Instant review: Happy Feet
Otto Bahn
whales (which are meener than Swilson) so it can travel all
the way to NYC to dance in a zoo, thus convincing the UN to
ban Antarctic fishing so the penguins can eat fish. With
side dishes of pollution and global warming. If the concept
of a "heartsong" makes you nauseous -- and it should -- then
bring a barf bag. Your kid will enjoy it though. Adults
will be mildly amused by the renditions of classic hits and
the killer whales playing with their food.
I hope I wasn't the only one rooting for the seals and whales.
Besides, we all know only the Mexican penguins can dance.
That little "suspension of belief" pretty much shoots down
the whole plot.
Best line was by a penguin in the zoo: "Try the water. It's
real." (Quote may not be exact.)
Okay, so Mumble wasn't really gay. He was just "different".
We get it -- He's Allowed.
--oTTo--
John Burrage
>A gay emperor penguin avoids being eaten by seals and killer
>whales (which are meener than Swilson) so it can travel all
>the way to NYC to dance in a zoo, thus convincing the UN to
>ban Antarctic fishing so the penguins can eat fish.
It certainly made me thoroughly opposed to the clubbing of baby fur
seals. And pro-clubbing of baby penguins but hey; glass half full and
all that.
John Burrage
>A gay emperor CROW avoids being eaten by seals and killer
>whales (which are meener than Swilson) so it can travel all
>the way to NYC to dance in a zoo, thus convincing the UN to
>ban Antarctic fishing so the CROWS can eat fish. With
>side dishes of pollution and global warming. If the concept
>of a "heartsong" makes you nauseous -- and it should -- then
>bring a barf bag. Your kid will enjoy it though. Adults
>will be mildly amused by the renditions of classic hits and
>the killer whales playing with their food.
>
>I hope I wasn't the only one rooting for the seals and whales.
>Besides, we all know only the Mexican CROWS can dance.
>That little "suspension of belief" pretty much shoots down
>the whole plot.
>
>Best line was by a penguin in the zoo: "Try the water. It's
>real." (Quote may not be exact.)
>
>Okay, so Mumble wasn't really gay. He was just "different".
>We get it -- He's Allowed.
IFPYFY. See what happens when Beable's not around? Mistakes like this
go unnoticed for days.
Paula
@news.m.iinet.net.au:
> FPYFY. See what happens when Beable's not around? Mistakes like this
> go unnoticed for days.
Never mind mistakes going unnoticed for days. What's up with reviewing
Happy Feet now? oTTo's got a kid! He should have seen it long ago, like
all the rest of us long-suffering parents whose kids know from TV
commercials to bug us incessantly about upcoming movies and make us take
them as soon as it comes out so they will shut up about the penguins
already!
Okay, so I'll admit that I also was entranced by the cute little dancing
penguin in the commercials and wanted to see it as soon as it came out.
But I didn't really like it even though I lurv penguins. My kids loved
it, though. Who cares about political propaganda when you have dancing
penguins?
Paula
Otto Bahn
> > FPYFY. See what happens when Beable's not around? Mistakes like this
> > go unnoticed for days.
>
> Never mind mistakes going unnoticed for days. What's up with reviewing
> Happy Feet now? oTTo's got a kid! He should have seen it long ago, like
> all the rest of us long-suffering parents whose kids know from TV
> commercials to bug us incessantly about upcoming movies and make us take
> them as soon as it comes out so they will shut up about the penguins
> already!
Primary custody lives in Wilmington.
> Okay, so I'll admit that I also was entranced by the cute little dancing
> penguin in the commercials and wanted to see it as soon as it came out.
> But I didn't really like it even though I lurv penguins. My kids loved
> it, though. Who cares about political propaganda when you have dancing
> penguins?
Libertarian penguins don't dance, but they're still cool:
http://www.froggpond.com/Libertypenguin/LibertyPenguin.html
And forgeddaboutit Chuma, Tam's already got the T-shirt:
http://www.froggpond.com/Libertypenguin/LPproducts.html
--oTTo--
Chris McGonnell
>A gay emperor penguin avoids being eaten by seals and killer
>whales (which are meener than Swilson) so it can travel all
>the way to NYC to dance in a zoo, thus convincing the UN to
>ban Antarctic fishing so the penguins can eat fish. With
>side dishes of pollution and global warming. If the concept
>of a "heartsong" makes you nauseous -- and it should -- then
>bring a barf bag. Your kid will enjoy it though. Adults
>will be mildly amused by the renditions of classic hits and
>the killer whales playing with their food.
Y'mean it's a cartoon "with a message?!" Wasn't it Samuel Goldwyn who
said, "If you want to send a message, use Western Union," or was it
someone else?
>I hope I wasn't the only one rooting for the seals and whales.
>Besides, we all know only the Mexican penguins can dance.
>That little "suspension of belief" pretty much shoots down
>the whole plot.
>
>Best line was by a penguin in the zoo: "Try the water. It's
>real." (Quote may not be exact.)
>
>Okay, so Mumble wasn't really gay. He was just "different".
>We get it -- He's Allowed.
I thought Dustin Hoffman played Mumbles in the movie.
--
Chris McG.
Harming humanity since 1951.
"My dog ate my gratitude journal." -- Paula
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Chris McGonnell
>jbur...@cyllene.uwa.edu.au (John Burrage) wrote in news:45b70c41.2024330
>@news.m.iinet.net.au:
>
>> FPYFY. See what happens when Beable's not around? Mistakes like this
>> go unnoticed for days.
>
>Never mind mistakes going unnoticed for days. What's up with reviewing
>Happy Feet now? oTTo's got a kid! He should have seen it long ago, like
>all the rest of us long-suffering parents whose kids know from TV
>commercials to bug us incessantly about upcoming movies and make us take
>them as soon as it comes out so they will shut up about the penguins
>already!
Not if you say, "Dora's better than penguins -- let's watch her NOW!"
Dora's not quite as excruciating, and the three-year-old grandniece is
easily diverted. But no Barney. No Barney. No Barney. No Barney. No
Barney. No Barney.
>Okay, so I'll admit that I also was entranced by the cute little dancing
>penguin in the commercials and wanted to see it as soon as it came out.
>But I didn't really like it even though I lurv penguins. My kids loved
>it, though. Who cares about political propaganda when you have dancing
>penguins?
"March of the Penguins" was okay. "Finding Nemo" is okay, though there
was a period where Marissa watched it over and over again, before
doing the same with "Monsters Inc." and "Cinderella." As a seasoned
uncle, I expect this. But no Barney. No Barney. No Barney.
Don Salad
> Libertarian penguins don't dance, but they're still cool:
Where's the h0t libertarian penguin pr0n?
Thanks,
Don
Paula
news:vo8fr2hushe7h2h5m...@4ax.com:
> "March of the Penguins" was okay. "Finding Nemo" is okay, though there
> was a period where Marissa watched it over and over again, before
> doing the same with "Monsters Inc." and "Cinderella." As a seasoned
> uncle, I expect this. But no Barney. No Barney. No Barney.
Sometimes when I am in a certain mood, I will play the same song from a
CD over again a couple of times while driving in the car. I get whining
from the backseat. I laugh and tell them that's still not enough payback
for years of watching the same movies five billion times in a row before
moving on to a new movie that had to be watched five billion times in a
row. I had a rule that they could watch their movie over and over, but
they couldn't have me in the room with them while they watched it more
than once a week.
I did not allow Barney in my house, either. They would watch it at the
neighbor's house and come home telling me Barney was weird. One of them
kinda liked the girl dinosaur, though. But then, she wasn't purple. We
watched a lot of Blue's Clues when Mimi was a youngster. Not much Dora
after the time I got the backpack song stuck in my head and sang it
around the house at them at every opportunity. They were afraid of
setting me off again once I got it out of my head, I think.
Now I have different problems. The kids set me off this past weekend
with being snotty in combination with being unappreciative. I realized
they wildly appreciate any minor thing their dad does for them because he
never does anything for them so it really stands out. But they take me
for granted. So I told them they were teaching me not to do much for
them and went on strike. After the biggest preteen fit I've seen in this
house to date and a couple of days of being pissed off and doing them no
favors and only the bare minimum as a mom, we are now living happily ever
after. Until I have to go on strike again, anyway. They were telling me
tonight how much they hate being in a fight with me even though I don't
yell or punish them or anything. I'm just not very fun and it makes them
feel bad when they don't have the closeness and the relationship they are
used to. Kids whipped in shape and nothing CPS can get mad about.
FLAWLESS VICTORY!!!
Paula
Chris McGonnell
>Chris McGonnell <smea...@notthisverizon.net> wrote in
>news:vo8fr2hushe7h2h5m...@4ax.com:
>
>> "March of the Penguins" was okay. "Finding Nemo" is okay, though there
>> was a period where Marissa watched it over and over again, before
>> doing the same with "Monsters Inc." and "Cinderella." As a seasoned
>> uncle, I expect this. But no Barney. No Barney. No Barney.
>
>Sometimes when I am in a certain mood, I will play the same song from a
>CD over again a couple of times while driving in the car. I get whining
>from the backseat. I laugh and tell them that's still not enough payback
>for years of watching the same movies five billion times in a row before
>moving on to a new movie that had to be watched five billion times in a
>row. I had a rule that they could watch their movie over and over, but
>they couldn't have me in the room with them while they watched it more
>than once a week.
Marissa was here with her parents yesterday afternoon around 4 p.m.
There's now a PBS show called "Arthur" she likes, which is pretty
good. "No Spongebob" is now going to be my mantra, because "Barney's
for babies," quoth the three-year-old. Hallelujah!
>I did not allow Barney in my house, either. They would watch it at the
>neighbor's house and come home telling me Barney was weird. One of them
>kinda liked the girl dinosaur, though. But then, she wasn't purple. We
>watched a lot of Blue's Clues when Mimi was a youngster. Not much Dora
>after the time I got the backpack song stuck in my head and sang it
>around the house at them at every opportunity. They were afraid of
>setting me off again once I got it out of my head, I think.
I usually watch Dora with "puta" right on the tip of my tongue, ready
to come out when Abuelita starts in with the Spanish. But I don't say
it. This child's too schmart and will ask me what it means, and use it
in front of the grownups.
>Now I have different problems. The kids set me off this past weekend
>with being snotty in combination with being unappreciative. I realized
>they wildly appreciate any minor thing their dad does for them because he
>never does anything for them so it really stands out. But they take me
>for granted. So I told them they were teaching me not to do much for
>them and went on strike. After the biggest preteen fit I've seen in this
>house to date and a couple of days of being pissed off and doing them no
>favors and only the bare minimum as a mom, we are now living happily ever
>after. Until I have to go on strike again, anyway. They were telling me
>tonight how much they hate being in a fight with me even though I don't
>yell or punish them or anything. I'm just not very fun and it makes them
>feel bad when they don't have the closeness and the relationship they are
>used to. Kids whipped in shape and nothing CPS can get mad about.
>FLAWLESS VICTORY!!!
That's the part of being an uncle I love best. Preteen sulking or
hissy fits compelled "Let's go see what your Mom is doing," and the
quick retreat. Only now when their children start in, I just kinda sit
back and wait it out. "You never let *us* get away with that," their
parents say. True. For some reason I'm more amused than angry, unless
Fist City breaks out.