Forum: Arts and Entertainment

I generally don't use Internet initialisms, but I have to say OMGWTFBBQ!!!1! :shock: :shock: :shock: No, really. Thanks to the metaquotes community on LJ, I've just been introduced to a piece of prose worse than the classic Eye of Argon. Far...

My hubby swears she's talking about masturbating (apparently because that's the only reason he'd put his hand in his pocket) that's why everything is fine even though she's poor and works to hard. Me, I don't know what Alanis means exactly but I...

On my recent trip to Maui, I bought a Ukulele. I went out of my way to get an actual playable one from Bounty Music in Kahului. I have a spread of chords, but no songs to play. Who plays? What are some good resources? Any good collections of songs...

Michael picked the wrong country song.

Have you ever toured a local winery? Did you find anything that non-local people would enjoy? I'd love to order some bottles from vintners I may otherwise never encounter. I've been getting more and more interested in wine, and last summer, I...

Mo' Hotta, Mo' Betta. That's a slogan I can get behind. I love fiery food. Last night I told the waitress I wanted my Drunken Noodles "Thai hot." Delicious! I would gargle with Tabasco if it wasn't so expensive in those little bottles.* What are...

A shot in the dark. Looking for fellow fans of jazz pianist Ray Bryant.

What I'm thinking of is this: After watching the South Park where it's revealed that Family Guy is written by manatees (I can't believe spoiler tags are needed for this at this point), my wife and I can't watch one of Family Guy's digressions...

There was a thread at SDMB where someone asked if anyone had eaten pig's feet. So I just tried one (Hormel). Ye...ah. Tasted like pork and vinegar. I didn't much care for the cartilage. Pretty boring, really. Red beans and rice is...

I thought it was the best movie I've seen in a while. Great story, great love story, great music and dancing. What's your favorite movie of the past 12 months?

I haven’t seen the episode yet. I just figured I’d start the thread... I’ll actually watch it when mrs.gnu is done with Hitch. We even have a Leonard smiley: :geek:

I've just found out about this thanks to another thread. The reviews on Amazon look good, but you never can tell. Any opinions? I want to know if it's historically accurate and fair, and also I wouldn't want to watch if it was too flag wavingly...

The strongest beer I've ever seen is, I believe, around the 11% mark. As alcohol goes, that's not very much. Lots of wines are stronger and let's not even go into hard liquor, terminating somewhere around Montmarte absinthe. Is it simply a tradition...

It was back on tonight, after a month of random hiatus. And I am always happy to watch freakishly good-looking men shoot stuff and bicker. I must say, I think this season is coming together quite well. I'm not entirely on board with the whole...

I absolutely adore #41 by Dave Matthews Band. Caught it on imeem.com and have listened to it over and over again. The beat and instrumentals are extremely comforting and fun to listen to at the same time. Can anyone recommend similar music to...

Spoiler policy: If you want to discuss a plot point from an upcoming episode, something you know is going to happen because it's been revealed in interviews or some other canon source, including the preview for the following week, put it in a...

I thought I'd save Dogzilla the trouble and go ahead and start the weekly thread. ;) I don't know if they can shove any more family problems into an episode! Good grief! I will say that the temple ceremony was interesting, what they showed...

It's been about ten years since I've made pizza from scratch. That's why I'm cheating and using Trader Joe's dough. Funny, when I made the dough myself so long ago, it wasn't as hard as working with this stuff. TJ's dough is 'gloopy' compared to...

Phil in his underwear. Brides. Snowplows. It's the Amazing Race! I really like most of the teams and can tolerate (Victor, Tammy and Mark, Michael) the ones that I don't really like. What a strange, fun season. This leg felt a little...

Conway Twitty. Was his face too small for his head, or what? And what was up with the hair? It looked like he was wearing a hair-hat.

Well, that was an interesting ep! I don't think they've ever done one with quite that format before. I liked CBG's prayer to Superman, and the helicopter flying out of control after CBG let go of the skid.

How many times have you seen a movie, miniseries, whatever, and had a father and son play the same role? The son will be the character in their youth, and the father the character at maturity? I've seen it at least three times. In The Ten...

You post a suggestion for the person above you. You say a little about yourself. The person after you posts a suggestion for you. The suggestions can be as silly or as serious as you like, though I think it will work best if there is some...

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, and what with Airman Doors being hardcore Irish, it's a big deal. I generally make the traditional corned beef and cabbage with boiled potatoes, but for whatever reason, I end up with extra cooked cabbage...

Ah. Kentucky's finest. Corn, wheat/rye, a little barley and some cooperative yeast and you have Nature's Finest spirit. Genteel, yet dangerous. Smooth, but with an edge. America's Own booze. I love bourbon. Can you tell? Tonight I have...

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-cook-a-chicken-curry-in-ten-minutes This is a charming little video and I've been watching various "how-tos" all afternoon. I wish I'd learned of this site a long time ago. Are all of you guys into this?

I was given a book on origami and my brother and I attempted to make origami bunnies last night. They were somewhat successful. The only problem is that one section of the end result has a tendency to come unfolded. We did four rabbits, and all...

It has bothered me for a while that I know so little about African history. Perhaps it is different in America but according to the limited version of history that we were taught in school subsaharan Africa might as well have popped into existence...

Okay, a friend turned me on to the series about a year or so ago, and I've slowly been working my way through the previous seasons, while trying to keep up with the current episodes. One thing that caught my eye was that House often bounced a...

Wow. Just Ho. Lee. Fucking. Shit. Jon Stewart's best work. Jim Cramer came on acting contrite and trying to avoid blame and Jon Stewart completely OWNED him. A scathing indictment of our financial system, Cramer and his network. I had...

We shall not limit ourselves to the good. We shall not limit ourselves to sitcoms. What shows make you stab your own eyeballs? What shows make you die a little inside just knowing they're on TV? I throw up a little when I see ads for Real...

A thread a while back in the other place persuaded me to give Angel another go. I caught a few episodes when it first came out, but never got into it. However I'm a Buffy and Firefly fan, so thought I'd try again. I'm just in the process of...

...and other really good ones that you like. My favorite right now is The Big Bang Theory, but I also watch and enjoy How I Met Your Mother, which is probably "better." Sheldon and Barney are two of the funniest characters ever. I personally like...

So in this movie there are people in a space ship who have gone somewhere and collected samples, which are supposed to stay frozen. There is some kind of an 'oops' with the freezing and one of the canisters thaws out and some sort of alien escapes...

In Chicago, you may not put Ketchup on a hot dog. If you ask for it at Superdawg, for instance, they will scowl, and provide you with a packet for self application. But they will not be party to your crime. Someone once told me that in...

I'm not sure if this should be here or in the polling booth. Mods feel free to move it to wherever. So I got the kindle last week and took it on a trip this week. My basic thought is: I am loving this thing!! Background: I read a lot and travel...

I have a niece who will be turning 10 very soon. She's a fast reader, but she sometimes reads too fast and reduces her comprehension. She loves horses and I think she's beginning to like "romance-y" stories. Considering her parents, sex and...

I never would have thought I could care so much about fake football. And it makes me cry every week. More TV should be like this.

They're on their second set of these, I think. Someone sees someone else do something decent for somebody, and then later they do a similar solid for someone they don't know. It makes for a sort of chain reaction. There's a lot I like about it. I...

A song most of you probably know. WTF are these guys on? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-XzGOZHYdA Very fun.

This looked amazing, but somehow I managed to miss the first part. It's on Channel 4 online, but I'll have to fiddle with my settings to get it to let me watch (stupid Linux). Is it worth it, though? When is the rest of the trilogy on?

In another part of the internet, someone asked if there were any personal little saying that you say that no one else understands. I do but most of them are from TV shows and commercials. Catchphrases that are only catchphrases to me. A few...

Kenny's got a girlfriend! Kenny's got a girlfriend! (And she's a slut! Go Kenny!) :D

French and Saunders: Teenager! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txnhjjTFvSw&NR=1 Do not trying drinking while watching this. Tea out the nose is especially unpleasant...

The popularity of the OotS threads sparked my interest, so I plowed through the archive. Glad I did, but now I've been waiting for each new installment instead of just having it available at leisure. Which leads to my question: Is there any...

OK, you know those niggling little things that bother you? I have a new one: When is a cover song not a "cover"? And is there a word for songs that aren't, strictly speaking, covers? For example, one of the biggest hits of the British band...

Chili is beanless. Ketchup does not belong on hot dogs. Cornbread does not have sugar in it. Let the Holy Wars begin!

Have you seen the commercial with the couple riding a tandem bike and the girl's hair blows into the guy's face? It's her underarm hair! :shock: I love it and hate it at the same time. My stomach leaps a little when it seems to go in his...

Michael puts Wonkaesque golden tickets in some paper boxes that are not far enough away from each other. A pretty good episode from America's hardest to watch situation comedy. Boy, was Michael an insufferable weasel in this one. Nice to see the...

13 finalists singing Michael Jackson. Eek.