this place is brill

Rob White wrote:
> In message <1137515101.072145.22340 RemoveThis @g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
> "Tsugumi Niyamoto" <natsuki RemoveThis @kamikawa.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> (I know it's time to take a breather when I want to reach for an
>>> imaginary shotgun to clear the 'zombies' from my path when shopping).
>> Have you ever seen the zombie episode of Spaced?
>> A similar thing happens to one of the main characters in that...
>
> Better still, a whole *film* was spawned from that one episode!
>
> Shaun Of The Dead is a film you either love or hate, a lot of people I
> know hated it as they didn't get the Resident Evil/George Romero parody
> thing.
>
> Their loss, I think it rules. Especially with al the DVD extras.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Rob

I wouldn't go as far as love/hate.
I found it a nice extension of the whole spaced series, as I remember
that/those series quite funny, staying up quite late watching them and
shows around them.

...Those were the days!

--
Tr0n²
--
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill 

Wulf wrote:
> Tsugumi Niyamoto wrote:
> > Have you ever seen the zombie episode of Spaced?
> > A similar thing happens to one of the main characters in that...
> >
> > Tsugumi
> >
>
> I don't think I've ever seen Spaced, no. Not sure I've even heard of it.
>

Then you have missed out on life my friend!
As far as i know it started out on Channel 4 in the UK, at either 9:30
or 10:30 - somewhere about that time, usually Fridays.
It came around about the same time as the 11-o clock news at 11.05,
starring Iain Lee, some bird and Rickey Gervais.

Great stuff started on channel 4 back then - what have you got now? NOTHING!

Go get those DVD's of spaced now!

>
> Susan wrote:
>> I too concur! This place has turned out to be the best thing next to
>> playing RE games. I was relieved to find out I'm not so alone with
>> this obsession. I'm not so sure about clearing the "shopping zombies",
>> but I do have the urge to kick down every ladder I see!
>> Susan
>>
>
> I've never actually handled a firearm IRL, and I'm sure if zombies ever
> did invade my hometown, I'd be one of the first eaten. Even if I did
> manage to get my hands on a shotgun, I'd probably not only miss the
> first time I fired it, I'd end up flat on my back from the recoil, and
> the zombies would just chow down. However, when I'm desperately trying
> to wade through people at a store, all of whom seem intent upon
> shuffling along like mindless zombies, taking up the whole aisle, I have
> to admit there's a part of me that would like to have a machette, at the
> very least. I mean really, how long can you stare at a box fan or a jar
> of pickles before you decide if you want it or not? At the very least,
> pull your cart off to the side and let me past! Toys are always in the
> back of the store, and they're calling to me! Can't you hear them?
>
> *cough* Okay, time for another dose of Nyquil. Doncha just love the flu?

Yeah - I know what you're feeling.
Those 80 year olds going round in groups of three's, see you moving
toward a shop and then inconveniently converge on the doorway and slow
to a halt, blocking all access.
Or the two ladies that seem to be able to block up any walkway/isle
ANYWHERE. What is it about 2 women? They seem to bend space in such a
way that any 2 women can block ANY path - no matter how wide it is.
I don't really have a bad word to say about men too much. They seem
pretty in-out, apart from the odd occasion of a couple blocking up an
isle when they are looking at different sides of the isle.

Most annoying part of the whole shopping experience - customers.

--
Tr0n²
--
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill 

"Tr0n²" <old486whizz DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dqpcat$3sp$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Wulf wrote:
>> Tsugumi Niyamoto wrote:
>> > Have you ever seen the zombie episode of Spaced?
>> > A similar thing happens to one of the main characters in that...
>> >
>> > Tsugumi
>> >
>>
>> I don't think I've ever seen Spaced, no. Not sure I've even heard of it.
>>
>
> Then you have missed out on life my friend!
> As far as i know it started out on Channel 4 in the UK, at either 9:30 or
> 10:30 - somewhere about that time, usually Fridays.
> It came around about the same time as the 11-o clock news at 11.05,
> starring Iain Lee, some bird and Rickey Gervais.
>
> Great stuff started on channel 4 back then - what have you got now?
> NOTHING!
>
> Go get those DVD's of spaced now!
>
>>
>> Susan wrote:
>>> I too concur! This place has turned out to be the best thing next to
>>> playing RE games. I was relieved to find out I'm not so alone with this
>>> obsession. I'm not so sure about clearing the "shopping zombies", but I
>>> do have the urge to kick down every ladder I see!
>>> Susan
>>>
>>
>> I've never actually handled a firearm IRL, and I'm sure if zombies ever
>> did invade my hometown, I'd be one of the first eaten. Even if I did
>> manage to get my hands on a shotgun, I'd probably not only miss the first
>> time I fired it, I'd end up flat on my back from the recoil, and the
>> zombies would just chow down. However, when I'm desperately trying to
>> wade through people at a store, all of whom seem intent upon shuffling
>> along like mindless zombies, taking up the whole aisle, I have to admit
>> there's a part of me that would like to have a machette, at the very
>> least. I mean really, how long can you stare at a box fan or a jar of
>> pickles before you decide if you want it or not? At the very least, pull
>> your cart off to the side and let me past! Toys are always in the back
>> of the store, and they're calling to me! Can't you hear them?
>>
>> *cough* Okay, time for another dose of Nyquil. Doncha just love the
>> flu?
>
> Yeah - I know what you're feeling.
> Those 80 year olds going round in groups of three's, see you moving toward
> a shop and then inconveniently converge on the doorway and slow to a halt,
> blocking all access.
> Or the two ladies that seem to be able to block up any walkway/isle
> ANYWHERE. What is it about 2 women? They seem to bend space in such a way
> that any 2 women can block ANY path - no matter how wide it is.
> I don't really have a bad word to say about men too much. They seem pretty
> in-out, apart from the odd occasion of a couple blocking up an isle when
> they are looking at different sides of the isle.
>
> Most annoying part of the whole shopping experience - customers.
>

Shouldn't that be ...other customers...?? ^__^

Inu-Yasha
Feh!!

> --
> Tr0n²
> --
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill 

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:29:42 GMT, "Inu-Yasha" <tjardine.TakeThisOut@cfl.rr.com>
wrote:

|Well, anyway, it's nice to hear from you. I had a couple of confusing
|nicks, The Old Guy, and even worse, Chris Valentine (heh, I screwed the name
|up and didn't even know it for a couple of weeks).

I always thought the name was intentional. Funny stuff =)

PS I remember reading that script, it was good but still changed a few
things a bit much for my tastes.
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill 

>Go get those DVD's of spaced now!


The DVDs in the triple boxed set have a "Homage-o-meter" pointing out
every film, comic or general fan reference.
W.H.Smiths mis-priced it, knocking £10 off ^_^

>Great stuff started on channel 4 back then - what have you got now? NOTHING!

I agree! Some of my favourite stuff comes from the 10.30 friday slot -
Father Ted, Spaced, Black Books -you knew you were in for a treat on
Friday night ^_^

I don't watch much telly at all nowadays, I've tried watching
"Hyperdrive" on BBC, but It's not to my tastes.

Tsugumi
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill 

In message <dqpbfr$rgd$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>
Tr0n² <old486whizz DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:

> Heh. I liked the movie - but haven't read the books.
> More of a sci-fi/adventure/comedy reader.

<OT>

Ever read any Robert Rankin books?

Some of his ideas wouldn't look out of place in this wacky RE universe
we find ourselves absorbed in.

I can recommend the 'Armageddon: The Musical trilogy' and The 'Brentford
Chainstore Massacre'.


Cheers,
Rob
--
..__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit.
| / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | mflt35 DeleteThis @dsl.pipex.com
| \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England.
"Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?"

To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world.
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill 

>IMHO, A sit-com set in space has been done to (near enough) perfection
>with Red Dwarf, well, at least the first few series.

Yes, the last few series of Dwarf were bloody awful, I totally lost
interest.

>somehow I'm not surprised I'm disappointed with Hyperdrive.

I had the same misgivings. I couldn't even be bothered to watch the
second episode.

I bought a Freeview box before christmas, but there's not much on that
either...

Tsugumi
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill 

Inu-Yasha wrote:
> "Tr0n²" <old486whizz DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:dqpcat$3sp$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Wulf wrote:
>>> Tsugumi Niyamoto wrote:
>>> > Have you ever seen the zombie episode of Spaced?
>>> > A similar thing happens to one of the main characters in that...
>>> >
>>> > Tsugumi
>>> >
>>>
>>> I don't think I've ever seen Spaced, no. Not sure I've even heard of it.
>>>
>> Then you have missed out on life my friend!
>> As far as i know it started out on Channel 4 in the UK, at either 9:30 or
>> 10:30 - somewhere about that time, usually Fridays.
>> It came around about the same time as the 11-o clock news at 11.05,
>> starring Iain Lee, some bird and Rickey Gervais.
>>
>> Great stuff started on channel 4 back then - what have you got now?
>> NOTHING!
>>
>> Go get those DVD's of spaced now!
>>
>>> Susan wrote:
>>>> I too concur! This place has turned out to be the best thing next to
>>>> playing RE games. I was relieved to find out I'm not so alone with this
>>>> obsession. I'm not so sure about clearing the "shopping zombies", but I
>>>> do have the urge to kick down every ladder I see!
>>>> Susan
>>>>
>>> I've never actually handled a firearm IRL, and I'm sure if zombies ever
>>> did invade my hometown, I'd be one of the first eaten. Even if I did
>>> manage to get my hands on a shotgun, I'd probably not only miss the first
>>> time I fired it, I'd end up flat on my back from the recoil, and the
>>> zombies would just chow down. However, when I'm desperately trying to
>>> wade through people at a store, all of whom seem intent upon shuffling
>>> along like mindless zombies, taking up the whole aisle, I have to admit
>>> there's a part of me that would like to have a machette, at the very
>>> least. I mean really, how long can you stare at a box fan or a jar of
>>> pickles before you decide if you want it or not? At the very least, pull
>>> your cart off to the side and let me past! Toys are always in the back
>>> of the store, and they're calling to me! Can't you hear them?
>>>
>>> *cough* Okay, time for another dose of Nyquil. Doncha just love the
>>> flu?
>> Yeah - I know what you're feeling.
>> Those 80 year olds going round in groups of three's, see you moving toward
>> a shop and then inconveniently converge on the doorway and slow to a halt,
>> blocking all access.
>> Or the two ladies that seem to be able to block up any walkway/isle
>> ANYWHERE. What is it about 2 women? They seem to bend space in such a way
>> that any 2 women can block ANY path - no matter how wide it is.
>> I don't really have a bad word to say about men too much. They seem pretty
>> in-out, apart from the odd occasion of a couple blocking up an isle when
>> they are looking at different sides of the isle.
>>
>> Most annoying part of the whole shopping experience - customers.
>>
>
> Shouldn't that be ...other customers...?? ^__^
>
> Inu-Yasha
> Feh!!
>
>> --
>> Tr0n²
>> --
>
>

Not really.
I can be just as annoying as the next guy .
Working in retail for a long time teaches you one thing - customers are
annoying!

--
Tr0n²
--
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill 

Tsugumi Niyamoto wrote:
>> IMHO, A sit-com set in space has been done to (near enough) perfection
>> with Red Dwarf, well, at least the first few series.
>
> Yes, the last few series of Dwarf were bloody awful, I totally lost
> interest.

I think I liked 3 or 4 through to 7.
Where they actually got back to red-dwarf and everyone was alive again.

>
>> somehow I'm not surprised I'm disappointed with Hyperdrive.
>
> I had the same misgivings. I couldn't even be bothered to watch the
> second episode.

That isn't the thing set in Australia with Steve Cougan?
I quite liked it - but I like Steve/whatever. Just like out of "worst
week of my life". Pretty funny (although stereotyped) guy.

>
> I bought a Freeview box before christmas, but there's not much on that
> either...
>
> Tsugumi
>

I have sky available to me a fair bit, although I don't pay for it - my
mother and sister do.
I wouldn't have sky otherwise, probably just normal TV.
I prefer downloaded stuff/DVD's anyway.

--
Tr0n²
--
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill 

"Adam T. Smith" <adamsmith.RemoveThis@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message
news:1bn0t1pssbjfeomt78jj3srd5pielehlfp@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:29:42 GMT, "Inu-Yasha" <tjardine.RemoveThis@cfl.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
> |Well, anyway, it's nice to hear from you. I had a couple of confusing
> |nicks, The Old Guy, and even worse, Chris Valentine (heh, I screwed the
> name
> |up and didn't even know it for a couple of weeks).
>
> I always thought the name was intentional. Funny stuff =)
>
Fau Paux? (my French spelling is terrible) or maybe a pre nup agreement
^_^.

> PS I remember reading that script, it was good but still changed a few
> things a bit much for my tastes.

Well, Barry being black was a bit strange, but all in all when compared to
what they made, his (Romero's) script was closer to the RE game story.
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill 

"Tr0n²" <old486whizz DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dqrukh$6il$2@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Inu-Yasha wrote:
>> "Tr0n²" <old486whizz DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:dqpcat$3sp$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>> Wulf wrote:
>>>> Tsugumi Niyamoto wrote:
>>>> > Have you ever seen the zombie episode of Spaced?
>>>> > A similar thing happens to one of the main characters in that...
>>>> >
>>>> > Tsugumi
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> I don't think I've ever seen Spaced, no. Not sure I've even heard of
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>> Then you have missed out on life my friend!
>>> As far as i know it started out on Channel 4 in the UK, at either 9:30
>>> or 10:30 - somewhere about that time, usually Fridays.
>>> It came around about the same time as the 11-o clock news at 11.05,
>>> starring Iain Lee, some bird and Rickey Gervais.
>>>
>>> Great stuff started on channel 4 back then - what have you got now?
>>> NOTHING!
>>>
>>> Go get those DVD's of spaced now!
>>>
>>>> Susan wrote:
>>>>> I too concur! This place has turned out to be the best thing next to
>>>>> playing RE games. I was relieved to find out I'm not so alone with
>>>>> this obsession. I'm not so sure about clearing the "shopping zombies",
>>>>> but I do have the urge to kick down every ladder I see!
>>>>> Susan
>>>>>
>>>> I've never actually handled a firearm IRL, and I'm sure if zombies ever
>>>> did invade my hometown, I'd be one of the first eaten. Even if I did
>>>> manage to get my hands on a shotgun, I'd probably not only miss the
>>>> first time I fired it, I'd end up flat on my back from the recoil, and
>>>> the zombies would just chow down. However, when I'm desperately trying
>>>> to wade through people at a store, all of whom seem intent upon
>>>> shuffling along like mindless zombies, taking up the whole aisle, I
>>>> have to admit there's a part of me that would like to have a machette,
>>>> at the very least. I mean really, how long can you stare at a box fan
>>>> or a jar of pickles before you decide if you want it or not? At the
>>>> very least, pull your cart off to the side and let me past! Toys are
>>>> always in the back of the store, and they're calling to me! Can't you
>>>> hear them?
>>>>
>>>> *cough* Okay, time for another dose of Nyquil. Doncha just love the
>>>> flu?
>>> Yeah - I know what you're feeling.
>>> Those 80 year olds going round in groups of three's, see you moving
>>> toward a shop and then inconveniently converge on the doorway and slow
>>> to a halt, blocking all access.
>>> Or the two ladies that seem to be able to block up any walkway/isle
>>> ANYWHERE. What is it about 2 women? They seem to bend space in such a
>>> way that any 2 women can block ANY path - no matter how wide it is.
>>> I don't really have a bad word to say about men too much. They seem
>>> pretty in-out, apart from the odd occasion of a couple blocking up an
>>> isle when they are looking at different sides of the isle.
>>>
>>> Most annoying part of the whole shopping experience - customers.
>>>
>>
>> Shouldn't that be ...other customers...?? ^__^
>>
>> Inu-Yasha
>> Feh!!
>>
>>> --
>>> Tr0n²
>>> --
>>
>>
>
> Not really.
> I can be just as annoying as the next guy .
> Working in retail for a long time teaches you one thing - customers are
> annoying!
> People who say there is no such ting as a stupid question have never
> worked in retail. I seemed to be lucky tho, I always was able to answer
> them with a straight face ^___^.

If you can answer an older person's question: "My son thinks I need a
computer, what can I do with one?" by saying: "You can write letters and
store your recipes on it." and not say "use it as a paper weight you old
fogy! then you know you belong in retail (I could do it, really, I could).
*__*;


Inu-Yasha
Feh!!

> --
> Tr0n²
> --
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill 

Inu-Yasha wrote:
>
> People who say there is no such ting as a stupid question have never
> worked in retail. I seemed to be lucky tho, I always was able to answer
> them with a straight face ^___^.
>
> If you can answer an older person's question: "My son thinks I need a
> computer, what can I do with one?" by saying: "You can write letters and
> store your recipes on it." and not say "use it as a paper weight you old
> fogy! then you know you belong in retail (I could do it, really, I could).
> *__*;
>
>
> Inu-Yasha
> Feh!!
>

I always replied with "Alot of various things" or stuff like that.
I would always hit my head on the desk after older people (or just plain
dumb one's) came through the door of our store.

--
Tr0n²
--
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill 

>=.=
>... I'm gonna get you some day!
>SOME DAY!
>*shakes fist*

Hee hee, got Read or Die TV, Love Hina, Chobits, Samurai Champloo and
Ikkitousen. It'll be a good anime night this Wednesday ^_^

Ever been to an Anime Con? If so we've probably met...

Tsugumi
 >> Stay informed about: this place is brill