Sunday, December 17, 2017

450 - The Wehrmacht Was Overcompensating For Something, Running Over Your Child's Bliss, Luxury Abominations, Consult Your "Little Prince Travel Guide", Actually The Best Suit You'll Ever Own Is The One You Were Born In, and A Not-Epic Tale Of Christian Hyperbole

[8:30 AM] Mr. Blue:
[8:31 AM]
That's a big rat
The “Großes Ziel” tank
[8:34 AM] Mr. Blue:
Proposed by Krupp director Timo "Die Tool Mensch" Schneider
"Sir, the allies have broken past the oder... they're right outside of Berlin."
"You know what we need? More power argh argh argh!"
[8:37 AM]
Hehe
"Here's your problem!  You have part of this measured in short tons, part in long tons, and part in tonnes."
[8:39 AM] Mr. Blue:
Heheh
[8:41 AM]
"The Rat is totally impractical!  I propose this instead -"  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landkreuzer_P._1500_Monster
[8:42 AM] Mr. Blue:
Good lord!
Representing the apex of the German cartoonish artillery designs
[8:44 AM]
[8:45 AM] Mr. Blue:
I was just gonna link that
The Germans were nuts
[8:48 AM]
Yup
[8:49 AM] Mr. Blue:
I love the color image with the military guys all facing away from the camera



[9:04 AM]
Ugh...that was depressing...
(Commercial opens on garage band "Fries With That", about as talented as the majority of any early punk band.  Dad comes in, pulls the power.)
"Aww DAD!  I was just about to go into my solo!"
"Guess I was just in time, eh?"
(kids are crushed...)
(Image changes to a sparkling clean garage with a new vehicle backing in.)
(Voiceover) "Out with the old, in with the new!"
[9:06 AM]
(Me) "Crush your child's dream!  Then buy a new car!  Hey, where did you park the old car? It wasn't in this garage anyway, so you don't need the garage! But, nah...kick your kid out instead of letting him pursue his passion!  FU, dad!  But at least you got a new car! Out with the new, in with the old bastard!"
[9:08 AM] Mr. Blue:
I've seen that
The band name sort of alludes to the idea that the kids, being in a band, will be flipping burgers if they aren't already
[9:10 AM]
Yup
Good name though, despite that
I can hear the crowds shouting in 5 years
"We want! (clap clap clap!) Fries with That!"



[11:13 AM]
Remembered a joke I was writing half asleep...
...
Two women go to a nice singles bar.  The one is new to the dating scene but she confidently goes off by herself to talk to guys.  Her friend doesn't really have any luck, and they meet up at the end, no luck for the other either.
"You meet anyone good?"
"Well.  The first was really cute, but when I asked what he did, he said he was a pollster.  No way."
"Uh...Ok.  Anyone else?"
"Well, the second was a nice guy too, but he was a statistician.  Ugh!"
"...R-ight...  That it?"
"No, one more.  He was really great!  Handsome...funny..."
"But?"
"He was an accountant."
"I don't get it.  What was wrong with ANY of them?"
"Well, my mom said when I start into serious dating, never get involved with anyone involved in a counter culture."
(dodges eggs and tomatoes)
Still...it came out better than I expected.
[11:47 AM] Mr. Blue:
[12:05 PM]
Thank you, Mr. Blue.  That means a lot to me.
[12:06 PM] Mr. Blue:
Nah, it's a good joke
[12:07 PM]
:)
[12:17 PM] Mr. Blue:
Usually my half-asleep ideas seem ingenious at the time but are ridiculous in the light of day



[1:16 PM] Mr. Brown:
I would like a new Swamp Thing
[1:18 PM]
(high class sales attendant) "Excellent, sir.  Please, wade with me to the showroom.  Had you any particular features in mind?"
[1:19 PM] Mr. Brown:
Gotta be green with hints of brown
[1:21 PM]
"Green with hints of brown... Ah! I think I have something you'll like, sir. Verdant Monstrosities has a new “Behemoth” line for 2017.  They start at 8' - a bit large for some, but a classic heap and not as showy as a Morass “Gargantua”.  This way, please."
[1:20 PM] Mr. Blue:
LOL, Mr. Silver



[12:37 PM] Mr. Brown:
20 years ago, people thought they could hitch a ride on a comet with very nice shoes.
[12:40 PM]
I don't remember that, myself
[12:43 PM] Mr. Brown:
The Heaven's Gate thing
[12:43 PM]
Ohhh...those dips
Anniversary?
[12:43 PM] Mr. Brown:
Apparently their website is still up and is updated
[12:45 PM]
"Welcome to Heaven's Late - website of the guy who got a flat tire while out picking up groceries for the space flight on the Big Day."
"Pretty dead around the compound these days... BA doom CHISSSSSHHHH!  
But I can't complain too much -- I missed the comet, but I stiiiiiill have the bank account!"
[12:49 PM] Mr. Blue:
Hale-Bopp will return in a mere 2,300 years
[12:51 PM]
I'd find a new comet cult before I'd wait that long.
[12:55 PM] Mr. Brown:
The survivors say they are in contact with the departed. lol
[12:55 PM]
"Daily meditation sessions in the Holy of Holies pyramid aren't going well.  After not successfully hitching a ride on 2P/Encke in February, I was really hoping that an early start flagging down C/2015 ER61 would at least get me a telepathic "Maybe"."
How many survivors are left?
[1:10 PM] Mr. Brown:
I think 2
maybe 3
[1:13 PM] Mr. Blue:
Ran into "Louis Jordan" twice in wiki browsing today
  1. Swamp Thing”
  2. Clicking around comets, went to the 1811 comet, then clicked on a movie he did about it...or about a bottle of wine from 1811...I'm not sure.



[9:51 AM]
(Commercial) "The best suit you'll ever own is the one that you design yourself!"
I agree
Here's an example:
He just popped into my head during the commercial. I had to look Bowie SNL up to remember his name
[9:53 AM] Mr. Blue:
[9:53 AM]
Another excellent suit, Mr. Blue
[9:58 AM] Mr. Brown:
[9:59 AM]
The one looks like armor.
Heheh
[9:59 AM] Mr. Blue:
For when you've gotta draw attention away from your date's ET toes



[8:58 AM]
Got it!
Been waiting for that stupid commercial to come back on CNN for a couple weeks just to be sure I heard what they said right.
(Commercial starts playing...Buff blue-eyed Jesus wandering around dusty props and bland surroundings and beige townsfolk because lots of people who make Bible films think no one decorated or cleaned anything 'back then'.)
(Dramatic voice over)  "An epic story...from the dawn of history..."
Dude!   
Even if the dips who think the world is 6000 years old are right, Jesus didn't live anywhere near the dawn of history.
If 2017 were something like 2PM...It would be a (not-an-epic) story from about Noon.
And depending on who you ask...more like 12:45.
And if you are really generous with your definitions, more like 10 minutes after 1, but that's a stretch.
(…then after the weekend… - Mr. Silver)
Remember my rant last week about the Jesus story commercial and the line "an epic story from the dawn of history"?
Today's commercial said "An epic story from the dawn of time!"
ZOW!
It's a story from 31 Dec, 23:59:55

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