'Best of TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
Reader Comment
Re: Smeg (#1)
I suggest that Colleen type the word "smegma" in Google. It's pretty
disgusting (hence a substitute for obscenty) so I won't bother to
repeat it here.
(Typing "smeg" will get you to all sorts of Red Dwarf links, one of
which will undoubtedly explain the concatination. Doesn't anyone
know how to look things up in the dictionary?)
TTFN,
Baron Dave
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"If the bill collector calls, I will inform him that I have a
checkbook which is evidence of 'possible intent to develop
bill-paying programs.' That should satisfy him." -- Dan Dougherty,
quoted in Altercation 1/26/04
Thanks, Baron Dave!
But, that answer seems to be too obvious.
Reader Comment
Re: Smeg (#2)
Are you sure you don't know the origin of the word smeg?
It comes from smegma, otherwise known as dick cheese. Google it.
???
Magnus H
Thanks, Magnus!
That answer is obviously gross!
Reader Comment
Re: Smeg (#3)
Smeg - This is a rather disgusting word, popularized by the TV show, Red Dwarf. Short for smegma, the dictionary definition says it is a "sebaceous secretion from under the foreskin". Now you know why it has taken me 3 years to add it in here. Not nice! Rather worryingly smeg is also the name of a company that makes ovens!!!
SOURCE: www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml
SMEG Smeg is British slang for a foolish or dirty person. An idiot. SMEG-HEAD Smeg-head is slang for an imbecile, an unliked person.
SOURCE: www.probertencyclopaedia.com/ZSA.HTM
Best regards,
Billy
Thanks, Billy!
But, that answer is grossly obvious!
from Mark
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Mr. Hawk Says:
Re: Smeg
From www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/red-dwarf/faq
What does "smeg" mean?
It's a word made up by Grant Naylor for the characters to use as an
all-purpose profanity. Some fans have theorised that it was derived from
"smegma" (a particularly unpleasant bodily secretion), but Rob and Doug
deny this.
In the interview on the CD included with the Six of the Best box
set, they state that "we wanted to invent a futuristic curse word which had
the right sort of consonant and vowel arrangement to make it sound like a
genuine . . . curse word."
In an online chat session, Doug Naylor said "I
think it's Latin for clean, also there's an Italian washing machine company
alled Smeg. Also each of the letters S-M-E-G stand for smelting metal and
something to do with the washing machine process."
A detailed list of
"smeg" references in the show is available at www.bristol.u-net.com/smegweb/docs/smeglist.html
~ Mr. Hawk
Thank you, Mr. Hawk!
I'm glad the answer wasn't the 'obvious' one.
Reader Suggestion
The REAL President
The REAL President speaks - a must see.
This is a video of the REAL President at a conference sponsored by Move On.
It's a must see. There were a few jokes - "I am very concerned about the
economy under Bush - I was one of the first laid off", but mainly Gore
goes for the jugular.
Brian dF
Thanks, Brian!
Selected Saturday Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Sunny & windy.
Stopped by Reptiles Unlimited for crickets for Jo, the (remaining) lizard & Shelob, the tarantula.
The kid had a run-in with his teacher today. She said peanuts were nuts & he tried to say they were legumes.
Argh.
BTW, if you're in Seattle, wish Erin Hart a happy birthday.
Tonight, Saturday, CBS has an hour of prime time devoted to local programming, thanks to 'March Madness'. It'll be followed by a FRESH
'The Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular', then a RERUN 'The District'.
NBC fills the night with the movie 'A Knight's Tale'.
'SNL' is a RERUN.
ABC fills the night with FRESH, but pre-taped 'Figure Skating'.
The WB here has 'NBA Basketball', with the Timberwolves visiting the Clippers.
Faux has the traditional 'Cops', 'Cops', and 'America's Most Wanted'.
UPN fills the night with the movie 'Contagious'.
A&E has 'City Confidential', 'American Justice', 'Cold Case Files', and another 'City Confidential'.
AMC offers the movie 'Conan The Destroyer', followed by the movie 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture', then the movie 'Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan'.
BBC -
[6pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 7;
[6:40pm] 'My Hero' - Episode 5;
[7:20pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 1;
[8pm] 'Waking the Dead' - Walking On Water;
[10pm] 'Trust' - Episode 5;
[11pm] 'Dead Ringers' - Episode 1;
[11:30pm] 'Dead Ringers' - Episode 6;
[12am] 'Waking the Dead' - Walking On Water;
[2am] 'Trust' - Episode 5;
[3am] 'Dead Ringers' - Episode 1;
[3:30am] 'Dead Ringers' - Episode 6;
[4am] 'Waking the Dead' - Walking On Water;
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Queer Eye', followed by the movie 'The Presidio', followed by the movie 'The Doors'.
Comedy Central has 'MAD TV', then double shots - 'Reno 911!', followed by another 'Reno 911!'; 'Chappelle's Show', followed by another
'Chappelle's Show'; 'The Man Show', followed by another 'The Man Show'>
History has 'Mothers Of Invention', 'SS' (part 1 of 6), 'SS' (part 2 of 6), 'SS' (part 3 of 6), 'SS' (part 4 of 6), 'SS' (part 5 of 6), and 'SS' (part 6 of 6),
IFC -
[4PM] 'IFC In Theaters';
[4:15PM] 'Unzipped' (1995);
[5:30PM] 'The Big One' (1997);
[7PM] 'At The Angelika 82' (2003);
[7:30PM] 'Dinner For Five 11;
[8PM] 'The Grifters';
[10PM] 'Quills' (2000);
[12:05AM] 'Mulholland Falls' (1996);
[2AM] 'The Grifters';
[4AM] 'Mulholland Falls' (1996). (ALL TIMES EST)
SciFi has the movie 'Inteceptor Force', followed by the movie 'Phantom Force', then the movie 'Lost Voyage'.
Sundance -
[2:25PM] 'Our Father' (Feature);
[3:50PM] 'Genesis' (World Cinema);
[5:35PM] 'Mississippi Masala' (Feature);
[7:35PM] 'Gotham Fish Tales' (Documentary);
[9PM] 'Daughters of the Dust' (Feature);
[11PM] 'Pure' (Feature);
[12:40AM] 'Mystery Train' (Feature);
[2:35AM] 'Captives' (World Cinema);
[4:15AM] 'Last Dance' (2002) (Feature);
[5:40AM] 'Gotham Fish Tales' (Documentary). (ALL TIMES EST)
TCM:
[6am] 'Somewhere I'll Find You' (1942);
[8am] 'Detour' (1945);
[9:30 am] 'Festival of Shorts #30' (2000);
[10am] 'Angel And The Badman' (1947);
[12pm] 'The Wild One' (1953);
[1:30pm] 'Paths Of Glory' (1957);
[3pm] 'Battle Of Britain' (1969);
[5:30pm] 'The Big Sky' (1952);
[8pm] 'Field of Dreams' (1989);
[10pm] 'A League of Their Own' (1992);
[12:15am] 'The Pride Of The Yankees' (1942);
[2:30am] 'Angels In The Outfield' (1951);
[4:15am] 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' (1949). (ALL TIMES EST)
Original cast member Lord Richard Attenborough poses with a cake during a photocall at the Savoy Hotel for the Agatha Christie play 'The Mousetrap,' as it celebrates 30 years at the St Martin's Theatre in London, Friday March 26, 2004.
Photo by Andy Butterton
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Dream On
Willie Nelson
Country singer and Farm Aid President Willie Nelson has asked resident Bush to intervene in the land dispute between family farmers and the Navy over a proposed jet practice field in eastern North Carolina.
The Navy says it will build the outlying landing field, or OLF, in the middle of 33,000 acres of farmland south of Plymouth in Washington County.
In a letter sent this week, Nelson raises concerns over potential damage to the nearby Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, the winter home to thousands of tundra swans and snow geese. He also said Navy pilots would be at risk of colliding with birds.
Willie Nelson
Latest Book Available Online For Free
Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig, an influential scholar who advocates greater consumer rights to use copyright works, is making his latest book available for free on the Internet.
The book, Free Culture, explores technical and legal restrictions that publishers and other large media corporations use to control information and keep it from the public domain. Lessig says the process limits creativity.
Lessig, a law professor at Stanford University, argues that making information more widely available can make business sense. His publisher, The Penguin Press, agreed to make the book available online to demonstrate the point.
Published this month, the printed version retails for $24.95 US.
Lawrence Lessig
www.free-culture.org/freecontent
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow holds her Distinguished Decade of Achievement in Film award at the Paris Las Vegas hotel during ShoWest, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, March 25, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Photo by Ethan Miller
'Law & Order' Losing Veteran
Jerry Orbach
Sources say "Law & Order" veteran Jerry Orbach will depart Dick Wolf's long-running crime drama at the end of the season after 12 years on the beat as wise-cracking Detective Lennie Briscoe. However, Orbach may still remain in business with Wolf with a role on the upcoming fourth installment of the franchise: "Law & Order: Trial by Jury."
"'Law & Order' has a 15-year track record of Dick Wolf never commenting on casting changes during the season," a spokesman for the show said Thursday. Indeed, "Law & Order" has famously weathered many cast changes since it bowed in 1990. At present, Orbach is the longest-serving member of the current "Law & Order" cast members, having signed on during the show's third season in 1992.
Jerry Orbach
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Shoots TV Pilot in Vancouver
Kelly Osbourne
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne's precocious daughter Kelly is currently taking a break from reality TV to do some film work in Vancouver.
Osbourne has been cast in the TV pilot of Doing It, an hour-long romp based on the sex lives of Seattle teens. Shooting was due to wrap up this week with Michael Engler in the director's chair.
Kelly Osbourne
A custom-made Vox Kensington guitar, made for The Beatles in 1966, on display in Christies auction house, London, Friday March 26, 2004. It is part of the Magic Beatles Collection which goes on sale May 5, and is valued at 120,000 (US$206,000).
Photo by John D McHugh
Ends Feud, Sets Tour
Van Halen
One of pop music's messiest feuds has come to an end with the return of vocalist Sammy Hagar to rock band Van Halen after an eight-year absence, the veteran group said on Friday.
Additionally, Van Halen will return to the road this summer for the first time in nearly six years, launching a tour of indoor North American arenas in Greensboro, North Carolina on June 11.
Van Halen
Monet Painting to Auction
'Le Bassin aux Nympheas'
A large-scale water lilies oil by Claude Monet from the collection of the late Hollywood and Broadway producer Ray Stark is scheduled to be auctioned in May for an estimated $9 million to $12 million.
The painting, "Le Bassin aux Nympheas," is one of a series of water lilies canvasses Monet created, beginning in 1914.
Other paintings from the collection include works by Georges Braque, Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore and Fernand Leger.
'Le Bassin aux Nympheas'
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
Wins $11,000 in Case Against Ex
Miss North Carolina
The ex-boyfriend of a former Miss North Carolina was ordered to pay her $11,000 in damages Friday for causing her to lose her crown by revealing he had topless photos of the beauty queen.
A jury ruled that Tosh Welch should pay Rebekah Revels $3,000 in compensatory damages and $8,000 in punitive damages.
The jury deliberated just under two hours Thursday before deciding that Welch interfered with Revels' contract as Miss North Carolina and with her potential contract with the Miss America organization. The jury rejected a claim that he intentionally inflicted emotional distress.
Miss North Carolina
Visitors look at the ceremonial shield portraying Medusa, one of the three Gorgons in the Greek mythology, painted around 1600 by Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, and were displayed in Milan, along with seven other ceremonial shields, Friday, March 26, 2004. The oil on canvas underwent restoration two years ago after suffering damages in a terroristic bomb attack in Florence on May 27, 1993.
Photo by Luca Bruno
Break Up
Cruise & Cruz
Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz have ended their three-year relationship. The couple, who spent long periods apart while filming, "broke up at the end of January and it's amicable," said Lee Anne DeVette, Cruise's sister and publicist.
Robert Garlock, Cruz's spokesman, told People magazine that neither star is dating anyone else and the two "remain good friends."
Garlock said Cruz had not become a Scientologist like Cruise "but she has taken (church) courses and she's found them beneficial." He said Cruise's religion was not involved in the split.
Cruise & Cruz
Voice Of Republican Anti-Kerry Internet 'Game'
Don King
Colorful US boxing promoter Don King has thrown himself into the political arena by lending his voice to a Republican Internet "game" attacking Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, the Republican National Committee announced.
"Ladies and Gentlemen -- Welcome to Kerry versus Kerry, the battle for the Democratic Party," King announces with his trademark toothy smile and grey mane.
A person using a computer can make the lanky-looking "Kerrys" punch each other by clicking on the flip-flop gloves as King shouts comments like "That's below the belt!"
But in the last image, it is the gloved hand of a grinning resident George W. Bush that King holds in the air.
"So the decision is no surprise. Because of his commitment to the right decisions, his steady leadership round after round. In the blue trunks with the red top: resident George Walker Bush!"
Don King
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Reruns To ABC Family
'Smallville'
ABC Family has acquired rerun rights to the WB Network series "Smallville" and "JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment."
With 66 episodes each under their belts, the shows will begin their multiyear runs on the Disney-owned cable channel in the fall, when both will enter their fourth seasons on the WB.
'Smallville'
Man Found Guilty
Mia Zapata
Jesus C. Mezquia was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 1993 rape and strangulation of a rising punk-rock singer.
Mezquia, 49, most recently of Marathon, Fla., faces anywhere from 20 years to life in prison. He was arrested in January 2003 in the Florida Keys after DNA from saliva found on Mia Zapata's body linked him to the slaying. A police investigation found Mezquia had been in the Seattle area at the time of the killing.
Zapata, the 27-year-old lead singer of The Gits, was found on a Seattle street, beaten, raped and strangled with the drawstring of her sweatshirt.
Mia Zapata
New Book Castigates Justice Department
'The Ambushed Grand Jury'
Secret midnight burning of radioactive waste. An FBI spy flight with infrared cameras. An employee who claims she was contaminated by fellow workers for reporting safety violations.
It sounds like something out of a paperback thriller. But the allegations are contained in a new book that says the Justice Department covered up environmental misconduct at the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant near Denver more than a decade ago.
Federal and state health officials say they are looking into the claims raised by the book, "The Ambushed Grand Jury: How the Justice Department Covered Up Government Nuclear Crimes and How We Caught Them Red Handed."
For a lot more, 'The Ambushed Grand Jury'
In Memory
Jan Sterling
Jan Sterling, the cool, often conniving blonde in Hollywood film noir movies of the 1940s and '50s, died Friday. She was 82.
Sterling broke her hip recently and had suffered a couple of strokes from which she never recovered, close friend Kay Tomborg said. She died at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's home and hospital facility in suburban Woodland Hills.
Sterling's most remembered role came in 1951 with Billy Wilder's cynical film "Ace in the Hole," which was rereleased as "The Big Carnival" when audiences were repelled by its harsh message. Kirk Douglas starred as a ruthless reporter seeking a scoop by prolonging the rescue of a man trapped in a cave. Sterling played a sardonic observer.
"I remember Jan Sterling as being a very funny woman," actor Robert Arthur recalled Friday. "For me she was the comic relief in an otherwise grim story. She uttered the famous line: 'I never go to church because it bags my nylons,'" said Arthur, who was also in the movie.
In 1954 Sterling played one of the terrified passengers on a troubled flight from Hawaii to the mainland in "The High and the Mighty." Her performance won her a Golden Globe statue and an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress.
Jane Sterling Adriance was born into a socially prominent New York City family on April 3, 1921. Her blonde beauty and dramatic intensity made her a movie star in such films as "Johnny Belinda," "Caged," "Flesh and Fury," "Split Second," "The Human Jungle," "Women's Prison," "Female on the Beach" and "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue."
Sterling was the widow of actor Paul Douglas and longtime companion of actor Sam Wanamaker, who died in 1993.
Jan Sterling
A Pomeranian puppy peeps from a basket at a Pet Festival in Shanghai March 26, 2004. Dog ownership, banned under the rule of the late Mao Zedong as a bourgeois pastime, was legalised only a few years ago as higher living standards allowed many people to afford pets, including imported breeds.
Photo by Claro Cortes IV
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