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Holy shit! You have that dream, too? Oh thank God!

1941 has Eddie Deezen on the merry-go-round with the ventriloquist dummy. That alone means it's not his worst.

I appreciate your opinion about the 'loathesome' twist… but couldn't possibly disagree with you more.

The Scariest Kid Stuff?
Real kids and their real parents. Don't believe me? Spend some time (against your will, because nobody goes there voluntarily) in the children's section of a Barnes & Noble.

Emily:

Dear Zachary is brutal because it's a documentary, but also because throughout the course of the film it falls into, like, four or five of the categories listed in this Inventory.

My sister and her husband lost a child to illness a couple years before I read Pet Sematary… and yeah, it was pretty fucking unbearable. But, truly, that's what makes it a superior piece of writing. It taps into that fear and anguish like a motherfucker.

Every time you doze off you see a Two-and-a-Half Men marathon? Man, that's brutal! Talk about taking all the joy out of sleeping.

The people that believed and were outraged by the Abortionplex story are just cranky because they depleted their entire savings in anticipation of The Rapture. You'd be pissy, too.

Crappy music is a BBC staple.

I STILL have a massive crush on Madeline Kahn… however sick that may sound. I agree with Bill Murray's quote: "I love the funny girls."

Ah! Carole Lombard. If you haven't seen Nothing Sacred then go and do so immediately.

There's a phrase used in sports to describe talented but stupid athletes: Million dollar arm, five-cent brain.

I'm with you on Kovaks. Plus - much like Phil Hartman - he was a pretty beloved figure in Hollywood, which is just as cynical and shitty a town as you think. A very good guy, and an innovative genius to boot.

Aw fuck! Yes, Doug Kenney, absolutely. Great call.

Cazale's a good call. The initial comment is way off base.

Marilyn Monroe and James Dean
I always thought, had they lived, they'd have gone the way of most stars of their generation.

I mean, really now.
Any list designed to get people talking nitpicky shit about great albums is kind of a dumbass list. Shitting on 'Sgt. Pepper?' 'Purple Rain?' 'Born to Run?' Gimme a break.

Yeah, I've got to admit, I avoid Palin coverage at all costs… but this sounds kind of awesome. Totally completely insane awesome.

He had the best line of the night: "Is it me? Is it abortions?"