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Post number 5332

fraying — Wed, 17 Jan 2001 20:47:14 -0800

TELL HIM IT WAS YOU, IDIOT. Ben Brown interviews John Ashcroft. Kinda.

By: th3ph17

th3ph17 — Wed, 17 Jan 2001 21:05:37 -0800

GOZER THE GOZERIAN i just watched ghostbusters the other night...can't be a coincidence, its a sign from zool that Ashcroft IS the chosen one.

By: Zool

Zool — Wed, 17 Jan 2001 22:07:08 -0800

What sign, i never authorised any sign ;)

By: Optamystic

Optamystic — Wed, 17 Jan 2001 22:33:40 -0800

Um....would that make Ben the Keymaster, or the Gate Keeper?

By: thebigpoop

thebigpoop — Wed, 17 Jan 2001 23:13:05 -0800

There was a great editorial in the New York Times a couple of days ago regarding Ashcroft. Here's an excerpt: "The Attorney General will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, Ashcroft came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!" Well put, methinks.

By: palnatoke

palnatoke — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 00:07:08 -0800

New York Times does not work. Try New York Times instead. Check the source of this page to see the difference.

By: th3ph17

th3ph17 — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 00:24:24 -0800

I agree thebigpoop, definitely one of the NYTimes more articulate moments.

By: Optamystic

Optamystic — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 00:56:16 -0800

I think that it's always been obvious that the Times has displayed blatantly Stanzian leanings, whilst Brown's piece is clearly influenced by Venkmanism. In the end, the only solution is to seek the middle ground, but not too aggressively. For we must always be mindful of Dr. Spengler's oft-quoted exhortations against stream crossing. Indeed, I believe that I can state, without contradiction, that every man, woman, and child on this wondrous planet deserves a better fate than the one that would be dealt them by a so-called "total protonic reversal".

By: th3ph17

th3ph17 — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:46:15 -0800

Optamystic...one must--of course--remember that the gate swings both ways, shedding some doubt on Dr. Spenglers assertions that stream crossing invariably will lead to protonic reversal.

By: Optamystic

Optamystic — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 02:38:42 -0800

th3ph17, Oh, sure....recklessly cross the streams if you like. Remember, though, that some creatures' lives were rent asunder by the last intersection. Oh, the "good" doctors made out ok, to be sure...but what of the others? Who weeps for the Marshmallow Folk? Yes, I'll admit it....My father was the one you call "Mr. Stay Puft". Heartlessly murdered, in cold nougat, by your blaster wielding "heroes". And for what? I ask you, what was his crime? Strolling calmly through the streets of New York, exploring this new world into which he had been thrown. It was protonic experimentation that brought him into your dimension, and it was protonic inversion, and dare I say, PERVERSION that ended his brief sojourn in said dimension. Well, you haven't heard the last of us. The Marshmallow people are planning their revenge, you can be sure. So sleep well, America. But know this. We will be back. And this time, your beloved "Ghostbusters" won't be there to help you, for they have grown flabby and old. I await my day, and it is coming. For I am....Son of Stay Puft...

By: cheaily

cheaily — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 05:16:26 -0800

Um... Eh?

By: jdiaz

jdiaz — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 06:18:38 -0800

Zool was Sumerian, not Babylonian.

By: th3ph17

th3ph17 — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 06:55:04 -0800

Dimensional cross-rifts like the ill fated one that led to the liquefication of your misunderstood father truly are one of the great controversial subjects of our day Optamystic--truly a tragedy. You must keep in mind though--as jdiaz brilliantly points out--that Zool was in fact a Sumerian manifestation. Accuse me of knee-jerk Venkmansim if you will but that seems to justify the violent reception he received, for as everyone knows, slors, vuldrini, and shuvs alike...the Attorney General is a powerful position.

By: rodii

rodii — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 07:45:52 -0800

Another perfectly good thread ruined by this Venkman-Stanz talk. Don't you guys ever get tired of this? Can't we just talk about politics once in a while?

By: rodii

rodii — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 07:49:23 -0800

I did *not* hit the post button twice.

By: th3ph17

th3ph17 — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 07:53:50 -0800

Uh huh. Sure rodii. Trying to throw off our serious discussion? Are you trolling? *heh*

By: anildash

anildash — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:19:40 -0800

On an almost-related topic. DAMN, what happened to Harold Ramis? I thought I gained some weight since 1984...

By: bradlands

bradlands — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:49:48 -0800

SPENGLER: Well, let's say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of political discussion on MetaFilter. According to this morning's assortment of links, the current level of partisan animus, ad hominem attacks and flippant Ashcroft bashing would be a Twinkie 35 feet long weighing approximately six hundred pounds. WINSTON: That's a big Twinkie.

By: solistrato

solistrato — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 09:03:50 -0800

SPENGLER: You weren't here for the election.

By: th3ph17

th3ph17 — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 09:18:27 -0800

We are talking a Twinkie of Biblical proportions...fire and brimstone...dogs and cats living together...

By: Optamystic

Optamystic — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 09:48:10 -0800

If we manage to wring another joke out of this metaphor, we may actually get to see some "total protonic reversal".

By: Avogadro

Avogadro — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 09:57:04 -0800

Participants in Thread #5332! Good morning! As a duly designated representative of the MetaFilter community, I order you to cease any and all unecessary joke wringing and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension!

By: Optamystic

Optamystic — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:11:59 -0800

Help! Help! I'm being oppressed!

By: capt.crackpipe

capt.crackpipe — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:13:49 -0800

Blame me, I voted Stay Puft.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:27:29 -0800

Ok man! That sound file really FREAKED me out... Thats some evil shit to do to someone with four shots of espresso tearing through their veins...

By: Optamystic

Optamystic — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:34:15 -0800

(still laughing at sound file after five minutes....can't breathe....send help)

By: th3ph17

th3ph17 — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:45:54 -0800

People who sleep at night miss out on the good threads methinks.

By: Hackworth

Hackworth — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:18:11 -0800

Mr. Ashcroft, I'd like to take a sample of your brain tissue...

By: benbrown

benbrown — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:11:47 -0800

Sound file?

By: benbrown

benbrown — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:12:44 -0800

Oooo, sneaky embeded sound file.

By: jennyb

jennyb — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:58:25 -0800

Sneaky embedded sound file that scared the bejesus out of me...

By: solistrato

solistrato — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 19:29:17 -0800

Rutger Hauer reads "Ghostbusters"?

By: Avogadro

Avogadro — Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:39:33 -0800

Sorry, just checking to see if posting is working...

By: thirteen

thirteen — Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:54:08 -0800

Avogadro: You wore out my scrolling finger, send me a payplal dollar. ^_^

By: ZachsMind

ZachsMind — Fri, 09 Nov 2001 19:01:16 -0800

I'd make a sequel to this thread, but we all know it would suck. If we could get Sigourney Weaver though, that'd almost be worth it.

By: Optamystic

Optamystic — Sat, 10 Nov 2001 21:25:46 -0800

Eh, she swore she'd never work with me again.