‘It’s only impossible if you stop to think about it’
-Pirate Captain
Words to live by.
And also Ham Nite! Which, let’s be honest, if you don’t like the glorious deliciousness of swine you’re… well, you might be Jewish. Or Muslim. Or a Buddhist. Or a Jain. Or Eritrean Orthodox. Which I didn’t know was even a thing until recently. Or one of those suspicious vegetarian types. Or… even worse…. a VEGAN1!
[1] crosses himself, while reaching over to make sure he’s loaded up with the silver forty Smith and Wesson
We entertained today!
Well, we had people over. (probably more accurate)
I made roast chickens, roast potatoes and harvested salad leaves from the garden (flicking off the slugs) and paired that with two beers.
This corona business has left me seriously out of practice with having to talk to ‘actual’ people face to face.
I’m exhausted.
It was also decidedly balmy today. Thirty C. Which is like.. eighty something for you metric hating types. Eighty six Google tells me. Which… you know… is… well its not temperate, let’s go with that.
To recover from my taxing experience I’m watching The Pirates! (in an adventure with Scientists) from my supine vantage on the couch (with progenies wedged between me, Macbook balanced on my bloated midriff).
It’s mindless mid-tier Aardman.
And before you hate on me, is it better than Wallace and Gromit and the curse of the Were-Rabbit? Um… no. Is it better than Shaun the Sheep? Also no. Would still give it a solid thumbs up in the stop motion genre. Definitely.
Also this…
In January 2012, The Pirates! attracted some very negative reactions from the “leprosy community”. In the movie, The Pirate Captain lands on a ship demanding gold, but is told by a crew member, “Gold? Afraid we don’t have any gold, old man. This is a leper boat!” His arm then falls off, and he says “See?”
There is a leprosy community?
I want to make light of this. But I’m little scared they might send me a strongly worded letter… or organize a picket outside my domicile in which appendages are wielded aggressively.
Also, this movie features Charles Darwin. Which… is a rare choice for a movie protagonist, although I can’t imagine why. I feel he probably deserves more screen-time. Maybe wielding a stick. With which to beat back the shelled monstrosities of the Galapagos.
And… you know… solving the riddle of how we developed from aggressive tree dwelling simians to… well… aggressive savanna dwelling simians. But let’s focus on the smiting of beasts… and deal with the evolution stuff in a montage.
In any event, The Pirates (in an adventure with Scientists) is highly recommended by me. And I know good stuff.
… Although I also know bad stuff. But I rarely write about it.
Go Darke 