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This will be the first in a series of exit interview pieces. The plan is to profile each exiting player, talk about his time as a Nole, and then discuss the player's future. Hopefully, this catches on and members volunteer to do their favorite player.
Everette Brown came to FSU as one of the better players in the 2005 recruiting class. At 6-4, 235, Brown was A four-star player by Rivals.com, who rated him the No. 78 overall player in the country and the No. 3 weak side defensive end in the nation.
As frequently happens with Appalachian pass rushers (Reggie White, Bruce Smith, Lawrence Taylor, and Julius Peppers), Brown possessed great physical skills.
After redshirting in 2005, Brown earned Freshmen All-America Honors in 2006. In 2007, Brown started nine games and led the team in sacks and also finished high in tackles for loss. A terror off the edge, Brown worked hard to improve his game and become an all-around player. In 2008, that work paid off as Brown led the ACC in Sacks and Tackles for loss, finishing 3rd and 4th nationally in those categories. Brown earned All-America honors and was a finalist for numerous national awards.
Brown was a true game-changer. He kept opposing coaches up at night and then destroyed their plans on Saturday.
We've debated this for a while now and there isn't a concrete answer, but I believe Brown is the best defensive end FSU has ever had. Better than Peter Boulware, Wilson, and Wadsworth. I believe this because Brown had to face much better competition, both in talent level and in scheme. Early 90's college passing attacks simply did not know how to handle the speed rush. Elite college rushers now must have a variety of skills. Brown has those skills.
Additionally, Brown inspired "Do Not Want Dog" (DNWD), the official mascot of the fear Brown inspires in opponents.
We promise to pass DNWD along to any decent blog of the NFL team lucky enough to land #99
What's next for Everette Brown?
Brown will skip his Senior season in order to pursue his dream of playing in the NFL. Brown earned his degree in only three years.
What position will Brown play?
Brown played defensive end for the Noles, but in the NFL he will likely line up at Outside Linebacker in the 3-4 scheme. Brown is 6-4, 255 LBS, which makes him a perfect fit for that position. These players are in high demand.
What can Brown do for you?
- Explosion: Brown has incredible burst off the edge
- Balance: nobody in the college game stays lower throughout their stance on the way to the QB. He has an uncanny knack for ducking under long-armed tackles. (Think Dwight Freeney)
- Pure Speed (watch the Maryland clips in the highlight video)
- Versatility. Brown can play standing up but is also comfortable putting his hand on the ground
- Work Ethic. The FSU coaches constantly praise this guy for his constant motor and work ethic.
- Durability. Brown has never missed a game due to injury.
- Dedication. Playing on the health idea, Brown takes excellent care of his body.
- Not a pure speed guy. Brown has a great variety of moves and is surprisingly advanced for an early-entry pass rusher.
Brown is also an excellent character guy. He is NOT your typical FSU thug that have occasionally run through our program. At a position where good behavior isn't all that common, Brown is pure class. We get a lot of rumors sent to us (and photos) about FSU players acting up, but I have never once heard Browns name mentioned in anything remotely seedy. Brown is a community service nut!
Florida State's leaders when it comes to community service...donates his time freely...has volunteered at Riley Elementary and Speight Middle School, with booster groups, The Able Trust, MDA Summer Camp, Tallahassee Seminole Club, Dick Howser Center for Childhood Services, Life Skills Center and Read Across America among many others.
Brown offers this quote on what he brings to the NFL "I can bring the whole package as far as a guy who can get up the field quickly and will also study the playbook every day and work hard."
Brown isn't perfect, however, and he does have weaknesses (sorry EB, but people won't take this seriously if we don't offer a balanced view).
- Brown has a limited frame. He can probably play at 260-265lbs, but he is not a 275lb Shawn Merriman sized player. I think his best weight is 250-255.
- Brown is still fairly raw. He has only started 26 games for the Seminoles. Despite being extremely productive, he occasionally makes mistakes.
- Poorly coached/ simple scheme. Many fans think defensive ends coach Jodey Allen is a poor coach. We generally agree. FSU also runs a very simple defensive scheme.
- In-Line Blocker shedding. Brown sometimes struggles taking on huge offensive tackles in the run game.
Most of these weaknesses can actually be seen as easily correctable. The first and last are simple: play him in a 3-4 scheme. Problem solved. The 2nd and 3rd indicate that he has a fairly high ceiling, but won't be the defensive MVP right away. If a team runs a really complex scheme, Brown will devote all of his time to learning the scheme.
What do the experts say?
Todd McShay had this to say about Brown in the NFL
Brown is a bit undersized as a defensive end but he is fast and athletic, and he is a perfect fit as a rush-linebacker in a 3-4 scheme. He is using his initial quickness, body control and closing burst to generate pressure both around the corner and on inside stunts. He will be in the mix to be the first of his kind -- the 'tweener DE/OLB hybrid -- selected.
McShay isn't alone in praising Mr. Brown...
Everette Brown, DE/OLB, Florida State
Height: 6-4. Weight: 255.
Projected 40 Time: 4.60.
Projected Round (2009): Top 15 Pick.
Walterfootball projects Brown to be selected 10th overall by the 49ers
ESPN's SCOUTS, Inc. rates brown as the 9th best player available.
Brown is the 2nd coming of Demarcus Ware
Coming out of school, Ware was 6'5 251, running a 4.59. Brown is 6'4, 255, running a 4.55 of 4.60 (depending on who is timing). Brown is a better player now than Ware was coming out of school. Here is ESPN's take on Ware as a draft prospect back in 2004:
Ware has bulked up to 253 pounds... In our opinion, Ware's best fit would be as a rush linebacker in a 3-4 scheme. Ware is somewhat unpolished and he needs to continue to get bigger and stronger. However, his athletic ability, top-end speed and flair for making the big play as a pass rusher and run-defender makes him an attractive prospect.
If that doesn't sound familiar, I don't know what does. I really like how both players played primarily with their hand down in college, and both faced (and beat) numerous double and triple teams.
Parting Shot
Brown made the right move to leave for the NFL. He's the best player the Seminoles have had in the latter part of this decade. A true freak athlete with some room to grow, Everette hasn't yet hit his ceiling.
I predict that Everette will destroy the combine, if he chooses to go. My guesses at his numbers are:
6'1 1-8, 255LBS, 4.57 40 (wow!). He'll also destroy the agility drills because of his great ability to stay low.
An NFL team can't go wrong drafting Brown. With all the temptations offered in Tallahassee, he never got in trouble. Brown is extremely personable and will be a great asset, player, and representative for the lucky franchise that selects him.
The best NFL comparison I have for Brown is DeMarcus Ware, as I noted above. Brown is not the 2nd coming of Mega-Bust Vernon Gholston, as Brown has great agility and balance. He's not some weight-room wonder without the production-- as Gholston was. Here's to hoping that teams see the DeMarcus Ware in Brown.
Good Luck, Everette! You'll always be a great 'Nole! Thanks for always being a class guy and dominating each Saturday.


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Phil Mickelson's comeback bid in the 2011 Shell Houston Open is getting a challenge from Scott Verplank. Mickelson has lost the lead as of his eighth Sunday hole, shooting 14-under as pairing-mate Verplank has advanced to 16-under with a 3-under day so far. Aaron Baddeley also sits at 14-under through nine.
Mickelson's otherwise decent final round may have been spoiled early on by bogeys on holes two and three, but there's still time to make up the difference.
Hunter Mahan and Chris Kirk are close behind the leaders, having each shot 13-under. Brandt Jobe, Robert Allenby, and Anthony Kim make up the 12-under club. Jobe is tearing his way up the leaderboard, having shot 5-under on the day to rise 11 spots.
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Scientists have completed a pilot project to measure the health of flatfish species off New England that relied heavily on the expertise of fishermen, right down to using their trawlers — a step fishing advocates and federal lawmakers have been urging for several years.
The NOAA scientific survey comes amid intense criticism of traditional scientific methods for counting fish.
Fish sampling surveys provide critical data for assessing the health of fish populations, which are at the core of fishing rules. Critics say the assessments have proven to be deeply flawed and it's wrong to use them as the basis for setting the struggling industry's catch limits when, until recently, rank-and file fishermen who say they continue to observe abundant and healthy fish stocks have had no input into the work.
Scientists say their overall methods are sound, but they acknowledge some consistent problems, said Bill Karp, the Northeast's chief federal fisheries scientist.
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Vermont broadband expansion proceeding in Orange CountyThe Associated Press | September 12,2013MONTPELIER - The Vermont Telecommunications Authority says broadband Internet service is expanding in northern Orange County.
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On Friday, a proposal to drop the phrase "homosexual acts" from Baylor University's sexual misconduct policy was vetoed by Student Body President Wesley Hodges.
Hodges told the Waco Tribune that he "truly believe[s] that Baylor treats its students with grace, love and truth, and in doing that seeks to accept all students, but does not affirm all student behaviors."
"Simply because the university disagrees with your actions or lifestyle," he continued, "does not imply that it is seeking to attack you."
Trenton Garza, the student senate member who sponsored the resolution to change the policy's language, told the Tribune that as currently written, heterosexual couples can engage in sexual activities conventionally associated with gay couples, but gay couples cannot.
Grant Senter, another student senator, called on the university to outlaw all sexual activity regardless of sexual orientation.
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Winning a statewide award made Marlow Elementary School students get up and dance - literally.
Effingham County was well represented at the state Capitol by students Sophie Usher and Rebecca Velasquez of Effingham County High School, as they paged for sate Rep. Jon Burns on Feb. 14 in the General Assembly.
Alexis Floyd received a scholarship from the Ogeechee River Soil and Water Conservation District.
Don White Jr. of Rincon was recognized for achieving academic success during the fall 2012 semester at Thomas University and was named to the President's List. President's List students attend TU full-time and have a GPA of 4.0.
STATESBORO - Georgia Southern University is expanding its online education and giving Georgia and out-of-state college students more flexibility and options to help them earn their college degrees on time. This summer, GSU will offer more than 300 fully online classes to undergraduate and graduate students, a record number of courses for the growing university.
SAVANNAH - Savannah Technical College President Dr. Kathy Love and Armstrong Atlantic State University President Dr. Linda Bleicken signed an agreement which ensures a seamless educational pathway for criminal justice students between the two institutions of higher education.
South Effingham High School students will show their talents in the fourth annual SEHS Student Talent Show Extravaganza on March 1 in the school cafetorium, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Rincon Elementary School pre-kindergarten students enjoyed a creative way to celebrate the 100th day of school.
The Effingham County High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America got an early start on National FBLA Week.
The Effingham County High School Lady Rebels basketball team visited Rincon Elementary School on Monday.
Effingham County's alternative school has proven to be a successful option for a number of at-risk students in the county, according to an administrator of the school.
Effingham was well represented at the State Capitol by students Annabeth Helmly, Hunter Gnann, Molly Welch, William Bland and Austin Kessler of Effingham County High School, as they paged for state Reps. Jon Burns and Bill Hitchens on Jan. 28 in the General Assembly.
Gov. Nathan Deal, along with Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, House Speaker David Ralston and state Rep. Stacey Evans (D-Smyrna), announced a proposal that will lower to its original level the GPA requirement for the HOPE Grant, which goes to students in the technical college system.
The Rotary Club of Effingham County honored two of the county's best students Thursday at its annual STAR Student luncheon, recognizing the student with the highest SAT score at the county's two high schools.
With help from state Rep. Jon Burns, far right, and former state Rep. Ann Purcell, far left, Effingham County High School Interact Club members met Gov. Nathan Deal and first lady Sandra Deal during Effingham Day at the Capitol.
STATESBORO - Georgia Southern University recently recognized 1,162 students for excellence in academics on the 2014 spring semester president's list.
Wilson graduates from CSU
Honor rolls for the fourth nine-week grading period for Effingham County's eight elementary schools:
SAVANNAH - Armstrong Atlantic State University recently announced dean's list honors for the spring 2014 semester. Armstrong's dean's list students earned a grade point average of 3.6 of higher for the semester.
WALESKA - Two students from Effingham County were among the 367 named to Reinhardt University's dean's list for spring semester 2014.
The Effingham County Board of Education will use $2 million from its general operations account to balance its budget for the 2015 fiscal year.
Beth Helmly sat quietly as the Effingham County Board of Education adopted its budget for the 2015 fiscal year, but she assures she will have plenty to say during her tenure on the board.
Danica Pearson's quick thinking paid off with the grand prize at the Exchange Club's Georgia District Convention on St. Simons Island.
Unit GA-938, the Air Force Junior ROTC at Effingham County High School, has been selected by the Air Force to receive the 2013-14 Air Force Junior ROTC Distinguished Unit Award.
MACON - Mercer University conferred bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees to more than 1,900 students representing all 12 schools and colleges at five spring commencement ceremonies during May in Macon, Atlanta and Savannah.
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Teach a man to fish
A few decades ago China was a poor country with hundreds of millions living in abject destitution. Today it is second to America in GDP, the world's number one exporter, and with reserves and capital of almost four trillion dollars. Although America has the most powerful armed forces, it cannot intimidate China, because that country has the economic power to destroy the USA.
Countries with millions of poor citizens should learn the lesson of how China moved from rags to riches, a favoured theme of America's Hollywood mythology. China currently invests billions in creating infrastructure in poor countries, which now have a ready template of how to transform their impoverished nations.
After thousands of years of leading the world in economic production, China fell into catastrophic decline, aided by internal weaknesses and the predation of newly emerging European powers. Its citizens were forced to consume opium by drug-dealing British statesmen, and Europeans put up signs reading "Dogs and Chinese not allowed" outside buildings on Chinese soil.
When they succeeded in expelling European and Japanese invaders, the Chinese retreated into a period of isolation, in which they thought they could rise again solely through their own efforts. But while autarchy was an option when China and India were world economic powers, and technology was limited to local territories, the modern world has global reach.
China was now free but remained poor. When enlightened leaders decided that they had to engage the world, however, they did not err in thinking that foreigners were now angels who should be given the freedom to recolonise their country. Foreigners who wanted to invest had to choose a Chinese partner, who would be taught how to take over when they completed their project.
Chinese workers were not just employees but students who learnt the techniques of foreign scientists, engineers, and construction crews. Technology was not regarded as private property but as conditions for being given access to the local market. The knowledge acquired by local Chinese over the past four decades has now put them at the forefront of production in most fields.
Now that they have acquired wealth, however, they have not spent it all on Rolex watches, Louis Vuitton bags or Gucci shoes. As Europe and America struggle with undercapitalisation, economic recession and unemployment, China is buying up hi-tech industries, adding to their wealth of technology. Europeans now kowtow to China, as their ancestors once forced the colonised to do.
Countries such as Ethiopia, Jamaica and Nigeria which benefit from Chinese investment should follow the Maoist precept that if you give a man a fish he can feed himself for one day. Teach him to fish and he will feed himself for the rest of his life. Local workers should not be intimidated by the sophisticated machines which foreign investors use to construct factories, stadiums or dams.
Unlike primitive crafts which took years to acquire through apprenticeship, modern technology is simple and can be acquired fast. Unlike masonry or dressmaking which require years to learn, modern welders or mechanics can acquire tradecraft in very short order. If government formulates policies to capture technology, their people can become industrial leaders.
Just as the Chinese became capable of mastering technology and dominating their former European and American masters, Jamaicans, Nigerians and Ethiopians now have the opportunity to compete with China. Intelligence, will, organisation and seriousness can transform beggar nations into wealthy leaders.
In ancient times the man or woman in Cuba had no way of knowing what fellow human beings in China or India were accomplishing in industry or culture. More recently Europeans could go to Africa or the Caribbean and act as if they were a different species, superior human beings who had the right to lord it over people they considered subhuman.
Today the Nigerian can see what the Norwegian is doing, study the strengths and weaknesses of Americans, or pity the squalor of Greeks. The world is now an open book where Jamaicans can learn to dominate in track, music and technology. No longer is it necessary to beg the Chinese or French for help in building roads or bridges. Now we all have the means to achieve equality.
Every country in the world can now sell itself if it is willing to use the brains it was born with. Jamaica, for example, has a fantastic Navy Island, which serves almost no purpose in terms of contributing to the wealth of the country. But this is an asset with boundless potential, if only leaders can convince investors with capital to make it into a tourist haven.
The Chinese have trillions in reserves, plus further trillions in private wealth. If investors could be convinced to cover the island with hotels, bars, clubs, marinas and casinos, their people would flock in millions to enjoy the Caribbean sun, sea, sand and other pleasures. Instead of some politicians doing what they shouldn't, they could earn their pay in positive ways.
Patrick Wilmot, who is based in London, is a writer and commentator on African affairs for the BBC, Sky News, Al-Jazeera and CNN.
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Distinguished activist, author and politician Mark Kennedy Shriver will deliver the commencement address at the 2013 graduation ceremonies for Three Rivers College. Shriver is best known for his work with Save the Children, an international charity dedicated to combating poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and disease worldwide. College president Dr. Devin Stephenson said he wants the college and its students to be affiliated with impactful personalities. Commencement will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. The ceremony will be a free event open to the community. Additional event information about this year's ceremony is posted at trcc.edu/commencement.
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SBjake gets ripped hard around here at times, but one of his ideas got me thinking.
Beasley to Cleveland. Now, I don't think we could get the #4 for him, but what about the only other player we've really wanted from their roster? Varejao.
A couple of observations/assumptions/rumors
- Cleveland has been rumored to want to trade up to #2 so they can pick Williams
- Beasley and Williams have been considered "comparable" players
- Besides the obvious need at SG, we could use a better C.
- I don't see a HUGE difference between playing Beasley out of position at 3 vs. Williams out of position at 3.
Varejao is due 7,700,000 next year (or 3/25,200,000 w/o adding team option) according to hoopshype
Beasley is due 6,262,347 next year
I think this will work straight up as a trade and would provide them with the closest player to Williams they can get w/o us giving up the #2. It gets us a defensive minded center without giving up the #2.
and Cleveland runs out a new starting lineup featuring Irving, Beasley, and Kanter.
We'd obviously still want to make some trades to get ourselves in a position to pick up more help at SG, but Wes/Williams/Love would make up for any lack of 3pt. shooting from Rubio.
A follow-up deal could be something like starting the winner of a AR/Wes/Webster deathmatch at 3 and moving the #2 for Iggy.


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AMAD Special Tribute: Human Giant's Aziz Ansari on MAC AND ME (1988)!!!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. You know, I was 7 when this movie came out. Even I knew it was fucking ridiculous, but there is that nostalgia. I do remember watching this a lot on cable in my forming years. I probably should not try to rewatch as I have a feeling I wouldn't be as kind to this one as I am to things like MONSTER SQUAD and FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR, two movies I feel hold up just as well today as they did for me as a kid. A lot of you guys know Aziz Ansari from his great stand-up (he's been touring with Patton Oswalt and that group… that's where I first saw him, when they came through Austin… and Aziz dropped an AICN reference onstage!), but he's probably most known for co-starring on MTV's HUMAN GIANTS with Paul Scheer. Check out his site here! He agreed to do a piece for this tribute and suddenly got a Mac (andme) Attack! Now here's Aziz on 1988's best ET ripoff: Mac & Me!
Many of you know what a notorious piece of shit 1989's Mac and Me is supposed to be. The film is an infamous E.T. ripoff (with product placement overload) about a young boy in a wheelchair, Eric, that is befriended by a strange alien, Mac.
In addition to the product placement controversy, the main reason I was intrigued to watch this film because of the classic wheelchair scene, made most famous by Paul Rudd on Conan. If you haven't seen it, please for the love of God, watch it now:
That clip is so bizarre and so hilarious, I had to see what else Mac and Me had up its sleeve.
First off, let me say anyone that's ever had a problem with product placement in TV or film, stay the fuck away from Mac and Me or your head might explode. Just imagine if Ronald McDonald molested the movie E.T. while he drank an inordinary amount of Coca-Cola and that's how you get the script for Mac and Me.
The Coke and McDonald's plugs (they are the two primary backers) are not subtle in the least bit. Aliens and kids are drinking Coke like nobody's business in this thing and lines like, "This must be like what they drink on their home planet!" are uttered with no remorse.
The most ridiculous of these moments happens in a scene in a cave when aliens are HEALED BY FUCKING COCA-COLA. Aliens are sick. The kids run to the van and get 2 cans of Coca-Cola. The aliens drink it and then instantly feel better. Afterwards, the kids have to race to a gas station to get more Coke because the two cans ran out and it's the only thing that can save them! Yes, this was actually filmed and it happens in a movie.
Product placement with no holds barred
The basic plot is standard E.T. ripoff:
1) Young alien gets to earth and is separated from family
2) Alien escapes evil NASA scientists types
- In the get away scene, there is a small cameo from a young Danny Cooksey (aka Budnick from "Salute Your Shorts" and John Connor's arcade buddy from T2)
- If you look hard enough, there must be a few crossover extras from evil NASA dudes from Flight of the Navigator and maybe even a few NOVA scientists from Short Circuit
3) Young kid starts noticing weird things and no one believes him
- In a great/really stupid scene, Eric confirms his suspicions of the creatures existence by capturing him in a vacuum cleaner by luring him with Coke and then reversing the vacuum to shoot him back out. Somehow, the little girl who's his neighbor gets strapped on to the vacuum cleaner and goes up the ceiling. Unfortunately this clip is not on YouTube and I'm too lazy to do it myself, but this screen grab should give you an idea of just how stupid this looks in execution.
4) His cooler, older brother believes him, but mom still doesn't
5) Mom starts believing around the same time the evil NASA dudes are hot on the trail, kids start taking alien out in disguises.
- Particularly awesome in this phase of the movie is a car chase scene with the NASA guys trailing Eric on his wheelchair on the highway. To be crystal clear, you see a kid traveling speeds upwards of at least 45 mph in his wheelchair. He even goes so far as to pull a Marty McFly at one point and grab the back of a truck and hold on for speed!
Wheelchair highway race? Yes, please.
- The highlight though is a truly insane indoor/outdoor synchronized breakdancing scene that takes place (where else?) in a McDonald's. Also in this scene, we have a very strange cameo from Ronald McDonald himself. Watch this shit:
6) Aliens/kids on the run. NASA dudes occasionally shoot at kids/aliens, mom screams hysterically reminding them "Those are kids!!!"
- This is also where they find the rest of Mac's family and "heal them" with Coke. However, they run out and when they go to the gas station to re-up, the family takes off to a grocery store and goes for the goods, leading to a shootout with police!
7) Boy "dies," but aliens bring him back to life.
8) Aliens are safe, forgiven by the government, and become U.S. citizens.
Whoa what the fuck? They become American citizens?? YES! The aliens are sworn in, Short Circuit 2 style:
God bless the poor souls who had to spend time in those awful costumes.
The alien family then drives away in a pink Cadillac while the kid alien is chewing gum and blows a huge bubble that says "WE'LL BE BACK!"
Needless to say, they did not come back.
Mac and Me is a truly unique chapter in the book of piece of shit cinema. You can probably gather what you need from the YouTube clips, but if you really need to get your fix, it won't disappoint.
Product placement with no holds barred
Wheelchair highway race? Yes, please.
God bless the poor souls who had to spend time in those awful costumes.
Thanks, Aziz! We have two more AMAD Tributes left, one from a horror director and one from a well known… well, you'll see.
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I saw this movie several times in the theater
by wash
When I "worked" at a theater that was playing it. We had a few crazy drug and alcohol fueled screenings of this. Good times.
Jan. 15, 2009, 2:39 a.m. CST
And by "worked" I mean
by wash
Embezzeled as much money as possible and fucked off the rest of the time.
Jan. 15, 2009, 2:51 a.m. CST
it all seemed brilliant when i was 9
by Toe Jam
i've seen "mac & me" once, and "et" about 50 times, though, so maybe that tells you just how brilliant they each are.
Jan. 15, 2009, 3 a.m. CST
I thought I had repressed this memory
by Continentalop
But thanks to you it is all coming back.
 Didn't. Bury. It. Deep. Enough.
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:04 a.m. CST
So are they more Marklars or Jaggofasaurs?
by Heckles
You decide.
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:11 a.m. CST
Hey F You,Mac&Me Rules!
by Redfive!
All because of one hot 80s chick=Tina Caspary,also from Cant buy me Love.
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:12 a.m. CST
Why did he dress up as pedobear?
by Iron-kong
I remember when this came out, and at 10 I was smart enough to know a damn knock-off POS when I saw one. So, I stayed away from it.
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:13 a.m. CST
I feel quite sick after reading all that.
by Mr Nicholas
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:25 a.m. CST
as i said in the tb for that new pohler show...
by Juror Number 8
aziz is hilarious, i met him on the streets of nyc years ago way before human giant while he was hustling geeky comedy nerds. it was outside a comedians of comedy show and he was telling everyone to come see his show at the ucb theater. i'm a big fan, good luck and much success in the future.
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:42 a.m. CST
Aziz I fucking love you man..
by Ironthorman
Hilarious bastard. Anyways great review of a great pile of shit movie. Was it just me or did Ronald McDonald have that raping twinkle in his eye..
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:44 a.m. CST
Holy shit
by kwisatzhaderach
Those clips were hilarious, especially the kid going off the cliff and thr flying teddy bear. Thanks for the laughs!
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:44 a.m. CST
I like how the cover of the DVD has him STANDING UP
by reflecto
Jan. 15, 2009, 4:36 a.m. CST
I remember that when I was between 6 or 10 years old...
by DerLanghaarige
...one of my friends always told me how great this movie was! :))
 I think this would be a cool idea for a new AICN column: Let kids review awful movies and make fun of them, because they love them. ;)
Jan. 15, 2009, 5:11 a.m. CST
Cocaine's a helluva drug...
by BurnHollywood
...And it's what made the 80s the 80s... McDonald's Rep: Hey, seeing as we're bankrolling this flick, okay if we put Ronald in there? Kids love him.
 Coked-Up Mac And Me Director: KIDS love him? Man, I FUCKING love him!!! I'll put him in my breakdancing scene...kids love that shit, too!
Jan. 15, 2009, 5:48 a.m. CST
This film should get a health warning...
by emeraldboy
Watch this film and it will make you throw up. no really....
Jan. 15, 2009, 6:32 a.m. CST
Proud to say, even though I was the target age
by CreasyBear
when this movie came out, I avoided it completely. Reading this review, though, I almost miss seeing the Worst Movie Ever. Film school students can see this and E.T. back to back for the ultimate example of how execution can change the exact same premise.
Jan. 15, 2009, 6:54 a.m. CST
No Mac and Me does not fucking rule
by Righteous Brother
unless you're saying it in some kind of post ironic way, in which case you're a fucktard.
Jan. 15, 2009, 7 a.m. CST
This is out and out SHIT like you won't believe :
by PTSDPete
Reagan Era clearly came down to this.
Jan. 15, 2009, 7:53 a.m. CST
Don't forget people that the director of Mac and Me
by Shut the Fuck up Donny
also did the completely "unforgettable" Mannequin 2: On the Move!
Jan. 15, 2009, 7:58 a.m. CST
good god was i twelve?
by zom-bot.com
i think i saw this at a friend's house.. then it became the go-to vhs tape to pop in and laugh our asses off to. even then, we were honing our riffing skills. god what a turd, but we knew it. how whack is a naked flesh colored humanoid alien with an anus mouth in a kid's movie? I knew Mac and Me was a total McDonald's commercial, but I forgot just how much Coke-aganda was in it.
Jan. 15, 2009, 8:10 a.m. CST
Hey, how do you make a cripple feel bad?
by LordPorkington
Take him to a McDonalds and get *everyone* in there to dance around him. Want to make him feel even worse? Get a few of them to do cartwheels and backflips...
Jan. 15, 2009, 8:11 a.m. CST
the banner ads are down.
by zom-bot.com
at least for me. and i'm overjoyed. sick of looking at the jean grey statue and the medusa's gaze one makes co workers think i'm surfing porn...even with her cleavage p-shopped out.
anyway, it's cice to not see any freaking doll/toy/figure ads here for a while.
Jan. 15, 2009, 8:20 a.m. CST
i don't remember...
by zom-bot.com
do the aliens 'heal' the kid so he can walk in the end? if not, that sucks...but even if so, that sucks...neither would give a good message. which is why you never base a child fantasy movie around a kid in a wheelchair.
Jan. 15, 2009, 8:30 a.m. CST
FOUR long pages of mistakes listed
by zom-bot.com
at moviemistakes.com ....the list of bad editing etc is lengthy. i'm learning so much!
Jan. 15, 2009, 8:33 a.m. CST
Hell yeah
by skoolbus
For you: that wheelchair, the alien...it's awesome! I remember seeing a poster for it in McDonald's. It was weird. No toys, no happy meals, just a poster.
Jan. 15, 2009, 8:42 a.m. CST
Calling it "product placement" is very generous...
by RobotDevil007
I typically think of product placement as a company paying to get their goods scene in a movie, This was a case of a company simply bankrolling a movie length commercial. Also, this struck me more like a Mystery Science Theatre article than AMAD.
Jan. 15, 2009, 8:43 a.m. CST
"seen" in a movie...
by RobotDevil007
doh. fine i'm an idiot. sigh.
Jan. 15, 2009, 8:53 a.m. CST
McDonald's lawyers must be more powerful
by skimn
than Amblin's lawyers. How this ever got released in this country, I'll never know.
Jan. 15, 2009, 8:59 a.m. CST
Condoleezza Rice in that last but one pic?
by ilander66
What a strange strange film I feel sick after just watching a few of those youtube clips.
Jan. 15, 2009, 9:13 a.m. CST
Not only is Mickey D's featured heavilly in the movie...
by Nasty In The Pasty
...but the film's trailer is NARRATED BY RONALD MCDONALD!!! Honestly, it opens with FOOTAGE OF RONALD MCDONALD introducing "my new little friend" Mac (hmmmmm...I could go for a Big MAC right now...). Imagine the trailer for E.T. opening with Spielberg holding a bag of Reese's Pieces up to the camera for no reason. Also, check out the HILARIOUS "scary" trailer re-edit on YouTube ("In space...no one can eat at McDonald's").
Jan. 15, 2009, 9:19 a.m. CST
Beezbo is better
by Beezbo
I've never seen Mac & Me, but I know now that I must. For true E.T. rip-off awfulness, see "Beezbo", an educational video about manners (you can watch it on YouTube). Beezbo used to be a free rental at Blockbuster. My friends and I used to play a drinking game to it. If you love bad movie-making, you will not be disappointed.
Jan. 15, 2009, 9:25 a.m. CST
For a kid with no feeling in his legs...
by FlickaPoo
...that kid gave swimming the old college try....I'm impressed. That kid's a real trooper.
Jan. 15, 2009, 9:38 a.m. CST
by Bass Bastardson
Aziz, I hope your whole set as "Randy" is available when the Funny People DVD comes out some day - that shit was fucking hilarious.
Jan. 15, 2009, 9:46 a.m. CST
by IndoorPlumbing
Jan. 15, 2009, 9:48 a.m. CST
If you think this is bad just watch Nukie
by Lovecraftfan
Same rip-off idea but wow its horrifying and somehow is worse than this.
Jan. 15, 2009, 9:59 a.m. CST
reeses pieces, E.T....skittles, mac and me
by zom-bot.com
wasn't there a whole scene where they straight up rip off ET with a trail of candy, only it's skittles?
ET did it's own share of product placement. i remember reeses pieces sales skyrocketing from ET, and every comic book i opened had an ET/reeses ad in the front cover. ET had a wide variety of quality toys though..i am very surprised McD's never even attempted mac and me happy meal toys.
Jan. 15, 2009, 10:03 a.m. CST
E.T. Go Way
by Unscripted
Am I the only person on Earth who thinks E.T. was a sour, manipulative piece of shit?
Jan. 15, 2009, 10:09 a.m. CST
i have no love for ET
by zom-bot.com
it was very manipulative and really not all that magical. I think more than anything the score is what sticks with me, and only a very few scenes. but i was a kid, so even though i don't like it i get nostalgic for it sometimes. brainwashing works i guess...but i haven't seen it in over 15 years or so though, and even then, just on TV
Jan. 15, 2009, 10:09 a.m. CST
slow news day
by BrainFart
im reading a review for mac and me while watching a CNN news story on barrack obamas abs.
Jan. 15, 2009, 10:11 a.m. CST
I totally forgot to mention that Mac is called Mick...
by DerLanghaarige
...in Germany.
 And yes, I hate E.T. too. As a kid I thought it was boring and when I grew up and recognized the whole Jesus-stuff in it, it even made me angry.
Jan. 15, 2009, 10:40 a.m. CST
Why does the DVD cover art
by master_of_realty
look like a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese? Is that a rip-off or a product placement? Neither would surprise me.
Jan. 15, 2009, 11:06 a.m. CST
I can't take it
by ufoclub1977
This shit is so funny now. I avoided this and avoided Short Circuit as a kid... I hated stupid genre movies ever since I saw the Lone Ranger in the theater in the late 70's and realized not all movies in the theater were good... it was sort like the sinking feeling I had when I saw Return of the Jedi in the theater and realized it wasn't all good... like finding out that Santa isn't real for little kids...
Jan. 15, 2009, 11:19 a.m. CST
Universal blocked "Great White" but let this go?
by The Reluctant Austinite
As insane and just plain wrong as this looks now (and I mean that in the best possible way), at the time this was an example of pure evil. It's completely and utterly shameless in its theft of the entire film of "E.T." for the purposes of selling Coke products and McDonalds fast food. How did Universal allow this thing to screen? They sued "Great White" for ripping off "Jaws" but gave this piece of shit a free pass!
Jan. 15, 2009, 11:21 a.m. CST
Anyone remember "Spewie" from GET A LIFE (Chris Elliot)?
by Bob Cryptonight
Now there was a weird, rubber suit alien (beat to death with a rake and then eaten as a late night snack).
Jan. 15, 2009, 11:23 a.m. CST
I loved the Spoiler Alert
by Saint Andeol
Just in case someone's been meaning to watch this flick, but hasn't gotten around to it until now. "Woah! I like this Aziz guy, but i want to see this movie with a clean slate."
Jan. 15, 2009, 11:23 a.m. CST
by BrainFart
i was just on imdb trying to figure out the name of that chris elliot show.
Jan. 15, 2009, 11:24 a.m. CST
by zom-bot.com
sometimes i think i am the only person who watched 'get a life', like it was a fever dream or something....ha ha spewie was a much more accurate depiction of what would really happen if a 'kid' hid a marooned alien. it would keep trying to kill him and escape, and would get sick and die.
I really loved that show when they decided they were going to kill Chris in almost every episode. long before 'they killed kenny'
Jan. 15, 2009, 11:28 a.m. CST
as far as product placement in E.T.
by ufoclub1977
The original script called for the boy to bait with M&M's. The film was denied the right to use them, so they changed it to Reese's. But the concept of the boy baiting with a real candy was part of the story not a ploy for product placement. The line "want a coke" in E.T. was also just part of trying to create an authentic suburban American feel to the plot, not a plug that was paid for by Coca Cola. But when, by chance, after E.T. came out and the intended "little" movie got big, sales skyrocketed for the candy, businessmen took note, and years down the line you get retarded shit like Mac and Me. PS... I saw "Great White" in the theatre before it was shut down... and all of us kids thought it was shitty but very funny.
Jan. 15, 2009, 11:30 a.m. CST
Tina Caspary=original Kelly Bundy on MARRIED WITH CHILDREN!
by Bob Cryptonight
You can find stills from the original pilot online. Her last role was in 1989, I believe.
Jan. 15, 2009, 11:35 a.m. CST
bet M&M's kicked themselves after that one
by zom-bot.com
NO! you cannot use our product in your family movie, Spielberg! ...now good day!
Jan. 15, 2009, 11:36 a.m. CST
Not so easy to write these AMADs, is it?
by HypeEndsHere
also: "Mackin' Me" is a video from the early nineties on how to seduce yourself.
Jan. 15, 2009, 11:43 a.m. CST
M&M's did regret that
by ufoclub1977
They originally thought they would have a negative connotation with an alien in a scifi movie. I think people got fired. Can you imagine being the guy that lost out potential millions for the company because you didn't have the imagination or understanding that a movie about an alien could be cool to the pop(ular) world?
Jan. 15, 2009, 11:49 a.m. CST
Retarded look on alien's face will make you ROTFL
by turketron
I never saw this shit until college, but every scene that featured these aliens had me rolling on the floor laughing my ass off. Their faces look completely dopey and stupid... holy shit I dare you to try to watch this shit with a mouth full of drink. What an awful piece of hilarious shit.
Jan. 15, 2009, 12:14 p.m. CST
I'm reminded of D.A.R.Y.L. as well
by Raymar
It wasn't the 80S unless the government was after you for science!
Jan. 15, 2009, 12:17 p.m. CST
Aziz Ansari is a fucking badass
by aleeminator
Google that shit
Jan. 15, 2009, 12:19 p.m. CST
Forget Mac & Me
by Kankennon
You people need to see Nukie. Mac & Me is Oscar-worthy compared to Nukie.
Jan. 15, 2009, 12:26 p.m. CST
oh, man.
by Dollar Bird
That movie really sucked. I remember watching it with my whole family when it came to Showtime. That was seriously one of the ugliest aliens put to film. All of the product placement was clear as a bell. (Come to think of it, I was 13. I guess I was desperate for any kind of special-effects then.) I remember when that "We'll be back" bubble showed up on the screen, my dad muttered, "Oh, I hope not."
Jan. 15, 2009, 12:53 p.m. CST
Nukie, Trumpy, etc
by zom-bot.com
wow so i read up on NUKIE and while it truly looks horrible, alot can be forgiven because of the low budget, and well meaning people attempting to make a movie. Mac an Me, however, had massive financial sponsor backing and did what with it? i think in the end it is a more evil film than nukie.
oh but how can we forget the lovable TRUMPY?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW3GUdEkesw
Jan. 15, 2009, 12:57 p.m. CST
by visceralgristle
as someone else mentioned...as creepy as Mac and Me aliens are, nothing holds a candle to the vomitous wretchedness of NUKIE. Look it up, please.
Jan. 15, 2009, 12:59 p.m. CST
Aziz doesnt seem...
by StarskyandHushky
...really funny or witty in this reviez. He just lists the bad scenes that we can all see are horrible. No great comedy there. I'll pass on this one.
Jan. 15, 2009, 1:15 p.m. CST
Normally they aren't this transparent with the placement
by drewlicious
It's actually worse than the killer Mountain Dew machine in Transformers. Or the really awkward Costco joke in Yes Man.
Jan. 15, 2009, 1:18 p.m. CST
I want a Big Mac now.
by IAmMrMonkey!
Damn. I'm far too suggestable to advertizing.
Jan. 15, 2009, 1:25 p.m. CST
Because we all...
by Zardozap2005
Had our birthdays and break danced at McDonalds in the 80's! It's true! I swear it!
Jan. 15, 2009, 1:28 p.m. CST
I actually had to watch this at school!!!!
by krullboyisback
My 5th grade teahcer made us watch it because she said it helped promote good values of "accepting those that are different"!!!! We even had to do a report on Mac and Me, I shit you not! God, I love US public education.
Jan. 15, 2009, 1:31 p.m. CST
Best Product Placement Ever...
by visceralgristle
is in Idiocracy. "Welcome to Carl's Jr.! Fuck You, I'm Eating!... would you like to try our EXTRA BIG ASS FRIES!"
Jan. 15, 2009, 1:48 p.m. CST
Aziz is not funny.
by Chadley BeBay
Sorry. Hipster and Comedian don't go together, and if they did, the manifestation would not be this arrogant smug assclown.
Jan. 15, 2009, 1:53 p.m. CST
I was 9 and saw this in theatres
by StrokerX
freaking awesome at the time...def drank coke out of a straw that day
Jan. 15, 2009, 2:07 p.m. CST
Can someone do a review
by Outlaw
of Roland Emmerich's "Making Contact?" Seriously, these movies haunted me when I was a kid!
Jan. 15, 2009, 2:09 p.m. CST
I must see this film called...
by ufoclub1977
Jan. 15, 2009, 2:19 p.m. CST
All we had to watch in school was My Side Of The Mountain
by reflecto
With that little nerd quoting Thoreau at people and introducing his pet squirrel. When he went skinnydipping everybody snickered.
Jan. 15, 2009, 2:47 p.m. CST
by The_Coyote
Nukie is not available on Netflix, unfortunately. Thankfully, Mac and Me is! I feel inspired to revisit this epic piece of shit.
Jan. 15, 2009, 2:54 p.m. CST
Aziz can be funny at times
by Professor Falcon
This "review" is most certainly not.
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:10 p.m. CST
I thought this was a McDonald's movie
by Darth Macchio
..when I was a kid. I had no concept of 'product placement' and I was a tiny geek so space aliens would have been a draw but even then, with my tiny head shoved up my likely tiny ass, I knew this was shite.
And I thought it was the tears of chicken mcnuggets that healed all wounds. Try it...it actually works. A friend lost an arm in a terrible ceiling fan vs hamster incident (the hamster was fine)...no joke...12 chicken mcnuggets and he got his arm back. Not one stitch either! Kinda like the Swamp Thing. Only with chicken mcnuggets.
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:37 p.m. CST
by Rex Carsalot
by emeraldboy
the gee whizz factor was missing becuase the berg altered the movies best scene and added cgi. That scene is the one where keys and his men are going to take et away and they are standing there wearing the suits where you cant see there faces and they are carrying guns. the berg changed that for ET's 2oth anniversary. I still dont know why. The movie does look dated though.
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:47 p.m. CST
FUCK YEAH!! The McDonald's move....
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
...this thing kicks fucking ass.
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:49 p.m. CST
anyone under 30 will admit....
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
...that as a kid, they enjoyed this film more than E.T.
Jan. 15, 2009, 3:55 p.m. CST
Who the fuck is Aziz Ansari?!
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
And why do I give a fuck what he has to say?

Jan. 15, 2009, 3:57 p.m. CST
changed scene in ET- here's why
by zom-bot.com
because he was updating it for today's pussy-ass children. and thinking back, those scenes with the armed, faceless scientists were the mosy scary- and intentionally so at the time. in the rerelease much of that 'anti-government' scare was gone, and way more ET CG hijinx thrown in. the entire movie was wussified for the new generation of brats.
I was just discussing with someone else a few days ago- my FAVORITE kids movies as a kid where the ones that had some genuine scares or foreboding in them. Kid's flicks these days- with the exception being the new breed of 'magic' themed flicks (narnia,potter and spiderwick, etc) are sorely lacking that fear.
Jan. 15, 2009, 4:12 p.m. CST
Was Jade Calgory...
by Anna Valerious
...actually wheelchair bound? I wonder where he is now. "E.T.", as Spielberg said, was really a film about divorce as he went through his parents separating when he was a teenager. Mike trying to be the man of the house (Although he still acts like a kid at times) and Elliot worried about if his dad will forget about them. And their mom...having to raise the family while her ex is off with his new girlfriend. You look at it when you're older and you see a movie about a family that receives an unexpected friend. BTW, that one was banned in one of the Scandinavian countries as they thought children disrespecting grownups was too 'dangerous' to imitate. Hello, they were trying to save their friend from government agents that wanted to dissect him. (Well, Keyes wasn't bad. He told Elliot that he's glad E.T. met him first.)
Jan. 15, 2009, 4:12 p.m. CST
I prefer the Turkish ET. Even more disturbing.
by ricarleite
I vaguely rememeber watching this piece of crap around '91 or '92. Who the fuck would hire the aliens, after they become citizens? I bet they are just bumming around at home, watching TV, being just mouths to feed, while the kid works his ass off at Costco. SAD.
Jan. 15, 2009, 4:20 p.m. CST
Product placement started before E.T.
by geekzapoppin
Ever counted the Dr. Pepper cans in CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC from 1980? Probably not, because the film is as ludicrous as MAC & ME but with a really big budget. Still, they're all over the place. There's a blatant Baskin Robbins plug in it as well. They even had a tie-in ice cream flavor. "Can't Stop the Nuts" or some shit. It's a shame that the Village People had YouTube pull all of the clips. That movie is trashy genius.
Jan. 15, 2009, 4:34 p.m. CST
This image is funnier than anything Aziz Ansari...
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
...has done in his entire life. I looked up some vids of you. You fucking suck.
http://tinyurl.com/7ewlyt
Jan. 15, 2009, 4:46 p.m. CST
Special Person, Entering World...Egg Yolks
by Nasty In The Pasty
Jan. 15, 2009, 5 p.m. CST
When is Dane Cook gonna guest review at AICN?
by worldofwarcraft
Maybe keep the young comedian- 80's movie thing going. Like maybe Dane on a rip-off movie, or a movie with ridiculous product placement.
Jan. 15, 2009, 5 p.m. CST
They are wearing their Sunday Best!
by buffywrestling
It's like American christians borg'd the aliens.
Jan. 15, 2009, 5:38 p.m. CST
Kind of an easy target
by hank quinlan
And since Rudd and Conan already mined it, a little tired. Sort of a let down after Wright's inventive, informative, and hilarious review the other day. What I liked about Wright's was he actually loved the movie and in a way accepted it on its own terms. I hope for more of those.
Jan. 15, 2009, 6:05 p.m. CST
Thank you for saving me from this
by Hikaru Ichijo
It was years before I figured out that this wasn't actually a McDonalds movie. Ads for the chain billed it as such. Also, I like the tribute format. keep it going! I'm happy to write one myself.
Jan. 15, 2009, 6:12 p.m. CST
I remeber this...
by codymr
I never had the displeasure of seeing it, but a friend had gone with his Mom and Dad and when I asked him what he thought he said... and I am quoting an 8 year old: "It fucking SUCKED!"
 Thing is, my buddy didn't know that his Mom was standing right behind him... I think he was grounded for a week (even though in retrospect, I suspect she agreed with his opinion).
Jan. 15, 2009, 6:24 p.m. CST
MACdonald's & ME
by Darthkrusty
I get it now!! Love Steve Martin's old bit that everything there tastes like it comes out of the same vat
Jan. 15, 2009, 6:45 p.m. CST
Bob Cryptonight - SPEWIE
by finky089
holy shit, yeah! Come to thin kof it, Spewie seems to have been a bigger, but almost identical copy of Mac the alien. Difference was Get a Life was actually funny at times without being "so funny it's bad."
Jan. 15, 2009, 7:05 p.m. CST
Even as a kid I knew this was shit
by performingmonkey
I remember thinking how bad it was and being bored by it. Didn't think anything could be worse than Howard The Duck, but Mac and Me fucking is.
Jan. 15, 2009, 8:06 p.m. CST
I am so embarrassed for everyone involved with this movie
by jim
I guess the "good old days" weren't so good after all. We all complain about studios being creatively bankrupt but I have to think there isn't a studio out there that would have the audacity to make a movie like this today. Please Hollywood, don't prove me wrong.
Jan. 15, 2009, 8:23 p.m. CST
Trumpy can do magic!!!
by Alientoast
I miss MST3K proper
Jan. 15, 2009, 9:46 p.m. CST
by Anna Valerious
"Mannequin 2: On The Move" was one of my favorite movies. (I think Roland Kickinger from "Son of the Beach" was in it, but I'm not sure...)
Jan. 15, 2009, 9:46 p.m. CST
This movie helped kill Orion studios
by darthvedder81
(or at the very least didn't help them at all). I remember wanting to see this for some reason when I was around 8-9 and then finding it more boring than anything else (although I'm sure it was also stupid).
Jan. 15, 2009, 9:51 p.m. CST
I never saw this because
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
I had better things to watch than ET ripoffs that try to manipulate your emotions by putting the kid in a wheelchair. Siler Bullet on the other hand......
Jan. 15, 2009, 10:05 p.m. CST
SPEWIE: THE MOVIE, produced by David Letterman!
by Bob Cryptonight
Hell, if he can produce CABIN BOY, why not a movie about Spewie and Chris Elliots GET A LIFE character?
Jan. 15, 2009, 10:57 p.m. CST
this was terrible.
by El Borak
ha ha.
Jan. 16, 2009, 1:29 a.m. CST
Flight Of The Navigator on the other hand....
by The Amazing G
is great, this however is a massive piece of shit (albeit unintentionally hilarious), it's a shame MST3K never got a hold of this...
Jan. 16, 2009, 3:20 a.m. CST
Not so much a review
by Napoleon Park
as a recap with youtube clips
All this discussion of ET ripoffs and no one praised Alan Moore's Skizz? All the bad Alan Moore movies are just movies way of getting back at him for Skizz.
Jan. 16, 2009, 7:58 a.m. CST
by skoolbus
Aziz doesnt seem ...really funny or witty in this reviez. WELZ SAIZ, MAZ! Quitz wittz arz yoz!
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Celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of autumn on the High Line. We'll continue to follow our summer schedule, open daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM, through the end of September.
Take a look at our upcoming events and programs [2], and download free copies of our September Bloom List [3], latest High Line Art Map [4], and High Line Guide [5].
Our food vendors will remain open through mid-October. On your next visit, enjoy a delicious meal or snack [6].
[1] http://www.thehighline.org/sites/default/files/september-news-09062013.jpg
[2] http://www.thehighline.org/events/all/2013/09
[3] http://personal.crocodoc.com/TwS5oEV?embedded=true
[4] http://www.thehighline.org/pdf/FHL-ARTMAP-SEPT2013.pdf
[5] http://www.thehighline.org/pdf/high-line-self-guide-fall.pdf
[6] http://www.thehighline.org/about/high-line-food


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A Special Valentine
I called my sister yesterday and interrupted her doing something I had long forgotten. She was calling a neighbor child who had lost her valentine list. My daughter is still a baby, and as a 12th grade teacher I had forgotten about those days in elementary school when we filled out valentines for each and every class member. As it should be, not a lot of school time is spent on Valentine's Day in middle and especially in high school. Cards, candy, and presents are taken care of outside of the classroom. Realizing this, I decided to send you my own version of a Valentine. Make sure you see the bottom - ways to pamper yourself! Happy V-Day! (And hey, you might even find a way to use some of this in class.)
History of Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine is actually associated with two Christians who were martyred under the Roman Empire. The saints were honored on February 14th. So what does this have to do with love and courtship? Nothing, except that this date also happened to coincide with a Roman festival called Lupercalia which included courtship rituals. As with many Christian holidays, as time passed the traditions merged. An interesting note, the feast day of St. Valentine is no longer part of the Roman Catholic church calendar. See Saint Valentine's Day for a more detailed history.
Romantic Couples of History
Sometimes we forget that history was made by people just like us with lives and loves just like us. History is strewn with many couples that have inspired young lovers to strive for new heights. I just wanted to honor a few with some great sites detailing their lives and times.
- Letter from Napoleon to Josephine
- Abelard and Heloise (Takes a moment to load)
- Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning
- King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson
- Royal Marriage Proposals
Shakespeare's Sonnets and other Poems
Just a sampling of great poetry to read and recite.
- Let Me Not to Marriage of True Minds Shakespeare
- Shakespeare's Sonnets
- How Do I Love Thee? E. Browning
- My Luve is like a red, red rose R. Burns
- She Walks in Beauty Lord Byron
Ways to Pamper Yourself
Take care of yourself today. Teaching is such a tough job, and only teachers can really appreciate that. Relax. Remember, you are making a difference, even if you don't feel that you are. One great thing is to try some breathing exercises. Find other great ideas to avoid stress and burnout at my Burnout and Stress Management Page. Also, make sure to get a good night's sleep. Get some help here at Sleep Resources for Educators. Finally, remember you're your own best friend. Respect yourself. And know that there's someone out there who thinks you're doing a great job!
Then, must you speak
Of one that loved not wisely but too well.
~William Shakespeare, Othello