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I guess it’s about time
Rojie’s prompt for today, May 29th, is:
If you’re making a time capsule for 2026, what goes in it?
I’d probably toss in box sets of Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy DVDs, because these future people might need things to laugh over whenever they open the time capsule up. And I suppose I should put a DVD player and instructions in there just in case because we know how fast technology evolves.
Music. Maybe copies of the 2,300+ Grateful Dead shows, but I’m positive those will endure on their own so what else? I don’t think I can narrow that down to just one answer so forget music.
How about some books? A copy of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath so people don’t forget. A copy of Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Miracle of Mindfulness so people can learn. A copy of the Bible with every printed page torn out and just one sheet of paper taped inside with three lines:
1) If it’s something that bothers you, or would bother you, don’t do it to other people.
2) Always be nice to the animals; I put them here for a reason. They don’t bother you and most of them are smarter than you. Yes, even the squirrels.
3) At least once per day, layeth the palm of your hand flat on a tree and tell that tree how much you love it and respect it. And do not cutteth down the trees for I liketh them and will mark your name down in a book you really don’t want your name marked down in.
(And just in the spirit of getting people to do goofy things)
4) Sayeth the word “four” twice when greeting people.On the idea of books, How about a classic book with a surprise or twist ending, maybe something by Agatha Christie, with the last page torn out? Equal parts mean and fun or just plain mean? Maybe do that with a bunch of books and toss them in the capsule. Then the future people can divide into groups called Finishers and calmly debate the different possible endings and share coffee and sweets. But maybe that’s not such a good idea because since they’re people and people don’t do anything calmly and they’ll more than likely violate commandment #1 above about 10 minutes after reading it, they’ll just use the different possible book finishes to start wars. The Finisher Wars. Finish Wars the banners and headlines will read so maybe there’s a little irony there.
I suppose I could write a letter to myself for the people who open the time capsule in the future to read. And thinking about that idea now, I could create a completely fictional version of life in 2026 and before that would confuse historians and maybe lead to the establishment of a new religion named after me where peanut butter is holy, chickens are sacred, and no one drinks milk. And people go to professional wrestling matches on Saturday or Sunday mornings because why not?
Oh, and a picture of Jennifer Aniston.
Four four.
A song for this prompt is easy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h1davKgBYM&list=RD9h1davKgBYM&start_radio=1
#AgathaChristie #animals #dailyprompt #DVD #film #JenniferAniston #JimCroce #JohnSteinbeck #Kindless #LaurelAndHardy #MarxBrothers #Mindfulness #ProWrestling #ProfessionalWrestling #TheBible #ThichNhatHanh #TimeCapsule #travel -
I guess it’s about time
Rojie’s prompt for today, May 29th, is:
If you’re making a time capsule for 2026, what goes in it?
I’d probably toss in box sets of Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy DVDs, because these future people might need things to laugh over whenever they open the time capsule up. And I suppose I should put a DVD player and instructions in there just in case because we know how fast technology evolves.
Music. Maybe copies of the 2,300+ Grateful Dead shows, but I’m positive those will endure on their own so what else? I don’t think I can narrow that down to just one answer so forget music.
How about some books? A copy of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath so people don’t forget. A copy of Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Miracle of Mindfulness so people can learn. A copy of the Bible with every printed page torn out and just one sheet of paper taped inside with three lines:
1) If it’s something that bothers you, or would bother you, don’t do it to other people.
2) Always be nice to the animals; I put them here for a reason. They don’t bother you and most of them are smarter than you. Yes, even the squirrels.
3) At least once per day, layeth the palm of your hand flat on a tree and tell that tree how much you love it and respect it. And do not cutteth down the trees for I liketh them and will mark your name down in a book you really don’t want your name marked down in.
(And just in the spirit of getting people to do goofy things)
4) Sayeth the word “four” twice when greeting people.On the idea of books, How about a classic book with a surprise or twist ending, maybe something by Agatha Christie, with the last page torn out? Equal parts mean and fun or just plain mean? Maybe do that with a bunch of books and toss them in the capsule. Then the future people can divide into groups called Finishers and calmly debate the different possible endings and share coffee and sweets. But maybe that’s not such a good idea because since they’re people and people don’t do anything calmly and they’ll more than likely violate commandment #1 above about 10 minutes after reading it, they’ll just use the different possible book finishes to start wars. The Finisher Wars. Finish Wars the banners and headlines will read so maybe there’s a little irony there.
I suppose I could write a letter to myself for the people who open the time capsule in the future to read. And thinking about that idea now, I could create a completely fictional version of life in 2026 and before that would confuse historians and maybe lead to the establishment of a new religion named after me where peanut butter is holy, chickens are sacred, and no one drinks milk. And people go to professional wrestling matches on Saturday or Sunday mornings because why not?
Oh, and a picture of Jennifer Aniston.
Four four.
A song for this prompt is easy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h1davKgBYM&list=RD9h1davKgBYM&start_radio=1
#AgathaChristie #animals #dailyprompt #DVD #film #JenniferAniston #JimCroce #JohnSteinbeck #Kindless #LaurelAndHardy #MarxBrothers #Mindfulness #ProWrestling #ProfessionalWrestling #TheBible #ThichNhatHanh #TimeCapsule #travel -
Harpo speaks! 🚨
(I grew up watching Marx Brothers films, and Harpo was always my favourite.) -
A Comprehensive Look at the Marx Brothers' Career in the 1930s and 1940s
📰 Original title: Funny Portraits of the Marx Brothers in the 1930s and 1940s
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A Comprehensive Look at the Marx Brothers' Career in the 1930s and 1940s
📰 Original title: Funny Portraits of the Marx Brothers in the 1930s and 1940s
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
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Behind the Scenes: Iconic Photos from 'A Night at the Opera' (1935)
📰 Original title: 30 Amazing Photographs From the Set of “A Night at the Opera” (1935)
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Behind the Scenes: Iconic Photos from 'A Night at the Opera' (1935)
📰 Original title: 30 Amazing Photographs From the Set of “A Night at the Opera” (1935)
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
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Harpo and Chico Marx recreated the silverware gag from ANIMAL CRACKERS on THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR on NBC on this date in 1952.
Cutlery was strategically loaded into Harpo’s coat by his son Bill, who became Harpo's prop man at age 12.
"He had faith in me when I was very young," Bill said. "He was a great man."
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Harpo and Chico Marx recreated the silverware gag from ANIMAL CRACKERS on THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR on NBC on this date in 1952.
Cutlery was strategically loaded into Harpo’s coat by his son Bill, who became Harpo's prop man at age 12.
"He had faith in me when I was very young," Bill said. "He was a great man."
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Happy birthday Leonard Joseph "Chico" Marx (b. 3/22/1887, eldest of the Marx Brothers)!
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Why Lacan Loved Harpo Marx
"Harpo is an automatic object-machine that converts both the world and himself into a polymorphously perverse source of jouissance.”
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Habeas Irish Rose comment by Groucho is referencing "Abie's Irish Rose", an extremely popular play about a Jewish man and Irish Woman's relationship. Popular as the "East Lynne" play for decades.
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Habeas Irish Rose comment by Groucho is referencing "Abie's Irish Rose", an extremely popular play about a Jewish man and Irish Woman's relationship. Popular as the "East Lynne" play for decades.
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A Vaudeville/Broadway era Marx Brothers poster for“Animal Crackers” (1928)
#Comedon #AnimalCrackers #MarxBrothers #PreCode -
A Vaudeville/Broadway era Marx Brothers poster for“Animal Crackers” (1928)
#Comedon #AnimalCrackers #MarxBrothers #PreCode -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@greenpepper22/116218766734251146
In a few minutes, the #Comedon #WatchParty will begin, with many toots. You can mute the hashtag for the next couple of hours... or join us in the fun!
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@greenpepper22/116218766734251146
In a few minutes, the #Comedon #WatchParty will begin, with many toots. You can mute the hashtag for the next couple of hours... or join us in the fun!
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#Comedon movie "Animal Crackers" is available at the wikipedia page for it and at the internet archive.
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#Comedon movie "Animal Crackers" is available at the wikipedia page for it and at the internet archive.
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MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Gentle Harp” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRPQYrQE6hI
#HarpoMarx #MarxBrothers #harp #harpmusic #harpist #gentleharp #chrisandrews #composer #ambientmusic #neoclassical #vangelis #enya #newagemusic #hoveUK
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MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Gentle Harp” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRPQYrQE6hI
#HarpoMarx #MarxBrothers #harp #harpmusic #harpist #gentleharp #chrisandrews #composer #ambientmusic #neoclassical #vangelis #enya #newagemusic #hoveUK
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Animal Crackers (1930) - Listen to find out if Lydia and Christopher think ANIMAL CRACKERS is as fresh as it was in 1930, or if it has gone stale.
#Podcast #MovieReview #MarxBrothers #Comedy #Musical -
Animal Crackers (1930) - Listen to find out if Lydia and Christopher think ANIMAL CRACKERS is as fresh as it was in 1930, or if it has gone stale.
#Podcast #MovieReview #MarxBrothers #Comedy #Musical -
ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) just entered the public domain and it's already on Tubi (and elsewhere).
I remember its 1979 TV premiere on CBS, after decades of unavailability due to rights issues.
I hope a new generation discovers the Marx Bros. now, just like I did then.
#Film Mastodon #PublicDomain
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ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) just entered the public domain and it's already on Tubi (and elsewhere).
I remember its 1979 TV premiere on CBS, after decades of unavailability due to rights issues.
I hope a new generation discovers the Marx Bros. now, just like I did then.
#Film Mastodon #PublicDomain
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Marxist Alert! Starting at daybreak EST and going until 8 pm TCM is doing a Marx brothers marathon with the earliest ones on latest.
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Marxist Alert! Starting at daybreak EST and going until 8 pm TCM is doing a Marx brothers marathon with the earliest ones on latest.
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This is how trusting #AI to handle security will go. #marxbrothers
https://youtube.com/watch?v=p0Gwe5gKgjo&pp=ygUWbWFyeCBicm90aGVycyBwYXNzd29yZA%3D%3D
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@stefano Make sure you invoke the sanity clause. #MarxBrothers
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@stefano Make sure you invoke the sanity clause. #MarxBrothers
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Marx Brothers, "Duck Soup" Clips. Colorized. #comedy #Funny #slapstick #humour #humor #MarxBrothers #Groucho #Harpo #China #mentalhealth
@humor
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@comedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUJcFdQaXdU -
Some of Grouch Marx' best insults. #humor #humour #comedy #jokes #funny #mentalhealth #laughter #marxbrothers
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Rewatching the #MarxBrothers in Horse Feathers and suddenly realising that, after attending an American university, I got cheated out of a college widow.
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If any #Comedon viewers want a movie with Zeppo Marx in it, this is *not* their week. Zeppo's last role was 1933's Duck Soup (the first #Comedon watch party) and this week is 1937's 100% Zeppo-free A Day at the Races.
When Zeppo retired the studio tried to cut their collective salary. Groucho retorted "We're twice as funny without Zeppo!"
That may not actually be true as the films with Zeppo are usually considered the Brothers' real classics. He always played the straight man in them but after that role was taken by various random actors in the later films, it feels like maybe the family chemistry had been a little diluted. A Day at the Races was still a big hit because it's pretty dang funny.
Alas, we'll never be able to compare Zeppo's work as a straight man to Gummo, who he replaced, because Gummo quit while they were still doing Vaudeville and hadn't yet made a film. But speaking of Vaudeville, when they were doing live shows, Zeppo was so good at imitating each of his older brothers that he'd step in and do their parts when they were sick. He may not have had his own comedic character but he wasn't a stick in the mud.
Why am I talking about Zeppo if he's not in the film? I dunno. At least I didn't talk about possible origins for his name.
The Marx Brother's A Day at the Races
Thursday June 12 @ 7:00 PM
Watch the #Comedon hashtag for links.#WatchPartyAlert
#comedy
#movies
#CineMastodon
#FilmMastodon
#MarxBrothers
#Groucho
#Harpo
#Chico
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Techdirt: Game Jam Winner Spotlight: Cocoanut Hotel. “1929 was the year the Marx Brothers made their film debut in The Cocoanuts, a movie where they ostensibly run a resort hotel but mostly just engage in their regular antics. Cocoanut Hotel adapts this career turning point for the famed comedians in both content and spirit, turning it into (what else?) a full-fledged hotel management sim. […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/19/game-jam-winner-spotlight-cocoanut-hotel-techdirt/
