421 - Past The Prescent, Speaking The Queen's Englische, Pat The Designer To Life Get, "Monoliths - Australian For Apostles", and "Goonies 'R' Goy Enough"

[12:15 PM] Ms. Rose:

A chronic emailer uses this in their signature. Even when that phrase is spelled correctly, it still makes me want to punch something.
“Enjoy today-its is a gift==thats why it is called the PRESCENT!”

The pre-scent.

The smell that hits you before the actual smell particles do.

[12:17 PM] Mr. Silver:

Wow!

"Today-Its!  The new morning wake-up snack from General Mills!"

[12:21 PM] Mr. Blue:

Enjoy tomorrow, it will be a gift.  I know because I’m PRESCIENT.

[12:25 PM] Ms. Rose:

(rofl)

[12:35 PM] Mr. Silver:

(dog reading dog bottle of “Wet Fido” laundry detergent) "For tough pleasant smells, always remember to pre-scent your fabrics."

[12:25 PM] Ms. Rose:

:D

[12:58 PM] Mr. Silver:

"Today is a gift.  That's why it's called the present.  However today is a terrible gift, and it didn't come with a receipt, and you can't return it, and if you don't have it in the house when God visits He'll be upset, so you can't throw it out or give it away."

[1:01 PM] Mr. Blue:

Heheh

[1:03 PM] Ms. Rose:

"You also cannot re-gift it. Because no one sells Today! wrapping paper."

"Note: Today is also not an acceptable Toys for Tots donation. No kid under 12 really wants today."

[1:04 PM] Mr. Silver:

(God) "Hey guy!  What did you think of that 11/11 I gave you?  Pretty good huh?"

"Uhhhhh....wellll.  I didn't really like it.  It... well, I kind of regifted it."

"Regifted it?  To who???" 

"(waving) Hey-o!  How's it goin', Chief?" 

"YOU!" 

"11/11.  Hell of a gift that was.  GET IT?"

"This is so embarrassing..."

[2:13 PM] Mr. Blue:

Is it me or does it seem like a lot of the monarchs would've either not been fluent in their country's native language or at least would've spoken with an accent?

Not presently, but in the past

[2:15 PM] Mr. Silver:

That's true, yes

[2:15 PM] Mr. Blue:

Of course there's only a small time period where anyone would've even heard their voices

[2:16 PM] Mr. Silver:

England's beloved Richard the Lionhearted may have never even left France to visit England

[2:16 PM] Mr. Blue:

Exactly

I'm even looking more recently; like Marie Antoinette, who probably spoke Bavarian German

[2:17 PM] Mr. Silver:

But yeah. If you needed a royal, or a high level peer, and were coming up short at home, a lot of the time you'd tap the relatives in some other country.

[2:17 PM] Mr. Blue:

And these people would've had no direct contact with commoners to develop regional dialects

[2:18 PM] Mr. Silver:

"Your Majesty, we're right out of Greys, and we were wondering if we have a loose cousin in Austria who you could pop in the post?"

"Van Who?  Nevermind...tell him his name is Grey and put him on a carriage.  We'll have a boat waiting at Calais for him."

[2:21 PM] Mr. Blue:

I think the king of Greece, when they went to a monarchy briefly, was a German dude.

Imagine having a king that doesn't even look like anyone from your country.

Although it says here the German guy that was installed as the Greek king was also a distant descendant of the old Byzantine kings

[2:26 PM] Ms. Rose:

Wasn't there a British princess or something that became in charge of India and had never ever been there?

[2:26 PM] Mr. Blue:

Probably Victoria

[2:27 PM] Mr. Silver:

Definitely Victoria. They started calling her Empress because of India

[2:27 PM] Ms. Rose:

Wiki article is too long. We'll go with Victoria.

[2:27 PM] Mr. Blue:

Half the world is named after Queen Victoria. Or, rather, I think there's more places named after her or in her honor than anyone else, from Canada to Africa, India, and of course England

[2:28 PM] Mr. Silver:

More than half the high-end peerage of the western world is related to Victoria

WWI was quite irritating

[2:28 PM] Mr. Blue:

Heck even an era was named after her

Victorian

[2:28 PM] Ms. Rose:

Houses, dresses, attitudes...she's got it all!

[2:29 PM] Mr. Blue:

She was a big ol' broad and she liked to wield it

[2:34 PM] Ms. Rose:

So (happy news!) I did figure out how to play Candy Crush and keep my progress, without logging in to Facebook. But I kept that other cat game with the Engrish instructions. If you lose a level, it says: "Turn over. FAILURE. Turn of 5 available for the $."

[2:36 PM] Mr. Silver:

$ is very reasonable for the turn of 5. 

What rate the turn regrow in typical?

[2:37 PM] Ms. Rose:

"Pat the cat to life get."

"Can not be moved!" (What did I do!?)

"Please stroke the cat 114/300."

[2:44 PM] Mr. Silver:

I think cats might have written that game

[2:45 PM] Ms. Rose:

Would not surprise me.

[2:25 PM] Mr. Silver:

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/australia.apostles/

(followup from Mentalfloss)

Seems like 2005 was a rough year for ocean-based landmarks. That July, one of Australia's "Twelve Apostles," nine limestone monoliths off the southwest coast of Victoria, took a tumble into the ocean.

"Australians...who cannot count...have redubbed the remaining 8 monoliths "The 14 Apostles"."

[2:28 PM] Mr. Blue:

Heh

"That one's Judas, mate."

[2:29 PM] Mr. Silver:

"An goin' dahn the queue, there's Matt, Mark, Pete, Bart, Jude, Bruce, and Blue."

[2:30 PM] Mr. Blue:

So they lost Jack

[2:30 PM] Mr. Silver:

Too right

 

[2:36 PM] Mr. Blue:

Goonies House

(Fixed...shoulda checked the link.  This is the pic we started with. - Mr. Silver)
"The Goonies stand in solidarity with Israel"

[2:41 PM] Mr. Silver:

(Cyndi Lauper sings)

"Goy e-nough...for Jew is -

Goy e-nough...for me!

It's GOY e-noooough!

Goy e-ough for Mee-EE

Aye Aye Aye Aye AYE!"

I have to assume the guy up there painting knows he's on record as standing on the Walsh's roof.

[2:44 PM] Mr. Blue:

LOL

Goy enough......

[2:45 PM] Mr. Silver:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3108075/It-s-difficult-place-live-Owner-Goonies-house-reveals-s-harassed-1-000-fans-day-sleepy-town-braces-influx-visitors-movie-s-30th-anniversary.html

[2:46 PM] Mr. Blue:

The wishing well scene makes more sense now

“Mister, I need a ride. We just had a run in with these really disgusting people. You might've heard of 'em, the Liebermans?

"Don't say that! Never say that!  Goonies never say two-state solution!"

[2:51 PM] Mr. Silver:

Hehe

"Maybe there's stuff up there for us that we can keep from the oldsiders. Maybe there's some kitsch stuff!"

(Later)

"But what if? You guys... ...what if this map can lead to One-Eyed Weinstein's kitsch stuff?” “We wouldn't have to leave the Goon Docks."

[3:10 PM] Mr. Blue:

Sloth as a golem

[3:12 PM] Mr. Silver:

"Oy! You menschen!!!"

[3:21 PM] Mr. Blue:

"bullet holes the size of matzo balls!" doesn't even need changed

[3:21 PM] Mr. Silver:

Hehe

[3:22 PM] Mr. Blue:

Maybe Chunk is Jewish.

[3:22 PM] Mr. Silver:

Seriously? Yes, he's definitely Jewish

The film was released in Israel as "Chunk and the Goonies"

[3:23 PM] Mr. Blue:

Oh yeah... last name Cohen

I never noticed

[3:23 PM] Mr. Silver:

And a variety of other references, most obvious being his Hebrew school

[3:23 PM] Mr. Blue:

Ahhh

The actor's last name is Cohen too

[3:24 PM] Mr. Silver:

The actor even got a law degree.