COIN OPERATED BOY [Archive]

Canticle

May 26, 2010, 3:28 AM

COIN OPERATED BOY - THE DRESDEN DOLLS

coin operated boy

coin operated boy
sitting on the shelf he is just a toy
but i turn him on and he comes to life
automatic joy
that is why i want a coin operated boy

made of plastic and elastic
he is rugged and long-lasting
who could ever ever ask for more
love without complications galore
many shapes and weights to choose from
i will never leave my bedroom
i will never cry at night again
wrap my arms around him and pretend....

coin operated boy
all the other real ones that i destroy
cannot hold a candle to my new boy and i'll
never let him go and i'll never be alone
not with my coin operated boy......

this bridge was written to make you feel smittener
with my sad picture of girl getting bitterer
can you extract me from my plastic fantasy
i didnt think so but im still convinceable
will you persist even after i bet you
a billion dollars that i'll never love you
will you persist even after i kiss you
goodbye for the last time
will you keep on trying to prove it?
i'm dying to lose it...
i want it
i want you
i want a coin operated boy.

and if i had a star to wish on
for my life i cant imagine
any flesh and blood could be his match
i can even take him in the bath

coin operated boy
he may not be real experienced with girls
but i know he feels like a boy should feel
isnt that the point that is why i want a
coin operated boy
with his pretty coin operated voice
saying that he loves me that hes thinking of me
straight and to the point
that is why i want
a coin operated boy.

MarieDelta

May 26, 2010, 3:35 PM

Shores Of California (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awnjw36mNEs)

He's been trying with limited success
To get this girl to let him get into her dress
But every time he thinks he's getting close
She threatens death before he gets a chance

And that's the way it is in Minnesota
And that's the way it is in Oklahoma
That's the way it's been since protozoa
First climbed onto the shores of California

And she's been trying with limited success
To get him to turn out the lights and dance
Cause like any girl all she really wants
That fickle little bitch romance
That fickle little bitch romance

And that is why a girl is called a tease
And that is why a guy is called a sleaze
And that's why god made escort agencies
One life to live and mace and GHB

And that's the way it is in Minnesota
And that's the way it is in Oklahoma
That's the way since the animals and noah
First climbed onto the shores of California

Must not be too kind
Stop thinking love is blind
Clench your fists, yeah, write!
"she's just not my type..."

Why all these conflicting specifications
Maybe to prevent overpopulation
All I know is that all around the nation
The girls are crying and the boys are masturbating

And that's the way it is in Minnesota
And that's the way it is in Oklahoma
That's the way Aristophanes and homer
Wrote the Iliad and Lysistrata

And that's the way it is in Minnesota
And that's the way it is in Oklahoma
That's the way it's been since protozoa
First climbed onto the shores of California

Canticle

May 27, 2010, 3:23 AM

Please could you stop the noise, I'm trying to get some rest
From all the unborn chicken voices in my head
What's this? (I may be paranoid, but not an android)
What's this? (I may be paranoid, but not an android)

When I am king, you will be first against the wall
with your opinion which is of no consequence at all
What's this? (I may be paranoid, but no android)
What's this? (I may be paranoid, but no android)

Ambition makes you look pretty ugly
Kicking, squealing, gucci little piggy
You don't remember
You don't remember
Why don't you remember my name?
Off with his head, man
Off with his head, man
Why don't you remember my name? I guess he does...

Rain down, rain down
Come on rain down on me
From a great height
From a great height... height...
Rain down, rain down
Come on rain down on me
From a great height
From a great height... height...
Rain down, rain down
Come on rain down on me

That's it sir
You're leaving
The crackle of pigskin
The dust and the screaming
The yuppies networking
The panic, the vomit
The panic, the vomit
God loves his children, God loves his children, yeah!

Paranoid androids - Radiohead

Canticle

May 27, 2010, 3:32 AM

.......and who could forget Marvin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_sZD7ZnWvc

Canticle

May 30, 2010, 6:32 PM

Where are the white mice?????

R. Kestrel

May 31, 2010, 10:16 AM

Canticle

May 31, 2010, 12:48 PM

My wife and I had the misfortune of attending the Onion Cellar debacle in Cambridge a couple of years ago. Misbegotten in every way, the theater piece (which dealt with people being really into talking bout their traumas) ended up a laughable mishmash of narcissism and numbnuttery.

I'm not even much of a Dresden Dolls fan, but I felt embarrassed for everyone involved. Probably to stave off a refund stampede, the band felt obliged to do a short set after the "show" was over. When Amanda asked for a request, someone yelled for "Backstabber," their most popular song. "Oh, no one ever asks for that," Brian groaned as they played the song for the millionth time.

I think I can imagine exactly what such an event was like. Perhaps the same kind of groan needs applying to those people, who believe that they are the true intellectuals. That all the great knowledge, that they have gleaned from various places (usually repeating parrot fashion, what others have written), sets them apart from other mortals. If one was to investigate the lives of such people, they are usually found to be very empty, devoid of any love and so they feel that they must replace the emtiness and fill the void, with out and out hedonism.

I don't know anything about the Dresden Dolls either, apart from this one piece, which I came across. i know, that I do want to hear more.....only if to eventually decide....''What a bunch of pretentious tw*ts.''

I liked the song, because it seemed to go well with a whole theory I have...a thought stream running through my mind at the present time. people being controlled by others, unable to function on their own, as separate entities, so they the ideal fodder for the control freaks of the world, who prey on the weak.

Did I get too deep....for a random thought stream...LOL. I often think this way, so thought the best way to start off a thread about control was with the words of the song.

Onward and upward.......and Data moves his head from side to side, up and down, looking confused. Oh how the android wanted to be human...if only there was a way.

Canticle

May 31, 2010, 1:41 PM

Memorable quotes for Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Kim: Hold me.
Edward: I can't.

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Kim: You're here... They didn't hurt you, did they?
[Edward shakes his head]
Kim: Were you scared? I tried to make Jim go back, but, you can't make Jim do anything. Thank you for not telling them that we...
Edward: You're welcome.
Kim: It must have been awful when they told you whose house it was.
Edward: I knew it was Jim's house.
Kim: You... you did?
Edward: Yes.
Kim: ...Well, then why'd you do it?
Edward: Because you asked me to.

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Bill: So Edward, did you have a productive day?
Edward: Mrs Monroe showed me where the salon's going to be.
[turns to Peg]
Edward: You could have a cosmetics counter.
Peg Boggs: Oh, wouldn't that be great!
Bill: Great.
Edward: And then she showed me the back room where she took all of her clothes off.
[everyone stares, Kevin snickers]

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Peg Boggs: The light concealing cream goes on first. Then you blend, and blend, and blend. Blending is the secret.

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Jim: [after seeing Edward accidentally cut Kim] Hey! Now you've done it!
Kim: It was just a scratch Jim, really!
Peg Boggs: What's going on?
Jim: Call a doctor, he skewered Kim!
Kim: He didn't skewer me!
Jim: [now bullying and shoving Edward] You can't touch anything without destroying it! Who the hell do you think you are hanging around here, huh? Get the hell outta here! Go you freak!
Jim: [to Kim] He tried to hurt you.
Kim: No he did not and you know it!
Jim: Are you nuts? I just saw him!
Kim: Jim, I don't love you anymore I just want you to go, ok? Just go!
Jim: Are you serious? Losing me to a loser like that? He isn't even human!
Kim: Just get out of here ok, just go!
Kim: [after Jim has left] Dad, did you see where Edward went?
Bill: No, he just waltzed down the street.

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Bill: Sweetheart, you can't buy the necessities of life with cookies.

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Jim: Forget about holding her hand, man. Think about the damage he could do to other places.

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[last lines]
Kim: You see, before he came down here, it never snowed. And afterwards, it did. If he weren't up there now... I don't think it would be snowing. Sometimes you can still catch me dancing in it.

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Esmerelda: I can't believe you sheep have strayed so far from the path of righteousness!
Edward: [Walking towards Esmerelda] We're not sheep!

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Bill: Soup's on!
Edward: I thought this was shish kabob.

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[Joyce offers Edward lemonade]
Joyce: Lemonade?
[Edward pukes]

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Jim: I'd give my left nut to see that again.

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Peg Boggs: Why are you hiding back there? You don't have to hide from me - I'm Peg Boggs, your local Avon representative and I'm as harmless as cherry pie...
[sees Edward come toward her]
Peg Boggs: Oh - I can see that I've disturbed you. I'll just be going now...
Edward: Don't go.
Peg Boggs: [sees his scissor hands] Oh, my. What happened to you?
Edward: I'm not finished.

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Edward: Goodbye.
[Kim kisses Edward]
Kim: I love you.

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Officer Allen: Will he be OK, Doc?
Psychologist: The years spent in isolation have not equipped him with the tools necessary to judge right from wrong. He's had no context. He's been completely without guidance. Furthermore, his work - the garden sculptures, hairstyles and so forth - indicate that he's a highly imaginative... uh... character. It seems clear that his awareness of what we call reality is radically underdeveloped.
Officer Allen: But will he be all right out there?
Psychologist: Oh yeah, he'll be fine.

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Peg Boggs: Darn this stuff!

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various characters: I know a doctor who might be able to help you.

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Host-TV: Quite a story, yes? Any questions for Edward? Yeah, get way over. Stand right up.
Audience Member #1: What's been the best part of your new life here in town?
Edward: The friends I made.
Host-TV: Any other questions?
Audience Member #2: Have you ever thought of having corrective surgery or prosthetics? I know a doctor that might be able to help you.
Edward: I'd like to meet him.
Host-TV: We'll give that name after the show. Thank you very much. That's very nice. Anyone else? Yes, stand right up.
Audience Member #3: But if you had regular hands you'd be like everyone else.
Edward: Yes, I know.
Host-TV: I think he'd like that.
Audience Member #4: Then no one would think you're special. You wouldn't be on TV or anything.
Peg Boggs: No matter what, Edward will always be special.

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George: Eddie. The guys and I were talking, we'd like want to invite you to our card game on Friday night. Would you like that? Only thing is, you can't cut!

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[Kevin has brought Edward to his class for show and tell]
Kevin: One chop to a guy's neck, and it's all over.
[Edward does a karate pose; the class gasps in unison]

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Kim: Edward, I was so afraid. I thought you were dead.
Jim: [coming into the screen with a revolver] I didn't.

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Kim: [threatening Jim with Edward's scissors] STOP IT! Or I'll kill you myself!
Jim: [Jim slaps her and kicks her away] Bullshit!
Jim: [to Edward who is approaching Kim] Hey, I said stay away from her!

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The Inventor: I know it is a little early for Christmas, Edward, but; I have a present for you.
[shows Edward his soon to be human hands]

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Edward: Kevin, you wanna play scissors, paper, stone again?
Kevin: No!
Edward: Why not?
Kevin: 'Cause it's boring. I always win!

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Suzanne: [at the dinner table, Edward hands her some meat with his scissors] I can't eat that, he used his hands. I think it's unsanitary.

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Joyce: [after Edward cuts her hair] That was the single most thrilling experience of my entire life.

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Kim: Why can't you do it?
Jim: Because my father keeps the damn room locked. We need Edward to get us in.
Kim: Well can't you just take the key when he's sleeping or something?
Jim: You don't understand. The only thing that guy hangs onto tighter is his dick.

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Officer Allen: We're looking for the man with the hands.

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[first lines]
Kim: Snuggle in, sweetie. It's cold out there.

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Bill: OK, everybody. Grab your plates. Soup's on.
Edward: [with mouth full] I thought this was shish-ka-bob.
Bill: What?
Edward: [a little clearer] I thought this was shish-ka-bob.
Bill: Yeah, it is shish-ka-bob. It's a figure of speech, Ed.

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Esmerelda: He has been sent first to tempt you. But it's not too late. You must push him from you, expel him! Trample down the perversion of nature!

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Esmerelda: It's not heaven he's from! It's straight from the stinking flames of hell! The power of Satan is in him, I can feel it. Can't you? Have you poor sheep strayed so far from the path?
Edward: We're not sheep.
Esmerelda: Don't come near me!

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Edward: I am not complete.