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IMDb Turns 15
An anonymous reader writes "15 years ago today, Col Needham posted some shell scripts to rec.arts.movies which allowed anyone to search lists of actors, actresses, directors, and biographies. From this humble beginning -- which predates Yahoo, Google, and even the web itself -- the IMDb has wrangled the collective wisdom of millions of submitters to become not only a top 100 website but also a standard Hollywood tool for filmmaking. IMDb is celebrating with a retrospective of the last 15 years of IMDb and movies. Congratulations to IMDb and the internet community that built it."
Of course it doesn't. When have you ever met a person who was fat, old AND nice? Never! That's when! If you're fat and old, you're gonna be pissed 'cause you have all this fat and you're not getting any younger, so you'll probably have more fat. And that makes you mean. Yeah. Mean, old and fat!
three times five orbits around the star....
Wouldn't it be more geekly to note the number of seconds passing the next power of 2?
Smidgen Pidgin, is that you? It's been awhile since you've prowled. However, this IMDB thing won't get out of hand. Don't retreat to the couch. What? No, not that couch...not the one we doused with fuel oil and had the big river party with. Yes, I like sentences to end that way. It's where it's at. Baby, don't pull it out by the roots, just search for the picture the old fashioned way. That's what IMDB is for. They WANT you to look for their pictures. That's what this biz is all about, cakes.