Ditch Fahrenheit

Different kind of butt.

The camera at ground level, pointed up the road to a curve between a thick grove of trees and low vegetation. A squirrel eating an acorn on top of an old stump holds it mid-air and raises its head quickly, quizzically looking toward the curve before scampering off. The whine of an engine rises in intensity. Soon, a downshift is heard and the sudden scream of high RPMs. Tires squealing, a low black Trans Am fishtails through the curve throwing out dirt and rocks from the shoulder. With a slight over-correction snap, it straightens and shoots out of the end of the curve like a bat out of hell. RPMs rising, the beast is a blur and a roar of big block thunder as it chirps third gear in front of the camera and flies out of frame. Inside the hurtling steel, Billy Cramer watches his tach and shifts into fourth gear, mid-redline. The shaker scoop sitting on top of the 455 twitches slightly through the hood. He's in a hurry. News of the the half-naked Sorority girls had spread through the small town like wildfire. He was still irritated with his uncle, but he'd promised to help fix the old tractor, and flushing the hydraulic lines was a two man job. He had tried to talk him into doing it tomorrow, but Uncle Bob was having none of that as he didn't want to lose another day. "Listen slacker, you think these beans are gonna plant themselves?," he'd said sarcastically. The sun was baking as Billy flicked his butt through the open side window, careful that it didn't get caught in the wind tunnel that was blowing his overalls up like a balloon. As soon as the station sign came into view, he started slowing and rowing through the lower gears to decrease momentum. He needed to get gas and go back home to clean up before he hit the swimming hole on the lake. He pointed the car between the islands and skidded to a halt in front of the premium pump. He popped open the big door with a creak and slammed it shut as he reached for the pump nozzle. He looked around for old Joe as he filled the big tank, but didn't see him in either the office or the open garage bay. "He might be in the back, or maybe on the side sticking the tanks," Billy thought as the numbers on the pump turned over rapidly with a soft ticking sound. He craned his neck to look to the right near the tank covers, and that's when he saw where Joe lay in a bloody heap. "What the...," Billy mumbled as he quickly stopped what he was doing and ran over to the horror that used to be his friend. Obscured from view, the sound of garbage cans banging together came from the back of the station near the tree line, and then a low inhuman growl...

Meanwhile, everything is quiet at the nearby Good Sam Club RV Camp, nestled among the trees and shoreline of Lake Wokachi. The camera flies overhead, across the lake, and slowly zooms in on two Winnebagos filled with sorority girls and alcohol from a nearby university just pulling in to a large camp site. The doors open and it's all giggles, Everclear and bikinis as they run to splash in the lake...

Juliette Lewis Someone a little younger I think. We also need some washed up actor to play the Army general who has no idea WTF he is doing. This guy would be perfect.

You had me at cars knocking over fire hydrants on the last one.

Another busy day in CG. All I really care about right now is that Orange Julius thread...and no one is posting in it.

What happened? Did I break something? I replied to an MCP Outline post in there, but then decided that "that" discussion was more appropriate for the "New Case" thread. So I deleted it and reposted it there.

She's great. She was part of The Wrecking Crew. This was a great documentary btw.

Sure is.

A very fine butterfly.

Insert Magic Bus - The Who Insert Crazy Train - Ozzy (I'm very lazy today.)

My money's on typo.

But the ad says he can get the book to me in 4 days, and that the case is in "excellent shape." If he didn't have the book in hand yet, he couldn't make either claim. Oh...and don't be upset...just like most people here, I hump the button on ANYONE who disagrees with me. It's a board tradition.

I hadn't seen this new case label prior to today. Grade Date: Today Certification #: 0287791001 Title: All Star Comics Issue: 8 Issue Date: 12/41-1/42 Issue Year: 1942 Publisher: D.C. Comics Pedigree: FRONT COVER ONLY Page Quality: WHITE Grade Date: 05/17/2016 Category: Universal Art Comments: Gardner Fox & William Marston stories Burnley, Moldoff, Baily & Peter art Everett E. Hibbard cover & art Key Comments: Origin & 1st appearance of Wonder Woman. Starman & Doctor Mid-Nite join JSA. Green Lantern becomes Honorary Member. Yet on eBay here . That's some fast TAT!

I watched this last night. I thought the thesis would be that probes and other machines are much easier to deploy in interstellar flight because of time, distance, and life support issues. I was all jazzed to watch this. Nope. The premise was that Skynet is likely for all intelligent life form with technology. The BBC is becoming like the History Channel.

Probably people with awesome home theaters.