At the end of next month, we should get some LOST-related news from the San Diego Comic Con (where you can see if you’re Dharma material). So I didn’t think I would bring back LOST Theory Thursday before then but I recently saw this about top 30 WTF moments in LOST history and figured it deserved a mention. It’s a pretty thorough list and how many other TV shows could produce a WTF reaction that many times? Certainly none that I can think of. And considering I’m one foot out the door for a three-day weekend, I’m not really trying. You didn’t even get a picture with this post.

“There you go, thinking you’re all that. But you are not as charming as you think you are, sir.”
“Yes, I am.”

Indiana Jones stunt show
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There’s something that puzzles me about removing one of the greatest evil institutions from one of the greatest stories of my lifetime. There are no Nazis in the Indiana Jones Lego game. Indy without Nazis? The idea sounds absurd! But Lego’s not the first. There’s also no Nazis at the Indiana Jones attraction at MGM Studios. The swastika is removed in favor of some generic symbol. Look at it on that Flying Wing there. Just some dumb cross.

I find it weird that everyone is so sensitive about Hitler that shit hits the fan whenever he’s mentioned considering he’s the perfect historical figure for everyone to hate on. We’re not glorifying the Third Reich, we’re reveling in their eventual downfall.

I wonder if that went into the decision-making process to keep Nazis out of Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. Or maybe that would have meant less screen time for monkeys and CGI groundhogs.

“This has revealed the islamo-fascist leanings of the Wonder Twins! Shape of a mushroom cloud. Form of more than three ounces of liquid.”

Fountain Square
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I find the natives to this town very strange. Many people have complained that Cincinnati is a small, boring town with nothing to do. Coming from an actual small, boring town, I am befuddled by their claim. I will admit that the city is segmented in such a way that routines and ruts are easy traps. But if you look around, there’s plenty to do. Why, just look at the Cincinnati Enquirer’s new list of 100 things to do in Cincinnati. There’s tons of good ideas and what fun there is to be had in the tri-state area.

I feel pretty good because in the decade or so I have lived here, I’ve hit most of those suggestions. Many of those adventures have been chronicled here or in my Flickr account so you can easily live the excitement through my visits. And with gas prices this high, it might be a good idea to be a hometown tourist.

“You think you hate it now, but wait till you drive it.”

This item is a bit old but I heard a few people talk about this and I wanted to bring some attention to it. Also, I don’t get enough excuses on this site to post pictures of Kristin Davis. Back when that chick movie came out a few weeks ago, Sex In The City fans acted just like Star Wars fans. They waited in line dressed as their favorite characters, tossed back the drinks made famous on the show, and made a big production of this event. I guess emulating three hookers and their mom is not as cringe worthy as recreating light saber battles.

I sounded off before about a similar double standard where one fan base’s behavior was accepted even though it was identical to what the geeks did. For some reason, no one batted an eye when people dressed up as pirates to go see Pirates of the Caribbean. But getting all done up as Darth Maul? Unacceptable, even though guys wear less eyeliner as the latter.

This also reminded me of the debate between Sports Guy vs. Star Wars nerd since even though they are equal, society has determined sports obsession is acceptable. Any kind of interest in sci fi and comics are not.

The point is we all have geek tendencies inside of us. Choose wisely what you nerd out about unless you want society giving you a hard time.

“So it’s a show about three hookers and their mom?”

I’m sure I mentioned how I came up with the name for this here blog. But I don’t think I ever showed you. Here it is:

Yep, that’s it in the corner there. When there used to be a tagline in my headline, it was that: “Wait… there’s actually a drawer… just for socks?” Yeah, this series was full of great stuff. If you’re going to name your blog after a reference, get one from Quantum & Woody. Although, if you are starting now, you should probably use something that hasn’t been canceled for about a decade. Besides, don’t copy my idea.

“Is there anyone here who speaks English? Or maybe even ancient Greek?”

Joss Whedon wrapped up his run on Astonishing X-Men a couple weeks ago and this is a fitting way to go back and take a new look at #1. This is a neat dramatization of a comic book that I’m surprised isn’t done more often. Thanks to Gagglefrak for pointing this out.

You can send me a YouTube link or some other embeddable video provider and if I like it (or need it) enough to put it up here, Sock Point to you.

Feel free to send your suggestions to my gmail account. It’s woodmania. I’d type it out but I don’t need more junk mail. Just your YouTube suggestions.

I seem to remember the Last Laugh event in pretty good terms. The Joker probably does not. Bahlactus has spoken.

“Let me tell you about this guy I know. Mean kid. Bad seed. Hurt people.
“I like him already.”

You don’t have to look too far to find amusing and cool t-shirts on the internet. Lots of companies have created interesting wears for the web public. There’s even a local T-Shirt company that seems to do pretty well. Lots of good stuff out there that amuses me but never moves me to plop down more than $10 to wear in public. But this… this is different. This moves me. I’m going to not only buy this for me but probably everyone I’m buying Christmas presents for. They may not know it, but they totally want it. Everyone should.

The first person who gets what this T-shirt is referencing gets today’s Sock Point.

I’ve been a little cranky lately and once again the blame goes to the stupid cable company. Time Warner unveiled their new Cable Navigator. And by “unveil” I mean they dumped it on us in the middle of the night. They’re passing it off as an “upgrade” while it actually takes more steps to do simple processes, it is more difficult to store and track my DVR content, and the damn thing isn’t recording the right shows. I’m not the only one displeased. Unfortunately, it sounds like they were federally mandated to change what they had before so there’s no going back.

I guess I should be thankful because I needed this. I have been relatively pleased with their service the last few months and considered just keeping Time Warner when I move to Lisa’s place. This is just one more reminder that their service sucks and will continue to do so and now is the time to try satellite. Then I read that Eric’s disapointed with his satellite provider. Yikes. Maybe they all blow.

“If I had been that drunk, I wouldn’t have been able to give a lecture on integrated bio-electronics.”

THERE GOES THE DECADE
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Beware, my terrible prophecy has come to pass. Of course, I was banking on the lack of patience by a company credited for destroying an entire generation’s attention span so it wasn’t that big of a streatch. VH1 is already saying I love the new millenium. Do not adjust your calendar, we still have a year and a half left in this decade and 990+ years left in this millenium. And yet, VH1 is going to this well. The former music channel successfully mined the 70s, 80s, and 90s but there’s not much left after multiple nostalgic visits.

Halfway through this decade, I wondered what was next. I saw this coming, but expected them to pull the trigger on this earlier. Does that mean I should give them credit for not being as impatient as I expected. Anybody seen it yet? I’ve got a few episodes waiting on my DVR so I can see this for myself. Or I can just remember them myself. I was there and it really wasn’t that long ago.

“Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism.”