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post #51 of 114
12/20/07 at 12:37am
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Originally Posted by Trejo
That book sounds pretty amazing actually.
Aside from CHUD, there are really only three other movie sites on the net worth visiting. The AV Club, Roger Ebert, and Vern -- http://www.geocities.com/outlawvern . It doesn't matter if he's a pseudonym or not, the guy is simply great.
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post #52 of 114
12/20/07 at 1:34am
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Originally Posted by Jacob Singer
If anyone gets stiffed, be sure to post it here. I'm having a decent year, I'd be happy to stuff some of yer stockings.
You can stuff my stocking anytime!
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post #53 of 114
12/20/07 at 1:40am
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Originally Posted by Diva
You can stuff my stocking anytime!
Okay...now how can one put that in the form of an avatar? I need some more cheap rep points.
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post #54 of 114
12/20/07 at 6:38am
I cant believe I forgot to sign up this year!!!!!
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post #55 of 114
12/20/07 at 1:20pm
Jason: Ordered your gift a week ago. It shipped on Saturday. You should have it soon-ish!

Doc Happenin' got me two awesome gifts: The Collected Short Stories of Raymond Chandler & Once DVD.

Thanks so much!
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post #56 of 114
12/20/07 at 1:24pm
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Originally Posted by LisaNewYork
Pantsgasm!

tease.
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post #57 of 114
12/20/07 at 1:26pm
whoo-hoo! You got em!

And you are welcome, sir.
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post #58 of 114
12/20/07 at 10:32pm
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Originally Posted by DJ Dylan
I cant believe I forgot to sign up this year!!!!!
You're not the only one. I rather enjoyed this the last couple of years.
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post #59 of 114
12/21/07 at 12:46am
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Originally Posted by moovyphreak
You're not the only one. I rather enjoyed this the last couple of years.
Yeah it is a fun thing.
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post #60 of 114
12/21/07 at 7:59pm
Package arrived today from Jeremy Jochman:

Great gift!! I got SLITHER, which I did not have, and haven't seen completely since the theater, and 1600 XBox 360 points, which should be good for a few new games. Maybe I'll use them to download Indigo Prophecy.

Thank you very much, Jeremy!
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post #61 of 114
12/21/07 at 8:07pm
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Originally Posted by RathBandu
Aside from CHUD, there are really only three other movie sites on the net worth visiting. The AV Club, Roger Ebert, and Vern -- http://www.geocities.com/outlawvern . It doesn't matter if he's a pseudonym or not, the guy is simply great.
That site.. is.. life-changing. Especially this poem

Alcohol Al

by Vernon H.

Free
Free from the cage, after all these years
The sweet, sweet wind in the sky
Fuckin' beautiful
Steering the straight path
I'm not going down again, no fucking way

But there's one thing i remember
My old man, the drunk
That's when the biggest, baddest monkey motherfucker you ever seen
climbs up on your back
i'm not talking about no curious george or chim chim
thiis is ALCOHOL AL, waiting for you to bend over
ready to squirt his alcohol semen up your cornhole

he's a king kong looking motherfucker with vodka breath
Scarier than any pig (cop)
Scarier than any nightmare
And you don't even know he's on your back
cause he's quiet as a god damn ninja

Well I say, fuck alcohol al
I hope i never see his ugly ass again
If your looking for trouble alcohol al
this is your lucky day, motherfucker
because you just met the dude that's gonna rip your tail off
and shove it up your furry ass

FUCK YOU alcohol al!
i've taken on badder guys than you in the joint
In prison there are three people you gotta look out for:
Blacks, white supremists and fags
in that order

Do you see monkeys on that list? FUCK NO
i'll hang you with your own tail
I'm ready, motherfucker
bring it on janey

Sorry for the derailment, please return to Christmas joy!
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post #62 of 114
12/22/07 at 7:36pm
I received Jason Thompson's way-generous offerings just before I left for my Christmas vacation on Thursday night: a Wonder Boys DVD, the soundtrack, and the first season of Boomtown. Can't wait to get back to dig into the goodies. I saw Wonder Boys a very long time ago, but I was so blazed I did not process anything that happened. I literally had no memory of the movie the next morning, so this will provide me the opportunity to see it again. The soundtrack? Awesome. And Boomtown falls into the list of critically acclaimed shows I never got to see because I worked night shift for three full TV seasons. Looks like it's on par with Homicide: Life on the Street, which is one of my all-time favorite shows.

Thanks for your generosity, Jason. My first CHUD gift swap was a resounding success.
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post #63 of 114
12/22/07 at 8:11pm
Just got home from picking up my son and doing a little shopping. It's rainy and bleak outside. But then I got these beauties.....





and




Mr Singer, my deepest thanks and well wishes for a Merry Christmas, sir.
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post #64 of 114
12/22/07 at 8:59pm
Boomtown is fantastic. Really wish it would've made it more than 1 and a half seasons - is it the entire series in that package, or just the first season?

I thought Neal McDonough was going to make it big after that & Band of Brothers, but seems it hasn't happened...
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post #65 of 114
12/22/07 at 10:49pm
It's just the first season (18 episodes). Season two has yet to hit DVDs. Boomtown and Line Of Fire are two shows that never got the chance they deserved. I have a huge man crush on McDonough but he really nose dived his career by taking on the crap-tastic Medical Investigation on NBC shortly after Boomtown's demise.

Glad you enjoyed what you received in terms of your gifts bendrix. You will love Wonder Boys... it's my all time favorite flick. Hilarious...
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post #66 of 114
12/22/07 at 10:50pm
Also... I received a generous $50 donation to my iTunes account from Anthony Sollecito. I plan on nickel and diming the shit out of that card...
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post #67 of 114
12/22/07 at 11:03pm
Trejo is as cool as his namesake.

Received: a Hellblazer tome written by Warren Ellis, and The Other Side, written by current Scalped scribe Jason Aaron and drawn by fellow Torontonian Cameron Stewart.

And if that weren't enough, Battlestar Galactica: Razor. Featuring the latest addition to my dreams, Stephanie Chaves.

Always do well at these things. You're the Man, Trejo. My sincere thanks and hopes for a happy holiday to you, and everyone else here.
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post #68 of 114
12/23/07 at 12:43am
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Originally Posted by Jason P. Thompson
It's just the first season (18 episodes). Season two has yet to hit DVDs. Boomtown and Line Of Fire are two shows that never got the chance they deserved.
Is Line of Fire on DVD yet? Big fan of that show.
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post #69 of 114
12/23/07 at 1:03am
Schwartz is teh awesome: The Fountain, one of my favoritest movies ever, just arrived today...and it's in HD!!!!!

So excited!
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post #70 of 114
12/23/07 at 1:07am
Wow, this year has turned out to be steller.
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post #71 of 114
12/23/07 at 1:59am
Thread Starter 
Yeah. It seems everyone has been extremely generous!

Thanks, everyone, for making my job a breeze.
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post #72 of 114
12/24/07 at 3:18pm
I got the very awesome gift of the Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut on Bluray from Diva today. After all the great things Ive heard about the director's cut I cant wait to watch it in snazzy high def. Thanks Diva!
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post #73 of 114
12/24/07 at 7:10pm
Teledork's gift arrived today, and it was pretty sweet: A series limited edition Godfather film cells. Since I currently live in a cabin in the woods, this can join my "The Office inspirations" calendar, various posters, and my employee of the month award on my wall.
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post #74 of 114
12/25/07 at 12:34am
I figure the Godfather's cool regardless of how rural you are, man.

Merry Christmas.
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post #75 of 114
12/27/07 at 12:42pm
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Originally Posted by Will Kane
Is Line of Fire on DVD yet? Big fan of that show.
Unfortunately not.
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post #76 of 114
12/28/07 at 2:18pm
More to add to the Schwartz love column:

Just received a mysterious package which contained a collection of stories from Irvine Welsh (the guy who wrote Trainspotting)! w00t!
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post #77 of 114
12/28/07 at 3:56pm
John Hillermin better keep his distance 'cause these are my Mauna Loa macadamia nuts, courtesy Chris Allen.
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post #78 of 114
12/28/07 at 4:15pm
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Originally Posted by Hammerhead
John Hillermin better keep his distance 'cause these are my Mauna Loa macadamia nuts, courtesy Chris Allen.
But did you try one yet? Open the box.
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post #79 of 114
12/28/07 at 5:02pm
There's more?[/Daryl Hannah in Splash]

I was in a rush. Soon as I get back home...
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post #80 of 114
12/28/07 at 5:04pm
*catches one mid-air before it lands in Hammerhead's mouth*

Bad macadamian.
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post #81 of 114
12/28/07 at 5:36pm
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Originally Posted by Trejo
*catches one mid-air before it lands in Hammerhead's mouth*
My foot would have blocked it anyway. God I'm tired. Anyone else work through the holiday?
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post #82 of 114
12/29/07 at 12:01am
Wow, I feel like a complete shit. Not just because work sucked today but because I didn't trust Chris Allen's instincts and OPEN THE DAMN BOX. He somehow deduced that I was the only CHUD member alive who did not yet possess the...

Blade Runner 4-Disc Collector's Edition

and he moved to remedy the situation.

You are a gentleman and a scholar, Mr. Allen. i won't misunderestimate you again!

(edited to correct sleep-deprivation related mistake)
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post #83 of 114
12/31/07 at 4:45pm
4 discs of Blade Runner? I scoff at your meagerness, for I now possess no less than 16 discs of Monty Python's Flying Circus! (That's every episode plus 2 discs of entirely silly bonus material for the cheap seats)

Rich Straceski, you are legend.
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post #84 of 114
12/31/07 at 5:54pm
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Originally Posted by Hammerhead
Wow, I feel like a complete shit. Not just because work sucked today but because I didn't trust Chris Allen's instincts and OPEN THE DAMN BOX. He somehow deduced that I was the only CHUD member alive who did not yet possess the...
So, you cursed my name when you saw that box of macadamia nuts, right?

I hate wrapping DVDs for my movie buff friends, as they know exactly what it is when they see the package. So I hid this in a box. I hope you didn't have to fish that box out of the trash to open it.
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post #85 of 114
12/31/07 at 7:07pm
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Originally Posted by Chris Allen
So, you cursed my name when you saw that box of macadamia nuts, right?
It was the "ALOHA!" post-it on the lid that really threw me off. Actually, the picture on the box made them look pretty tasty, and everyone I know has been unloading their unwanted chocolate on me this year. It wasn't until I was halfway to work that I remembered your saying you usually give DVDs.

Forgive my faulty sense of humor. This time of year, work gets so crazy I can't afford to assume that anything is a joke.

And I'm enjoying the hell out of this set.
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post #86 of 114
1/1/08 at 1:55pm
All right, Schwartz is officially awesome.

In addition to Excalibur, two more boxes with that distinctive Shwartzian aroma have arrived at Chez Cobretti: a boxed set of Cormac McCarthy audiobooks, read by Brad Pitt; and the complete Police Squad!

Between that and the Rocky Christmas tree ornament my wife gave me, this is turning out to be one of the best Christmases ever.

Thanks, again, Schwartz! You are the man!
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post #87 of 114
1/1/08 at 2:04pm
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Originally Posted by Chris O.
So UPS showed up at more door with a couple of packages today, and after opening them I just have to say; Napoleon Rodriguez, I love you. Not only did he get me two of the year's best CDs (Wilco's Sky Blue Sky, and We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank by Modest Mouse), but he got me the DELUXE editions of both. So awesome, as I've been wanting to pick up both discs for some time now (up until today, I've only had an opportunity to listen to them a couple of times).

Thanks Napoleon! Have a Merry Christmas (or whatever).
I'm glad you liked them. I had a very merry Christmas, because f86sabre is a class act and totally overdelivered. In all, he got me:

-From the Earth to the Moon;

-the deluxe edition of Neon Bible;

-and, finally, Bruce Campbell's If Chins Could Kill.

Thank you, sir.
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post #88 of 114
1/2/08 at 10:37pm
Canada Post cursed my bones, but I got to tear open a lovely belated Xmas present from Brendan today whose contents included:

Futurama Volume 1 [love]
Layer Cake [more love]
the 2 disc Collectors set of Escape from New York [furious animal masturbation]
and most importantly, a lovely portrait of his cock [no joke!]

Thanks very muchly for the awesome package Brendan, I'm taking my pants off to enjoy this stuff as you guys read this.
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post #89 of 114
1/3/08 at 1:32pm
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Originally Posted by Schwartz
4 discs of Blade Runner? I scoff at your meagerness, for I now possess no less than 16 discs of Monty Python's Flying Circus! (That's every episode plus 2 discs of entirely silly bonus material for the cheap seats)

Rich Straceski, you are legend.
Cool! I just popped in here again to see if you had gotten it. I'm glad I went with my gut, and now hopefully you can bust a gut laughing at all the silliness contained within (not literally of course since that would be absolutely horrible and foul)!!!

Knowing that you are pleased is surely the highlite of my day!
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post #90 of 114
1/3/08 at 1:39pm
Looking over all this stuff, I've come to two conclusions: 1) either we all have tons of cash to throw around or 2) we don't have any other friends to give presents to. Both explain the sheer awesomeness of all the stuff sent, but I think explanation #2 wins because we can't have a normal social life anymore.
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post #91 of 114
1/3/08 at 1:48pm
I really hate that I wasn't able to participate this year - definitely back in the game next year. You guys are awesome with all the gifts.
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post #92 of 114
1/3/08 at 2:17pm
JG, Tati, there's no reason why you guy's couldn't head up a Round Two.
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post #93 of 114
1/3/08 at 3:41pm
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Originally Posted by Doc Happenin
Looking over all this stuff, I've come to two conclusions: 1) either we all have tons of cash to throw around or 2) we don't have any other friends to give presents to. Both explain the sheer awesomeness of all the stuff sent, but I think explanation #2 wins because we can't have a normal social life anymore.
For me, it was just hitting Amazon and finding 30 things I thought would be great for chewers. And my real friends and I don't get each other "gift" gifts really. It's always bringing a bottle of Jack for everyone or buying them a lapdance with a "Merry Christmas" thrown in.
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post #94 of 114
1/3/08 at 3:58pm
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Originally Posted by Schwartz
It's always bringing a bottle of Jack for everyone or buying them a lapdance with a "Merry Christmas" thrown in.
I went to the wrong Christmas party.
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post #95 of 114
1/3/08 at 3:59pm
No kidding, I need to make friends with Schwartz before Christmas '08!
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post #96 of 114
1/3/08 at 5:39pm
Schwartz, you could've sent me that and I would have had no complaints whatsoever! Chewers like Jack and lapdances just like normal people, hell, maybe we like them EVEN MORE!
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post #97 of 114
1/3/08 at 6:03pm
It's odd, in a lot of ways, it was easier buying for Anthony than anyone else I know. I don't quite know how to interpret that.
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post #98 of 114
1/3/08 at 6:38pm
Sorry people, but I ain't made of tits.
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post #99 of 114
1/3/08 at 8:20pm
So nobody got something they didn't like or already had? Or got something they think sucks? The odds of that are astronomical. Somewhere somebody opened their package and thought "This is terrible. So-and-so is a real son of a bitch".

I hope I'm wrong, but by golly I doubt it.
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post #100 of 114
1/3/08 at 8:24pm
I dunno, the fact that I haven't heard from f86sabre since I sent him his goods does not fill me with a sense of relief.
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