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  2. Posted

    ... but maybe no episode at all would've been better....

     

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    ....because I never know when HDTGM episodes come out anymore.

     

    You're the second person to say that on this thread. Is this a thing now? It's every Friday. If it doesn't come out Friday, it usually comes out the next Monday. But they've been pretty consistent for a while now...

     

    But to echo Fister, I'm honestly sorry you couldn't get into them as they were both really great!

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  3. Posted

    From Blake Harris' "How Did This Get Made? Theodore Rex (An Oral History):"

     

    "It was a dark, futuristic buddy cop movie, but where one of the buddies just happened to be a dinosaur."

    --Stefano Farrari (Producer/Financier)

     

    (I'm not sure how many people have had a chance to read this article, or the one for Top Dog, but I highly recommend them as a companion piece to the show.)

     

    The above quote is in regard to the original concept for Theodore Rex was that it was going to be a "gritty sci-fi story." Honestly, I wish that is what it had been. While I still think it would have been crazy, I sincerely believe that a darker approach might have worked. Something more along the lines of Elephantmen.

     

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    Knowing now that this movie was envisioned as a darker affair, I think where this movie suffers the most is that you could tell they were never able to successfully marry the concepts of quirky sci-fi, film noir and fun children's movie, and consequently, ended up failing at both. I think a dark movie about a dinosaur private investigator teaming with a human cop has the potential to be a fun movie--albeit, more of a cult classic then a blockbuster film. And, on the flip side, I think a more kid oriented movie about a young boy or girl befriending a dopey dinosaur also has the potential to be good film. In fact, when Teddy meets the kids playing street hockey I just kept thinking, "Why can't the rest of the movie be more like this?" But how many scenes does Teddy share with the little boy? One? Maybe two--if you count that he is present at the ceremony at the end. It just seems so bizarre to me that you would write a children's movie about a talking dinosaur and never really have the dinosaur and the kid interact. The little boy really should have been our POV character--someone that the target audience (children) could relate to, and hopefully, fill them with the wonder of "What would it be like if I had a dinosaur friend?"

     

    I mean, I get that Goldberg was a pretty big star at the time, but I'm not sure she's someone that kids were champing at the bit to see...

     

    (Also, since I brought up the street hockey scene and I have yet to reach my "quibble quota" for this movie, the way Teddy proves his a badass at hockey is complete bullshit! Had they left an empty goal, I guess you could say, "Wow, he shot three pucks in the goal at the same time. That's pretty cool, I guess," but since they put a kid in as goalie, it was like they were trying to say, "Awesome! He got passed our goalie!" Yeah, motherfuckers! He was shooting three balls at high velocity at this lightly padded kid's face, did you really expect him to block them all? That would be like a pitcher throwing three balls at once, and when the confused batter fails to hit any of them, bragging about what an awesome pitcher you have.)

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  4. Posted

    I'm with you Taylor Anne, I honestly can't remember what episode I listened to first. I know I found it from a banner ad on Cracked.com and want to say that the first episode I listened to was the (mysteriously vanished) Green Lantern episode, but I could be wrong. I know I then went through all the episodes of the movies I watched. Once I had played through all of them, I was still craving more and went back and listened to the episodes of movies I hadn't seen. That's when I realized that the episodes were just as funny (sometimes even moreso) when you haven't seen the movie. I know by the time I had caught up with all of that, it was just before the "Howdies" last year (which I did enjoy, but was kind of bummed out about at the time since I had just listened to all the preceding episodes).

     

    So, I started listening to episodes as they came out just before Staying Alive.

     

    I am extremely grateful that I found this show though, not just for being consistently entertaining, but for opening my ears to the whole world of podcasting. I have discovered so many great shows, not just from exploring the other Earwolf shows, but from reading all of your posts and recommendations. So...thanks guys! :)

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  6. Posted

    Sometimes it's the little things in movies that I get the most hung up on. For instance, in this movie, when we are first introduced to Whoopi. She and her partner are having a conversation and in between their lines you can hear an announcement that sounds like it was being read by Carol Kane. I'm not sure if it's a gig Molly Rex has in her down time or if the director just drafted Kane into doing it. Anyway, the announcement is: Attention Shoppers! In store special on aisle nine. All [dialog indecipherable] are half off. I guess it's okay if a movie wants to add these types of flourishes to make a world seem more realistic, but my problem is they aren't IN a store. They are on a roof, in what looks to be a crappy part of town, in the middle of the night. Who is this announcement for and where is it coming from????

     

    Then later, when Teddy is driving home from somewhere, the Zap Heads start to follow him. He sees them in the rear view mirror and says something like, "Hmmm...I guess they're Trick or Treating early..." First of all, "Trick or Treating early" is probably about the dumbest assumption anyone has ever made. Has anyone ever just dressed up in a costume in July and went Trick or Treating? How well would that go over? Secondly, once it becomes clear that they aren't go-getting Trick or Treaters, he radios Whoopi for back up. When she arrives, she finds him covered in a weird white goo (I don't even want to know, do I?) and he tells her that he was attacked by Zap Heads. Okay, if you could recognize them as Zap Heads when they attacked you, why didn't you recognize them before?

     

    I've really tried to isolate how this movie was written--much less produced and filmed. I've had to ask myself: what kind of pea-brained moron would take the time to put pen to paper, write this garbage, and feel that it somehow made sense? In the end, there was only logical solution...

     

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  7. Posted

    I had an unintentional giggle while listening to this episode when Paul was talking about how sensitive Android users tend to be as I recalled the hullabaloo recently raised by them due to the Howl App's (current) lack of compatibility with their devices. I thought it was a subtle dig at this recent drama until someone (maybe Paul) said that they were recording this episode in July. I just found it to be remarkable prescient...

     

    Also, Eben launching into "All Along the Watchtower" at the end was AMAZING! I always accepted Paul's assertion that Eben was "only the best," but now I have empirical evidence that proves it to be fact.

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  8. Posted

    It's horseshit that you're such a specieist. How can you watch this movie and not give a damn about dinosaurs? To quote Molly Rex, "Dinosaurs feel." Sure Whoopi has been in the force for a long time and helped a clumsy dinosaur solve a case. If it weren't for Whoopi, Teddy would have tried to shoot the bad guys dead with a gun instead of using his brain and saving the day. Being more human than human, Whoopi realizes how important Teddy being promoted to detective first class is for dinosaur kind.

     

     

    Whoa now, I will not stand for this libel! I'll have you know some of my best friends are talking, anthropomorphic dinosaurs, not to mention that my favorite TV show of ALL TIME is Dinosaucers--which may or may not have been based on actual events from my life.

     

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    You best check yourself before you Rex yourself!

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  10. Posted

    At the end of the movie, Teddy gets promoted to Detective First Class. As he is walking away with Whoopi he tells her that with his new position he has the power to pick his own partner--heavily implying that he wants it to be her.

     

    So...does that mean Teddy now outranks Whoopi???? She gets shot six or seven times in the line of duty and he gets all the credit for cracking the case...

     

    That's some bullshit.

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  11. Posted

    Omissions: This is ostensibly a kids movie, yet when they go to meet Molly Rex after her show, the camera lingers on her while she gets undressed! I mean, they did the whole "hitching up the dress to remove a stocking" shot. What's with the sexualization of female dinosaurs?

     

    Also, I'm willing to accept the fact that Teddy and Molly are in luv the moment they meet (because of glands, or whatever), but Teddy still leaves a woman he met an hour ago stay in his apartment overnight, which is an odd, overly-trusting decision for a dinosaur who is a wannabe detective/cop.

     

    Even more chilling is that the red-eyed goonies knew A) The 2 people that Whoopie and Teddy cared about most and B ) where to find them. Ok, so, maybe the goons followed the kid back from the hockey courts to his house, but how would the goons know that Molly was at Teddy's house? Teddy fell in love with Molly an hour before they kidnapped her. They had no way of knowing that she mattered the most to him.

     

    I totally agree with what you're saying. While I don't find anything morally objectionable about her staying at his house, this is supposed to be a kid's movie! Plus, the movie had already set it up that he is going to walk her to her home. Why not just have him walk her to her apartment? They could have had a chat as they walked and a kiss on the cheek when they got to her place. I mean, once he her left alone at his place and her first instinct was to take a bath while she waits for him to get back, all I could think was, "Oh, Teddy...You're not emotionally equipped for this...."

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  12. Posted

    What about this exchange?

     

    Rex: I'm gonna get me a Zappy [the clones] Meal!

     

    Coltrane: What do you mean you're 'going to get a Zappy Meal?' You're a vegetarian. What are you talking about?

     

    Rex: Hey, I binge once in a while...

     

    So, correct me if I'm wrong, but Theodore just totally admitted that on occasion he murders and eats humans, right? Why couldn't that scene be in the movie?

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  13. Posted

    (Long post alert! However all these points fall under the theme of "police work" which, as you might guess, I found to be highly suspect. Sorry about the length, but I felt one long post was better than a bunch of smaller ones.)

     

    So right after Whoopi is saddled with this ridiculous dinosaur, she asks him what he has on the case. He tells her, "We got a dead dino--which is a first. No suspects, no clues, no motives. So we need to determine a cause of death, right? Where would you have a dino-autopsy? Yes! The Museum of Natural History!"

     

    So wait a minute, are you telling me that the first thing they have to do is solve the mystery of "Where exactly would the police perform an autopsy?" YOU ARE THE POLICE!!! Why is this information being kept from you??? Can't Whoopi just use the high tech, doodads in her skull to ask someone down at the station? Or, if that doesn't work, maybe make a phone call? And seriously movie? The Natural History Museum? You live in a world that appears to be comprised of a population that is 50% anthropomorphic dinosaurs and you don't have a hospital set up to care for these citizens?

     

    Then, later in the film, they go to see the Toymaker--ostensibly to buy weapons. Despite having every reason not to trust them, he just starts pulling out his arsenal. Theodore and Whoopi have a brief argument as to how to handle this situation, and Whoopi reluctantly allows Theodore to take the lead. Now, they've already gained his trust so you'd figure they'd use that to their advantage--maybe cajole some information out of him, but no. Instead, Teddy just outright accuses this guy of aiding and abetting a murder. If your plan is going to be "accusation" right out of the gate, why the big charade about wanting to buy guns?

     

    Then, after they capture the Toymaker and perform a little bit of light, PG rated torture, the Toymaker tells them that he sold his weapons to Kane. At which point Teddy says, "Kane! Where is he?" Okay, two things...

     

    First of all, it's really nice that Kane keeps his middlemen in the loop as to his goings on. I'm not sure about the kid, but Molly was 100% kidnapped while they were already at the Toymaker's lair. Did Kane just call him and say, "Hey Toymaker, yeah it's me, Kane. Yeah, I know this part of my evil plan doesn't really concern you, but just thought you might like to know I kidnapped a kid and a singing dinosaur. What? No, that's all. Just thought you'd like to know. Bye!" Secondly, and probably more importantly, "Where is he?" Really, Teddy? Where the fuck do you think Kane is? Do you think he might possibly be at his Emperor Palpatine-esque throne room where you just were three hours ago? Do you think that may be a good place to start?

     

    Fuck! Summers was right. By all accounts, Kane should have absolutely gotten away with his evil scheme with numb-nuts Theodore Rex on the case.

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  14. Posted

    I'm actually surprised that no one mentioned how Theodore Rex has the same opening as Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. Both protagonists wake up in their quirkily-decorated homes filled with random toys, put on sight-gag slippers, and get ready for the day while humming, giggling, and talking to themselves.

     

    To be fair, Theodore Rex doesn't start "humming, giggling, and talking to [himself]" until after he has a premonition of a grisly murder (that then turns out to be true) and he is on the way to investigate the crime scene. Gee, I know when I'm going to see a partially exploded corpse it really gets my toes-a-tapping...

     

    And also, how come when Theodore calls 911 to ask them about a bad dream he gets to be a part of an investigation, but when I do it I get charged with a misdemeanor?

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  15. Posted

     

    3) So if we are to believe that Whoopi was a robot then why in the heck was that kid trying to hook his dad up with her? Unless the kid just thinks his dad could really use a sex robot then I would say it supports the idea that maybe all humans are extinct as well

     

    I can actually answer this one! First of all, Whoopi is definitely more of a cyborg than robot. When it is revealed to Theodore, she tells him all the "Guns" have been implanted with electronics making them "more human than human." Theodore says he didn't know that and asks if it's classified. She tells him "yes" and that he should keep his mouth shut about it.

     

    So, since it's classified, there's no reason the kid would have known this. I did find it odd that he kept trying to hook her up with his dad though. He was being awfully cagey about the whole thing. For awhile, I thought it had been her asking about his dad because he was this unsupervised kid working at an outdoor diner(???) and she was just making sure he was okay. I thought it was going to be revealed he had been orphaned and she would adopt him at the end. But no, his dad's there at the end-- no lines, just there. Good forbid this movie try to inject any kind of heart into it....

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  16. Posted

    Great episode, gang!

     

    As established in the episode, regardless of species of dinosaur, all of the dinosaurs appear to be vegetarians. Theodore explicitly states this and they don't seem to be too discriminant as to the types of vegetation that they eat. For example, when Theodore first meets Molly at the Extinct Species Club* he hands her a bouquet of flowers and when they leave she gobbles them up as if it's something she does all the time. Theodore wasn't giving her flowers, he was giving her the dinosaur equivalent of a box of chocolates. Sure. Fine. That's a great joke, but here's where things take a detour into the macabre...

     

    Later on in the film, at Oliver's funeral, we are told that his remains have been liquified and his essence is being poured on flowers. We are then told that these flowers will be given out to all of the funeral's attendees. Given that--as presented in the film--dinosaurs only seem to view flowers as food and not decor, wouldn't this be the equivalent of a human being seasoning their supper with the ashes of their dead grandparent?

     

    *Does anyone else feel like "Extinct Species Club" should really have an apostrophe in it? I get that it's the name of the club, but since it is a club for extinct species, shouldn't it be "Extinct Species' Club?"

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  17. Posted

    And the prize for worst audience participation in How Did This Get Made history goes to...

     

    The Mexican on a sombrero guy!

     

    Congratulations on winning this hotly contested title.

     

    Generally, I try to refrain from making fun of the people who ask questions at the live shows. I'm sure they are kind of nervous and are probably all very nice people.

     

    That being said, I think this award should go to the guy who Paul picks out because he apparently had pages of notes and when prompted for his question he says, "Cookies." Granted he said he was going to bring up the shoes in the drawer thing, but all you had left in the tank was "cookies?" He then made no effort to elaborate! What was in the rest of your notes, dude? Was it a Jack Torrance type thing with just, "cookies, shoes, cookies, shoes, cookies, shoes" written thousands of times?

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  18. Posted

    Done, although do I need more latin?

     

    What do you feel? After all, dinosaurs feel for each other...

     

    But I'm digging the names so far. As far as I'm concerned...

     

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    If anyone else is up for it, here are a couple good ones:

     

    Quetzalcoatlus

    Parasaurolophus

    Ichthyosaurus

    Procompsognathus

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  19. Posted

    Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone would be up for fucking with Paul. Unfortunately, I can't PM all of you so it can't come as more of a surprise, but thems the breaks I guess... Anyway, my initial thought was that we should all write our C&O's for Theodore Rex in Shakespearean sonnet structure just to mess with him when he reads them out on the mini-ep, but I figured that might prove too daunting. What I settled on was just all of us changing our display names to include the most annoying dinosaur name we can come up with. Preferably one he'll have trouble with when he reads it aloud.

     

    Of course we won't be able to get everyone to participate as a lot of people don't post on here unless it is for the episode proper, but I still think it would be fun to hear him struggle through them. So for the next week, I'll be "Cameron H. Pachycephalosaurus." So, how about it? Anyone else want to be a dinosaur with me?

     

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  20. Posted

    While not as grandiose as some of the wishes on this thread, I would be cool with going to a comic book shop with Scott and Jason and maybe just talk about what we're all reading. They don't need to tell jokes, feel the need to entertain me, or even pretend to like me. It'll just be three super cool, roguishly handsome dudes geeking out over comic books. Also, it would be pretty sweet if I could get an autographed copy of Deadpool 250 as well. And, to be clear, they don't have to autograph it themselves-- just as long as I get a copy with somebody's name scrawled across the cover in Sharpie (ink color would be their choice).

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  21. Posted

    Just finished Theodore Rex. My guess is it will not be hated by our intrepid podcasters, and... June may actually like it.

     

    For 20 years this film has done nothing but beg for WTF podcasting commentary, and I can't wait to hear it. But at the end of the day, its a kid-centric film with explosions made in the mid 90s, during a puppetry, tech, practical effects boom... that died immediately, much like BetaMax, when CGI proved itself.

     

    If you're an adult trying to judge this as a piece of relevant film art, you shouldn't.

     

    I'm not too sure about that. I have no idea what their take on it is going to be--aside from the fact that it will be much more entertaining than actually watching the movie--but considering that this movie is free on YouTube, Paul didn't exactly seem too enthused about recommending it. Also, historically, they haven't just "given a pass" to children's movies. To paraphrase Paul from an old episode, "It's a children's movie....but it's a shitty children's movie." As for June...she's the one who recommended The Odd Life of Timothy Green and it was Jason who liked it, so I wouldn't count on her to like Theodore Rex just because she's...nicer, I guess?

     

    Kids are more savvy than they often get credit for. I look at a company like Pixar that--although their product can be classified as "kid-centric"--still manages to make legitimately good films. Even the shows my son watches these days seem to make a point of being entertaining in their own right, and quite honestly, blow the water out of what I used to watch when I was his age. Shit, I'm a grown ass man and I can seriously get down with some Octonauts action, and who doesn't love the Bubble Guppies?

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQt7oMgEfqE

     

    In my opinion, just because a movie is "kid-centric," doesn't mean it should be given a pass--there are good children's movies and bad children's movies. And while I agree that I don't think Theodore Rex should be held up to something like Vertigo or Sunset Boulevard, I see no harm in holding it up to say, Toy Story 3 or The Incredibles.

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  22. Posted

    I promise I will work on ways of how to grow the show with new listeners - thank you for trying to get people into it over the years, and I hope you continue to. I'm more interested in how you, the current listeners feel about it!

     

    Thank you, Scott! I think is one of the best answers I've read, but I somewhat glossed over it on my initial perusal. I think a lot of us--myself regrettably included--seemed to be too wrapped up on how this will encourage new listeners and not how this affects the current listener. I think we all just want to be able to point to an episode so we can share our love for these wonderful shows with people who may not be in the know, but in the end, I've come to accept that that's just not my job. I'm sure you and the many talented people at Earwolf have plans on how to grow your listenership. Who am I to tell you how you should run your business (empire?).

     

    So, to satisfy your curiosity--as a faceless, Internet non-person who you weren't even addressing--I love the idea behind Howl. I have subscribed to the Premium service, but to be honest, I haven't really dove into it yet. My subscription is more in solidarity for all the talented people at the network who have given their time and talent to give me years of free entertainment. If my subscription benefits these people, even in a small way, I'm more than glad to do it.

     

    Also, to address some of the other concerns I've read here (Holy Crap! This still isn't my job! What the Hell am I doing? Oh well...)

     

    Streaming vs Downloading--Although I think having a way to download the episodes would be ideal for people trying to conserve their data usage, new episodes will still be delivered as they ever were. So if they are automatically downloading now, they will continue to do so to whatever device you are using. In my line of work, I have the luxury of listening to podcasts all the livelong day, and between EW/WP/ and shows I listen to on other networks, I rarely have time to be delving into past episodes if I want to keep current. Plus, as they come out, you can still download them for your commute or whatever--which means you'll still have 6 months of FREE episodes (per show) to listen to. Even if you are just listening to Spontaneanation or something that should still give you something like 24 hours of (still) free content. And that's just ONE show!

     

    4.99 Pricepoint--Seriously guys? While I'm sensitive to the fact people that a lot of people are struggling, what's 4.99 if you really enjoy what you're getting? Sacrifice one meal at a fast food restaurant per month, one movie at the theater, or a cup of coffee--whatever. If you like Earwolf's product--why not pay for it? It's seriously just a matter of prioritizing your entertainment budget. What do you enjoy more, eating one extra meal out each month or having access to a nearly inexhaustible source of entertainment? If you enjoy that meal out more, then by all means, the premium subscription is not for you. Also, and I hate to sound cold-hearted--but if you are legitimately at the point where 5 dollars can mean the difference between paying rent and being evicted, you definitely have bigger problems and my heart goes out to you. But even if you are in that situation, cancel your subscription. It's as easy as that. The only thing you'll be missing out on is some of the premium content (which, heretofore, you weren't getting anyway) and access to the archived shows--which to be honest--you've probably listened to hundreds of times already. And when you get back on your feet, as I'm sure you will, re-subscribe and everything will be there waiting for you.

     

    The only legitimate complaint I've actually read was from the Android users, but I'm sure they'll get that worked out ASAP.

     

    Sorry, I went on and on.

     

    But sincerely, Scott (if you haven't already run for the hills) thank you for putting yourself out there. You don't deserve the vitriol coming your way and I think you've handled yourself with aplomb and dignity. You get a C+ for being the best Scott Aukerman you can be.

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  23. Posted

    What's weird about this one (and may be corrected after I post this), unlike The Smurfs in which all traces has been deleted ( I wouldn't have even known they had done it had Jason not briefly mentioned it to someone in some random episode), the mini-sode is still up on this one. For a minute I thought it may have already been migrated over to Howl Premium, but I don't see it there either...Strange.

     

    I mean, I can get behind the (speculated) reason The Smurfs was pulled, but why this one? By all accounts, nobody liked it--even those involved in making it. It's even the butt of a prominent joke in the Deadpool trailer...

     

    Any word on why this one was taken down? It's not really a big deal or anything, I'm more or less just asking to satisfy my own idle curiosity. Vague answers written in eldritch riddles will be happily accepted. ;)

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    I was firmly on the #SharkNAYdo bandwagon and I gotta say Theodore Rex is one of the most unwatchable movies I've ever seen. More specifically it's horrible to listen to. Teddy Rex is speaking in this horrible sighing/mumbling bullshit that made me unreasonably angry.

     

    Although i did like watching Whoopi in this because it's very easy to see how much she hated being there.

     

    I agree with all of this.

     

    Furthermore, I feel your anger at his mumbling was entirely reasonable. My God was that annoying! You'd struggle to hear what the stupid dinosaur was saying (because we're all good movie watchers and just want to have an idea what the main character is saying) only to catch a wayward phrase and think, "Well, that was dumb...why was I trying so hard?" This cycle would then repeat, over and over again....

     

    The bad news is that it's on YouTube so there are no subtitles to alleviate this annoyance. On the other hand...Thank Christ this is on YouTube!

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  25. Posted

     

    Ugh. Never fucking mind, man. You didn't even read my post. Enjoy your money..

     

    No shit guys, this comment made me laugh out loud...

     

    Scott are you looking for a new host? If so, I think your search may be over.

     

    And to everyone out there, wherever you are, I hope you all enjoy your money--however much that may be. You've earned it! Live a little...

     

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