where the fuck did justin’s “AMELIE” impression even fucking come from. griffin’s just reading a question from someone named Amelie Belcher. Seconds pass, enough for justin’s brain to think around the name and its connection to critically-acclaimed 2001 french movie Amelie. he has seconds to remember the movie before the topic changes. and in the deep rumbling of his brain, scrambling for any details about
critically-acclaimed 2001 french movie Amelie , justin tyler mcelroy chooses to let out that little high-pitched voice. that voice that, in NO UNIVERSE, sounds anything remotely like audrey tautou, but he still fucking acts like he does. and sure, he doubles down when griffin confronts him on it, THAT i get. but its that split-second decision to remember
critically-acclaimed 2001 french movie Amelie, starring audrey tautou as the titular character Amelie, and the thing that justin “juice” mcelroy decides represents the necessary reference to
critically-acclaimed 2001 french movie Amelie is, again, a high-pitched version of audrey tautou saying her own character’s fucking name like a goddamn pokemon. and no one can’t watch
critically-acclaimed
2001 french movie Amelie anymore because when she’s leading the blind man down the street and describing the sights (which is a weird scene already), i can no longer hear her saying “we just passed the drum major’s widow, she’s worn his coat since he died”, i hear justin “hoops” mcelroy screaming “AMELIE AMELIE AMELIE” in his ear and i lose my fucking mind. imagine being BAFTA winner Jean-Pierre Jeunet, talking with people about his critically-acclaimed 2001 french movie Amelie, named one of the TOP 100 GREATEST FILMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY, WHICH ISN’T EVEN OVER YET and someone just screams at him “I COOK AN EGG WITH A SPOON” because of a split-second design by an american podcaster named justin “ranked west of loathing as one of his top 5 games of 2017, which isn’t to say west of loathing is a bad game and there’s something to be said for using your position to highlight underrated indie gems but its still a wild pick” mcelroy, who definitely ruined the credibility of Jean-Pierre Jeunet for life
the Star Wars universe is great because you read enough you eventually find out things like the fact that the Stormtrooper whose armor Luke stole in Episode IV was gay and in an affair with fucking Grand Moff Tarkin, which is a completely canonical fact that I am not making up.
The next time you watch a New Hope, keep in mind Luke is wearing the armor of a man who knew Tarkin sexually. The armor Luke is wearing when he says the iconic line “I’m Luke Skywalker, I’m here to rescue you” has more than likely been on the floor of Tarkin’s bedroom.
since I’m getting naysayers about this again!
The actual officer whom the trooper is in a relationship goes unspecified within the book, and isn’t listed as Tarkin specifically
However.
The officer is described as; wearing a grey suit, continuously bragging about the strength of the Death Star, and having the highest level of clearance aboard the Death Star, which is how he is able to send secret messages to TK-421
At one point the officer says he won’t be interrogating Princess Leia because Darth Vader will be doing it, meaning he’s definitely high enough in the chain of command to know that about Vader
At one point the officer jokes he just gave an “explosive” demonstration. The story takes place right around the time Alderaan is blown up.
According to someone on Reddit, the Audible version of the story uses Tarkin’s voice for the officer in question
Every year, in a small Welsh town, there is a race between riders on horseback and runners on foot. Evidently he above subject came under some discussion in a bar, and a bet was made, which resulted in a challenge people have recreated every year since. The race features dozens of horses versus a similar number of runners, and while a horse usually wins, it is always pretty close, and SOMEtimes, sometimes a human runner wins.
The race is 22 miles long. It is shorter than a standard human marathon. This is so that it is fair to the horses. A typical marathon is 26 miles long. A healthy distance for a horse to undertake in a single day for the purpose of travel is between 20 and 30 miles, but only if they walk at least part of the way. The years a human runner has won the race, the weather has been hot, as heat also favors human runners.
Interestingly, if the race is only ten to fifteen meters, 30 - 45 feet, a human can also win against a horse, which takes longer than a human to get up to full speed.
This fact of human capability for pursuit hunting and distance running is also part of why we have partnered with dogs for so much of our time on this planet. Dogs and wolves also engage in pursuit hunting, and sled dogs in particular can run miraculous distances due to some very interesting biological processes.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the movie Hoodwinked lately……for…..some reason. Like the fact that it exists. That’s it’s so completely bizarre to watch. And that it made a lot of money.
the budget is “Under 8 million”. there isn’t even an exact known amount. It’s just under 8 million but it grossed 110 million at the box office. A movie that features animation with scenes like this from a song about a schnitzel truck
grossed over $100 million at the box office.
There’s this one guy frequently appearing in the background inexplicably wearing this. Why? To what purpose does he serve? Who even is he? Why isn’t he the central focus of this film?
This movie needs to be talked about more. It might not reach Bee Movie levels of bafflement and speculation but it merits many discussions nonetheless. What the hell was Hoodwinked
A recent research team attached GPS trackers to a group of pet cats to track their whereabouts when their owners were not around or sleeping. The daily movements of the pet cats surprised many owners. Take a peek below.
We’ve spoken out of this blog multiple times about the dangers outdoor cats are exposed to when they roam. Here’s a gps tracking study that shows exactly how far from their ‘safe home base’ outdoor cats in Wales actually go in just one night.
“When you speak to a lot of cat owners they say: “Oh my cat just (…) doesn’t go anywhere.” (…) Some of the cats have “gone three kilometeres from home”.”
This cat went in such a straight line it can only have been following a major road for a long period.
This cat went more than a kilometer into the wilderness at night, potentially exposing itself to all sorts of urban and rural predators.
This cat traveled repeatedly through the yards of other houses as well as spending a good amount of time in the middle of the road.
Don’t think your cat travels? It does. Keep your cats indoors. Keep them safe.
