The movie probably shouldn't be shown to young children, but it -is- a very good adaptation of the book. The TV series.. not so much.

For a terrifying moment, I thought that first actor you see was Fred Ward. Glad to realize he hadn't sunk that low. (Yes, he made a couple of Tremors movies, but those are small masterpieces compared to anything SciFi has produced.}

Obviously, the extra weight of the camera slowed him down. Plus strapping it to his helmet probably ruined his aerodynamics.

In his autobiography, Chuck Jones tells of a childhood pet cat who loved cantaloupe so much, the family would give him a whole one, uncut, and he'd push it into a corner, gnaw his way in and eat the whole thing, often ending up wearing the remains like a helmet.

A quick Google scan would indicate she (not he) is a professional artist and book illustrator.

I like Michigan; you can cook on two elements at once.

Hippos are actually quite bad-tempered, territorial and dangerous; they kill more people in Africa every year than any animal except probably mosquitoes. Even Steve Irwin avoided being around them.

So bad spelling is a sign of middle America?

Seems to me after smashing something with a sledgehammer, you'd be awake. So the clock still wins.

I don't regret that fashion dictates have eased over the decades, but it is a shame that hats went so out of style. (I don't consider baseball caps to be hats..)

Those are really really ugly.

If you ever get a chance, read the short story "A Logic Named Joe" by Murray Leinster. It came surprisingly close to describing the modern Internet, and it was written in -1946-.

Tom Lehrer did it first..

OK, that was moderately amusing, but I still dislike April Fool's Day.

Trying to get that back to your spot in the stands to eat it would be a lot of fun..