November 30, 2003
I Need a Movie About This?
"Buddy: About discovering that your wild 20s are over."
Find Out Who Said It...November 28, 2003
Turner and Hooch Award Goes to...
"The Karate Dog: Cho-Cho is the world's only fast-talkin', car-drivin', toga-partyin', karate fightin' canine. Complete."
"Annie the Nannie: A family's new English nanny turns out to be an orangutan."
Good Idea
"Good Morning, Night: A young woman conceals her terrorist identity from her new boyfriend."
Book Hera, Dann-o
"Hera Purple (Devil Godess): Detectives investigate murders committed by the godess Hera."
Find Out Who Said It...November 25, 2003
Come Again?
When the book "The Three Marias" was published in Portugal in 1972, its authors were arrested by the authorities, on charges of "abuse of the freedom of the press" and "outrage to public decency."
Fatal Fashion
"The Mark: A curse kills everyone who meets the flesh, bones and mini-skirt ghost of Serena."
Find Out Who Said It...November 24, 2003
Volcanos Are Hot
When You've Got a Hammer ... "Magma - Earth's Molten Core: Nuclear weapons are used to seal a volcano."
They Live Where? ... "Eruption: A volcanic eruption unleashes an alien species of fire creatures."
Honey, I Must Have Downloaded It
"Net Games: A married man is unwittingly drawn into a voyeristic affair."
Find Out Who Said It...November 22, 2003
November 19, 2003
Can You Send Them an Imaginary Check?
"On April 15, 2004, I will truthfully report to the IRS that my primary source of income is the sale of imaginary goods ..."
Find Out Who Said It...November 17, 2003
PRSNLZD PL8S
On the drive into work, I was behind a car with a personalized license
plate. It said "BKOFCAR."
Aw, shucks
"Congratulations, someone has just performed a "web search" at the HootingOwl Search Engine using the search term "nifty+stories" and your web site is being displayed on the first page of search results."
Find Out Who Said It...Pre-Spam Odd Emails
Once upon a time, at the Terminus of Next-to-all Roads, Rogue and Retrieval, two murdering wolf-bred brothers, raised a rose-red city 1/2 as old as t-t-times.
Find Out Who Said It...What Is an Editor?
About bloggers: "They're kind of like parasites. They're also kind of like editors."
Find Out Who Said It...Kissing Cousins
girl "You told my cousin"
guy "Well, yeah, of course I did, I mean she's my friend as well, and I wanted to keep things from getting out of hand, you know, before stories got around."
November 13, 2003
November 12, 2003
New Linking Spam
This one's craptastic: "I am contacting you about cross linking. I am interested in hopstudios.com because it looks like it's relevant to a site for which I am seeking links. The site is about laptop battery retailer that offers many different Sony batteries, which are offered at competitive prices." Uh.... no.
November 10, 2003
Woe
Woe to the person in this country who attacks the Establishment. ... His main problem is that by attacking the Establishment, he automatically becomes a member of it, and there is no greater punishment in the world.
Find Out Who Said It...November 06, 2003
A Hobbyist Tool
I feel today's PC is still a hobbyist tool, not yet fit for the general public.
Find Out Who Said It...November 03, 2003
Meta Film Award goes to
"MY LIFE IS A SCRIPT: A woman writes a screenplay based on the lives of her friends."
Find Out Who Said It...Sounds Familiar
"THE FACE OF THE SERPENT: An assassin falls in love with his target and takes her under his protection."
Find Out Who Said It...It Could Happen
"LEECHES: Members of a college swim team come under attack by giant leeches that become infused with their steroids."
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