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Reflections on Christmas

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Another Christmas has come and gone. Wanna hear what I got? No? Then stop reading.

So far, the second season of Saturday Night is the things I've got the most use out of. Hilarious. I'm without Wii right now, and there's nothing on TV so that's been my main source of entertainment. By the way, I'm correct in calling it Saturday Night, because it wasn't referred to as "Live" until a little later on.
Wii Points Card... I'm getting Super Mario Bros. 3, naturally. But I can't decide if I should get Yoshi Story or Super Mario 64... quite the predicament. I'm saving the other 500 points until they bring out Tetris.
The Simpsons Movie DVD - Widescreen - just the way I like it... but it gets better: it came with a collectible T-Shirt.
I don't know if you've ever read the David Feldman books, but they're these books that answer questions that people send in. So far, I know why washing windows with newspapers is good, why the call him Donkey Kong when he's an ape, and whether or not elephants jump.

I got a lot of great gifts this year!

That's Shocking

Friday, December 7th, 2007

I'm in the process of moving, so I was packing the stereo system. I had to untangle the stereo cord, from a Christmas tree light cord. Part of the Christmas tree cord had exposed wires which I didn't notice until the shock.
I emitted a girlish scream that faded into a high-pitched giggle when a numb tingling feeling tingled on my tingly finger. I now feel electricity running through my veins. I believe that this shock, combined with hundreds of thousands of hours of playing Nintendo, has given me super powers.
I vow to use my new-found powers only for good.

Munchkin Suicide?

Monday, November 12th, 2007

I'm a big urban legend freak. Whenever I hear about one I have to hear more. So, the other day I heard about this urban legend: In the Wizard of Oz, in a forest scene, you can see a Munchkin hanging himself. So, fortunately, tbs was playing the Wizard of Oz like nine times a night so I watched it. And I saw it. It's creepy. But is it true?
The evidence against it: The biggest piece of evidence that it probably wasn't an actual Munchkin Suicide is that the forest scenes were filmed before the Munchkin scenes so no Munchkins would be at the MGM Studios.
What it could've also been: Possibly a stagehand falling out of tree, which tickles me because he wouldn't be dead and it's funny that someone falling out of tree wasn't caught by editors, producers, directors, actors, or other stagehands. I like to think that as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the TinMan were dancing out of the forest the guy fell out of the tree and Judy Garland started cracking up.
But more likely it was just a bird - a crane, a stork, or probably an emu. You see, for this scene they borrowed a bunch of birds from the Los Angelos Zoo to give the set a more outdoorsy feel. If you watch closely, which I did dozens of times, you'll realize that it's probably just an emu spreading it's wings.
Expansions on the myth: Some people have said that he hanged himself because he didn't get to be in the Lollipop Guild. But more commonly, it's stated that he hanged himself because of a broken heart... ? People have said that a stagehand hanged himself, not a munchkin. People have said that a stork hanged himself. As you can see, myths often get blown out of proportion.
As interesting as this urban legend is, it's not true.


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