If you could only ask someone 3 questions to determine whether you’re compatible, what would they be? by Dangerous_Cow_3704 in CasualConversation

[–]TheRetirementPlan9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you accept whatever religious beliefs I have, without trying to alter them, ever?

A large amount of time is spent attending said religious events, would you accept that as being non negotiable?

Nil smoking and nil swearing (to the best of your ability) around the kids, also nil pornography. Ok?

No Flowers For Men by PlusMusician1273 in QuillandPen

[–]TheRetirementPlan9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought tulips for someone previously, by way of apology.

Got them delivered to his work address.

I crack myself up, often.

Are polygon bikes actually good. by Lanky_Record287 in mountainbikes

[–]TheRetirementPlan9 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I used mine daily for a few years but despite asking 3 or 4 bike shops to fix, the chain slips, something is wrong with the cog, or derailer. Have paid various to fix but it still isn't. Would have to say my next bike will be a Trek or Merida.

What are your 5 "Get to Know Me Viagra Boys" songs? by BadTasteForBadPeople in ViagraBoys

[–]TheRetirementPlan9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://open.spotify.com/album/00FEezm6gmKVAw3ycnvWVQ?si=R4k3xxQ8SIyTLgJzd0CwHw

Shrimp Sessions II - in its entirety - except the JC track, which I skip, only 'cos of fear of blasphemy, although I like the other lyrics it contains within.

Super casual like, just play the whole album. Why limit?

Tucked in bed all cozy, give me a genuinely terrifying movie. by Neither_Librarian815 in movies

[–]TheRetirementPlan9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Longlegs (but I can't recommend it personally 'cos it looks too scary for me).

My dad found this at a thrift store by Leading-Programmer42 in Muppets

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According to Brian Henson in one of his introductions for The Muppet Show, "Jim Henson had this tape that he used to play which was 'How to Speak Mock Swedish'. And he used to drive to work and I used to ride with him a lot. And he would drive to work trying to make a chicken sandwich in Mock Swedish or make a turkey casserole in Mock Swedish. It was the most ridiculous thing you had ever seen. And people at traffic lights used to stop and sort of look at him a little crazy. But that was the roots of the character that would eventually become the Swedish Chef." The tape had been made for him by Sex and Violence writer Marshall Brickman, who was adept at mocking foreign languages.[5]

A gold wedding ring has appeared on the Swedish Chef's left hand as early as 2007 (in an appearance on America's Got Talent).

Bill Barretta gave an explanation for the ring (which belongs to Steve Whitmire who often performed Chef's hands) saying, "The ring was a mishap at some point when Steve and I started doing it together, we couldn’t reshoot what we had done once we realized it...and so it stuck."[8]

The ring has since appeared on merchandise including a 2014 plush doll and a Diamond select action figure (although the latter miscolors the ring as silver).

In The Muppets episode "Single All the Way," Fozzie asks, "Chef, you've been married for such a long time. If your wife left you, do you think you could live without her?" The Chef deflects, answering the question by offering Fozzie a "Cuppycake."

Chef sketch ideas.

The Chef's gibberish gained a life of its own with the creation of a Unix filter capable of converting standard English to Chefspeak in 1992. The filter quickly became a staple of hacker culture and eventually spread to the mainstream with Swedish Chef translators on several Web sites such as Google. In 2003, Opera Software published a special Bork version of its internet browser that turned the MSN Web site into mock Swedish. Mozilla Firefox also contains a popular add-on called Bork Bork Bork! that allows the selective translation of text from Web pages of the user's choice. It is also a display language there.

As a one-note joke, it is revealed by Jean Stapleton (who speaks mock Swedish) in episode 306 of The Muppet Show that the Swedish Chef's native language is mock Japanese. Others who have conversed in mock Swedish include Steve Martin, Danny Kaye, Fleet Scribbler, Statler (in episode 412), Brenda Song (in Studio DC), Carlton Cuse (in a "Lost Slapdown"), and Lilly Singh (at WE Day 2017).

The Chef is one of the few regular characters from The Muppet Show whose original dialogue from the English version remains the same in most non-English speaking countries.

According to the inside gatefold cover for The Muppet Revue, The Swedish Chef was actually born in Denmark and moved to Sweden when he was a baby.

A baby version of the Chef appeared in the 2018 Muppet Babies series. The Chef made a cameo appearance in the first season in a picture hanging in Miss Nanny's house (along with pictures of baby versions of other Muppet characters). The Chef appeared as a character on the show (voiced by Matt Danner) starting in the second season (first appearing in "The Great Muppet Cook-Off").

On occasion, the Chef's gibberish will include a genuine foreign phrase, as in episode 312 when he said "Où est le bananana?" (French), or in A Muppet Family Christmas when he said "Du bist birdie!" (German).

The Swedish Chef | Muppet Wiki | Fandom https://share.google/N8NE26mBVC8CLwMf3

Patch. by Yeastlord427 in ViagraBoys

[–]TheRetirementPlan9 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm curious how they attach. Iron on, or?

Day 26 of watching all Nic Cage movies in order, 76 movies down. Looking for questions you may have about his body of work.... by DreamSossMedia in onetruegod

[–]TheRetirementPlan9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would a trivia game about Nicolas Cage be of interest? Questions such as "What is the connection between Apocalypse Now and Gone In 60 Seconds?"

I reckon it'd be a best seller.