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I find it funny that some comments rip into the latter for mocking the original video, yet don't bother criticising David's parents for uploading his misfortune for all to see.

Frankly, it's slightly terrifying.

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Since my Rankin-loving post, I've finished The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code, Sex & Drugs & Sausage Rolls, The Antipope and The Brentford Triangle; all so far have been swish.

I'm part-way through East Of Ealing and have ordered The Sprouts Of Wrath, with the intention of going through the rest of his books in chronological order. Just wondering which ones to get signed when he appears at London's Forbidden Planet in a few weeks.

To add to my 'Andy The Ginger Tosser' stories from earlier in the thread, I recalled another story after a recent walk through the Industrial estates near where I live and used to work.

 

Andy started phoning in sick or with excuses why he couldn't come to work, more so than usual, till one time he was off for 3 days in a row, yet was seen on his way to work by other employees, well it all came out days later, even though he had a full time job, he joined an agency and was taking work elsewhere and phoning in sick to work at the Warehouse across the road, cheeky bastard

OT, but your avatar is outstanding.

I got the guy I hated fired on friday. Goodtimes.

 

He was a cock.

 

You can't just leave it there! Details!

Good memory, son! Keep it up.

May she never give birth.

Edit: I hate typos.

I thought Zombieland felt more like a pilot for a TV show, then I found out that it was originally intended to be a TV series. They said they made alterations to turn it into a film, but it still felt like an extended pilot. I expected more, what with how highly rated it is, but it wasn't exactly shite either.

Zombieland spoiler!!! (if you can call it that)

I'm not sure if this is idiocy, lying, or a poor cow going senile, but....

I'm currently working as a court messenger, and since there are twice as many floors than messengers, we work on a rota basis. While picking up and dropping off files this afternoon, I overheard a woman saying "I asked Christopher (me) to look for the file yesterday but..." and just left it there, almost as though to say I didn't bother. Which is true, as she never asked me. More to the point, I never saw her yesterday as I wasn't on her floor.

I'm hoping she was either talking about someone else called Chris (I couldn't be asked to, well, ask) or forgot who was on her floor yesterday. If not, then at least it goes nicely with an incident from two weeks ago:

The only time we take a file to a floor other than the one we're assigned to is if it has "DJD" or "Urgent" on it. Otherwise, it goes into the basement for the relevant messenger. The aforementioned woman asked me what happened to a file she put out. I told her I'd look in the basement to see if it was still there, to which she said she'd written "Urgent" on it. She didn't. As though the satisfaction of knowing I'd done nothing wrong wasn't enough, another messenger told her about her mistake.

I've got an idea she doesn't like me much.

Holding out a bannana: "Who wants an apple?"

 

That almost got me in trouble at work.

Soon as this thread popped up it reminded me of boneheaded tools i've worked with, then i suddenly developed amnesia about specific stupidity that needed to be told, how ironic. Yet i remember some stuff so i'll type it out.

 

I used to work in a warehouse up the road and we had this kid there, lanky chav with ginger hair that rode a scooter called Andy. He was legitamately the stupidest person i ever met, he got paid more than me, yet did nothing (he even put ear defenders on and climbed inside big boxes and slept for hours instead of working) and when he did do something he fucked it up.

Everything he did was annoying, even getting well known adages wrong, i cringed everytime he said "Last but least". My Supervisor only reffered to him as 'Cabbage' or 'You thick fucker' which was the highlight of having him around.

 

Anyway we really needed a Fork lift truck to make life easier and after much campaigning we got one, except Andy hogged it and drove it like an ATV outside, pulling wheel spins inside till the floor had craters in and lumps of rubber burnt off in all directions. He'd bomb the full length of the building in reverse, smash into a table and then say "Whoops, i nearly spilt my tea"

We were both so close. The Brentford Chainstore Massacre it was.

It's a well-known fact, to those that know it well.

I've an unexplained hatred of hardbacks so I've got the CD-less paperback of The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code, although I'm kind of wishing I invested in the former. I'm hopeful that I can find the songs online.

Oh, how I wish Rankin was my grandad.

I'm the last person who should post in a book thread, since up until Friday the last book I read was Robert Rankin's 'The Fandom Of The Operator', which was four years ago. Two years later I got halfway through 'The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies Of The Apocalypse', then stopped for zero reason. Due to having somewhat of a nothing-doing period at work, I brought it in last week and finished it. I felt it was the least I could do, since I recently met the man and got them both signed, feeling a tad dirty having not finished one of them.

I've now got a craving for more of his books. I ordered 'Sex And Drugs And Sausage Rolls' and bought 'The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code' this week, the latter of which I'm halfway through. I've got my eye on The Toyminator after I've finished the aforementioned two, but after that I'm unsure what to get. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

District 9 makes up for all the more "anticipated" films of 2009. Halfway through this year, I was expecting any blockbusters or talked-about films to be let-downs. I had an inkling this would be different, and it didn't disappoint. I was left wanting more, but not in the sense that there wasn't enough goodness in it.

I don't know about anyone else, but at times in the beginning of the film, Wikus reminded me of the salesman from the washing machine advert who says "India?".

Also does anyone here think that making Castlevania in to a movie is a good idea? Or any game in to a movie come to think of it!

While it could very well turn out to be shit, I'd like to see a movie version of Gears Of War. It could be quite brutal providing they use all the gore and horror aspects, unlike Resident Evil which was turned into an awful sci-fi film.

MUM & DAD - 7.5/10

 

Just read the cast for this, Bones from Operation Good Guys as a bastard! How can that be?!

 

Looks like a curious film though, might give it a go.

I watched Sid & Nancy for the first time the other month, he was the drummer in it. While he was only in a few scenes, it was hard to watch without thinking of Mum & Dad. Some very, very wrong moments.

I walked past someone who looked alot like Heather Mills today. Taking into account it was in a court, I thought it very well could have been, so I ashamedly looked behind for a false leg.

District 9, which is Peter Jackson's new movie. Could be the best movie out this year.

Really looking forward to that. The trailer alone is awesome.

I'd been wanting to watch The Strangers since it came out, so I took advantage of tonight's Sky premiere. Two things that didn't help the viewing experience: I was watching it with some friends who were criticising the actions of the characters and being adamant that certain things would happen, which didn't. The other deterrent was that last week someone told me a main point of the film, so I was sat watching and wondering if there was any accuracy to what I was told. Because of these factors, I didn't know how I really felt about it until having some time to look back at it.

Overall I thought the film was alright, although it felt like it should've been a pilot episode to a TV series. Were that the case, I definitely would've tuned in for the next episode, however it was merely a film that ended just as it was getting really interesting. Granted, a sequel is in the works, but it could've done better in terms of being a stand-alone film.

Tommy from Third Rock being the Joker... that'd take some adjusting to if it ever happened.

The Joker: "Give me back my knife!"

Batman (holding knife above his head): "Touch it, you can have it."

I watched The Escapist on Sky the other night thinking it might have been the film that came out last year, instead it was the one with Jonny Lee Miller from 2001. The premise sounded rather good, with Miller being imprisoned on purpose in order to get revenge on the man who murdered his wife, Andy Serkis. It could've been so much more than it was. With the exception of Andy Serkis, the acting was a tad awful. It also suffered from "What the fuck happened to what's-his-face?!" syndrome, with one definite loose end and some possible others. If you're looking for a good revenge story, this isn't it.

Not totally the point of the topic but I will hopefully be meeting Michael Jackson in september, this is how close I'll be living to him in 5 months time.

Agreed on Miike, he is generally overrated. Gozu was fucking hilarious though.

I remember buying this as a result of someone reviewing it on here. Maybe I need to watch it again, but I didn't think much of it.