Out of the Blue [Feb 25, 2008, 09:35 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Most years I talk about the Oscars in advance of the Academy Awards®™© and fail
to see the program itself. This year I failed to mention them (basically because
I lost track of when they were somewhere along the way), but did get coerced by
MrsBlue into watching the broadcast. Seems like we saw the appropriate picture
when we checked out No Country for Old Men, but as always, will end up
seeing whatever we see of the honorees after the fact (There Will Be Blood
is the only other choice I'm particularly worked up over).
| Oscar-worthy Links: | Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez. |
| Play: |
The Booze Test - Name
That Alcohol. Thanks User
Friendly. 97% (hic!). Fantastic Treasures. |
| Links of the Day: |
David Perry's Game
Industry Map 2.0. The Ebb and Flow of Movies Box Office Receipts 1986 - 2007. |
| Stories: |
Oscars Become Coen Country With 4 Wins and
Oscar
'08 TRIVIA. Golden Raspberry Awards. Man dies in cake-eating contest. Thanks Digg. Marie Antoinette prime suspect. |
| Science!: |
The orange, purple and green cauliflowers that scientists claim
could be healthier for you. Paper Cups Versus Styrofoam Cups Surprise Winner. Thanks Neatorama. |
| Image: | Giant Mario quilt -- a honey of a gamer crafter project. |
| Media: |
Star Wars IV: A Three Year Old's Summary. Frank Caliendo - doing Bush, De Niro, and more.... David Alan Grier talks about running the L.A. Marathon. |
Man dies in cake-eating contest.
The cake is no lie.....
must finish BioShock.....step away from the 360 and play BioShock on PC....
Why the fuck do you put the information on two different sides of the poster?Buy two CEs?
Yeah, it's tacky and cheap.
“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” -- Carl Sagan
Got my Sins of a Solar Empire: Collectors Edition box in the mail today.
Great stuff.
Except the Tech-tree poster. Why the fuck do you put the information on two different sides of the poster? Tat defeats the purpose of a poster! argh. I hate it when people do that crap!
Alternating Logo (GreaseMonkey script):
http://www.ualr.edu/szsullivan/scripts_/BluesNewslogo.user.js
Great stuff.
Except the Tech-tree poster. Why the fuck do you put the information on two different sides of the poster? Tat defeats the purpose of a poster! argh. I hate it when people do that crap!
Alternating Logo (GreaseMonkey script):
http://www.ualr.edu/szsullivan/scripts_/BluesNewslogo.user.js
I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.
- W. C. Fields
- W. C. Fields
your wife? I'm still googly over it
Steam + PSN: PHJF
Blue, you might want to keep the missus away from Eastern Promises... my wife's still googly over it. 
"We can do this one of two ways. There's the hard way, which involves hours of discussion, tons of negotiation, half a dozen bribes, and no guarantee of success."
"What's the easy way?"
"Liberally placed high explosives."
"What's the easy way?"
"Liberally placed high explosives."
Got a 91% Should have scored higher, but the test got hung in the middle, and I clicked on an answer to "unhang" it. And I needed a second hint for one of them ...
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There are 3 kinds of people in the world; those who understand math, and those who don't ...
There's no place like 127.0.0.1
I thought it was interesting how much peakier the graph got as the years went on. This jives with how I remember it, though. I remember when Home Alone came out, and it was still in the theaters six months later. Sure enough, the graph has domestic box office info for that movie for almost a year. That never happens anymore.
This comment was edited on Feb 25, 17:35.
This comment was edited on Feb 25, 17:35.
85% here - kind of a fun quiz.
Kittens!
I scored 95, but I didn't take any hints. I got the martini one wrong because I said vodka, which in fact does come very regularly in a martini glass and isn't a martini per se.
You are correct. Same one I got wrong.
After reading the hints - then I would have got it right.
Stupid.
must finish BioShock.....step away from the 360 and play BioShock on PC....
I scored 95, but I didn't take any hints. I got the martini one wrong because I said vodka, which in fact does come very regularly in a martini glass and isn't a martini per se.
"You know, the best part of the best drug in the world isn't the high. It's the moment just before you take it. The dice are dancing on the table. Between now and the time they stop, that's the greatest high in the world."
- Walter Abrams
"You know, the best part of the best drug in the world isn't the high. It's the moment just before you take it. The dice are dancing on the table. Between now and the time they stop, that's the greatest high in the world."
- Walter Abrams
I don't drink at all but I know a lot about it from Modern Marvels, so a lot of those questions seemed easy...
Steam + PSN: PHJF
I scored 150 proof. Surprising that I even knew that much about booze when I rarely venture outside the realm of beer for the occasional White Russian.
Jim
I also got 97% on the booze quiz. I missed gin and mojito, but got everything else on the first clue. Not bad for a blackout drunk!
I never quite got the appeal of Ben Stiller either. I'd say his last good movie was either Zero Effect or Flirting With Disaster. Lotta duds since then. But at least he's not Adam Sandler.
I never quite got the appeal of Ben Stiller either. I'd say his last good movie was either Zero Effect or Flirting With Disaster. Lotta duds since then. But at least he's not Adam Sandler.
"Thank god I wore underwear today."
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You must not have followed the link, because no one could say that fresh off a blast of Blue Steel.
My brain shuts off if Stiller is brought up and doesn't allow me to click anything in the general area....same with Zoolander.
must finish BioShock.....step away from the 360 and play BioShock on PC....
A fan!? Of Zoolander?
Stiller is a dolt.
You must not have followed the link, because no one could say that fresh off a blast of Blue Steel.
Or did you think I was too stupid to know what a eugoogooly was?
Stephen "Blue" Heaslip
Blue's News Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, El Presidente for Life
Blue's News Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, El Presidente for Life
Yes that Ebb and Flow site was very interesting.
Very cool.
I hadn't realized previously how big of a summer 1989 was for movies!
Actually, since 89, movies have really picked up in the summer. Some great years in the early 90s, and some great movies.
must finish BioShock.....step away from the 360 and play BioShock on PC....
For Blue and othr Zoolander fans like myself:
http://www.digg.com/celebrity/Why_is_Ben_Stiller_is_the_man_PIC
A fan!? Of Zoolander?
Stiller is a dolt.
Acting? um, ok.....
nin you heathen.
must finish BioShock.....step away from the 360 and play BioShock on PC....
For Blue and othr Zoolander fans like myself:
http://www.digg.com/celebrity/Why_is_Ben_Stiller_is_the_man_PIC
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4zXIyyaJss&NR=1
89% on the booze test (I admit I had 2-3 lucky guesses)
“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” -- Carl Sagan
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