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(Message started by: catlind on Dec 26^th, 2002, 12:06pm)

Title: Over Forty? (or under that know)
Post by catlind on Dec 26^th, 2002, 12:06pm

I just watched a commercial for Rex appliances that had GAMMARA

Now I really feel old!!!!!!!!!!!

Cat

Title: Re: Over Forty? (or under that know)
Post by BobG on Dec 26^th, 2002, 12:19pm

???

Rex appliances? GAMMARA?

I'm over 40 but confused.

Please help me understand

Title: Re: Over Forty? (or under that know)
Post by catlind on Dec 26^th, 2002, 12:22pm

You mean you've never seen the japanese super turtle show Gammara Bob? Consider youself lucky.

When I mentioned gammara in the original over forty thread slammy simply said:
"you're too fucken old!" LOL

Cat

ps, now that I've reread my post I see there is some lacking info...comes from a night of hell with the beast.
Rex Appliances is a local (I think) appliance and electronics store - you know japanese made electronics) and Gammara is an old japanese show that you could hear the english words and see the japanese actors talking way out of sync with the words and this huge turtle with jet propulsion engines coming out of it's leg holes and would save the day.

Title: Re: Over Forty? (or under that know)
Post by BobG on Dec 26^th, 2002, 12:35pm

I'm no longer confused.

But, I have to admit that I've never heard of Gammara the jet powered super turtle. But, I also have to admit that I've never heard of a lot of stuff. What stuff? I don't know yet. ;)

Title: Re: Over Forty? (or under that know)
Post by cootie on Dec 26^th, 2002, 1:59pm

BobG....you never seen those cheap sci-fi japanese movies in blk/wht with dubbed english....lots of the words...'oh...uh huh...I see' that doesnt' fit the stress level's a conversation would have if huge 20 story monsters were ravageing your town smashin houses and people and cars....and if ya looked closely ya could see the zippers in the monster suits up the back as they stomped thru the sky scraper town makeing elephants noises real loud. Real classics...was a serious of movies with Godzilla ect....the big turtle would tuck his legs and head in then begin ta spin with jet action and lift into the air and fly off. I still watch those movies when I can catch one on......brings back old memories when life was much simp'ler......Pam

Title: Re: Over Forty? (or under that know)
Post by BobG on Dec 26^th, 2002, 2:06pm

I remember the Godzilla movies and some others that had a Tokyo-eating monsters. Quality film making. ::)

But they were fun to watch.

The Gammara trutle stumped me though

Title: Re: Over Forty? (or under that know)
Post by suzy617 on Dec 26^th, 2002, 2:06pm

I've seen those cheap japanese movies before but never the turtle one. I've forgotten how ridiculous they were. Think that will make a good punishment for my son to sit and watch an entire movie next time he pisses me off. ;D

suzy

Title: Re: Over Forty? (or under that know)
Post by cootie on Dec 26^th, 2002, 3:15pm

Oh yeah suzy good 'time out ' idea fer the kiddies...make sure ya turn the sound up real loud too and make em sit rite in fronta the tv.....oh my the torture.....those voices and noises and NO color....ha-ha !!!! Pam

Title: Re: Over Forty? (or under that know)
Post by domm on Dec 26^th, 2002, 4:09pm

The english was always dubbed over with bad "Japanese Engrish" - "we have men standing 'round da crock" ...LOL I loved em. I still watch them when they're on. KD doesn't like them though, she just rolls her eyes... ;D

Title: Re: Over Forty? (or under that know)
Post by Charlie on Dec 26^th, 2002, 7:12pm

Gee whiz. Everyone should kmow of Gamera, the rocket-powered spinning turtle doing battle with all the other villainous monsters. Gamera was always called “a friend to children.”

Got this from Garrison Keillor years ago. Sung to ”Waltzing Matilda.” I almost have it right.....

See the jolly monster sleeping on the sandy shore,
dreaming his dreams by the turquoise blue sea,
as he dreamt that he stomped though the flattened streets of Tokyo, will you come a-waltzing Godzilla with me.
Waltzing Godzilla, waltzing Godzilla.....and so on

Again. I know too much useless crap.

Charlie

Title: Re: Over Forty? (or under that know)
Post by cootie on Dec 26^th, 2002, 7:31pm

Charlie..... thought it was 'walkin the gorilla...walkin the gorilla' and so on.......never mind......I caught myself watchin that old early 60's Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer animated movie last nite.......I skeeert myself cuz I actually enjoyed it like when I was a keeed....oh no...what's happein ta me !!??? Or do we revert back to our original selves with age ??? (child like behavior) Pam