Sunday, July 21, 2013

Royal Baby still within Royal Enclosure - film at eleven...and Richard Armitage


"Ye Olde Royal Ultrasound"



Despite the wishes of an entire nation, nay, the entire world, the future monarch of the United Kingdom remained barricaded today within the Royal Womb.  A source close to Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge and candidate for both "Most Patient Woman in the World" and "Nicest Hair" reported that Mrs. Windsor was last seen jumping from ladders and running around her back yard.  Castor oil has also been administered, along with around the clock sex with her willing to help husband. 



When approached, a loud, disagreeable, "no comment' was shouted by the fetus through her navel.




There is some evidence that the future royal may be investigating other means of escape, in which case the above posters have been distributed, showing what the child will look like through the coming years...especially since he/she may well be into their middle years before this whole thing is over.


When asked to have a word with the child, the Queen reacted.



What could be the true reason for the Royal Reluctance?  

Inside sources reveal The Royal Baby is gripping the walls of the Royal Womb.  Could this be some diabolical plan by the child, remaining encased long enough to break the Guinness Book of World Records set by a distant relative, Richard the II, who remained buried in secret for 528 years?

Who can say?


And now your daily moment of Zen with Richard Armitage
I'M NOT GOING OUT THERE!

Friday, July 19, 2013

THIS AND THAT THURSDAY, and Richard Armitage!!!




Something truly awful happened to me the other day, something that shook my dentures, tested my depends.  The twelve year old pharmacist at our local Walgreens handed me my 'bag o'pills', smiled, and said.  "Here you are sweetheart.  Have a nice day."

Bitch.  

I wanted to slap her.  It's not enough that NO ONE allows me to insist on the senior coffee charge - they just automatically give it to me; or, that I am asked if I need help getting groceries to my car!  No, now I am being subjected to the demeaning sweetie and dear heart words.  

At least no one is shouting at me, thinking I can't hear them. What?
I don't think they are anyway. 

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WAITIE KATIE

Kate Middleton not due July 19, Kate and Will in Bucklesbury

Still, this poor girl has to wait!  

She had to wait for William to get the gumption up to propose and now the Royal tadpole is gripping onto her insides, refusing to leave.  I pray she has an easy time of it, somehow, IF that time EVER comes.  She's passed her due date by about three months or so, I think.  Don't quote me on that.  

I hate pain.  
I've never given birth, thanks be to God.  I believe I would have made a terrible mother, anyhow; my dogs are brats...could my offspring be any better.  
I say no.  

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FLORIDA
God's Waiting Room

Rain today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, repeat as necessary...



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Jake Johnson, Nick Offerman, Tatiana Maslany, Jason Bateman, Kerry Washington

How many of these people can you name?  
I can name two - Zach Gargonzola and Jason Bateman.  The others, I haven't a clue.  Evidently they have Emmy nods.  I don't know for certain since I haven't looked at the list, except for Downton Abbey and Benedict Cumberbatch.  

The charm of Louis CK continues to evade me.  
I wish James Gandolfini were in here somewhere.  
Don't like Nurse Jackie from watching one episode - tell me I'm not judgmental.  
Claire Danes?  Again?  Please stop.

And the nominees are:

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey, PBS
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, AMC
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom, HBO
Jon Hamm, Mad Men, AMC
Damian Lewis, Homeland, Showtime
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards, Netflix

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Connie Britton, Nashville, ABC
Claire Danes, Homeland, Showtime
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey, PBS
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel, A&E
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men, AMC
Kerry Washington, Scandal, ABC
Robin Wright, House of Cards, Netflix

COMEDY SERIES:
The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Girls, HBO
Louie, FX
Modern Family, ABC
30 Rock, NBC
Veep, HBO

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development, Netflix
Louis C.K., Louie, FX
Don Cheadle, House of Lies, Showtime
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes, Showtime
Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory, CBS
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Lena Dunham, Girls, HBO
Laura Dern, Enlightened, HBO
Tiny Fey, 30 Rock, NBC
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation, NBC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep, HBO
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie, Showtime

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Adam Driver, Girls, HBO
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family, ABC
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family, ABC
Ty Burrell, Modern Family, ABC
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Tony Hale, Veep, HBO

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Jane Lynch, Glee, Fox
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family, ABC
Julie Bowen, Modern Family, ABC
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie, Showtime
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock, NBC
Anna Chlumsky, Veep, HBO

DRAMA SERIES:
Breaking Bad, AMC
Downton Abbey, PBS
Homeland, Showtime
Game of Thrones, HBO
House of Cards, Netflix
Mad Men, AMC

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire, HBO
Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad, AMC
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad, AMC
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey, PBS
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones, HBO
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland, Showtime

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad, AMC
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey, PBS
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, HBO
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife, CBS
Morena Baccarin, Homeland, Showtime
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men, AMC

LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Michael Douglas, Behind The Candelabra, HBO
Matt Damon, Behind The Candelabra, HBO
Toby Jones, The Girl, HBO
Benedict Cumberbatch, Parade's End, HBO
Al Pacino, Phil Spector, HBO

LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story, FX
Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter, Showtime
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector, HBO
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals, USA
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel

MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
American Horror Story: Asylum, FX
Behind the Candelabra, HBO
Phil Spector, HBO
Political Animals, USA
The Bible, History
Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel

HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM:
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol, Fox
Betty White, Betty White's Off Their Rockers, NBC
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars, ABC
Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Bravo
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance, Fox
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste, ABC

REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM:
The Amazing Race, CBS
Dancing With the Stars, ABC
Project Runway, Lifetime
So You Think You Can Dance, Fox
Top Chef, Bravo
The Voice, NBC

VARIETY SERIES:
The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO
Saturday Night Live, NBC

WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES:
The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Portlandia, IFC
Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO
Saturday Night Live, NBC

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Margo Martindale, The Americans, FX
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones, HBO
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife, CBS
Linda Cardellini, Mad Men, AMC
Jane Fonda, The Newsroom, HBO
Joan Cusack, Shameless, Showtime

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Nathan Lane, The Good Wife, CBS
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife, CBS
Rupert Friend, Homeland, Showtime
Robert Morse, Mad Men, AMC
Harry Hamlin, Mad Men, AMC
Dan Bucatinsky, Scandal, ABC

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES:
Breaking Bad ("Dead Freight"), AMC
Breaking Bad ("Say My Name"), AMC
Downton Abbey, PBS
Game of Thrones, HBO
Homeland, Showtime

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES:
Boardwalk Empire, HBO
Breaking Bad, AMC
Downton Abbey, PBS
Homeland, Showtime
House of Cards, Netflix

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory, CBS
Nathan Lane, Modern Family, ABC
Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie, Showtime
Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live, NBC
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Will Forte, 30 Rock, NBC

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Molly Shannon, Enlightened, HBO
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee, Fox
Melissa Leo, Louie, FX
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock, NBC

WRITING FOR COMEDY SERIES:
Episodes, Showtime
Louie, FX
The Office, NBC
30 Rock ("Hogcock!"), NBC
30 Rock ("Last Lunch"), NBC

DIRECTING FOR COMEDY SERIES:
Girls, HBO
Glee, Fox
Louie, FX
Modern Family, ABC
30 Rock, NBC

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX
Zachary Quinto, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX
Scott Bakula, Behind The Candelabra, HBO
John Benjamin Hickey, The Big C: Hereafter, Showtime
Peter Mullan, Top of the Lake, Sundance Channel

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX
Imelda Staunton, The Girl, HBO
Charlotte Rampling, Restless, Sundance Channel
Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias, Lifetime

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL:
The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
Louis C.K.: Oh My God, HBO
Mel Brooks Strikes Back! With Mel Brooks And Alan Yentob, HBO
Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (Part One), NBC
12-12-12: The Concert For Sandy Relief

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Now, if you are still looking at this you are a true Richard Armitage...er.
So, Enjoy!

Love Game Guy of Gisborne!

Friday, July 5, 2013

WE ARE FLYING TO EUROPE IN NOVEMBER - I DO NOT FIND THIS HUMOR APPROPRIATE... AND RICHARD ARMITAGE



After every flight, QANTAS pilots fill out a form, known as a 'gripe sheet' to tell mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics fix the problem, and then document their repairs on the form. 

Here are some actual maintenance problems submitted by the pilots (marked with a 'P') and the solutions recorded (marked by an 'S') by maintenance engineers, who by the way have a sense of humour:

P: Left inside main tyre almost needs replacement. 
S: Left inside main tyre almost replaced. 

P: Test flight OK, auto-land very rough. 
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft. 

P: Something loose in cockpit. 
S: Something tightened in cockpit. 

P: Dead bugs on windshield. 
S: Live bugs on back order. 

P: Auto pilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent. 
S: Can't reproduce problem on the ground. 

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. 
S: Evidence removed. 

P: DME volume unbelievably loud. 
S: DME volume set to more believable level. 

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick. 
S: That's what friction locks are for. 

P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode. 
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode. 

P: Suspect crack in windshield. 
S: Suspect you're right. 

P: Number 3 engine missing. 
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search. 

P: Aircraft handles funny. 
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be serious. 

P: Target radar hums. 
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics. 

P: Mouse in cockpit. 
S: Cat installed in cockpit. 

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer. 
S: Took hammer away from midget.


Buh-bye