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Gern Blanston
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In fairness, there isn't much of a tradition of Jewish humor.

Me, I'm just glad for the hints that someone in the world besides me thinks John Belushi was overrated.

You don't need the period.

Well, it feels that way at the moment, right?

Could be. (Chinatown, Conversation, Godfather 2, Parallax View, Blazing Saddles.) Or maybe it's another sign that ol' Stanley wasn't as brilliant as his reputation.

Your peripheral vision is unbelievable.

Sounds like my wedding night.

Is that from the Cogitationes de Natura Rerum?

Sorry, thought this was the Henway joke thread.

About two and half pounds.

Have patience. In my reboot of Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the businessman character will retrace his path on the train back to Del, just to kick him in the balls, and then get back on the train. Credits roll.

I suspect it's because if you put those words in the mouth of the one doing the killing, it goes from being a lament of helplessness to a more chilling image of the killer shrugging and patiently explaining why he's not worried about repercussions. It goes from something like an aphorism or a piece of wisdom to a

What are you, fucking a park ranger?

"That was part of the song when I went running down the hallways looking for somebody - I thought where's my mom? Where's his wife and the rest of the family? At that point I went back to the piano and finished the song."
I love the wording. I'm imagining her running around looking for someone, and then, shrug, fuck

Possible solution: interview people other than musicians. Or do they already do that?

You just used the n word!

Get film or tape or whatever of it, dear sir! I may be getting old, but the mid 90s wouldn't have required Abraham Zapruder standing around ahead of time waiting for something to come along to record. So, fine, say it wouldn't have been a news chopper. Watch that scene again and tell me that wouldn't have been

There are a lot of things about this movie that you kinda have to surrender to Movie Logic in order for it to work. So I do. Then again, I'd probably love it, as opposed to like it, if I could push those considerations out of my head entirely. Such as the unbelievably gigantic shootout in the streets, in broad

Because as the lyrics clearly state, the hose is going to be on.

Thanks for your question! My point is that he cannot, in fact, write well, at least in the essay form, which is essentially what his blog post is—and that there's a certain irony in that, given that he used part of that selfsame essay/post to roll his eyes at the idea of people trying and failing to be funny because