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This Month At Dontmindme.com — October 2001
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by Marko Peric |
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I'm featuring a sort of two-for-one theme this month. I'm not going to say specifically what it is, I think it will become apparent as you read on. Oh, I've changed my mind, and there will be a Practical Joke of the month, at least for now. There won't be a poll this month, I didn't think of a good topic. Song of the Month: I never was a fan of Pink Floyd growing up, but in recent years I've started to get somewhat into their music. Choosing one particular song to feature isn't easy, but I'm going to go with the song that you are least likely to ever hear during the warm up before a basketball game, "Comfortably Numb." Slow and moody, this is one song that fits its title perfectly. Album of the Month: Following the song of the month
above, I'm Fun Fact of the Month: Dark Side of the Moon syncs up perfectly with The Wizard of Oz. The music fits the movie to a T (whatever that means, I've never understood that expression). It's hard to explain it, but the music works. Bells ring on the album when it fits with the movie. When Dorothy is on her way home the lyrics are "home, home again." To sync it up properly, start your CD when the MGM lion roars for the third time. If done right the first chord of "Breathe" should sound at the same time "Produced by Mervyn LeRoy" is displayed on the screen. Fun Link of the Month: To go along with the Fun Fact above, here's a page that details some of the points where Dark Side of the Moon syncs up precisely with The Wizard of Oz. Useful Link of the Month: Now here's a handy site. If you have a hard time remembering what WHIMIS or IMWTK stand for Acronymfinder.com is where to find out. It lists every common acronym, and a lot of uncommon ones. I haven't been able to beat it yet, and considering how many weird acronyms I've been known to use, that's impressive. Quote of the Month: "Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking." — The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. Prank of the Month: The best practical jokes shouldn't cause any serious permanent damage and don't require too much effort to pull of. That said, here's one of the simplest little pranks I've ever thought of (and I do mean thought of, this one is original to me). If you have a coworker who always parks in the exact same spot in the lot (although not if the spots are assigned, that would be too obvious), get your hands on his keys and make a copy of his car key. If he leaves his keys in his desk or his jacket it shouldn't be too hard to get your hands on 'em and get them back without being noticed. Now you move the car. Not very much, mind you, just a few spaces over. If the victim always backs or drives into the spot, reverse it. Be sure not to adjust the seat or the mirrors, that would give it away. Keep doing it every chance you get. This should serious mess with the target's mind. Joke of the Month: This doesn't even come close to
working with the theme, but I like it away. DVD of the Month: "We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz." Were you expecting something else? This superb movie has aged better than anyone ever expected when it was first released in 1939. The story is familiar to all, and now you can own The Wizard of Oz on DVD with a variety of nice extra features, including deleted scenes and interviews with several of the stars (not Judy Garland, though).
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featuring a Pink Floyd album, specifically the brilliant concept
album Dark Side of the Moon. Hardly anyone does concept
albums these days, but in the late 60s they started to become popular,
and the trend lasted well into the 70s. This is easily one of most successful
concept albums ever produced by any band, and also one of the best selling.
It spent 741 weeks on the Billboard album chart, which is more than 14
years.
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