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Laugh at these
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- Chris Barrie (official)
- Colin Mochrie (official)
- Comedy at the Beeb
- Engrish.com
- Greg Proops (official)
- Julian Clary online
- Kiss This Guy - misheard lyrics
- Llewtube (Robert Llewellyn's Carpool - interviews)
- Nemi (Norwegian)
- Nemi - in English!
- Not Always Right (The Customer Is)
- The Onion
- The Rik Mayall Website
- The Scripts of Red Dwarf
- Wulff Morgenthaler
Computer/Gaming Links
- Home of the Underdogs
- Lemon - Commodore 64 Heaven
- The Little Green Desktop (Atari ST)
- MobyGames
- My game collection
- Playstation.com
- RPGPlanet (GameSpy)
- scene.org
- Textfiles.com
A Bit More Sensible
Things That Matter
- Action on Elder Abuse
- Alcohol Concern (UK)
- Amnesty International
- The Animal Rescue Site
- Comic Relief/Red Nose Day
- Dogs Trust
- GALHA
- The Pro-Choice Forum
- The RSPCA (UK)
- StammeringCentre.org
- The Trevor Project
- Violence Begins at Home
- Please contact me if you've got any episodes of the Aussie TV series Corridors of Power and/or Mercury.
North American Comedy Favourites
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
- 8 Simple Rules
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
- Arrested Development
- The Big Bang Theory
- Cheers
- The Class
- Dharma and Greg
- Ellen
- Just Shoot Me
- The Kids in the Hall
- Ladies Man
- Less than Perfect
- M*A*S*H
- Mad About You
- SheTV
- Whose Line is it Anyway?
- Will & Grace
British Comedy Favourites
- Absolutely Fabulous
- An Actor's Life for Me
- The Armstrong and Miller Show
- A Bit of Fry and Laurie
- Believe Nothing
- Big Train
- Black Books
- Blackadder
- Bottom
- The Catherine Tate Show
- Citizen Smith
- Coupling
- The Comic Strip Presents...
- Dead Ringers
- The Fast Show
- Fawlty Towers
- Fear, Stress and Anger
- Filthy, Rich and Catflap
- French and Saunders
- Gimme Gimme Gimme
- Girls on Top
- Goodness Gracious Me
- Green Wing
- Happiness
- Hippies
- The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Kevin Turvey
- The Kumars at No. 42
- KYTV
- The League of Gentlemen
- Little Britain
- Look Around You
- The Mighty Boosh
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Murder Most Horrid
- My Family
- Not the Nine O'Clock News
- The New Statesman
- The Office
- Psychoville
- Red Dwarf
- Rhona
- Ripping Yarns
- Smack the Pony
- Spaced
- That Mitchell and Webb Look
- The Thick of It
- tlc
- The Vicar of Dibley
- Waiting for God
- The Young Ones
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2,000 hamsters can't be wrong.
30 May 2004
Been Quizzing Again
You're an Etch-a-Sketch!! You're the creative,
artsy type who doesn't need to actually utilize
a single muscle group in order to have fun.
Doesn't matter though, you're still cool.
What childhood toy from the 80s are you?
You are Fluffy Mackerel Pudding!! You somehow
manage to combine seafood and dessert into your
wonderfully fluffy world. We should all be as
tolerant of New Taste Sensations. And of
big-yolked eggs.
What Weight Watchers recipe card from 1974 are you?
You're Monet!! Fuzzy and romantic, your art is
destined to hang on every college freshman
girls' dorm room wall until the end of time.
What famous artist are you?
Well, u-- um, can we come up and have a look?
What Monty Python Character are you?
You want to hit Voldemort with a train! Too bad
the guy won't die...
Which Harry Potter Character Would You Hit With A Train? (done, w/images)
Current track: Sri Hari - Bande Krishna
Labels: tests
Am I Bored Yet?
Which Rock Chick Are You?
Current track: Nothing.
Labels: gaming, music, musicals, Norway, online shopping, tests
28 May 2004
Running in the Rain
Saw a few more celebrities. One singer (Torhild Sivertsen) and then the Chief of Justice. Aww. Oh, and a few more actors from La Cage, but that was to be expected from where we were sitting, so once again; that doesn't count. Got home at 20:45, so had a very late dinner. At some point, a few years ago, I worked evenings and used to eat at around 23:00. Of course, I also got up at around noon (or even later), so my whole rhythm went askew. There's no way I could do that now. I'm thinking if I ever get a job where I'll be working evenings (I wish) I just have to get up at eight or nine in the morning or else I'll go mad. Well, perhaps not, but it would be annoying. I don't have to worry about that just yet, though. ;-) Have a great evening!
Current track: Last week's Jonathan Ross Radio 2 show
Labels: film, humour, name-dropping, personal, tube
Something's Very, Very Wrong with This Picture
I woke up this morning to the news of a cab driver here in Oslo who'd beaten an 11-year-old mentally handicapped boy until he started bleeding, as he was driving him to school. Another person witnessed the whole thing from the car behind and called the police. They stopped the car. The cab driver has confessed, but it seems like no one knows why he did it. However, this is not my concern. First of all: What in Bob's name is wrong with you??? Secondly, his punishment was a fine of about US$1,000, he may not drive children anymore, and the police are considering revoking his cab driver's permit. WHAT??? What kind of a punishment is that, for beating a helpless child (he couldn't even speak, and was clearly upset when brought to the casualty ward)?
A Norwegian man, convicted for raping a young boy in Greece, had his sentence revoked when sent back to Norway after only a few months in Greece. He was given 30 years imprisonment in Greece, two years in Norway. He said the Norwegian prison was like a hotel compared to the Greek one. What's the point in putting people in prison when they don't a) see it as a punishment, and b) get more than a few years for rape?
Here endeth today's Question Hour. I'm off to lunch. To paraphrase Candice Bergen in Sweet Home Alabama: "Yum!"
Current track: Not much.
Labels: current affairs, film
How to Mess Up and Still be Successful
Current track: The ringtone of some mobile further down the corridor.
26 May 2004
Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Current track: Still nothing.
Labels: current affairs
My Celeb Theory is back...with a Vengeance
Anyway, while sitting there, I saw a couple of celebrities (one politician, one...actor I'm going to see on stage tomorrow. Ahem.) and when we left a few hours later we spotted a couple more (another politician and one very talented pianist/composer/arranger - Ingrid Bjørnov; some lucky Londoners could have caught her musical Which Witch (with Benedicte Adrian, a brilliant singer I have had the pleasure of hearing live once) but apart from that I'm afraid she's mostly known back here.) Too many Norwegians are known here only, and not abroad. You don't know what you're missing. Seriously. Enough said. For now.
So, four celebs in one go. My theory is still king. Actually, I spotted a few more, but they were a bit far away AND they were in a spot you'd expect to see them, so it doesn't really count. :-)
Hands up those who think I should do something else with my time.
Current track: Nothing.
Labels: dennis storhøi, musicals, name-dropping, personal, theatre
25 May 2004
Aragorn, Gollum, Gandalf, Frodo and that Bloody Ring
I'm off to continue playing Neverwinter Nights. (I can't believe they didn't make the official LotR games into hardcore role-playing games! I think they would have made much more money on that, because LotR fans are generally into role-playing and would be interested in playing the RPG based on the trilogy, as opposed to the current (tactical) action games.)
Current track: Nothing.
The Strike is Over!
On a more positive note, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King arrived in the post today, so since I've got tomorrow off, I will finally sit down and watch all three films in one day.
Current track: MTV.
Labels: current affairs, film
24 May 2004
Congrats to Hege Riise
Current track: Audioslave - Show Me How to Live (on MTV)
Labels: award shows, sport
Aww, Too Bad...
22 May 2004
More Quiz Results
Which 1990's Subculture Do You Belong To?
Threat rating: extremely low. You may think you can
subvert the government, but if you should try
you will be smited mightily because God likes
us best.
What threat to the Bush administration are you?
Current track: Silence; the neighbours have been playing the same CD for three hours now and I needed a break.
Labels: tests
21 May 2004
Gay Politicians
Current track: Nothing.
Labels: current affairs
Another Addendum
Current track: The jingle for the Mitsubishi Outlander ad
Labels: current affairs
Addendum...
Current track: ABBA - Just Like That
Labels: personal
OK, That's it!
Another thing: Why is it that I often end up buying films that haven't been shown on telly for many years, films that I thought was really hard to come by, just weeks or even days before they're shown on telly or rereleased on DVD in a super-duper-4-disc-special-edition? It happens more frequently that I'd like. Today it's The 13th Warrior; I bought it a few weeks ago and today they're showing it on telly. The DVD didn't have ANY bonus material, so now I'm thinking "that was a bit of a waste". Still, buying is better than taping. :-)
That leads me to something else about buying films, or more like collecting them. Some time during their teens, girls tend to become crazed fans of one or usually several people, be it pop idols, actors or athletes. For some reason, it becomes crucial to write their names or at least initials wherever possible. These girls start buying their idols' stuff (not personal belongings, more like films they've appeared in etc.) There also appears a certain need to have their idols' picture everywhere on the walls. This does not stop. It's just that when these girls grow up and start earning money on their own, they try to do it in a more "grown-up way". They're claiming that they've bought a certain top ten album because of "the lyrics", meaning "the singer looks hot." And if they're real fans, whatever that is (and let's not get into a catfight here, ladies! ;-)), they simply have to have everything their idol has ever appeared in/on. I am guilty of this, definitely, but then I'm thinking "do I really have to spend months hunting down a two-minute blurry clip of [insert idol's name here] that is sure to cost me more than I would have earned during those months?" It's a clip!!! It's not going to change anyone's world in any way whatsoever at any point in time! You'll end up sitting there, looking at all the stuff you bought on eBay, thinking "shite". Of course, I've come by a few jewels because of a few minor obsessions; films that I simple love now and that I wouldn't normally have given a second glance.
Yes, I'm raving as usual. I'm off to make supper. Play nicely!
Current track: A1 - Caught in the Middle
Labels: current affairs, film, online shopping
19 May 2004
About to Kill My Neighbour
On another note, I got through yesterday's ordeal all right. I had been dreading that date for about a year. I had to turn up in court as a witness (hopefully, keep your fingers crossed please, for the last time) and I really, really hate standing in front of people, talking. However - something very strange happened. A couple of months ago I was sitting in my seat on first row (naturally ;-)) waiting for the curtain to rise for La Cage aux Folles and suddenly had this feeling of being incredibly nervous; it was as if I was going to be on stage. Then I started smiling, meaning I quite liked the notion. This was the most surprising bit about the whole thing. Now, yesterday, I had been so nervous for months and was afraid I was going to faint or something, but as I was standing in front of the seven judges (jeez...) I eventually calmed down and thought "I could get used to this," meaning I could actually end up loving being in front of an audience (probably entertaining them, hopefully that means through means of acting, not stripping ;-))
Oh, and I got to see a huge cruise vessel yesterday, it was the brand new Jewel of the Seas and we will be seeing it several times this summer.
Current track: Magnet - Lay Lady Lay
17 May 2004
Back to VHS
Earlier today I was watching a programme about Henrik Ibsen and there was a clip from a Chinese opera that made me want to see Farewell My Concubine. I started browsing through my videos and found several that had no titles on them, so I scrapped the idea of finding the film and started looking through those videos instead. Phew! Took me two hours, but I finally discovered where I'd put both last year's Emmy awards and Academy awards AND BAFTA's. I also found such gems as Persuasion, Shock Treatment, O Lucky Man!, Torn Curtain and Brazen Hussies. And several of Parkinson's talk shows. Oh, and the whole of the Rhona series (which, funnily enough, never led to a second series (?????????)) I also found Shackleton, which is so great that I will be watching that tonight.
Current track: Nothing.
Labels: award shows, comedy, film, lists, literature, technology, theatre, TV
Happy Birthday, Norway!
Hooray for getting rid of the Swedes back in 1905! Yay! *winks* (FYI, I actually like Sweden.) And the Danes in 1814! (I like Denmark too, even though I'm having trouble understanding some of their dialects.)
Current track: Gammel Jægermarsj (which will be played just about 423 times today)
15 May 2004
Eurosong!
Thank God for Terry Wogan at least. Without him the whole ordeal would have been infinitely worse. OK, so I bet the hosts were doing their best; they certainly looked happy enough, and the crowd were very pleased with jumping up and down, screaming for three hours. But making Xena the Warrior Princess the winner of the year??? What happened? Is this what's going to happen with the EU now? I'm worried.
Not sure if I agree with Wogan, though, about the political voting. Sure, so the eastern bloc countries are used to suppression and are trying to adjust to more democratic ways, but I personally think (or at least hope) that the voting is just a result of the vast differences in musical styles in Europe. It's only natural that neighbouring countries vote for each other, because they're used to that kind of music and are generally more open to that. Let's face it, Terry; the rest of us, the lot that's been turning up for the contest every year for nearly fifty years (yes, all right, Norway didn't participate for the first two competitions), we've been doing that voting you call "political" for as many years. The UK have been doing that, too. It's not a conspiracy. Really.
Too bad about Ireland sending someone who couldn't stay within the right key, because the song wasn't too bad. I was voting for Serbia & Montenegro myself. Well, actually, I forgot to vote, I was too busy creating the voting table (phew! 36 countries!). Turkey was my runner-up. Ukraine was NOT on my list at all. Then again, I quite liked the Norwegian song. A thousand thanks to Sweden for "bailing us out" from the nil point situation at the last minute. I just couldn't bear another year of listening to Terry reminding the whole of the UK and those Europeans with a bit of sense (i.e. those who watch any BBC broadcast ;-)) that Norway has the record in the number of entries that have got zero points, all the while stating that the UK itself has an amazing track record when it comes to the Eurovision Song Contest. Yay! Lucky me for being an anglophile. Ahem. :-)
Current track: I've turned the telly off. No more crap Ukrainian songs.
Labels: current affairs, music, Norway, personal, TV
05 May 2004
May the Fifth
Apart from that, work is a near-hell-experience these days and has been for months now, coincidentally starting at around the same time my boss finally lost it completely. I swear I'm not lying when I tell you he's in need of some serious therapy. And a shower. But there's no hope. I'm amazed I've lasted this long. I think about quitting three times a week but I haven't done it yet. I bet you he doesn't think I will. He'll have a heart attack when I eventually do. I'm hanging in there, though. No choice, unfortunately; I've got a mortgage, a student loan, a credit card and several bills to pay. All the while he's sitting there on his millions; he'll probably die of tightfistedness and a lack of friends.
Why I didn't apply and audition for drama school at some point, I don't know. I'm not saying it would have helped me paying the mortgage, far from it, but at least I would have been looking forward to going to work every day (after graduation, naturally).
I'm not in a bad mood, though. Just venting. And WHY do I always end up sitting next to someone who uses snuff when going to the cinema? What did I do wrong to deserve that? For one, it stinks. It looks really, REALLY stupid and they just don't get it. AND it's very damaging to one's health, but of course they're young and nothing bad will ever happen to them and yadiyadiyada. (I'm a reformed smoker, by the way, I know how hard it can be to kick the habit. I also know what a relief it is when you finally do.)
Current track: Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time of My Life
Labels: film, Javert, michael palin, personal, philip quast, richard roxburgh, theatre, william hurt
Oh Dear...
Current track: Err...uhmm...
Labels: current affairs
03 May 2004
MMORPG for Free! Yay!
Before that, however: Is the offside rule such a daunting one to explain to women? This annoys me; they keep laughing about how difficult it is for women to understand that rule. 1. I understand it. 2. Most of us don't care. So there.
Current track: Nothing! Again! This is outrageous!
02 May 2004
Phew.
Current track: Nothing.
Labels: film
Summer Schedules
Current track: Another comedy show on the radio.
And About That EU Thing...
Current track: None.
Labels: current affairs
01 May 2004
Current track: Nothing.
Labels: humour, linguistics
The Internet Danger
Current track: Nothing.
Labels: computers, personal, technology
Twenty-five
I tried to watch Death to Smoochy just now, but after an hour I still didn't like it enough to watch the rest. I mean, both Robin Williams, Harvey Fierstein and Edward Norton are in it, but the film itself was below par. I did manage to watch both Trading Places and Freaky Friday today, though. I'm trying to refrain from putting my LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring DVD into the player, as I'm waiting for the release of LotR: The Return of the King so that I can watch all three films in one day. I have to, so that I could possibly get into the story for once.
Today's weather has been good; I sat outside for about an hour, reading. Looking forward to applying sun lotion in a few weeks' time. Somehow I don't think I would appreciate spring so much if I lived closer to the equator. I guess that means we... *gasps* ...need four to six months of winter in order to fully understand the beauty of the other seasons.
Current track: A comedy show on the radio
Labels: current affairs, film