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May 25, 2005

More iFilm Fun

Remember that AT-ST lookin' robot "land walker" I mentioned here a while ago? (Months after Dave from Garfield Ridge featured it, of course.)

You can see video of it in action here (look for "Land Walker").

Interestingly, the robot's feet seem to be based on the exotic technology that brought us... in-line skating. It's able to turn on a dime without moving its legs; I assume its feet are lined with some large steel ball-bearings or something that allow it to turn in place.

And, you know, if you're over there anyway, you might want to check out Sophie Marceau losing one strap of her dress on the red carpet at Cannes or someplace like that.

It says a lot about the coarsening of our society and the end of public shame and the wanton flouting of long-existing norms of sexual modesty.

Plus, you get to see full-on raw tit, which is just as nice as I imagined it would be since I saw her in Lost & Found.

Suspicions, Suspicions: She seems to dip that shoulder almost deliberately to drop the strap. Trying to revive a stalled career?

I don't know. Seems like a good plan to me, if that's what it was.

Also... Fat Kid tipped me to this a few days ago. Check out "World of War Craft with Leroy." I don't play War Craft, and alas I don't play these sorts of games over the internet -- but it is sort of funny to watch a bunch of dorks work out their plan (via chat over the microphones) and then see a character played by "Leroy" completely get sick of all the talking and just run into the monster's lair.

A total party kill ensues. It's fun to hear them say "Oh gee, oh fuck, oh God" in between calling for the casting of a "Divine Intervention" spell. Maybe if you guys weren't such potty-mouths Thor would be more willing to help you out.

Moderately chuckleworthy, if you're into this sort of Geek Culture.

posted by Ace at 12:36 PM

Comments

Anybody else getting a broken link on the ifilm links?

Posted by: Bill from INDC on May 25, 2005 12:45 PM

Hey, I'm just trying to help.

You can spell Ombudsman with bud. Or man. Or Om.

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

P.S. I'm with Bill-- iFilm chews donkey dick.

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on May 25, 2005 12:51 PM

Works for me. If anyone else is having trouble... not sure what to tell you.

Posted by: ace on May 25, 2005 12:51 PM

Are you kidding??
Gotta watch Keyra the Electric Booty video!
OY!

Posted by: Uncle Jefe on May 25, 2005 01:11 PM

That Warcraft vid had me in tears. Since I was/am a geek and have been for a very long time - yet also possess an ability to converse with, like, jocks and girls and stuff - I know exactly how freaked out those guys were when Leeroy went off the reservation so thoroughly and enthusiastically.

Since the pissed off guys are likely going to be the people programming our future army of land walkers, I think they received an excellent, no-risk lesson in seeing a plan go off-schedule.

Posted by: HP Lovecraftnstuf on May 25, 2005 01:25 PM

Ace--

Speaking of H.P. Lovecraft. . . have you picked up the new Library of America edition of his stories? Real handsome, and quite complete.

NRO's John Miller had a nice piece on it from a few weeks back that I first read this weekend. It's nice to see ol' Lovecraft getting his literary props.

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on May 25, 2005 01:30 PM

That Warcraft bit is priceless, esp. the part where he yells "Leeeeeroy!!!!" before going in. Everybody else is shocked. Hilarious.

Posted by: Eric Lindholm on May 25, 2005 01:31 PM

I'm getting that very edition, D@GR (you should go by that, it's looks like "dagger" and is all cool and SPECTRE-sounding and shit). I'm looking forward to having that baby up on my shelf and consulting it when some Massachussetts Senator starts sounding like he's getting his marching orders from the Elder Gods. Again.

I'm getting NewsRadio's first and second seasons in the package from Amazon as well. And Meat Puppets II. I never buy anything new anymore.

Posted by: HP Lovecraftnstuf on May 25, 2005 01:36 PM

Sophie Marceau has reflexes like a cat!

Posted by: BrewFan on May 25, 2005 01:47 PM

You made it all the way through "Lost and Found."

That's willpower.

Posted by: Slublog on May 25, 2005 01:52 PM

At the end of L&F Spade does a Neil Diamond tribute/impression that's priceless.

Posted by: ace on May 25, 2005 01:59 PM

Neil Diamond? Did some one just say Neil Diamond??

I'm gonna have to get in on that. . .

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on May 25, 2005 02:11 PM

That would be pretty funny. And Sophie Marceau isn't hard to look at...

Posted by: Slublog on May 25, 2005 02:17 PM

Sophie Marceau shows off one of the most beautiful breasses I've ever seen, and you guys are talking about H.P. Lovecraft and Warfare. Yikes. Next you'll be breaking out the fluorescent bulbs and gasoline.

Posted by: CraigC on May 25, 2005 05:09 PM