A Look Back at the Films of 2010

Some people are just very talented.

This video, uploaded by genrocks (aka Gen I.), is called Filmography 2010 and it's a fairly comprehensive look at the films released this year. While normal people would have just created a montage of films jammed together without rhyme or reason, Gen I. adds complementary music in the background and intertwines quotes and scenes together in a way that is just. . .well, watch:



Impressive, no?

As a sidenote, there are 270 films featured in this 6-minute video. Out of that, I've only seen 17. Now, I'm no mathematician, but I'm thinking that's less than half. I need to get to work if I'm going to get this list done by the end of the year. So I'm off!

I'll see you next year! ZING!

A 90210 Christmas. . .Christmas

Here's a special bonus post, suggested by, faithful reader, Phil - just in case you forgot what day today is:



Merry Christmas from all of us here at Slice of Fried Gold!

Ho-Ho-AAAAAAAAAAAAAANOTHER ONE!

If you haven't seen the first two posts with pictures of children who are afraid of Santa Claus, the title of this entry won't make much sense, however I feel that these pictures can be enjoyed regardless of your loyalty to Slice of Fried Gold.

Enjoy Round 3!

"Tee-hee, I told my brother we were going to visit Elmo. He was sooooo excited. *snicker*"

Bradley isn't actually scared of Santa, he just really dislikes his sister.

David uses the tried and true "Slobber Escape" technique.

"I don't care WHAT my shirt says! This dude is NOT my homeboy!!"

"That's right, laugh with me Ella. Laugh about all the presents you're not going to get. . ."

Santa is trying a little too hard in this picture to prove his innocence.

Anyone else think this Santa looks like an old, washed-up Jimmy Kimmel?

You can't really blame Joni for freaking about about this monstrosity. Freaky!

"Mom, why are you laughing? Is it me? Is it because of my haircut? I feel so insecure!"

"Run away!" Kara screamed as she led the charge. "Save yourselves!"

Kendall hated the outdoors almost as much as he hated ol' Kris Kringle.

Lotus believed in Santa, just not a Santa that looked like the love child of Kenny Rogers and Elvis Presley.

"Take me yonder, mother! Away from this foul wretch seated behind me!"

Although Mary was frightened, she couldn't help but feel comfortable on this over-fluffed St. Nicholas.

"Hey Mister! You are RUINING my aerobics routine!"

"GAH!"

"What do you mean he sees me when I'm sleeping????"

Sage just found out he made the naughty list.

Sally proves that, even in the olden days, Santa was terrifying to children.

"I told ya, I don't do laps, kid. Deal with it."

"BY THE SWORD OF CANDIED CANE, I SWEAR I WILL AVENGE THIS DAY, MOTHER!"

"These ARE my Jazz Hands, Santa! What more do you want??"

"Woe is me!" "No, bro, woe is ME!" "Hey, my woe is MUCH more than your woe, dude!" "Back off, punk, don't pretend like you know how I feel!" "I know how you'll be feeling my fist in your face later today. . ."

Walter was not happy with the new TSA pat-downs or the new uniforms.

"Good. . .heavens. . .they're EVERYWHERE!!"

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. . .mare.

A Little Something to Remember Me By

This week has been completely crazy and I may not have access to the internet for a little while. So just in case I don't make it back in time for next week's post, I'd like to present you, faithful readers, with two songs that you won't be able to get out of your head. This will make it so you'll be humming at least one of these tunes and thinking of me for the next little while - even if I'm away.

Here's #1, which is pretty short, but adorably catchy:



And here's #2 which, I have to warn you, will EMBED itself into your cerebrum. You've been warned.



Like it or not, one of these two songs is gonna stick in your head for the rest of the week. You can thank me later.

CHIHUAHUA!

Think of Your Electric Bill!

Internet is down at home. Things are happening. No time to write.

Here's one of my favorite winter-themed videos, faithful readers! Enjoy!

Here Comes the Sun. . .'s Owner

File this one in the "Why Didn't I Think of That" folder.

In a world where everyone is trying to make money for doing absolutely nothing, you have to give some notice to those who are creative about it.

Remember as a kid when you'd claim something as yours? You would say something like, "I call this piece of pie!" or "Place back!" or even "Shotgun! No battle!" Well, apparently we were all setting our bar WAY too low as children. Angeles Duran has taken this method a step further - or, perhaps, 93 million miles farther.

That's right, faithful readers, this 49-year-old woman is now claiming ownership of the Sun.

And, believe it or not, she has the documentation to prove it. She has a signed and notarized paper showing her "ownership" of the Sun. She then stated, "I backed my claim legally, I am not stupid, I know the law. I did it but anyone else could have done it, it simply occurred to me first." Spoken like a true 4-year-old.

Angeles Duran kind of looks like Stephenie Meyer, which makes me not trust her.

"But, The Former 786," you may ask, "what harm is it for her to 'own' the Sun? It's not like she can actually do anything with it. Right?" Oh, faithful reader, how pure and naive you are. Ms. Duran wants to charge you for using the Sun. She has stated that she wants to charge everyone that uses the Sun and then give most of the proceeds to Spain. Half of it would go to the Spanish government. 20% would go to the country's pension fund. 10% would go to research. What research, exactly? I don't think she even knows. Sounds like a fluff answer to me. 10% would go to "end world hunger" (again, is she running for Miss Universe or something?) and the remaining 10% percent would go to (surprise!) herself.

So, just in case all that math didn't make sense to you, here's the skinny: Angeles Duran wants to charge every man, woman, child, animal and plant who enjoys the Sun, and use that money to fund Spain, generic ideas and herself.

However, her claim is completely flawed. I'm sorry, Ms. Duran, but I'm pretty sure that I claimed the Sun on one of my family's long, boring road trips to California. My older brother called the rest stop we were at and I just had to one-up him. So, sucks to be you! Or, as they say in Spain, "No sé si hay una traducción directa de esa frase en español!"

Violet! You're turning violet, Violet!

As you, my faithful readers, probably know, I am absolutely overjoyed when some outlandish idea from the movie world becomes reality. I've talked about it a number of times before on this blog and, much to my overjoying joyous joy, it's coming to pass once again.

Almost every person I talk to about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (which is pretty much everyone I meet) remembers a few key scenes in the movie. They remember these certain scenes because they were horrified by them. Such scenes include when Augustus gets stuck in the chocolate pipe (almost dying in the process), Charlie and Grandpa Joe almost getting chopped up to bits in the fizzy lifting drink room (almost dying), the freaky tunnel scene (that made some of us want to die) and, of course, Violet Beauregarde chewing the three-course meal gum and then swelling up to giant blueberry-sized proportions (and. . .almost dying).

Now, out of all these moments of this "children's" movie, which one do you think is becoming a reality?

Hint: Look at the title of this blog post.

That's right, it's the freaky tunnel scene.

I'm kidding, thank heavens. Scientists are currently working hard on creating a gum that would work just like the three-course meal gum Violet chews. They're making this gum using microcapsules that each hold a different flavor. Some of these microcapsules would dissolve when they come into contact with the saliva (probably the appetizer flavor), others would burst when they were crushed by your molars (the main course) and others would still hold out until "vigorous chewing" would take place (dessert).

Now, this wouldn't be like the so-called "Everlasting Gobstopper" real-life attempt, which only lasts around a half-hour if you don't actually suck on it, this would be a breakthrough in scientific technology. This kind of technology could be used to help alleviate world hunger in the future. However, in the mean time, they're just focusing on candy.

You can get the full story here, but, in the meantime I'd like to ask you, faithful readers, do you think this is a good idea? Do you really want a multi-course meal flavor in your gum? If so, what would you want your meal-gum (the marketing team will probably have to come up with a better name than that) to taste like?

Me? I'll take a tomato basil soup for the first course, chile verde burritos for the second course, and a mint fudge brownie for the dessert. I think I could handle each one of these courses in a warm liquid consistency. I mean, let's face it, no matter how advanced these flavors get, it's always going to be that same texture.

Come and Play - Everything's A-OK?

Elmo isn't the only creepy Muppet in town anymore.

Halloween may be over for some, but for you, faithful readers, the horror is just beginning. The gang over at Best Week Ever have compiled a list of photographs of people who tried to look like Sesame Street characters, but failed miserably.

WARNING: SOME OF THESE COSTUMES ARE TERRIFYING AND/OR CONFUSING!

Look, just because Oscar lives in the garbage doesn't mean he has to look like a pile of garbage. My kid would FREAK OUT if she saw this thing coming at her.

The scariest thing about this one is the lack of effort. Seriously? A piece of construction paper, some tape and a striped shirt and you think you're good?

It's not the mask that is scary, it's the eyes; those horrible, piercing eyes glaring directly into your soul.


It took me a while to guess what this weirdo was going for. Can you figure it out?


This costume confuses me, therefore, it scares me. At first glance, he looks like Grover, but then, you see the box of cookies. Dude, Cookie Monster is FAT!


Creative? Or offensive? YOU CHOOSE!


Imagine this: you're alone in your home and you pull back your shower curtain to find this face staring back at you. Instant heart attack.


These two should DEFINITELY be drug-tested. Look at that glazed-over look in their eyes!


I don't like the way Bert is looking at us. . .


Yes, you look like Elmo. . .after a lobotomy.


"Come play with us, Danny. Forever and ever and ever."


There's no denying it, this Bert wants to KILL you.


Dude, this isn't an Elmo costume. This costume looks like you killed a few Elmos, skinned them and decided to wear them. This picture gave my daughter nightmares. Why did I show this picture to my daughter? You tell me.

This is only thirteen out of fifty pictures on the site. You can see the rest of the pictures at bestweekever.tv.

Until next week, faithful readers!