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About David
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Dormant Thumb
- Birthday 06/02/1983
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Male
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Location
East Bay
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Location
East Bay
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Interests
Video games, Music, Web stuff, History
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Occupation
Games Adjacent
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Favorite Games
Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, Civilization series, BioShock(s), Team Fortress 2, Half-Life 2, Braid, Limbo, Mega Man
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Twin Peaks Rewatch 47: The Return, Part 12
David replied to Jake's topic in Twin Peaks Rewatch Episodes
Oh shoot, we are undone by this absolute badass. -
Twin Peaks Rewatch 46: The Return, Part 11
David replied to Jake's topic in Twin Peaks Rewatch Episodes
UGH. Thanks, yeah, I totally forgot about those Cheetos! Still though, that extremely unbranded, clunky brown box of cherry pie makes me want to draw comparisons to the Mitchum's breakfast and create a whole corruption/purity thing via branding. It's a dumb thing that I crave. -
Twin Peaks Rewatch 46: The Return, Part 11
David replied to Jake's topic in Twin Peaks Rewatch Episodes
I've been (probably over)thinking about the use of straight-up Raisin Bran Crunch in the breakfast scene from this episode. For some reason, that one cereal box has really heightened the show-within-a-show vibe I've been getting from the Mitchums and a lot of the rest of the Vegas characters; like a frameless "Invitation to Love." It stuck out to me so much that it felt like a commentary on product placement in prime time TV, or possibly a device to tell us something about the space the Mitchums inhabit versus the rest of the Twin Peaksiverse. For comparison, I went back and scanned through the first pancake breakfast scene with Dougie, Janey-E, and Sonny Jim. Here, I believe all the logos for the flour, juice, and other food items are either turned away from the camera or otherwise inscrutable. Is this anything? Has there been any other prominent use of a real-world food or other product in the show to this point (original run/FWWM/return) that I'm forgetting? -
Don't ever change, Doug!
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Hahaha! My dog was so baffled by these sounds, and seemed genuinely concerned for my speaker.
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, and excellent first post.
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My life is improved. Thanks Doug!
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Would still like it if these forums linked to the main Idle Thumbs site in the template somewhere. I know you guys are busy, though!
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Miss the days when "Nixon staffer and son of a Nixon staffer" was a weird throwaway fact about him, rather than a painful, defining clue to his psyche.
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Was not aware, either! The discussion on the episode reminded me of and A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith, made by the Spümcø (Ren & Stimpy) crew in the late 90's.
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Leveraging said shit in a post just to get people's ire up and then slap them with it in a follow-up isn't the most productive discourse, though.
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I got and watched the hell out of that Donkey Kong Country VHS, as well as the Banjo Kazooie tape that arrived a couple years later. Unfortunately, I was never able to buy an N64 and play it back then, so my personal hype level surrounding that game has only continued to build and build over the past 17 years, reaching an unhealthy stage.
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I thought this was great!
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Idle Thumbs 166: Cyberpunk Cop-Killer
David replied to Chris's topic in Idle Thumbs Episodes & Streams
Not exactly a true comments section. Idle Thumbs features often included space for other Thumbs writers and friends to write second/alternate opinions. Many years ago, I chose to contribute that dumb thing to Ben's piece. -
Idle Thumbs 166: Cyberpunk Cop-Killer
David replied to Chris's topic in Idle Thumbs Episodes & Streams
Just got to the Jaws Game section; Majesco's showing at E3 2005 was a huge part of old Thumbs coverage. Why not read the preview?