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Mrsnakepit_tiny by Jim McLennan on

The usual opportunity to randomly ramble about whatever you want. Topics may include, but are certainly not limited to:

  • How excited you are about SnakePitFest on Saturday? Are you dressing up, 80's style?
  • The ongoing Olympics. Do you think anyone will ever break Phelps' record of eight gold medals?
  • Anyone see Tropic Thunder this weekend? Or any other flick?

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Off Day randomness

1.) Mega-excited! I get to see the DBacks, I’ll get an Eric Byrnes Bobblehead to go with my Matt Williams Bobblehead, I get to spend time with the Kishis, I’ll have an opportunity to go to Chipotle, and it’s like a vacation! Probably not going to dress up 80s-style, tho, as we’ve discussed, my 81 year old Mom will be dressed “80s style”. Teehee.
 
2.) Michael Phelps is an awesome athlete and I don’t think anyone will ever break that record. Didn’t he win every race he was in? So the best somebody could do would be to tie the record?

3.) No movies for me this weekend. Choices at the theater were limited, and there were baseball games and Olympics to watch.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 18, 2008 11:31 AM EDT   0 recs

Nah, I’m not dressing up. I was born in the middle of the ‘80s, so I can’t pretend to know what was happening. Giant glasses and parachute pants or something.

by Azreous on Aug 18, 2008 11:43 AM EDT   0 recs

Same here.

And I still maintain that the best thing to come out of the 80s was me anyway, so….

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 18, 2008 2:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Actually...

I’M the best thing to come out of the 80’s.

Chris Burke hot at the plate? Small sample size.

by Zephon on Aug 19, 2008 12:13 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+4!

Much cooler than my suggestion of My Little Pony :D

by snakecharmer on Aug 19, 2008 12:16 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1!

Way better than either of those losers…

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 19, 2008 12:17 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Word up

so many cool things from the 80’s and early 90’s, I could probably make a good four or five mini-series about it with everyone’s favorite comedians, musicians, and random celebrities!

Yub, yub!

by soco on Aug 19, 2008 12:18 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I’m holding out for retrospectives about retrospectives- “VH1 Presents: I Remember Remembering the 80s!”

Though I’d like to start producing pre-emptive specials. I’ve got some good material for “I Love the 2030s” already.

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 19, 2008 12:20 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The best ones

were the 80’s part one and two, and if they had just been patient and done the 90’s now, it would have been golden.

Yub, yub!

by soco on Aug 19, 2008 12:22 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Good I guess

she’s out with a friend.

Yub, yub!

by soco on Aug 19, 2008 12:25 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Feeling any better?

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 19, 2008 12:26 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh yeah, yeah

apparently rest was all she needed.

Yub, yub!

by soco on Aug 19, 2008 12:27 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Glad to hear it.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 19, 2008 12:28 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

What's going to be REALLY funny....

….is trying to find a snappy title for this decade.

“I Love The….. Errr…. Ohs? Aughts??”

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 19, 2008 12:28 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I love the millenium

I guess.

Yub, yub!

by soco on Aug 19, 2008 12:29 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I Love the New Millenium, to be exact.

Yes, they’re already making them.

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 19, 2008 12:29 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Bam

this either proves I’m a pyschic or solidifies the argument that I work for VH1.

Yub, yub!

by soco on Aug 19, 2008 12:30 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'll support whichever theory leads to burning someone at the stake

Could go either way here.

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 19, 2008 12:31 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hmm.....

this was a “Great Minds Think In Marginally Similar Fashions” moment.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 19, 2008 12:32 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Either way, sucks to be you.

If you work for VH1, that just sucks.

If you’re psychic, eh…. the government’s probably coming for you right now.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 19, 2008 12:31 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I already know

they’re on their way…but I’m two steps ahead thanks to my voice in the sky connection through my cellphone!

Yub, yub!

by soco on Aug 19, 2008 12:32 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hmm.....

may I recommend a site that may save you?

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 19, 2008 12:33 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It worked for this guy:

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 19, 2008 12:34 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I was going

more for Eagle Eye, but I guess that works too.

Yub, yub!

by soco on Aug 19, 2008 12:35 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

I was going to say me, but you’re right.

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 19, 2008 12:18 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Of course I am

and I didn’t even get to Back to the Future.

Yub, yub!

by soco on Aug 19, 2008 12:19 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Dunno.....

Raiders of the Lost Ark came out in the 80s, too. I would just say “Indiana Jones”, since Raiders is the best one and Last Crusade is my personal favorite, but… um, that would include Temple of Doom. :-\

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 19, 2008 12:30 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I finally saw Batman this weekend. Good stuff. I still don’t like how he does the deep voice when he has the Batman suit on.

by Adam1 on Aug 18, 2008 12:57 PM EDT   0 recs

That irritated

The hell out of Mrs. SnakePit, who spent the entire movie wanting Batman to clear his throat. You’d think with all his wonderful toys, he could afford a ten buck voice-changer from Toys R Us… :-) But otherwise, it kicked butt.

We didn’t see too much over the weekend, thanks to running shows on Friday and Saturday. Did watch The Brave One, in which Jodie Foster goes all vigilante. Not bad, though with a rather dim view of the criminal justice system. Did watch a couple of eps of BBC America series Primeval, which was kinda like Stargate with dinosaurs, and a lot of fun.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 18, 2008 1:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah it was good though. I was never a fan of Ledger, but he totally stole the movie.

I also watched War, which was very disappointing. I dont want to see Jet Li shooting people, anyone can do that. And I watched Breach, which was pretty good. Trying to work my way through my dvd collection

by Adam1 on Aug 18, 2008 3:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Know that feeling

Things have not been helped by the arrival of Tivo, so we can now easily tape things off cable, as well as get DVDs… Sorry to hear about War: than one appealed, as we like both Jet Li and Jason Statham, but yeah, Li using a gun is a waste of time.

And welcome to the Pit!

by Jim McLennan on Aug 18, 2008 4:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks. I’m actually just ‘back’. I was on here before but didn’t reserve my name in time… even though we had fair warning.

by Adam1 on Aug 19, 2008 12:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

And who were you in your previous posting life?

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 19, 2008 3:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Just Adam. Someone else reserved it. I been around, just never got to making a new account

by Adam1 on Aug 19, 2008 5:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The Batman voice did wear

I know a lot of people talk up Jack Nicholson’s Joker, but to me, it’s his portrayal is “Jack Nicholson playing the Joker”, whereas Ledger was just the Joker. If that distinction makes any sense. Definitely the highlight of the movie.

I was disappointed in War, too- I saw it a few months ago, about the same time I saw Chaos, both movies that left me somewhat disappointed in Jason Statham. I’m hoping The Bank Job and Death Race will be enough to redeem him in my eyes.

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 18, 2008 4:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The Bank Job....

It was good, not great but a solid movie. Jason Statham has been one of my favs too, but he’s not Turkish in the Bank Job either. Death Race, ehhh, I don’t know.

One note on the new Joker versus the Nicholson villain. I know that because Heath Ledger did a fantastic job, people are quick to name him the best ever. While that may be true (its debateable), you can’t compare the two characters. Ledger’s version had a better script, director and the hype surrounding what the Dark Knight was going to be. It’s not fair to Jack to punish him for Tim Burton’s idea of the Joker, or that Chris Nolan gave Heath that much more to work with.

Eric SanInocencio
Host -- Baseball Digest Daily Live
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/baseballdigestdaily

by Eric SanInocencio on Aug 18, 2008 5:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The voice was actually digitally modified to be deeper.

It bothered me at first, but not so much that it ruined the movie.

Chris Burke hot at the plate? Small sample size.

by Zephon on Aug 19, 2008 12:16 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah it was still good and it was worse last time when there was no Joker to steal the movie

by Adam1 on Aug 19, 2008 12:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The gravelly Batman voice

got on my nerves. And I saw it three times. :-\

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 18, 2008 6:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The Batvoice

reminds me of the trailer for The House Bunny at the 1:09 mark.

Yub, yub!

by soco on Aug 18, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Movies

Funny you mention movies, but me and the wife decided to just rent because the excitement was lacking for this week’s new releases. I’m actually pretty pumped about the movie Traitor coming out with Don Cheadle. I’ll be seeing that in a few weeks.

We brought home Rambo, and watched people get blown up for an hour and a half. Other than that, we were busy watching the Olympics. Is it just me, or is Shawn Johnson under four feet tall? I love rooting for her, but damn she’s tiny. Thanks for coming on the show again Jim. It was a blast.

by Eric SanInocencio on Aug 18, 2008 1:56 PM EDT   0 recs

I actually watched Rambo this weekend as well. Man was that a stupid movie. Perhaps the worst movie I’ve seen this year. I think it would have been better if they would have done it with a smirk, realizing all along how stupid it was. But nope, it was played with a straight face.

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Aug 18, 2008 1:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I Know....

It was mindless, and to me hilarious to watch a 60-year old did into the company ink (what movie?) for a final run as John Rambo. It is what it is, and I wasn’t expecting much more. We all knew that going in.

Eric SanInocencio
Host -- Baseball Digest Daily Live
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/baseballdigestdaily

by Eric SanInocencio on Aug 18, 2008 2:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I've heard somebody tell me

that it was THE single most violent movie they had EVER seen.

And this is someone who loves violent movies, too.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 18, 2008 2:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ummmmm

Pretty much, yes. The mixture of blood and the jungles of Burma provided for a wonderful high definition experience. If you don’t mind limbs being blown off every 5 minutes.

Eric SanInocencio
Host -- Baseball Digest Daily Live
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/baseballdigestdaily

by Eric SanInocencio on Aug 18, 2008 3:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I heard that

there were graphic scenes of children getting beheaded and dismembered and such.

I’m a fan of action movies and video games, but I count my lucky stars that excessively graphic violence still repulses me. For example, I still cry during the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan everytime I watch it.

My little sister, OTOH, is the polar opposite; she couldn’t care less.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 18, 2008 4:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sorry,

not to get preachy or anything. Just sayin’.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 18, 2008 5:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hmmm...

I’d have to go Far East for the most violent movies I’ve ever seen.
The Story of Ricky, is likely up there, featuring a martial-arts battle where a fighter uses his own intestines as a weapon. Ichii the Killer deserves mention too, and Shogun Assassin, probably has the most arterial spray [it’s the US compilation of two movies in the Lone Wolf and Cub series, with all the plot removed but none of the fights…]

by Jim McLennan on Aug 18, 2008 3:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

They made Lone Wolf and Cub movies?

I’ll have to see if I can track those down. I read the comics, and they were pretty entertaining.

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 18, 2008 4:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

LOL she’s 4’9". :)

Welcome to the ’Pit!

by snakecharmer on Aug 18, 2008 2:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

When

they interviewed Shawn in the Beijing studio on NBC, she was sitting on the sofa, and her feet didn’t touch the floor. She makes my sister feel tall. (And she’s 4’11!!)

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 18, 2008 2:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm 5'5 (and a half),

my little brother is 5’7, my dad is 5’6, my mom is 5’2, and my sister is 4’11.

So, yeah. Of course, part of the reason my sister is so short is because she had knee surgery to dig out the growth plates in one leg.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 18, 2008 2:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ouch.

that does not sound pleasant.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 18, 2008 2:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah,

she was born w/ one leg an inch shorter than the other, so she had surgery on the longer leg when she was 13 or something.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 18, 2008 2:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yipes.

I have successfully avoided surgery on my knees so far…but that won’t last much longer.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 18, 2008 3:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Why?

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 18, 2008 4:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Remember that knee injury?

I barely avoided tearing my ACL. I have very little cartilage in both knees, and my doctor thinks a torn meniscus in the left.

If I get to 21 without knee surgery, I’ll be lucky…and at this point, I might get one day out of the month where I’m not in pain or taking large amounts of ibuprofen to avoid it.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 18, 2008 5:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yuck!

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 18, 2008 6:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I may need knee surgery in my right knee

At some point in the near future, at the very least.

Chris Burke hot at the plate? Small sample size.

by Zephon on Aug 19, 2008 12:09 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Join the club.

I think we’re getting t-shirts.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 19, 2008 12:10 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

My nana

takes her wig off when she’s drunk. Can I have a t-shirt?

Yub, yub!

by soco on Aug 19, 2008 12:13 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I cracked my left wrist once.

Can I have a shirt too?

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 19, 2008 12:35 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ya'll know you all lose to me

on surgeries. I get the whole wardrobe. ;)

by snakecharmer on Aug 19, 2008 12:37 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hmmm....

I’ve had some surgeries on my ears, when I was really little, and some other surgeries that I’d rather not get into…

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 19, 2008 12:40 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No.

You’re not cool enough.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 19, 2008 12:45 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

You're slacking.

That was weak, especially coming from a band nerd.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 19, 2008 12:47 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs