Cygnia Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Well, technically those two are both dead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Well' date=' technically those two are both dead...[/quote'] Now.... By all accounts Groucho's decline was a sad thing to behold. He tried to leave all his wealth to a much younger "companion". I don't recall whether that survived probate or not. Still, he was the last surviving Marx Brother among the ones who performed regularly (I think that Gummo, who gave up performing to become the act's manager, may have died later but I'm not sure). Groucho was also one of the people responsible for the invention of the "cue card", a tool used by TV personalities to remind them of what they need to say. A lot of what he did on You Bet Your Life was improvised, but the producers knew there would be times when inspiration would fail him. So they had cue cards made with Grouchoesque witticisms he could fall back on. (This was nothing new to Groucho -- many of his most famous film witticisms were written by playwright George S. Kaufman, who had also collaborated with the act on Broadway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I bought my girlfriend a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures That better not cause structural damage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures That better not cause structural damage... It only makes Portals. She should be waking up in her test chamber any time now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I bought my girlfriend a thing. I want one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I want one! They sold out an hour after I bought it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures They sold out an hour after I bought it Where from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Old school cos-play: source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZm59WfFktg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Where from? Think Geek. It showed up on their facebook and the look on her face required that I buy her one. It's only fair, she buys me stuff all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I want one! A girlfriend? Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Old school cos-play: source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZm59WfFktg ok that's cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures A girlfriend? Me too. I girlfriend with a Portal Gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I want one! I think you have to persuade a girl to be your girlfriend. I don't think you can buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I think you have to persuade a girl to be your girlfriend. I don't think you can buy one. Some have a rental service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Get the portal gun first, makes captur..er..getting a girl a lot easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I think you have to persuade a girl to be your girlfriend. I don't think you can buy one. Aww, that's so sweetly naive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Some have a rental service. Money can't buy happiness, so I guess I'll have to rent it! - Al Yankovik, "This is the life" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jim Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I wish I could afford that !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I'm guessing the guy on the right is George Carlin. No idea as to the other. Carlin I recognized ( *pang of sorrow at his passing* ) - but the other guy was a surprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I think you have to persuade a girl to be your girlfriend. I don't think you can buy one. You just don't know where to shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures spoilered for awesome animated gif:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures spoilered for awesome animated gif:D How do you even practice that? How do you come up with that? Awesome display of the smaller opponent getting the upper hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures How do you even practice that? How do you come up with that? Awesome display of the smaller opponent getting the upper hand. Well, it's a prearranged demo of a "basic" spinning head scissors takedown. You see it all the time in pro wrestling, the competitive forms scene and it's made it's way into several movies For the guy being thrown, it's not hard to practice at all. It's a very easy forward roll. He even puts his hand down on the mat first. Takes some measure of athleticism to jump directly onto a standing opponents shoulders, but she's vaulting using his arm/shoulder, so not quite as hard as you might think. He's giving her a slight lift and turn in the process, too aid her leap and the spin. Works best with a pair like that, where the person taking the fall is heavier than the one performing the throw, but not too much taller. This is not a criticism mind you. She does the technique very well (though I can't quite tell if she has her feet crossed the correct way for a proper head scissor submission finish...) EDIT: thought my initial post sounded a bit... smug... hopefully fixed now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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