08/06/2006 Entry: "August Megaparty #6: Kong Vs. Piranhadon!"

It's been a long week, and since they always have the best cereals, I thought I'd end it with a trip to Target. And because I'm a hot soccer Mom on the go. While there, I waltzed into the toy section and tried my darndest to look like I was buying a gift for a small child and was in no way, shape or form shopping for myself. I was doing okay at that for a while, but once I hit the clearance racks, giddy exuberance blew my cover and let everyone in the store know that I am a tried and true loser.

Red stickers marked "2.48" are enough to get me to buy just about anything, but what the sticker belonged to was a toy I'd been using as masturbation material for months. It was a King Kong figure, from the same series as that awesome bug set I reviewed back in March. There was no King Kong figure in that set, but he was a part of this red tag glory set. That's not why I bought it, though. Fuck the monkey; I came for the giant piranha.

This "Kong Vs. Piranhadon" action figure set is just one of the many cases of Piranhadon sightings in the world of the Jacksonized King Kong. I've seen Piranhadons mentioned in the associated books, here on the toys, production sketches, blah blah blah. I'm wondering if there's a cut scene involving a Kong-eating Piranhadon somewhere on the extended DVD. Can anyone confirm or crush my dreams?

There are a few plusses and minuses regarding the set. I appreciate Kong's headlock-into-noogies wrestling pose and the fact that Piranhadon's "razor sharp teeth" really bite, but with the way both figures are permanently situated, they look damned ridiculous if they're doing anything but beating each other up.

The Kong revival failed to spark any real level of interest in kids, at least in as far as getting them to want Kong-related things. The toys were bought mostly as gifts by adults who didn't know the children they were buying toys for very well. "Oh, there's King Kong. And there's Donatello. And there's Triple H. Well, I know who King Kong is." The toy series was dead long before it hit clearance racks, but now that it has, I can finally meet my destiny and add a Piranhadon to my Tank of Undersea Gloom, which is really just a plastic box filled with fish-related action figures laying on the bottom shelf of my TV unit.

Yeah, I was right. It's going to be in the Extended Edition coming out soon. Here's a link to an article about the scene: http://nitti.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23948

Chestnuts roasted by Crassmonkey @ 08/06/2006 11:29 PM EST

Hey Matt! Last night I delved waaaaaaay into the archives here, spending countless hours just reading all the articles. God, this site is cool.

Well, thanks for making such a kickass site.

Chestnuts roasted by rhps_brad_fan @ 08/06/2006 11:35 PM EST

I sleep with a Triple H toy

Chestnuts roasted by bren @ 08/06/2006 11:35 PM EST

The last toy I bought was Optimus Prime from the Transformers: Cybertron line. With the batteries he was dang near $50. He's okay, but not worth $50. I still miss Robots in Disguise. They are the best of the Transformers toy lines, despite the special place that G1 holds in my heart.

I had an awesome day today. Some of the other posters may remember I rolled my car back in May. I got the replacement a couple weeks ago, but I've been working tons of overtime. Since I ride a bus to work most days, I'd barely gotten to drive it. Also, since I got the first one in January, and wrecked it in May, and winter in southeast Idaho lasts well into April, I really hadn't gotten to drive the previous one any place cool. Finally, since the car I owned before that had a leaky transmission and it sometimes refused to shift even with the fluid topped off, I didn't dare get out with it.

So finally today after two years of living here, I got to get out and go someplace neat just for the hell of it. I drove to Grand Teton National Park and made a big loop through it. I drove over Teton Pass (8,400 feet). I made the trip to Jackson, WY (which is ALMOST there) once before, in the car I later rolled, but I took the route along the Snake River valley that time. It was a fun drive to say the least.

I took a picnic lunch and just sat and stared at the mountains for a while today. It sounds totally stupid, but it was really beautiful. It was kind of cloudy for part of the day, which was too bad. Still, at one point a hole opened in the clouds right over the highest peak and a ray of light shone down just on that one mountain, with the others still partially obscured in swirling mists. It kind of reminded me of those cheesy shots of "heaven" like in "Highway to Heaven," except that this was actually awe inspiring. Completely kick-ass day.

Chestnuts roasted by spaz307 @ 08/06/2006 11:36 PM EST

P.S. Sorry for the looong off-topic post. I picked up some beer that I can't get in Idaho on my way back, and it has apparently made me feel like typing- a lot.

Chestnuts roasted by spaz307 @ 08/06/2006 11:39 PM EST

From what I've seen, none of the Kong figures are really that good, but even I'd buy that if it was that cheap.

Plus, in the package bubble, it looks like Kong and Piranhadon are posing for a Christmas card photo.

Chestnuts roasted by Dr. Acula @ 08/06/2006 11:48 PM EST

The last "Action Figure-ish" thing I bought was a japanese Nintendogs Shiba Inu plushie from Nintendo World back in September, when i was in the city to see Elton John at The Garden.

Chestnuts roasted by mandy_Reeves @ 08/06/2006 11:54 PM EST

Last toy I bought was Spider-Man with pizza delivery scooter. 'Twas on clearance for $2.99. The best thing about it (other than the fact that it shoots pizzas from the rear like in GTA: Vice City) is that you can switch Spidey's/Peter Parker's heads. I just like taking off the Spidey head and posing the figure so it looks like Spider-Man is going bowling with his own head. Stee-rike!

You're right about the Kong line dropping like it's *not* hot, Matt. It seems most movie-based toy lines fail miserably these days. Pirates 2 seems to be selling well, and if they ever release a Maccus (the hammerhead guy- is it wrong that I know his name?) figure, I'll all be all over it.

Chestnuts roasted by Daniel85 @ 08/06/2006 11:55 PM EST

I like your post, spaz. I know what you mean about the mountains. After trips to visit family in Wales, I forget all the buses and trains breaking down and times it rained for 4 days straight, and just remember the perfectly breezy days in the mountains where you feel like there's no better place in the world.

Chestnuts roasted by Welsh Rabbit @ 08/07/2006 12:19 AM EST

God I love Target and their red clearance stickers. Congrats on the cheap Piranha, Matt.

Last figurine I bought was a Super Saiyan Vegeta, yesterday... Yeah I have about 50 of him already, but this one came with a sweet holographic card. Couldn't pass it up for under 7 bucks.

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 08/07/2006 12:21 AM EST

The last toys I bought was the Marvel Legends Galactus Series. Those are cool figures, but I stopped buying them because I'm broke plus I lack space.

I went to Wal-Mart today and they were swarming with Superman Returns toys. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before they're discounted if they're not already.

Yesterday I spent all day watchig "MTV Day 1" on VH1 Classic. In theory it's cool, but after hearing Phil Collins sing "In the Air Tonight" for the fifth time it can get annoying seeing the same videos.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 08/07/2006 12:22 AM EST

Two ounces of what?

Chestnuts roasted by Jessica Marie @ 08/07/2006 12:24 AM EST

That's the magic of Target. Screw Wal-Mart's deals, though having the upper-hand on action figure array. My Target's fairly close, so I frequent it, and I'm rarely disappointed. Their clearance aisles wonder all. Be it shampoo, deodorant, or a Megatron Christmas present for your brother, IT'S THERE.

The last toy I bought avoids rememberence, but the last ones I received were the View Askew "Inaction Figures" (they don't move) of the "Fly, Fat Ass, Fly!" Silent Bob and the "Stink Palm" Brodie.

It was a Holly Jolly Christmas.

Chestnuts roasted by ColonelCatsup @ 08/07/2006 12:40 AM EST

Wish I was near a Target; I've gotten some kick-ass DVD deals there. I picked up the double-disk Anniversary editions of the Rogers and Hammerstein musicals "State Fair" and "Oklahoma!" when I visted my best friend a few weeks ago for 21 dollars all together.

I haven't bought any actual action figures since I grabbed some "Revenge of the Sith" stuff from Toys R Us last year. I've bought stuffed animals and Sailor Moon dolls (the latter are on my desk now, keeping my computer safe from the Negaverse) in the last few months, but I'm still waiting for the Superman toys to come down.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 08/07/2006 12:50 AM EST

I was wondering that too, Jessica Marie, but was slightly afraid to ask.

Maybe Matt's trying to make a perfect Kool Aid flavor?

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 08/07/2006 12:51 AM EST

Last action figure purchased here? Frozone, on clearance at the Disney Store for $5. He goes nicely with the Syndrome and blue-suited Mr. Incredible I picked up a few days before that.

Last toy I bought, period, would have been some of the Cars die-casts. Mater, a Dinoco Lightning McQueen, and the King are all sitting on my desk (or will be, once I figure out where Mater went).

I loves me my Pixar, after all.

Where did this "two ounces" talk come from?

And I'm jealous of spaz. I just spent the day playing Kingdom Hearts II. I did see Over The Hedge for the first time today, though, and I think Matt was a bit harsh. It was actually good - amazing!

Chestnuts roasted by Paul @ 08/07/2006 01:11 AM EST

I have a King Kong poster on my wall but I haven't bought the DVD yet... I don't know why, I simply forget it.

Chestnuts roasted by yelinna @ 08/07/2006 01:20 AM EST

As a Transformers collector, my last action figure purchases were the TFs in the Cybertron line. Since I'm a college student, I've gone back to my ways in just getting the ones I like, such as Soundwave, Metroplex, and Primus. (yes, he turns into Cybertron and comes with the Omega Lock, which you need the 4 different Cyber Planet Keys for)

And spaz: Cool day and all, but RiD the #2 line after G1? Blasphemy. Sure it gave us the Fire Truck Optimus, the kickass Megatron that could transform into 7 different things, and the Build Team, but most of the rest of the figures were just plain unimaginable, and all the Predacons & Decepticons were recolors of Transmetal Beast Wars figures and the G1 Bruticus series. Plus, the dub show was just plain awful, and the recolor of Fortress Maximus was only in Japan!

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 08/07/2006 01:25 AM EST

Last action figure I bought was a Darkseid figure (Justice League animated version).
Got it for 7 bucks on eBay. woot.

Chestnuts roasted by Somethin' Funny @ 08/07/2006 01:44 AM EST

I love the Target $2.48 sticker!
Both the Pirates and Kong toy lines have definitely been underwhelming. If I could get a pencil box with angry dinosaurs fighting I would be all over it, but the action figures are totally ug. I'm sure if I look I'll find Orlando Bloom's face plastered across a spiral notebook, though.
I tend more toward the cutesy with my toys (PPG, Disney, Spongebob...I have a Bulbasaur pencil sharpener that I treasure) so I'm not all that hip to all the latest goods...I'm really looking forward to the new Harry Potter NECA stuff though.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 08/07/2006 02:02 AM EST

Just got home now (3:07 AM) from a whirlwind road trip to Montreal, the Gaspesie, and New Brunswick. Great times. And now I have lots and lots of XE to read and catch up on.

Nice buy on the Kong figure.

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 08/07/2006 02:07 AM EST

Those markdown sales are the best -- I scored the revamped MOTU slime pit, and a couple of those LEGO Transformers for a couple bucks a piece last year.

Chestnuts roasted by Review the World @ 08/07/2006 03:40 AM EST

Random song quiz! Just because I'm bored pouring over old CDs. It's somewhat related.....if you're willing to stretch the concept of "related" Nightcrawler's been a toy, and no doubt somewhere on earth was on sale.

I've got a Dungeon Master's guide
I've got a twelve-sided die
I've got Kitty Pryde, and Nightcrawler too
Waiting there for me
Yes I do
I do

Chestnuts roasted by ColonelCatsup @ 08/07/2006 03:44 AM EST

Something weird I think I have noticed is mention of Walmart having a supirior action figure section. Here, in South Bend, IN they are quite possibly the worst. For legitamate large chains that aren't dollar stores. We have a place very similar to walmart also called Meijer. Only in like 4 surrounding states I think, so I doubt you out there Matt (and others) or out the other there have 'em. They're wonderful. The only good thing about walmart is sometimes they have specials that other places don't, walmart exclusives. Or just some random thing no one else seems to have. But those times I can count on one hand.
Anyway, they have this Marvel Monsters box set at Walmart, with Werewolf By Night, Dracula, Frankenstien, and I Zombie. I haven't seen this thing even on the web or in magazines and there are only two sitting there, in only one of the 3 walmarts within reasonable driving distance. Weird.
Last toy I bought ... I cant remember. I've only had a little free cash lately and what I've had, I've allowed myself to buy this constructible pirate ship game called Pirates that no one I know plays. But the newest edition has Davey Jones, The Flying Dutchman, and various Gian Squid Kraken Monsters. And it's not Pirates of the Carribean either. Of course all those things are publicly known things, nothing orriginal there, but you know they did that on purpose. So anyway, I knew about the game (and the ships are real neat looking) but I said I wouldn't buy this until the unlikely event they had Krakens. Well... There you go. Now if only someone else around here played...

Chestnuts roasted by spooky @ 08/07/2006 03:58 AM EST

spooky, It is pretty rare, but Wal-Mart is in the market of rare, alternate action figures. When a line comes out, they commission a certain figure and have a different head carved by the sculptor, or a different suit, what have you. They're called Variants, and they're shipped like one per 15 boxes. Hence the hard-to-find, lack of sightings.

Though, if looking for obscurity, Kaybee Toys is a good place to hunt. They do the same thing.

Only place I've found a Captain Britain figure....

Chestnuts roasted by ColonelCatsup @ 08/07/2006 04:09 AM EST

Invader Norbert-
The dubbed RID anime was WONDERFUL.
And as far as action figures go,I'll always love G1,but it's pretty obivious RID=FTW. Search your heart,you know it's true.

And I fail to see the point of a music quiz where the answer is the most famous rock band in the world.

Chestnuts roasted by Kid Nicky @ 08/07/2006 07:20 AM EST

isn't that a weezer song or am I pulling that out of my ass?

Chestnuts roasted by bren @ 08/07/2006 07:43 AM EST

over the weekend I bought a diecast 1960's style batmobile

Chestnuts roasted by Geoffinsanity @ 08/07/2006 07:44 AM EST

I was holding out for the Kong Special Extended Director's Cut Collector's Hubba Hubba Edition, but I didn't know if it was truth or myth, and I found a good price for the 2-disc, so I gots it a while ago.
As for the Piranha fishy, he and his buddies are proeminently featured in the Kong game. Lost Adrien Brody's leg to one, once, but I'm pretty sure that was a bug, because he kept on walking afterwards.
And toys. Yeah, having a 6-month-old in the house does wonders for toy-buying excuses. Recently, I got a Lightning McQueen big pillow and a small plush that yells when you hit it (cute) and that tiny TMNT set that used to come with the first four DVDs.

On other news, finally saw Cars. Beautiful, stunning movie, and cute, but Over the Hedge was way funnier.

Chestnuts roasted by Roddy @ 08/07/2006 08:02 AM EST

Last action figure...I think it was one from the first Spiderman movie, with nerdy a nerdy Peter Parker who could squirt water instead of webbing and knock over stuff.

Chestnuts roasted by Jessica Marie @ 08/07/2006 09:03 AM EST

The one thing about those Target clearance stickers is that they are a bitch to remove. I guess that only matters if you are giving them as gifts, which I have. I recently decided that I am addicted to Target and now limit myself to once every week or two. I guess there are worse habits.

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 08/07/2006 10:06 AM EST

Having two young children of my own, both boys,I have all the excuses I need to buy all the cool toys. The one roadblock...the woman. Oh well, they still get cool stuff. Can't remember the last toys I purchased, but lately I've been checking out some new Robotech toys.

Chestnuts roasted by bad karma @ 08/07/2006 11:00 AM EST

This weekend I bought a Noid bendable at a yard sale...for only a quarter. I don't know what to do with it now, but I can't resist buying bright red things that only cost 25 cents.

Chestnuts roasted by Scooter @ 08/07/2006 11:13 AM EST

I can never buy action figures because I always have to buy 2. I mean, even though Kong has an enemy there to "battle", it's still not a fair fight. You'd have to get another Kong or full-size, standing dino to battle with him. I guess that toy you bought would work if you still took baths, but other than it's just not an even match

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 08/07/2006 11:40 AM EST

I love the Alternators line of Transformers. Masterpiece Starscream is on pre-order too. Last toy I got was the Hybrid Convoy (japanese op. prime) who's kinda fiddly, but hella poseable and nicely detailed.

yay transformers!

Chestnuts roasted by Blackavar @ 08/07/2006 11:57 AM EST

i just bought a whole mess load of ninja turtles for 10 bucks at a yard sale. i got at least 23 of them.

Chestnuts roasted by andrew @ 08/07/2006 12:42 PM EST

Just bought a Jack Sparrow figure for my desk at work. He now stands next to Optimus prime and Unicron (both miniature) and a very angry King Kong. Everybody I work with thinks I'm really screwed up in the head, but I think the same of them for having pictures of cats and "loved ones" on their desks.

Chestnuts roasted by TC Falcon @ 08/07/2006 01:07 PM EST

The only kong stuff that I bought were the creatures of skull island set and the dvd. I would have liked to get the skull island playset but I didn't, so meh.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 08/07/2006 01:31 PM EST

Last Figure (s)

Alt Prime, Roll Bar and Re-issue Blaster. Always buy 2 so I can open one up and leave the other in box, or I can have the robot mode and car mood on display.

Might by the Kiss Convoy, but that line just looks idiotic. But I need to have my shiny Alts/Bt's.

I actually really liked the RId line. My favorite had to be of course Prime and even the Omega Prime combo. However, Scourge I loved. Great mold, great colors. Looks like that's what thaey are using for the live action TF movie. Hopefully Bay will drop the flames. Fast and the Furios 5 this is not.

For all those who were so damn nice in the last thread, taking it one day at a time, but I had a fever last night, and today, but I HAD to come to work since I'm leaving to Vegas next week and have a shitload of things to get done.

At least I'm alive and I have a job, right? And a shitload of TF's so....

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Galvatron @ 08/07/2006 01:41 PM EST

I fail to see the need to call people out when they post part of what has to be this blog's and site's unofficial theme song.

And as for the other part of that comment, you've mistaken Weezer for Green Day.

"I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known, don't know where it goes, but it's home to me and I walk alone"

"and there's nothing wrong with me, this is how I'm supposed to be, in a land of make-believe that don't believe in me."

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 08/07/2006 01:50 PM EST

We had a parade this morning. The American Indian Exposition started here in town, and I snagged a small handful of candy. If you're in the area, come see the carnival, and watch some Native Americans dance. I wonder what sort of cheap crap will catch my eye this time. I'll eat a fried Twinkie or Snickers for the X, diabetes be damned. After the inevitable coma, I'll tell you guys if it was worth it.

I have RiD Prime, and he's in a tie with Cybertron Prime for favorite so far. But, when I finally get my grubby paws on a 20th anniversary Prime, then forget it. I need to get Primus, because Unicron is getting cranky, and I can't find the Marvel Galactus set 'round here.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 08/07/2006 02:20 PM EST

oh, and guilty pleasure - I kinda like the Star Wars transformers, for all their faults.

Chestnuts roasted by Blackavar @ 08/07/2006 02:24 PM EST

Hi, all!

Last toys I got: a few Cybertron TFs; Starscream, Override, and Buzzsaw. Plus a Storm Jet.
Also bought last week: a "Fightin' Gear" Raphael that was dirt cheap...

And then the wife returned home from her vacation and put a stop to it all

Chestnuts roasted by Papa Taz @ 08/07/2006 02:41 PM EST

I don't think I've bought a toy in a really, really long time, much less an action figure. But I bought a house, dammit! And it's actually a really, really big house. Which sucks. Because I have an entire room to put my toys in but I don't have any toys. And since I spent the weekend removing the fish pond in th back yard, I don't have any fish either. Just a big empty hole and a big empty room. Man, I suck.

Chestnuts roasted by LemurCat @ 08/07/2006 02:52 PM EST

Last toy I bought was the giant Spider-Man with 27 points of articulation, to go along with my big-ass Green Goblin. I must say the Goblin is alot cooler looking, with more detail. While the Spidey is kinda shitty (bad paint job, not as much detail) but hey now Gobey isn't so lonely.... need to get the Venom to complete the set.

Chestnuts roasted by Crassmonkey @ 08/07/2006 05:26 PM EST

Ok, I neglected to mention in my last post that the Cybertron figures I listed...I don't have yet, because of lack of funds. I did discover today that there is a new Unicron figure, this time a deluxe size and transforms into some kind of spaceship. There's also a new decepticon from the Giant Planet with the name Menasor who just looks plain cool.

On RiD...I forgot about Scourge, who really is one of my favorite RiD figures (even though he's a repainted G2 Powermaster Optimus). I also forgot the 3 Bullet Train figures that made up Rail Racer, which were also good quality and made a great gestalt form. My opinion on the dub is basically I liked the show (hell, I've seen every episode), but I didn't like how it was an anime as opposed to the kitschy 80s feel to G1 and the computer generated goodness of Beast Wars. I didn't like the main story to it, as there seemed to be several disjointed ones, like the rescuing of Koji's father (which took forever), all of the filler episodes with one-or-two shot characters, not to mention the entire character of T'AI, the only "female" in the entire series. Not to mention the introduction to the O-Parts, which unlocked Fortress Maximus, just came out of nowhere. The fact that this followed Beast Machines didn't really help either on quality comparison. I do give kudos to incorporating just about every figure that was released into the TV show, including recolors! (with the exception of holdovers from the Beast Machines line like Bruticus & Megatron Megabolt)

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 08/07/2006 06:08 PM EST

I have that set (yeah, I got it on clearance for the fish too)--and I had to return it twice; the stupid fish's mouth keeps breaking off. No wonder the kids don't like them (I also have the big Foetodon--it's supposed to "die" when you press the button, but it really just kind of hangs loose like a marionette all of the time).

Best purchase? A Unicron at Walmart--regular $80, got him for $15 or $20. I don't even have any other Transformers, but how oculd I pass that up?

Chestnuts roasted by Sean (fish guy) @ 08/07/2006 07:56 PM EST

I walked through the "boys" section of TRU today and what caught my eye that I had to go back and look at? That same figure Matt purchased for 2.48. I did a "Ha!" to myself, and noticed that ours were still 9.99. :o

Thanks for editing/deleting my post above, Matt.

Oh, I forgot that I spent 70 some odd bucks on a yet-to-be-released "statue" type figurine of Van from Gun X Sword... He's just so bad ass looking, it would've ripped my soul out if I wouldn't have ordered him! Gotta wait over a month for it though. *sigh*

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 08/07/2006 09:10 PM EST

The last figure(s) I bought were from the new Titanium Die Cast Transformers series. I picked up Unicron,Jazz,Beast Wars Megatron and War Within Optimus. I also picked up The Boogyman from the WWE's Ruthless Aggression line.

Chestnuts roasted by sonny @ 08/07/2006 11:57 PM EST

Pardon my not posting in a while, but I've had problems similar to what another blogger had recently. At any rate, i'm looking forward to Halloween, and to autumn in general. This is fixing to have been perhaps the worst summer in years for me, if not the worst ever. I've been working full time at McDonald's and i'm being pushed to the limit. Enough of that. I have a day off tommorrow, so i'll see if there's anything good at the Target. As advice for Darth Galvatron, just remember that these things can help us grow if we deal with them in a mature way. In the way of music, I recommend the Beach Boys. Depending on your mood, if you want to feel better, "Today!", "Summer Days", "All Summer Long" or "Party!" might fit; if you want something introspective or somber, try Pet Sounds or some of their late 60s or 70s output. All the best!

Chestnuts roasted by hoverbored @ 08/08/2006 12:42 AM EST

"In the garage where I belong, no one hears me sing this song..."

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 08/08/2006 12:51 PM EST

My latest toy? Primus, the transforming planet of Cybertron! Damn thing cost over fifty bucks (and i STILL haven't put batteries in him), but I saw him at K-Mart, and didn't even think twice about tossing him in my cart. Awesome. Just awesome.
Now, I've got Primus and Unicron in a battle to the death on my TV. Looks great!

Come to think of it, I've got a pile of the newest Transformers who need batteries. Looks like it's back to K-Mart today! (just hope they don't have Metroplex in stock. Even tho I can't afford him, you just know I'll buy him anyway)

(Did I mention that i LOVE the 'bold' tag?)

Chestnuts roasted by Erich @ 08/08/2006 02:03 PM EST