Posted by Thomas Thu, 14 Sep 2006 23:55:05 +0000
It’s been two years since my first blog entry. Not nearly as long as many on the web. It seems like a fairly long time, until I think that I’ve been here for 17 months, which only makes about 6 months worth of blogging while in CS, which doesn’t sound like very long at all. Odd how often time seems both short and long simultaneously…
For your enjoyment, a listing of thoroughly enjoyable, truly screwball comedies (feel free to add others in comments). Hollywood needs to make more of these.
Top Secret!
The Naked Gun
Hot Shots!
Airplane!
Animal House
Young Frankenstein
Loaded Weapon
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
And, a random quote, which seems plausible:
Ugly programs are like ugly suspension bridges: they’re much more liable to collapse than pretty ones, because the way humans (especially engineer-humans) perceive beauty is intimately related to our ability to process and understand complexity.
I just bought The Naked Gun for $4.99 this week at Best Buy. How awesome is that?
Don’t forget The Princess Bride.
i can’t believe you would leave off blazing saddles. and i think dr. strangelove probably should be in there too, especially for the screwball part
I only half forgot. I meant to put “like all of Mel Brooks films”, but forgot…
You forgot UHF, and The Holy Grail
i thought UHF was meh…