“And in first place we have Tom Firkin carrying the awkward blue thing, close behind is Liz Forthwith carrying the amber surfboard, and in third place but closing fast is Daniels Jacks employing the ‘holding a gun and running sideways without looking where you’re going’ technique. They’ve only just left the glowing runegate, but I can already tell this will be a race to remember!”
Supermarket Sweep worked better with trolleys. All our contestants got was one item each: a glue-gun, a quartz bust of Beethoven and an industrial-scale box of Botox.
November 8th, 2021 at 9:03 am
Theo’s famous quote obviously didn’t extend to pastel jumpsuits.
November 8th, 2021 at 12:02 pm
“And in first place we have Tom Firkin carrying the awkward blue thing, close behind is Liz Forthwith carrying the amber surfboard, and in third place but closing fast is Daniels Jacks employing the ‘holding a gun and running sideways without looking where you’re going’ technique. They’ve only just left the glowing runegate, but I can already tell this will be a race to remember!”
November 8th, 2021 at 12:16 pm
I can’t put my finger on it, but something just doesn’t look right with the Pink Power Ranger.
November 8th, 2021 at 3:04 pm
Supermarket Sweep worked better with trolleys. All our contestants got was one item each: a glue-gun, a quartz bust of Beethoven and an industrial-scale box of Botox.
November 8th, 2021 at 3:27 pm
I’m glad that, for once, the woman is sensibly dressed. Those cobblestones would have been murder in high heels.
November 8th, 2021 at 3:51 pm
Da Ifferent Light
November 8th, 2021 at 4:34 pm
So this is Mozart’s abduction from the seraglio.
November 8th, 2021 at 4:45 pm
They knew Zardoz needed a sequel and by God, they were going to make it.
November 8th, 2021 at 5:08 pm
@THX the guy in the back just realized he forgot to grab Sean Connery’s speedo.
November 8th, 2021 at 5:11 pm
@Tor Mented: GSS!
“Most brightly lit dungeon I’ve ever raided!”
This being the Future, maybe that’s a cryogenically frozen head and they’re in a hurry to get somewhere before it thaws?
November 8th, 2021 at 6:11 pm
What happened to Eric Ladd?
https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/22926/what-happened-to-eric-ladd-illustrator-of-the-70s
November 8th, 2021 at 8:07 pm
During the last days of Disco, people entered the dance floor with a palpable desperation.
November 8th, 2021 at 11:56 pm
Both of the purple jumpsuit wearers seem overendowed in the chestal area. Pec inserts in the suit? Stuffing more stolen loot into their tops?
Are they fleeing A Different Light because it’s so blindingly bright?
@Tat: GSS at identifying the objects!
@Bruce: I like your frozen head idea. That would make A Different Light the one that comes on when you open the fridge.
November 9th, 2021 at 12:05 am
Check out this cover, which would fit right in here:
https://awfullibrarybooks.net/bram-stoker-is-possessed/
November 9th, 2021 at 6:35 am
I read this one, and can tell you the scene portrayed has nothing to do with the book.
November 14th, 2021 at 9:57 pm
“OMG! He’s got a power drill! Run!”