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Guess That Movie: LVI: Village Of The Damned (1995)

May 18, 2003
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Guess That Movie Round 56Congratulations new comer Rob for recognising that Guess That Movie round 55 was from the movie Maybe Baby [Order from Amazon.co.uk] amazoncom:B000062XFI (it actually showed Rowan Atkinson as the infertility doctor Mr.James – you probably know him better as Blackadder, Mr. Bean or Johnny English).

Anyway, it looks like the infertility was a success and an albino looking sprog emerged – but which film is this screen shot from (ok, the two films aren’t really related but I’m trying to get some sort of theme going here 😉 ). Just leave a comment with your name/alias, email address (for the prize givings) and the name of the movie you think this screen shot is taken from. I’m going to have to insist you include the approximate year this movie was released in OR the directors name (as there is at least one other movie with the same name and I want to be sure you are guessing at the right one). If you guess that movie correctly, I’ll award you some points. Points start at 100 per image and decline over time (after the first 12 hours it goes down by 10 points, then down a further 10 points every 24hours after posting) – oh and wrong guesses have a 5 point penalty.

But what good are points? Well, get 500 points and you can claim a �5 Amazon gift voucher/certificate for the Amazon store of your choice (�5 will be converted into the appropriate currency at the exchange rates displayed on xe.net at the time of claim) – so you can get free books, movies and music just by playing a simple FREE guessing game!
A: John Carpenter’s Village of The Damned (1995). [Order from Amazon.co.uk] amazoncom:0783230427 . Correctly guessed by Antgrad

Movies: The Matrix Reloaded

May 17, 2003
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Matrix ReloadedAhhh – one of the most awaited films for ages got its premier in Europe on Thursday (at Cannes) and it has already taken $42.5million in the US box office. And whilst some critics have said it was quite good to “ok”, there’s one thing I didn’t like.

The Back To The Future similarity.

Eh? I hear you ask – well, to avoid spoiling the ending of The Matrix Reloaded for people, you’ll have to read the full length version of this entry to find out exactly what I mean.

Continue ReadingMovies: The Matrix Reloaded

Snippet: Email Access

May 16, 2003
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*snippet* After 3 days, I’ve finally managed to get hold of my email box! I’ve been receiving around 2,000 spams per day to my main email box at my ISP and they are currently in the process of upgrading the mail system to add more load balancing capabilities: however, whilst the upgrade is going on, I’ve found it very hard to do a “spam clearout” (Mailwasher fetches the mail, but is unable to delete it until around 3 hours later). But I’ve now got access to my box and there are 185 emails awaiting my attention.

Luckily, I know that the majority of them are automated messages (server X has done this, “systems have been stable” etc), but there still is a number of messages I need to reply to (plus I’ve got a meeting with the bank manager tomorrow morning). Gimme until 3pmish British time tomorrow to catch up with thing please! 😉

Jokes: Top 10 Pickup Lines

May 14, 2003
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PickupHere’s a few good “pickup” lines I’ve found across the ‘net. I’m not one for using pickup lines myself, but let me know if any work: I especially like the first four:

  1. I wish I were a tear so I could start in your eyes, live on your face, and die on your lips.
  2. Was your father a thief? ‘Cause someone stole the stars from the sky and put them in your eyes.
  3. I was once told that our souls had met, now only our hearts had to be introduced.
  4. You have the whitest teeth I’ve ever come across.
  5. If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put U and I together.
  6. Am I cute enough yet? Or do you need more to drink?
  7. I may not be Fred Flintstone, but I bet I can make your bed rock.
  8. Do you have a map? I just keep on getting lost in your eyes.
  9. You: You look like my second wife!
    Other: How many times have you been married?
    You: Once!
  10. Smile if you want to sleep with me!

[Taken from Useless Thoughts]

Guess That Movie: LV: Maybe Baby

May 14, 2003
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Guess That Movie Round 55Righto, time for round 55 of the Guess That Movie competition tat-ta-ttta-ta! Now, just lie back and put your legs in these stirrups and relax…

Yep, I’ve decided to add “shock value” to this Guess That Movie image. Most of the men trying to guess this image will think “what’s so shocking about somebody squeezing a tube onto a cold, hard metal instrument?”, but I’m sure the women know where their instrument goes and most would prefer to be blissfully unaware of the whole purpose of that torture!

Yes – it’s one of those things the “G” people use (and I’m not talking Google employees here!) – but which movie has the image been taken from? If you guess that movie correctly (leaving your name/alias, email address and your guess), I’ll award you some points. Points start at 100 per image and decline over time (after the first 12 hours it goes down by 10 points, then down a further 10 points every 24hours after posting) – oh and wrong guesses have a 5 point penalty.

But what good are points? Well, get 500 points and you can claim a £5 Amazon gift voucher/certificate for the Amazon store of your choice (£5 will be converted into the appropriate currency at the exchange rates displayed on xe.net at the time of claim) – so you can get free books, movies and music just by playing a simple FREE guessing game! What have you got to lose apart from your dignity (I reserve the right to laugh at widely incorrect guesses and people that are “100% sure it’s movie X” when it isn’t 😉 ).

Go on – Guess That Movie!

A: Maybe Baby [Order from Amazon.co.uk] amazoncom:B000062XFI . Correctly guessed by Rob.