Did you guys happen to see that new Cingular phone commercial that is a spoof of "Christmas Story?"  The kid looks like an older Ralphie...I thought it was really funny! LOL! ;D

Did you guys happen to see that new Cingular phone commercial that is a spoof of "Christmas Story?"  The kid looks like an older Ralphie...I thought it was really funny! LOL! ;D


I thought it was cute and hilarious!!

Did you guys happen to see that new Cingular phone commercial that is a spoof of "Christmas Story?"  The kid looks like an older Ralphie...I thought it was really funny! LOL! ;D


I love that commercial.

Last year at a Suncoast video store that had an actual replica the the leg lamp from that movie.

I can't wait until I see it on TV, I also got the special edition DVD too!

I have owned this movie for years!

It's in my Top 3 Holiday Hits Of All-Time!

Hawk's Top 8 Favorite Scenes From "A Christmas Story":

8. The fast-forwarded bits of Ralphie, Flick & Schwartz running, followed by Scut Farkus & Grover Dill, and Randy in the rear, yelling "Hey, c'mon you guys! Wait up!"

7. The scene where Santa tells Ralphie, "You'll shoot yer eye out, kid!"

6. Ralphie's cuss-out, in the now-infamous "Scut Farkus Affair". (You dortin' no-good, damn good nothing! Bang gunkin' stinkin' pits!)

5. The delivery of The Leg Lamp!

4. Dad's ever-famous phrase, when said lamp was broken: "Not a fingah!"

3. The Bumpuss hounds rending the turkey dinner wing from wing!

2. Flick sticking his tongue to the flagpole, and being stuck for an hour.

AND! Hawk's All-Time Fave Scene:

1. "Oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh, fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuddddddddggggggggggggge!"

Couple of my favorites....

1)  The creepy store Santa kicking Ralphie down the slide, and his equalily creepy assistant store elf.  ;D

2) Mr. Parker: Fra-gee-lay. That must be Italian.
    Mrs. Parker: Uh, I think that says FRAGILE, dear.
    Mr. Parker: Oh, yeah.

Quick trivia notes:

The kid who played Flick was also the brat in "The Toy", with the late Richard Pryor & the late Jackie Gleason.

Scott Schwartz is now in adult films.

Darren "Dad" McGavin died a year or two ago, and was previously best known for "Kolchak: The Night Stalker".

Melinda Dillon has co-starred in numerous movies, but none quite as big as "ACS".

Out of all of the characters in that film, the most memorable (other than Ralphie) hsa been Scut Farkus.

I saw this funny comparison of Prince Harry and Scut Farkas which I always thought was Scott  ???

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They DO look somewhat similar, Mike!

Nice call!

They DO look somewhat similar, Mike!

Nice call!
thanks, I'm sure Harry got a laugh if he saw. I was looking for a pic of Scott, then they all said Scut, & thinking what kind of a name is Scut, but it goes well with his bullyish unlikable character.

Don't forget Grover Dill, the crummy little toady!

Has anybody seen this story where they completely renovated the original house to look like it did in the movie! They now take tours too with a museum across the street!
http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/

Has anybody seen this story where they completely renovated the original house to look like it did in the movie! They now take tours too with a museum across the street!
http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/



that is SO cool...I was never aware of that, thanks for the link. Check out the "past event pictures" on the site....there are some of the cast members on there....so very neato! :)

that is SO cool...I was never aware of that, thanks for the link. Check out the "past event pictures" on the site....there are some of the cast members on there....so very neato! :)


Was the unseen 'air of cursing' also preserved?
;D

Was the unseen 'air of cursing' also preserved?
;D



that would be hilarious...all of a sudden, hearing a man's voice rambling/swearing..coming from down in the basement! ;D :D

that would be hilarious...all of a sudden, hearing a man's voice rambling/swearing..coming from down in the basement! ;D :D


"You snort tunga! Leshammasell kaka!"

I love it when the waiters sing Deck The Halls to them in the Chinese restaurant.
Tis the season to be jarry, fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra


Dang it, I was going to mention that!


I can't even tell you how many times I've seen that movie.

I4. Dad's ever-famous phrase, when said lamp was broken: "Not a fingah!"



When I was little, I thought he was speaking another language.  Like "not tafinga!"  I thought it was some sort of Italian curse or something   ;D


I think I mentioned this on another thread, but I bought a Christmas ornament this year of Ralphie in his bunny suit.  It's adorable!

Dang it, I was going to mention that!
I can't even tell you how many times I've seen that movie.


"Jinger berrs, jinger berrs, jinger arr da way-e, o what fun it is to lide in a one-hosse open sreay-ay!"

When I was little, I thought he was speaking another language.  Like "not tafinga!"  I thought it was some sort of Italian curse or something   ;D





hahaah...OMG...me too! :D ;D

Dang it, I was going to mention that!


I can't even tell you how many times I've seen that movie.
dudette, I posted this almost a year ago.  :o  the chinese waiters singing Deck The HALLS crack me up too. Of course me being the sensitive non racist loving husband I am, I proceed to tease Lady Di with A "that's your people singing there"  and then she beats me like a dog. 

1. Oh, I had no idea. I won't really look at dates. Whatev.

2. Your wife's Chinese?

1. Oh, I had no idea. I won't really look at dates. Whatev.

2. Your wife's Chinese?
I think it was 2005, because when I read it, I sort of remembered posting that somewhere and then realized that was my post.  Lady Di is 100% Chinese, but 110% Americanized, born in Berkeley Cal. her parents are from China but have been here 60 years. I love em, & I think they actually luv luv luv their son-in-law  8)

I really identify with the Ralphie's brother. As a toddler,  I also used to spend time in cupboards: under the sink, in the linen closet, in the canned goods cabinet,  in the laundry hamper,  under a laundry basket, ..... 

Hmmm,  I'm starting to notice a pattern.  Maybe I should talk to my therapist about this.


:-\\

"I can't put my arms down!!!!"

I love this movie!!
I always felt bad for Ralphie because all he wanted was a bb gun and everyone kept saying " you'll shoot your eye out"
Many great lines from this movie which most have been posted here. I also love these:

Flick?...Flick who?
Don't bother me....I'm thinking ( when they were standing in line to see Santa Claus )

What I always laugh at is that he got the bar of soap in his mouth for saying " oh Fudge" but when he was decoding the secret message from Orphan Annie and he found out that it was just saying to drink your ovaltine, he said " son of a b***h"

I love this movie!!
I always felt bad for Ralphie because all he wanted was a bb gun and everyone kept saying " you'll shoot your eye out"
Many great lines from this movie which most have been posted here. I also love these:

Flick?...Flick who?
Don't bother me....I'm thinking ( when they were standing in line to see Santa Claus )

What I always laugh at is that he got the bar of soap in his mouth for saying " oh Fudge" but when he was decoding the secret message from Orphan Annie and he found out that it was just saying to drink your ovaltine, he said " son of a b***h"



he didn't really say "fudge" though....he actually said the real word...that's why he got in so much trouble. :D

he didn't really say "fudge" though....he actually said the real word...that's why he got in so much trouble. :D


When I first saw the movie when it came out i thought " now why are they getting that mad over the word fudge?" Then he made it up that he heard it from his friend when in reality prolly heard enough foul language from the pop when he was cursing the heater.

When I first saw the movie when it came out i thought " now why are they getting that mad over the word fudge?" Then he made it up that he heard it from his friend when in reality prolly heard enough foul language from the pop when he was cursing the heater.



ya, he just said "fudge" because the actual word couldn't be used....but he exclaimed that he said the "mother of all words" LOL! ;D

That's right. I said it. THE word!
The Queen Mother of Dirty Words. The "F---" word!

And here's a replay of that famous line:

"Oooooooooohhhhhhhh, fffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuddggggee!"

True story:

I actually had my tongue frozen stuck on a metal pole, just like in the movie!  ::)  ;D

Trust me.... it is painfull!  ;D

Twelve Days of a Christmas Story

I just finished posting the last of my Christmas Story quizzes on amIwrong. 

For diehards only, mere mortals will find they can't hack it.

We just watched it the other night. It was Carlos' first time to see it.  :o :o :o  It still cracks me up.




Cat

We just watched it the other night. It was Carlos' first time to see it.  :o :o :o  It still cracks me up.


wow, I can't believe someone still hasn't seen it.  He must have been trying to avoid it at that point!

wow, I can't believe someone still hasn't seen it.  He must have been trying to avoid it at that point!




I don't think he intentually didn't see it-it just that the opportunity never presented itself. The funny thing is, I have had a copy of it since the time we started dating. I said to him the other night that I was in the mood to watch it and he agreed. Yeah, he said that he thought it was cute so I have a feeling he will probably be willing to watch it again (but probably not until next year-we is not the type who will watch the same movie over and over again within a matter of weeks-a few months maybe).



Cat

We just watched it the other night. It was Carlos' first time to see it.  :o :o :o  It still cracks me up.


What did Carlos think was the best part?

Twelve Days of a Christmas Story

I just finished posting the last of my Christmas Story quizzes on amIwrong. 

For diehards only, mere mortals will find they can't hack it.


I've been reading the questions out loud to my boss - pretty tricky! 

Just took the quizzes, and the only one I bombed on was the visual.

All the others, I got either 90% or 100%. ;D

What did Carlos think was the best part?



He liked the nostalgia of 40s & 50s Christmases.




Cat

He liked the nostalgia of 40s & 50s Christmases.


not to be picky... well, ok, to be picky, it was actually late 30's and early 40's.  End of the Depression era.  They have a few things that appeared after 1941, but not much (and clearly by mistake).

according to the wikipedia article on Ovaltine, the secret messages they sponsored never promoted Ovaltine, it was usually a spoiler for the next episode.  That's easily my wife's favorite part when he swears after discovering the secret message.

not to be picky... well, ok, to be picky, it was actually late 30's and early 40's.  End of the Depression era.  They have a few things that appeared after 1941, but not much (and clearly by mistake).

according to the wikipedia article on Ovaltine, the secret messages they sponsored never promoted Ovaltine, it was usually a spoiler for the next episode.  That's easily my wife's favorite part when he swears after discovering the secret message.



Put it this way, it reminded him of his childhood-which was 40s and 50s.  ;D ;D



Cat

not to be picky... well, ok, to be picky, it was actually late 30's and early 40's.  End of the Depression era.  They have a few things that appeared after 1941, but not much (and clearly by mistake).

according to the wikipedia article on Ovaltine, the secret messages they sponsored never promoted Ovaltine, it was usually a spoiler for the next episode.  That's easily my wife's favorite part when he swears after discovering the secret message.


"You hasickle fifer! Dortin' no good damn nothin'! Bang gunk stinkin' pits! You snort tunga! Lay cammashel kaka!"

Another part I loved was when the mom was trying to get Randy to eat.

"Show mommy how the little piggies eat". ;D

Another part I loved was when the mom was trying to get Randy to eat.

"Show mommy how the little piggies eat". ;D


OMG, I remember shooting egg nog out of my nose, and my ex-stepdad almost threw up.
Not because the scene was gross, but apparently that's how they ate, on the farm.

(Since he IS a pig, this makes perfect sense.)

4. Dad's ever-famous phrase, when said lamp was broken: "Not a fingah!"


My brother, now aged 31, cannot help but laugh his as off at that moment of the movie.  ;D

I'm sorry, but I just can't get THE phrase outta my head:

"Ooooooooohhhhhhhhh, fffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuddgggeeee!"

wow, I can't believe someone still hasn't seen it. 


I've never seen it either. 

I've never seen it either. 


You should. It will give you something else to either laugh about or critique the hell out of.

Love, love, love this movie! Can't wait to start watching it tonight for 24 hours straight!  ;D

Well I caught various parts of it again on the tele the past day.

I'll tell you what, it's nice to see children act like children in a movie for a change. It's also good to see a movie filmed at an actual location with real winter weather and not everyone running around acting cold in some movie set somewhere. And it really does look like it could be the 1940's. 

Favorite scenes
-- Waking up on Christmas morning and the first thing to do is look out the window and see the snow and ice everywhere. "Wow!" Which is exactly what a nine year old would do.
-- The Chinese restaurant. Nice save by his old man after the turkey is ruined.
-- Finding the Red Rider BB gun behind the chair. Another good move by the old man.
-- Meeting Santa and that desperate crawl back up Santa's slide to put in the real Christmas request.

Love this movie. I watched it all day long and never got tired of it once.

I must watch it every year during Christmas time. 8)

    My favorites:

    "Randy laid there like a slug, it was his only defense".   
    "Oh no, it was the classic mother bb gun block, you'll shoot your eye out".
    "You used up all the glue on purpose".
    "Mother's know nothing about creeping marauders"
    "That hot damn Olds would freeze up in the middle of July on the equator".

    I read that in the flagpole scene, they used an air suction tube, rigged up inside the pole to keep his tongue stuck to the pole.
             

I just found this on IMDB and thought it was fantastic!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vtori8ghGLY

Make sure your speakers are on!

Kinda funny, but not my fave.

classic....thinking of getting the leg lamp for my picture window this year...