DougGraves Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) I was on a team and someone was named Senjin. I jokingly asked if they were a beach volleyball player. They responded yes "Sinjin Smith". They knew the top American pro beach volleyball players from the 80's. I am often on teams quoting Big Trouble in Little China and other classic movies. But they also know the other details of life from long ago. Edited March 14, 2021 by DougGraves 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techwright Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 That is a name I've not heard in a long time. I nearly choked yesterday when on a team where I joked about fighting Agent Manning of Crey. "Peyton? This could get rough." "Naw, he's old." 😲 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperstrike Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 I'm not THAT old! AGH! My lumbago! 1 6 If you want to be godlike, pick anything. If you want to be GOD, pick a TANK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemporalVileTerror Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Damnit, Hyperstrike! Stole my line . . . The thing that set me off was DougGraves calling "Big Trouble in Little China" an old movie . . . and then I stopped to think about how long ago it was when I first watched it. Oh well. Silver lining: Time to watch it again! 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techwright Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, Hyperstrike said: My lumbago! That would be Lower Back Pain, or LBP, for those of you who never saw first runs of "St. Elsewhere". 😉 I shall now have to make references to previous decades on all my PUGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Z Bubba Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 I'm not old, I'm just drawn this way. 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heraclea Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Few things make me happier than finding another player who gets my Firesign Theatre references. 1 QVÆ TAM FERA IMMANISQVE NATVRA TB ~ Amazon Army: AMAZON-963 | TB ~ Crowned Heads: CH-10012 | EX ~ The Holy Office: HOLY-1610 | EV ~ Firemullet Groupies: FM-5401 | IN ~ Sparta: SPARTA-3759 | RE ~ S.P.Q.R. - SPQR-5010 Spread My Legions - #207 | Lawyers of Ghastly Horror - #581 | Jerk Hackers! - #16299 | Ecloga Prima - #25362 | Deth Kick Champions! - #25818 | Heaven and Hell - #26231 | The Legion of Super Skulls - #27660 | Cathedral of Mild Discomfort - #38872 | The Birch Conspiracy! - #39291 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalonBlue Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemporalVileTerror Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 I see your @TalonBlue and raise you a: 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjrasmussen Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 You kids get off my ..............falls asleep............................................ZZZZZzzzzzz...... I went to Ouroboros all i got was this lousy secret! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalonBlue Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, TemporalVileTerror said: I see your @TalonBlue and raise you a: GIF fight! 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Z Bubba Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) Very high on my list of movies. Up there with Blues Brothers and Kung Fu Hustle. Edit: And Airplane. One of the greatest comedies of all time. Edited March 15, 2021 by Bill Z Bubba 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemporalVileTerror Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 You're never too old for a GIF Fight! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalonBlue Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperstrike Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 6 hours ago, Techwright said: That would be Lower Back Pain, or LBP, for those of you who never saw first runs of "St. Elsewhere". 😉 I shall now have to make references to previous decades on all my PUGs. Hey. I'm an old-school reader of The Marvel Family. Uncle Marvel was a boss! If you want to be godlike, pick anything. If you want to be GOD, pick a TANK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarverse Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 1 hour ago, TemporalVileTerror said: You're never too old for a GIF Fight! I win 1 SFX and Music Mods by Solarverse (Consolidated) WP/EM God Mode Tank Guide and Build Help Support the Return of Missing Code for Sound Files! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ukase Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 I was a bit pained to discover Don Rickles needed to be explained, when I made a fire/earth dom called Mr. Warmth. I shared some of the seriously off-color humor from a You Tube video and some were stunned to discover such things were ever spoken out loud. At the time, they were genuinely funny comments. But now, not so much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandX Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 12 hours ago, Bill Z Bubba said: Very high on my list of movies. Up there with Blues Brothers and Kung Fu Hustle. Edit: And Airplane. One of the greatest comedies of all time. I always feel I'm one of the few who loves and even knows of Kung Fu Hustle. If it's ever for sale on 4k Steelbook, I'm upgrading my copy! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaoticKarl Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 12 hours ago, Bill Z Bubba said: Very high on my list of movies. Up there with Blues Brothers and Kung Fu Hustle. Edit: And Airplane. One of the greatest comedies of all time. A hospital? What is it? It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now - and don't call me Shirley! 16 minutes ago, BrandX said: I always feel I'm one of the few who loves and even knows of Kung Fu Hustle. If it's ever for sale on 4k Steelbook, I'm upgrading my copy! 🙂 Definitely not alone here - KFH was an instant masterpiece classic, chock full of over the top MA tropes and terrific physical comedy gags. The actors' faces all sold it very well, especially the protagonist. Very Buster Keaton-ish (for all you young kids... Jackie Chan modeled his acting style after Keaton. Wait.. I don't have to explain Jackie Chan too, do I?? 🤣). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemporalVileTerror Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Has there been a solid, deadpan comedy like Airplane in the last ten years? The last twenty?! You know . . . something where puns and grammatic ambiguity play a big role in the punchline, and deliveries are made with the no nonsense grimness you expect from an Oscar-bait drama. It feels like Hollywood and mainstream television have to make their comedy wink at the 4th wall directly these days. I'm not against that, in principle . . . but there's something to be said about saturation. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookery. Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 43 minutes ago, BrandX said: I always feel I'm one of the few who loves and even knows of Kung Fu Hustle. If it's ever for sale on 4k Steelbook, I'm upgrading my copy! 🙂 Agreed. It is a masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookery. Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 While I am sure to get brickbats tossed at me, I so much more prefer the humor in Kung Fu Hustle and Airplane than in the humor of Ellen or The Office. That uncomfortable nervous humor does nothing for me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Straight-faced absurdity for the win! 1 @Cutter So many alts, so little time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironblade Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 38 minutes ago, TemporalVileTerror said: Has there been a solid, deadpan comedy like Airplane in the last ten years? The last twenty?! You know . . . something where puns and grammatic ambiguity play a big role in the punchline, and deliveries are made with the no nonsense grimness you expect from an Oscar-bait drama. I thought the tv show 'Police Squad' was on par with Airplane. Probably because it had Leslie Nielsen playing the exact same type of character. The 'Naked Gun' movies got a little too slapstick. Originally on Infinity. I have Ironblade on every shard. - My only AE arc: The Origin of Mark IV (ID 48002) Link to the story of Toggle Man, since I keep having to track down my original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal_General Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 28 minutes ago, rookery. said: While I am sure to get brickbats tossed at me, I so much more prefer the humor in Kung Fu Hustle and Airplane than in the humor of Ellen or The Office. That uncomfortable nervous humor does nothing for me. Sounds like you picked a bad time to stop sniffing glue. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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