Wasn't he the Last Samurai?
Yeah, that was cool. Especially the part when he opens a brothel in his parents' house when they're gone.
And then shoots down the MiGs.
Early: Where'd she go? Simon: I can't keep track of her when she's not incorporeally possessing a space ship. Don't look at me.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Sep 04, 2009 11:59:06 am PDT #6932 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
tommyrot - Sep 04, 2009 12:03:42 pm PDT #6933 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
While shouting, "Respect the cock!"
Gudanov - Sep 04, 2009 12:08:21 pm PDT #6934 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
And then shoots down the MiGs.
For some reason I had to look up what kind of planes they fought in Top Gun. It says MIG-28s. There are no MIG-28s. There are MIG-27s (though that's more of a ground attack plane) and MIG-29s which would have been cool but I'm not sure they were in service yet when Top Gun came out, it would be awfully close. Oh well, they probably used F-5s with a commie paint job and called them MIG-28s, I guess that makes as much sense as any alternative.
tommyrot - Sep 04, 2009 12:11:04 pm PDT #6935 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
For some reason I had to look up what kind of planes they fought in Top Gun. It says MIG-28s. There are no MIG-28s. There are MIG-27s (though that's more of a ground attack plane) and MIG-29s which would have been cool but I'm not sure they were in service yet when Top Gun came out, it would be awfully close. Oh well, they probably used F-5s with a commie paint job and called them MIG-28s, I guess that makes as much sense as any alternative.
I haven't even seen Top Gun, but I think they used some European military jet trainer. Weren't they really small?
I think for some reason the Russians give their fighters only odd-numbers.
eta: But Gud is right in that the F-5 seems to be the most widely used stand-in for Russian fighters.
Steph L. - Sep 04, 2009 12:12:02 pm PDT #6936 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
While shouting, "Respect the cock!"
You know, I'm so simultaneously BTVS-oriented and also full of bitter loathing for Magnolia that for a long moment, reading your post, I thought, "Wait -- it's 'respect the cruller,' isn't it?"
Polter-Cow - Sep 04, 2009 12:19:38 pm PDT #6937 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Steph, I have good news and bad news.
Good news: I also went there.
Bad news: I love Magnolia.
Gudanov - Sep 04, 2009 12:20:48 pm PDT #6938 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
the F-5 seems to be the most widely used stand-in for Russian fighters.
It seems to be the popular choice. There was one airplane movie I saw that was seemed kinda bizarre because they were fighting aircraft that were supposed to be from some Arab country, but they were distinctively IDF Kfirs. I mean they are closely related to Mirage IIIs which are operated by several Arab nations, but the canards marked them as Kfirs and . . .
I'm letting my aircraft geekitude show a little too clearly I think.
Edited because I made it sound like Kfirs were operated by several Arab nations and I meant Mirage IIIs.
tommyrot - Sep 04, 2009 12:21:02 pm PDT #6939 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Heh. Teppy, I was hesitant even making that reference, knowing your hatred of Magnolia....
tommyrot - Sep 04, 2009 12:21:41 pm PDT #6940 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
were supposed to be from some Arab country, but they were distinctively IDF Kfirs. I mean they are closing related to Mirage IIIs and they are operated by several Arab nations, but the canards marked them as Kfirs and . . .
::nods in agreement::
I'm letting my aircraft geekitude show a little too clearly I think.
What? No!
Sheryl - Sep 04, 2009 12:25:37 pm PDT #6941 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
This weekend?
Tonight is the FSGW open sing (topic: mystery, magic and mumbo jumbo)
Tomorrow night we see Jimmy Buffet at Nissan Pavilion
Sunday night we take G's dad out to dinner for his birthday.
Otherwise, watch stuff on the Tivo and DVD.