Among Don’s many interests are paleontology (obviously), movies (especially the older horror films, Westerns, serials and film noir), science fiction and fantasy, music (playing and listening), comic books, motorcycles, reptiles, stage magic, electric trains, the Three Stooges, Jackie Gleason, old-fashioned amusement parks and side shows, partying and “holy relics."
Must be fun shopping for presents for this guy... posted by LeLiLo at 11:43 AM on April 22, 2010 [1 favorite]
...scantily-clad babes.
You mean his 'Museum Guides.' posted by NationalKato at 11:45 AM on April 22, 2010
Perhaps Don is best known for his novelization of the movie The Empire Strikes Back (1980), the nation’s No. 1 bestseller for almost two months, which to date (still in print) has sold over 3.5 million copies.
I was 11 years old in 1980. Each year, my extended family went on a big, group vacation with another family to Daytona Beach, Florida. There would be like 20 of us, and we would rent a bunch of adjacent rooms in the same motel every year. That year, after a long day at the beach, we went to the grocery store to get supplies for that night's group dinner. Being a terminally bookish child, I was perusing the paperbacks in the rotating wire rack in the grocery store when lo and behold I found one copy of The Empire Strikes Back novelization. I was, of course, a huge Star Wars fan and hadn't seen the movie yet because either it hadn't been released or hadn't made it to the theater of the small town where I lived. So that night, after dinner, while the rest of the extended clan was gathered in one motel room playing Rook (the card game), I was by myself in another room reading. I devoured that book in one sitting. When I got to The Big Reveal, I remember being so shocked that I actually dropped the book. I ran to the room where everyone was gathered and shouted "Darth Vader is Luke's father!" Either no one cared or no one believed me, because I did not get the earth-shattering reaction I thought I would get. My mom just told me to go back to the other room and read while they finished the game.
Oh, god. I think I just looked into my own future. posted by brundlefly at 11:59 AM on April 22, 2010
"Do you want to come to my place and see my dinosaur collection?"
"How about coming back to my apartment, I've got a large dinosaur collection?"
"Well, if you've got nothing else to do, I've to an extensive collection of dinosaur memorabilia."
Nope, no matter how I try, there's no way to say this without sounding like a serial killer. posted by Kattullus at 12:02 PM on April 22, 2010 [5 favorites]
I thought that said "scantily clad babies" for some reason. posted by DecemberBoy at 12:03 PM on April 22, 2010
*kicks self for not thinking of "Sexual Tyrannosaurus" when trying to come up with a username* posted by total warfare frown at 12:15 PM on April 22, 2010 [2 favorites]
Kattullus: "Hey baby, you've got talent. Want to be a guide in my museum?" posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 12:18 PM on April 22, 2010
"Dinosaurs with scantily clad babes" sounds more like a tumblr meme. posted by jabberjaw at 12:18 PM on April 22, 2010
"Baby," he replied, "it's also because I am sexy and loveable and smart and manly and sexy." She was nodding. He paused, looked around, and then whispered, "I put 'sexy' in twice because I'm - " " -twice as sexy" she whispered back, the two of them whispering it together. She knew that he was twice as sexy as a regular sexy man. That was probably a good thing for their relationship, he decided. Better that she know now, than be suprised down the road! posted by l33tpolicywonk at 1:50 PM on April 22, 2010 [2 favorites]
Nope, no matter how I try, there's no way to say this without sounding like a serial killer.
Some of those bones really pop out. posted by clvrmnky at 3:36 PM on April 22, 2010
Oh lord, I'm trying to decide what's the worst thing about 'Dinosaur Valle Girls' - the acting, the effects, of the fact that he left the Century21 office unmanned... posted by pupdog at 4:57 PM on April 22, 2010
Or possibly it's my spelling... posted by pupdog at 5:02 PM on April 22, 2010
Nope, no matter how I try, there's no way to say this without sounding like a serial killer.
Pfff, you are barely trying. How about this: "Hey, how about coming back to my place. I have a huge collection of dinosaurs. That you can stand in front of in a sexy manner."
I found some context. This guy wrote and directed a movie fourteen years ago, which is not remotely safe for work.
I am always thrilled to find a movie that includes nudity and violence and manages to still be not even slightly titillating. Indeed, the fact that a movie such as this can evoke no reaction whatsoever makes me feel kind of good about humanity, albeit in a bad way. posted by Joey Michaels at 6:47 PM on April 22, 2010
When I first saw a movie with gratuitous nudity, I was both surprised and pleased to find that my only reaction was mild annoyance. I had heard adults claim this was possible, and figured this was a sign of maturity.
I have a related, though distinct, feeling when I see "Museum Guides"(sfw) Christine Nguyen and Elise Muller standing next to the black & white artwork. Sadly, what I notice is that the edge of the door is filthy. This makes no sense to me -- he's (presumably) paying real money to real models/actresses, but can't spare the minimal cost to clean the door edge? Unfortunately, noticing this doesn't suggest to me that I'm getting mature; it only suggests to me that I'm getting ~old~. posted by Tuesday After Lunch at 1:07 AM on April 23, 2010
Nope, no matter how I try, there's no way to say this without sounding like a serial killer.
Oh come on, this is easy. I'll just modify one of your examples to show you how easy it is:
'How about coming back to my apartment, I've got a large dinosaur collection? Also I am not a serial killer.'
posted by Halloween Jack at 11:35 AM on April 22, 2010 [2 favorites]