Huh!
Stabba stabba stabba ding dong!
Baby!
You put the stab slash slash
Oh oh oh oh
Back into my smile, child…
Yes! A slasher film for December! That’s the ticket! No doubt you are wondering what happened to Santa Claus vs. the Devil. After some soul searching, I decided it was too kiddy. The visuals are an absolute feast for anyone who wants to use it for quick edit videos. I just cannot do some scenes justice. But the the whole movie is just too kiddy for most of this crowd. Still, if you don’t feel like a trip to stabbytown tonight, you can click on the link for Santa Claus vs. the Devil above. It’s kid safe, and the devil is pretty fantastic. One scene where he tells a little sleeping girl “you will always be poor” made me want to go back in time and punch him. Good actor!
Santa berates the devil for his fashion choices.
OK, now everyone who isn’t interested in Santa Claus vs. The Devil, come get in the limo and we are going on a trip across town! Black Christmas routinely makes top ten lists of Christmas horror films. It was so good, somebody attempted to remake it in 2006, and then again in 2019. Tell me in the comments what you thought of these remakes. In general I feel that remakes blow. Lord of the Rings is one notable exception that improved. This original version of Black Christmas was released during the time period I like to call Stab Mania, which started right about 1973 and continued well into the 1980s. We had so many slasher films produced you could write a book about it. Yes, Halloween was very influential and mainstreamed the genre, but that was 1978, a full four years after this came out. In 1974, you had Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Black Christmas, and you were at the end of Herschell Gordon Lewis’ prolific slasher film career* which helped kick off the whole craze.
Black Christmas is a masterpiece of suspense and brutality Where Texas Chainsaw Massacre (It’s a libertarian horror film, discuss in the comments) was all about hippies treading on the property rights of country folk with unusual hobbies, Black Christmas lurked and jumped out at you when least expected. Who was the maniac? Who dies next? Will there be a final girl? There always has to be a final girl, right? You’ll have to watch and see. Expect no mercy from this film. Turn your Nihilism meter up to 11.
So watch! Or don’t! Everything is voluntary! Next week, a revisit of The Hebrew Hammer. It appears that this may become an annual rite. I am not going to just copy and paste last years’ post. I will have new content to keep you all entertained.
*Note to a dear departed friend and his extended family. I shall do a whole post on Herschell Gordon Lewis soon!
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I’m going to watch this later. I ended up having two site interviews today. I’ve been gone just about all day. Though I read Not Adahn’s gun post, which has me twitchy in a good way concerning guns, and I saw on the afternoon links that someone did what I did and found the source of the ass-slap gif.
oh, and more interviews tomorrow.
That’s fantastic news. Go get some rest.
I’m watching El Claus Santa vs El Diablo based on your recommendations.
Okay, maybe not. It’s like an extended middle school Xmas pageant with songs in multiple languages.
Yes. Is no bueno. If you can last through a bit you will see the devils dance in a cave. That is a real highlight.
I watched a Hallmark type movie with my girlfriend last night. Merry Kiss Cam on Hulu. I watched mostly because it was filmed here in Duloot (and because she asked me to watch it with her).
Not bad for a chick-flick.
The house got dusty for a second near the ending.
It’s amazing how many of those there are.
Shitballs. My “n” key stopped working again on the ancient macbook.
Igga, please.
Someone had to do it.
So well done.
Ugh Tubi search is trying to push Black Xmas on me – I guess that is one of the remakes.
Continues with the *tap tap tap*
Got it.
*presses play*
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is another fun one,
No.
Heh love the boozy sorority mom. Reminds me of Shelly Winters.
I did enjoy the characters in this film. This was Count Potato’s pick, I think it is a good one. Other choices I had were a selection of Krampus films.
Sorry, I couldn’t be here on time for it.
I love Krampus. I’m fiddling with a Krampus character for a book. Except, well, she’s a she.
“Ho ho ho fuck.”
LOL
I’ve seen Black Christmas recently, so I’m not watching it tonight. Plus something came up, so I didn’t have the time.
“In general I feel that remakes blow.”
I agree. Maybe Jordan Peele will remake it.
You know know, a black Black Christmas.
The Lodge (2019) is a good horror movie that takes place on Christmas, but I don’t think it’s a good Thursday night flick as it’s rather atmospheric. Riley Keough is gorgeous, but it’s not a sexy role.
I think we are booked at this point. I get four weeks and I had to plan out each one. Looking forward to next year though. Looks like tons of new material.
Honestly, I don’t think there are many good xmas horror movies. I haven’t seen Violent Night yet. There could be some other good non-horror ones though. Fatman (2020) is very good.
I spoil no surprises for the last Christmas movie!
Well, let me know before the 22 so I can dl it!
*snort* at the map of Toronto and the American flag on the cop’s desk.
Fun! Thanks
Mornin y’all.
Twitter Files Part Deux, the Not Unexpected Edition
https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1601007575633305600
Shadow banning is a thing…who knew?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/many-security-lapses-led-escape-texas-inmate-accused-killing-5-run-rep-rcna60903
That’s a whole lotta #fail.
Sam Brinton, the crossdressing DOE guy and apparent designer luggage enthusiast, in trouble again:
https://www.newsweek.com/sam-brinton-warrant-las-vegas-airport-harry-reid-1765820
What the hell does it take to lose a security clearance nowadays?
Wrongthink.
*waves tiny Trump flag*
Again? JFC.
A five finger discount enthusiast also looks like.
LOL this must be from the new journalisming style guide to indicate that “pronoun games lie ahead”.
Forget that crap.
He has a felony arrerst warrent for his kleptomaniacal ways in airports.
He seems awfully blackmailable for someone who holds a DoEnergy Q clearance.
Can you really blackmail someone with no sense of shame nor concept of consequences?
Good point.
“They later admitted to taking the suitcase, but Brinton claimed they thought the bag belonged to them.”
I seriously don’t know how any self respecting “journalist” can willingly torture the language like this and still look in the mirror. And Newsweek no less.
Everyone knows what the priorities are.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/three-men-arrested-for-bank-jugging-robbery-in-thousand-oaks/
CA will make sure they don’t get deported or punished.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/u-s-fda-authorizes-bivalent-covid-shots-for-kids-as-young-as-6-months-old/ar-AA155276
I look forward to quieter restaurants.
This is what greed and complete capture of regulatory agencies looks like. Any parent that gets their kid shot full of this shit shouldn’t be a parent.
https://nationaltoday.com/national-pastry-day/
#Thisiswhyyourefat
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/pharmacists-psychiatric-nurses-families-feeling-pinch-of-adhd-medication-shortage
“Drug regulators limit how many pills a manufacturer can make because Adderall has a high abuse potential. ”
There we go. Regulations strike again. 😒
Gotta go to the office 🙁
*deleted a long list of petty gripes*
Good morning, U, Sean, Stinky, and rhy! I took the day off from work for my oldest sister’s retirement lunch, but (of course) woke up anyway. When I get home from that, I’ll either work on sewing more sofa cushion covers or take a nap.
Whateveryou do, don’t do both at the same time. Wouldn’t want you to be stitched into the sofa cushion cover. 😲
::searches for “caffeine breathalyzer” to wire to sewing machine’s “ON” switch to prevent tragic accident::
Hi, GT! Congrats to your sister. Have a great party. 👍
Thanks, and good morning! Are you up late or early?
Up early. Yesterday I had to get up at 5 am (to go to the Radioactive Waste Disposal Compound, aka Area 5), so I ended up asleep early last night and am now pinged awake.
Gonna try to get a little more sleep though.
Do party planners plan their own retirement party, or do they get a party planner?
GT’s boss, some day:
“I guess I’ll let you retire now, so we’ll throw you a big party!
…
…
…Ummm…could you make all the arrangements?”
LOL.
Too true.
I guess the upside would be the ability to make it the type of party you prefer.
Several of my former direct reports (who have also parted ways with the company I used to work for) have gone on to work together at a different company. They’re having a company party in late January in which they can bring along a “plus one”. One of the guys has invited me to attend as his plus one, so I have a mini-reunion in store ! Should be fun. 👍
They must have liked you as a supervisor.
Hope you have fun.
Thanks!!
And yeah, the consensus was that I was a good boss. Some tears were shed when I resigned. Then rumors swirled of upcoming layoffs, so some of them angled to be on overhead so they’d get the layoff and severance, and some just resigned on their own.
It’s a pity; we had put together a good team. But some have managed to stick together, even though it’s a new company.
Is the party back in CA?
Wherever it is, I’m sure it’ll be a great time…but if you fly, mind your luggage! 😳
It’s up in Washington at their new company HQ. I’ll definitely be flying.
Enjoy. I miss (some of) my colleagues, and still cannot officially connect sin e I am banned from the office and any company sponsored functions.
What happened?
$employer is still enforcing a jab requirement.
Still?
Is there another employer with more sense you might be able to work for instead?
I will probably be retiring shortly after my 70th birthday (in 5 months), and have no desire to find another gig at this point.
I thought you were younger than that.
Sinema goes independent
But is she going to vote against the party?
She probably wants to be “courted” by both sides. She’s voted against the Dems before, so she’s given herself more influence by this move.
It’s a good move. She must have been waiting on the results of Georgia to make her decision.
Fund raising…
Ugh, my schedule for the next few days is full of additional stuff.
I have a civil service exam tomorrow, NA has scheduled steel for sunday, I have bowling on monday, and an interview on tuesday. I have to find out if my suit jacket still fits or if I’m too fat for it now. 🙁
Best of luck on the interview! When was the last time you had occasion to wear the jacket?
My Nephew’s funeral, which was about six years ago, I think.
I’m sorry. 🙁
I have to study for a certification exam that I need to take by the end of the year. Fortunately I don’t have to drive up to NoVA to take it.
Good luck, man.
I never learned how to study.
Does the CS exam play minutia or ambiguity games like some tech cert providers?
Yep.
Especially on the “English Proficiency” section – aka “Writing like a Bureaucrat”
“Which of these sentences is the most correct?” followed by four perfectly good english sentences.
Or the section where you assemble a sentence from fragments where half the possible combinations are intelligable.
And then the supervision questions are trick questions. The sensible answer is ‘wrong’.
ugh. I feel for you.
“Which of these sentences is the most correct?” followed by four perfectly good english sentences.
Ensure you use the correct pronouns.
The tests are on scantron (those fill in the bubble sheets from school standardized testing days) so I only have to fill in the correct bubble completely.
Do they expect suits for internal interviews? I would usually wear one anyway, but I just don’t know anymore. I’ve been lucky enough to have been hired for my last two jobs without interviewing.
I haven’t been on one since 2009. Since then there has been a shift from business casual to just plain old casual in most of my industries.
I spent hundreds of dollars on that jacket and it just hangs in the closet year in and year out.
If it doesn’t fit I’ll still wear a tie and make sure my shirt is tucked in.
Okay… it was $200, but still!
That’s plural hundreds, so technically correct (the finest kind of correct,)
6 years ago $200 would get you a decent suit. Today…
Oh it’s older than 6 years, I bought it for an earlier job interview.
Don’t forget your monocle.
^ I was way overdressed in a suit at my last interview. Showed up in a sports coat and khakis on my first day and was still overdressed. Times are changing.
And good luck with the interview!
Thanks.
I’ve done a few internal moves. The in-person interviews have been whatever the project requires. The last two virtual interviews have been “don’t be naked”.
Though I have had amicable work conversations with this hiring manager, I do not know them well enough, so I’m defaulting to how I’d behave with a complete stranger as the interviewer.
TBF the person who interviewed me for my current project was a coworker from a previous project. He was most concerned with ensuring I would be happy with the position.
Go get ’em, I am sure you will hit it out of the park.
Thank you. Good luck with your own travails.
Check that suit coat now, not too late if you need another one. I gave away all my skinny clothes, I know I’ll never need them again.
I’ve met you, you’re still skinny.
Good luck!
thanks.
Mornin’, reprobates.
Fun times at Casa Patzer. We’ve all got the ‘vid, both the unjabbed (me) and jabbed (son and Mrs. Patzer). Just to make it more interesting, Mrs. Patzer needs surgery to replace both hips and has serious mobility issues which now have advanced to increasingly frequent occurrences of an inability to get up from a seated position. This happened yesterday for the third time in a week. Called doc after 2 hours, wound up going to the ER in an ambulance. Without me, of course, since I am not of the body.
She spent the night there, dosed up with righteous pain meds, was actually able to stand up around 11PM. X-rays, sonogram, bunch of tests. Conclusion: she REALLY needs hip replacement. If only we could find a surgeon willing to entertain the idea of quantifying the additional risks of surgery before losing the additional 20 lbs. over and above what she has already lost and allowing us to make a decision instead of just saying “no surgery for you”. My full-time job will now be finding such a unicorn.
I hope your wive can get what she needs. Hip replacements make a big improvement in quality of life for many.
Sorry to hear about the missus, Grosspatzer.
Though hip replacement is routine, it isn’t routine to the recipient. It’s not something anyone wants but sometimes is necessary. Good luck to your Lady.
I want an pair of orthopedic slippers that I can put a lift on. The slippers I looked at are a $165 plus $60 for the lift. I’ll be looking on line today. Not sure if Mike Lindell’s would work.
Thanks, 4×20. And hope you can find what you need.
Oh, dear! Good luck with your quest, and I hope Mrs. ‘patzie is allowed sufficient pain relief in the meantime!
Wow. That’s a lot of shit all at once!
Sorry to hear about your wife’s pain. I can’t even imagine.
They usually do one at a time, correct?