So, yesterday you Met Smonk. Today, you learn how you can Get Smonk. This is how the lucky reader/Smonk recipient will be determined:
- Comment here as you please
- Whenever this thread goes without a comment for 48 hours, the reader who made the last comment wins! (comments from the Sons don't count)
- For your convenience, a "SoSG Smonkstakes" link to this thread has been placed on the sidebar.
Nothing more to it. Probably the simplest SoSG competition yet. Any questions ask here. I will leave you with more photos of Smonk during his SoSG tattoo surgical procedure:
Let the war of attrition begin!
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«Oldest ‹Older 1001 – 1200 of 3621 Newer› Newest»EXTERIOR: HOTH -- ICE PLAIN -- SNOW TRENCH
The troops in the trenches cheer at the sight of the
crashing walker.
Elaine: Hey, did your father ever get that hair weave?
An officer gives a signal to his men and Rebel troops
charge the fallen war machine.
Jerry: No, no... Still doin' the big *sweep* across.
TRENCH OFFICER: Come on!
Elaine: Why does he do that?
The troops run toward the downed walker, followed by two
Rebel speeders flying overhead. Just as they reach the walker,
it explodes, the impact throwing some of the men onto the
frozen ground.
Jerry: Doesn't think anyone can tell?
INTERIOR: WEDGE'S SNOWSPEEDER, ROUGE THREE -- COCKPIT
Wedge lets out a triumphant yell, banking his speeder away
from the fallen walker.
Jerry: So c'mon, do we have a deal?
WEDGE: (into comlink) Whooha!! That got him!
Elaine: A *wedding*?
INTERIOR: LUKE'S SNOWSPEEDER, ROUGE LEADER -- COCKPIT
LUKE: (into comlink) I see it, Wedge. Good work.
Jerry: There's a lot of people to mock...
INTERIOR: REBEL BASE -- COMMAND CENTER
Large chunks of ice tumble into the command center as Leia
and General Rieekan monitor computer screens.
Elaine: Alright, what the Hell.
Brewed by our original, all natural process using the choicest hops, rice, and best barley malt.
Beer.
Jerry: Great!
RIEEKAN: I don't think we can protect two transports at a time.
*crickets*
Chirp.
Woman: When you're dead, you're dead. That's it. You're not goin' anywhere...
LEIA: It's risky, but we can't hold out much longer. We have no
choice.
Misery is not just a novel by Stephen King.
RIEEKAN: (into comlink) Launch patrols.
[at the bar the next night...]
LEIA: (to an aide) Evacuate remaining ground staff.
Elaine: C'mon lets go, c'mon...
INTERIOR: REBEL BASE -- MAIN HANGAR
Muffled distant explosions create widening cracks in the
ice roof of the hangar. Trying to ignore the noise and falling
bits of snow, Han works on one of the Falcon's lifters while
Chewie works on one of the wings. Noticing Chewie attach a
wrong part, Han grows impatient.
Jerry: Was I supposed to bring something?
Down at the Astoria, the scene was changing,
Bingo and rock were pushing out x-rating,
We were the first band to vomit in the bar
and find the distance to the stage to far.
Elaine: You could have.
^too
MLASF and Mr. F must not have spouses.
My wife and kids always try to look over my shoulder when I post here.
Jerry: I met her *one* time...
HAN: No, no! No! This one goes there, that one goes there. right?
Plasma is the most energetic state of matter (that we know of)
In another area of the hangar, Threepio watches as Artoo is
raised up into Luke's X-wing fighter.
Submillimeter wave astronomy is a relatively new branch of astronomy that studies celestial objects using the submillimeter band of the electromagnetic spectrum, which ranges from 0.1 millimeters to 1.0 millimeters (300 GHz to 3000 GHz). This band, which lies between the far infrared and high-frequency radio bands, contains valuable astonomical data (in form of both continuum emissions and molecular radiations), but has been unavailable to astronomers until recently because most of the radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere.
I am impressed with the plasma comment. Surprisingly, plasma is a lot more common than people think (Lightning, CFLs, static electricity, etc.). The best form of plasmas are utilized in 50% of processes used to make computer chips!!
Elaine: It is not necessary.
Arsenal's move from Woolwich to Highbury was borne of ambition and necessity. Without it, the Club may not even have survived, let alone become one of the most famous names in Europe.
By the end of the 1912/13 season, Arsenal's finances were in a parlous state. Henry Norris, who had recently taken charge, drew a stark conclusion: if Arsenal were to become a powerhouse in English football, they would have to move.
Jerry: What did you say then?
THREEPIO: Artoo, you take good care of Master Luke now, understand?
And...do take care of yourself. Oh, dear, oh, dear.
Norris and William Hall considered open spaces in Battersea and Harringay, but nothing met their requirements. Highbury, north of the River Thames, would mean close proximity to another club - Tottenham - something Norris wanted to avoid. But the nearby underground station would increase the Club's chances of attracting large crowds and made Highbury a compelling option.
EXTERIOR: HOTH -- BATTLEFIELD
The fierce battle on the vast snow plains of Hoth rages on.
The Imperial walkers continue their slow, steady assault on
the Rebel base, firing lasers as they lumber ever onward. In
the snow trench, Rebel troops fire large bazookalike guns and
dishlike ray guns as explosions erupt around them. A gun tower
is hit by a laser bolt and instantly explodes. Another blast
destroys a ray gun.
Elaine: Sssshhhhhh!!!
After lengthy negotiations, Arsenal paid £20,000 for a 21-year lease. Objections to Arsenal's move north soon emerged. Tottenham and Clapton Orient, then playing at Homerton, were dismayed at Arsenal's close proximity, and local residents were unhappy too. But Arsenal were allowed to stay at their new home after the League Management Committee turned down an appeal by residents and nearby clubs.
Pamela: Hi
The final game at the Club's old Manor Ground was a 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough on April 26, 1913. Afterwards, Woolwich Arsenal become known as The Arsenal (although its official name was 'Arsenal') and Norris set about ploughing money into the Club's new home.
In four months the new pitch was levelled, a new grandstand was partly built and terracing and turnstiles were installed. By the time Arsenal played Leicester Fosse in their first game at Highbury on September 6, 1913, Norris had found an incredible £125,000 to invest in the Club.
Elaine: Hi Pamela, you remember Jerry.
INTERIOR: IMPERIAL SNOW WALKER -- COCKPIT
General Veers studies various readouts on his control
panel.
Life began well with a 2-1 win against Leicester Fosse, Scottish international Andy Devine scoring Arsenal's first goal. Norris' next target was First Division football, and Arsenal's team seemed equipped to deliver it. But within a year of Arsenal's first game at Highbury, Europe was at war. Norris would have to wait.
Pamela: Yes, we met.
The appointment of Herbert Chapman in the summer of 1925 arguably shaped Arsenal into the football club it remains today.
The Englishman was tempted from his successful Huddersfield Town side by Arsenal chairman Henry Norris but despite immediate success in leading the Gunners to a second place finish in the First Division in 1925/26, the rest of the 1920s were spent in mid-table obscurity. Chapman did take the Club to their first FA Cup Final in 1927 but saw his side lose 1-0 to Cardiff City.
Despite Arsenal's league struggles Chapman persisted and by the early 1930s his hard work was bearing fruit. His innovative tactics, plus shrewd signings like David Jack, Cliff Bastin, Alex James and Eddie Hapgood transformed Arsenal into one of the most feared sides in the country.
Chapman's first trophy came in 1930 when Arsenal saw off his old employers, Huddersfield, in the FA Cup Final. The triumph offset a decade in which Arsenal would be the dominant team in English football. The Gunners won their first top flight title in 1930/31, repeating the feat two years later. Tragically it would be Chapman's last success.
Jerry: Hi, happy birthday.
The Babylonians used a sexgesimal (base-60) numerical system.
Pamela: Ahh, everybody, this is Elaine and Jerry.
VEERS: All troops will debark for ground assault. Prepare to target
the main generator.
Guests: Hi
In January 1934, the Arsenal boss died suddenly from pneumonia at the age of 55. He missed seeing the side he had moulded lift three back-to-back titles.
Aside from his achievements with the Gunners, Chapman has been remembered for the lasting effect of his innovations on both Arsenal and the game itself
Among his revolutionary ideas were the use of the penalty area semi-circle, goal judges and a second referee. He also promoted the use of floodlights, oversaw the development of an electronic turnstile, developed a PA system which passed team news onto fans and created a letter and number scoreboard which was widely copied throughout the country over the next 50 years.
EXTERIOR: HOTH -- BATTLEFIELD
Luke's speeder and Rouge Two fly in formation, banking from
right to left and flying above the erupting battlefield. Flak
bursts all around them.
Jerry: I didn't bring anything.
Furthermore Chapman was behind the famous Highbury clock, Arsenal's white sleeves - which he believed allowed players to identify each other more easily - feeder clubs and European tours. But perhaps his greatest invention was the 3-2-2-3 WM formation. It proved so successful in nullifying opponents that many English sides later adopted it, changing the domestic game as a spectacle.
Pamela: Ahh, I put you two right here.
Last, but certainly not least, Arsenal have Chapman to thank for being the only football team in London with an Underground Station named after them.
Chapman pushed hard for the Tube stop just behind the North Bank to be re-christened. "Whoever heard of Gillespie Road?" he asked at one point in the talks. "It is Arsenal around here!"
The idea had first occurred to Chapman when he visited the newly-relegated Arsenal in 1913 as manager of Leeds City. It took months of lobbying and the change meant that thousands of tickets, maps and signs had to be replaced. Even machinery had to be re-configured.
Eventually, on November 5, 1932, Arsenal made its debut on the London Underground.
Jerry: Oh, Okay (turns to rest of table) I'm sorry, I didn't know what to bring, nobody told me.
Approximately one half of one percent of the world population are direct descendants of Ghengis Khan.
[They sit down at a table next to each other. The piano man plays our basic "one-step-up-from-elevator-music." Across from Jerry is a strikingly beautiful woman. She speaks]
Monopoly, 21, checkers, and chess.
Yeah, yeah
yeah, yeah.
Vanessa: How big a tip do you think it'd take to get him to stop?
Many seedless fruits are polyploidal.
Jerry: I'm in for five...
When Arsène Wenger arrived at Highbury in September 1996, Arsenal's fans wondered who on earth he was. Now they wouldn't swap him for anyone.
A virtual unknown in English football, Wenger had much to prove when he moved from Japan to North London 11 years ago. But if any doubts lingered over his appointment, the Frenchman soon dispelled them.
Vanessa: I'll supply the hat.
That didn't look like a swing.
This shit of spotting the other team a couple of runs in the first inning is getting old very quickly.
Wrong thread, Big R.
Jerry: [To himself] Uh-oh... What do we have here...
As his players soon realised, Wenger was a different breed of manager. The old-school habits of throwing teacups and tantrums were not for him. Instead the squad grew accustomed to nutrition and new training methods. Off the pitch Wenger has been just as effective, taking an active role in the building of a new training ground and the Emirates Stadium project.
MLASF,
I blame the beer and the distraction of Chadley grooving pitches to the first 2 batters.
Now back to the glorious history of Arsenal Football Club.
Results on the pitch vindicated the new man in charge. Wenger won the Double in his first full season in charge and almost repeated the feat a year later. A couple of agonising Cup Final defeats followed but Wenger doubled up again in 2002, clinching the title at Old Trafford.
Vanessa: Why don't you relax and take your jacket off?
A second successive FA Cup triumph followed in 2003 and then perhaps Wenger's greatest achievement, leading his team to an unbeaten title season and, ultimately, a league record of 49 games without defeat. Yet another FA Cup win followed in 2005 as the Frenchman continued to rack up the trophies. And of course Wenger took Arsenal to within a whisker of Champions League glory a year later.
Jerry: Oh, I can't-- I have a tendency to get chilly.
But Wenger has always been about more than results and trophies. He has transformed relative unknowns into world-class stars - Vieira, Petit, Anelka, Ljungberg and Fabregas for example. And he will always be remembered for turning Thierry Henry from a talented winger into a superstar striker.
But perhaps Wenger's greatest legacy will be the style with which he has brought success. Many clubs have won trophies, but few have managed it with the panache of Arsène's Arsenal. In September 1996 it was a case of 'Arsène Who?' These days, Wenger ranks alongside Herbert Chapman as Arsenal's greatest manager.
Vanessa: How masculine...
If you watched Arsenal from 1991 to 2007 you were lucky enough to witness two of football's most exciting strikers in their prime.
Ian Wright and Thierry Henry never shared the same pitch in a competitive game but, the 1998/99 campaign apart, one or the other graced Arsenal with goals, passion and panache for 16 years.
Jerry: Plus I'm wearing short sleeves, I don't want to expose my tattoos.
[To himself] She's unbelievable!
From the moment he arrived at Highbury in 1991, Wright banged in the goals for Arsenal. A hat-trick here, a vital winner there, 'Wrighty' was Mr Reliable in front of goal and surely the most natural finisher in the Club's history.
[The guy beside Vanessa interrupts to tell her about an unseen guy next to him.]
Cliff Bastin's club record of 178 goals looked secure when Wright made his debut in a League Cup tie at Leicester in September 1991. By the final whistle he was off the mark and by the end of his league debut Wright was already netting at an average of two goals per game. Maybe Bastin had a pretender to his throne after all.
Roger: [To Vanessa] Hey, this guy says he knows Bricker...
Sure enough, when the 1997/98 season kicked off Wright was sitting pretty on 174 goals. Three goals in the opening two games of the season - against Leeds and Coventry - moved him to within a goal of Bastin's mark. The football world waited for the inevitable.
INTERIOR: LUKE'S SNOWSPEEDER, ROUGE LEADER -- COCKPIT
Luke, glancing over, sees Rouge Two on his left. His ship
shudders as flak bursts nearby.
Vanessa: Oh, you know Bricker! From where?
And still they waited. Suddenly, Wright's torrent of goals dried up. He went three games without finding the net - rare for a man with Wright's scoring rate - and an international break extended his drought to over a month. When Bolton visited north London on September 13, 1997, Wright just wanted it done and dusted.
[With their conversation interrupted, Jerry ponders to himself...]
LUKE: (into comlink) Rouge Two, are you all right?
Jerry: [To himself] What's going on here? Gotta be her boyfriend, she's too good to be alone... What's the difference, I can't maneuver anyway with Elaine next to me...
Sixty percent of native Hawaiians have blood type A, twice the worldwide average.
INTERIOR: ZEV'S SNOWSPEEDER, ROUGE TWO -- COCKPIT
ZEV: (into comlink) Yeah. I'm with you, Rouge Leader.
Gender in some reptiles is determined by incubation temperature.
INTERIOR: LUKE'S SNOWSPEEDER, ROUGE LEADER -- COCKPIT
LUKE: (into comlink) We'll set harpoon. I'll cover for you.
Vanessa: [To Jerry] How do you know Pamela?
EXTERIOR: HOTH -- BATTLEFIELD
The two speeders race across the horizon toward the giant
walkers.
The United States purchased the what are now the U.S. Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917 for $25m.
INTERIOR: ZEV'S SNOWSPEEDER, ROUGE TWO -- COCKPIT
ZEV: (into comlink) Coming around.
Around the World with Orson Welles was a series of six short travelogues originally written and directed by Orson Welles for Associated-Rediffusion in 1955. Among the more notable episodes, Welles visited with Jean Cocteau and Juliette Gréco in Paris, attended a bullfight in Madrid and visited the Basque Country. One episode (Third Man Returns To Vienna) is considered lost.
INTERIOR: LUKE'S SNOWSPEEDER, ROUGE LEADER -- COCKPIT
LUKE: (into comlink) Watch that cross fire, boys.
"Boys" is a song by Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell, originally performed by The Shirelles and released as the B-side of their "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" single in November 1960.
(Also, we're STILL on Hoth?)
INTERIOR: ZEV'S SNOWSPEEDER, ROUGE TWO -- COCKPIT
ZEV: (into comlink) Set for position three. (to gunner) Steady.
Jerry: Friend of a friend. And you?
"Steady, As She Goes" is the debut single by the rock band The Raconteurs from their first album Broken Boy Soldiers. It has also been covered by such artists as Corinne Bailey Rae for BBC Radio 1's Live lounge.
A limited edition 7-inch, 45 rpm vinyl record was released in Europe on January 30, 2006, and in North America on March 7, 2006. It was a double A-sided single, with the relatively unpromoted "Store Bought Bones" as the flipside. A CD version of "Steady, As She Goes" was released on April 24 with the B-side "Bane Rendition". Two further vinyl releases were produced: the first (marked 'B') with "Store Bought Bones" as the B-side; the second (marked 'C') an acoustic rendition of "Steady, As She Goes" with "Call It a Day" as the B-side. In the US, the song reached number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It achieved top ten success in the UK, where it peaked at number four, and Canada, peaking at number three.
Vanessa: We went to law school together.
LUKE: (over comlink) Stay tight and low.
"Low" is the debut single by American rapper Flo Rida, featured on his debut album Mail On Sunday and also featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets. The song features T-Pain and was co-written with T-Pain. There is also a remix in which the hook is sung by Flo Rida rather than T-Pain. An official remix was made which features rapper Pitbull and T-Pain.
The single was a hit worldwide and the longest running number one single of 2008. With five million paid digital downloads, it was certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA, and was the most downloaded single of 2000s decade, measured by paid digital downloads.[2] The song was named 3rd on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.[3]
It was also performed live with the band Simple Plan at the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards.[4] There is also a clean version remix of the song by Radio Disney. This song is also featured on DANCE! Online, a multiplayer online casual rhythm game.
EXTERIOR: ZEV'S SNOWSPEEDER, ROUGE TWO
Luke's speeder moves in formation with Rouge Two, when
suddenly Zev's speeder is hit by a laser bolt. His ship bucks
violently under the impact and the cockpit explodes in a ball
of flame.
The Flame was a DHARMA Initiative communications station. Its name and symbol were first seen depicted on the blast door map. According to the DHARMA cabling map, the Flame was northeast of the Barracks, and about a day and a half north from the Survivors camp. The station has been completely destroyed.
The Flame consisted of a large building with a roof-mounted satellite dish. The interior was divided up into a living / kitchen area, a storage facility and a separate computer room. A hidden trapdoor provided access to a basement storage facility. ("Enter 77")
Spewing smoke, the speeder hurtles toward a looming walker.
Before they collide. Rouge Two explodes in a million flaming
pieces.
A parsec is defined as the distance to an object that has exactly 1 arc second or 1/3600th of a degree of parallax as observed from two opposite points of the earth's orbit. (approximately 3.2 lightyears).
Pieces is a band consisting of experimental guitarist Buckethead and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia. There is only one album released under this band name, the OOP Japan-only import I Need 5 Minutes Alone (1997).
Buckethead and Brain have collaborated under other names as well as their own, most recently on Kevin's Noodle House (2007). The two also were bandmates in a configuration of Guns N' Roses that recorded a pre-release of Chinese Democracy (2008) Other band incarnations they have been in together include Bill Laswells project Praxis and Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains (with Les Claypool instead of Laswell).
Elaine: Oh, Jerry!
[Note from Mr. F: I am disappointed that Josh S. did not find an article about the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare]
INTERIOR: LUKE'S SNOWSPEEDER, ROUGE LEADER -- COCKPIT
Desperately, Luke works the controls of his flak-buffeted
ship. Suddenly, the speeder is rocked by a huge explosion.
Luke struggles with the controls with a look of terror on his
face. The speeder fills with smoke, and electrical sparks jump
about the cockpit.
1400 comments? You guys should collude, or EK's never going to give up the Smonk
Wait, or maybe it's 1142 comments. Frickin' blogger. I can't tell.
1143, but who's counting?
Besides, you can always count on some a-hole like me to swoop in, making collusion impossible.
It's like a hideous metaphor for laissez faire economics.
And yes, I realize I just used a simile for "metaphor"
The Cockpit-in-Court (also known as the Royal Cockpit) was an early theatre in London, located at the rear of the Palace of Whitehall, next to St James's Park, now the site of 70 Whitehall, in Westminster.
The structure was originally built by Henry VIII, after he had acquired Cardinal Wolsey's "York Place" to the north of the Palace of Westminster, following the Cardinal's downfall of in 1529. It was one of a number of new pleasure buildings constructed for King Henry's entertainment, including a real tennis court, a bowling alley, and a tiltyard, and was used as an actual cockpit; that is, an area for staging cockfighting. Thus enlarged, the Palace of Whitehall became the main London residence of the Tudor and Stuart Kings of England, and the Palace of Westminster was relegated to ceremonial and administrative purposes only.[1]
LUKE: (into comlink) Hobbie, I've been hit!
HiT Entertainment is a British-American entertainment distribution company established in 1989, and originally the international distribution arm of Jim Henson Productions called Henson International Television. However, following the death of Jim Henson in 1990, the business was sold to several members of the company's management, led by Peter Orton, and renamed HiT Entertainment to prevent any future confusion between the two companies.
The company has been owned by Apax Partners since the acquisition was closed for £489.4 million on 26 May 2005.
As reported in Business Week on May 10, 2010, Apax Partners LLP’s HIT Entertainment Ltd. got an extension on a revolving credit by one year to June 1, 2012. It agreed to higher interest to complete the debt restructuring, according to Standard & Poor’s, which lifted the company’s ratings to CCC+, seven levels below investment-grade, from selective default. HIT, the owner of British children’s characters Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine, owes lenders $560 million.
Jerry: [To himself] Oh no, not *now*...
INTERIOR: REBEL BASE -- COMMAND CENTER
Apart from the distant thunder of laser blasts, the
corridor is strangely quiet and empty. Running footsteps echo
through the freezing hallway, then Han appears. Cracks have
appeared in some of the walls and some pipes have broken,
sending hot steam billowing into the underground hallways. Han
hurries into the command center. It is a shambles, but some
people are still at their posts. As he enters, a gigantic
cave-in almost obliterates the room. He finds Leia and
Threepio near one of the control boards.
Elaine: I had this dream last night and you were in it.
Boards of Canada (commonly abbreviated BoC) are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison (born June 1, 1970) and Marcus Eoin (born July 21, 1971). They are signed with Warp Records and have released several works on that label with little advertising and few interviews, while also having an elusive and obscure back-catalogue of releases on their self-run Music70 label. They have also recorded a few minor works under the alias Hell Interface.
Boards of Canada's music is reminiscent of the warm, analog sounds of 1970s media and contains themes of childhood, nostalgia and the natural world. Mike and Marcus have mentioned the documentary films of the National Film Board of Canada, from which the group's name is derived, as a source of inspiration.
Jerry: Oh really... [To himself] Oh God, I gotta get out of this...
Happy Birthday to Mike Sandison of Boards of Canada!
HAN: You all right?
The population of Rome dwindled to as little as 20,000 in the middle ages.
A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the right fielder is assigned the number 9.
Elaine: You were you, but, you weren't you...
Leia nods. She is surprised to see him.
LEIA: Why are you still here?
Jerry: No kidding... [To himself] Why is this happening? Please, make her stop!
"Here" is an influential 6-page comic by Richard McGuire (born 1957) published in RAW Volume 2 #1 in 1989.
The first panel of "Here" shows an unadorned corner of a room in a house. The 35 panels that follow all show the location in space depicted in the first panel at different points in time, ranging from the year 500,957,406,073 BCE to the year 2033 CE. The panels are not ordered chronologically, and most of the panels are subdivided into multiple panes to show different points in time within the same panel. A wide variety of people, animals, and furnishings are shown passing through the space, including several recurring characters, such as a woman shown cleaning the room in 1973, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996. The corner of the room itself is the most enduring presence in the story; panels show the house being constructed in 1902 and sheltering several generations of occupants before burning in a fire in 2029 and being demolished in 2030. The space is shown to be a barnyard in the 19th century before the house is built, and the site of open-air band concerts after the house has been razed.
"Here" has been recognized as a groundbreaking experiment with the formal properties of comics; Douglas Wolk wrote that its "influence has echoed through art comics for decades."[1] Its influence is particularly notable in the work of Chris Ware, who wrote a lengthy essay on it in the magazine Comic Art #8. "Here" was also reprinted for the first time in that issue.
HAN: I heard the command center had been hit.
A hit is a request to a web server for a file (web page, image, JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheet, etc.). When a web page is uploaded from a server the number of "hits" or "page hits" is equal to the number of files requested. Therefore, one page load does not always equal one hit because often pages are made up of other images and other files which stack up the number of hits counted. Because one page load does not equal one hit it is an inaccurate measure of a website's popularity or web traffic. A more accurate measure of web traffic is how many page views a web site has. Hits are useful when evaluating the requirements of your server, depending on the number and size of files which need to be transferred for one request. Servers should be tested to make sure they meet throughput targets (i.e. they should be capable of processing a certain amount of 'hits' per second).
Elaine: I think, I think we were in my house where I grew up, and you were standing there, you were looking out the window--
LEIA: You got your clearance to leave.
This just in, firebrand abolitionist John Brown had a beard, and a luxurious one at that.
"Leave!" is the second single by singer VV Brown from her debut album Travelling Like The Light. It was released on March 2, 2009 and was accompanied by a music video. This single, like her first single Crying Blood failed to chart.
Hey, I'm glad I stumbled across that. That song is pretty good!
Josh S: Thanks for pointing out "Here". I'd never read it. Wow. Thanks!
In case anyone else wants to read it, here's a link to Here.
Played 49, Won 36, Drawn 13, Lost None. The Arsenal squad which set a new unbeaten league record between May 2003 and October 2004 will live long in the memory and forever in the history books.
The Gunners' historic run actually began amid the ruins of a failed Premiership bid. Arsenal shook off the disappointment of a home defeat against Leeds which handed Manchester United the title to thrash Southampton 6-1 at Highbury on May 7, 2003. No one had an inkling about what would follow.
Jerry: [To himself] This is *brutal*...
HAN: Don't worry. I'll leave. First I'm going to get you to your ship.
Elaine: You turned around and you had these wooden teeth...
THREEPIO: Your Highness, we must take this last transport. It's our
only hope.
Jerry: How do you like that... [To himself] Can I turn now? Is this over? No, I can't, I can't... I'm stuck...
LEIA: (to controller) Send all troops in sector twelve to the south
slope to protect the fighters.
Elaine: Jerry? Are you listening to me?
A blast rocks the command center, throwing Threepio
backward into Han's arms.
ANNOUNCER: (over loudspeaker) Imperial troops have entered the base.
Jerry: Yes, I *heard* you.
HAN: Come on...that's it.
Pamela: Elaine, what's the name of that jewelry store you took me to that time?
William the Conquerer: no beard
Jerry: [To himself] Thank *you*, Pamela!
Arsenal started the 2003/04 campaign in style with four straight wins but almost came unstuck at Old Trafford in game No 8 of their run. Ruud van Nistelrooy's late penalty cannoned off the crossbar and Arsenal escaped with a 0-0 draw. It was the closest shave of the entire 49-game sequence.
Jerry: [To Vanessa] So, you're a lawyer...
Okay, who unfollowed us?
Vanessa: Sagman, Bennet, Robbins, Oppenheim and Taft.
Tom Cruise has an exquisite beard, too.
LEIA: (to head controller) Give the evacuation code signal. And get to
your transports!
Arsenal Football Club have today released the following statement about Cesc Fabregas:
"Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is under contract with the Club until the summer of 2015. He is a highly-valued member of the team and part of our future plans.
Leia looks exhausted. Han grabs her and starts to lead her
out.
Jerry: [To himself, quickly] Sagman, Bennet, Robbins, Oppenheim and Taft. Sagman, Bennet, Robbins, Oppenheim and Taft...
[To Vanessa] Of course, they handled my tattoo removal lawsuit!
"We have followed recent speculation linking Cesc with a move away from the Club but as there has never been any official approach for him, only two informal exchanges, in which we made it abundantly clear that we have no interest in transferring Cesc, we have refrained from publicly passing comment. However, yesterday evening we received an offer from Barcelona for Cesc and in response, we immediately and resolutely told them once again that we have no intention of selling our captain.
Vanessa: Oh, that was you!
"To be clear, we will not make any kind of counterproposal or enter into any discussion. Barcelona have publicly stated that they will respect our position and we expect that they will keep their word."
Jerry: Imagine, spelling "Mom" with two O's...
Out is a British television crime drama written by Trevor Preston. It was produced by Thames Television in 1978.
In the weeks prior to its broadcast on Monday evenings, brief clips of the programme were shown to arouse viewer interest in which a character provided only the cryptic information that 'Frank Ross is OUT'. Also, around the time of the series, a lot of graffiti saying "Frank Ross is innocent" appeared around London.
Vanessa: Very funny! What do you do?
1200
1200
As Han, Leia, and Threepio run out of the command center,
the code signal can be heard echoing off the corridor walls.
Jerry: Comedian.
HEAD CONTROLLER: K-one-zero...all troops disengage.
Vanessa: Really... That explains it...
THREEPIO: (to Han and Leia) Oh! Wait for me!
Jerry: [To himself, quickly] Sagman, Bennet, Robbins, Oppenheim and Taft.
Sagman, Bennet, Robbins, Oppenheim and Taft.
Schlichting Time!
EXTERIOR: BATTLEFIELD -- SNOW TRENCH
Rebel troops retreat under the awesome Imperial onslaught.
Roger: Are you ready?
OFFICER: Begin retreat!
Vanessa: We gotta run. Happy birthday!
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