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post #1 of 68
2/16/07 at 4:34pm
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What do they have in common? They all had very cool canes. I just found a place that sells all of them. They aren't toys but real walking canes. I bought all three. Who knows one day I may need one, but until then they are cool looking canes and they look great when you go out in a suit.

Here's the site http://uniquecanes.com/new/item_canes_wolfmanS.php
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post #2 of 68
2/16/07 at 6:19pm
Especially if you're wearing the suit to a horror convention.
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post #3 of 68
2/16/07 at 6:43pm
You spent hundreds of dollars on canes you will never use. Canes.
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post #4 of 68
2/16/07 at 7:36pm
You should have at least gotten one of the sword canes.

Christopher Moore explained them beautifully in A Dirty Job-
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"We still have him on the concealed-weapon charge."
"A cane with a sword in it? What, you want to go before a judge and tell him that you arrested this guy on suspicion of being a serial killer but he plea-bargained it down to being a huge fucking nerd?"
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post #5 of 68
2/16/07 at 11:01pm
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Originally Posted by devincf
You spent hundreds of dollars on canes you will never use. Canes.
But I will use them. I already have in fact.
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post #6 of 68
2/16/07 at 11:03pm
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Originally Posted by Alex Riviello
You should have at least gotten one of the sword canes.

Christopher Moore explained them beautifully in A Dirty Job-
I have three sword canes.
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post #7 of 68
2/17/07 at 12:52am
You got beat up in junior high, didn't you? A lot?
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post #8 of 68
2/17/07 at 5:18am
It's a fact that guys with sword canes used to get beat up a lot. It is equally a fact that those guys NEVER get beat up anymore. On account of the sword canes.
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post #9 of 68
2/17/07 at 10:32am
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Originally Posted by Greg David
You got beat up in junior high, didn't you? A lot?
No. I did some beating up but that's a different story.

Fact is when one is going to the opera, a wedding, or has some other event to attend that a tux would be worn to, the right kind of cane can be that added something that makes them stand out from the rest of the crowd. If you reach a point in your life where you attend events where gentlemen are dressed in tux you will notice that it's the things that make one stand out that enable him to go home with the finer ladies.
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post #10 of 68
2/17/07 at 12:26pm
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Originally Posted by Borgosi
If you reach a point in your life where you attend events where gentlemen are dressed in tux you will notice that it's the things that make one stand out that enable him to go home with the finer ladies.
I accessorize WITH fine ladies.
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post #11 of 68
2/17/07 at 12:28pm
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Originally Posted by Borgosi
the right kind of cane can be that added something that makes them stand out from the rest of the crowd.
Ah. See, I think for most guys in here, drunkenness and obesity accomplish that task.

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If you reach a point in your life where you attend events where gentlemen are dressed in tux you will notice that it's the things that make one stand out that enable him to go home with the finer ladies.
Willingly on their part? 'Cause if they go home with you after you whip a fucking sword out your cane, how can you be sure?
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post #12 of 68
2/17/07 at 12:53pm
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Originally Posted by 70sCinema
Willingly on their part? 'Cause if they go home with you after you whip a fucking sword out your cane, how can you be sure?
Classic philosphical question: "What came 1st, the pimp or the cane?"
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post #13 of 68
2/17/07 at 1:59pm
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Originally Posted by Borgosi
No. I did some beating up but that's a different story.

Fact is when one is going to the opera, a wedding, or has some other event to attend that a tux would be worn to, the right kind of cane can be that added something that makes them stand out from the rest of the crowd. If you reach a point in your life where you attend events where gentlemen are dressed in tux you will notice that it's the things that make one stand out that enable him to go home with the finer ladies.
I can hardly imagine a proper aristocrat using a Wolf Man cane. Besides, there only two kinds of people that actually need canes; old bastards that missed the Centrum train, or to elaborate on Darkmite's post, a pimp whose pimp hand is tired but he still needs to discipline his bitches for coming up short - and he doesn't want to take the time to heat up a hanger.
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post #14 of 68
2/17/07 at 3:12pm
Seriously, man, you clearly think canes are cool and classy, but they're actually the nerdiest fucking thing in the universe. You could show up to the opera in vulcan ears, and that might...MIGHT...be worse, but it would be a contest.
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post #15 of 68
2/17/07 at 3:58pm
Even if you are after a cane for elegance and sophistication (ahaha), I actually think the Wolf Man design is kinda ugly. It'd be a lot more attractive if it were just the wolf head.

I might (might) buy a cane myself, but I'd be under no delusion that it'd impress anyone.
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post #16 of 68
2/17/07 at 4:59pm
And only to own a movie prop replica (like a sword). I can't afford such a hobby anyway. I own Sting from LOTR (it was a gift). Buying stuff like that puts a cramp on my pimp-tacular lifestyle. How else could I afford to take my fine ladies to swanky establishments like the Olive Garden? They deserve the best.
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post #17 of 68
2/17/07 at 7:04pm
Sporting a "Wolfman" cane will only provoke an estrogen based storm cloud of pity and/or ridicule to rain down upon you from every self-respecting woman in sight.

However, if her name is Twilight Vampire; you'll be picking out the name of your uber-nerd baby by the end of the week.
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post #18 of 68
2/17/07 at 10:27pm
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I really don't think I'd take Larry Talbot's cane to the opera, I say Larry's because the Wolfman would be caught dead with it. The Jekyll & Hyde and Dark Shadows cane, on the other hand, I would take to the opera. That being said and me being a really big fan of The Wolf Man, I love my wolfman can.
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post #19 of 68
2/18/07 at 1:26pm
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Originally Posted by Borgosi
That being said and me being a really big fan of The Wolf Man, I love my wolfman can.
You bought a replica of his toilet, too??
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post #20 of 68
2/18/07 at 5:54pm
Of course. Customized toilets make girls wet.
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post #21 of 68
2/19/07 at 10:49am
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Originally Posted by Greg David
Seriously, man, you clearly think canes are cool and classy, but they're actually the nerdiest fucking thing in the universe. You could show up to the opera in vulcan ears, and that might...MIGHT...be worse, but it would be a contest.
I think the "nerdiest fucking thing in the universe" is carring what some guy on-line thinks about how one spends their money. Truth is if I wanted to buy Vulcan ears and wear them to an opera I would and I wouldn't care what anybody thought it. I buy what I buy because I like it, it doesn't matter what anyone elses thinks about it. You see when one becomes an adult they don't care if somebody else thinks they're a "nerd" or not.

Didn't that word go out in the '80s anyway? Maybe somebody is still getting beat up alot.
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post #22 of 68
2/19/07 at 5:54pm
So if you don't care what anybody thinks, why are you posting about it on a public forum? And since you claim that carrying a cane helps you pick up girls (a claim I doubt mightily), you clearly care what they think.

And no, "nerd" didn't go out of style in the 80's, and I haven't been beaten up since fifth grade. I'm sure that if I walked around in public with a Wolf Man cane, I could entice somebody to take a shot at me, though.
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post #23 of 68
2/19/07 at 6:05pm
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Originally Posted by Greg David
I'm sure that if I walked around in public with a Wolf Man cane, I could entice somebody to take a shot at me, though.
Or atleast inviting a gypsy to curse you.
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post #24 of 68
2/19/07 at 6:11pm
But not a female gypsy, because she'd be too turned on by the cane.
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post #25 of 68
2/20/07 at 4:45am
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Originally Posted by Greg David
So if you don't care what anybody thinks, why are you posting about it on a public forum? And since you claim that carrying a cane helps you pick up girls (a claim I doubt mightily), you clearly care what they think.

And no, "nerd" didn't go out of style in the 80's, and I haven't been beaten up since fifth grade. I'm sure that if I walked around in public with a Wolf Man cane, I could entice somebody to take a shot at me, though.
I haven't tried to pick up a girl for over 25 years, that's how long I've been married. I just said that they could make a gentleman stand out and enable him to go home with the finer ladies. I never said I was a gentleman or that I was in the market to go home with anybody. I intended that to be a joke by the way. I guess I should have add a little smiley face. I'm really susprised nobody said going to the opera was "nerdish", I would've expected that but for a horror fan to say it's "nerdish" to own a horror collectable like Larry Talbot's cane was a susprise.

The reason I made a post about canes on a public forum was to inform other fans that they, the canes, are out there just in case they wanted one. You're the one that seems to care enough about what others think to start giving advice as to what you think makes one a "nerd". If I cared what you thought about fashion I may have come here and asked before I bought the canes, not after.

Fact is a "nerd" "a stereotypical or archetypal designation, refers to somebody who passionately pursues intellectual or esoteric knowledge or pastimes, rather than engaging in a social life, participating in organized sports, or other mainstream activities." That's from Wikipedia and most horror fans are well outside of the mainstream and are proud to be outside of it, not only that but most horror fans don't care two shits what the mainstream thinks. That being said, if owning a Wolfman cane, a signed Gunnar Hanser TCM poster, or a Frankenstein model from 1964 makes me a "nerd" then I'm proud to be one and I'll wear that badge with honor.
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post #26 of 68
2/20/07 at 11:51am
Nothing wrong with owning a collectible, but my 12" Chewbacca action figure doesn't make the ladies wet.





Note to self: Change my penis' name from "Truck-asaurus Rex" to "12" Chewbacca".
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post #27 of 68
2/20/07 at 12:40pm
I think the problem is that you posted about collectibles to a board full of people who don't collect anything but cynicism, pizza, sycophantic approval, and contempt from the human race. To each his own.
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post #28 of 68
2/20/07 at 2:13pm
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Originally Posted by 70sCinema
I think the problem is that you posted about collectibles to a board full of people who don't collect anything but cynicism, pizza, sycophantic approval, and contempt from the human race. To each his own.
Maybe you're right, I don't post here much anymore. When the old crew was still here I did all time but that was years ago. I collect nearly everything horror.
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post #29 of 68
2/20/07 at 3:21pm
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Originally Posted by DARKMITE8
Note to self: Change my penis' name from "Truck-asaurus Rex" to "12" Chewbacca".
Wouldn't "Twelve Inch Chewie" have more of a double entendre effect? Or is my pointing that out kinda gay? Or both?
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post #30 of 68
2/20/07 at 4:51pm
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Originally Posted by Borgosi
I really don't think I'd take Larry Talbot's cane to the opera, I say Larry's because the Wolfman would be caught dead with it. The Jekyll & Hyde and Dark Shadows cane, on the other hand, I would take to the opera. That being said and me being a really big fan of The Wolf Man, I love my wolfman can.
This site really needs a "funniest threads of the moment" thread. It'd save everyone a lot of time digging.
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post #31 of 68
2/21/07 at 7:41am
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Originally Posted by 70sCinema
I think the problem is that you posted about collectibles to a board full of people who don't collect anything but cynicism, pizza, sycophantic approval, and contempt from the human race. To each his own.
That's just not true. I also collect human teeth and broken dreams.
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post #32 of 68
2/21/07 at 11:12am
And bad, bad karma. You can't sell that shit on Ebay, Greg.
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post #33 of 68
2/21/07 at 11:22am
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Originally Posted by JacknifeJohnny
I can hardly imagine a proper aristocrat using a Wolf Man cane. Besides, there only two kinds of people that actually need canes; old bastards that missed the Centrum train, or to elaborate on Darkmite's post, a pimp whose pimp hand is tired but he still needs to discipline his bitches for coming up short - and he doesn't want to take the time to heat up a hanger.
Mr. Hyde wasn't a pimp but he did use his cane to keep streetwalkers in line.
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post #34 of 68
2/21/07 at 12:08pm
I just have to ask, Borgosi. Have you ever actually been to an opera? It's the most they can do to frown at people who show up in jeans and t-shirts. And if by "the finer ladies" you mean "the finer blue-haired ladies," then knock yourself out.
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post #35 of 68
2/21/07 at 2:13pm
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Originally Posted by FrankCobretti
I just have to ask, Borgosi. Have you ever actually been to an opera? It's the most they can do to frown at people who show up in jeans and t-shirts. And if by "the finer ladies" you mean "the finer blue-haired ladies," then knock yourself out.
If you count Webber's Phantom Of The Opera, twice.

I went once before I was married. I would like to see a production of Mozart's "Die Zauberflote" and Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen". I have "Dei Zauberflote" on DVD and "Der Ring" is out on DVD as when you think about how long that sucker is that may be the best way to see it.

I turn 48 this year so blue could start to show up in my hair soon.
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post #36 of 68
2/21/07 at 2:15pm
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Originally Posted by 70sCinema
And bad, bad karma. You can't sell that shit on Ebay, Greg.
No, but I am doing a brisk business in shattered childhoods. That shit is flying off the shelves.
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post #37 of 68
2/21/07 at 3:04pm
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Originally Posted by Borgosi
If you count Webber's Phantom Of The Opera, twice.

I went once before I was married. I would like to see a production of Mozart's "Die Zauberflote" and Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen". I have "Dei Zauberflote" on DVD and "Der Ring" is out on DVD as when you think about how long that sucker is that may be the best way to see it.
I saw "Das Rheingold" at the National Opera last year and it had me buzzing for a week. If you ever get the chance, you've gotta see it live!
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post #38 of 68
2/21/07 at 3:25pm
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Originally Posted by FrankCobretti
I saw "Das Rheingold" at the National Opera last year and it had me buzzing for a week. If you ever get the chance, you've gotta see it live!
Did they put it on over a series of days or what, I hear it's rarely done, but given the chance I will see it.
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post #39 of 68
2/21/07 at 3:44pm
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Originally Posted by Borgosi
If you count Webber's Phantom Of The Opera, twice.
I was staying quiet on the cane thing, but calling Phantom of the Opera 'opera' is like calling Hardees' 'fine dining.' And you saw it twice. TWICE.
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post #40 of 68
2/21/07 at 4:48pm
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Originally Posted by Borgosi
Did they put it on over a series of days or what, I hear it's rarely done, but given the chance I will see it.
The did "Rheingold" last year. They're putting on "Die Walkure" this year, and will perform the next two in the following years. I don't know of any company outside of the Bayreuth Festival that does the whole thing in a series of days.
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post #41 of 68
2/21/07 at 4:52pm
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Originally Posted by RathBandu
I was staying quiet on the cane thing, but calling Phantom of the Opera 'opera' is like calling Hardees' 'fine dining.'
From Wikipedia: "Opera is a form of theatre in which the drama is conveyed wholly or predominantly through music and singing."

Hey, I don't like "Phantom of the Opera," either; but the word means what it means.
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post #42 of 68
2/21/07 at 5:43pm
The perfect venue.

http://www.creature-corner.com/?type=news&id=2194
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post #43 of 68
2/21/07 at 5:56pm
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Originally Posted by FrankCobretti
From Wikipedia: "Opera is a form of theatre in which the drama is conveyed wholly or predominantly through music and singing."

Hey, I don't like "Phantom of the Opera," either; but the word means what it means.
Phantom is musical theatre. Very, very, very bad musical theatre, but still musical theatre.
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post #44 of 68
2/21/07 at 6:01pm
I saw Faust at the Met in NYC. I knew the plot going in, but thank God for the little digital subtitles directly in front of your seat.
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post #45 of 68
2/21/07 at 6:18pm
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...thank God for the little digital subtitles directly in front of your seat.
Do you prefer those to supertitling? I've never seen a production with little digital subtitles up close to me. Seems like I'd be constantly shifting focus.

Do they have canes for ciliary muscles?
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post #46 of 68
2/21/07 at 6:33pm
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Originally Posted by FrankCobretti
Do you prefer those to supertitling? I've never seen a production with little digital subtitles up close to me. Seems like I'd be constantly shifting focus.
What's supertitling? I've only been the opera that one time.

The digital ones weren't a pain, mostly due to the fact that when people are standing and singing for long periods, there wasn't a ton going on visually to miss.
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post #47 of 68
2/21/07 at 6:39pm
Supertitling is, essentially, subtitles projected on the proscenium arch. The words are above the action, hence the "super." That, and they can fly.
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post #48 of 68
2/22/07 at 12:49pm
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Originally Posted by RathBandu
I was staying quiet on the cane thing, but calling Phantom of the Opera 'opera' is like calling Hardees' 'fine dining.' And you saw it twice. TWICE.
I saw The Phantom once and the other opera I saw "La Boheme".

If opera isn't musical theater then what is?
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post #49 of 68
2/22/07 at 12:51pm
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Here's a cane for people that don't like canes.


http://www.fashionablecanes.com/Bull...king_Cane.html
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post #50 of 68
2/22/07 at 12:56pm
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Originally Posted by Borgosi
If opera isn't musical theater then what is?
Opera is all singing, all the time. Think, "La Boheme" or even "Les Miserables."

Musical theater is singing and dialogue. Think, "My Fair Lady."

I haven't seen "Phantom of the Opera." I thought it was all singing but, since RathBandu insists it's musical theater, I must be wrong.
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