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#418363
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RIP Rue McClanahan
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Isn't that only the usual three?  I count Hopper, Coleman, and McClanahan.

Plus Art Linkletter, Ronnie James Dio, Lena Horne, Lynne Redgrave, Dixie Carter, John Forsythe, Robert Culp, Fess Parker, Peter Graves, Merlin Olsen, Corey Haim, JD Salinger, Pernell Roberts, Teddy Pendergrass. And those are just the celebrities I've heard of.

http://www.hollywoodmemoir.com/admin-only-year/2010

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#418236
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Random Thoughts
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When I read passages or quotes that use the following device, I get tickled:

There is no doubt that during the next fifteen to twenty years the chess world will witness the struggle of two exceptionally powerful talents - M. Tal and R. Fischer.      - Mikhail Botvinnik, 1961

Yes, it's the "first initial, last name" trick. Apparently the Russians favor this sort of thing quite a bit; or maybe just the chessplayers do.

Here's are some passages from a protest letter (apparently it's not posted anywhere) written by Efim Geller, grandmaster coach to Boris Spassky during the 1972 World Championship:

...The letters mention, in particular, Mr. R. Fischer's chair...Why, for instance, does Mr. R. Fischer protest...Mr. F. Cramer's demand that Mr. R. Fischer should be given "his" particular chair...I would also like to note that having known Mr. B. Spassky for many years...

Hilarious.

I would appreciate feedback from everyone, but especially Mr. G. Tape, Mr. T. Frink, and Mr. B. Wings.

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#418154
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What's the strangest thing that ever happened to you?
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I guess the weirdest thing was one night (like TheBoost, no mind-altering substances or fatigue entered into this) a friend and I are out at his place in the country, shooting the shit. Both of us being amateur star-watchers, we're both looking up into a clear dark sky for shooting stars.

One thing catches my eye, and I point it out to my friend.

It looks like any other star in the night sky, with two differences:

1) It's a mint-green color
2) It's moving

Now my friend and I are interested but not alarmed; probably just a satellite, right? Well, this thing comes to a stop. And stays in place for a moment or two...

Then it shoots into another direction, out of sight, in a sudden burst of speed.

Do satellites do that?

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#417834
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THE VFP Show: Episode #5GA2 (Network note: tonight's episode will resume after the live broadcast of the NBA Finals game three)
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Wow! What a night! I'd like to thank Gaffer Tape and the Runaway Five for making this the best debut any forum talk show host could ever ask for. I'd like to also thank this fine audience - it's been a great atmosphere here at the RRA; I would not like to thank security, Joe McCarthy, and of course, TV's Frink.

Tune in next Tuesday night - we've got a great season lined up here at THE VFP Show and you won't want to miss it! Good night!

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#417831
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THE VFP Show: Episode #5GA2 (Network note: tonight's episode will resume after the live broadcast of the NBA Finals game three)
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Welcome back! Our musical guest tonight comes to us all the way from Twoson, Eagleland - this band came to prominence during a world-saving quest by four young children back in 1995; Fifteen years later, they're back and ready to take the music world by storm.

Ladies and gentlemen - let them know you've missed them - it's the reunion performance of the unbeatable quintet in the super cool bus - the RUNAWAY FIVE! CLICK IT AND ROCK YOUR ASS OFF!!

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#417830
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THE VFP Show: Episode #5GA2 (Network note: tonight's episode will resume after the live broadcast of the NBA Finals game three)
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Welcome back to THE VFP Show! In a few moments, we're going to witness one of the great musical reunions in forum talk show history-

Just a minute, VFP.

What is it, Joe?

I wanted to get everyone up to speed on a news story that's troubling me...

Really?

Yeah...I hold in my hand this story regarding President Obama making improper use of his office.

No!

Yes...here is the text of the story:

WASHINGTON—President of the United States, basketball fan, and former Chicago resident Barack Obama once again weighed in on the future of LeBron James Wednesday, saying how much he would enjoy seeing the superstar play for the Bulls, and also that he, President Obama, was in fact the leader of the free world.

"As I've mentioned before, I think LeBron would look great in a Bulls uniform," the president told reporters during a special morning press briefing in the Oval Office. "It's a great basketball city, and I think he'd fit right in. Just like I fit in here in my office—which, if you hadn't noticed when you entered, is the Oval Office, the center of power of the United States and, by extension, the Western world."

"Sorry, I think I may have gotten sidetracked there and said something irrelevant," added the president, walking casually over the presidential seal on the White House rug. "Or possibly not. In any case, I think LeBron would be perfect for the Bulls and their excellent core of young players. It's a team game, and in any team game it's important to have good teammates, as I'm fond of telling my own teammates, like the joint chiefs, the secretary of state, and, you know, the nation of Britain."

James, who becomes a free agent July 1, is being courted by many NBA franchises and is said to be considering New York and Miami as possible destinations. However, President Obama said that as a basketball fan, and as the man with ultimate authority over the CIA, FBI, and the most powerful military in the history of the world, he personally would counsel James to strongly consider Chicago.

"Let's just say I think it would be in his best interest," Obama said. "And I say that purely as somebody who remembers how great it was when Michael Jordan played for the Bulls. Not at all as one of the handful of individuals on the planet who can order a deadly predator drone attack with a single telephone call. Those drones are very precise, I've found. I told LeBron as much during a conversation last week."

As the free agency period nears, the president has repeatedly mentioned the possibility of James playing in Chicago, most notably to TNT's Marv Albert, but also to Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin and during a personal helicopter visit to the residence of NBA commissioner David Stern.

Many fans claim the president is displaying an unfair bias toward Chicago, allegations Obama responded to while idly flipping through a leather folder embossed with the words "NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODES."

"Let's be clear: I think what LeBron James has done for the city of Cleveland and the state of Ohio is remarkable," Obama said. "However, it's also been pointed out to me that my approval ratings in Ohio have dipped. And though losing LeBron would be heartbreaking for Ohioans, I wonder if it would be as heartbreaking as, say, losing $645 million in federal education funding, or even $2.2 billion for a statewide infrastructure improvement program."

"But where was I?" said Obama, looking up and smiling. "Wasn't I just talking about basketball? You see what happens when you become president of the United States? You try to have a lighthearted conversation about sports and suddenly you're discussing the very survival of entire American cities."

Though Obama has made it clear in recent conversations about James that the chief executive of the United States has the power to sign or veto legislation, nominate executive and judicial officers, grant pardons and reprieves, and, under the Patriot Act, imprison anyone with enough salary-cap room to court the MVP, many in the sporting community have noted that the president has no constitutional authority to determine the career path of a professional basketball player.

President Obama said that he agreed, at least in principle.

"Listen, my opinion as the man who holds the highest office in the land is just that—an opinion," the president said. "Any fan would want his favorite team to sign the best player out there. It just so happens that as the most powerful basketball fan on the planet, I can apply a certain amount of pressure others can't."

"Which makes sense," Obama added, "because, well, I'm the president of the United States of America."

And here's the link:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/president-obama-mentions-hed-like-to-see-lebron-ja,17512/

There! Do you see now? THE MAN IS A COMMUNIST MENACE!!

I hate you, Joe.

Folks, we'll be right back after this commercial break - which is code for "I'm going to beat the hell out of my bandleader." And no court in the world will convict me. Anyway, when we come back - for the first time since 1995, it's the RUNAWAY FIVE!!

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#417823
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THE VFP Show: Episode #5GA2 (Network note: tonight's episode will resume after the live broadcast of the NBA Finals game three)
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Awesome. We're all looking forward to the new videos, and five more great years here. Thanks so much for stopping by the Ricardo R. Aparicio Theater for the chat, and we'll see you around the forums!

Ladies and gentlemen, GAFFER TAPE! We'll be right back with music from the RUNAWAY FIVE after this!!

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#417819
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THE VFP Show: Episode #5GA2 (Network note: tonight's episode will resume after the live broadcast of the NBA Finals game three)
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Gaffer Tape said:

Haha, a Gaffer Tape indeed!  Yeah, well, first of all, I thought it would be fun.  And second, since I was just out of college, I wanted a chance to edit again, which I love to do, and I wanted to keep my skills sharp.  So I just went with and wanted to see what would happen.  And, yeah, for my first video, I just dusted off a thread from a ways back that I wrote on these boards.  So, yeah, man, everything's, like, connected and stuff!

Ah yes, the infamous Jabba's Palace Rescue Logic bomb. One of the finest scene breakdowns you're ever going to read. If you weren't OT.com made before then, you were after.

So that's really why I had things like the "Gotham City/Santa Fe" montage in my Batman and Robin video last year.  I'm afraid I haven't been as ambitious lately, mainly because my computer just seems to be less inclined to tolerate it with each successive video.  Remember how I said that my computer overheated right before the show?  That's because I was listening to the commentary on Back to the Future while simultaneously watching this thread.  How dare I?!  How could a computer be expected to put up with that kind of torture?!  So, yeah...

 You know they have these great new services that provide great, affordable PC's - all you need is a checking account! Convenient, right?

So what's in the hopper for the future, Gaff?