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Comments on MetaFilter post Wallace and GromitTue, 15 Oct 2002 04:35:17 -0800Tue, 15 Oct 2002 04:35:17 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Wallace and Gromit
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<a href="http://www.aardman.com/wallaceandgromit/home.asp">Wallace and Gromit</a> fans can now download one of ten short films from the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/entertainment/02/wallace_and_gromit/front_page/html/default.stm">BBC</a> website. There are <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/entertainment/02/wallace_and_gromit/the_console/smmov/mov/soccer56.mov">low</a> (1.38 meg), <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/entertainment/02/wallace_and_gromit/the_console/smmov/mov/soccer128.mov">medium</a> (2.59 meg) and <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/entertainment/02/wallace_and_gromit/the_console/smmov/mov/soccer256.mov">high</a> (4.3 meg) quality versions available. To save, right click on the links and select "save as".post:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814Tue, 15 Oct 2002 03:39:58 -0800ralawrencebbcwallacegromitBy: MintSauce
http://www.metafilter.com/20814/Wallace-and-Gromit#366164
You can browse summaries of the other 9 films <a href="http://www.aardman.com/wallaceandgromit/filmsCC.asp">here</a>.They can also be viewed by US customers <a href="http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/spotlights/wallacegromit/">here</a>, UK customers <a href="http://www.aardman.com/wallaceandgromit/cc-home.asp">here</a> and the rest of the world <a href="http://www.aardman.com/wallaceandgromit/row.asp">just here</a>. Alternatively, they'll be on the BBC sometime later this year.
<small>(DISCLAIMER: <a href="http://www.jonhadley.com/about.asp">I</a> work for messrs <a href="http://www.wallaceandgromit.com/">Wallace and Gromit</a>.)</small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366164Tue, 15 Oct 2002 04:35:17 -0800MintSauceBy: NGnerd
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Man, Wallace really does have some "knobby styles"...(i'm going to have to use that phrase for the rest of the day). Thanks for the linkcomment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366167Tue, 15 Oct 2002 04:42:28 -0800NGnerdBy: ParisParamus
http://www.metafilter.com/20814/Wallace-and-Gromit#366168
Does anyone know where I can find (again) the W&G whistle that used to be my e-mail alert?comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366168Tue, 15 Oct 2002 04:43:37 -0800ParisParamusBy: salmacis
http://www.metafilter.com/20814/Wallace-and-Gromit#366171
Wooooo!!!!!!!!!!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366171Tue, 15 Oct 2002 05:00:07 -0800salmacisBy: nedrichards
http://www.metafilter.com/20814/Wallace-and-Gromit#366182
Genius. Great link.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366182Tue, 15 Oct 2002 05:24:00 -0800nedrichardsBy: MintSauce
http://www.metafilter.com/20814/Wallace-and-Gromit#366186
Paris, im sure i can dig it out for you .... how exactly does it go ;oPcomment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366186Tue, 15 Oct 2002 05:33:48 -0800MintSauceBy: namespan
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Erm... oil! It's about oil. How can they say it's not? No wait...darn liberals. How could...? They're just out for the money, they don't care about health care. Hussein is... oh crud. You just can't be unhappy or controversial about Wallace and Grommit... both sheep with power tools and evil penguins alike enjoy viewing the stuff. I can't think of anything I've enjoyed watching more than those episodes (and "Creature Comforts"). Nick Park for President! (Oh, gracious, there goes my political reflex again).comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366240Tue, 15 Oct 2002 07:59:16 -0800namespanBy: junkbox
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namespan - you obviously haven't heard the French theory about how W&G were supposed to be at the Twin Towers on 9/11 but suddenly cancelled their appearance at the last minute. There was some flim-flam excuse about a cheese conference in Wisconsin they wanted to attend, but it all sounds terribly suspicious to me - definitely linked to the Mossad. Google will tell you the whole truth, I promise.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366317Tue, 15 Oct 2002 09:31:35 -0800junkboxBy: sonicgeeza
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NGNerd: Although your response is funny, I thought you should know something that might make it even funnier. <a href="http://www.iol.ie/~redcafe/texts/profiles/oldies/stiles.htm">Nobby Stiles </a>is actually the name of a famous soccer player back in the '60s. Yes, someone really did have to walk around in the public eye with the name 'Nobby Stiles'. Seems to me that he should have made it into the Austin Powers movies somewhere...
Oh, and guess what else? He wasn't even a <a href="http://www.uglyfootballers.com/ugly_files/world_england/n_stiles.html">looker</a>!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366326Tue, 15 Oct 2002 09:40:53 -0800sonicgeezaBy: eyeballkid
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Yay!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366453Tue, 15 Oct 2002 12:39:53 -0800eyeballkidBy: Songdog
http://www.metafilter.com/20814/Wallace-and-Gromit#366457
Thank you, thank you!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366457Tue, 15 Oct 2002 12:40:56 -0800SongdogBy: godidog
http://www.metafilter.com/20814/Wallace-and-Gromit#366462
mintsauce: Please ask your Mr Wallace or your Mr Gromit to convert their films to a better format, so I can see them.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366462Tue, 15 Oct 2002 12:49:20 -0800godidogBy: kirkaracha
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<q><i>He wasn't even a looker!</i></q>
<a href="http://www.uglyfootballers.com/images/footballers/england_world_cup/stiles/images/nobby02.jpg" title="Big book of British smiles">No kidding</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366490Tue, 15 Oct 2002 13:26:15 -0800kirkarachaBy: UKnowForKids
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God DAMMIT, kirkaracha, I did <b>not</b> need to see that. Ever. In my life. Especially not in a Wallace and Gromit thread. Hitler's moustache! Have you no decency?comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366531Tue, 15 Oct 2002 14:27:44 -0800UKnowForKidsBy: dash_slot-
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Feckin' A!
I love the world weary look that Gromit gives to Wallace right at the beginning!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366746Tue, 15 Oct 2002 19:56:50 -0800dash_slot-By: namespan
http://www.metafilter.com/20814/Wallace-and-Gromit#366767
junkbox: You may be on to something... a post to the <a href="http://www.aardman.com/guest/default.asp?pg=5&dr=nxt">guestbook on the Aardman site</a> reveals a September 12th "Aardman Rules!" posting -- clearly a declaration of supremacy. Still, they seem to hold their cards rather close to their chest. I can't divine further clues.
But still, I predict a scene in which Bush catches OsamaAndOrHusein, pulls of their turbanordictatorhat and says "Good Heavens! It's you!" as he realizes it was his CIA trained operatives all along.
"Here's to paying guests..."comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366767Tue, 15 Oct 2002 20:46:09 -0800namespanBy: LeLiLo
http://www.metafilter.com/20814/Wallace-and-Gromit#366884
Even though I'm a middle-aged American, and thus soccer (that ridiculous sport) didn't exist when I was in school, I loved <i>The Soccamatic</i>. Thanks for the link.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.20814-366884Wed, 16 Oct 2002 00:11:38 -0800LeLiLo
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