Removing the feeding tube from our aging hipster plaid pants

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
There was an article about Zaba in the SF Chronicle on Friday, full of David Lazarus's usual hysteria. Color me underwhelmed. It pulls up lots of hits and addresses, but gives you nothing else for free, right?

Is it possible that a Tyrone Slothrop is living at 3134 Gurney Avenue in St. Louis, MO? The mind boggles.

It's pretty weird. When I search for my actual name, I get hits with actual addresses I've lived at (or have used for other purposes) but the birthdates are 7 years older than I am. Also, somehow, it thinks I once lived with my brother and sister-in-law, which I am certain I never did.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
It's pretty weird. When I search for my actual name, I get hits with actual addresses I've lived at (or have used for other purposes) but the birthdates are 7 years older than I am. Also, somehow, it thinks I once lived with my brother and sister-in-law, which I am certain I never did.

What happens when you search for Bold N Brazen?

My name search yields results up to 2 moves ago, but not my more recent addresses. Generally my birthdate is correct, but in 2 cases it lists my birth year as 1946. It is really 1956.

And some of the satellite photos are incorrect. The satellite photo feature is kind of creepy.

[Gattigap]

This Industry-related blog apparently written by Flinty has an entry about the dying art of handing cute names to sitcom humor writing devices.

• We were discussing a script moment, I used a term, and he'd never heard of it. I realized that a.) if you don't apprentice in one of the big writing rooms in LA, you've probably never heard any of these terms, and b.) the older writers who taught we staff newbies these tools are -- especially with the nuclear winter of the half-hour -- not around as much. A valuable sub-cultural tool is fast disappearing.

Some of the examples were mildly interesting, but this particular device made me think of the FB.

• "A Nokamura": When a large number of jokes are all predicated on a single, earlier joke. This can entail great risk.
  
  Based on a Cheers episode. A day-player was named "Nokamura". A vast chunk of the second act's jokes were based on people mispronouncing, repeating, etc. the name "Nokamura."
  
  But the problem was, on tape night -- the first mention of "Nokamura" didn't get a laugh. This meant the rest of the jokes wouldn't work. The rest of the show was shanked.
  
  The worst thing about a Nokamura is that when the first joke fails, you as the writing staff know what's coming. All you can do is watch in horror as your show unravels, the Nokamura too deeply entrenched to require anything but a complete between-tapings rewrite.
  
  On the other hand, South Park seems to use this device all the time, and not risk the Nokamura effect.

I can think of the FB name for this phenomenon, but I think Flinty's just being polite here and ascribing it to a real-world television sitcom. Good discretion, monkey.


Gattigap

[Hank Chinaski]

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
What happens when you search for Bold N Brazen?

My name search yields results up to 2 moves ago, but not my more recent addresses. Generally my birthdate is correct, but in 2 cases it lists my birth year as 1946. It is really 1956.

And some of the satellite photos are incorrect. The satellite photo feature is kind of creepy.

Don't you mean it's really 1936?

[Sparklehorse]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Stay away from the wannabe-hip and clubby type of nightlife, then. A (girl) friend of mine was at the Rockit Bar here in Chicago (where apparently Jen Sheff hangs out...every night), and she said that WHITE linen and seersucker jackets were everywhere, and that a few guys had their white jacket sleeves rolled up...pastel t-shirts underneath, too.

My 15 year old nephew, who is remarkably fashion-forward for his age, is reportedly coveting a seersucker blazer.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
What happens when you search for Bold N Brazen?

My name search yields results up to 2 moves ago, but not my more recent addresses. Generally my birthdate is correct, but in 2 cases it lists my birth year as 1946. It is really 1956.

And some of the satellite photos are incorrect. The satellite photo feature is kind of creepy.

Please turn to the left slightly, I can't get a clear view of the goods. Thanks.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
What happens when you search for Bold N Brazen?

My name search yields results up to 2 moves ago, but not my more recent addresses. Generally my birthdate is correct, but in 2 cases it lists my birth year as 1946. It is really 1956.

And some of the satellite photos are incorrect. The satellite photo feature is kind of creepy.

Lots of people with the last name Brazen. Lots of people with the first name Bold. But no Bold N Brazen.

I'd be scared shitless if there was.

[Diane_Keaton]

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
My 15 year old nephew, who is remarkably fashion-forward for his age, is reportedly coveting a seersucker blazer.

A man who wears a seersucker suit -- the whole thing, not just a blazer -- shows he has confidence. There was a guy in my old firm who was super short, over 40, and Japanese who wore a full seersucker suit in baby blue. You will call me crazy, but I tell you he was super hot. He had the confidence thing going for him. Same thing with short guys who have the balls to wear double breasted suits (when those suits are in style that is).

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Fuck Lance. I'm sick of his face.

TM

Everyone else on the Tour is sick of only getting to see his ass.

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
if they even consider cancelling Arrested Development.

First off, people make shit jokes at atticus, not anal. anal is rimmer country, well a certin kind

Arrested development- how great is this show when th- I couldnt believe they said "next season, on AD". 1) Its over? 2) they mock that there might not be a next season? there will (or is it a done deal td Crohere will be one- or do they assume comedy central will pick it up? or bravo?

I agree with Scatticus that there is a such thing as too muchign David Cross (even when he politely ignores RPs' seinfeldesque heclking). and i think Gob is my favorite character. But Buster drunk was a serious second best. Mom's still got it?

ETA that I am having offsite issues with the mouse, and was gonna fix this but even I dont know what I meant in parts.

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Last night's episode was pretty damn funny. I think I LedOL!!! at least twice.

When there is absolutely nothing happening on this board we talk about TV and movies we have seen. Which is why we talk so much about TV and movies. In this spirit, I will note that I saw Closer on Friday night. I enjoyed it, although some of the situations and dialogue seemed a bit contrived. But I was able to suspend reality a bit and the contrivedness (?) was not troublesome.

By coincidence, earlier on Friday, a woman I used to fuck e-mailed me and told me that, when she had watched Closer a few weekends ago, her husband told her that he thought I looked like Clive Owen. I do not think this is really the case.

When I got that e-mail, it made me think of Jack Manfred. Or, perhaps more accurately, it made me think of the abstract internet persona that is the representation of Jack Manfred for me. Where is Jack? Does he post any more or is on the road following Neko Case?

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It is my understanding that Jack MANfred is 1( gunning for partner 2) into blogs and 3) finally getting laid. He will probably pop in to discuss Atkins at some point

Originally posted by taxwonk
That's why last night both Mrs. Wonk and I cheered out loud when they showed scenes from next season.

If i can attemp to translate my AD post, I would use this post to say "the joke is on you, newber".

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
First off, people make shit jokes at atticus, not anal. anal is rimmer country, well a certin kind

you have to field the straight lines that come at you, you can't write them- unless you double play with your own socks.

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Seersucker yes, linen no? Explain please.

Word to the newber: its spring, so sebby talks seersucker. which by the way, is way less wrinkley and doesnt cling to the ass forest as much in high humidity