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Re: Will Disney Keep Us Amused?
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:32 am
by GRUMPY PIRATE
felinefan wrote:Oh, yeah, black and white T.V. , commercials that didn't insult your intelligence, kid shows that were fun, and the family gathered to watch the T.V. together. Funny, on another site we were reminiscing about kid shows we used to watch.
True, but like a lot of the older shows, when thats all you have, you pay attention to the show. Even though some of the plot lines were...basic!
Re: Will Disney Keep Us Amused?
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:37 am
by BRWombat
Remember when it was a big deal for a hit movie to be shown on TV, three or four years after it was in theaters?
Re: DVR's... It's funny, but we used to be so excited to travel to WDW and have all of the Disney-oriented programming at our fingertips. But that was before we had satellite, and we found ourselves in our room at the Poly wishing we could pause and rewind the the shows we were watching!
Re: Will Disney Keep Us Amused?
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:31 pm
by GRUMPY PIRATE
BRWombat wrote:Remember when it was a big deal for a hit movie to be shown on TV, three or four years after it was in theaters?
Re: DVR's... It's funny, but we used to be so excited to travel to WDW and have all of the Disney-oriented programming at our fingertips. But that was before we had satellite, and we found ourselves in our room at the Poly wishing we could pause and rewind the the shows we were watching!
Yeah!! The WHOLE family on the couch or chairs ten minutes before showtime, with the popcorn!!!
Re: Will Disney Keep Us Amused?
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:44 pm
by Princess Susi
GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:Noooo you are the one that quoted him!!! I have used him in some classroom discussions as an example of the peter principle! (along with government management!!)
Ahhh...The Peter Principle. I did not know there was anyone around that remembered that book! "Promote someone to their highest level of incompetency!"
You know, I still have my original copy of that book in my library! That is an oldie but goody!
And every Sunday night it was the whole famdamily in front of the set watching The Wonderful World of Color!!!!! Ahhhh...I loved that show with Uncle Walt! Something the whole family could watch together and enjoy too!!!!!
HRH, but you may call me Princess Susi

:p:
Re: Will Disney Keep Us Amused?
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:53 pm
by GRUMPY PIRATE
Princess Susi wrote:Ahhh...The Peter Principle. I did not know there was anyone around that remembered that book! "Promote someone to their highest level of incompetency!"
You know, I still have my original copy of that book in my library! That is an oldie but goody!
HRH, but you may call me Princess Susi

:p:
Well, working for the government for 35 years, you notice that most, if not all, upper management must have read this when they were in school!!!
Re: Will Disney Keep Us Amused?
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:34 am
by Randy B
Zazu wrote:Wish we had one for SGs. We'd be the first place that ever wore out a gong!
I think I have a video with the perfect gong. Actually I can think of two that would be perfect (Tarzan and the Leopard Women is one and the opening of Indiana Jones 2 come to mind). I'll see if I can get a screen capture and toy with it to give us our own SGT gong. Keep reminding me as I'm a long shift away from home where the videos are. There's a good chance I won't remember thins topic of discussion by the time I get home (heck I sometimes get home from work having trouble remembering my name).
Randy
Re: Will Disney Keep Us Amused?
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:37 am
by Big Wallaby
Zazu wrote:Wish we had one for SGs. We'd be the first place that ever wore out a gong!
Every week!
My wife and I have a TV, but it spends very little time actually on. We use it so little, we usually have to spend fifteen minutes searching for the remote. Yes, we have to use it. The Power button doesn't work.
Re: Will Disney Keep Us Amused?
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:14 am
by Cranbiz
Big Wallaby wrote:We use it so little, we usually have to spend fifteen minutes searching for the remote. Yes, we have to use it. The Power button doesn't work.
Place remote control in your pouch. Even if you don't want to watch TV, Liz can have fun finding it. ;)
Re: Will Disney Keep Us Amused?
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:07 pm
by Big Wallaby
Cranbiz wrote:Place remote control in your pouch. Even if you don't want to watch TV, Liz can have fun finding it. ;)
Or rather, I can have fun as she finds it...
Re: Will Disney Keep Us Amused?
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:13 pm
by Randy B
Ok folks, you asked for a gong, you get a gong. Two versions.
Large size:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2150/226 ... 2848_o.gif
and a smaller one:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2243/226 ... 6cf9_o.gif
I hope these work right. I tried to keep the clear background. Zazu, grab what you want and if the background didn't stay transparent, let me know.
BTW I was wrong, it wasn't Tarzan and the Leopard Women, it was Tarzan and the Amazon Women. :D:
Randy