I'm not gigantically into Easter, but hey, this Wonka "Egg Hunt: Zero Gravity" kit seemed like a fine waste of four bucks. Including an assortment of Wonka-branded candy (mostly junk, but there were a few mini-boxes of Nerds), the real reason to buy it are the set of plastic eggs that don't just enable you to create your own eggstravagant egg hunt, but do it in ways that thwart the very nature of nature. Gimmicked eggs, see. There's Super Suction Eggs, each with cute little spring-loaded suction cups attached to the sides. There's Stick Anywhere Eggs, which take egg-hiding to the extreme by way of double-sided gooey tape. There's Hanging String Eggs, finally marrying Easter and Christmas with plastic eggs that'd double perfectly as tree ornaments. There's also Glow-In-The-Dark Eggs, which don't defy gravity, but nobody will complain, because they GLOW IN THE DARK. In a world where far too many good Catholics depend on the secret caves lurking behind couch pillows to hide eggs on Easter morning, the folks at Wonka aim to bring out our creativity and spite with eggs so unbelievably hideable, you'll have no trouble making the children cry.
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Thank goodness I wasn't the only one oogling over and purchasing Easter goodies today.
Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 03/14/2006 09:19 PM EST
What great innovations!
Easter alway seems to creep up on me, and by admitting that I realize I'm totally outing myself as not observing Lent in even a perfunctory way.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 03/14/2006 09:30 PM EST
I always hated when my dad hid eggs up in trees just out of my reach...
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 03/14/2006 09:35 PM EST
Hey, on a completely unrelated note, I just found out that I am friends with the guy who has supplied Matt with many of his Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade tapes. (And have been for the last 11 years or so.)
BTW, Matt, PJ wants his tapes back.
Chestnuts roasted by Rhino @ 03/14/2006 09:35 PM EST
I picked this set up this week. The "stick anywhere" eggs suck, but the others are cool.
Chestnuts roasted by Jim @ 03/14/2006 09:41 PM EST
Wow. Looks like some good stuff there. Easter egg hunts are definitely an underrated part of childhood.
Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 03/14/2006 09:47 PM EST
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E6ESG2/ref=pe_snp_SG2/104-6717747-0227923?n=130
How many versions need to be released? I mean I like it but...
Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 03/14/2006 09:56 PM EST
I have to get these things. I love Easter and I love to make small children cry. Usually I have to hold them down and shove water fowl into various orifices to induce the crying but now I won't have to get duck poop on me. Those eggs were made just for me!
Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 03/14/2006 10:02 PM EST
Heh, hide the eggs out of reach and stuff them with broccolli and cabbage. Really make the kiddies cry...... 
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 03/14/2006 10:29 PM EST
The last time I celebrated Easter, I made up a creative challenge as an alternative to an Easter egg hunt (it still involved candy at the end) for my cousins. We basically had them solve a mystery in which I pretended to be a helpful detective and my brother was the villain. I know this makes me look like a real nerd but then, who here isn't one), but it was still fun. We haven't really celebrated Easter since.
But those eggs just might make me want to pick up the tradition once again...naw. This coming Easter, I'm going to San Francisco for the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, which is one helluva cultural event.
Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 03/14/2006 10:42 PM EST
Wait, wait, wait - you shove ducks and geese and things inside kids?
I just want to be sure I'm getting this all straight.
Chestnuts roasted by Tougi @ 03/14/2006 10:44 PM EST
Hey Nate:
I have this old "Mario Paint"-themed Easter egg dying kit that includes little Zelda cardboard figures that you hide, and on each one is a clue and a part of a Zelda story that seems to sort of parallel your mystery story. There's nothing nerdy about having a really old Mario Paint Easter Egg kit with bonus Zelda figures, is there?
Chestnuts roasted by Tougi @ 03/14/2006 10:50 PM EST
Naw, I guess not. Sounds like a sweet kit.
Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 03/14/2006 10:51 PM EST
Hehe, this reminds me of the first easter after I was vegan. I bought an egg coloring kit, and then later on, I was like "Wait a sec! I can't USE this!" I was a little heartbroken, but I got over it. I've been trying to find some wooden eggs, or something, to paint, and keep forever. 
But they cost about 9 bucks an egg... little expensive.
I saw those Wonka eggs at work and hadn't got a chance to actually look at them, so thanks for filling us in. 
They are pretty cool.
Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 03/14/2006 11:24 PM EST
wow, is everyone passed out early tonight? oh well, i love eggs, I love willy wonka candy...this looks like just the ticket.
oh yeah, Shamrock Shakes are a sham. Just get some goddamn creme de menthe and some fucking vanilla ice cream...even though our McD's have them every year, I never even have an urge to get one. I could make one at work, without the sloppy seconds of the last shake to be made before yours. MMMmmmmm, howboutdat?
Itsa twista, Auntie Em!! Best take me a tranq!!
Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 03/15/2006 01:49 AM EST
I scored 440,000 something on Bosconian on my friend's Jakks Pacific Namco Collection plug and play thingee. Never felt so in the zone before...I love Tuesdays...
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 03/15/2006 03:41 AM EST
Matt, don't give "PJ" his tapes back....tell him to jump in a lake. I want future Macy's articles.
Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 03/15/2006 04:13 AM EST
My colleague just declared that Lion-O could kick He-Man's butt. Discuss
Chestnuts roasted by Scott @ 03/15/2006 04:23 AM EST
Be back to comment in a bit, but I wanted to let Matt know that the link for the Hanging String eggs and the Super Suction eggs both end up at the Super Suction eggs pic.
Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 03/15/2006 07:32 AM EST
Crap. The Glow in the Dark pic and the Stick Anywhere pic do the same thing.
Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 03/15/2006 07:33 AM EST
Ryanne, where on earth did you find wooden eggs that cost $9 a pop? Go to the craft section of Walmart. There are tons of wooden doodads, and I can't imagine any of them costing over $2.88 a piece.
As for different ways to color/hide eggs, we actually colored our eggs one year by dipping colored tissue paper into water and sticking bits of it to the eggs. You might want to try a little glue in the water, since the paper sometimes flecks off once it dries. But the eggs were pretty colorful, and a heck of a lot less messy.
Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 03/15/2006 07:39 AM EST
Wow. I guess easter really is on the way...So is the adhesive on the eggs edible?...And if not, is it toxic? I'm just looking for a happy middle here.
Chestnuts roasted by TC Falcon @ 03/15/2006 08:27 AM EST
Trajeal: From the last entry, if I remember correctly from my History and Structure of the English Language course, a/an depend more on the sound of the next consonant, not necessarily the next letter. That's why one would say "a ouija board" and "an honest gentleman."
This makes me long for the days of Easter Egg hunts. Man, I always lost to my brother and sister.
Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 03/15/2006 08:44 AM EST
To answer trajeal's "a/an" question from the previous thread:
Use of "a" or "an" is dependent not upon spelling, but upon pronounciation. "One" is pronounced with a "w" sound, which is considered a consonant, therefore we precede it with "a". An example of the opposite would be "hour": it starts with a consonant that sounds like a vowel, so we use "a".
"Did" I use "enough" quotes "up there"?
Chestnuts roasted by ZiZak @ 03/15/2006 08:47 AM EST
*shakes fist at mtrox*
Chestnuts roasted by ZiZak the Slow @ 03/15/2006 08:49 AM EST
Ahhh plastic easter eggs...
When I was in high school, me and a handfull of freinds went down to the local shopping plaza (Greenridge Plaza, for any S.I.ers)... bought a bag full of plastic easter eggs, filled them up with crickets from the pet store, and proceeded to bomb the strip mall while yelling "CRICKETS!!!"... noone wa safe- Dante's Tuxedos, the 24 hour mart, the fish store... they all got it... yeah, high school was great.
Chestnuts roasted by Lou @ 03/15/2006 08:54 AM EST
But what about "a unicycle"? How does that one work in the a/an? Certaintly it starts with a vowel sound.
Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 03/15/2006 09:41 AM EST
"...which take egg-hiding to the extreme..."
I'm sure you meant "to the egg-streme." We'll let it go...for now.
Chestnuts roasted by Jessica Marie @ 03/15/2006 09:45 AM EST
Eggads, you're right.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 03/15/2006 09:54 AM EST
I was so sad when I got too old for Easter Egg Hunts anymore. I'd be down for a hunt right now. As a kid, when we would finish, we'd always ask our parents to hide them again, which they would do. Then we'd ask again, which they usually didn't do, so my sister and I would take turns hiding them for each other. Those were the best Easters.
Phunqsauce, to answer your question from the last post, I definitely remember that commercial. That was when McDonald's introduced salads (or improved their salads...I don't know, it had something to do with salads.) "My name is Jacques [pop], and welcome to Chez McDonald's".
And dohopoki, I believe that unicycle technically starts with a "y" sound and, for the purposes of this argument, "y" is not a vowel. You would say "an umbrella", which is an example of a true "u" sound.
Chestnuts roasted by Lori @ 03/15/2006 10:21 AM EST
Speaking of Wonka candy, I found some Lik-M-Aid Fun Dip the other day, ooooh yeah. Of course it was just like old times; the patented "lik-a-stick" sugar stick got too disgusting to use for all of the sugar, so I ended up eating the stick (which is the best part, in my opinion) and tossing back the rest of the flavored powder. My tongue was raw, but it was worth it!
Chestnuts roasted by Julie @ 03/15/2006 10:22 AM EST
Aargh, I should have read the new blog entry before flexing my linguistic biceps on the last one.
dohopoki: Phonetically, "unicycle" starts with a Y sound, which doesn't count as a vowel in this case. You can basically blame Middle English for all of these anomalies, for stealing pronunciation rules from Old High German without bothering to import any umlauts to make it make sense.
Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 03/15/2006 10:24 AM EST
Stick anywhere eggs! You could stick all of them to the ceiling, leave the kids in the room and have the rest of the day to yourself!
Chestnuts roasted by Julie @ 03/15/2006 10:27 AM EST
Aargh, I should have refreshed before... whatever, I'm going back to bed.
Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 03/15/2006 10:29 AM EST
Matt,
I have one for you. We do not have the McD's Shamrock shakes here but we have something which I believe is better. Our local Dairy Queen, not sure if you have them, sells a green concoction and I believe the call it the Shamrock blizard, loads of green ice cream with bits of leprechauns. I will do some additional research but it looks Shamrific.
Chestnuts roasted by Tigerfan @ 03/15/2006 10:38 AM EST
trajeal, each photo shows two kinds of eggy weggs.
Anybody ever do the cascarones thing on Easter? My pop's family does it, though they usually go to the park since it's a gigantic mess everytime.
In Kong related news, Jack Black recently eloped with his main squeeze. I would have posted earlier to break the news but I was too busy with the heartbreak and all. 
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 03/15/2006 10:39 AM EST
Don't worry jedoc, I almost always read down to up on the internet, so I saw your response first. What? I'm serious, that's how I read the internet.
Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 03/15/2006 10:44 AM EST
There's no way that Lion-O could beat He-Man, unless something happened to Castle Greyskull. Even if Lion-O stole his sword, He-Man can still frickin' punch through boulders.
Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 03/15/2006 10:51 AM EST
"of green ice cream with bits of leprechauns"
The question is, how do they catch the little buggers in order to use them in their ice cream?
Chestnuts roasted by Julie (again) @ 03/15/2006 11:02 AM EST
Julie I always loved the lik-m-aid stick the best too, but I could never figure out what it was supposed to taste like, other than plastic sugar.
I got a Shamrock Shake last night. I hadn't had a Mc Donald's shake in many years. They are very different now. The creme de menthe' flavor is the same, but the ice cream is sick. Seriously, it's was just like cold foam, not resembling ice cream in any way. It seems as though they used to be better. Oh well, I suppose I can get some Hagan Daas and make my own.
Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 03/15/2006 11:11 AM EST
Where's the Frawg slurpee review? I've been dying to try it for days now, but I can't risk it until I read a review about it. Please write one.
Chestnuts roasted by McMoney @ 03/15/2006 11:30 AM EST
I fail to see how anyone could think Lion-O could beat anyone by himself. He was a sissy. Whenever he got in trouble, he just called the other Thundercats. save-me, Save-me, SAVE-ME, HO!!!!!! It's like Knight Rider. The car did all the work. Hassellhoff just ran around looking goofy.
Chestnuts roasted by Rhino @ 03/15/2006 11:32 AM EST
Hassellhoff couldn't beat Lion-O.
Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 03/15/2006 11:33 AM EST
I always loved the lik-m-aid stick the best too
Just the thought of the texture of one of those things makes my skin crawl.
Chestnuts roasted by ZiZak @ 03/15/2006 11:52 AM EST
If you caught a leprochaun to make ice cream out of him, wouldn't you just make him take you to his pot o' gold and say screw the ice cream venture thanks to your newly acquired wealth?
Chestnuts roasted by Amanda @ 03/15/2006 12:04 PM EST
As a long-time hider of eggs, I can say that there is nothing more fun than hiding eggs in such a way that kids have to use sticks or thrown rocks to get at them. And this is at church, peole. Drop one down a gopher burrow, put one out in th eopen, and when they walk ove rto get it, they step on a not-so-obvious one. I pick and choose my fun.
I still need to find a cheap gorilla suit, rabbit ears, and a cottontail. Maybe a bowtie.
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 03/15/2006 12:09 PM EST
Okay, dohopoki, I concede tat point to you. Lion-O could, indeed, beat Hassellhoff. But come on. Snarf could beat David Hassellhoff.
Chestnuts roasted by Rhino @ 03/15/2006 12:12 PM EST
i always thought it was "an hour" not "a hour", but iono, "an hour" sounds better to me
Chestnuts roasted by doc bong @ 03/15/2006 12:30 PM EST
Too bad these eggs didn't exist when my now moved next door neighbors used to live there: they used to put generic plastic eggs on their lawn, put change in it for the kids but the kids who benefitted were others who just walked by teh house, grabbed them and got the money. At least these new eggs aren't just grab and run targets...
Chestnuts roasted by Melissa Y @ 03/15/2006 12:50 PM EST
These eggs are great! I wish I could find some around my poor, desolate town...
Whoa, whoa whoa- what's wish all the Lion-O disses? Remember he aged, like overnight, and was still supposedly really young and stuff. He was still pretty skilled... So...yeah, I guess He-Man COULD beat Lion-O in a one-on-one...unless Lion-O got to He-Man while he was stil wimpy Prince Adam. Mu-Ha-Ha!
Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 03/15/2006 01:02 PM EST
Doc Bong: it is "an hour" because hour phoenetically sounds like "our" without the h.
Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 03/15/2006 01:05 PM EST
This is one of those products that sounds good on paper, but when you really think about doesn't really work (unless you do eggssive egg hunts inside your house). Tape and suction cups don't really stick to trees and and things, and who does egg hunts at night? Only the string eggs are good.
How about a review of Dairy Queens Mint Oreo Blizzard? My mom didn't like it but my borther did.
Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 03/15/2006 01:35 PM EST
hahaha you know what Easter means to the Walgreens holiday calendar? It means that next up on the seasonal aisle is Summer stuff, then Back-to-School, then come early/mid September... HALLOWEEN
Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 03/15/2006 01:37 PM EST
When egg-hunting becomes extreme, then only the extreme will hunt eggs.
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 03/15/2006 02:01 PM EST
I'll hunt you like an egg! Then I'll crack you open and devour your sweet, sweet innerds.
Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 03/15/2006 02:06 PM EST
"In a world where far too many good Catholics depend on the secret caves lurking behind couch pillows to hide eggs on Easter morning"
LOL! that made my day. Too funny.
Chestnuts roasted by Double G @ 03/15/2006 02:07 PM EST
I'll hunt you like an egg! Then I'll crack you open and devour your sweet, sweet innerds.
They're filling eggs with nerds, now?
Chestnuts roasted by ZiZak @ 03/15/2006 02:30 PM EST
When I think of St. Patrick's Day or Easter, I think of long nights in an industrial plant where if you stand too close to the boiler you burn but if you stand too far away you freeze. We would constantly run evacuation drills in case the high pressure ammonia tanks burst. I remember the man with the uncut fingernails tying unidentified wires together and laughing greedily. Yeah, now that's a holiday.
Chestnuts roasted by Mattman @ 03/15/2006 03:18 PM EST
They're filling eggs with nerds, now?
.... isn't that what this whole blog post was about?
Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 03/15/2006 03:33 PM EST
Mystie, I'm pretty darn sure it's about David Hasslehoff.
Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 03/15/2006 04:12 PM EST
Maybe if we filled David Hasselhoff with nerds...
Chestnuts roasted by ZiZak @ 03/15/2006 04:27 PM EST
Maybe if we filled David Hasselhoff with nerds...
Do you mean the candy or our fellow X-Posters?
Mystie, I did what your site said, and not only did I recieve the promised shot in the jibblies, but it was from a G1 Strawberry Shortcake! Now that's following up on a premise.
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash, too inquisitve for his own good @ 03/15/2006 04:47 PM EST
I'm gonna handle Easter just like Valenitnes Day. 2 days after the holiday I go into TARGET and scoop up everything left at 90% off. I'm still working on the stuff from valentines day...so no rush.. but peeps I got my eye on you...
Chestnuts roasted by Xenophobe @ 03/15/2006 05:08 PM EST
Whoa... Sweet Tarts... wonder if there's Bottle Caps in there too
Chestnuts roasted by AlphaCentaurian @ 03/15/2006 06:30 PM EST
Lori: I'm glad someone else remembers that commercial! I figured it would be a bunch of blank stares in my direction on that one.
Lion-O defintely beats He-Man but they ultimately lose to Panthro no matter what...Oh what a great feeling it is to be regular here again. X-E brings the same kind of joy afternoon cartoons brought me after a long day at school. As soon as I got home from work today I immediately checked this blog. I really enjoy being a huge nerd!!
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 03/15/2006 06:33 PM EST
Off-Topic: Aol started showing classic shows today, and one of the shows is Freddy's Nightmares.
I'm happy. Now if they can just get Friday the 13th, the Series, I'd be thrilled.
Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 03/15/2006 06:33 PM EST
Ryane made me think of my first vegan Easter. Aside from not doing the whole egg business, I remember getting, among other things, sunflower seeds in my Easter basket. Yum!
But wait...what's that in the ingredients? Gelatin? I didn't discover that until after cracking into the jar. It just wasn't something where I really thought it would be necessary to check. So I guess that would actually not make it a vegan Easter at all. Boo.
Chestnuts roasted by Tougi @ 03/15/2006 07:07 PM EST
phunqsauce: I agree! It's good to see you back. I love nerdin' it up.
I was at an amazing store this past weekend in Montreal- SO many movie themed toys, it would make Matt himself drool. Also, it had tons of used (possibly illegal) dvds for sale...including box sets for $19.00 They had Transformers, Clarissa Explains it All, My Little Pony (which I didnt even know WAS on dvd!)
I got out of there with 'Harry Potter 4', 'Pauly Shore is Dead' (which I have been SEARCHING everywhere for) and...a Gizmo doll. He's little and perfect and I've always wanted one. He now sits on my TV stand, next to my dvd collection.
Little things make me very happy. And I WILL be back to that store. If I had my digital camera on me at the time, I would have tried to take pics of that merchandise.
Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 03/15/2006 07:26 PM EST
I saw Pauly Shore is Dead in the discount bin at Walmart.
I realize it's a Latino tradition but I'm surprised that out of so many holiday devotees nobody else does the egg smashy smashy with cascarones.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 03/15/2006 07:39 PM EST
You know, I don't think I've ever had cascarones at Easter. I have a friend from San Antonio who brings cartons of the things from Juneteenth and the Parade of Flowers and all the other crazy made-up holidays they have down there, though.
Incidentally, happy Everything You Think Is Wrong Day. Wow, that actually explains a lot.
Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 03/15/2006 08:00 PM EST
YESS!!!!! gettin' props from THE Muppet Baby!! I was just wondering if anyone else watched I Love Toys on VH-1 (i'm sure thats a really stupid question). I was especially disappointed at these rankings: 21. Nintendo, 53. He-Man, and 41. Transformers.
These hould've been the top 3.
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 03/15/2006 08:30 PM EST
I don't have VH-1, but judging from all the comments people have been making about the 'I Love Toys' special lately, I think it would just piss me off if I watched it! Sounds like stupid, annoying hosts/producers trying to cash in on the latest 'nostalgia kick' by sticking people in front of a camera who are phony and obviously don't know/ don't care about the toys they are discussing.
To do a show like that properly, you need real toy collectors and nostalgia freaks (hello Xe'ers) to get on TV and get EXCITED about these toys and the memories associated with them. Also, OLD TOY COMMERCIALS are a must.
Of course, like I said- I haven't seen it, so maybe it's not all that bad...
Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 03/15/2006 08:37 PM EST
Well shit Matt works for a Viacom station maybe they could get him to make the pop culture shows so we don't have to listen to Rachel Harris wax idiotic or watch those two dudes from The Modern Humorist not be funny for the millionth time....And although I thought Michael Ian Black was great as a member of The State I think he really needs to find work other than the "I Love" series (yes, he appears in every single incarnation of it and grabs a ton of screen time because he actually is pretty funny). Matt could produce (along with his fellow X-E followers) a much better nostalgia show. period. EXCLAMATION POINT!
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 03/15/2006 09:03 PM EST
Nah, see VH1 just needs to get Hal Sparks to not shave for a week then slap some sunglasses on him and you'll never tell the difference between him and Matt.
Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 03/15/2006 09:10 PM EST
oh no......you just HAD to say Hal Sparks....I almost forgot about the king of douchebaggery for a second.....
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 03/15/2006 09:15 PM EST
Hey Matt-
I was just curious what you thought about the upcoming Sturday Night Main Event? Looks like NBC is looking for something that might actually get some ratings on Saturday night. SNL this season is just unbearable and almost rivals the 94-95 season in which all the major players quit the show before or during the season and left us with Chris Elliot, Laura Keitlinger (sp), and Jay Mohr (its amazes me how Jay Mohr gets work considering how much he is associated with failure, kinda like the Ted McGinley factor. )
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 03/15/2006 10:47 PM EST
oops...click the Ted McGinley link at the bottom of the page
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 03/15/2006 10:56 PM EST
nintendo at 21?? they must have not grown up in the 80s
that cobra shit they have on their is crazy tho, silly but admit it - it's funny
Chestnuts roasted by doc bong @ 03/15/2006 11:28 PM EST
there!
Chestnuts roasted by doc bong @ 03/15/2006 11:28 PM EST
Actually, Michael Ian Black does have other work...I guess I really was one of the only people watching Stella. It's pretty inaccessible but it's really funny in a twisted way and very quotable. I hope we get another season but I haven't seen it confirmed anywhere...Let's listen to funk rock!
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 03/15/2006 11:58 PM EST
I was more disappointed/surprised that Pound Puppies, wrestling figures, Megos (only seen pics of them, but they look cool and were varied), and no superhero toys (unless you count TMNT, He-Man, and Transformers as superheroes).
But that list was voted on by viewers. Plus, it was fun to watch (and more tolerable than their holiday special).
Just got back from the Lion King play. It's AWESOME!. If it comes to your town go see it.
Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 03/16/2006 12:34 AM EST
I think Michael Ian Black tied in a joke about Stella being cancelled on I Love Toys. It was either that or David Wain on Best Week Ever. I also caught Michael Ian Black on Tom Goes to the Mayor (yet another show people seem to dislike) in one of the better episodes.
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 03/16/2006 05:48 AM EST
Squee:
I, too, love Stella. Ever seen their movie, Wet Hot American Summer? It's my favorite.
StellaComedy.com announced on Monday that the show hasn't been picked up for a second season.
Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 03/16/2006 07:45 AM EST
kingklash
I was referring to filling David Hasselhoff with candy nerds... not too keen on filling him with .. you know.. MYSELF.
Chestnuts roasted by ZiZak @ 03/16/2006 08:49 AM EST
I have always said (and I guess I will again) that the last 2 "VH1's I Love the _" (I love the Holidays and I love toys)have been rip offs of X-E, Mystie's Place, and similar sites. I like the older ones but the newer ones have not been that great. They lack any historical perspective.
On a completely unrelated topic, I got the final Jeopardy clue last night because of Gremlins 2. It dealt with chiropetras (sp?) i.e. bats. Thanks Brain Gremlin!
Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 03/16/2006 08:55 AM EST
Final Jeopardy: This is the difference between Alex Trebeck and a mallard with a cold.
Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 03/16/2006 10:42 AM EST
Oh, oh, I know this one, Jedoc!
One's a sick duck, and...I can't remember the rest, but your mother's a whore!
Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 03/16/2006 10:47 AM EST
One day, those skits are going to be the Mona Lisa of our era.
Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 03/16/2006 10:51 AM EST
BUCK FUTTER
Y'know what I mean, Alex.
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash with a Scottish accent @ 03/16/2006 11:49 AM EST
Boy, are you retarded?
Chestnuts roasted by Julie @ 03/16/2006 12:09 PM EST
Screwed that one up . . . oops.
"Boy, you might be legally retarded."
Chestnuts roasted by Julie @ 03/16/2006 12:14 PM EST
I just saw the bag up there says Laffy Taffy and now I want some.
Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 03/16/2006 12:15 PM EST
Anal Bum Cover. Enough said.
I don't watch SNL, but I HAVE seen all those sketches!
Maclean's magazine here in Canada has a great article on SNL over the years, explaining the various eras- this really helped me out, since SNL is often discussed here on XE.
They did the big SNL article because there are 2 new shows coming out(one written and starring Tina Fey?) about working behind the scenes on a popular sketch comedy show. The other will star Matthew Perry.
Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 03/16/2006 12:32 PM EST
Stella is awesome and now I'm upset there won't be another season. My only consolation will be getting the first season on DVD, cos I know they'll put it out. THEY HAVE TO! Cos I said so. So there. So, Easter candy...is it just me, or do the little Reese's cups taste better when they come out of the pastel foil wrappers?
Chestnuts roasted by violetdied @ 03/16/2006 01:43 PM EST
The whole "Vh1 is ripping off X-E and RetroCrush" is gray area for me, since they're just trying to milk the success they've had with the other shows, which were British imports anyway. I read a Slate article (okay, heard the podcast) about how Vh1 has developed their new ironic voice with the "I Loves" and the Celebreality stuff that was pretty interesting.
I'm so disappointed about Stella! I really don't get Comedy Central's logic sometimes. I have seen American Summer but only in the CC censored as heck version.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 03/16/2006 02:36 PM EST
Hey, Tougi, here's a ponder for ya: Gelatin has been studied by rabbis and even if the collagen originally came from pigs, modern processing makes it so far removed from the source, its considered a food unto itself, and not an animal by-product. Conclusion: Kosher. Most gummi products have the K designation on them. How strict are your Vegan guidelines?
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 03/16/2006 03:08 PM EST
CADBURRY CREAM EGGS!
I think I've said enough.
Chestnuts roasted by Fox @ 03/16/2006 03:21 PM EST
I'm waiting for my annual viewing of the Cadbury Bunny tryouts commercial. Gotta love the lion and the tortoise giving it their best....BAWK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 03/16/2006 04:46 PM EST
Aaaah...there is nothing better in this whole vast universe than the first Cadburry Cream Egg of the season. I had mine last night and it was fantabulous.
Chestnuts roasted by earthwormgoddess @ 03/16/2006 05:10 PM EST
I just bought a box of 48 Creme Eggs...we're planning on having some kind of eating competition with them. Mmmm.
Chestnuts roasted by Cap'n B @ 03/16/2006 05:13 PM EST
Cap'n B: I feel sick at the thought of eating more than one creme egg, I all about chocolate and Ive yet to eat something that is too sweet, but more than one of thos and Id be bouncing off the wall for weeks...good luck, I gotta know how many you were able to eat in one sitting.
Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 03/16/2006 07:32 PM EST
Heh, sorry I haven't checked here in what seems like ages.
Trajeal, I was just jokin' when I said 9 bucks. I remember finding a six pack of little wooden eggs once and I remember them being expensive enough that I didn't buy them. They had holes drilled in them too, and I didn't want that. I wish Target had a really awesome craft section, because even though Wal Mart may have egg-xactly the ones I want, I refuse to step foot in that place. Yes, I'm an anti-WalMarter.
Tougi - My mom bought me sunflower seeds once that had gelatin in them! I couldn't believe it! Why in the hell would they need gelatin in THOSE?! I was so pissed. Glad I saw it before I ate them.
KingKlash, I personally do not eat anything that has gelatin in it. If it originally came from an animal, it won't be crossing my lips. They do make a seaweed version of gelatin, but apparently it's kind of hard to find.
Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 03/16/2006 07:48 PM EST
I don't get why they can't just put double-sided sticky tape on the glow in the dark eggs. Unless that would be so awesome that everyone would turn into Tang™. Sorry about that, but I read the Uncyclopedia entry for Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Chestnuts roasted by Yama the Space Fish @ 03/16/2006 08:16 PM EST
Wow, Manimal, I'm totally suprised to be included in this. You must think my site's popular or something. o.O But I just ripped off Matt, so I don't have much of a say in the matter. 4+ years ago I was mainly doing fansites. As I've said before though, if Matt had any problem with it he'd of written me a 5,000 word email about it by now. Instead he's just mildly friendly to me.
Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 03/16/2006 08:24 PM EST
Actually, I like Easter. It's the last excuse to buy big bags of candy until October, and it's usually around my birthday in mid-April. I love decorating eggs with Mom and my siblings; they get so into it, making fancy swirls and designs with crayon and rubber bands.
Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 03/16/2006 08:27 PM EST
well boys and girls after being directed her by my good friend Scott (I am the colleague he mentioned) I am disgusted, Lion-o would ruin He-man in a horrendous ultra-violent fashion period. He was obviously much, much tougher, allow me to just run over the facts to help the misguided among you see the light. Lets just look at the facts shall we
Lion-0, son of Claudus, hereditary Lord of the ThunderCats has to disposal in the way of powers and weapons, The sword of omens, which starts as a dagger and grows to a full blown kickass sword with which he can call for the other thudercats in times of need (team player) with the cry of "Thunder, thunder, thunder, THUNDERCATS! HO!" . The cry makes the sword project the Eye of Thundera into the sky which not only is a old school positioning device for the other Thundercats, allowing them to know where there ass-stomping skills are required it also gives them a temporary burst of strength and can break them from any form of mind control they maybe be under. He also has "sight beyond sight" allowing him to see anyone one, anywhere and even pierce the veil of dimensional boundaries, now honestly tell me you couldn’t find a use for that.
That alone far out weighs He-mans powers, being as all he posses is super strength, but there is more, The sword of omens can also shoot bad-guy-devastating energy blasts that would leave He-man a complete right off. To add even more credibility to Lion-o, even though he was the hereditary Lord of the ThunderCats he still proved himself by defeating the nobles in "trials" - The Trials of Strength (Panthro), Speed (Cheetara), Cunning (WilyKit & Kat), Mind Power (Tygra) and the fifth and final trial, the Trial of Evil, Lion-O confronted and defeat Mumm-Ra without the use of any weapons, thats right no tools, just a straightener. Now could He-man take skeletor unarmed, I think not, one top of all that, yes there is more, Lion-o can will is sword, that also acts as a definitive guide on what’s right and wrong and keeps him on the path of righteousness, to his hand in true Jedi style, he has Jaga as a guide and Jaga is some sort of super spirit pimp lord that appears at the right time to guide lion-o in the ancient ways shit-ruining-ass-stomppery, He-man has some old witch, enough said.
Now with all Lion-o awesomeness in mind (and I barely even mention the down right greatness of the enchanted claw shield) lets look at He-mans powers, err super strength and err that’s it, nothing. He is strong and has a sword that can block laser beams and dragon fire, wow, I am not impressed.
So lion-o super agile lord, loaded to the back teeth with ass kicking skills aplenty and team mates that eat evil for breakfast and He-man is just a dirty steroid muncher that likes a scrap.
I hope that clears things up for you.
(apologies for lenght)
Chestnuts roasted by chase @ 03/17/2006 06:11 AM EST
Kingklash:
I've heard this. I don't understand it. I mean, a burger really doesn't look like a cow, but it still is. Gelatin doesn't resemble anything, but that doesn't change the fact. My Jewish grandpa has told me that his grandpa was a religious kosher butcher who said people shouldn't eat meat if possible, but he justified being a butcher by praying for the animals before slaughtering them. My point is that the whole kosher thing makes no sense to me and I'm not really affected by the beliefs of rabbis.
Chestnuts roasted by Tougi @ 03/17/2006 02:36 PM EST
I can see that. Kiowas, traditionally, don't wear anything that used to be part of a bear. Images of a bear, or symbols are ok. But in our oral tradtion, know that there was a time when the entire tribe was reduced by half when 50% of the population was turned into bears. (mostly Black, some Grizzly) When we say that bears are our brothers, we don't mean in a co-opted by new-agers way, but in a literal sense.
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 03/17/2006 06:11 PM EST
I'm becoming Kiowas now.
Chestnuts roasted by Tougi @ 03/19/2006 11:27 AM EST
Can anyone please tell me where I can get these I have been looking for these thing everywhere on the web.
Chestnuts roasted by cherokee0629 @ 03/23/2006 12:06 PM EST
"hide easter eggs where they've never gone before" For some reason I can't help but think of an Easter Porno when I read that.
Chestnuts roasted by The Adamantium Elbow @ 03/31/2006 08:51 PM EST
