“A thing is going to happen which has not happened since the Elder Days: the Ents are going to wake up and find that they are strong.”
– JRR Tolkien, The Two Towers
It would appear that elements of the current ruling faction of the American political system have noticed that, hold on, wait, they don’t actually have all that much in common:
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Continue reading Black Ministers to Limousine Left: Actually, more drilling sounds great.
For those who don’t read it, the conceit behind Darths & Droids is that it describes a fake roleplaying campaign, using still photos from Phantom Menace
No, the infuriating part is that David Morgan-Mar effectively proved that a make-it-up as you go along, ad hoc last-minute changes scattered throughout the narrative, the players didn’t read the background material given them by the GM and can’t even remember any proper nouns, everybody’s pushing the rules as far as they’ll go, pretty much typical roleplaying game campaign would also be better than Lucas’ vision.
Frustrating. But funny!
Moe Lane
*Who, by the way, has damn good roleplaying reflexes. If she actually existed, I’d let her play in my campaign.
I’ve run into a couple of people who have never actually seen The Prisoner
It is interesting to note that, in an era and culture where divorce is exceptionally easy and accepted, both Patrick McGoohan and Ricardo Montalban married once, and for life (over 50 and 60 years, respectively). Nice to see that this still happens, even in Hollywood.
(Links via Legal Insurrection, via Instapundit) Just because Obama said it back in October:
and is now saying something completely different: Continue reading Oh, so *what* if Obama’s backtracking on having bin Laden killed be our highest priority?
OK, really, in many ways this is why I created this site: I love RedState, but it’s just not the sort of place where I can put up things like 7 Images Too Badass To Be Real (That Totally Are) :
…every single day.
Two iconic figures of my formative years – played by Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan – have passed. For the latter, read Ken Hite’s thoughts as well. For the former, well, this is the legacy that Montalban’s fans will remember:
more animals
Maybe the bear thinks that it’s Al Gore.
What?
No, trust me: they know their enemy. Oh, my yes: they do.
It’s crass capitalism, my friends. Crass capitalism.
So, my RedState cobloggers Caleb and Leon over on Youtube created this great video, using music from The Killers
Continue reading The Killers, The RedState YouTube Video, and what makes America great.
By their top alien reviewer Mygar.
I don’t know what’s worse: that I’ve seen all of these movies, or that I’m willing to admit in public that I’ve seen the first one.
Moe Lane
PS: What? No, there’s nothing embarrassing about being a fan of the Weekly World News.
