renku

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104 so far of 365 days of my life.

Saw the Watchmen movie last night. I was fairly happy with how they handled the movie overall. The costumes had been released almost a year ago, so the overall shock and distaste of the "newer" Hollywood plastic look had worn off. The side plots of the Black Freighter and even the people at the newstand were cut, mostly to save screen time I suppose, the running time was nearly three hours. The story did feel somehow more linear than the comic, but they did manage to take the "episodes" of the comic and incorporate them into the movie. I was surprised to see the movie was made to be more violent than the comic, an unnecessary change I feel. The only way they would have been able to be completely faithful to the comic, would have been a miniseries, which would be possible with todays budgets.

I am willing to recommend this movie and I'm curious to see what the non-fan reaction will be.

the INRB challenge!
1. Type the phrase "I'm not racist, but... " into your LJ (don't post yet!)
2. Grab a book at random. Not a magazine, not a pamphlet, not a flyer, but a real actual book. With an ISBN and everything.
3. Turn to page 23. (If it doesn't have a page 23, go back to step 2, 'cause that's not a real book. )
4. Go down 7 lines.
5. Complete the sentence from step 1 with the first sentence on that line.
6. Post the results in the comments to this thread, then repost the challenge to your own LJ (giving yours truly credit, of course).
7. Enjoy the cascade of weirdness.

"I'm not a racist but, the poison was transmitted to humans through the milk of cows."

Lincoln the Unknown, Dale Carnegie

$28 419 469.60

The rough amount I want back from the Conservative Party of Canada.
Based on $1.95 a vote, and three elections that is the rough amount they have collected on the new campaign financing from 2004. By getting rid of this Stephen HArper is indicating his party did not need this money. As a result I feel he owes us, the taxpayers of Canada $28 419 469.60.

From the desk of:
Mr.charles duke
Forign remettence Manager
Bank of Scotland, Isle of Man
41 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh, EH12 0BR , London
England .UK


Attention:Beneficiary

Sir,

ALIVE OR DEAD

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the first
quarter of the year 2008 , we discovered that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors has been changed on the bases that the owners have died some time last year or has given out an authorization note of change of data.
After the investigations however, it was revealed that there are
Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired Staffs to make this
changes illegally without the concept of the Bonafide Benefactor and one traced to your own change is this Mr Rick Jones who said you are dead, hence they have forwarded some documents of funeral service held for you so as to divert your fund.

They have also forwarded this bank account below as the new account that will receive this money.
Bank: Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road , Central - Hong Kong
Account Name: Rick Jones
Account Number: 235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: HASEHKHH

But we want to confirm if actually this is true and hence decide to
write to your email address which after 2 days from now and there is
no response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the transfer.

If proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please forward to us
all the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone
number, contact address.

--

This would almost be fun to waste some stamps sending them random junk mail or dirty diapers or something fun like that.

http://www.brucefacts.com/

Like don't F*ck with chuck, but for Bruce Campbell instead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX9shr_Pq2I

This is just very addictive...

Let's waterboard Roberto Gonzales.

He maintains that the practice of waterboarding is not torture. Now we can't seem to get any answers out of him, so maybe the investigators just need to be more persuasive. Now its not torture, so I can't imagine him being upset by it, and maybe we can get an answer beyond, I do not recall.

Computers like icecream, especially strawberry so scoop it on.

It is no laughing matter to Jay Leno. The "Tonight Show" host and NBC Studios have sued humor editor Judy Brown and her publishers in U.S. District Court, claiming that her collection of joke books has profited from material filched from his standup routines. Leno and other comics, including Rita Rudner, are seeking unspecified damages and a permanent injunction against Brown's 19 books - mainly compilations of jokes by comedians including Ellen DeGeneres, Joan Rivers and Jerry Seinfeld, according to the lawsuit. "Her books credit the comedians who wrote the jokes, which only serves to make the copyright violations more egregious: The books sell precisely because they include jokes by famous comedians," the lawsuit claims. "Ms. Brown has even sent representatives to comedy clubs to record comedians' routines, so she can then copy the jokes into her books and profit from the original comedic works of others," according to the lawsuit. Brown's books include "The Funny Pages," "Funny You Should Know That" and "Joke Soup."

http://www.timessquaregossip.com/2006/12/jay-leno-sues-author-judy-brown.html

Even more ironic during the writer's strike I would think. Maybe it was just promotional material she was publishing, like on the internet or DVD extras.

and a Merry Chris-my-ass to all

Sure its a Banana, but when does the coliseum open?

Mandarin Oranges arrive, shortly before flu season begins, coincidence? I think not!

Fighting with you is like fighting with a pig. Either way you get dirty, but the pig always enjoys it.

The only thing worse than a late bus is an early bus.

The blue cow barks at midnight.

I swear by god i will release the monkeys!

Which sci-fi crew would you best fit in with? (pics) created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Heart of Gold (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) You are a light and humorous person. No one can help but to smile to your wit. Now if only the improbability drive would stop turning you into weird stuff. Nebuchadnezzar (The Matrix) 81% Heart of Gold (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) 81% Deep Space Nine (Star Trek) 81% Serenity (Firefly) 69% Moya (Farscape) 69% Millennium Falcon (Star Wars) 69% Galactica (Battlestar: Galactica) 69% Bebop (Cowboy Bebop) 63% Babylon 5 (Babylon 5) 56% SG-1 (Stargate) 56% Andromeda Ascendant (Andromeda) 50% FBI's X-Files Division (The X-Files) 50% Enterprise D (Star Trek) 31%

I still gots all my teeths!

*Rattles jar full of teeth*

You covet my icecream bar!