Updated on August 24, 2004
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August 17, 2004
Love the Olympic Watch site. Again. It inspired me to do my
own post regarding the Olympics in my blog and to link back as well.
Kudos!
--Eriq Neale
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Excellent, Eriq! And for those of you who still want to get in on the good deal that Eriq has taken advantage of, it's not too
late! Just head on down to the Blogs And Links section of the 2004
Rockwood Olympic Watch and follow the instructions. We'll link you up!
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August 17, 2004
You mentioned last week Pamela Anderson was from southern
California. I hope you meant "currently living in" as opposed to "born and raised in", because she's one of those Canadians
we're at least sometimes proud of.
(As opposed to Celine Dion. Gotta give us credit for managing to foist her on you guys!)
--Randy
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I see, Randy. You're willing to take full credit for Pam, but you're panning Celine off on us? I'm afraid not, our Great
White North friend. We will happily acknowledge that both started from Canada, but now you've got to decide if you want to
take credit for both or disown both.
Better yet, why don't we just trade you Alec Baldwin for the both of them, as he's expressed an interest in moving to Canada? Now THAT sounds like a deal!
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August 17, 2004
~Hello there,
I was just going back over all of your comics that i've missed lately and realized that for years now i've been hearing
kepler's voice as a pseudo beaker/Dr. Bunsen Honeydew cross... am i totaly nutz?
--squeek80
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Maybe not totally, but at least a little nuts, Squeek. After all, Beaker talked almost completely in monosyllable "meep" noises. However, it's possible that Kepler sounds like Dr. Bunsen Honeydew. We've never thought of him that way, but I suppose we'll have to wait until "The Very Merry Rockwood Christmas TV Special" comes out to really know for sure.
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August 18, 2004
I live in Fl. I just got power back and right after my E-mail the first thing I did was catch up on Rockwood. You made
me laugh thats a great thing as I look at the oak tree in my livingroom. THANK YOU.
--Fins
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Sorry about the oak in your house, Fins. We have the receipt, and we clearly ordered an elm for that space. Next time we'll try to do better. In the meantime, we're glad we could help lighten the mood a little bit. Good luck down there.
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August 18, 2004
The following is copied and pasted from your homepage:
"... Tuesday, August 17, 2004...
Get one of the few remaining 2004 Rockwood Calendars! ... And unlike last year, it's only February... "
What's wrong with this picture? *grin*
--James
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Well, James, what's wrong with this picture is that we checked our records, and even though we've given you obvious hint after obvious hint, you still haven't purchased your 2004 Rockwood Calendar yet! Just how long are you planning on waiting?
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August 18, 2004
Can Al and Mitch get the gold?
From the 10 Spot on
cnnsi.com:
"Terrye Jackson, a 42-year-old settlement agent at a Baltimore realty firm, set a Guinness world record on Tuesday night for
consecutive television viewing by watching NBC's Olympic coverage for 50 hours and seven minutes. The old record was 50 hours
and five minutes by Kevin Keaveney of Knoxville, Tenn., who also competed in the contest at Universal Orlando Resort in
Florida."
--Andrew Rawnsley
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It seems unlikely, Andrew. Watching 50 hours of TV is actually hard work, and although Mitch and Al certainly can take in their fair share of a TV Guide grid, they do it because they enjoy it. If suddenly it was work, they probably wouldn't be as motivated.
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August 19, 2004
The biggest question of the Olympics - why does Michael Phelps wear those AWFUL swim trunks? (Capri pants with a plumber's
crack.) What is his mother thinking?! Oh. They probably paid for that Escalade.
--Mom
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We were under the assumption that the plumber's crack provided some kind of extra water streamlining ability for Phelps, thus accounting for his superior performance.
Although, if someone would give us an Escalade, we'd probably wear them, too.
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August 20, 2004
Umm, I don't want to spoil your enthusiasm over NBC's Olympic coverage, but please bear in mind that they should be spot on in
their coverage given that it all occurred up to 14 hours before they went to air! They didn't even air the opening ceremonies
live!
Thank goodness for the CBC...
--Chris
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Actually, Chris, for the most part, the fact that Athens is eight hours ahead of the central time zone in America doesn't make one bit of difference in the coverage. The way NBC shoots for the Olympics is called "live to tape." This means that everyone involved with the production at the event acts like it's a live broadcast. Any shots of the event itself, the interviews afterwards, or any kind of reaction shots are literally impossible to get at any other time other than when the event is taking place.
NBC's big editorial choices come into play when they decide which of the 10 events that happened that day should make it to the prime time broadcast. However, as far as the Olympic Watch's praises of the swimming coverage are concerned, being live or 14 hours later actually makes no difference.
And as far as the CBC goes, you can have it. We've got Pam Anderson! Nyah!
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August 23, 2004
New catch phrase in our household as we watch the Olympics: FLUFF!
--Frank
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Heh. Well, happily, Frank, you're using that catchphrase a lot less now than you would have been at the Sydney games. But we're glad to be of influence.
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August 23, 2004
No Jell-O! (or mud ;)
I really like watching the Olympics and I actually look forward to some of the lesser-known sports (at least in the US) such as
Handball - I just watched a game and it was an interesting cross between Basketball (ball dribble), Hockey (goal - not a hoop)
and Rugby (rough!).
Very fast paced - and did I mention rough? The comments were "if you have the ball you are expected to get hit" or "that's the
one thing you can't do in Handball - you can't slap the ball from another player... you can go for their body but not the ball"
(paraphrasing a bit). Wow!!!
Now, I did find the summer sport equivalent to watching paint dry... sailing! Not canoeing or whitewater rafting - sailing...
*yawn!* Yes, I do enjoy a boating weekend as much as any other city slicker but found myself dozing off watching it on TV. Even
the commentaries seemed hushed - why?
Good work on the Olympic Watch (although most Queens get there by marriage than by birth, btw ;)
--Spike
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Handball, eh? You mean like this handball? You are correct in that it is very cool, and we're actually a little puzzled as to why such a violent sport hasn't caught on more with the U.S. crowd.
And sailing is...well, let's just say that it's not made for TV. Or for beach spectators. In fact, it's kind of amazing that it soldiers on year after year. Someone high up must like it.
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August 23, 2004
All right!!! Billy's back!!! He's very athletic for a 7-year old though. Steroids, maybe? If so, he could be the only 1st
grader with facial hair.
And does Team Rockwood (being the geeks that they have admitted to being) have any inside information on the new Star Wars movie? I'm already bored with the Olympics.
--Bad Panda
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Bored with the Olympics? BORED with the OLYMPICS?! Shut your mouth!
Well, even though George made us promise not to tell, Panda, we're going to spill the beans anyway. In the far future (Episode VII), Luke goes back in time and it will be revealed in Episode III that he is Anakin's father! Ooo...the circle of life! Don't tell anyone, though. We're still hoping George gets us advance tickets.
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August 23, 2004
Was Bil counting on Olympic Jello wrestling...?
--Syn
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We don't know if Bil was, but now that you mention it, we're off to start a petition!
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