Firstly, however, Conrad has to sneak his Intro past those ever-watchful beady-eyed hamsters over at Facebook, who would spoil the denoument* if they could.
So! Let us talk about - cheese.
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| Bagged-up and removed from the fridge |
This a Normandy Camembert, going cheap. One might almost say "going cheep" as it gave Wonder Wifey the bird. She alleged that it stank the entire fridge out, which is why it's on the side in a sandwich bag. Conrad thrust his head into the bag and, admittedly, could smell a faint whiff of something.
My reaction clinched it for Wonder Wifey, who declared that if Conrad, with practically no sense of smell, could detect anything, then indeed this was a stinking malodorous foodstuff best - and then it was gone because I'd eaten it.
Guardians of the Galaxy
Just re-watched this again and enjoyed it as much as when seen on the big screen first time round. I did notice some unusual names in the credits, because obviously - obviously!
Hang on it's much too quiet, excuse me while I fire up Grooveshark -
- Conrad is the kind of saddoe who sticks around to watch the end credits. No kidding, amidst the endless names who bimble about with CGI there is always an interesting entry.
For example: Nik Korda. This one of the directorial staff, and it is altogether too much of a coincidence that this person works in films and has the surname "Korda".
Why so? Because Alexander Korda was one of the giants of British film in the last century. And he had a large extended family. Rigourous internet trawling** reveals nothing of Nik's background, so the question is still open.
"Sad Woman With Horns": When our heroes enter the space prison for the first time, they pass behind a frankly unattractive person sporting horns on their head, weeping over a three-dimensional display of her husband and offspring. I noticed her, did you?
| Er - |
| Nathan. Not much peace and <snicker> serenity in this pic, is there? |
Rob. Zombie
Darling Daughter Has Been Visiting
There is indirect evidence:
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| Gone! |
"Jacob"
Because I don't know any Jacobs and thus cannot get into trouble with them, and because the name popped into my head directly upon waking.
Yes, Yes, I know what you're thinking, but if they called it a "Uranus Bar" there would be considerably fewer - oh, sorry! You were wondering what "Jacob" referred to?
A shower of rain. A very specific type of rain shower, one that arrives un-noticed after you've put the washing out to dry and is intense enough to soak everything.
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| Jacob has arrived |
This is a thing. Darling Daughter happened to mention it in connection with gaming, much to Conrad's amusement.
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| "A light-hearted game of urban destruction" |
Mockingjay
I think we can squeeze a few drops of humour out of that film title yet. Behold!
| Silent Bob to the left. Jay, being mocking, on the right |
Queens Park Rangers
Thanks for being patient. Okay, this is Queens, one of the five boroughs that make up New York:
| No, I don't know why a Republic would call it after a monarch |
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| Ah - yes, "Flushing" - after all the water |
| Watch out! they bite! |
There, you are now better-educated about the geography of New York and the - what's that?
There's actually an English football team that goes by the very same name?
How utterly remarkable!
* Mister Hand explains: what pseuds like to use instead of "the ending".
** Okay, a couple of minutes on Google.
*** Conrad reserves the right to ignore this ruling completely if he gets any more bright ideas, or even not-dim ones.
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