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Did email exist before the Monty Python's Flying Circus Spam sketch?

14.02.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The peasants call her the goddess of gloom

14.02.2026 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting movie to have that experience with. It wanted to remove that part and allow you to see it all again from a different experience, and that turned out to be a less than satisfying experience.

14.02.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And then there are the movies that I saw out of time.

I don't think I saw California Split, or Down by Law until the mid-90s, but they still hit like ton of bricks.

And forget about Strangers on a Train, or Strangelove, or Cuckoo's Nest, or Barbarella, or Arsenic and Old Lace, or the Music Man.

14.02.2026 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those were both heavy rotation, but first seen on HBO. We had a splitter and all of the cable channels. Never saw them on the big screen though.

14.02.2026 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For Lebowski, I rented the DVD as one of my first ever DVD rentals from some bodega when I was living in Boston. The DVD skipped, I kept getting through The Man in Me and the rug abduction, with the full realization that this was going to be a masterpiece, but I couldn't get it to play any further.

14.02.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My buddy, James, was the projectionist. So we set it up to show us a private showing after close on Thursday night. We had just gotten to the part where Vincent stabs Mia with hypodermic and the power went out all over main street.

It was torture waiting until we could see the rest of the movie.

14.02.2026 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Both of these were interrupted:

Pulp Fiction was a fun experience for me, if infuriating. I was working in a movie theater when it was released (The Colonial Theater in Keene NH, where I also saw Phish for my first three shows) and we got the canisters on the Thurs before it opened on Fri.

14.02.2026 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's a gap I have. There are many movies from this century that I've missed.

Blockbuster had it's advantages.

14.02.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Memento deserves its window.

14.02.2026 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But for other reasons I could have chosen seeing Psycho (at the age of about 8) uncut and unspoiled on the 4:00 movie at my babysitter's place, or seeing Texas Chainsaw Mascre at about 12.

14.02.2026 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not really a fair question. I've been affected by movies all my life, and at the points I ran into them. Those could easily have been the two.

I had a crit class that had us pick one to write five essays about over a semester from different perspectives, and mine was Goodfellas.

14.02.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I love Questions

Wanda's also a favorite. I used to be able to recite most of it. From the opening with Archie resting his case, and the heist, through its repetition of failed assassinations, and W's attempts to reason with Otto, and Wendy's tirades, to the steamroller, it's a masterpiece.

14.02.2026 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Real Genius and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

14.02.2026 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Most polite pronouncement of hostilities since the Declaration of Independence

14.02.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’ͺ

14.02.2026 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I always have to unwind furled vs unfurled

13.02.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

a murmur of hope

13.02.2026 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

dollop

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I did the same, but handles.

13.02.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Peace of the unwanted

13.02.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Evey, take good care of V.

13.02.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning!
A little reminder that i am ISO 2✌️tickets for BMFS tonight, 2.13.26, Asheville, NC. Happy Friday the 13th!πŸ˜πŸ’«πŸŒˆ

13.02.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Just being able to relax into that motion, is better than I've archived this century, so own that shit.

13.02.2026 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For real? Was she there? Is she a head?

13.02.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I never got past the premise.

Drescher is the whole package. I never really watched or liked that show, but she carries it. She's beautiful, charismatic, funny, has the timing and the poise. The accent is great when you actually want Gilbert Godfreid, and sometimes you do.

13.02.2026 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fran is such a catch.

Sorry about the formula Lopez jokes you had to sit through.

Still, I bet I could have been good at it if anybody wanted me to.

13.02.2026 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Syndication will definitely skew the numbers I often wonder where I would would have wound up with what I imagine your job to be, but I have no idea how I would have gotten there, or what the expectations are.

Still, I bet I'd be a good fit.

13.02.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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