So the trailer’s a bit fluff-ish; so what? You know you’re going to see the movie and cheer just as heartily as when you saw your first Nazi “facemelt”.
There’s no question. May 22 is the day.
Let’s Get This Post Off The Table, Shall We?
Y’all know the routine: every once in a while (read: more than strictly necessary), I get a whole mess of links just sitting there in my browser, asking to be posted. So, let’s get to the linkage, shall we?
First off, it’s simply not fair to have so much awesome being used up by the forthcoming Indiana Jones LEGO sets.
Did you want to see all the awesome portions of the recent Simpsons game, but just couldn’t be bothered to buy and play it? Well, this collection of YouTube videos has got your freeloading behind covered.
The GeForce 9800 GX2 — my wallet just hurts with sympathy pain.
A fireworks safety PSA from the Netherlands using an al Qaeda-esque bumbling terror organization to make a point: highly politically incorrect, but oh-so-hilarious:
I’m not quite sure what to make of The Brick Testament. Funny, yes. Disturbing, maybe. Heretical, perhaps.
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Please, What Does It Always Mean, This… This “Junior”?
If you’re a Child of the 80’s and/or an appreciator of the finer things in action/adventure cinema, I do not think you can view this on-set shot of the world’s most [in]famous movie archaeologist and not get a slight thrill of anticipation.
Also, you’ll be humming “Bum ba dum bum, bum ba daaaaa!” for the rest of the day. Guaranteed.
Bad Dates
It appears that Indiana Jones’ application for tenure at Marshall College has been denied, to the shock of few. McSweeney’s has the straight dirt:
The committee concurred that Dr. Jones does seem to possess a nearly superhuman breadth of linguistic knowledge and an uncanny familiarity with the history and material culture of the occult. However, his understanding and practice of archaeology gave the committee the greatest cause for alarm. Criticisms of Dr. Jones ranged from “possessing a perceptible methodological deficiency” to “practicing archaeology with a complete lack of, disregard for, and colossal ignorance of current methodology, theory, and ethics” to “unabashed grave-robbing.” Given such appraisals, perhaps it isn’t surprising to learn that several Central and South American countries recently assembled to enact legislation aimed at permanently prohibiting his entry.
Heh. Go ye and read the whole thing.