Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!

[dtb]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Yes. It is a fantastic movie. Just take a look at my avatar, for Christsakes.

TM

Your trident..., sir?

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally Posted by Gattigap

I don't know if Elf is one of the top 25 funny movies or not, but I am putting it on the fucking list if, for no other reason, this one.

For God's sake, Zooey is singing in the shower, and you wish to denigrate this piece of art? Hand in your Fan Club Card immediately.

Her singing voice has an uncanny resemblance to Judy Garland's. Not kidding. Too bad musicals are dead.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally Posted by Penske_Account

Meet the Parents was on showtime or HBO or soemthing last nite. Not saying it should be on the list, but it is always lol fucking funny.

Ok, that movie is just not funny. Not funny.at.all. I do not understand why people find it funny.

A funny movie with Ben Stiller is Zoolander.
"What is this? A center for ants?! It needs to be at least... three times bigger!"
"Merman, Dad, MerMAN!"

I like Manfred's inclusion of Kicking and Screaming. I think that movie is quite underappreciated.

[Gattigap]

Nevada's Bunny Ranch brothel gets 1500 applications in December, about 40% more than usual. Sounds like they've got a new storyline ready for that HBO series.

[Fugee]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Any list that includes To Wong Foo cannot be taken seriously.

TM

Because the drag queen road trip movie entry on the list has to be Priscilla, Queen of the Desert!

ETA: I think you need to add an asterisk section for movies made before you were born. The Peter Sellers Pink Panther movies are still worth being on a Top 25 list.

[taxwonk]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

no Mae west?

I stuck to movies made in my lifetime, just like Thurgreed did. I guess for Mae, we'll have to wait for you or Not Bob to do a list.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick

Ok, that movie is just not funny. Not funny.at.all. I do not understand why people find it funny.

A funny movie with Ben Stiller is Zoolander.
"What is this? A center for ants?! It needs to be at least... three times bigger!"
"Merman, Dad, MerMAN!"

And The Royal Tennenbaums. No one else thinks it's funny? Yes, it's depressing, but so is Office Space (in a way). Almost everything Gene Hackman says is hilarious, and any exchange with Pagoda makes me laugh.

Royal: I'm very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman.

Royal: Are you trying to steal my woman?
Henry Sherman: I beg your pardon.
Royal: You heard me, Coltrane.
Henry Sherman: "Coltrane"?
Royal: What?
Henry Sherman: Did you just call me Coltrane?
Royal: No.
Henry Sherman: You didn't?
Royal: No.
Henry Sherman: Okay...

Margot: You probably don't even know my middle name.
Royal: That's a trick question. You don't have one.
Margot: Helen.
Royal: That was my mother's name.

[taxwonk]

Originally Posted by dtb

I seem to recall that the maximum gift amount has been raised (perhaps several times) from $10,000. What is it now? Please don't make me wade through the Code for it.

Just gimme de ansa.

OK, just looked it up. Where do I find the consumer price index?

ETA: Thanks for all your help! I get $13,000. I love the Code!!! And I love calculating percentages from arcane tables of otherwise unintelligible information!!

Sorry. It's been a hectic morning. You did catch the part about spouses being able to make a joint gift, effectively doubling the exemption, right?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

And The Royal Tennenbaums. No one else thinks it's funny? Yes, it's depressing, but so is Office Space (in a way). Almost everything Gene Hackman says is hilarious, and any exchange with Pagoda makes me laugh.

Royal: I'm very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman.

Royal: Are you trying to steal my woman?
Henry Sherman: I beg your pardon.
Royal: You heard me, Coltrane.
Henry Sherman: "Coltrane"?
Royal: What?
Henry Sherman: Did you just call me Coltrane?
Royal: No.
Henry Sherman: You didn't?
Royal: No.
Henry Sherman: Okay...

Margot: You probably don't even know my middle name.
Royal: That's a trick question. You don't have one.
Margot: Helen.
Royal: That was my mother's name.

I always wondered where your moniker came from. It was a mystery, one I could have googled, sure, but that would have been cheating. Now you force this out?

Does anyone know how to cancel a Facebook friend request?

[taxwonk]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Any list that includes To Wong Foo cannot be taken seriously.

TM

This from a man whose list included Elf, Austin Powers, Weird Science, and The Jerk?

[Penske_Account]

Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick

Ok, that movie is just not funny. Not funny.at.all. I do not understand why people find it funny.

A funny movie with Ben Stiller is Zoolander.
"What is this? A center for ants?! It needs to be at least... three times bigger!"
"Merman, Dad, MerMAN!"

I like Manfred's inclusion of Kicking and Screaming. I think that movie is quite underappreciated.

Given my dual citisenship, in an honourary way, I can udnerstand this-it doesn't translate to Canadese. No offence. I watch it with a yanqui sensibility firmly in place. npi.

[Penske_Account]

Originally Posted by taxwonk

This from a man whose list included Elf, Austin Powers, Weird Science, and The Jerk?

Weird Science rocks, good on TM for that one.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Gattigap

Nevada's Bunny Ranch brothel gets 1500 applications in December, about 40% more than usual. Sounds like they've got a new storyline ready for that HBO series.

Nice story. I like this quote: "There's lay-offs in every sector of the economy. The auto workers, the big insurance companies, Wall Street... we get a lot of people from New York City wanting to come to work."


Makes you wonder, whatever happened to Multo?

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

And The Royal Tennenbaums. No one else thinks it's funny? Yes, it's depressing, but so is Office Space (in a way). Almost everything Gene Hackman says is hilarious, and any exchange with Pagoda makes me laugh.

Royal: I'm very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman.

Royal: Are you trying to steal my woman?
Henry Sherman: I beg your pardon.
Royal: You heard me, Coltrane.
Henry Sherman: "Coltrane"?
Royal: What?
Henry Sherman: Did you just call me Coltrane?
Royal: No.
Henry Sherman: You didn't?
Royal: No.
Henry Sherman: Okay...

Margot: You probably don't even know my middle name.
Royal: That's a trick question. You don't have one.
Margot: Helen.
Royal: That was my mother's name.

Royal Tennenbaums makes my list. (As does Midnight Run, but not Elf. Or the Big Lebowski -- I'm in TM's "not sure I get it" camp on that)

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by taxwonk

This from a man whose list included Elf, Austin Powers, Weird Science, and The Jerk?

The Jerk is Top 5 All Time (comedies).