I just watched one of the most chilling documentaries ever

[DisembodiedOwlHead]

Did Bubbler really shirt-talk HIGHLIGHTS on the first page? What is next, an anti-Sweet Pickle Bus rant?

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Off-topic subject since we're talking about the Russians vs. Americans: What year did ABC show made-for-tv special "The Day After"? I'm thinking it was 1984, right?

1983.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0085404/

I was eight years old, and two images stayed with me: jason Robards watching the mushroom cloud from a distance. and the kid leaving blood in the blanket she was wrapped in, due to radiation poisoning, which I hadn't heard of before.

I forgot where the movie took place: Kansas City and Lawrence. So I gues it was the Blue Bird of Glow-In-The-Dark-ery.

The director apparently fought for the film to be as graphic as possible. So not only is Nicholas Meyer one of the dudes who saved Star Trek, he also fought to make sure this minseries would scare the living daylioghts out of every kid who saw it.

When judged with the eyes of 1983, I think it served its purpose.

 

[Bubbler]

Did Bubbler really shirt-talk HIGHLIGHTS on the first page? What is next, an anti-Sweet Pickle Bus rant?

Reading my rant a day later, it's unintentional hiliarity at its finest.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Ah, Highlights. It passed the time while waiting at the dentist's office.

I couldn't find my all-time favorite one: "Goofus Knocks over the neighbors' snowman. Gallant helps the neighbors build a fort."

 

[Bad Guy Zero]

I wanna make friends with the
Wanna make friends with the
Wanna make friends with the badger

You just became my best friend.
Or at least a nice reminder of my misspent youth.

You probably drive a bitchin' Camaro, too. With no insurance to match.

Yes I do!

If I happen to run you down, please don't leave a scratch.

I love that car. I was so happy when my parents drove up here from the Bahamas.

Now go eat your paisley!

I like you, Stuart. You're not like the other people, here, in the trailer park.

Someone needs to make a chilling documentary about what the queers are doing to the soil.

 

[ArnoldBabar]

Ah, Highlights. It passed the time while waiting at the dentist's office.

I couldn't find my all-time favorite one: "Goofus Knocks over the neighbors' snowman. Gallant helps the neighbors build a fort."

Goofus is such a forking asshole. Taking the last apple. What a deck.

 

[Tom Petty]

Ah, Highlights. It passed the time while waiting at the dentist's office.

I couldn't find my all-time favorite one: "Goofus Knocks over the neighbors' snowman. Gallant helps the neighbors build a fort."

Goofus is such a forking asshole. Taking the last apple. What a deck.

solid. damn solid.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

The only place I ever read Highlights was at the dentist's office.
Put me off Highlights forever.

 

[The Big Ragu]

Did Bubbler really shirt-talk HIGHLIGHTS on the first page? What is next, an anti-Sweet Pickle Bus rant?

Reading my rant a day later, it's unintentional hiliarity at its finest.

Does that mean you were wrong and I need to hone my "write for oatmeal-sucking 5-year olds" posting skills better?

 

[Bubbler]

Did Bubbler really shirt-talk HIGHLIGHTS on the first page? What is next, an anti-Sweet Pickle Bus rant?

Reading my rant a day later, it's unintentional hiliarity at its finest.

Does that mean you were wrong and I need to hone my "write for oatmeal-sucking 5-year olds" posting skills better?

 

[Norman Stansfield]

The only place I ever read Highlights was at the dentist's office.
Put me off Highlights forever.

Same here, F_B.

 

[HoopsMcCann]

couple of things...

1. sweet pickles is great!

2. byh, i'm disappointed in you talking shirt about red dawn. if red dawn isn't a motherforkin' classic made just to show on amc, the channel shouldn't exist. there will be no talking shirt about red motherforkin' dawn, or i'll shoot you dead just like they shot that traitor red forker daryl in cold motherforkin' blood. bench. WOLVERINES!

3. i actually lived in cuba at the time of that, and can't help to think what would happen to me -- if i would be one of the safer folks, despite being on a military installation -- i mean, would either side want to bomb gitmo? for the red side, it would be bombing their own country and for the americans, it would be bombing their own military base.

that said, you motherforkers want to talk about scary? when i was 7 we used to have invasion drills, where they would put all of the families on c130s in jump seats and fly us to florida to practice evacuation. try that shirt as a kid. i'd also be able to see cuban guards with ak47s when i went to the beach. of course, we'd try to throw rocks at 'em. go figure. i'd like to think we were the inspiration for red dawn -- the precursor to the wolverines