruntled Spam @ 09/11/2005 12:33 AM EST

disgruntled: that was hilarious!!

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/11/2005 12:35 AM EST

Anyone see that infomercial for that natural cures book by Kevin Trudeau? That guy is a friggin nutcase!!!!!!!!

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/11/2005 12:36 AM EST

Thanks phunqsauce. Anything to put a little humor into the night.

Chestnuts roasted by Disgruntled Spam @ 09/11/2005 12:38 AM EST

IHAQ my mom is fan of that show. I can't really get into it's too outdated for me.

I have only 1 wrestling figure now, John Cena. I haven't had the time or money to get a new one. He wrestles silly things like my Kimberly figure and pikachu. :p

Chestnuts roasted by pikachulover @ 09/11/2005 12:46 AM EST

He claims to have the cure for different kinds of cancer in his book. I'm sure the way he words it makes it legal for him to say this because it probably more of a guide to proper nutrition or something. I don't know...click on the link on my name and watch the infomercials....

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/11/2005 12:47 AM EST

That guy (Trudeau) is a nutcase. Anything for a buck.

Chestnuts roasted by T-Hohs @ 09/11/2005 12:51 AM EST

Holy Crap Kyle, first you've never seen "Bogus Journey" and now you didn't watch wresting as a kid? If your skittles reference wasn't so damn funny, I'd rip you a little more. Next thing you know, you're going to tell us that you've never seen the Garbage Pail Kids movie.

As for you Disgruntled - that was freakin' perfect. Thanks for the laughs everyone.

Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Boligarky @ 09/11/2005 12:57 AM EST

I just spent my Saturday night watching Dead Poet's Soceity for the first time. I now want to be an English teacher.

Chestnuts roasted by Review the World @ 09/11/2005 12:59 AM EST

Click on my name to see the finest local late night commercial ever. It is for Norton Furniture and features Marc Brown and a lot of strange statues that he actually has in his store!!!

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/11/2005 01:00 AM EST

I got nothin' to say tonight, other than I better get working on my Art Contest entry before Matt sees his eleven-billionth "movie monster in awkward situation" drawing and gets tired of the joke, thereby finding no more of them funny.

Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 09/11/2005 01:10 AM EST

Anybody seen that infomercial that's making the rounds now with Erik Estrada trying to sell you on buying property at Hot Springs Village, Arkansas? It's hilarious.

"And it's only 5 miles away from being as big as San, Fran, SIS-co!"

Chestnuts roasted by polander @ 09/11/2005 01:36 AM EST

I'd tell ya what I'm going as this Halloween, but I'm certain it'll be a survey. And you guys could guess so easily

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 09/11/2005 02:01 AM EST

Gozer... talking about The Princess Bride is never lame. I can't believe Inigo is on TV again. I saw his line misquoted somewhere prominent (I don't remember where) as "I am the spaniard Inigo Montoya..." or something like that and I was like "He does NOT say that in the movie!!" I don't know about the book, but I don't know how you could ever hear that line without thinking of the movie. One day I will play the Princess Bride drinking game.

K, are you going as a pirate? I don't know if that is close, I just love pirates. No one will ever dress as Captain Morgan for me. I REALLY want someone to dress as Captain Morgan and someone else to dress as Captain Hook and then they can have a deathmatch.

Chestnuts roasted by Gabbylicious @ 09/11/2005 02:20 AM EST

IHAQ: Hey Gozer, whats strange about the listings on IMDB
Well, IMDB doesn't just list "Columbo", but it has like 30 different versions like: "Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows" and "Columbo: Columbo Goes to College" and "Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey". It's actually kind of funny. I wish they had like a "Columbo: Extreme Prejudice - This Time, It's Personal" or something.

It seems like that "Natural Cures" guy is on like 4 stations non-stop. I always think it says "Natural CURVES" though, so I usually get a laugh when I flip by; it seems like he's like Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite selling "herbal supplements" for breast enhancement. His "experts" are pretty strange too.

Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 09/11/2005 02:22 AM EST

Gabbylicious: I REALLY want someone to dress as Captain Morgan and someone else to dress as Captain Hook and then they can have a deathmatch.

Ruf-i-ooooooooooooooooooo!
Bang-a-rang Peter!

/Dead Poets Society AND Hook - now we just need one more Robin Williams reference for the trifecta....

Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 09/11/2005 02:24 AM EST

I think I am really slow because it wasn't until about halfway through my second viewing of Napoleon Dynamite that I realized it was actually set in the 80s. Until I figured it out I just thought everyone was wearing really ugly clothes. Except for Napoleon's boots, cuz those are freakin' amazing.

Chestnuts roasted by Gabbylicious @ 09/11/2005 02:29 AM EST

Nope, not a pirate. I watched Father's Day today. So there ya go Gozer. Honestly, who would follow Sugar Ray around?

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 09/11/2005 02:33 AM EST

Knegative: Are you going to go as a survey? Cause that's what you said up there?

'snot been a good day, folks. In fact it has been a downright shitty one. Sorry to rain on the parade.

Here's one for you:

sorry, I don't have it in me. Bye.

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 09/11/2005 02:43 AM EST

I am playing Episode I Racer for N64. Aren't i so lucky? ha ha. jk. its been a pretty boring night...

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/11/2005 02:59 AM EST

I have an idea for the contest, but not enough skill to make it come out right *sigh*.

Manimal-I put out a bunch of those rubber balls with the blood and stuff at my store Thurs. We also have glow-in-the-dark eyeballs, stick on wounds, and best of all, little bags of strechy, quishy, body parts.

I have Direct TV this year so I'm looking forward to all the horror movies and Halloween specials that I normally miss out on. Even if I own a movie it's more fun to watch it on tv.

Chestnuts roasted by Realm @ 09/11/2005 03:08 AM EST

Are Halloween cereals out yet? I've seen Boo Berry but not Frankenberry or the awesome trio of Spooky Marshmallow Froot Loops, Spooky Apple Jacks, and Spooky Marshmallow Cocoa Rice Crispies. Any luck?

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 09/11/2005 04:13 AM EST

9-11, it's mah birfday...

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 09/11/2005 04:15 AM EST

prob 2 late for the festivities? but uh, nightmare elm street part 3 for the first time? that's a tite movie, one of the best in the series, maybe THE best, i don't remember if it had any boobies tho..

in retrospect i personally think freddy vs jason probably outdid any previous nightmare or jason movie, maybe not nightmare 3 tho

Chestnuts roasted by diamondzdigital @ 09/11/2005 04:16 AM EST

I hope for a KREMZEEK referance in the next article? Why because KREMZEEK had the pure chutzpa to hop into Blaster's chest! Now THAT is an energy imp!

Chestnuts roasted by TRUKK NOT MUNKY @ 09/11/2005 05:29 AM EST

Click my name to see my entry... Disco Zombie!

Chestnuts roasted by Silkenray @ 09/11/2005 07:17 AM EST

BLUDGE-He wouldn't have time to reverse it, the pain would be TOO intense.
My brother was actually the master of the figure four at our house. But I did really hurt a friend with the camel clutch/Steiner Recliner once. We thought he was just pretending to be hurt. When he came up crying and throwing the hardest punches an 8 year old could muster, I knew different.
REALM-Yeah, I saw all of that stuff but I am trying not to blow the Halloween budget just yet.

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 09/11/2005 07:58 AM EST

Dude,seriously,youve gotta make a Halloween review/recap. Since according to all i know,youve never done one...?

Chestnuts roasted by messenjah @ 09/11/2005 08:52 AM EST

GOZER: IMDB does that because after the actual tv series ended they still made a bunch of Columbo tv movies. They did the same for Perry Mason, Murder She Wrote, and Matlock I think.

I watched the TAXI movie last night so you know I'm a glutton for punishment.

I was at a grocery store last night and they had the two Troll movies on one DVD for less than $6. Those need a review.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 09/11/2005 09:19 AM EST

Ok, thanks anyway Matt. Sorry it took me awhile to reply but Acid tends to mess up my train of thought.

Chestnuts roasted by TheJuggalo @ 09/11/2005 10:05 AM EST

HEY MAN, U SHOULD WRITE AND ARTICLE ON ARE U AFRIAD OF THE DARK FOR THE HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN

Chestnuts roasted by HEY MATT @ 09/11/2005 06:49 PM EST

Dead Poets Society AND Hook - now we just need one more Robin Williams reference for the trifecta....

Robots comes to DVD September 20th!

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 09/12/2005 02:28 PM EST

Not that anyone is still reading this, but that's technically the 4th Robin William's reference, Norbert

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 09/13/2005 11:26 AM EST

Hey, it's Saturday ain't it? It still counts.

Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 09/17/2005 09:13 PM EST