The Annual FrankGrimes Torture Thread

[Bronxgirl48]

Penguins are my favorite bird as well, so I hope you'll forgive me for posting the poor clumsy watch-your-step guy. I admit I laughed hysterically when I first saw it, but I felt so sorry for him too. Actually,

ever since seeing a documentary called "It's Hard To Be A Penguin", I've always had a soft spot in my heart for these little headwaiters. I love them as chicks, so fat and fluffy and utterly irresistible:

 

http://www.emperor-penguin.com/aptenodytes-forsteriis.html

[Film_Fatale]

?Hola Bronxie!

I'm interested in that documentary that you just mentioned. Where did you watch it? I tried looking it up in imdb.com but couldn't find anything with that title. *March of the Penguins* I've heard of, watched, and enjoyed. And of course, there was *Happy Feet*, which was just too cute for words.

[Bronxgirl48]

Speaking of birds, Mom called me this morning and this conversation insued. For once I'd like to have one with her that isn't surreal, but I don't think that's ever going to happen:

 

Mom: "So how are you doing? Are you going shopping this afternoon before your class tonight?"

Me: "I'm fine. I saw this weird documentary on chickens last night and they featured one that was headless but it kept on living and this farmer was feeding it."

Mom: "Oh, come on, that was a fake, wasn't it?"

Me: "No! I saw it with my own two eyes. I was so sick to my stomach, I don' t think I want to get chicken today."

Mom: "Don't be silly. They're low in fat and high in protein. You're not going to eat the head."

Me: "Mom, please...."

 

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[MissGoddess]

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}

> Penguins are my favorite bird as well, so I hope you'll forgive me for posting the poor clumsy watch-your-step guy. I admit I laughed hysterically when I first saw it, but I felt so sorry for him too. Actually,

> ever since seeing a documentary called "It's Hard To Be A Penguin", I've always had a soft spot in my heart for these little headwaiters. I love them as chicks, so fat and fluffy and utterly irresistible:

>

> http://www.emperor-penguin.com/aptenodytes-forsteriis.html

 

Not at all, I thought it was hilarious! I'm surprised they don't fall all over the place, they look

like they'd have a hard time just standing upright!

 

That baby chick looks just like one of my stuffed toys!

[Bronxgirl48]

buenos tardes, FF. I wish I could remember when that doc aired, but it was on public television, and it really made you feel for the guys (loved your cartoon) what with having to dodge hungry seals, endure the harsh environment, close living conditions, etc.

[MissGoddess]

OK I MUST know how the farmer was able to feed a headless chicken!

 

I know they can still run around with their heads cut off, hence the famous phrase, but

that sounds like a sci-fi movie (didn't Dana Andrews keep a head in his labratory in some

movies?)

 

Chicken is just so outrageously expensive now that I hardly ever buy it. I can't understand

it. I'm also somewhat afraid of the more affordable, non-organic chicken they sell in my local

supermarket, it looks so disgusting.

 

Now with all the scares about Chinese food, I am debating whether I should dump out my

freezer full of frozen fish fillets---all from China.

[Bronxgirl48]

Coop = YES!! I'll gladly endure Carl's preachiness to see Gary all the way through in his Oscar winning performance.

[MissGoddess]

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}

> Coop = YES!! I'll gladly endure Carl's preachiness to see Gary all the way through in his Oscar winning performance.

 

Since it is _Coop_, there's precious little dialogue so it's superior on that score as well.

[Bronxgirl48]

Goddess and FF, take a look at this sweetheart.

 

I hope he gets big and fat and then runs away from the scary Edward Andrews lookalike peering in at the window, LOL. (check out the comments under the video)

 

 

[MissGoddess]

Oh, the poor sweet little wee thing! I was so worried about it! I hope he made it (I see it

was originally posted in '07). I wanted so bad for them to give him something fluffy to cuddle

up to, he seemed so traumatized just sitting there in the "open" like that!!! Oh, dear, these

things just make me go all to pieces.

 

I hope he gets big and fat and then runs away from the scary Edward Andrews lookalike peering in at the window

 

lol! Poor thing.

[Bronxgirl48]

"Mike" the chicken was fed by a big dropper down the hole where his head was. (I'm getting sick now....) I was shielding my eyes so I didn't see all the details, but I heard. (more than enough) This was in the 1940's, and this bird became famous. They dedicated a statue to him.

 

Do you want to know how he died? He choked on his own mucus as he was being fed. Talk about cruelty to animals keeping that poor creature alive. Apparently, he "didn't suffer", but, how do we know?

 

I think Dana kept a frozen Nazi noggin in his fridge; it might have been Hitler but I can't remember the movie. (Rich and nightwalker would immediately know)

 

I'm going shopping now. I don't know what to buy anymore either.

Everything seems to be toxic. I happen to love chicken, but maybe I'll wait a few days to get Mike out of my mind..

 

See you later this evening.

 

And yes, throw out the fish fillets!

 

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[Bronxgirl48]

I'll deal with your Coop-loathing self later tonight.

 

Be afraid, be very afraid.

 

Yours,

Mrs. Bruce Baldwin

[MissGoddess]

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}

> "Mike" the chicken was fed by a big dropper down the hole where his head was. (I'm getting sick now....) I was shielding my eyes so I didn't see all the details, but I heard. (more than enough) This was in the 1940's, and this bird became famous. They dedicated a statue to him.

>

> Do you want to know how he died? He choked on his own mucus as he was being fed. Talk about cruelty to animals keeping that poor creature alive. Apparently, he didn't "suffer", but, how do we know?

>

 

Ack!!!! I'll have to ask my mother if she remembers that story. I'd be willing to bet my

father heard about it, it sounds like the sort of story he'd have delighted in repeating, especially

to squeamish girls.

 

 

> I think Dana kept a frozen Nazi noggin in his fridge; it might have been Hitler but I can't remember the movie. (Rich and nightwalker would immediately know)

>

> I'm going shopping now. I don't know what to buy anymore either.

> Everything seems to be toxic. I happen to love chicken, but maybe I'll wait a few days to get Mike out of my mind..

>

> See you later this evening.

 

 

Oh dear, me too. Pork! I LOVE pork, the "other white meat" and my favorite.

[MissGoddess]

Mrs. Bruce Baldwin

 

lol! I can't see you with Bruce, Bronxie. He's too oatmeal. You need a wee bit of wit,

so I liked you better as Mrs. Smithy. Can you recall all your previous husbands? Let's limit it to

those you've had this year.

 

Let's see, some of my previous names are: Mrs Will Rogers, Mrs Rhett Butler, Mrs 'Bull' Stanley,

Mrs Vic Marswell, Mrs Mark McPherson, Mrs. Mark Rutland, Mrs. 'Mad Dog' Earle, Mrs Ethan

Edwards, Mrs. 'Lucky' Wilson, Mrs. Nick Charles, and, sharing with you because you're nice, Mrs

Tom Doniphon.

[FrankGrimes]

You need a wee bit of wit, so I liked you better as Mrs. Smithy.

 

If Smithy has any wit, it's certainly wee, Mrs. Stoddard.

[MissGoddess]

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote}

> You need a wee bit of wit, so I liked you better as Mrs. Smithy.

>

> If Smithy has any wit, it's certainly wee, Mrs. Stoddard.

 

Oh gad! I knew you'd have to say something!! I meant RONALD COLMAN, of course,

not just limited to 'Smithy'. And he must have had wit as Charles Ransom since he rose

to such great heights in politics.

 

What am I saying???? Never mind!

[MissGoddess]

And please don't call me by _that_ odious name. I realize I got around but I never sank that low.

[MissGoddess]

And yes, throw out the fish fillets!

 

Should I really?? Really?? I'm getting paranoid about it now, because I just stocked up

on them---I love to eat fish, baked, for dinner, and its one of the few things I can have

on my diet.

 

Maybe it's time I went on the Cosmopolitan diet. I need to rope me cattleman to supply

me with beef and open a charge account at Sherry Lehman.

[coopsgirl]

*You're a mellow person? Really? Can a Texan be mellow?*

 

I am mellow, except when I?m not .

 

*Some girls might be into the slap hitter kind.*

 

*The desperate ones.*

 

Hey that describes me to a T! Maybe that?s why I?m still talking to you ? hey oooohh!!!!!

 

*Now we both know Coop hit for a higher average than Sugarbritches.*

 

Is it wrong that that made me think about something other than baseball?

 

*Brad was a "character actor." So who is the Brad Aumsus of classic film?*

 

Okay, I guess you?re right about the character actor thing. Of course, my Sugarbritches went out in style hitting a two run homer in his first at bat Sunday and we won 3-1. I was jumping up and down and just squealing with joy!!!! He?s usually good for about three long balls a year (yet another dirty baseball term) and this was his third.

 

It may seem like an odd comparison but maybe Walter Brennan is the Brad Ausmus of classic film. When you see him in a movie you know he?s gonna do a good job and while he may not get the credit he deserves from the masses, the people who really know what?s going on will appreciate him. Also there?s the obvious physical resemblance . Of course, the walk that Walter had as Grandpa McCoy kinda looked like he?d squatted behind the plate maybe an inning or two too long ? ha!

 

Bronxie:

 

During high school marching band practice when we weren?t doing a good job, our director would say we looked like heads with the chicken cut off. He had a weird sense of humor and saying it that way always got a laugh out of us (which was usually his intent, then he?d just yell at us for real later if we kept on stinking).

 

You most definitely should watch all of *High Noon*. I just can?t emphasize enough how much I love that movie. It?s gets better with each viewing and it?s one of his that I watch the most. It?s a nearly flawless film (Grace Kelly?s bland performance is the only thing I don?t like) and since we don?t get a lot of background character info, I think it raises a lot of interesting questions.

 

When and how did Will and Amy meet? Was he still with Helen at the time? The town doesn?t look that big so how did Will not know that Helen and Harvey his deputy were hooking up? Were they trying to hide their relationship? Did Helen begin dating Harvey as a poor substitute for Will? Will Amy and Will?s marriage last after what they?ve been through? Did Will pick Amy b/c she seemed more like a sort of trophy wife instead of the fiery and independent Helen? Oh, so many questions and no one to answer them.

[FrankGrimes]

Bonjour, Mrs. Don Murray -- Oh gad! I knew you'd have to say something!! I meant RONALD COLMAN, of course, not just limited to 'Smithy'.

 

Colman is witty? I suppose to Austen snippy snobs he is.

 

And he must have had wit as Charles Ransom since he rose to such great heights

in politics.

 

What am I saying???? Never mind!

 

Oh, Blondle.

 

And please don't call me by that odious name. I realize I got around but I never sank that low.

 

Does Mr. Stoddard know you love him so?

[Film_Fatale]

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}

> buenos tardes, FF. I wish I could remember when that doc aired, but it was on public television, and it really made you feel for the guys (loved your cartoon) what with having to dodge hungry seals, endure the harsh environment, close living conditions, etc.

 

Yes, oddly enough, I'm sure falling in cold water at least for a moment isn't that big a deal for them. But all the other things they have to endure, that's something else.

 

I hope I can find out more about that documentary, it sounds like it might be worth catching.

[Film_Fatale]

> {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:}{quote}

> Chicken is just so outrageously expensive now that I hardly ever buy it. I can't understand

> it. I'm also somewhat afraid of the more affordable, non-organic chicken they sell in my local

> supermarket, it looks so disgusting.

>

 

Try turkey instead. It's delicious!

[Film_Fatale]

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}

> Goddess and FF, take a look at this sweetheart.

>

> I hope he gets big and fat and then runs away from the scary Edward Andrews lookalike peering in at the window, LOL. (check out the comments under the video)

>

>

 

I looked at the comments and still can't help being a little worried about this baby penguin - was that home a suitable environment? Were they able to feed it appropriately? Were they planning on returning him to the wild at some point - or finding another zoo that might take him? Those things sure look cute, but it's probably very hard to take care of them appropriately at home.

[FrankGrimes]

Good afternoon, Mellow Ball of Fire -- I am mellow, except when I?m not .

 

I heard your Texan accent on that one.

 

Some girls might be into the slap hitter kind.

 

The desperate ones.

 

Hey that describes me to a T! Maybe that?s why I?m still talking to you ? hey oooohh!!!!!

 

That would have to be the only reason to be talking to me.

 

Now we both know Coop hit for a higher average than Sugarbritches.

 

Is it wrong that that made me think about something other than baseball?

 

You don't think I grooved one right down the middle for you to knock out of the

park, now do you?

 

You most definitely should watch all of High Noon. I just can?t emphasize enough

how much I love that movie. It?s gets better with each viewing and it?s one of his that

I watch the most. It?s a nearly flawless film (Grace Kelly?s bland performance is the

only thing I don?t like) and since we don?t get a lot of background character info, I think

it raises a lot of interesting questions.

 

Did you just take another shot at poor little Lamby?

 

When and how did Will and Amy meet? Was he still with Helen at the time? The

town doesn?t look that big so how did Will not know that Helen and Harvey his

deputy were hooking up? Were they trying to hide their relationship? Did Helen

begin dating Harvey as a poor substitute for Will? Will Amy and Will?s marriage

last after what they?ve been through? Did Will pick Amy b/c she seemed more

like a sort of trophy wife instead of the fiery and independent Helen? Oh, so many

questions and no one to answer them.

 

I thought you answered all those questions. And quite well, I might add.

 

Okay, I guess you?re right about the character actor thing. Of course, my

Sugarbritches went out in style hitting a two run homer in his first at bat Sunday

and we won 3-1. I was jumping up and down and just squealing with joy!!!! He?s

usually good for about three long balls a year (yet another dirty baseball term)

and this was his third.

 

I saw that. And who do you think I thought of first when I saw that? Diane Sawyer.

 

It may seem like an odd comparison but maybe Walter Brennan is the Brad

Ausmus of classic film. When you see him in a movie you know he?s gonna do

a good job and while he may not get the credit he deserves from the masses, the

people who really know what?s going on will appreciate him. Also there?s the

obvious physical resemblance . Of course, the walk that Walter had as Grandpa

McCoy kinda looked like he?d squatted behind the plate maybe an inning or two

too long ? ha!

 

I knew you wouldn't pick Ben Murphy. We both know he's a Star.

 

[coopsgirl]

Oh my gosh!!! That screencap of Walter ?catching? got me so tickled I thought I might have to get up and go to the bathroom to keep from laughing at my desk. I was not even thinking about that when I picked him!! Clearly, I made an appropriate choice. And yes, Ben Murphy, at his Ben Murphiest, was definitely a star (bloated and gassy ? ha!).

 

*Did you just take another shot at poor little Lamby?*

 

Of course not. I meant the other Grace Kelly, you know, the bad one .

 

*I thought you answered all those questions. And quite well, I might add.*

 

Here are somewhat more thorough, albeit snarky answers.

 

*When and how did Will and Amy meet?*

 

The Love Connection (clearly my game show/reality show knowledge is dated. ?We?ll be back in two minutes and two seconds.?)

 

*Was he still with Helen at the time?*

 

Yes, but she was just for fun and he was looking for someone more the marrying kind.

 

*Did Helen begin dating Harvey as a poor substitute for Will?*

 

Most definitely yes, and a poor sub it was. Big broad shoulders do not always make the man .

 

*Will Amy and Will?s marriage last after what they?ve been through?*

 

No way Jose!!

 

*Did Will pick Amy b/c she seemed more like a sort of trophy wife instead of the fiery and independent Helen?*

 

Definitely yes. I just don?t see real love between those two, especially not from Amy, but that?s probably just b/c of Grace?s (the bad one?s) emotionless acting. I mean come on woman? You just married Gary Cooper, err, I mean Will Kane. Look at him like you want him not like you're waiting in line at the DMV!!!