The Wiimote broke my TV. Can’t say the same about the Soviet Union!

“Your cat will love the ambient heat it gives off even when nothing is plugged in.”

Odo is so fucking pleased with himself, I love that line.

Slight detour…

TNG predicted meme language.

Jeremiah Johnson, nodding in approval.

Asian people are not things, Shannon!

The podcasts I listen to (for news) generally cite their sources verbally. And to those commenters, that’s why it didn’t count. It would have required them finding the podcast and listening to it.

The audio equivalent of “I ain’t reading that.”

Once, I cited a podcast to reference something I was saying and I got multiple responses from people telling me that podcasts are not sources and that it was not possible for them to verify what was said.

Biblically accurate angel Mass production Eva

But he does worship Dr. Brahms.

Yoshi is a Pokemon.

That’s mildly terrifying.

“Double rainbow all the way!”

Batteries Not Included

TIL UPS is still trying to break into markets.

Reminds me of how the Chevy Nova failed miserably in Mexico because it sounds like “no vas” which means “doesn’t move.”

Sad loss in snow.

(Two old webcomic references in one!)

Hawkeye is unironically a new Christmas classic.

Also the What If…? Episode that riffs on Die Hard counts as a Christmas special.

Well, first of all, Michael Caine is best Scrooge.

(Muppet Christmas Carol)

And of course Die Hard is a Christmas movie.

The usual family classics like the Charlie Brown & Garfield Christmas specials, all the Rankin/Bass specials, the first two Home Alones (shame they never made any more), newer classics like The Santa Clause and Elf…

But also a few that are a bit esoteric.

• Santa’s Magic Toy Bag - From the creators of Alf, a cute and short morality tale about an elf that can’t find his place in Santa’s workshop.

• The Snowman - A sad and wonderful story about a boy who builds a snowman that comes to (an all too short) life.

• The Christmas Toy - A Jim Henson production, two toys risk being seen moving on their own to stop new Christmas toys from replacing them. Sounds a bit like Toy Story, right?

Others that I still remember fondly but haven’t seen in a long time are The Berenstain Bears Christmas Tree, A Muppet Family Christmas, Ziggy’s Christmas Wish, and The Chipmunk’s Christmas.

Scary scary rainbows.