Monday Movie Quote #27

In trying to come up with this week's quote, I stumbled upon this movie. Everyone knows the most famous quote from it, but do you know this one...

"A hundred million terrorists in the world and I gotta kill one with feet smaller than my sister."

Last week: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. "Those aren't pillows!"

Monday Movie Quote #26

I love this movie. It's one of my favorites. It's mainly known for one particular quote, but not this one...

"Larry Bird doesn't do as much ball-handling in one night as you do in an hour!"

Last week: Coming to America. "This is beautiful. What is that? Velvet?"

Useless Talents

Everyone has them. We all have something that we're extremely good at, but will get us absolutely no where in life. If only there were people out there willing to pay us for these useless abilities, we could all be millionaires, but alas, there is not. But that doesn't mean we don't have to talk about them.

As many of you know, I am a font of useless knowledge. Most people don't like to play Trivial Pursuit with me because I have a tendency to come up with off-the-wall answers. Maybe I just have the type of mind that holds onto little bits of info...just nothing that's important. I think a lot of that comes from my dad. He's into that book learnin' and I guess he just passed that ability on to me.

Another thing I'm good at that I can't make a living off of (or maybe I can?) is video games. I've always had good eye-hand coordination, and I've been playing video games since we got our first Atari 2600. They've added more buttons to the controllers, but I can still kick ass.

So let's hear it folks! What are your hidden abilities?

Monday Movie Quote #25

I know most of you probably have to work today, but I don't. God bless Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And in respect to him, here's your MLK quote...

"Man, you lyin'. You never met no Martin Luther the King."

Last Week: Driving Miss Daisy. "I had the air-conditioner checked. I don't know what for. You never allow me to turn it on."

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The youth of today probably doesn't remember the vinyl record, but I do. I also remember spinning them backwards on my parents' turntable to see if there were messages hidden in the lyrics of my favorite songs. With the advent of the CD, this is now a lost art. But it apparently is making a comeback.

The art of backwards messages is called "backmasking" and is alive and well. I read an article in the Wall Street Journal which led me to Jeff Milner's Backmasking Site. In it he has a few song bites, both forwards and backwards, along with the written words. Some messages are intentional, some are not, and some don't sound even close. But take a listen...it's fun.

And maybe Paul really is dead.

Monday Movie Quote #24

Still getting over my cold, but getting better...thanks for asking. Here's a good one to get your week started.

"Oh yeah, yeah I know my ABC's pretty good, just can't read."

Last Week: Scarface. "That's because ju got your head stuck in jo culo!"

Down With the Sickness

Let's get one thing straight...being sick sucks. I'm not looking for sympathy. I just wanted to let you all know that.

I don't care if it's a cold, the flu, a mild case of Montezuma's Revenge, food poisoning, or hemmorhoids. When all you want to do is sit around all day curled up in the fetal position watching reruns of Sportscenter all morning, you know something isn't right. Usually the only people that watch that much Sportscenter is college students avoiding their first class in the morning.

So, I've come down with a touch of some kind of disease. It's not quite the flu, not really a cold. In fact I'm not really sure what it is that I've got. More aches and pains then stuffy nose or naseua. It probably won't kill me, but as of now, I feel like something you'd scrape off of the bottom of your shoe. Until I start feeling better, you can find me curled up under a blanket.

At least I got a day off from work out of it, so I guess it's not all bad.

Monday Movie Quote #23

A day late, but here's wishing everyone all the best in the new year. May this year be better than the last, but not as good as next year. Here's your first quote for 2006, and this one's a beauty.

"The only thing in this world that gives orders...is balls."

Last week: When Harry Met Sally. "Most women at one time or another have faked it."