The Noun and the Unrelated Noun

Sometimes shows have similar titles, which can lead to confusion. I have prepared a short cheat-sheet for future reference.

• The Unicorn and the Wasp - Doctor Who Episode
• The Squid and the Whale - two young boys deal with their parents divorce
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - The story of editor Jean-Dominique Bauby
• The Falcon and the Snowman - 1980s spy thriller with Sean Penn
• The Fox and the Hound - Disney cartoon about the friendship of the titular animals.

Don't say I don't do anything for you.

Trivia to show how smart you are

Here are some quick facts you can use at cocktail parties to show that you are, indeed smarter than the people around you.

-The names of the MGM Lions, in order of use are "Slats" "Jackie" "Tanner" and "Leo". There is an unnamed fourth lion in the sequence, who roared mid-1956 to early 1957.

-Lasersdisc was first sold in 1978 under the name DiscoVision. The first title marketed in North America was Jaws, and the last title released in North America was Sleepy Hollow in 2000.

- The ritual of burning sugar over a glass Absinthe dates from the late 1990's and is not a historical method of serving the drink. This is done with bohemian-style 'absinth' because it lacks many of the oils that create a louche when water is dripped in.

-The book "A Clockwork Orange" was inspired by a real assault on the author's wife. The book inspired a film, which inspired Arthur Bremer to shoot Governor George Wallace. Bremer's diary inspired the film "Taxi Driver" which in turn inspired John Hinckley, Jr. to take a few shots at Ronald Reagan. Don't ever think people can't be inspirational.

Sex quote of the day

I found the following quote to be very funny. Responding to the latest reports of celebrity sex tapes, Elizabeth Bromstein dissects the trend thusly:

"Releasing a sex tape is the modern day equivalent of stepping onto a grate, letting your skirt blow up around your ears and making "oopsy" faces."

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Official Celebration IV Blog

This is the link to the OFFICIAL Celebration IV Blog: http://starwarsblog.wordpress.com/. This is where news will be coming fast on the right, whilst I blog slow on the left.

Behold it. I said Behold it! Woot.

Quick Links (cool tshirt edition)

The link ninja strikes again, droping off stack of geeky t-shirt related links as a warning of things to come.

• Think Geek Tshirts - http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts
• J!NX for gamers and geeks - http://www.jinx.com
• Threadless: User submitted art shirts - http://www.threadless.com
• GeekTs: Geek history through shirts - http://geekt.org/geekt
• Diesel Sweeties Shirts - http://www.dieselsweeties.com/shirts

Crackers!

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For the love of Wiki

I love Wikipedia. This is no secret. I love the concept of the "Wiki". I love the community, the good will, and collective common good that result from wikiuse. The ease in which information can be collected, distributed and corrected makes a Wiki the fastest way to get large amounts of information from a distributed network.

Besides Wikipedia, here are some of my favourite wiki projects that I use regularly:

• Kingdom of Loathing Wiki - See yesterday's post


• Homestar Runner Wiki - I'm an admin there


• Firefly Wiki - Your guide to the 'verse


• Harry Potter Wiki - A muggle's guide to the wizarding world


• Connrunner's Wiki - A must for running a Science Fiction Convention


• Lostpedia - The best way to keep track of every little clue and red herring from "Lost"
  


• Wookieepedia - The Star Wars Fanboi promised land


• Memory Alpha - The Star Trek guide


• Wickerpedia - The Wicker encyclopedia
  

Besides being a great and nearly definitive source of information, these Wikis also serve to keep fannish chatter (which I love) off the serious encyclopedic articles of Wikipedia (which I love too) .

Are there any other cool wikisites that others should know about? Comments are encouraged.

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Quick Links

The link ninja strikes, leaving several interesting links behind like a handful of scattered makibishi.

• Superman is a Dick - http://www.superdickery.com/
• Clientcopia: Clients are stupid - http://clientcopia.com/
• Stuff on my cat: Stuff + Cats = Awesome - http://www.stuffonmycat.com/
• Comprehensive list of Soup references in songs - http://www.soupsong.com/
• Oracle of Kevin Bacon - http://oracleofbacon.org/

Zounds!

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