Jack Squat's Justlessly Juxtaposed Random Banter #101

[Dallas-Dakota]

Bake delicious cookies?


Honestly, what did you expect from the cookiemonster... Or maybe pancakes I guess.... And in dutch, koeken = cookies, and pancakes = pannekoeken, so my culture has them like, as a subspecie of cookies or something....

[Kneenibble]

Those were the days? With a sarcastic sigh?
That makes me angry.
You haven't studied Hamlet?
That makes me angry.
I will have such revenges on you both that all the world shall - I will do such things - what they are yet I know not, but they shall be the terrors of the earth!

May I recommend dust?
Dust?

[Cristo Meyers]

Situations like these are why I keep a) microwave taquitos lying around or b) turkey bacon for sandwiches. Neither take more than a few minutes in the microwave.

Side note: since folks have expressed interest (and to help keep my lazy butt in gear), I started a blog to keep track of progress on my book. It's here

[Thufir]

Dunno. For forum activity I usually seperate the world into three time zones.
The USA, The Netherlands and GB(Great Britain)(Which is where I am and which is practically GMT) and Australia and NZ.
The latter just seems to be having the least active playgrounders or something, I dunno....

I just think of it as the Correct Time (Britain) and Other People's Time.

[Nychta]

Blame the English curriculum that we have over here.

I haven't studied Hamlet, but we're studying the Matrix, and I don't expect to be literate for another two years.

[bosssmiley]

*falls back into the Playground*

What? I totally haven't been gone for like a week...really!

So, I'm hungry, short on money for take-out, and I don't want to cook what we have in the house.

Suggestions?

Sounds like you need comfort food, something warming, soothing and - above all - easy to do:

Welsh rarebit
Macaroni cheese
Spaghetti bolognese
Cream of tomato soup with crusty bread
...

Blame the English curriculum that we have over here.

I haven't studied Hamlet, but we're studying the Matrix, and I don't expect to be literate for another two years.

SRSLY?

And I thought that NZ had more respect for the traditional way of doing things. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

[Cristo Meyers]

I don't think I had a class that got seriously into Hamlet until I was a Senior in college...

In between we studied Anne Rice, Stephen King, a slew of classical authors like Dickens (*vomits*), and a couple contemporaries.

[Thufir]

At GCSE, we did a thing comparing themes or something in one scene each from The Matrix, Gladiator and Monty Python's Holy Grail
Hamlet we did for AS.

[Uncle Festy]

I haven't studied Hamlet, but we're studying the Matrix, and I don't expect to be literate for another two years.

Seriously?
You're studying The Matrix?
That sounds like the coolest and worst school at the same time.

*falls back into the Playground*

What? I totally haven't been gone for like a week...really!

So, I'm hungry, short on money for take-out, and I don't want to cook what we have in the house.

Suggestions?

Eat your leg! Eat your leg!

[Griever]

Blame the English curriculum that we have over here.

I haven't studied Hamlet, but we're studying the Matrix, and I don't expect to be literate for another two years.

The Matrix? Hmmm, interesting choice.

We studied Hamlet last year (Senior year in High School, although it was a college-level class, about sophomore level) and I loved the book. You should definately read it alongside any English classes you're taking.

[Nychta]

Seriously?
You're studying The Matrix?
That sounds like the coolest and worst school at the same time.

Exactly. We get to watch an awesome movie, but the teacher also rabbits on about the pattern on the chairs and the cartoon shots and the relation to the message, or, pardon me, the theme in the movie. *groan*

[Kneenibble]

Exactly. We get to watch an awesome movie, but the teacher also rabbits on about the pattern on the chairs and the cartoon shots and the relation to the message, or, pardon me, the theme in the movie. *groan*

The teacher rabbits on?
...white rabbits on?

I suspect your teacher is an Agent, or a drug user.

[Nychta]

The teacher rabbits on?
...white rabbits on?

I suspect your teacher is an Agent, or a drug user.

I think you're probably right. And..
Well, my ICT teacher is Ms Smith. We call her Agent Smith.

[Thufir]

I think you're probably right. And..
Well, my ICT teacher is Ms Smith. We call her Agent Smith.

A friend of mine once had a drama teacher called Mr. Anderson. Sadly my friend's Hugo Weaving impression was decidedly sub-par.

[DraPrime]

I think you're probably right. And..
Well, my ICT teacher is Ms Smith. We call her Agent Smith.

Has she ever said "Mr. Anderson" in a really drawn out voice? Cus if so she's the real Smith!

[Dihan]

Those were the days? With a sarcastic sigh?
That makes me angry.
You haven't studied Hamlet?
That makes me angry.
I will have such revenges on you both that all the world shall - I will do such things - what they are yet I know not, but they shall be the terrors of the earth!

May I recommend dust?
Dust?

I've studied Hamlet - I passed the exam. The sigh was signifying the end of my English Literature days.

Sorry if I offended you.

[Kneenibble]

I've studied Hamlet - I passed the exam. The sigh was signifying the end of my English Literature days.

Sorry if I offended you.

My good man, forgive my histrionics. My offense was a feint to set up the King Lear quote. You remain in my esteem.

[Kneenibble]

Also, I'm sorry to double-post, but this routine is giving me such pleasure right now that I want to share it with the world.

The Classic "Who's On First" Routine

[Rawhide]

As far as movies to study for their intricacy, message and theme, you really should be studying 12 Monkeys. The director went all out for that one, wasting a whole day of shooting for a 5 second shot because the hamster wouldn't run. Because of this, they now call his dedication to detail "The Hamster Factor".

[Nychta]

As far as movies to study for their intricacy, message and theme, you really should be studying 12 Monkeys. The director went all out for that one, wasting a whole day of shooting for a 5 second shot because the hamster wouldn't run. Because of this, they now call his dedication to detail "The Hamster Factor".

I think that's the one that my science teacher is trying to arrange a viewing of, in-class. Did I mention that we never get any work done in science, and that my mocks are in two days? *pulls hair out*

[Almighty Salmon]

So, maybe some of you people remember that rant I made about the people who bullied me a long time ago. Well, after a year they're back, and aggressively knocking on my windows and doors at 3am. Joy.

I've called the police and they should be here soon. Still, I'm freakin' scared.

[Semidi]

I've studied in college English classes: The Matrix, Blade Runner, Memento, Neuromancer, Philip K. ****, Into the Wild, Grizzly Man, and Hamlet.

God I love college.

[Rawhide]

I've studied in college: The Matrix, Blade Runner, Memento, Neuromancer, Philip K. ****, Into the Wild, Grizzly Man, and Hamlet.

God I love college.

Notably absent from that list is Fight Club...

[Tragic_Comedian]

Puff the Magic Dragon is NOT about drugs!

[Semidi]

Notably absent from that list is Fight Club...

I should complain to my dean. My education is lacking.

[Nychta]

Notably absent from that list is ...

Is what? What's missing?

[ZombieRockStar]

As far as movies to study for their intricacy, message and theme, you really should be studying 12 Monkeys. The director went all out for that one, wasting a whole day of shooting for a 5 second shot because the hamster wouldn't run. Because of this, they now call his dedication to detail "The Hamster Factor".

Really? Gilliam never really struck me as a perfectionist of that sort. I figured that if something like that happened during filming, he'd just go with it and have a still hamster in the shot. Maybe just cause some of his stuff has such a random quality that you think that some of it just "happened" and he left it in. Huh.

Hehe...according to imdb, Gilliam gave Bruce Willis a list of "Bruce Willis Acting Clichés" he wanted Willis to avoid. Freaking win. (Of course, I haven't seen this one yet, so I don't know if it actually improved Willis's acting or not...I'll have to watch it sometime)

Also, I'm sorry to double-post, but this routine is giving me such pleasure right now that I want to share it with the world.

The Classic "Who's On First" Routine

I see your Abbot and Costella and raise you a Slappy and Skippy (wow...this is more funny now that I know all the musicians being parodied. Heh...Country Joe & the Fish).

@V: Thanks. I try to put a bit of effort into finding a meaningful quote from whoever I'm using as my avatar. I especially like this one.

[Tragic_Comedian]

Zombie Rock Star, I love your sig quote.

[Rawhide]

Is what? What's missing?

A movie that got an R18+ rating (for violence) in Australia and New Zealand (as well as most other countries), so it won't be in your school curriculum.

[Nychta]

A movie that got an R18+ rating (for violence) in Australia and New Zealand (as well as most other countries), so it won't be in your school curriculum.

Aww, that sucks. So... maybe university?