imaginary friends to fill the void that is your gaping gash.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
In the Hitchhiker's Guide (or whichever sequel), who is going to be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes?

• The Encyclopaedia Galactica defines a robot as a mechanical apparatus designed to do the work of a man. The marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation [Ed.: makers of Marvin the Paranoid Android] defines a robot as "Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun To Be With."
  
  The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy defines the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation as "a bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes," with a footnote to the effect that the editors would welcome applications from anyone interested in taking over the post of robotics correspondent.
  
  Curiously enough, an edition of the Encyclopaedia Galactica that had the good fortune to fall through a time warp from a thousand years in the future defined the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation as "a bunch of mindless jerks who were the first against the wall when the revolution came."

[c2ed]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
In the Hitchhiker's Guide (or whichever sequel), who is going to be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes?

My wife says it's the lawyers. I say this doesn't sound right, and maybe she's thinking about the Shakespeare line about the first thing we do is kill all the lawyers. She takes umbrage on account of the fact that I think she can't tell Douglas As from Shakespeare. So, am I right?

It's been years since I read it, but wasn't it the guys who made the robots, or who ran the Cybernetics Company (or something like that)? I don't remember lawyers being in that part of HHGG.

C(but probably better to get the library's copy and double-check ... or listen to a better-read geek on this board)deuced

Edited by c2ed: (here, as usual, "better read geek on this board" = Atticus)

[sunnybunny]

Originally posted by c2ed
It's been years since I read it, but wasn't it the guys who made the robots, or who ran the Cybernetics Company (or something like that)? I don't remember lawyers being in that part of HHGG.

C(but probably better to get the library's copy and double-check ... or listen to a better-read geek on this board)deuced

Edited by c2ed: (here, as usual, "better read geek on this board" = Atticus)

Dude...how did I get to the sci-fi board?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by Diane_Keaton
Not only does she look like a man, she looks like a scrawny, heinous, leftover from the eighties, man and it looks to me that she even has pit stains there. I will remind the board that Greedy has publicly stated that he thinks Juliette is really "cute". Which means I don't think I want to ever see a photo of Mrs. Greedy.

That one really does look like she has not aged well. Perhaps, a la 80s, too much coke, too few calories.

I revise earlier viewpoint. She used to be cute.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
That one really does look like she has not aged well. Perhaps, a la 80s, too much coke, too few calories.

I revise earlier viewpoint. She used to be cute.

I love the 90s Part Deux was invaluable for the clips from Cape Fear and NBK. Especially Cape Fear. Mmmmmm, creepy very young Juliette Lewis. She's a good icon for this board in many ways; her variety of cult-classic film roles, her love of indie music, her debatable hotness. Hail Juliette!

[Replaced_Texan]

Well.

I guess TO and God were right about whether or not he could play. Holy fuck. I thought he'd get a good conservative 50 or so yards. Enough to keep the New England secondary on its toes, but not enough to be much of an impact. 122 yards and a force to be reckoned with? Teaches me to doubt God.

I'd like to take this moment to say "What the fuck!?" to the people in the Philadelphia coaching staff in charge of clock management. What the fuck? You're down by ten points. Your defense has played a hell of a game, and can probably get the ball back from you if you score. You have about four minutes to score twice. Good God, man! Get thy team down the field in as short a time possible. What the fuck happened to the no-huddle offense? Why the hell isn't every pass down the sideline for quick execution? From 4:45 to 3:45 was the worst use of clock I've ever seen in a football game at this level. Jesus.

My heart really does go out to the Eagles and their fans. They were such underdogs, and they did so well, especially in the first half. They held New England's offense to miniscule yardage and seven points in that half. It took forever for New England to even score a first down. I was really hoping for the trend to continue in the second half, and I really believe that they were out-coached rather than out-played. Belichik is the golden god of football coaches.

My sister and I cried during America, the Beautiful and through the whole ceremony to WW2 vets and the National Anthem. I will always cry at America the Beautiful, no matter who is singing it, and it's my favorite patriotic song. I thought it was inspired to have the Military Academy chiors singing the National Anthem, and quite honestly, I could do without ever hearing another celebrity sing it again after that performance. Again with the bawling.

Oh, and you know that things have gone way over the top in the censorship department when Charlie Daniels has to change the words to the Devil Went Down to Georgia. Fuck, man.

And now, the commercials:

I have determined that the most important aspect of a Superbowl commercial for me is it's ability to make me laugh.

Beyond a doubt, the Ameritrade cat, pasta sauce, knife commercial wins for best ad of the night.

The Burt Reynolds Fed Ex ad was also good, especially when everyone else seemed to follow the same formula.

I still have a thing for the Budweiser donkey, and they did an awesome job of following up last year's ad with the managerie this year. The pig, in particular, was inspired.

I understood the point of the Career Builder's ad, but I didn't like the execution. The monkey thing is tired. You too, Verizon.

I loved the new Mustang commercial, though it sort of wore down with repetition.

The Brad Pitt Heinekin commercial was probably one that only works the first time. After that it stops being funny. We all laughed at it though.

The P. Diddy diet Pepsi truck commercials made me laugh, though I'm still not drinking Pepsi. Their iTunes promo didn't work on me either.

One hopes that the McDonald's Lincoln fry dies a horrible death.

I want to see that Vin Diesel movie because of the ad. I also thought that the first ad for 24 was awesome. Batman Begins will be awesome. I almost applaud the balls of the producers for even contemplating a XXX sequel, much less actually going through with it. I didn't realize they were doing a Get Shorty sequel, and the Uma/Travolta dancing was sorta funny. Sahara looks truly stupid.

I was hoping to go through one Superbowl without hearing about 4 hour erections, but my hopes were dashed somewhere in the 3rd quarter. Damn you Cialis.

Mastercard has done better than with advertising logos. And I've seen better use of the Muppets. Pizza Hut should be ashamed.

The consensus in the room was that the Tobasco bikini girl was too skinny, though we laughed at the commercial.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by sunnybunny

Sunny, who's the naked chick riding the llama?

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan

Beyond a doubt, the Ameritrade cat, pasta sauce, knife commercial wins for best ad of the night.

Hi all! Sorry about all the profanity in recent posts. It looks like someone's been a baaaaad Flower recently!

Anyhoo, me likee the cat/knife/pasta sauce commercial too. Phunnee! I can't recall what the commercial has to do with Ameritrade, but whatev.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Hi all! Sorry about all the profanity in recent posts. It looks like someone's been a baaaaad Flower recently!

Anyhoo, me likee the cat/knife/pasta sauce commercial too. Phunnee! I can't recall what the commercial has to do with Ameritrade, but whatev.

I didn't see it because I don't think it was in the second half, and the second half was all I watched. But I read about it. I think it is for Ameriquest.

And apparently they will be issuing a public apology for it, fwiw. I have no idea what that's about since I didn't see it.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I didn't see it because I don't think it was in the second half, and the second half was all I watched. But I read about it. I think it is for Ameriquest.

And apparently they will be issuing a public apology for it, fwiw. I have no idea what that's about since I didn't see it.

You are right. It's Ameriquest. I have no idea what it has to do with mortgages either, but it was damned funny.

http://www.ameriquestmortgage.com/re...pupblocker.htm

Click on "Surprise Dinner"

ETA link to all Superbowl Commercials: http://dyn.ifilm.com/superbowlads/

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

I can't WAIT to see this movie. It looks funnnneeeee. That Will Smith sure is smooth!


Kill me now.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I guess TO and God were right about whether or not he could play. Holy fuck. I thought he'd get a good conservative 50 or so yards. Enough to keep the New England secondary on its toes, but not enough to be much of an impact. 122 yards and a force to be reckoned with? Teaches me to doubt God.

Truly amazing. The guy, although unbelievably annoying, has heart. That drive in the first half where McNabb threw it up to the right side of the endzone and got picked (although a penalty negated the turnover), showed that TO wasn't 100%. That's his ball if he's healthy. He couldn't make the adjustment when the ball was in the air and never got his body between the defenders and the ball.

He had some nice catches. A good thing, too, since Donovan played like shit. His receivers were making great catches all over the field. He had one good pass, threading the needle on that TD toss. Everything else, seemed to be too high or too low.

Is it just me or does he always seem to throw the ball downwards? A few times it got away from him and went over his receivers' heads, but every other time I've seen him play his receivers make catches bending over. He throws the most uncatcheable ball in the league. It looks like a rock coming out of his hand.

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I really believe that they were out-coached rather than out-played. Belichik is the golden god of football coaches.

Yep. Patriots made adjustments in the second half. Eagles didn't. That's the game.

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
And now, the commercials:

Beyond a doubt, the Ameritrade cat, pasta sauce, knife commercial wins for best ad of the night.

I liked the one where the guy was using his hands-free phone in the mom and pop store and they thought they were being held up.

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I still have a thing for the Budweiser donkey, and they did an awesome job of following up last year's ad with the managerie this year. The pig, in particular, was inspired.

Went over like a lead balloon.

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I loved the new Mustang commercial, though it sort of wore down with repetition.

I thought this was one of the worst. Essentially, a frozen, dead guy. Maybe if he had been wearing his Tabasco underwear, he would have been okay.

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
The consensus in the room was that the Tobasco bikini girl was too skinny, though we laughed at the commercial.

She was not too skinny.

TM

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
She was not too skinny.

Can someone post a picture of her?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Is it just me or does he always seem to throw the ball downwards? A few times it got away from him and went over his receivers' heads, but every other time I've seen him play his receivers make catches bending over. He throws the most uncatcheable ball in the league. It looks like a rock coming out of his hand.


TM

Sometimes it looks like he's putting topspin on it, like a baseline forehand. I think he's throwing a split-fingered football that drops off the table. It's really strange looking - almost as if it defies physics and stops/drops in mid-air.

ETA: I've noticed this effect when I throw and my hand is too far back on the ball.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Can someone post a picture of her?

link here