The lightcycles aren't supposed to be a simulation, they're supposed to be a game mechanic, an abstraction. The continuing quest for "realism" in games is the same problem as the increasing "realism" in movie CGI; its putting flash over substance, and it saddens me.

Producer's camp? That wasn't like any camp my parents ever sent me to - I just went to the cheap "Lord of the Flies" camps.

But its the same old place!

Excellent, though I think Gonzo has to be Hudson - that way he can say "How do I get out of this chicken outfit?" while dressed as a chicken.

Didn't you know? Sugartits is accelerating away from the earth. Obviously, she's going at 76% the speed of light.

Bucky, here's the premise. On Living Island, Pufnstuff decides that he needs more living space and begins excavating the back of his cave and eventually breaks through into a room filled with large, leathery eggs. Somehow the Corporation would have to enlist Witchypoo - I still haven't worked that out.

Domo arigato, Dr. Sbaitso.

Yeah, Witchypoo used to scare the shit out of me.

That's where I'm a Viking.

It's hard out there for a blimp.

My friend! What has happened to your nose?

I would say that Totoro is Miyazaki's best movie, if only because he tackles something much harder in it. Totoro , better than any movie I have ever seen, captures the magic and wonder of early childhood. When Mei first meets Totoro, she falls asleep on his chest - what other film, at the introduction of a giant,…

The idea of equating "country" with "Nashville" is laughable - its like equating "rock" with, say, "New York".

Klaus Kinski and Dennis Hopper. Reiner's vision was for a much, much darker film.

My Dinner with Cookie.

I love Patsy Cline too but I would never consider her "more country" than Willie, not with so much string section bulking up her catalogue. And I think that when Willie sings "Stardust" it becomes a country song - listen to it along with the Ink Spots version and see if its not so.

And the tepetum isn't part of the eye's light sensing stuff, except indirectly - it reflects light from behind the retina back onto the retina.

This was the era when The Life of Brian was given an R rating and was picketed. Dogma just got a tongue lashing.

Thank you Peon for reminding me of Brown. I must track down a copy of Nightmares and Geezenstacks, I wonder if there's a copy in this box of books? It would be very appropriate.

The human brain is like an enormous fish. It's flat and slimy, and has gills through which it can see. Should one of these gills fail to open the messages transmitted by the lungs don't reach the brain. It's as simple as that.