Friday, October 1, 2004
Hosted by: The Diesel
Movies:
Bonnie Tyler's Faster Than the Speed of Night and other Diesel offerings
Anaconda, Conan O'Brien and other Ahchie offerings
Sissor Sisters live performance and other Brother Nature offerings
1992 Olympic Dream Team Basketball Gold Medal game
The Severed Arm (1973)
XBox:
NFL 2K5
Starsky & Hutch
Quotes:
"Didn't I give you an autographed picture of me? In the nude?"
Mad Man Harman, The Severed Arm
Desert Island Discs
Big Four Desert Island Disc selections announced - music and movies.
NFL 2K5 Results:
Game 1: Washington (Diesel/Throck) defeats Philadelphia (Ahchie/BNature) 20 to 0
Game 2: San Francisco (Diesel/BNature) defeats Green Bay (Ahchie/Throck) 21 to 7
Game 3: Minnesota (Throck/BNature) defeats Seattle (Ahchie/Diesel) 14 to 6
Game 4: Oakland (Throck/BNature) defeats N.Y. Jets (Ahchie/Diesel) 21 to 7
Movie Reviews:
The Severed Arm
Review by The Diesel
While everyone is more than willing to receive the rewards and praise that come with winning, there is also an unwritten rule that requires participants to accept the consequences if they lose. Ted Rodgers decided he wanted to participate, but when he drew the short straw, requiring him to lose a body part for his friends to consume, he tried to back out.
In The Severed Arm, a group of amateur rock collectors decide to rummage about an old mine shaft only to have it collapse around them after one of the men unwisely digs near a supporting column. The director, not wanting to bore us with the tedious details of starvation, quickly advances the movie two weeks ahead. The men now appear a little dirtier, and they constantly complain of hunger, but immediately noticeable is that they all have thick beards. As though they had stumbled across an underground fountain of Rogaine, their 2-week-old beards are at 6-month fullness and they are neatly groomed.
Despite the fact that their full beards and pot bellies make them appear reasonably healthy, the leader of the group estimates that some, if not all, of them will die from hunger by the next day. The estimate goes unchallenged and is accepted as truth. The leader then suggests that a random member of the group have a limb removed so the others, and presumably the amputee as well, could feed off of it. The others quickly denounce the savage proposal until the leader is able to explain the nutritional benefits of eating raw human flesh.
Ted Rodgers chooses to participate; however, after he draws the short straw he screams and wiggles about trying to convince the others of the absurdity of what they are about to do to him. After reluctantly granting Ted a short reprieve, Ted's buddies again creep towards him and remove his arm and shirtsleeve with a heated hunting knife. Unfortunately, before they have time to properly prepare the arm, they are rescued.
Five years later, the leader receives Ted's perfectly preserved arm in the mail. The arm is considered to be Ted's roundabout way of telling his fellow rock hounds that he is out of the crazy house and ready to party. Soon, other members of the group are getting their arms chopped off, getting disturbed in the shower, and in a textbook case of taking things too far, some are killed. It is obvious to everyone that Ted is ignoring the spirit of his amputation, as well as his own willingness to eat a limb, and has chosen the route of misguided revenge.
While Ted initially screamed and kicked at having his arm severed, he appeared to have accepted his fate by simply passing out as it was being removed. It should also be noted that Ted's short reprieve was only stopped because he slammed a large stone on the top of his sleeping friend's head, attempting to murder him and undoubtedly eat his body. Despite the gruesome premise, there is little blood as most violent scenes are performed off camera. Due to this fact, The Severed Arm can be utilized as the perfect tool to educate young children about the benefits of cannibalism and rewards of fair play.
Questions:
1. If the postman delivered to you a package containing a fully preserved and complete severed arm, to whom whould your first call be made?
| Diesel | The Post Office, then the taxidermist |
| Brother Nature | 911 |
| Throcksmorton | Anyone I know with only one arm |
| Ahchie | My BMTG brothers |
2. If you had to choose one body part to be cut off and eaten in order for you and your group to survive starvation, what would you give up?
| Diesel | Left arm |
| Brother Nature | Left leg from the knee down |
| Throcksmorton | Both butt cheeks |
| Ahchie | Right calf and ten toes |
3. Would you ever participate in a reality show?
| Diesel | Yes, I got nothing to hide |
| Brother Nature | No |
| Throcksmorton | No |
| Ahchie | Highly doubtful |
4. If you could clone anyone, who would it be?
| Diesel |  Clinton
Portis |
| Brother Nature |  Albert
Einstein |
| Throcksmorton |  Johnny
Knoxville |
| Ahchie |  Abraham
Lincoln |
Preferences:
| Great Taste or Less Filling | |
| The Diesel | Great Taste |
| Brother Nature | Great Taste |
| Throcksmorton | Great Taste |
| Ahchie | Great Taste |
| Earthquake or Hurricane | |
| The Diesel | Earthquake |
| Brother Nature | Earthquake |
| Throcksmorton | Hurricane |
| Ahchie | Earthquake |
| Offense or Defense | |
| The Diesel | Defense |
| Brother Nature | Offense |
| Throcksmorton | Offense |
| Ahchie | Defense |
| Automatic or Stick Shift | |
| The Diesel | Automatic |
| Brother Nature | Stick Shift |
| Throcksmorton | Stick Shift |
| Ahchie | Stick Shift |
| Tortilla: Corn or Flour | |
| The Diesel | Flour, corn smells like dirty feet |
| Brother Nature | Flour |
| Throcksmorton | Flour |
| Ahchie | Flour |