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Yufster, you're normal and I'm not.
Canine teeth are NOT for biting meat/flesh and humans are NOT carnivores.

The proof
5 minutes of Googling, and I'm a bit smarter

Do you get all your dietry advice from webcomic sites?

I've read various sources and spoken with dieticians -- some say we have teeth like a carnivore, some say we have teeth like a herbivore.

So what are we?

Who cares? I don't see why we should comform to our biological upbringing. Part of being human is to rise above that and make our own choices. So, whether or not we have carnivore or herbivore teeth, it's up to us to make our own decisions as to what we want to eat. And I don't think any scientific proof is going to make me eat less meat.

However, if my doctor says my arteries are clogged...

No doubt there will be a decline in fish consumption since Finding Nemo. That's actually a good thing given the terrible overfisihing that has been going on since they invented trawling. And you can get the Omega-3s you need from Walnuts....

In other news, pork sales have jumped now that everyone has forgetten about Babe. Film at 11.

Yeah, they're not much of a secret, cause they're debug controls.

"When I grow up, I'm going to BOVINE UNIVERSITY!"

My problem isn't that the prequels don't stack up to the originals.

My problem is that the prequels don't even work as stand-alone movies. They are so ludicrously cobbled together, I'm surprised 20th Century Fox released them. But hey, they're part of Star Wars, so of course the die hard fans are going to see them (Thus, $$$ for Fox).

To prove my point, look at the Razzie awards. Not many people give the Oscars much credit ("They're too conservative", "They're sooo Hollywood", "They're rigged!", etc) but I do give the Razzies a mountainload of credit at pointing out the worst films of the year. I'll never be able to dream pleasantly again after seeing Swept Away. But both the first two prequel episodes of Star Wars scored several nominations each, including Worst Screenplay, Director, and Picture for Lucas (and that's for each film).Ã,  Lucas "won" the Worst Screenplay award for Episode II. When a large group of casual movie-goers (that's basically what the Razzies are, since membership is open to anyone) say that the worst five films for two separate years include both Star Wars prequels, then I'm guessing it's not just me who thinks this way.

But, hey, all art (if you want to call Star Wars "art") is subjective right? So, I can't really discourage people from liking it. If it rocks your boat, then fine, sweet, awesome. No probs from me.

But what I'm most surprised at is the large fanbase, especially the hardcore Star Wars geeks who dress-up as a Jedi Knight or a Wookie and line up for days at the cinemas before the films are released. These same people want Jedi classed as a religion on the next census. I place people like that in the same category as fursuiters or anime cosplayers. (Though fursuiters get way more sex than either the other two subcultures).

Not only that, if you log on to a Star Wars forum and tell them the prequels are shit, they're go apeshit just cause you insulted their favourite movie. They'll call you things like "brainless" and "foolish" and "buffoon". I know this because it's happened to me (though not a Star Wars forum, but the forum at RottenTomatoes) and pissed-off many a geek that day.

I guess I can't talk though. I mean, I was the guy who bleached his hair and went to his 21st birthday party as Leonard from Memento.



Hmmm, actually, I look like a loveable spunkbubble! Hello ladies!

Anyway, my point is, yes, I have dressed up as a character from a movie, same as Star Wars nutcases. But what separates me is that I'm not consumed by Memento. Keep in mind, I dressed this way because it was for a fancy dress party. And keep in mind also that it was held at a private room in a bar that I hired for the night, not a public movie theatre. And keep in mind there were others there dressed as Doris Day, Peter Allen, and one girl as the Yellow Brick Road from the Wizard of Oz while her hubby was Dorothy -- We all didn't just dress like characters from Memento. And keep in mind that I don't devote my life to a Memento. I don't resort to name calling when someone says "Memento was a shitty movie. It's so damn confusing." And I definitely don't believe there should be a religion called 'Leonardism'. Hmm, actually, maybe there should. I'd like to see a religion based around having a short-term memory.

It'd come in handy for when I see a Star Wars prequel. HO HO HO!

P.S. Layabout (aka Pirate Jack) also went to my 21st as James Bond. And he was dressed very sharply in a sweet-ass tux. And I don't see people lining-up to put "Bondism" on the next census either, even though there are more Bond films than Star Wars films. Not only that, Bond has the ladies swooning left, right and centrefield. Right on, Layabout!

I don't see why hundreds of thousands of geeks are creaming their pants just because the new Star Wars title has been announced. It doesn't matter if it has the most awesome sounding name in the world (like "Star Wars Episode III: Anakin Goes Apeshit") the movie will still suck anus.

What am I basing that on?

Well, the first two sucked MAJOR DONKEY ANUS, so I don't see any reason why this pattern should differ.

"But DG, you don't know that for sure. The third movie might be different and cool and stuff," is probably what you're saying. Fat chance, especially if there's another monologue from Anakin about how Armadillo's face tastes as delicious as sand. C'mon, Lucas. I know you're not skint and I know you've got the ability to write decent scripts (such as American Graffiti) that don't appeal to fanboy culture. Quit with this "Revenge of Sith" shit. What the fuck is Sith anyway? Sounds to me like a venereal disease.

Yes, Vivendi own Sierra, so from a legal point of view they own the Larry series.

Pffft, you damn kids and yer fancy handheld consoles! Give me an Atari Lynx any day! Or better yet, an LCD handheld game from Singapore that only plays Tetris!

Saigon...

Shit!

Found a bug:

Spoiler

I was given a strange inventory item called 'ftfth' or something to that effect.

[close]

I looked up IMDB this afternoon and it had the following headline in the news:

'Robots To Invade Australia'

Naturally, I freaked out and tried to find the nearest weapon, which was a can of air freshener. (That'll teach those robots to smell bad!)

Then I actually read the news story. It's been confirmed. There will be a sequel. And it's going to filmed in Australia.

And the title?

I, Robot II   

Set up seventeen buses, light them on fire and jump over them!



AAAAAYYY!!!

What's with this sudden burst of new competitions lately?

Is everyone bored with working on their games?

Do these new competitions somehow fill a sad niche in their lives?

And why do I have delicious, cream-filled Twinkies growing out of my nipples?

All these questions answered on the next episode of...

It doesn't matter how many times a person tries to rationalise between the two, I can still hear the ghosts of Carroll and Asimov violently screaming while their corpses get majorly screwed.

Proyas is a charaltan.

"charlatan" 

Holy crap, this discussion/argument/debate/bitch-session sounds familiar.

Where have I seen it before?

Oh wait, I know, it was here except it was Alice in Wonderland instead of I, Robot.

I think I used a good expression to describe such instances. I believe it was "raping the corpse" -- as in the way the producers of I, Robot (the movie) have defiled the dead body of Asimov.

nose: DGMacphee
elbow: DGMacphee
tounge: DGMacphee
chin: DGMacphee
feet: DGMacphee
eyes closed and one finger: DGMacphee
back of my hand: DGMacphee
palm: DGMacphee
mouse: DGMacphee
wrist: DGMacphee

I win and you are all retarded!

[AGA!]

Well, after ignoring all the votes, the Supreme Court rules in favour of...

AGA!

Which means, LostTraveler wins! Congratulations


In closing, I am a jelly doughnut!

Funny you should mention that:

http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?name=Wonderland

And:
http://xtcabandonware.com/gameinfo.php?id=Alice

And for C64 lovers who like colossally awesome games:
http://www.c64unlimited.net/games/a/alice_in%20wonderland/alice_in_wonderland.htm

Whenever, I hear Lance Armstrong's name, I keep thinking he's some kind of dare-devil or action hero.

"Watch as Lance Armstrong jumps his bicycle over a pit filled with killer bees!"