Bold means we killed the VCR with the tape by watching it so many times.....
1. Brave Little Toaster
2. Land Before Time
3. We're Back: A Dinosaur Story
4. Space Jam
5. Happy Gilmore
6. Rock-A-Doodle
7. Beauty and the Beast
8. 101 Dalmatians
9. Once upon a Forest
10. Lion King
11. The Never Ending Story
12. The Mighty Ducks
13. Disney (in General)
14. Peanuts (as a whole)
15. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
16. The Big Green
17. Homeward Bound
18. An American Tale
19 The Sandlot
20. The Goonies
21. Angels in the Outfeild
22. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
23. Free Willy
24. Fern Gully
25. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
26. Three Ninjas
27. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
28. The Muppet Movie
Some are probably missing.....
They really don't make movies like they used to anymore... It's a real shame. I remember being scared watching The Goonies and The Never Ending Story. Happy Gilmore is what I blame for our violent tendencies back then. I remember taking a bat and slamming it on the ground like Happy does with his club and then throws a rock in the pond.... Also it and the Mighty Ducks caused my older brother to try out hockey. I remember going to the rink and him just slamming into walls and falling over the side on purpose....
Space Jam had a good soundtrack ... at the time. But I still sing R Kelly's I believe I can Fly... just ask my friends. I can't believe they never made a sequel like Space Jam. You'd think they would because I think it would have done well... I actually have no idea. I didnt think about those things back then...
Actually I remember being scared while watching Brave Little Toaster because at the end, there in the junk yard.... and in The Land Before Time, the mom dies in the beginning. Pretty much any movie scared me to some degree. I still don't like seeing scary movies now. I remember watching What Lies Beneath with the mute button on in my mom's room. It's not even scary... and my friend dragged me to see The Grudge..... big mistake. I can't take it; I have to hold my ears and close them when I get scared... I don't understand why I do it - it doesnt really help because you still see on the scary things on the screen....
Monday, April 20, 2009
More Fun Facts
19. The Cherokee rose is the official state flower, the live oak the official tree; and the brown thrasher the official bird.
20. United States Highway 27 runs the length of Georgia and is known as Martha Berry Highway, named after a pioneer educator.
21. Marshall Forest in Rome is the only natural forest within a city limits in the United States.
22. The popular theme park - Six Flags Over Georgia, was actually named for six flags that flew over Georgia. England, Spain, Liberty, Georgia, Confederate States of America, and the United States.
23. The name of the famous south Georgia swamp, the Okefenokee, is derived from an Indian word meaning the trembling earth.
24. Brasstown Bald Mountain is the highest point in Georgia. It has an elevation of 4,784 feet.
25. The Cyclorama is a three dimensional panorama that depicts the famous Battle of Atlanta, and is located in Grant Park in Atlanta.
26. Thomasville is known as the City of Roses.
27. Chickamuga National Park is the site of the bloodiest battle in American history.
28. The figures of Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and Robert E. Lee make up the world's largest sculpture. It is located on the face of Stone Mountain. Additionally Robert E. Lee's horse, Traveler, is also carved at the same place.
29. The world's largest Infantry training center is located at Fort Benning.
30. The largest Farmer's Market of its kind is located in Forest Park.
31. Ralph Bunch, United States diplomat, was the first Georgian to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
32. Callaway Gardens is a world famous family resort, known for its azaleas.
33. Wesleyan College in Macon was the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women.
34. Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon is the largest archeological development east of the Mississippi River.
35. Athens is the location of the first university chartered and supported by state funds.
20. United States Highway 27 runs the length of Georgia and is known as Martha Berry Highway, named after a pioneer educator.
21. Marshall Forest in Rome is the only natural forest within a city limits in the United States.
22. The popular theme park - Six Flags Over Georgia, was actually named for six flags that flew over Georgia. England, Spain, Liberty, Georgia, Confederate States of America, and the United States.
23. The name of the famous south Georgia swamp, the Okefenokee, is derived from an Indian word meaning the trembling earth.
24. Brasstown Bald Mountain is the highest point in Georgia. It has an elevation of 4,784 feet.
25. The Cyclorama is a three dimensional panorama that depicts the famous Battle of Atlanta, and is located in Grant Park in Atlanta.
26. Thomasville is known as the City of Roses.
27. Chickamuga National Park is the site of the bloodiest battle in American history.
28. The figures of Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and Robert E. Lee make up the world's largest sculpture. It is located on the face of Stone Mountain. Additionally Robert E. Lee's horse, Traveler, is also carved at the same place.
29. The world's largest Infantry training center is located at Fort Benning.
30. The largest Farmer's Market of its kind is located in Forest Park.
31. Ralph Bunch, United States diplomat, was the first Georgian to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
32. Callaway Gardens is a world famous family resort, known for its azaleas.
33. Wesleyan College in Macon was the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women.
34. Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon is the largest archeological development east of the Mississippi River.
35. Athens is the location of the first university chartered and supported by state funds.
Georgia Fun Facts
- Historic Saint Marys Georgia is the second oldest city in the nation.
- The pirate Edward "Blackbeard" Teach made a home on Blackbeard Island. The United States Congress designated the Blackbeard Island Wilderness Area in 1975 and it now has a total of 3,000 acres.
- The official state fish is the largemouth bass.
- In Gainesville, the Chicken Capital of the World it is illegal to eat chicken with a fork.
- Georgia was named for King George II of England.
- Stone Mountain near Atlanta is one of the largest single masses of exposed granite in the world.
- Georgia is the nations number one producer of the three Ps--peanuts, pecans, and peaches.
- Each year Georgia serves as a host to the International Poultry Trade Show, the largest poultry convention in the world.
- Known as the sweetest onion in the world, the Vidalia onion can only be grown in the fields around Vidalia and Glennville
- Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River.
- Georgia's population in 1776 was around 40,000.
- Cordele claims to be the watermelon capital of the world.
- The annual Masters Golf Tournament is played at the Augusta National in Augusta every first week of April.
- Georgia is often called the Empire State of the South and is also known as the Peach State and Cracker State.
- In 1828 Auraria, near the city of Dahlongea, was the site of the first Gold Rush in America.
- Coca-Cola was invented in May 1886 by Dr. John S. Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. The name "Coca-Cola" was suggested by Dr. Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Robinson. He penned the name Coca-Cola in the flowing script that is famous today. Coca-Cola was first sold at a soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta by Willis Venable.
- Berry College in Rome has the world's largest college campus.
- The Little White House in Warm Springs was the recuperative home of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Random Southern Things
Here are some random Southern things.... I don't know; I just need more blogs......
1. Grits - ground-up corn mixture, considered breakfast food, and usually delicious at a Waffle House
2. "Y'all" - 'you all'; really fun to teach to Northerners and a bit impossible
3. Sweet Tea - According to Steel Magnolias, sweet tea is the house wine of the South.... but I don't drink it.
4. Country music - actually I can't listen to it. I did have a passion for Shania Twain though. I remember I used to sing very enthusiastically in the car when I was 9..... wow it's embarrassing.
5. Soda or Pop? - The real answer is neither... it's Coke. A friend of a friend of a friend is overseas. He (Southern) asked his buddy (not Southern) to get him a coke. He brought back a Coca-cola and the guy yelled at him for not asking him what he wanted - Dr. Pepper.....
6. "fixin to" - 'about to' or 'going to'
7. hicks- not every one is a hick. I have to admit that I've met some though.....
8. "Ma'am" - 'miss'; It's a proper way to address a lady. Don't be offended that someone calls you ma'am, its an involuntary action to some people. It doesn't mean your an old hag... even though you might be one.....
9. "ain't" - 'am not' or 'are not'; I think a lot of people say this one right? not just southerners
10. Fried Chicken - There's a reason why KFC is still in business. Even though I don't eat it often, doesn't mean that i don't like it.
1. Grits - ground-up corn mixture, considered breakfast food, and usually delicious at a Waffle House
2. "Y'all" - 'you all'; really fun to teach to Northerners and a bit impossible
3. Sweet Tea - According to Steel Magnolias, sweet tea is the house wine of the South.... but I don't drink it.
4. Country music - actually I can't listen to it. I did have a passion for Shania Twain though. I remember I used to sing very enthusiastically in the car when I was 9..... wow it's embarrassing.
5. Soda or Pop? - The real answer is neither... it's Coke. A friend of a friend of a friend is overseas. He (Southern) asked his buddy (not Southern) to get him a coke. He brought back a Coca-cola and the guy yelled at him for not asking him what he wanted - Dr. Pepper.....
6. "fixin to" - 'about to' or 'going to'
7. hicks- not every one is a hick. I have to admit that I've met some though.....
8. "Ma'am" - 'miss'; It's a proper way to address a lady. Don't be offended that someone calls you ma'am, its an involuntary action to some people. It doesn't mean your an old hag... even though you might be one.....
9. "ain't" - 'am not' or 'are not'; I think a lot of people say this one right? not just southerners
10. Fried Chicken - There's a reason why KFC is still in business. Even though I don't eat it often, doesn't mean that i don't like it.
11. "Pecan" is from an Algonquian word, meaning a nut requiring a stone to crack. Can be pronounced "pee-kan" or "pi-kahn". I like to say "pi-kahns" but I'll say "pee-kan pie."
12. Sweating Indoors - in movies and on television, in the South, people are always seen sweating and fanning themselves (esp in courtrooms for some reason) we have air conditioning.... unless its broken like one summer it was for us, it was terrible..... but come on.
I can't think of more and I'm pretty sure there are lots more. Like in general Southern Food. I tend to be a picky eater so I actually don't eat most of it. I think its 300 words now...
12. Sweating Indoors - in movies and on television, in the South, people are always seen sweating and fanning themselves (esp in courtrooms for some reason) we have air conditioning.... unless its broken like one summer it was for us, it was terrible..... but come on.
I can't think of more and I'm pretty sure there are lots more. Like in general Southern Food. I tend to be a picky eater so I actually don't eat most of it. I think its 300 words now...
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Movies I Should See
This will probably be a long long long list of movies that I need to see before I die. Some of these will probably be movies that I've seen most parts of, but I need to see the whole thing... in one sitting. Also some of them will be movies that I don't want to see but feel that I should....
1. The Godfather I, II, III
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Say Anything
4. Almost Famous
5. The Shining
6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7. Gone With the Wind
8. Office Space
9. Animal House
10. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
11. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
12. Annie Hall
13. Cool Hand Luke
14. Vertigo
15. Philadelphia
16. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
17. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
18. MASH
19. Fargo
20. Dirty Harry
21. The Outsiders
22. Sound of Music
23. Citizen Kane
24. Caddyshack
25. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
26. Ace Ventura
27. Beverly Hills Cop
28. American Graffiti
29. Annie Hall
30. The Bid Lebowski
31. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
32. Spaceballs
33. High Fedelity
34. Clerks
35. His Girl Friday
36. Weekend at Bernies
37. Police Academy
38. slumdog millionaire
39. major payne
40. catch 22
41. barefoot in the park
42. a clockwork orange
43. the dirty dozen
44. driving miss daisy
I'm too tired now. I can't really think of more. I keep thinking about movies that are really good that I've seen, plus it's late and I can't really concentrate. i was hoping to get to 100 but i only got 44. if i got to 100 then i could have definitely gotten to 100 words but now i don't know. some of these I've seen bits and peices of it like the dirty dozen, just not all of it. the only thing that's fairly recent is slumdog. it won best movie this year so i figured it should be there plus its about a gameshow and who doesnt love a gameshow? no one right. well now its actually different because reality tv is.... no words but badly stupid. but old game shows like match game are awesome.
1. The Godfather I, II, III
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Say Anything
4. Almost Famous
5. The Shining
6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7. Gone With the Wind
8. Office Space
9. Animal House
10. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
11. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
12. Annie Hall
13. Cool Hand Luke
14. Vertigo
15. Philadelphia
16. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
17. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
18. MASH
19. Fargo
20. Dirty Harry
21. The Outsiders
22. Sound of Music
23. Citizen Kane
24. Caddyshack
25. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
26. Ace Ventura
27. Beverly Hills Cop
28. American Graffiti
29. Annie Hall
30. The Bid Lebowski
31. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
32. Spaceballs
33. High Fedelity
34. Clerks
35. His Girl Friday
36. Weekend at Bernies
37. Police Academy
38. slumdog millionaire
39. major payne
40. catch 22
41. barefoot in the park
42. a clockwork orange
43. the dirty dozen
44. driving miss daisy
I'm too tired now. I can't really think of more. I keep thinking about movies that are really good that I've seen, plus it's late and I can't really concentrate. i was hoping to get to 100 but i only got 44. if i got to 100 then i could have definitely gotten to 100 words but now i don't know. some of these I've seen bits and peices of it like the dirty dozen, just not all of it. the only thing that's fairly recent is slumdog. it won best movie this year so i figured it should be there plus its about a gameshow and who doesnt love a gameshow? no one right. well now its actually different because reality tv is.... no words but badly stupid. but old game shows like match game are awesome.
Random Music Moments in Movies
What could this be about? I don't know, but I think the blog title is raw self-explanatory. These are random moments of music in movies - like the actors actually singing the song. These will be, like always, in a totally random order because I'll just write them as I think of them.
1. "I say a little Prayer" - Dionne Warwick in My Best Friend's Wedding
The movie is okay. I kind of always wished that they ended up together in the end because I'm a hopeless romantic, but I kind of liked the ending. I don't know I keep contradicting myself on it. But the big family lunch scene is classic. Rupert Everett's character starts to sing it and soon the whole restaurant joins in. It's awesome; makes me happy.
2. "I am a Constant Man of Sorrow" - The Soggy Bottom Boys in O Brother Where Art Thou?
Actually this was the main reason why I loved this movie when I first saw it. I loved this song. But then I watched the whole movie and I just love the whole allusion to The Odyssey.
3. "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" - The Four Seasons in 10 Things I Hate About You
This is why a small part of me hates this movie. This never happens. Guys, high school boys especially, do not orchestrate a whole marching band and serenade to a girl just to get attention. I could believe a marriage proposal type of situation.
4. “Old Time Rock and Roll” - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band in Risky Business
I've never actually seen the movie, but do to the many many Rock Band commercials, it's in my brain forever.
5. “Tiny Dancer” - Elton John in Almost Famous
I haven't seen this whole movie, but I want to- I need to. But I remember watching the bus scene while flipping through the channels, and I've always wanted to watch it.
6. “Try a Little Tenderness” - Otis Redding in Pretty in Pink
I haven't actually seen the whole movie but I've seen most of it. And I think Duckie is so adorable dancing to this song.
I can think of more but I'm over three hundred words!! : )
1. "I say a little Prayer" - Dionne Warwick in My Best Friend's Wedding
The movie is okay. I kind of always wished that they ended up together in the end because I'm a hopeless romantic, but I kind of liked the ending. I don't know I keep contradicting myself on it. But the big family lunch scene is classic. Rupert Everett's character starts to sing it and soon the whole restaurant joins in. It's awesome; makes me happy.
2. "I am a Constant Man of Sorrow" - The Soggy Bottom Boys in O Brother Where Art Thou?
Actually this was the main reason why I loved this movie when I first saw it. I loved this song. But then I watched the whole movie and I just love the whole allusion to The Odyssey.
3. "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" - The Four Seasons in 10 Things I Hate About You
This is why a small part of me hates this movie. This never happens. Guys, high school boys especially, do not orchestrate a whole marching band and serenade to a girl just to get attention. I could believe a marriage proposal type of situation.
4. “Old Time Rock and Roll” - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band in Risky Business
I've never actually seen the movie, but do to the many many Rock Band commercials, it's in my brain forever.
5. “Tiny Dancer” - Elton John in Almost Famous
I haven't seen this whole movie, but I want to- I need to. But I remember watching the bus scene while flipping through the channels, and I've always wanted to watch it.
6. “Try a Little Tenderness” - Otis Redding in Pretty in Pink
I haven't actually seen the whole movie but I've seen most of it. And I think Duckie is so adorable dancing to this song.
I can think of more but I'm over three hundred words!! : )
VerbNames
I think that the English language is strange and arbitrary. Words have multiple meanings that are confusing - well if you don't know the language it's confusing. Like names that are also verbs. It's really odd when you use both uses in the same sentence.
1. Stew, stew the pot.
2. Will Will do his homework? No probably not.
3. Hope hopes she got an A on her test. She didn't....
4. Rose rose from the floor.
5. Skip skipped into the meadow.
6. Rob robbed the grocery store.
7. Pat pat the boy in the back.
8. Bob bobbed for apples.
9. May May come over to my house?
10. Mark marked the answer A. It was wrong......
11. Grant granted the boy's wish.
12. Drew drew a picture.
13. Sue sued the man.
15. Chase chased the man.
16. Mary married the man.
17. Carrie carried the man.
18. Peg pegged the man.
19. Paige paged the man.
20. Trip tripped over the man.
21. Carol caroled with the man.
22. Nick nicked his chin while shaving.
23. Pierce pierced his lung.
Okay, I was not really creative with the sentences; there were a lot of "the man" sentences. Hopefully it wasn't the same man. Haha haha ha...ha Not funny I know. And some of you probably did not notice that there's not a number 14. Whoops.... or a number 4..... haha made you look. Wow, that's an inside joke with my family. If you're in the same room with someone who's texting a lot, text them "made you look." Funniest thing ever...... until it happens to you... a lot. Blah blah blah I need three hundred words for a blog so that's why this is so wierd like the rest of my blogs.
1. Stew, stew the pot.
2. Will Will do his homework? No probably not.
3. Hope hopes she got an A on her test. She didn't....
4. Rose rose from the floor.
5. Skip skipped into the meadow.
6. Rob robbed the grocery store.
7. Pat pat the boy in the back.
8. Bob bobbed for apples.
9. May May come over to my house?
10. Mark marked the answer A. It was wrong......
11. Grant granted the boy's wish.
12. Drew drew a picture.
13. Sue sued the man.
15. Chase chased the man.
16. Mary married the man.
17. Carrie carried the man.
18. Peg pegged the man.
19. Paige paged the man.
20. Trip tripped over the man.
21. Carol caroled with the man.
22. Nick nicked his chin while shaving.
23. Pierce pierced his lung.
Okay, I was not really creative with the sentences; there were a lot of "the man" sentences. Hopefully it wasn't the same man. Haha haha ha...ha Not funny I know. And some of you probably did not notice that there's not a number 14. Whoops.... or a number 4..... haha made you look. Wow, that's an inside joke with my family. If you're in the same room with someone who's texting a lot, text them "made you look." Funniest thing ever...... until it happens to you... a lot. Blah blah blah I need three hundred words for a blog so that's why this is so wierd like the rest of my blogs.
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