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New Years Marathons
So for those of us who don't go "Out" for holidays and prefer sitting on
our asses, the extended TV theme Marathon is something of a tradition. Besides obvious choices
like watching all the Star Wars movies, what sorts of marathon
tv endurance tests are people planning? Buffy, Angel, Twin Peaks,
Iron Chef? What are you
gonna do?
I'll be watching every episode of the classic 'The Prisoner'
godzilla ll day yesterday, and twilight zone all day today.
nothing else on, as far as i'm concerned.
- Entertaining Bits from the Ancient Kernel Tree
I just hope to GOD that there isn't a Trading Spaces marathon, or I may have to get a divorce.
971 songs loaded in the iPod, iPod plugged into the stereo, iPod set to 'random' play.
Hot tub is hot, crank up the volume, break out the booze, unwrap the fireworks. 15 or so good friends show up & suddenly it's a party!
Let's just say some vodka, orange juice, Team Fortress Classic, and rcon rights on some of my favorite servers may make for some interesting gameplay come 11:30 or so...
Oh, and just to save the trolls some time:
- Yes, I am aware that makes me the biggest loser of all time.
- No, I don't really care, either.
You know what marathon I want to see? A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Marathon. Now that's what I'm talking about.
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/. last night, got rejected (naturally).
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The One Rule Of Chess You'll Ever Need: Don't play someone who carries a kit in their bookbag.
...means that every day is sci-fi marathon day!
I may not be going "out", but I'm still going to drink for 6 or 7 hours and get completely trashed with my friends. Now this may seem immature and silly, but it's sometimes good to get that out of your system once in a while and what better night than New Years Eve!
... Joe Joe .... yeah, Joey Joe Joe. He lives in Niagra Falls. ;)
Seriously though, some of us are just coming of horrendous exam schedules and need a good winding down before the next semester starts.
... and yes, I DO need alcohol for this. That's what it's in existence for. Well, winding down and getting nerds laid. LOL. Ok, some nerds. On occasion. Ok, rare occasion. Who? Oh, you know, my friend Joey
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY DRUNKEN NEW YEARS EVE!
----- rL
...I'm planning a marathon viewing of the classic "Dark Screen."
Leave the TV off for a day! How's that for a resolution? (And no, don't replace it with 24 hours of Slashdot.)
Start a journal! Read a book! Volunteer! Pray for peace! Do something that you can feel good about. Trust me, a full day of Gilligan's Island won't do it.
Hehehe...
I've got a little over 400 hours of stuff I've downloaded off of usenet in Mpeg, ASF, or DivX format. Plug it into the good ol' TV out card, and let play.
Assuming that I can tear my wife's ass away from what ever huggy-feely design crap they're showing on HGTV, I'll be watching the entirety of Noir, Sadamitsu the Destroyer, and Inu Yasha. (There are currently about 50 episodes od IY that have been subbed... so at 24 minutes a piece I may not finish, even if I skip sleeping)
The next Slashdot story will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and slashdot the links early!
Tonight I'm going to be setting off nearly a hundred dollars worth of overpriced fireworks. They may be overpriced, but I consider having fireworks on New Year's Eve and the 4th of July to be just as essential a need as food and shelter. A New Year's Eve without the smell of gun powder in the air is something that I shudder to even contemplate.
My only political goal is to see to it that no political party achieves its goals.
Weed and shrooms, Futurama 1st and 2nd season in a row, some firecrackers at midnight and extreme hardcore powerchilling (tm) .
Happy new year! (Who makes the FP in 2002?)
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Yahoo has good TV listings. Amazing what they will marathon on New Years' Day:
ESPN: World's Strongest Man competition
TLC: Seeing is Believing
Comedy Channel: Whose Line Is It, Anyway?
A&E: Magnum PI until 8 p.m., then Law & Order until 4 a.m.
Animal Channel: The Crocodile Hunter (starting at 5 p.m.)
Sci-Fi Channel: The Twilight Zone
History Channel: History's Lost & Found
Since my ex has our son this New Years', and my other of unknown significance left town yesterday, I'll be at home on my a** looking for a good TV marathon.
Alias would be a good one (since I missed most of the episodes), and so would Trading Spaces. I've already had Buffy DVD marathon, so no luck there. Failing these, I'll probably be continuing on the kitchen work that I've been procrastinating on -- touching-up, sanding, and priming drywall, then painting. Whoop-de-doo!
I'm doing a marathon viewing of the BBC series I, Claudius. Great performance throughout by Derek Jacobi, and I love Patrick Stewart's little wig.
It's not Mrs. Dew's favorite thing, but she tolerates "Clavdivs" once a year. See also this fact or fiction site.
Coconuts are best for watching The Holy Grail. For the Flying Circus series, I'd suggest Spam, Spam, Spam and eggs.
Hey kids, there's only 5 days left 'til Yak Shaving Day!
UKTV in Australia are running a marathon of Red Dwarf. I imagine all the Foxtel-equipped geeks would be watching that.
... I'm having a sleep marathon.
Me
For Canadian residents, Space: The Imagination Station is running the ''Frank Herbert's Dune" miniseries on New Year's Day, starting at 1pm Eastern Time (10am Pacific).
- W. Blaine Dowler
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True to a point but there's also something to be said for having the party at home.
You can invite a bunch of friends & have a place for all to sit & drink w/o the crowd of NYE at a bar.
You can get naked with said friends & have a big orgy.
You can consume illegal substances at your own leisure w/o fear of LEO's ruining your evening.
When it's all over, you can carpet the house with sleeping bags and no one has to risk driving whilst intoxicated.
I can't go out, get drunk, have fun, and get laid. I'm married.
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So let me get this straight: Taco is going to spend New Years sitting on his ass, doing nothing. How is this different from what Taco does during the rest of the year?
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Croc Hunter Drinking Game
Supplies:
- A lot of Smirnoff Ice
- Some friends ( inflatable ones if naught else )
- Crocodile Hunter Marathon on AP ( check local listings )
Rules (Everyone drinks when):- Someone gets bit.
- The phrase "Croikey!" is uttered.
- ( add your own! )
This should have you good and fuzzy by the time Midnight rolls around. But don't worry, you've got all day tomorrow to sleep it off!Happy New Year to all!
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Agreed. The thought of slashdotters naked is frightening.
And what's disturbing, is that there's a good chance many of the posters are naked.
Hey, not my first choice, but you have to think of the wife at times like this. And who knows, it may be followed by an episode of "Sex in the Living Room" if i'm lucky...
Television marathons? On new year's? Mwaha, I laugh at the thought when I could be out celebrating with friends, going to great parties filled with beautiful women...
Ok, I'll be watching Transformers. Leave me alone!
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