Jahn's Paradox

If you put something in a safe place where you can't possibly lose it, you'll forget where you put it.

(Re-)casting Call

Too many movies have been re-made with a younger crop of actors. What if we could turn the tables and re-make those same movies with actors from an earlier era? The only criterion is that the actor has to be believable in the role.

Herewith our first attempt:

Star Wars

Evil Emperor........... Edward G. Robinson
Han Solo................ John Wayne
Darth Vader............ Boris Karloff
Luke Skywalker...... Jimmy Stewart
Princess Leia......... Gloria Talbott
C3PO.................... Peter Lorre
R2D2..................... Flipper
Lando Calrissian..... Humphrey Bogart
Jabba the Hutt........ Marlon Brando
Chewbacca............ n/a (he had no speaking lines)
Obi-Wan Kenobi..... Gregory Peck
Gov. Tarkin............ Vincent Price
Uncle Owen........... Hugh Beaumont
Aunt Veroo............ Barbara Billingsley
Yoda.................... Walter Brennan


Special mention not from the original trilogy:

Jar-Jar Binks....... Rodney Dangerfield

I Demand Reparations

With every perpetually aggrieved group stepping up with their hands out to demand reparations for every conceivable offense -- and some rather inconceivable ones -- it looks like it's my turn to get a piece of the action.

Back during WWII, as a result of an illegal and immoral war waged by imperialist forces of greedy capitalist countries against my ancient homeland, my Uncle Hellmuth was severely wounded, my Uncle Werner died in action, and my Aunt Else died of TB contracted during extended stays in bomb shelters.

And, since WWII was just an extension of WWI following a brief intermission while all sides paused to re-load, my father found it necessary to leave and seek his fortunes elsewhere. I'm sure that led to PTSD and an earlier-than-normal death.

Somebody's gotta pay.

Where do I sign up?

The Art Of Manliness

A serious post for once. (Don't worry; I'll get over it.) One of my Linkster friends put me onto this site.

It's nice to know that true manliness hasn't gone the way of the buggy whip.