Television
Pat Paulsen in Blackface
As you might expect, this segment never made it to the airwaves.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 10, 2009 -
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Category: Political Correctness, Stereotypes and Cliches, Television, 1970s
Gilligan’s No Exit
Today we feature a guest post from that miraculous writer of the fantastical, the great Don Webb.Take it away, Don!
Many of my generation have discovered (sometimes with the help of a certain herb) that the opening sequence of Wizard of Oz matches up with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Co-incidence or happenstance? Who can say? Was Pink Floyd under the "influence" of Frank Baum?
Another strange co-incidence has come to light. The lyrics of Gilligan's Island perfectly match up with Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven."
Happenstance? Then riddle me this -- why does Gilligan's Island have exactly the same theme as Jean Paul Sarte's NO EXIT?
Consider:
Each one of the characters represents one of the 7 deadly sins:
- Ginger represents LUST - she wears skimpy outfits, is obsessed with her looks, and is a borderline nymphomaniac.
- Mary Ann represents ENVY - she is jealous of Ginger's beauty.
- The Professor represents PRIDE - he is an annoying know-it-all.
- Mr. Howell represents GREED - no explanation needed.
- Mrs. Howell represents SLOTH - she has never lifted a finger to help with their escape plans.
- The Skipper represents two sins: GLUTTONY - again, no explanation needed and ANGER - he violently hits Gilligan on each show.
- This leaves Gilligan. Gilligan is the person who put them there. He prevents them from leaving by foiling all of their escape plots. Also, it is HIS island. Therefore, Gilligan is SATAN.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 03, 2009 -
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Category: Drugs, Literature, Music, Synchronicity and Coincidence, Television, Reader Recommendation, 1960s, 1970s, Europe
Vampira
Those end-of-the-year tributes to all who died in 2008 seem to be neglecting Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira, who passed away just a year ago. In memory, let's look at two short clips of the lady. She was weird enough, but when you add Liberace into the mix--!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 06, 2009 -
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Category: Celebrities, Horror, Movies, Television, 1950s
The Number 47
47, as wikipedia notes, is "the natural number following 46 and preceding 48". There are some other interesting things about the number:- There exists a 47 society... which propagates the belief that the number forty-seven occurs in nature with noticeably higher frequency than other natural numbers, that it is the quintessential random number.
- The number 47, its reverse of 74, or a multiple of 47 occurs in some way or other in almost every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and its spin-offs Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise.
- 47 is the telephone dialing country code for Norway
Posted By: Alex - Mon Dec 29, 2008 -
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Category: Television
Schnappi
I feel bad that my Follies post today was somewhat lame. Therefore, I am making it up to our readers the only way I know how: with some juvenile German "humor."For more about Schanppi, visit his Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 08, 2008 -
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Category: Music, Television, Surrealism, Children, Foreign Customs, Asia, Europe, Fictional Monsters
Destroyed in Seconds: Bulldozer Rampage
Watch more clips from this Discovery Channel show here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 05, 2008 -
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Category: Destruction, Television
Fonzarelli Syndrome
While foot dystonia is a common feature in late Parkinson disease (PD), dystonia may precede the development of PD by several years. Writer's cramp has been described as an early manifestation, with extension of the great toe also noted (the striatal foot).
Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 06, 2008 -
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Category: Medicine, Science, Television
Hoberman Arch
Six years have passed since the whole world saw the wonderfully weird portal created by Chuck Hoberman, but it's never too soon to admire it again.Wouldn't you want a small version of this in your home?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 30, 2008 -
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Category: Inventions, Sports, Technology, Television
Bernie und Ert
As long as we've been talking about German humor....First the original, with superior voice-acting, then an English dub, for comprehension.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 28, 2008 -
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Category: Drugs, Entertainment, Puppets and Automatons, Television, Foreign Customs
Bjork and Her Television
I really think the beloved and utterly unique Bjork should be the official spokesgal for WEIRD UNIVERSE.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 21, 2008 -
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Category: Aliens, Science, Television, Foreign Customs
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