Muppetstar Galactica
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Shopping for my job
My shopping list this week included: Taxidermy moose head, KY Jelly, 2 lbs feathers, balloons, fishing line Glock or revolver, and a mousetrap. I actually said the sentence, “As soon as I buy the moose head, I have to go pick up some KY jelly.” What’s the strangest combination of things you’ve ever bought?
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Walking in NYC with taxidermy
If you want to have conversations with your neighbors, a good way to do it is to walk down the street with a cart of taxidermy. They might start conversations with such openers as” “My god!” “What is it?” “Are they real?” “May I touch your dead animal heads?” I’m doing props for Bully Pulpit,
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Compliments from a winemaker
When one’s husband is a winemaker, one sometimes receives compliments in the following manner. Rob: It’s maturity. The tannins are falling out. Me: As long as I don’t become flabby. ((This is an actual wine term)) Rob: No, I think you still have structure.
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gDayâ„¢ with MATEâ„¢
Google introduced gDayâ„¢ with MATEâ„¢ in Australia, but the technology isn’t available in the US. Darn. Because this would be handy. Search tomorrow’s web, today! Google Australia has introduced a new feature, enabling you to search content on the internet before it is created. Steps 1. Enter your search term [e.g. footy scores] 2. Select
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Why I hate riding the subway with puppets
Found via PuppetVision
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Swearing, Cursing, Cussing and Insulting in 181 Languages!
You guys are getting canned content, because I’m dead tired. Here’s a site I spotted a while back, which is in the same general theme as my question yesterday. This falls into the category of a great resource, but at a cost.Swearsaurus has billions of insults in multiple languages but the ads that show up
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Shakespearean Pie
A mashup of Hamlet and American pie which amuses us. A long, long time ago I can still remember How, alas, poor Yorick’s jokes drew groans He’d dance and sing and kiss my hand Like Elsinore was Neverland But then he went and joined the Skull and Bones
I have a Kevin Bacon degree of 2
I was in Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, The (1999) with Bill Barretta (I) Bill Barretta (I) was in Murder in the First (1995) with Kevin Bacon. Who knew?
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Smoke on the Water, Japanese style
Thanks to bachsoprano for pointing this out.
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Don’t jostle
Did you know that you can’t be a NY Notary Public if you’ve been convicted of “jostling.” That would wipe out everyone who’s ever ridden the subway.
Barging into the head
Names redacted for protection. M.S. was trying to get Barge into a tight corner inside the head on which he and E.D. were working. E.D. said, “Why don’t you glove up, squirt it onto your finger, and apply?” M.S. replied, “This might be a little cold.” And people wonder why puppeteers have so much fun.
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Cookie Monster on NPR
PuppetVision Blog pointed out that Cookie Monster was on NPR yesterday. There’s a long tradition of puppet characters appearing on radio, but we are lucky that the wise folk at NPR also made a short video of Cookie answering the famous Proust Questionnaire. You can listen to the whole interview at the same link. “C”
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More Monsters Per Capita Project
A friend of mine just started the More Monsters Per Capita Project. It amuses me.
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