The Blog of G » Funny http://blog.georgepratt.net It's an on again, off again, blog thing Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:05:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 It was on the Web so I had to share http://blog.georgepratt.net/2010/06/28/it-was-on-the-web-so-i-had-to-share/ http://blog.georgepratt.net/2010/06/28/it-was-on-the-web-so-i-had-to-share/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:42:24 +0000 George http://blog.georgepratt.net/?p=656 The real Kirk and Spock new how to party, will we ever see the likes of them again?

If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire… Pork Force

Nuff said

And if this guy is right, then we should just chuck it all in and have one hell of a party, a hundred year party even, makes more sense than a hundred year war ;)

“My Last Porn Film” Not actually porn but a short film by Julian Gough.

Beautiful monologue in an odd sort of way but then Julian always had a way with words. I love the fact that he uses tracks from the band Toasted Heretic for the soundtrack, he was the lead singer, I think it’s time they got a post to themselves on here as well so stay tuned for that.

It may not the best monologue to have playing from your speakers in an office, so you have been warned.

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He has directed lots of movies over the years and quite a few are all time favourites of mine.

What I love about these films is that while they deal with some serious topics, they do it in a way that is insanely funny and they don’t take themselves to seriously. I always suspected Mr. Smith had that sort of a personality, but was never certain until I saw this…

Oh hai, mean airlines! I no haz cheezburger I swear!

It never hurts to have a giggle at your own expense once in a while.

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Well I’ve already caught up on all my blog and news reading, my Google reader has no unread feeds left for the first time since I switched from Newsgator. :) although it seems to not want to allow me to add more feeds which is odd cause I know I don’t have as many as the likes of Robert Scoble but I can’t add anymore now :(

From my reading frenzy this morning, I see Grandad has Blognapped Granny’s Blog to wish her a happy birthday, the oul romantic! :) Well at least he didn’t head off tourist hunting for the day :)

Gizmodo seems to be getting less about the gadgets and more about the gags, these days, so much so that I hardly seem to read it anymore, could it be that the volume of posts is costing them quality? Surely not.

And Finally, over on the Blather Zeitgeist, Damien has posted a brilliant short film from Blur Studios, very funny and well worth the bandwidth and time it takes to view it.

So am I going to mow the lawn and fix the Media Centre PC today or just laze around the house all day and do nothing, It’s my day off after all. ;)

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Still at least this time I don’t have to go looking for T-shirts as well, thanks to T-Shirt Hell. I have ordered off them before to check the size and quality etc. so I just logged in and bought a load of great T’s in no time. Job done. Well, except for the trousers, shoes, Shirts and Jackets that I apparently “need” :p

There are some designs on there site that I would never wear for obvious taste reasons, (in fact some would say they are not suitable for public consumption) but they are all funny and they’re great quality T’s as well.

Still it got me to thinking about which of T-shirt hell’s shirts would most suit my favourite ‘local’ blogger.

Ellybabes

Talk Nerdy to me or how about I'll be using these to my advantage

and finally, the one that I think is probably gonna get me in trouble ;)

If I had ...

So have I got it right or have I just seriously insulted my new wife? time and the comments will tell :)

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The Simpsons Movie

My expectations were high, the movie was good, not great and the fact that all the best jokes are shown in the many trailers, really takes the punch out of the movie. Still it is worth the price of admission.

Last Friday night myself the wife and a few friends and collegues headed out to see The Simpsons movie. The trailers we’ve all seen on television all gave me a laugh so it was only natural to go see the movie.

The film was a laugh from start to finish, there was a little bit of a lag in the middle of the film,which was just as well, we all need time to munch the popcorn and slurp on the ‘Big gulp’. :)

The story, for me wasn’t enough to carry the movie, the jokes were not enough to carry the movie, but somehow, all together, it works.

In my opinion, this movie missed the oppurtunity to do to animated movies what it did for Animated TV Series when it started all those years ago. Lets not forget The Simpsons paved the way for other shows, Futurama, Family Guy & American Dad to name a few. These shows owe a dept to Matt Groening and The Simpsons.

This first movie, in what one can expect to be a string of sequels, has two issues the sequels will have to deal with. The first is the weight of expectations, mine will not be as high for the next movie. The second is completely at the mercy of the marketing department, don’t show all the funniest jokes from the movie in your trailers, it left me feeling cheap and used! :)

This is a good movie, I will be going to see the inevitable sequels but I won’t expect to see anything more than an extended episode of a funny animated TV show.

Rated 3/5 on Jul 29 2007 by George Pratt
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So without further ado, first up is a post over on Holy Schmoley! A great little video, takin the mickey out of those God awful ‘I’m a Mac’ ads. I love a mac user that’s prepared to poke fun at ‘The Almighty Steve’ :D

My Sweetie poped this little gem in her Google reader shared items feed for me. Thank you sweetie! Maybe I should do the same?

And finally, The ever classic Penny Arcade produced a great new strip today. Takin a wild guess, I’d say they ain’t to keen on the PS3. :)

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Maybe the DRI should take a look as well. ;)

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I am nerdier than 75% of all people. Are you nerdier? Click here to find out!

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