What is the Watercooler?
It's a haven in the middle of a harsh, 9-to-5 world. A place where you can gather with your fellow human beings and bond over a paper cup full of cool refreshment.
All sorts of randomness is welcome here. Post pictures, videos, special Chat information, or just discuss news and current events.
Want to be a guest poster? PM TimeChaser.
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What is Movie Sign?
Every Sunday night, we nestle down in Chat and watch an episode of the cult TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K for short) while spamming up the Chat box. Don't worry - we use episodes available on streaming sites so that we can all watch simultaneously.
What's MST3K?
A comedy show that ran from 1988-1999, it's like watching a movie with running commentary. Joel Robinson or Mike Nelson, along with 'bots Tom Servo and Crow, are forced to watch terrible films as part of a mad scientist's bid for world domination. To keep their (and our) sanity, they talk back to the movies and riff on them. A more detailed explanation can be found up at the SoL.
Next Episode
The history of television of full of of shows that never made the cut, and this movie is one of them. Code Name: Diamond Head is a TV pilot about a secret agent who's rather slow on the uptake. Silly code names, political preaching, protracted chases, a villain who explains his plans in minute detail... This one has all the cliches.
In the short A Day at the Fair, the Olson family spends their day at the county fair. Never before has country life been so thrillingly portrayed.
Host Segment Highlights
There's a weird smell on the Satellite but, the guys can't find it in the mountain of garbage. Meanwhile, Dr. F and Frank brag about their OCD cleanliness. Magic Voice think Crow and Tom don't appreciate Mike enough, so she tortures them with a series of 'what-if' reels portraying our host as a nasty Scoutmaster, the singer of the Crash Test Dummies, and even the Frugal Gourmet. Once the movie's over it's time to don your grass skirt and join the guys for their luau.
Whether a seasoned vet or new meat, we invite you all to come on down! Movie starts at 8pm EST/5pm PST, room opens at the :30 beforehand.
The password for the room is gentlehint. Be ready to go and find the playlist HERE.
Movie Sign concludes in February with...
2/28 - Episode 318 - Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
And storms into March with...
3/07 - Episode 612 - The Starfighters
3/14 - Episode 307 - Daddy-O (w/ short "Alphabet Antics")
3/21 - Episode 805 - The Thing That Couldn't Die
3/28 - Episode 418 - Attack of the Eye Creatures
What is it?
Remember the good old days of cartoons? The kind you used to wake up early for on Saturday mornings with the biggest bowl of cereal your parents would let you have and your favorite action figure? Well, the Super Nostalgia Power Hour was created to celebrate those heydays of animation, because they were awesome, and dammit, we want them back.
When is it?
Every Friday starting at 9:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
THIS WEEK
Pokémon Season 1: The Road to Indigo
Ash Ketchum is a 10-year-old boy from Pallet Town whose only dream is to become a Pokémon Master. Follow along, as he, Pikachu, Brock and Misty travel through Kanto on their quest to learn about the mysterious world of Pokémon and try to catch ‘em all.
In Episode 1, “Pokemon! I Choose You!”, we meet Ash, a young trainer from Pallet Town, who is excited to start his own journey to become a Pokémon Master. Unfortunately, he manages to oversleep the next day and gets stuck with a very stubborn Pikachu as his first Pokémon. Will this awkward pair be able to overcome their differences and turn into a dream team?
Then, in Episode 2, “Pokémon Emergency!”, Pikachu has come under attack by a flock of Spearow and is seriously injured. Fortunately, thanks to Officer Jenny, Ash arrives at the Viridian City Pokémon Center to get some assistance. But even she and Nurse Joy can’t handle an unexpected and very unfriendly visit from the nefarious Team Rocket. Can Ash save the day?
Also, learn about all the things a verb can do for you with School House Rock’s “VERB! That’s What’s Happenin’!”.
You can find Pokemon Episode 1 in three parts here, here, and here.
You can fine Pokemon Episode 2 in three parts here, here, and here.
You can find the link to the School House Rock video here.
Password for this week's room: ichooseyou
Our March schedule is packed with more Pokémon than the Safari Zone…
March 5 . . . . . . Episodes 3 & 4 w/Animaniacs short “The Monkeys”
March 12 . . . . . Episodes 5 & 6 w/School House Rock short “Conjunction Junction”
March 19 . . . . . Episodes 7 & 8 w/Animaniacs short “Yakko Sings All the Countries of the World”
March 26 . . . . . Episodes 9 & 10 w/School House Rock short “Three Rings of Government”
In light of the recent ice problems at the Winter Olympic speed skating rink in Vancouver, CBC saw fit to give out some not-so-well-known information about the Zambonis that are being brought in to fix the ice. Some of these you may not know, but are very important in everyone's daily life:
Zamboni Profile
* Height: 3.91 metres
* Length: 5.03 metres
* Width: 2.13 metres
* Weight: 3,937 kg (with a full load of water, which is what really matters)
* Factor of Awesome: 14.7 Death Stars
Zamboni Fun Facts
* Every time a goal horn blows, a broken-down Zamboni gets its wings.
* Zambonis can outrun Ferraris. They just choose not to.
* The water flooded on the ice by a Zamboni has the ability to repel vampire attacks.
* Zambonis are the leading cause, as well as the leading cure, of global warming.
* Scientists have proven that people who start to drive Zambonis gain the ability to mediate many conflicts and are able to fire bolts of lightning out of their eyes.
* Zambonis only need to travel 22 miles an hour to activate a flux capacitor.
* When five Zambonis are in close proximity to each other, they can combine to create a walking robot called "Zambtron" that, well, still floods ice. But really fast.
* When heading into hostile territory, a Zamboni is Chuck Norris's preferred mode of transportation. Now you know.
I just thought everyone should know.
- Kastom
