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Showing posts with label Seinfeld. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seinfeld. Show all posts
Monday, July 22, 2024
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- I love science geeky stuff which is why I want this clock - and this carpet.
- Interesting story of how the man who was the first to have three no-hitters in baseball has been purposefully forgotten
- Heh heh - Seinfeld predictive script scripts
- Ex-Giants ace Tim Lincecum has simply vanished. Good for him!
- Amazing - more humans live inside the circle than outside it
- 8 things cryptocurrency enthusiasts probably won't tell you. Or why cryptocurrency is still the wild west (long read)
- Wind turbines are neither clean nor green and they provide zero global energy. Natural gas and nuclear are the real answers.
- I love science geeky stuff which is why I want this clock - and this carpet.
- Interesting story of how the man who was the first to have three no-hitters in baseball has been purposefully forgotten
- Heh heh - Seinfeld predictive script scripts
- Ex-Giants ace Tim Lincecum has simply vanished. Good for him!
- Amazing - more humans live inside the circle than outside it
- 8 things cryptocurrency enthusiasts probably won't tell you. Or why cryptocurrency is still the wild west (long read)
- Wind turbines are neither clean nor green and they provide zero global energy. Natural gas and nuclear are the real answers.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thoughts I'd share.
- 15 cool facts about King of the Hill
- But isn't having an Anchor Bar in Las Vegas akin to having a Cheers in Seattle?
- I keep saying that DeflateGate will eventually cost Roger Goodell his job
- Interesting look at Keith Hernandez' royalty checks from Seinfeld
- Maybe it's your parents' fault that you're a lard ass
- 15 cool facts about King of the Hill
- But isn't having an Anchor Bar in Las Vegas akin to having a Cheers in Seattle?
- I keep saying that DeflateGate will eventually cost Roger Goodell his job
- Interesting look at Keith Hernandez' royalty checks from Seinfeld
- Maybe it's your parents' fault that you're a lard ass
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
An interesting "what if"? In 2007 the Red Sox considered trading Jon Lester to the White Sox for Mark Buehrle. If Boston signed Buehrle long-term would they have won the World Series in either 2007 or 2013? Could they have won more?... If you think about it - shoplifting food is both hunting and gathering... Our incredible solar system 1 - view of Venus transiting in front of the Sun... Jon Lester since 2007 has been 109-70 while Mark Buehrle has gone 99-71... Bill Lear, founder of the Lear Jet Corp., named his daughter Shanda. Yup - Shanda Lear... Our incredible solar system 2 - view of Saturn eclipsing the Sun... If MSNBC ran re-runs of Seinfeld it would be their highest rated show by a wide margin... I have grey hair and self-identify as a wizard. Call me Gandalf... Since 2007 Jon Lester has made roughly $63 million while Mark Buehrle has made about $110 million. I guess the "what if" wasn't as interesting as I originally thought.
An interesting "what if"? In 2007 the Red Sox considered trading Jon Lester to the White Sox for Mark Buehrle. If Boston signed Buehrle long-term would they have won the World Series in either 2007 or 2013? Could they have won more?... If you think about it - shoplifting food is both hunting and gathering... Our incredible solar system 1 - view of Venus transiting in front of the Sun... Jon Lester since 2007 has been 109-70 while Mark Buehrle has gone 99-71... Bill Lear, founder of the Lear Jet Corp., named his daughter Shanda. Yup - Shanda Lear... Our incredible solar system 2 - view of Saturn eclipsing the Sun... If MSNBC ran re-runs of Seinfeld it would be their highest rated show by a wide margin... I have grey hair and self-identify as a wizard. Call me Gandalf... Since 2007 Jon Lester has made roughly $63 million while Mark Buehrle has made about $110 million. I guess the "what if" wasn't as interesting as I originally thought.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Libya is a mess. Another example of "smart diplomacy"
- Very cool finger paintings
- A scuba diver and a moray eel have an incredible relationship dating back to 1974
- Lost episode of Seinfeld - Elaine buys a gun (if it was Elaine gets an abortion would it have been OK?)
- This actually looks like a pretty cool event
- Libya is a mess. Another example of "smart diplomacy"
- Very cool finger paintings
- A scuba diver and a moray eel have an incredible relationship dating back to 1974
- Lost episode of Seinfeld - Elaine buys a gun (if it was Elaine gets an abortion would it have been OK?)
- This actually looks like a pretty cool event
Friday, November 23, 2012
Mark Sanchez is the Assman
New York Jets meet Seinfeld. I really hope someone splices the video of Mark Sanchez getting almost knocked out by his own lineman's ass with the video of Kramer being told that "according to the State of New York - you are the Assman."
For good measure you could splice the video of Frank Costanza saying it was a "one-in-a-million shot doc" with the video of Rex Ryan explaining that Mark Sanchez getting knocked silly by an ass in the face was "a one-in-a zillion play."
Come to think of it - Fusilli Sanchez would be a good nickname for the Jets QB.
For good measure you could splice the video of Frank Costanza saying it was a "one-in-a-million shot doc" with the video of Rex Ryan explaining that Mark Sanchez getting knocked silly by an ass in the face was "a one-in-a zillion play."
Come to think of it - Fusilli Sanchez would be a good nickname for the Jets QB.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Seinfeld - The Contest
A behind the scenes look at the Seinfeld episode The Contest.
One of the funniest half-hours in TV history.
For the record - I am master of my domain.
One of the funniest half-hours in TV history.
For the record - I am master of my domain.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Bill Murray
Excellent interview with Bill Murray. I liked this piece of truth:
Excellent interview with Bill Murray. I liked this piece of truth:
Seinfeld?That's so true. Having said that - I just don't see Chevy Chase being funnier than Murray in real life.
Seinfeld! I never saw Seinfeld.
Come on.
Really! I never saw Seinfeld until the final episode, and that's the only one I saw. And it was terrible. I'm watching, thinking, "This isn't funny at all. It's terrible!"
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Seinfeld as Just a Remake of Welcome Back Kotter
The TV show Seinfeld was supposedly a groundbreaking concept of a TV show but it occurred to me yesterday that there was nothing new about Seinfeld at all. It is in fact a rip off of the the 1970's show Welcome Back Kotter.
Let's start with the obvious. Both shows were sitcoms set in New York City where the title character is Jewish. Also both shows opened with the star telling a joke. The main difference here was that the opening joke in Welcome Back Kotter was occasionally funny. The openings of Seinfeld with Jerry doing standup was never ever funny. Another parallel between the two shows is the fact that as the show became popular - the opening joke was dropped on both shows. You can't tell me that Jerry Seinfeld wasn't aware of one of the most popular TV shows of his youth that was based in New York and starred a Jewish standup comedian. Yeah - can you say plagiarism?
In the comparisons - Seinfeld is obviously the Gabe Kaplan character. George Kostanza is the Vice Principal Woodman character - both bitter men who knew the star from childhood. Mr. Woodman was old and short while George is short and bald. Elaine is the Vinnie Barbarino slutty character. Newman is Arnold Horshack but instead of skinny and ethnic you get fat and postal. You can equally picture either character exclaiming, "Ooh-ooh-ooooh!" Kramer was the Juan Epstein character - they even had similar hair. Epstein's mother's maiden name was Bibbermann. According to the state of New York - Kramer was the Bibbermann. There was no Boom-Boom Washington character in Seinfeld because Welcome Back Kotter was the more progressive of the shows - not that there's anything wrong with that.
As an aside - a movie version of Welcome Back Kotter is planned with Ice Cube playing the title role but with the school set in South Central LA instead of New York.
The TV show Seinfeld was supposedly a groundbreaking concept of a TV show but it occurred to me yesterday that there was nothing new about Seinfeld at all. It is in fact a rip off of the the 1970's show Welcome Back Kotter.
Let's start with the obvious. Both shows were sitcoms set in New York City where the title character is Jewish. Also both shows opened with the star telling a joke. The main difference here was that the opening joke in Welcome Back Kotter was occasionally funny. The openings of Seinfeld with Jerry doing standup was never ever funny. Another parallel between the two shows is the fact that as the show became popular - the opening joke was dropped on both shows. You can't tell me that Jerry Seinfeld wasn't aware of one of the most popular TV shows of his youth that was based in New York and starred a Jewish standup comedian. Yeah - can you say plagiarism?
In the comparisons - Seinfeld is obviously the Gabe Kaplan character. George Kostanza is the Vice Principal Woodman character - both bitter men who knew the star from childhood. Mr. Woodman was old and short while George is short and bald. Elaine is the Vinnie Barbarino slutty character. Newman is Arnold Horshack but instead of skinny and ethnic you get fat and postal. You can equally picture either character exclaiming, "Ooh-ooh-ooooh!" Kramer was the Juan Epstein character - they even had similar hair. Epstein's mother's maiden name was Bibbermann. According to the state of New York - Kramer was the Bibbermann. There was no Boom-Boom Washington character in Seinfeld because Welcome Back Kotter was the more progressive of the shows - not that there's anything wrong with that.
As an aside - a movie version of Welcome Back Kotter is planned with Ice Cube playing the title role but with the school set in South Central LA instead of New York.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Happy Festivus!
Festivus (a festivus for the rest of us) is traditionally observed on December 23rd but the great thing about Festivus is that it can be observed any day during the holiday season. Different people celebrate Festivus in different ways. What was the genesis of Festivus? Well here' what HowStuffWorks.com has to say:
The Festivus Pole
The Airing of Grievances
You can find more info on Festivus here.
Festivus (a festivus for the rest of us) is traditionally observed on December 23rd but the great thing about Festivus is that it can be observed any day during the holiday season. Different people celebrate Festivus in different ways. What was the genesis of Festivus? Well here' what HowStuffWorks.com has to say:
This man's name is Frank Costanza. During a routine outing to secure a Christmas gift for his son George, events transpired which would forever change the landscape of the holiday season.The three major elelments of Festivus include:
In his own words: "Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had -- but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way! [The doll] was destroyed. But out of that, a new holiday was born. 'A Festivus for the rest of us!'"
The Festivus Pole
As a symbol of the anti-holiday commercialization, devotees of Festivus display a large pole in a prominent location in their home or dwelling. The pole is aluminum, chosen due to its very high strength-to-weight ratio, and is never decorated (this stems from founder Frank Costanza's belief that "tinsel is distracting"). After the celebration is over, it is not uncommon for a pole to be placed in an out-of-the-way place, such as a crawl space.Not sure if rebar qualifies but in the spirit of Festivus - anything is possible!
The Airing of Grievances
"Welcome, new comers. The tradition of Festivus begins with the airing of grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you're gonna hear about it!" -Frank CostanzaThe Feats of Strength
During the Festivus celebration, friends and family come together to recognize the holiday with an annual dinner. While no specific foods are relevant to the holiday, the dinner contains the most vocal of the Festivus traditions: the Airing of Grievances.
During the Airing of Grievances, a Festivus devotee informs all those in attendance how they disappointed him the year before. It is also a time to report any ongoing problem or irritation that one is having with anyone else celebrating at the dinner. Everyone in attendance is given the chance to speak before the last tradition of Festivus begins...
"Until you pin me, George, Festivus is not over!" -Frank Costanza
In accordance with Festivus tradition, the celebration may not end until two people participate in a contest known as the Feats of Strength. During this event, the head of the household (or the host of the Festivus dinner) challenges one of the guests to a test of physical strength. The challenger may choose anyone as an opponent and a challenge may not be refused unless, of course, the challenged has a previous engagement.
You can find more info on Festivus here.
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Top 5 Seinfeld Episodes of All-Time
On this day in 1989 (wow was it really that long ago?) the first episode of Seinfeld was aired. Here are what I consider the top 5 episodes of Seinfeld of all-time.
1. The Contest (I'm out!)
2. The Fusilli Jerry (AKA The Assman episode)
3. The Marine Biologist (It was an angry sea)
4. The Opposite (Bizarro George)
5. The Rye (Beefarino!)
On this day in 1989 (wow was it really that long ago?) the first episode of Seinfeld was aired. Here are what I consider the top 5 episodes of Seinfeld of all-time.
1. The Contest (I'm out!)
2. The Fusilli Jerry (AKA The Assman episode)
3. The Marine Biologist (It was an angry sea)
4. The Opposite (Bizarro George)
5. The Rye (Beefarino!)
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