John Heard, one of the stars of C.H.U.D. (1984), actually graduated my high school and was an old friend of one of my uncles from their schoolboy days. I’ve seen a handful of his films besides this one, including A Trip to Bountiful (1985), The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), and BIG (1988). I enjoyed hisContinue reading ““C.H.U.D. Mask””
Author Archives: Stephen Futterer
Potent Quotables:
Pinto (Tom Hulce): “Ok, so that means that our whole solar system could be like one tiny atom in the fingernail of some other giant being. This is nuts! That means that one tiny atom in my fingernail could be….” Professor Jennings (Donald Sutherland): “….could be one tiny little universe.” Pinto: “Can I buy someContinue reading “Potent Quotables:”
“Oh, Baltimore…”
This makes no sense to me. You would never wash these things together. The black mask is laundered in cold. The two feathers should be hand-washed. The cigarette butts are to be soaked in warm, sudsy beer for 4-6 hours and then air-dried. Toss the paper. The Tic-Tac case goes into a drawer for anContinue reading ““Oh, Baltimore…””
“Philosoffiti”
“Does nothing make sense to you anymore? Well, you are not alone. And that’s why the good people at Scott’s have invented the bathroom Life-Sense Dispenser. Simply condense any unpleasant thoughts clogging your mind and imagine them flushed downstream with your bodily waste. Then wash your hands vigorously for 30 seconds and pass your handContinue reading ““Philosoffiti””
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
“Looking Up”
Potent Quotables:
Sayre’s Law: “The politics of the university are so intense because the stakes are so low.” Attributed to Wallace Stenley Sayre (1905-1972), US political scientist and professor at Columbia University, although similar quotes predate from woodrow wilson and others (see below). Stigler’s Law of Eponymy: “No scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer.” exemplifyingContinue reading “Potent Quotables:”
“HAL-100”
It’s a little known fact that the initial inspiration for Stanley Kubrick’s menacing computer was a bathroom doorstop in East Baltimore. And, believe me, this toilet was SCARY!
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