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November 10, 2009

All Your Nightmares Is Belong To Kodak

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"Nostalgia - it's delicate, but potent. Teddy told me that in Greek, 'nostalgia' literally means 'the pain from an old wound.' It's a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone. This device isn't a spaceship, it's a time machine. It goes backwards, and forwards... it takes us to a place where we ache to go again. It's not called the wheel, it's called the carousel. It let's us travel the way a child travels - around and around, and back home again, to a place where we know are loved. By our grandmothers. Who are terrifying. Why is that music playing? Does anyone hear that? Ahhhh! What is happening to this couch? Is this couch shrinking? Why is this couch shrinking? Teddy told me that the couch wouldn't shrink. He said that in Greek, 'couch' literally means 'Someone help me, I am going to die!'"

--Bonald Braper

Just after the cameras stopped rolling, grandmother unhinged her jaw and swallowed the little girl whole. And now, with Kodak's ColorPrime imaging software, you can really see the viscera gleam! (Thanks for the tip, Edith!)

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We're gonna need a longer couch.

Posted by: Max Silvestri profile link at 11/10/09 4:32 PM  | Reply
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The all new reality show from Fox. "When Grandmas Attack"

Posted by: kathleen11 profile link at 11/10/09 4:36 PM  | Reply
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A felt a cold chill when they cut back to the medium shot and the old lady was flush up against the little girl.
Truly the stuff of nightmares.
And the Bandersnatch goes snicker-snack or whatevers...

Posted by: KajusX profile link at 11/10/09 4:37 PM  | Reply
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One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

Posted by: eatmorekix profile link  in reply to  KajusX's comment at 11/10/09 10:49 PM  | Reply
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mary worth reads jabberwocky....perhaps i have something for open mic night

Posted by: eatmorekix profile link  in reply to  eatmorekix's comment at 11/10/09 10:54 PM  | Reply
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This comment elicited the guffaw heard 'round the world from me. Top notch.

Posted by: the wurst profile link  in reply to  KajusX's comment at 11/11/09 10:36 PM  | Reply
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Um, not so frightening? I don't know.

Posted by: Ben (waiting for the perfect GIF) profile link at 11/10/09 4:38 PM  | Reply
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Yeah, I actually liked it, but whatever.

Posted by: dafs profile link  in reply to  Ben (waiting for the perfect GIF)'s comment at 11/10/09 6:17 PM  | Reply
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Don't worry, people. Mr. Grizzly steps in at the last moment and rips little Susie out of Grandma before she can begin the digestion process.

Posted by: whoa! profile link at 11/10/09 4:39 PM  | Reply
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Nostalgia actually comes from the Greek "nost": returning home and "algos": pain. The more you know! PretentiousnessGum.

Posted by: Napoleon Complex profile link at 11/10/09 4:39 PM  | Reply
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Napoleon Complex, speaking true etymologies to power! Between this and last week's Stadius/Statius reference, we'll turn this place into classicalknowledgegum yet.

Posted by: Nazhgalia profile link  in reply to  Napoleon Complex's comment at 11/10/09 7:33 PM  | Reply
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sorry, i'm a sucker for anything involving old people. so touching! the music! i wish i had a grandma still.

Posted by: southernbitch profile link at 11/10/09 4:40 PM  | Reply
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My grandma also laughed in my face when I told her I was getting married. Life, ya know?

Posted by: Oskar profile link at 11/10/09 4:41 PM  | Reply
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The couch explodes in length when Grandma finds out Mr. Grizzly and Susie already live together.

Posted by: bingo gas station profile link  in reply to  Oskar's comment at 11/10/09 5:02 PM  | Reply
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That is my couch. I went to the store, looking for a long couch. And I was like "This couch is not long enough. Can you please extend it by half a mile?" and they were like "We don't really do that, ma'am." And I was like "How about $300,000 dollars?" And they were like "Yes, okay. We will throw in a free grandma too." And it was the best Saturday ever.

Posted by: Napoleon Complex profile link at 11/10/09 4:43 PM  | Reply
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Your a ma'am! I just disintegrated

Posted by: The Smartest House profile link  in reply to  Napoleon Complex's comment at 11/10/09 6:20 PM  | Reply
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Yes, I am a ma'am! I don't know why everyone is so flabberghasted about this. Am I really manly?
Full disclosure: I am also a high schooler, a Jew, and a grunge-fanatic. Do with it what you will.

Posted by: Napoleon Complex profile link  in reply to  The Smartest House's comment at 11/10/09 11:06 PM  | Reply
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In my mind, a grunge-fantastic is just a flamboyantly dressed guy who's really miserable about it.

Posted by: goddamn. profile link  in reply to  Napoleon Complex's comment at 11/11/09 2:49 AM  | Reply
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See what happens when we let the gays marry? Now this girl wants to marry a bear. Slippery slope people!

Posted by: shellbomber profile link at 11/10/09 4:46 PM  | Reply
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I want to marry Grizzly Bear too. Two Weeks is the jam.

Posted by: dude profile link at 11/10/09 4:52 PM  | Reply
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I love the "Yeah, that's what I thought." look the little girl gives grandma after she asks her if she was ever in love, as if to say "Why don't I have a real grandpa?" We all know he only loved you that one time grandma, we all know.

Posted by: Spice Weasel profile link at 11/10/09 4:53 PM  | Reply
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Girl: It's me and Mr. Grizzly. He's a bear. We're gonna get married soon.

Grandmother: (laughs) Beastiality. How cute.

Posted by: tiredandwired profile link at 11/10/09 4:54 PM  | Reply
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This would be OK (non-nightmarish) if it didn't have that "shadow circle" around the frame.

Posted by: EtWB profile link at 11/10/09 4:55 PM  | Reply
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Misplaced apostrophe, Gabe? You're better than that. (Professor Punctuation over here.)

Posted by: sen_tankerbell profile link at 11/10/09 5:06 PM  | Reply
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it's the citizen kane breakfast table scene in reverse.

Posted by: Jeb profile link at 11/10/09 5:06 PM  | Reply
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Get this director making horror movies. "Play to your strengths," etc.

Posted by: K profile link at 11/10/09 5:08 PM  | Reply
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This reminds me of that scene when Bill & Ted go to hell and Bill's nightmare is that creepy birthday party.

Posted by: Duke Nukem profile link at 11/10/09 6:14 PM  | Reply
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I like how they're mouthing each other's lines. #authentic

Posted by: Becca profile link at 11/10/09 6:27 PM  | Reply
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This would be a ton creepier if their original choice for the role of "Grandma" wasn't currently incarcerated in Florida.

Posted by: Duke Nukem profile link at 11/10/09 7:27 PM  | Reply
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You know I never realized that senility and a child's imagination are basically the same thing.

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